Chapter 187 Wheels
Zhao Yuanxi laughed, "Li, you are really popular. So many people want you."
With Changping Jun in front and Yu Jiao behind, everyone who met him seemed to be impressed by his talents. Even Meng Xi planned to entrust him with important tasks. Who would have thought that he was just an unknown carpenter in Lugewu at the beginning?
Li was silent, with a faint blush on his face.
When Han Chong and Shi Sheng saw two new guests coming today, they knew that these were the people the Queen Mother had mentioned to invite to help.
But one is a member of the Mo family and the other is a doctor. What can they do?
Yu Jiao was also laughing. "Why did the Queen Mother summon us here?"
Everyone looked at Zhao Yuanxi.
"Of course I came to you for something important, Han Zhongshisheng, take those things out."
Not long after, Han Zhong and Shi Sheng came in carrying a basket. The rubber blocks in the basket were a light amber color.
The bamboo basket fell to the ground, and the rubber block shook like animal fat.
"This is a new material I discovered called rubber. It has great elasticity and plasticity. I want you to use it to make wheels."
Zhao Yuanxi stretched out a finger and shook it, "Don't say no, I think you can do it."
With just one sentence, he stopped what Li wanted to say.
"I'm willing to give it a try." Li lowered his head as if accepting his fate.
Zhao Yuanxi patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be so depressed. Think about it, you are the one who even invented the steam engine."
"That was mainly done by Master Meng." Li explained helplessly.
Although he put more effort into the materials, the main structure of the machine had to be readjusted by the giant. There was no other way because the drawings given by the Queen Mother were too sloppy, so he could only ask the giant for help.
"Really? Then prove your true strength this time and don't let Master Meng down."
"promise."
"This material is quite special. Han Zhong and Shi Sheng will explain to you how to use it. Also, it's not enough to just make it look like a wheel; it also needs to have a certain strength."
Soft wheels are not wear-resistant. Zhao Yuanxi doesn't want the wheels to be worn out while he is sitting comfortably in the car.
Seeing Li's confused face, Zhao Yuanxi blinked guiltily.
She didn't mean to make things difficult for Li.
But it’s done!
Of course, the strength must be comparable to that of modern wheels.
Zhao Yuanxi added, "You can try mixing some ink powder and adding some iron wire. You are all talented people from my Great Qin. I believe you will succeed."
Zhao Yuanxi didn't know how wheels were made. She only knew that there were probably some of these things inside the tire. As for the proportion, it depended on them trying.
Li remembered that when the Queen Mother asked him to do other things, she also said something similar, and he couldn't help but smile.
After encouraging them, Zhao Yuanxi turned to look at Doctor Yu.
Yu Jiao felt a lot of pressure. He still remembered the painful and happy time when he was enslaved by the Queen Mother.
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and said, "I called Imperial Physician Yu over because I have something for you. This thing is very elastic, and I think it's perfect as a bandage for your treatment."
Simply relying on cloth strips to stop bleeding not only requires a lot of strength, but is also easy to break free. This rubber strap is much more convenient to use than a cloth strip.
Not only that, the plaster film is not only waterproof, but also can effectively isolate the air and prevent trauma infection.
It would be a shame if this was not used in trauma treatment.
Yu Jiao calmed himself down, making sure the Queen Mother only gave him medical tools and had no other intentions. He stroked his beard, glanced at Li, and said with a smile, "Then I would like to thank the Queen Mother for the reward."
"No need to thank me, no need to thank me. You can take these to the military camp and try them out. If they don't work, bring them back and I will adjust them again." Zhao Yuanxi waved his hand.
In fact, Zhao Yuanxi also made some other things, but they were of no use to them and he himself could not use them, so he was just waiting to bring them back to You when he returned to Yongcheng.
After Yu Jiao left, the others started to get busy.
Making tires requires large molds and various steel wires, so I have to ask Zhang Han for help.
After receiving Zhao Yuanxi's handwritten letter, several people hurried to Zhang Han's iron smelting workshop.
Hearing that it was what the empress dowager wanted, Zhang Han ordered people to clear out a stove for them to use.
Everyone left and Zhao Yuanxi was free.
Out of boredom, she started tinkering in the laboratory.
When someone passed by Qiyun Pavilion, they could hear the sound of "dong dong dong" from inside from time to time. Jang Geum was terrified when she heard it outside, but she was ordered not to go in. She felt anxious and helpless.
Seeing the Queen Mother coming out again with a gray face and her hair seemed to be burnt, Jang Geum took a handkerchief to wipe the Queen Mother's face. Smelling the strange smell on the Queen Mother, she frowned and said, "Queen Mother, if there is anything dangerous, you should let this servant come."
"It's not dangerous. I know what I'm doing." Zhao Yuanxi said with a smile.
She was just being prepared.
If there is anything in this world that can cause a dimensionality reduction attack, it is gunpowder, but Zhao Yuanxi does not intend to use this thing in war. It is not that she does not trust Jang Geum, but Jang Geum is Ying Zheng's person, and she cannot expect Jang Geum to keep it secret.
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't guarantee whether Ying Zheng would have other thoughts after knowing the existence of this thing. For safety reasons, she didn't plan to let anyone know for the time being.
When she really needs to take out these dangerous things, she will no longer be able to control the situation.
Jang Geum smiled and looked at the Queen Mother's burnt hair, with some distress in her eyes, "What should I do with your hair?"
Zhao Yuanxi touched it casually, and the bumpy feeling made her fall into silence.
I didn't have much hair to begin with, and a bunch of it was burnt.
But she was thankful that she had only lost a small amount of hair. It would grow back in a few days anyway. "Just hide this tuft of hair for the next few days and don't let anyone see it."
“But I guess this can’t be hidden.”
Such a large clump of hair will be visible even if it is covered with other hair.
At this moment, Zhao Yuanxi actually felt Mao Jiao's pain. Is this the cycle of cause and effect, retribution?
She was filled with melancholy, but if she couldn't cover it up, she wouldn't. If anyone asked about it, she'd just pretend she'd accidentally burned her hair while warming herself by the fire.
Suddenly, an idea struck her, "Why don't we make some wigs?"
The reason why she can't cover it up is that she doesn't have enough hair. Getting a wig just to cover up this small problem is not easy.
Soon they encountered a new problem. Jang Geum didn't know how to do handicrafts, and Zhao Yuanxi didn't know how to do it either. The only one of their children who knew how to do handicrafts, You, was left in Yongcheng by Zhao Yuanxi.
Fortunately, Jang Geum later found some palace maids who were familiar with handicrafts and gave them this task.
So, in recent days, Zhao Yuanxi could only go out wearing a hat.
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