Chapter 21 The hidden master looks like a king!
What Liu Ziye provided to the Fu family were all the drawings of mechanical tools that she had exchanged from the system during this period, as well as the drawings that she had tried to restore after reading "Elementary Mechanics Principles" and "Kaogong Ji".
She exchanged two books and manuscripts for twenty points.
Apart from this, she only chose the only drawing provided by the redemption system: the design drawing of a V-shaped hardwood triangular support frame, and a "spiral ice drill quenching method" that she found difficult to master at the moment.
And there were other design drawings that had appeared in the system interface at that time.
She studied hard every night and combined the two manuscripts to design a variant.
However, what she gave to Du Hui was not the finished product design drawing, but the drawings of the disassembled parts for easy construction.
So, what is piled up in front of the two of them are either stacks of double-layer thickened felt cloth, bundles of thumb-thick hemp rope, boxes of rivets of strange styles, or triangular iron plates forged according to the shape and size required by Liu Ziye, or processed wooden panels of various shapes, even every Dingmao must be made precisely according to the drawings.
With all these things, no matter how Du Hui looked at them, he couldn't figure out what effect these piles of strange-shaped items, which their young marquis was so eager to make in conjunction with the Fu family, would have in the coming winter.
Liu Ziye looked at them one by one.
The drawings he gave to Du Hui were only of elementary mechanical types, focusing on structural design modifications rather than new materials that exceeded the production capabilities of craftsmen of that era.
Although she only had a high school education in her previous life, in the past few days, almost every night after Ah Huan and Ah Bi had cleaned up her bedroom, she would light a lamp alone, dismantling and studying the drawings provided to her by the system one by one.
She is already familiar with all the various parts that she delivered personally.
While Du Hui saw piles of strange-looking objects of unknown purpose, Liu Ziye could automatically construct the assembled finished product in his mind after examining them.
Therefore, Liu Ziye only spent less than half an hour to confirm that there was no problem with the quality of these samples. He only needed to confirm that the assembly was correct before he could continue to expand production.
However, it wasn't enough for her to confirm it herself.
What she wants to do is definitely not something she can accomplish on her own.
Due to her naturally conservative attitude towards trust, she initially delivered only the drawings of disassembly parts to Fu Mingyi and the Fu clan members, and did not even reveal more to Du Hui.
There are some trusts that she must learn to deliver in order to make things happen.
Under Du Hui's confused gaze, Liu Ziye asked Xiying to tie up the sleeves of her robe for her, and asked Du Hui to personally find the housekeepers Liu Biao and Jin Jie, and select some trustworthy people who had done some craftsman work from the private soldiers and servants left in the marquis's mansion to come here.
After everyone arrived, Liu Ziye smiled mysteriously at Du Hui and said, "Mr. Du, come on, perform a magic trick with me."
Du Hui had always been puzzled as to what these things were used for, and now he knew that their young marquis was going to reveal the answer.
He said nothing more, and together with Xiying, Liu Biao, Jin Jie and others who had rushed back, under Liu Ziye's command, they sorted and reassembled the parts one by one. Liu Biao wanted to go up and help, but was stopped by Liu Ziye, who told him to stand aside and watch.
When the finished products appeared in front of everyone one by one, Liu Biao could hardly suppress his expression of surprise and disbelief.
After the finished product was assembled, Liu Ziye temporarily called away the extra manpower again, leaving only Du Hui, Liu Biao, Xiying and Jin Jie.
Liu Ziye stepped forward and explained to the four people the general uses of several of her first practical achievements in this world that they could see.
Du Hui was indeed a man of insight and strategy who left his name in the original world line.
Maybe it was a little confusing at first, but with just a little thought from Liu Ziye, he immediately understood what kind of significance these things had for this era.
Several people, sweating profusely, stood in the spacious backyard of the marquis's mansion, watching the "magic tricks" performed by their marquis.
Listening to the young marquis's imaginative words like "seventeen-tooth gear", "honeycomb snow tent", "power-type support", "ice drill quenching" and other fresh words...
Xiying was completely confused, while Liu Biao was so surprised that he didn't know how to react.
Jin Jie never changes and never says a word unless it is necessary.
Du Hui could no longer suppress the biggest question in his heart: "Young Marquis, you... you really don't have some hidden master assisting you from behind?"
This time, Liu Ziye did not intend to deny it completely.
After all, if there is some hidden master, that unreliable system can probably only barely hold up.
More importantly, for such a noticeable change, she naturally had to give a reasonable explanation to those around her who needed her trust.
She first said to Du Hui: "Besides Mr. Du and others, there are no other masters around me."
"But……"
Du Hui pointed at the items in front of him in panic. These items surpassed the wisdom of contemporary craftsmen that he knew of and were obviously incomprehensible.
Liu Ziye, however, showed a solemn and desolate expression. He sighed and said, "I simply found a secret box in my father's study. What you are seeing now, Mr. Du, is the secret method left in the box by my father."
Du Hui was shocked and said, "Prince Xiguan? The prince actually..."
"That's right."
Liu Ziye nodded solemnly: "If there is a hidden master, that person is my father."
"I don't know exactly how my father acquired these things, but Mr. Du, I can tell you that what you see now is just a drop in the ocean of what my father has left. Next time, I'll show you even more incredible treasures. By then, you might be able to better understand why my father was willing to endure over a decade of wandering, traveling back and forth between various parts of Xiguan County, and between the capital and the border counties of Xiguan..."
"Why did he die of exhaustion in his prime?"
Her tone was more solemn and sad than Du Hui had ever seen before.
Du Hui thought about the day when the young marquis first woke up. He was still saddened by the young marquis' lack of fatherly remembrance for the King of Xiguan. But at this moment, the young marquis undoubtedly smoothed out this last bit of regret in his heart.
Liu Ziye gazed towards the study of the King of Xiguan and said sadly, "These are all treasures that my father painstakingly left for me."
Du Hui's gaze followed Liu Ziye.
He simply couldn't imagine how the King of Xiguan managed to accumulate such amazing treasures bit by bit in such a difficult situation?
Liu Biao had never expected that the Prince of Xiguan would actually leave such a "treasure" to the young marquis. He sighed and covered his face with tears.
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Whether it was others or Liu Ziye, they both gave each other a moment to reflect and calm down.
After a moment, Du Hui said with emotion, "The young marquis is now a completely different person than he was yesterday. If the prince knew this, he would surely be extremely pleased!"
Jin Jie entered the palace just after the incident with the King of Xiguan. He did not have such deep feelings for the King of Xiguan, but he was also solemn and respectful.
As a personal guard, Xiying followed beside him and was tacitly allowed to understand the whole process of the incident. At this time, he was crying like the emperor Liu Biao.
It wasn't until Du Hui soothed him with some kind words that he finally stopped crying, though his nose was still twitching. However, when his gaze drifted back to the things their young marquis had just helped him assemble, he suddenly let out a "huh" and leaned back in.
Du Hui was standing very close to him, so he naturally noticed his movements.
He looked over and saw Xiying pointing at the top of one of the "honeycomb tent felts" and asked in surprise, "What's that? Why does it look like a mark?"
Du Hui took a closer look and also found the symbol that Xiying pointed out.
At first glance, it looks like a circle with regular raised edges, and above the circle there seems to be a pattern representing the intention of lightning.
“There are some here too!”
Xiying jumped up and down and turned to another structure that their young marquis called "Wei-shaped triangular support frame" and saw the same mark on it.
Next, he looked at them one by one, whether it was a "sled-style snow pusher", a "simple weather vane", or a "beginner ox-turned ice chisel", all of them had such a sign.
Du Hui now had a guess. He turned to Liu Ziye and asked, "Young Marquis, may I ask if these markings are on the drawings left by the prince?"
Because these symbols were not large and there was only one on each object, he was initially so focused on marveling at the ingenious designs that he failed to notice the details.
Now thinking about it, there is certainly no need for the craftsmen of the Fu family to add such marks. It is only possible that such marks were already included in the drawings provided by their Xiguan Marquis Mansion.
"That's right."
Liu Ziye walked forward, running his hand over the markings on the two-person-tall ice drill, explaining, "This is a gear, and this is lightning. These are the proprietary markings my father designed for these blueprints. He said that gears represent power, and lightning represents speed. Therefore, from now on, all blueprints from my Xiguan Marquisate will be marked with this mark."
After hearing this, Du Hui couldn't help but mutter, "Power, speed... Your Highness, with just four words, you've captured the core of the effectiveness of these machines. It's truly remarkable!"
Although Xiying didn't fully understand the meaning of the symbol, he just thought that the logo was novel and beautiful.
It looks very royal and majestic, so naturally it is praised by everyone!
With these things, Du Hui no longer needed Liu Ziye to explain further, as he already knew how to deal with the next matters.
He could imagine how shocking these finished products would be when they were finally unveiled to the public!
Jin Jie knew that he did not have the capital to get close to Xiguan Hou, Du Hui and others.
The young Marquis of Xiguan finally kept him as well, probably for other reasons.
He maintained his standing position and did not go forward to look around without permission unless someone tried to attract him.
but--
In a corner where no one was paying attention, his pupils suddenly contracted when he saw the mark that looked like a flywheel or lightning.
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