Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 17
No.17 final rush work
"Ten more days?"

Wang Xiao came to Yang's house early the next morning.

As a result, Yang Chao told him that he had to wait ten days to get the car.

This made Wang Xiao very anxious.

Originally, there was plenty of time, but it took Yang Chao more than a month to build the car, and now there are only 20 days left until Shi Kefa's mother's birthday. If there are still ten days left, the time is too tight.

Because Shi Kefa, as the Governor of Water Transport, also serves as the governor of Fengyang, Huai'an and other places, it is impossible to be in Nanjing. Wang Xiao has already inquired clearly that Shi Kefa's mother has been taken to his Governor's Office, and the Governor's Office of Water Transport is in Huai'an along the Grand Canal. government.

Although Nanjing is connected to Huai'an Prefecture by the Yangtze River Canal, it will take about 20 days to travel by boat.

Now that Yang Chao said that he would have to wait another ten days, it was no wonder Wang Xiao was not in a hurry. This matter was too important to him, not only related to the life and death of their family, but also his future.

"At least ten days!"

Yang Chao sighed, ten days is already the fastest.

Yesterday he communicated with Liu Dongjia of Mingwalang. According to his request, Liu Dongjia originally said it would take a month, but Yang Chao repeatedly asked him to speed up. Liu Dongjia said that even if it works day and night, ten days is the shortest time.

Wang Xiaochou said: "This car is already very good. You can guarantee that it can be improved."

Wang Xiao has already seen the carriage, he is very satisfied, and thinks that Shi Kefa should be satisfied, after all, the carriage is just an excuse for the occasion, what really works is the things in the carriage.

Yang Chao also knew Wang Xiao's difficulties, but after he saw the lamp, he went to the Mingwa Gallery and saw the making of Mingwa. He made this temporary change decision immediately, definitely not blindly.

Yang Chao sighed: "If it is changed, I can guarantee that Mr. Shi will be very satisfied! If it is not changed, I am afraid only half sure."

Yang Chao's words are convincing.

Wang Xiao no longer doubted Yang Chao's ability. Seeing Yang Chao's appearance, he gritted his teeth immediately. He also knew that the car was flawed, and the other ideas Yang Chao gave him were indeed surprising. , but it is not considered a great gift, and he is also a little worried about whether he can impress an important minister like Shi Kefa.

That's why he made a promise. If he succeeds in giving the gift, he will give Yang Chao 1000 taels of silver as a thank you gift. In fact, Wang Xiao hopes to succeed more than anyone else.

"it is good!"

Wang Xiao had the momentum of gnashing his teeth.

"Just follow Brother Yang's instructions. Everything is up to Brother Yang."

Wang Xiao made up his mind.

Yang Chao was also a little guilty. He drank all the flower wine for the celebration, but he suddenly changed the design. It did bring Wang Xiao a lot of trouble, but the sudden inspiration he had made him have an irresistible urge , I strongly feel that if I change myself, probably no one in this world will refuse such a gift.

Wang Xiao left in a hurry. Although he said it would take ten days, he had to prepare in advance.

After all, the carriage is not finished even if it is ready, he has to arrange to send the carriage to Huai'an.

Yang Chao went to Mingwalang to urge Liu's workshop.

Mr. Liu's family did not lie to Yang Chao. What Yang Chao wanted was to function like glass, and it was not ordinary glass, but glass with special effects.

Liu's workshop has never done such a thing before, because molds are generally used to make Mingwa lamps, and Liu's molds are all lamp molds, and there is no mold for making thin plates.

Molds are generally made of iron or copper. It takes more than ten days to make such a mold.

Liu Dong's family has already given up on the idea of ​​using molds. This time, he plans to carve by hand, and he will carve out all the patterns that Yang Chao wants by himself. After polishing and processing, ten days is absolutely tight.

The next day, Dong Liu's house was boiling glue. He spread a thick board on the ground, which was a flat table board, which was made temporarily yesterday. Fan.

Liu Dong’s family plans to spread the gelatin on the tabletop and spread it evenly by hand to form a flat Mingwa board, and then carve patterns on it.This is the best method Liu Dong's family can think of.

"Liu Dong's family, why don't you use a mold?"

When Yang Chao saw that the Liu family used tabletops instead of moulds, he couldn't help hesitating, because he also knew that using moulds was the fastest.

Liu Dongjia sighed: "Mr. Yang, it's not that easy. It takes ten and a half months to make the same model. Besides, the carvings you want are too big, and you may not be able to make a good model in a month."

Casting things with molds is fast, but the making of molds is extremely complicated, even more difficult than casting objects, because molds are generally made of copper and iron, which is not easy to process, but very durable.

When Yang Chao saw the mahogany tabletop, his brain suddenly moved.

"Can Liu Dong's family use wood to make molds?"

Yang Chao asked suddenly.

Liu Dong's family was also stunned, and immediately realized: "Yes, you can also use wood as a model."

He could think of using a tabletop as a base, but he never thought that he could use wood to make molds. Wooden molds are much easier to make than copper and iron molds.

Copper and iron molds are more durable and cost-effective than wood molds, so no one has ever used wood molds.But this time they need time, not cost.

So after Yang Chao's reminder, the shape of the mold to be made immediately appeared in Dong Liu's mind, and he just asked a carpenter to help make it.

Without further ado, he immediately said he was going to hire a carpenter.

Yang Chao hurriedly stopped him and introduced Carpenter Gao to him. Carpenter Gao was a carpenter in the Military Bureau.

Yang Chao's father wouldn't have known him if it wasn't for his relationship as a craftsman in the Supervisory Bureau.

When Liu Dongjia heard this, he immediately agreed. He really didn't know any good carvers.

At the same time, Dongjia Liu began to draw the pattern of the mold with a brush.

Then ask Yang Chao to hand over the pattern to the carpenter to carve it out.

Carpenter Gao was at Yang Chao's house at this time, because Yang Chao changed the design, the carriage he built had to be remodeled.

Fortunately, the world is not peaceful now, and no one has asked him to carve anything for several years, so Carpenter Gao is very free, and he has plenty of time to work for the Yang family.

Upon hearing Yang Chao and Liu Dong's request, Carpenter Gao said that carving is not too difficult, and he can do it in five days.

But Yang Chao asked to speed up the time. He can rush to work overnight, but three days is also the shortest.

I waited anxiously for three days.

Here, Mr. Liu's family dare not put all their hopes on Carpenter Gao, nor can they guarantee that the wooden mold will work well.

So he prepared with both hands, poured out an offset plate overnight, and asked his apprentices to start carving by hand, so that in the future, if the mold would not work, he would have something to give to Yang Chao.

Seeing Dong Liu's expenses, Yang Chao immediately promised: "Don't worry, Dong Liu, your benefits will be indispensable after the matter is completed. I will give you 100 taels of payment!"

Liu Dongjia smiled wryly and said, "Thank you Young Master Yang. Don't be afraid to say a bad word. If it's someone else, 200 taels of silver, the little old man won't accept it."

Yang Chao's false use of the name of a court official really frightened him at first, and he asked for something he had never seen before, which made him no longer suspicious. How could ordinary people use such things.

Even if it is to be used on windows, it is not so big and not so delicate. Except for officials and officials, he does not believe that anyone will want this thing.

Three days later, Carpenter Gao completed the wooden formwork as scheduled. It is basically two wooden boards, one of which has engraved patterns on it, and the other is directly a flat bottom board, so that the gelatin with embossed patterns can be poured directly' Glass' come.

Mr. Liu's family has been boiling the glue all the time, and is always ready. After the mold arrives, it is poured immediately, and the shape is taken out the next morning.The result was not good. A large piece of offset plate was stained on the wood, and the pouring continued, and a thick layer of tung oil was applied on the flat formwork in advance. The second offset plate finally passed.

After the offset plate is finished, Liu Dong’s family still needs to polish it, using a soft leather to polish the tile board bit by bit to make it smooth and shiny, then paint on it, and finally apply a layer of beeswax after the paint dries, so that The painting will always be bright and never fade.

It took eight days for this tile panel to be fully finished, and it was finally two days ahead of schedule.

Then let the carpenter install several pieces of gelatin 'glass' on the carriage, and a luxury carriage equivalent to special glass is completed.

Wang Xiao came to Yang's house every day to check on the progress, and as soon as the carriage was ready, he would pull it away immediately.

Yang Chao sent him to the side of the canal all the time, Wang Xiao planned to leave overnight, and traveled day and night, making sure to arrive in Huai'an on time.

It was finally delivered, and Yang Chao's satisfaction with this gift reached full marks, and it was almost impossible to do better.

As for whether Shi Kefa can accept it, it can only be left to fate, but Yang Chao is [-]% sure, which is much higher than the [-]% certainty last time.

Outside the Jubao Gate (later Zhonghua Gate), watching Wang Xiao leading the carriage onto a tank boat that had been waiting for many days, Yang Chao worriedly reminded Wang Xiao carefully, and then watched Wang Xiao's boat sailed away slowly.

Yang Chao thought to himself, if he succeeds this time, he will not only do Wang Xiao a great favor, but also involve himself with Shi Kefa, a famous figure in the late Ming Dynasty.

After watching the boat go away, Yang Chao slowly walked home.

As a result, when they arrived at the door of the house, there were bursts of howling in the house!
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