Chapter 280 A bit brittle
"Mr. Chang'an, Tian Mi has been complaining to me, the chivalrous leader, saying that you didn't go to see her..."

Cheng Jiao's eyelids jumped. How come this chivalrous leader was the same as a pimp?

The six-fingered black knight stroked his black eyebrows.

From Tian Mi's name, we can tell that she is a woman and also a disciple from a farming family.

I didn't expect the farmer to act so quickly. Did he realize Cheng Jiao's value?
He knew that Tian Guang was not married yet.

Could it be that Tian Mi is Tian Guang’s illegitimate daughter?

Ali, who was standing behind Cheng Jiao, pursed her lips. She had heard the name Tian Mi in Xinzheng.

I thought it was just a romantic affair of the young man in Xinzheng, but I didn't expect that the woman was already in Xianyang.

As Cheng Jiao's personal housekeeper, she had to help Cheng Jiao hide the news.

Master Ban asked curiously, "Who is Tian Mi?"

Jing Ke pushed a glass of wine to Master Ban.

"Cheng Jiao has so many women, who knows."

Master Ban said with some envy: "I have never touched a woman's hand yet."

Jing Ke said, "Who told you to touch those mechanical beasts every day? Be careful or one day you will be replaced with a mechanical hand. Mechanical hands touching mechanical beasts, wonderful! Have a drink!"

Master Ban said disdainfully: "My level of mechanical engineering is very high. I am not like those careless guys, who either have their hands or arms broken."

Jing Ke drank a cup and immediately felt refreshed: "Great, great, you are awesome. I was wondering, what's so good about this woman? Is there any good wine to drink? Is that right?"

Master Ban agreed and said, "That's right, my mechanical arts are much more interesting than women. Come, let me, an old man, have another drink."

Cheng Jiao glanced at Ali.

Ahri looked at his nose with his eyes and at his heart with his nose, seemingly unaware of anything.

"Haha, it's my fault. Come, Xia Kui, please have some tea."

Seeing Cheng Jiao's expression turn kinder, Tian Guang slowly drank a sip of tea.

He was thinking whether he should help Tian Mi improve her status and marry her into Cheng Jiao's mansion together with Changping Jun's daughter Mi Lian as a dowry so that they could take care of each other.

The more I think about it, the better it seems. It can not only strengthen cooperation with Changping Jun, but also insert a good chess piece on Cheng Jiao's side.

In which hall should Tian Mi be assigned to hold an important position?

Now Tian Mi is nominally a disciple of Lieshan Hall, but she works in Qixiang Pavilion which belongs to Siyue Hall.

This made Tian Guang a little conflicted.

Cheng Jiao saw that Tian Guang didn't seem to be planning to leave.

I curled my lips secretly, how shameless of you.

You don't want to offend Changping Jun, but you also want to avoid offending him. What are you thinking about?
When the time comes, I will have to remove you from your position as the leader of the heroes and let Tian Mi take your place and become our concubine!

See what you can do!
He took a look at Master Ban, who was sitting at the last seat, drinking wine and chatting with Jing Ke, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Master, is this the master of Mohist non-offensive mechanical techniques, Master Ban?"

Cheng Jiao asked knowingly.

Master Ban's ears moved, and when he heard Cheng Jiao talking about him, he couldn't help but look up.

"Yes."

Cheng Jiao pretended to think and said, "I have something that I would like to trouble Master Ban with."

Come to think of it, Six-Fingered Black Knight can also do this.

But the Six-Fingered Black Knight is, after all, a leader of the Mohist School, and he probably won’t stay to do odd jobs for him.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight seemed to have thought of something.

"But……"

Cheng Jiao nodded with a smile.

Tian Guang noticed that the atmosphere became strange and he felt like an outsider.

Putting down the teacup, he said, "I will notify the farmers to send the high-quality seeds that the master needs to the Mo family. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."

Cheng Jiao was very satisfied with Tian Guang's understanding.

"Ahri, send Xia Kui off."

After Tian Guang left, the Six-Fingered Black Knight couldn't help asking, "Sir, do you want to talk about 'energy'?"

Cheng Jiao paused for a moment, looked at the Six-Fingered Black Knight, and said thoughtfully, "That's right."

The six-fingered black hero under the cloak looked delighted.

He considered himself an extraordinary expert in mechanical engineering, but after more than a month of experimenting with the Mohist school, he still hadn't figured out anything.

The feeling of madness as he was just one step away from success made him extremely uncomfortable.

When Master Ban heard the word "energy", he stopped drinking with Jing Ke.

Listen carefully.

When he was in the Mechanical City, he heard the Six-Fingered Black Knight say these two words many times.

He lit the fire, boiled water, and made a fan to blow air.

He almost thought that his boss was going to burn down the Mechanical City.

"Please explain what you said that day. I am too dull to understand."

Cheng Jiao picked up the teacup and threw it casually.

The teacup is suspended in mid-air.

"Does the great master know how I did it?"

The six-fingered black hero asked in surprise: "Spiritual power? Have you broken into the heavenly realm?"

Cheng Jiao’s smile froze. “Little brother, you are focusing on the wrong thing.”

"Not yet, it's just a matter of chance."

The six-fingered black knight knew that he had lost his composure.

"Young Master is a genius, and this old man is ashamed of himself."

After hearing this, Jing Ke opened his mouth. Is Cheng Jiao so powerful?

At that time, it seemed that it was not even innate. Was it still a human being?
Master Ban remembered that the Mohist Espionage Department had received rumors that Cheng Jiao was suspected of obtaining the secret and power of the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon.

I thought it was just a rumor, an attempt to flatter Cheng Jiao, but now it seems that this rumor is very convincing.

Cheng Jiao chuckled and said, "Sir, don't underestimate yourself. Cheng Jiao is just lucky. It's nothing."

The Six-Fingered Black Knight shook his head slightly: "Luck is also a kind of strength. During the war, all the people in my village died. I was the only one who was dying. I was saved by the previous master and became a disciple of the Mohist School. Since then, I have become the Six-Fingered Black Knight today."

Master Ban and Jing Ke were both stunned, as they knew nothing about this past event.

Cheng Jiao sighed: "It's war again."

Many of the women around him were affected by the war.

The so-called Warring States period means endless wars.

The room fell silent until Ahri returned.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight didn't want to talk about these with Cheng Jiao.

He knew that Cheng Jiao was the Lord of Chang'an of Qin and it was impossible for him to do as he wished and prevent Qin from sending troops.

And he would not listen to Cheng Jiao and support the destruction of the six kingdoms.

They will still follow the Mohist philosophy, help weak countries and resist the invasion of strong countries.

"The teacup is suspended in the air because the young master is controlling the spiritual power with his mental power."

Cheng Jiao nodded and said, "Yes, the teacup is suspended in the air, just as the master said."

The Six-Fingered Black Knight pondered what Cheng Jiao wanted to express.

Cheng Jiao did not disturb him and whispered to Ali to bring a basin of water.

Master Ban and Jing Ke both felt puzzled.

Jing Ke said lazily: "It's just a levitating cup. I can do it too. See."

Master Ban stared at the wine glass floating in front of Jing Ke, and there were ripples in the wine in the glass.

Jing Ke thought it was fun, and used his inner strength to swirl the wine glass. Soon the wine in the glass formed a small vortex.

Jing Ke wanted to try how fast the wine glass could spin.

A faint sound of air flow was heard in the air, which made Master Ban, who had been thinking, vaguely grasp something.

"Snapped--"

Jing Ke looked at the broken wine glass with some regret.

“It’s a bit brittle.”

However, Master Ban had an inspiration from the sound of the cup breaking.

The wind blade that the giant made in the Mechanical City was able to stir up a huge wind, which almost blew him up.

If something similar were added to the Mechanical Suzaku, the speed could probably be increased by more than double.

The more Master Ban thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. He couldn't help but stroke his beard with pride, his eyes narrowed.

There are not many mechanical beasts that can be improved upon by the ancestors throughout the generations.

Ali came in with a basin of water and saw the broken cup on the ground.

He snorted at Jing Ke, which made Jing Ke feel a little embarrassed. He came to someone's house as a guest and broke the cup. Even with his thick-skinned personality, he knew it was inappropriate.

Cheng Jiao didn't mind. He waved to Master Jing Keban and motioned him to come forward.

Several people gathered around a basin of clear water, eager to see what Cheng Jiao was going to do.

Cheng Jiao stretched out his hand and waved it slightly, and the teacup floated above the clear water.

In order to achieve better results, Cheng Jiao directly used a little spiritual power.

The clear water in the porcelain basin began to boil visibly.

Let the six-fingered black hero marvel at the magic of spiritual power.

Although it can be done with internal force, it is difficult to do it as easily and comfortably as Cheng Jiao.

What was strange was that the evaporated water did not disperse into the air, but was instead confined by Cheng Jiao in a small space.

Everyone could clearly see that the clear water had disappeared.

The thick steam was like a ferocious dragon, rampaging around in the invisible cage created by Cheng Jiao.

Cheng Jiao smiled slightly: "Watch out, I will remove the spiritual power from the teacup and let it remain suspended."

As he said this, Cheng Jiao withdrew his spiritual power, and when the teacup was about to fall, he opened a medium-sized hole in the cage that was sealing off the water vapor.

A sharp sound rushed up and pushed up the teacup that was about to fall.

When the pressure in the cage weakens, the teacup will fall down again in the blink of an eye.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight caught it subconsciously.

He didn't even look at the teacup because he didn't care that it was extremely hot.

Staring at the closed cage created by Cheng Jiao using his inner strength, he was greatly inspired.

By boiling water and concentrating the water vapor in a small space, powerful power can be generated.

I couldn't help but think of the time when I was making a fire, a heat wave went up to the sky.

If we can utilize this heat wave, can it replace water vapor?
The more the Six-Fingered Black Knight thought about it, the closer he felt to the truth.

I couldn't help but sigh: "I am greatly inspired. I have boiled thousands of kettles of water, but I didn't notice that such an insignificant thing also contains truth. The conversion of energy and matter that you talked about is really magical."

He had seen and done this in the Mohist Mechanical City, but was subconsciously ignored.

If Cheng Jiao had not deliberately let him see it, he might not have realized that he had entered the door of truth.

Master Ban seemed to be thinking about something. He added wind blades to the Suzaku mechanism. In order to make the wind blades rotate faster, it seemed that there was no need to consider relying on the natural wind direction.

Directly use similar energy to make the wind blades rotate, increasing the maneuverability of the Suzaku mechanism and not being constrained by natural wind force.

But in this way, the Mechanical Suzaku seemed a little small and could not accommodate some of the mechanical equipment he had envisioned.

Still need to test it before we can draw a conclusion.

Cheng Jiao didn't have high demands, he just hoped that the Six-Fingered Black Knight could make a steam engine that could be used for civilian purposes.

As for internal combustion engines, according to the current industrial level...

Well, the level of industry in the Qin Dynasty, in a sense, was even higher than that of the 18th and 19th centuries.

At least there is a Gundam...

"It's good that you can understand it. I just enlighten you. As for what to do next, I don't know."

He had seen steam engines and internal combustion engines before, but unfortunately they were of no use and he could not make them.

One can only hope that Master Six-Fingered Black Knight Ban’s brain works better.

At least the steam engine could be built.

As long as the power problem is solved, cement, fertilizer and the like can be manufactured and produced on a large scale.

Cheng Jiao felt a little regretful. It would have been better if he had studied something related to industry, instead of being like today, where people try to engage in industry here and there based only on their feeling and experience. In ancient times,

But it doesn’t matter, as long as he knows the next development direction, there are so many smart people, someone will be able to do it.

Cheng Jiao saw that the Six-Fingered Black Knight was still in deep thought, lost in his own little world.

He coughed lightly and said, "Master, Cheng Jiao wants to ask Master Ban for help with something."

The six-fingered black warrior waved his hand and said, "If there's anything you need, just let the old class do it."

Master Ban's chubby face tightened. After all, he was the face of Mohist mechanical engineering. Was it right for him to give it to others so casually?
If he were a big shot, he would definitely drag Six Fingers out and give him a good beating.

"Changan Jun, I don't know what I can help you with."

Master Ban said cautiously.

He could see that Cheng Jiao was easy to talk to, but he was also very good at cheating people.

At least he felt that his boss had been cheated, and he was cheated by the boss again.

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. I just want to ask Master Ban to improve a certain technology and make some mechanisms to achieve mass production."

If Gongshu Jia had not only thought about making war weapons and was not interested in production as much as non-offensive mechanical techniques, he would have pulled Gongshu Chou over to work as a laborer long ago.

Master Ban asked curiously, "What is it?"

Cheng Jiao took out a piece of "dry tree bark" which Master Ban thought was quite good.

“It’s paper.”

After handing the paper to Master Ban, Cheng Jiao briefly explained the materials and key points used in papermaking.

He was not worried about the papermaking technique spreading out.

If the other six countries vigorously promoted it, he would be secretly happy.

Just call at the right time and receive all.

As the saying goes, if my neighbor hoards grain, I hoard guns. My neighbor is my granary.

After hearing this, Master Ban couldn't help but exclaimed: "Is this possible?"

The snow gauze paper of Qin, the cicada wing paper of South Korea, the white frost paper of Zhao, etc., are all luxury items. They are so expensive that they are in short supply. They are specially supplied to the royal family and some great nobles for use and collection.

But Cheng Jiao took out a similar thing made only of tree bark and hemp. Even though it was extremely crude, Master Ban could recognize the hidden meaning.

For him, just by listening to Cheng Jiao's brief description, he already had a rough outline of the plan, and he just needed to try it to confirm whether it was suitable.

Ali on the side was very puzzled. Could this thing that Young Master made in a hurry yesterday be so good?

The Six-Fingered Black Knight had just come back to his senses when he was shocked again by Cheng Jiao.

As my palms stroked the rough surface of the paper, I felt an indescribable excitement.

Jing Ke blinked and touched the paper that looked like dry tree bark.

If there weren't two words written on it - Zhu Xian, he really wouldn't believe that this could be paper?
He still remembered that when they were in the Mechanical City, Master Xu took out the cicada paper he got from Xinzheng, South Korea, in order to record the shape of a sword.

Just because he accidentally spilled a little bit when he was drinking.

I was so confused by Master Xu's scolding that my head was about to swell.

Thinking of this, Jing Ke couldn't help but take another sip of wine.

If Cheng Jiao could make inexpensive cicada paper, he would buy a dozen and soak them in wine in front of Master Xu.

snort!
(End of this chapter)