Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 253 Gears and Pulleys
When Hongyu was packing up and preparing to move to Zhang Sui's residence.

Zhang Sui was strolling alone on the streets of Yecheng.

He planned to buy some useful things for Cai Wenji.

For example: fine fabrics.

For example: some loose clothes.

In particular, he planned to find a doctor and a midwife in advance to prepare for Cai Wenji to give birth.

This time he is going to Anyi County, Hedong Commandery to assist the emperor. Who knows how long it will take.

It is very likely that Cai Wenji has not returned since she gave birth to the child.

She will be a woman at home and feel lonely.

Zhang Sui felt very uncomfortable when he thought of Cai Wenji giving birth to a child alone with tears in her eyes.

I wish this was before the time travel.

I have my vacation time so I can concentrate on being with her.

I won’t say how long, but at least I was there during the few days of childbirth.

It's such a dangerous time for childbirth, but I, as a husband, am not here. I feel guilty just thinking about it.

Zhang found a famous medical worker in Yecheng and a midwife with rich experience, and paid them a large sum of money to stay in his home for a year.

Zhang Sui felt somewhat relieved when he saw the doctor and midwife following behind him, talking and laughing in low voices.

Compared to before the time travel, my current situation is relatively so-so.

At least, before I traveled through time, it was impossible for me to hire a doctor to stay at my house and wait for delivery.

At this point, Zhang Sui felt much better.

The three of them rushed to their residence one after another.

Passing by a blacksmith shop, I saw a fist-sized gear on the shelf at the entrance of the shop.

Zhang Sui couldn't help but pause.

Asking the doctor and the midwife to wait for a moment, Zhang Sui couldn't help but walk forward and pick up the gear to play with it.

He thought of several things: a bulldozer and a mechanical clock.

Zhang Sui played with it while observing the craftsmanship of the gears.

Zhang Sui's face was full of shock.

If he had not seen this gear with his own eyes, he would have thought it was a product of mechanical processing two thousand years ago!

Zhang Sui has a special impression of gears.

In addition to the fact that he was born in the countryside and had been pushing a wheelbarrow to transport rice at the age of ten, the wheelbarrow often overturned on rainy days. Once, when crossing a bridge, he even overturned the wheelbarrow into the river. This made him hate wheelbarrows so much that he also hated one of the main components of wheelbarrows, the gears.

There is another reason, that is before he traveled through time, he was chased and trolled by a troll for three years.

The reason for criticizing him was that he once went to a museum and expressed his emotion when he saw bronze gears on the chariots of the Zhou Dynasty. As a result, the critic called him a "patriotic dog" and said that gears are a precision craft and a mechanical product that was introduced from the West and cannot be made by hand.

Even if he uploaded photos of the museum, the trolls wouldn’t believe it.

The owner of the blacksmith shop saw Zhang Sui staring at the gears and laughing, so he came over and said with a smile, "Sir, do you want to order a gear?"

Zhang Sui nodded and said, "I want ten."

"The exact size, I'll draw it for you when I have time."

Zhang Sui put the gear down and asked curiously, "Do you have any other novelties in your blacksmith shop?"

The shopkeeper made a gesture of invitation and said, "There are many. When I have nothing to do, I like to study various classics."

"It looks like the Mohist Mechanical Art."

"It looks like the Secret Art of Lu Ban."

"The government office also asked us to help build a siege ladder before."

"We also make powerful crossbows here."

"However, the crossbows are not sold to the public. They are all custom-made by the Jizhou government."

"We also make armor."

Zhang Sui glanced at the shopkeeper with some surprise.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "As for the armor, you look very brave, sir. If you have a new armor, it may have the mark of our shop on it."

"We are responsible for making the breastplate part of the armor." The two came into the blacksmith shop.

In a bright room, on a square wooden table, various parts are placed.

All are brand new.

There are also iron beads of different sizes.

There was even a piece of bronze pipe the size of a thumb.

Zhang Sui's breathing became a little rapid. He picked up the iron beads and bronze tubes and played with them. He looked at the shopkeeper with joy and asked, "How did you do this?"

The shopkeeper laughed and said with a mysterious look on his face, "Sir, these techniques are the secrets of our blacksmith shop."

"It's something that can't be said."

"But if you want to make it, just tell me. I won't let you down."

Zhang Sui looked at these iron beads and bronze tubes of different sizes, and suddenly thought of something.

For example: musket.

For example: Red Cannon.

Before Zhang Sui traveled through time, he watched short video bloggers recreate these things.

But those were all models, very small ones, not the large ones.

Moreover, Zhang Sui didn't know whether he remembered all the steps.

I can only wait until I get back, find some time to recall it, draw a production diagram, and then try to build it from the model to see if I can replicate it.

If it can be copied, we will find a way to turn it into practical use.

But before that, you can't show it off casually.

However, Zhang Sui's gaze fell on the upper left corner of the table.

There are several pulleys of different sizes.

Zhang Sui picked up the pulley, played with it in his palm, and couldn't help sighing.

Look, there were even pulleys in the Han Dynasty!
Regarding the pulley, Zhang Sui was also criticized before he traveled through time.

He remembered reading somewhere that Mozi had used a pulley.

During a discussion about history, someone said that the pulley was also introduced from the West and is a precision instrument that could not have existed in ancient times.

He mentioned Mozi under the blogger's video, and then a group of people criticized him, mocking him for being a patriotic dog and saying that everything he saw was from his ancestors.

Some people also questioned his academic qualifications.

When people knew that he only had a bachelor's degree, someone claiming to be an expert in literature posted his diploma, looking authoritative, and a group of people agreed with him.

The most horrifying time was when he received more than 300 private messages of insults from the backstage in one day.

While playing with the roller skates, Zhang Sui immediately thought of something -

Compound bow!
He had previously made a simple compound bow, a very simple one without a pulley.

The reason why he didn't make a compound bow was because he had never seen a pulley in Wuji County at that time.

Now that he saw it, Zhang Sui immediately decided to make two pairs.

One for his own use.

One pair is for Huang Han.

Huang Han, now the second centurion under his command, was brought up by him from the refugees in Wuji County.

This guy is relatively thin and not very strong, but he is a natural marksman.

Making him a compound bow is a reward for this kid.

If you want to build your own army in the future, you must have a few generals with special skills.

Having made the decision, Zhang Sui also asked for ten pulleys.

After the purchase, Zhang Sui rushed back to his residence with the people from the blacksmith shop, the doctor, and the midwife.

But he didn't expect that when he got home, he would see a carriage parked at the door.

There is a "Zhen Family" logo on the end of the carriage.

Zhang Sui was a little suspicious.

Could it be that Zhen Mi is here?
(End of this chapter)