Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 86

The opening promotion of Four Seas Automobile was very low-key. It only publicized the hundreds of merchants and various government offices in Leling City. As for ordinary people, they knew very little, because the auto shop was in the trial operation stage, and there was one bus every day, which departed in both directions.

The car dealership uses a two-wheeled carriage, equipped with a coachman and a guard with a knife.In addition to the driver and guards, there are six seats and a luggage compartment more than one meter wide at the back.

There are big red flowers hanging on the foreheads of the two pure white horses. Today, there are really customers. Five guests ride, and one is empty.

The coachman looked at the hourglass and said, "It's time, we're all seated, and we're ready to go."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, I'm going to Cangzhou Mansion too." A spirited guy in rags came over with a big wooden barrel in his arms.

The coachman said: "Guest officer, you came at a good time. And today is a trial operation, and the original price of [-] yuan is only [-] yuan for the ticket."

"Okay, okay. Where do I put this baby?"

The coachman said, "I'll put it in the back trunk for you, but your wooden barrel is so big, it's super-bulky, and you need to add five cents."

The young man said: "Brother, it's convenient for you. I only have forty Wen left in my body, which is only enough for the fare. I can't get out the salute money."

The coachman said: "It's not decided by me alone. You have to go to the ticket office to pay for the ticket. There are rules for everything, otherwise it will be messed up. It's not that I want to make things difficult for you. Your luggage is too big."

The young man burst into tears and said, "It took me several months to build this thing, and it cost thousands of copper coins, and there is no more money left."

Chai Lin happened to come over and saw this scene.

Chailin originally planned to give this guy ten cents, but found that his wooden barrel was very strange, and there was a hand-cranked wooden handle beside the barrel.

Chai Lin asked, "Young man, why are you going to Cangzhou Mansion?"

"The Chai officials in Cangzhou Prefecture are recruiting skilled craftsmen, and if there are any new inventions and creations, they can take a look at them. If they are selected, they will get ten taels of silver." The young man said happily.

"I see you are just an ordinary wooden barrel, is there anything unusual about it?" Chailin asked.

The guy said: "This is a laundry bucket, you can wash clothes."

Chai Lin opened it and saw that the rocker arm drives a gear, and a horizontal gear drives the two paddles inside. When it is shaken, it can move water to wash clothes.

Chai Lin was shocked, the IQ of the ancients was unexpected.

"Young man, you have saved money on the journey. You don't have to go to Cangzhou Mansion. I am the owner of Chaijiazhuang. You take this wooden barrel and follow me to the Chengdong Inn. I will study it. If it works, I will pay for it." You are ten taels of silver." Chailin said.

The guy was quite cautious, and said, "You said it was?"

Wu Song said with a smile: "This is my elder brother Chai Daguan, and there are still fakes. If you meet him, it will be your blessing, and you will save yourself from going back and forth."

The young man touched the string of money in his pocket, it was only forty Wen, he might as well follow the two of them to have a look.

"Okay, I'll go with the officials."

Chailin called a carriage for the young man, and the group arrived at the inn.

After careful inspection, Chailin found that the hand washing machine was really interesting, and asked, "Young man, what's your name?"

"My name is Hu Youcai, and everyone calls me Youcai."

"Get water, try doing laundry." Chailin arranged.

Hu Youcai was really unambiguous. He took a bucket of water from the inn and poured it into the laundry bucket, put a piece of dirty clothes in it, and sprinkled some saponin powder.

Then shake the handle bang bang bang bang, the handle enters the middle of the bucket in the middle of the barrel, a vertical gear drives a horizontal gear, and two pieces of wood are under the horizontal gear.The wood chips rotated with the gears, and the clothes were washed back and forth in the water, making the sound of splashing water.

After shaking it for a while, the clothes were still tangled on the paddle board.

Loud noise and shaking, even if washing powder is added to the water, it will not be cleaned well.

It’s far-fetched to say that this machine is a washing machine. It’s more like a honey shaker commonly used by beekeepers. However, this machine can also be used for clothes, but it needs to be improved, otherwise it will be too expensive and easy to mess up.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​inventing this thing?" Chailin asked curiously.

Hu Youcai said: "I saw the maids in the city whose hands were red and swollen from washing clothes every day, so I thought about making something. I could put some saponin powder into it when washing clothes. I thought it should be able to wash quickly and well, but It’s not very easy to use yet. The maids who do the laundry don’t like to use it, saying it’s easy to tear the clothes.”

Chai Lin became interested in talents and asked: "If you are talented, do you want to work in Chaijiazhuang? Now there is a department in charge of research and development in Chaijiazhuang. Second Battalion."

Hu Youcai said: "Really? I like to build things casually, wasting wood, iron, copper, etc., and I like to toss."

"Well, no problem, this washing tub will give you ten taels of silver for the patent fee, but it needs to be improved, your design is too rough, it will rattle when stirred, you need to add bearings for lubrication, and the gears must be made of iron, you The wooden gears are not durable. The undulating water wheel must be placed on the sides of the barrel or at the bottom of the barrel to be truly put into operation." Chailin said.

Hu Youcai said: "It's not impossible, I have to cover food and housing."

"Haha, not only food and housing are included, but also two taels of silver every month, and a few assistants for you. If you have difficulties, you can ask me for advice. This condition is generous enough." Chailin laughed.

Hu Youcai said: "Thank you, Master Chai, you will definitely do your best."

"Okay, Youcai, this is the ten taels of silver you gave. You take it back and settle down at home, and then come here, and I will send someone to take you back to Chaijiazhuang." Chai Lin arranged.

Hu Youcai said: "I don't have anything to arrange. My parents want me to get out immediately. I have a younger brother who is only 15 years old. He is my assistant. I want to take it with me. I don't ask the owner for a salary. He is in charge of eating and drinking." Just stay."

"The owner of this village is not a harsh person. Since he is your assistant, he will be paid as a child labor apprentice, with a monthly salary of [-] Wen." Chai Lin laughed.

Chai Lin took ten taels of silver and handed it to Hu Youcai, who happily took the money and went home.

Wu Song said: "Brother, I feel that this bucket is not worth ten taels of silver. Besides, washing clothes is done with hands. This laundry bucket can and cannot replace hands."

"Erlang doesn't understand the value of this machine. Although it is hand-cranked, it solves many problems. Go to the river to see how the hands of the maids washing clothes are frozen. Their hard work is our business. After it is produced , as long as the price is not too expensive, I think it will be a hit, and it is impossible for our Chaijiazhuang to live on a piece of soap for a lifetime." Chai Lin explained.

Wu Song sighed: "Erlang doesn't know anything about business. It's my elder brother who has vision."

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(End of this chapter)