A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"Where are those people?"

Shen An pointed to the top of the wall, and a sergeant said: "Mr. Shen, those people have been lying on the wall for the past few days, watching, and you don't allow the little people to drive them away... We just got down."

"Just go down!"

Shen An smiled and said, "Those people who look back may think they are crazy."

…

The nightlife in Bianliang has not yet begun, and only a few of the dignitaries stayed in the restaurant to drink.

Today's rich and powerful people have little practical work. On weekdays, their family's business and fields are naturally managed by servants. Their job is to have children with women and then do nothing.

So of course everyone would not miss the opportunity to have a gathering like this.

The two dignitaries stood by the window and whispered. When they saw a few servants running towards them, they smiled and said, "Is Shen An over there calling it a day?"

Another said: "Today's work is over and there's still tomorrow. One hundred dollars depends on how long he wants to dig!"

The servants rushed up and gasped: "It's not good, it's not good!"

"Then Shen An actually made a round plate and was able to cut out a piece of ice in just a few clicks. It's amazing."

"few times?"

The dignitaries in the restaurant looked at each other. Someone drank too much and cursed: "What the hell, wait for a few times, you are such a slave. Are you bullying someone for drinking too much? Pull him out, beat him, and punish him severely!"

Those servants were not from his family, so they were not worried about this. One of them said to his husband: "Lang Jun, I have seen with my own eyes that Shen An and the king worked together to make more than thirty people in one day." Blocks of ice.”

The other raised his hand and swore, "If it is false, the villain is willing to be punished."

A group of powerful people were stunned.

"What plate?"

"It seems to be made of steel."

"It was built by Izumo-kan."

A powerful man suddenly stood up and said, "Everyone, is he violating the rules?"

Another person shook his head and said: "No, the officials said they don't care about the tools, but they just don't allow the fourth person to come out to help."

Damn it!

This is wrong!

"What on earth is that?"

"Shit!"

A powerful man stood up, grabbed the wine bottle and smashed it on the ground. Then he grabbed the edge of the table with both hands and lifted it hard, causing the wine and food to fly everywhere.

He cursed breathlessly: "Lin Yu's legs were punished like this. I was so happy and wanted to see his joke. Your Majesty was also involved, but what happened in the end?"

He looked at the crowd and ignored the foam coming out of the corner of his mouth. He shouted hoarsely: "Whose joke is it? Ours! Our joke! Who is the fool? We are the fools!"

Everyone was stunned and in different moods.

"Shen An just made a plate and smoothed the matter over. We can't settle old scores in the future, otherwise the officials will say that they have already been punished, but how were they punished?"

"Two people can make thirty or forty pieces of ice a day, and with that Chen Zhongheng, I'm willing to bet that it can take up to seven days, up to seven days! And you don't have to freeze, just rolling plates, so... so damn... Where can I reason with you? Who can I talk to with you?"

…

The dignitaries were going crazy, and Zhao Shu also looked confused after getting the news.

"What wheels?"

"Guan Jia said it was a very sharp wheel, and it just rolled and broke the ice."

Zhao Shu was a little dumbfounded. Gao Taotao was standing next to him and wanted to take a walk to eat. Hearing this, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly, and he was filled with joy.

Shen An is really amazing, he actually thought of such a good thing, and now his son has escaped a hardship.

Zhao Shu frowned and said: "This is against the rules... Hiss! That kid!"

He said angrily: "The boy asked me twice, both times about the restricted tools. I thought he wanted to use some sharp chisel, but who knew it turned out to be this..."

"Is it great?"

Gao Taotao asked with a very serious look.

Zhao Shu shook his head, "I don't know, Dalang...that's all, I'll go take a look tomorrow."

He didn't even want to invite his son to question him. It could be seen that he felt sorry for his son and was tired after a long day, so this punishment was nothing.

Early the next morning, the ministers discovered that Zhao Shu had not come to court.

"The official family went to Jinmingchi."

Chen Zhongheng's replacement looked very kind, so kind that he wished he could smile flatteringly.

But if he dared to smile flatteringly at the prime ministers and assistants, there would be a chamberlain or maid around him to report him.

People around the official family actually want to please the prime minister. Who do you belong to? What do you want to do?

Han Qi turned around and said, "Everyone, your Majesty and Shen An are in Jinmingchi. I'm afraid something might happen."

He looked at Bao Zheng.

What do you say at this time?

Bao Zheng said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, it's important. We should go take a look."

The king is the foundation of the country. If something happens to the foundation of the country, the court will be in turmoil, and even the palace will be turbulent.

"Walk!"

Lao Han took the lead, and the prime ministers and assistants rushed out.

Later when they appeared at Jinmingchi, the navy sergeants naturally did not dare to stop them, and even diligently led the horses to rest.

"Hurry up!"

Han Qi heard a shout as soon as he entered, but it was Shen An's voice.

He looked up and saw Shen An and Zhao Xu pushing the pole. In the middle of the pole was a large disk, and the disk was rolling...

Chen Zhongheng followed behind, trying to grab Zhao Xu's pole with a panic look on his face.

In front of the officials, you dare to be idle while the king is working... Do you want to live?

Zhao Shu stood on the side and watched, following his son around.

"Steady, slow down..."

When the wheel saw reached the end of the black line, Shen An and Zhao Xu controlled the speed and easily ended the ice-cutting operation.

Chen Zhongheng's job came. He picked up the crowbar and pried it hard.

Damn it!

A large piece of ice was tilted up by a third.

Shen An and Zhao Xu hooked the ice block with hooks, and they worked together to drag the ice block to the shore.

"Hi!"

After the ice came ashore, Zhao Shu walked over. Seeing his son's face red and sweating on his head, he frowned and said, "Where's the towel?"

The waiter on the side quickly got a towel, Zhao Xu wrapped his son's hair, and said very naturally: "Don't sweat when you are exposed to the wind, and don't get cold. Don't you think now that you will have a headache when you get older?" .”

This is Zhao Shu that everyone has never seen before, just like an ordinary father.

Zhao Xu nodded, and then asked: "Do you want to give it a try?"

If you want to be an ordinary father, then how about I be an ordinary son.

Zhao Shu nodded, and worked with Shen An to roll the wheel saw to the next cutting place.

"You don't have to press hard, just push it away."

Zhao Xu was talking to the side, and Zhao Shu frowned and said, "I understand, I don't need you to teach me."

Zhao Xu chuckled and continued: "You haven't tied the hemp rope around your feet yet, you will fall."

He got a hemp rope, knelt on one knee on the ice, and asked Zhao Shu to lift his feet.

"You should hold my head."

Well, Zhao Shu really couldn't do it independently, so he held his son's head and watched him use his red hands to tie hemp rope to his shoes.

After tying them up, Zhao Xu said, "You try it."

Zhao Shu rubbed his feet on the ice for a while. It was very stable and he praised: "Smart."

Zhao Xu said in shock: "This is a method thought up by those who cut the ice, and there are many people outside who use it."

What to do if the roads are icy in winter? The best way for thousands of years is to tie the shoes with various rough things. With these things on the soles, the soles will naturally not slip.

Zhao Shu glanced at him, with more warmth in his eyes, and then walked sideways, his steps gradually getting longer.

"bring it on."

Shen An cooperated with him, and the wheel saw began to roll.

After a few back and forth, a piece of ice was cut. Chen Zhongheng got another chance to show off and pried the ice up like a chicken.

Zhao Shu and Shen An hooked the ice cube together and started dragging it.

The ice cube successfully landed, and Zhao Xu quickly took over the rest of the work.

"I have met the officials and the king."

After Han Qi and the others watched the process of Zhao Shu cutting ice, he asked Shen An out of curiosity, "What is this?"

Shen An stretched out his hand to brush off the ice and snow on the tooth tips, "This is a wheel saw. The first is the weight of the wheel saw itself, and the second is the sharp cutting of the tooth tips... Have you ever seen a carpenter sawing wood? That's what it means. "

Han Qi frowned and said: "In the army, they cut down trees and build strongholds. They use either axes or saws, and the saws have sharp teeth... Yes, you also have sharp teeth, right!"

He suddenly said happily: "Since the saw can cut wood, why can't it cut ice?"

He walked over, held the pole, turned around and waved: "Who's coming?"

Zeng Gongliang was naturally unwilling to be outdone. The two of them held the pole together and looked at the wheel saw in the middle. Han Qi was the first to provoke: "What?"

Zeng Gongliang laughed and said, "Whatever."

Han Qi took a deep breath, "One...two...three!"

With a swish, Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang started to move.

The wheel saw moved forward rapidly, Han Qi's fat face turned red, and Zeng Gongliang was not bad either, with wide eyes and a fierce expression...

The speed of the two was too fast, and they were still moving forward after crossing the marking line.

This is not cutting ice, but competing.

Zeng Gongliang gritted his teeth and persisted, glancing to the left while trotting.

Han Qi happened to look over and sneered: "I can still run."

"Afraid...afraid of you?"

The two pushed the wheel saw farther and farther...

These two enemies would not stop until one of them fell, so Zhao Shu didn't care. He called the chamberlain in charge of cutting ice and asked, "What do you think of this wheel saw?"

The waiter's joy could not be concealed, "Guanjia, this thing is great! It can cut through the ice easily. Several people came here before..."

He turned around and waved, and several big men chipping away at the ice came.

"Untie the cloth and reach out!"

The big men untied the cloth strips wrapped around their hands and stretched out their hands...

Red, swollen, and even blackened.

Zhao Shu was shocked, raised his head and asked, "Is it so difficult?"

Shen An thought of a poem: Those who are covered with silkworms are not silkworm farmers.

The superiors enjoy the coolness brought by ice in midsummer, but they don't know what price these people will pay in winter.

The chamberlain said: "In the official family, every year in the Bingjing Service, there are cases of necrosis of hands, toes and fingers."

"I...me!" Zhao Shu couldn't bear to look at these three hands, UU reading www. uukanshu.net I reached out and touched it, and felt a chill.

The big man who was touched said in panic, "The villain is guilty."

Where can a lowly person like him touch the hands of an official?

These people have a lower status than the chambermaids, and are probably the coolies of the royal family.

Zhao Shu sighed in his heart and said: "I didn't know that ice well work was so difficult in the past. I enjoy the comfort brought by ice cubes. This is why I don't eat minced meat."

Everyone was speechless.

Now all that can be used in midsummer is ice cubes and artificially driven fans. But a fan can't compare to the comfort of ice cubes, so the palace continued the habit of digging ice in Jinming Pond for many years in winter.

Bao Zheng advised: "Guan family, now that Shen An has figured out this thing, Bingjing's work will be much easier in the future."

Zhao Shu nodded and praised: "This is a credit."

Boss, I’ve been waiting for your words!

Shen An quickly said: "Thank you, officials."

Is this considered a credit? Make a lot of money!

Shen An was happy, but Zhao Shu regretted seeing it. He was worried about the bad luck of this guy going back to look for the powerful, so he said, "You should be more honest."

"Yes, I can't be more honest."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Ouyang Xiu pointed at him and laughed, and Zhao Shu also laughed after thinking about it.

If you, Shen An, are honest, then there will be no cunning civil servants in the entire dynasty.