Chapter 153 Going home

Puyang has undergone large-scale expansion in recent years, and the villa is more than ten miles west of the old city. If it is not controlled, the hills where Taihe villa is located may have been annexed by Puyang New City. But after all, Taihe Villa has a transcendent status, so during the expansion process, Puyang intentionally or unintentionally ignored the direction of the Villa.

And with Taihe Courtyard as the center, a forest was planted within dozens of miles. The courtyard is surrounded by this sparse forest and is as peaceful as ever.

When the ancient cyan disc-shaped speed car passed through the Five Elements and Four Symbols array and landed in front of the courtyard, this ancient and quiet courtyard finally boiled.

"It's really the boss!"

Guan Hai shouted with great excitement: "The boss is back, the boss is back!"

Fierce sounds rippled, and many figures shot out. In just a few breaths, fifty or sixty people gathered in front of Zhao Yu.

This was not over yet. Then, children aged seven, eight, five or six, and even three or four years old came out one after another, hiding behind the adults, looking at them secretly with curious eyes.

Zhao Yu laughed.

All the hard work at the beginning was finally in vain. These little brats must be the descendants of Guan Hai and others who were guarding the hospital.

The men and women looked at Zhao Yu and bowed in unison: "Greetings, Madam!"

Zhao Yu nodded: "No need to be too polite. I haven't seen you for ten years. It seems that you are all doing well. I'm very relieved. This courtyard finally has the atmosphere it deserves..." He looked at the adults hiding behind He glanced at the children behind him and was extremely satisfied: "After all, the other courtyard needs inheritance..."

"Okay." After a pause, Zhao Yu waved his hand: "Uncle Cai and Guan Hai stay, and the others should disperse."

"Here."

Without saying a few words, he dismissed everyone, leaving only Uncle Cai and Guan Hai.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw the mature-looking Cai Xiaomei walking out of the yard, supporting Mrs. Cai, surrounded by Xiaochun and other four maids.

We haven’t seen each other for ten years, so Cai Xiaomei is already twenty-five or six years old. The young and lively little devil back then has long been lost in time. Now, at first glance, she looks like Zhao Ji, with a mature temperament and as gentle as jade. In comparison, Mrs. Cai looks several years younger. As for Xiaochun and the other four maids, like Cai Xiaomei, they are also transformed into women.

Zhao Ji was so excited that she quickly stepped forward to worship her mother and hugged Cai Xiaomei, her eyes flushed red.

Zhao Yuze met the old lady first, and while the other four concubines were greeting the old lady, he called Guan Hai and Uncle Cai aside and asked about the affairs of the other courtyard in the past ten years.

"After the master and his wife left, the miscellaneous affairs of the other courtyard have been taken care of by the old slave." Cai Bo said: "When the master left, Master Zuo Ci and the miracle doctor Hua Tuo stayed in the other courtyard for more than a year, and they all left. Cao Gong went to the Yuan Dynasty every year. Every holiday, I will come to the other courtyard with the master’s eleven disciples. Within three years, Guan Wei and the others have families one after another.”

After roughly talking about the changes, Uncle Cai elaborated: "In three years, Duke Cao unified the world. In four years, Duke Cao began to build talismans, chariots and ships on a large scale. The furnace that the master opened when he left was finally put to practical use. Refining talismans, chariots and ships The core power module of the machine, Cao Gong did not directly intervene, but sent a large amount of materials every half month or month, and the refining process was presided over by the old slave."

Zhao Yu nodded slightly: "In other words, it has been six years since the large-scale construction of talisman vehicles and ships? What is the result?"

Cai Bodao: "In four years, no real results were achieved, and there were even accidents. The first batch of ten built talisman flying boats crashed during the test flight due to flaws in the Tao pattern inscriptions, and dozens of lives were lost. .”

"Oh?" Zhao Yu's expression changed, and then he nodded: "That's right, talismans, carriages and ships are not toys, and they are not that easy to make."

Cai Bodao: "What the master said is true. Therefore, after that, Cao Gong's second test flight was at the end of five years after the end of the year. I heard that due to the accident, Mr. Ju Zimo personally led the team to study and worked with Taoist Master Zuo Ci. It took more than a year for the combined efforts to solve the problem. After the second test flight, it was done."

"The second time it works, it's very good." Zhao Yu was quite satisfied and said: "How many core power modules have been refined so far?"

"The old slave has records." Cai Bodao said: "Since the end of five years, the demand for core power modules has been increasing year by year. Counting the batch sent by Cao Gong half a month ago, the total has exceeded 5,000."

"Five thousand?!"

Zhao Yu laughed: "Not bad, not bad!"

In other words, so far, Cao Mengde has at most five thousand talisman speeders.

This number may not seem large, but if you calculate it carefully, you will know how astonishing all aspects involved are in this era. Just talking about the fine steel and jade consumed by the five thousand power modules is an astronomical figure.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu couldn't help but ask: "Are all the gold and jade materials required for the core power module refined in other courtyards' furnaces? Didn't Mengde organize his own people to study and smelt alloys by ordinary means?"

Cai Bo smiled and said, "Your Majesty, sir. In the first two years of the large-scale construction of talismans, chariots and ships, it was true that all the gold and jade materials were refined in furnaces and cauldrons of other courtyards. In the seventh year, the capable men under Cao Gong understood The method of ordinary smelting was discovered, and from then on, the materials transported were all ordinary materials, gold and jade, instead of fine steel and jade."

Zhao Yu was satisfied, stroking his hands and smiling: "Very good."

What makes Zhao Yu satisfied is not just that using a furnace to refine gold and jade, although the quality is higher, consumes more money. What's more, after understanding the smelting technology of gold and jade, it will be a huge change for the entire society. The material of gold and jade is tough, wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and not afraid of oxidation. More importantly, it can circulate the energy of heaven and earth. The benefits are countless. Once the smelting technology of gold and jade materials is fully understood and mass-produced, the world will surely change in every corner.

"So over the past few years, the scale of refined steel production under Mengde's rule has increased significantly, and the mining industry has become more and more prosperous." Zhao Yu said something, and then asked: "How has the courtyard itself been doing in the past ten years?"

As he spoke, he arrived at Tuyuan.

The furnace in the courtyard is shining brightly and has been in operation for ten years. When Zhao Yu left, he started the furnace. If the furnace is not activated and he is not around, Cao Mengde will be stuck here if he wants to build talismans, chariots and ships on a large scale.

Therefore, he had no choice but to let the energy of heaven and earth gathered in the formation burn in vain for four or five years.

Fortunately, after some transformation of the Five Elements and Four Symbols Array, these consumptions are not burdensome.

Cai Bo said: "Every time Duke Cao sends gold and jade, the old slave can refine it into finished products in up to three days. Therefore, there is no accumulation of materials."

The earthen courtyard looks the same as before, except for the bluestone on the ground. The surrounding houses have a bit more of the atmosphere of time, and are much more primitive and elegant.