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Chapter 5 The Education of a Spring and Autumn Man to Modern Man (Part 2)

The next day, Cheng Ying did not come by himself. He sent someone to use horses and camels to bring more than ten pieces of cloth. Zhao Wu did not need to move these things. But obviously, the female girls received special advice. They were working with their eyebrows down. During this period, no one looked up at Zhao Wu. Zhao Wu looked at the girl carrying cloth next to the war horse and thought a lot. Ah, they all looked like they could taste it. He could see but not get started. It was really...

depressed!

Shi Yan, who was standing beside him, saw Zhao Wu staring at the war horse in a daze. He walked over and showed off proudly: "My ancestor of Zhao drove the car for the Shang king when he was in the Shang Dynasty. When (Zhou) King Mu, his ancestor Zaofu once gave King Mu of Zhou the imperial guards to King Mu of Zhou and traveled west with King Mu. Later, King Mu kept his ancestors by his side and divided his brothers in the west - that was the monarch of Qin.

Later, a palace battle broke out around the King of Heaven (Zhou). My ancestor of the Zhao family left the King of Heaven and came to Jin and became a nobleman of the Supreme Kingdom. From ancient times to the present, my Zhao family has never lacked war horses, nor has the skills of raising horses and shepherding horses. In the future, if you want to take charge of the Zhao family, you must first learn to be familiar with the nature of the horse. Maybe you will be the king in the future, and this driving technique is also necessary."

No wonder King Wuling of Zhao first introduced cavalry technology to China. It turned out that the Zhao clan had accumulated thousands of years of experience in horse herding, but...

Zhao Wu pointed to the war horse and asked, "Why are there no saddles on it? Isn't anyone riding a horse alone?"

Shi Yan curled his lips and replied arrogantly: "In the past, there were people riding horses alone, which was called 'single riding'. In the army, it was called 'first horse', and there were sayings of 'running horse' and 'horse shooting', but now, most horses are used to drive. As for the saddle you mentioned, I have heard of this thing in a daze. It was probably a gadget made by the young master of Qidi to "ride alone" - but if you really want to be comfortable, wouldn't it be much more comfortable to ride a car than to ride a car?"

Zhao Wu did not notice the strong sarcastic meaning in Shi Yan's breath. He pointed at the horse and asked again: "After Ying (Cheng Ying) left, this manor should be led by you, right?... Ying probably told you, I plan to go out and have a walk!"

Shi Yan nodded: "Ying did say so, but don't go too far. If you leave the manor, you must bring enough followers - the current Jin State is not safe for the Zhao family."

Zhao Wu nodded: "I can't drive (chariots) in the mountains. I'm going to ride alone, and I'll take Qing and Lian to go there, but those samurai may not listen to Qing. Please explain: I plan to travel for a few days to bring back the items from the mountains. At present, only 'Qing' and 'Liang' can tell the way, so the samurai must obey the command of Qing and Lian."

Shi Yan replied: "No problem - the Lord reads books late at night these days, and it's time to rest for a few days to relax... The baby sent twenty war horses and two light chariots. Although the owner did not plan to use a car, he had to practice driving skills."

Zhao Wu murmured in modern language in a low voice: "It is only when I see the shoddy military cart that I have to retrieve my things. This chariot actually has no axle, and the wheels are directly embedded on the frame. In this way, all the weight of the body is on the wheels, such a chariot..."

At noon that day, Zhao Wu did not even have time to rest, so he hurriedly ordered Qing Yu to lead the warriors to the mountain - Shi Yan asked Zhao Wu to bring enough men, but now the Zhao clan has declined and cannot gather all the entourages who meet their identities. In the end, Shi Yan reluctantly allocated 500 warriors to Zhao Wu. He was ashamed of this manpower, but Zhao Wu felt very different about it.

Five hundred people, which made Zhao Wu, who was used to the number of employees of modern small companies, secretly shocked himself. According to modern standards, there were 500 security guards, which must be multinational companies, and the annual turnover must be more than billions. Zhao was actually dissatisfied with such personnel... What era is this!

Zhao Wu's surprised expression was revealed on his face, which made Shi Yan look very despised. After Zhao Wu led the people away, Shi Yan refused to give up and mocked Shi Xiu: "It's so petty. It's obvious that he is the descendant of the monarch of the small country. He has never seen the style of our Jin Dynasty's Duke and Minister. There are only 500 people..."

Shi Xiu shook his white-haired head and interrupted Shi Yan with dissatisfaction, condemning him: "He will be your and my lord in the future - how can you be so disrespectful?"

Shi Yan shook his head and blurted out: "I haven't decided yet... Let's wait until he passes the crown ceremony."

Shi Xiu asked in surprise: "What? What do you mean?"

Shi Yan immediately concealed: "I mean: He must be recognized by the king in the ceremony to regain territory, right?"

...

With Qing and Lian leading the way, Zhao Wu and his group walked very quickly. When they arrived about four or five miles away from Zhao Wu's "accident", Zhao Wu asked the "Qing" to lead the warriors to station on the spot and hunt nearby. He led the "Liang" and led the horses of camel cloth to continue climbing into the mountains.

Finally returning to the cave, Zhao Wu began to check the parts one by one, and then wrapped them all with cloth. "Liang" was helping aside, and he was full of surprise. When he dismantled the car, Zhao Wu was in a daze and didn't dare to ask. Now everyone has lived together for several months, and there is no problem with language communication between each other. Therefore, Lian touched the smooth parts and asked gently as if he was touching a piece of hot charcoal: "Master, is this the Emperor of Heaven's car?... It's amazing!"

Zhao Wu shook his head. He couldn't explain the car he saw, so he simply didn't explain it - a nobleman, with this privilege: "Liang, don't tell others what you see today. This is our secret, and you must not let others know!"

He nodded and said, "Lord, do you really want to take this thing back? If you transport it back, the people in the villa will see it, so why don't they ask? Then what should we say?"

"You don't know anything, you can say something... Just say that: you don't know anything!" After giving the order, Zhao Wu began to continue to wrap the car body parts - those unloaded wheel hubs and steel rings, "even" that one person could not move, but Zhao Wu could easily carry one in one hand...

...

It took two days for Zhao Wu to wrap the parts into large packages with a whole piece of cloth. In the end, the car only had the chassis frame left. Facing the integrated frame, Zhao Wu had no idea how to start.

What's strange is that the paint on the car body has been polished off. In theory, after so long of wind and sun exposure, the car body should be rusted, but the wormhole seems to have a layer of layer on the metal surface, and there is no rust at all on the bright metal surface. Zhao Wu looked at the chassis of the car and sighed: "I'm afraid the rest of the work will be made with a welding gun. What a pity, it's all very steel."

Turning around, Zhao Wu pointed to the packages all over the ground and ordered, "The rest of the work belongs to both of us. We will carry these packages one by one and walk about two miles away, and then pile them on the ground. When all the parts are transported, I will take care of these things. Go and call the warriors to come and carry them."

This is done to prevent the warriors from discovering the cave here and discovering the chassis of the car that has not been moved out of the cave.

Even looked at the frame of the car enthusiastically and asked again: "Don't you remove these... The master has no time to come here often, maybe I can handle them. When I play, I will come here to dismantle one piece and move it home little by little."

Zhao Wu nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll leave it to you-unless you can chew with your teeth."

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Chapter completed!
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