"I'm afraid this guy... has never studied!" Looking at Zhao Qi's ordinary gray cloth short clothes and thin black skin, the old man asked in surprise.

"Boy Zhao Qi paid homage to Duke Chongguo. He has been poor since childhood and is still living in a brick kiln. He has indeed never read a book!" Zhao Qi bowed and bowed without saying a word.

"It's rare. Although you are poor, you can still help others with justice. You are kind-hearted. What's the purpose of putting out a canvas here today? It actually attracted so many people to watch?" The old man nodded and asked.

"Reported to Duke Chong, we raised some money, bought a piece of wasteland in the harbor, and prepared to build a harbor. This picture is the planning map we drew after on-site measurement and planning. If it is repaired, it will be almost the same as the picture. Today, the Dragon Boat Festival is crowded, so we specially came to promote it and let people know it. I hope that someone who buys harbor commercial property will go to our harbor to inspect and invest!" Zhao Qi pointed to the canvas with a natural expression and explained.

The old man became interested when he heard this, and strode close to the front of the canvas and gestured, saying: "According to the ratio of boundary painting, your harbor is almost three or four miles long. I have to go to the harbor of Yanggong Town several times a year. Where is your harbor? Why have you never heard of a small dragon bay?"

"Donald Chongguo forgives me. This Xiaolong Bay is my name, just for the better. In fact, that place is called Dawan Village. There is a small bay where fishermen dock fishing boats, but the water is deep and quiet, suitable for docking sea boats. So we bought the wasteland around and invested in building a new harbor."

"Well, this plan is good, but according to your big plan, I'm afraid I'll have to invest hundreds of thousands of pounds of silver. Can you take out this money?" The old man looked at Zhao Qi in surprise, his eyes clearly filled with distrust.

"Don't worry, Duke Chong, we have started to repair it. We are currently leveling the site to prepare wood and stone materials. It will only take one year to complete it. At that time, Duke Chong and all the adults in the prefecture can go and take a look!"

"As long as there is enough money, I know that Yanggongzhen port is very crowded. Although your port is not big, if it is repaired, it can also alleviate the pressure of docking some ships. This is a move that benefits the country and the people. I am very supportive. If there are any difficulties in the construction, you can go to the government office to find me. By the way, I still have some questions..."

The old man walked to the front of the canvas and pointed his finger at the track four-wheeler and gantry crane above.

"I'll explain, what are these? Why have I never seen them before?"

"Reported to Duke Chongguo, this kind of track is similar to the wooden rails of the Qin Dynasty. It is mainly to facilitate the travel of horse and carriages. The boy designed and made an improved four-wheel truck. This kind of truck runs on this kind of track and can load three or four times the carriages at a time. Several carriages can be hung together. Both cattle, horses, people and animals can be driven. The rails and trucks go directly to the warehouse from the dock, which can greatly speed up the transportation speed of goods..."

"These boxes on the dock are called door cranes. They are equipped with slide rails on the upper and lower sides, which can be moved forward, backward, left and right for a distance. The pulley lifting technology is used. When loading and unloading bulk goods, you only need to tie the goods in a wooden box or rope and then hang them on the pulley hook. By pushing the door crane to move and pull the rope, the cargo can be loaded and unloaded on the large ship easily and quickly..."

"Hiss~"

After listening to Zhao Qi's explanation, not only the old man stared at the dragon gate hanging in a daze, but even a group of officials who accompanied him were all stunned and sucked the cold air. Some even pulled off a few beards.

"This... this... is simply a whim. Lord Wu, do you think this can be achieved?" An official asked in surprise with a look of surprise.

The old man grabbed his beard and pondered for a long time and nodded with certainty, "Okay, why not? This rail and carriage are naturally fine. When Qin Shihuang built a roadway, in order not to let the wheels fall into mud and sand, he did build rails. However, it was easily destroyed by waste of money and was disrepaired for a long time. It was later abandoned. These historical books have records. However, the range of the harbor dock is small, so this kind of rail car can be used. As long as the foundation is built flat enough, it will be more convenient and quick to run. As for this kind of door crane..."

"Duke Chongguo, this crane should be easy to achieve. Just like a cloud car siege, even if you don't need a slide rail, you just need to add a beam between the two cloud cars to move back and forth. It is indeed not difficult to lift the beam with a rope!" An official wearing a green official robe next to him explained excitedly.

"It's not difficult to do, but it's not easy to think of it..." The old man looked back at Zhao Qi and asked with a serious expression: "Who came up with this method?"

"Is it a kid who came up with the idea by chance?" Zhao Qi bowed.

"It's not simple, it's not simple!" The old man nodded his head with emotion, "This method is very good. As far as I know, every year, the Qingyuanfu Wharf has caused some heavy goods to be transported up and down, and many people are seriously injured and unable to cure. If all the Haihe Wharf can be installed with such a door crane, there will be less such things in the future, and many families will not fall into poverty and poverty!"

"Duke Chongguo said that my father fell into the sea and drowned in the sea on a cargo ship on a harbor. Therefore, this time the boy planned the harbor, he thought about designing this crane device, hoping to avoid and reduce such tragedies. Although they were just ordinary civilians, each of them had a family that was entirely supported by them. If my father had not died early, our family would not have been poor enough to live in a cave!" Zhao Qi said with emotion.

"Okay, you can live in poverty without forgetting the sufferings of others. You are truly a good man and righteous man. Although you are young, you are intelligent and resourceful, and you are a good person. Unfortunately... it's a pity that you didn't study, otherwise I would definitely recommend you to be an official and benefit the people!" The old man shook his head regretfully.

"Thank you for your praise from Duke Chongguo. The so-called poor ones will be safe and powerful ones will help the world. It is not necessary to be an official to help the people of the world. Duke Chongguo will become the prime minister next year. If these ideas can be promoted, the boy will actually benefit the people!"

"Haha, I can't tell that a rural boy who had never studied even knew Mencius's high theory!"

A group of officials and entourage couldn't help laughing. No one listened to Zhao Qi's words carefully, but the smile on the old man's face slowly solidified.

He had just heard Zhao Qi clearly say that he would become the prime minister next year.

If you say it casually, you will definitely say the next day, the next year, or the next year, and you will never say the words next year.

After having a conversation with Zhao Qi, he was convinced that Zhao Qi was a keen person and a mountain boy who had never read books. When he saw them, a first-rank official who was appointed as a minister, he was not only nervous at all, but also had no humility or arrogant conversation, which was also inconsistent.

Could it be...
Chapter completed!