Shiyu felt that she was less and less understanding of this Li Xingzhou bastard. He was obviously just a playboy. Why... Why did the more he came into contact with him, the more he felt that he had so many wonderful ideas, so many extraordinary talents, so incredible that she couldn't understand.

Even the maids around him knew many wonderful truths that she didn't understand and didn't understand.

The maid named Qiu'er was very capable of drawing ship drawings and supervising the magical water wheel outside the palace. From time to time, someone would come to ask her some questions. She was obviously only fifteen or sixteen years old, but she did many things that she could not even dare to think about.

Many older managers in the royal palace were even more respectful to her. How could she understand these things? How could she do it at a young age?

Everything surprised and puzzled the poem.

She never felt that she was worse than any woman in her life. Even if the other party may have a higher status than her, she may have rich wealth and wealth in her family.

But Shiyu never thinks that those things will make others superior to her, because she is her. She has strong confidence and strength in her heart. She thinks she will not lose to any woman, whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or skills.

Until she met a girl named Qiu'er...

Qiu'er is always quiet and quiet. Many times she seems to be absent-minded and is thinking about something.

Even the house where Qiu'er lives is different. She asked Yue'er quietly that it was something that Li Xingzhou personally changed. She combined the two floors into one floor, and the roof was much higher than other rooms, and it felt very spacious.

Shiyu didn't understand why Li Xingzhou did this and once asked the bastard inadvertently, but he said: "A higher roof can psychologically guide people's thinking, which is conducive to improving creativity and affecting the depth of thinking..." and other messy words, including a bunch of inexplicable words.

She doesn't understand what it means, but Shiyu is a smart person. She can always tell from clues that Qiu'er's status in Li Xingzhou's mind. It's not simple that she is the master and servant. He cared about life and daily life. Shouldn't she be a maid? It's because Qiu'er has a relationship with Li Xingzhou...

When she first met, Qiu'er just nodded politely to her. Until later, she managed the Zhenbao Pavilion at a high-level meeting in the palace and participated in the first time.

Then he saw Li Xingzhou setting up a small seat next to the head where he was sitting, specially designed for the little girl. Qiu'er sat there quietly with paper and pen. Each of them was the head of the royal palace industry, but no one opposed this matter!

This was very strange, and then even more strange was that after the discussion began, everyone was not so restrictive when they spoke. Many people actually asked Qiu'er above, even more than they said to Li Xingzhou!

Some shopkeepers from Tingyu Building asked how to price new dishes to make the most, some craftsman asked how deep the foundation of the asphalt wall can withstand the pressure of the second water wheel, and some even asked for advice on how to get the waterway that brings winemaking in the back mountain to save the most labor time...

At first, I was shocked to hear the poem. What are the problems!

How to price new dishes? The shopkeeper's try a few more times and then finish it. If the supply is in short supply, the price will be increased. If there are fewer people eating, the price will be reduced. How can you ask how to make the most money? Who knows this? It's not a god...

There are also the following messy questions. Don’t they just be craftsmen? Of course, they should judge and consider by their own experience. If there are too many, then make adjustments, right? Ask a little girl...

But what stunned her happened. Qiu'er sat on her head, with a serious expression and asked a lot of questions. Then the managers below took out the paper they had written and answered truthfully. Then Qiu'er wrote and painted with a chicken feather on her notebook.

After a while, she gave the answers one by one... After being told, all the managers looked excited, and then respectfully bowed and thanked them. The little girl just nodded slightly, as if she had done something inconspicuous.

Shiyu will never forget that scene in his life. A taciturn little girl seemed to control the whole audience, and all the people present were respectful. Some of them were young and strong, some were old, some were smart, some were cunning, and some were silly, but no matter who it was, they seemed to be convinced by Qiu'er and a 15 or 16-year-old Wenjing girl.

Later, she asked the craftsmen of the royal palace privately, and they all said that as long as Qiu'er calculated it, ninety percent would be able to do it as long as he did it. Even if the remaining 10% were wrong, it would not be very different. Many things were much easier than relying on experience to guess.

Even when talking about Qiu'er's name, the craftsmen also had an expression of admiration on their faces.

Shiyu felt a strong sense of frustration. Qiu'er was several years younger than her, but she knew much more and was more popular than her. She couldn't even understand how the little girl could do it...

Shiyu was unhappy. Sure enough, there was no normal person around Li Xingzhou, even his palace!

Even the dynasty's subordinate Pingzhangshi and the general would come to visit him personally, such as now.

Shiyu originally thought that no matter how noble Li Xingzhou was as the emperor's grandson, he should have only a noble status but little power. After all, what he did was like a human resource.

At first she was so angry that she felt so angry that she felt bad whenever she saw him, but now... it's very subtle now.

She didn't understand what the stick was. Li Xingzhou called it "Suiqiu". She only knew that after a loud bang, the thing could easily penetrate the heavy iron armor!

Li Xingzhou beat several times in a row. She was responsible for wrapping a small round cloth piece on the spherical projectile. She didn't know the specific function, but just did it according to what the bastard taught.

Ten steps, twenty steps, thirty steps... The thick iron armor is still as made of paper, easily penetrated from front to back!

If this hits the flesh and blood body, the consequences will be unimaginable...

It was not just her who was shocked. The general next to him and Ping Zhang's chin was almost falling to the ground. In the end, he couldn't sit still and went forward to take a closer look. Although his hair was gray, he looked like two children who had never seen the world. After Li Xingzhou finished shooting, he quickly took the gun in his hand, as if he was looking at a peerless treasure and carefully caressed and looked at it.

"If I give this thing five thousand soldiers and the soldiers learn more, I can defeat the Liao Kingdom!" The general of the dynasty said excitedly.

Shiyu is not a fool. Although she dared not interrupt, the other party was a general of the current dynasty. After all, she gradually understood what this kind of thing meant after being shocked. It means wearing a heavy armor worth a thousand gold. It is no different from wearing anything in front of this thing...

The projectile it shot was so fast that it could hardly be seen by its naked eyes, which meant that it could not hide at all, could not be defended, and could not hide, so it could only be left to fate... This kind of fear is not something that ordinary people can tolerate.

She looked at Li Xingzhou with a proud look on her face. Why can this bastard do anything... Seeing him feeling complacent, Shiyu was even more unhappy and stinky!

She saw the bastard clapping his hands, walked over to the stone table and picked up the tea and took a sip. It was obviously her cup...

Although she is a daughter, she often hears about family and country affairs.

Because many talented people like to talk about these things, whether it is scholars or talented men, most of them will worry about the country and the people, and they wish they could just write it on their faces. They also like to write two lines of poetry or lyrics, which will be appreciated by others. Whose words and sentences are better, it means that who is more worried about the country and the people. The idea of ​​scholars is probably like this, and everything is weighed by literary talent.

When Shiyu was welcomed on the surface, she had to say almost good things with a smile. In fact, she felt funny in her heart, but she would really say it.

In her heart, the ones who truly relieve the country's worries should be those who do practical things, practice practices, and soldiers who go to battle to kill the enemy.

But unexpectedly, she suddenly discovered that there might be other people who relieved the country's worries, such as a bastard, Li Xingzhou... She didn't know how to describe her mood, probably... she was probably happy. After all, there are such killing weapons in the army, and it is a good thing for the country and the people.

Li Xingzhou put down the teacup and said, "It would be great if things were that simple."

"Why?" Shiyu asked hurriedly, but she found that she and Ping Zhangshi, who were in unison with the general of the dynasty, were looking at Bobiao to hide her embarrassment.

"Hahaha..." Li Xingzhou laughed, not knowing what he was funny: "Simply put, even if he fired a gun, he could make at most 200 of them within a year."

After hearing his words, everyone fell silent.

"Is there no other way?" the general asked anxiously.

"The way...is not that there is no, but you have to wait." He clapped his hands and said, "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Even if I want to change Jing Chao, I have to start from the most basic thing."

He stood up and walked towards her step by step. Shiyu's heart beat faster and she was a little panicked, and she took a few steps back without any trace.

"The most basic thing is power, materials, human and animal power, so stronger power is needed to replace it."

"For example, the hydraulic power outside your door?" the prime minister asked with a smile.

Li Xingzhou shook his head: "Hydraulic power is easy to use, but it is still not controllable. This is a cycle. Stronger power requires better materials to control, while better materials require stronger power to produce. Now we must make breakthroughs at one point in order to break this cycle and promote the development of technology."

Everyone was confused when they heard this, and General Zhong Daoyu asked directly: "You just want to create more of these things and then fire the gun."

Li Xingzhou nodded: "Yes, if it is broken, it will take half a year, and it will take a year to go, but I need help."

Shiyu suddenly realized that she was worthy of being a treacherous person. She was just bargaining, but the target of the bargaining was the general of the current dynasty. This bastard really... has some skills.

In the end, the general just nodded with emphasis, neither of them spoke, and it seemed that there had been a deal between them that they didn't know.

After saying that the gun was fired, the three of them talked about the war situation in the south again, all of whom were worried. It was rare that Li Xingzhou frowned when he was talking about it...

Perhaps... maybe he is a better person than those talented men.

If it were before, Shi Yu would never think so. What kind of ability can a playboy, domineering and rampant? But now... she feels a little different now, what is different? She doesn't know.

.........

"What?" Tong Guan exclaimed loudly in disbelief. Zhao Guanghua sat opposite him with guilt on his face: "Brother Tong, it was not a break of the contract, it was a helpless move.

I also want to share the worries of the country and the king and take responsibility for my brother, but my family is too short to bear it. Brother Tong is so wise that he can only rely on Brother Tong to be loyal to the country in the future."

Tong Guan gritted his teeth and felt furious, but it was hard to express his feelings. The family was short of money? You, Zhao Guanghua, was the commander of the guards and the commander of the three yamen and three officials, had a 100,000 imperial guards under his command. He also heard that Zhao Guanghua deducted military pay and had his own pockets, and more than 100,000 imperial guards. Even if each person deducted more than ten cents on his head, it would be a lot of money!

Now he was so embarrassed to say in front of him that he had no money!

"Since Brother Zhao says that, I can't force you. But my brother has thought about it. This is a major event for the country and king. Maybe it can be kept in history and be praised by future generations." Tong Guan suppressed his anger and said with a kind look.

Zhao Guanghua nodded, and when Tong Guan felt relieved when he saw him, he felt relieved. Could it be?

"After that being said, I also felt that my brother was right, but I was really powerless." Zhao Guanghua shook his head.

"At first, I also thought of trying my best to help aspiring person like Brother Tong, who can benefit from some wealth. But I didn't expect that my family has gradually lost its support recently, and my wealth has been dispersed, so I really can't maintain it."

He sighed as he said that, but Tong Guan clearly saw that he was wearing two exquisite jasper rings on his hand, which was worth hundreds of taels alone! This is lying with his eyes open!

Zhao Guanghua shook his head with regret: "Now it seems that Zhao is just a mediocre person and cannot afford these big things. This opportunity to be kept in history is better for Brother Tong, who is a talented man with a strong and skilled person."

"This..." Tong Guan was a little panicked and quickly stood up and wanted to say something, but Zhao Guanghua didn't give him a chance at all. He also stood up, bowed his hand and rushed to say, "Oh, I'm incompetent, I'm really ashamed of Brother Tong, so I'll stay there soon."

After saying that, he left, and walked in a hurry, faster than anyone else.

Tong Guan was speechless for a long time, and finally saw a figure disappearing outside the gate and cursed: "A common man! A common man who has no choice but to do anything more than to lose things! A common man who forgets his righteousness when he sees profit!"

The concubine who had been listening to them in the back hall also ran out: "Master, this..."

"Hmph!" Tong Guan's face looked ugly: "It's all treacherous villains, fickle bitches!"

At this moment, Sande came in carefully. He didn't understand what was going on, so he lowered his head and said, "Master, the carriages and horses to the imperial guard camp are ready. Let's go now..."

"No! What to go!" Tong Guan was furious: "He Zhao Guanghua is not a human being, so why should I join in the fun! I also want to offend the general and make wedding dresses for him. Both ends are not human beings!" As he said that, he threw the teacup at hand heavily.

.........

At the end of the month, it was another great dynasty. All officials in Beijing had to go to the main hall of Changchun, hold the government office, hold the jade tablet in their hands to worship.

After all, it was the first major dynasty this year, so it was particularly grand and no one dared to be absent.

Fortunately, it was early after the New Year and it was not that cold in the morning. There was no need to light lanterns to go to court, which was much more convenient. All officials did not need to face the premature cold even if they entered the palace.

......

The sky had just turned white, and in the Changchun Hall, all officials were dismissed, and each department and department reported one by one.

Because it was the New Year, there was nothing to say, and many of them were just taking a ritual.

However, Meng Zhiye, the Ministry of Rites, talked endlessly, quoted scriptures and talked about many rituals in the early spring, and taught a lesson to the emperor and many ministers, which made people drowsy.

Then the highlight came. When it comes to the highlight, everyone has already known it. It was nothing more than the defeat in the south. Many people were worried and uneasy. Of course, some people were indifferent and had nothing to do with it.

But no matter which one, everyone is actually prepared in the court and has thought about how to deal with it.

Sure enough, the Emperor Li Chen's war in the south and the reasons for his defeat in Anxiakou did not protect him. He angrily denounced the prince, counted his crimes, and asked the dynasty to blame the prince, although the prince was still on Huijing Road at this time.

As soon as the words came out, the prime minister Wang Yue, deputy prime minister Yu Cheng'an and others knelt down to plead for the prince. The small officials behind were almost lined up to the gate of Changchun Palace. The things inside were not heard very well, but when they saw the high-ranking officials in front of them, they knelt down, but they didn't know what was going on.

In addition to the general Tomb Daoyu, he knelt down in the hall to plead for the prince, and several bigwigs also came out to say a lot of good things. In other words, the prince is the foundation of the country, and it is not comparable to a few thousand people.

After everyone begged, the emperor compromised and decided to give a lighter punishment, and asked the prince to be imprisoned in the East Palace after returning to the capital to think about his mistakes, fined him for two years, etc.

Everyone hurriedly shouted that His Majesty was wise, but most people knew in their hearts that this was what the emperor wanted. No matter how much they fought, they could not change anything. Smart people would not do stupid things. Since they could not change, they just followed the emperor's wishes...

This matter was decided, and I thought the court meeting would be over this morning.

As a result, Zhong Daoyu came forward and mentioned the old words again. When talking about the military reform, many people chose not to speak. After all, this was the affairs of the Third Ya and the Privy Council, and it was difficult for civil servants to interrupt. It was not the first time that everyone had experienced it, so they were just waiting to watch the show.

But I didn't expect that this time was a little different. When Zhong Daoyu mentioned it, there was no opposition in the court. Instead, Zhao Guanghua and Tong Guan, the two commanders of the three yamen in Beijing, both bowed and agreed...
Chapter completed!