Chapter 527 This iron lump really knows how to run away
Su Chen was planning to lay a circle of simple rails outside Zhuangzi for experiments, but he didn't expect that the iron stock was not enough.
Just when I was worried, the old housekeeper who had just left came back.
"What's the matter again?"
"Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess are here."
Su Chen said happily: "Chengqian is here?
Great, the iron material is here!"
Su Chen changed his clothes and came to the living room, and happily said to Li Chengqian:
"Your Highness, you came just in time. I was just about to find you."
"Teacher, what are your instructions?"
"To show off your status as the prince, please bring me some steel from the general supervisor. I need it urgently."
Li Chengqian said indifferently: "It's just a small thing, okay!"
"But I was ordered to deliver something to the teacher today."
"Um?
What did Your Majesty ask you to give me?"
The only one who can order Li Chengqian is His Majesty Li Er.
"Here, this!"
Li Chengqian took out a brocade box.
"There is another imperial edict. Teacher, please read it yourself. I won't read it anymore."
Then he handed over another roll of yellow silk.
Su Chen opened it and was amused: Li Er decreed that the Denglai Navy should be reorganized into the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty, and Su Chen, the protector of the country, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the navy.
Open the brocade box again, and inside is a tiger charm!
Su Chen suddenly became the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty Navy!
"Oh, by the way, the two big cannibals from Haizhou have also been sent to you. Father asked you to interrogate them carefully."
"Then those two were escorted to Beijing so quickly?"
Su Chen didn't expect Liu Mo to escort Bacher and Arude to the capital so quickly.
"My father sent Baiqisi to pick him up on a fast horse."
"Okay, let's get down to business."
"I heard that the teacher is making a steam engine. What is it? Can you let Cheng Qian take a look?"
"It's not done yet..."
Before Su Chen finished speaking, a crisp voice came from outside the door:
"Brother Su Chen, Si'er came to play with you!"
"Brother Su Chen, why haven't you gone to Chang'an for so long? Si'er misses you so much..."
It turned out that Princess Changle came in holding Si'er's little hand.
I saw Si'er breaking away from Princess Changle and flying towards Su Chen.
Su Chen quickly hugged Si'er in his arms:
"Brother has been too busy these days and neglected Si'er. It's my fault."
"busy?
Brother Su Chen, what are you busy with?"
"Busy about building a steam engine for His Majesty?"
"Steam engine?
what is that?"
"Oh, that's a machine that can run on its own. Once it's built, I'll take Si'er to see it."
"Wow, wow!"
Si'er tilted her head again and said, "Si'er is too bored staying in the palace on weekdays. Today, brother Su Chen wants to play with Si'er!"
"Okay, brother will play with Si'er today. What does Si'er want to play?"
After a busy few days, Su Chen also wanted to take a vacation for himself.
"Si'er wants to build a snowman and have a snowball fight!"
"Okay, let's go build a snowman and have a snowball fight!"
"That's great. Brother Su Chen is better. Dad and grandma won't let Si'er play in the snow!"
Si'er pulled Su Chen and ran outside.
"That's because I'm afraid you'll get cold. Brother, I'll find you a pair of gloves later so your little paws won't be frozen!"
Next, Su Chen took Si'er and Changle to play outside for a long time,
I built a tall and fat snowman,
Had a snowball fight with Li Chengqian,
Su Chen, Chang Le, and Si'er beat Li Chengqian!
When Li Chengqian finally returned to the palace, Si'er refused to go back, so Li Chengqian had no choice but to leave her with Su Chen.
Next, Su Chen continued to be busy building the experimental steam locomotive.
Li Chengqian helped deliver a batch of steel from the general supervisor to Su Chen, and finally a small circle of railway tracks was laid.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Su Chen's experimental steam engine finally crawled out of the workshop along the railroad tracks.
After circling the laid railway track, the experiment was considered a success.
Si'er saw that such an ugly little guy could actually run away.
He happily chased after him.
Also chasing was Changle, the two princesses’ eyes were shining brightly:
This iron lump emitting white smoke is so amazing!
The villagers in the village also watched from a distance, with curious faces on their faces.
Su Chen sent someone to the palace to inform Li Er and asked him when he would be free to open his eyes.
As a result, I received a reply immediately: I will bring all the civil and military officials to visit tomorrow!
After receiving the reply, Su Chen asked the craftsmen to continue inspection and debugging, and walked to a dilapidated courtyard outside the village.
That house was originally bought by Su Chen when he first came to the Tang Dynasty. Later, after building a new house, he used it as a warehouse to store fodder and other things, but few people came.
Three days ago, this house suddenly became lively, and a team of Qianniu Guards moved in.
When Su Chen came to the courtyard gate, the Qianniu Guard guarding the gate hurriedly saluted and led Su Chen into the main hall.
"Is there anything unusual about the prisoner these days?"
A Qian Niu prepared his body and cupped his fists and said: "Reporting to the Lord Protector, the prisoners have not found anything unusual except for pleading for more food every day."
"Come on, let me go and take a look!"
"Duke Protector, there is some filth in there, do you want me to bring them out for you?"
"also!"
Su Chen was too lazy to go to the smelly dungeon.
Qian Niuwei quickly brought the prisoner up,
Su Chen took a look, were these fucking humans or two hairy monsters?
I saw two people kneeling on the ground, hunched over and trembling all over.
His face was covered with hair and beard, covering his entire face.
These two people are Bacher and Arud, the ones behind the locust plague in the three northern states.
After being escorted to the capital by Liu Mo, Li Er sent people to interrogate him once and then sent him to Su Chen.
Su Chen was too busy these days and ignored the two of them.
I'm finally done with my work today, and Li Er is coming over tomorrow.
Su Chen decided to ask the two of them so that he could give an explanation to Li Er tomorrow.
Of course, Su Chen was also curious about what happened to Dashi and why it was so different from historical records.
"You two are the ones who brought the locusts to our country, the Tang Dynasty, and poisoned the people of our country?"
Bacher trembled all over: "Sir, spare your life, we are also forced to have no choice. We dare not disobey the Prime Minister's order."
"Hmph! What else does your prime minister ask you to do?"
"No, sir, the Prime Minister just asked us to bring locust eggs to Datang to create a locust plague. He didn't ask us to do anything else."
"Sir, we are just two small businessmen. We dare not disobey the Prime Minister's order. Please spare our lives!!"
Su Chen said angrily: "You are still telling lies when you are about to die!"
"Forget it, I don't want to waste any more words with you!"
"Li Xiaowei, throw these two things that are poisoning the people of the Tang Dynasty into His Majesty's hunting ground to feed the wild beasts!"
Su Chen said and walked out.
"Sir, what I said is true!"
"Sir, please spare my life!"
Bacher and Alude tried to crawl over, but were kicked away by Qian Niuwei.
"Hmph! You two are running around in the Tang Dynasty, colluding with the remnants of wealthy families, do you think I don't know?"
