Chapter 655: A Visit to the Prime Minister’s Mansion
"Pei Yuhan..."
When she took a look at the words in the book, Xiao Linglong's pretty face turned red instantly and she threw the book in her hand, then picked up the stool next to her.
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"
This evening was equally unforgettable for His Royal Highness.
In the end, it was the innkeeper and the waiter who heard the commotion and came up to check, and they stopped Her Majesty's atrocities. By the way, they saw His Royal Highness the Prince's smooth buttocks.
For two consecutive days, not only did His Highness the Prince try every means to avoid his sister, Zhao Kang also locked himself in the county government gate and never left, not even going to Yihong Courtyard.
I was really scared of being beaten.
But what was supposed to come would always come. It was not until the agreed time on the third day that Xiao Linglong took her brother and Lu Yuan to the county government office with a sullen face to ask for something from Zhao Kang.
Calming his mind, as if nothing had happened, Zhao Kang entertained the three guests. After receiving the news from Liu Hu Mazi, he stood up and said with a smile: "Boss Xiao, everything is ready. Let's go get the goods now?"
"Yeah." Xiao Linglong responded coldly.
Zhao Kang led the way and arrived at the factory site. He saw thirty carriages lined up, ten of which had all their goods wrapped in oil paper.
Xiao Linglong was surprised and said: "So many?"
Zhang Long next to him said: "No, our master asked us to buy up all the materials in the surrounding counties these days. It cost more than 20,000 taels of silver. A carriage weighed 100 jins, or 1,000 jins.
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"One thousand pounds, but there are thirty carriages here." Xiao Linglong was stunned.
Zhao Kang said calmly: "The other twenty carriages are for grain. Each cart contains two hundred kilograms of rice and fifty kilograms of soybeans and wheat, a total of six thousand kilograms. Boss Xiao has connections, so these grains are my little treasure in Yuanjiang County.
Boss Xiao, please send someone to Jiangzhou to hand them over to the victims."
"If it were handed over to an official, I would be really worried."
Zhao Kang laughed, looked at the stunned three people and said: "One more thing, Boss Xiao must remember that this black powder is extremely lethal, so you must keep a safe distance when using it, and you must not get wet, otherwise
It will have no effect.”
"Boss Xiao had better ask officials from the Ministry of Industry to make plans and arrangements. The third point is that we have made an appointment. If the matter turns out to have nothing to do with me or Yuanjiang County, it will all be attributed to Boss Xiao."
Looking at Zhao Kang who spoke one after another, Her Majesty the Queen's eyes were a little confused.
At this moment, Zhao Kang seems to be completely different from the image of a dog official a few days ago, and he is extremely considerate in every aspect.
She couldn't help but said: "You really don't want any credit?"
Zhao Kang smiled and nodded: "It's all for the common people in the world. It doesn't matter whether you deserve credit or not."
Xiao Xuance and Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel in awe when they heard this. What a good official who serves the people and the country!
If all the officials in the world were like Mr. Zhao, how could the Qian country not be strong?
"Okay, the goods are all here. These workers will go with you to help unload the goods. Boss Xiao, hurry up and get on your way."
Without saying anything else, Xiao Linglong nodded and left with a load of goods. As she walked away, she couldn't help but look back and found that Zhao Kang was still watching.
Her Majesty the Empress groaned in her heart. Do you want to stay here in Yuanjiang County and dominate?
I failed to fulfill your wish. Just wait and see how I deal with you in the future!
Seeing Xiao Linglong and the others leaving, Zhao Kang breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that the gunpowder would be ready. He turned to look at Zhang Long and remembered something: "That Zhang Long, why did you say Boss Xiao's brother was beaten that day?"
"I heard from the innkeeper that the boy was beaten because he bought two books at a street stall in our city. He said they were called Young A'kang, Da Gan Goddess and so on."
"Let's go and take me to see what these bastards have written again."
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There were still more than ten miles away from the capital, so Xiao Linglong asked the workers in Yuanjiang County to go back. Green Yuan rode back to Beijing as quickly as possible to notify the officials in the capital to pick up the goods.
All the ministers were extremely surprised. They thought it would take several months for His Majesty to leave the palace this time, but they did not expect to come back so soon.
As soon as she returned to the capital, Xiao Linglong summoned officials from the Ministry of Industry to demonstrate gunpowder.
When they heard the deafening loud noise, the onlookers and Xiao Xuance were stunned. He didn't know when his eldest sister got this thing.
I never thought that Zhao Kang could actually come up with such a good thing. What if it was used on the battlefield?
Xiao Xuance's eyes lit up. Over there, Her Majesty the Empress was already giving instructions to Mr. Lang Guan and Master Shangshu from the Ministry of Works.
"Take the people from the Geography Department to Jiangzhou, and your Ministry of Industry will quickly come up with a regulation on how to use this black powder."
The Geography Department is the department responsible for surveying, mapping, landforms, and geography in the Qian Kingdom. It has the same responsibilities as the Qin Tianjian, but the difference is that one observes the sky and the other looks at the earth.
They are experts at Xunlong Dianxue and exploring the direction of ground veins.
After receiving the order, a group of officials from the Ministry of Industry rushed to gather people and prepare to go to Jiangzhou.
When they arrived at the main hall, Xiao Linglong's ears almost became calluses when hearing the flattering flattery from all the ministers.
Now I just hope that the black gunpowder given by Zhao Kang will be effective and solve the flood problem.
After going to court, Her Majesty the Empress summoned Zhou Baichuan, the prefect of Jiangling who had been ordered to stay in the capital these days.
Mr. Zhou has been completely ruined these days. Although His Majesty did not say that he wanted to correct himself, he also knew that he could not escape the death penalty, so he did not waste any time eating and drinking.
But being summoned again suddenly made me feel a little panicked.
"See Your Majesty."
Xiao Linglong raised her head and handed over a letter she had just written: "Zhou Baichuan."
"I'm here."
"After half a month, you find someone to deliver this letter to Zhao Kang of Yuanjiang County. In addition, all the money Zhao Kang has bribed you over the years, not less than one penny, will be handed over to me. I will be fined three years." I will absolve you of your sin!"
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Lord Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.
After Zhou Baichuan left, Lu Yuan came forward and asked, "Does your Majesty intend to let Zhao Kang enter the capital?"
Xiao Linglong nodded and snorted as if she was remembering something: "I want to treat this guy well!"
Lu Yuan silently prayed for Zhao Kang in his heart.
Jiangzhou ten days later.
People from the Ministry of Industry and the Department of Geography finally hurriedly calculated the direction before the torrent spread, and dug holes in the mountains to hold gunpowder, followed by several earth-shaking loud noises.
A shocking scene occurred. Several large mountains began to rumble and roll in the expected direction, shaking like landslides and cracking ground. People on the ground in the distance were knocked down by the vibrations. Many people even had bleeding ears and could not withstand the explosion. The sonic shock caused him to roll on the ground in pain.
After a long time, when all the dust settled, everyone looked at the scene in front of them in horror. They saw the mountains and rocks spread out and directly blocked the avenue, which was more than ten meters wide and high. The river was cut off!
