Queenie has made significant progress, and her head is becoming more flexible and flexible. This may be because she and her husband are brothers and share the same goals.
Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. The ancients were honest and did not deceive others.
"Got it!"
Jia Liu agreed to talk to Enming and Jin Jian. As long as the matter does not come to an end, anything can be discussed.
The fact that he has made it this far is not all the result of negotiation.
If we don’t talk about it, how do we know it’s impossible?
Of course, regardless of Enming and Jin Jian's answer, the underground palace of the Holy Ancestor must be opened.
Because the preliminary work has been carried out for more than a year, a large number of rare items have been shipped from Sichuan, and they can be exchanged just waiting for the Holy Ancestor's nod.
Before talking, we must first confirm whether the mechanism at the entrance to the underground palace cannot be opened normally.
Regardless of physical and mental fatigue, Jia Liu immediately took Lao Lei to the underground palace for on-site work.
The underground palace of the Holy Ancestor is completely sealed. From an architectural point of view, there is no entrance at all. Only knowledgeable people know where the mechanism is.
Lao Lei and his apprentices tried to activate the mechanism. However, as Lao Lei feared, due to serious water accumulation, the mechanism was stuck and it was difficult to open it normally.
Queenie asked Lao Lei to think of other ways. Lao Lei discussed with his apprentices for a long time and suggested that they could drill a hole from the bottom of the glazed screen wall of the underground palace to create a gap and then use iron bars to pry it.
But this workload is relatively large, and it is not safe.
Firstly, the dug hole may be flooded by stagnant water; secondly, it takes too long, at least half a month.
This is inconsistent with Jia Liu’s assertion that time is life.
Therefore, directly blowing open the underground palace door became Jia Liu's final choice.
save time and energy.
Immediately, Baozhu was ordered to gather gunpowder, wrap it in silk like the medicine packets used by the Xunfan thieves in the past, and make thirty or fifty of them first, then pile them up and explode them directly.
The reason why thirty or fifty medicine bags are used is that quantity wins.
After all, gunpowder is not very powerful these days.
To be on the safe side, Jia Liu sent another official document to the Malanyu General Military Office, asking Malanyu to immediately transfer three cannons to Jingling.
If the medicine bag cannot be exploded, just use a cannon to blast it with a big iron ball.
Let's see if it's the Holy Ancestor's tomb-protecting array that's stronger, or the power of science.
After arranging all this, Jia Liu had someone call Enming and Jin Jian over to talk to them about bombing the tomb.
Enming and Jin Jian came over quickly and paid sufficient respect to Jia Liu, the young minister of the border.
Because the old rich man must have explained to them beforehand.
Especially Jin Jian, who works hard for each forehead, and is a good old man.
Queenie told the two deputy leaders that the underground palace could not be opened normally and could only be exploded with gunpowder.
"fry?"
Enming and Jin Jian were both surprised when they heard the news.
Enming first raised objections, thinking that if gunpowder was used to blow up the underground palace of the Holy Patriarch, it would not be a good idea to spread the word about it, regardless of whether it would shock the dragon's veins or not.
If someone with good intentions makes a big noise, who can bear this responsibility?
Therefore, it is recommended that the craftsmen be forced to come up with a more reliable method.
Jin Jian thought for a while and then said: "The water accumulation in the underground palace is already quite serious. If we don't make repairs, I'm afraid that the entire Jingling Tomb will collapse, and the impact will be even worse. If it doesn't work, just blow it up."
As soon as he said this, Jia Liu was asked to move Jin Jian from Class A to Class B on the list of the reactionary group headed by the old rich. If the Minister of the Interior can further stand in line, he will be treated like a dragon.
OK.
Queenie looked at Jin Jian thoughtfully, then moved his eyes to Enming's face and said: "My husband-in-law and I also want to hurry up. This matter cannot be delayed any longer. Although the impact of using gunpowder to explode will not be good, it will
The underground palace can be opened immediately for rescue protection. Otherwise, if it is delayed any longer and the underground palace collapses irreparably, who among us can afford the consequences?"
"this"
Seeing that the Minister of Rites, the Governor of Zhili and the Minister of the Interior were all inclined to blow up the underground palace, Enming, who had just been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Works, could not say anything else. After all, even if this matter caused a storm in the city, strictly speaking, it had nothing to do with him as the deputy leader.
What does it matter?
It's just that this thing sounds a bit suspenseful.
"Sir, don't worry too much. This matter is only known to a few people. In addition, the governor can arrange military exercises in the surrounding area to isolate the idlers, so you don't have to worry about the matter being leaked."
Jia Liu felt more and more that he had Sun Dianying's potential, because the routines started to become the same.
"Military exercises?"
The new noun made both Enming and Jin Jian a little surprised and confused about its meaning.
Queenie knew that, and explained on the side that even if it was a normal autumn exercise, the cannons and cannons would be able to cover up the explosion in the underground palace.
Enming thought about it carefully and felt that it was feasible. He no longer hesitated at that moment and nodded: "Then we will do it according to Kuibu Tang's wishes."
This matter was passed unanimously.
After that, the topic of the meeting immediately changed.
"Forefather-in-law, Fuzhongtang means"
Jin Jian was a little embarrassed to say that in addition to rushing to repair the underground palace of the Holy Ancestor, he also had to sell off the burial objects of the Holy Ancestor.
"The country is in trouble right now and the national treasury is tight. We use extraordinary means in extraordinary times. As long as it can solve the urgent needs of the Qing Dynasty, we can add more to the Holy Ancestor when the country's finances become rich in the future."
Jin Jian was embarrassed to say it, but Queenie said it directly, and when she said it, she was very magnanimous and dedicated to the public.
Just when Jia Liu was about to say a few words about the serious situation, Enming stood up and said: "I don't think this is a big deal. To put it bluntly, if the Qing Dynasty disappears, the Han people will let our imperial mausoleums of the Qing Dynasty be spared! Instead of shouting
The treasures of the underground palace are left to the Han people, why not take them out for emergency use!"
Huh?
This Enming is very capable of predicting things.
Jia Liu couldn't help but look with admiration at the Minister of Industry who had just returned to Beijing from Anhui to take up a post.
That's right, even if you think about it, you know that the Qing Dynasty is gone, and the imperial tombs of the Qing Dynasty cannot escape the hands of the Han people.
Because there are so many blood debts.
"For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, for the people of the world, and for the stability of the country and the country, it is understandable to borrow some things from the Holy Ancestor to cope with the famine. I think the Holy Ancestor will not object in the spirit of heaven."
Jia Liu's statement was very down-to-earth and in line with human nature.
Enming and Jin Jian looked at each other. Before they came, they knew that in addition to carrying out related maintenance, the purpose of opening the underground palace this time was to take out the funerary objects in the underground palace and operate them secretly in the name of maintenance, renovation or damage additions, so as to solve the financial deficit.
big problem.
Now that we have spoken out, there is no need to hide and choke.
Enming directly asked how to divide the things, that is, after the things were taken out, in what proportion the imperial court and the Zhili government should take what they needed.
"Divide? What do you mean? Sir, you might as well explain it more clearly. I don't understand it very well."
Jia Liu glanced at Enming in confusion: I just complimented you a few times, and you kicked your nose in the face?
"this?"
Enming was stunned: No, what do you mean?
Jin Jian was also puzzled, wondering why the prince's consort, who had killed several princes in Beijing, was pretending to be so stupid.
Quinny coughed lightly and explained for his consort: "According to the principle of territorial management, who protects who is responsible, anything unearthed in Jingling theoretically belongs to Zhili, and the imperial court has no reason to participate in the distribution."
"Kuibutang!"
Enming subconsciously stood up and pointed at Queenie, whose expression remained unchanged and her heart did not beat, "You are crazy!"
Jin Jian also told Queenie that she couldn't sit still after saying this, and her face changed sharply.
"Why, Mr. Kui didn't make it clear enough? Judging from the looks of the two of you, could it be that you are dissatisfied with me, Zhili?"
Jia Liu picked up the tea bowl unhappily and was about to throw it away.
However, Queenie's next words made him subconsciously put the tea bowl back to its original place.
"What I mean is that theoretically Jingling should be owned by Zhili, but if the imperial court is really anxious for money, then Zhili cannot ignore it. After all, it is all for the Qing Dynasty. So what I mean is that the imperial court
You can borrow something from Zhili as a mortgage, for example, how about Yuanmingyuan?"
After saying that, Queenie bowed to Jia Liu beside him and said with a smile, "I wonder if my brother-in-law thinks it's okay?"