Rong Mama's eyes widened as she murmured, "Master, the medicine that the Queen gave you is extremely precious. How could you..."
Shen Wei didn't even raise her head: "Go and do it."
After a pause, Shen Wei smiled and said, "Not just Deshun. Jixiang, Cailian, Caiping, and you, Rong Mama - you five are my confidants. It is not right in the world for the master to be rich and powerful while the servant suffers."
Madam Rong's shoulders trembled slightly, and shock and emotion surged in her heart.
My heart felt warm at that moment.
Aunt Rong went out to the storehouse to look for medicinal herbs.
Time passed and dusk came. After Prince Yan returned to the palace, he plunged into the study and worked busily, and also called several craftsmen to discuss matters. Until dinner time, King Yan still did not come to Liuli Pavilion, so Shen Wei asked the kitchen to put the food into the food box, and Shen Wei personally delivered it to him.
The Prince of Yan is young, so he must not get stomach problems. If the stomach disease develops into cancer and Prince Yan dies unexpectedly at an early age, Shen Wei will lose a supporter in the palace.
In Shen Wei's life plan, King Yan can only die after her position is completely consolidated.
"Your Highness, I'm here to bring you dinner." Shen Wei came to the study and asked the maid to put the dinner on the table outside the study.
After waiting for a while, the inner door opened and five or six people who looked like craftsmen came out. The craftsmen saluted Shen Wei and left together.
When Prince Yan came to the table, the maid had already served the dishes.
The dinner was exquisite and delicious, and Prince Yan started to eat. But Shen Wei obviously noticed that King Yan was a little absent-minded. After eating only half a bowl of rice, King Yan put down his chopsticks and looked worried.
Shen Wei asked curiously, "My Lord, are you in any trouble?"
Prince Yan asked the maid to leave, and only Chen Wei and Prince Yan were left in the outer room.
King Yan thought for a moment, took out the blueprint, and told Shen Wei: "This is the blueprint Zhao Qing presented. The weapon drawn on the blueprint is called a compound bow. But Zhao Qing has a strange personality. She is only willing to provide the blueprint and is unwilling to participate in the production of the weapon."
For the previous muskets and mines, Zhao Qing only provided a vague blueprint and the required materials.
But she was unwilling to specify how the weapons were involved, how much the various joints of the weapons weighed, and how the mechanisms were involved. There was no other choice, the army’s team of craftsmen had to figure it out on their own and replicate the weapons according to the blueprints.
Muskets and mines are easy to make.
This compound bow...is just a rough drawing with a few key structures, but it doesn't clearly explain what it is. King Yan summoned the craftsmen and discussed for an entire afternoon, but they still could not figure out what the joints of the compound bow were and how they were connected to the whole structure.
The King of Yan was feeling depressed.
Although Zhao Qing is talented, his personality is really weird. If Zhao Qing had not been under the protection of the emperor and the care of the Marquis of Zhennan, the King of Yan would have thrown her into the Sky Prison long ago and used cruel punishments to force her to reveal the specific methods of making weapons.
King Yan told Shen Wei about his distress, just wanting to vent his frustration, and did not think Shen Wei could give an answer.
"Compound...compound bow?" Shen Wei was stunned. Shen Wei's mind flashed with the black compound bow of modern society, which was lightweight and had extremely lethal arrows. A compound bow made of good materials can even shoot through a steel plate with one arrow.
Zhao Qing is definitely a modern person! Even if she is not a modern person, she may have obtained information about modern weapons from some channel.
Shen Wei took the drawing handed over by King Yan. The drawing was indeed very sloppy. The general outline of the compound bow was there, but the structure of the joints was glossed over.
"Weiwei, look, the black stuff at the joint of the compound bow, the craftsmen really can't figure out what it is." King Yan sighed deeply.
Shen Wei thought silently. The joints of the compound bow are naturally bearings with holes. But Zhao Qing's brushstrokes were sloppy, so the bearing was replaced by a black dot.
Seeing the King of Yan's gloomy expression, Shen Wei pretended to think for a moment: "Qi, I feel that the joint of this composite bow is a bit like a waterwheel. If there is another gear, maybe it can turn."
She did not directly tell King Yan that the joint was a bearing, but used the metaphor of a waterwheel.
A waterwheel is nothing more than a large bearing component.
King Yan smiled and said jokingly: "The waterwheel is huge and the compound bow is small, so there is no similarity."
Chen Wei's almond eyes widened, as if she was dissatisfied with being underestimated by King Yan. She said angrily: "Your Majesty, you can treat this place as a miniature waterwheel."
King Yan laughed and said, "What miniature waterwheel—"
The rest of the words were stuck in his throat, and King Yan suddenly fell into deep thought. The King of Yan grew up in the military camp and had seen many weapons with sophisticated structures. He repeatedly thought about the construction of a "compound bow" in his mind. If the joints were replaced with several bearing wheels of different sizes and a hole was drilled...
Prince Yan's eyes lit up.
He put down his chopsticks and hurriedly called his subordinates: "Come here, prepare the horses, and go to the Ministry of War!"
Shen Wei: “…”
In the blink of an eye, the workaholic King Yan was gone.
Chen Wei looked at the hot food on the table and gritted her teeth secretly - I'll just starve you to death!
Based on Shen Wei’s understanding of King Yan. The Prince of Yan is a workaholic who cares about the world. Once he gets busy, he may not return to the palace for several days and nights. Tonight, it is estimated that Prince Yan will have to stay at the Ministry of War or the Eastern Palace again.
Prince Yan was obsessed with work, but Shen Wei was happy to have some free time. Chen Wei returned to Liuli Pavilion leisurely, thinking that she could sleep peacefully again tonight.
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At the same time, night fell over the Zhennan Marquis Mansion.
Tomorrow is the old lady's birthday, and Shangguan Xuan also happens to be returning, so the Marquis' Mansion should be filled with joy.
But inside the hall, the atmosphere was depressing.
The old lady with gray hair sat in the main seat, flanked by her youngest daughter Shangguan Qian and eldest son Shangguan Xuan. On her left and right sat the uncles and aunts from the second and third rooms. All the elders and juniors were present.
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