"..."
The train returned in a quarter of an hour, and Xiao Qingyin and the others got off to let the next group experience it.
Yi Shuihan looked at Wei Yan, who had worked tirelessly for a year to develop steam locomotives and other various machines, and who had lost a lot of weight, and said:
"You invented the first steam train in Dae Hee, so you can name it."
Wei Yan's eyes lit up.
"I can choose any name?"
Yi Shuihan nodded.
Wei Yan blurted out, "Yun Shu No. 1."
Xiao Qingyin chuckled: "Why not call her Yun Shuhao, but Yun Shu No. 1?"
Wei Yan scratched his head and chuckled, "If I want to make steam cars, steamships, and the like in the future, I can use this naming sequence."
"Slap! Slap!"
Xiao Qingyin applauded his ambition.
Turning to Yun Shu, he teased, "Yun Shu No. 1 sounds like 'Yun Shu is good,' so there's also 'Second Good,' 'Third Good'... He's always thinking of how good you are."
Yun Shu blinked, her eyes full of smiles.
But something else seems to be hidden beneath that smile.
Before Xiao Qingyin could ask any questions, the train returned, the second group of people disembarked, and the third group of people boarded. The whistling and clanging sounds interrupted her thoughts.
To celebrate the successful trial run of the vehicle, Yi Shuihan was very generous.
They booked the largest restaurant in the capital and held a celebration banquet.
At the banquet, Wei Yan was commended and rewarded, and promoted to Director of the newly established Science and Technology Department.
The rank of the Director of the Science and Technology Department is higher than that of the Minister of Works.
The officials present could only look on with envy; they couldn't even muster a hint of jealousy.
After all, even if they were to take over, they wouldn't be able to do this job.
Wei Yan delivered a very humble inaugural address.
Special thanks to Xiao Qingyin.
"I achieved this result thanks to Sister Xiao's guidance."
He didn't elaborate, but it was enough to shock the court officials.
"So Her Majesty the Empress is not only skilled in medicine, but also understands creation?"
"The Empress not only healed Wei Yan's hands, but also gave him guidance. She was truly his second parent."
"If only I were fortunate enough to receive even a little guidance from Her Majesty."
"..."
Xiao Qingyin dared not take credit.
She only explained the principles of the steam engine and the basic structure of a train to Wei Yan; everything else was left to Wei Yan to figure out on his own.
However, she is always willing to offer guidance to anyone who wants to join the research and development team.
Steam machinery is energy-intensive and polluting, and it will eventually have to be replaced by fuel-fired machinery or even electric machinery.
This necessitates the development of more energy sources.
We need more innovative talent.
Wei Yan alone cannot handle the workload.
So when officials tried to get close to her, she pointed out a clear path: "Those who want to do inventions and creations can transfer to the Science and Technology Department."
The crowd then circled around Wei Yan again.
Yun Shu was also at the banquet, but she couldn't eat, so she just watched silently.
After the banquet ended, Xiao Qingyin took her back to the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence, and she gestured for Xiao Qingyin to bring out the pinyin board.
This pinyin board was made by Xiao Qingyin.
To make it easier for the children of Daxi to learn to read, Yi Shuihan adopted a pinyin system and commissioned the compilation of a dictionary with pinyin.
After Xiao Qingyin taught Yun Shu the pinyin, she was able to communicate with them by blinking to select the letters on the pinyin board.
After she finished piecing it together, Xiao Qingyin tidied it up and realized that what she had said was:
"I don't want to be with Wei Yan anymore."
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