Chapter 582 584. Visit the Lighthouse
Gu Wenheng smiled without saying anything. Feeling the wind blowing up there was a bit biting, he quickly helped Jin Qianqian tie her cloak tightly and put on her hat.
He and Jin Qianqian greeted everyone first, and then took Jin Qianqian to visit the lighthouse he designed.
"Look at the sea ahead. Don't you think the scenery here is particularly beautiful?"
Jin Qianqian faced the sea breeze, looked at the vast sea and nodded, "Standing high, you can see far."
Gu Wenheng pointed to the burning platform next to him and said, "From now on, it will burn for two hours every night. This way, even if you get lost outside, you can still see where you are."
In order to choose a good location, he brought people to the beach to inquire and investigate, and finally found this high position.
Jin Qianqian looked at the small room at the back, where two simple beds were already laid out, and asked, "Are there still people keeping watch here?"
Gu Wenheng, "That's why I asked you to guess. What do you think this can be used as a lighthouse?"
Zhou Shixiong laughed unkindly on the side, "I didn't expect you would even cheat your sister-in-law.
You have already won the chips from us, are you still not satisfied?"
Gu Wenheng, “Brother Zhou, it’s not kind of you to eavesdrop on our conversation.
My wife and I didn't place any bets, we were just joking."
If you really want to laugh at yourself, you also have to see if you are worthy of cooperation.
Jin Qianqian looked at the platform in front and the house behind it. "This is an observation deck. Standing here, you can see what ships are in the harbor."
Zhou Shixiong gave her a thumbs up and said, "It seems that my sister-in-law is much better than me. Even if I stand here, it will take me a long time to react."
Such a place is really wonderful. As long as we build one in several other corners, we won’t even have to send soldiers to patrol the coast.
With the telescope that Brother Gu had invented, he was actually expecting Prince Zuo to come and die again.
No, it's to be given to people. The word death is too unlucky. Keeping their lives can bring them more uses.
As for what those literati said about hurting people but not killing people, that doesn’t count.
Seeing Zhou Shixiong being attracted by the exclamation over there, Jin Qianqian tapped Gu Wenheng's arm and asked in a low voice, "When did you figure this out?"
Gu Wenheng also responded to her in a low voice, "I disassembled and reassembled it before when I was active. The principles inside are all in my head. The most difficult thing was to set up a small glass workshop again, which took me several days to complete."
"You've concealed it so well that I thought you were busy with government affairs these days, but I didn't expect you even kept it a secret from me."
Hearing the tone of settling scores later, Gu Wenheng was the first to back down, and hurriedly acted like a good kid, "I don't know if it will work or not, in order not to make you laugh, I have to win this battle first.
I don’t want to hide it from you, but I want to give you a surprise.”
At this moment, he pulled out a brand new telescope from his sleeve like a magic trick, "I kept this for you, try it."
Jin Qianqian said leisurely at this moment, "It would have been great if this had been figured out earlier, so Minghai and the others would have had more protection."
Gu Wenheng, "..." Could he say that he really hadn't thought about it before?
Jin Qianqian: "..." Suddenly, she felt a little guilty, as if she had never thought of this before.
The couple looked at each other, saw what was in each other's heart, and suddenly smiled at each other.
They also made full preparations for this voyage.
In addition to the boatmen who were familiar with the water, Gu Wenheng sent Ah Qi and Ah Ba, and also mobilized some good men, including some military officers.
The reason for them to board the ship was easy to find. They just wanted to go out and see if there were any potential threats outside. If someone really dared to touch those ships, it was not certain who would be in trouble.
Jin Qianqian raised her brand new telescope and chose a corner to look around.
Zhou Shixiong and the others also noticed it at this moment, and they all stared at Gu Wenheng.
No one knows better than them that if this thing is used in the military, it will also be a great weapon.
"You are such a dishonest boy. You used this thing to make us fight for it, but you are still hiding it."
Gu Wenheng, "You have wronged me. I only made three."
"What about the other one?" Deputy General Wang almost tried to find it himself.
Because his look was too straightforward, Gu Wenheng quickly took a step back and said in a hurry, "Of course I have to offer a portion to you. It should be on the way now."
This reason is irrefutable, and if they were in his shoes, they would do the same.
Zhou Shixiong, however, was not as easy to appease as his subordinates. "If there are three, there will surely be countless more. I think Brother Gu will fulfill our wish!"
Gu Wenheng shook his head and said, "Brother Zhou, what you said is not fair.
Do you think this thing came out of nowhere? This took a lot of effort on my part, and the cost was not low.
Don't do this thankless task and harm your brothers."
The other generals tactfully stepped aside. After all, given the brotherhood between the general and Lord Gu, they would have to participate if any benefit was to be gained.
Now, there are only two of them standing here.
Zhou Shixiong looked a little shy at the moment, but his face was dark, so it was not visible, "I was not thoughtful enough, and I really shouldn't have taken advantage of Brother Gu.
I wonder when this item will be available in your shop? Let me order one first."
Gu Wenheng, "Brother, am I such a stingy person? I am saying this for outsiders to hear. You also know how powerful this thing is. Now it is not just me who has the final say.
When I offer the item, I also include the production method.”
Zhou Shixiong also came back to his senses and said, "That's how it should be.
When I return, I will submit a memorial to the emperor and ask him to give me some of them as a reward. After all, these are essential when our watchtower is built."
Seeing that he understood, Gu Wenheng gave him a thumbs up and said, "We are all loyal and patriotic subjects, without any selfish motives."
The two brothers looked at each other and walked over to watch this rare view with them.
Jin Qianqian just played with it for a while, and then returned the telescope to Gu Wenheng, "You can also take a look, the scenery here is really rare, even the ships on the sea can be seen clearly."
Gu Wenheng casually hid the telescope back into his sleeve and said, "I have been watching from here for a few days. Now I have seen the scenery. The wind is a bit cold up there. Let's go down."
Jin Qianqian naturally couldn't just leave like this. She looked at the people who were still discussing over there and asked, "Brother Zhou and the others aren't going with us?"
Gu Wenheng took her into the tower and said, "They have something important to discuss. This place will be requisitioned by them from now on. Everything will be handed over to them."
Gu Wenheng thought that this time, by just designing an extra platform, he could save the money for repairing the lighthouse, and the smile on his face became even bigger.
There is no way. The current prefectural government can be described in one word: poor.
(End of this chapter)
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