At this moment, only Wang Jiyang was in the study. He was staring at the terrain sand table, his brows furrowed. Hearing footsteps, he stood up straight and looked at Zhao Shu holding Wei Tingsi's hand. His eyes widened, making Zhao Shu blush. "Um, come here, I want to show you something."
Zhao Shu laid the list and letter out on the table. "Last time I found the fire lance."
Speaking of the fire lance, Wang Jiyang had something to say: "The people have been dealt with. I heard that the princess has something even better? Otherwise, it would have been a waste to kill them."
"Of course." Zhao Shu wouldn't hide anything from her own people. After showing the Crown Prince the drawings of the musket last time, she also sent a copy to Wei Tingsi. "These people are quite skilled and should be able to make it. Find a group of people, and have each person make a part. That way, no one will master all the technology, and it will be faster."
“Prince Jing is also secretly forging weapons. I heard he has obtained a new technology, and Ma Zhonghe is in charge,” Wang Jiyang added. “Their technology is not much different from the formula given by Miss Sun.”
"Keep Ma Zhonghe here. We need to manufacture muskets before we pacify Shu, then even the sharpest weapons won't stand a chance." Swords are faster than spears; that's the Little Li Flying Dagger. Could Prince Jing really train a whole division of Little Li Flying Daggers?
"Does His Majesty not know about the muskets?" Wei Tingsi suddenly asked.
Zhao Shu looked at him nervously, afraid that he was blindly loyal. "I don't know."
He sighed upon hearing this, "Without silver, how will we manufacture muskets?"
Zhao Shuyi pointed to the Crown Prince's letter, "Gold."
To compete with Emperor Mingde for gold was tantamount to rebellion. Zhao Shu was very uneasy. She was gambling, gambling big, gambling that Wei Tingsi would choose her and abandon his loyalty to Emperor Mingde.
She shamefully used him again, but Qin Ji sent her to Chu in the hope of influencing Wei Tingsi's loyalty.
For a long time, Wang Jiyang felt the atmosphere become oppressive and dull. He was Wei Tingsi's strategist, and the two had known each other for many years, so he naturally knew about Wei Tingsi's situation. This was the first time he had seen Wei Tingsi struggle with something.
Zhao Shu clearly intended to abandon Emperor Mingde. Even if he didn't kill him in the future, he would make him abdicate. Emperor Mingde had done a great favor for Wei Tingsi, and Emperor Mingde's greatest wish was to concentrate imperial power. Zhao Shu's plan was to help Emperor Mingde reduce the power of the princes and then retire.
However, Zhao Shu planned to abdicate Emperor Mingde while simultaneously reducing the power of the princes and implementing reforms, and to assist the crown prince in ascending the throne before Emperor Mingde's death, which contradicted his own plans.
"Shushu, I am willing to help the Crown Prince, so why do you still want to do this?" He did not want to be Zhao Shu's enemy; he just wanted to know the reason, a reason to convince him.
Loving someone doesn't mean being ungrateful for them.
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