"How much of the memorial I gave you yesterday did you read?"
In the warm room, Emperor Jing stared at Li Yuanzhao with a bad look.
The emperor and his ministers were both present. Li Yuanzhao lowered his head and looked a little pale.
"There is a severe drought in the northwest, and the local government has submitted a memorial proposing disaster relief measures. What the hell are you drawing on this?" Emperor Jing angrily threw the memorial on the table towards Li Yuanzhao.
The memorial was thrown to the ground, and a strange pattern appeared on the densely packed articles.
It has wheels and connecting rods, and looks like some kind of mechanical structure.
Li Yuanzhao knew he was in the wrong, and stammered, "I really didn't finish reading it. I was a little tired yesterday... When I was examining the memorial, I suddenly got an inspiration, so I drew it on the memorial."
"Oh, then tell me, what are you painting?" Emperor Jing said coldly.
Speaking of this painting, Li Yuanzhao suddenly became excited, picked up the memorial, and said with great joy: "This is incredible!"
"I first read this article yesterday. The method of disaster relief is simply mediocre. It is nothing more than transporting grain for disaster relief. There is nothing good about it. It makes people sleepy."
"But I suddenly got an idea. It takes a lot of effort to transport grain. The water route is blocked and the loss by land is too great. So I thought, maybe this train doesn't have to run on tracks, but can run directly on the road?"
The emperor and his ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.
What nonsense are you talking about? How can you run without a track?
"Before, I remember that an article appeared in Dongjiao University that solved the steering problem of a four-wheeled carriage. That means it is entirely possible to install a steam engine on a carriage without horses pulling it. Add a structure to control the direction so that people can control the vehicle's movement. Wouldn't that save the track? I was afraid that I would forget it, so I drew it on the memorial."
Emperor Jing frowned and said, "Nonsense! How can a carriage support a steam engine? It's unnecessary to carry coal on the way!"
The ministers also nodded.
Not to mention whether it will work.
The steam engine is amazing, but it’s not used like this.
That big lump of iron would have to be smashed halfway, and we would have to carry a pile of coal with us, so it would be more convenient to use a horse.
Sprinkle salt in the crotch, I'm so bored!
Li Yuanzhao raised his eyebrows and said, "We don't need to carry as much as a train, so can't we just find a way to make it smaller? But coal is indeed a problem... I think we can try kerosene, which doesn't take up space and is convenient to carry."
"Alright, alright! I don't want to hear your nonsense!" Emperor Jing said sternly, "This is not an excuse for you to scribble on the memorial."
"I want to ask you, what have you been doing recently? You haven't been to the court, you haven't been to the palace, and you dare to be sleepy when you are asked to review the memorials?"
Li Yuanzhao suddenly became depressed again: "I was with Lao Fang to solve the problem of the troublemakers, and then I left first. I was really tired yesterday... The day before yesterday, the Jinyiwei paid salaries, and Lao Fang asked me to do it in person, and it took a whole day."
The ministers in the warm room looked at each other.
Emperor Jing's expression eased a little: "Humph, he will find a job for you. How is the problem of the candidates solved?"
"I think it should be nothing serious. I left early, and I don't know how he was dealt with later. Didn't the Royal Guards report it to my father?"
"Your Majesty, the Royal Guards are reporting!"
It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. As soon as Emperor Jing finished asking, everyone in the room cast their eyes towards the door of the warm room.
Emperor Jing gave Guo Tianyang a look, and Guo Tianyang trotted to the door.
After the message was retrieved, Emperor Jing raised his hand and said, "Read it."
Guo Tianyang unfolded the letter and read, "I have recently placed the troublemakers in a house. In order to ease the conflict, I allowed them to study the courses of Dongjiao University. Although it has been effective, they still resist. Therefore, I have taken the next step according to the plan and sent them to work in the factory. I hope they will soon realize the good intentions of the court and give up their resistance. Your Majesty, don't worry. I will report to the court as soon as the matter is settled."
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the warm room was petrified.
What! What!
Fang Zhengyi gathered a group of scholars and asked them to study at Dongjiao University, but because he felt that they were not cooperative enough, he sent them to work in a factory?
"How did he do that?" A cry of exclamation could not help but be heard.
Emperor Jing came to his senses, took the report, rubbed his eyes and read it carefully several times.
In the end, he had to admit that he was not wrong.
Yes, that's right!
Fang Zhengyi did send the troublemaker to work in the factory...
"It's hard to imagine." Emperor Jing took a long time to finally utter a word.
There is no other word to describe it except unimaginable.
"Go quickly! Go and call the Jinyiwei who just delivered the message to come to me and tell me what's going on!"
Upon hearing this, Guo Tianyang ran out immediately.
Emperor Jing looked at Li Yuanzhao and asked, "When you were with Fang Zhengyi before, what did he do?"
Li Yuanzhao said hesitantly, "I know about the previous matter of asking the candidates to study."
"What Lao Fang meant at the time was that if you want to defeat the enemy, you must first understand the enemy, and then the group of candidates were instigated, but I had no idea that he sent them to work in the factory!"
Li Yuanzhao said this, his heart full of regret.
It seems like I missed some exciting drama! I should have left two days later.
Everyone suddenly realized that this made sense, but how to explain what happened next?
At this time, the Jinyiwei who had originally left had been pulled back by Guo Tianyang.
Emperor Jing immediately asked, "How did Fang Zhengyi send those candidates to the factory?"
The Royal Guards said cautiously, "Lord Fang said that the factory had teamed up with Dongjiao University to exploit the workers, and asked them to go there in person to collect evidence. Later, they appealed to their emotions and reasoned with them, and they went. A total of 765 people signed up enthusiastically."
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