As Wen Xingzhou expected, the next day at work, Xiao Yulou was taken to the imperial study by His Majesty.
Fu Xiaoguan gave Xiao Yulou a lecture and finally punished him with a six-month salary deduction. This matter was considered to have been approved by His Majesty.
“There won’t be a next time!”
"Your Majesty, I, your servant, will never dare to do it again!"
Xiao Yulou was almost in tears. He had a very unpleasant feeling when he returned home last night. Even if His Majesty did not give him a warning today, he would not dare to set foot in Liuyun Tower again.
"What's the current status of the homage from various countries?" Fu Xiaoguan poured a cup of tea and handed it to Xiao Yulou.
"Your Majesty, the date is set for March 18th, five days away. Envoys from smaller nations like Luzon, Persia, the Arab Empire, Korea, and Yelang have stated that their rulers will come in person, and they will likely arrive in Guanyun City within the next two days."
"Over at Xixia, their king will arrive tomorrow at Your Majesty's invitation. The Liao Dynasty... the Liao Dynasty envoy said their king is busy with important matters and cannot come this time."
Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyebrows while holding the teacup, "I understand."
"Your Majesty..." Xiao Yulou paused, "Regarding the etiquette of this pilgrimage, what are your plans?"
"Master Nangong is right. These lower nations have come to see me, and it's only right that they give me gifts. How can I really need to give them gifts?"
Fu Xiaoguan said indifferently, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea. Xiao Yulou was stunned, "This... We are from Shangbang."
"Remember this: in the thousand-year history of the Wu Dynasty, has any other country ever come to pay homage? Never. Why is that? This is because Daxia has unified the country, possessing a vast territory and formidable national strength!"
"They're worried that Daxia will continue to expand and destroy them all, which is why several countries are coming to pay tribute."
"They gave me gifts to buy peace of mind, so I naturally had to fulfill their wish."
"From now on, if you encounter such a situation, you must follow the rules of this time... You will eat and sleep at the Honglu Temple, and you must pay for the food and lodging. If you pay more, you can be arranged to stay in a better courtyard. If you pay less, you can stay in a smaller room."
Xiao Yulou's eyes widened. This... did Daxia lack these two cents? What would those lower countries think of this?
"Daxia doesn't need to look at the faces of any person or country!"
"On the contrary, I will make all countries, even those far away across the sea, understand that they must obey Daxia's wishes!"
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Xiao Yulou received an education that was completely different from etiquette. This education made him reflect for a whole day before he understood a truth - everything in this world ultimately comes down to the simple truth of who has the bigger fist.
Today's Daxia can truly be said to be invincible in the world!
Especially after those ships were built, all the people of Daxia firmly believed that wherever the Daxia army passed, it would be absolutely indestructible.
Such strong confidence is based on their emperor, as well as on the strong quality and advanced armaments of the Daxia army and navy.
Such armament research has never stopped for a moment.
Xiao Yulou didn't know that there would be another research institute soon - it was not a national one of Daxia, but a private one!
One day in March, Qin Ruoxue from the Daxia Science Research Institute left Siyang County and came to Guanyun City.
It was Dong Shulan who welcomed her into the palace.
In the harem, Qin Ruoxue paid her respects to the empress dowager, the queen, and the other imperial concubines, and finally chatted with Dong Shulan and Susu for a long time.
"Su Su is in charge of the weapons and equipment company of the Great Xia Golden Phoenix Group. This is why I invited you here..."
Dong Shulan took Qin Ruoxue's hand and said with a smile: "Don't we have another research center in Xishan?"
Qin Ruoxue nodded and roughly understood what Dong Shulan meant.
"After we left, although Yu Wendao didn't reopen the research institute, the firearms bureaus in Fenglin Mountain and Pingling continued to operate. Here's what I'm thinking, Ruoxue, if you're willing, please take charge of the work at the Xishan Research Institute and take over the two firearms bureaus."
"Grandpa Qin is at Xishan Academy. Your Majesty has tried many times to bring him to Guanyun City to retire, but Grandpa Qin has refused. Now that he is old, if you go to Xishan Research Institute, you can live in the Xishan Villa like him. That way, you can take care of Grandpa Qin."
"Ruoxue, what do you think?"
This is certainly a good thing. I have been busy day and night in the research institute these years, and when I have some free time, I miss my grandfather who is far away from home very much.
So Qin Ruoxue nodded in agreement, but asked the question in her mind: "Of course this is a good idea, but... should this Xishan Research Institute be incorporated into the management of the Jinfeng Group's weapons and equipment company?"
Dong Shulan nodded. "Didn't His Majesty say that? Private ownership of weapons and equipment is also permitted. From now on, the General Armaments Department will be responsible for the procurement of weapons and equipment for the Great Xia Army. If there are two or more suppliers of weapons and equipment, the General Armaments Department must hand over the products to the troops for testing before selecting one supplier for purchase..."
"This is competition. I hope Susu can lead this company to participate in it. And you will be the chief researcher of our weapons and equipment company. You will select all the personnel, and none of us will interfere."
This was a great trust. Qin Ruoxue suddenly felt her shoulders sink, as if she had carried a heavy burden.
The Firearms Research Bureau of the Daxia Academy of Sciences has basically completed its research on the Mauser rifle, and a prototype has been produced. This thing is completely different from the second-generation flintlock rifle.
It fires a metal bullet, the model of which is based on a small bullet provided by His Majesty, but with changed specifications.
The caliber used is 11 mm - this unit and measurement standard were also provided by Your Majesty. In the Academy of Sciences, most of the measurement units used today were formulated by Your Majesty.
The inner wall of its barrel is made of spiral rifling, and the effective shooting range reaches three hundred meters!
It took me nearly a month to get back. I'm afraid that during this month, the Mauser rifle has been finalized and production has begun, because His Majesty has written to my brother several times urging him to do so, and it was very urgent.
As for the equipment... due to the special nature of the Daxia Army and Navy, the technology for producing that silver bulletproof armor has long been mature and has been in large-scale production.
To win the competition against her brother - Qin Ruoxue is very interested in this.
Aren't you showing off?
Aren’t you looking down on a little girl like me?
Humph, when I go to Xishan Research Institute, I will improve this Mauser rifle. As for the bulletproof armor, it is a bit difficult to improve it.
By the way, the Daxia Navy is developing vigorously, so we can find another way to improve the navy’s equipment.
Qin Ruoxue's eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked, "Even when it comes to the direction of scientific research, do I have the final say?"
"You decide what the Xishan Research Institute and all the firearms and ordnance bureaus produce, and we will provide the funding."
"make a deal!"
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