According to Qin Bingzhong, being an envoy for marriage is a good job.
But Qin Bingzhong also told him about the possible dangers hidden there. For example, if Her Royal Highness the Third Princess changed her mind after arriving in that bitter cold place, what should he do?
For example, if this is a plan of the barbarians, then Tuoba Feng uses the marriage as an inducement to let the third princess go out of the border, and then takes the third princess as a hostage, will the Yu Dynasty rescue her or not?
If they want to rescue, they must send troops out of Yanshan Pass. The barbarians are unable to move south due to the obstruction of Yanshan Pass. But if Yanshan Pass is opened voluntarily, the barbarian cavalry will no longer have any obstacles. Can the Yu Dynasty stop them?
If we don't rescue him, it will be almost impossible, as it involves Dayu's reputation.
Of course, Qin Bingzhong said in the end that both possibilities were extremely small. If Fu Xiaoguan was really appointed as the envoy to escort the bride, after returning to Shangjing, he would definitely not be holding such an idle position as the Doctor of the Imperial Court.
Qin Bingzhong's analysis was that this was Concubine Shang's plan, and the purpose was to promote Fu Xiaoguan step by step.
It seems that Concubine Shang is inclined to let the Ninth Princess marry, so Fu Xiaoguan will sooner or later be granted the title of a prince of a different surname. However, whether it will be smooth sailing is unknown. There will definitely be difficulties. Concubine Shang will create many opportunities for Fu Xiaoguan to make meritorious deeds, and it depends on whether Fu Xiaoguan can grasp them.
After returning to the Fu Mansion, Fu Xiaoguan thought about it for a long time. If this was true, then there seemed to be only one reason: Concubine Shang wanted Yu Wenjun to be happy.
Well, there is still a year left, and the most important thing now is that those two points cannot be changed.
After leaving Linjiang Academy, Fu Xiaoguan went to the residence of Liu Zhidong, the magistrate of Linjiang, and presented him with some exquisite gadgets brought back from Shangjing, saying that he wanted to thank Brother Liu for his suggestions.
Liu Zhidong had already known the news that Fu Xiaoguan was in Shangjing, and he understood that this brother was already a big shot. There was no awkwardness between the two of them. He just said that Yan Xiwen, the grandson of Prime Minister Yan, had now taken office in Yao County. If you went to Xiacun, he would probably come to visit you if he knew the news.
Fu Xiaoguan didn't care about this. At least from the current point of view, there was no conflict between the two. Yan Xiwen also gave up after knowing Dong Shulan's feelings. Now it seems that his ambition is to pursue a career in politics.
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The next morning, Fu Xiaoguan and his party went out and went to Linjiang Academy to pick up Qin Chengye and more than 20 masters from the Firearms Bureau and Foundry Bureau, and set off, walking towards the village below in the mist.
When they arrived at Xiacun at noon, Fu Xiaoguan lifted the curtain of the car and looked around. The courtyard with green bricks and green tiles beside the Baishui River had been completed. It was well-arranged, quiet and peaceful.
That is the new Wangjia Village. The farmers have moved back there. At this moment, smoke is curling up from the roofs, and occasionally there are the sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking.
The convoy went directly into the Xishan Villa, and Chuck and Bai Yulian came to greet them.
"Have those people been settled?" asked Fu Xiaoguan.
"Master, everything has been settled. We are in the outer courtyard."
"Also settle these twenty masters. Don't neglect them."
"Okay!" Zhang Ce left with twenty curious craftsmen, and Fu Xiaoguan said to the others, "All of you follow me in."
The group entered the inner courtyard. Fu Xiaoguan, Su Mo and others took a bath and had lunch together. They arranged Su Jue and Su Rou to stay next to Su Mo's room, and arranged Qin Chengye to stay next to his own room.
"Let's go out and take a look."
Fu Xiaoguan led his group out of the Xishan Villa without stopping and came to the area that had been planned. Now, several workshops have been built in this huge area according to the drawings he left behind.
Among them, the perfume workshop and the new winery have already started operations, while the other two are still quiet.
At the back of these workshops stood a huge three-story building. Fu Xiaoguan pointed it at Qin Chengye and said with a smile, "Look, that's the Xishan Research Institute, but it's still empty. Let's go take a look."
Qin Chengye's heart was filled with excitement. That building was several times larger than the Shangjing Firearms Bureau. That place would be where his future career would be.
As they walked, Fu Xiaoguan said, "After all, you and the eight masters know the most about firearms. What equipment is needed, or what needs to be customized, you only need to draw up the provisions in the future. This is Zhang Ce, the steward of Xishan. He will fully cooperate with you."
"Well, I'll have to trouble Butler Zhang from now on."
"Sir, please don't say that. I am here to serve you. This is what the young master ordered."
If you think this way, you won’t have to worry about anything.
Everyone arrived at the gate of Xishan Research Institute, and suddenly there was a "bang!" explosion from inside. Then several people covered in dust rushed out, and the one running in front was Li Yi.
Li Yi was entrusted by Fu Xiaoguan to develop new types of gunpowder. Now the experiment has entered a critical stage and it has failed again.
His face was pitch black, his hair was singed in several places, and his clothes were full of holes.
Li Yi almost bumped into Fu Xiaoguan. He exhaled a few times, and two smoke rings came out. He looked up and saw the young master looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Ah, ha, hello, Master!"
"What are you doing?"
"After adjusting the formula, the stability is still not good enough, so it exploded."
The five people who ran out with Li Yi were also stunned. The young master is here?
The young master is really here!
They were once refugees who knew about fire and medicine and were brought here by Li Yi.
"You guys, please remember this: the experiment can be done slowly, but it must be conducted under the premise of ensuring safety. Think about it yourself. What if something goes wrong? This will not happen again. Li Yi, you must come up with a safety protocol."
"Oh well."
"Let me introduce you. You will be working together for a long time. This is Qin Chengye, who is in charge of firearms research and development, and this is Li Yi, who is in charge of gunpowder improvement. Li Yi, Chengye brought with him eight masters from the Shangjing Firearms Bureau. They are also quite knowledgeable about gunpowder. You should communicate with them more in the future. Chengye, since you are here, I also need to explain one thing to you. In my place, everyone, everyone, is equal. There is no distinction between high and low. Everyone is treated equally. We have only one goal, and that is to complete the R&D project and conduct the purest technical research without any other things mixed in."
Fu Xiaoguan said this very seriously. After all, Qin Chengye was the young master of the Qin family who came to Beijing. He was worried that if this young master got angry, it would be detrimental to unity.
Qin Chengye was not disgusted by this at this moment, but liked it very much, because he hated the intrigues in the officialdom, and all he wanted was to do the purest research.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
"Yes, I believe it."
After hearing this, Su Jue straightened his hat. Su Rou, who was embroidering mandarin ducks, opened her narrow eyes and looked at Fu Xiaoguan.
"You can choose the location yourself, just leave the third floor for me. Then, what do you need to buy, how many people are needed, and how much money is needed? Even if we need to build a special kitchen here, you can discuss it with the chefs this afternoon and make preparations as soon as possible so that we can get it on track as soon as possible."
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