Chapter 145 Zhao Lingmeng left Yuanjing
Lately, the old marquis and his wife, Madam Wei, have been living in Zhao Lingmeng's mansion, helping her look after the children. As the war with the Nangan Kingdom intensified, Zhao Lingmeng was no longer in Yuanjing. Instead, she lived in a small chestnut-producing county midway between Yuanjing and the border.
The reason Zhao Lingmeng was here was because of the repeating crossbow she'd copied. Protected by the Emperor's secret guards, the imperial physician, and others, they traveled day and night. Zhao Lingmeng sat in the carriage until she felt like fainting at any moment, and she had lost a lot of weight.
It wasn't that the Emperor didn't want Zhao Lingmeng to get closer to the border. Besides the danger and the fear of accidents, he was more worried that Zhao Lingmeng's body wouldn't be able to handle it. If she fell ill upon reaching the border, it would delay things even further.
After Zhao Lingmeng vomited day after day, he finally heard Deputy Commander Fan say, "Your Highness, we've arrived."
When Zhao Lingmeng heard these words, it was like hearing the sound of nature. Not only Zhao Lingmeng, but even the accompanying imperial physician Feng Shan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard these words.
He now knew the role of Princess Funing. If anything went wrong, not only would the emperor not forgive him, he himself would not be able to get over it. There were so many people waiting on the front line!
Chunshui and Chunmu knew that the prince was uncomfortable in the carriage, so they immediately helped Zhao Lingmeng down.
"Your Highness greets Princess Funing!"
Zhao Lingmeng had been traveling non-stop for the past month, eating poorly, sleeping poorly, and suffering from motion sickness. Now, her entire weight rested on Chunshui and Chunmu. But it felt good to have her feet firmly on the ground.
She didn't feel any resentment. She was just doing other people's work and sharing their worries. Besides, as someone who grew up in that kind of situation, she still had a sense of patriotism. If she had arrived earlier and solved the problem earlier, maybe a few more people would have died.
She looked around and could tell that this was an old villa near the mountains, but judging by the condition inside the courtyard, it seemed to have been renovated.
Zhao Lingmeng weakly ordered: "Everyone get up!"
The people kneeling below were all skilled in weapon crafting, and were all older than the Marquis of Wu'an. Also in charge was General Liu, who was responsible for transporting weapons to the front lines. Zhao Lingmeng felt a little embarrassed when she saw that they had arrived earlier than her. She was in such poor health!
The people below and General Liu saw that the weapons expert was a woman, the eldest daughter of the former Marquis of Wu'an, and she looked like she was about to die. They were shocked. If it weren't for the scene of Deputy Commander Fan personally escorting them, they would have thought the emperor was playing a trick on them!
Deputy Commander Fan immediately introduced Zhao Lingmeng, "Your Highness, this is General Liu, who's in charge of transportation and coordination. He's very familiar with the specifics of the battlefield. This is Lord Jin, who specializes in weaponry and is in charge of that aspect."
After Deputy Commander Fan introduced them, General Liu and Lord Jin immediately stepped out and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Zhao Lingmeng smiled and nodded, "I'll trouble General Liu and Lord Jin to take good care of me from now on."
"I dare not, I dare not. Your Highness, would you like to take a rest first? Please help us when you are free." General Liu was really anxious. People were dying at the front at any time.
"Now! List the important questions first, and I will answer them for you before you wash up and eat!" Zhao Lingmeng was not someone who didn't understand the situation. With so many people waiting, she must solve the important things first. Only when everyone was busy could she rest with peace of mind.
When General Liu and Lord Jin heard Zhao Lingmeng say this, they both had a favorable impression of this prince. He was a man who cared about the overall situation and was certainly capable. At this moment, no one cared about the strict rules between men and women. In the face of life and death, it was nothing.
Zhao Lingmeng immediately asked Chunshui and Chunmu to help her to the backyard. When Zhao Lingmeng arrived at the backyard, she saw that the backyard was full of various weapons and a group of busy people.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't ask these people to stop what they were doing or to pay their respects. She told them to continue working and not to pay any attention to her.
She walked directly to the corridor next to her, and someone immediately brought in chairs and a table, and someone else also brought up some snacks. Zhao Lingmeng sat down and leaned back in the chair, and was about to get some snacks when she saw Feng Shan, the imperial physician, come up immediately with a medicine box.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment!" Doctor Feng said as he swiftly took out a silver needle to test for poison.
Not to mention the adults waiting nearby, even Zhao Lingmeng herself was stunned. Was she already so important?
While Zhao Lingmeng was stunned, Imperial Physician Feng had already finished his examination, bowed respectfully, and stood aside, medicine box in hand. He didn't leave, however, remaining positioned so he could step forward at any moment. On Zhao Lingmeng's other side stood Deputy Commander Fan, Chunshui Chunmu, and other martial arts-trained secret guards.
Before Zhao Lingmeng could speak, Deputy Commander Fan spoke first; "General Liu, Lord Jin, His Highness's identity is currently confidential. You must instruct your subordinates, otherwise we will all..."
After saying this, Deputy Commander Fan made a gesture of wiping his neck.
General Liu and Lord Fan could only immediately respond with a "yes." They thought that Princess Funing's outing was more exaggerated than that of a prince. Even if Deputy Commander Fan didn't tell them not to, they wouldn't dare let anyone say anything.
If Princess Funing were truly as respected as she is, she would be a national treasure in any country. In the current state of Jing State, it would truly be a blessing from their ancestors, and it would certainly not be easily known to other countries. They did not want to be the sinners of Jing State.
"Okay, don't delay, let's get started!" Zhao Lingmeng saw that Deputy Commander Fan had finished his instructions, so he spoke immediately.
General Liu immediately bowed and saluted, and he also stood aside to help maintain order at the scene.
Lord Jin knew that this was not the time to be humble, so he immediately took the drawings of his problems and handed them to Zhao Lingmeng, "Your Highness, please take a look!"
Zhao Lingmeng took it and looked through it one by one. She saw that many of the crossbow parts were broken, and some of the parts didn't fit together properly after replacement. Furthermore, it was too slow to build. One worker had to learn how to assemble all the parts, big and small, which was a huge challenge.
Zhao Lingmeng felt that this problem was actually easy to solve, but these people just didn't think of it at the moment.
"Your Highness, how is it? Can it be solved?" Lord Jin was really anxious. He had tried several methods before, but the results were not particularly ideal.
Zhao Lingmeng nodded and replied simply: "Yes!"
"Master Jin, let those who know how to do it now be solely responsible for teaching and assembling. Each person will only teach how to make one type of part, and then everyone will only need to learn one type of part. Then they can just assemble it directly.
Furthermore, if one person is only responsible for making one type of part, their skills will improve over time, and their speed will increase. "For each disassembled part, please draw a standard drawing. First, build a set according to your drawings and assemble them to see if they can be assembled properly. Only after confirming that they can be assembled properly can the drawings be used."
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