Great Qin Empress's Infrastructure Handbook

Chapter 365 Windfall
After a while, the guard who went to investigate came back, and with him came the somewhat embarrassed Gong Shuyu.

"Your Majesty, there was an explosion in the back mountain of the Ministry of Industry. Three people were killed and 17 people were injured." Gongshuyu said sadly. Those who were killed were all the most powerful craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry.

The death of these people is definitely a great loss for Daqin.

"What's going on, why did the explosion happen?" Zhao Qingrui also felt a little distressed. It takes a lot of time to train a master craftsman who can enter the Ministry of Industry. Zhao Qingrui will feel distressed if he loses three at once. died.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Gunpowder Research Institute is studying how to improve the power of gunpowder and the ammunition needed to make firecrackers." Gong Shuyu dared not hide anything, and quickly explained the situation of the research institute.

Zhao Qingrui pursed her lips, "In order to study the dedicated people, the compensation will be doubled. Their families will arrange for someone to take care of them. For those who are injured, arrange the best doctors to treat them and try to cure them completely."

Zhao Qingrui arranged these things quickly, and the public has no objections, it is best for His Majesty to arrange this way.

For those who dedicated themselves to scientific research, even if His Majesty didn't say anything, he was going to take some money from his salary to compensate these people.

"How is the research progress of gunpowder? Is there anything missing in the manufacture of weapons? I'll send someone to send it to you." Looking at Gong Shuyu with a sad face, Zhao Qingrui could understand Gong Shuyu's mood.

Gongshuyu is now in charge of the Ministry of Industry, he is a very responsible person, otherwise Zhao Qingrui would not have chosen him first after Suling rejected the position.

His personality makes him very popular in the Ministry of Industry, but there are also some disadvantages. If you want to study weapons, especially gunpowder and thermal weapons, these things are too unstable, and you will die if you are not careful.

Gong Shuyu, who is full of emotions, still can't bear such a result.

"The power of gunpowder has increased by about five times. If you want to increase the power, the progress is slow. In terms of thermal weapons, the materials needed for the gunpowder are still not up to the standard. You can only use it three or four times before it explodes." Gong Shuyu somewhat uncomfortable.

His Majesty has allocated a lot of money for the Ministry of Industry. Apart from education, the Ministry of Industry spends the most.

However, the Ministry of Industry has made slow progress, and even encountered a bottleneck.

"The minister failed His Majesty's expectations." Gongshu Yu said respectfully.

"It's okay, the progress of scientific research cannot be smooth sailing." Zhao Qingrui shook his head.

"Your Majesty, I'm probably not suitable for the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry. I haven't done well enough. Dozens of people have died since I took this position. Your Majesty has high hopes for the Ministry of Industry and invested so much money. However, the Ministry of Industry is making slow progress and has not met His Majesty's expectations." Gong Shuyu looked a little depressed.

"Don't be too horny, hot weapons are not so easy to study, I hope you can fight steadily, don't be impatient, you, look at it, you are in my heart, and you are more suitable for this position than anyone else." The corners of Zhao Qingrui's mouth twitched In an instant, this was hit?
This guy's mentality is not good, he needs to practice more.

The Ministry of Industry is a place for technology. Compared with other departments, there is much less intrigue here, and the people in the Ministry of Industry are relatively simple.

After Gongshuyu left, Zhao Qingrui asked people to send compensation to those three families. In addition to compensation, Zhao Qingrui also sent them a pennant.

Although the recipients were sad, but His Majesty cared for them, they were still very touched.

This incident did not cause any major impact, and the court did not have any opinions.

These people have indeed sacrificed their lives for the country, and it's okay for His Majesty to give more compensation.

As long as it is for the people of Great Qin, His Majesty attaches great importance to it, which also makes many officials in the court recognize Zhao Qingrui more.

Paying for such a king also made them feel more at ease, and they were afraid of encountering those who would kill donkeys.

Fortunately, both the First Emperor and the current His Majesty treated the meritorious officials extremely kindly.

The weather outside was getting hotter and hotter, and it hadn't rained for a long time. Zhao Qingrui, who was resting in Lanchi Palace, felt a little restless.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Su is asking to see you." The little eunuch hurried over.

"Let him come to Lanchi Palace." Zhao Qingrui said lazily while lying on the rocking chair.

When Su Ling came over, he saw His Majesty in a long skirt, leaning leisurely on the rocking chair, holding a book in his hand and reading it with relish.

I haven't seen you for a few days, His Majesty seems to be in a bad state, did he not have a good rest?

"I bow to Your Majesty." When he came back to his senses, Su Ling hurriedly saluted.

Zhao Qingrui looked at Su Ling twice more, he seemed to be staring at him just now, lost his mind?

Zhao Qingrui, who is beautiful and self-aware, is still very satisfied. Since she became the emperor, few people have dared to look at her.

The group of people in the court hall were all serious and serious. Except for those who wanted to recommend themselves as pillow seats, Zhao Qingrui faced all serious people. Sometimes she almost forgot her own face.

"Don't be too polite, why did Ai Qing come to the palace?" Zhao Qingrui sat up straight and put down the book in her hand.

"Return to Your Majesty, I want to ask for some rubber from Shanglinyuan." Su Ling said seriously, since he knew about rubber, he went to ask for some, and found that this thing has many uses. It is used in steam engines and is extremely airtight.

It's just that the point he wants to come is not enough at all, and it is impossible for him to ask for more directly, so he can only come to His Majesty to apply.

"How much?" Zhao Qingrui paused, and there were not many rubber trees in Shanglin Garden.

"I want everything, it will take a month. I have sent the Mo Xia of the Mohist family to go to Lingnan to find rubber trees. Afterwards, I will send people to Lingnan to get them back." Su Ling said hastily.

"Yes, I agree. You can take my edict and hand it over to Xu Changming, so that the farmer can help you." Zhao Qingrui did not refuse. Suling will definitely be able to create more value by using these rubbers. Zhao Qing Rui is willing to give it to him.

Just take a month's worth of rubber, and that's nothing.

As long as Su Ling can research something, it's okay to hand over all the rubber trees in Shanglinyuan to him.

His Majesty agreed so easily, and he even wrote a special application form, writing a lot of things, just to convince His Majesty.

Ah, this turned out to be good, it was completely useless.

In the end, the application form written by Su Ling was left on Zhao Qingrui's desk here, and after he left, Zhao Qingrui picked it up and looked at it carefully.

There is a lot of content on it, and it is basically about what Suling wants to use the rubber for, and it is well-founded and convincing.

Of course, this handwriting is also very beautiful, horizontal and vertical, upright, comparable to a printed one, and it is pleasing to the eye.

Following His Majesty's edict, Su Ling went directly to Shanglin Garden.
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In a few days, a large ship with a completely different style from Daqin's existing ships sailed from the Wei River into Xianyang City.

Zhao Qingrui also received Han Xin's memorial, knowing that they had captured a whole boatload of foreigners.

Holding his face, are you black? Zhao Qingrui flipped through the map. Is there a black person so powerful?

Whether it is or not, we must see each other.

At the court meeting on the second day, Zhang Hui and others were announced to the Qilin Hall.

It was the first time for him to enter the Qilin Palace. Above was the majestic majesty, and below was the solemn courtiers. Civil and military officials lined up on one side. He only felt his legs go weak.

"Minister Zhang Hui pays homage to His Majesty, Your Majesty will last forever." Zhang Hui shouted, his heart beating fast, he saw His Majesty, and when he returned to Donghai County, he would be able to brag with his brothers in the army.

"Pingshen, please tell me the details of the navy's encounter with foreigners." Zhao Qingrui said gently.

This Zhang Hui looks like he is only in his thirties, and he already has a fifth-rank position, so the future can be expected.

People who can be valued by Han Xin should have some skills.

"Promise." Zhang Hui said respectfully, and then explained in detail the discovery of the large foreign ship at sea, and reported the confiscated things along the way.

Many people in the DPRK were quite puzzled. The confiscated items, except for the boats, were worth a little more, and in their eyes, other items were simply rubbish.

With such a little thing, how dare you bring it to the Qilin Hall to talk about it?
In the past few years, Great Qin has developed rapidly, and good things are constantly emerging, and the things they use are naturally getting better and better. Compared with the past and the present, it is almost like being in two worlds.

If it was before, they might still be a little interested in these things.

"Bring those foreigners here." Zhao Qingrui said in a deep voice, she also looked down on such a little thing.

Look at the people who were caught first, and then make plans for others after you understand the situation clearly.

Soon, these people were brought up, a total of 230 people.

The courtiers still have a lot of people who look like this. Isn't this because the envoys of the Maurya Dynasty look similar, but darker, are they from the Maurya Dynasty?
What are they going to the East China Sea to do?This can't help these people in the court to think too much.

"*&...%￥...." Seeing so many people in the court, the leader spoke quickly, as if he was anxious to explain something.

The people in the court looked at each other, and then looked in the direction of Honglu Temple in unison.

Honglu Siqing's face turned bitter, he couldn't understand at all.

"Your Majesty, I can't understand their language. It seems to be completely different from the language of the Maurya Dynasty." Honglu Temple Minister hurriedly said.

"Call all the people from Honglu Temple. If you can communicate with them, I will reward you a lot." Zhao Qingrui ordered directly.

In her previous life, she had learned English so badly, how could she learn other languages, she also didn't understand the languages ​​of these people.

Soon, all the people from Honglu Temple came over, and these people communicated with these black people one by one.

It's just that, without exception, no one understands their language.

"Your Majesty, what should I do?" For a moment, I didn't know what to do.

However, such a small number of people is completely irrelevant. If these people are killed, they will be killed. With the current strength of Daqin, even the Peacock Dynasty, they are not afraid.

"Imprison them and let them learn the language of Daqin. I want to know where they come from and what is the purpose of coming to Daqin." Zhao Qingrui said lightly.

"How to deal with their ships and supplies?" Li Si asked.

"The ship is directly confiscated. What are the supplies? Let's send them up and let's see." Zhao Qingrui was quite interested in what they brought, and if they found something good, it would be an unexpected harvest.

Following Zhao Qingrui's order, the things on the boat were quickly brought up. These things were organized and not messy.

Looking at more than a dozen boxes of things delivered, Zhao Qingrui suddenly found some good things, got up directly, and came to the boxes.

When Zhao Qingrui came down, all the officials gave way.

"Spread them all out one by one." Zhao Qingrui picked up a long stick that looked like a tree root, her eyes widened. If she remembered correctly, this thing should be called cassava.

Cassava has many uses and the output is still high, which is definitely a good thing for the current Daqin.

Han Xin has done a great job this time, so he needs to be rewarded.

With all kinds of things spread out, Zhao Qingrui also found a lot of good things.

Cocoa beans, cashews, apples, apricots, melon seeds, and some spices.

Zhao Qingrui's eyes are shining brightly on these things, especially the seeds. With these seeds, the species diversity of Daqin will be greatly increased.

"Your Majesty knows these things?" Li Si looked at Zhao Qingrui, who had bright eyes, and asked carefully.

"Well, these are all good things. Come here, tell Xu Changming to come over. I have something to tell him." Zhao Qingrui asked people to carefully put these seeds away, and handed them over to Xu Changming for planting in Shanglin Garden first. with.

"No." The guard took the order and left.

Suddenly, the exclamation of other people attracted everyone's attention.

"Your Majesty, what kind of egg is this? It's so big?" An official held an egg carefully.

Zhao Qingrui looked over, there was still a basket of ostrich eggs.

"This thing is called an ostrich egg, and it is a very big and tall bird." Zhao Qingrui explained briefly.

"Your Majesty is so knowledgeable that he knows so much about foreign things." The man shouted flattering.

Zhao Qingrui glanced at that person speechlessly, she remembered this person, he was the Confucian scholar who liked to flatter her the most, and he came from Jixia Academy.

He has some skills, so she appointed him and sent him to the Ministry of Rites.

"What's Your Majesty's plan for this basket of ostrich eggs?" Li Si looked at the basket of ostrich eggs with interest.

"Eat it, stay here for a while, I will ask the chef to cook these delicious eggs for everyone to taste." Zhao Qingrui glanced at it, although she had never eaten it, she knew that it was edible .

"Your Majesty, is this thing really non-poisonous?" Someone hesitated.

"It's not poisonous, eat it at ease." Zhao Qingrui said lightly, "If you dare not eat it, then I'll try it first."

"Your Majesty, no, I would like to be a taster." Feng Quji glared at the person who spoke, and then said hastily.

His Majesty has said that there is no problem, Feng Quji still trusts her very much.

"That's right, I'm willing to try it too." Li Si also echoed.

(End of this chapter)