Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 214
On this day, after getting up early and finishing his exercise, Lai Shangrong was reading the newspaper and eating breakfast.

Jin Chuan walked in carrying a food box, opened the lid, and took out three or four plates, on which were placed various shapes of golden, yellow and orange cakes in a "pin" shape.

He turned to Lai Shangrong, bent down and said to his ear: "Uncle, please try it again and see if there is anything else that needs to be changed!"

Lai Shangrong looked up and praised: "Yes, the work was much more detailed this time."

In order to please the eyes, he asked the craftsmen of the State-owned Enterprise Department to make several sets of molds according to the shapes of flowers and small animals.

Needless to say about the flowers, the animals were selected in several cute forms such as rabbits and pandas.

This is not the first time Lai Shangrong has tried it. Although Xing Xiuyan, You Erjie and others all found it delicious, Lai Shangrong thought it was a bit uninteresting.

Seeing Lai Shangrong's approval, Jin Chuan hurriedly reached out and picked out a rose-shaped cake, bowed and handed it to his mouth.

Lai Shangrong took a bite.

He nodded and said, "Yeah! It's the right thing this time!"

Seeing this, Jin Chuan hurriedly put the rest to her mouth again, and did this two or three times. When Lai Shangrong finished a piece of cake and slid it on her green-like fingers, she was satisfied and stopped feeding.

Lai Shangrong knew Jin Chuan's thoughts well, but as more and more women appeared, his mentality also changed.

From the beginning, the famous Jin Chai wanted to take over the house without him; now, maids like Jin Chai have become dispensable.

After all, there are no fields with rotten pears, only tired cows.

Although he is extremely talented, he must also follow the path of sustainable development.

He gave an order that was neither salty nor bland: "Make some some in the morning. It will be useful, uncle."

Then he got up and went to the front yard, got in the car and rushed to the firearms factory.

The transformation of the steam engine has been completed, and today is the critical moment for installation and commissioning.

Originally the emperor also wanted to come to visit, but was dissuaded by Lai Shangrong, mainly because he was afraid of taking responsibility.

Now that the Holy Family is prospering, don’t capsize in the gutter.

However, although the emperor did not come, he sent his close associates such as King Zhongshun, Qiu Duo, and Qining.

Seeing King Zhongshun, Lai Shangrong thought of the red sweat scarf. If it could be confirmed from King Zhongshun that it was Xue Pan who leaked the secret, it would be more targeted to sow discord between the Jia family and the Xue family.

So he tentatively said: "Jiang Yuhan should be in the prince's pocket again, right?"

"Hahaha!" King Zhongshun smiled complacently.

"It's thanks to the young master from Rong Mansion who was born with a jade in his mouth, otherwise I wouldn't have known that Shui Rong actually hid people in the Red Sandalwood Castle and was almost deceived by him."

"I heard Duke Cun Zhou tell me about this. I didn't expect that the prince would even know their secrets. Could it be Commander Qi's help?"

He said to Qi Ning with a smile: "If this is the case, you can ask the prince to treat you, and we all have to accompany you!"

Qi Ning hurriedly said: "No! It's nothing!"

King Zhongshun also complained: "Shang Rong! You can't say this nonsense. Commander Qi only obeys the emperor's orders, how can he help me!"

Then he explained: "It's strange that the young master who was born with a jade in his mouth didn't know that Qi Guan had gone to Shuirong, but instead asked someone to come to my palace to exchange for a red sweat scarf."

Lai Shangrong said calmly: "In a humble position, I don't hesitate to speak. My lord, please don't blame us!"

At the same time secretly pondering.

Baoyu himself leaked it?
wrong!

Wasn't the red sweat scarf given to the attacker by Baoyu?

Xiren is not a son of the Jia family, and family members will not have the opportunity to enter the family. It is more difficult than outsiders to pass on objects.

Could it be Mingyan?
I remember that in the original book, Mingyan knew where Xi Ren was, and it was obvious that their friendship was extraordinary. However, she didn't report this matter. It seemed like she had to deceive him.

Just as he was thinking about whether there was something or not, the roar of the machine over there interrupted his thoughts.

"Sir! The broach is broken!" Even with the help of a steam engine, the material of the broach is not as good as that of later generations, and the simple lathe imitating a sewing machine is not precise enough, so the rifling needs to be polished repeatedly.

Lai Shangrong nodded and said: "It doesn't matter! Just wait until the new steel is produced, then change the broach and continue."

It took a full two-quarters of an hour, and three broaches were used up in a row, before a rifled gun barrel was finally completed.

A batch of new bullets were made in advance, but the barrel was a modification of an old barrel. Lai Shangrong was afraid that the rifling would be stretched and the internal structure would be damaged, causing the chamber to explode, so he prepared an iron plate with holes in it at the shooting range in advance as a protection.

"Bang!...Boom!"

"It's done!" Qiu Yijun, who was shooting, shouted while running towards the people in the distance.

The first sound was the sound of gunfire, and the second sound was the sound of bullets hitting an iron plate. Because it was protected, it was difficult to aim, so the target was changed to an iron plate 300 meters away.

When he came to everyone, he said excitedly: "Master Lai! Just by listening to the sound, I know that I am not exhausted. I am afraid that I will not be lower than the four-shot place (400 meters)!"

Lai Shangrong looked indifferent, nodded to Qiu Yijun, then turned to Qin Zhong and said, "Go back and test the limit shooting distance, and calculate the relationship between the twisting distance and the shooting distance."

"Yes! Master!"

King Zhongshun asked curiously: "Is this Shang Rong's apprentice?"

"Yes!"

Pointing to Jia Lan and Jia Jun in the distance, he said: "These three people have all learned some ways of studying things from me. They have been working together here for more than half a month. This is Mr. Qin's son. I also plan to let him He went into the Shenji Camp to collect problems encountered by the soldiers in their daily use."

Fang Changqing hurriedly agreed: "My three disciples, especially little brother Qin, have extraordinary knowledge! He can tell many installation problems at a glance."

He mentioned Qin Zhong on purpose. After all, the Shenji Camp is the emperor's domain, and if he wanted Qin Zhong to enter the Shenji Camp, he had to get the emperor's approval.

During this period, he also mentioned it to the emperor in the secret book, but there was no response. He took the opportunity to mention it in front of King Zhongshun and others, hoping to give Qin Zhong some leverage.

Including the installation and modification of the steam engine, it was all the result of him running a small stove in private.

People are all emotional creatures. Although his motives were impure at first, after teaching for nearly two years, he could not bear the misfortune to happen to his apprentice, so he thought a lot about it.

After the test firing was completed, Qi Ning and others said goodbye and left.

Inside the imperial study.

Emperor Zhenglong couldn't hide his excitement after hearing the report.

"Even the three-shot area has been doubled!"

"Master Lai said that the material of the barrel is not good and it is not suitable for mass production at the moment."

Zhenglong pondered for a moment and said, "Is Qin Ye's son responsible for the installation?"

"It's the Emperor!" Qining bowed.

Qiu Duo also said: "Yi Jun also said when he came back that he helped with most of the installation and other work. He should have some real inheritance from Mr. Lai."

"I didn't see it, but Lai Aiqing values ​​​​love and justice and keeps his promises." Emperor Zhenglong sighed: "That's it! Just think of it as an end to Lai Aiqing's hard work, let the father and son meet, and allow him to enter the Shenji Camp to obey his orders."

"The emperor is benevolent!"

"You should know how to tell him, tell him to commit suicide after seeing his son!"

Originally, the emperor arranged for Qin Ye to be killed in prison, but unexpectedly, the subsequent development changed, and the Supreme Emperor threw Qin Ye back to the Jinyi Guard Prison.

On the contrary, it gave him no chance to implement his subsequent plans. Although the corruption case was not severely punished, it was only temporary, and the emperor had no intention of letting it go.

It is even more impossible for the main criminal Qin Ye to be released.

After much deliberation, it was most appropriate to let him commit suicide.

If Qin Zhong couldn't do anything, the emperor wouldn't show mercy, but it was different now.

Yes, thunder, rain and dew are all gifts from the emperor. For the emperor, allowing father and son to meet before his death is already a great kindness.

(End of this chapter)