Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 274 Steam Revolution
Today, several women unexpectedly gathered here for no apparent reason. Dong Fozi was stunned for a moment. These beautiful and fragrant women were all surrounding Yang Guang. Except for those with status, those without status were considered beauties. Be a confidant.

Each has its own characteristics and merits. His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, sitting upright surrounded by such beauties, looked as usual.

Is this the prince of Sui Dynasty?

Dong Fozi thought to himself, it is said that the current empress is very strict with the emperor's concubines. The emperor does not have many concubines, so everyone from top to bottom follows suit, but Yang Guang is surrounded by so many beauties. , and to be the only one to receive holy favor, there must be something extraordinary about it.

But among the women around Yang Guang, the most famous ones are actually Xiao Menglan and Hasayaqi. Xiao Menglan is the Princess Jin who is being married by the matchmaker. She was appointed by the Queen herself. The better the relationship, the happier the Queen will be.

Hasayaqi is a Turkic brother-in-law. What is this called? It is a noble spirit and selfless dedication for us to sacrifice our lives for the country.

As for Nanxi, Empress Dugu naturally didn't like her, but Yang Guang didn't do anything extraordinary when she was a loyal and loyal woman who risked her life for a chance, so Empress Dugu turned a blind eye.

Tang Tongan lives as a younger sister.

The two sisters Yunrui and Yunqi are just partners who can sit down and talk, and they are not eye-catching.

Seeing so many people coming, Yang Guang was too embarrassed to stay here anymore, so he said to his younger brothers: "Please entertain General Dong and Miss Dong well. I have some things to do here and will leave first."

Seeing Yang Guang leave, Dong Shenglan even felt empty in her heart.

This heroic young man, whom he had heard about for so long, left not long after meeting him, surrounded by a bunch of beauties, and these beauties were no less than himself.

Dong Shenglan, who was extremely confident about her appearance, didn't know whether she was confident or arrogant for a moment. She thought she was the most beautiful in the world, but in this elegant room, she was inferior by several percent.

Naturally, Yang Jun and Yang Xiu couldn't detect what Dong Shenglan was thinking. Yang Guang left just in time, and the two of them began to talk boastfully in Dong Fozi's favor.

Yang Jun's reputation for eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling did not spread much because of the empress's deliberate suppression. Dong Fuzi didn't know that, but now he looked like a high-ranking official in the capital in his words and deeds.

Yang Xiu is a showman, and his beautiful words are not as good as Yang Jun's. But everyone knows that Yang Xiu's ability is far better than that of Yang Jun. He is a person with real power, a dignified governor of Yizhou. In terms of official position and Dong Fozi's rank, in terms of position and population under his jurisdiction, he was much larger than Dong Fozi.

For a while, the two brothers were fighting over Dong Meiren.

Dong Fozi saw this in his eyes and was happy in his heart. It would be best if his granddaughter could become a prince. Not to mention him, even Gao Jiong was willing to let his daughter teach Yang Yong a good lesson. He asked himself It is also reasonable for her granddaughter to be a concubine.

Seeing that both princes were interested in his granddaughter, Dong Fuzi took the initiative. After chatting for an hour, Dong Shenglan spoke very little.

After coming out of the restaurant, Dong Fozi said in an extremely happy mood: "Sheng Lan, you can see how much your two highnesses like you. Which one of your highnesses do you think is the best teacher?"

"The King of Qin and the King of Shu are both dragons and phoenixes among men, but His Highness the King of Jin..."

Dong Fozi interrupted her directly: "Don't even think about it, His Highness King Jin. After His Highness King Jin left just now, I took advantage of my free time to ask my subordinates to inquire about the reputation of several His Highnesses in Daxing City. As a prince, Many people are paying attention to their news, so it is not difficult to find out.”

"Grandpa, what is the reputation of His Highness the Prince of Jin?"

Dong Fozi saw his granddaughter's thoughts and struck her directly: "You can hear about His Highness the King of Jin at the border, let alone in Daxing City. He is a first-rate hero, upright and honest in his work." Youju, who won the trust of the emperor and empress, not only held military power but also led government affairs. Although there were many beauties around him, there was only one saying that King Jin was greedy for beauty. Officially, only Princess Jin and Qi Liangxun were the two. Among them, Qi Liangxun came from Turkic marriage."

"Isn't that nice?"

"Prince Jin and his wife have a deep love for each other. Surrounded by so many beauties, Prince Jin can still achieve such a reputation. Don't think you can catch the eyes of others."

Dong Shenglan said rather unconvinced: "Grandpa, how do you know that His Highness the King of Jin will not fall in love with me?"

Dong Fozi frustrates his granddaughter's spirit: "The one who stopped us today is His Highness the King of Shu. His Highness the King of Jin only came out to rescue his younger brother. If he fell in love with you, why would he leave midway, even though he had not been in contact with His Highness the King of Jin for a long time? , but the words and deeds of this kind of person reveal that they are not simple. According to the information I know, His Highness Prince Jin may not have the desire to have a relationship between men and women. You have a slightly perverse temperament, and you will not have a good life in Prince Jin's palace."

"Grandpa, your judgment is too arbitrary."

"Arbitrary? The dispute between the King of Jin and the Crown Prince has almost come to light. Now that the Crown Prince is fighting against Goguryeo, I don't know how to decide on the next fight against Nanchen. Regardless of the outcome, the two will definitely fight after the fight. Your Highness, King of Jin At first glance, it seems that he is not someone who is willing to be inferior to others.”

"So what?"

Dong Fozi said calmly: "Every time you fight, you will win or lose. No one can be sure who will win and who will lose in the sky and on the earth. On the contrary, those who do not fight can maintain glory and wealth forever."

Dong Shenglan didn't know much about these things, so she could only pout dissatisfiedly.

"You still have the temper of a child. If you get married in the future, you won't marry someone who coaxes you all day long. I'm afraid your life will be uncomfortable. It would be best to find a young man with a promising future and an average family background. If you get into In the palace, in the deep palace, your temperament of enjoying the flowers and admiring the moon may be very uncomfortable."

He knew his granddaughter's temperament well, and he was really thinking about her.

But Dong Shenglan didn't seem to think so.

Seeing his granddaughter acting like a child, Dong Fozi smiled helplessly: "If you really want the royal family, then choose the King of Shu. The King of Shu has gained real power at a young age and has a good reputation. He is also obsessed with you. He is the safest person to choose."

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, although he is also brave, he is still a child after all..."

"You really chose it. Stop thinking about going to Prince Jin's Mansion. That's not the place you should go. The King of Shu is young and promising. Isn't it just right that you can get more favors earlier so that you can be in the Prince's Mansion? Stand firm within.”

Dong Shenglan sighed helplessly: "My granddaughter is entirely up to her grandfather."

……

On the first morning after the Chinese New Year, Yang Guang walked out of his room and stretched. He yawned as the cool breeze hit him. The house was very busy yesterday and Yang Guang was busy for most of the night.

Early the next morning, Li Yuan came to visit Yang Guang and brought many gifts, many of which were for Tang Tongan and Xiao Menglan.

The two were chatting about the two-year plan when Li Feng ran over excitedly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, news just came from the firearms workshop that the steam engine has been completed!"

Hearing this, Yang Guang stood up from his chair excitedly: "But is it true?"

"Li Chun came to report it in person."

"Quick, quick, come in."

Li Chun came to the Jin Palace for the first time. The luxury of the palace exceeded the imagination of the young craftsmen. The journey along the way was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden and being dazzled.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, wish you a happy new year, good luck, longevity and good health." Yang Guang rarely said with such excitement: "Li Chun, is the steam engine really a success?"

Li Chun was also very excited: "Last night, my subordinates and several craftsmen experimented several times and succeeded. It seems to us to be successful, but I don't know if it is successful to His Highness."

“First describe to me why you think it was successful.”

"We connected the steam engine to the water wheel. After starting the steam engine, the water wheel was driven by the movement, and the water from below was transported to the top. We tried it three times in a row and it was successful."

"Good, good, good!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Guang felt that there should be no problem, but immediately stood up and said, "Take me to have a look."

Yuan Tiantian hurriedly stopped and said: "Your Highness, this is the first day after the New Year's Day, and there will definitely be a lot of people visiting. If you leave now, I am afraid that the distinguished guests will be neglected."

Xiao Menglan smiled lightly, gentle and cute: "Your Highness, go ahead. I will cope with it when I am in the house. Although it will be harder for Your Highness to be away, I can handle it."

Hearing what Xiao Menglan said, Yang Guangke ran out as excitedly as a child.

Yuan Tiantian looked at the backs of Yang Guang, Li Yuan and Li Chun, and said with some distress: "Princess, Your Highness has left. What should you do with the batches of distinguished guests who came to your door today, including male guests? How will you cope with it?"

"It's just to welcome the guests. It's good to be polite, but it's a little bit worse. Anyone who understands His Highness will understand. Those who don't understand think that we are negligent and the worst is to have less contact in the future. The favor book of the palace has been wiped out. Just one or two less What the family loses is that they are not us."

Xiao Menglan looked at the direction Yang Guang left with tenderness. At this time, there was no trace of Yang Guang. She said, "Besides, when have you ever seen His Highness look as happy as a child like this?"

"It's rare for His Highness to be so unbridledly happy about something. We women don't understand that we can't share the joy with His Highness, so we can't stop His Highness from being happy anymore."

Yuan Tiantian looked at Xiao Menglan blankly: "Princess, you are so kind."

Xiao Menglan gently patted Yuan Tiantian: "His Highness is a person who does important things, and he has to take care of the family affairs. No matter how powerful a person is, he has no head and six arms. Go and prepare more refreshments. I'm not here anymore. , the tea and cakes served to guests should be more elaborate."

Without any worries, Yang Guang rode as fast as possible to the firearms workshop and to the steam engine project factory.

There was a harsh noise in the factory. The rotation of the steam engine in the large factory building made an uncomfortable noise. Not far away, the steam engine was driving the waterwheel to rotate. The waterwheel continued to fill the water in the pool at the bottom to the top. place, and then use bamboo pipes to collect the water and merge it into the pool at a higher place.

The steam engine makes a lot of noise and movement. As the first generation of steam engine, its appearance is also ugly and does not look like a product of the earth. It looks like a semi-finished product.

This is like a scumbag's spare tire, ugly but practical.

No matter how it works, the current solution is feasible and absolutely feasible. The remaining work is optimization.

They have taken the most critical step from 0 to 1.

Yang Guang circled around the steam engine in circles and circles. Li Yuan had never seen such an excited Yang Guang, nor had Yang Guang been so excited after making a musket.

Productivity is the most critical factor in transcending this era. Firearms are only the appearance of the Sui Dynasty's power. Only steam engines can help the Sui Dynasty take off in the true sense.

"Reward, reward, reward, everyone has a reward. Today is the New Year's Day. In addition to the rewards that should have been given before, I will personally reward you with a year's salary for each of you."

During the Chinese New Year, everyone is still doing research on steam engines, and they have developed steam engines that can be theoretically used in practical applications. If you don't reward them at this time, you will be rewarded.

Everyone thanked them.

Yang Guang then said: "Li Chun, please stay. From now on, everyone else will go home for me to celebrate the New Year. No one is allowed to stay here. Everyone is going to play. Take your wife and children to play, and take your parents and brothers to play. Have a good time." Live this year happily for me, come back in five days, go, go."

"Wang Yi, go to the palace to get money, and deliver it to their doorsteps one by one. Give it to their parents, wives, and children in front of them, so that they can save their private money."

"It's Your Highness."

Everyone laughed, this was a new year celebration.

Yang Guang also had selfish motives when he asked Wang Yi to deliver the money to his door.

This group of people are the main staff of the workshop. Once the rewards are in place, their families must know who gave out the rewards, so that they can have a sense of honor for Yang Guang and the workshop, and know who can make a lot of money by doing things for them. His wife and parents will feel that they are not attending the meeting with King Jin.

They themselves were able to receive rewards from King Jin in front of their families, which was also a matter of honor and ceremony.

Li Chun, who was left alone by Yang Guang, said: "This steam engine has been running for more than an hour since you left to find me. It has been working all the time. It's very good, very good."

"Your Highness, after this is put into operation, my subordinates have already thought of some ways to improve it. Wait for me..."

"There's no rush, work and rest are balanced. You're a big New Year guy and you're dragging a group of people to work. You're already young, and the people under you may have objections. We'll wait until everyone has finished celebrating the New Year before continuing to make improvements. We have time There’s a lot more.”

"Your Highness, I..."

"Don't panic, I'm not blaming you, I'm just teaching you to be relaxed and relaxed in doing things. This time there is a big reward. Next time these people will have to work harder, and they will make money with you, and they will have less resentment. "

Li Chun suddenly realized: "Thank you for your teaching, Your Highness."

Yang Guang reached out and touched the regularly rotating waterwheel and said, "Li Chun, have you ever seen women weaving or making silk?"

"My subordinates don't know about the female celebrity."

"I'll take you to see it later."

"Why?"

"The first thing a steam engine has to do is weave cloth. Of course you have to understand that."

"Weaving?"

(End of this chapter)