golden scales

After the two of them sat down, Wang Yi realized that the leather-wrapped cushion was extremely soft, and it felt a bit unreliable.He tried it up and down, but fell in love with the slightly springy feel.

"Haven't you ever sat in the army?" Huang Ruixue felt that this little junior seemed more childish and cute than last time.

"How can there be such a high-level thing in the army?" Wang Yi said with a smile: "I have never seen it in my age."

"It only became popular two years ago." Huang Ruixue said: "We all thought that the things you use in the military are all the best. I heard that you also distribute satin shirts and ginseng?"

"They're all war supplies. I'm still not used to wearing satin shirts, but ginseng is indeed a good thing to replenish vitality." Wang Yi said: "Whether or not ginseng slices are included in the forced march has a great impact." After Wang Yi finished speaking, look Looking at Huang Ruixue's face with a half-smile, she secretly said in her heart: So she has been paying attention to the affairs of the military.When I think of this, I am quite moved.

Huang Ruixue read the blushing thoughts from Wang Yi's eyes, and explained slightly: "Last year, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War fought over this year's budget, and only then did I realize that the treatment of soldiers in my court has been so good."

Wang Yi didn't know about the budget, but as the name suggests, it was probably a fight for military pay.He said: "It depends, our tank division pays better. By the way, our division is about to be expanded into a division. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already appointed me as division commander and awarded me the rank of major general."

"Congratulations, you're already a general in your twenties." Huang Ruixue was still smiling.

"I told His Highness the Crown Prince about the matter of the teacher, and His Highness said that he could solve it by writing to the Ministry of Officials." Wang Yi smiled and said, "I will vote in when the Ministry of Officials opens the office. Mr. Huang is no longer a criminal official."

The smile on Huang Ruixue's face froze immediately, she lowered her head slightly, and said, "It's no wonder you still care about it."

"That's my mentor, so of course I don't dare to forget it for a moment." Wang Yi said in a trembling voice, looking at Huang Ruixue, he didn't dare to say the second half: let alone that he was the brother's father.

Huang Ruixue also said in her heart: Father is his mentor, so he should repay the kindness of teaching.but……

The two have their own concerns.For a while, no one spoke, only the tea on the table slowly spit out steam.

"Guest officers, who can order?"

Xiao Er waited at the door for a long time, and saw that the two people inside said a few words and became a sculpture.I didn't even mention the ordering, so I couldn't help but remind me aloud.

Wang Yi woke up after hearing the sound, and waved: "Come here."

Only then did Xiaoer laugh, and handed over the menu engraved on the wooden board.

Wang Yi was a little surprised, but finally understood the menu, and laughed at himself: "Now there are so many tricks in restaurants."

Huang Ruixue took the menu, but stopped talking, thinking to herself: Those little rascals are always talking about Yinglou, it's so expensive!

"I don't have much appetite, but tofu is enough." Huang Ruixue chose the cheapest dish.Return the menu to Xiao Er.

Wang Yi is a person who loves everything, but seeing Huang Ruixue only ordered a piece of tofu, he thought to himself: Mr. Huang is from a family of officials, so Senior Brother Ruixue must like Qingya.Wouldn't it make her dislike me if I ordered some fishy dishes?Alas, just bear with it.Just wait until later to eat by yourself.

"I've been on the boat for the past few days so I feel sick, I just need two of the lighter dishes." Wang Yi swallowed, and returned the menu to Xiaoer.

Seeing that the two ordered less, Xiaoer said again: "What kind of wine do you want to drink? We have sugar cane wine shipped from Taiwan here. It is sweet and mellow, beautifying and beautifying, and it is most suitable for women."

"I'm still on duty in the afternoon. I don't dare to drink alcohol." Huang Ruixue knew that this small bottle of sugar cane wine cost two cents, so she politely declined.

Xiao Er left rather unwillingly.

"Uh..." The two broke the silence at the same time, and said in unison: "You speak first."

It's even more embarrassing now.

Seeing Huang Ruixue bowed his head, Wang Yi quickly searched his stomach and said, "Talking with His Highness the Crown Prince is really like drinking fine wine, which makes people feel drunk unconsciously."

Huang Ruixue said with a smile: "People who have met the crown prince say so. It's a pity that I don't have this blessing."

"Heh, heh..." Wang Yi originally thought that Huang Ruixue, as a Beijing official, would often have the opportunity to meet the crown prince, but he didn't expect to expose his shortcomings. Wouldn't this be a show off?He hurriedly interrupted: "It's interesting to say, Your Highness also showed me a new type of car. It is made of iron armor and powered by steam, and can travel day and night. And His Highness also said that we will be the first to equip our division, and we will also use it to It’s named after my teacher’s title.”

Huang Ruixue smiled and said: "I know, steam locomotive. In October last year, Jingshi University improved the steam engine so that it can rotate the axle. I have also seen the test machine running."

"Sure enough! Then I won't have to take a boat back to Beijing from Liaodong in the future, haha." Wang Yi laughed.

"But it's too early to deploy in the army." Huang Ruixue said: "The experimental machine is as big as a house. If it is to be made into a car, I'm afraid it needs to be modified. And, do you know how many steam engines there are in the world?"

"How much?" Wang Yi asked.

"Including that steam locomotive that doesn't even have wheels, there are only six steam engines in the whole world. This thing is much more difficult to make than a hot air balloon." Huang Ruixue said.

"Uh... that's it?" Wang Yi was rather disappointed, and thought to himself: Brother, I just found a topic with great difficulty, and you just knocked it out like this?

Huang Ruixue said: "Jingshi University often has some whimsical things, and the crown prince also likes this. As for whether it can be made, only God knows. By the way, there are even more unreliable things than this steam locomotive. Someone Proposed to build a ship with pure iron, His Highness actually sent people to train riveters."

"Hehe, isn't it." Wang Yi picked up the cold tea and took a sip.

It just so happened that Xiao Er brought a braised tofu, a shredded potato, and a cabbage soup. The soup was really clear and watery.

The two gave in to each other for a meal, but they didn't know what to say.

Seeing that the food was wiped out, Huang Ruixue rinsed her mouth with tea and asked, "Will you be stationed in Liaodong in the future?"

"No, it's not." Wang Yi said: "My division will be reorganized in Liaodong, but in the future we will be stationed further north..." Wang Yi's voice gradually softened, and he thought to himself: Liaodong is already a place of bitter cold, if I adjust it again Wouldn't it be more difficult for the slaves who went further north to work as the capital?

It's nothing to suffer by yourself, if you get married...

"Further to the north," Huang Ruixue took over, "That's the Nuer Gandu Division. Recently, the geographical map and administrative divisions are being redrawn. It is said that the Haixi Chief Envoy Division will be re-established. In the future, officials will be directly assigned to govern. Is it really cold in there?"

"Liaodong is not bad, but I heard that if you go further north, you can freeze to death no matter how much you wear." Wang Yi smiled embarrassedly: "Actually, I have never been there."

"I really want to see it." Huang Ruixue said casually.

"Then are you willing to marry?" Wang Yi blurted out.

There was a roar in Huang Ruixue's head, and she was completely stunned.

Wang Yi blushed, not knowing how to explain.

After being silent for a long time again, Huang Ruixue finally broke the silence and said with a smile: "The key is who to marry, not where to marry."

"Senior brother is right, what he said is right." Wang Yi lightly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"It's time for me to go back to work." Huang Ruixue took the opportunity to get up and took a step forward, and said in a strange way: "My father has newly appointed Huguang to participate in politics, supervising grain and Changsha Road..."

"Yes, I'm going to visit sir." Wang Yi stood up nervously, and waited until Huang Ruixue left the private room before calling out: "Brother, I'll see you off!"

"Guest officer, eight cents and two cents of silver." Xiaoer stepped out and blocked Wang Yi.

Wang Yi almost ran into it habitually, and stopped the car abruptly. Seeing Huang Ruixue's footsteps slowed down, he hurriedly took out a one-two bill, patted it in the small second hand, and shouted: "Don't look for it!"

Xiao Er's hands were swollen from being slapped, but seeing that he forcibly dropped a tip of one cent and eight cents, he was overjoyed and didn't care about that much.And this is the most popular banknote on the market. If you make up for it with silver, there will still be some price difference.

Facing the temptation of profit, Xiaoer really struggled a bit, and finally handed over the money, without breaking his bottom line of faith.

Wang Yi had already chased after Huang Ruixue, and the two of them were one step behind. They didn't say much, but they both felt a little happy.Wang Yi even began to plan to go to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to borrow a horse later, go back to Shandong to visit his father first, and then gallop to Changsha to propose marriage to Mr. Huang.

I just hope that this month's vacation can come in time.

——It would be great if the steam locomotive that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mentioned could be successful as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, Wang Yi wished he could grow wings and fly back home.

——And Mr. Huang is also an outlier, and he managed to participate in politics in Huguang as a criminal official. What kind of chance is this?If it wasn't for the encumbrance of this "criminal official", wouldn't he have to enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister?

Wang Yi thought to himself.

In fact, Huang Desu often asks himself this question.

Speaking of it, he should be the most common official in Ming Dynasty.

He was already middle-aged when he became a Jinshi, not those child prodigies who were released at the age of eighteen or nineteen; he was ranked in the top three, and he was born with a Jinshi, and he was not even qualified to be a scholar. Opportunity to join the cabinet.

Later, he became a county magistrate, but he didn't know what he was supposed to do. He just followed the master's suggestion to eat some gray income, and he had nothing to do on weekdays... He looked like a mediocre official.

It wasn't until he became a criminal officer that he fell from the sky to the ground and suffered a lot of torture, only then did he know how to change his past mistakes and regret all the past misfortunes.

With the "City Planning of States and Counties" issued by the East Palace and the "Classification of Official Examination Projects", he knew what he should do and where to start. He really learned how to work in practice.

Officials like Huang Desu accounted for the vast majority in Daming. Once they could grit their teeth and endure it, they still had the strength of Jinshi, and their promotion speed was faster than others.If before the national change, a top-ranked Jinshi went from the magistrate to participate in politics, no matter how smooth his official career was, he would still have gray hair.

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