farmer's daughter

Chapter 898 Preparation
Chapter [-] Preparation
Now that you have a new task, you naturally have to do it.Xue Jian came out of the palace, followed by a group of people, except for Fu Jinghao, Lian Quchen and Qiu Yuan, even Liang Shengyue followed behind.Of course, there are those few Shangshu adults.

What Xuejian wants to do now is to build a ship, and the person she is looking for now is to find someone who can build a ship!And these people who followed her also followed her to the Prince's Mansion.

Manager Cheng saw a group of people following behind his master, all of them were important ministers in the court.Not knowing what happened, she gave Xuejian a questioning look, but Xuejian sighed and said:

"Let them sit in the main hall and serve tea. I'll come and change clothes."

Xuejian doesn't like to wear court clothes at home.

Manager Cheng nodded, then turned around to greet these distinguished guests.Fu Jinghao naturally followed Xuejian away.The others also followed Manager Cheng to the main hall. Anyway, everyone was waiting. After waiting for a while, Prince Rui would give everyone a good talk about shipbuilding.

Some of these people know about this.Some people don't quite get it yet.But I heard that that ship is not an ordinary ship.So, you want to know, what kind of ship is that?

Xue Jian, who came out after changing clothes, was wearing men's clothing, looking like a handsome young man.The hair is also pulled up on top of the head.

Xue Jian took the main seat.Looking at everyone, he laughed and said:

"Tell me, what do you want to know?"

Liang Sheng looked at everyone more, he was both the prime minister and Xueer's uncle, everyone knew that.So, he spoke first:
"What kind of ship are you making? Doesn't our navy have a fleet?"

"Yeah, I heard it's a special ship? What kind of special ship?"

"Prince, where did you get the boat? I heard that you can go to sea to fight pirates!"

"Prince, do you know what is on the other side of the sea?"

One by one, they asked the questions in their hearts.Xue Jian said with a smile:
"Hahahaha, where did you all get the news from?"

Xue Jian said sternly:
"About building a ship, it's just a way we came up with. As for what kind of ship and how to do it. We have to call some people to discuss it. We want to build a bigger and better ship. Not only can we transport some things, we I also want to go out to sea, find the pirate’s den, and take his den too.”

After a pause, he said again:

"I don't know what is on the other side of the sea. I want to know too. If we really build a big ship, let's go and see."

Lei Shangshu said bluntly:
"Prince Rui, I heard from my son that I saw a strange book in the academy. It said that in the middle of the sea, there is a fairy mountain, and there are countless gold, silver and jewels at the bottom of the sea?"

Xue Jian widened his eyes and said:
"Bring this book to me later to have a look. If we can verify it, then our Eastern Dynasty will publish it. Don't worry, everyone. If there is such a good thing at that time, I will definitely take everyone to read it."

Wei Shangshu said:

"I have sent a letter to my family. It is true that I know a man who can build a ship. He is old and a little weird, but I heard that he is indeed a master of ship building. There is no river here, so there are no ships. I have not personally Saw him build a ship."

He Qing also said:

"Returning to the prince, I know a person who has built a boat, but I don't know if he can make a big boat or a small boat. This person broke a leg for some reason, and now he is a bell-ringing monk in a temple in the capital."

When Xue Jian heard it, she said with interest:

"There are many strange people among monks, Taoists and beggars since ancient times. This person can be invited to discuss and see if he has any suggestions for the boat we are going to make. It doesn't matter if a leg is broken. If he really knows how to build a boat, he can be a supervisor."

He Qing nodded and said:
"Then Weichen will invite you here immediately."

Xue Jian felt that the person He Qing introduced must be useful. First, He Qing is a person who handles small things. If he is not really useful, he will not bring it up.Second, the person who can make He Qing invite with the word please is definitely not an ordinary bell ringer.Now said:

"Boss Cheng, let Master He use my carriage to bring this monk here."

Everyone was talking, and after a while, Minister of the Ministry of Industry came in with a stack of things, put the things on the side table, stepped forward and saluted:
"His Royal Highness, these are some things related to shipbuilding that I found from the Ministry of Industry. I don't know if they are useful or not. I brought them here for you."

Xue Jian was overjoyed and said:
"I'm thinking, why are they all here, but you, a member of the Ministry of Industry, didn't come, okay! Okay! By the way, I've also heard that you are very good at construction. This time, can you I can't shrink back. I still have some things to ask you. The emperor sent me this task just because of the word king on my head. With this, it seems that I can manage people more. But I really don't know To understand those architectural things, at that time, you have to ask someone with special research like you."

The minister of the Ministry of Industry was full of surprises. He didn't expect that the prince knew that his real ability was building these things, and he didn't expect that he would fall into the eyes of the prince.The Ministry of Industry basically had no major role in the Eastern Dynasty. The Ministry of Industry would be thought of every year during flood control. Normally, the Ministry of Industry was a Qingshui yamen.

Unexpectedly, now the prince said that he wanted to ask him for advice, which is to elevate himself.Give yourself enough face.So the Minister of the Ministry of Industry immediately knelt down and kowtowed:

"The minister is determined to die!"

Xuejian hurriedly stretched out her hand to help her and said:

"Don't die. I'll ask someone if I die. I just sent someone to invite some people who can build ships. Then we will discuss how to do it together. After that, Master Fu and I will take people to Haikun County. Arrive It’s time to act more concretely.”

"Yes."

Some people who could help were proposed by everyone, and gradually some people gathered.The first person to arrive was the person Wei Shangshu had mentioned. When he arrived, Xue Jian took a look and saw that it was an old man with a gray beard.When He Qing received the monk, Xue Jian looked at it seriously.

I saw the man wearing a slightly worn monk's robe, which was still patched, but it was washed very clean.Sure enough, a leg was broken, because one trouser leg was rolled up.He came in with a cane in his hand.

The monk just saluted Xuejian lightly, but turned a blind eye to the other senior officials.

This made others a little unhappy, but the monk said slowly:
"Chengmu has met the prince. The prince is benevolent to the world and has solved the problem of hunger for the people of the world. He is praised by my Buddha! Amitabha!"

Xue Jian also replied:

"Master's words are serious. Please give me your advice for a while."

And asked someone to prepare a chair for the master to come over.Master please sit down.All the ministers also wanted to see how Xue Jian was arranged, but they didn't leave.

(End of this chapter)