I pointed at Gong Shujin: "For example, I don't care how much you weigh. Suppose you weigh one hundred and twenty pounds and your head weighs twenty pounds. Then divide twenty by one hundred and twenty, and you get six. One, that is, your head accounts for 16.7% of your body weight, do you understand?"
Gongshu Jin looked confused: "Your Majesty, one-sixth refers to the number sixty-one, right? I can understand this, but what do these sixteen and seven points mean?"
I stroked my forehead gently. Although Qin Chao already had the multiplication table, he didn't understand division well enough, and he didn't have the concept of decimals.
"Sixteen point seven is a number and cannot be split... Forget it, I won't explain it to you. I will write a primary school mathematics book to teach you later." It pissed me off. There is a way to teach addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to kindergarten children. A feeling of suffocation.
"Now listen to me. Weigh one pound of saltpeter (sixteen ounces), two ounces of yellow stone, and three ounces of charcoal. Mix them together according to this ratio. Stir them evenly with a wooden stick, then put them in a jar and compact them. I'll look at the jar. The size, it should be just full.”
Gongshu Jin understood now and quickly asked the craftsmen to start weighing.
"Wait a minute." He told them all at once: "After everything is installed, take apart the hemp rope, stick it with a little oil, and sprinkle the gunpowder mixed in one of the jars evenly on it, making sure that all the ropes are covered with it. gunpowder, and then roll the string together. Be gentle when rolling it, don't twist it too hard, just don't unravel."
"Gongshu, just let them do it. The others will hide with me... to relax." I was afraid that they would explode, so I led the others back fifty steps away, and I did not forget to explain: "Stir, press." "The twisting action must be gentle and careful. After the jar is full, take one and put it in the mountain nest. Insert one end of the hemp rope into the jar, seal it tightly with mud, and pull the other end up the mountain."
I led the people back to the top of the mountain and watched everyone busy.
Not long after, the mixed gunpowder was put into jars and compacted. The two left one of the jars in place and carried the other jar into the ravine. Then they inserted the prepared hemp rope into the jar, sealed it tightly with mud, and pulled the lead. Walk up the mountain.
Gongshu Jin cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it's done. What's next?"
I waved my hand, and Meng He immediately asked someone to place three mats on the slope. I sat down and stretched my body: "Sit down and wait. Just wait until the mud is almost dry."
The two thanked him and sat down together.
"Prime Minister Li, there will be a court meeting in a few days. Judging from the reports from various places, there are a lot of problems." I glanced at Li Si.
Li Si nodded: "Back to Your Majesty, there are indeed a lot of new problems compared to previous years, but they are harmless. Your Majesty's current national policy is basically equivalent to a reform, and some turmoil is understandable."
I was leaning on the cushion. The autumn sunshine was just right, neither too cold nor too hot. Xianyang was in a basin and there was less wind. I couldn't help but sigh: "It's so comfortable. If there are a few more beauties here to hug me, it would be like a fairy." life."
Li Si and Gong Shujin looked at each other and smiled awkwardly.
"Your Majesty, Zong Zheng went to the Prime Minister's Mansion two days ago to discuss the marriage of the eldest princess." Li Si took a breath and said with cupped hands.
I lazily said: "I went to see Zongzheng about this matter. Now I have given the title of eldest princess to those older sisters. If I don't marry outside, people will say that my brother will be unkind and ungrateful. Is there any suitable candidate?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Zong Zheng has selected some men of the right age, who are all descendants of aristocratic families and have good conduct. Zong Zheng means to gather these people together and give their life experience to the eldest princesses, let them choose, and then His Majesty will grant marriage. "
I nodded: "That's great. By the way, isn't Li Jie married yet?"
Li Si was stunned for a moment, cupped his hands and said, "Not yet."
"He must be twenty-three this year, right?" I straightened up and asked curiously: "Speaking of this, I have always had a question, don't ordinary people get married and have children at the age of fifteen or sixteen? Why are there so many in the court? The twenty-three and four-year-old officials’ children, even Zhang Han’s twenty-seven and eighty-year-olds, are not married, why is this?”
Li Si said cautiously: "When the emperor was alive, he paid more attention to the five elements and luck, so most officials did not allow their children to marry prematurely unless they were over twenty-five years old and could not wait any longer."
"??? What does this have to do with the late emperor's emphasis on the five elements of luck?" I was a little confused.
Li Si smiled awkwardly: "They are afraid that marriage will take away the luck of heaven and earth. There is only so much luck in heaven and earth. If the ministers share a little, the emperor will get a little less..."
I had a question mark on my face, and this kind of operation: "Who said that? Isn't it nonsense? The population of Daqin is already small, and if such rumors are spread, doesn't it affect the development of Daqin?"
"It was Xu Fu who first proposed this idea." Li Si responded: "But the emperor obviously didn't believe it, so he didn't implement this ridiculous proposal. It's just that in order to flatter the emperor, some thoughtful people postponed the marriage of their children as long as possible. , and this kind of trend was formed.”
My teeth were itching with anger: "It's that bastard Xu Fu again. Doesn't he know the gods? When I find him, I will throw him into the sea and see if his gods come to save him!"
I glanced at Li Si and suddenly smiled: "Is Li Jie on the candidate list?"
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "Here, originally I wanted him to wait a little longer, but Zong Zheng persuaded me to support His Majesty, so I added Quan Zi to the list."
I nodded: "You go back and ask Li Jie. If he is willing, I will go find Ying Tao. If Ying Tao is also willing, I will betroth Ying Tao to him."
Li Si was stunned and couldn't help but feel ecstatic: "Ying Tao is the emperor's eldest daughter, so she is your majesty's brother-in-law." It is no longer possible to become His Majesty's son-in-law. After all, His Majesty is only eighteen years old. I don't know how long it will take to have a daughter! '
But there was an expression of surprise on his face: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Quan Zi is not worthy of Princess Anyi."
I smiled and said: "The relationship between a man and a woman should be mutually agreeable. Whether they are worthy or not is not up to us. You tell Zong Zheng that choosing a husband will be after the court meeting. Then let Li Jie go with him, I Arrange for him and Ying Tao to meet alone."
Li Si quickly stood up and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Okay, sit down." I pressed my hand: "Ying Tao is my eldest sister. She took care of me a lot when I was a child. Now she takes care of the younger eldest princesses in the harem, which saves me a lot of worry. I hope she can find a good home."
Li Si bowed again to thank him and sat down.
"Your Majesty has reached the crown and will be crowned in another year. It is time to consider taking a concubine."
I had a headache for a while: "Is this what Lao Zongzheng told you?"
Seeing Li Si's smiling expression, I understood. I waved my hand to avoid the topic: "We'll talk about it later. Meng He, go prepare some food and eat here."
Now that my power is not stable enough, if there are some complicated political marriages, I am afraid that one will be as big as the other.
The few of them said nothing more, and by the time they finished eating, the sealing mud was almost dry. It is an interesting thing to have a picnic here overlooking Xianyang City in the golden autumn.
