After Liu Mingzhi separated from his second son, they rushed all the way towards the government office where the Ministry of War general was in charge.
Knowing that many junior officials and government officials did not recognize him as the emperor of the day, Mr. Liu, although he did not identify himself, used his token to clear the way and finally arrived at the General Supervisory Office.
Listening to the clanging sound in the courtyard, Young Master Liu raised his head and scanned around, and finally found the familiar figure of Wanyan Feixiong in the corner of a tall shanty.
After taking off his big cloak and hanging it on a dead branch nearby, Liu Mingzhi slowly walked towards Wanyan Feixiong.
Liu Mingzhi's eyes first glanced at the front of the dragon locomotive in front of Wanyan Feixiong. Looking at the appearance of the first-generation locomotive in front of him, which was similar to that of the first generation locomotive, Liu Mingzhi's eyes flashed with surprise and joy.
Compared with the front of the fire dragon chariot that I saw in the Kingdom of Jin, the front of the current car is much more sophisticated.
Liu Mingzhi couldn't tell what specific improvements had been made, but he just felt inexplicably superior.
"Fei Xiong, how are you? Did you encounter any bottleneck again?"
"I have told you several times not to hit me when I am thinking... Big... Big brother, why is it you?
How did you come? "
Seeing Wanyan Feixiong hurriedly getting up to say hello, Liu Mingzhi smiled and waved his hand: "No need to be so polite, sit down and talk, sit down and talk."
"Yes, big brother, please sit down too!"
Liu Mingzhi found a place to stay and sat down, carefully examining the front of the car in front of him.
"Why are you looking so gloomy? Have you encountered any problems?"
Wanyan Feixiong poured a bowl of hot tea into a coarse porcelain bowl and handed it to Young Master Liu, shaking his head helplessly.
“It feels like there’s no problem, I’m just waiting for you to decide when to approve the laying of the track for the dragon train.
But Song Shangshu, Jiang Shangshu and others have always said that the national treasury is tight now, and it is not appropriate to spend so much time laying the track for the dragon chariot.
I can only sit here every day and think about the shortcomings of the dragon car.
But after much deliberation, I can't think of anything wrong.
Try to go on the road without laying tracks. Just thinking about it is not an option.
Didn’t my eldest brother also tell me back then that it was only superficial on paper and that I knew I had to act on it?
But Song Shangshu and others have not agreed to my request, so I can only think about it. "
Liu Mingzhi was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile: "Okay! It seems to be referring to Song Shangshu, Jiang Shangshu and the others, but by co-authoring it, you are metaphorizing me, eldest brother!"
Flying Bear, you have to understand my difficulties, brother. As long as the treasury is full, Lao Jiang will have agreed to your request.
But now there are places where silver is used everywhere. The autumn tax of silver taels consumed by the national treasury during the Western Expedition has just been partially replenished. The war in the north has started again, and a large amount of silver taels has been consumed again.
Money is used everywhere for official administration, people's livelihood, school building, and teaching.
The eldest brother even built only a prototype of the imperial mausoleum where he would be buried in the future, but construction was stopped due to lack of money.
There is a lot of money in the national treasury, but more than 170 million people in the world are waiting with their mouths open to eat!
At this time, the only thing you can do is avoid the serious ones! "
"Brother, I understand you, that's why I haven't taken the initiative to complain to you in these years.
But I can't just stay like this and pass the time as a supervisor, right?
Ask me to forge weapons and armor. There are so many skilled craftsmen that there is no need for me. Besides, I can't do these strenuous tasks.
I am working hard to improve the slow speed of the fire dragon chariot, but the court cannot provide the money to fully support it. What can I do? "
Liu Mingzhi looked at Wanyan Feixiong's unhappy expression and raised his hand to gently pat Wanyan Feixiong's shoulder.
"Good brother, it's my eldest brother who's sorry for you. Can eldest brother apologize to you?
Don't you find it boring to be idle? How about big brother finding you a job? "
Wanyan Feixiong's eyes were filled with surprise: "Isn't it hard work?"
"Brother has always been about making the best use of people's talents and making the best use of materials, so why would he let you do hard work?"
"so?"
"Brother, I want to run a few academies of science to study things. Now the national treasury is a little empty, and you will be useless as a prisoner.
How about becoming a dean for your eldest brother?
As the saying goes, one person can calculate the shortcomings, but two people can calculate the advantages.
You have taught more students, and when they encounter problems in the future, they may not be able to tell you the secret in just one sentence and wake you up.
What's more important is that your knowledge will be succeeded by someone in the future.
Brother, if you say something unpleasant, people will die eventually.
A hundred years from now, I don’t want you to end up with a lot of knowledge and unfinished ambitions in your heart, right?
When you have peaches and plums all over the world, the eldest brother should also manage the country and the world to be equal, and the world will be peaceful.
At that time, whatever you and your students wanted to do, your eldest brother would fully support you, no matter how much money you spent. "
Wanyan Feixiong hesitated for a while and looked at Young Master Liu expectantly: "Including the cars and airplanes you mentioned that I want to study?"
"Of course, my brother has roughly told you the concept of the internal combustion engine. I don't know how to deal with the specific situation. Whether you can figure it out depends on your understanding.
To tell you the truth, the oil guy who supplies cars has already sent people to search for them.
Just wait until the time comes, and I hope to witness with my own eyes the day when you can show off your ambitions! "
"Okay! I agree!"
"Good brother, I really saw you right!
Big Brother is planning to start preparations for the matter of the Institute of Science and Technology in the spring of next year.
I hope you will not disappoint your brother's expectations, and that you will be able to truly have peaches and plums all over the world in the future, stay famous and famous forever! "
"Brother, we are just helping each other.
You give me the opportunity to study science, and I will give you the finished product of science.
We brothers work together to contribute to the development of science. "
Liu Mingzhi looked at the admiring Wanyan Feixiong and sighed silently.
"Science is not omnipotent. At least science cannot explain the secrets of internal strength and lightness strength."
"Brother, what did you say?"
"Nothing, just talking to myself.
Come on, let's go home together, have a few drinks, and have a good discussion on the preparations for the establishment of the Institute of Science and Technology.
In this regard, my eldest brother is a layman compared to you. It is up to you to make the final decision on how to implement it. "
"Brother, you are so humble. If it weren't for your suggestion, how could Feixiong know so many things."
"Flying Bear, brother, I'm really not being humble. I can only provide you with an idea. If you ask me to explain it carefully, I really can't explain it.
Not to mention the distance, just this, the front of the dragon car, I can’t figure out how it moves!
I can only say that I know it is driven by steam. As for how it moves, I have no idea. "
"Then brother, how do you know these concepts and principles?"
Liu Mingzhi paused when he went to get the cloak, turned around and looked at Wanyan Feixiong who looked curious, looked up at the setting sun in the west and let out a sigh of relief.
"Maybe I dreamed it myself!
If I have to say something, I can only say that it is a ridiculous story!
A ridiculous story that no one understands or believes, and I dare not tell it! "
