After deciding on all the generals for the Northern Expedition, Little Shota came to the arsenal to check the production progress of artillery and gunpowder!
"Young Master, don't worry. In three days, all the artillery will be built. We can also build enough ammunition. We can then send it to the Xiongnu along with the grain and grass!"
After seeing the young lady, Huang Yuan bowed respectfully and reported the progress.
Ever since Shota ordered a large number of artillery pieces to be built, he spent almost all of his time in the arsenal except for eating and sleeping, supervising the craftsmen's production, for fear of any accident!
"Okay! Go back and find a few reliable craftsmen and follow me on the expedition!"
Xiao Zhengtai glanced at the busy craftsmen and spoke.
"When we go on an expedition... we still need to bring craftsmen with us?"
Huang Yuan was confused.
"That's right, just do it if you are asked to do it. Don't ask so many questions!"
"yes!"
"By the way, I'll give you this blueprint. You can bring someone back to build it according to the blueprint!"
After walking around the arsenal, Xiao Zhengtai took out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it to Huang Yuan.
"This... is a ship?"
Huang Yuan took the drawings and his eyes immediately fell on the first drawing.
The magnificent ship immediately caught his attention!
He has many craftsmen under him, many of whom are good at building ships, but this is the first time he has seen such a ship!
According to the dimensions marked on the picture, it will definitely be a super large building ship!
Huang Yuan stared at the drawing closely, frowning more and more, "Young Master, do you need iron to build this huge ship?"
As we all know, only wood can float on the water, iron will not work at all!
Not to mention such a big ship, even an iron sword will sink if dropped into the water!
So when he saw the annotations on the back of the materials, he was immediately confused!
"Yes, this is called a warship. It is not easy to develop. Take it back and study it slowly. During my absence, you must first develop the steam engine!"
He found this drawing after searching through Universal Search for a long time and drew it.
Now the production of iron is gradually increasing, and craftsmen are fully equipped with the skills to build warships!
So before setting off for the expedition, he gave the drawings to Huang Yuan and asked him to study them first!
I will definitely use it when I go overseas in the future!
"yes!"
Huang Yuan nodded and agreed.
Since the young master said that the iron ship can float, then maybe it can!
After all, the young master's thoughts are beyond the imagination of their dull heads!
"Young Master...Young Master, this is not good!"
At this moment, Cao Shen suddenly ran over, panting, and it seemed that he had something urgent to report.
Ying Feiyu now has a lot of property. If anyone wants to find him on weekdays, they can only pray in their hearts that he is in the palace or another courtyard.
If there are neither of these two places, then consider yourself unlucky and wait until your legs are broken!
"What happened?"
Xiao Zhengtai asked casually.
"Oops...those Huns envoys are planning to escape!"
Cao Shen paused, covering his chest that kept rising and falling, and took a big breath.
"Pfft..."
However, when he heard that the envoy was about to escape, Xiaoshota not only did not feel nervous at all, but instead covered her mouth and laughed out loud.
"They are in our capital of Great Qin, under heavy defense, and they actually want to escape?"
Xiao Zhengtai seemed to have heard some joke.
Although the envoys came with a hundred or so people, they were nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands of garrison troops of Great Qin. If they tried to force their way in, they would definitely be turned into hedgehogs by Great Qin's troops!
"That's right, they seemed to have heard something. They were all panicking since noon. After noon, they gathered together. The subordinates were afraid that they didn't hold back anything good, so they changed shifts with the guards at the door. I overheard their conversation!”
Cao Shen looked nervous and raised his hands to report.
"What did you say?"
The young lady still had the same calm expression as she walked slowly outside the arsenal.
Huang Yuan stayed in the factory very wisely and continued to supervise the work of the craftsmen. When he was free, he took the drawings out of his pocket and studied them carefully!
"They deliberately avoided it, and what my subordinates heard was not very true, but one thing I heard is true. It seems that someone will pick them up in the next two days and help them escape!"
"Have you been panicking since noon today? Is there anyone there to help you?"
After leaving the arsenal, Xiao Zhengtai muttered in confusion.
The Xiongnu should have a lot of elaborate operations in Xianyang, but most of them should be disguised as civilians, and there won't be too many of them. Even if they all gather together, they won't have the guts to compete with hundreds of thousands of garrison troops!
If it weren't for these people, who would be their support?
"This subordinate doesn't know...!"
Cao Shen shook his head, and suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and continued: "Oh! By the way, these Huns envoys were wandering on the streets in the morning, and accidentally met the Prime Minister who had just left the morning court. After a few greetings, they went their separate ways. , and then the envoys hurried back to the official post, and from then on, they started to panic one by one!"
"Haha! So that's it!"
After hearing what he said, Xiao Zhengtai suddenly understood.
No wonder Kang Anping said that the Huns envoys had suddenly acted recklessly in the past few days, going to the streets every day to harass the people setting up stalls, and even molesting women from good families.
It turns out that these were all their tricks to hide from others, and they were nothing more than a way to pave the way for today’s meeting with Li Si on the street!
Just say it! He had almost killed the spirit of these envoys at the banquet that day. Why did they suddenly become so arrogant?
This old guy Li Si really didn't have any plans. Not only did he write to the Xiongnu Chanyu to expose the weakness of the Qin Dynasty, but he also told the Xiongnu why he delayed the envoys from staying. Now he wants to help these envoys escape?
However, with Li Si's current status, it is indeed not difficult to get a few people out of the city!
"What? Does the young master know who the person who is meeting them is?"
Cao Shen's eyes lit up, and he felt more admiration in his heart.
After just hearing these few words from him, the young master had already guessed the person who answered the call!
"As I expected, it should be Li Si!"
"Master Prime Minister?"
Cao Shen's mouth opened wide and he was so shocked.
As the Prime Minister of Great Qin, he actually wanted to help those barbarians escape?
They escaped from the city and must have immediately encouraged the Xiongnu Chanyu to launch a war. Then Da Qin would be in a passive state, and its chances of winning would suddenly be much smaller!
"Then what should we do now? Should we report to His Majesty and kill them all?"
"No! We don't have evidence of their collusion yet. You go back and continue to pay attention to their every move. If you find evidence of their collusion, detain them immediately!"
Koshota immediately refused.
At this time, the production of artillery and ammunition was not enough, and it was necessary to stabilize the envoys for a few more days.
The evidence of Li Si's collusion with the Xiongnu lies in the envoys. If you are eager to overthrow Li Si, you will definitely have to get the letter from the Xiongnu, thus alerting the enemy, which is not worth the loss!
However, he must not let these envoys escape, he must keep a close eye on them!
