Chunyu Yue was slightly stunned, and said to Li Shui: "He is innocent, and I will attack him. I am a master who has no name, and I am afraid that he will be criticized by the people in the world."
Li Shui asked in confusion: "Why do I hear that many soldiers in the army hope to conquer the Peacock Kingdom?"
Chunyu Yue stared: "Is this happening?"
Li Shui turned to look at Xiao Yi: "Is this happening?"
Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Yes. After the thousand people I led came back from the Peacock Kingdom, they all said that the Peacock Kingdom was vulnerable and they should send troops to destroy it and make great achievements."
Li Shui said with emotion: "The concept of the soldiers is very simple, which is to make achievements. In my opinion, this Peacock Kingdom is vulnerable, why not take it easily?"
"There are two major benefits to destroying the Peacock Kingdom. First, after the Peacock Kingdom is destroyed, it will no longer be a disaster for us. This is called preparing for a rainy day."
"Both, the soil of Peacock Country is fertile and can supply sufficient food."
Chunyu Yue said: "However, after our Da Qin invented chemical fertilizer, we already had enough food."
Li Shui said: "Dr. Chunyu doesn't think that it's enough to eat enough food, right?"
"Produce more food. You can make wine, make cakes, and raise livestock. It has so many uses."
Chunyu Yue was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But is the Peacock Kingdom really vulnerable? If this battle is full of blood, with countless casualties, but has no effect, then..."
Li Shui vowed: "Believe me, the Peacock Kingdom is absolutely vulnerable."
"Do you know why there are people of different skin colors in the Peacock Kingdom? It's just because the Peacock Kingdom is constantly being conquered by foreign races. Generation after generation, doves occupy the magpie's nest. It's really too easy to defeat the Peacock Kingdom."
"Dr. Chunyu, in Great Qin, no one knows the Peacock Kingdom better than me. Don't worry."
Chunyu Yue nodded doubtfully, and then said: "However, even if we can defeat the Peacock Kingdom, it is not the behavior of the superior state to come out of nowhere."
Li Shui said: "How come Wuming is the master? Isn't it a crime for the Peacock Kingdom to imprison Wang Ben?"
Chunyu Yue said: "However, when Wang Ben arrived in the Peacock Kingdom, he was just a commoner..."
Li Shui said: "What about the common people? The great power of our country, Da Qin, means that even the slaves of Da Qin must be respected when they go outside. Anyone who openly offends our Da Qin will be punished no matter how far away they are."
Li Xin nodded excitedly: "Brother Huai's words make sense."
Chunyu Yue sighed: "Young people are so happy about their achievements. I understand, but running a country cannot be done with passion."
"The Peacock Kingdom and our Great Qin are thousands of miles apart, and there is no human desert between them. How to rule such an enclave?"
"The people there are not of my race, will they rebel? After the rebellion, should we send troops to suppress it?"
"How much will it take to do this over and over again?"
Li Shui wanted to refute Chun Yuyue, but Ying Zheng said calmly: "Tomorrow is the time for the court meeting. You all should go back and think about it carefully. Let's discuss it in detail before the court meeting."
Everyone present bowed and agreed.
Li Shui was a little speechless about Chun Yuyue's worries. After all...it was just a Peacock Kingdom, so what suspense could there be?
However, Li Shui didn't say anything. It wouldn't hurt to discuss it tomorrow. With his sharp tongue, he can always persuade His Majesty to send troops.
After leaving the palace, Li Shui returned to Shangjun Courtyard.
There was a person waiting for him in Shangjun's courtyard.
This man looked familiar, but for a moment Li Shui couldn't remember who he was.
Li Shui stared at him for a while, then said: "I recognize you, your name is... Chong... Chong..."
The man laughed dryly and said respectfully: "The villain's name is Zhang Lang, and he is Zhang Men's cousin."
Li Shui slapped his thigh: "Yes, you are Zhang Lang, I just said there is a word for "worm"."
Zhang Lang was a little confused: "Is there the word "worm" in the name? No."
Li Shui asked: "Aren't you in Beidi County, working with your cousin to develop steam vehicles? Why are you here in Xianyang?"
Zhang Lang rubbed his hands excitedly and said to Li Shui: "Return to the banished immortal, the villain is here to announce the good news."
Later, Zhang Lang took out a stack of photos from his body, handed them to Li Shui and said, "Exiled Immortal, please take a look. This is the latest steam locomotive. My cousin has improved it five or six times."
Li Shui took a look and found that this steam locomotive was very similar to those of later generations.
After all, such a steam car is the most energy-saving and efficient, so if it is modified over and over again, it will eventually look like this.
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhang Lang, "Well done. How is the performance of this car?"
Zhang Lang said excitedly: "The performance is excellent. This car has been improved so far that it can burn coal only 30% of the previous time. And the speed has been greatly improved, dozens of times faster than before."
"My cousin settled accounts with the craftsmen in the mines and the merchants who transported the grain."
"If we build a railway from Xianyang City to Beidi County and run steam trains, it will probably cost steel, labor, etc., about ten thousand yi of gold."
"But because steam trains are fast, have large transport volumes and are low-cost, they can recoup their costs as long as they operate for one year. They can make a profit the second time."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, very good."
Zhang Lang laughed dryly and said: "Earlier, Mr. Fu Yao built a road in Beidi County, and many merchants invested in it. Later, the road became profitable, and they all made a lot of money."
"So this time when I heard that the railway was going to be built, all these businessmen came together and wanted a piece of the pie."
"Our Steam Vehicle Research Institute has quite a lot of experience in manufacturing steam vehicles, and we are very experienced in making money. So we reported it to the Governor of Beidi, Mr. Jufu."
Li Shui nodded: "What did the giant say?"
Zhang Lang said: "The giant husband immediately stopped the merchants and asked the villain to bring back a letter. This letter was written by the giant husband to banish the immortal."
Li Shui opened the letter, read it, and then smiled.
This giant man does have farsightedness.
Jufu said a few things concisely in his mind.
First of all, he agreed to build railways. Not only did he agree to build them, he also wanted to build them immediately and in large quantities.
Secondly, he believed that railways were different from the highways that preceded them. Although the highway has certificates, it can only be passed by horse-drawn carriages.
Horse-drawn carriages are slow in speed and have low transport capacity, so it is nothing for merchants to make some money. It wouldn't hurt to even let them run for a few years.
But railroads are different. The railway transportation capacity is too large. It can not only transport grain, goods, but also people.
Once the railway is in operation, it is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and even the stability of the border areas. Therefore, this railway must be firmly in the hands of the court and must not be delegated to businessmen.
If the court has insufficient funds, it can borrow money from businessmen and then pay them back when the railway has profits.
It’s just that this businessman must not participate in the operation.
After Li Shui read it, he nodded. The giant husband and he thought about it together.
Seeing that Li Shui had finished reading, Zhang Lang asked eagerly: "What does banishing the immortal mean? Do we want to build this railway again?"
Li Shui smiled: "Of course it needs to be repaired. You can rest for a night first. I will take you to the court tomorrow. We will convince the ministers in the political hall."
Zhang Lang was shocked: "Young man... Do you want to go to the Council Hall too?"
Li Shui nodded: "Of course I want to go."
Later, Zhang Lang was taken down.
Li Shui stretched and walked out of the room: "It's good to build the railway. Once the railway is built, you won't have to ride a bumpy carriage in the future."
After Li Shui came out, he saw Xiangli Zhu whispering with several craftsmen.
Li Shui asked curiously: "What are you talking about?"
Xiangli Zhu said: "Someone recently applied for a patent. This person is a poor man, and his real name is Yaoshi. Therefore, the patent office where he applied is about magnets, so he changed his name to magnets."
At this time, Li Shui saw a strange face standing among the crowd.
After he saw Li Shui, he bowed nervously.
Li Shui smiled slightly and asked, "Are you a magnet?"
The man responded nervously. Xiang Li Shui said: "The villain is from a poor family and has little knowledge, but the villain's father always hopes that the villain will succeed."
"When I was young, I collected some money so that I could learn to read."
"I did recognize the word "villain" a few times, but I didn't stand out. In the end, I became disheartened and went home to farm."
"Recently, Mr. Fu Yao's newspaper has reached our village. This newspaper is all second-hand, and the news is a bit behind the times, but the content inside is still very fresh."
Li Shui asked curiously: "Are there also second-hand newspapers?"
Xiangli Zhu nodded: "Yes. Some people are reluctant to throw away the newspapers after reading them. They will fold them neatly and sell them to the people who collect them."
"The newspaper collectors take these old newspapers to some remote villages and towns and sell them."
"When this newspaper was sold for the second time, the price was low and it was very popular with the people. Some people who want to read newspapers but are reluctant to spend money will wait for second-hand newspapers."
Li Shui nodded: "The people of Great Qin are really smart, they can think of such a method."
Magnet said: "Later, the villain saw the compass of the Exalted Immortal in the newspaper, and understood some of his characteristics."
"The villain suddenly remembered that I once saw a magnet on the mountain. It has very similar characteristics to the compass and can also absorb iron objects."
"So I followed the method taught in the newspaper and polished it several times with a sewing needle, and I succeeded in making a magnetic needle."
Li Shui smiled.
Magnet added: "Because I have been able to read since I was a child, I always like to ponder some things."
"After the villain successfully made a magnetic needle, he began to think again, why can this magnetic needle guide north?"
"The little man later discovered that the magnetic needle itself is divided into north and south. One end of the magnetic needle always points to the south, and the other end always points to the north. No matter how many parts the magnetic needle is divided into, there is no exception."
"Furthermore, I discovered that when the north and south of magnetic needles are pressed together, they will stick together. And south, south and north will repel each other. The villain named it, opposite sexes attract, and same sexes repel."
"So the villain made a bold hypothesis: Could our world actually be a big magnet? Therefore, the magnetic needle attracts the north and south of the world, so it can direct the north and south."
Li Shui looked at him in surprise and thought: This guy can do it. He has discovered the magnetic field.
He smiled slightly and said, "Has your patent application been approved?"
Magnet smiled sheepishly and said: "The people in the patent office said that my idea is very fresh, but it cannot be verified. So they gave me a D rating."
"The main reason why I can rate myself as Ding is because I discovered the principle that magnetic needles of the same sex repel each other and opposite sexes attract each other."
"Later, when Miss Zhu heard about my story, she took the initiative to invite me to Shangjun Courtyard and asked me to talk about the characteristics of magnetic needles."
Magnet smiled sheepishly: "I was talking just now."
Li Shui nodded: "Go on, you can also stay in Shangjun Courtyard and continue to study magnets."
Magnet was surprised and delighted: "Is it okay?"
Li Shui smiled: "Of course."
Magnet was so happy that he almost fainted.
In the beginning, anyone who applied for a patent would be able to enter Shangjun Courtyard in all likelihood.
But as more and more people obtain patents, it becomes a little difficult to enter Shangjun Courtyard. Magnet had no hope at first, but Exiled Immortal actually took the initiative to invite.
This... this is simply pie in the sky.
Magnet clenched his fists and thought: I... I must work hard and research something more to repay the banished immortal.
Li Shui casually asked Magnet to stay in Shangjun Courtyard, and after saying that, he left with a smile.
Xiangli Zhu followed Li Shui and said, "What do you mean?"
Li Shui looked at her in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Xianglizhu said: "Why did you let him enter Shangjun's courtyard? I'm afraid the magnet he discovered will not allow you to be treated with such courtesy, right?"
Li Shui smiled and asked, "Then what do you think is the reason?"
Xianglizhu thought for a while and suddenly said: "Is it possible that this magnet has other characteristics that have not been discovered?"
Li Shui said: "Yes, it does have some characteristics. If you can discover it, next year's banishment award will still be yours."
Xianglizhu rolled his eyes: "Is it rare?"
Then she went into her room.
You don't need to ask to know that she went to study magnets.
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The next day was the time of the court meeting. Hundreds of officials gathered in the hall to discuss politics.
Today's issue still revolves around whether to send troops to the Maurya Kingdom.
After a night of thinking, Chunyu Yue and others' theories became more and more abundant, and they all suggested that Ying Zheng should not resort to force.
And one of their most important reasons is that the Peacock Kingdom is too far away to rule.
Even if a prince is enfeoffed, he may establish himself as emperor in the future. If a general is sent to lead troops to garrison, there is no guarantee that the general will not rebel.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so it is easy to have dissatisfaction.
After Chunyu Yue and others finished speaking, they looked at Li Shui, knowing that Li Shui would jump out to refute.
And Li Shui did not disappoint them. He walked out and said with a smile: "My lords' worries are indeed justified. However... I have found a way to eliminate this worry."
He saluted Ying Zheng and said, "Please allow your majesty to ask someone to enter the political hall."
