"What is this?" The wooden box was opened, revealing the contents inside. This thing looked strange and was not from Da Qin at all.
The ministers look at me and I look at you, but they can't figure out a clue.
This thing is so strange. It is round on top, with two pillars in the middle. Under the pillars is a cooking utensil, but it is sealed.
"Your Majesty, could this be a big killer?" Some officials speculated.
It's no wonder that he guessed so. Some time ago, something made of iron appeared during the siege of the bandit army. This thing was very terrifying, and the unknown thing in front of him was also made of iron, which made people suspicious.
In other words, their cognition was captured by the iron weapon, and when they saw the unknown iron weapon, they subconsciously thought of the weapon.
Feng Quji shook his head and said: "No, the big killer weapon has an iron pipe. Most of these things are round and seem to have no lethality."
Ying Zheng also nodded.
So, if it wasn't a big killer, what would it be like? What does this thing do?
Everyone looked at each other.
"Is this Tuan's tribute to Great Qin?" someone said.
This statement does not make sense. The two countries do not have a principal-subordinate relationship, and they will not pay tribute for no reason.
"What does Tu'an mean by this? Could it be that throwing this thing away will make our Qin regret it? King Tu'an is too whimsical." Some ministers remembered what envoy Tu'an just said, stepped out of the queue, raised their hands and said to Ying Zheng , "Your Majesty, this thing is nothing more than a threat. It is nothing to be afraid of. There is no need to take it to heart at all. Please deal with it."
Such threatening things seem to be unlucky, so they should be destroyed. Killing Tu'an has evil intentions.
Feng Quji disagreed, and raised his hand and suggested: "Your Majesty, Tu'an's intention is difficult to figure out. I suggest you first understand what this thing is."
The ministers nodded. This thing is strange. Only when you understand it can you feel at ease.
However, although Daqin has a vast territory, not all people may understand this. It makes no difference whether this is said or not.
Feng Quji saw what they were thinking and continued to suggest: "Maybe Li Zhao knows about it and can summon him to the palace."
Ying Zheng nodded. Since that boy Li Zhao understands Spanish, he might really know what this is.
"good!"
Feng Quji was overjoyed. His suggestion actually meant that Li Zhao would appear in the main hall. Li Zhao was deprived of his authority, so he felt very frustrated!
He is an old man, so he wants to do something like dozing off and giving him a pillow. After all, it is beneficial and harmless. Besides, he still appreciates this kid.
"I would like to go to Chang'an Township to summon Li Zhao."
Ying Zheng sneered, waved his hand to reject Feng Quji, but glanced unkindly inside the curtain.
"Li Zhao, if we don't come out at this time, how long will it take?"
"No!" Amid everyone's puzzled gazes, they heard a response from within the curtain, and then someone walked out. He was Li Zhao.
Li Zhao couldn't help but smile bitterly. Even though he was disguised very well, he was still discovered and had to walk out.
Seeing Li Zhao, everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering why he appeared here, but now was not the time to dwell on this problem, so they looked at him brightly, hoping that he could clear up the doubts for everyone.
"Hey!" Feng Quji greeted him enthusiastically and smiled, "General Li, you're fine. I have to trouble you with this."
The posture is much better than usual.
Of course Li Zhao understood why Feng Quji was so enthusiastic, so he smiled gratefully at Feng Quji.
As a lord, it was taboo to appear in court without an imperial edict. Feng Quji did this to tell some people with ulterior motives that he was on Li Zhao's side. If anyone had trouble with Li Zhao, they would have trouble with him.
Li Zhao cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Feng Xiang, for caring about me. Li Zhao is fine."
Hearing everyone's discussion just now, he naturally knew what Feng Xiang wanted him to do, so he walked towards the unknown object and squatted down to observe.
What appeared in front of you was a strange device. It was a circle made of an unknown material. Simply put, it was a sphere. There was a tray-like thing underneath the sphere. There were two tubes connected underneath. The bottom of the tube It's a pot, but it's sealed.
There is a cover inside the seal, which can be opened by twisting it.
Seeing this, Li Zhao pondered for a while, with a look of astonishment on his face.
If his guess was correct, this thing should be a steam ball.
The spin ball was invented by Hero, an ancient Greek mathematician, in the 1st century AD. It was of little use and was just for fun.
Although not useless, it is the predecessor of the steam engine.
Around 1679, French physicist Denis Papin created the first working model of a steam engine, which actually used the working principle of a steam ball.
In other words, something that should not have appeared in this era has appeared in advance, and it seems to be another demon created by time-travelers.
Seeing Li Zhao's stunned look, everyone quickly urged, "General Li, what is this? Tell me quickly."
Li Zhao didn't hide anything and said: "Spin the ball!"
"Spin ball? What is it?" No one has heard of it.
Li Zhao smiled bitterly and explained to this group of people what spinning ball was. It was just playing the piano to a cow, and it was more practical to practice it. So, without answering, he asked someone to bring some water.
Soon, a waiter brought water. He unscrewed the lid of the sealed pot below and poured the water in. When it reached a certain level, he asked someone to find firewood, lit it with a sickle, and placed it under the sealed pot. It burned.
The operation was bizarre, but no one bothered him.
As the sound of water boiling came from the pot, Li Zhao motioned for everyone to look at the sphere above.
Everyone watched intently, and soon, for some unknown reason, the originally motionless circle started to move, spinning around in circles, with traces of steam emerging from it, which was very bizarre.
"Did you see clearly? This is a steam ball. After boiling the water inside, the water will steam up and push the circle around. It is called a steam ball."
Li Zhao explained.
"So that's it!" A minister suddenly realized, "What kind of terrifying thing is it? It turns out to be for fun. It seems that Tu'an was afraid of my great Qin, so he sent it away."
After finishing speaking, many ministers stroked their beards and nodded in agreement.
This thing can only spin in circles and has no power. No wonder everyone thinks so, but Li Zhao sneered in his heart when he heard it.
[What a bunch of idiots. They don’t think about why circles spin in circles, but they say they are just for fun. It’s ridiculous! This is a terrifying thing! 】
Indeed, since there is a steam ball in this era, it is difficult to say that the steam engine will not appear. When the steam engine appears, it will be a fatal revolution.
The emergence of the Age of Navigation was actually largely due to the emergence of the steam engine, which also brought about subversive changes in the world.
It can be said that if the steam engine really appeared, it would be a disaster for Da Qin, and it would be the most terrifying thing.
(My back hurts and my head feels dizzy. Writing is really difficult.)
(End of chapter)
