certainly.
This so-called mechanic is not the amazing mecha mechanic of later generations...
He was a scholar who Liu Zheng knew was good at mechanical mathematics. Liu Zheng chatted with him excitedly for a long time. Only then did he find out that he was originally a scholar in England. Later, he wanted to follow the trend of great navigation and make a fortune. This He just became a missionary.
This Rhodes not only had extremely high attainments in mechanical mathematics, he even dabbled in geometric mathematics and some advanced Western subjects.
Talent!
Liu Zheng was extremely excited.
At a time when the entire Longyan Dynasty was still immersed in the dream of a heavenly kingdom, he was actually eager to get news from the outside world.
Not only technology, he also wants to master the intelligence of other countries.
The Age of Discovery...
How desirable that is.
Rhodes, who has a foundation in mechanical mathematics and geometric mathematics, is also a master shipbuilder. Liu Zheng knew that at the beginning of the Western Age of Discovery, their Carrick sailboat had reached the pinnacle of shipbuilding technology. Then after many evolutions, the Carrick sailing ship finally evolved into the almost perfect Galen ship.
This is also known as the British Battleship!
Galenic ships dominated the sea for a while. The Netherlands, a prosperous colonial power at that time, was defeated by British Galenic ships. From then on, in the era of great navigation, the hegemony changed hands.
"good!"
Liu Zheng didn't sleep tonight. He had been following Rhodes to communicate.
Who would have thought that this conversation would last all night.
Jiang Xuan yawned, looked at the closed door, and then at Zheng Yueru beside him, but hesitated to speak.
Zheng Yueru's face was expressionless: "Go back to sleep!"
"Hey, Sister Yueru, isn't it...does this young man like men? Oh, you have no chance!"
"Go to sleep!"
"ah!"
During the night, Jiang Xuan's screams of pain rang out.
Zheng Yueru rolled her eyes angrily, and when she returned to the room, she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
Could it be that Brother Liu really likes men, and he still likes this kind of guy?
She shuddered just thinking about it.
…
A few days later, Liu Zheng came out of Rhodes' room excitedly.
He didn't care at all about the weird looks others looked at him.
"From today on, no one can disturb Rhodes!"
Liu Zheng coughed.
This sentence made Jiang Xuan's eyes widen even more. Even Liu Dahao couldn't help but ran over and shouted with a bitter face: "Zheng'er, Zheng'er, what's going on?"
"If you like a half-girl like Qing Yangshuo, that's all. Do you like Mao Zi too?"
"Oh, I feel so sad for my father. Is it possible that my father will not be able to have a grandson in his lifetime?"
Liu Zheng was very confused after hearing this. What does this mean?
Looking at their expressions again, he smiled bitterly: "Please, what are you thinking? How could I like men!"
Everyone was relieved.
Qin Changfeng couldn't help but ask: "Master, what about Rhodes..."
Liu Zheng said excitedly: "This person is indeed a great talent. But for the time being, he has no place to use it. But if we want to win Hanzhong, we must have this person!"
"What?"
Liu Zheng soon brought Jiang Xuan and Qin Changfeng to Qingyang Shuo's side again.
"Galen ship?"
Qingyang Shuo was surprised when he heard Liu Zheng's words.
Liu Zheng nodded and said: "I gave Rhodes half a month to design it, which is about the same. This Galen ship can go into deep and shallow water. It is very flexible. It can not only carry soldiers, but also has a large space for cargo."
Qingyang Shuo's eyes flashed when he heard this: "Master, if this Galen ship is so perfect, then Hanzhong will definitely be able to win it!"
Several people were overjoyed.
When they were planning to capture Hanzhong, God sent them a Rhodes. Could it be that there was some divine will?
This day.
Manager Zhou is finally leaving.
Liu Dahao, Liu Zheng and others naturally sent them off warmly.
Manager Zhou, who had been fed by Liu Dahao's Yinzhou coins, still had a warm smile on his face when he left: "Mr. Liuzhou, there are only a few months left before the Mid-Autumn Festival. I have to go to the Western Regions as soon as possible to take up my post. , You must not disappoint the Holy One!"
Liu Dahao quickly said yes.
Liu Zheng smiled coldly.
Going to take office?
Going to take up the post now would not be in the best interests of the Holy Spirit. He and Qing Yangshuo had already decided that during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Liu Dahao would not be allowed to return to Beijing to report on his duties.
According to the rules of the Longyan Dynasty, there are two work reports a year.
One is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the other is the Lantern Festival.
At this time, it was already June, only more than three months before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was too late.
Therefore, they are planning to use these more than three months to capture Hanzhong, and then go directly to the Western Regions. When the time comes, the court will understand why he will not go back to report on his duties as an excuse due to the tight war situation in the Western Regions.
"Finally gone!"
Seeing the angel guard leaving in a grand manner, Liu Dahao wiped his cold sweat and let out a long breath.
Liu Zheng asked: "Father, how many Yinzhou coins did you pay to that manager Zhou?"
"One hundred thousand!"
Liu Dahao said.
"What?"
When Liu Zheng heard this, he felt extremely heartbroken.
One hundred thousand silver state coins, according to the current price, is nearly two hundred thousand gold and two million silver! And looking at the current market, the value of Yinzhou coins is rising every day. Manager Zhou came to Yinzhou this time and made a lot of money!
Prodigal!
greedy!
Fortunately, at this time, a piece of good news came from Jinghua.
"Patent law?"
Liu Zheng looked confused and overjoyed at the same time.
He has always wanted to promote the improvement of this law, but no one said it. Recently, there are too many imitations of Silver Beach City products in the market. They are not good at fine wine yet, but the Yinzhou plow has spread throughout the country. It is not difficult for local farm tool manufacturers to copy the gourd and gourd to produce the Yinzhou plow.
This also caused Silver Beach City to lose a lot of profits.
Now, as soon as the "Patent Law" comes out, it is Yinzhou's interests that are directly protected.
With patents and branding, Yinzhou is probably going to take off.
"Zhu Zhen?"
soon.
Liu Zheng also fell into deep thinking.
A military envoy from the Western Regions made the big guys in Jinghua unable to sit still. Zhu Zhen, who promoted the "Patent Law" this time, is the current Minister of Civil Affairs.
This olive branch was thrown right at Liu Zheng's itch.
but.
In the next few days, marriage proposals came from various vassal kings, which again represented the efforts of these nobles to win over Liu Zheng.
A Jiedushi envoy had such a subtle change.
Liu Zheng couldn't help but think.
Holy lord, what does this mean?
Could there be other hidden meanings in this difficult problem?
…
Jinghua.
royal palace.
"Hahahaha, let me see how you take this step!"
The old emperor Xie Tianyao was playing chess alone, looking up to the sky and laughing.
"This is my kingdom!"
"My kingdom!"
His eyes flashed: "If I can't even play with you, a mere child with a dirty mouth, why should I be an emperor?"
"Under this world, in my eyes, there are no variables!"
"Just kill the variables in the bud, that's it. Do you understand?"
"I will give you a chance, a chance to expand."
"Then, I'll kill you again!"
He laughed.
At this time, a young eunuch walked over and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, it's time to take the elixir."
"Okay, bring it to me! I will live another five hundred years!"
