Zhao Yingluo smiled and said, "I'll give you another chance to answer again!"
A blush flashed across Wanyan Zongyi's face, "Your seeds are indeed magical and have benefited the people of the Kingdom of Jin. I am here to discuss purchasing more types of seeds."
"You can get seeds, and I'll give you a war horse in exchange!" Zhao Yingluo said bluntly.
Wanyan Zongyi nodded in agreement, "As long as the price is right, war horses are not a problem. In addition, I also want to purchase a batch of fire blunderbuss to deal with the threat of Xia Kingdom."
Zhao Yingluo raised her eyebrows, do you think I am a three-year-old child?Do we still need fire guns to deal with Xixia?This is obviously aimed at the Song Dynasty.
Sell you a firecracker and let you hit me with it?How much wine did I drink to get this drunk?
"Fireguns are not for sale! I advise you to give up this idea."
Wanyan Zongyi originally went there to try her attitude, and her reply was also expected, so she gave up on obtaining large quantities of guns and technology through legitimate means.
Although he was running for the gun, Wanyan Zongyi still waved his hand and bought 100 million shi of wheat and shipped it to the Kingdom of Jin, making Zhao Yingluo make a huge profit.
Of course, in addition to this, he also purchased a lot of seeds at the cost of three thousand horses. This deal was a good deal for everyone.
……
【foundry】
The foundry was planned by Zhao Yingluo at the beginning of the year. Its purpose was to design an astonishingly powerful artillery through the design ideas she dictated.
However, because Zhao Yingluo only knew the general design idea but no specific design drawings and instructions, coupled with the craftsmanship and smelting technology of this era, it was very difficult to cast it.
Apart from anything else, the smoothness of the inner wall of the big gun barrel is a big problem. If it is not smooth enough, the barrel will break after firing a few rounds.
Feng Jing, who was in charge of this matter, was in the foundry at this time, checking around a cannon. The overall size of the cannon was not large, and it could be operated by two people with wheels.
But the barrel had been blown into two pieces, but fortunately no one was injured.
Just at this time, Zhao Yingluo also came, "I heard a loud noise before I came in. It turned out that the chamber was exploding. Have you found out the cause?"
Feng Jing frowned, "Same as the original fire gun, due to the craftsmanship, the barrel is not strong enough and smooth enough."
Due to the span of her knowledge, Zhao Yingluo really couldn't help him much, so she had no choice but to comfort him and pat him on the shoulder, "Take your time! There is always a solution. How is the production of fire guns?"
"Thanks to the assembly line operation proposed by His Highness, each craftsman is only responsible for the production of one part and then completes the assembly. The overall quality and speed have been improved. The daily production of firecrackers can reach about ten or twenty. If we increase the production, that one We can recruit some more craftsmen or apprentices.”
Zhao Yingluo nodded, compared with the previous day when he could only make one or two fire blunderbuss, this speed has been greatly improved.
"How much more do you need?"
"Currently there are fifty skilled craftsmen and fifty apprentices. If we want to double our production capacity, we will need at least about 100 people, and it will take time."
"Okay, do it as soon as possible and try your best to succeed."
……
The news that Kaifeng Town Foundry was recruiting workers immediately set off a wave of applications.
Everyone in Kaifeng City knows that as long as you join Zhao Yingluo's factory, your children will go to school, the elderly will receive subsidies, you can also receive commissions, take care of accommodation, and live a worry-free life.
With such favorable conditions, who wouldn’t want to go? But when they saw the notice that said: Only successful moves, [-]% of people were heartbroken.
Wanyan Zongyi squeezed in front of the notice at the city gate. After seeing the news of recruitment, an imperceptible smile appeared on his lips.
...Empress Yuanyou, or Empress Dowager Longyou, has never returned south since she came to Kaifeng, because Zhao Gou's biological mother, Empress Dowager Wei, went to Lin'an soon after Song Huizong returned a year ago, and was killed by Zhao Gou. Zun became the Queen Mother of Xuanhe.
Although the two queen mothers were in peace with each other, the Queen Mother Xuanhe was Zhao Gou's biological mother after all. The Queen Mother Longyou felt that she had been left out and had no plans to return south.
Here, at least there is an adopted daughter who knows both coldness and heat, as well as the emperor's younger brother, princes and princesses who respect her very much.
It was a hot summer day in June, and Empress Dowager Longyou felt unwell. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty hurriedly summoned the imperial physician. After checking her pulse, the imperial physician believed that the weather was hot and dry, and she had some diarrhea after eating some unclean food.
I prescribed some anti-diarrheal medicine. However, on the third day, Queen Mother Longyou's condition worsened. After Zhao Yingluo learned the news, she hurried into the palace to take care of her and met Queen Mother Longyou.
When she entered the palace, she found that her father Zhao Ji and all her brothers and sisters were there.
In just three days, she no longer had the strength to stand up. She lay on the bed with only weak breathing and her eyes closed.
After hearing the news from the palace that Zhao Yingluo was coming, her eyes slowly opened. After seeing Zhao Yingluo, she became much more energetic.
"How did you come?"
"I heard that the Queen Mother is ill. I came over to check on you. Are you feeling better now?"
Queen Mother Longyou said with a smile, "Earlier I thought I was about to pass away, but now I feel much lighter after seeing you."
Zhao Ji said, "The emperor's sister-in-law is missing Yingluo! If I had known, I would have asked her to stay with you."
"She is now the pillar of the Song Dynasty, how can she always stay by my side?"
Everyone present believed that Queen Mother Longyou's condition had improved, but only Zhao Yingluo knew with the common sense of later generations that Queen Mother Longyou was recovering from her illness and her time was running out.
Thinking of the loneliness of this old lady, Zhao Yingluo suddenly shed two lines of tears from the corners of her eyes, "What did the Queen Mother say? Everyone in the room is the backbone of the Song Dynasty."
"You all go down first, and we two have a few words of respect."
After everyone retreated, Queen Mother Longyou took Zhao Yingluo's hand and said, "My child, I know that I don't have much time left, so I have two instructions to tell you."
Zhao Yingluo's eyes turned red, and she sat down in front of the bed and hugged her thin body into his arms, "Your Majesty, please tell me."
"Although I don't ask about political affairs, with many years of experience, I can probably figure out what you think. Although the official is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, he is filial and tolerant. If one day you really fall out with him, you might as well say goodbye to him. He was given a lenient sentence."
Zhao Yingluo nodded, "He is my brother, I will give him a place to go."
"The second thing is that you will encounter a crisis soon. Although I recognize you as a princess, Queen Mother Xuanhe may not recognize you because of the official family. You should deal with it as soon as possible."
After hearing the news, Zhao Yingluo was shocked. In later TV series, she did have vague memories, saying that Zhao Duofu, who returned to the south, was accused by the Queen Mother Xuanhe as a fake emperor, so Song Gaozong used the name of the fake emperor. , killed the fake emperor Ji Zhang in Dali Temple.
But it was his turn.
"I'll be careful."
Empress Dowager Longyou nodded, "The third thing is, after I die, do not bury me together with the late emperor, nor do I need to be buried in a grand ceremony. Just build a similar tomb in a place with good geomantic omen, and a place where descendants can pay their respects." That’s all.”
As soon as she said these words, Zhao Yingluo shed a lot of tears, "I must obey!"
"I have finished explaining what I have said. The empire of the Song Dynasty and the sufferings of the people will fall on your shoulders from now on. It's a pity... it's a pity that I can't see you anymore."
After saying these words, Queen Mother Longyou slowly closed her eyes and passed away suddenly.
