Chapter Seventy-Seven: My Brother's Minister
Nguyen Bai is a man of action. Although it seems that he has a lot of work, in reality most of it is only verbal commands, and in fact there are other people who do things. And he had expected many things and had already made a lot of preparations. Even with the tension of the border situation, there are more letters and materials exchanged in various ways, and it is not his turn to go out in person.
So, Ruan Bai, who was very idle, went to a friend's house to play, and by the way, he brought his friend home to play.
Rabbit's friend looked at several Beijing officials in front of him and felt a little pressure.
Whether it was Tang Yan or the other two, of course King Yue Ze didn't know him. The courtiers he can know, except for the royal family and nobles, can be described as a handful.
Don't look at Tang Yan and a few people who seem to be very powerful in Shunyang Pass, and don't look at them who are quite important in the Ministry of Industry, but with their identity, they can only recognize the emperor's relatives and relatives; As for letting the royal relatives remember their faces, they are not so capable.
After paying homage to this legendary little transparent prince, Tang Yan stood aside with his head down, with mixed feelings in his heart. I just found out a few days ago, so many people have died because of this relationship, and now this situation is going to be swollen?!
The rabbit prince barely held the prince's shelf, but his eyes had already sent a distress signal to Ruan Bai.
Ruan Bai scolded Tang Yan and the others with his mouth.
King Yue Ze was stunned for a moment, and then said, "You guys, sit down." β
"Thank you, Lord Wang, for giving me a seat." That being said, they all only sat on the edge of the stool, and Ruan Bai was a little worried that they would fall, but he didn't say a word. It's not his turn to speak in this kind of place.
Ruan Bai just brought the prepared tea and snacks to the table, followed by Xiao Xizi.
These people are gathered together, obviously not to talk about poetry and Taoism, let alone to acupuncture the disadvantages of the times, King Yue Ze does not understand, Tang Yan and others do not understand even more.
King Yue Ze said to Ruan Bai: "Ruan Yicheng, you can say it." β
Kiko stood in the back and listened, a little absent-minded. He thought about the snacks in the kitchen. He never knew that he could eat such delicious snacks outside of the royal family. Although it doesn't look as elaborate and delicate as it does in the Imperial Dining Room, it tastes definitely not bad, and it's not too difficult to learn. Lord Ruan is not stingy to teach him at all, and when he goes back, he will give him a taste for his godfather, if it is feasible, he might as well open a dim sum shop in Beijing. He still has that money, and when the time comes, he will give Lord Ruan a fifty percent dividend every year, and then bring some things from time to time. He could see that although Lord Ruan was at the border, the expenses were not small at all. It's a pity that you can't buy a lot of things in this place......
Not to mention what Xiao Xizi was thinking in his heart, a decent and dangerous organization began its first meeting under the chairmanship of Ruan's leader.
Ruan Bai didn't like the first sentence when he came up: "A few adults, presumably their brains are fine." β
it! What does it mean that the brain is fine? Their officials are not bought, they are serious and have climbed up step by step by relying on their political achievements and plans! Hit your brain, believe it or not!
If it weren't for the presence of King Yue Ze, smashing the table and leaving would have been enough for Tang Yan and the others to recuperate, and it would be reasonable to find him desperately; But now they just twitched their cheeks, and said in a strange manner: "Lord Ruan might as well say it if you have something to say." β
Ruan Bai didn't seem to see the anger in their hearts, and there were three points of obvious dissatisfaction and regret in his tone, as well as three points of disgust: "If it weren't for the fact that there was no one at the border, there wouldn't be a few adults ......."
Horse! Egg! The green tendons in the foreheads of Tang Yan and the others burst out! They completely forgot that they ran out of the barracks just to go to Ruan Bai to be scolded/begged for advice.
King Yue Ze watched several adults, from weak scholars at the beginning, to fierce tigers who were about to go crazy...... His royal brother is really good to the crown prince. Although the fierce beasts cherished by the crown prince cannot be raised, in the future when the prince is in power, it is presumable that these ministers will become the mainstay of the court, and they are no worse than fierce beasts. As for the ministers of the humerus at that time, it must be even more amazing, how can it be a desolate beast. When the time comes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will surely have no regrets.
Ruan Bai didn't seem to see King Yue Ze, who was too void in his fugue, nor did he see Tang Yan and the others, who were angry, and spread out all kinds of bottles and cans on the table: "These things are very dangerous, don't move your little hands without my permission for a while." β
Tang Yan said with a slight emptiness: "Got it." "He wouldn't admit that he wanted to sneak around and study a bottle. Ruan Bai had already registered with the Ministry of Industry, and originally he thought that if this person followed Chu Hao to Xijing, it would not matter; But after just a few exchanges, he had already made up his mind to take this person to the capital even if he did his best. If he can't do it alone, he will mobilize the entire Ministry of Industry! As for what Chu Hao thinks...... He still doesn't want to think about such a question now...... When the sky falls, there are tall people on top of it! Unafraid!
Of these miscellaneous things on the table, almost half of them were taken from King Yue Ze, and the rest were things that Ruan Bai had pondered during this time.
King Yue Ze didn't quite understand what he was using these things, so Ruan Bai said that he would bring them if he wanted to. However, there are some things that are quite dangerous, such as the potion he used to polish the stone wall, etc., which must not be touched.
There were too many things, and Ruan Bai put them on for a while before they were sorted out. His expression was full, and he lost the hippie smile just now, and Yan sΓΉ was very: "Before we start, let's talk about the safety operation specifications." "If you don't make it clear, people in these years are very daring, not only don't take other people's lives seriously, but sometimes they go crazy and don't even take their own lives seriously.
He was short enough of people now, and he couldn't afford to lose at all. The safety operation specifications were compiled into a booklet by him, which is not too thick, but it is definitely not thin. A few people circulated it and memorized the general content.
Ruan Bai looked at the speed at which they read books, and knew that these people didn't say anything else, and it was still good to be well-read and memorized.
"Today this booklet will be placed with you first, and tomorrow it will be memorized, word for word."
Endorsement, little meaning! Tang Yan and the others didn't pay attention to it, staring at the things on a table with blazing eyes, moving their hands left and right under the table, and they wanted to get started.
King Koshizawa looked curiously at his friend taming the beast. Why did you bare your teeth just now, and now you are like this? Still...... IT IS INTERESTING.
"The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband." Ruan Bai said such a coaxing sentence with an extremely calm expression. Not only did it make the eyes of several technical nerds shine, but even Xiao Xizi was in good spirits.
In fact, the threat of a Hun is far from the height of the rise and fall of a country; But it's definitely not a disease of scabies. For the common people of the northwest border, the Hun threat can cause catastrophe in a light way.
With his back to Chu Hao, Da Zhou didn't have much entertainment, and Ruan Bai had nothing to do to read many local chronicles. Among them, there are definitely a lot of desperate villages and towns.
"I don't know if you know how many once prosperous villages and towns have disappeared under the iron hooves of the Huns? How many of today's villages have been rebuilt from the ruins? Ruan Bai took a sip of tea, and there was no smile in his eyes, "You don't know." You, the pillars of our Great Zhou, only know your own political achievements, and all you know is how to climb up. As for the people, you do not know and do not care. β
Ruan Bai's tone was flat, but Tang Yan and the others blushed when they heard it, and they wanted to refute it, but they couldn't say a word. Especially King Koshizawa, his whole face turned white. He doesn't care about his political achievements, he only cares about himself, he just thinks about preserving himself as much as possible, as for the people...... That's the royal brother's people, what does it have to do with him? He had always thought so, but it wasn't until today that he knew he should be wrong.
The tea cup was put down, accompanied by the faint sound of porcelain hitting the table, Ruan Bai's words fell to the ground with a bang: "You are all sinners. Now, I give you a chance to make meritorious deeds. β
If Tang Yan and the others had something to say in their hearts at this moment, there must be only one word -!
The most fucked up thing is that they still think it makes sense when they hear it, and they can't refute it!
As for King Yue Ze, he was already in deep reflection at the moment, and his forehead was full of cold sweat. After Ruan Bai finished speaking, he wiped the corners of his eyes and said in a slightly nasal voice: "If Lord Ruan has a place that can be used by this king, please do whatever you want, and this king will do his best." β
The princes of the people have spoken, and even if Tang Yan and the others have any opinions, they can only put their stomachs in their stomachs, and they are also indignantly expressing that they want to contribute to the protection of the family and the country.
Ruan Bai bared his teeth: "Okay! With all of you, it must be a piece of cake to remove the little bubbles and the color in it. β
Everyone watched as Ruan Bai picked up a translucent marble with a slightly cloudy color from the table.
"It's ...... Glass beads? β
As the person who made it, King Yue Ze didn't quite understand: "This marble is used by this king to coax children, I don't know what it is...... What does it matter? "Can you still take two marbles to coax the Huns not to attack the Great Zhou? Or use marbles to threaten the Huns, and if you dare to come to fight Da Zhou, you will use marbles to kill them?
Ruan Bai's chin raised slightly: "Well, I'll explain this." "The moment he saw the glass marbles from King Koshizawa, he thought he had met a fellow countryman, but it turned out that he was a real tech nerd. The glass marbles are all there, but are the telescopes still far away?
The table in front of me was full of things, it didn't matter, there were several tables in the inn. Ruan Bai opened another table, Xiao Xizi spread out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Ruan Bai made a few strokes, while drawing, while explaining the principle and focusing on the effect.
Even people who don't know anything about military affairs understand the role of this telescope, and they can't help but feel hot.
King Yue Ze is even more confident. After all, he made the glass marbles, and his son was only a little big, and he only liked round things. If you change it to the palace, you must play with round pearls. But he is a poor prince, so he can only think of a way to get this marble out. At that time, it was not too elaborate, but now that there are requirements, it is naturally possible to do it.
King Yue Ze originally wanted to go back and do it, after all, he had all the tools there.
Ruan Bai stopped: "The prince might as well take a look at me first." He likes to make messy things, so Chu Hao ordered someone to make a small workshop, which is on the edge of the market. He doesn't usually go often, but the sparrows are small and have all sorts of organs.
When King Yue Ze saw it, he immediately nodded: "Feasible!" The king immediately wrote out the list of materials......"
"Leave it to the subordinate to buy." Ruan Bai received it very smoothly.
Tang Yan and the others looked at him smiling, and for some reason they chuckled in their hearts, and they always had an ominous premonition. As Ruan Bai said, at the moment of national crisis, there shouldn't be any trouble, right?
Ruan Bai's fingers, which were covered by his sleeves, rubbed and rubbed again. The landlord's family has no surplus food, so it's okay to make a few binoculars and get a little money to spend.