Li Hongzhang asked about the Khitan, that Guo Zongxun had already considered, the Northeast is a treasure land, before the military of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not strong to a certain extent, and the national strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty has not reached the level of Guo Zongxun's ideals, the Northeast should be deserted there first.

My Great Northern Wilderness, sooner or later I will turn the Great Northern Wilderness into the Great Northern Warehouse, and sooner or later, the best rice in China will grow on the black soil of the Northeast.

Guo Zongxun stretched out his finger and pointed at Li Hongzhang, and said with a smile:

"You, sure enough, there is still some overall view, the Khitan was conquered by my father in order to recover Yanyun, after Yanyun recovered, I feel that it is too early to develop to the northeast, and the Khitan people are now under the strong suppression of the Great Zhou army all the time, the reason why I don't destroy the Khitan now is actually ...... Farther to the north, there is an even more powerful barbarian community, the world is boundless, the territory is inexhaustible, and the Great Zhou is not yet capable of dealing with more dangerous enemies. ”

Li Hongzhang wanted to ask something, but Liu Bowen grabbed him and said with a smile:

"Don't ask Your Majesty, you can ask me first if you have any questions, Your Majesty doesn't like people who only ask questions without solutions."

Li Hongzhang hurriedly pleaded guilty to Guo Zongxun and said:

"The minister is abrupt, please forgive your majesty."

Guo Zongxun said with a smile:

"Those who don't know are not guilty, just pay attention in the future."

At this time, the little eunuch came to report that Ma Sanbao's giant ship was finished.

The painting was finished so quickly, this Ma Sanbao is either a genius, or ...... It's just a concept map.

Guo Zongxun walked to the front of the case, looked down, and sure enough, what Ma Sanbao drew was indeed just a conceptual drawing of a giant ship.

It's a big idea, but it's very difficult to realize it all of them.

"Sambo, what is the internal structure of your giant ship? How to ensure that the keel of a giant ship is strong and sturdy? ”

"Your Majesty, what the grass people have painted is just the exterior, the internal structure of the ship is very complicated, if you want to draw it all, it will take a long time, if Your Majesty is willing to give the grass people time, the grass people will ......"

Guo Zongxun didn't wait for Ma Sanbao to finish speaking, and interrupted him.

"Li Banban, send Ma Sanbao to Wushuang Gate? Give it to Lao Xian Weng and Chief Liu, no time limit? I want a full set of blueprints for this giant ship. ”

What did the legendary Zheng He's treasure ship look like? Guo Zongxun has no concept, and I don't know if it was designed by Zheng He himself? But since Ma Sanbao in front of him can draw a boat map, Guo Zongxun decided to give him this opportunity.

Chai Shouli and Liu Liancheng? Are you obsessed with inventions? Stuff another Ma Sanbao? Let the three of them toss first to see if they can draw a complete set of ship-making drawings.

"The old slave obeys the order, Ma Sanbao, you come with our family."

Liu Bowen with Li Hongzhang? Li Tongjie with Ma Sanbao? Leaving the imperial study, Wei Zhongxian took out a cloth bag from his arms and carefully placed it on the desk.

"Your Majesty, the brocade guard sent to Tianzhu has returned? Cotton seeds were found. ”

When Guo Zongxun heard it, this was a happy event one after another.

"Great? Show me. ”

When Guo Zongxun opened the cloth bag, he saw the cotton he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Your Majesty, these are cotton, and the cottonseeds are stored separately, and less than a hundred catties of cottonseeds have been brought back."

Guo Zongxun was holding snow-white cotton in his hand, with this thing, the people's livelihood of the Great Zhou would be greatly improved, and even if the army of the Great Zhou fought in winter, there would be no more frostbite to death.

"How many Jinyiwei have you gone to, and how many have you come back?"

"Your Majesty, the servants sent a total of fifteen brocade guards, only three came back, they said, they originally brought a total of 300 catties of cottonseeds, when they were chased and killed by the Tianzhu people, they sacrificed five people, when they crossed the snowy mountains, four fell to death, three froze to death, and the three brothers who came back only brought back less than 100 catties of cottonseeds, and these three people all fell with varying degrees of disability......"

Guo Zongxun's eyes moistened, this is where the soul of the Huaxia Army lies, fifteen people go, three people come back, none of them are of the wrong species, they are all using their lives to complete the tasks assigned by the Great Zhou Emperor.

"These three people, let the Tai Hospital treat them well, and then let them stay in Jinyiwei, and follow Qin Hui to be responsible for training new military spies, they have been to Tianzhu, ask them to dictate the experience of going to Tianzhu, let Qin Hui be responsible for sorting out, sacrifice the martyrs on the road, set up a mound for them in the martyrs' cemetery, and bury them with national rites, their families, those who have parents, I will provide for them in old age, and those who have children, I will raise them to grow up."

"Slaves, thank you for your grace, brethren."

"Wei Banban, this is actually not grace, it is my compensation for them."

"The minions have written it down, and they will definitely be properly placed."

After a lot of hardships, Jin Yiwei found cotton seeds from Tianzhu and brought them back, and Guo Zongxun ordered Wei Zhongxian to immediately hand over the cotton seeds to Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Science.

"Xu Aiqing, these cotton seeds, each of them has the blood of my good boy in the Great Zhou, your department must cultivate it carefully, in addition, the technology of wool spinning should also be studied quickly, tell Zhu Jinliang that if you buy a large amount of wool in Khitan, you can exchange it with salt and iron."

"Obey."

A few days later, the martyrs' tombs were built, and Guo Zongxun personally attended the scene to preside over a grand and solemn funeral for the heroes who went to Tianzhu and sacrificed their heroic sacrifices.

The emperor personally presided over the state funeral, and the Manchu civil and military naturally had to accompany him, and under the instruction of Guo Zongxun, Wei Zhongxian summoned all the Jinyi guards who could show up in Kaifeng.

"Today we are here, burying the clothes of the martyrs, sending our condolences to them, Da Zhou will remember them, I will remember them, and when you know how useful cotton is, you will also remember them, and the people of Da Zhou will remember them."

"Tianzhu, it's over there......"

Guo Zongxun's hand pointed to the west: "Just a few thousand miles away, I tell you that one day, I will lead the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty to expedition to Tianzhu to comfort the souls of the heroes in the sky." ”

All the Jinyi guards are also in tears, as the former Great Zhou soldiers, as the current Jinyi guards, they are not afraid of death, but they hope to be recognized by the emperor and the people, at the moment when the Jinyi Wei martyrs' clothes and mounds are established, all the Jinyi guards know that they can also return to their roots.

They are also eligible to be buried in the Great Zhou Martyrs Cemetery.

After these things are busy, the annual Great Zhou Wuke is opened.

Thirty martial arts registration points have been set up in Kaifeng City, and the chief examiner of this year's martial arts, Guo Zongxun did not arrange for others, he wanted to be the chief examiner in person.

This can also be regarded as the little Jiujiu in Guo Zongxun's heart, all the martial arts in the world are my protégés, isn't this fragrant?