When he first came to this world, Lu Yuan thought that if he became a prince, he must quickly instill the idea of modernization in the people of this era and quickly improve the level of civilization.

But then he realized that he was wrong.

The development of civilization is linked to the productive forces, and when the common people do not have enough to eat and wear, you go and talk to them about equality and let them study, that is all nonsense.

What we should really do is to find a way to increase productivity, and as long as productivity is improved, we don't have to do anything, and civilization will naturally progress.

The same is true for the development of science and technology, Lu Yuan wants to rely on a little knowledge in his mind to make the scientific and technological power of this world develop rapidly, and research all kinds of weapons, which is a fantasy.

When he studied artillery this time, the biggest problem that took so long was not the problem of gunpowder or the artillery itself, but the inability of smelting technology to keep up.

Even if the research is successful now, the production speed is very slow.

What he should do now is to raise the status of the craftsmen, so that the craftsmen can become respected scientists, and they can comprehensively and systematically improve the technical level of the country, so that not only science and technology will progress, but also productivity will be greatly improved.

Maybe the industrial age can also appear on the land of China first.

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After everyone returned to the palace, the officials performed their duties, and Zhang Dezhong also returned to his public house in Shangshu Province. After sitting down, his mind still flashed back to the scene of the artillery fire just now.

A person of his age, no matter how open-minded he is, is still not as good as a young man in accepting new things, and although he is not as repulsive as Ji Yan, he still has not understood why artillery can be fired so quickly.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't know the reason, at least today's test launch made him understand two things, first, another powerful weapon has appeared in Wu State, which will further enhance the combat power of the Wu army.

Second, the king did not lose his mind by playthings, but actively studied military power, which shows that he still has great ambitions.

Lu Yuan had discussed ambitions with him, but he was only a Fu Yin at the time, and he was very young, and many aspiring young people were likely to be content with enjoying and being satisfied with what they had as they had more and more things.

At the same time, he will also be held back for fear of losing, and this test shot proves that Wu Wang is not this kind of person. This is more important to Lao Shangshu than researching new weapons.

Just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the door.

Duan Xing walked in and arched his hand: "Lord Shangshu, the prince of Silla, Jin Shang, has sent an envoy to Hangzhou, he hopes to meet the king, Lord Langzhong Yu of the Ministry of Rites wants to ask you, do you want to tell the king about this?" ”

Generally, foreign envoys request to see each other, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites handle it, and only the Ministry of Officials handles the request of domestic officials. However, Zhang Dezhong is the only scholar among the six ministries, so when officials from various ministries encounter major events, they will ask him for advice or two.

Zhang Dezhong pondered for a moment and said: "Silla has long since destroyed the country, how can there be any prince, this kind of trivial matter does not need to disturb the king, just let Yu Shizhong handle it himself." ”

"Yes." Duan Xing took the order and went.

Yu Bo was instructed by Zhang Dezhong and sent someone to ask the messenger about the purpose of coming, but the messenger was unwilling to answer, only said that he wanted to see King Wu, Yu Bo was too lazy to pay attention to the messenger anymore, and buried himself in his own work.

Outside the imperial city, the Silla envoy Ji Famin waited until his legs and feet were numb, but there was no movement inside, it was not the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he knew that the other party should not see him.

He made a kicking motion in the direction of the city gate, venting his frustration.

Suddenly, he saw a famous soldier of the Imperial City staring at him, and he couldn't be surprised that the other party had seen his actions just now, so he turned around and ran away with his pants in his hands.

Running all the way to the street, he turned his head and saw that no one was chasing, he pursed his lips, slowed down, and walked towards Puning Fang.

Entering the workshop, he quickly found Princess Zhende's restaurant, and after tidying up his clothes outside the door, he walked in with his head held high.

Crossing the threshold, he swept his gaze, stayed on the shopkeeper who was sweeping the floor, raised his chin and asked, "Lin Chunji, is Princess Zhende here?" ”

Lin Chunji turned his head and pulled the corners of his mouth: "Isn't this a 'superior' adult?" Why, was he sent by Prince Jin Shang again? ”

Although Jin Shang has not yet ascended the throne and become king, many officials under him have been appointed, and Ji Famin was named 'Shangda' by him, similar to the prime minister of the Central Plains country.

"Stupid Lin Chunji, if Her Royal Highness the Princess knew that you spoke to me in such a contemptuous tone, she would definitely punish you." Ji Famin said coldly.

Lin Chunji was furious: "You pig, you really think of yourself as a 'superior', tell you, my true star princess is now the concubine of Wu Kingdom, as long as I say a bad word about you in front of her, you don't want to leave Wu Kingdom alive!" ”

"You're so mean!" Zifamin shouted.

At this moment, the door of a room on the second floor was pushed open, and the maid Jin Shunmei walked out and reprimanded: "Lin Chunji, Your Highness said that if you quarrel again, I will sew your mouth shut." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed Ji Famin next to Lin Chunji and said in surprise: "Why are you here?" ”

"Won't the Superior Adults call? Something that doesn't have a pattern. Ji Famin no longer paid attention to Lin Chunji, and went up to the second floor with his head held high.

Jin Soon-mi was stunned by his scolding, in her impression, Ji Famin was a little stupid, but she had always smiled and grinned, and she had never been so arrogant as she was now.

"Get out of the way!" Ji Famin pushed Kim Soon-mi, who was standing in the doorway, aside and strode into the room.

I saw Su Wan in the room sitting in front of the dresser and putting on makeup.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, Your Royal Highness the Prince has sent me over to discuss a matter with you." Zifamin sat down unceremoniously on a chair.

Su Wan turned around, looked at him carefully for a while, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"Before I talk about that, there's something else I think you'd better know." Zifamin said with a smile.

At this time, Lin Chunji and Jin Shunmei entered the room, and Lin Chunji saw that Ji Famin was so rude, and said loudly: "Your Highness, do you want me to throw him out?" ”

"Let him finish his sentence first, and it's not too late." Su Wan glared at Ji Famin.

Ji Famin sneered and said loudly: "Listen, Prince Jin Shang has already rebelled in Jinseong, and he has also defeated the army sent by the Goryeo State to suppress it!" ”

Su Wan was taken aback and stood up suddenly: "This is impossible!" How could Kim Sang defeat the Goryeo army? ”

"If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can send the stupid Lin Chunji to Jincheng to have a look, and in a few days, with the help of Japan, Zhen Longjian will also revolt in Quanzhou."

Su Wan's heart moved: "Japan? Could it be that Kim Shang revolted with the help of the Japanese state? ”

Ji Famin's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "It mainly depends on our own strength, the combat strength of the Japanese army is very poor, and it only plays a very small role. ”

Su Wan said to herself: "This is not right, Japan has just lost to Wu, how can it send troops to help Jin Shang?" ”

"Wait a minute, you just said that Japan lost to Wu, what's going on?" Ji Famin said urgently.

"Don't you know? Just over a month ago, the Japanese navy and the Wu navy fought a decisive battle in the East China Sea, and the Japanese returned defeated. ”

"This is impossible, the Japanese army is so strong, how can it be defeated!" Ji Famin said loudly, completely forgetting that he had just said that the Japanese army was very weak.

Su Wan didn't pay any attention to him, thought about it carefully, and soon, she figured out the trick.

Japan had just suffered a major defeat to Kure, and the Fujiwara family must have been affected and its position shaken. In order to secure their position, the best thing to do was to fight another war and win, so they decided to help Kim Shang revolt.

Having said that, the Japanese actually defeated the Goryeo, which surprised Su Wan, because the Japanese army suffered a heavy defeat to the Wu army, and she originally thought that the Japanese were weak.

Now it seems that it is not that the Japanese are too weak, but that Wu is too strong, Su Wan is eager in her heart, if she can borrow troops from Wu in the future, the dream of recovering the country may really come true.

Thinking of this, Su Wan decided to help Jin Shang, and she could use him to consume the strength of the Koreans first, which would be beneficial to her actions in the future.

"Ji Famin, tell me the purpose of Jin Shang sending you here this time."

Ji Famin also turned his head while she was thinking, he thought very simply, Wu Guo can defeat Japan, which means that they are stronger, so the status of the two sisters Zhende and Zhenxing will naturally rise in his heart.

A smile regained on his face, and he said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the prince sent me here in the hope of forming an alliance with the Wu Kingdom, and if he can, he hopes that the Wu Kingdom can help us in terms of materials and weapons." ”

Southern Tang Festival Envoy /book/85438/