Hearing Ah Qing's answer, Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed:

"Damn, the system is too awesome, this thing is actually useful."

He only cares about being happy here, but Ah Qing is completely confused, looking at the walkie-talkie in her hand, she feels that this thing is a monster.

Suddenly, on the walkie-talkie, Zhu Youzhen's voice sounded again:

"A-Qing, come back soon."

"Obedience"

Ah Qing quickly entered the Qianqing Palace with a walkie-talkie, and saw the emperor hurriedly shouting:

"Your Majesty, what's going on, how did you get into this little black box just now?"

Zhu Youzhen was stunned:

"No, I've always been here."

Ah Qing is still full of suspicion:

"The concubine clearly heard the emperor hiding here just now......

Zhu Youzhen suddenly realized, he laughed:

"Haha, that's right, I'm telling you, this thing is a tool for talking, we each hold one, turn on the switch to talk, and both sides can hear each other."

After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, seeing that Ah Qing still shook his head, he immediately picked up a large piece of paper, and with a random roll, the big paper turned into a paper tube.

Zhu Youzhen put the paper tube on the end, pointed it at Ah Qing's ear, and then began to speak, and Ah Qing immediately understood what was going on.

"Oh, I see, it's fun."

In fact, Zhu Youzhen is not very clear about the specific principle of the walkie-talkie, of course, he doesn't know if this analogy is right, no matter what, it is good that Ah Qing can understand.

"Ah Qing likes it, I'll give you one to play, and these two to the princess."

Zhu Youzhen taught Ah Qing how to use it, and took out two walkie-talkies for Ah Qing and asked her to give them to the two princesses.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ah Qing was as happy as a flower, jumping up and down with a walkie-talkie, and was about to go to Cining Palace to find Wei Jiao and Xiaowen.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly stopped her again:

"Ah Qing, send it again tomorrow, it's already late at night, you also go back to rest."

"Obedience"

After Ah Qing left, Zhu Youzhen walked out of the imperial study and returned to the dormitory, bathed and changed clothes under the waiting of the two little palace maids, and had a good night's sleep.

The next day

Zhu Youzhen summoned Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Meng Zhaoxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and the Shilang and Zhao Shizhen of the Ministry of Works.

Under the leadership of the little eunuch, the three of them quickly entered the imperial study.

"Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department, see the emperor."

"Meng Zhaoxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Zhao Shizhen, the waiter of the Ministry of Industry, see the emperor."

Seeing the emperor sitting in the imperial study with a smile on his face, the three of them hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

Zhu Youzhen raised his hand and said:

"The three Aiqing are flat, and someone will sit down."

"Thank you, Lord Longen."

The little eunuch brought three stools, and the three of them sat on the chairs with half their buttocks, and just wanted to ask why the emperor summoned him, Zhu Youzhen took the lead in speaking:

"Lord Sun, is the whole country stable, and are the bandits still showing up?"

Sun Chengzong hurriedly clenched his fists and replied:

"Back to the emperor, now all parts of the country are on the right track, there is no turmoil anywhere, and my Ming three-way army is also victorious.

Li Yan lived up to expectations and had recovered all the lost territories occupied by the Liukou, and Yan Yingyuan led an army of 150,000 and was heading for Mengyuan and Liaodong. ”

In one breath, Sun Chengzong reported the military situation of the whole country to Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen was very satisfied and pleased with Sun Chengzong's work.

He nodded, and then looked at the Ministry of Works:

"Ministry of Industry, how is the progress of the ironclad warships and firearms that I handed over to the Ministry of Industry for development?"

Meng Zhaoxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, hurriedly clasped his fists and replied:

"Back to the emperor, the old ministers are incompetent, the development of ironclad battleships and steam engines has encountered bottlenecks, there is almost no progress, and there is still great progress in the improvement of artillery and flintlock guns."

It's not that the Ministry of Industry is incompetent, Zhu Youzhen's requirements are too high, and the ironclad battleships and steam engines are nearly a hundred years in advance, and it is normal for them to encounter difficulties.

Zhu Youzhen was very clear about this, so he did not blame the Ministry of Works, but said:

"Someone, bring me a basin of water, and then bring an iron bowl."

"Yes"

The three ministers were a little confused, they didn't know what the emperor was going to do.

Soon, two little eunuchs brought a basin of water and an iron bowl, carefully placed them on the table next to Zhu Youzhen, and then withdrew from the imperial study.

Ah Qing stood behind the emperor and looked at Zhu Youzhen with an expectant face, he didn't know what the emperor was going to do.

"Come here, all of you."

Zhu Youzhen got up and picked up the iron bowl, and then asked the three ministers to come over to watch, and the three of them hurriedly got up and walked to the emperor's side, looking at Zhu Youzhen suspiciously.

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, and raised the iron bowl in his hand:

"This iron bowl is like an ironclad battleship, if I put it in the water, you say, will it sink?"

"Your Majesty, the iron bowl will definitely sink if it is placed in the water, so the development of the ironclad battleship has encountered difficulties."

"Really, what is your opinion?" ”

Sun Chengzong hurriedly replied:

"Your Majesty, Weichen thought that the iron bowl would sink."

Zhu Youzhen really couldn't help but want to laugh, these people really don't know if they are stupid or have too little knowledge.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen had been holding the iron bowl and asking, Ah Qing was very anxious on the side, she wanted to grab the iron bowl and put it in the water to see if it would sink.

But I can only think about it, if Ah Qing is given ten dares, she doesn't dare to snatch the iron bowl in Zhu Youzhen's hand, it is the host.

"I said the iron bowl would never sink to the bottom."

Zhu Youzhen said, and threw the iron bowl on the water, and the iron bowl dangled on the surface of the basin and never sank.

"You see, this is very similar to the principle of the ironclad ship, only if the hollow is flooded, the iron bowl will sink."

Zhu Youzhen said, and poured half a bowl of water into the iron bowl, at this time, the iron bowl sank most of the time, and it still did not sink to the bottom, he injected some water into the iron bowl, and the iron bowl finally sank to the bottom.

"You see, it's not that iron will sink to the bottom of the water, it depends on how buoyant it is, with my current iron-making and steel-making technology.

Although it is a little difficult, it should be possible to make an ironclad battleship, and I have given you the design drawings, don't you have a way?

Sun Chengzong and Meng Zhaoxiang hurriedly bowed down and saluted:

"The emperor forgives the sin, the old minister is ignorant, and now he seems to understand a little."

But Zhao Shizhen looked thoughtful, and did not react in the middle of the sound.

Seeing that he didn't answer the emperor, Meng Zhaoxiang was shocked, the current emperor didn't blink an eye when he killed people, and hurriedly reached out to pull Zhao Shizhen's clothes, wanting to remind Zhao Shizhen.

Zhu Youzhen grabbed his arm, shook his head at Meng Zhaoxiang, and signaled not to disturb Zhao Shizhen, but Meng Zhaoxiang immediately did not dare to move.

No matter how smart a person is, there are often times when he goes into a misunderstanding, Zhao Shizhen himself is an expert in the development of firearms, and he has just come into contact with ships, so it is obvious that he has entered a misunderstanding.

Everyone stared at Zhao Shizhen, and the imperial study suddenly quieted down, and when a needle fell on the ground, the sound could definitely be heard.

"The emperor Shengming, Weichen understands, thank you for the emperor's advice."

Through the hint of the iron bowl, Zhao Shizhen quickly understood what he was wrong, and after reacting, he knelt directly in front of Zhu Youzhen and kowtowed to thank him.

But what surprised Zhao Shizhen was still to come.

Zhu Youzhen smiled and helped Zhao Shizhen up, and suddenly waved his hand, and a steam engine appeared in front of everyone.

It was not only Zhao Shizhen who was surprised, but even Meng Zhaoxiang was directly prostrate on the ground, shouting long live, long live, long live.