Today is an ordinary day in June of the second year of the Apocalypse.

The eastern Liaodong borderland, as always, fought a small battle on three days and a major battle on five days, with a steady stream of good news and defeats, and was sent to Beijing.

After disposing of Concubine Zheng Guifei, the inner court has stopped a lot since then, and there are no more unsightly concubines, relying on other forces to do wrong.

Zhang Yan's status as the queen has been consolidated, and Concubine Liu is also very pleased.

As for the outer court, it still looks rippled on the surface, but there has always been a turbulent dark tide inside. The breeze blew through the small river and lake, and Zhu Youzheng and the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian sat between the pavilions in the center of the lake.

Today is the day that should go down in history and be written.

Zhu Youxiao stood by the Huxin Pavilion, briefly leaving the messy affairs behind, and at this moment he was thinking about how to use this Dutch invasion to develop scientific and technological strength.

Crossing a game, the tech tree is a must to climb.

It's just that with their own development, this progress is too slow, and Erbi and Xu Guangqi have all been called into the DPRK and the Central Committee to do their own thing.

But after all, people in the West have been groping for many years, how can you directly do it in one step?

In Zhu Youxiao's view, there is still a need to take some shortcuts, and the Netherlands, which invaded at this time in history, is now more like sending equipment.

There are no guns and no cannons, and the foreign devils are coming to send them to me?

Thinking of this, a melody unconsciously appeared in Zhu Youxiao's mind, so he smiled slightly and hummed softly.

Wei Zhongxian saw it and smiled:

"Ye actually has this Yaxing today, what good news did you hear? Talk to the old slave..."

Xiyuan once had the palace of Emperor Jiajing of the World Temple, Jin Lu was prosperous, painting boats and drums, Zhu Youxiao today, one is to have a plan, and the other is to plan the future development by means of the strange flowers and plants and lonely Cen rocks in the court.

The emperor did not reply, still enjoying the scenery to himself.

Wei Zhongxian lowered his eyebrows and observed it, and found that the emperor was in a good mood, but he didn't feel embarrassed, and smiled again:

"The old slave heard from the factory a few days ago that there is a gentleman in Suzhou, who is good at painting the scenery in the lake, and the price is thousands of catties.

"Lord has this Yaxing today, why don't you ask for a painting, and also learn from those Donglin celebrities, vassal elegance?"

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he was a little surprised, and said:

"I can also paint the scenery in the lake, no matter how powerful the gentleman is, he can paint as well as me?"

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then blinked and said with a smile:

"The emperor is good at painting, although he doesn't know how to set the scenery, but he can embed rare and exotic plants in the screen, and leave the scenery forever, which is also extremely elegant."

"The style of the emperor is different from that of Na Yashi, but in terms of artistic conception, it is incomparable to a mere Yashi."

Zhu Youxiao paced a few steps in the pavilion with his hands in his hands, and said with a smile:

"You old eunuch, no wonder everyone in the world has spread that you are very flattering, and every word I listen to is very comfortable."

"It's not like those courtiers who are proud to be against me..."

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and smiled:

"The old slave is the same as them, and the master also knows that the old slave was born in the market and was once a gambler and prodigal son who was spurned by everyone."

"If it weren't for the emperor's attention, how could there be today."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and didn't reply, but just put his eyes on the summer color in the lake again, and his chest seemed to be holding thousands of words.

"The day before yesterday, Nan Juyi sent back the news that the Fujian sailors took advantage of the night to raid the Hongmao Fan fleet, and more than 80 boats didn't touch each other..."

"Master, please calm your anger..."Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhu Youxiao's demeanor.

Zhu Youxiao sighed and said:

"I'm not angry, I'm just thinking about whether I should buy artillery vigorously."

"The development of the Ordnance Department will take time..."

"The old slave has a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not." Wei Zhongxian hesitated a little, and with the emperor's permission, it was the way:

"Blindly buying it is not beneficial to the imperial court."

"We can buy ten or twenty Hongyi cannons and equip them in the Beijing Division, and we can also buy firearms to equip the Yongwei Battalion and the Beijing Battalion, but this is by no means a long-term solution."

"The top priority is to buy people."

"Buying people?" Zhu Youxiao shook his sleeves and sat back in the middle of the Huxin Pavilion, Wei Zhongxian served left and right, and continued:

"The naval battle of the center and the left shows that our ships and firearms are weaker than those of Hongmaofan."

"It is okay to buy firearms once or twice, but you can't just buy them, the imperial court can buy craftsmen with rich skills from the West and give them official positions and salaries."

"As long as they can serve the country, the benefits can be given even more."

"The old slave suggested setting up a cannon factory in Beijing, recruiting skilled craftsmen, and letting them learn techniques from Hongmaofan."

"In this way, even if the Hongmao Fan collective stops, the dynasty can make its own firearms."

"It's the most reassuring thing to hold in your hand..."

Zhu Youxiao recalled these words, suddenly reached out and pinched Wei Zhongxian's waist, and said with a wink:

"You old eunuch, you haven't discussed anything for half a month, it's good for you to solve it for me in a few words."

"It's just that where to buy people and go to the West to hire, back and forth, to say the least, it will take years, and the imperial court can't afford to wait so long."

Zhu Youxiao actually knew the answer a long time ago, and he asked knowingly, just to hear what Wei Zhongxian said, whether it was the same as what he thought.

Wei Zhongxian thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"Where is the good time, Your Majesty is looking for it in Xiyuan."

Zhu Youxiao stood up, patted his buttocks, and said as he walked:

"Where is the West Garden, do you want to ask somewhere else?"

Wei Zhongxian smiled helplessly, and beckoned the eunuchs to follow the emperor to the boat and head towards Xiyuan Lake.

Zhu Youxiao stood on the bow of the boat with his hands in his hands and said:

"During the Wanli Dynasty, Francois landed in Haojing and rented the right of residence on the south bank from the imperial court for twenty years, and it is almost there."

"If you can't find the scenery in the lake, you have to look elsewhere."

Wei Zhongxian echoed and smiled, and said:

"The old slave understands that this matter has to be done by Dongchang, and it can't pass through the hands of the courtiers, otherwise, I'm afraid that I can't buy people."

Zhu Youxiao snorted lightly, noncommittal.

In fact, in his heart, buying people is just the beginning, and the Bugarao Cannon Foundry in Macau, as well as all kinds of Portuguese technicians, have to be used for themselves.

Since the Portuguese have already sent a full set of equipment and technicians to their mouths at this time, wouldn't it be too sorry for them not to swallow them in one gulp.

As for the Portuguese revenge, I borrowed the equipment, the people who bought it, why is it wrong to have wishful thinking?

Brother Shuyunlong said that the equipment has been placed at my door, and I won't rob it for you anymore, so am I still a person?

Thinking about it, Zhu Youxiao placed his gaze on his feet.

The lake reflects the scenery on both sides, a lonely boat rippling in the lake, up and down the sky, in addition to the two kings and servants, on the small boat, there is only another little eunuch with a face.

Walking into the distance, the figures of the emperor and Wei Zhongxian were only hazy in the eyes of everyone on the shore.

Zhu Youxiao ordered the little eunuch to put down the oars, and when Wei Zhongxian saw it, he pulled the little eunuch's shirt back with his hand.

When the little eunuch got this order, he was nervous, but he just looked down at his feet, squeezed the oars tightly, and gathered his strength.