|||->-> Zhongchang sat on the seat, and on a hillside in the distance, there was only a small grave bag.

Xing Gong rested here, there was neither a vigorous funeral, nor many cries of capable ministers and talents, he slept here, this is according to his wishes, otherwise, the officials should have sent him back to the river a long time ago, or buried in Luoyang, these days, not many ministers came to see off the ministers, just a Chen Deng, but the people still came a lot, some people came all the way, just to be able to stay in front of Xing Gong's tomb for a while.

Zhong Changtong looked at these people thoughtfully, these people came spontaneously, no one persecuted, and no people made momentum, perhaps, this is the treatment of the so-called virtuous ministers.

Xing Gong did not have any property, he used all his property on the road, occasionally saw the poor people, he would give them his own Lu directly, every day with these people to eat a big pot of rice, never enjoyed, after his death, in his study can be found, only countless watches, about the situation in various places, Zhong Changtong bought a decent jade, this buried him.

He really couldn't bear to let Xing Gong sleep like this.

I don't know how long I sat there, and the sky gradually became dark, Zhong Changtong raised his head and looked up at the night.

Sure enough, the night view here is really beautiful.

.......

In the Houde Palace, Liu Xi closed his eyes, he was also grief-stricken, for Xing Ziang, he really couldn't say how much he loved, for Emperor Xiaokang's entrustment, he was able to devote his life to it, and he had never enjoyed half of it, such a minister, he also wanted to have it, and now, he is also gone, the wind of Jianning, the last bloom on Xing Gong's body, just like those martyrs, he also sleeps, and the wind of Jianning in the future can only be seen in the history books.

Alas... Liu Xi couldn't help but sigh.

Several officials around are burying their heads in writing new proclamations, about Xing Gong's posthumous seals, as well as the mourning of Xing Gong, is to be sent to various places, they are also extremely busy, carefully compiled, and when they finish writing, there will be officials from the mansion to come, take away these proclamations, go to various places, the so-called Di, is also a mansion of local officials in Luoyang, there are Qingzhou Di, Xuzhou Di these official positions, is responsible for handing the decree of the court to all places.

Everyone was busy, Qi Yue walked in and whispered, "Country, will be a master craftsman!" ”

"Oh?"

Liu Xi was stunned, didn't this Uncle Ma stay in his mansion all year round and rarely go out? Why did you come to see yourself so rarely today? Didn't you come up with something new? Liu Xi nodded and said, "Hurry up and invite him in!" Qi Yue soon took Ma Jun into the Houde Palace, over the years, Ma Jun did not show any old age, and he still looked tough, especially the hands.

The arms were so thick that they almost crushed their clothes.

Ma Jun entered the Houde Hall and immediately wanted to salute Liu Xi, Liu Xi took the first salute and said: "Ma Gong is my elder, I dare not accept it!" Ma Jun smiled, was pulled by Liu Xi to sit on the chair, Liu Xi sat opposite him, Ma Jun saw the sadness on Liu Xi's face, and asked with some doubts: "Your Majesty?" But what happened? Your Majesty seems to be a lot haggard? ”

Liu Xi shook his head and said in a sullen voice: "I miss Xing Gong." ”

Ma Jun's eyes widened and asked, "Gong Xing?" Since you miss him, won't it be enough to call him back? ”

Liu Xi's eyes widened, looking at Ma Jun in front of him, didn't this guy create something that brought the dead back to life? ? Liu Xi said in surprise: "Xing Gong is dead, why is it recalled??" ”

"What?? Xing Gong is gone?! Ma Jun's reaction was even bigger than him, he almost jumped up, his face full of shock.

"This matter has spread all over Luoyang, but Ma Gong doesn't know about it?"

"I've been busy in the house for a long time, and I haven't been out for two months... I really don't know... Alas, he is also gone ... Let's go..."Ma Jun said, his voice was a little low, he slowly sat on the chair, Ma Jun covered his face with his hands, he didn't say anything for a long time, looking at his appearance, Liu Xi also lowered his head, unable to speak, and after a long time, Ma Jun still raised his head.

"Your Majesty, these days, the minister has been in the mansion, under the order of Situ Gong, to develop new ships..."

"Uh-huh???"

Liu Xi looked at Ma Jun a little blankly, shipbuilding?? How come I don't know?

Ma Jun didn't see the surprise on Liu Xi's face, and continued: "Now the Han Dynasty's building ship is the most advanced ship, no matter how the minister thinks about it, there is no way to develop a better ship, but the minister has made a breakthrough from the action of the ship... Your Majesty knows the wheels, and the carriage can move because of the wheels, and the ministers have added wheels to the ships..."

"Ships can also add wheels??" Liu Xi was shocked, could this ship still be able to get to land? ?

Ma Jun frowned, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, it is not a round wheel, Your Majesty can know the water slurry, the minister is designed a new pulp, the soldiers can make the ship move faster and faster through the way of pedaling, turning, now going to sea, but also depends on the climate, the sailor oars are also extremely tired, after the appearance of this kind of new ship, the ship can no longer rely on the climate, faster, faster than the carriage!" ”

Liu Xi thought about it in his heart, now overseas is becoming more and more important, according to what Fa Zheng said, the Han sailors even encountered the Kushan ships that sailed from afar, which shows that through overseas, the Han can also reach Guishan, and the Han in Yangzhou, in Ningzhou, the shipyards in these two places are increasing more and more, in Yangzhou, the Han has a large fleet, with a full 7,000 ships, of which the Lou ships occupy most of them, in Ningzhou, Tai Shici also has a fleet, with more than 4,000 ships.

Of course, these ships are not all warships, many of them are used for commercial means, as well as foreign exploration, only some of them are responsible for escorting them, after all, there are no strong enemies overseas in the Han Dynasty that can threaten these merchant ships, and even, these merchant ships carrying thousands of people can also carry out a war of extermination against the indigenous countries on some islands along the way, and the two sides are not equal at all.

However, in order to increase the resting place of the Han Dynasty overseas, it can also be regarded as a transit point for ships, and the warships coming and going to and from these seas are mainly responsible for protecting these islands.

If this new ship developed by Ma Jun can really be useful, it can indeed have an important impact, at least the Han can explore more areas, you know, in these years of exploration, the Han fleet brought back a lot of things, there are gold, precious stones, slaves, there are all kinds of animals that the Han does not have, and even plants, new grains and the like, and many things brought back are now in Yangzhou and have played a major role.

If you can explore more areas, you can bring back more things.

Liu Xi couldn't help but squint his eyes, he nodded, and said: "Uncle Ma has high merit, and the weight of this thing should be regarded as a national weapon, so I asked my uncle to send someone to Yangzhou to inform Fazheng Zhou Yu of the new technology, how about it?" ”

Ma Jun said: "Respectfully... However, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the new machinery can not be hidden, but should be vigorously promoted, within the Han Dynasty, there are many capable people, the minister is not the most outstanding, if everyone in the world can know the principle, to try, there may not be more outstanding... As for the national weapon, it can be passed on to foreign countries... I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? ”

Liu Xi said with a smile: "What my uncle said is very true...", he knows Ma Jun in his heart, this person, has never hidden anything, even if it is such a sharp weapon as printing, he has to announce the methods and ideas to the world, although not many people are really curious, or like to study this way, but Ma Jun still firmly believes that there will be more outstanding people in the people, maybe they will do better than themselves.

Liu Xi couldn't say anything about Ma Jun's thoughts, Ma Jun just finished speaking, and hurriedly said: "By the way, it's still the same as usual, if the powerful clan wants to learn this technique, it's best to let them pay money..."

The corners of Liu Xi's mouth twitched, he really deserved to be the apprentice of the legendary Wen Rengong.

Ma Jun put the design in front of Liu Xi, then got up and prepared to leave, just walked a few steps, Liu Xi was still looking down at the design, but he walked back and sat down in front of the Son of Heaven again, Liu Xi looked at him with some consternation, Ma Jun asked solemnly: "Your Majesty, the news of the death of Gong Xing, is it only known to officials everywhere?" ”

"It's... Naturally not. ”

"The people can only hear, some don't even know, the major events in the court, but the people don't know anything, whether it is a decree or such a sad thing, Your Majesty, the minister thinks, this mansion is time to improve, I think, it is better to let the officials from all over the country copy the table in Luoyang, it is better to set up a mansion, specifically responsible for the affairs of the palace, the main private decrees, naturally passed by the post station, and these need to be announced with the news of the world... Why don't you let Ruoyang come? ”

"Set up a mansion in Luoyang, sort out the world's major events this month, promulgate it with the world, such as today, gallop around, the south is also convenient, and there is also this printing technique, if a mansion is set up in Luoyang, inform the world's major events to the world, set up branches in various places, accept these mansion newspapers, and then issue them to the world, collect money, the temple can earn money, and let the people know some major events, so that the officials will not be blinded to them..."

Ma Jun said, but Liu Xi's eyes gradually widened.

Ma Jun's thinking is very simple, by setting up a newspaper to issue major events, make money, so that the officials can not deceive the people, but in Liu Xi's view, these are all small things, the main thing, control public opinion, Liu Xi woke up suddenly, if you do what Ma Jun said, all things in the world are not arbitrarily commented on by the temple? Which ministers do you want to put pressure on, or what kind of policies do you want to implement, or even to collect the support of the people...

Liu Xi took a breath, it seems that this newspaper must be firmly controlled in my hands.