As soon as the group came to the edge of the inner teaching field, they saw Ni Yuanlu coming out of the dirty penalty library, which was his temporary office, and they hadn't seen Ni Yuanlu seem to have lost weight for more than a month. Apocalypse asked, "Ni Yuanlu, what's wrong with that thing you did?" First of all, is it okay to choose a name? ”

Ni Yuanlu said: "Back to the emperor, the ministers and craftsmen have tried many times and can basically use it, although the use of muskets to blow up the chamber, but now from the appearance of the musket is too different." Because it was thrown with his hand to kill the enemy, it was like thunder when it exploded, so he named this thing a grenade, I don't know if it's appropriate? ”

Apocalypse said, "Grenade? Well, let's call it a grenade, but I don't know how powerful this grenade is? ”

Ni Yuanlu said: "At the beginning, the outer skin of the gunpowder was cast thickly, and when it was lit, it was setting off fireworks, and then it was blown into a bell mouth when the gunpowder was ignited a little thinner, and then it was simply wrapped in gunpowder with copper skin, but who knew that the muffled effect was too poor." A few days ago, someone thought of a way, the outside of the iron shell cast a little thicker, but to file some lines on the outside to make the thickness of the shell uneven, and then use a thin cotton cloth to wrap the gunpowder layer by layer tightly and put it in, and finally pull out the lead to plug the mouth tightly, after the explosion of the shell divided into seven or eight pieces is very powerful. ”

Good boy, such a perverted thing can be figured out, it seems that he has to be put in a more critical position. In the eyes of the apocalypse, the so-called key position is not how big an official is, but whether or not you can concentrate the collective wisdom to develop advanced equipment, whether it is military or people's livelihood, as long as it is useful, it is good. Tianqi glanced at Ni Yuanlu approvingly and said, "I heard that you have encountered difficulties, what difficulties have you encountered?" ”

Ni Yuanlu said: "The difficulty now is the problem of the lead, because if you want to throw the grenade out to blow up the enemy, the lead cannot be extinguished in the middle of the fire, and it is not easy to extinguish it if you add nitrate powder to the lead, but it is easy to blow yourself up if it burns quickly." In the past two days, I have been studying how to burn slowly and not go out, and I already have some eyebrows, and I estimate that it will be successful in a few days. ”

Apocalypse said: "Okay, once it succeeds, make a batch first, but pay attention to secrecy." I've ordered this place to be fenced off, you have to use your ID card to enter and exit, and you have to eat well and rest more so that you don't get tired of your body, look at your skinny wife, you should be distressed, right? ”

Ni Yuanlu said: "Thank you for the emperor's concern, the minister will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations." After speaking, he touched his face and said embarrassedly: "The minister's wife was also distressed at first, saying that if it is difficult, don't do it, don't be tired and lose your life, the minister told her that the emperor said that there would be a reward of three thousand taels for making this thing, and she was not so resolute in persuading." ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and the apocalypse said, "You tell your wife, I will never break my word!" ”

Asked Ni Yuanlu to go to the apocalypse and turned around and asked Sun Chengzong: "Sir, do you think this grenade is valuable?" ”

Sun Chengzong touched his beard and said: "It's hard to say anything else, the minister only knows that if this thing is really so powerful, it will be no problem at all." ”

Several other people also nodded in agreement with Sun Chengzong's opinion, and Tianqi said a few more words to them before returning to the Qianqing Palace.

After dinner, Tianqi asked Tan Jing to call Yang Gongchun and Wang Tiqian, and Tianqi asked, "Yang Gongchun, how much silver is still in my treasury now?" ”

Yang Gongchun said: "Back to the emperor, there are still 1.5 million taels in the inner library. ”

Apocalypse frowned and said, "Why is it so little?" ”、

Yang Gongchun said: "Your Majesty, there was originally a surplus of 1.8 million taels, and the emperor ordered to allocate 500,000 taels to the household department for immigration, and just released the 250,000 taels of gold and silver due for this season, of which 50,000 have been issued to the Military Affairs Yuan Transfer Department to pay the military attaché, so the total is only 1.5 million taels." ”

Tianqi thought for a while and asked Wang Tiqian: "How much does it cost to save a little money in this palace for a year?" ”

Wang Tiqian said: "No matter how much you save 500,000 taels, you can't miss it. ”

Tianqi said: "How can I hear that ordinary people can live for a year with two taels of silver? Even if there are 20,000 people inside and outside the palace, only 40,000 taels is enough. ”

Wang Tiqian said with a smile: "The emperor and the ladies in the palace have not counted the preparations of Guanglu Temple, 500,000 yuan is only for fat powder, ornaments, etc., firewood, charcoal, etc. have not been counted, and it will be even more if you really want to count it." ”

Tianqi said: "No, from tomorrow onwards, I will not eat thirty dishes, just three meats, three vegetables and two soups per meal, and you must also cut the consumption like me, and then let Guanglu Temple save 100,000 taels to send in." As for the expenses and heating expenses of the women in the palace, they will not be reduced for the time being, and they will be slowly calculated when they are empty. ”

Wang Tiqian said with a bitter face: "How can this be done? Isn't that a loss to the emperor? ”

Apocalypse said, "Why not? I really want to eat good things will be called temporarily, I will follow this without orders, from today I will oppose extravagance and waste, and the annual expenditure should be controlled below 400,000 yuan, you will notify it now, and whoever dares to say half a word will report the name. ”

Wang Tiqian said: "That's good, the slave obeys the order." ”

After Wang Tiqian left, Tianqi calculated it carefully, and felt that he couldn't save a few just by saving, so he suddenly remembered something and asked Yang Gongchun: "How much can you sell the batch of things you brought back from the south last time?" ”

Yang Gongchun said: "The slave estimated that it could be sold for about 800,000 yuan, and the emperor was going to sell it?" ”

Apocalypse said: "It's 800,000 yuan, and if you sell less, you add more and sell more, the faster you sell, the better." ”

Yang Gongchun said: "Yes, the slave will arrange it." ”

After Yang Gongchun left, Tianqi calculated it again and felt that it was still too little, and after thinking about it for a long time, he remembered one thing and turned to talk to Jing and said: "It's late now, tomorrow morning, you go to Li Qiyuan and ask him how long will the 500,000 taels be paid?" If you don't pay it back, you will be charged interest. ”

Tan Jing said in surprise: "Your Majesty, isn't the 500,000 yuan for immigrants?" The slave remembered that it didn't seem to be borrowed by the household, and when Li Shangshu said that it was given by the emperor and not borrowed by the minion, what should he say? ”

Tianqi smiled and said, "When you leave the warehouse, is it signed by someone from the household department?" ”

Tan Jing said, "Yes." ”

Apocalypse asked again, "Did I make an order to donate 500,000 to them at that time?" ”

Tan Jing said: "It doesn't seem to be. ”

Apocalypse said: "Isn't that right, I didn't donate it, and they took it away, didn't I borrow it?" They don't seem to be in my charge, do they? Besides, if he has the money now, he just has to go and ask for it, and if he asks you, you will reply to him. ”

After talking for a while, it was late, the queen was not feeling well for the past two days, and the apocalypse asked her to go to bed early every day and did not bother her. After walking around the house for a while, Tianqi suddenly found that it was a little bright outside, and when he went out, he saw that it was moonlight. I saw the moonlight shining through the clouds, illuminating the roof covered with glazed tiles on the opposite side, and the ground could be seen clearly without lights. When I came to the garden, I saw that the branches, the water, the walls, and the pavilion were all covered by the moonlight, and the moon also showed its whole picture from the thin clouds, shining with a chill in the winter night. A few plum blossoms by the wall are dimly illuminated, the faint fragrance floats along the breeze, and the bright and lonely shadow of the moon is reflected on the water surface of the pond, which makes people suddenly understand why the eyes of beautiful women are described as 'moon shooting cold river'.

As soon as he talked about beauty, there happened to be a beautiful woman standing in the pavilion, Tianqi looked a little familiar, and after a closer look, he couldn't help but shout: "Chunying, isn't it you?" ”

I saw a palace maid dressed in white cotton clothes turned around, it was Chunying who was with the palace maid Sanlang in the Kunning Palace, Chunying was taken aback when she saw the apocalypse, and hurriedly squatted down to salute, the apocalypse waved her hand to Tan Jing and asked them to go away, and then walked to the pavilion and said, "Get up, what are you doing here in Kunning Palace?" ”

Chunying said: "The old queen mother suffered a little cold, because her things have always been kept by the slave maid, and the queen asked the slave maid to come back and take care of her for a few days. ”

Tianqi suddenly remembered that the old queen mother who cared about King Xin's concubine also lived in Qianqing Palace, so he asked, "How is the old queen mother?" Did the doctor see it? ”

Chunying said: "It's just that I occasionally feel cold, and I have fallen asleep after taking the medicine of the imperial doctor." ”

Tianqi beckoned Tan Jing to come over, asked him to bring two cotton pads, and then said to Chunying: "Anyway, it's okay, let's go to the pavilion and sit and talk for a while." ”