“…… Hehe, Your Majesty is so coincidental, you are also passing by here......" Qi Zu's face was much thicker than Wen Xiaoqi's, as soon as the two of them entered the house, Wen Xiaoqi looked like he was acknowledging it, and he was going to fool the past.

"You shouldn't say that, you should say, oh, Your Majesty, this is fate, you can meet on the vast sea, it's really fate to meet thousands of miles away! Doesn't it sound much better than your coincidence? Hong Tao suddenly found that he was also quite cheap, and he fled from Jinhe Country in a hurry a few days ago, and he didn't want to look at it anymore. But now that I see the old people, I don't feel bored in my heart, but I am very happy, especially these two.

"Yes, yes, that's what it means, Your Majesty's mouth is better than mine, isn't it Xiao Qi?" Qi Zu not only has a bad mouth, but his emotional intelligence is not too high, he didn't hear that Hong Tao was ridiculing, and he was still stabbing Wen Xiaoqi and making him open his mouth to speak.

"Don't force him, his mouth is dumber than yours, and he rubs his fingers when he makes up nonsense, as if the clay in his hands can speak. Sit down first, and then change your words, don't call me Your Majesty, let's call me Principal Hong, this is my only position at the moment, I also like to pretend to be a cultural person, or simply call the boss, I also like to be a rich man. Let's talk about it, why did you two drive this test ship out, so you weren't afraid that its keel would break halfway and feed the two of you to the sharks? "It's not challenging to make up nonsense with two stupid people, Hong Tao wants to know how the two of them knew that they would come to Brunei, could it be that someone in the Xu family also ate inside and outside and revealed their whereabouts?

"No way, the ship I built can sink and leak, but it will never break the keel. I used to say that it could work, don't believe it, this time I tried it at sea with Lao Qi, absolutely no problem, it can run thirteen knots, and if it is paired with a Royal Navy sailor, it can be faster! As soon as he talked about the boat, Wen Xiaoqi immediately stopped rubbing his fingers.

"Your Majesty...... No, as soon as you got on the boat, the two of us had already gone to sea before we got out of the Golden River. According to His Majesty's temperament, he is definitely not willing to go to Malacca to listen to the false greetings of those laity. Xiao Qi said that depending on the draft of this ship, it must not be able to sail far, and it must find a place to replenish supplies. His Majesty Mayi Port will not go, then there is only here, hehe, we ship fast, and we arrived here more than half a day in advance. It's a pity that Wen Xiaoqi didn't answer the question, and Qi Zu had to add something to him.

"Then why don't you two take apprentices in the factory and come to Brunei Port? Could it be that the empire wants to set up a factory here? I haven't heard of it! Hong Tao didn't want to listen to Wen Xiaoqi's technical analysis, the broken ship driven by the two of them was the predecessor of the Americas, and it was an experiment, so people like Wen Xiaoqi dared to drive out and sail away, not afraid of death, it was easy to have a miracle, and it was okay to run so far.

"We're not...... I want to ...... "Qi Zu still wants to make up nonsense."

"We want to go to Cape Town with His Majesty, the family has said that it is okay, I have also resigned from the position in the shipyard, and Wen Si is the same as me, I have not been in charge of shipbuilding in the past few years, he has always been in charge. Without His Majesty's presence, my steam engine can't be made, and instead of staying in Golden River City and worrying me to death, it is better to go to Cape Town Harbor and live for a few years. I heard from the people in the shipyard who went to help build over there that there are more places than Jinhewan, there is nothing missing, and it is quiet, I will go too! Wen Xiaoqi didn't have the patience to wait for Qi Zu and Hong Tao to play with his heart, and he couldn't see any hope of victory, so just tell the truth.

"Yes, yes, I need a change of environment than him. I've heard that Cape Town has a much better climate than Golden River Bay, and every bone joint in my body hurts during the rainy season, and I just want to go to Cape Town to recuperate. You said that I have worked for the empire for more than ten years, and now my disciples and grandchildren are masters, and I don't need to watch them all day. I want to be idle for a few years, maybe I can live a few more years, you say? Qi Zu saw that Wen Xiaoqi had told the truth, and the effect was not bad, so he simply followed along. But what he said was not as sincere as Wen Xiaoqi, half the truth and half the lie, the people were old and cunning, and they were talking about it.

"You two didn't sneak out, did you?" Wen Xiaoqi and Qi Zu are also reliable, the two of them are similar to themselves in the Imperial Shipyard and the Imperial Metal Group, and they are already symbolic figures. At present, the industrial foundation of the empire has been solidified, and production is according to the process, and the two of them are not needed at all. Only when developing new models of products, their apprentices and grandchildren will trouble these two masters when they can't make up their minds.

And these two are not very popular in the imperial government, not being able to speak is one thing, and the other reason is that they are too good at spending money, and a large part of the annual research and development funds are used by the two of them themselves. One is holding on to the steam engine, and the other is concentrating on a cannon that can stuff shells from behind and a steel that can not rust. In the final analysis, Hong Tao has to be blamed, whether it is Wen Xiaoqi or Qi Zu's research, everything that is studied is revealed from him.

"Where can I be, look, this is my retirement certificate, signed by Prime Minister Bo himself. When he signed, he said that he was reluctant to let me go, but I could see that he was about to laugh in his heart. As soon as I left, no one would go to his office to scold the street and ask for money! Alas, now that the atmosphere has changed, we craftsmen are not welcomed. In the past, when His Majesty was the prime minister, he chased me and asked if he was still short of money, and as soon as you left, I became a small money, and every time I had to put my palms up, I was uncomfortable! As Qi Zu spoke, he began to complain, and it could be seen that he was very dissatisfied with the current imperial policy.

"I also have it, I was transferred, transferred to the Cape Town shipyard to work as a technical consultant, and I can still get money with my palms up, but no one will give me money when I kneel and kowtow. If it weren't for Wen Si secretly allocating a part of the R&D funds to me every year, I would have run out of food a long time ago. Speaking of this problem, Wen Xiaoqi also complained.

"The empire is different from before, it used to be a stage of rapid expansion, everything had to be close to warships and artillery, but now it has entered a period of stability, and there is no longer a need for so many new weapons, which will inevitably reduce the research and development expenditure in this area. But if you follow me, I won't be able to give you too much money, I'm so poor that I have to eat everywhere. "Qi Zu and Wen Xiaoqi are telling the truth, and Hong Tao also has some opinions on the short-sightedness of the imperial government, but this can't all be blamed on them, they don't know the huge increase in national strength caused by steam engines and rear-loading guns. They can't slander the Imperial government behind their backs, and they can't say that they are doing something wrong, the Empire really doesn't need to work hard to develop too high technology now. But it's not right to ignore it too much, this thing Hong Tao can't say it clearly, he can only speak to the imperial government.

"Hehe, I don't want your money, I'll invite you to dinner every day in the future, as long as you help me solve the problem of air leakage." I did the math that if there was no air leak, my machine would have enough power to run with the sailboat. But I've tried a lot of things, but they can't be sealed, the pressure is high, the temperature is high, and it doesn't take long for the air to leak again. "Wen Xiaoqi's purpose is very simple, he just wants to get the steam engine out, and he is very close to success, the more he sees the light, the more anxious he becomes.

"I don't want any money, I've heard that the smelters in Cape Town have metals that we don't have here, and I want to go over and see if I can mix them together to make steel that doesn't rust. If it can be done, the empire will be able to build big ships out of steel in the future, and the cannonballs will not move, it will not rust, and it will not be bad for a hundred years! "Like Wen Xiaoqi, Qi Zu didn't want to recuperate, all they were thinking about was this little thing in their heads.

"Hahaha...... It's not difficult to last for a hundred years, but I'm afraid that steel that doesn't rust can't make a ship, and that thing doesn't have enough strength and toughness. Okay, you two pack up and come to my boat, I'll take you a while. Hey, wait, you two honestly told me that these two documents are not forgeries, are they? When he heard that these two didn't need money, just knowledge, Hong Tao was happy. But immediately I thought of another problem, I can forge documents, and these two can't keep them together. If these two sneaked out, they still have to carry the black pot, isn't this a faction, the old emperor is gone, and he has to take a group of old people to go with him to give the new emperor a good look?

"It's the minister's seal and signature on it, it's true!" Wen Xiaoqi and Qi Zu didn't expect Hong Tao to be such a chicken thief, so they simply took out the two documents again and let Hong Tao take a closer look.

"Let me go here first, go back and get your luggage, although that ship is an experimental product, it is also considered imperial property, go to the dock to find the garrison, and let them help you drive back." Hong Tao is still not at ease, he has already fallen into trouble, and plans to study these two documents well, but he can't study them himself, and he will take them to Cape Town to show Cixi to understand whether they are true or false.

"The luggage was a bit too much for the two of us to handle...... Can you ......" Wen Xiaoqi looked at Xu Liangzhi and wanted a few helpers, but he was not familiar with Xu Liangzhi, so he was embarrassed to ask for someone directly.

"Lao Xu, I have to trouble you and send a few people to help them get their luggage." Hong Tao was pondering what Wen Xiaoqi said just now in his mind, and he didn't think much about it.

"I'm afraid a few people can't do it, and we also need lifting equipment, and our luggage is a bit heavy...... There were also a few young apprentices who came with us, all of them apprentices, apprentices who were just getting started. Wen Xiaoqi reiterated the problem of their luggage again.

Wen Xiaoqi and Qi Zu did have a lot of luggage, all of them were large wooden boxes, more than twenty tons, not ten tons, but eight tons, just unloading and loading the goods all afternoon. Looking at the pile of big wooden boxes on the deck, Hong Tao was dizzy, and looked at the test ship again, now he really believed Wen Xiaoqi's words. It's really sturdy, it's loaded with so much weight, and it can run so far, yes!

(To be continued.) )