Two months later, the expansion of the wharves on both sides of the Yellow River on the edge of the capital was finally a complete success.

Two brand-new ferries have appeared, each consisting of four small boats, like arched bridges standing upside down on the river. The whole ferry is rectangular, 50 meters long, 20 meters wide, low and flat at both ends, which can be docked with the platforms on both sides of the river, which is convenient for cars, horses and pedestrians to get on the boat. The power of the ferry is by four thick iron chains tied to the corner, these four iron chains are connected to the wharves on both sides of the strait, and when the boat needs to be started, it communicates to the other side through the flag, and let it turn the winch of the pulley combination to pull the ferry between the two banks.

The two ferries come and go, each going its own way, without interfering with each other, so that there is a ferry boat on both sides of the strait at any time to dock to carry people and goods.

With the opening of the new ferry, the people on both sides of the Yellow River around the capital have been deeply benefited by it, and they all praise this feat of benefiting the country and the people.

The Jinling Shipbuilding Research Institute, and even the Southeast Research Institute, all shined because of this incident. Not only did they receive a huge bonus of 100,000 yuan from the Holy Lord, but they also became famous all over the world through the reports of the Great Song Times, which can really be described as fame and fortune!

After the ferry was put into use, the first customer was none other than the Shenji Battalion, which was ready to go.

On the day of sailing, the people of ten miles and eight towns rushed to the ferry to see the freshness, which shows that the Chinese people have a lively gene in their bones, and it has evolved completely thousands of years ago!

On the road to the ferry port in the capital, all kinds of horse-drawn carriages covered with sackcloth stretched for nearly ten miles. More than 2,000 people from the Shenji Battalion, with 2,000 horses and more than 400 carriages, waited quietly on the ferry to be loaded. A ferry can carry about thirty wagons at a time, or three hundred people, and it takes about half an hour to make a round trip. In order to transport all the belongings of the Shenji Battalion across the river, the two ferries tossed more than a dozen times, and it took most of the day in total.

Zhao Zhen did not attend as the emperor, but took his wife to mix in the crowd in civilian clothes, and followed the lively people to have fun with the people.

Although there were no entertainment items such as TV and computers in ancient times, and there was no Internet except spider webs, at least at this moment, he didn't have to worry too much about the exposure of his emperor's identity, nor did he have to worry about those ubiquitous paparazzi, and he could pretend to be an "ordinary person" in a bright and bright manner.

After Zhao Zhen looked at the freshness for a while, he took Zhang Rou to drive the carriage to the capital and walked slowly.

Inside the carriage, Zhao Zhen asked in a low voice, "Wife, how is it?" Are you still satisfied with the work you produced in the ship research institute? ”

"It's okay! It's a little slow, it's okay to usual, if you encounter something urgent, it's like today's large-scale transportation, just by ferry! A trace of creases also appeared on Zhang Rou's smooth forehead.

"Oops! Don't frown! Leave the frowning matter to the husband! Look at it, it's all folded. Come on, my husband will rub you! ”

Zhao Zhen took advantage of the situation to hold her face in his hands, stretched out two thumbs to smooth out the wrinkles on her forehead, and took advantage of her unpreparedness to sip on her red lips.

Of course, being naughty comes at a price! The soft underbelly of the waist and ears are always the places where women like to "caress the most".

Fortunately, both of them are hiding in the carriage to show affection, so that it does not affect the appearance of the city, otherwise they would have been dragged to the pig cage and drowned by the spitting stars at the worst.

In the end, this hand-to-hand combat ended with Zhao Zhen's surrender.

As soon as he stopped, his mouth began to open again: "Wife, I didn't expect you to make some talents in the Ship Research Institute!" ”

"Are you taunting me?" Zhang Rou glanced at him: "Don't think I don't know, Uncle He said in the report that the idea of this multihull was conceived by his godson, and they just borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, and they are very ashamed!" ”

"I also watched the performance sent by Jinling Academy, you said that kid is really awesome! Uncle He's character is also very good, and any godson is so good, I have to pay homage quickly! Hey! Zhao Zhen clasped his hands together in front of her, making her smile.

Zhang Rou covered her mouth and smiled for a while before stopping, she poked Zhao Zhen's forehead with her white fingers: "Husband, Uncle He begged me to take his child to the capital to study, he was afraid that he would delay the child, what do you think about this?" ”

Zhao Zhen put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "Aren't I also worried!" This child is gifted and intelligent, and he is a good seedling for reading. But we are all the products of examination-oriented education, and the quality education of the year was purely a slogan. ”

Zhang Rou: "Anyway, now that the education foundation is weak and the people's cultural level is low, it is already like this, can it be worse!" Why don't you create a precedent for quality education? ”

Zhao Zhen: "I'm thinking about this problem, I've never experienced it, and I've never studied how to play abroad before, so I don't know where to start for a while." In short, I feel that if you want to take the road of quality education, you must first start by changing the concept or method of examination, otherwise it will be the same as we were at that time. ”

"Alas!" Zhang Rou also sighed: "You are not easy to be an emperor!" ”

Zhao Zhen said with annoyance: "It's not a drop! I don't want to think about it, go back and discuss with those ministers, let them have a headache together, it's still early today, let's go to Xincheng to have a look, right? ”

"Okay!"

Zhao Zhen scooped up the curtain and instructed Zhanzhao: "Xiao Zhaozhao, let's not go back to the palace first, go directly to the new city!" ”

"Yes!" Zhan Zhao turned around and replied.

"Driving, driving, driving......" Zhanzhao acted as a coachman and drove the carriage towards the new city.

And not far behind them, there were a few strong men on horseback, they were all members of the royal guard, wherever the emperor went, they followed, and they were inseparable from the safety of Zhao Zhen and Zhang Rou.

Zhao Zhen also pays attention to his own safety, even if he comes out to play in casual clothes, he has never left these loyal warriors behind, he doesn't want to learn from the Archduke Ferdinand who detonated World War I.

……

"Father-in-law, what do you tell the child to do?"

He Xingmo, who was sweating profusely, hurriedly ran in from outside the door, picked up his father's teacup and drank it all.

"Where are you going to play? Sweat so much! He Wujian wiped the sweat off his face for him: "The queen has written a letter to you, go and wash your face and read the letter!" ”

He Xingmo was pleasantly surprised: "Did the queen write to me?" I'll wash it right away! ”

Looking at He Xingmo's appearance of a day of ups and downs, He Wuji not only sighed: "It's good to be young!" ”

He Xingmo quickly washed his face and hands, wiped the water off his hands on his clothes, and came to He Wuji with a smile: "Father-in-law, the child is washed!" ”

"Oh, let's take it!"

He Xingmo took the envelope with both hands, opened it carefully, and looked at the letter intently, which looked much more attentive than when he was reading.

He Wujian saw that he finished reading it before he quipped: "I haven't been so quiet as you usually, has the sun come out of the west today?" ”

He Xingmo ignored him, folded the letter very carefully, slowly put it into the envelope, and finally put it in his arms, and stroked it twice with his hand before breathing a sigh of relief.

"Isn't it just a letter, even if it's a letter from the queen, you don't need it!" He Wujian continued to tease him.

He Xingmo stretched out a finger and waved it in front of He Wuji, and said in a firm tone: "Father-in-law, you don't understand!" Back then, the queen supported the family business at the age of less than ten years old, and created such a large foundation, and she was still a well-known good person, and countless people lived every year. Since the child knew the deeds of the queen since childhood, the queen is the most noble idol in my heart, I want to follow the queen's example, and I want to become a respected figure like her! ”

"Really? That's a good idea! The queen did see the most amazing strange woman in her father-in-law, thinking that back then, when her father-in-law first saw her...... "He Wuji smiled and told his son about the past, and his thoughts also returned to many years ago, the scenes of the past flickered in front of his eyes, time took away everything, leaving only a pool of tears.

Whenever He Wuji talked about this past, He Xingmo listened quietly and patiently, even if he listened to it many times, he didn't feel bored, and every time he listened to it, his blood boiled!

He Wujian inadvertently wiped his tears, and said to him with a smile: "Father-in-law is off topic again!" Tell me, what did the queen tell you? ”

"Oh, the queen told me to study hard, but don't die studying, learn to apply what you have learned, use what you have learned to benefit the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and be a helpful person to society. By the way, the queen said that she sent me a lot of books, what about books? ”

He Xingmo stared at his father, waiting for his answer.

He Wujian touched his head: "The book has been sent to the library of Jinling Academy, and when they sort it out, you can read it in a while." The father-in-law also told you something, this time the queen's letter to the father-in-law mentioned one thing, the queen said that the saint was in trouble, and recently she didn't want to eat, and the queen was also very worried! ”

When He Xingmo heard that the queen had something, his eyes lit up, and the matter of reading the book also ran to the back of his mind, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

He Wujian saw him take the bait, and his heart blossomed, but his face was still very heavy: "A few months ago, didn't the saint offer a reward for the ferry drawings!" It was your idea that we won the bounty for success. However, the ferry also has its drawbacks in good times, and it may be able to do it in normal times, but if it encounters some major events, it will be delayed by ferry.

Therefore, the saint wants to build a bridge over the Yellow River, which is simply impossible with our current capabilities!

Although the father-in-law also wants to help the emperor and the queen, the father-in-law has limited ability...... It's up to you young people to do this! ”

After He Wuji finished speaking, seeing that He Xingmo stayed there and did not react, he thought that his trick was not good, so he decided to provoke him again: "What? Doesn't Mo'er have faith? ”

He Xingmo shook his head: "I'm just thinking of a way!" ”

"Did you figure it out?"

"Nope!" He Xingmo replied a little dejectedly.

He Wujian stroked him and comforted: "Don't be discouraged! Read more books, study more, Mo'er is so smart, she will definitely be able to think of a way. ”

He Xingmo clenched his fists and nodded heavily: "Hmm! I will study hard and study hard in the future! ”

He Wuji: "That's good! Don't forget the words of Sage Confucius, if you learn without thinking, you will be reckless, and if you think without learning, you will die! ”

"Got it! Father, what are those statues on your desk? He Xingmo suddenly saw a bunch of strange things on his desk, and his curiosity began to flood again.

He Wujian glanced back: "Oh! That's the 'Dragon and Phoenix Trophy' from the Queen! ”

"What's it for?"

He Wujian shook his head slightly: "My father-in-law is not very clear, the queen said in the letter that in order to encourage the people of the Great Song Dynasty to pioneer and innovate and benefit the people, she deliberately took out her own private money to set up the 'Dragon and Phoenix Award' to reward and support those who have made significant contributions to the country and the people." Moreover, this matter is handed over to our Southeast Research Institute to undertake, and the father-in-law has to seize the time to study and research, so you go play first! ”

"Oh, good lat!"

He Xingmo's eyes rolled, and he didn't know what the little head was thinking.