Since Su Jin gave Xue Chongxun such an idea, he quickly got the weight, Xue Chongxun wanted to discuss something with his staff, and if he found that he was not there, he would always ask "What about Su Jin". Even if he was just mediocre most of the time, and even had the impression that his feet were still lame, as long as there was a flash of light, it would have value in Xue Chongxun's heart. Xue Chongxun hopes that in some kind of stalemate, he can occasionally hear some unexpected thoughts, and things that are stumbled by magic are always exciting.

Chang'an City is still calm and dull, but there is always such a period of preparation before the storm, there is no wind and no movement, and you have to wait quietly for the opportunity. This kind of tranquility can sometimes make people paralyzed, just like being in a warm harbor, but Xue Chongxun occasionally calms down and thinks about it before he faintly feels panic...... He alone often ponders the feelings of Wang Mang, Huo Guang and even Dong Zhuo and others, and there is probably nothing unstable when they are in power, but the laws of the world are mysterious, and the most direct interpretation is to take history as a mirror and rely on the experience of predecessors to judge safety.

Therefore, Xue Chongxun often feels intuitually uneasy in a moment when his opponent is not in much danger of defeat. People are always in awe of the unknown, the ancients were in awe of the gods, and Xue Chongxun was in awe of the future full of uncertainties.

So Princess Taiping became Xue Chongxun's psychological sustenance at this time. Under the current dual politics, there are actually two people with decision-making power, as the saying goes, "one mountain does not allow two tigers" in the royal family, even father and son will have contradictions, it is just that Xue Chongxun never wanted to take the power of Princess Taiping and was arrogant; He pondered the reason for this, and it was out of such psychological sustenance. Although life is a lone wanderer, a gentleman advocates "prudence" and "independence", independent thinking is a symbol of maturity, and it is also a sign of inner strength, but Xue Chongxun always expects his mother to give some shelter, and the sense of dependence is difficult to abandon. Maybe his heart is not strong enough.

He often has to go to Daming Palace, he has great power but he doesn't care about daily government affairs, the main thing is to see Princess Taiping.

…… There is a waterwheel on the Yong'an Canal connected to the Taiye Pool recently, and Xue Chongxun noticed it when he looked north on the Chengxiangdian overpass, which looked like a Ferris wheel from a distance, but it was also a landscape. However, he had no idea in his mind, and he seemed to see a hydraulic machine with armor being forged underneath...... This was completely inadvertent inspiration, perhaps because I thought more about war during this time.

Princess Taiping on the side saw him staring at the waterwheel, so she smiled and said: "Recalling the old things that day, I suddenly remembered this waterwheel, so I asked someone to move from the old mansion (Zhenguo Princess Taiping's Mansion) to the palace." ”

"Oh! That's what happened. Xue Chongxun said suddenly. A few years ago, Princess Taiping retreated from the field of power, did some boring things all day long, forcibly seized a temple waterwheel, and was accused of going to the government, this waterwheel was forcibly seized. Looking back now, this thing is a little more interesting.

He casually asked, "Can you use water power to make a power cook?" ”

A celebrity next to him took the opportunity to show up and said: "The system of pestle and mortar of Mi sacrifice, all the people will help, and the future generations will be more skillful, because of the extension of the force to borrow the weight of the body to practice, and the benefit of ten times the pestle, and the establishment of the mechanism, with donkeys, mules, oxen, horses and water and water, its profit is and a hundred times." ”

Another official said two words angrily: "Water drain." ”

Xue Chongxun turned his head and asked, "You say more detailed, how to use water power as power?" ”

The official said: "The water drain transmission mechanism can be used to blast wind and smelt iron, or it can be used to grind rice and pestle." ”

Xue Chongxun said in his heart that the momentum of the rice blast was obviously not enough for forging, otherwise the rice would have become rice noodles, and he wanted to ask a few more words, but he remembered the embarrassment at home that night, and some words were inappropriate and inconvenient to say immediately. Today, I was accompanying Princess Taiping to watch the scenery and relax, and I was worried about what armor and sword soldiers were afraid that she would be unhappy. Thinking of this, Xue Chongxun swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and waited until he went back to study them carefully.

If there was modern technology, the mechanical power would have long ago been without animal power and water power, but Xue Chongxun knew that there was something to get out but it was more difficult than ascending to the sky, maybe his level was not as good as some skilled craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty, and in the end he could only seek a way from the ancients.

After he returned to the kingdom, he mentioned this to his staff, and everyone was surprised, and Xue Chongxun had to say a lot to understand what he meant. The staff usually discuss strategies and strategies, and it is true that they rarely talk about waterwheels in such a serious manner.

"Forge armor with water, preferably a whole cuirass." Xue Chongxun raised his hand and drew a size in the air, "Now the method of building armor is very laborious, so that the iron armor has always been very valuable, taking up a lot of military expenditure. If we can save manpower and process mass production, wouldn't it be much easier for us to select strong men to form cavalry? ”

At this time, Wang Changling and the others "suddenly realized" and asked in a deep voice: "Xue Lang intends to build a new army of horsemen?" ”

In their hearts, Xue Chongxun said that the waterwheel was a drunkard, not because of drinking, but because of expanding the descendants. If there is another cavalry after the Shence Army, the regular force of the entire Xue clan may be stronger than the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, and the emperor will really be useless by then.

Xue Chongxun said: "I have been thinking about this for some time, if I attack the Turks, I want to have an all-cavalry army, just like the Shence Army, which can be flexibly mobilized at will." I have fought a few battles in Helong, and I feel that the army needs to have an elite army to win at a critical moment in the battle, and the Shence army has limited strength and is a mixture of infantry and cavalry, which may not be enough to reach the Mongolian steppe. ”

Wang Changling said: "If the new army is under what name, there must always be a statement in the political hall, whether it belongs to the Beiya Forbidden Army or the official key?" ”

Zhang Jiuling said indifferently: "The changes in the forbidden army have attracted too much attention, and it is better to take the name of the Long March athletes." If Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping can approve this matter, it is not a difficult matter. ”

At this time, Xue Chongxun found that a good technical topic was endless, so he said: "The boat is naturally straight to the bridge, let's first think about whether this hydraulic power can get a workshop to punch the wrought iron?" ”

Erling looked at each other, obviously not having any idea about this thing. The Four Books and the Five Classics all talk about the avenue of the world, but they don't mention the things of the waterwheel armor.

"I'm thinking of a guy who might have a way." Su Jin, who was standing on the very edge, said in a low-key manner.

The voice was not loud, but Xue Chongxun suddenly looked forward to it, because in his impression, this Su Jin can often surprise his words at certain moments, such as the "alliance leader" proposed a few days ago is very much in line with his heart. Xue Chongxun said quietly: "You have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Su Jin pondered for a moment, and said in his heart: I have been friends with He Jizhen for many years, and I know that he has always liked to make friends with skilled craftsmen. The mystery of this hydraulic mechanism may have something in common, and it may really have something to do in recommending him to the King of Jin, and it is not in vain that He Jizhen came to visit and recount his friendship first, and he will definitely understand if I am honest.

This preparation for the use of troops against the Turks may be the second war that Xue Chongxun attaches special importance to in his life, except for the Tubo War. The people who can participate in it are all people who are close to the power circle of the Xue Party, and they will definitely have more weight in speaking and doing things in the future than those outside the circle. This truth is well known to those present.

Su Jin said: "I recommend He Jizhen, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and it is most appropriate for him to do it, and for the sake of prudence, the prince can recruit him to try it at first sight." ”

"No wonder it was the Ministry of Industry who returned to Beijing." Xue Chongxun said with a smile. He naturally knew that He Zhizhang's return to Beijing was based on his relationship, and his promotion to Shilang was even more so, but there were six departments in Shangshu Province, and he preferred to enter the Ministry of Industry, so he might really have some talent in this area. After all, recommending candidates in front of the lord is not child's play, Xue Chongxun believes that since Su Jin recommended He Zhizhang, he must have his reasons.

But at this time, Xue Chongxun said softly: "He Zhizhang's popularity is very good." Zishou spoke for him (saying that he could grow cotton to increase the income of the treasury and get it back to be a Beijing official), and Su Jin also recommended him, which is a bit interesting. ”

Su Jin hurriedly bowed down and said: "The minister really doesn't know that Zishou has mentioned it in front of the prince, but He Shilang is really good at this, and the minister is not a personal lie." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "Then ask him to meet tomorrow." Well...... There are many things involved in officialdom, but you have to understand a rule, no matter what path you take, don't miss the right thing. ”

"Yes." Su Jin was shocked, he originally thought that Xue Chongxun was very talkative, but suddenly a sentence reminded him that his mind was cold. Perhaps because of the coercion of his power identity, even if Xue Chongxun was not angry, Su Jin was inexplicably afraid, and couldn't help but be worried.

After He Zhizhang got the news of the summons, he was completely different from Su Jin, and he was overjoyed. In this regard, He Zhizhang is open-minded and optimistic, he has never worried about being involved in mysterious things such as being involved because of the recommendation of the Xue family, and he calmly managed to make friends with the powerful and powerful officials in the DPRK and China, and he was very popular for a while. This should be a factor of personality, and it is no wonder that He Zhizhang's people in their fifties are still in good spirits, and the mood of people who can see it is different.

He didn't care about any technical issues such as hydraulic forging for the first time, but the first thing he inquired about was who recommended him in front of Xue Chongxun. After hearing that it was Su Jin, he let out an "oh", and chanted a few lines of poetry in front of his family with some sighs: "The white rabbit is running around." The clothes are not as good as new, and the people are not as good as the old. ”

The relationship is figured out, and then it's time to get down to business. Fortunately, Su Jin couldn't sit still that night and came to visit Jian Xing, and explained to He Zhizhang what he wanted to talk about tomorrow, so that he could be somewhat prepared. Su Jin looked a little worried, but He Zhizhang said happily: "This is the first time I have seen Xue Lang, and I can finally see it with my own eyes after a long admiration of the Daimyo." ”

Su Jin Zhengse said: "That organ, you have to do it anyway!" ”G