Back at home, Yuan Baoer began to pack her bags.

Gu Sheng didn't want to bring so many things, so he was only willing to bring a change of clothes.

Yuan Baoer reluctantly sent Gu Sheng to the door, "Remember the letter." ”

Gu Sheng's brows stretched slightly, and a seemingly nonexistent smile flashed in his eyes, "Why don't you go with me?" ”

Yuan Bao'er squinted at him, her mouth pursed slightly.

Knowing that she can't leave now, she still said this.

Gu Sheng chuckled, lightly clamped the horse's belly, and walked slowly along the open official road.

Yuan Bao'er kept sending him out of the alley, and then went back.

Aaron and Rui stood in the verandah next to the study and the main hall watching.

Yuan Bao'er saw that there was something wrong with the two of them, so she walked over.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Rui pursed his lips and didn't say anything.

Aaron glanced at his companion and saw that he refused to speak, so he had to ask, "Are you going to go far away?" ”

"Yes," Yuan Bao'er said, "What's the matter?" ”

Aaron shook his head, his eyes full of desire and stopping.

Yuan Bao'er looked at him in surprise, "Don't say I'll leave?" ”

Aaron's heart was full of thoughts, and when he heard the words, he couldn't help but step forward, "Is it with Tuman?" ”

Yuan Bao'er smiled, "No. ”

Aaron looked at her fixedly, without doubt, just quietly watching.

"What? Don't believe me? ”

It is a matter of government affairs, and it is impossible for Yuan Baoer to say anything to Aaron, and there is no need to say anything.

Aaron shook his head, obviously knowing his identity sensitively, and left quietly.

Xiao Rui wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.

The southern land is about to be in chaos, although Yuan Bao'er is not a military department, but he is also one of the four Shangshu, and he must pay attention to this.

Especially in the spring, the southern fields will start sowing, and if they really fight, the fields in the southern areas will miss the season.

The grain in the south has always been the main force of tax payment in Great Xia, and grain is the top priority, but once the chaos starts, even if it subsides quickly, the missed season is always wrong, and the autumn harvest of the next year will not be ideal.

When the army is dispatched, it is inevitable to use grain and grass, but it cannot be harvested in the autumn, and one entry and one exit is equivalent to double the loss, and the grain depot in Daxia is likely to have problems.

Although the old enemies of Great Xia are gone, there are still several countries outside the border.

They must always be ready to respond to unexpected events that may arise at any time.

Moreover, Yuan Baoer is in the Ministry of Industry, and the first thing to do is to prepare machinery for attacking the city and the ground.

These craftsmen had drawings and some prototypes, but to produce them in large quantities, it would take time and materials.

Yuan Baoer must determine whether there is a shortage of materials and coordinate at all times.

These are all things that she has to worry about as the secretary of the Ministry of Works.

She changed the government and rushed back to the Ministry of Industry.

At this time, the Ministry of Industry had already received some rumors, and when they saw Yuan Bao'er coming, they hurriedly surrounded them.

Everyone was gossiping, Yuan Bao'er listened to it, and then suppressed her voice, "Don't worry, this fashion is still inconclusive, in the end, when the war is recruited, adults still need to go." ”

"You are the pillars of my Ministry of Industry, don't ask everyone to follow the clouds, just do your own thing."

Among these people, more than a dozen craftsmen came from the south, and when they heard that there was a problem in the south, they were the most anxious.

Yuan Bao'er motioned for the supervisor to take the people away, and then called the supervisor in charge of engineering and construction to the house, and said in a low voice: "You take a few of your most trusted craftsmen to the city gate as quickly as possible, Master Gu is still there, you follow them to the south." ”

The Director was taken aback, "My lord, why is that?" ”

"You don't need to know," Yuan Bao'er said: "Take someone over and tell the craftsmen that the salary will be tripled, and I will give it when I return to Beijing. ”

As soon as the director heard it, he knew that the matter was very serious, and the matter was not as innocuous as Yuan Baoer had just said.

Without saying a word, he immediately went outside to gather men and set off immediately.

Everyone looked at it in their eyes and muttered in their hearts.

But Yuan Bao'er didn't speak, they just staged a big drama in their hearts, and they didn't dare to say anything.

Yuan Bao'er took out a drawing pressed underneath, stuffed it into her sleeve and left.

Everyone stared at Yuan Bao'er and went out, and the yamen was coaxed to explode.

Yuan Baoer had just gotten into the car when she heard it.

She ignored it and asked Zhang Dalang to drive the car to a remote alley.

The alley is very narrow, and the carriages and horses can't get through, so they can only go in by themselves.

Zhang Dalang was supposed to accompany him, but Yuan Baoer didn't need to.

She entered the alley alone, and was only halfway through when she smelled a faint scent of pine wood.

Further inside, you can hear the sound of scraping wood.

She kept going in until the last courtyard door.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard a sound break and someone asked, "Who is it?" ”

"I," before she finished answering, Yuan Bao'er felt that she was quite stupid.

Through the door, who can tell who she is.

But the door creaked open, and a burly man with a scruffy beard looked at him unkindly.

"Who are you looking for?"

Yuan Bao'er glanced at the planer in his hand, as well as the sawdust on his shoes, and smiled slightly, "Is it Shen Changsheng, Master Shen?" ”

Shen Changsheng looked at her suspiciously, "Who are you?" ”

"My surname is Yuan, please help me if I have something."

Yuan Baoer took out the yellowed drawing and handed it over with a smile.

Shen Changsheng only glanced at it, and his face changed color.

"Who the hell are you?"

"This picture should be familiar to the master, right?"

Of course, it's no stranger.

This is a siege machine that he worked when he was on an errand in the Ministry of Industry, and it took two and a half years to develop.

He was enthusiastic and wanted to contribute to Daxia, but as soon as he showed it to the adults in the Ministry of Industry, they sneered at him and belittled him as a pig and a dog.

Forget it, his colleagues continued to ridicule and ridicule, so angry that his aunt fell ill and went a few days later, and he left in a rage and never went back.

"I want to ask the master to make this."

Yuan Baoer said sincerely.

Shen Changsheng sneered, "You found the misidentification." ”

He closed the door with a blank face and went back to dig his cupboard.

Yuan Bao'er stood at the door, listening to the sound of brushing inside, thinking about the amazement when she found this drawing.

If, according to the instructions on the side of the drawing, the city wall is destroyed with one shot, then she can let her stand here for a day or a few days.

Zhang Dalang waited for a while, but didn't see Yuan Bao'er coming, so he looked for him.

Seeing that Yuan Bao'er had eaten the closed door, Zhang Dalang was furious, and he was about to come over to settle the account.

Yuan Bao'er stopped him, "Don't be reckless." ”

"It's an adult," Zhang Dalang was very reluctant, but who called Yuan Bao'er an adult.

Even if he is angry in his heart, he must listen.

"You go back first, don't worry about me," Yuan Bao'er said in a low voice.

Zhang Dalang couldn't care about her, he was afraid that she would ask him to go back again, so he went back to the car, just listening to the alley all the time.

Yuan Bao'er just stood there, listening quietly.

Almost two hours later, Shen Changsheng opened the door and saw Yuan Bao'er looking at him with a calm face, so he said in a sullen voice: "You go back, there is no Shen Changsheng here." ”

Yuan Baoer smiled, willing to open the door and speak, which was the beginning of success.

"yes, what about you?"

Yuan Baoer asked: "You have also seen that drawing, do you think it can be made?" ”

Nature can.

He's not just trying to do it, he's experimented.

"No," Shen Changsheng said in a sullen voice.

"Then would you be interested in trying it," Yuan Bao'er asked with a smile instead of being angry.

Shen Changsheng wanted to pout, but endured it again.

"Oh, wouldn't you dare?"

Yuan Bao'er showed a clear expression, "After all, the young man who drew this drawing was only a weak crown back then, and you are old and afraid of damaging your reputation." ”

Yuan Bao'er looked at me, I understand, you don't have to worry, I won't talk nonsense and turn around to leave.

Shen Changsheng was very aggrieved.

This picture was painted by him, after so many years, his skills and ideas can only be more mature, how can it not be?

But he just said that there is no Shen Changsheng here, that is, there is no himself.

At this time, it is naturally difficult for him to find out his identity.

Yuan Bao'er also gestured to him with a thoughtful look that I understood, which made Shen Changsheng hold his breath even more.

Seeing that people were about to go away, he couldn't hold back, "Who said I can't do it?" ”

As soon as the words came out, he regretted it.

But Yuan Bao'er rushed over and stuffed the drawings to him, "Then show me." ”

Shen Changsheng flinched, he retracted his hand, but Yuan Bao'er held him down and grimaced.

"What, you're kidding me?"

"Do you know what the crime of playing as a court official is?"

Shen Changsheng was a tolerance back then, how could he not know what the consequences were.

He secretly screamed bad luck in his heart, and at the same time was glad that he didn't find out his identity.

It's a big deal to make a copy for her, and it doesn't take much effort anyway.

"Come here in three days," he said in a muffled voice.

Yuan Baoer achieved what she wanted, and she was no longer tough.

She smiled and nodded, "See you in three days." ”

She turned her head and left, the speed was only neat, which was beyond Shen Chang's expectations.

"You're not afraid I'll run away?"

You know, the drawings of this instrument are priceless in the eyes of many people, and she just gave it to him so lightly, and she is really relieved.

Yuan Bao'er smiled, "I forgot to tell you that Bu Yiwei's agent Bu Shuai is my man." ”

Shen Changsheng's face distorted.

The name of Bu Yiwei, as long as it is the people of Great Xia, it is as good as thunder.

Yuan Bao'er saw him change his face, smiled happily, and strode away.

Back in the car, Zhang Dalang looked over cautiously and saw that Yuan Baoer was in a happy mood, so he drove the car back to the mansion.

The government was very lively, and a supervisor saw Yuan Baoer and rushed over.

"My lord, someone is coming."

"Who?"

The director squeezed his eyes and motioned into the room, "Sent by the right minister." ”

Yuan Bao'er's brows furrowed slightly, and she stretched out again.

She entered the room with a smile on her lips, and one of her people stood with her back to the door.

"This is," she said formulaically.

The person who came turned his head, and Yuan Bao'er was stunned, "Wei Tang." ”

Wei Tang smiled, "I'm surprised." ”

Yuan Bao'er stepped forward quickly, and after not seeing her for a long time, Wei Tang was obviously tall and strong.

The handsome and tough young man in the past seems to have become a man who stands up to the sky.

"Where have you been all these years?"

"South," Wei Tang laughed.

Yuan Bao'er noticed that his skin was indeed darker than before, but it was not very obvious, and she didn't notice it for a while.

"Where are you going?"

Yuan Bao'er was a little hesitant, but Wei Tang was very happy.

"I followed the elders of the Shijiao family to the south to suppress bandits and fight thieves."

The corners of Yuan Bao'er's mouth twitched.

Wei Tang is proficient in arithmetic, and among their senior brothers and sisters, he is the most outstanding, and in Yuan Bao'er's opinion, this is a material that was born in the household department.

But he didn't do his job properly, and ran to suppress some bandits.

Is he the material?

"Then you came back this time to debrief?"

Yuan Bao'er thought in her heart that her relationship with Hubu Shangshu had been quite good recently, and if she operated from it, she could completely stuff people into it.

However, he has been outside for a few years, and if he wants to get started, he will have to adapt for a while.

"No, I'm here to ask for money and food," Wei Tang grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Yuan Bao'er's eyes widened, "Do you know what the situation is in the south now?" ”

Wei Tang nodded, smiling nonchalantly, "We're going to fight." ”

He said it lightly, very lightly.

Yuan Bao'er glared at him angrily, "You know where you are still running?" Do you think you're particularly good at fighting? ”

Wei Tang pursed his lips and smiled, "It's okay." ”

Yuan Bao'er sighed, "Just you, can you compare to other people's ten or twenty years of hard work?" ”

"Don't make a fuss there, come back as soon as it's still peaceful."

Wei Tang was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Do you also think that I am a fist embroidered leg?" ”

Without others to say, Yuan Baoer knew why he said that.

Back then, she also experienced such a situation as Wei Tang.

For a moment, she remembered her own mood back then, and her heart that was going to persuade him suddenly faded.

She patted him on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Don't care what others think, just be yourself." ”

Wei Tang smiled and said in his heart, she has never been someone else.

She is the person in his heart, but he is one step late, and he deserves to be alone.

Yuan Bao'er was still immersed in comforting her senior brother, and did not notice his self-deprecation.

"I can't help with the food and grass you want, and the rest can only do my best at present."

She took Wei Tang to a storeroom with nearly a hundred trebuchets inside.

"If you can use these things, I can give them to you."

Wei Tang looked at them one by one and shook his head one after another.

"It's too heavy for the boat to carry."

The draft of the Great Xia ship is already quite heavy, but it can't carry such a large trebuchet.

Yuan Bao'er shrugged her shoulders, "I really can't help the rest now." ”

Wei Tang sighed, "Forget it, I'll go to the household department first." ”

Yuan Bao'er sent him out and walked out of the mansion, and she said, "Why did you get involved with Youxiang?" ”

Wei Tang has not been in Kyoto for many years, and he knows very little about the situation here, so he immediately said: "It was my uncle who contacted him." ”

Yuan Bao'er frowned slightly, and sent him on the horse with a smile.

"My house is just south of Miyagi, so I have time to pass."

Wei Tang looked at Yuan Bao'er who was smiling condescendingly, and the regret in his heart slowly spread.

He tried to suppress his feelings, turned his horse's head, and walked away.

Yuan Bao'er watched him go away, and then remembered what he didn't say.

The right minister is likely to collude with some ill-intentioned people, Wei Tang is sincere, and Yuan Baoer is worried that he will be trapped.