"Xiu'er is good, call Daddy!Daddy~Daddy~" In Yuan Xinei, Ning Ze hugged Liu Xiu, and it was rare to relax.

The one-year-old child was already babbling, and the fleshy Liu Xiu was held in his father's arms, giggling, and only learned one word after being vague: "Dad~"

However, Ning Ze was also very satisfied, at least he would call his father, holding his son and feeling the blood connection, looking at his cute appearance, as if everything else was forgotten.

Liu Yuanxiang sat next to him, looking at Ning Ze's appearance, a warm smile appeared on his face.

"Daddy can't be partial, he also has to hug Man'er and Zheng'er!" Chu Meiren and Mi Yan came over with their children in their arms.

"No partiality, no partiality!" Ning Ze laughed, carefully handed Liu Xiu into Liu Yuanxiang's hands, and turned to Ning Man and Ning Zheng.

Fluttershy, who was quietly in the corner, couldn't help but show envy when she saw this scene, reaching out to touch her lower abdomen, and sighing slightly.

Liu Yuanxiang saw her small movements, hugged Liu Xiu over, touched her arm lightly, and comforted her with her eyes.

It's rare for a family to take a break and enjoy family fun.

A palace maid walked in quickly, knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully: "Lord Qiqi, the craftsman Mao Xi asks to see you." ”

"Got it, go over immediately!" Ning Ze heard this, and with some reluctance, he returned Ning Man and Ning Zheng to Chu Mei and Mi Yan respectively, "Mao Xi's request to see must be the affairs of the institute." Let's go and have a look!"

"Let's go together!" Liu Yuanxiang was idle, called the nurse, and entrusted a few children to them.

Ning Ze didn't care, so he took his wives to the front hall.

Mao Xi was conscientious and loyal, and was promoted from the arsenal order to a craftsman, and was an auxiliary official directly under Ning Ze, the "Tai Lieutenant".

On the surface, he was in charge of the work of the Huajun Arsenal, and secretly handled the affairs of the secret research institute for Ning Ze.

Mao Xi was followed by a few low-level officials, and when he saw Ning Ze and his wife appear, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Wait for the ministers to meet Your Majesty!"

"Excuse me!" Liu Yuanxiang nodded.

"Meet the prince! Meet Taichang and General Wei!"

"No courtesy!" Ning Ze replied instead, sat down with his wives one after another, looked at Mao Xi and asked, "What is the important thing to come over this time?"

"Lord Wang, according to your requirements, the latest batch of parts is released, please test it yourself!" Mao Xi waved his hand, and several low-level officials behind him presented different types of metal parts one after another.

Ning Ze stepped forward, picked up these parts of different shapes at random and examined them carefully, and looked at one of them, shaking his head without the slightest expression.

After reading it all, I rubbed my temples with some headaches.

You don't have to ask, just look at his expression and know that it didn't meet the requirements.

Mao Xi hurriedly bowed and pleaded guilty: "The ministers are not doing well, please punish the prince!"

"Please punish the prince!!" The low-ranking officials behind him also bent down to the extreme, bowing their heads and pleading.

"It's been a long time since you've been researching these parts, right?" Ning Ze frowned.

"Lord Wang, you asked your ministers to conduct research two years ago, but the ministers were incompetent and lived up to the expectations of the prince!"

"Forget it!" Ning Ze sighed, "It is indeed difficult to fully meet the requirements of loneliness with the current process technology." Not only that, but the musket accessories are also stuck at key points, and they are still far from qualified! There is no way, there is no experience to study from scratch, and I am only a full score in theory, and it seems that I have to study for a long time and slowly accumulate experience. ”

"Lord Wang! The minister thinks that the lack of good craftsmen is the main reason. Mao Xi said, "Most of us are halfway monks, or craftsmen with sparse skills, and our ability is insufficient." Until now, I haven't recruited a real master craftsman. The lack of technology cannot be compensated for by experience alone. ”

"So Lone asked you to recruit famous craftsmen at any cost, and there has been no movement so far?"

"The ministers are not doing well, please punish the prince!"

"Hey~ It's not easy to be in troubled times!" Ning Ze sighed, "Especially the status of craftsmen is not high, and many people live in seclusion to avoid the scourge of war." Not to mention that our Huaguo is the empress, in fact, I don't blame you. In any case, we will continue to find ways to improve and strengthen the technology in our own research institute. At the same time, intensify the search for famous craftsmen. ”

"Whoa!"

"Did you bring a progress report from the institute?"

"Lord Wang, the ministers are ready!"

"Report back to me. ”

"Whoa!"

......

Mao Xi reported to Ning Ze in detail on the progress of the secret research institute, including some solved problems, new troubles, and successfully completed projects.

In general, most of the research is stuck, and the key is that the manufacturing of important parts and accessories does not meet the requirements, and the technology is too backward.

There is nothing to be done at the moment, but to increase investment in continuing research, and at the same time try to search for and recruit real craftsmen to improve the manufacturing level of the secret research institute.

The lack of people is a very headache, not only for the military generals, but also for development and research.

Ning Ze has a lot of technology in his head, including physics and chemistry, as well as knowledge learned from computer networks. As the intelligence increases and reaches the limit, these memories become clearer.

However, it stays in theory, and its hands-on ability is limited. Only through a secret laboratory can the craftsmen be allowed to conduct research according to their own ideas.

However, the craftsmanship in the hands is not strong enough, can not meet most of the requirements, most of the technology can not be realized, full of distress.

Where the hell is it?

It's not like a big Huaguo, can't find a contemporary craftsman with excellent skills?

But it's useless to rush, take your time!

Mao Xi and the others retreated, Ning Ze and his wife were quiet for a while, and Liang Wu hurried over: "Chengzhou urgent secret report, for Your Majesty!"

"Urgent report?" Liu Yuanxiang waved her hand, and Fluttershy immediately stepped forward to take the official document from Liang Wu's hand and send it to her.

Got rid of the fire paint and opened the secret letter, Liu Yuanxiang showed a strange expression after reading it, and his eyes fell on Ning Ze.

"What?" Seeing her strange eyes, Ning Ze asked suspiciously.

"See for yourself!" Liu Yuanxiang handed over the secret letter.

Ning Ze took the letter, and Chu Meiren and Mi Yan came to the side and looked curiously.

"The officials of the twenty-six counties of Dageng County were ordered by the king of Danyang to levy additional taxes and exploit the people. The people complained and mourned, miserable...... "Seeing the content, Ning Ze was very surprised.

This is a letter of love from the people, issued by the county magistrate of Yi'an County, Dageng County, Chengzhou, to the empress Liu Yuanxiang, hoping to cancel the additional taxes and reduce the pressure on the local people.

Seeing that Liu Yuanxiang, Chu Meiren, and Mi Yan were all looking at him suspiciously, Ning Ze frowned and said, "Lone has never given such a ridiculous order!"

"That's right," Chu Meiren thought about it carefully, "The husband has always attached importance to the people's livelihood and focused on policies that benefit the people, how could he self-destruct the policy and order the exploitation of the people?"

"The question is why the twenty-six counties of Dageng County are taxed at the same time, and this secret letter indicates that it was ordered by the husband!" Liu Yuanxiang frowned.

"There must be something strange about this matter!" Ning Ze said, "If it is not resolved in time, the hearts of the people of Dageng County will be severely damaged." ”

"I immediately ordered to send someone to Chengzhou. ”

"Wait!" Ning Ze waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry, let the pigeon pass the book to Da Geng County, and find out the specific situation first." ”

So he ordered someone to secretly contact the Taishou of Dageng County in the name of Liu Yuanxiang to understand the whole thing.

A few days later, he received a reply, saying that Ning Ze, the king of Danyang, had arrived in Dageng County a few days ago to thoroughly investigate the violations of discipline by local officials. At the same time, on the grounds of preparing military funds, county officials were required to pay huge sums of money. The county officials did not have much money in stock, and in order to meet the requirements, they could only levy additional taxes on the people.

Ning Ze and his wife looked dazed, and Da Gengjun said that he was still a guest in Taishou Mansion, waiting for the funds to be raised. But Ning Ze didn't leave Huajun at all, and stayed at home all the time, how could he appear in Chengzhou?

This thing is so strange that it is simply confusing.

"Husband, what the hell is going on?" asked Liu Yuanxiang curiously.

Ning Ze closed his eyes and pondered, thinking of a possibility: "Could it be that someone pretended to be Lone's identity and did such an amazing thing?"

"But Da Geng County Taishou once went to Hua County and met her husband in person. Chu Mei said, "He must know his husband, how can he be deceived by an impostor?"

"yes, so it's very strange. Ning Ze couldn't figure it out.

"If someone really pretends to be a husband to do such a thing, if they don't deal with it in time, they will definitely ruin the reputation of their husband!" Liu Yuanxiang said.

Ning Ze said: "Lone's reputation is not good, it doesn't matter. It's just that such strange things may affect the hearts of the people of Dageng County, and even cause unimaginable bad consequences. We have to deal with it before it gets big!"

"What do you think?" asked Liu Yuanxiang.

"First of all, this matter cannot be kept quiet. Ning Ze thought carefully and said, "At the moment, only a few of us know, if the ministers of the court and the central government know about it, the faction that supports you is likely to use this as an excuse to cause trouble for Lone." If it is known by the enemy, it will definitely fan the flames and create chaos. The people are ignorant, and when their emotions are out of control, they can easily be instigated, turning into a more troublesome scene of civil strife. Therefore, the news must be kept down, not leaked, and the matter must be handled in secret. ”

"Then who will I send over?"

Ning Ze thought carefully and said to her: "It's better to go alone! Moreover, if someone really pretends to be lonely, they can deceive the officials of Da Geng County, which is extraordinary. However, it must be kept secret from the outside world, and the Lone Club secretly went out of the city and went to Dageng County. Except for the relevant people, any non-essential people, even confidants, must be hidden. ”

"Then you bring more people!" Liu Yuanxiang hurriedly said, "In case you encounter danger along the way......

"No!" Ning Ze shook his head, "There are a lot of people with you, and it's easy to be exposed." Lone wants to secretly go to Da Geng County to find out the truth secretly. If you show your feet halfway, it will ruin your plan! Don't worry about Lone's safety, with Lone's martial arts and a spell, who would dare to make a mistake?"

"You have to bring someone to call you, and at the same time protect your husband!"

"Shall I go?" Mi Yan got up.

"Zheng'er is now the time to learn to speak, I'm not a father, and my mother is not there, it's not appropriate!" Ning Ze touched Ning Zheng's head, "That's it! Let Erniang accompany her, she has a body of martial arts, not inferior to Yan'er." ”

"It's okay!" Liu Yuanxiang nodded, "Fluttershy, get Erniang." ”

"Whoa!"