These words instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone raised their eyes one after another, looking at the object in Uncle Guo's hand, with curiosity on their faces.

I thought to myself, what can make Uncle Guo spend a year of hard work for it?

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was also interested, a gentle smile appeared on her face, and she asked, "What makes you so troubled?" ”

Uncle Guo raised the object in his hand high and said loudly: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, it is a boat made by the ministers themselves!" ”

“......”

As soon as these words came out, the entire Yongshou Palace fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone looked at the palm-sized object in Uncle Guo's hand, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

The Queen Mother's fair face turned cyan in an instant.

She looked at her brother in front of her, her heart was mixed, and she sighed leisurely.

The eldest princess on the side noticed the queen mother's face, got up hurriedly, and smiled to ease the atmosphere.

"The ship is small, but it is delicate, and it is ...... as a gift"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Uncle Guo.

"It's more than exquisite, I dare say, there is no ship in the world that looks exactly like it!"

The voice fell.

Yongshou Palace fell silent again.

The younger county lord couldn't help but mutter: "It's so small, it's still called a boat, but it's not like you can't find the same one all over the world." ”

Although the voice was small, it was heard by Uncle Guo.

His eyes widened, he looked at the county lord, and said with a red face, "You know a fart!" The key to my boat is not to be small, but to ......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a scolding from the Yongshou Palace.

"Enough!"

The Queen Mother's face was ugly, she looked at her brother, and said coldly: "It's not shameful enough!" ”

"Uncle Guo is drunk, come on! Send him home! ”

When Uncle Guo heard this, his face showed a look of grievance, looked at the Queen Mother who was sitting in the first seat, and said loudly:

"Brother Chen's not drunk! What the younger brother said, every sentence is true, although this boat is small, it really embodies the hard work of the younger brother for a year! ”

The Queen Mother looked at him, her face became more and more ugly, and she was about to open her mouth to reprimand.

Before he could speak, Fang Xiu on the side thought of something and said, "Uncle Guo, can you tell me about the difference between your small boat and ordinary boats?" ”

When Uncle Guo heard Fang Xiu's voice, he was slightly stunned, his face showed excitement, and he said loudly: "The biggest difference between my boat and ordinary ships is that this boat can move on its own!" ”

As soon as these words came out, even the eldest princess couldn't stand it anymore, and frowned and said, "As long as there is wind, ordinary boats can move by themselves......"

Uncle Guo looked at the eldest princess and said loudly: "I'm different!" ”

After speaking, he looked at the palace maid on the side, waved his hand and said, "You go and find me a basin of water!" ”

The palace maid was slightly stunned and looked at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother glanced at Fang Xiu, she didn't know what she thought, and her face showed a look of thought.

After a few breaths, he nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the palace maid bowed and saluted: "Yes, Uncle Guo." ”

After speaking, he turned to leave, and a basin of water came from the back of a moment.

Someone else brought in the table and placed it in the middle.

"Look! My ship is absolutely extraordinary! ”

Uncle Guo blushed and put the boat in his hand in the basin on the table.

Seeing this, everyone showed curiosity, got up one after another, and leaned forward.

I saw the boat drifting in the basin of water, not moving a bit.

Moment.

Everyone's faces showed helplessness, and their hearts were slandered.

Do you think you can move on your own?

Why didn't you see any movement!

Although the Queen Mother didn't come, when she saw everyone's faces, she could guess what the situation was, and her brows furrowed even tighter.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard Uncle Guo say again: "I almost forgot, I still want fire!" ”

After speaking, he looked at the palace maid on the side and ordered, "Go and get a fire fold." ”

The palace maid looked at the Queen Mother again.

The Queen Mother looked helpless and nodded slightly.

A moment later.

The palace maid took the fire fold and handed it to the uncle.

Uncle Guo reached out and took it, lit the wick in the middle of the boat, and then gently pushed the boat.

Then, the unthinkable happened.

I saw that the boat moved in the basin by itself when there was no wind.

Rampage, without stopping for a while.

"This ......"

The crowd's eyes widened in disbelief.

When the Queen Mother and the Little Empress saw this scene, they were also curious, and they got up one after another and came to the front.

The boat in the basin was still moving forward, gurgling and bubbling behind.

"It's funny."

Seeing this, the Queen Mother's face looked a little better, and she praised it softly.

In any case, Uncle Guo did not say anything, and did make a small boat that could move by himself, which alone made her sister happy.

Side.

When the little empress saw this scene, she said in her heart:

It's a fun boat, but it's hard to say what it actually does.

"Then again, I don't know why this little boat can move on its own."

Wu Mingkong's eyes showed a hint of curiosity, and he subconsciously looked at Fang Xiu beside him, wanting to ask.

Before he could speak, he noticed that his expression was a little solemn.

"What's wrong?"

Wu Mingkong gently touched Fang Xiu with his arm, lowered his voice, and asked.

Fang Xiu still had a solemn face, shook his head, and did not speak.

Seeing this, Wu Mingkong opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but when the words came to his mouth, what Fang Xiu had said before suddenly appeared in his mind.

"One day, the minister may be able to build his own car......"

"Self-moving car...... Self-moving boat ......"

The little empress muttered to herself, subconsciously looked at the boat in the basin, her face showed a look of surprise, and said in her heart: Could it be that Fang Xiu didn't talk about it before, there are indeed cars in this world that can move by themselves!

"This boat looks interesting, but for the imperial court, it is of no use at all, as an uncle of the country, you have nothing to do, you still have to do what you can for the imperial court."

The Queen Mother looked at her uncle, as if an elder was respecting and teaching.

When Uncle Guo heard this, his drunken face showed a touch of grievance, and he muttered in a low voice: "The younger brother is the uncle of the country, and he can neither participate in the imperial examination nor lead the troops to fight." ”

"What the minister can do is to fiddle with these gadgets and pass some time, the queen mother will let the minister contribute to the court, isn't it embarrassing for the minister."

In order to prevent foreign relatives from causing rebellion, the Great Qianzu Xun clearly stipulates that no foreign relative is allowed to interfere in political affairs.

Later, even leading troops to fight was not allowed.

When the Queen Mother heard this, her face became ugly again, she glanced at the little empress and Fang Xiu, and saw that their expressions were as usual, so she said:

"If you don't enter the court as an official, you can't contribute to the court? Those farmers, craftsmen, and merchants, like you, did not do their part for the imperial court.

You like to fiddle with these gadgets, why can't you use this energy in useful places in the imperial court, improve firearms, and improve glass! ”

The voice fell.

Uncle Guo blushed and defended himself in a low voice: "Brother Chen thinks that what Brother Chen has done is much more important than improving the glass. ”

Liuli brought millions of taels of silver to the treasury.

Can this little object be compared to glass?

When the Queen Mother heard this, her face was full of hatred, and her red lips opened lightly, and she was about to scold.

This time.

A magnetic voice suddenly sounded, interrupting her scolding.

"I think Uncle Guo is reasonable......

As soon as this remark came out.

Once again, the entire Yongshou Palace fell silent.

Whether it was the Queen Mother or the Little Empress, they all looked at Fang Xiu with surprised eyes, and said in their hearts:

Such a useless boat is more important than glass? How can it be!

The eldest princess and several county lords wanted to open their mouths to refute, but when they saw Fang Xiu's expression, they all held back.

Don't look at them as relatives of the emperor and the country, their status is respected, and in front of this person, they still have to hold their tails.

Only Uncle Guo, when he heard this, his face showed excitement.

"It's worthy of Fangxiang! Eyes like torches! ”

Uncle Guo's expression was excited, he grabbed Fang Xiu's hands, and said in a trembling tone: "This small boat looks simple, but in order to make it, it took me countless efforts and a whole year.

This year, I continued to improve, and I kept showing it to others, and others only thought I was messing around, even the Queen Mother......

Only the other side ...... You can see the subtlety at a glance and understand my good intentions! ”

Maybe he remembered the year's dedication, speaking of this, Uncle Guo's voice was a little choked, and there were tears in his eyes, holding Fang Xiu's hand tightly.

With a crying voice, he said: "Fang Xiang, you are simply my bosom friend!" ”

The voice fell.

Everyone's expressions became a little strange.

I don't remember that Uncle Guo is a bearded man, why is he so humble in front of Fang Xiu.

Could it be that he wanted to get a job under Fang Xiu?

The Queen Mother looked at Uncle Guo, her willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said coldly: "You are Uncle Guo, in front of Your Majesty, you pull and pull with the Taishi, what kind of system do you become." ”

She is reminding her uncle to remember her identity and not to have the idea of becoming an official in the court.

When Uncle Guo heard this, he sobered up a little, let go of Fang Xiu's hand, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and whispered: "Brother Chen just felt that he insisted on something, and finally someone understood, and he was happy in his heart, and he couldn't help but surprise the Taishi......"

A move towards Uncle Guo.

Fang Xiu didn't care, and remained calm from beginning to end.

He looked at the boat in the basin, was silent for a while, and asked, "Uncle Guo has ever thought about why this boat can move?" ”

Hear the question.

Everyone was slightly stunned, and then they all showed curiosity, and focused their attention on Uncle Guo, hoping to get an answer.

So many years.

It was the first time that Uncle Guo had received such attention, so he unconsciously straightened his waist, raised his voice, and said loudly: "Naturally I know!" ”

Fang Xiu said: "Let's hear it." ”

"Good!"

Uncle Guo nodded heavily, picked up the boat in the basin, and began to explain: "This boat seems to be moving by itself, but it is actually being pushed by a force......

"It's not nonsense......"

When the eldest princess and the others heard this, they couldn't help but slander.

Uncle Guo didn't pay attention, and continued: "Ordinary boats are pushed by the power of the wind, but this small boat is pushed by the power of qi!" ”

"I Have a Catalogue of Ghosts and Gods"

The power of qi?

Everyone was stunned, and they all frowned, thinking about what is the power of qi.

Fang Xiu listened, but his face became more solemn.

Although it is said that there are sketches about steam engines in the encyclopedia.

But...... It's just a sketch.

There is still a long way to go before you can bring your sketches to life.

If Uncle Guo has no teacher and delves into the principle of the steam engine by himself, it means that he has a certain talent in this area.

Leaving him with the task of making a steam engine would save him a lot of time.

"The qi I am talking about is not the qi in the book, but a real power......

Uncle Guo explained to everyone with a serious face, what is qi and how to use it......

Everyone was at a loss when they heard this, and they felt that Uncle Guo was talking nonsense and making a fool of himself.

Maybe he didn't know why the boat was moving.

Fang Xiu is the only one who listens carefully from beginning to end.

A moment later.

Uncle Guo finally finished speaking, exhaled a breath, and said proudly: "This is the principle!" ”

The voice fell.

He looked around and noticed that everyone's expressions were very strange, and there was confusion and doubt in their eyes, obviously not believing his words.

In an instant, one of his hearts sank to the bottom again.

This time.

Fang Xiu opened his mouth and said: "I didn't expect that Uncle Guo has a lot of research on qi. ”

When Uncle Guo heard this, he subconsciously looked at Fang Xiu, noticing his appreciative expression, and his heart became excited again.

Others don't understand, that's because they don't know the goods!

Fang Xiang understands, it's enough!

His face was excited, and he said loudly: "This qi has a lot of uses, and this small boat I made is just the simplest application!" ”

Fang Xiu nodded, agreeing.

Side.

Everyone looked at Uncle Guo, and then at Fang Xiu, wondering in their hearts, whether Fang Xiang really thought this thing was useful, or did he give face to the Queen Mother and His Majesty, and deliberately said so.

It was at this time.

Fang Xiu suddenly spoke: "This prime minister recently plans to set up a new academy called the Engineering Academy, I wonder if Uncle Guo is interested in entering the academy and teaching students?" ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Everyone showed a look of surprise, and said in their hearts, with Uncle Guo's cynical appearance, can he still enter the academy and teach students?

Uncle Guo was also stunned, subconsciously scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "Fang Xiang doesn't know, I rarely read on weekdays, and I only understand the Four Books and Five Classics slightly, teaching students, I'm afraid that even ordinary teachers can't compare, opening a academy, isn't it a mistake......"

"Uncle Guo misunderstood, the Engineering Academy does not teach students the Four Books and Five Classics."

Fang Xiu said.

"The academy doesn't teach the Four Books and the Five Classics, what else can it teach?"

This time, even the Queen Mother was stunned and didn't understand Fang Xiu's intentions.

It seems to see everyone's doubts.

Fang Xiu then explained: "The so-called engineering academy, as the name suggests, is to teach students some knowledge of craftsmen, so that aspiring teenagers, or craftsmen, have a place to study technology......

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed a sudden look.

Affection is where craftsmen are taught.

In the past two days, many new buildings have been built in the imperial court, and firearms have been invented, which indeed requires a large number of craftsmen.

But.

Wouldn't it be inappropriate to teach craftsmen in a place called a seowon?

College...... Craftsman......

It always feels a little strange to put two words that are not related to each other......

The crowd thought so.

Then he heard a voice with a weeping voice.

"What Fang Xiang thinks is exactly what I thought before!"

"Seeing the square face today is like seeing the child, I ...... Die without regrets! ”