After returning home, Yang Guang first found Li Yuan: "Cousin, I quarreled with the crown prince in front of my father today, there is no doubt that the prince must have a grudge, and he is a person who will not give up until he reaches his goal, and he may find a way to obtain the construction capacity of the firearms arsenal from you." ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, as long as there is no pressure from His Majesty's side, I can hold on."

Yang Guang nodded: "But your own personal safety also has to be considered, I am not surprised that the prince is angry and angry, I have seen the guards around you, the guards on the Tang Guogong Mansion are extremely weak, and there is a lack of good hands around you, I will temporarily arrange Qin Qiong to the side first, don't look at this child's age, but he is strong in martial arts and loyal." ”

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Jin."

Soon Qin Qiong was brought over, and Yang Guang instructed him: "Qin Qiong, from today onwards, you will first live temporarily in the Tang Guogong Mansion to protect Tang Guogong." ”

"The last general commands."

Qin Qiong responded happily, and at this time, Yang Guang saw that he still had the sword that Yang Guang had given to Liu Wuzhou before.

There was only a broken broken sword left in the scabbard, but Qin Qiong still carried it.

"Why is this sword still carrying?"

"Your Highness, forgive me, Brother Zhou and I...... Brother once married Jin Lan, I worshiped Zhou Wu not Liu Wu Zhou, he deserved to make mistakes, but the last general would always want to go to the time when we were huddled in the cave when the wind and snow were combined, and I talked with him all night. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Qiong inevitably had a nostalgic look: "I described the prosperity of Daxing City to him, and he said that he wanted to come to meet, and the last general has always carried this sword, so he should bring him to meet, and he is also warning himself not to trust others." ”

"Please don't blame Your Highness."

Yang Guang patted him on the shoulder: "The country is easy to change and difficult to change, you are so easy to believe that people's problems can't be changed, I won't blame you, take it with you if you want to, I was also deceived by him at the time, or I wasn't deceived by him, that chivalrous young man Zhou Wu, who would have thought that he would become Liu Wuzhou?" ”

"The past is over, so don't dwell too much."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Someone ran over and whispered a few words to Li Yuan, and Li Yuan said with surprise on his face: "Your Highness, there is news from Li Chun's side, and the steam engine may be fine." ”

"Oh? Half a month is very punctual, let's go, let's go and have a look. ”

The group came to the firearms arsenal, which was still the same old place, and walked straight in.

Li Chun and a group of people were waiting for Yang Guang, at this time, Li Chun's face was obviously full of excitement and excitement, and he couldn't suppress a smile, and there was an improved steam engine prototype in front of him.

Yang Guang stepped forward, and Li Chun said excitedly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, it can really work." ”

Yang Guangke is very concerned about the situation here, he knows that Li Chun is young and can't convince the public, these older ones may not want to listen to Li Chun's command, and they have made an example of them before, and if they don't obey Li Chun's management, they will be demoted, and in the end, this group of people is still interesting, and Li Chun's talent is really convincing.

Li Chun was extremely excited at this time and took Yang Guang to look at the prototype of the steam engine: "Ignition, ignition." ”

As the flame burned, the steam transpired, and slowly the piston in the steam engine was really in the cylinder, moving in an orderly manner.

It's very slow, it's not very efficient, but it's done.

Li Chun said excitedly: "Your Highness, the method is feasible, but the time is too short, this steam engine is not polished fine enough, and the piston will make a harsh friction sound when it moves, I have already thought of a way to improve, as long as the piston and the inner wall of the cylinder are polished more smooth, the smoother the better." ”

"And ...... Also, the position of the vent and the movement of the connecting rod must be coordinated in an orderly manner, this will definitely succeed as long as you try many times, Your Highness, give me some more time, I can definitely make it. ”

Yang Guang put his hand on Li Chun's shoulder and said, "Don't be so anxious, from now on, you have time, people, and money to do this." ”

"Li Chun, you are doing a very good job, you can go to the Jin Palace, you can report to me at any time on the progress of the steam engine, all departments of the firearms arsenal, including smelting, including manufacturing, as long as you have needs, everything is prioritized by your needs, I will order it to go down, this project is our current highest level, the highest priority project, named [First Machine]."

Li Chun's excited body and hands trembled a little, he felt that he was witnessing history and changing the world, and now the man in front of him was doing his best to support him.

Yang Guang continued: "The secrecy level of the steam engine should be the highest, except for Li Chun and a few major engineers, when they talk to the outside world, they all refer to the steam engine as [the first machine], all the drawings and design manuscripts, even if they are waste drafts, are not allowed to be taken out, and the rewards promised to you last time are all here." ”

Saying that, Yang Guang asked people to bring a box of silver with white flowers.

Let's just say that this group of craftsmen has never seen so much silver in their lives, and their eyes are shining at this glance.

The coin scattering policy is always simple and efficient.

Yang Guang must pay this group of people a high salary, at least so that this group of people will not be easily moved by money to do high-risk leak work.

"Li Chun will do what you think, polish the inner wall and pistons, after the steam engine is successful, I will load it on the carriage and load it on the warship, so that the car is not feasible, and let the boat sail against the current, can you understand what I mean?"

"I ...... I...... I understand. ”

"Your name can't be released to the public right now, but your name will be closely associated with the steam engine in the future, and if someone mentions the steam engine, say your name."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Yang Guang didn't stay here for long, and left with Li Yuan after explaining the matter.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, is this steam engine really that magical?"

"Firearms are the tools of war, but the steam engine is the tool that can really make the Great Sui rich and strong."

People can't imagine things they haven't seen, and Li Yuan, who is calm and calm, is a little worse in imagination, and for a while he can't conceive the future described by Yang Guang.

Yang Guang looked at his puzzled look, and said with a smile: "Li Yuan, think about it, after the steam engine is really done, it can be installed on the ship, and it can go from Daxing City to Luoyang City in one day. And our warships can really sail to the open sea. ”

Li Yuan still lacks imagination, but a person like him who lacks imagination is Yang Guang's most reliable helper, someone in a team is responsible for being down-to-earth, and Li Yuan is always the most calm person.

"Your Highness, tomorrow Yu Culture is about to leave, shall we go to see him off?"

"You go and send him on my behalf, my eldest brother walks with him, it is inconvenient for me to dedicate myself now, otherwise according to my eldest brother's character, there will inevitably be disputes, you send him for me."

"Does Your Highness have anything to say to him?"

Yang Guang pondered for a while and said, "You go and talk to him, just let him do things wholeheartedly." ”

"I've got to go, too."

"Your Highness, where are you going?"

"Go to Xiliang."

(End of chapter)