Quick Wear: Everyone knows I am a good person

"Once you have started, the rest will be easy."

Shu Jiao smiled and comforted him.

Zhao Yuan naturally understood this truth.

He nodded, but his brows were still slightly furrowed, "Grandmother, I just want to bring explosives to fight a battle."

If that thing were to go out on the battlefield, I wonder how hard it would be for the enemy to defeat it!

For example, open up the desert fortress and see if there are other countries and populations on the other side of the desert.

He didn't mean anything else.

Not trying to steal...

He just wants to... well... get to know the neighbors!

Shu Jiao shook her head slightly, "Pattern."

She put her thumb and index finger together, then opened them. "What's the point of just looking at the land? Look at the sea."

"ocean?"

Zhao Yuan shook his head. "Grandmother, I understand what you mean. But those overseas are all uncivilized people. What's the point of bringing them in?"

“What’s more, the sea is vast. Even if we take over that land, it won’t be easy to manage.”

Mainly, it costs money and effort.

Not only is the profit from conquering the country small, you also have to subsidize it with people, money, and food for development. In the end, the road ahead is long and the sky is high. By then, the other side will secretly come and declare themselves the king of the land.

By the time the news reached his ears, the war over there would probably be almost over.

The gain outweighs the loss!

Don't do business at a loss.

"Hmm~"

Shu Jiao nodded, smiling, "That's fine. War is a waste of money and effort. There are hundreds of tons of silver on the opposite island, and grain yields of thousands of tons per mu on a small island not too far away..."

Zhao Yuan's expression changed instantly, "What is the Imperial Grandmother saying?"

"Expanding the territory is my duty and obligation as an emperor! Moreover, those islands have been our Central Plains land since ancient times, but unfortunately they were lost by the previous dynasty."

"This is called Recovering the Country!"

What about war and plunder? That's too harsh a statement.

We must have a legitimate reason to act, we are the army of justice!

"But the navy of the Grand Banquet has not been very good in recent years. We need to practice."

Zhao Yuan is already thinking about how much more money to allocate to the navy this year?

How much time will it take to build a powerful navy?

"And ships."

Shu Jiao said slowly: "The Lu family, the maritime merchant, do you know?"

Zhao Yuan shook his head.

"The Lu family is engaged in maritime trade. You can find time to ask people about their large ships and improve them. They are better than the ships used by your navy."

"how is this possible?"

Zhao Yuan didn't believe it.

The ships used by the navy are the best ships built by the Ministry of Works with great effort.

The Lu family is just a group of merchants. How could the ships they use be better than those of the Ministry of Works?

Shu Jiao's lips curled slightly, "Seeing is believing."

In order to prove her point, Zhao Yuan immediately sent people from the Ministry of Works to check out the Lu family.

But the head of the Lu family was so frightened that two of his souls almost flew away.

He wondered...

I paid my taxes honestly and didn't break any law.

How come there is an official who came all the way from the capital to visit him, and the emperor even knew about it? ! !

Then I heard that the other party wanted to see the boat.

The head of the Lu family had no room for refusal and led the other party onto his own boat.

This size, this displacement...

I rely on!

It’s actually stronger than the ships used by the navy!

The people in the Ministry of Works were shocked and immediately sent a memorial to the capital.

Zhao Yuan didn't say anything and made a deal with the Lu family.

what?

Your boat?

Sorry, this is the ship of the Great Banquet Navy now!

"The boat is 44 zhang long, 62 zhang wide and 18 zhang wide, and can accommodate more than a thousand people."

Zhao Yuan was a little surprised. "I have asked someone to build a shipyard on the seashore and start building this ship immediately."

"Every profession has its own specialty, and the experts are among the common people."

Shu Jiao chuckled, "The Lu family is a maritime merchant family. Going out to sea is risky. In order to gain higher profits, they will naturally find ways to repair and strengthen their ships, thereby reducing risks and increasing the amount of goods transported."

What's wrong with people modifying a boat to make money?

This makes sense, right?

Zhao Yuan raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. "Could it be that the cloth shop has a better spinning wheel, or the farmer has a better hoe?"

"That's up to you."

"Ok?"

“What goes up leads to results.”

Shu Jiao said leisurely: "If you pay attention to it, it will appear sooner or later. If you regard these as gimmicks and don't take them seriously, naturally no one will develop them. If no one develops them, how can we get better?"

Zhao Yuan pursed his lips slightly, "Isn't it?"

Since ancient times, these machines have been regarded as gimmicks and inferior things, and it seems that no emperor has ever paid attention to them.

"But the direction of development of all things is forward and upward. This cannot be stopped by human power."

Shu Jiao tapped the table and asked, "If you don't take it seriously, where did the explosives come from?"

“If one day you don’t have explosives and others do, it will be Da Yan’s turn to be beaten.”

She spoke at a moderate speed, and in a moderate tone, but Zhao Yuan frowned. After a long silence, he nodded, "I'll go back and think about it."

Even developing these mechanical technologies requires a process.

And it is an extremely long process.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

"Why are you worrying? Your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."

Shu Jiao smiled and comforted him, "By then you will have become an immortal, and you won't be able to care about worldly matters."

Zhao Yuan was still a little worried.

But soon, he was so overwhelmed by the pile of documents that he had no time to think about anything else.

After he left, Shu Jiao touched her chin and said, "I feel... my great grandson can live for at least another 15 years."

Good guy~

The busier I am, the more energetic I feel, and the better my complexion becomes.

If he had not been poisoned by the golden elixir, nor had his body been drained by women, his life span would have been extended!

Is this scientific?

The Crown Prince Zhao Zhi wouldn't... have to wait until he was fifty to ascend the throne, right?

wrong!

Zhao Zhi is so busy that he seems to be physically exhausted. I heard that he is still drinking tonic medicine. He won't die before Zhao Yuan, right?

hiss~

No!

I have to persuade Zhao Yuan to consider training the Crown Prince!

She did tell Zhao Yuan this later.

Zhao Yuan was silent for a long time, and then when Zhao Zhi came to help him review the memorials, he looked at him carefully for a quarter of an hour.

Zhao Zhi was so frightened by the sight.

"Father?"

Has he not done anything wrong recently?

Could it be that the emperor is going to give him another task?

No!

Which younger brother should be blamed this time?

Zhao Yuan sighed and shook his head, raised his hand and patted Zhao Zhi's body, showing his rare concern as a father.

"I'll ask the imperial physician to prescribe some nourishment for you later."

With such a miserable look on his face, it seems that there is really no way he can survive.

The Empress Dowager's concerns were correct.

"Send your eldest son here tomorrow."

"Father!"

Zhao Zhi was shocked, "Ziyou is not even ten years old!"

Are you crazy?

Are you so short of staff that you don’t even let the little kids go?

"What's the matter?"

Zhao Yuan said calmly, "Send him to the palace to study with his uncle."

"study?"

Zhao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought..."

"Why?"

"I thought you wanted him to review the memorials."

"Oh."

Zhao Yuan glanced at him.

In fact, he did think so.

Anyway, I have free time when studying, so I can just bring the people over. Even if I don’t read the papers, I can still gain some experience.