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Qin Mu returned to the back court from the former court. As soon as he walked into the Qianqing Palace, suddenly a dog barked from the door. Qin Mu was startled, and then said angrily: "Who is so bold as to bring a dog into the Qianqing Palace?" ?”
At this time, Yun Qiao'er flashed out of the palace. She was dressed in palace clothes and looked pretty. She said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this dog was given to Mingyue to play with. Don't be angry."
"Don't make trouble, Mingyue is still so young, why don't you get a dog and give it to her?"
"What's the matter? Didn't Your Majesty also capture two giant pandas?"
"Then... How is that the same? It's just for her to watch from a distance."
Although Qin Mu had a straight face, his tone softened unconsciously when facing this girl.
Yun Qiaoer's smile became even brighter. She squatted down and patted the dog's head, and then played with the dog. The dog sat down obediently and stopped barking loudly.
Qin Mu was a little surprised. After taking a closer look, he saw the clues.
"Isn't this a real dog?"
"Hehe, Your Majesty can see it. Let me tell you, it's fun. You must not have imagined that this is a wooden dog I bought in the market. I put it by the door. When someone comes in, it will stand up and make noises. Mingyue likes the barking and stops crying when she hears the wooden dog barking. "
"How can this be?"
"Why is it impossible? I'll pinch Mingyue later and try to show it to you."
"Pinch? I mean... Uh, who made this wooden dog? How could you find a bark like a real dog?" Qin Mu could see that it was not a real dog, but this thing would be in later generations. It's not easy to make, and it's still made of wood. This is not more dangerous than Zhuge Liang's wooden cow and flowing horse.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"I'll take it apart and take a look."
"Oh, no, no. It's just one. What if you tear it apart? No, no, you can't tear it apart."
Yun Qiaoer protected the lifelike piece of wood like a treasure, and took a few steps back to stay far away from him to prevent fire, theft, and the emperor.
At this time, there was a burst of clear laughter from the side hall, and then he saw his precious daughter running out of the side hall, followed by several palace maids. Lian told the princess to be careful.
"Oh, my dear daughter, come here and let daddy hug you."
Qin Mu showed a loving smile, but it was a pity that the little girl didn't give him face, and only saw the wooden dog in Yun Qiaoer's hand.
"Daddy, I will hug the dog first, and then you will hug me."
After hearing this, Qin Mu quickly responded: "Oh. Okay, Mingyue, do you like daddy more, or..." He was halfway through his words. Qin Mu choked up. This seemed a bit inappropriate. Comparing himself with a wooden dog was not depriving himself of his worth.
Yun Qiaoer has seven exquisite hearts. Hearing this, he couldn't stop laughing.
Qin Mu remembered something and turned to ask her, "Qiao'er, where did you sell this wooden dog?"
"Why does your Majesty ask this?"
"Tell me quickly. Where did you buy it?"
"In Suzhou, a man named Huang Sheng made one, and he bought it with great difficulty."
"Huang Sheng?" Qin Mu was thoughtful and said to a palace maid at the door, "Go and call Han Zanzhou for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Qin Mu played with his daughter in the palace for a while, then Han Zanzhou hurried over and said, "I'd like to pay my respects to your majesty, to the concubine Xiang, and to the princess."
As a result, before Qin Mu had time to speak, Mingyue in his arms said in a childish voice: "Eunuch Han, no courtesy."
Qin Mu and Yun Qiaoer looked at each other, and finally couldn't help but burst into laughter. Qin Mu kissed the lovely baby girl in his arms and said with a smile: "Mingyue, don't steal daddy's limelight from now on, do you understand?"
"Hehe..." Yun Qiaoer couldn't stop laughing.
The daughter's eyes flickered and she said with a puzzled look on her face: "Dad, what does it mean to steal the limelight?"
"You just stole the spotlight."
The little girl still didn't understand. She looked left and right, which made Qin Mu laugh.
"Ming Yue, who taught you to ask Eunuch Han to be exempt from courtesy just now?"
"Mother, mother said that you should be polite to the right people. If someone salutes me, I will tell them not to do so."
"Hahaha... Mingyue is so good. You must listen to your mother from now on."
The daughter nodded repeatedly, Qin Mu kissed her little pink face again, and then said to Han Zanzhou: "Old Han, you sent someone to Suzhou to buy this wooden dog, right? Where is the man named Huang Sheng? "
"Your Majesty, I sent someone to buy it. The man named Huang Sheng lives in Wuxian County, Suzhou."
"Send someone again and invite this Huang Sheng. Remember, be polite. This should be a capable person. The Weaving Bureau's textile machines have not made any major breakthroughs. Let him come and study together. Maybe There will be a major breakthrough.”
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will send someone to Suzhou right now."
"By the way, wait a minute. Someone told me that the Internal Supervision and Research and Development Department spent 700,000 dragon coins last year. Is this happening?"
Han Zanzhou was shocked. The emperor's words were very clear. Someone was suing him.
Han Zanzhou had stayed in the palace of the former Ming Dynasty, rising step by step from a young eunuch, and finally reached the position of guarding eunuch in Nanjing. He had a deep understanding of the dangers of the power struggle in the palace. If one thing was wrong, it would be doomed.
Han Zanzhou knelt down slowly and kowtowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, I don't know who is telling you this behind your back, but the number he said is wrong..."
Qin Mu interrupted him calmly: "You mean you didn't spend 700,000 dragon coins?"
"No, Your Majesty, I would like to correct this. Last year, the Internal Control Research and Development Department spent more than 700,000 dragon coins, a total of 817,243 dragon coins."
"Eighty hundred thousand dragon coins?" Qin Mu's voice doubled without realizing it.
Han Zanzhou kowtowed again and said: "Yes, Your Majesty. A total of 817,243 dragon coins."
"Han Zanzhou, do you know what 800,000 dragon coins are? I asked the weapons supervisor to make 20,000 to 30,000 flintlock guns and millions of bullets, but it only cost 700,000 dragon coins. You spent my Eight hundred and one hundred thousand dragon coins, but there was no major research result last year." Qin Mu's tone became increasingly cold.
Han Zanzhou's face changed drastically, and he kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, please forgive me. This slave has let Your Majesty down, and deserves death, but... Your Majesty, please investigate clearly, these 817,000 One thousand two hundred and forty-three dragon coins. I swear on my head that I have not corrupted a single penny. Please check it out. Please check it out..."
"Mingcha?"
"Your Majesty, please listen to my slave. Longmen Shipyard also spent more than 300,000 dragon coins on research and development last year, but their iron-hulled ships did not make much progress. Other textile factories, cement plants, etc. all spent a lot of money. few.
Your Majesty, these 810,000 dragon coins are mainly spent on more than a dozen scientific research projects such as steam engine modification, generators, tungsten wire development, aluminum alloy smelting, oil refining, and rubber refining.
The servant is incompetent and has failed to make major breakthroughs in all aspects, but... Your Majesty, you are a sage monarch. You should know best that not every money invested in scientific research can produce results. . "
Han Zanzhou's last words made Qin Mu's anger disappear immediately. Yes, not every money invested in scientific research can produce results. But what is certain is that without these inputs, results will never come out.
Han Zanzhou was still kowtowing and pleading: "Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty cares most about these scientific researches. How dare I mess with the funds? You can send someone to check it out. If I embezzle a penny from it, I would rather suffer it." The punishment of thousands of cuts and scrapes.
"Old Han, get up."
"Your Majesty..."
"Okay, there's no need to say it, Old Han. I shouldn't just let the wind come and go. Go ahead and do your thing. No matter whether it's fruitful or not, as long as you do your best, it'll be fine."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you for the grace."
Han Zan and Zhou Ru were granted amnesty and thanked him profusely.
After he left the palace, the precious daughter in Qin Mu's arms suddenly said: "Dad, you are rude. Eunuch Han saluted you and you didn't even ask him to get up..."
Qin Mu was instantly petrified, looking at his daughter as if she were an alien. Is this really a little girl over two years old
Yun Qiao'er was so happy that she feared that the world would be in chaos and echoed: "Ming Yue is so good, what you say is so good, your father is just rude, let's not go with him..."
"Go away, you stinky girl, if you dare to alienate the relationship between our father and daughter, I will beat you carefully."
"Dad, mother said, if you salute someone, you have to ask them not to do so, otherwise it will be rude...Dad..."
"Okay, okay, daddy will change it in the future, he will definitely change it!"
Qin Mu put her down, then saluted like a Western gentleman and said, "Greetings to Princess Mingyue."
The baby girl looked at him with big eyes without blinking, as if she was trying to determine whether he was saluting her. She had never seen such a salute before...
Yun Qiao'er has several palace maids who have already become weak with laughter.
Well, Qin Mu had no choice but to remind you: "My dear daughter, daddy is saluting you."
As a result, Xiao Mingyue probably felt that his courtesy was wrong, so she persisted for a while and then said like a little adult: "Daddy, no courtesy!"
This word of courtesy was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing Yun Qiaoer to fall to the ground with laughter.
Qin Mu couldn't help but laugh.
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