"If Liang Wensheng hears these two words, he will be particularly shocked. His ability to forge such a knife is already extraordinary." Hua Qingxue said with a smile.
"But it's really not possible." Fu Tingye looked serious, "Now that the forging skills of the Liao Kingdom have caught up, the production level of our craftsmen may be inferior."
It turned out that Fu Tingye made his comment under such considerations, and Hua Qingxue somewhat understood it.
Production is based on demand as the primary consideration. She only witnessed Liang Wensheng's growth step by step, but never thought that such growth was not enough to meet the market demand.
"It seems we have to step up." Hua Qingxue felt the tremendous pressure, "How about not recruiting some blacksmith masters to turn to training?"
Hearing her suggestion, Fu Tingye was moved: "This is okay."
Just like Master Liu before him, he spent some time practicing in the weapons supervisor, and his craftsmanship improved day by day. If cultivated in batches, it would be able to adapt to current needs as quickly as possible.
"I will let Liang Wensheng handle this matter from now on. Shengjing is such a big place, and there are dozens or hundreds of blacksmith shops, large and small. If a family recruits one person, there will be dozens of people." Hua Qingxue calculated. After thinking about it, I found that this idea is indeed a good one.
"Okay." Fu Tingye replied calmly, but his eyes were attracted by a small instrument in the center of the test bench. He couldn't help but walk over and take a closer look at it.
Hua Qingxue laughed at the side: "This is the purpose of asking you to come here. During this period, Liang Wensheng made a pocket-sized folding crossbow."
"Pocket style folding crossbow." Fu Tingye raised the corner of his mouth: "It actually has a nice name."
After all, he is a person who likes weapons. He knows how to use things as soon as he gets his hands on them. I saw that Fu Tingye moved skillfully. He had pinned it on his wrist in a few seconds, raised his arm, and pointed it at a flower on a hibiscus tree outside the window. Pink hibiscus flowers rise and fall in the hand.
With just one movement, three arrows were fired in succession, and three flowers were swept down side by side.
Hua Qingxue was stunned when she saw it: "This hit rate is amazing."
Fu Tingye was not surprised by Hua Qingxue's praise. His expression was indifferent. He suddenly thought of the day he was shot. The distance from the palace gate to him was not only 200 steps but also 180 steps.
That boy named Chen Yuan is very powerful.
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On the first day of the School of Science, the number of applicants has exceeded three times the expected enrollment. The majority of boys are boys, and there are only a few girls. Fortunately, Hua Qingxue counted it in the evening and found that there were more than a dozen girls who signed up. In terms of household registration, most of them are from Shengjing, and there are also other prefectures who come here because of the reputation. The farthest one is Nanzhao, and there are actually two students from Nanzhao.
This was really what Fu Tingye said. Among the women they saw coming out of the carriage at the door during the day, two were from Nanzhao.
"After all, the School of Science is built by the imperial court and is considered a public teaching. Do you want to ask Li Jingnan about this situation?" Hua Qingxue became embarrassed. It was true that she wanted to admit more girls, but Nanzhao... Such a nationality It's a bit embarrassing.
Fu Tingye nodded: "I will report the situation to the court tomorrow morning... But I believe the court's eyes and ears have already done some research. It will definitely be exciting at the court tomorrow."
Hua Qingxue felt a little disappointed when she heard this. It was true that she had heard about the spy thing, but she didn't know that the imperial court was still planting spies around her.
Behind this, it must not be Li Jingnan, but... the Queen Mother
"By the way, Li Jingnan hasn't replied to my letter for a long time. Did he forget it?" Hua Qingxue suddenly remembered this question, but found that Fu Tingye's face stiffened for a moment: "The emperor has many things to do every day, so he must be busy."
She nodded, believing it to be true.
As expected by Fu Tingye, on the morning of the next day, memorials admonishing the admissions of the School of Science were flying like feather feathers.
Hua Qingxue and the others were sorting out the papers for the admissions written examination. Lu Zhengqing walked in from the outside and reported the news to her. It is said that above the court, many ministers believed that the School of Science suppressed the orthodox imperial examinations, causing some outstanding students to abandon their studies. Studying in the School of Science was tantamount to destroying their future.
Some people also protested that the Faculty of Science, as a government-run college, openly admitted female students, which insulted the school's healthy academic style. Female students should be expelled to restore the reputation of Daqi University.
The two Nanzhao female students who signed up have also become the target of public criticism. Some say that Hua Qingxue cheated and openly betrayed the country for the sake of profit.
However, this line was not very stable. When the government came to the throne, Prime Minister Zuo immediately stood up and affirmed Hua Qingxue's character.
Hua Qingxue was quite surprised after hearing this. From this, it seemed that Zuo Xiang was an upright civil servant with strong opinions.
"The general must be under a lot of pressure from the court." Hua Qingxue sighed: "It seems that we need to make some achievements quickly so that the court can look at us differently."
"But master, it takes ten years to educate trees and one hundred years to educate people. Education cannot achieve immediate results." Liang Wensheng couldn't bear to attack Hua Qingxue, but he had to tell the truth.
"Yes, what senior brother said makes sense. But master, I don't think we need to pay attention to it. They like to preach, so let them say it. Let's do our own thing well and be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth." Su Shaowen echoed at the side. .
Everyone laughed at his childish point of view and didn't take it seriously.
Hua Qingxue frowned slightly and couldn't help tapping her head with the brush in her hand: "The main majors of the School of Science are medical treatment and weapons manufacturing and research and development, and they also serve the country. We can discuss with the court that outstanding graduates can directly join the national army. , engaged in military medicine and weapons manufacturing services, our trainees can be regarded as putting their learning to use, reflecting their own value."
"Okay! Master, this suggestion is excellent." Su Shaowen was the first to agree, and others nodded: "It's a good suggestion, but I don't know if the court will agree."
"Then it will be time to see the real recruitment. We can let the in-service military personnel compete with the college graduates. If we can beat the in-service personnel, wouldn't it be very proud?" Su Shaowen has already seen the time when the college graduates.
"Yeah, the suggestion is a good one, but Teacher Su Shaowen, our students haven't enrolled yet, so maybe we are thinking too far-term." Lu Zhengqing said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, we should hurry up and prepare for enrollment consideration. The pass rate must be only 30%, so that the best 50 people can be selected." Hua Qingxue pulled everyone back from their anchored thoughts.
Everyone was talking and laughing, not affected by the tense atmosphere in the court.
Yulian heard Lu Zhengqing talking about matters in the court, and couldn't help but step forward to ask her about the progress of the case. Lu Zhengqing told her truthfully that the Queen Mother had announced this morning that the palace guard Chen Yuan would lead people to suppress the bandits.
Chen Yuan... Yu Lian thought of this name, and for no reason she felt more friendly.
When Fu Tingye came back, Hua Qingxue was also coming back from the School of Science. The two met at the door of the courtyard and smiled at each other.
"The affairs of the School of Science have put you in a difficult position in the court." Hua Qingxue said softly, with a somewhat guilty expression on her face.
From the establishment of the college to the application for funding, every step has been very bumpy. Considering that the School of Science can now enroll students normally, it is a miracle.
Fu Tingye's narrow eyes were dark and deep, and there was a touch of tenderness on his exquisite three-dimensional facial features: "It doesn't matter, it's not like those civil servants if they don't talk about something every day." He just regarded them as being unreasonable.
Hua Qingxue looked a little sad when she heard him talk about such complicated things calmly, but she knew in her heart that he must be taking care of her.
"What will the court say about the pocket-sized folding crossbow?" Hua Qingxue thought, this matter must be reported to the court. Although this crossbow was made by Liang Wensheng, it was also made for the soldiers of Qi State, which can be regarded as benefiting the army.
"..." Fu Tingye actually didn't report it, but when he saw Hua Qingxue's expectant eyes, he suddenly understood, "The emperor knew about it and was very happy, but he didn't ask me to report it to the court, so the Queen Mother and the others didn't know about it."
Hua Qingxue blinked and nodded to express her understanding of their approach, "By the way, I forgot to tell him in the letter that the three new weapons promised to him cannot be counted as this one. This was done by Liang Wensheng, so the credit goes naturally. It also belongs to Liang Wensheng."
Fu Tingye nodded: "I took note of it."
Hua Qingxue smiled faintly and looked at him with high expectations.
The next moment, a letter was handed to Hua Qingxue: "This is a reply that the emperor had written a long time ago, but because there have been many memorials in the past two days, he forgot to give it."
Hua Qingxue suddenly became happy as expected. She took the envelope excitedly and wanted to open it immediately. After thinking about it, she put it into her sleeve: "You are hungry when you come back, so go back and eat quickly."
Changing the subject very abruptly.
Fu Tingye's heart suddenly tightened, and he felt that the air around him was sour.
"Cousin, sister."
A weak voice appeared behind the two of them. Hua Qingxue turned around and saw that Cheng Wanmiao had changed her style. She was dressed plainly and had a simple headdress. Compared with her usual flowery appearance, she looked completely amateur today.
"Are you here?" Fu Tingye said calmly, but in a question.
Cheng Wanmiao lowered her eyes and frowned politely: "I came to see my cousin and sister. I have something else I want to talk to you about."
"Oh, tell me what's wrong with you." Hua Qingxue took a step forward. As the owner of this courtyard, although Cheng Wanmiao was not a very welcome guest to her, she was still happy to act as a host.
Cheng Wanmiao still lowered her head: "Thank you for your concern, sister. Wanmiao is here to say goodbye."
Farewell... She is finally leaving.
Hua Qingxue admitted that she felt a little happy when she heard Cheng Wanmiao say goodbye.
Fu Tingye nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll ask Hai Shixuan to send it to you."