After Hua Qingxue finished talking about Li Jingnan, she remembered to care about Fu Tingye.
"How was the general's talk with them today?" she asked.
The envoys of Daliao have been entertained by King Ning's people during this period. Fu Tingye was worried and went there in person today.
Fu Tingye said: "The Liao people want to buy new weapons from us like Nanzhao, and as a condition, return to the three prefectures of Xi, He and Mo."
As he spoke, a sarcastic sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "They have a pretty good idea. With the new weapons, they can just take back the three states that were sent back. Will our Daqi engage in such a loss-making business?"
Hua Qingxue thought for a while and said softly: "The Liao people have too strong a sense of aggression. It is definitely not possible now... However, if we wait until next year, it is not impossible to sell..."
Fu Tingye raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Why, the new weapons will be released next year?"
He knew that Hua Qingxue would relent, and he must be confident of making a more powerful weapon that could restrain Daliao.
"I guess the time should be about the same." Hua Qingxue smiled slightly, "Shaowen is very talented. The batch of glassware he has made recently is becoming more and more impressive. I estimate that he will be able to make distilled wines in a while. It’s a weapon.”
With the distiller, Hua Qingxue can flex her muscles. What she didn't dare to think about or do before, she can try in the future.
"So... then I'll drag it on." Fu Tingye stroked his beard, thoughtfully.
Hua Qingxue asked tentatively: "Can you bring back the other three states?"
During his reign, Li Jingnan's father ceded the six prefectures of Qin, Wei, Yuan, Xi, He, and Mo. If he could get them all back, it would not only comfort the spirit of the late emperor, but also inspire the hearts of the people of Qi, and Li Jingnan... Yes It settled Li Jingnan’s worries.
Hua Qingxue's suggestion happened to be what Fu Tingye had in mind. He looked at her with a smile in his eyes and said, "Don't worry, the envoy visiting this time can't make the decision. Let me test your tone first. If the Emperor of Liao has any weapons against you, If we are determined to win, we should send someone over to discuss it in detail.”
Hua Qingxue nodded in understanding, thinking that the peace talks between the two countries would not be achieved overnight.
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Li Jingnan seemed to be really angry this time, and he never came to see Hua Qingxue again after returning to the palace.
He was the emperor. If he didn't leave the palace, Hua Qingxue wouldn't be able to see him. She prepared a lot of heartfelt admonitions, but it was of no use.
Fu Tingye was worried about her living in such a big house by herself, so he bought a family and gave it to her to take care of. The man was responsible for running errands and doing labor work, while the woman cleaned, washed and cooked. She also had two daughters, who could be used as pawns for Hua Qingxue. Personal maid.
Hua Qingxue is really not used to this kind of human trafficking in ancient times, but Fu Tingye said that this family is a slave. If he doesn't sell it to her, he will sell it to other families. If he encounters an unkind master, the end will be even worse. .
Hua Qingxue looked at the patches on the clothes of the family of four and couldn't bear it, so she left them behind.
The eldest daughter of this family is called Huan'er, who is sixteen years old, and the youngest daughter is called Xi'er, who is only thirteen years old.
Hua Qingxue felt complicated, thinking that she was already twenty years old, but she still had two teenage girls to serve her... It felt like she was abusing minors, which would be illegal in modern times...
Hua Qingxue had never used servants at home and had no experience at all. Fortunately, this family had worked in other people's homes before, so they arranged their own work without Hua Qingxue's words.
She gradually realized the benefits of having someone to take care of her.
The most obvious thing was that someone had to decide what clothes and jewelry to wear every day, and someone also combed her hair. She really had a headache with the matching of these ancient clothes, and she didn't know how to comb various hairstyles. Although the two maids were young, they were like timely rain and helped Hua Qingxue a lot.
After living in Shengjing for three to five days, I unexpectedly received a letter from Liang Wensheng. What came with the letter was a misshapen mirror.
It turned out that not long after she left, Su Shaowen happened to make a strange mirror while making a glass mirror. When people were reflected in it, it bent and deformed, making it very ugly. It should have been destroyed, but because they didn't understand the reason, Liang Wensheng and Su Shaowen decided to After discussion, they decided to send a letter to Hua Qingxue for help.
Hua Qingxue was happy when she saw it.
This Su Shaowen actually made a funny mirror.
The two of them foolishly reflected on themselves in the letter, unaware that they had made something good.
The first thought in Hua Qingxue's mind was to give it to Li Jingnan, he would definitely like it!
Then I remembered that the two had a falling out a few days ago, and I felt a little depressed.
Hua Qingxue sat down at the table and wrote back to the two of them, explaining clearly the optical principles of the magic mirror. In fact, the unevenness of the mirror surface causes irregular light reflection and focusing, forming scattered images.
Hua Qingxue was afraid that they would not fully understand, so she drew pictures of tall, short, fat and thin mirrors on paper and asked them to make all these types of mirrors according to the pictures.
Sometimes only by doing it yourself can you understand the principles more deeply.
After she finished writing the letter, she read it carefully again.
Letters were not as clear as face-to-face communication. She had to make sure that her words and sentences were simple enough to prevent Liang Wensheng and Su Shaowen from making random guesses.
Hua Qingxue was slightly startled when she saw the word "concave-convex mirror".
If Su Shaowen can make a concave-convex mirror, maybe... he can try something else
Hua Qingxue thought for a moment, took out a few more pieces of paper, and started writing the second letter.
A haha mirror is actually a concave and convex mirror.
The focusing of a concave mirror is equivalent to the principle of a magnifying glass that captures the sun's fire.
The convex mirror can expand the field of view, which is equivalent to a corner mirror on the roadside that can observe the traffic conditions on both sides.
The light refracted by the convex mirror is reflected by the concave mirror so that it enters the small hole and converges into an image, and then passes through a magnifying eyepiece to form a telescope.
That’s right… a telescope!
Just imagine, when the enemy is still a thousand meters away, you can clearly see the strength and formation of the enemy's troops, and prepare in advance. How much help this will have on the battle!
This fun mirror has come at the perfect time!
Regardless of ancient or modern times, the key to victory or defeat in war has long been cracked by humans. It is nothing more than three aspects -
1. Information transparency. We must clearly understand where the offensive is weak, where there are ambushes, and where there are breakthrough points.
Two, firepower. Simply put, it is attack power and striking ability.
Three, mobility. After the order is issued, the soldiers can respond quickly and correctly, which tests the smoothness of information and the deployment of the army.
As long as you have advantages in these three aspects, you can basically decide the situation of the battle.
Regarding the third point of mobility, Hua Qingxue believes that given the conditions of this era, Fu Tingye's army has done its best. As for the remaining two points: information transparency, she has telescopes, firepower, and she has sky-shaking thunder. There will also be artillery.
Hua Qingxue's heart suddenly surged.
Just give her some more time...
With a little more time, Da Qi's army will be invincible!
Hua Qingxue carefully drew the structure of the telescope, and rigorously marked the dimensions and angles. Because she was too involved, Huan'er brought dinner to her, but she simply ignored it.
When the drawing was completely completed, Hua Qingxue looked up and saw that the sky outside was already completely dark.
I don't know when candles were lit in the room, and it was bright and warm.
Huan'er brought the food that was warm on the stove. Hua Qingxue stood up and was about to eat. She didn't know if it was because she had been sitting for too long that she suddenly felt dizzy.
She closed her eyes slightly, then opened them again, still feeling light-headed.
"Put away the food, I don't have much appetite."
Hua Qingxue held her head and walked in. She thought she must be too tired, otherwise why would she feel so groggy...
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Shengjing Palace, martial arts arena.
The little emperor wore a bright yellow military uniform with narrow sleeves, and drew a bow with a sullen face -
Whoosh!
The arrow's feathers were sharp, but it missed its target and landed outside the target.
The eunuch in the distance raised his flag and waved it twice to signal the target.
Li Jingnan frowned and threw the bow aside as if to vent his anger! Looking gloomy.
Xiaodouzi lowered his eyebrows and handed over the wet handkerchief.
Li Jingnan grabbed it, wiped his hands twice, and said coldly: "No more practice, go to the imperial study room."
"yes."
Since the last big quarrel with Hua Qingxue, Li Jingnan has been in a bad mood.
All the imprisoned palace servants have been released, but Zhao Xi lost his life while being beaten. Li Jingnan was upset when he thought that Hua Qingxue would probably quarrel with him over this matter, and that he was careless about human life and cruel and cruel. chaos.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother did not bother him about this matter, probably because the slave's life was not valuable, and Zhao Xi was not beaten to death on the spot. He was sent back to his residence to rest after the beating. He had a high fever that night and died. So what was reported was death from illness and had nothing to do with Li Jingnan.
To the Queen Mother, it didn't matter if the emperor wanted to kill his slaves, as long as he didn't hurt the royal family's face.
With no one to teach him, Li Jingnan should have felt relaxed, but he always thought of Hua Qingxue calling him a tyrant, and he was so upset!
"I don't know what's wrong! I'm not doing it for her!" Li Jingnan held a few fragments of the mirror and said to himself, "My gift was smashed by someone. Am I not allowed to be angry? I didn't chop off his head. He's unlucky... It's not my fault that he can't stand the fifty-fifty board... "
The more Li Jingnan thought about it, the more he felt that he was right, and the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart.
Isn't he just a dog slave? Did Hua Qingxue say that about him
Has Fu Tingye killed too few people? Why didn't she talk about Fu Tingye
He just punished a young eunuch... What a fuss, he actually said he would chop her head off, how could that be possible? She is different from them.
Li Jingnan had to admit that he began to miss Hua Qingxue.
I miss her weird gadgets, and even more, I miss the ease and comfort when I am with her...
"I've been keeping her cold for so many days, she should have reflected on it, right?" Li Jingnan seemed to be asking Xiaodouzi, but also seemed to be talking to himself.
Xiaodouzi stood aside with his head lowered, not daring to talk...
Li Jingnan frowned deeply and said, "But she called me a tyrant and said I was unreasonable! If I get involved again, wouldn't it be very shameful?! She should apologize to me first no matter what!"
After he finished speaking, he was silent for a while. He probably felt that it was unrealistic to ask Hua Qingxue to apologize to him. He sighed quietly and murmured to himself: "I am a man and she is a woman. I should let her, um …Forget it, don’t argue with her anymore…”
Xiaodouzi: "..."