When Wang Jie saw Zhu Ying entering the palace with a box, he already had a vague premonition. When he saw Zhu Ying stand up and present the box to the emperor, his eyes gradually became solemn, and his initial anger turned into surprise and suspicion.
The emperor did not ask Liu Feng to do it for him. He personally took the box from Zhu Ying who came forward and looked thoughtfully at the fourteen-ring text lock that had troubled countless people. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "If Emperor Taizu had chosen fourteen characters as the password like Zhang Shou did, I guess even if a large group of people started from Emperor Taizong and tried one by one, there would still be no result."
As he spoke, he quickly turned the text lock according to the new password he and Zhang Shou had agreed upon. When he heard a click, he easily opened the lid. He saw a memorial inside, and under the memorial was a piece of paper folded into a square. However, he was not in a hurry to open the paper. He first picked up the memorial and read it slowly.
However, after only scanning half of the content, the emperor could not help but laugh and scold: "These guys are so bold!"
He cheated the eldest prince out of 10,000 guan, and dared to tell his father? Of course, strictly speaking, it was not a cheating. Wang Jie, the well-informed Shuntian prefect, came to him to make an appeal, which showed that the spinning machine really had its application value. It was nearly six times faster than ordinary spinning... How could his eldest son, who always had high expectations but low skills, not be tempted
I'm afraid that the eldest prince would be so happy at the thought of becoming the object of flattery by those wealthy merchants and local prominent families in Jiangnan that he would lose himself in joy and completely fail to see the risks and interests behind it!
The emperor continued to read and saw Zhang Shou listing the pros and cons and describing the consequences in a clear and logical manner. He even felt an inexplicable jealousy when he saw the meticulous thinking and detailed promotion plan. How could the young scholar Zhang be so lucky to have such an outstanding son? They were born on the same day of the same month of the same year. If...
Almost instantly, he cut off this dangerous thought, took a deep breath, and warned himself not to think wrongly. Both Mingyue and Zhu Ying were very good girls. No matter how good Zhang Shou was, he was still someone else's son... However, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying seemed to be a perfect match, and their marriage was really approaching...
For this reason, the marriage of Zhu's eldest son and second son could not be delayed any longer. Even though many places had the custom of marrying off the younger sister first, the Queen Mother had repeatedly warned him, so as an elder, he had to help...
The emperor's thoughts drifted away, and when he came back to his senses, he pretended not to notice the focused gaze of Shuntian Prefecture Governor Wang Jie staring at him, and continued to read. When he finished reading the whole text, he couldn't help but laugh, and immediately put the memorial aside and unfolded the drawing below.
On this drawing, the new type of spinning machine mentioned by Wang Jie was drawn in the center, and around it were schematic diagrams of the components. Each component was described in dense words, with its function explained in detail. Although he was confused by terms like transmission and feed, he could still understand terms like pedal and hand crank.