After the game emperor awakens

Chapter 76 Fireworks

"Your Majesty, Your Highness."

The next day, Huayan and Fu Xinian came to Chongxue Hall together, just in time for Lu Xuechao and Xie Chongjin to cut window grilles together.

During the Chinese New Year when I was a child, the palace people would cut paper and paste it on the windows to add to the atmosphere of the New Year.Xie Chongjin looked interesting, so he went to learn it.Later, when I played with Lu Xuechao, I could teach him how to cut paper.

Lu Xuechao is smart, after watching Xie Chongjin cut it once, she can cut it out like a gourd, and after that, the blue is better than the blue, and she can cut out many beautiful patterns.

Changli's customs related to the New Year are nothing more than cutting window grilles, hanging lanterns, wearing red clothes, pasting couplets, holding New Year banquets, and decorating the house brightly red, even if there is a happy New Year.It has been the habit of the two of them to cut window grilles together every New Year. Today, the art of paper-cutting has become more and more sophisticated.

Xie Chongjin had just finished cutting a portrait of Lu Xuechao and was showing it to Lu Xuechao when Hua Yan and Fu Xinian came to see him.Xie Chongjin asked someone to come in, and the two of them came in hand in hand.

The two greeted each other verbally. Xie Chongjin had ordered before that there was no need to salute unless it was a formal occasion.

Lu Xuechao put down the scissors, saw Huayan and Fu Xinian's handshake, raised her eyebrows slightly: "You two are..."

Hua Yan lowered her head in embarrassment: "I have an unfeeling request, that is... can you still count on the marriage that His Majesty said that day?"

Huayan, who was usually the most daring, lowered her head and was shy, but Fu Xinian, who was usually the most reserved, faced the empress directly, with a clear voice and firm eyes: "I am happy with Huayan, and I would like to follow the example of Liu Shilang and Shen Shilang, and ask His Majesty for orders." Give marriage."

They already have the reality of husband and wife, so naturally they shouldn't have no names and no distinctions, and want to be called husband and wife.

According to His Majesty's talent protection plan, in order to guard against Yelang, they all have to stay in the palace as concubines and cannot get married in a fair manner for the time being.Right now, it is a report to the emperor and empress, and after a clear road, when everything is settled in the future, they can get married.

With His Majesty's decree of marriage, even if they are not officially married, they will still have the title of fiancée from then on.

Xie Chongjin showed no surprise: "Yunluo."

"Promise." Yunluo is already very proficient at writing the imperial decree of marriage. Counting Liu Yansheng, Shen Hezhou, Qin Yulong and He Lianxi, this is the third time he has written it.

"I thought how long you would have to endure it." Xie Chongjin said, "I bet on the year before, and Qingshu bet on the year. Qingshu, you will lose."

The corners of Fu Xinian and Huayan's mouths twitched.Fortunately, they have been entangled for so long, and in the hearts of His Majesty and His Royal Highness, it is certain that they will be together.

Lu Xue glanced at the two of them, whether it was relief or regret: "If you come a few days later, I will win."

Fu Xinian: "...the minister is impatient."

So the empress is so bored that when will the concubine bet with her?

This is probably a spectacle no matter what dynasty or harem.

Hua Yan saw a pile of red paper-cuts on the table, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, are you playing with paper-cuts?"

Seeing the lifelike portrait of the queen in front of Lu Xuechao, Huayan exclaimed, "Your Highness's self-portrait is really good."

I thought the empress was just cutting it for fun, but looking at these intricate patterns, the level of paper-cutting is extremely high.

Is there anything in this world that His Highness doesn't know?

Xie Chongjin raised his eyebrows: "Does it look good? I cut it."

"This is what Qingshu cut." He showed the portrait of the emperor that Lu Xuechao had cut for him without deliberately.

He would cut a portrait of Lu Xuechao every New Year's Eve. The paper-cutters grew up year by year, and the portrait also grew up year by year.From the year of the general horn, to the year of the weak crown.

Hua Yan: "..."

Seriously envious.

Fu Xinian noticed Huayan's envious eyes, and only regretted that she couldn't cut paper.

Go back and learn.

Before that, he could still paint Hua Yan.He doesn't know how to cut paper, but he can still draw pictures.

Although, it is still not as good as the painting painted by His Majesty to His Royal Highness the Queen.

Fu Xinian sighed sincerely, an emperor, why should he be so multi-talented?

Xie Chongjin didn't know that he was driving involution from all sides.

Huayan said happily: "Then let's cut the window grilles when we go back. Although I am not as good at cutting window grilles as Your Majesty, it is not a problem to cut some lifelike animals."

"Let's say yesterday that lanterns were hung, colorful silks were tied, and everywhere was decorated with joy, but I still feel that something is missing." Huayan said to herself, "It turns out that the window grilles are missing."

"And what's more, the decoration is so festive, it looks like it is very lively, but there is no sound at all, and it is still deserted." The more Huayan said, the more excited she became, "If firecrackers can be set off, the atmosphere of the New Year will be even greater. Enough."

Fu Xinian coughed heavily.

Only then did Huayan come back to her senses, and hurriedly said: "The minister made a mistake."

Xie Chongjin said, "It's okay."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. Xie Chongjin seriously considered Huayan's proposal.

He and Qing Shu celebrated the New Year together since they were young, and in the middle of winter, the land was covered with snow, and it was cold and desolate outside.No matter how well-furnished the interior is, the surroundings are silent, always seeming empty.

Lu Xuechao once stood quietly under the eaves hung with lanterns, reaching out to catch a snowflake that fell, and the falling snow was covered with black silk and white fur, quiet and beautiful, like an independent painting left behind in the world.

There should be noise in the world.

Xie Chongjin has indeed thought more than once that the Chinese New Year should be lively.

There is the sound of silk and bamboo in the palace, and it is quite lively to invite the band to play music.But the palace can usually listen to music and enjoy music, which is not unique to Chinese New Year.

Xie Chongjin thought about it, thinking of folks celebrating happy events, they would set off firecrackers.But the palace has always been quiet, for fear of disturbing the nobles, the palace rules stipulate that no firecrackers are allowed in the palace.

But he's the rule, isn't he?

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Fu Xinian and Hua Yan caught up with the last tail of the year and achieved a positive result, but they didn't have much time to be affectionate, and both of them rushed to write the year-end report.

In addition to preparing for the annual banquet, Lu Xuechao would also find time to summon Qin Yulong and He Lianxi to inquire about the improvement of weapons.

Lu Xuechao has never studied physics—there is no teacher who can systematically teach physics in this era, and all knowledge has to go through a process from scratch.

Lu Xuechao was in that process.

Practice is the only criterion for testing the truth. A little bit of exploration, drawing, transformation, and practice, eliminating countless waste products, can always create a better weapon.The predecessors also came here.

Qin Yulong and He Lianxi were the ones who really used weapons, and Lu Xuechao had to consider practicality if he wanted to improve weapons.He designed several plans, including a heavy crossbow with great range and lethality, but it was too heavy for ordinary soldiers to carry.There are light bows that are easy to carry, but the range and lethality are not enough.After the experiment, they were rejected by Qin Yulong and He Lianxi.

Although a complete successful product has not been developed yet, both Qin Yulong and He Lianxi were shocked during the experiment.

If it succeeds, this new type of crossbow will completely eliminate the bows and arrows used by other countries, and Changli's military strength will be greatly improved.

Lu Xuechao did not hide this secret weapon from He Lianxi.

——Of course not hiding it, Lu Xuechao made up his mind to sell weapons to Qifeng in the future, and let He Lianxi see the importance of it in advance.Hidden and tucked in, it is impossible to fight against Yelang's powerful enemy.

Of course, that would have to wait until Chang Li had a weapon more powerful than a crossbow.The most advanced military power can only be reassured that it is always in its own hands.

Lu Xuechao was busy preparing for the annual banquet and improving weapons, but she didn't pay attention to what Xie Chongjin was up to recently.

This busy, busy until the New Year's Eve banquet.

At the banquet, everyone was dressed in red formal attire. Beginning with the sound of Liu Yan, they made year-end reports one by one.

Liu Yansheng worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs, reporting the fiscal revenue and land transfer for one year.When there was a disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, the emperor ordered the refugees to open up wasteland by themselves. After the land was distributed, a large number of homeless refugees migrated to the wilderness where no one lived, and a large amount of wasteland was reclaimed with the support of various policies of the imperial court.By the end of this year, that group of people has settled down and has a new household registration. The former wilderness has become a prosperous town, where the people take root and live endlessly.

As for fiscal revenue, this year is a year of waste. The imperial government has invested a lot of gold and silver in disaster relief construction, and reduced taxes for the whole country. The national treasury is not full, but it is better than the past three years of extreme poverty.

Because there was no person from the Ministry of Industry present, Liu Yansheng mentioned in passing that the water conservancy construction in the south of the Yangtze River that had been funded at the beginning has been completed, so there is no need to worry too much about flooding in the coming year.The grand canal connecting the north and the south mentioned by the emperor is still being dug, and the current manpower is limited. It may not be completed in ten or eight years.This is a waste of people and money, and many people have objections.

This was expected by Xie Chongjin.Digging the North-South Canal is a matter for the benefit of future generations.During his administration, it could not be effective quickly, and it was inevitable to encounter incomprehension.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants took the shade.

He wants to be that predecessor.

Shen Hezhou worked in the Ministry of Officials and reported important personnel transfers.Officials in Yujing have undergone a major change, and local officials from all over the country are also being investigated and replaced one by one. Corruption has changed in the past, and politics has become clear.

Fu Xinian took office in the Ministry of Punishment, and bluntly said that after His Majesty came to power, the public security in various places has increased, and the crime rate has dropped significantly.Although the whole country has not yet reached the point where "the roads are not picked up, and the house is not closed at night", it is much better than the previous scene of "the thieves go public, and the rituals and music collapse".

Qin Yulong and He Lianxi looked at each other, and Qin Yulong got up and reported the details of the army.In previous years, due to official corruption and deduction of military pay, soldiers and horses were all skinny and their morale was low.Now that training has been rectified and military expenditures have been allocated to replace weapons and armor, the mental outlook has been completely renewed, ready to be on call at any time.

After the political and military reports, Hua Yan and Wang Yiming reported on the economy.Huamanlou, a high-end brand that earns a lot of money, aside from other small businesses such as rice grains, clothes, biscuits, fruits, rice wine, etc., have already penetrated into thousands of households, and are no longer the only ones owned by the Wang family, the richest man in the past. big scene.If we can open the door to foreign trade, there will be a lot of money.

Among all the businesses, the most profitable one is undoubtedly Mafeisan.All properties belong to the royal family, Jiang Yue and Yun Yao are the heads of the Jiangnan Branch, and they are also connected with Hua Yan and Wang Yiming, the two general heads.Jiangyan Pharmacy recently used Lu Xuechao's new anti-scar cream, which was so effective that it was sold out as soon as it was put on the shelves, and it still couldn't shake the status of Mafeisan.

Since Qifeng started the war and the two countries broke off diplomatic relations, Changli has not established diplomatic relations with any country, nor has it openly started foreign trade.Ordinary merchants trade privately, and the higher-ups can't care about it. Such treasures as Mabosan will definitely be controlled by the imperial court.Therefore, although all countries are coveting this treasure and are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, there is currently no way to get it.

It is foreseeable that if the trade is carried out, Changli's treasury will be greatly filled.

After the others had finished speaking, Lin Chanzhi stood up, and in his capacity as an agricultural official, he reported on the grain production and varieties planted for one year, which was enough for the whole country of Changli to have enough food and clothing for three years.

It is a miracle to turn a country that is about to collapse to this point in one year.

This is inseparable from the efforts of all.

After listening to all the reports, Xie Chongjin poured a glass of wine, got up and said, "I and the queen, I respect you for a glass."

Everyone quickly stood up to toast.

Xie Chongjin drank a full cup and said seriously: "It's Chang Li's luck to have you all, and it's my luck."

Everyone's expressions were touched.It is their duty to be loyal to the country, and it is their honor to receive His Majesty's solemn thanks.

Xie Chongjin said again: "Such a blessing is worth setting off firecrackers to celebrate."

Everyone was startled, then excited: "Firecrackers?"

Everyone likes to be lively, but firecrackers are banned in the palace, so they never thought about it.

Lu Xuechao asked: "Have you prepared this?"

The New Year's banquet was all organized by him, and he didn't even know that there was also a part of setting off fireworks.

Xie Chongjin smiled and said, "This is my surprise for you."

Lu Xuechao didn't give face: "What's so interesting about setting off firecrackers? It's just that they can't be set off in the palace, and they are everywhere on the street. I still think it's noisy."

The sound of firecrackers is celebrated every year, and it is not uncommon for the folks to set off firecrackers during the New Year. Only Xie Chongjin, who grew up in the palace, has hardly heard the sound of firecrackers, so he thinks it is rare.

The firecrackers in Changli are to use fire to burn the bamboo joints to make the bamboo explode and make a "cracking" sound, so they are called firecrackers.In fact, Lu Xuechao didn't like to hear it, she thought it was noisy.

"It's not pretty, so I made some improvements." Xie Chongjin whispered, "Qingshu, look up at the sky."

Lu Xue was stunned, and with the sound of crackling, the exclamation of others had already risen.

"Look, heaven! So beautiful!"

"How did this happen? I have never seen such a beautiful scene in my life!"

"Are these firecrackers? Why is it different from what I know? Don't firecrackers burn bamboo, how can this bloom in the sky?"

Not only Liu Yansheng and others, but even the palace people were stunned and exclaimed softly.Everyone raised their heads, and their eyes were filled with brilliant fireworks.

Lu Xuechao looked at the colorful fireworks in the sky, blooming brilliantly, piercing the night sky, and falling like meteors.

It's beautiful and shocking.

"Does it look like a blooming flower?" Xie Chongjin hugged him from behind, and said with a low smile, "Flowers should be given to people I like. I have studied for a long time, and I accidentally discovered that sulfur and saltpeter are mixed and exploded, which is so powerful that I almost Injured his hand."

"I named it Fireworks."

"I want to give the flowers from the sky to my sweetheart."

"Qing Shu, does it look good?"

Xie Chongjin is serious about making Lu Xuechao happy.

Lu Xuechao has a talent in physics.

Coincidentally, Xie Chongjin also knows a little chemistry.