I want to ruin the country

Chapter 371 Good news from the Arsenal

Wenqing came to report to Yining happily.

"Your Majesty, we have recovered all the money we invested in the hotel!"

Yining asked,

"Really? It sold for over fifty thousand taels?"

"Yes, all the investments are enough, and there's even profit!"

Yining smiled and said,

"The Emperor's family runs a business, so it's hard not to make money!"

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, our hotels are opening in Tianjin, Baoding, Dezhou, Jinan, Jinling, Yangzhou, Songjiang, and Suzhou. Would you like to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony?"

Yining glanced at him.

"You old fellow, do you want to go out for some fun?"

Wen Qing was seen through by the emperor, but he was not embarrassed at all, and said happily,

"Your Majesty, look at what you are saying. Didn't I ask you if you are going?"

Yining Road,

"What if I go? What if I don't go?"

Wen Qing said slyly,

"If the emperor were to go, I would have my servants make preparations early!"

Yining said to himself, I know what you are doing as soon as you stick out your butt, old man.

There are so many places, is it possible for me to go to each one to cut the ribbon and open the business?

I can't go, but you must want to go. You can take this opportunity to go out and have fun!

The boss is here, but the subordinates are still trying their best to curry favor with him.

Even if you are not greedy or take advantage of others, you still have to come back with a lot of local specialties and small gifts!

Haha, I won’t let you get your wish!

Yining said,

"You mean, if I'm not free, you can do it for me?"

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, isn't it the duty of servants to share the worries of our king and father?

If the Emperor has to do everything himself, what use are we servants to? "

Yining laughed,

"Master Wen, you've been to Sichuan and Shaanxi, and you've seen the world. You're not thinking of going out and having fun again, are you?"

This sentence was completely beyond Wenqing's expectations.

"Your Majesty, I don't think so. I have so much to do right now that I can't leave!"

Yining asked seriously,

"Are you really busy?"

Wen Qing said firmly,

"It's really busy. Your Majesty knows that money is being spent everywhere. I'm so busy every day that I don't even have time to rest!"

Yining looked at him and said,

"I was originally thinking of sending you, but since you're so busy, forget it. I'll go myself when the time comes!"

When Wen Qing heard the emperor say this, he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

He originally wanted to fight for this mission for himself, but he didn't expect that the emperor was not vague at all and wanted him to go himself!

Alas, being too clever may lead to mistakes!

There is no way, once the words are spoken, it is impossible to take them back!

Wenqing walked away dejectedly!

Yining laughed out loud in the back!

Try playing tricks on me! I'm two hundred years ahead of you!

Zhang Xiang sorted out the information brought back from Yining and gave some to Zhang Zhidong.

I also explained to him in detail where to start, what details to pay attention to, what tools to make first, etc.

With such a master teaching you step by step, it would be difficult not to learn.

Moreover, the people who taught them were all extremely intelligent people carefully selected from thousands of people. It didn't take long for them to put together some simple machines.

Zhang Zhidong did everything himself, supervised everyone's work, focused on the important tasks, and worked day and night.

With machinery, you can now make things and parts.

Finally, one day, a finished product came out!

Zhang Zhidong conducted the experiment according to Zhang Xiang’s instruction, and hey, it worked great!

They quickly produced a few more finished products, which were still very good. Zhang Zhidong happily said to Yi Hongxing,

"Hurry and report to the Emperor, and ask him to come and see the scene!"

With the achievement, Yi Hongxing was also very happy.

He came back happily to announce the good news,

"Your Majesty, the first new rifle has been produced. Director Zhang invites Your Majesty to inspect it!"

Yining was so happy that he almost jumped up. The factory was not completed yet, but Zhang Zhidong had already produced the finished product. This little guy is really a talent!

"Come on, let's go take a look!"

When they arrived at the Grand Council, there were only Lin Zexu, Du Shoutian, Chen Fuen and Wen Qing.

When they saw the emperor coming, everyone stood up to greet him.

Yining said to everyone,

"My Lords, Zhang Zhidong's Arsenal has come up with something interesting. Who among you has time to come with me and take a look at it?"

Lin Zexu asked,

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

Yining Road,

"You'll know when you go there. It will definitely surprise you!"

Du Shoutian Road,

"Your Majesty, if we say we have something to do, we definitely have it to do. We can also give up if we want to. It all depends on whether Your Majesty's matter is urgent!"

Yining smiled and said,

"It's not really urgent, but it's great news. I can't bear to enjoy it alone, so I want to invite you all to experience it together!"

"I will obey your orders!"

He ordered his officials,

"Whenever Prince Yi, Lord Ruijin, or Lord Peng Yunzhang returns, please have them take up duty here!

We've gone to the Huateng Arsenal. If there's any emergency, report back by flying horse!"

Yining then instructed Yi Heping,

"Go tell Consultant Zhang and the others to go together. If he's really busy, send Xu Shou and Ding Gongchen!"

"Whoo!"

The weather was hot and he was sweating profusely along the way. Yining missed the air-conditioned cars of later generations very much and wondered when they would be produced!

But when he saw several old gentlemen sitting in sedan chairs in their robes and coats, he had nothing to complain about!

They must be feeling hot too, but if you keep calm you will feel cool!

Xu Shou and Ding Gongchen were already waiting at the gate of the arsenal. They came on horseback, so of course they were faster.

Zhang Zhidong also led officials of all ranks from the arsenal to welcome them at the factory gate.

Now his factory gate has not been repaired yet. Zhang’s previous intention was to do the important things first and repair the gate last!

Most of the arsenal was still muddy and looked like a construction site, but an area of ​​more than 50 acres in the northeast corner had been renovated.

Yining Road,

"In the future, these welcoming and seeing-off rules need to be changed, so that everyone can focus on their duties and not waste time on this!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yining asked,

"You haven't finished the door yet?"

Zhang Zhidong said,

"It doesn't matter, I have put all my strength into it.

The first phase of the project is basically completed, and the workshop can now start normal production! "

Seeing Zhang Zhidong's dark, thin and haggard appearance, Yining felt distressed.

"Yi Hongxing!"

"The slave is here!"

"You son of a bitch, what have you done to me? You've reduced my beloved Zhang to nothing but skin and bones?"

Yi Hongxing knelt down hurriedly and said,

"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die! Director Zhang works day and night, and this slave really can't persuade him!"

Zhang Zhidong also knelt down hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, it's not Eunuch Yi's fault. I'm fine!"

Yining hurriedly helped him up.

"Why do you kneel down all the time? I can't bear it!"

Zhang Zhidong got up,

"Your Majesty, my Lords, let's go and look at the guns!"

Yining asked as he walked,

"Success?"