Chapter 125: Progress Across the Era
Chapter 125: Progress Across the Era
Hua Zhuoyu took some time to go to the Qiao residence and ask Yaoguang about Nie Xiyuan.
Yaoguang's face turned calm after hearing this: "You mean him? We have indeed met. I asked him for some things and promised to give him some compensation, but I haven't given him the compensation yet."
"What is it?" Hua Zhuoyu asked with concern.
"I want Lu Chunqiu."
Hearing Lv Chunqiu's name, the prince raised his eyebrows! He thought of Lv Chunqiu being hung on the door and the list handed over by the subordinates.
At first he was curious about who gave him the list, but now he knew.
"What's the grudge between the young lady and Lu Chunqiu?"
"There's no grudge. It's just that his men caused my cousin to disappear, so I found him."
Yaoguang told everything honestly, these were all insignificant little things.
Cai Fan suddenly realized! No wonder the foundation of the rebel party was discovered clearly, it turned out that they had offended Miss Yaoguang.
Hua Zhuoyu didn't ask very detailed questions, just asked roughly. When he learned that Yaoguang hadn't found his cousin yet, he asked if he needed the royal family to help him.
"No need, it's too slow for you to find it, I'll do it myself." Yaoguang has a deep understanding of the low efficiency here.
It has been so many days since she gave them the list, but they haven't finished processing it yet. They only asked Nie Xiyuan!
too slow!
If it were her, she would have solved it all long ago.
Hearing Yaoguang's disdainful tone, Hua Zhuoyu didn't care. A hermit always has a temper. He told her about Nie Xiyuan's confession of Yaoguang.
After hearing Nie Xiyuan's confession, Yaoguang didn't show any special expression. She just asked in a puzzled tone, "Is he angry because I didn't deliver the things to him? Otherwise, you can help me take the things over."
As she spoke, Yaoguang took out two pieces of wood from the pile of firewood next to her.
The prince originally thought that they were just two pieces of polished wood, but when he got closer to take a look, he found that they were very delicate, with mechanisms connecting the two ends. They looked like human legs, except that they were missing half a leg.
Is this the wooden leg for Nie Xiyuan?
"The girl has such a deft hand!" the prince exclaimed and asked Cai Fan to accept the gift.
The farm tools made by Yaoguang are very useful, and my father was very happy to see them. The artificial legs made by Yaoguang must be very useful too, Nie Xiyuan is so lucky.
Yaoguang didn't know that human jealousy could erupt at any time and even bring some trouble to some people.
Even if Yaoguang knew that Nie Xiyuan had suffered, she wouldn't care. What did it have to do with her?
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After gaining the full support of the royal family, Yaoguang can use the imperial power to collect some special materials, such as oil.
The people of Dajin didn't know what oil was, they only knew that this black water came out from the ground and could be ignited into fire. Sometimes it would have miraculous effects when marching, fighting, or attacking a city.
The capital does not produce oil, and the site is 108,000 miles away from the capital. It was sent to the capital as a special material, and after being shown to the emperor, it was hidden in the warehouse.
Until Yaoguang asked for it, he gave it all to Yaoguang.
Of course, Yaoguang didn't want this thing for nothing.
In return for the oil, she gave the royal family a plan to build a road.
Although traditional cement roads look good, cement will crack after a long time and need to be maintained from time to time. Not to mention that cement ash is not available everywhere, and if it is in a remote area, it needs to be transported there with great difficulty.
The recipe Yaoguang gave was very direct. It was to use soil and rock sand to pave the road. While making the road smooth, it was also easy to maintain as local materials could be used. There was no need to worry about the road being completely damaged and needing to be replaced after several years.
So before winter came, the entire capital city began a massive road construction project.
The road in front of the palace was paved first, and the other roads were paved later.
The roads in Beijing have various problems in every season. For example, sometimes there is a lot of dust and dirt, which makes people choke! When it rains a lot, the roads are full of potholes and mud.
If we transport stone slabs and pebbles to pave the road, the consumption would be too great, but the situation would be different if we just rely on soil and sand.
The ones who felt it most deeply were the ministers who attended court every day.
Not all ministers had carriages, some came in sedan chairs. The palace gate was solemn and dignified, and it was not the place for them to dismount from horses or sedan chairs. They usually dismounted at a distance and walked over.
If it rains, you will inevitably step in mud and get your shoes and socks dirty. Although walking on the road can rub off some mud marks on the soles of your shoes, you have to take off your shoes when entering the palace!
It was somewhat embarrassing to have muddy socks under the official robe. Besides being embarrassed by being seen, it was more uncomfortable to wear.
After the new road was paved, such embarrassing incidents became less common.
The new road was smooth, without any mud or potholes. When it rained, no matter how heavy the rain was, there would only be a thin layer of water on the soles of the shoes, which would quickly flow through the gaps in the road and into the underground river in the capital.
Of course, the people below also benefited a lot.
Some houses located in low-lying areas will be filled with water at the doorstep when it rains. It is no longer a question of whether the water is damp or not, but there is enough water to wash your feet.
Now the imperial court has repaired the road and even built a sewer outside, and the problems that have troubled them for many years have been solved.
Besides, the road was smooth, so it was more convenient for them to walk and they could go back and forth faster than before.
With everyone working together, it took two months to repair all the roads in the capital city.
After the road was completed, Hua Xiaoxian made a private visit in disguise. Seeing the new look of the capital, he was happy and felt that he had embarked on the right path to be remembered for generations!
Of course, the right path cannot be achieved without the help of that little girl!
When Hua Xiaoxian once again proposed to reward Yaoguang, he was still rejected by Yaoguang.
But this time, Yaoguang only refused the title and only wanted the reward.
Her request was that the palace provide her with some unusual materials. As long as they were not available directly under her nose, she wanted them.
For example, the previous oil, or special minerals.
Although this kind of reward was a bit harsh, it was not particularly precious. Hua Xiaoxian agreed to Yaoguang without thinking twice. If there were fresh materials in the future, he would definitely send them to Yaoguang.
Of course this premise exists.
As a result, there are more materials available in Yaoguang Laboratory.
With Yaoguang's unremitting efforts, she finally created the first electronic component of this era and made a radio receiver.
In the early days of technology, this was used to listen to the radio, watch TV, and as a pager.
Unfortunately, there is no radio station or satellite signal here.
Yaoguang placed the receiver in Sun's room and put a small battery in it.
Not surprisingly, this battery can outlive Sun.
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