From the gate of heaven

Chapter 114 [The Sixth Princess wins over Lin Ze, wanting to get firearms? 】

Hearing his uncle's words, Lin Ze looked back at the wooden rail car that was constantly running in the wilderness.

After a period of uninterrupted development in recent years, today's wooden rail cars have long since changed from a single circular track to multiple tracks, and there are many materials going between the wharf and the coal mine in Heishi Village at all times.

It looks really spectacular, with a magnificent beauty embodied by human wisdom.

This kind of scenery is the same for Lin Ze, and he will get tired of looking at it a few times. There are more magnificent high-rise buildings in the main world, but this kind of scene is really rare for people in the other world. magnificent scenery.

Judging from the increasingly prosperous dock area in Fengping County and the opening of many new teahouses and restaurants, it can be seen that the flow of people here has indeed increased a lot recently.

At this time, Lin Ze said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea, didn't you come here specifically to see this wooden rail car?"

Li Heng nodded and said: "This possibility is not ruled out. After all, Wanghai City is at the junction of Mingguang Prefecture and Heyun Prefecture, and there is still a long distance from Fengping County. None of them will get here by the way.”

On the side, Li Li said: "It's not a bad thing for His Highness the King of the East China Sea to come to visit. Later, we can use His Highness's name to promote it and attract more people to come and visit. By then, Fengping County will become more prosperous, and for my father It’s also a good thing.”

Lin Ze took another look at Li Li and said, "This second uncle is very knowledgeable about developing a tourist city, right?"

Unfortunately, the productivity of agricultural society is limited, and if there is any natural or man-made disaster, widespread famine will occur.

This kind of idea of ​​building a tourist city can only be regarded as icing on the cake for the development of the place. It can increase the cultural heritage, and the impact on the overall development of the city is not that great. A little bit.

It didn't take long to watch the excitement, and then I saw Gao Fei, who had just followed Li He to visit the King of the East China Sea, got off the boat at this time and came towards Fengping County.

Afterwards, after Gao Fei asked the yamen servants at the gate of the city, he climbed up the tower and found Lin Ze who was watching the excitement here.

"Zi Yi, His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea wants to see you, so come with me."

When Gao Fei saw Lin Ze, he spoke without any hesitation.

Lin Ze was surprised and said, "Next up, Xiaomin, why does your highness see me?"

To be honest, he really didn't know a big shot like the prince.

Regardless of the recent start of the two-world trade, or the five years of preparation before the two-world trade, Lin Ze didn't know such a big man.

Gao Fei smiled and said:
"Zi Yi must not underestimate himself. A super-class expert who has not reached the age of the weak crown is not a common man. I guess His Highness the King of the East China Sea wants to make friends with you. Even if you have no official position and fame for the time being, you are undoubtedly a young hero. , is worth making friends with His Highness."

Compared with the social status of first-class masters running rampant in one place, super-first-class masters are enough to be famous all over the world, and they will be treated as guests wherever they go.

Therefore, in Gao Fei's view, it is not strange that the King of the East China Sea wants to see Lin Ze.

On the contrary, Lin Ze himself is not very accurate about his social status.

"I see."

Lin Ze was skeptical.

He also knew that super-class masters were famous all over the world, and they would be treated as guests wherever they went, but he didn't expect such a big man as Wang Ye to be among them.

The two uncles on the side urged: "Zi Yi act quickly, His Royal Highness King of the East China Sea is the younger brother of His Majesty today, and he is highly valued by His Majesty. It is of great benefit to befriend him, so don't keep His Highness waiting."

Lin Ze nodded, and followed Gao Fei to the dock belonging to the East China Sea King's ship.

On the way, Gao Fei taught Lin Ze the etiquette: "Zi Yi, His Highness the King of the East China Sea is surnamed Ji and his name is Kan, and his name is Ziwen. When he sees His Highness the King of the East China Sea in a while, although he doesn't need to kneel down and salute, he still has to bow down and say, 'I have seen the king. ', to show solemnity."

Lin Ze nodded in agreement.
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Soon, the two came to the side of the ship.

Under the watchful eyes of many armored soldiers in strong and sharp clothes, they stepped across the beam of the boat and boarded the huge ship.

Gao Fei's status was not high, so he was left on the deck, as did Li He after his visit.

Lin Ze and the two nodded, and then walked into the cabin under the leadership of an eunuch.

Soon, he came to an extremely elegantly decorated living room. A young man in a bright yellow four-claw python robe was sitting on a chair drinking tea. He didn't notice Lin Ze's coming in, showing his negligence. meaning.

"This is His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea."

The eunuch introduced Lin Ze.

"My lord, Lin Ze brought it here."

Afterwards, the eunuch reminded in a low voice.

At this time, the prince turned his gaze to him as if he had discovered Lin Ze.

Lin Ze looked as usual, bent down and saluted, "I'm Xia Lin Ze, the name is Ziyi, I have seen the king."

At first he was so negligent, Lin Ze thought that the king of the East China Sea would let him hang out for a while before letting himself be flattened.

But she didn't expect that the moment she finished saluting, Ji Kan said, "Excuse me, give me a seat."

Seeing Lin Ze sitting down, Ji Kan said again: "Serve Ziyi with tea, I have something to do, so excuse me for a while."

After finishing speaking, he got up directly and left the living room.

Soon, some eunuchs brought tea and snacks, and when the eunuchs left, the living room became completely quiet.

Only in Lin Ze's perception, he can find that there are many soldiers patrolling around.

"The look of negligence shows that the other party doesn't like me. He called me here and left it here. It shows that the other party has a reason to do so. What do you want me to do? As the other party's prince, there is no need to beat around the bush and talk to me directly. If you don’t order it, you will have it.”

Lin Ze didn't touch the tea and snacks that were put aside, he waited as usual on his face, but in his heart he was analyzing the Eastern Sea King's intentions.

From what he saw in front of him, it was already certain that the other party did not come to make friends with him.

It's just that there is too little information, and Lin Ze can't see the real intention of the prince.

"Mr. Lin, my princess is here to invite you."

Just as Lin Ze was thinking, a handsome maid in palace attire came in, bowed and spoke.

"I see."

In an instant, Lin Ze suddenly understood.

Princess is the title of the emperor's daughter.

The current emperor Ji Yuan and Ji Chengfeng are not too old. The princess who invited Lin Ze to meet is obviously not the daughter of the other party. It should be the daughter of the former emperor and the younger sister of His Majesty the King of the East China Sea. .

After all, she is a princess, so she should be a little more reserved when meeting other men, and she should not make such a big show, lest she leave her reputation as a libertine.

The king of the East China Sea invited Lin Ze to come to see him on the boat. It was a lie to befriend him, a young hero, but it was true that his sister wanted to see Lin Ze.

It's no wonder that the King of the East China Sea doesn't like Lin Ze, any uncle will be upset when he sees his sister-in-law.

He didn't make things difficult for Lin Ze by relying on his status, but his attitude was slightly negligent, which is considered extremely polite.Of course, this is just Lin Ze's guess.

Maybe it's not that His Royal Highness the Princess has taken a fancy to him, but simply looking for him for something.
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Inside the big ship, in an elegant boudoir.

Wearing a moon-white palace gown and a light gauze, the tall slender woman stood by the window, overlooking the surging river.

As if she heard footsteps at the door of the boudoir, she walked lightly across the screen.

Lin Ze, who had just walked in, suddenly saw a beautiful woman with a cool temperament, like a fairy coming to the world, appeared in front of her eyes.

"I'm in Lin Ze, and my name is Zi Yi. I've seen Her Royal Highness."

Lin Ze saluted.

On the way, the maid introduced the name of her master to Lin Ze.

From this, Lin Ze knew that the princess he was about to meet was named Ji Qingyan, and she was the sixth among the daughters of the former emperor, also known as the Sixth Princess.

Now Yunying is still unmarried.

"Excuse me. I, Qingyan, have met Mr. Lin and asked him to take a seat."

This sixth princess is much more polite than her elder brother, the King of the East China Sea.

After saying hello, Lin Ze was invited to sit down in the living room.

Don't need to tell, Cai Yun, the maid beside her, is going to make tea.

"I don't know if the princess invites you, what's the matter?"

Lin Ze cut to the chase.

After getting along with the King of the East China Sea before and Ji Qingyan's politeness at the moment, Lin Ze probably also has a little understanding of his current social status in the other world.

As long as they are not enemies, super-class masters are indeed treated as guests wherever they go. Lin Ze didn't show his face when the King of Donghai was so upset just now, but his attitude was not very enthusiastic.

From this, it can be deduced that the social status of super-first-class masters in the Great Zhou Dynasty should have entered the upper class, and they are the objects that people are willing to make friends with, and they will not offend masters of this level for no reason.

Once he becomes a peerless master, even the emperor will treat him with courtesy.

Lin Ze has already been called a top-notch master at a young age, and there may be a high probability that he will become a peerless master in the future, so at this moment, Lin Ze is valued far more than ordinary super-class masters.

"Recent travel, I heard that Mr. Lin swept across 27 bandit villages in the Obscure Moon Mountain Range overnight, and heard that there is a wonder of wooden railcars in Fengping County, so I persuaded my brother to take me to see, and also meet Mr. Lin You young hero, make some friends."

When Caiyun came back from serving tea, she heard her princess speak to Lin Ze in front of her.

Afterwards, Caiyun left.

In the quiet space, only Lin Ze and Ji Qingyan were left.

"I see."

A sudden realization appeared on Lin Ze's face, and then he was like a young man who wanted to show off in front of the Xinyi woman. According to the version he told Li He and others before, he began to recount his great achievements in sweeping the Obscure Moon Mountains. out.

Surprise appeared on Ji Qingyan's face, and she listened carefully.

After some conversation, time passed quickly, and Lin Ze had lunch with the sixth princess.

Only then did he say goodbye and leave.
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Leaving the big ship of the King of the East China Sea, Lin Ze walked towards his home with a happy smile after getting along with the beautiful girls.

It's just that after entering his study room, Lin Ze's expression turned cold after there were no outsiders.

"Strange, very strange."

Lin Ze frowned and whispered, and began to recall the whole process of talking with Ji Qingyan, the sixth princess.

At first, when Lin Ze heard that Ji Qingyan wanted to see him, he thought it was Yunying's unmarried sixth princess who was moved by his rumors, just like his current wife Li Yunhua had a good impression of him.

I want to get in close contact with myself, and after improving our relationship with each other, we can talk about marriage as a matter of course.

All the children of the royal family practice martial arts regardless of gender, so they have a high degree of freedom. It is not difficult for the sixth princess, Ji Qingyan, to choose the man she likes to be her son-in-law. As for how Lin Ze is married, that is another matter. things to discuss.

But as he met Ji Qingyan and the conversation progressed, Lin Ze discovered that although the sixth princess was very friendly to him, she didn't have the feeling of a young girl at all, nor did she feel that the other party had a relationship with her. The meaning of being close to oneself.

Under the friendly surface of the other party, there is a clear sense of distance, an alienation that rejects people thousands of miles away.

After realizing this, Lin Ze pretended that he had been captured by the beauty, and turned into an appearance eager to express himself in front of the beauty.

Sure enough, after Lin Ze said that he killed 27 cottages, the sixth princess began to frequently and calmly ask Lin Ze about the details of what he did, completely ignoring the unspoken rules that it is not appropriate to inquire about the other party's unique skills in the world.

"Could it be that you are interested in the firearm in my hand? Otherwise, why pay so much attention to the details of my hands."

At this time, Lin Ze had another guess in his mind.

In the Zhou Dynasty, there were also gunpowder and firearms, but the level of development was not high and they were in the primary stage of application, which was about the same level as the main world three or four hundred years ago.

After all, practicing martial arts can become a saint, and one person can form an army.

The resourceful people in the whole world are all researching and improving the martial arts system, and no one cares about firearms at all. The current level is only improved during the process of studying martial arts.

It's not very easy to use, expensive, and only a real master can display the true power of this thing.

This is the current mainstream understanding of the development prospects of gunpowder in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Because of this, even if Lin Ze used firearms in such a high-profile way, no government personnel asked him for technology.

It's not that it's useless, it's that it's too expensive.

For the royal family, they have a large army outside and many masters of a powerful martial arts system inside, so there is no need to spend their minds on making firearms.

"A princess cares about these things, and she can't rebel against her superiors to become an empress. This side also doesn't recognize women as emperors, but the king of Donghai and her are brothers and sisters. Could it be that she wants to get more advanced firearm making methods from me? Do you support her brother's ascension?"

"The purpose of recruiting me is to make me be willing to donate firearm technology, and then help improve firearms to make them more useful and reduce costs. After finishing the work, will they be deployed on a large scale for his brother's rebellion?"

"They want to rebel here, and they don't have enough experts, so find a way from other aspects?"

Lin Ze had such an idea in his heart.

"Forget it, it's useless to think too much, just eavesdrop and see what the person concerned has to say."

After a moment of silence, Lin Ze gave up thinking.

Opening the Tianmen Gate, the link leads to the East China Sea King's car on the pier a few hundred meters away, and a door emerges behind the curtain of the six princesses' boudoir.

(End of this chapter)