It's broken, and was picked up by a femme fatale

The end of the year is here.

Lingxiong and Gao Mingna rushed to Incheon City together to meet Lu Yuan.

Both of them looked in good spirits.

Especially Lingxiong, his face was flushed, his voice was loud, and his eyes were full of smiles.

Gao Mingna exchanged a few pleasantries and then went to the harem.
I went to talk to Lady Hongfen, Li Qingluan and Zhao Qiaoer.

Regardless of whether she is the daughter of Emperor Linggui,

After all, there was still a sense of sisterhood in the Taining Yanxiang Club.

Of course, she also made room for Lingxiong and Lu Yuan to communicate alone.

After the second aunt left, Lu Yuan deliberately smiled and said:

"It's winter, why are you here when you're not at home with your wife and kids?"

Lingxiong was about to speak when Lu Yuan interrupted and said:

"Let me make this clear first. If you want to borrow equipment, you have to go to the logistics department!"

Lingxiong laughed loudly towards the sky, feeling very happy.

It seems that Lu Yuan still has the same temper as before and has not distanced himself from me because of his status.

"Don't worry, I won't borrow any equipment this time!"

Lu Yuan deliberately said nervously: "I have no money and no one, I am a pauper now!"

Lingxiong shook his head: "You are already a king, why are you becoming more and more stingy?

By the way, seriously, I am not here to discuss my own affairs with you!"

Lu Yuan was stunned and asked, "Who are you doing this for?"

"Tong Guang!"

"What's up with him?"

Ling Xiong curled his lips and said, "Do you think he can afford to support tens of thousands of troops?"

When the Imperial Guards occupied Shanhaiguan and rebelled against the imperial court,
Basically half of the 100,000-strong army was dispersed.

The remaining soldiers insisted on staying because of their admiration for Tong Guang.

But, we all have families to support, and admiration and persistence cannot make a living.

The imperial court stopped allocating funds, and only Lu Yuan was responsible for providing food and clothing.

The guards, who had been living a life of luxury, gradually couldn't stand it anymore.

People's hearts are in turmoil, and some people think that they should not have rebelled in the first place.

Some people secretly contacted their colleagues inside the country.

There were even people who fled Shanhaiguan without saying goodbye.

A mid-month inventory showed that the remaining guards were less than 30,000.

It is estimated that it is hard to say whether we can reach 20,000 by the end of next month.

Not at home, I don't know how expensive Chai Mi is.

After Lingxiong settled the Jianzhou Jurchens,
They are no longer obsessed with expanding the army, but instead are taking the route of elite troops, keeping the number of troops below 3.

Including light cavalry, musketeers, artillery, special forces, etc.

And in Pi Island, the Pi Island Navy (actually an armed merchant ship used for smuggling to the coast of Shenling) was reorganized.

He knew very well that he would not be the one to dominate the world in the future.

Just hold on to the Liaodong area, which will be enough for your retirement.

In order to have this little bit of wealth, he must have a relationship with Lu Yuan.

Tong Guang is also a top figure, and sooner or later he will be recruited by Lu Yuan.

Therefore, if it sells well now, it can not only help Tong Guang, but also make Lu Yuan more powerful.

Lu Yuan understood Ling Xiong's meaning and asked:
"Wait until the end of next month, and I'll give him his salary as long as the old general agrees."

Ling Xiong understood what Lu Yuan meant. He only wanted Tong Guang and the 20,000 most loyal guards.

Even if it's 20,000, as long as Lu Yuan is sincere in organizing it,
The combat effectiveness of the Royal Guards will soar rapidly, and at least they will not lose to an army of 100,000.

Have you not seen the Battle of the North Sea?

Although the Northern Navy had less than 10,000 troops, they killed the Russians and the Western Allied Forces and left corpses all over the ground.

Lingxiong immediately agreed on behalf of Tongguang.

"Thank you very much! I will tell Lao Tong when I get back and ask him to come see you."

Lu Yuan continued, "After the New Year, are you interested in going hunting on the East Island together?"

Lingxiong blinked and asked, "You mean, take over Japan?"

"A mere island nation claims to be the 'Emperor'.
I plan to teach them how to be a good person. "

Lingxiong nodded, thought for a moment and asked:

"How many people and horses do you think are appropriate to bring for hunting?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "It's too little to show off your power. Maybe two or three thousand!"

After weighing the pros and cons, Ling Xiong smiled and said, "Okay, then three thousand is fine!"

He knew very well that if Tong Guang could only retain 20,000 people,
Then, the new Liaodong border army probably won’t be much larger.

These three thousand troops are estimated to be stationed in Japan and gradually get out of their control.

In fact, the new Liaodong border army had almost no place to use its military power because of the good public security.

Giving it to Lu Yuan actually saved Lingxiong some expenses.

Moreover, this can be considered as repaying a favor to Lu Yuan.

The two men had just finished the deal and were about to pick up their teacups.

Suddenly, a loud explosion like "thunder" was heard outside the city.

"Boom!"

Lingxiong raised his thumb and praised:
"This cannon is quite powerful!"

However, Lu Yuan could hear a subtle difference.

"It's not the artillery! I'm afraid there was an accident somewhere..."

Lingxiong was stunned: "What accident?"

Although Lu Yuan could guess it, he deliberately waited for a while.

After a short while, Hua Xiangrong appeared.

"Report to the principal! The explosion just now,

It was caused by an accident at the shipyard, and students have sent people to investigate."

Lu Yuan glanced at Ling Xiong and asked:

"Are you interested in going and taking a look?"

Ling Xiong bowed and said, "Obedience is worse than respect. Please!"

Both of them are masters, and they move in a flash.
Fly out of the palace and rush towards the shipbuilding dock.

Hua Xiangrong was cared for by Lu Yuan.
He was also promoted to Grand Heavenly Master and followed behind from a distance.

When we arrived at the shipbuilding dock, we saw two huge warships docked in the dock.

Thick smoke billowed from the belly of one of the ships, and in the middle of the ship,
A huge open wound, obviously caused by something exploding inside.

The shipyard supervisor was jumping up and down, directing personnel to rush into the cabin to put out the fire and rescue people.

"Quick, rush in, ignore the steam engine, rescue the people first!"

Lingxiong was very confused. What is a steam engine?
Lu Yuan and Hua Xiangrong knew very well that
The Incheon Shipyard built the North Sea Kingdom's most advanced steam-clad battleships.

It seems that this major accident was most likely caused by the explosion of the steam engine.

Lu Yuan found it too confusing.

The steam engine test was obviously successful and everything was fine.

How come it exploded when it was loaded onto the ship?
However, the scene was very chaotic.

He, Lingxiong and Hua Xiangrong stood quietly by and did not interfere with the supervisor who was rescuing people.

Even if there is a huge problem, you have to wait until others finish their work.

More than half an hour later, the rescue teams withdrew one after another.

“In the steam engine room, all five injured were rescued;
Three people were seriously injured, two were slightly injured, and the rest were..."

Needless to say, everyone understands what happens next.

The supervisor was stunned.
He remembered that there were a total of ten steam engine experts who were assembling and debugging in the steam engine room.

This means that five experts died in the accident.

This time I'm dead, it's over.

Seeing Lu Yuan coming, the supervisor knelt down in fear.

"I have failed in my duties, please spare my life, Your Majesty!"

Lu Yuan said: "It's not your responsibility, no need to kneel!

It's your fault. Begging for mercy is useless. Stand up and speak first."

The supervisor stood up tremblingly and explained the situation to Lu Yuan.

The more Lu Yuan listened, the more he frowned.

He asked, “I remember,

There is still one month left to complete the project, so why are we conducting the loading test now? "

The supervisor hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty,

In order to present a gift to the king in the New Year, the dockyard has been working overtime..."

Lu Yuan hated slogans like "give a gift to someone" and "at any cost" the most.

On the surface, it seems very glorious and glorious.

In fact, it is the people in power who want to please their superiors.

In order to gain promotion, he does not hesitate to treat the lower class people as beasts of burden and cannon fodder.

People with hats stained with blood can be found everywhere!

Lu Yuan turned to Hua Xiangrong and said:

“Save the people first, then send an investigation team over to get to the bottom of it.

The shipyard supervisor has been suspended pending the completion of the investigation.”

Hua Xiangrong wrote down the order quickly. "Yes! I will do it right away!"

The supervisor knew that he had hit the horse's leg with his flattery this time, and his face turned pale.

Afterwards, Lu Yuan rushed to the hospital.

Three seriously injured people are being rescued.

Two were slightly injured, one had bruises and one had a broken arm.

Under Lu Yuan's questioning, they finally told some truth.

Because the supervisor was in a hurry to finish the work, they had been working non-stop for several days.
Many parts and supporting equipment that should be checked and tested repeatedly are installed directly.

After turning it on today, it ran normally at first.

But, soon, the steam engine began to behave abnormally and the pressure gauge showed abnormalities.

In this case, the steam engine should be disassembled and thoroughly inspected step by step.

But in order to save time, the supervisor actually ordered that the machine should be turned on and repaired at the same time.

As a result, the pressure exceeded the limit and the steam engine exploded.

If they hadn't been checking from the outside, he would have definitely died.

Lu Yuan asked, "Why don't you report your supervisor's reckless behavior to your superiors?"

The two wounded men looked at each other in silence.

Lu Yuan asked, "Are you worried about retaliation from your supervisor?"

One of the wounded men hesitated and nodded.

Another wounded man thought for a moment and said:
“In fact, we also want to

I built an ironclad warship for the king...but I was unlucky this time..."

Lu Yuan was speechless.

What does "bad luck" mean?
Where is the "rigorous spirit" of scientific seeking truth from facts?
No!

"Fast, good, cheap" doesn't know how much manpower and material resources are wasted.

It even killed so many people. We must never act blindly again!
A warship is valuable, but human life is the most important.

Therefore, Lu Yuan felt that

It is necessary to give important officials and scientific and technological personnel to the court.

There are also students from Peking University and Tsinghua University taking a class.

The topic has been thought out.

It’s called “Questioning is everyone’s right and the only way to progress!”

After returning to the palace, Lu Yuanxin wrote down everything he saw and thought on paper.

Gao Mingna came to comfort him and saw that he was writing with great enthusiasm.
After reading a few speeches, he gave some advice in a tactful way.

"In fact, even if there is a mistake, it is the good intention of my subordinates.

If you do this, will it dampen their enthusiasm?"

Lu Yuan laughed: "I'm just afraid that they are too enthusiastic!"

Gao Mingna curled her lips, thinking that Lu Yuan was making a big deal out of nothing.

Lu Yuan thought about it and said:
“Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time, there was a wealthy man who wanted to build a building. He had enough money to build 59 floors.
However, when the county magistrate heard about it, he advised him to build 69 floors so that he would have more face.

The tycoon thought that there should be no problem if he tried hard, so he decided to build 69 floors.

When the prefect heard about it, he advised him to add ten more floors, so that it would be the tallest in the country!
The rich man thought it made sense and decided to add 10 more floors...

Guess what happened to him?"

Gao Mingna blinked her big eyes and asked hesitantly:

"You made up this story, didn't you?"

Lu Yuan was stunned and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Gao Mingna said: "Where in the world is there such a tall building?

Besides, you said it yourself, you should dare to question everything!"

"Ha ha!"

Lu Yuan laughed: "If you say so,
It seems like I am 'trapped in my own web'...

Never mind, just assume I made it up."

Gao Mingna also laughed and said, "Whether it's made up or not,

Did that rich man finally build it?"

Lu Yuan laughed and said, "In the end, he ran out of money and went bankrupt, with huge debts!"

Gao Mingna nodded and said:

"Indeed, some people who flatter others do have bad intentions!"

Lu Yuan shook his head and said:

“Why would someone kill someone?
I am not a person who is praised, I lack confidence and need recognition from others.
Those who only allow praise and refuse to listen to criticism will always fall behind.

Moreover, in the eyes of others, I am small, inferior and pitiful. "

Gao Mingna thought for a moment and asked:

"What kind of person do you want to be? The almighty supreme being?"

Lu Yuan laughed and said, "I'm not God. Besides, God is not omnipotent."

Gao Mingna also laughed: "Can He create a stone that cannot be moved?"

Huh?
This little girl actually heard that he was debating with Andre.

Lu Yuan wrote quickly until the last line.

He put down his pen and said, "I know there is a saying: The more you learn, the more ignorant you become."

Gao Mingna asked curiously, "Why do your words sound so contradictory?"

Lu Yuan said meaningfully: "Think about it carefully, isn't it the truth?"

Gao Mingna was obviously unconvinced.

Lu Yuan said: "For example, if a person learns 1,

Then he discovered that the 1 after the 2 was bigger and more difficult to understand.

Then, 2 is followed by 3, 3 is followed by 4, and so on.”

Gao Mingna seemed to understand but not quite.

Lu Yuan simply said:

"To put it another way, when you were a kid, you were just at home.
Later, when I grew up, I found that there was a village outside my home.

When I grew up a little bit, I found that outside the village was the county government.

Then, outside the county is the country,

Outside the country is the world, outside the world is the universe...

You will find that the older you get, the less you understand the world!"

Gao Mingna understood a little.

But what she was very curious about was Lu Yuan.

"What's the point of thinking about these questions in your mind all day long?"

Lu Yuan spread his hands: "What else?

Just eat and wait for death? Live a muddled life?"

Gao Mingna asked back: "Isn't this also a way of living?"

Lu Yuan suddenly asked: "You don't want to be emperor anymore?"

Gao Mingna was stunned, then thought for a moment.

“I was too young before…

The idea is too impulsive...just take me as a joke."

Lu Yuan was very surprised and asked, "Why do you suddenly think like this?"

Gao Mingna said: "Nothing!
I just think that you are more suitable to be the emperor than me..."

"Why do you say that?"

Gao Mingna smiled sweetly:
"You have done a good job in Goryeo! The people all speak well of you.

I believe that the people of Shenling will also be happy that you are the emperor!"

Lu Yuan immediately looked worried.

"It's easy for you to say that. This is not an easy task..."

Gao Mingna asked curiously:

"I see what you did. The court's nomination and resolution is very worry-free, right?"

Lu Yuan said: "Alas, this is nothing.
The point is, your dad is a pervert.
Even I and Lady Hongfen can’t defeat him…”

"Puch!"

Gao Mingna's smile was very bright and charming.

"Then you should eat more and gain more strength.
When the fight really comes, I will be there to cheer you on!"

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes and said unhappily:
"You didn't even offer to help... you're so disloyal!"

Gao Mingna was just about to make a joke when she suddenly heard a commotion in the harem.

Hey, what happened again?

Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps came.

The eunuch came running over, panting, and knelt down as soon as he saw him.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Lu Yuan was also stunned and asked, "What's the good news?"

"Your Majesty, the beautiful concubine is pregnant..."

Damn!

Lu Yuan was really shocked.

Gao Mingna was also confused.

That's not right. What does it mean that the queen or the concubine is pregnant?
Could it be that the eunuch was so excited that he became confused?
Lu Yuan immediately asked: "Tell me, who is pregnant?" (End of this chapter)