Robbers of the strongest system

Chapter 126 Meeting Shen and Zhang

Zhang Yi wandered slowly to the front hall and heard someone talking inside before entering the door. According to what it meant, the visitor was blaming him for neglecting His Majesty, and even the master did not come out after waiting for so long.

Zhang Yi didn't mind the blame, so he pretended not to hear and walked in.

As soon as he entered the door, he was met by Zhao Xu who was sitting in the upper seat, and next to him sat an old man with gray hair. The old man was talking to Zhao Xu at this time, so he did not see Zhang Yi walk in.

Zhang Yi wanted to remind them that he had come, but when he was about to speak, he saw an old man sitting on a chair in the corner of the hall. Seeing Zhang Yi coming in, the old man got up and cupped his hands to Zhang Yi: "I think this is the emperor, right?" I didn't expect to be so young, Emperor Master, old man Shen Kuo greeted you."

"Hehe, Mr. Shen is being polite."

"Oh, master is here? Where have you been, master? I've been sitting there for a long time, master, let me introduce you, he is the pillar of my Great Song Dynasty..."

Just as Zhao Xu was about to introduce him, Zhang Yi waved his hand to signal him not to speak, then walked up to Zhang Yi, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Xu Er, you don't need to introduce, if I don't even know General Zhang, how can I be your master, General Zhang, today is indeed Zhang is negligent, and I hope you will not be offended."

"Master Emperor, you are being polite. I don't mean to blame you. It's just that I... Teacher Emperor, I wonder if I can ask you a question."

"Of course I can, but before Mr. Zhang asks me a question, I want to ask Xu Er first. I wonder if Mr. Zhang can let me ask it first?"

"Master, what do you want to ask me?"

"Humph, I just want to ask you why you let Mr. Shen sit in the corner? Do you think he has insufficient status or think he is unimportant? Xu'er, do you still remember what I told you when we first met? Have you forgotten what I said?"

"Master, I didn't..."

"Emperor Master, it's Shen who sits there, don't blame His Majesty."

"Really? Xu'er, I want to hear it from you."

"Master, I..." I don't know why, Zhao Xu felt scared in front of Zhang Yi this time, and Zhang Kai next to him was even more shocked because he had also felt scared just now. He was not afraid of the flash of swords and the battle. He was not afraid of a fight, but he was afraid of Zhang Yi just now... At this moment, Zhang Kai began to recognize Zhang Yilai again in his heart, and he was also thinking about whether the sentence he wanted to ask just now would be necessary later. ask.

Zhang Yi was very satisfied with their reactions, but what was more, he was happy because he had a new understanding of the power of the Human Sovereign.

"Xu'er, let me warn you again, if you don't change this mentality in the future, then don't say you are my apprentice."

"Master..."

"Xu'er, you have to remember that if the Song Dynasty wants to achieve greater development in the future, it must pay attention to the development of science and technology. Only by developing science and technology can productivity be improved. Only by developing science and technology can the Song Dynasty have hope. Mr. Shen, as the most outstanding person in this field, He is a talented person, but you let him sit in the corner...Xu'er, don't be angry when I say something. In my eyes, the role of one Master Shen is more important than the sum of all the people in your court, so in the future you You must treat him with courtesy. If you let me see this kind of thing again next time, then don't call me master again, and I will never recognize you as my disciple again."

"Master, it was Xu'er who made a mistake..."

"Hehe, I know you're dissatisfied now, thinking that I'm just a fool to use my status to oppress others, but if you really think so, then I'm really disappointed in you. Xu'er, I know that in traditional thinking, people look down on you. Technology, but I solemnly tell you now that the technology that everyone looks down on now will become the dominant technology in the years to come, and its importance is even more important than the imperial examination. In the future, it will not be up to you to measure the strength of a country Whether you are rich or not, whether you have many soldiers or horses, depends on whether your technological development is powerful or superb... Forget it, now the entire Song Dynasty has the same understanding of technology as you, so you can't be blamed."

As soon as he said this, Zhang Yi saw that the three of them were all confused. They didn't know what Zhang Yi was talking about. He laughed secretly and said: "I said it in such a general way that you might not understand. Let’s use an example.”

"Master, tell me."

"Xu'er, as an emperor, you should be very clear about the current handicraft workshops, so let me ask you, do you know how long it takes to weave a piece of silk?"

"Master, I..."

"Haha, it seems that I overestimated you, Master Shen, do you know that?"

"Back to the emperor, if it's just ordinary silk, it would take a weaver at least five or six months to weave one piece."

"Well, yes, Master Shen really understands. Xu'er, please listen clearly. It takes a weaver at least five or six months to weave an ordinary piece of silk, let alone a better one."

"Master, Xu'er still doesn't understand..."

"The technology I'm talking about can also be called a strange technique in today's terms. Xu'er, let me ask you, if there is a technique that can increase the work efficiency of a weaver by a hundred or even a thousand times, what would you think?"

"Master, how is this possible?"

"What I just said is simple. There are more things related to the country's people's livelihood, such as food production, military equipment and weapons, etc., as long as we develop science and technology, we will be able to make great progress. Xu'er, I have said before that the Song Dynasty is very Wealth is unprecedented, but this is only compared to the previous dynasties. In fact, there are still many people in the Song Dynasty who do not have enough to eat and cannot wear warm clothes. Moreover, I only said that the Song Dynasty was rich and did not say that the Song Dynasty was rich. Qiang, do you know why this is?"

"Master Emperor, please forgive me for interjecting. May I ask Master Emperor, what do you mean by the rapid development of food production and military equipment and weapons?"

"Hehe, hasn't the old general already thought of it? The old general has a good idea. As long as there is a certain technology, it is not impossible to double the grain output on the current basis. And, old general, can you imagine that there is a weapon that only needs a few times?" Can one person raze the huge city of Kaifeng to the ground in an instant?"

"Master Emperor, is what you said true?" Zhang Kai looked at Zhang Yi in shock and asked.

"Of course it's true. As long as you have enough skills, it's actually very easy to do these things. Xu'er, remember what I said to your teacher's wife, as long as you give her a few thousand people, she can push the world in two years. At that time, Xixia can't stop it, Daliao can't stop it, and even the whole world can't stop it."

"Xu'er remembers, Xu'er thought..."

"You thought I was talking nonsense, right? That's why you didn't take what I said to heart."

"Master, I..."

"Forget it, it's not your fault. But from today onwards, you have to remember that you have to regard technology as more important than imperial examinations. As long as you do this, as long as you become an emperor, you will pay more attention to it. In ten years, all these things I said will be realized one by one."

"Master..."

(End of this chapter)