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Before returning from the temple, Mu Yuanyong asked Kong Ji for a piece of safe incense, which was as thick as a fist and could burn for a long time.

Mu Yuanyong said: "I hope it will still be here when I come next time."

He said so, and when he left, he told the abbot to remember to change it when it was about to go out.

Kong Ji felt that his preoccupied look was a bit embarrassing, so he didn't stay with him afterwards, and waited for Mu Yuanyong outside the temple until he came out, then said: "You said you wanted to wait for this stick of incense, but at the same time let you People change."

Mu Yuanyong said: "Who knows when the next time will be... let's go, it's time to go back."

This sentence should go back, not just go back from the temple, but go back to the capital.

The last letter from the Queen Mother was sent on the eve of New Year's Eve. Her letter was very short, only a few words: "Have you played enough?"

However, what these short words represent is a more direct fact.

Kong Ji said, "The Empress Dowager can't hold on anymore."

Mu Yuanyong nodded.

They hid in the house and ate hot pot, and did not participate in the banquet held by the subordinates. The hot and spicy soup base scalded the fresh and tender meat rolls. Say it again."

He said, oops: "The meat is ready, do you want to eat it?"

However, Kong Ji didn't want to go back to the capital. Naturally, he couldn't be as comfortable as he is now when he returned to the capital. Now that his body has recovered, he had to use another reason to prevaricate when he went back.

Seeing his preoccupied appearance, Mu Yuanyong laughed at him: "It's delicious, what do you want to do so much?"

Seeing his calm appearance, Kong Ji wanted to get angry, but he didn't know what to be angry about, so he said after a while: "You can think about it."

"After so much preparation, let it go as soon as you say it? Didn't you say you were going to get electricity?"

Mu Yuanyong said: "That can't be helped. The plan always fails to keep up with the changes. It's better not to go back and make them understand, than to trip us later."

As he said, he cooked another piece of meat: "Eat, eat what you need. Don't mention these spoilers on New Year's Eve."

Kong Ji sighed: "You are right."

He took a slice: "Don't just wash it for me, wash it yourself."

As he spoke, he picked up a few slices for Mu Yuanyong: "This meat is not bad, it's quite fresh. Where did you find the cook? This knife is pretty good."

Mu Yuanyong said: "Of course it was brought here by the capital. It is expected to be from the border. It is spicy enough. This day should be eaten. It is refreshing. I think the capital should also do this a few times to make it lively."

He said with a hiss: "Xiang!"

Kong Ji looked at the red oil on his mouth, and wiped him with a towel: "You should also pay attention."

Mu Yuanyong said, "It's just the two of us, what do you care about... What do you want to do tomorrow?"

Kong Ji said: "A large number of things have to be handed over to the end..."

Mu Yuanyong said: "Oh, it's said that these things can't be finished. It's only a few days and it's the Chinese New Year. Can't we give ourselves a vacation?"

Kong Ji saw what Mu Yuanyong was thinking again: "Okay, how do you want to have a holiday?"

Mu Yuanyong laughed: "It's a holiday—it's just eating, drinking, and having fun. Let's have something new..."

It wasn't until later that Kong Ji knew what Mu Yuanyong's so-called freshness was.

He actually tossed out a hot air balloon.

Let’s talk about Zheshi here. He has been studying how to make gunpowder fly into the sky. Later, due to the advent of Mu Yuanyong’s steam engine, he had some fresh inspiration. From gunpowder to steam, Mu Yuan Yong sees that he is always so bored, he doesn't know when he will get some results.

He said: "There is a very simple method that will allow you to ascend to the sky. Do you want to experience it?"

Then Mu Yuanyong told Ochre the principle of the hot air balloon and how to make it. Ocher was produced in a short time, and in order to control the direction of the hot air balloon, he also installed a small steam engine that could push the airflow. .

All in all, this is a bit like the steam spaceship of later generations.

Zheshi experienced it desperately by himself, and after passing the test, Mu Yuanyong took Kong Ji up to experience it.

He joked with Kong Ji at the time: "You said that if we fly back to the capital, it will scare them all."

Kong Ji thought he was joking at the time, so he said, "Of course, maybe some old fellows will enshrine you as a god."

Mu Yuanyong rubbed his chin: "I haven't felt the feeling of being a fairy yet."

Kong Ji thought at the time: You are almost going to heaven, you haven't felt it yet...

Because there was not enough coal, the hot air balloon flew for about tens of miles before they returned.

The hot air balloon is so big, and the people at the border are not blind, they watched it as a novelty for a while, and the newspaper prepared by Mu Yuanyong published the news that Mu Yuanyong flew up with the hot air balloon that day.

Then I talked about what a hot air balloon is and why it can fly.

Although there are some people who don't understand, it doesn't hinder the hearts of the people watching the fun. Everyone asks if this hot air balloon can be bought.

Wang Xu took advantage of this to make a fortune, and he set a very high price for the hot air balloon. This kind of hot air balloon is not as good as the one made of ocher, but the simplest hot air balloon that can only float in the sky.

The people in the border city behind have their brains wide open, not to mention the masters in the world, some people probably realized something from it, for example, some thought about farming in the air, houses in the air, etc., and some of them were really tossed after some transformation Like that, Zheshi's so-called Space Department is finally no longer his polished commander, and he has absorbed many people.

Mu Yuanyong and the others brought enough coal, prepared several hot air balloons, and started flying to the capital.

This time the hot air balloon was prepared to be extra large, considering its sailing time and route, including the wind direction of the climate at that time.

It took a while for these preparations.

But even if the flying speed of hot air balloons is far less than those of later generations of airplanes, it is much, much faster than their walking.

Just when the long-awaited southeast wind rose, the hot air balloon team began to drop the falling objects one after another, making it rise higher and fly faster.

Mu Yuanyong said to Kong Ji: "This weather watcher is really talented, and his predictions are really accurate. Where did you find it?"

At that time, when Mu Yuanyong said that he would fly back to the capital by hot air balloon, Kong Ji and Mu Yuanyong found many map-drawing experts on the route. They are clear about the things in the sky, but no one has ever been to the things in the sky, so who can say for sure.

In the end, Kong Ji said, it seems that you should not look for this kind of map maker, you should look for the kind that looks at the weather and seasons.

Farmers are very concerned about things like the weather, because the weather directly affects the growth of crops, so people who were engaged in this industry at that time were still very respected by people, so the talents on this side are better than those who make maps. It's better to find some.

But what Mu Yuanyong wants to find is not just knowing the weather in one place, he must know all the weather conditions on the route, such as what kind of wind will blow and what kind of rain will fall in that month.

After all, there are some things that have rules in it, like the southeast wind circles around the ball, when will it blow up, this thing needs a very knowledgeable person, otherwise you can’t go to a place and you have to find someone who is familiar with the local climate. People who know better ask about it before we hit the road.

Fortunately, there was such a person, and fortunately, Kong Ji found him first.

This person was originally a map maker, so he has been to many places, and later became interested in the weather, so he made a lot of marks on the map that are different from other people.

Kong Ji was more careful. When he found these marks, he was called to come over and ask what these marks meant.

The man said that these marks represent the local climate change. For example, it is rainy. You can see that it is a basin now, but in ten or twenty years, due to the influence of this climate, it will gradually become a basin. Lake, that is what I am summing up the maps drawn by my predecessors.

The terrain in the map will change according to the weather and seasons, but the weather and seasons are more accurate than the terrain map.

So every time I arrive, I will go to the local area to check the climate and weather, and then draw a map on the spot. Later, I will draw a forecast map based on the weather.

Then go to the forecasted time period to confirm it again.

This person is already thirty or forty years old. He said that he had this idea since he was ten years old, and now he just keeps practicing his original idea. The mature thought of a towering tree.

He has been walking this road for 30 years.

After Kong Ji listened, he understood that what Mu Yuanyong needed was such a talent.

He told Mu Yuanyong about the situation at that time, and soon Mu Yuanyong got a complete route climate analysis map from this person, including when, where and where the wind was blowing, it was recorded in great detail.

Mu Yuanyong's joy at the time was like finally discovering a treasure.

He said, never underestimate the wisdom of human beings.

As long as they are given a chance, they can shine with a different light.

And this is what Mu Yuanyong has always wanted to pursue and protect in his heart.

He hoped that he was just the one who ignited the fire, and the things that illuminated were carried out by countless people behind.

Fortunately, after this person was found, the following things progressed very quickly. When the Queen Mother sent the second hand letter, Mu Yuanyong finally replied.

It's also very concise, just two words: soon.

Kong Ji said that he could not say more.

But Mu Yuanyong said that the Queen Mother didn't say anything more at that time.

He even cares about this little thing.

Kong Ji had nothing to do with him. Fortunately, shortly after Mu Yuanyong wrote the letter, the hot air balloon finally rose into the sky.