History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

But these things have to be considered in the long run, at least the things in hand have to be completed, such as organizing a fleet, you have to find reliable people, willing to go out to sea, and you have to have a certain amount of wit.

Now that the American continent is occupied by Europeans, if those people discover the Qing Dynasty, they would rather kill the wrong than let it go.

Even if one carelessness caused the First World War, then no matter what Minning's status was, she would not be able to escape by then.

She didn't want to die before leaving the school. It's better to guide other forces to find out about this matter, and then her side will reveal it quietly.

At present, China's national strength still ranks first on the planet, so if we want to maintain this advantage, we must first find an opponent.

The reason why the national power was weak after the Qing Dynasty was that there were no opponents, and Yelang was arrogant. Even the brave and good fighters of the Eight Banners became synonymous with loafing around the streets, listening to music and fighting birds.

How can a weapon stay sharp without being sharpened often?It is only when the knife is used that it is found to be rotten.

All these have to be planned slowly, and Minning alone cannot turn things around.

With a splash, Fourth Master pulled his feet out of the water, picked up a cloth on the side to dry his feet, and Minning regained his senses.

"What are you thinking about?"

Minning restrained his emotions, took out ointment from the side and applied it on the wound for Fourth Master, and said casually, "Master, you said that I haven't heard from me for so long, maybe it's because I don't have the fate to have children."

Fourth Master raised her chin and asked, "Why do you think this way? Did the mansion say something?"

Minning's eyes dodged for a moment, and he quickly said no, feeling that there was no silver 300 taels here, and quickly explained: "It's just that I prayed to God and worshiped Buddha to give birth to a child, but there has been no news. I just wanted to Seeing that there are temples for foreigners in this capital, I want to go and worship."

Fourth master withdrew his hands, put his feet on the bed to dry the ointment, and said, "If you worship like you, no god will care. Besides, the gods of foreigners only care about foreigners. What's the use of you going?"

Minning managed to bring the topic up to this point, how could he give up easily, "Is this impossible? If the gods of foreigners don't care, why are those foreigners willing to preach in our Qing Dynasty?"

The fourth master naturally knows, but the divine power of foreigner religion is higher than the imperial power, which is not tolerated by the court. Not only does it not allow foreigners to preach, but it has always controlled the number of foreign missionaries, and will only give sweets when they are used—— Build a foreign temple.

This was also the reason why foreign religions were not popularized. As the prince of the Qing Dynasty, he naturally couldn't let his own women show kindness to foreign religions first.

There are some things that I can't discuss clearly with her, so the fourth master said directly: "Gai Minger will invite you to bring back Guanyin, and you can worship at home by yourself."

Minning has black hair, uh, the point is completely wrong, she doesn't really want to ask for a son, she just wants to shift the topic to foreigners.

But seeing how the fourth master wasn't very interested, Minning could only thank him, "Then please, master."

The next day Minning received a white jade Avalokitesvara, Biying went out to inquire about it, and was very happy when she came back, "Gege, with this Avalokitesvara, who dares to talk nonsense."

These words made Minning dumbfounded.

Hearing that the fourth master had set up a death tablet for brother Hongyu in the Berlin Temple next door, Li Gege ran to cry bitterly, and when he came back, he was refreshed.

After Biying said this, she ran to worship Guanyin, but she didn't know what to say.

However, Minning didn't care about her small thoughts, and there were some problems in the business at hand. Apart from the fixed income from Zhuangzi and Tiantian, the bookstore was half-dead and could only maintain no loss.However, the ready-made clothing stores suffered large-scale losses. Many of the clothes they had accumulated in the past could not be sold, and they could not be sold because they had accumulated too much, and even because the backlog of styles was out of date.

The people at the house reported this matter to her, just to ask her whether the tailor shop should be cut off in time to stop losses, or continue to lose money.

Naturally, Minning didn't want to continue to lose money, but he didn't want to close it either, so he asked someone to find a piece of land to open a workshop to recruit women who can sew and mend, and then asked someone to ask the female relatives on the other side of the house if they were willing. into this workshop.

"Aunt Li, if you have nothing to do, come to my house later." When Lin Yuan was walking home, he happened to see Widow Li who had also returned, and he seemed to think of something and called her.

"Okay!" Widow Li replied and went home and put down her things, and she was still thinking about what was going on when she walked to Lin Yuan's house.Could it be news of a son?There was no news of her son's visit for several months, especially as more and more students came to Beijing recently, which made her think that if her son was there, she should be one of them.

Thinking of this, Widow Li was in a bad mood.

When they reached Lin Yuan's house, the door was wide open.

As soon as I went in, I found that there were quite a lot of people inside, all of them were the female relatives of the counting craftsman's family who lived nearby.

When it was almost time for people to arrive, Lin Yuan coughed to interrupt the small communication of everyone.

"Everyone be quiet, I'm here today to tell you something." At this point he paused, seeing everyone stopped to listen to him seriously, Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Our main family wants to open a clothing workshop. The style of this kind of clothing must be kept secret for the time being, so all we need are female workers who can be proficient in making female celebrities, and they are tight-lipped. But there is at least two taels of silver every month as a base. It's a lot of money. After one month of proficiency, you can get at least three taels. Anyone who is willing to enter this workshop can sign up with me. If you know someone, as long as you can keep everything in the workshop confidential, you can also come to me to sign up. The first batch only accepts 100 people, first come first, first receive, until full."

When the people below heard that there was such a good thing, they all whispered among themselves. Of course, there were some who looked down on this little money, but most of them would not think it was too little money.

Lin Yuan did not stop the discussion below.

When Widow Li heard this, she thought of the sisters who used to live in the courtyard. If she also entered this workshop, then she would have someone to talk to, and she wouldn't have to think about it all day long.

Thinking of this, Widow Li immediately raised her hand, Lin Yuan asked kindly, "Aunt Li, what do you want to ask?"

Widow Li: "I want to ask, I know a few sisters, but they live too far away, does this workshop provide accommodation?"

Lin Yuan replied: "There is accommodation, but they are all female dormitories. A room can accommodate ten people. Only oneself can live in it, and others cannot enter. There is also a ten-cent bed fee deducted every month, but the workshop provides three meals for free. Tea, the ten Wen money is basically a subsidized kitchen."

After hearing this, Widow Li figured it out. There was at least two liang of income per month for food and lodging. There was nothing more cost-effective than this.

After listening to Lin Yuan talk about some rules of the workshop, the people dispersed.

The others left, but Widow Li was stopped by Lin Yuan again.

"Aunt Li, I have something to ask you."

Widow Li was still in a hurry to go back to the courtyard to tell the good news to the sisters, and turned to ask him, "What's the matter?"

Lin Yuan rubbed his nose and said: "That's right, our workshop is near the West Bianmen in the outer city, and the master bought a few dilapidated yards there and turned it into a workshop. From now on, only women can enter this workshop, so we need a manager." people."

Widow Li understood what he meant as soon as she heard it. She hurriedly waved her hand, "I can't, I can't, I can't read a word, how can I manage it? What about your wife? Your wife is a daughter of everyone, and it is not easy to manage a workshop."

Lin Yuan smiled wryly and said: "Aunt Li, my wife is spoiled and spoiled, how could she be willing to take care of the workshop? I have no choice but to ask Aunt Li to keep the house tidy and tidy, so I want you to help take care of it." workshop."

Widow Li can't help but laugh, the housekeeper and the workshop are two different things, how can they be confused.She still waved her hand and refused, "No, no, I can't control it."

Lin Yuan said anxiously: "Aunt Li, I just wanted to ask you for a favor because I saw that I had recruited people and no one is in charge of this workshop."

Widow Li wondered: "But I can't!"

Lin Yuan immediately said: "It doesn't matter, the workshop has rules and regulations, you just follow the rules."

Widow Li still wanted to refuse.

Lin Yuan begged for a while, but finally said: "Why don't you help me, Aunt Li, for a while, and I will slowly look for someone who can help manage it. After a while, if you think it's not enough, then I will Then someone will replace you."

Widow Li nodded quickly. "This works."

After talking about this, Widow Li remembered that she had to go back to the courtyard, so she asked him, "How many people signed up? I want to go back to the original place and find some people to go with me. Don't expect to have collected all the people by then." Since After being in charge, Widow Li can also ask this matter with confidence.

Lin Yuan counted the names on the paper, and then said to Widow Li, "There are only a dozen or so at present. This is only the first batch. The main reason is that the beds in the residence have not been finished yet. The master said that they will make the upper and lower bunks. Not so many beds have been made yet. When there are more beds, we will recruit another group of people.”

Widow Li hurried out when she heard this, "Then I have to tell my sisters quickly."

Widow Li, who returned to the courtyard, received a warm welcome.

"Sister Zheng, didn't you go to the inner city with your son to enjoy the blessings? Why did you return to our poor place today?" The person who said this was the wife of the Xiang family who had always been at odds with Widow Li. There was an argument over water.

Widow Li was in a good mood, so she didn't bother to talk to her, so she just replied, "Aren't you coming back to see you? Go ahead, I have to talk to Sister Wang and the others." After she finished speaking, she turned and went to Sister Wang's house. alley.

The wife of the Xiang family snorted, "Would you like to listen to me?"

The people on the side looked at each other but didn't answer.

Widow Li patted on the door of Mrs. Wang's house.

It was Mrs. Wang's eldest daughter-in-law who came to open the door. As soon as she saw Widow Li, she exaggeratedly shouted inside, "Mother, come out and see, Aunt Zheng is here!"

"What's the name of the ghost? Woke up my grandson!" Sister-in-law Wang scolded as she walked out of the house.When she saw Widow Li, her face was filled with astonishment, and finally she laughed heartily, "Sister Li, why are you here?" As she spoke, she quickly pulled Widow Li into the door, and then reprimanded the eldest daughter-in-law, "Hurry up!" Go make a pot of tea."

Widow Li went into the main room and sat down, "I have something good to think of you this time."

"Good thing? What good thing?" The eldest daughter-in-law brought a pot of tea, and Mrs. Wang poured a glass of water for Widow Li herself, then sat aside and asked.

Widow Li smiled and said, "We'll talk about it when those two come over."

"What's the matter, so mysterious?" Although she said so, Sister-in-law Wang still asked the eldest daughter-in-law to call for someone, and people who lived near the house soon came.

The other two also came with their daughters and daughter-in-law. Five or six people entered the small main room at once, which seemed a bit crowded.

Widow Li didn't procrastinate, and said directly: "That's it, my son's master plans to open a workshop, and only recruit women who are good at needlework. They have at least two taels of silver a month. If you work too much, you will also be provided with food and shelter. The master I think of the family members, relatives and friends of my subordinates, so I will recruit a group of people from here first. I am thinking of you now, and I want to ask if you are willing to go. "

Two taels of silver!

Upon hearing that there was so much money in a month, Mrs. Wang's eldest daughter-in-law complained a little. What's going on with Aunt Zheng's family?How can you tell this matter in public?If she doesn't say anything, she can ask her natal sister-in-law to try too.

When other people heard this, they immediately felt that they had heard it wrong. Sister-in-law Wang pulled her and asked, "Aunt Li, are you right? Is there really so much money in a month? Why do you only recruit women? Don't you?" What's out of place?"

Widow Li stood up and said in a deep voice: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who will cheat the neighbors in the neighborhood? The reason why I only recruit women is because there are only women's underwear there. Men are not allowed to enter, and it is also to protect the workers in the workshop. I forgot to say that the people in the workshop will be under my management for the time being. Don’t worry, as long as you don’t violate the rules of the workshop, basically no one will take care of you. Besides, there is a holiday on the [-]th every month. Let it go. In the beginning, in order to avoid everyone's worries, all the recruits were older women. After a long time, everyone will naturally understand the situation inside? If we recruit again at that time, there are older girls and younger wives in the family who are not busy giving birth Anyone can go."

As he spoke, he told another joke, "To be honest, who cares about us old ladies?"

The others relaxed as soon as they heard it, and then began to pester Widow Li for some details.

Widow Li answered one by one, and finally said, "Don't tell me about this. The workshop only recruited 100 people at the beginning. If you think you can do needlework, you can go to the Xidikou Hutong in Xibianmen for an interview tomorrow. If you don't know , just go over there and ask about the Xianglan Banner barracks, it's just north of the barracks, and someone will be there to receive you. Oh, yes, if you go tomorrow, a meal will be provided, and everyone is welcome to check the situation, of course men If you go, you won’t care about the food.”

Having said that, those who hadn't planned to go were a little bit moved, and even planned to bring all the needleworkers at home, regardless of whether they could be selected or not, it would be good just to have a meal.

What's more, two taels of silver a month is enough to cover the income of the old man at home.There are many women in the family, and they all start to figure out who in the family should try it, but they didn't say that family members can't meet each other anyway.

The next day, the large yard near the West Bianmen was fenced off, and only one yard was opened, while the others were being repaired.

Widow Li asked people to keep it a secret first, but she didn't want these people to want to earn the two taels of silver. Once they passed it on to ten, they gathered two or thirty people at once, and among them was the wife of Xiang's family who had a problem with Widow Li.

Early in the morning, Widow Li followed Lin Yuan's carriage to Xibianmen.

Lin Yuan and Acton presided over the recruitment this time, but the inspection of needlework had to be done by the female relatives in the house, and the men only registered their names, signed the contract and read out the rules and regulations of the workshop.

This area is relatively remote, which can be regarded as the countryside. The houses are all mud walls and thatched cottages, so this large area of ​​houses was bought, and a large number of bricklayers were immediately called in to repair it.

Because I was in a hurry, I just sorted out a few houses, and these houses were temporarily separated by fences, which can be simply called a yard.

As for the other houses being demolished, what Minning meant was to build it tall and large like a foreigner’s church, using compound clay to build the house and pave the ground, and there are water channels and fire channels underground.

What makes the masons more inexplicable is why every house has a tall and big window?If you keep this kind of window, don't you feel cold in winter?

However, the master's arrangement was so arranged, and the bricklayers followed suit.Because of the large amount of money paid and the requirement of the construction period, the masons recruited many relatives and friends to try to finish it within half a year. If the work cannot be completed within half a year, wages will be deducted.

But the master said that one tael of silver would be paid one day in advance, and if it was one month in advance, it would be 30 taels, and 30 taels would be shared by [-] people, and one person could also receive an extra month's money.

In order to earn this money, many chores such as moving stones, sand and soil were all done by the group of day laborers in the city.

Right now, this rough yard is only temporarily used to arrange female workers. When the yard over there is finished, it will be demolished here and built as a warehouse.

The land is still being bought next to it. Minning's plan is to plan this area into an industrial park and integrate her industrial production lines here. There is a west side gate here, which is very convenient for going out of the city or entering the inner city.

"Come, come, sit down here for those who want to apply for the job. For every piece of cloth, our request is to mend the torn places on the cloth. It is best to make the gaps so that they cannot be seen."

A group of people sat on the seats in a hurry, and a piece of cloth was placed in front of each seat. There was a hole the size of a finger on the cloth, and there were needles and threads next to it.

These cloth heads are all left over from the ready-made garment shop. This time Minning plans to change the ready-to-wear shop into an underwear shop, and men are not allowed.

Those who are willing to apply are all confident in their needlework. Some use thread of similar color to fill the gap so that it cannot be seen, and some simply embroider a flower on the gap to cover it. These two are more common. One extra piece of cloth is needed to embroider the pattern, cut it out and sew it on the gap.

It's true that the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each showed their unique moves. A small job fair did the same as a martial arts master.

A stick of incense passed by, gongs and drums sounded, and when the time came, everyone put down their work regardless of whether they were finished or not.

Widow Li followed the female relatives in several houses to form a jury to check the embroidery work one by one.

Some of the exquisite workmanship is required, and some of the needlework are ordinary, and the silk on the silk cloth is hooked up and brushed off with thick hands.Most of the final selections were younger girls.

Although the needlework is mediocre, but if the hands are well maintained, these talents will be the main female workers in the workshop in the future.

As for those young girls who are good at embroidery, they are assigned to higher-level positions, such as custom-made underwear for women from some wealthy families.

"When you go back, soak your hands in rice washing water more often. You can come and try it next time you recruit people."

Consoling those who were dismissed, Lin Yuan asked the cashier to count the selected ones one by one, and each of them was divided into a contract, and then he knocked on the gong to silence everyone.

"The salary in our workshop is not low, so the requirements are also high. Being selected for a while does not mean that you can stay in the future. All people, no matter who they are, have three months of internship time when they enter the workshop. These three months will let you get familiar with the work, The environment and the rules of the workshop will be evaluated after three months, and those who fail to meet the standards or make mistakes during this period will be expelled."

Hearing that it was so strict, the people below began to commotion.

Lin Yuan glanced at everyone, and seeing that everyone was quiet, he continued, "Don't worry, everyone, the work here is not difficult, as long as you are proficient, you can easily meet the standards. As for the rules of the workshop, as long as everyone works on time and obeys the working hours If you follow the rules, you can basically pass the assessment. The off-duty time belongs to everyone, and for the sake of everyone's safety, they are not allowed to leave the yard."

Someone below asked, "My lord, since this workshop only recruits female workers, are you in charge here?"

This person is a woman holding a young girl in her hand. It seems to be her daughter, and she is also one of the candidates who have just passed.Looking at the woman's nervous look, it was as if Lin Yuan said yes, and she immediately took her daughter and left.

Many people were concerned about this issue. After all, they tried to apply for the job because they heard that there were no men in this workshop.

Lin Yuan glanced at her, and then said to everyone below, "Everyone, please don't worry, I will introduce someone to everyone." He waved to Widow Li.

Widow Li came up, and Lin Yuan continued: "This Steward Li is the steward of this workshop, and she is in charge of everything here. As for us, we are only in charge of the accounts, and Steward Li will hand over the accounts to us, so don't worry, this workshop is only for men. .”

Seeing that everyone was still a little worried, he continued: "I know, everyone must think that this place is full of women, and there will be safety issues. Please rest assured, it is next to the Eight Banners camp. I don't think anyone has the guts to come here to make trouble. Alright, those who are willing to sign a contract, go to the side to sign with our accountant. The kitchen in the yard has prepared meals for those who are not willing, and everyone can leave after eating..."

"Hey, the person who manages the workshop is actually Zheng Jun's mother!" Minning was a little surprised with the list.

Xiao Luzi respectfully replied: "Master, Mr. Zheng's mother is not yet forty, Mr. Lin is also afraid that something will happen to him and her at home, so he wanted to find a job for her. I didn't expect that she would take the work from the workshop. People are obedient and obedient."

Minning nodded, "That's good. Then go and ask Mo Shu if he has time to teach for two days." After finishing speaking, he put down the list and continued talking to Xiaoluzi. "The production will be stepped up in the last two months. Before summer, I hope the inventory will reach [-] pieces."

Xiao Luzi hurriedly agreed, "This guarantee can be done, but it may require more manpower."

Minning asked him how the construction of the West Bianmen site was going.

Xiao Luzi said that two rooms had already been built, but the outside was bare and ugly.

"Then paste the tiles on the outside. Don't there be a lot of porcelain that has been burned and destroyed in both official kilns and private kilns? Let the people below collect them and paste the tiles on the wall." For hundreds of years, the tiles on the outside of the house alone can make the house worthless.

The expression on Xiao Luzi's face was a bit tangled, but he complied accordingly.

"In addition," Minning took out a bank note and handed it to him, "add more money, recruit a group of people, and build all the houses in those places as soon as possible."

Xiao Luzi took the bank note respectfully.

Minning thought for a while, and then said: "When this group of people is finished, ask if anyone is willing to stay. Aren't there many poor areas in the outer city? Then spend money to buy a few more lands, and demolish the people. Building residential areas, commercial areas and schools, I am going to create a school-centered commercial area.” What can be more profitable than real estate?

business district?

Xiao Luzi was so full of lawsuits that he couldn't understand what his master was saying.

The master is worthy of being the master. Those who have read the book speak like astronomy.

Minning was inspired, and quickly asked Xiao Luzi to step back and start writing and drawing on the drawings.

After the results of the April Palace Examination were released, the students in the entire capital were both happy and disappointed. Of course, these people had nothing to do with Minning.

But it didn't stop her from being happy, because at the house, after nearly four months of research, a toy that could run for a long time was finally produced there.

Of course, running is easier to do, but the hard part is how to make the sounds of different animals?

This is the problem that really traps the artisans.

As for why the wooden dog was able to be made before, it was all based on the picture, and it was copied exactly according to the blueprint given to them.As for why there is a dog sound inside, they only know it and don't know why.

Later, the craftsmen specifically removed the only wooden dog that could bark, only to understand why it could make a sound.

It's not that the wooden dog can bark, but after pressing a certain switch, there will be a sound similar to a dog barking inside.

After understanding, these people began to look for other appliances with similar animal sounds, simulated a certain order, and then shrunk down and put them into toys.

Although the sound is simple, there are many types and varieties that need to be made, and it took several months to make it.

When Minning heard the news, he was more happy than making twelve zodiac signs. These people actually made a simplified version of the music box.

If you study further, you may not be able to make the music box.

While Minning gave the order to recruit manpower to mass-produce the twelve zodiac signs, at the same time, he asked people to continue researching and must research the music box.

After solving the problem of the zodiac signs, production became easier. Soon there was a wave of carpenter apprentices being poached in the capital. What Min Ning meant was that it was an assembly line job anyway, so he didn’t need to be very skilled. He could do just a little bit of carpentry. .

To learn a craft at this time, not only do you have to work in the master's house for a few years, but you also have to serve the master's family as a long-term worker, enduring scolding and beatings, why?Isn't it just to learn a craft and make a living?

Now you don't need to be a cow or a horse to get to the last step. As long as you are not extremely stupid, there are not many people who are unwilling.

At this time, a dilemma appeared in the whole capital. Many carpenters lost their apprentices, and even if they received the job, they could not finish the work as quickly as before.

For a while, someone reported to Shuntian Mansion.

But Shuntian Mansion has neither control nor dare to control them. These people run away as apprentices, not prostituted servants. It is their freedom to leave or not. Can the government forcefully pull them back to make them do white jobs?

And don't look at who is recruiting?

"Wow, can these run?" Elder Fourteen exclaimed when he saw the ground full of twelve zodiac signs, touching this and that.

Minning squatted down, took a rabbit casually, then twisted the spring under the ears, and then put the rabbit on the ground, the wheels on the four corners immediately turned automatically, and rushed forward.When it hits something, the wheel is knocked crooked, and the rabbit should naturally change direction again.

For the convenience of running, the toys this time are not covered with fur, but the shape is carved to be lifelike, and the color of the original fur is painted on with paint.From a distance, it looks like the real thing.

For example, the snake coiled up high-spiritedly and stretched out its snake letter. The scales on its body were painted, and it looked like real scales if you didn't touch it. It also made a hissing sound when it ran.

Of course, the sounds of some animals cannot be imitated, and can only be replaced by similar sounds, and some have never been heard before. For example, the sound of dragons is replaced by the sound of drums beating thunder.

Of course, there is one more difficult thing to deal with, and that is the rabbit.

What is the name of the rabbit?No one could say it, and finally replaced it with a whirring sound.Well, when the sound is made, it is as if there is no difference.

Basically, the musical instruments in each toy are different, some rely on the airflow when running to make sounds, some rely on hitting small parts inside to make sounds, and some have both.

Minning even felt that if this kind of thing were really to be popularized, it would probably produce a group of people who specialized in repairing toys for a living.

For example, in later generations, after the appearance of watches, a group of people who repaired watches were born.

She now thinks this is very good, and plans to produce more parts and teach some people how to repair for free. Of course, if it is a toy part, it still needs money.

Elder Fourteen followed Minning's example and twisted the clockwork. After placing Jiaotu on the ground, Jiaotu made a thunderous sound and moved forward quickly.

With a slam of force, one turned upside down, revealing that the front wheel was still spinning rapidly.

"Hahaha!" Elder Fourteen himself was amused.

Then he looked at so many toys in the yard, and said excitedly: "Did my sister-in-law give these to me?"

Minning nodded, "You take it all away, let me do you a favor."

"What's busy?" Then he seemed to realize something suddenly, "It's about the competition, isn't it?"

Minning leaned into his ear and whispered to him. Fourteen frowned at first, then became unhappy, and finally patted her chest to assure her, "Don't worry, little sister-in-law, this matter is on me. I will definitely take care of it." Give them away, tell them where you bought them later, and make sure to earn them a fortune!" At that time, I will pat the money earned in front of Er Niang, and tell her directly that Xiao Shisi can also earn money to support her.Thinking of this beautiful scene, he didn't feel so bad about giving up the toys.

"But little sister-in-law, you have to pay me back later!"

Minning promised: "Don't worry, I will return you a unique set, which is guaranteed to be something no one else has."

Elder Fourteen said on the spot: "Okay, I will definitely help you with this matter." Then he hugged Jiaotu and the little tiger from the twelve zodiac signs, and said to the people around him, "Take the rest of this Take them all back to the palace."

After finishing speaking, she turned her head, "Little Sisao, I will help you bring Brother Thirteen, Little Tiger, and go to the palace to give gifts now, don't forget my trick."

Minning waved his hand, "Don't worry, I won't forget."

After returning to the palace, the fourteenth elder brother went back to the elder brother's place to put away the other toys first, and then went to Yonghe Palace to see Er Niang.

Usually, after school, he would go to the Yonghe Palace first, but this time he sneaked out of the palace. He was so late, and I don't know if Erniang was in a hurry to find him.

When he arrived at the Yonghe Palace, he found that Khan Ama was also there. Brother Fourteen was pleasantly surprised and a little panicked, because he still held a pepper picture in his hand, which he planned to show off to Er Niang.

"My son pays homage to Khan Ama, Khan Ama is auspicious!"

The emperor was enjoying Concubine De pinching his shoulders, when he saw his naughty son, he beckoned him over.

"I didn't see you after school today, where did you go to play?"

The fourteenth elder brother stood up, and approached the emperor with a smile, "Report to Ama Khan, I went to the fourth brother's house. Last time I took a barking little wooden dog from the fourth brother's sister-in-law. Go back and thank you."

"Oh?" The emperor responded and glanced at his arms.

The fourteenth brother pretended to be embarrassed and scratched his head, "The fourth sister-in-law saw that I like it, and gave me a set of twelve zodiac signs. Isn't that because I belong to the dragon? Let me show the dragon to Er Niang."

The emperor was interested and beckoned him to bring Jiaotu over.

Brother Fourteen handed it over with a smile.

The emperor looked it over, and there was nothing worth seeing except for the wheels underneath. Compared with the craftsmen in the palace, the workmanship was a bit rough, and he didn't see anyone, so the emperor gave it back to him.

Brother Fourteen just undid the unremarkable clockwork and put Jiaotu on the ground. With a rumbling sound from his mouth, Jiaotu ran towards the emperor staggeringly.

There was interest in the emperor's eyes, and he waved his hand to make Concubine De stop. He stretched out his hand to hold down Jiaotu who was running over.

After picking it up, he looked at the constantly rotating front wheel, twisted the mainspring again, and the front wheel turned faster, and the emperor immediately understood the principle.

"This thing is a bit ingenious."

The fourteenth elder brother said happily: "Ama Khan, I still have a zodiac horse, I will bring it to you later."

The emperor smiled and shook his head, "You can play with these things yourself." It was just something to coax children, and the emperor didn't take it to heart.

Brother Fourteen nodded, "Okay, I'll give it to other brothers and sisters."

The emperor was very happy that he had something good to share with his brothers, so he asked him, "In this case, I will make it up to you. What does my little Fourteen want?"

The fourteenth elder brother rolled his eyes, "Ama, can you open a flat land in elder brother's place? I want to use my jiaotu to compete with other brothers to see who can run faster."

The emperor couldn't laugh or cry, he wanted to share things with other people because he felt that he couldn't play alone and wanted to compare with others!