flstandardbreds Chapter 155: Envoys Enter the Capital
Chapter 155: Envoys Enter the Capital
With a wave of the hand, a tall building rises from the flat ground.
Except for Xiong Da and Xiong Er who stayed behind in Biluoxuan, Xiong San and the others were all brought here by Qin Chaoyan. As soon as Qin Chaoyan gave an order, they began to help her arrange things, rooms, and various places.
Fortunately, this place is remote and no one lives there, otherwise the clanging and banging noises in the middle of the night would probably disturb people's sleep.
While Qin Chaoyan was busy in the western suburbs, Wei Chu was also in the Xuanzheng Hall, listening to the discussions between several old ministers and Emperor Qi.
The most important thing is to obey the goddess's orders in everything. No one is allowed to act recklessly. Also, safety issues must be taken seriously.
Then, they learned about the unusual movements in the western suburbs. It was the Goddess who was arranging the construction of the Skillful Workshop.
Several old ministers sighed again, "With such a goddess, Daqi will surely prosper!" "Yes, it is a blessing for Daqi and for all of us to have a goddess."
Wei Chu nodded in agreement. He felt proud of what Pei Xiang and the others said in praising Qin Chaoyan, and he thought it made a lot of sense.
Prince Rong was just like him, feeling proud, proud and honored.
"The goddess is so hard-working, still working on the matters of the workshop in the middle of the night. We should quickly decide on the personnel and these rules and regulations and write them down in a book."
"That's right, that's right. Come, tonight, let's work out the details and finalize them."
"Yes, I will follow your Majesty's orders."
Wei Chu glanced at the people who were several hundred years old, pursed his lips, and decided to stay. First, he also needed to refer to the patrol rules, and second, he was the only young man in the room, so he stayed to take care of them, in case the old men fainted and no one went to ask the imperial physician to come.
The next morning, Qin Chaoyan met Wei Chu and several adults again. After reading the details in the thick booklet, she had no objection.
Then, she followed a few people to assess the candidates for admission to the Skillful Workshop.
Yesterday, not long after the letter was delivered to the palace, Emperor Qi issued an edict, inviting extraordinary people or people with special skills to go to the Qiaogong Workshop to contribute to the construction of Da Qi.
The most important thing is that Emperor Qi also stated in the Xuanying Order that this workshop was established by the goddess.
Just based on this reason, many people from Kyoto, the suburbs of Beijing and the three surrounding counties were waiting outside the Qiaogong Workshop early this morning, waiting for the goddess to interview them and let them enter the Qiaogong Workshop.
There will always be a need for people in the Qiao Workshop. As long as they are truly talented and gifted in certain areas, Qin Chaoyan will keep them.
Within three days of the opening of the workshop, fifteen people were recruited, and these fifteen people built a windmill, a plow and a curved plow.
These three things have greatly liberated farmers' hands and are conducive to farming.
On the fifth day, the workshop recruited a scholar named Xu, who was a scholar who had failed the exams many times, but he could make all kinds of delicate gadgets.
With Xu Gong around, the clever workshop was able to produce weapons such as muskets within ten days.
After the holiday at the Qizhi School ended, Qin Chaoyan started running between the Crafts Workshop and the Academy, and Wei Zhao followed behind Qin Chaoyan.
It is worth mentioning that Qi Mo made a model of a small waterwheel, which was adopted by Qiaogongfang. He is now a nominal young master of Qiaogongfang.
Qin Chaoyan reserved a research room for him and also put his name on the Qiaogong Workshop. As long as Qi Mo came to the Qiaogong Workshop to do experiments, he could use all kinds of equipment and materials in the workshop.
With the example of Qi Mo, the students of Yingtian Academy started a wave of invention. In the end, the only students who succeeded and had their names registered in Qiaogongfang were Wei Wu, Chen Fengnian, Zhang Guangmin and Zhang Yu'an.
However, Qin Chaoyan's days of running back and forth had not lasted long before the Yingtian Academy's holiday came again. The last time it was because he had returned from studying abroad, and this time it was because envoys from various countries were coming to Beijing.
The teachers of Yingtian Academy were not just teachers of the academy. Some of them were officials from the Ministry of Rites, some from the Ministry of Works, and some from the Ministry of War.
Except for the elderly or those who retired in middle age, the rest of the masters all held official positions. Of course, there were also commoners like Jiang Guangbai, but this was rare.
The visit of envoys from various countries to the capital and the triennial summit meeting between various countries are the most important events in Kyoto in recent years.
When the academy is closed, the teachers are busy. The students are also very busy. At home, they are either sent by their fathers to run errands or study at home.
Everyone in the capital was mobilized, and the Jinwu Guards and the Dali Temple, who were responsible for protecting the safety of the imperial palace and the capital, were extremely busy these days.
Wei Chu and Qin Chaoyan haven't seen each other for almost five days. Either he came back late and Qin Chaoyan and Wei Zhao were already asleep, or he was so busy that he didn't even have time to go back and rest.
Finally, the day arrived for the envoys to enter the capital.
Envoys from various countries set out from their countries and arrive in Kyoto five days before the start of the talks in their respective countries, or at the latest three days before the meeting. This has become an unwritten rule agreed upon by all countries.
The envoys arrived outside the capital last night. At 9:00 p.m. today, officials from the Ministry of Rites were outside the city to welcome the envoys into the capital.
In Yunke Tower, almost all the students of Qizhi Academy were there, including the teacher Jiang Guangbai, as well as Qin Chaoyan and Jiang Yuandao.
Today, Wei Wen, Wei Wu and others also booked a private room in Yunke Tower, which is right next to them. Most of the people there are students from Mingli Academy. They just came over to say hello to the three teachers, Qin, Chao and Yan.
Qin Chaoyan and Jiang Yuandao were sitting in a private room drinking tea. Jiang Guangbai was already mingling with the elementary school students, chattering and gathering around the window, waiting for the envoy to pass by on the street downstairs.
"I'm coming."
"Master, this is the envoy Gu Quan, right? I remember Master Jiang said in the Baiye class that Gu Quan had to wear a scarf on his head to cover his face and block the wind and sand because he had been exposed to wind and sand for many years." Wei Zhao said.
Jiang Guangbai took a closer look and was not quite sure. If it was a girl from Nanwu Country, she might also be wearing a headscarf.
"It's the Ancient Spring Kingdom. Look at the flag on their carriage. It's a spring with a bright moon on it. That's their national flag." Sima Sun said, "The team behind them wearing purple turbans with gems on them are from the Southern Mist Kingdom."
"People in both countries wear headscarves all year round. The former is to protect against wind and sand, and the latter is to protect against miasma and fog in the mountains and forests."
"Oh," Wei Zhao and the others nodded, and Jiang Guangbai was also among them. "A Sun is really amazing, worthy of being called Xiao Baishu."
Sima Sun's chest inadvertently straightened up. He looked downstairs and said, "Behind Nanwu, the people from Xiwu are also here. The characteristic of Xiwu's people is that they are all extremely burly."
"Another thing, you see, their noses are very high and straight, and their eyes are very deep, usually blue. I heard that their royal children have gray-green eyes."