The Invincible Sixth Prince

In the following period of time, all affairs in the court gradually got back on track.

At the same time, Yun Zheng also began to become lazy. He no longer attended court meetings every day, and basically only attended court meetings every two or three days.

Matters in the court were basically handled by Tang Shu and Tuo Huan, and Yun Zheng was only responsible for keeping watch.

In his words, he wanted to gradually make the court accustomed to his absence.

Even if he went out to fight a war for two or three years, the court could still function normally.

Although Yun Zheng's reasons were sufficient, the women around him all knew that he was preparing step by step to stay away from the court.

Neither the current imperial city nor the future new capital will be a place that can restrain Yun Zheng.

After Wu Dao and his men arrived, officials from all over the country rushed to the imperial city one after another. Even officials from the Northwest Protectorate braved the cold to come to the imperial city.

Yun Zheng established the Daqian Military Academy on Maoer Mountain.

He once trained the government soldiers there.

However, this is only a temporary place. The real Daqian Military Academy is in Xindu.

At present, the Ministry of Industry has designed the new capital.

Song Bixian and several officials from the Ministry of Works came to Yun Zheng's residence with the drawings.

Yun Zheng picked up the drawings and looked at them, while Song Bixian was responsible for explaining them.

The new capital was very large, half the size of the current imperial city.

The original Guangling City was incorporated into Xindu, but it was only a small part of Xindu.

The imperial palace of Xindu is located on the south side of present-day Guangling...

"Where are the Military Academy and the Technical Research Institute?"

Yun Zheng stared at the drawing and asked.

"This……"

Song Bixian paused and said awkwardly, "My subordinates and I in the Ministry of Works did not design these two places. We plan to finalize the overall structure of the new capital and then choose a location to build it..."

“These two places need to be added now!”

Yun Zheng put down the blueprint and said in an unquestionable tone: "In addition, the Institute of Technology must take confidentiality and security into consideration, and it must occupy at least a thousand acres of land!"

"what?"

Several people looked at Yun Zheng in dumbfounded.

Thousand acres?

A technical research institute needs to occupy thousands of acres of land?

How big is the Imperial College?

Facing the astonished gazes of several people, Yun Zheng couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

Although they are all from the Ministry of Industry, they still don't pay enough attention to the various technologies!

It seems that I need to raise the status of those truly skilled craftsmen.

The status of top craftsmen should be no lower than that of fourth-rank officials.

First set up an example, then slowly change these people's thinking and make them gradually realize the importance of science and technology.

"Listen carefully to this king!"

Yun Zheng looked at them seriously and said, "We must pay attention to the Institute of Technology! A new technology may be more powerful than a million soldiers!"

Several people were shocked and looked at Yun Zheng in disbelief.

This... isn't it too exaggerated?

They knew that Yun Zheng attached great importance to the Institute of Technology, but they did not expect that Yun Zheng attached great importance to this extent.

Better than a million soldiers!

These few simple words have already explained the extraordinary status of the Institute of Technology.

"I will start revising the blueprints as soon as I get back!"

Song Bixian stood up with a serious look on his face.

Yun Zheng has said so much. If they still don’t attach importance to the Technical Research Institute and still treat it as a small industrial department, they are simply out of their minds.

"it is good!"

Yun Zheng also stood up and instructed Song Bixian: "At present, the Ministry of Industry should make room for three skilled craftsmen from each craftsman type, no older than 40, preferably educated."

"This……"

Song Bixian looked embarrassed, "Your Highness, there are many skilled craftsmen in the Ministry of Works, but not many of them have read books, and many of them can't even read a single word..."

Anyone with a little knowledge will not be a craftsman.

Take the blacksmiths in the Ministry of Industry for example, if you let them forge iron, they are all very skilled.

But if you compare your knowledge with theirs, I guess the Crown Prince is much more knowledgeable than them.

"Then send someone to teach them how to read and write!"

Yun Zheng said solemnly: "Take an hour every day to teach them to read and write, and tell them that I will personally test them when the time comes. If they learn well, I will reward them handsomely!"

Is there any reward for teaching people to read and write?

Some of them were a bit messy.

Yun Zheng's series of actions were a bit beyond their understanding.

However, this also shows Yun Zheng's emphasis on the Technical Research Institute and craftsmen.

Song Bixian came to his senses and quickly responded loudly.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

At this moment, Zhang Xu's voice came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xu was seen running in hurriedly, dragging his much thinner body, holding a few things in his hands.

Zhang Xu simply greeted Song Bixian and the others, and immediately handed the things in his hand to Yun Zheng, "Your Highness, take a look, I have made all these things!"

"So fast?"

Yun Zheng was slightly surprised and quickly took the item handed to him by Zhang Xu.

These are some pulleys.

It's a little small, but it's well polished.

"Your Highness, what is this for?"

Song Bixian asked curiously.

"This thing is very useful!"

Yun Zheng smiled, "Come on, I'll show you!"

Under the leadership of Yun Zheng, they quickly came out of the yard.

Yun Zheng personally assembled several pulleys and hung a basket underneath. He then ordered people to bring a stone weighing nearly 50 kilograms from the yard and put it into the basket.

Not to mention Song Bixian and the others, even Zhang Xu looked curious.

Yun Zheng just asked him to make this thing.

As for what this thing was used for, he had no idea.

After everything was ready, Yun Zheng asked Song Bixian with a smile: "Master Song, how heavy do you think this stone is?"

"Well, it should be about fifty kilograms, right?" Song Bixian estimated.

"Try this stone!"

Yun Zheng pointed to the rope passing through the pulley system.

Although Song Bixian was puzzled, he still did as he was told.

He even used both hands, fearing that the strength of his one hand was not enough.

However, as soon as he started, Song Bixian found something wrong.

"How can this be so light?"

Song Bixian looked at Yun Zheng in surprise, and quickly let go of one hand and pulled the rope with one hand.

He lifted the stones in the basket easily with just one hand.

“It’s just that light!”

Yun Zheng smiled: "This thing is called a pulley. If you assemble several pulleys in a certain way, you can save a lot of effort! Even a child can easily lift a hundred pounds!"

"what?"

Zhang Xu exclaimed, and quickly came to Song Bixian, "Master Song, let me try!"

"well!"

Song Bixian quickly stepped aside and looked at Yun Zheng excitedly: "If we make a large number of these for building the new capital, we will definitely be able to save a lot of manpower!"

"Correct!"

Yun Zheng nodded and smiled: "I asked Zhang Xu to invent a pulley for the construction of the new capital!"

Song Bixian suddenly realized and looked at Yun Zheng with admiration.

It turns out that His Highness had already thought of this.

It is a blessing for Daqian that Your Highness is in power!