Chapter 320: Just a "Small Gift"

It was specially given by my fifth sister. Even if it is a toy, it must not be an ordinary toy!
Yun Chuhuan's expectations were immediately raised to the maximum:

"If it's worse than the sword you gave Cen Yiyi, I won't agree!"

"Don't worry, you will definitely prefer toys to swords."

Yun Shu raised his eyebrows.

This kid was sent by his father to learn martial arts. After squatting in a horse stance for a cup of tea, he cried and shouted that he wanted to find his mother, and refused to learn no matter what.

With that being the case, how much could he like the sword?
Even if you just like collecting, it will only last for three minutes at best.

Any interesting toy can easily satisfy his love for the sword.

Yunshu promised confidently:
"Just wait. I promise to give you the toy before I give Yi Yi the sword."

"That's settled!"

Yun Chuhuan's eyes suddenly lit up:

"I knew I was the fifth sister's favorite brother!"

Yun Shu: “…”

Well, the main reason is that she only has one younger brother at the moment.

……

Because I promised to give Yun Chuhuan a gift, after the seven-day holiday,

When Yun Shu sent the blueprints and the method of making steel with a steam engine to the Ministry of Industry for testing, she also sent the blueprints for the set of small toys that she was going to give to Yun Chuhuan.

She thought that she was just sending the blueprints under the guise of a "small toy" and that they would not be taken seriously at first.
As a result, that afternoon, she heard the news that Ye Qing'an asked for a meeting in the imperial study.

"You just said that Ye Qing'an wanted to see the princess instead of me?"

When Emperor Xuanwu heard the news from Li Dehai, he first thought that his son might have done something big behind his back.

Subconsciously, he turned his head and looked at Yun Shu:

"What did you do again?"

"I didn't do anything."

Yun Shu raised her head innocently:

"I just had someone send a blueprint to the Ministry of Industry and ask them to try to see if they can use a steam engine to make steel."

"Steam engine for steelmaking?"

Although Emperor Xuanwu did not understand why the steam engine could be used to make steel, he had seen the power of the steam engine car.

Now when he heard the word "steam engine", he felt that it must be another amazing and wonderful thing.

I couldn't help but also cheer up:
"Hurry up and let Ye Aiqing in!"

"Yes."

Li Dehai bowed and withdrew. Not long after, he was seen in a green official robe. His appearance and attire were obviously the same as before, but his temperament had begun to undergo some subtle changes.
It was as if... Ye Qingan, who had changed from a standard liberal arts student to a classic science student, came in from outside in a hurry and bowed respectfully to the two of them:
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty and Your Highness the Crown Princess."

"No gift."

Emperor Xuanwu was still thinking about asking Ye Qing'an to ask whatever he wanted to ask, so that he could listen and understand the power of "steam engine steelmaking" from the side.

He quickly raised his hand to signal the other party to get up quickly:

"I heard that you came here today to look for the princess?"

"Your Majesty, I do have some questions about the little train that I would like to ask Your Highness the Crown Princess."

"A little train?"

Isn't it the steam engine that makes steel? What is this little train?

A vehicle that is on fire and running? Can people still sit in it?!

Emperor Xuanwu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked Yunshu again:
"Didn't you say that you only gave me a blueprint for making steel using a steam engine?"

"The main thing is really just a blueprint for making steel with a steam engine."

Yun Shu explained seriously:
"The blueprint of the small train I gave you is just a small gift for my sixth brother."

"This is no small gift!"

When Ye Qingan heard this, he couldn't help but interrupt:

"I have been thinking about the blueprint for a long time today. I always feel that if it is made bigger, it can even transport military rations to any place in Tiansheng at the fastest speed.

And it will not cause any food loss at all!"

"what?!"

Emperor Xuanwu was even more shocked.

What does it mean to be able to transport military rations quickly?
As long as the national treasury is not short of money and food, it means that the soldiers fighting on the front lines no longer have to worry about the most important wartime issues of food and other military supplies!
The most important thing is that Ye Qingan actually said that this method of transportation would not cause any food loss!
You know, when escorting grain, you need to consider whether the grain will be robbed along the way, so there must be a lot of escorts along the way.

These people walked along the road and had to eat along the way.
During the long journey of transportation, some of the food was accidentally spilled, or it got soaked by heavy rain due to bad weather, and became moldy and inedible...

After adding up all the losses, it would be extremely good if 60% to 70% of the food that was delivered to the front line was still there!

If it were possible to achieve zero loss...

Emperor Xuanwu could no longer sit still. He wanted to go over and hold Yunshu's shoulders, shaking her vigorously a few times, so that all the things in her mind could be shaken out, so that he could immediately figure it out:

"What on earth did you give that kid Lao Liu?"

“It’s really just a little gift.”

Yun Shu stretched out his hand and gestured the size of a bathtub:

"The carriage is about this big, divided into two sections, just enough for the Sixth Prince and his study partner to sit in and play, one section each."

"This is what I want to talk about when I come to the palace this time!"

Ye Qingan quickly replied:

"In my humble opinion, this carriage can be made bigger, more numerous and longer!"

"Wait, it's in two pieces?"

Emperor Xuanwu had never seen the blueprints, so he was a little confused:
"The car is split into two parts. How do we control the rear part?"

"Depend on the track!"

Yun Shu answered without hesitation:
“The route that the train will take is laid out in advance, and then the train will only run on this track.

In this way, no matter how many carriages are behind it, it will not deviate from the predetermined track and will only move steadily on that fixed route. "

"Do we need to pave a road specifically for this car?"

Wouldn’t this cost be too high?
The eagerness in Emperor Xuanwu's eyes faded a little:
"If we want to use this so-called small train to transport military supplies to the border, don't we have to build a road from the capital first?

This flexibility and freedom is not comparable to that of a steam car."

So what if there might be wars everywhere in the future?

It can be accomplished in three months, but the road may not even be paved yet and the battle may already be over!
Once peace is restored, what is the use of the train that goes directly to the border?

Isn't this a waste of money?
No wonder Xiaowu only gave this thing to Laoliu as a small toy.

I guess she thought of this too?