boyutpedia Chapter 181 The entire court scrambled for a small item
Chapter 181 The entire court scrambled for a small item
While Shen Zhiyi was still happily shipping the couple, the old emperor decided not to listen to such pointless talk.
He has something important to do now.
“These things are all of them.”
An Qi handed the items to the old emperor and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, these are all items that were taken from these people from the Hippo Kingdom. This is a map they drew, and this page shows the map of Daye."
The old emperor looked at it carefully and his heart skipped a beat.
Damn, they've drawn the Western Regions frontier in such detail.
Wow, these people are really good at drawing! The drawings are quite beautiful, but some parts are not quite accurate.
Shen Zhiyi split the surveillance footage into two screens, one comparing the maps drawn by these people, and the other displaying the territorial map of this world that the system had given him.
[System, how do you have such a detailed map?]
The system emitted a proud, mechanical sound.
[Basic Operation.]
The old emperor fell into deep thought, knowing that one of the most important things in military campaigns is the map.
General Wei Hu's voyage this time, besides searching for superior breeds, also carries the mission of exploring me, which will be mapped out.
However, Shen Zhiyi already has one readily available.
The old emperor put away the maps drawn by these people.
Upon seeing this, the people from Hippo Kingdom, not understanding, began to chatter amongst themselves.
[Haha, these people are questioning the old emperor about why he took their things.]
Those present watched Shen Zhiyi with quiet shock.
Shen Lang truly lives up to his reputation as an immortal; he can actually understand this bird language.
The old emperor reacted quickly: "What are you saying? I don't understand."
Why take their things without even asking around? Who in the entire Daye doesn't belong to them?
The old emperor put the map in his pocket.
Ignoring the looks he was getting from those around him, he simply confiscated the goods. Confiscated them, understand?
On the 16th day of the month (癸亥), the Kingdom of Hema paid tribute and presented the map to the envoy.
[Does this writing feel a bit off? Oh well, nobody's reading it anyway, and I won't even know when someone does.]
Everyone: You're such a clever little devil.
The Hippo Kingdom members were still imprisoned in the room, while the old emperor took the map they had drawn back to Yanying Hall.
[Hey, why haven't these ministers gone back? They look like they've come here to wait for the old emperor?]
The officials who had been waiting in the Yanying Hall for a long time managed to suppress their yawns.
Of course, the old emperor had something to say, and they were too tired to leave after eating.
“Come and take a look at this.”
The old emperor placed the map drawn by the people from Hippo Kingdom on the table.
Someone said, "This looks like a map?"
"This place looks familiar."
The old emperor waved to the General of the Cavalry.
"You old man, look closer."
The General of the Cavalry squinted and looked carefully, then his eyes widened after he finished reading.
"Good heavens, isn't this the place I used to guard? I remember this area was off-limits, how did he draw it in such detail?"
The old emperor nodded to Chen Decai, who then took out a long, unidentified object.
"It must be through this item."
I know, I know, it's a telescope.
Many people gathered around and looked at it curiously.
"Your Majesty, how do I use this?"
Just look at it; it's super easy.
With Shen Zhiyi's words, these ministers suddenly seemed to understand what to do.
After using them, everyone was amazed.
"Hey old man, you have a super big head here."
"I see it, I see the stone lions outside the door."
……
A group of old men suddenly started playing with the binoculars like little kids.
The old emperor is indeed the old emperor; he used things he'd never seen before, yet he remained as steadfast as a rock.
The old emperor raised the corners of his lips. "Nonsense. If he couldn't handle it, how would he keep these old fogies in check?"
He coughed a few times and then spoke.
"This little gadget seems to work quite well. Ministry of Works, go and see how it's made, and see if it can be mass-produced."
The Minister of Works, his heart pounding with excitement and his hands trembling, was about to take it when...
General Wei Hu stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, this thing is of great use to me."
The Minister of Works said irritably, "What use are you to me? You're more likely to be of great use to our Ministry of Works."
The Minister of Works has a particular fondness for these strange and unusual things; he'll definitely take this thing apart once it gets his hands on it.
The Minister of Works tilted his head. How would he know how this thing was made if he didn't take it apart?
Upon hearing this, General Wei Hu knew that this would not do.
"Your Majesty, I am about to set sail for the unknown and distant ocean. With this little thing, my chances of survival will be greatly increased. I humbly request Your Majesty to give this to our fleet."
Upon hearing this, the old emperor realized that was indeed the case.
The Minister of Works spoke up hastily.
"Your Majesty, the situation at sea is unknown. If this thing is lost overseas, it will be truly gone. Whether we can mass-produce this item in the future is of utmost importance."
Upon hearing this, the old emperor thought it made sense.
"and many more!"
Everyone turned to look at the person who had spoken.
Shen Zhiyi's small mouth formed an "O" shape.
[Wonderful! Wonderful! The one speaking is the General of the Cavalry.]
[Hey, hey, hey, this is Shen Zhiyi's news broadcast. The Minister of Works and General Wei Hu are fighting over a telescope, and it seems the General of the Cavalry is about to get involved too.]
The General of the Cavalry looked at the old emperor with burning eyes.
"Your Majesty, with this item, I can guarantee that every battle we fight will be a resounding victory. In addition, with this map, I suggest that Your Majesty immediately attack these small kingdoms in the Western Regions and expand the territory of our Great Ye!"
The General of the Cavalry spoke with great passion and directly touched the old emperor's heart.
You should know that the old emperor's greatest dream was to expand his territory.
No ambitious emperor could resist this temptation.
But over the years, his ambitions have been hampered by the financial situation of Daye.
Well said, let's do it!
The Minister of Works, General Weihu, and the Minister of Revenue came to their senses.
No, what's so good about it? This is utterly worthless!
Before the Minister of Works and General Weihu could speak, the Minister of Revenue stepped forward.
Why fight? It's such a waste of money. Isn't making money better?!
"Your Majesty, this old minister would like to ask if there are two of these items?"
Unfortunately, it's not available.
The old emperor shook his head.
The Minister of Revenue turned to look at General Weihu.
"General, why don't you just make do with this? If there were two of these, it wouldn't matter if you took one, but there's only one now, and it wouldn't be good if it got lost outside."
General Weihu blushed with anger.
"You civil officials are all in cahoots!"
But why aren't you military officers united?
General Weihu turned to look at General Piaoji.
Please say something!