[Well, it’s still less than 3,000 words, so cheer up tomorrow! Even if you lose perfect attendance, you can’t fall like this! 】

Jingren Palace, the residence of the virtuous concubine.

Emperor Longyuan was circling back and forth in the living room impatiently, and from time to time he would ask where Jiao Changqing was.

When he heard that he had passed through the left inner gate and entered the East Sixth Palace, he couldn't help but want to rush out to greet him. Thanks to the persuasion of Jia Yuanchun and Dai Quan, he did not lose his dignity.

At the same time, Jiao Shun had already followed the eunuch who was almost trotting and walked quickly into the gate of Jingren Palace.

The first thing that catches the eye is naturally the prototype train. However, compared with the original train, this train has long been 'unrecognizable'. The semi-open locomotive is covered with brand-new and shiny steel, and the flatbed carriage behind it is used to pull goods.

Half of them were converted into luxurious wooden carriages, and even cornices and brackets were specially installed on the ceiling.

Of course, the price for excessive luxury is that every time the train starts, these exquisite carriages must be cleaned from inside to outside, top to bottom - for example, right now, there are dozens of little eunuchs climbing up and down

, wipe the soot stained on the tiles and walls.

"Hey young~"

Jiao Shunzheng tilted his head and looked at the train, when Qiu Shi'an led two young eunuchs to welcome him out, shouting from a distance: "My Lord Jiao, you are finally here - hurry up, hurry up, the emperor is already here

If you're in a hurry, come in with me quickly!"

"Eunuch Qiu."

Seeing that he was very anxious, Jiao Shun didn't stop. As he walked back with him, he slightly cupped his hands and asked: "The emperor summoned the officials to the palace at this time. I don't know what is going on?"

"It's not just those foreigners who are making trouble!"

Qiu Shi'an dropped this sentence, but refused to go any further. He only said, "When you meet Long Live Lord, you will naturally understand."

Seeing that he was afraid of being too talkative, Jiao Shun naturally didn't ask any more questions - but judging from this meaning, it obviously had nothing to do with his experience at Mei's house yesterday.

Because of the emperor's repeated urging, he was led directly into the living room when he was in the inner courtyard, even though it was useless.

In addition to the emperor's eunuch Dai Quan, there was also a tall woman in the hall. Because her back was to the door, she couldn't see her face clearly for a while, but judging from her clothing, she was undoubtedly the owner of the room, Jia Yuanchun.

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Jiao Shun didn't dare to look at it and hurriedly stepped forward to salute the mountain and shout long live the mountain.

"Get up, get up quickly!"

The emperor didn't even bother to say goodbye without courtesy. He stepped forward and gave Jiao Shun a hand. When Jiao Shun stood up, he asked in a muffled voice: "Jiao Aiqing, do you have a way to draw down the thunder and lightning from the sky and put it into a bottle?"

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Jiao Shun was stunned by his question. He hesitated for a while and said: "How could your Majesty think of knocking the thunder into the bottle?"

"It's not those foreigners who just spoke nonsense in front of me!"

Emperor Longyuan angrily stated the reason.

But it turned out that while the three brothers gathered some small countries and used the Sifang Pavilion to put pressure on the imperial court, the consul general of the powerful European country Gaulji in Xia directly proposed to Emperor Longyuan through diplomatic channels that the two countries would officially send students to each other.

Exchange culture and technology.

This suggestion seemed normal to Jiao Shun, but after Emperor Longyuan got the notice, he found it very ridiculous.

In the emperor's view, even the most powerful country in Europe, Wusi, only temporarily outdid Daxia in shipbuilding. This was mainly because the other country was an island country and prioritized the development of shipbuilding technology.

It is said that your Gallic country is slightly inferior to the Usi country. What can we communicate with each other? Or do you just want to take advantage of me, Daxia, in the name of communication?

In fact, if the emperor chooses to ignore this matter, or simply refuses, there will be no further progress.

Emperor Pianlongyuan insisted on showing off the power of the imperial dynasty, so he invited the Consul General of Gaulji into the palace. He first took two laps of the train and then showed off the hand-cranked generator that Jia Baoyu had brought two days ago.

The consul general couldn't help but give thumbs up in praise, but the deputy envoy accompanying him was a bit young and energetic. He said on the spot that he had seen a train in Wuxi country, and as for the generator - someone had used it a hundred years ago.

The kite attracted thunder from the sky and put it in a bottle for study.

Besides, compared to real thunder, the light emitted by this so-called light bulb is nothing worth mentioning.

Emperor Longyuan was not happy at that time, but the Gallic deputy envoy did not know how to restrain himself, and brazenly showed off that the Gallic colonies were spread across all five continents and seven oceans. The things he had seen were beyond the imagination of a country in a small corner of the country.

Emperor Longyuan was so angry that he wanted to refute it on the spot, but then he remembered that when Jiao Shun presented the train, he had also said that Westerners had similar things, so he did not speak rashly for a while.

In addition, Consul General Gaulji immediately scolded his subordinates and forced them to kneel down to apologize, which prevented the emperor's emotions from exploding on the spot.

But after the two consuls from Gaulji left, Emperor Longyuan became angrier and more unwilling to accept it, so he temporarily summoned Jiao Shun and asked him in a low voice if he could kill Tian Lei.

Locked in a bottle.

After learning the whole story, Jiao Shun couldn't laugh or cry. He raised his hands and said, "May I ask Your Majesty, is the man who used a kite to attract thunder from the sky and put it in a bottle, is his name Franklin?"

Emperor Longyuan frowned slightly and turned to look at Jia Yuanchun, who had been facing away, rolling up his sleeves and studying ink.

Jia Yuanchun felt the emperor's gaze, and then turned around and said: "Although the pronunciation is slightly different, it is undoubtedly the same name."

Sure enough, this is the joke!

It was difficult for Jiao Shun not to roll his eyes. He had been deceived in his previous life. It was not until he accidentally read an article refuting the rumor that he discovered that although this classic joke was not necessarily false, there were huge differences in many details.

The problem.

For example, the height of the kite in the story, and Franklin's approach to the metal key, but he was not harmed...

Of course, this does not mean that this experiment was a scam from beginning to end.

At the same time, someone also conducted a similar experiment, but one of them got too close as in the story and was electrocuted to death; the other did not get close to the test area at all during the experiment.

There is no need to educate the emperor about these trivial things.

Jiao Shun immediately laughed and said: "Actually, China has a method of catching thunder from ancient times. The metal pieces spit out from the roof tiles are..."

"How come I don't know this?"

Emperor Longyuan waved his hand impatiently: "I want you to store the thunder that you drew down!"

"It's not difficult either."

Jiao Shun said: "In order to make this generator, I asked Westerners about the method of storing lightning. It is actually very..."

Emperor Longyuan interrupted him again, waving his arms irritably and saying: "What I want is a different approach from that of Xiyi. The effect is even better, and it can better reflect the majesty of our heavenly kingdom!"

This is simply embarrassing.

Most of the physical and chemical knowledge that Mr. Jiao learned when he was in school has been returned to the teacher. Otherwise, he would not have asked Westerners about ways to store electricity. He suddenly had to find another way...

Did he still have to invent the battery in advance?

But even if a battery is invented, it may not meet the requirements for yellow discs.

"His Majesty."

Jiao Shun had no choice but to explain: "The so-called preservation method of the Western Yi cannot actually fully restore the power of the thunder - if we enlarge our newly built generator and remove some protective measures, the effect will be both

It's even better than that, and besides, that electric light was also the first of my kind..."

"Just the kind that can hurt people's lives!"

Emperor Longyuan said decisively: "We will first test it on livestock such as cattle and sheep. If it is really useful, it may not be able to be used as a weapon in the battle formation in the future!"

The emperor has said that he is so determined, how can Jiao Shun get it?

He could only bite the bullet and accept the order: "I obey the order. After I return, I will organize the master craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to build it as soon as possible."

"Um……"

The emperor hesitated at this time, shook his head for a while and said: "How can such a divine weapon be exposed to the outside?"

Jiao Shun couldn't help but want to roll his eyes again.

At this stage, the most he can do is build a larger generator, and then create some light, shadow, arc and other effects to scare people. According to the emperor's wishes, it seems that he is going to launch the electromagnetic gun immediately?

"How about this."

The emperor pondered for a moment and then ordered: "I asked the manufacturing office to free up a small courtyard and allocate a group of craftsmen from the inner palace. Aiqing works at the Ministry of Industry every morning and comes to the palace in the afternoon to supervise the construction of this thing."

With that said, without waiting for Jiao Shun to respond, he ordered Dai Quan on the side: "Draw up a decree to give Jiao Aiqing a job of walking in front of the emperor, and give him a badge to enter and exit the palace."

"Your Majesty, this..."

At this time, Jiao, who unconsciously thought wrongly, quickly declined and said: "How can a foreign minister come in and out of the palace every day? Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

"It doesn't matter."

The emperor said: "Although the manufacturing office is in the palace, it is still far away from the inner palace - why don't the assistant ministers of the cabinet go in and out of the palace every day?"

After saying that, he suddenly blinked narrowly at Jiao Shun and said, "If Aiqing feels lonely, I can also give you two palace ladies to accompany you, so that Aiqing can show off her talents."

Jiao Shun: "..."
Chapter completed!