The title of kings of different surnames was not a normal phenomenon in the history of the Han Dynasty. Sun Ce also held heavy troops and was not the kind of wealthy pigs raised in captivity. The Wu State could not be built according to the system of princes and kings, and there were no rules to follow. Finally, according to the central official system, some official names of the pre-Qin kingdoms were adopted to show that they were different from the court.

Huang Chengyan's official official said that he was the general's young mansion, which corresponds to the general's master craftsman. He belonged to one of the nine ministers, but his status among the nine ministers was relatively low. However, Sun Ce did not strictly follow the ready-made salary system, and Huang Chengyan did not care about those things, so he did this first.

The scope of the responsibility of the Shaofu was very wide, mainly building, from cemeteries to palaces to important officials, all belonged to the Shaofu. Huang Chengyan was naturally very busy in the new founding of the capital, but the construction of the palace was mainly planned by Ji Xiang Yu Fan, and several orders under the Shaofu were responsible for the specific implementation. Huang Chengyan only had to perform the supervision function, and his main energy was still on metal smelting.

After raising the furnace temperature and reducing the cost of repeated forging to remove impurities, and using quenching technology to strengthen the strength of the blade to create both rigid and flexible ordnance, metal smelting has reached a bottleneck period and limited room for continued growth. Huang Chengyan turned his energy to alloys, hoping to create better ordnance through matching between different materials.

Alloys have a long history in China, and bronze is the most typical example. However, with current technical conditions and theoretical construction, it is not easy to create economical and excellent alloys. Huang Chengyan's research has stagnated and has not had new achievements for a long time, so he is somewhat anxious.

After listening to Huang Chengyan's introduction, Sun Ce was very calm. This situation was long as he expected. The transition from empiricism to experimental science was a leap. The difficulties could not be solved by patting the head, and it was even more impossible to achieve overnight. Huang Chengyan is now at this stage. To take this step, it requires a lot of investment, including manpower, material resources and financial resources. More importantly, time is time. Only by establishing a related system can there be development. I can't hurry.

As long as the direction is right, the result will come sooner or later.

Sun Ce and Huang Chengyan were chatting while walking. Huang Yueying followed her mother Cai Jue and was whispering to communicate. First, she talked about the banquet for Yuan Quan and others, and wanted to invite a few chefs from the Cai family to bring the ingredients. Later, she talked about some shipbuilding, dancing and full of energy.

Cai Jue suddenly asked. "I heard what you mean, my mother is afraid she won't be able to hold her grandson again this year."

"What?" Huang Yueying was stunned, then her face turned red, and she hugged Cai Jue's arm and acted coquettishly. "Mother, you are here again."

"Oh, I have taught you so much, and I don't have any use at all. Those have given birth to them, and some have even gotten pregnant with their second child. You are fine. It's been more than a year, and there's no movement at all. You know the boat, and you don't know how many people you have time to build. Are you really going to let your father take a concubine and have children and inherit his title? Where do you let my mother put her face?"

"Then you don't have to be so anxious. You are less than forty years old, so you can work harder and give birth to a younger brother for me. Look how many years younger than you, didn't you give birth to two in a row? I heard that she is pregnant again, isn't it true?"

Cai Jue nodded and muttered something again, but Huang Yueying didn't hear it clearly. After a while, the topic of the two turned to the Pythagorean Hall. The royal palace was Xincheng, Sun Ce met with the ministers, and the queen proposed to let the woman go to the palace, which aroused a lot of discussion in the court and the public. Cai Jue was a little worried. It would be a matter of time before Huang Chengyan was appointed as a marquis, but she had never given birth to a son, which was a hidden danger after all.

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have married you to him. It would be great to recruit a son-in-law and a daughter. Even if you can inherit the title, you can also earn one by yourself. I said why were you confused at that time? You must not marry him." Cai Jue glanced at Huang Yueying and said half-truely: "He didn't want you to marry him. This loss was a bit big."

Huang Yueying held her mother's arm and snickered. The mother and daughter were in love with each other. She knew what her mother was thinking, so she naturally would not take it to heart. "No, no, my aunt can give birth, and my uncle has given birth several times, you must have given birth, but it took a longer time to brew. This is like wine. The longer the brewing time, the smartest it will be born. Just like me, you didn't have a few years of marriage? This younger brother has been brewing for twenty years and must be a genius."

"Puchi!" Cai Jue couldn't help laughing and pinched Huang Yueying's nose. "You are close to Zhuzhe Chi, and your frivolousness is becoming more and more like him."

Huang Yueying raised her head and said proudly: "This is called husband and wife."

Cai Jue curled his lips and stopped talking. He thought about it but couldn't swallow this breath. He reached out and flicked Huang Yueying's high forehead. Huang Yueying screamed "Oh" and covered her forehead with her hands, pouting aggrievedly. Sun Ce in front seemed to turn his head inadvertently, and then turned back as if nothing had happened.

Cai Jue saw clearly, his face turned pale, and he touched Huang Yueying's forehead in a doting way.

Sun Ce visited Jingu Garden. Although he did not deliberately make a big fuss, the appearance of the tiger soldiers was enough to attract the attention of those who were interested. Those who could receive Cai Mao’s invitation were all human beings. When they learned that the King of Wu came, they naturally knew the meaning. Some flattered Cai Mao and the King of Wu had a close relationship, while others wanted to meet the King of Wu in a roundabout way, even if they bowed from a distance, took a look and handed over a name.

Cai Mao did not dare to be careless. Although he didn't know why Sun Ce suddenly returned to Jianye, Sun Ce's warning for travel was more strict than usual, but it was a fact. How could an inexplicable person suddenly appear in front of him? He tried his best to appease everyone and ask everyone to be calm. He would ask the King of Wu to meet everyone at the right time. Even if the King of Wu is busy with government affairs and cannot come in person, your names can have the opportunity to pass into the King of Wu's ears.

While everyone was talking, one of the people stood up and walked to Cai Mao openly. "De, where is the King of Wu? I'll go and see you."

When Cai Mao saw that it was Zhong Yao, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. "Jun Zhong, this..."

"It's okay, I have my own sense of responsibility." Zhong Yao raised it and shook it calmly.

Cai Mao had no choice but to lead Zhong Yao out and call a waiter to lead Zhong Yao to see Sun Ce. As for Sun Ce still not to see him, it had nothing to do with him. When he returned to the hall, he looked like a mirror in his heart, but he could only pretend not to see him. As a business leader of the Jingxiang Group, he knew Zhong Yao's identity very well and knew that Zhong Yao would soon be valued by Sun Ce. When he went to see Sun Ce, Sun Ce had to give some face. Zhong Yao's high-profile performance at this time had a meaning of showing existence.

Zhong Yao followed the waiter to the garden where Sun Ce was visiting. Guo Yuan, who was on duty, saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Zhong Yao waved his hand to signal the waiter to let go and chatted with Guo Yuan for a few words. Guo Yuan was respectful and did not dare to be arrogant, and answered questions and questions.

Sun Ce saw it from afar and couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Zhong Yao, a sly guy, really knows how to seize opportunities. He originally thought that he would see Zhong Yao in two days, but since he met him here, he naturally could not give up Zhong Yao's face, so he signaled Guo Wu to invite him.

Huang Chengyan lacked enough eyesight and didn't know who it was. Sun Ce told him that it was Zhong Yao who came, and Huang Chengyan understood it and smiled. "Zhong Yuanchang's calligraphy is wonderful, with both hard and soft, and is more ancient and elegant. Mr. Cai praised him very much and felt inferior to himself."

Sun Ce also laughed. Zhong Yao's calligraphy is indeed good, and it is not inferior to Cai Yong, but Huang Chengyan's words have a deep meaning, implying that Zhong Yao is not missed, but he is not without the elegance of a gentleman and takes both the inside and the outside, which is very capable of being. As smart as Cai Yong, he gains face but loses the inside. Huang Chengyan is the opposite, but loses the face.

"Have Mr. Huang met after Zhong Yao came to Jianye?"

"No." Huang Chengyan shook his head. "I have become less and less interested in dealing with people recently. I always feel that with this free time, it is better to fiddle with Pu Yuan and others with crucibles and iron blocks. Although these are mysterious and difficult to grasp, they are much simpler than people's hearts."

"That's true. Someone once said that the two most complicated things in this world are the human heart and the universe, especially the human heart. Being able to understand the universe may not necessarily understand the human heart."

"The universe is also complicated." Huang Chengyan suddenly said: "When talking about this, I remembered that King has seen Yan Fuchi recently?"

"I originally wanted to see you, but I didn't have time to worry about it. I guess it will take a few more days."

"Well, if the king meets Yan Fuchu, he can ask him what the universe is in the teachings of the Futu. After hearing it a little, I felt that it seemed to make some sense, but it was very different from my Central Plains." Huang Chengyan frowned. "I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, and I always feel that I can't look at it in small ways. Especially the three thousand worlds and the four emperors, if used well, it may help the king with one hand. If used poorly, it can also disrupt people's hearts."

Sun Ce did not dare to take it lightly. Huang Chengyan was a pragmatic scholar. He spent a lot of energy to study Zhang Heng's works. He was a rare rational scholar of this era. He attached so much importance to the Buddhist view of the universe, and he felt like he was facing a great enemy. Naturally, he was not talking nonsense. He was about to ask in detail, but Zhong Yao had already walked up with Guo Wu, so he kept this in mind and discussed it with Huang Chengyan later.

Zhong Yao walked to Sun Ce, bowed to show his respect, and met Huang Chengyan again. Huang Chengyan was indeed not interested in Zhong Yao, so he said goodbye after a few words, and went with his wife and daughter.

Zhong Yao stroked his beard, looked at Huang Chengyan's back, and smiled slightly. "Master Huang is like an ancient knife, with his sharpness curled up, but he is full of strength, which makes people dare not snatch his tip. When he thinks about it carefully, it is consistent with the king's method of hiding the tip, which is thick and vigorous, and has no power to leak out."

When Sun Ce heard this, he laughed and said, "What Mr. Zhong said is very true. This is what is said to be clumsy and clever, and it is straight and breaks the curve."

Zhong Yao frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and asked back, "So, the king still believes in winning with strength and winning with straightforwardness?"
Chapter completed!