When the time entered December, the Xiao Yao Royal Manufacturing Office received news that the craftsman who made fireworks and several Taoist priests who made alchemy made an exploding ball. It was said that it was so powerful that it could destroy the house.

It collapsed.

Immediately, she found a reason to leave the palace and went to see the power of the ball explosion.

In order to show his merit, Zhongzhi ordered someone to conduct a test in the stone when he was in front of Xiao Yao. The specific method was to cut a slit or a hole in the stone, then put the ball in and ignite the fuse.

Xiao Yao stood at the safe distance mentioned by the old craftsman and waited quietly.

At this time, there was a loud noise, and then a complete stone was blown to pieces, and it even felt like the earth was shaking.

Zhongzhong looked at Xiao Yao excitedly and asked: "Your Majesty, what do you think of this power?"

Xiao Yao was very satisfied and surprised. He nodded with a smile and said: "Very good, the power is very good. From the manager to the developer, there are many rewards." Then he asked, "Does this ball have to have this lead?

?Maybe it is thrown like a trebuchet? Or the soldier holds it in his hand and throws it directly? Will it injure his own people?"

The old craftsman stepped forward and said: "This round ball can be thrown, but it is unstable when thrown. It may explode in the air or explode when it hits the ground."

Xiao Yao was puzzled: "Why is this?"

The old craftsman thought for a while and said: "I haven't found the reason yet. I initially think it is because it moved, causing the things inside to collide."

Xiao Yao nodded and said: "It's a good idea to study this problem and find a solution. I will reward you greatly."

The old craftsman nodded quickly and said yes.

After seeing the power of the ball, Zhongzhong followed Xiao Yao to the side and whispered: "Your Majesty, someone has been coveting the mirror factory, and the methods are becoming more and more fierce. What should we do?"

After hearing this, Xiao Yao said: "Let them do it, I want to see who dared to steal my things after taking advantage of the leopard's courage!"

Her people were investigating what Fang Zhishan and the Fang family had done, and there was no evidence for the time being, so she had no choice but to steal her things and deliver food to her door. If she didn't do something about it, she would be in vain as an emperor!

After listening to Zhongzhong, he knew what to do.

Xiao Yao returned to the palace and visited the Queen Mother and the concubines as usual, both for exercise and to greet them.

When I went to Fang Shufei's place, I saw that Fang Shufei's face was a little bad and her eyes were red. She couldn't help but asked in surprise: "What's going on?"

Concubine Fang Shu said: "I don't know if Zhishan has offended someone. His body is just a little better. When he went out to meet friends, he was injured again by the mysterious master. Although he brought many guards, the injury was not as serious as last time. But

The imperial doctor said that it is necessary to take care of the general health, otherwise old injuries and new injuries may be added to the body, which may lead to loss of longevity."

Xiao Yao was greatly surprised: "Is he still the same master as last time? Who did Mr. Fang offend?"

But in her heart, she felt that the mysterious master had done a good job. Her priority now was to govern the country, but she had no time to fight with Fang Zhishan.

This mysterious master allowed Fang Zhishan to lie down directly at home, which was a great help to her.

Concubine Fang Shu said: "Zhi Shan said it was that person. But he didn't know who he had offended."

Xiao Yao said: "In that case, let Mr. Fang have a good life and take care of himself. When he is fully recovered, he can go out with all the guards."

Concubine Fang Shu nodded.

Xiao Yao returned to his dormitory and learned that Yuan Zheng had asked for leave and had not come back, so he nodded to show that he understood and said nothing.

Zhen Xin secretly whispered to Lin Qing: "If I hadn't seen that the little eunuch was loyal to the emperor, I would have suspected that he had found someone else. Otherwise, why would he always ask for leave to go out these days? He didn't see the emperor before when he was not poisoned.

He goes out."

Hongque said: "You should give up this habit of being suspicious. Yuan Zheng told me when he went out that he wanted to find a famous doctor." At this point, his expression darkened, "Although I know that the chance is not great, there is always a chance.

I sincerely hope that he can find a real famous doctor to interpret it for the emperor."

Zhen Xin also became sentimental after hearing this, and quickly stopped talking and talked about something else.

The palace master went to slap Fang Zhishan twice again, but unfortunately, Fang Zhishan was afraid of death, so he brought many guards, and there were people who were not afraid of death who came up to block a few slaps, so he still failed to kill him.

The house is good.

However, the palace owner later felt that it would be more interesting not to kill Fang Zhishan and make him fear when he thought about going out in the future, than to kill him.

Thinking of this, the palace owner felt a little better, but soon became gloomy again.

He went to the stronghold of Xingyue Palace and asked the Great Protector: "Has the antidote for the broken lotus roots been made?"

The Great Protector shook his head: "My subordinates are incompetent and have not been able to make an antidote for the time being." At this point, he asked cautiously, "Palace Master, has anyone been poisoned by this poison?"

The palace owner asked for the antidote every time she came, and she became more anxious and irritable every time. No matter how she looked at it, she didn't just want the antidote.

With such a name, it is most likely that someone the palace owner is concerned about has been poisoned, and he wants to get the antidote.

The Palace Master was silent for a moment and nodded: "Yes. A very important person." After he said this, he looked at the Great Protector and said, "Someone more important than me."

After hearing this, the Great Protector realized what he was thinking. He looked at the Palace Master's expression and saw worry and anxiety on the Palace Master's face, as well as faint guilt and regret. He was secretly shocked.

Then who is it that can make the palace master show such rich emotions?

The Great Protector suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked: "Palace Master, are you feeling unwell? Are there any blockages when practicing?"

The palace owner shook his head: "No."

The Great Protector breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face: "Such a great kindness."

Since the palace lord is full of emotions and his body and skills are intact, it can be proved that the palace lord will soon be invincible in the world.

Before leaving, the palace owner told the Great Protector to develop an antidote as soon as possible.

The Great Protector agreed, but his face was solemn.

How is the antidote so easy to develop?

If it were that easy, someone would have made the antidote long ago, why wait for him?

Winter in the capital is usually cold, and snowflakes often visit.

Xiao Yao looked at the snow this winter and was a little worried that people all over the world would not be able to withstand the cold and would freeze to death and starve to death, so he has been ordering all localities to report the actual situation, especially those counties that often experience heavy snowfall.

At this time, a new closed cell surrounded by high walls was built. It seemed to be large enough and highly protective.

Xiao Yao was busy learning about the disasters in various places and had no time to look. He only ordered the prisoners to be moved there as soon as possible and began to assign tasks.

When she finished her work, she took a look and saw that the prisoners in the prison were wearing uniform clothes. Their hands, feet and faces looked clean, no doubt like ordinary people. At this time, they were sitting in several places working, some were dyeing and some were weaving.

, and the spinners did a pretty good job.

When she came in, the people from the Criminal Department immediately asked the prisoners to salute.

The prisoner quickly put down his work and stood up to salute Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao excused himself from the ceremony and raised his voice: "You are my subjects of the Xiao Kingdom. You are here, but you just went astray for a while. Now I am ordering someone to teach you the craft. I hope you will learn hard and learn from it. You will be released after serving your sentence."

There is also a craft to make a living.”

After hearing this, all the prisoners rushed to kowtow to Xiao Yao.

The brave ones also said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering and the suffering."

The prisoners here have not committed any serious crimes - the truly evil ones have been "tattooed" and exiled to poor places to do the hardest labor - some of these prisoners were falsely accused, and some were...

As Xiao Yao said, some people go astray, and some of them take risks only when they have no choice but to take risks, so they are all willing to change their ways.

Nowadays, it is difficult to learn a craft even with a lantern!

Furthermore, in the old cell, I could only eat one meal a day, and it was often sour. I was always wearing the same clothes as when I was in prison, and I had no way to take care of myself. My whole body stinked. The Emperor issued an order.

After that, apart from wearing prison uniforms, they looked almost like ordinary people.

Therefore, they sincerely thanked the emperor.

Xiao Yao nodded with a smile: "After you go out, you can work hard and stop going astray. This is the best thank you to me."

The prisoners were excited again.

Before Xiao Yao left, he told the officials in charge here: "Let them have enough food, clothing, and keep themselves clean. Firstly, this will build up your moral character, and secondly, it will make them work harder."

The officials quickly agreed.

Xiao Yao asked again about the treatment of the prisoners.

The official in charge here said: "We will eat two meals a day, one thin meal, one steamed bun and steamed buns, and some meat and vegetables every three days. As for the release after serving the sentence, it is initially planned to give each person 20 Wen as payment." said

Completely afraid that Xiao Yao would be angry, he explained again,

"Give me 20 Wen. Firstly, I can support them for three or two days, and secondly, I won't let the poor and down-and-out people commit crimes and go to jail just for the money."

Xiao Yao thought for a while and nodded.

After returning, she couldn't help but think about it.

If there were processing workshops in every state and county in the world, wouldn't the lives of ordinary people be much better?

But, in this case, there are two problems.

The first is that it will cause farmers to give up their farmland and work in workshops. The second is that sales must be guaranteed, otherwise it will not be able to open at all.

The first problem was easy to solve, as long as it was clearly stipulated and linked to the imperial examination. Xiao Yao thought about the second problem seriously.

What is lacking most in the world?

Is there anything particularly cheap that ordinary people can afford?

Also, what are some things that foreigners like?
To be continued...