GongYimo deeply frowns.
Gong Che says again, "With such a big effort, I reckon there's a backup plan." He rubs his eyebrows in annoyance. Unlike the other princes who fight for the imperial power, he really wants to do good for the people … Every time he does something, he receives the sincere gratitude of the people. That sense of accomplishment is not something that can be brought to him by fighting for power.
But while he spares no effort to do good, there are people in the capital who spares no effort to harm him. He is not afraid that his power will be taken away, but he is afraid that the person who replaces him will ruin things because of his eagerness to gain merit.
He still remembers how many people died in order to repair a summer palace when he was young. The officials did not treat people as human beings in order to curry favor with Imperial Father, but Imperial Father only cares about the results and does not care how many people died.
He does not want … this grand canal that he poured all his faith and passion into, to be ruined like this!
GongYimo can't help but comfort him, "Don't worry, Imperial Father is a person who is deeply righteous. He won't care about these rumors."
No emperor wants to hear that there is someone who has a higher reputation than him, but Gong Cheng is a wise emperor after all. Even if his heart is uncomfortable, he will not flare up at Gong Che because of this.
In order to divert attention, GongYimo suddenly raises her eyebrows and says with a smile, "That's right, today my little captain sent me a message and reported the production of the past year. Let me guess, how many ships do I have in my hands?"
Gong Che can't help but laugh. He doesn't know how his imperial sister is so resourceful that she can even get a shipyard. It's just that shipbuilding is complicated, a large ship can't be completed without three to five months. In just a year, how many ships can she have?
GongYimo sees that he doesn't answer, so she mysteriously shows two fingers.
"Two ships?" Gong Che shakes his head. This is too little.
Who knows that GongYimo laughs with her hands on her hips, "It's twenty ships! But it's not a large ship, it's twenty medium-sized cargo ships! "
Originally, he was shocked by GongYimo's number, but after hearing that it's twenty cargo ships, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although this number is also very surprising, it is still acceptable.
However, GongYimo smiled even more mysteriously.
"This time, the ship's captain didn't come just to pass on a message. He also brought a big gift overnight! If Brother Crown Prince has nothing else to do, why don't you come with me to take a look? "
Gong Che was already upset. Hearing what she said, he also wanted to go out for a walk. The two of them quietly went out in the night.
The moon was especially bright tonight. GongYimo had brought a horse from somewhere, and the two of them rode on the same horse, rushing towards a certain place.
At this moment, they were already outside the city. Looking at the direction they were heading, it turned out to be the canal that had been repaired half a month ago. If he remembered correctly, the canal had just been connected to the water source not long ago. It was at the valley.
Although it was a bit far, Gong Yi Mo and Gong Che finally arrived at their destination after half an hour of traveling on horseback and using qinggong.
At this moment, they were in the valley and heard the gurgling sound of flowing water. This section of the river channel had already been excavated, so water had been drawn in. However, because it was in the mountains, the flow of water was not fast.
"What exactly are you bringing me to see?"
Gong Che was a little puzzled. They had come so far, what was there to see in the valley?
GongYimo smiles mysteriously and pulls him in a direction. Because they were in the forest, qinggong could not be used, so she pulled Gong Che the whole way and ran very fast.
It was already autumn, and the night was still a little cold. When they looked up, they could see the bright moonlight. A gust of wind blew past, and the sound of the trees rustling could be heard.
Gong Che could not help but look at their tightly held hands, and a trace of tenderness flashed in his eyes.
He abided by his oath. As long as she was by his side, it was fine. He could control himself and not overstep his boundaries. Therefore, it had been a long time since they had such intimate contact. It was so long that he missed it.
Gong Che looked at GongYimo's back in front of him. She was wearing a silver-white man's robe, and her hair was tied up with a man's crown. Even so, Gong Che still felt that she was extraordinarily beautiful. The bright moonlight seemed to make her clothes shine. Her entire person was like a fluorescent butterfly that brought him through the forest. Everything was so beautiful that it was like a dream.
After walking for an unknown period of time, GongYimo stopped and turned around to cover his eyes.
GongYimo has grown taller. She was tall, about 1.68 meters, so when she tiptoed, it was easy for her to cover Gong Che's eyes. She proudly said in his ear.
"Come, Crown Prince gege. Walk a few more steps forward to the left."
Her warm breath made Gong Che's heart go numb. He almost numbly listened to GongYimo's instructions before walking. For a moment, he did not have time to think about what the surprise she was talking about was.
"Dang, dang, dang, dang!" GongYimo suddenly removed her hand and let out a joyful cheer.
The moment Gong Che opened his eyes, he was still a bit unaccustomed. When he focused his eyes, he could no longer control his shock and softly let out a gasp!
"This ….. This is ….."
GongYimo proudly said with a smile! "Shocked, right? You didn't expect this, right? This is the masterpiece that my shipyard spent an entire year to painstakingly create! "
She jumped a few steps to Gong Che's side and loudly laughed, "I calculated that without including the other tributaries and the time needed to repair the dam, we will be able to open the main canal by the end of this year! And at the end of the year, it just so happens to be Imperial Father's birthday. At that time, we will lead the way and have tens of thousands of citizens follow us. We will give this huge ship to Imperial Father as a congratulatory gift, how about it?! "
That's right, in front of Gong Che was a huge monster that he had never seen before!
It was four stories tall and stopped on the water like a walking palace. It was mighty and domineering, like a king overlooking all living things.
And on both sides of the ship, there were countless scale-like designs. The scales were suffused with a cold light. It was actually completely covered in metal! This kind of design was unprecedented!
On the other side, after GongYimo's excitement, she felt a bit emotional and melancholy. She looked at the huge ship in front of her that she had spent so much effort on. At that time, there was no electric welding, so there was no way to cover the ship with metal. She had only thought of using fish scales to cover the ship with metal armor when she saw it by chance!
She lightly said, "When the time comes, as long as we offer this huge ship and there are so many citizens to celebrate Imperial Father's birthday, Imperial Father will be so happy that he will definitely not care about these rumors. Next year, you can relax and repair the dam and tributaries. Try to finish it all in two years! Your name will go down in history! "
As she said that, she sighed slightly in her heart.
When she gave the order to build this ship, her original intention was to please the Emperor. After all, the Emperor treated her well, and she also had the same respect and love for the Emperor as she did for her father. But now that the situation was pressing, she had no choice but to think of such a way to kill two birds with one stone. Although it was still a gift, her intentions were not pure.
Forget it ….. she only hoped that the Emperor would like it! Thinking of that uncle, GongYimo could not help but smile.
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