The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

To get rich, build roads first, but the households are under stumbling blocks, the Ministry of Industry is exploiting layers upon layers, and there is no money in the local area, how to repair the official roads?

This problem is not only for Fuzhou, but for all remote and backward places. But it cannot be generalized. Each region needs to discuss countermeasures according to the actual situation.

Is it difficult to build a road? not difficult!

Your Majesty can send a supervisory censor to supervise this matter, or even intervene in person, but the king of a country personally supervises the repair of official roads in a state, what does this mean? It has not been ridiculed by other countries to death.

So is His Majesty just asking about the renovation of official roads in Fuzhou? Of course not, if Xiao Rui thinks this is the only question to ask, then the question is too simple.

His Majesty's inquiry is an extension, in fact, he is asking how to make the backward Fuzhou get rid of poverty and get full development!

This problem is more difficult than building a road.

In Fuzhou, there are towering peaks and hills, interspersed with valleys and basins. Mountains and hills account for more than 80% of the total area of ​​the prefecture. Although the water system is densely covered and there are many rivers, the water is turbulent and the drop is large, and the river transportation is not excellent. In general, the internal and external environment of Fuzhou has affected its development.

Of course, there are also advantages here. The forest is lush and the water is abundant, but is it important?

Is it possible to develop nursing homes, engage in farmhouse entertainment, or play with hydropower generation?

In addition, Fuzhou is relatively rich in minerals, the main minerals are iron, manganese, copper, lead-zinc, gold, silver, anthracite, quartz sand, kaolin, granite and so on. The output of many mineral deposits is among the top three in the Great Xia Kingdom.

As we all know, the weakness of Great Xia has always been the scarcity of minerals. For this reason, after forming an alliance with the Great Yan Kingdom, the primary product of trade is ore. Fuzhou is bordered by Dayan Country, and there are rich minerals under the natural land. If they can be developed and utilized, it will definitely be a profitable business.

But with such a good card, why can Fuzhou still lose?

First of all, because of the topography, the minerals are not in front of you, but hidden deep underground, in the mountains, in the mountains, how to excavate, how to excavate, how to transport? Moreover, minerals are under the control of the state. At first, folks could open mines by themselves, but later they were banned due to a shortage of minerals. Now it must be conducted by the imperial court, and the initial investment in mining is relatively large.

Secondly, miners have to be arranged to look for ore. After finding the mine, a large number of people are needed to mine, and mining is very dangerous. Once the earth dragon rolls over, it may collapse. The wages are low, and the people are even more unwilling to do this. one line.

So a good project is delayed for various reasons.

As for Fuzhou's other advantages, Xiao Rui couldn't think of them.

However, purely from the perspective of mining, it is a very good development project. As long as the problems mentioned above are solved, they are not problems.

Don't forget, Xiao Rui now has black powder. The explosive power of black powder is as powerful as cracking rocks and opening mountains. more easily.

As the saying goes, one can solve all problems, as long as the biggest problem is solved, the rest will be solved.

But His Majesty also knows this truth, but digging holes in the mountains is the biggest difficulty.

Xiao Rui understood the key point, so he said with a smile: "Father, if the minerals in Fuzhou can be excavated on a large scale, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for Fuzhou to build a spacious and flat official road?"

"Of course I understand the truth, but the minerals in Fuzhou are not so easy to dig out!" Emperor Xia sighed.

Xiao Rui chuckled, and said, "Father, my son has a baby, I'm going to let Father see it!"

"Oh? Let me see it?" Emperor Xia became interested. He had never seen any treasures in the world, and it was really shameless for him to let him see them.

Xiao Rui said to Mu Chen who was driving outside: "Mu Chen, stop the carriage."

Mu Chen immediately pulled the reins, and then quickly moved the ladder to let Xiao Rui and Emperor Xia walk down.

Surrounded by mountains at this time, a piece of greenery is abundant, there are few people on the secluded official road, and it is very quiet.

"Yuan Fang, take out this king's treasure!" Xiao Rui shouted immediately.

Li Yuanfang dismounted immediately, took out a pack of black powder, and presented it to Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui said: "Go find a big tree, dig out a hole, let His Majesty and the others open their eyes!"

"Yes!" Li Yuanfang did it immediately.

Emperor Xia looked curiously at the paper bag in Xiao Rui's hand, and asked, "What is this? What's so special about it?"

Xiao Rui unwrapped the paper bag, revealing the leads and black powder inside. Xiahuang, Hai Dafu, Mu Chen and others checked around to come over, but they didn't find anything strange about the black powder.

"Your Majesty, there seems to be sulfur and charcoal powder in it?" Mu Chen couldn't help but said after seeing it.

Emperor Xia nodded and asked, "Why, you also want to learn alchemy? This is what you call a treasure?"

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Father, don't worry, just wait for the good news."

Seeing His Majesty stunned and never seen the world, Xiao Rui felt a deep sense of evil.

As for why he took out the black powder instead of hiding it as a secret weapon, this is also the result of Xiao Rui's deliberation. It can be used as a secret weapon once or twice, and one day it will be impossible to hide it from His Majesty. Such a powerful treasure deliberately concealed from His Majesty will cause very bad suspicion. If this is the case, why not take it out quickly and let His Majesty see it Xiao Rui's sincerity!

Xiao Rui has to work hard to express himself, so that he can ascend to the position of prince, and black gunpowder is a step for him to step up to the position of prince, allowing him to step up and surpass other princes.

After all, other princes still have to make small troubles to win over officials, Xiao Rui has already prepared for the expansion of territory, it is clear at a glance who is strong and who is weak.

So, taking advantage of today's topic, Xiao Rui took the initiative to take out the black powder!

Li Yuanfang quickly dug the tree hole, then took the gunpowder bag and stuffed it into the tree hole.

Xiao Rui pointed to the tree with a diameter of more than 30 centimeters, and asked, "Father, how powerful do you think this bag is?"

"Might?" Emperor Xia shook his head and said, "Where do you come up with the word might? What kind of power does this have?"

Xiao Rui looked at the others, Yan Qing, Mu Chen and Qinglian Swordsman all frowned, looking puzzled.

"Okay, then let's reveal it directly! Yuan Fang, let's start." Xiao Rui was full of bad humor, and then pulled Emperor Xia back.

Li Yuanfang quickly ignited the fuse, and then quickly left. Everyone witnessed that the fuse was lit to the end, and burned to the full paper package stuffed into the tree hole.

Next, as expected by Xiao Rui, the unexpected explosion sounded by Emperor Xia and the others exploded!

boom…

The sound of the explosion made the hearts of the unsuspecting Emperor Xia and Mu Chen tremble violently, and they shrank subconsciously, revealing a nervous reaction of alertness.

Immediately afterwards, the tree trunk exploded, the white fibers of the tree were torn apart, the trunk was directly blown off, and then the crown of the tree tilted and collapsed.

Even though Emperor Xia was well-informed, when he saw something of this power for the first time, he was shocked, and the others were even more dumbfounded.

Xiao Rui and Guo Jia glanced at each other, their smiles were even more joyful, and they liked to see people's expressions of shock and astonishment, it was simply full of superiority!

Emperor Xia was the first to come back to his senses, grabbed Xiao Rui, and asked, "What is this? Why does it have such terrifying power? Quickly, tell me!"

Xiao Rui didn't dare to hide it, and immediately related the origin of the invention of black powder to alchemy, which was related to the method of subduing fire. This argument was flawless, even if His Majesty traced it, he would not find any flaws.

After listening to Xiao Rui's introduction, Emperor Xia's mind immediately became active.

It was only a small bag just now, but it was to blow up a thick tree, so what if it was hundreds or thousands of catties?

"It turns out that this is the opportunity you mentioned, Rui'er, to mine ore in Fuzhou!" After Xia Huang finished speaking, his eyes lit up even more!

Exploding mountains and opening rocks is for construction, but what about military affairs?

If an ambush is set up in a certain place, the enemy is invited to enter the urn, and then the dead soldiers are used to set the thing on fire, what will be the result?

Emperor Xia was shocked, suddenly realizing the horror of this thing!

Xiao Rui took the opportunity to say: "Father, my minister once told Champion Marquis and Commander Zhuge at the Champion's Mansion that my minister would create magical weapons that they had never seen before. This black powder is just one of them. It is the first one, and it will not be the last. So this son is not arrogant, not daydreaming, but really does not put Zhao Guo and Qi Guo in his eyes!"

Xia Huang was startled, looking at the confidence and arrogance on Xiao Rui's face, if it was normal, he might think he was too naive, but at this moment, he suddenly felt that he was confident.

Yes, I always think of him too fragile and want to protect him, but he is already an adult, and he has the blood of himself and Ye Qianlan, so will he be a cowardly and incompetent person?

"Very good!" Emperor Xia responded with emotion, then patted Xiao Rui on the shoulder, and said, "What is the name of this thing?"

"Gunpowder!" Xiao Rui reported.

Emperor Xia solemnly said: "This thing is a peerless secret, and no one should know about it, especially the enemy country! Since you discovered it, I will entrust the production of this thing to you. In the future, there will be a time when gunpowder roars all over the world!"

"Yes, my son obeys the order!" Xiao Rui hurriedly received the order.

Everyone turned their heads and took another look at the trees that had been blown up in the middle. The loud noise just now still lingered in their minds.

Next, the group continued on their way. When they came to a steep mountain, Zhang Ziqin, the Qinglian swordsman who followed closely behind the carriage, suddenly shouted: "Be alert, there is an ambush!"

It was too late to say that, Yan Qing immediately set up a five-stone strong bow, and Mu Chen also drew out his waist saber. Li Yuanfang and Dian Wei were a little slower, but soon guarded around the carriage.

This Qinglian swordsman Zhang Ziqin is also a sixth-rank master, good at swordsmanship, and has amazing hearing. He is recruited by the Emperor Xia and is not on duty in the palace, so it is the first time Xiao Rui sees him.

And just as everyone was on alert, the secret enemy saw that Xiao Rui and his party would not leave and could not fall into the ambush ahead, so they rushed out immediately!