The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

Chapter 152 The two villains are in a difficult situation

Qi Shoucheng, the official of the Ministry of Revenue, served in the Ministry of Revenue, just like his father. However, he was in the Revenue Department, a subordinate department of the Ministry of Revenue, and held the rank of Seventh. The Revenue Department was responsible for managing the national fiscal revenue and expenditure, including the disbursement of expenses. He was also responsible for the delay in the development of the Jihuo artillery.

Qi Yuanwailang has the same personality as his father, and is a Pixiao. What he likes most in his life is to have money coming in and not spending money. Even if he does go out, the less the better.

When Emperor Jiayou issued an order for the Ministry of Revenue to cooperate with the Ministry of War in allocating funds for the development of artillery, the Ministry of Revenue fell under the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue. His superior, the Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, knew Yuanwailang's character and thought to himself, "I don't trust anyone else with this matter, but I trust you. You will definitely get it done for me with the least amount of money." So he appointed Qi Yuanwailang.

Qi Yuanwailang's personality is clear. He has to cooperate with the Ministry of War in making artillery, but he has a limited amount of money and feels bad about spending so much money at once. What should he do?

So, he began asking the Ministry of War to submit an expenditure statement. You can spend money, but we have a fixed amount of money here, and we can only allocate so much. Furthermore, those in charge of expenditures must confirm where the money was spent so we can report to our superiors, right?

The people in the Ministry of War thought about it and agreed! Although there was an imperial decree, this was the process, and the Ministry of War had to cooperate. So they listed the cost budgets for the six-in-one cannon, shoulder-fired cannon, and concentrated fire cannon one by one.

Qi Shoucheng took a look at the three weapons and realized the differences between them were enormous. The cheapest was the shoulder-fired cannon, followed by the six-in-one cannon. The most expensive was the concentrated fire cannon. The R&D costs were high, as were the shells. How much would it cost to fire twenty-six shells at once? This, this ...

So, he calculated the cost for those who applied for funds from the Ministry of War and said, "Look, our Ministry of Revenue only has this much money. If all three of you do research and development, that's fine, but the supply will be less later."

The Ministry of War asked why?

Because the research and development has cost a lot, especially the concentrated fire artillery, how can it not be expensive if one can defeat twenty-six?

The people in the Ministry of War were dumbfounded. What should they do? Wouldn’t the research and development be in vain without artillery shells?

What can you do? You can focus on the other two first. The cost of the other two combined isn't as much as this set of artillery. Make these two first, especially the shoulder-fired cannon. It's small, light, and economical. It'll be incredibly convenient on the battlefield. One person can fire it, and you can carry it and run quickly. With these two cannons, we'll easily defeat the Japanese.

The people from the Ministry of War asked, what should we do with that collection of artillery?

We can also build a collection of artillery, but not now. It's too big and takes too long. We're still waiting to go to the battlefield, right? Once we've pacified Japan, we can slowly research it! By then, our Ministry of Revenue will have collected the money. It's a three-pronged approach. How great is that?

When the people from the Ministry of War heard this, they agreed, so they put the concentrated artillery at the back.

Therefore, when it comes to who is most familiar with the artillery pieces Zhou Dajiang researched, besides the Ministry of War, it is Qi Shoucheng. Because he was responsible for the research on these weapons, naturally, Zhou Dajiang was mentioned the most.

Zhou Dajiang is a talented person. He researched and developed a shoulder-fired cannon that is small, light, and easy to place. The most important thing is that it saves money!

So, when Zhou Dajiang and his wife returned home that evening, they met Qi Shoucheng's family who had been waiting at the Duke's Mansion.

After the introductions, Qi Shoucheng was particularly enthusiastic towards Zhou Dajiang. "Zitao, I'm a few years older than you, so I'm presumptuous to call you Zitao. It's my honor to meet such a talented person like you today!"

Zhou Dajiang quickly said modestly, "Brother Qi, you are too polite. I am not talented, but it is my honor to meet you, Master Qi."

Qi Shoucheng laughed heartily and replied, "I heard that Zitao is also going to take part in the Spring Examination. I am not very talented, but I was only ranked second in the list. I still have my study notes at home. If you don't mind, I'll send someone to deliver them to you tomorrow."

Zhou Dajiang quickly bowed to Qi Shoucheng, "That's great! Thank you, Master Qi! With your help, Dajiang is one step closer to his goal!"

Seeing the two of them chatting happily, Chen Xiuying smiled and said to Madam Qi, "It's rare to see my husband so happy. This is the first time he has smiled so happily since he decided to participate in the Spring Examination."

Qi Shoucheng's wife also laughed and said, "My master is the same. He keeps talking about money all day long. He gets annoyed to death when someone asks him to approve money."

On the other hand, Zhou Sisi and Qi Xinrui were of similar age and both had naughty younger brothers at home, so they talked about that topic endlessly.

When it came to Zhige'er and Hengge'er's turn, things became a bit awkward. The two kids were in a difficult situation.

What's going on?

Qi Xuan took advantage of his age and said to the two of them, "I'm four years old, older than you two. From now on, when we play together, I'll protect you. You have to call me Big Brother."

The two children were obedient and called whatever they were told to call. Then they said the adults were chatting, so why not play games.

Qi Xuan agreed immediately, saying playing games was a good idea, as he loved playing them the most. So he asked what to play. Zhi Ge thought for a moment and said, "We've been enjoying playing idioms lately, so why don't we play that?"

Qi Xuan had never played it before, so he readily agreed.

So, after Zhi Ge'er explained the rules to him, the three children started drawing cards.

Zhi Ge'er said, "We'll make a sample for you first, and you can take a look at it."

So he played a card, "Single-minded!"

Heng Ge'er followed, "That's very meaningful!" Then, he gestured to Qi Xuan, "Brother, it's your turn."

Qi Xuan happened to have something he recognized in his hand, "Immortality!"

It was Zhi Ge'er's turn. "Old talk!"

Heng Ge'er also followed, "Chatting and laughing!"

Qi Xuan...

The two little guys said, "Big brother! It's your turn!"

Qi Xuan took out a card and said, "I, I don't know this word.

Zhi Geer looked at it and said, "Full of energy! It doesn't matter, just play the cards." So he continued and threw down a card, "Fury!"

Heng Ge'er immediately followed, "His hair stood on end with rage!"

Qi Xuan...I don't know how yet.

So, after just two games, Qi Xuan started to cry. This game is too hard! I don't recognize many of the words on it, how can I play it?

Zhi and Heng were also puzzled, so Zhi asked his brother, "Are these words 'guanmiantanghuang' difficult?"

Heng Ge'er, "It's not difficult? I know all these words!"

"Then why is he crying?"

"I do not know either."

The two villains thought to themselves, he wants to be our big brother and protect us, how can he protect us?

Can you please take back the word "big brother"?