The most romantic little emperor

The ministers, led by the Minister of Works Zuo Shizhong, the Censorate Feng Jin, and the Supreme Court Minister Sun Yi, came to the study and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, we are willing to be loyal to Your Highness."

Qin Hao leaned over and took a look. Wow, eighteen people came at once, and they were all powerful figures. He was already very happy.

But he still pretended to be clueless and asked calmly: "My Lords, please stand up quickly. What play are you guys singing?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd remained unmoved and continued to kneel on the ground. They seemed to think that the longer they knelt, the lighter their sins would be and the more likely they would be forgiven by the prince.

Minister of Works Zuo Shizhong raised his head and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, we are guilty and we have come to you to apologize."

"Oh? What crime have you committed? Didn't I say that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Anyone who makes a small mistake can reflect on themselves and put the evidence in the anti-corruption box."

Qin Hao smiled playfully and said, "Don't worry, I am not a bloodthirsty person. As long as your mistakes are not based on principle, I will forgive you and will never pursue them."

"Why? Do you have so little confidence in me?"

Zuo Shizhong shook his head and flattered enthusiastically, "We have absolutely no such intention. We naturally believe in what Your Highness said, and we have not made any major mistakes in principle."

"Oh? Then what are you doing?"

Qin Hao asked knowingly, just to test whether they were sincere.

So, he smiled faintly and said, "Go back! I believe that you are definitely not treacherous ministers. Just serve the court well in the future."

"This……"

Feng Jin from the Censorate saw that the Minister of the Left was so slow and knew that the Crown Prince had already issued an order to expel him.

He didn't care about the rules and interrupted the left minister directly, flattering him: "Your Highness, your words just now woke us up."

"Your subjects know that you have great ambitions, which is why you can speak of establishing a mind for heaven and earth, establishing a destiny for the people, carrying on the lost knowledge of the past sages, and bringing peace to the world for all eternity."

"We are not talented enough to do what you said, but we are willing to serve the people and do more good things for the country and the people. We are also willing to be loyal to Your Highness and help you achieve peace in the world."

I have to say that Feng Jin's eloquence is really good. His words touched Qin Hao's heart. The other people also nodded secretly.

Sun Yi, the Minister of the Dali Temple, followed closely behind him and said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, I am short-sighted and have been doing nothing. I have lived like a dog before."

"Your Highness, please give us a chance to atone for our sins. We swear to be loyal to Your Highness until death and to serve the court faithfully."

Others also said: "We swear to be loyal to Your Highness until death and serve the court faithfully."

Qin Hao was finally relieved and let them stand up.

After they stood still, Qin Hao took the crossbow from Zhu Gui's hand, aimed it at the pillar at the door without saying a word, and pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The sound of arrows breaking through the air was heard. A total of ten crossbow arrows were fired quickly, each with great force, and all shot into the pillars not far away.

"Good arrow!"

Zhu Gui was the first to applaud, and the others followed suit.

Qin Hao's face was filled with black lines, as he felt that Duke Zhu seemed to be scolding him, but since there were so many people around, it was naturally inconvenient to ask any further questions.

The ministers who had just surrendered were shocked and broke out in cold sweats. Was the prince trying to intimidate them?

Wang Jian walked to the door and pulled out all the arrows on the pillars. He said happily, "Your Highness, the Qin crossbow is really powerful. It penetrates deep into the wood. Most people can't pull it out."

Qin Hao nodded, threw the crossbow to the Minister of Works Zuo Shizhong, and laughed, "My dear ministers, don't be nervous. I was just discussing this crossbow with them. Duke Zhu does not believe in the power of this crossbow."

"So, while all the nobles are here, I will let everyone bear witness."

Qin Hao spoke nonsense in a serious manner, shamelessly putting the blame on his cheap father-in-law.

The ministers looked at each other, and probably few of them believed what he said.

Only Xiao Guizi mentioned by Li Zhen had a face full of aggrieved expression, hesitating to speak. Forget it, since he is the father-in-law of the prince, he should be nicer to his daughter in the future, so that he would not be in vain to take the blame for the prince.

After the Minister of Works Zuo Shizhong took the crossbow from Qin Hao, he kept examining it, oblivious to what was happening outside. He even forcibly disassembled the crossbow, which made Zhu Gui feel painful.

Suddenly, he said, "Your Highness, this thing may seem delicate, but it is not that difficult to make. As long as someone who knows how to do it tries it a few times, it can be easily imitated. We must be on guard against this."

Although Qin Hao had thought of these, if he wanted to mass-produce repeating crossbows, as long as a repeating crossbow was lost or the technology was stolen, it would be imitated by the enemy sooner or later. It would then be bad if the enemy used the things he designed to harm his own people.

The other ministers were also worried when they heard this, but for them, they were good at marching, fighting, and handling government affairs, but when it came to manufacturing weapons, they were definitely laymen.

However, Zuo Shizhong, the Minister of Works, was definitely an exception and had his own views on this.

Qin Hao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Minister Zuo, do you have any good suggestions? Feel free to tell me."

Zuo Shizhong shook his head and said modestly: "Your Highness, I guess you have already thought of what I can think of. I am just reminding Your Highness."

"But it doesn't matter."

Qin Hao was in a good mood and said with a happy smile: "I have heard of the great talent of Zuo Shangshu a long time ago. I am all ears."

The prince's nice words made Zuo Shizhong very happy. The prince really recognized him!

He stopped being polite and said, "Your Highness, all the gentlemen present, you have just seen the power of the Qin's Crossbow. Although it does not have a long range like a bow and arrow, it is not much worse. The key is that it can fire continuously, which is something that ordinary crossbows do not have."

"This item is absolutely comparable to a divine weapon. It is the best weapon for long-range attack and has extraordinary significance for future wars."

"Therefore, confidentiality must be maintained to prevent the leakage of crossbow manufacturing technology and the loss of crossbows. They must not fall into the hands of the enemy."

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

Zuo Shizhong continued, "It is not difficult to achieve this. The difficult part is how to control people's hearts. I have two suggestions."

"First, my suggestion is to control these craftsmen and their families, take care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation, and have someone monitor their travels. We can adopt a collective responsibility system to prevent the leakage of technology as much as possible."

"Secondly, all crossbows produced must be numbered and registered. The issuance, withdrawal, and destruction of weapons must be recorded. Anyone who loses them must be held accountable, and it is also easy to find them if they are lost."

“Although the above two points still cannot guarantee the risk of leakage or loss, they can reduce the risk to a minimum.”

After listening to this, Qin Hao's eyes lit up. Wasn't the second point Zuo Shizhong mentioned the gun management method in the previous life?