Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

When Ye Heng and Guo Guo arrived home, it was already the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and the court had already started work. Ye Heng was handling official business in the mansion in the afternoon. The Minister of Revenue had arrived, and the housekeeper Ye came to report. Ye Heng said: "Let him in." The Minister of Revenue, Yan Jiye, saw the prince kneeling and kowtowed and said, "Prince, I need your help today." Ye Heng said: "Get up and talk." "Yes." Yan Jiye stood up and sat down, then continued, "Food and fodder must be prepared before the troops move. I know that we have food and fodder, but I am afraid it is not enough, so I need to prepare it. Then there are the military uniforms. We are making clothes every day, but we don't have enough tents and other items. Now we don't have enough to use them immediately. I would like to ask your princess to see if there are any extra clothes, or to help speed up the work." Ye Heng said: "I will call your princess to ask." Someone went to pass on the message. Ye Heng asked: "How much food and fodder do we have?"

Yan Jiye said, "All the troops at the border must be sent food and fodder. Although General Ma is clearing wasteland and cultivating the land, he also needs some supplies. It will take several months before the food is harvested again. This time, Your Majesty is going to send an army, and the number of people with him is small, but there must be enough food and fodder. I am in charge of clothing, food, and military pay. They must be issued before we leave. Five taels of silver per person, to be paid in advance. The soldiers must be given a new set of uniforms; bringing two sets will not be enough."

As they were talking, Guoguo came in. Ye Heng briefly explained, and Guoguo asked, "How many military uniforms do you need?" "At least 10,000 sets." Guoguo: "Okay." Yan Jiye continued, "Six thousand sets of quilts. Six thousand pairs of military boots. There is still a lot of shortage of herbs." Ye Heng listened, "Are the herbs so scarce?" Yan Jiye replied, "Yes, these are all necessary items to bring." Guoguo stood up and said, "Shall I ask my master?" Ye Heng took out a pen and paper and said, "Write down everything you need." Yan Jiye said, "Okay." Ye Heng sat aside, thinking about the problem of ships. They couldn't make big ships, but they could make small wooden boats.

"You wait here." After saying that, Ye Heng left.

Ye Heng went to the Ministry of War to inspect the existing ships. Minister of War Lin Zhijian arrived, greeted the prince, and saluted. "Your Highness, what can I do for you?" Ye Heng replied, "To see the ships." Lin Zhijian replied, "Okay, I'll lead the way." He went to the workshop and saw four hundred small boats in storage. Ye Heng replied, "Let's go to the warehouse first." Lin Zhijian replied, "Okay." He went to a secluded area, took out the key, opened the door, and said, "They're all here. We haven't built any big ships yet." Ye Heng replied, "Have you tested these boats in the water?" Lin Zhijian replied, "We've tested them in a small lake. They can hold three or five people." Ye Heng replied, "Tomorrow I'll send someone to fetch a hundred of them. Don't bother working on these small boats anymore."

Lin Zhijian: "Yes, I'll tell the workshop staff right away." Ye Heng: "Let's go together." Ye Heng had three people working on weapons, working in a separate courtyard. Ordinary people couldn't enter. After inspecting the small workshop, Ye Heng said, "We're not working on small boats anymore. We're making crossbows. I'll send the blueprints later." Lin Zhijian: "Okay." Ye Heng: "You go back. Check on the weapons and have them ready in a day or two." Lin Zhijian: "I know. I'll go check and get them ready." Ye Heng nodded. He went to another courtyard. Inside, he saw a prototype of a large ship under construction. Ye Heng asked, "When will the first steamship be ready?" Jiang Qin looked up and saw the prince coming. "Come and see, this is our new ship." Ye Heng took out the crossbow blueprints and handed them to Jiang Qin. Jiang Qin looked at it and said, "I'll try making one!" Ye Heng: "The faster the better. How are you doing at the No. 1 Academy?" Jiang Qin: "Excellent, excellent. It's given me a lot of inspiration. Aren't they currently developing large ships?" Ye Heng added: "We have coal now, which can be refined into high-quality steel. If we use that steel to make a ship, would it be possible?" Jiang Qin heard this and thought it was promising. Ye Heng: "There's coal outside the city; I'll have it delivered. It would be best if we could refine it into steel. Using it on a blade would make it even sharper." Ye Heng spent a long time looking at the ship, hidden weapons, and other objects...

Ye Heng rode back and found Guo Guo, asking if there was any method for making steel. Guo Guo: "Let's go." Ye Heng and Guo Guo went to the space, out of the light gate, and arrived at the new mansion in Tianjin. They went to the study, turned on the computer, and there was internet.

Ye Heng watched Guo Guo searching for a method to smelt steel on the computer. Ye Heng started to open another computer. Guo Guo: "Yes, take a look." Ye Heng also found it. After looking at it, it was easy to do. Guo Guo: "Let me see if I can buy some weapons first?" Guo Guo hacked into the military computer and bought tens of thousands of steel knives. Guo Guo: "It's a dagger. Do you want it?" Ye Heng: "Yes." Guo Guo: "It will arrive in a day, here. The military truck will deliver it. It may even arrive tonight, not even a day later." Ye Heng: "Okay."

Guoguo hesitated and said, "The only thing is that this is an illegal transaction. Let's go outside and pick up the goods far away from here." Ye Heng: "Why don't we let Huangbao think of a solution! You don't know your son's ability, he is much better than me." Guoguo: "Then let's go, let's go now. I'll cancel the order." Ye Heng: "Okay." Guoguo canceled the order on the computer and destroyed all traces.

Ye Heng drove out and waited in the yard. Guoguo got in the car. Ye Heng drove off to Beijing. An hour later, they arrived at the courtyard. Xia Hua opened the door at home and saw that it was his family. He asked, "What's wrong?" Guoguo, "Nothing, looking for Huangbao." Xia Hua opened the gate and drove the car in. Xia Hua closed the door and said, "Min Yang and the others are out. They said they are going to the movies." Guoguo: "Have fun if you have nothing to do." Ye Heng called Huangbao. Huangbao: "Sure, Daddy, wait a minute, I'll be home soon."

Huang Bao watched the movie, almost finished, so he stayed a little longer. Afterward, he said, "Mom and Dad are here, let's go home." Yang Yang, realizing something must have happened, said, "Home." Min Min drove the car. It was a luxury car! Worth millions. Many people saw it along the roadside. Yang Yang heard someone ask whose car it was! Min Min said, "My brother and sister are in the car. Let's go home." She picked up Huang Bao and put him in the car. The four little ones climbed in quickly, and soon they were all inside.