The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Dead of night!

In the "inn" responsible for entertaining the envoys, Wang Yuanya tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and her mind was always thinking about the scenes she saw today.

Every household of those people has rice and meat to eat, and everyone's face is filled with a happy smile. This is not fake!

but……

When I think of Zhang Xiaolan's words, the reason why the people of Qingzhou can live so well is because Li Jize sucked the blood of the people under their rebel army's rule.

Thinking of this, Wang Yuanya felt uncomfortable and stood up and walked over to open the window.

Standing in front of the window, looking at the bright moon above her head, she sighed and felt uncomfortable all over.

Just like that, Wang Yuanya was so absorbed in watching that she didn't even know what she was worrying about...

pat!

A sound so soft that it was almost inaudible was heard. Wang Yuanya was stunned and suddenly came back to his senses.

She looked in the direction of the sound and was stunned! A man in black, wearing night clothes, was running out from the direction of the "inn" and disappeared after a few jumps over the houses.

As the saying goes, on dark and windy nights, it’s the time for murder and arson!

How could someone be walking around in the dead of night wearing night clothes? And even leaving the inn?

the most important is……

Looking at her curvy figure, she is clearly a woman!

Could it be that...could it be said that...

It’s bad! Wang Yuanya’s heart skipped a beat, and she thought of someone, Zhang Xiaolan!

Where was she going, putting on her nightgown in the middle of the night?

The Qin Palace? Or a factory?

No matter which place it is, it is a heavily guarded place. If caught by the Qin army, not only may they be killed on the spot, but it may even cause "misunderstanding between the two armies."

Thinking of this, Wang Yuanya knew that it wouldn’t work, she had to follow and see!

Just like that, the two graceful figures, two nimble rabbits, disappeared into the night.

Wang Yuanya did not disturb Zhang Xiaolan, but followed behind secretly...

What surprised her was that Zhang Xiaolan's first stop was the factory during the day.

To be honest, this is very normal. If anyone saw the magic of Qin Jun’s "factory", and added a word they had never heard of before,

It would be abnormal if they didn't have any curiosity.

Unfortunately……

There are high walls and barbed wire outside, and soldiers patrolling back and forth. There is no chance to sneak in.

What should she do?

Wang Yuanya, who was following from a distance, saw Zhang Xiaolan lying in a bush in the distance and felt very confused.

But the next moment...

With a splash, surprisingly, an inaudible sound of water was heard.

Wang Yuanya looked into the bushes again, but there was no trace of Zhang Xiaolan.

Could it be?

Suddenly, she had an idea and ran over in a hurry.

really……

I saw the water waves rippling in circles, and it was obvious that Zhang Xiaolan had jumped into the water!

Water escape! Who will repair the dam?

Why didn't she think of it, because the factories were built on the banks of the Tianjiang River and could be accessed directly by water?

Hey! Zhang Xiaolan is really smart! She saw through the trick right away.

But Wang Yuanya, who was standing by the Tianjiang River, began to worry again. She was wearing a white shirt and skirt. If she jumped in at this moment, what would she do when she came out later?

Secondly, how can this position be hidden inside the factory?

She thought it was a bit long!

Yes, she can't dive at all, and she's only a mediocre swimmer.

How is it possible to sneak in?

Helplessly, Wang Yuanya could only stand outside, waiting anxiously and patiently.

Of course, she hoped that Zhang Xiaolan could sneak in and discover the secrets of the factory without being caught.

If Zhang Xiaolan succeeds and has insight into the production process of firearms, they can also set up a factory after returning. In this way, their rebel army will not need to exchange food and silver, and naturally the people will not have to suffer so much, right?

So……

Will Zhang Xiaolan succeed as Wang Yuanya expected?

The answer is of course no!

What kind of person is Li Jize? Doesn't he know that technology is money? Technology is labor? Technology is war potential?

Can he let you get it for free?

Zhang Xiaolan is indeed very smart and has a very high IQ. She even thought of a way to "escape by water".

But you have your own plan, and Li Jize has his own way around the wall!

Barbed wire has been invented. Zhang Xiaolan doesn't think that he won't use wire to seal it from the bottom, right?

This is not...

After Zhang Xiaolan successfully sneaked into the bottom of the factory, she found that there was no entrance at all. All places were reinforced with iron rods as thick as thumbs.

No matter how she pulled or tugged, it wouldn't budge at all. Getting in was completely impossible.

Looking through the fence, across the water, she could only see a large number of "workers" busy at work. She couldn't tell who was who or what they were doing.

This brings us to Li Jize’s “assembly line work”!

Each worker is only responsible for one process, which not only allows the workers' skills to mature as quickly as possible, but also enables standardized production.

In the past, craftsmanship relied entirely on the intuition of the craftsmen. To put it bluntly, if a musket broke, it was basically broken.

You can't find a suitable replacement part!

What kind of parts?

The most vulnerable part of a musket is the barrel. Repeated cracking and friction from firing bullets limit its lifespan. Without streamlined, standardized production, if it breaks, it's truly broken, and replacement parts are impossible to find.

Of course, these are not the point. The point is that Li Jize has done a great job in keeping secrets!

Everyone only knows one process, and even they themselves don’t know whether this thing is the component of the musket, or whether it is a component of the musket at all?

Zhang Xiaolan lay on the iron fence and watched for a long time, but couldn't figure out what was going on.

I wanted to get closer and look a little longer, but there was not enough oxygen in my lungs.

She pinched her neck and spit out a bunch of bubbles, then struggled desperately, turned around and quickly floated back out of the water.

With a loud clatter...

After the water surface rippled for a while, Zhang Xiaolan, with disheveled hair and wet body, emerged directly from the water.

The first thing she did was to gasp for air and take deep breaths.

I'm almost suffocating to death!

"Who? Who's there?"

Because there was not enough oxygen in her lungs, Zhang Xiaolan hurriedly floated to the surface, making quite a bit of noise.

The Qin soldiers on patrol soon noticed the situation here and rushed over here with lanterns in hand.

Zhang Xiaolan was shocked. She was discovered? What should she do?