Three days later.

Qi State.

Huaijing.

It's midsummer now, and the silk business of Li's Cloth Shop is doing very well. The women on the street are all wearing light and gorgeous silk skirts.

Such a grand scene of a woman wearing cool clothes and taking to the streets can dazzle all the men in the six countries.

Among the six countries, except for the Huang country, the status of women in the Qi country is the highest.

There is no other reason than that if there is too much money, the market for women will be huge.

The market for women is so big, you can’t expect men to understand women, right?

Of course, this high status is only relative.

At least now, many people still have reservations about the princess wanting to be the empress.

Yunwu Villa.

Ning Wanli sorted out a stack of official documents, stretched out on the couch, then picked up a cup of sour plum soup from the small table and took a sip.

Then he looked at Hou Taotao, who was tinkering next to him, and asked, "Taotao, what are you doing?"

"Lili, you are tinkering with the loom!"

Ever since she was tricked by Xu Fu in the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, Hou Taotao had keenly realized that the sect of Langhuan Jade Cave was definitely not a good one.

If you continue to work for him, not to mention that resurrecting the master is just a piece of paper, I'm afraid I will have to be involved in it for the rest of my life.

So Hou Taotao directly chose to leave his master. Anyway, if Xu Fu wanted to enter the Six Kingdoms, she would have to pay a huge price. She simply stayed in the human dynasty and did not come out. The Qi Kingdom naturally became her best choice.

At least it seems like you can do business here.

Although I have no cultivation level and 80% of my family property was stolen by that bastard, at least I am still a human-shaped scripture library, right?

So during this period of time, her relationship with Ning Wanli became increasingly close.

"oh?"

Ning Wanli stood up curiously and walked slowly to Hou Taotao, only to find that she was carving a small round piece. The overall shape was very round, but it had dense but neat gaps.

"gear?"

She raised her eyebrows.

The development level of Qi's handicraft industry is very high, and many craftsmen naturally contribute to it, so gears are not uncommon.

However, most of them are ratchet gears and herringbone gears, which are used in high-end equipment such as water-driven stone mills and water-operated instrument tables.

But even though she had seen so many gears, she had never seen such a round one in Hou Taotao's hand.

Hou Taotao smiled proudly: "We went to Huang Country a few days ago. Zhao Hao ordered people to take us to see the advanced achievements of Huang Country. He only told us not to touch them, and they stared at us to death. But I secretly used the Zhu Yu to distinguish the sound.

A shake of their looms!”

Ning Wanli was delighted: "Are you talking about the loom that can automatically weave cloth by hand?"

Since the appearance of the Seven Sons of Jiashen, the reputation of this thing has spread throughout the wilderness.

Ning Wanli, as a member of the Li family's cloth business, naturally knew what the meaning of this thing was.

With it, even a person who knows nothing about weaving can easily weave cloth, and the output will definitely increase dramatically.

But she could never figure out why complete pieces of cloth could be woven by hand-cranking.

"Of course!"

Hou Taotao nodded and smiled: "The structure inside is quite complicated. I can't remember the whole thing, but I can be sure that the most and most critical thing inside is this thing! If we can figure out how to use it, we can improve the equipment ourselves.

You don’t have to wait for that bastard for three years!”

Ning Wanli felt happy.

Three years!

She was not very opposed to Zhao Hao coming to Qi to recruit workers.

After all, in the minds of the people of Qi State, the Desolate Country is not that scary to begin with, unlike the Wei State where everyone fears the Desolate Country like a snake or a scorpion.

But the biggest problem is three years.

Three years later, Wei State has already adjusted. Can Qi State afford to wait?

Can't wait!

Although mechanical skills are not something that Qi State urgently needs, Ning Wanli doesn't want to let it go easily even if it can only improve the country's power a little bit.

She couldn't help but ask: "How sure are you?"

Hou Taotao thought for a while and said, "If I were alone, it might take two years!"

She knows a lot of things, but she really doesn't like many things.

It just so happens that tinkering with gadgets is one of them.

Ning Wanli smiled and said: "I will spend a lot of money to recruit the best craftsmen for you, and they will be at your disposal. How many do you want?"

Hou Taotao stretched out a finger: "One hundred, I promise to get the loom out for you within half a year!"

"good!"

Ning Wanli was overjoyed, and she probably understood in her heart the profound significance of the academy built by Jiang Zheng and Zhao Hao in the wilderness.

This loom, which can weave cloth by hand or even by foot, is enough to increase productivity several times.

The cost is just half a year of work from a hundred craftsmen.

How great would it be if such a group of talents from various fields could come together to conduct research?

Ning Wanli also wanted to do this academy, but she couldn't.

First, she has not yet become emperor.

The second is that even if she becomes the emperor, she will not be able to achieve the same effect as Zhao Hao in the deserted country. Those talents are all maintained by wealthy plutocrats. It is okay to recruit them for a year and a half. If you want them

Is it possible to serve the country wholeheartedly?

well!

This is the shortcoming of Qi State.

This is definitely a system problem.

However, she was still relatively optimistic and patted Hou Taotao's arm: "Taotao, having you by my side is really a great blessing in my life."

Hou Taotao smiled: "Good sisters should start careers together!"

"Taotao!"

"Pear!"

At this moment, You Yu's voice sounded outside the door.

"Princess! Yang Qianli from the desert country came just now and sent a letter to Zhao Hao."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet for a while, and then two voices rang at the same time.

"Is it written to me?"

"Is it written to me?"

Hou Taotao: "..."

Ning Wanli: "..."

She took her hand off Hou Taotao's forearm, ran to the door quickly and opened the door, but only saw You Yu alone, and couldn't help but ask: "Where is the letter?"

Hou Taotao also followed: "Where is the letter?"

You Yu took the letter out of his arms without changing his expression and handed it over with the back facing up: "I don't know who this letter is addressed to. I have something to do, so I left first!

"

After saying that, without waiting for Ning Wanli's reply, she quickly disappeared from the sight of the two of them.

Under Hou Taotao's gaze, Ning Wanli turned the envelope over.

Then I saw the four characters "Buan Li Qin Qi".

She couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth, but she quickly rebuked: "Zhao Hao is really undisciplined. If there are state affairs, he should write a letter of credence. How can writing a letter in private be half as serious as state affairs? Really!"

Hou Taotao: "..."

Ning Wanli smiled and then opened the letter. After seeing "My sister Wan Li", she looked even more angry: "As the leader of a country, my words are so frivolous. How dissolute and arrogant!"

Hou Taotao just watched quietly, with a smile on his face.

I thought silently in my heart: You are just his sister.

I am his...

Forget it! We have already reconciled and divorced, so don’t mention it!
To be continued...