Although he is still a little far from Sun Ce's goal, he is already very satisfied. He was able to think of using iron keels to improve the impact ability in just a few months, which is not only due to Huang Yueying's hard work, but also Huang Chengyan's contribution. Without the new iron smelting technique to improve the toughness of steel, he could not create such strength and toughness.

Technological progress has always been accumulating strength and has never been achieved overnight.

"Achu, have you worked too hard recently? I think you have lost weight?" Sun Ce looked at Huang Yueying worriedly. "You can't be too impatient, especially for technical matters. You would rather go slower than be steady. The accident caused by building a giant stone thrower last time can't happen, otherwise..."

Sun Ce smacked his lips and didn't say anything more. He was afraid of the last accident. Fortunately, he hit Huang Yueying's leg. If it hit her head, it would be a pity. It would be a pity to smash her leg. It would be a pity to break it. But she was young and recovered quickly. Now she doesn't notice anything strange if she doesn't pay attention.

Huang Yueying twisted. "No, I've gained a lot recently. I blame Sister Quan. She always cooks so delicious, I can't help it. And Sister Wan, such delicious snacks, I drool when I think of it." She said, swallowing while seeing Sun Ce looking at her. When she shrank her neck embarrassedly, she chuckled twice.

Sun Ce held back his laughter and opened his eyes to tell lies. "No, I didn't see it. Heavy does not mean fat. Maybe it's because he works a lot and grows muscles."

Huang Yueying laughed and didn't say anything.

"How is the loom going?"

"I have a preliminary plan, and I have sent it back to Wancheng, and I have been allowed to try it out. If it can be successful, the output will probably increase by about 30%. I have no time to do it recently and I can't be busy. Most of it is the credit of Sister Wan and Zifu. Especially Sister Wan, she has really lost weight recently and has been with me day and night. When I sleep, she has to organize the drawings, clean up the mess, and prepare the things to use the next day. Some of the drawings are sloppy, and she has to re-draw them." Huang Yueying paused and said, "The pictures she drew are better than me, clean and very delicate."

"I'm not as smart as you, so I have to do something stupid." Feng Wan walked out from the side, and the maid behind her held a table in her hand, with two plates of snacks and a pot of herbal tea on it. "I've been drying for a long time, drink some tea and eat something."

Huang Yueying cheered and rushed forward. "I want to eat, I want to eat." He picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, and then reached out to another plate. Feng Wan patted her gently and knocked her down. "Okay, the general is here, let the general taste it. You can't eat it alone." He held up the plate and came to Sun Ce. "General, please try it. My skills are not as good as Mrs. Yuan, and I don't know if it can be seen by the general."

Sun Ce smiled and picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. Feng Wan's skills are indeed not as good as Yuan Quan, but she used to be a petite lady who could reach out for clothes and open her mouth for food. It was not easy to do this. "No, not bad, it does have a bit of Mrs. Yuan's taste, but it also has your own style."

Feng Wan covered her mouth and the corners of her eyes were crescent. "Thank you for your encouragement, I will continue to work hard. Hey, where is Zifu? Why haven't the person who smells the fragrance on weekdays come out yet?"

"She knows the little boy, so she has no time to pay attention to us." Huang Yueying said with a smirk.

Feng Wan hated Huang Yueying for a moment and couldn't help laughing, her face turned slightly red. She didn't know what she thought of, her eyes were like swallows, and she quietly swept across Sun Ce's face, her lips slightly pursed, and her eyebrows were filled with spring.

Sun Ce smiled knowingly. Although Feng Wan did not look back, her face turned redder.

After seeing the warship, Sun Ce returned to the cabin and discussed with Huang Yueying to create a snake spear. He drew a sketch. Huang Yueying looked at it while eating snacks and muttered, "What kind of weapon is this? It's strange and shaped, who can use it?"

"The warrior under his command has good martial arts skills, but he has never had any weapons."

"Are you loyal to you?"

"He already has a lord, but I want to fight him over." Sun Ce said the story of Liu, Guan and Zhang. Huang Yueying thoughtfully nodded. "I will work hard for his loyalty. However, he has to try this kind of special weapon by himself. He must consider all the skills he likes to use, otherwise it will be difficult to be perfect and do whatever he wants."

"Then wait for him to come back. I asked him to search the house. By the way, if you gain a lot this time, I will allocate some more money to you. You can hire a few more partners to help you. Don't make yourself so hard, and you must free up your energy to do big things."

"I know, I know." Huang Yueying nodded while stuffing snacks into her mouth, and at the same time she did not forget to wink at Feng Wan, and laughed like a silver bell from time to time. Her spirit was flying.

Looking at this warm scene, Sun Ce breathed comfortably, and the nerves that had been tense in his subconscious slowly relaxed.

This feels so good!

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The new ship was successfully tested, Huang Yueying was happy, Sun Ce was happy, and the generals were even happier. This time they went on the expedition, they had deeply realized the significance of excellent weapons to them. This not only means a higher chance of survival, but also means that they can calmly ravage their opponents when their troops are close or even slightly weak. The feeling of controlling everything is unpaid even if it is a little money.

Seeing a new ship crashing into a big hole, they had already imagined that such a ship would defeat his opponent in such a devastating way on the battlefield. New victory was waving to them, and greater military achievements were waving to them.

Sun Ce struck while the iron was hot and conveyed to the generals above the lieutenant that the rest and recuperation would end early and that they would enter Jiangxia in a month. The generals readily obeyed their orders, saying you and I, discussing who will fight first this time and who will be the vanguard. In the fierce words, there were many people rolled up their sleeves and stood up to compete with their competitors.

Sun Ce was very satisfied with the generals' passion for fighting, but he also had headaches. Jun Yi's war ended, his military achievements were recorded, but the rewards had not been distributed in place. The reason was very simple. He was short of money now and had no money. He also had the purpose of raising funds for Liu Bei to take people to confiscate the Cao family. No matter what, before the next battle, the money must be distributed in place. Only in this way can every soldier have high passion.

Elites rely not only on training, but also on rewards. If generals do not trust their words, their morale will soon be dissipated.

But he could not share these things with others, so he could only bear them. Even Zhang Hong could not help him share a lot. Zhang Hong didn't speak much about how to deal with the aristocratic family in Yuzhou, and Sun Ce did not take the initiative to ask him. Everyone has his inherent ideological tendencies. Zhang Hong's feelings for the aristocratic family are different from him. He could not be as determined as he and Guo Jia, so he could not force him.

After the dinner, Sun Ce sat alone on the shore, facing the unripe lake water, enjoying a rare leisure time, thinking about the next action plan, and thinking about how to raise enough money to deal with the next battle. The guards scattered around, hiding their bodies, trying not to interfere with Sun Ce's attention. Before they knew it, the night was getting deeper. Sun Ce turned around and prepared to go back to the tent to rest, but found two pretty figures, one big and one small, standing quietly not far away, looking at him silently.
Chapter completed!