I heard Zhang Mingwei say solemnly: "South of the Yangtze River, it is better to pay taxes as usual." Therefore, after the prince arrived in Nanjing, he needed to supervise the collection of taxes and arrears, inspect agriculture, and ensure that he could provide as much money and grain as possible for the Ming Dynasty, especially in the north. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen reminded: "Sir, on the eighteenth day of the first month of this year, I have decreed that the taxes owed by all parts of the country before the twelfth year of Chongzhen will be exempted. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei was slightly stunned, he really didn't know about this. But when he came back to his senses, he said indifferently: "It's okay, aren't there still these two years?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, looked at his son again, he was only thirteen years old, and reminded again with a little worry: "Sir, he is too young, is it a little child's fun to hand over such an important matter to him." ”

Zhu Cihong is enthusiastically preparing to meet the challenge, that is, the so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. For him at this time, the more important the task, the happier and excited he is. It's just that he didn't expect his father to be worried about his ability, and he was a little unhappy immediately. However, he didn't dare to refute his father in person, but his little face turned red.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, rest assured, and listen to me continue!" Zhang Mingwei listened and knew what Emperor Chongzhen thought, so he replied with a smile.

His words made Zhu Cihong immediately surprised again, staring at him with expectation.

For him, he is the crown prince and will be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future. If Da Ming dies, he will still be a fart emperor! For example, today's miracle happened, and there was a savior hundreds of years later, the father and the emperor spared no effort to honor the corporal, and even the younger sister sacrificed her personal happiness and future for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. Seriously, he really wanted to do something useful.

After Emperor Chongzhen heard this, seeing that Zhang Mingwei was so sure, he stopped talking, just nodded and listened.

I heard Zhang Mingwei continue: "The prince is going to Nanjing, and Zhang Huangyan can be summoned to accompany him. If I'm not mistaken, he is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, and he is a loyal minister who is both civil and military. In the original history, after Jianyu went south, he protected King Lu as the prisoner of the country, understood the overall situation, resisted Jianyu wholeheartedly, and finally died unyieldingly. ”

Without waiting for the prince to speak, he continued: "In addition, I remember that Sun Yingyuan, the general soldier of the Yongwei Battalion, died in March of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen because he was alone. When the prince goes south, it is best to summon him to the prince's side as soon as possible to escort him, so that there are both civil and military loyal ministers, and he is the right-hand man that the prince can rely on. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was anxious, now it is the first day of the first month of March, and the prince is going south, and he will not be able to leave tomorrow. If you go late, one less loyal military general will be a big loss.

In addition, Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong are equally famous, and they are the chief soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion, and Emperor Chongzhen knows him. Therefore, after he heard Zhang Mingwei's words, he immediately shouted outside: "Someone!" ”

When an attendant heard the movement, he immediately flashed in, needless to say, it must be Wang Chengen's person.

"Spread my will, hurry up six hundred miles, and summon Sun Yingyuan, the chief soldier of the Yongwei Battalion, to Yingtianfu to wait for the order!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't wait for a moment, even if he couldn't leave the palace until after dawn, the palace door could be unlocked, and he made a decree first.

Of course, the chamberlain agreed, and then withdrew from the temple gate.

Zhang Mingwei waited until this time, and then said to Zhu Cihong: "In terms of money, in addition to urging taxes, the prince also has to do a more important thing to do with money......

When he heard this, even Emperor Chongzhen, who was listening on the side, couldn't help but stretch his neck slightly, as if this would allow him to ensure that he would not miss a word.

"Sir, please!" Zhu Cihong hurriedly responded respectfully.

Who knew that Zhang Mingwei didn't continue to say anything to him, but turned his head to look at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Didn't Your Majesty ask me before, can the artillery and muskets in those documentaries be so powerful, as well as the planes and trains in the sky?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately remembered the "artifacts" he saw, and suddenly, Harazi was about to flow out. If such a powerful thing can be invented, not to mention the thieves, it is a prisoner or something, and ten times more, a hundred times, they can be suppressed.

That power, tsk, Emperor Chongzhen was very excited when he thought about it, so he quickly nodded and said, "But didn't Mr. say that with the current level, it can't be made?" ”

Zhang Mingwei listened to it and smiled slightly: "It can't be made yet." But one of the prerequisites for these things to be created is the most basic thing, which is glass, that is, transparent glass. With this, we can click on the branch of science and technology of chemistry. ”

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "As far as I know, glass products at this time should still be very expensive, and they are also very popular with rich people. Therefore, the prince went south and fired this glass, which could make money and lay the foundation for the spread of scientific and technological knowledge. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was of course happy. That kind of transparent glass, there are also some in the palace, which are tribute from Fanbang. Although he didn't know how much it was, it was okay to know what the thing was worth.

At this time, listening to what Zhang Mingwei said, it seemed that he knew how to make this thing, to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen immediately showed a look of great expectation.

Sure enough, I heard Zhang Mingwei continue: "I probably know how to fire transparent glass!" The prince could go to Jingdezhen and use the skilled craftsmen who fired porcelain there to experiment with firing transparent glass. This transparent glass can not only provide the necessary basic utensils for my Ming Dynasty's follow-up chemistry lessons, but also one of the important sources of silver in the Ming Dynasty in the future. ”

It has been emphasized again and again that Zhu Cihong must pay attention to it.

For Zhang Mingwei, as the author of the "professional household in the late Ming Dynasty", how could he not understand the glass making method. It can even be said that the glass making method is a rotten street thing in the later generations of travel novels, if you don't know the production method, there will probably be ghosts.

In fact, it is precisely because of this that it is even more obvious that the more rotten the street stuff, the greater the help to the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Glass was already available at this time, but it came from the Taixi countries, and it was still a very valuable thing.

Sure enough, hearing that Zhang Mingwei knew what to do, Zhu Cihong hadn't reacted yet, but Emperor Chongzhen had already held Zhang Mingwei's hand in surprise and said excitedly: "Mr. is talented, talented!" ”

Of course, he knew that if he mastered the glass making method, it would be equivalent to mastering a mountain of gold and silver, which was an unimaginable surprise for him who was very short of money. It's really not worth it to give him a daughter!

is just such a credit, Zhang Mingwei has become unknown in the heart of Emperor Chongzhen, and he doesn't know how important it is!

At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen also understood. Zhang Mingwei previously proposed to keep the taxes north of the Yangtze River in the local area, and another very important reason is that there is this glass making method that can be relied on to solve the situation of reducing taxes in the north.

Zhang Mingwei withdrew his hand without a trace, and then said with a smile: "In fact, these are the basic knowledge of science and technology. ”

The meaning of the words once again emphasizes the importance of scientific and technological knowledge through comparison.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen heard it, needless to say, the importance of scientific and technological knowledge has risen to another level.

However, before he could express his position, Zhang Mingwei turned to Zhu Cihong, and opened another topic to continue to explain: "After the prince arrives in Nanjing, he can summon Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng ...... Fusong was left and right and became a confidant. ”

"But that Zheng Chenggong?" Zhu Cihong heard this and immediately asked.

Zheng Chenggong's deeds are very conspicuous in the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, so there must be something to say in the documentary.

"That's him!" Zhang Mingwei listened, nodded and said: "Zheng Zhilong is cunning and cunning, and the twilight has been revealed, as far as my Ming Dynasty is now in domestic and foreign difficulties, he will definitely not send charcoal in the snow." But his son is different, and he is serving the country with enthusiasm, so the prince must accept his heart for the use of the Ming Dynasty. But for now, he can buy grain from Nanyang through him, and I believe that Zheng Zhilong can still do this for the sake of his son's future. ”

Zheng Zhilong finally betrayed the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to Jianyu, of course, in the blacklist of Emperor Chongzhen. However, when he heard what Zhang Mingwei said at this time, he felt that it was very reasonable, so he immediately instructed his son: "Remember what Mr. said!" ”

"Father, the sons and daughters have all remembered!" Zhu Cihong was a little impatient with Emperor Chongzhen's repeated reminders, and always felt that he was treated as a three-year-old child, so he immediately responded loudly.

What he was thinking, Zhang Mingwei, who was watching, saw it, and did not break it, and continued: "There is another very important thing, which is to promote sweet potato cultivation in the south, this high-yield crop should have been popularized in Fujian at this time. ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Xu Guangqi once had a sweet potato sparse and recommended sweet potatoes to the imperial court, that is, sweet potatoes. But I don't know why, it seems that the imperial court did not adopt it? ”