The rain and snow in the capital finally passed, and the sky began to clear.

The sunlight came in through the window and shone on the orchid fields in the corner of Zhu Wu's study. In the sun, the branches and leaves of the orchid field grow vigorously.

In the study, Li Shanchang, Xi Yingzhen, Liu Bowen and others were all there. Today is the last small court meeting before Zhu Wu went to Huai'an to inspect.

"The Hongwu has been launched for sea trials, the hull is sturdy and stable, not afraid of wind and waves, and it can sail far away, but the sails are a little poor, and the craftsmen have been ordered to hurry up and adjust!"

Approaching the end of the year, Old Man Xi was talking about the craftsman's workshop about shipbuilding. The Han army's navy is unparalleled in the world, but whether it is Zhu Wu or Old Man Xi, they have a huge obsession with artillery giants.

"The remaining two second-class warships are also being manufactured, and the original naval warships Dadu, Hezhou, and Dingyuan have been maintained."

Zhu Wu held the information sent by the Ministry of Industry in his hand and listened to the old man's report. Inadvertently, I caught a glimpse of the old man's complexion.

The wrinkles like dead tree bark on the face seem to be lighter, the Sichuan character lines are also less, and the most important thing is that the original gray face is more ruddy.

No need to ask, this is the harmony of yin and yang, and the role of spring rain to moisturize.

Old man Xi was talking endlessly, and suddenly felt that Zhu Wu's gaze was a little wrong, and when he looked at it again, he found that Zhu Wu was looking at him with a kind of teasing, as if he was smiling.

Suddenly, the old face turned red, and he couldn't speak in a bad way. But then I thought about it, Lao Tzu slept all the time, what is there to be embarrassed about, are you afraid that others will know!

So he glared at Zhu Wu with his eyes, and continued in his mouth, "Regarding the second-class battleship, the craftsmen of the craftsman workshop ask the King of Han to give him a name!" ”

The second-class warship built by the Han army is also a ground and water giant with 90 guns. In order to build these warships, Zhu Wu simply invested in the sea of gold and silver.

The difference of 6.12 million yuan earned by the Han on coinage this year was almost thrown to Old Man Xi by Zhu Wu for warships and artillery.

"Give a name!" Zhu Wu thought about it, "Two second-class ships, one named Yue Wumu and one named Wen Tianxiang!" ”

Whether it is Yue Wumu or Wen Tianxiang, they are both heroes who fought against foreign enemies in history, and they are heroes among heroes. Zhu Wuzhi was anti-Yuan, and used these two names to name the battleship, the meaning of which is self-evident.

Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen looked a little strange, and they traditional scholars thought that it seemed inappropriate to name a warship in the name of a sage.

But Old Man Xi smiled happily and couldn't help but admire.

In Zhu Wu's heart, heroes are to be constantly mentioned, remembered, and even more so to be written.

After saying this, Zhu Wu looked at the three of them, smiled and said, "Yesterday's letter from Shandong!" ”

The three of them immediately looked up, Shandong is where Zhu Chongba is, and most of the letters from there are not good things.

At midnight yesterday, Shandong Zhu Chongba's handwritten letter was delivered to Zhu Wu. Whether it is Zhu Chongba or Zhu Wu, in fact, they are all qualified politicians now, and they can pull down their skins better than anyone else.

In the letter, he first thanked Zhu Wu for sending a warning letter, and then complained bitterly. The Qilu army was short of food and grass, the soldiers lacked clothing and armor, and there were many losses in ordnance. The most important thing is to ask Zhu Wu to sell them some artillery.

"Zhu Chongba said he wanted to buy some artillery!" Zhu Wu smiled, "The bigger, the better!" ”

"No!" Liu Bowen immediately retorted, "Lord, artillery is a military weapon of the Han Dynasty, how can it be handed over to outsiders!" ”

"That's nothing!" Old man Xi smiled on the side, "In the warehouse of the craftsman's workshop, more than seventy broken forty-two-pound cannons are also placed, sell them to him!" ”

Liu Bowen was stunned, as a minister of the Han Dynasty, how could he not know the meaning of the forty-two jin cannon, the forty-two jin cannon weighed more than 2,000 catties, and the weight of the projectile alone was forty-two catties.

He had seen with his own eyes the scene of the artillery test-firing. The gatehouse on the city wall was shattered with a single shot. The scene and the sound made him a reader like him not sleep well for a few days.

But before he could continue to speak, Old Man Xi said again, "Those more than 70 artillery pieces are all smoothbore round cannons, and now we have popularized rifled pointed bullet heavy artillery." Sell the obsolete things to him, and you can still make some money, so why not do it. Besides, those cannons, the casting process is not up to par, I'm afraid that dozens of rounds will blow up! ”

Old man Xi had a bad stomach rippling on his face, and when he talked about the head of the pit, he said, "Besides, there is no gunpowder in artillery, it is an iron lump." The more land he buys, the more he relies on us! ”

Li Shanchang also nodded and said, "What the Taoist chief said is extremely true, and the minister thought that he could let Zhu Chongba exchange it for gold. As he spoke, he glanced at Zhu Wu, "The silver taels I got from selling artillery to Liu Futong last time have too many impurities." ”

"You can see the specific price!" Zhu Wu smiled, his face turned solemn, "This year is estimated to be able to have a year of dissipation, but next year will be a big war." The so-called being prepared for danger in times of peace, there are some things that must be prepared in advance. ”

In addition to the letter from Zhu Chongba in Shandong, the blue-clothed people in Henan also sent a secret letter, Liu Futong has taken Han Lin'er, the son of the late Ming Sect leader Han Shantong, to his side, and intends to establish the country and become the emperor in the first month, and the country will be called Dragon and Phoenix in the year of the Great Song Dynasty.

As long as he supports Han Lin'er to become emperor, the Yuan army is bound to fight to the death, and at the same time, Shandong is also a war of hundreds of thousands of people, and Zhu Wu, who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, is thinking about how to get the greatest benefit in the anxious war on several sides.

History has changed beyond recognition, and there is simply no place to learn from it. But in order for the Han to continue to bury his head in development and accumulate strength, neither Liu Futong nor Zhu Chongba can be defeated.

However, it can't be too powerful!

After talking for a while, the court meeting dispersed, and the courtiers retreated, but Zhu Wu stopped Old Man Xi.

"Old man!" When there were no outsiders, the two of them were called very casually, and Zhu Wu smiled, "I'm going to Huai'an tomorrow, and I'll come to the house for dinner in the evening!" ”

Old man Xi smiled, "Your family is reunited, I won't go to join in the fun!" ”

"It's okay, bring your new daughter-in-law and little girl, let's be happy!" Zhu Wu smiled evilly.

Old man Xi's old face with a smile froze, and then he said stiffly, "Who did you listen to, you haven't skimmed the eight characters yet!" ”

"Don't pretend!" Zhu Wu suddenly grabbed the old man's neck and said with a smile, "Look at your old face, it's so moisturized that it's about to bloom, what else are you pretending!" Hurry up and bring your family to recognize the door! ”

"Go, it's not big or small!" Old man Xi looked at no one on the left and right, and pushed Zhu Wu away. Then he thought about it and said, "The cuckoo is the daughter of a small family, you are the palace, I am afraid of scaring her!" ”

"What's there to be afraid of? The ugly daughter-in-law will see her in-laws sooner or later! Zhu Wu smiled, "It's decided, tonight's mutton shabu, you come early!" ”

After speaking, Zhu Wu turned around and walked away.

Old man Xi frowned in place, ugly daughter-in-law seeing in-laws? Are you taking advantage of Lao Tzu?

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"Five fruits!"

Zhu Wuyi entered the backyard, and Xiu'er rushed over in a new fur coat in the sun, smiling as bright as the sun.

Now she has said goodbye to the appearance of a child and has the posture of a girl, but her smile and voice are still innocent.

Directly fell into Zhu Wu's arms, raised his head and blinked, and said with a smile, "I haven't looked at you for a few days!" ”

Although they are in the same palace, Zhu Wu is entangled in political affairs every day, leaving early and returning late, and the number of times the brother and sister meet is a little less.

Zhu Wu touched Xiu'er's hair apologetically, "Fifth brother is busy!" Did you read a book today? ”

Xiu'er's face showed a little bitterness, and she said coquettishly, "Wuguo, can you stop studying!" I have a daughter's family, why do I read so many books? ”

In order to allow Xiu'er to grow up well, Zhu Wu specially hired a famous teacher to teach. But it's useless for any famous teacher to be in Xiu'er, this girl just doesn't learn.

Zhu Wu spoiled Xiu'er very much, reluctant to scold and beat, the whole palace knew that it was nothing to offend the princess, but don't offend this princess.

"Who said that my daughter's family doesn't need to study, reading is for wisdom!" Zhu Wu was angry and funny, "Come to my house for dinner in the evening, let's eat mutton shabu!" ”

"Okay!" Xiu'er slapped her face, "I love mutton the most!" As he spoke, he took Zhu Wudi's hand again, and said with a blank eye, "Wuguo, we haven't eaten dog meat for a long time at home!" ”

Dog meat!

Zhu Wu suddenly remembered the broken temple in the past, and his face softened a little. It was this villain at the beginning, who depended on himself for his life, and finally caught a wild dog, and let Zhu Chongba eat half of it.

Thinking of this, Zhu Wu rubbed Xiu'er's head and said softly, "Xiu'er, when you're done, the fifth brother will take you to Haozhou to pay homage to your father, okay!" ”

"Good!" Xiu'er said in a low voice, "Have I forgotten what my father is like?" As he spoke, he raised his head again, "Wuguo, you are now the King of Han, can you find my mother's tomb?" ”

Zhu Wu felt a pain in his heart, when he was able to live, what he ate was Xiu'er's mother's self-selling food.

This woman, who also has the grace of life for Zhu Wu, doesn't know where the bones are buried.

Sad in his heart, Zhu Wu smiled, "Go back and let the fifth brother go to find it, let's play, the fifth brother will go to see your sister-in-law!" ”

Zhu Wu walked away, Xiu'er pouted and looked at his back silently, one hundred and twenty reluctant on his face, one hundred and twenty reluctant.

"Princess!" A grandmother who usually waits for Xiu'er came over with a smile, put a big coat on her, and carefully persuaded, "The princess is now a big girl, and she can't drill into the king's arms at every turn......"

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Smack, just hear a crisp sound.

Xiu'er slapped her grandmother in the face with her hand, and said angrily, "Shut up, I'm talking to the fifth brother, you talk less!" ”

The people around him were all underground, and they didn't dare to make a sound. Although Princess Xiu'er is young, she has a big temper, and her temperament is a little unpredictable and moody.

Too doting, sometimes spoiled children. Zhu Wu has never been a father or a brother, he only knows that he wants to give himself this sister who depends on each other, the best in the world.

So, unconsciously, he spoiled her.