Seeing that Ni Yuanlu actually came up with the idea of firing a grenade with a cannon, Tianqi smiled and said: "There are only unexpected things in this world, there are no things that can't be done, as long as you are willing to think about how far your steps can go. But don't think wildly, imagination that is one step away from reality is the easiest to succeed, do it well, use to visit this site. ”

After sending Ni Yuanlu away, the apocalypse came to Kunning Palace, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the queen and a large group of women settling accounts in the corridor.

Apocalypse asked the queen, "Why is it so lively?" What are they all about? ”

The queen said: "It's cool in the hot corridor in the house, and the concubines let them settle yesterday's accounts here, and several businesses opened yesterday, and calculate whether they have made money or lost money." ”

Apocalypse said: "It must be to make money, it's just a matter of earning more and earning less." By the way, how many palace maids who are willing to leave the palace at the end of the year are learning medical skills? Can you send more people to the hospital? ”

The queen turned her head and asked Wei Xiaolan, who was in charge, and Wei Xiaolan said: "There are about 200 palace maids who are learning medical skills, and they already have a certain foundation to help in the hospitals outside, and there are more than 100 people who are not good enough to learn, so they have to wait before they can go out to contact patients." ”

Apocalypse said, "Well, you have to speed it up, I heard that the newly opened hospital is overcrowded and there is a queue, and good people can afford to wait for patients." ”

At this time, Tan Jing next to him said: "Your Majesty, the servants heard that many people know that there are palace maids in the hospital for treatment, so the female relatives of the family are not allowed to find male doctors, there are so many officials in Beijing City, where is there enough for a hundred people." ”

Tianqi said: "It seems that people's minds are still very uncivilized, but this is also a helpless thing, and the matter of recruiting a skilled woman into the palace in the folk as mentioned a while ago will be advanced." ”

At this moment, the queen took the list handed over by Feng Siqin and walked up to Tianqi and said: "Your Majesty, they have calculated yesterday's earnings, in addition to the cost and labor, as well as the share of the eunuchs and palace maids, the emperor earned a total of more than 3,000 taels yesterday, it is really not easy." ”

Tianqi took the list and looked at it and said, "Three thousand taels on the first day of opening, according to your experience, how much can you earn a day by bulldozing the tide period?" ”

Everyone didn't answer and looked at Feng Siqin and Zhang Chunying, because among so many people, only the two of them had done business at home. Feng Siqin thought for a while and said: "The situation in Beijing is not known to the concubines, the situation in ordinary places is about thirty percent, that is to say, during the flat tide period, the emperor can earn one thousand taels a day." Zhang Chunying listened to Feng Siqin's words and nodded, it seems that she also agrees with this number.

Tianqi shook his head and said: "One thousand taels a day, only 300,000 taels a year, and it will take eleven or two years to recover the capital, it seems that this business is not very profitable." ”

The queen smiled and said, "It's not easy to earn a lot?" That's it. The main reason is that the emperor said that you should take the lead in capping profits, plus the opening and let a little profit, so the profit is not big, if the normal profit is about seven or eight years, the cost can be recovered in about seven or eight years, and according to the current popularity, the scale can be expanded. ”

Apocalypse said: "Forget it, the matter of expanding the scale will be avoided, and it is still necessary to leave a way for others to make money, and don't let the small businessmen scold me to death behind their backs." After speaking, he walked up to Feng Siqin and asked, "You wrote the words on this list?" Why are you still so worried? You and Chunying and Sanang are not allowed to worry about it anymore in the future, and they have nothing to do and walk more, so as not to be troubled when they give birth to a son and suddenly can't move when they are halfway there. ”

Feng Siqin pursed her lips and smiled: "Thank you for your concern, but where is there such a thing as having a child and giving birth to half of it?" The concubine still thinks of something and wants to ask the emperor, I don't know if I can ask? ”

Tianqi said: "Ask, if you don't ask, it's probably more uncomfortable to hold back." ”

Feng Siqin said: "The emperor's purpose in letting us set up an inner tent should be not to worry about those eunuchs, for fear that they will deceive you by saying some amounts of money. The concubine means that there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, it is better not to tell the data we calculated first, and let the eunuchs calculate it themselves, if they are different from the data we calculated and finally prove them wrong, it means that their people have problems, either selfish or confused, and they can't calculate the account, so they send it away as soon as possible to worry. ”

Apocalypse thought for a while and said, "Yes, dishonest people can't be guarded against, you are attentive." After speaking, he turned his head to Tan Jing and the others and said, "Don't reveal it, otherwise I will send you away." ”

Tan Jing hurriedly said: "The minions don't dare, or let them start counting immediately, and the minions will stay by the emperor's side and keep silent, lest others leak the news, and we will be." ”

Tianqi said with a smile: "This method should be institutionalized, and every time it is counted on both sides, naturally no one will make any trouble after a long time." ”

At night, Tianqi felt a little tired and went to bed early, and had nightmares not long after falling asleep, and then suddenly woke up, looking at Tianqi's sweaty appearance, the queen took a handkerchief and wiped Tianqi's sweat, and then asked with concern: "What did the emperor dream of?" What's going on with a sweat? ”

Apocalypse said: "I dreamed that two monsters roared at me in an iron cage, and while roaring, they bit the iron cage and finally bit the iron cage and rushed towards me. After speaking, he still showed a palpitation.

The queen comforted: "Dreams are reversed, and it may indicate that all unfavorable things will be resolved immediately, so sleep, just fall asleep." ”

Early the next morning, Yang Gongchun said that the Military Affairs Yuan had forwarded a report from Xiong Tingbi, the overseer of Jizhou, and Yuan Keli, the overseer of Liaodong, and reported that the envoys of the Han and Duoyan tribes had also come to ask for the apocalypse, and asked if the apocalypse would see it or not. Tianqi thought about it and asked Yang Gongchun to bring the envoys of the two Mongolian ministries to the Military Affairs Yuan, and asked Sun Chengzong to discuss with the envoys of the two ministries first, and he would read the report from the front in the morning and then meet them in the afternoon.

In the morning, Tianqi read Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli's recital in the Yangxin Palace≤ Tingbi said that after hearing about the accident, he immediately sent Ma Shilong, the general soldier of Jizhou, to lead the remaining more than 20,000 mountain infantry to the mouth of the two rivers, accompanied by Cao Wenzhao's 20,000 cavalry and Zu Dabi's 2,000 hammer soldiers. By the time the 50,000 men arrived at the mouth of the two rivers, the Mongols had already fled, and the head of General Zhu Mei hung at the head of the city, and the ground was covered with the corpses of the Ming army and the Mongols, and it could be seen that the two sides had fought fiercely. The report also said that they were followed by Ningyuan's general soldier Man Gui and general He Kegang, who brought more than 10,000 people to meet them.

At the end of the report, Sun Chengzong also attached a proposal from Sun Chengzong, who proposed that the remaining 3,000 siege troops continue to build the city at the mouth of the two rivers, and at the same time send 15,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry to stay at the mouth of the two rivers to protect them, so that the 25,000 troops could be familiar with the terrain and prepare for war while garrisoning and protecting the fortification troops.

Yuan Keli's report said that after learning the news, he sent 15,000 people to look for Zhang Jing'an, the deputy general of Jizhou, and after learning that Xiong Tingbi had sent people, he sent 13,000 people to follow closely behind, and the remaining 2,000 people continued to look for people in the mountains. On the night of May 2, Zhang Jing'an and his 2,000 men were found at the Tiger Pass, all of whom were tired and hungry but in good spirits, and it is said that a black tiger was killed on the way, and the tiger skin was ready to be presented to the emperor.

Sun Chengzong's instructions were to let them rest for two more days before returning to Jizhou, and let Yuan Keli withdraw to the rest of the Lianghekou to strictly guard Ningyuan Pass, in case the Jurchens took the opportunity to sneak attack Ningyuan, leaving only the siege troops temporarily under the command of Ma Shilong.

In the afternoon, Tianqi met with Tubahai, the brother of Lin Dan Khan of the Han Department, in the Yangxin Palace, and Tubahai threw out a surprising plan when he saw Tianqi, saying that Lin Dan Khan thought that he was the Great Khan of Mongolia but failed to manage the Mongols under him, and he felt very sorry for the trust of the Ming Dynasty and was ready to send people to quietly march to annihilate the Karaqin Department. It was not only to avenge the dead Ming army, but also to make an example to deter those Mongols who did not obey the orders of the Great Khan, and the Ming Emperor sent people to cooperate.

Apocalypse quietly asked Yang Gongchun what Sun Chengzong meant, and Yang Gongchun said that Sun Chengzong agreed for the time being but needed to be decided by Apocalypse, so Apocalypse asked Tubahai to go back and tell Lin Dan Khan that he agreed with his plan, but only allowed him to clear the gateway in the area north of the mouth of the two rivers and the mouth of the ancient north of the mouth.

After Tubahai left, Apocalypse met with the envoy of the leader of the Duoyan Tribe, and what he said to the messenger of Duoyan, Apocalypse, was very direct.