Crazy, really crazy.

This was Qi Tai's true feeling when he came out of Huang Zicheng's mansion, but at the same time he had to admit that what Huang Zicheng said made sense, and as he walked, Huang Zicheng's voice echoed over and over again in his head.

After arriving home, Qi Tai took out a pen and paper and calculated it according to Huang Zicheng's algorithm, according to Huang Zicheng, the algorithm came from Hubu Shangshu Yuxin.

According to the system, the Ming Dynasty is as follows: the prince is 10,000 stones, the county king is 2,000 stones, the Zhenguo general is 800 stones, the Fengguo general is 600 stones, the Zhenguo lieutenant is 400 stones, the auxiliary lieutenant is 300 stones, and the Fengguo lieutenant is 200 stones.

Yu Xin proposed a hypothetical algorithm, assuming that the emperor changes every 20 years, the clan gives birth in 20 years, dies at the age of 40, and each clan gives birth to six sons, then the calculation is as follows:

1) Twenty years after the founding of the country: the first emperor, the first prince, and the fifth prince, the prince will pay 50,000 stones.

2) Forty years after the founding of the country: the first emperor, the first prince, the tenth prince, and the twenty-fifth prince of the county, the total amount of 150,000 stones.

3) Sixty years after the founding of the country: the first emperor, the first prince, the fifteenth prince, the fifty county kings, and the one hundred and twenty-five generals of the Zhenguo state, the total amount of money is 375,000 stones.

4) In the eighty years since the founding of the country, the emperor has one, the prince has one, the prince has twenty, the prince has seventy-five, the county king has seventy-five, the town general has two hundred and fifty, and the auxiliary general has six hundred and twenty-five, and the total amount is 1.1 million stones.

5) In the 100th year of the founding of the country, the emperor was one, the prince was one, the prince was twenty-five, the prince was one hundred, the county king was one hundred, the Zhenguo general was three hundred and seventy-five, the auxiliary general was one thousand two hundred and fifty, and the Fengguo general was three thousand one hundred and twenty-five, and the total amount was 3.7 million stones.

But this algorithm is problematic, only six births are a lot for ordinary people, but for the clan with a worry-free life, I'm afraid it is far more than that, and this algorithm also assumes that all the clans die at the age of forty, which is obviously unrealistic, after all, Emperor Taizu lived sixty-nine years old, gave birth to twenty-six children, and twenty-four were named princes, so it is not uncommon for this algorithm to be doubled several times, so after a hundred years of the founding of the country, I am afraid that the clan's Yulu will need 10 million, or even 20 million stones, At that time, the income of the entire Ming Dynasty was probably not enough for these clans.

Qi Tai threw down the pen, lit the paper of the calculus with a fire fold, and burned it. Qi Tai looked at the slowly burning flames and sighed, Qi Tai and Yu Xin are both crazy people, dare to calculate the lifespan of the royal family like this, if it is known by the emperor and the clan, it will be considered light with a thousand cuts.

But I have to admit that these numbers are terrible. Qi Tai had a scene in his mind: the clan ran to the emperor to ask for money, the emperor was anxious, paid one, came another, and it was endless, and finally the emperor had no money, no way to help the victims, no way to build water conservancy, no way to suppress the traitors, and the country was finished.

Qi Tai saw that the paper was burned out, so he opened the window to disperse the smell, looked at the cherry blossoms that were blooming outside the window, and secretly made up his mind.

On the third day of the fourth month of the first year of Jianwen, Qi Tai became a more determined faction of the feudal slasher, and he hoped that more vassal kings would rebel, so that the state could save more money on the New Year's expenses. His goal has become the same as Huang Zicheng, that is, there is no vassal king!

But Zhu Yunwen didn't know about these, and no one dared to show this algorithm in front of him, although he knew that the Ming Dynasty vassal king was a big problem, but he didn't calculate it carefully. However, he did feel that there was a force in the DPRK to cut down the vassals, because his cold treatment of Zhu Youjiao's secret report seemed to have aroused the dissatisfaction of some people in the DPRK.

100 days after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the Ministry of Rites immediately asked for a draft girl, and Queen Ma Hui also persuaded her repeatedly, Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to agree, but the request was not to disturb the people, and it was not allowed to force the draft girl, otherwise she would be severely punished. After listening to Ren Hengtai, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he smiled and agreed, he felt that the emperor was thinking too much, was the emperor still unwilling to choose a concubine? If the emperor is old, it may be possible, after all, the concubine of the Ming Dynasty is going to be martyred, but now the emperor is just twenty years old, there is only one queen in the harem, and the other concubines are vacant, I don't know how many girls in the boudoir are looking forward to it.

He hoped that the arquebus could be more stable and durable, and at the same time ordered the Engineering Institute to continue to study flintlock pistols, fire caps and other equipment, hoping to quickly evolve firearms to the era of rearloading bullets and soldiers being able to creeping aiming, but the progress was slow, mainly because the technology was not yet reached.

In order to solve the problem of materials and technology, Zhu Yunwen inspected the Ma'anshan Steel Mill under the leadership of Wang Quan, Dean of the School of Engineering, and now the Ma'anshan Steel Mill can use the blast furnace to smelt 5,000 catties of molten iron at once, and then stir it with willow branches or iron rods, which will produce relatively high-quality steel, which is called the steel frying method. It's just that relatively speaking, the steel produced by the frying method is not as good as the steel produced by the steel filling method.

Zhu Yunwen knows the difference between pig iron and steel, the blast furnace can only smelt molten raw iron, and its carbon content is higher than 3%, and only by reducing its carbon content can different quality steel be obtained. Therefore, craftsmen are encouraged to continue to try according to this method, reduce the carbon content as much as possible, and produce high-quality steel.

As for the converter, open-hearth furnace and other technologies for steelmaking, Zhu Yunwen could only roughly explain the principle to the craftsmen and let them try. Zhu Yunwen authorized Wang Quan to organize craftsmen to sort out advanced craftsman knowledge, compile it into a book, and then add the physics and chemistry textbooks compiled by Zhu Yunwen from memory, establish a school within the School of Engineering, and teach it to young craftsmen. In the end, Zhu Yunwen ordered Wang Quan to set up a laboratory to produce various measuring tools and provide a research place for excellent craftsmen.

On the Qinhuai River, a luxurious big boat.

Bai Fangrui got up, looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was still asleep, looked at his slightly childish face, touched it lightly with pity, sighed softly, and then picked up the clothes scattered on the ground, sat in front of the mirror, put them on slowly, and then picked up a comb, combed his black and beautiful hair, and at the same time let out a sigh that seemed to be nothing.

After a while, Bai Fangrui heard the sound of getting up, but did not look back. After a while, Zhu Yunwen gently hugged Bai Fangrui's fragrant shoulder from behind, looked at the pretty face in the mirror, and said with a smile: "Rui'er, you are so beautiful, how fortunate I am Zhu Yunwen to be favored by you." ”

Bai Fangrui turned her head, gently hugged Zhu Yunwen, put her head on Zhu Yunwen's chest, listened to the powerful beating of his heart, and murmured: "Mu Gongzi, how good it would be if you weren't the emperor!" ”

"What's wrong? Isn't it bad that I'm the emperor? Zhu Yunwen picked up Bai Fangrui, held her in his arms, and sniffed the fragrance in her hair: "Rui'er, when will you enter the palace with me?" ”

"Into the palace?" Bai Fangrui looked at the men and women who came to walk on the bank of the Qinhuai River, although the distance was a little far, their cheerful laughter could still be faintly heard on the boat.

"What's wrong? Rui'er doesn't want to? Since the beginning of the draft, Zhu Yunwen has come to Bai Fangrui to talk about entering the palace, but Bai Fangrui has not answered positively. This made him a little flustered, and he often went out of the palace to be with Bai Fangrui recently, and even visited the Saddle Steel Factory, and brought her with him.

"The draft girl in the palace, is there a result soon?" Bai Fangrui turned her head, looked at Zhu Yunwen, and said softly.

"Well, it's almost over, but Rui'er, you don't need to be like this when you enter the palace, I will directly canonize you as a concubine."

"Lady?" Bai Fangrui lowered her head and read it a few times, her eyes were a little moist, and tears flowed down her fair cheeks.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Yunwen was a little flustered, and gently wiped Bai Fangrui: "What's wrong?" Rui'er? Are you unhappy? ”

"No, Rui'er is so happy, thank you for the emperor's favor."

I don't know why, Zhu Yunwen heard Bai Fangrui call him the emperor, but he was a little flustered, but he didn't know how to express it, so he could only hug her tightly, trying to drive away the panic in his heart.

After that, Bai Fangrui bent for pleasure, Zhu Yunwen was sharp and enterprising, and the two blended together, indescribably happy. When Zhu Yunwen returned to the palace, it was already close to the hour. The next day, the imperial history also impeached Zhu Yunwen for this, asking the emperor not to wear a white dragon fish suit, but to put the common people in the world first. Zhu Yunwen apologized with a wry smile and promised that he would not do it in the future.

The next day, after Zhu Yunwen finished dealing with the government affairs, he asked Liu Zhen to call Bai Fangrui's brother Bai Wangru to find out what his sister thought and let Bai Fangrui enter the palace as soon as possible.

But Liu Zhen came back after a while, but Bai Wangru did not come, it turned out that Bai Wangru went out to work on his grandfather, and it is said that he went to Liaodong to investigate the people's livelihood.

"Liaodong?" Zhu Yunwen suddenly had a bad premonition, and immediately ordered Liu Zhen to go to the Bai family to inquire, is Miss Bai Fangrui at home?

Half an hour later, Liu Zhen stumbled back, saluted Zhu Yunwen, and said, "Your Majesty, the white girl has gone far away and left you a letter." ”

"Letter? Show it to me. ”

Zhu Yunwen opened Bai Fangrui's letter with trembling hands, and after reading the first few lines, he shouted: "Liu Zhen, prepare the horse quickly, I want to chase her back, hurry!" So saying, he walked out.

Liu Zhen grabbed Zhu Yunwen and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I can't catch up, I asked, the white girl went out at the end of the day, and now it's too late, she can't catch up, I'm afraid she's in Liuhe now." ”

Zhu Yunwen was stunned, but still insisted: "No, prepare the horse quickly, I want to go to Xiaguan Wharf to have a look." ”

"No, Your Majesty, you are so emotional that you can't ride a horse, so the little one should go and prepare the carriage immediately."

"Okay, let's go."

After a while, Jin Yiwei opened the way in front, and behind him was a luxury four-wheeled carriage drawn by four horses galloping rapidly. Fortunately, a cement road has been built on this section of the road, and in less than half an hour, Zhu Yunwen arrived at Xiaguan Wharf.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Zhu Yunwen jumped down and ordered Liu Zhen to find the white girl to see if she was gone. Liu Zhen took the order and left. Just a quarter of an hour later, Zhu Yunwen got the exact news that Bai Fangrui crossed the river and went north around the clock, bringing a lot of servants, and it seemed that he was going to go far away.

Listening to Liu Zhen's story, Zhu Yunwen just looked at the Yangtze River flowing eastward, and kept muttering: "Why? Why do you want to say goodbye? Is it all a dream? Is it my punishment for changing history? ”

Hearing Zhu Yunwen's self-talk, Liu Zhen wanted to plug his ears, but he didn't dare, so he could only take two steps back gently.

On the way back, Zhu Yunwen opened the letter that Bai Fangrui gave him, which was roughly as follows:

Yun Bing:

Please forgive Rui'er for calling you that, how I would like to call you by your name like a normal husband and wife, but I don't dare, I only dare to write here, and I dare not face you again.

I'm going to Liaodong, which is the place you value the most, and I hope to help you in the construction of Liaodong, instead of waiting for your favor in the palace. Since I met you, you often didn't show up for months, and Rui'er didn't know how many times she woke up crying in her sleep, and woke up in the morning with tears on her pillow towel. If I enter the palace, I'm afraid I will live such a life, I don't want to, I really don't want to.

......

Since the concubine belongs to the king, she should abide by the woman's way, and she will no longer mess with men in this life, please rest assured. In addition, there are Dong Wugu and Xie Sanniang and others, so they don't have to worry about the safety of their concubines. In the end, Rui'er is not around, please take care, Rui'er will pray for you in the distance, may you be a peaceful man, and have a worry-free life!

Bring it to Sister Liu'er and ask her to forgive Rui'er for breaking the appointment!

......

After reading it, Zhu Yunwen's tears rained down, and the teardrops dripped on the letterhead, slowly soaking together with the tears on it......

When entering the noon gate, Zhu Yunwen wiped his tears, looked at the majestic palace city in front of him, and in the haze, it seemed that a beautiful woman walked towards him, but when he got closer, he suddenly disappeared. Perhaps, Rui'er does not belong to this world, maybe it is because of herself that she appeared in this world, she is like a bond, allowing herself to keep the memories of another world. Now that she has left herself, it seems, she has also taken half of herself......