Huang Liji sat down as ordered, peeked around, and found that there were seven or eight braziers in the house? There is only one incense in the bronze furnace that exudes a curling aroma, but this bit of smoke can't be dispersed outside the house at all.

He glanced at the coffee table again, only to find that on the table next to Zhu Yousong and Zhu Youzhen, there was a flat porcelain plate, which was stuffed with cigarette butts.

Seeing the special cigarette rolls produced by the palace, Huang Liji's nose twitched, and then he smelled out that the smoke in the house was a mixture of tobacco burning and incense, and the smoke he saw was misty, and it was actually the cigarette smoked by the prince and the emperor!

Huang Liji, who read poetry and books and abided by the courtesies of the monarch and ministers, was angry for a while, and even committed great disrespect, and said in his heart: "How many cigarettes does this Nima have to smoke......"

In fact, it is no wonder that Huang Liji is not angry, this cigarette roll is a special supply in the palace, and it happens that Huang Liji is also an old smoker, and the cigarette roll is much more convenient to smoke than the cigarette bag pot, but he, the head of the cabinet, is also rare to get one.

If it was just because he couldn't smoke the special cigarettes provided by the palace, he wouldn't be so upset. is also because an old minister like him has always planned and then moved, and he doesn't scatter eagles when he doesn't see rabbits. Only this time his meritorious service made him confused, and before he could find out the truth, he hurriedly ran to show his loyalty, which really made a big joke.

Thinking of Fang Cai's own oath and conclusive words, and thinking that the smoke that filled out just now was actually a cigarette smoked by the emperor and the prince of Fuwang, Scholar Huang felt like he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle, and the five-flavor jar was like a five-flavor jar......

Huang Liji's face was embarrassed, and he really couldn't understand why it was so warm if there were not so many braziers burning in the house, and there were no fire walls and ondols? Huang Liji lowered his head and looked around, secretly looking for the reason, and as soon as his eyes moved, he saw that there were several copper walls the size of a desktop on the wall, which were placed close to the ground, and each copper wall was connected by copper pillars, what is this?

When Zhu Yousong saw Huang Liji's appearance, he knew that he was interested in the heating in Zhu Youji's house, and he wanted to explain, but later realized that he was not the owner of this room. Huang Liji didn't understand, so he went to ask Zhu Youzhen, but he didn't bother to explain.

Zhu Yousong was also a little indignant in his heart, and gathered a battalion of skilled craftsmen from all over the world, and did not try to improve the firearms, but in the winter, according to Zhu Youjian's drawings, the heating was made! is such an arrogant and lascivious virtue, and he still has the face to say that I don't do my job, I bah!

Is heating dry? Can the palace still freeze people to death? Freezing to death, no one can freeze to death, Zhu Youzhen! The palace has its own warm pavilion for him to use, although the temperature of the warm pavilion in the palace is not as warm as here, but can he still be wronged?

Besides, although this heating is a product of later generations, according to the current industrial level of the Ming Dynasty, can the annual steel production be supplied? Can there be a market? Can it be promoted? Can you form an industry and grab a lot of money? Not everyone can use copper to make heating like Zhu Youzhen, gold, silver and copper are now really precious metals used to make money!

The most important thing is that the craftsman camp rushed out such a set of heating, and even he didn't have it!

Zhu Yousong leaned back on the chair and was particularly angry, but Huang Liji sat on the seat a little cramped, rubbing his hands back and forth in his sleeves, although he bowed slightly, but the small eyes that floated to Zhu Yousong from time to time were captured by Zhu Yousong, Zhu Yousong covered his mouth and sighed when he saw that he had just sat down, and tears came out.

Zhu Yousong's heart moved, thinking of the rumors about the first assistant of the cabinet, and knew that Huang Liji, the old brother, was a smoker nine times out of ten.

Before Zhu Youzhen could ask, Zhu Yousong opened his mouth and asked, "Do university scholars smoke?" As he spoke, he pulled out a cigarette from the wooden box on the table.

Huang Liji was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously wanted to nod, but he looked at Zhu Yousong, and then at Zhu Youzhen, who was sitting precariously, but he was embarrassed to pick it up, and then smiled at Zhu Yousong "shyly", neither saying that he would not smoke, nor would he say that he would smoke.

Zhu Yousong saw that Huang Liji couldn't let go in front of Zhu Youzhen, and glanced at Zhu Youzhen, the corners of Zhu Youzhen's mouth raised lightly and smiled: "Do university scholars also smoke?" Smoke it if you want, there are not so many taboos here. ”

Huang Liji was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly responded: "Weichen obeys the order!" As he spoke, he stood up, took three steps into two steps, and respectfully took the cigarette from Zhu Yousong's hand.

Huang Liji took the cigarette roll handed to him by Zhu Yousong in his hand, looked at the snow-white cigarette, and couldn't help but say: "Since this tobacco was introduced to China, folk cultivation and smoking have become a common practice. The old minister smoked a cigarette pouch pot every day after eating, only to feel fluttering and far away from the world. Sometimes I stay up late to write a recital and smoke it, and I will calm my mind and think well......"

Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Yousong glanced at each other, and they both saw something else in each other's eyes, Daming has become a trend of smoking tobacco now, and the two of them are discussing this matter.

Historically, Zhu Youzhen was a non-smoker, not only did he not smoke, but he also issued a smoking ban. Of course, Zhu Youzhen's ban on smoking in history was not because he realized the harm of smoking to the human body, nor because the large amount of tobacco planted on the land affected food production, but because of a "proverb" among the people.

According to the late Ming Dynasty Wu Weiye recorded in the "Suikou Chronicles", during the Apocalypse of the Ming Dynasty, a nursery rhyme was circulated in the market, which contained a sentence "The world is full of smoke". At the same time, there is also a popular saying among the people, saying that the emperors since Yongle are all descendants of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and the capital is "Yanjing", and "smoke" and "Yan" are homophonic, therefore, "eating smoke" is "eating swallow".

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had already shown a trend of the building about to collapse. Chongzhen became more and more superstitious in panic. Therefore, in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Chongzhen, who couldn't sit still, issued a ban on smoking: "If you have a decree, you will be punished, and the offender will be killed." ”

If you eat a cigarette, you will die, let alone sell cigarettes. Therefore, all the cigarette tables in the capital have been confiscated, and smokers can no longer smoke openly.

Not long after the smoking ban was issued, a person from other places went up to Beijing with cigarettes and secretly sold them at a high price. As a result, he was captured by the anti-smoking squad and beheaded in Xishi the next day. It can be seen that the determination to ban smoking at that time was great and the law was strict.

But the current Zhu Youzhen is no longer the historical Zhu Youzhen, but he is just as happy to take care of the tobacco matter.

After all, smoking is harmful to health, but today's smokers in Daming are men, women, young and old, and this situation must be curbed. Besides, the current Ming is poor! In today's Ming Dynasty, when the economy is not developed, the tobacco tax is collected, but I am afraid that it is more than the salt tax of the Ming Dynasty today, in fact, today he and Zhu Yousong discussed this matter in the Purple Star Pavilion in this side hall.

It's just that there must be a suitable opportunity for this matter, and now that he has first ascended to the throne, his foundation is unstable, and the aftermath of the eunuch case has not yet settled. He must cleanly put this matter in order, minimize the impact, and then push out Zhu Yousong, who has been idle all day, echoing inside and outside, before that, they have to prepare a big thing, thinking of this matter, the corners of Zhu Youzhen's mouth raised a strange arc, he glanced at Zhu Yousong, the initiator who was with him, this matter may become an unsolved mystery in the future generations, and want to break their heads.

Zhu Youzhen squinted slightly, now that the Ming Dynasty is riddled with diseases, he must make changes. The surest way to change is to wear the water drop stone and step by step, but this kind of water grinding is too slow, and he can't wait. So he and Zhu Yousong must win more people and minimize the obstacles, Zhu Youzhen, who is in a hurry to work hard, can't wait, only carrots and sticks, and cutting the mess quickly is Zhu Youzhen's thoughts.

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Huang Liji, this court official did not have fire on his body, but he couldn't smoke the cigarette in his hand, and sat there a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhu Youzhen asked him to light a cigarette, and said with a slight smile: "Why did Huang Aiqing come?" ”

Huang Liji heard Zhu Youzhen's question, and only then did he remember that he had come to ask the emperor for advice, and wanted to stand up and reply, Zhu Youzhen waved his hand in the air and said, "You don't need to be formal in this Purple Star Pavilion, sit down and reply!" ”

Only then did Huang Liji know that the name of this side hall was Purple Star Pavilion, and he was afraid that it had just been built, and he had not had time to hang the plaque.

Huang Liji arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen received a notice before, and he had a lot of doubts in his heart. ”

"Oh? What doubts? ”

As soon as Huang Liji was about to answer, he saw a little eunuch running in from outside the door with his head bowed. Seeing that Zhu Youzhen didn't raise his head, he knelt on the warm carpet, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, the craftsman camp is in a hurry!" ”

Zhu Youben frowned a little and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The little eunuch said respectfully: "It is reported that the wife of Li Wenchang, the master of the craftsman camp, went to the camp to visit her husband, and was insulted by Cheng Wei, an officer in the Beijing camp. Wang Gonggong was furious when he saw the artisan camp, and he was afraid of delaying the storage of New Year's goods, so he went to find justice for Cheng Wei for the artisan camp, but he didn't even see Cheng Wei's face. The craftsman camp did not get a reply, he was passive and slack, the delivery date of the New Year's goods was approaching, and the prince felt that he had a great deal to do, so he sent someone to come to the ceremony. ”

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, he felt that a breath in his heart suddenly rushed to the heavenly spirit from his heart, and he suddenly got up, and a dragon claw "snapped" and slapped on the royal table, and the sound shook the beams of the room.

"Bastard!"

Huang Liji was taken aback by Zhu Youzhen's reaction, slipped off the stool, knelt on the place and said respectfully: "The emperor is angry!" ”

Zhu Youzhen's expression was hideous, his chest rose and fell, and it took a long time for him to catch his breath and grit his teeth and ask: "The craftsman camp is heavily guarded, how could such a terrifying thing happen?" ”

The little eunuch knelt on the ground and trembled: "The slave doesn't know." ”

"How is that craftsman Li Wenchang's injuries now?"

"The minions don't know."

"What about his wife, Wang?"

"The minions don't know."

"I don't know, I don't know, what do you know?"

"Slaves don't know ......"

Zhu Yousong was also shocked by this news, others didn't know, but he knew the status of the craftsman camp in Zhu Youzhen's heart, and Zhu Youzhen regarded all the craftsmen in this craftsman camp as treasures! Otherwise, he would never put the craftsman camp in the Beijing camp, and set up a camp alone!

The craftsman camp is too important, in Zhu Yousong's memory, the first industrial revolution was basically completed by accumulated experience, and there was not too much scientific theoretical guidance!

As long as their wisdom is concentrated, and then guided, it is entirely possible for the Ming Dynasty to produce the spark of the first industrial revolution under the impetus of these craftsmen!

And this Li Wenchang and Zhu Yousong knew each other, when he and Zhu Youzhen went to Beijing for the first time, the dry Li Laohan who gave them lighters was his father!

Zhu Yousong had the impression that Li Wenchang would touch the back of his head and smirk when he saw the steward of the craftsman camp, giving people the impression that he was honest and honest, but this honest man had a delicate mind in the iron industry, not only learned the skills of his father, the master of the craftsman camp, Li Laohan, but also had the momentum of being better than the blue.

I heard that Zhu Youzhen wanted to change the arquebus into a flintlock pistol a while ago, but he just put forward such an idea, and in just three days, Li Wenchang made a trigger with practical value!

At this time, they should be making the first samples of flintlock pistols, as long as the inspection is qualified, it is impossible to say that it will be mass-produced! I didn't expect that at this juncture, there would be such a thing in Jingying!

The little eunuch who summoned the interrogator was stunned by Zhu Youzhen's reaction, his head was close to the ground, and his thin body was trembling under the wide robe, unable to say a word.

Zhu Yousong sighed in his heart when he saw this, he was also the chief ideological and political officer of the Beijing camp, and he was also responsible for what happened in the Beijing camp, so he stood up and said: "I'll go and take a look, and investigate the ins and outs of the matter." ”

Zhu Yousong knew the status of the craftsman's camp in Zhu Youzhen's heart, if Zhu Youzhen was not unable to leave the palace at will, Zhu Youzhen would definitely do it himself, and would never be a dummy.

Zhu Youzhen saw Zhu Yousong take the initiative to ask for help, his gloomy face eased, and said, "Okay, if the situation is true, I will allow you to cut it first and then play!" As he spoke, he handed Zhu Yousong a golden sword on the royal table.

Zhu Yousong bowed down and took it, the sword was warm and cool, and the sword pattern dragon and phoenix were carved to show the imperial power; Decorated with Beidou, in response to the heavenly statue, Shang Fang sword!