Chapter 54: I've opened this back door

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the Emperor of the Apocalypse ran straight to Zhu Cheng's carriage, and asked as he ran, "Is the popsicle here?" My little wife, I'm in a hurry. ”

Zhu Cheng lifted the curtain, revealing a large boxy wooden box, and said, "It's been prepared a long time ago, wrapped in a quilt, and it won't melt." However, it is already late autumn, the weather is getting colder, and the queen eats more popsicles, which is easy to hurt the kidneys, which is probably not conducive to the heirs. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse paused slightly, and exclaimed, "How can popsicles be so dangerous? ”

"Everything in the world is like this, and if it is too much, it will become a disaster. For example, everyone wants the weather to be clear, but for a few months in a row, the land is thousands of miles away, and this becomes a severe drought; The heavy rain poured down, the water flooded the golden mountain, the people were displaced, and it was a heavy flood. The same goes for popsicles, which quench your thirst when it's hot. However, if you eat too much, the cold will invade and affect the internal organs of the human body. ”

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse heard this, he nodded, and instructed Wei Zhongxian to put the popsicles in the freezer, and then turned around and went into the palace to comfort Empress Zhang.

Seeing the figure of the Emperor of the Apocalypse disappearing, Wei Zhongxian said to Zhu Cheng with a heavy face: "Zhu Cheng, why do you mention the matter of the heir, Mrs. Fengsheng doesn't like others to talk about this matter. ”

"Madame Fengsheng, are you referring to Keyin Yue?"

"It's this person. Mrs. Fengsheng covers the sky with one hand in the harem, and she can't be offended. ”

"Grandpa Wei," Zhu Cheng said sincerely, "Your power is given by the emperor, you only need to be loyal to the emperor alone, and the others are just passing by." Ke Yinyue is too old to have children, even if she gives birth to offspring, she has no name and no share, at most she is an idle prince, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation. The affairs of the harem are too complicated, don't meddle in the meantime, otherwise I may not be able to save you in the future. ”

Wei Zhongxian was moved and said, "The descendants of the Wei family really have a long-term vision, and I almost became a sinner for the ages." It seems that the heavy responsibility of reviving the Wei family still falls on you. ”

After speaking, Wei Zhongxian ordered someone to carry the wooden box, and he hurriedly followed the Emperor of the Apocalypse into the house.

Zhu Cheng sighed lightly, and said in his heart: "I'm a little confused about who I am, and what are I talking about reviving the Wei family." Although things are similar and people are similar, but is it a coincidence that he looks so similar to Wei Zhongxian, or does it really have anything to do with it? Could it be that as Wei Zhongxian said, he was really brought to Beijing by human traffickers. Alas, this is a permanent mystery. ”

Zhu Cheng was thinking about it ramblingly, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly ran out and said, "Zhu Cheng, the emperor can't convince the queen, so he ordered you to enter the palace to meet and help persuade the queen." ”

Zhu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "Isn't Empress Zhang a famous and knowledgeable queen in history?" Why can't the Emperor of the Apocalypse convince her? It seems that Queen Zhang in this life should be a foodie, and the world of foodies is really incomprehensible. ”

Wei Zhongxian saw Zhu Cheng swallowing slowly, and he was anxious, so he dragged him into the room.

After Zhu Cheng greeted the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Empress Zhang, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "Come, come, you and the Empress talk about why you can't eat popsicles." ”

Zhu Cheng was stunned when he heard this, he just said that he should eat less popsicles when it was cold, how did it become that he couldn't eat popsicles in the emperor's mouth, no wonder the queen didn't believe it.

The queen said: "I believe in Zhu Cheng's character, if the popsicle really can't be eaten, he will never make it." And I heard that Zhu Youzhen and Ke Qingqing are quite fond of eating popsicles. If the popsicle is poisonous, how can Zhu Cheng indulge the two of them, I heard that these two people are Zhu Cheng's top and life. ”

The emperor and the empress both mentioned themselves, and Zhu Cheng couldn't do it if he didn't speak: "Empress, this popsicle is not a bad thing, and the minister never said that this thing can't be eaten......"

As soon as these words came out, the Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned, while the Empress smiled.

Then Zhu Cheng's tone changed: "However, popsicles are only suitable for eating in midsummer, and the cold outside is too heavy in autumn and winter. ”

Seeing that Zhu Cheng said solemnly, Empress Zhang believed seven or eight points in her heart, but she still had some doubts, and said, "You are not a doctor, these can't be your conjectures." ”

Zhu Cheng smiled slightly and said, "The scholar of the Ming Dynasty knows everything about medicine and astrology. Although I didn't specialize in medicine, I knew a thing or two. I have seen many Hu singers who like to show their bellies and dance belly dances, and most of them are infertile, so I deduce that women's bellies cannot be cold, and if they are cold, it will affect fertility. ”

Empress Zhang laughed when she heard this, and said, "You said that the scholars of the Ming Dynasty know everything, I admit this." However, you are not a scholar, and you don't even have a reputation for talent. ”

Zhu Chengjun blushed and said, "The imperial sister-in-law made fun of me, since that's the case, then I'll go to the test next time to show you my fame." Hmph, I'm not uncommon to even win three yuan, I ...... I'll show you six dollars. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was overjoyed in his heart, and quietly patted the queen's palm behind him, signaling that she was very remarkable, and finally lured Zhu Cheng into the middle.

Empress Zhang was stunned when she heard this, and asked: "Lianzhong Sanyuan, I know, that is, Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan, Zhuangyuan, what does Lianzhong Six Yuan mean, do you take every exam twice?" ”

"Yes, but I'm going to take the two civil and military exams, and I will win both the literary and martial arts championships."

The Emperor of the Apocalypse slapped his face and said, "Okay, a word is a certainty, if you even win six yuan, I will let you and my younger brother enter the court as an official together, and the three of us brothers will prosper the Ming Dynasty together!" ”

The queen thought for a moment and asked again, "Zhu Cheng, as far as I know, popsicles are extremely easy to melt. You transported the popsicle from the Huangzhuang to the Forbidden City, such a long distance, what method did you use to keep the popsicle from melting? ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled, he had asked Zhu Cheng this question before, and he knew the answer. Without waiting for Zhu Cheng to speak, he hurriedly replied, "Yan'er, this is very simple." When Zhu Cheng arrived, he wrapped the popsicle in a quilt. The quilt is only insulated, not hot, that is, it can be kept at a high temperature or at a low temperature, wrapping the popsicle, and the popsicle will not melt easily. Moreover, the road Zhu Cheng took was a cement road, which was flat and strong, and the carriage came quickly, and the popsicle had already been sent to the palace before it melted. ”

The queen's name is Zhang Yan, although she is young, she has the demeanor of a mother. She listened to the Emperor of the Apocalypse introduce the transportation of popsicles as if offering treasures, and keenly grasped the key point - the cement road, and asked: "Zhu Aiqing, what is this cement road?" ”

"Back to the queen, cement is a new type of building material developed by the Children's Music Academy, which is very cheap and very simple to construct, but after solidification, its hardness is comparable to that of triple soil. The road paved with cement is convenient for horseback riding and carriage, so it is called a cement road. ”

After listening to Zhu Cheng's introduction, Zhang Yan turned to face the emperor and said: "Congratulations, long live the master, with the cement road, the transportation problem of Daming can be easily solved." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Recently, Shaanxi and Gansu have a great drought, if there is a cement road to the northwest to transport grain, the victims of Shaanxi and Gansu are very happy, and the people in the world are very lucky." ”

Wei Zhongxian said worriedly: "A section of the road is cheap, but it costs a lot to build a road from Jiangnan to Shaanxi and Gansu, and the old slave is afraid that the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry will not be able to allocate money." ”

"As long as the emperor wants to build a road," Zhu Cheng said confidently, "Weichen has a way." ”

Wei Zhongxian urged: "Oh, Master Zhu can say it if he has something to say, don't hang people's appetites." This Zhu Cheng, everything is good, this habit is not good, the same as saying storytelling, saying half of it, leaving half of it, and dying in a hurry. ”

The crowd laughed.

After laughing, Zhu Cheng said: "If the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry allocate money, of course there is no problem in building roads." If the household department and the Ministry of Industry do not have any money, and they do not matter, the four of us -- the emperor, Ah Jian, Wei Gonggong, and I -- set up a joint venture to set up a road company and build a toll road, and after the road is built, we will share it according to the proportion of capital contribution. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said curiously: "The road can still be charged, how to charge?" ”

Zhu Cheng said: "If we build the road ourselves, then we can't use the roadbed of the original road to build a parallel cement road directly next to the road." If the traveler is willing to take the old road, of course, they do not charge their money, if the traveler feels that the cement road is convenient and fast, and is willing to take the new road, the fee is charged every 100 miles, except for the cost of guarding the road, and the rest is our profit. After the demonstration road is successfully built, we can also promote it to other roads and raise funds from the wealthy gentry. However, after all, the construction of roads is to contribute to the country, and it is not possible to look at money at a glance, and the transportation of military supplies and disaster relief money and food can be passed for free. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was still a little worried, and asked, "The road has collected money, so are the people willing to spend money to leave?" ”

Zhu Cheng said: "The flat road can not only protect the horse's hooves, but also protect the carriage, and the people will definitely be willing to walk." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded and said, "In this way, the Ming Dynasty will no longer have the trouble of hunger." ”

Zhu Cheng knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, there is another matter that affects the food security of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse asked, "What else is going on?" ”

"At present, the floods and droughts in North China and Northwest China are causing disasters, but the wind and rain in the south of the Yangtze River are smooth, but there are many textile factories and sugar factories in the south of the Yangtze River, and many farmlands have been converted into mulberry forests or planted with cotton, sugarcane and other crops, and grain production has been greatly reduced.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse turned to Wei Zhongxian and asked, "Is this really the case in Jiangnan?" ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "I don't know about this situation, but in recent years, the taxes in Jiangnan have been higher than before, and if you just grow food, you really can't gather so much finance and taxes." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse stared at Zhu Cheng, and suddenly smiled: "Brother Cheng proposed this proposal, presumably there must be a solution." You calm down first, don't hide it, and tell me your method quickly. ”

Zhu Cheng stood up and said, "Maintain the red line of 200 million mu of grain planting." Daming now has a population of 200 million, each person consumes 3o catties of grain per month, and it is 7.2 billion catties a year, and the output per mu of land is about 5oo catties. More is better than less, after all, you have food in your hands, and you don't panic in your heart. ”

Emperor Apocalypse, Empress Zhang, and Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhu Cheng who was talking in amazement.

After a long time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "Zhu Cheng, Zhu Cheng, you are really a talent." In ten years' time, I will put you in the cabinet. Forget it, don't even win six yuan, as long as you participate in the palace examination, I will take you as the champion, this back door, I will also open it, and then you can enter the court as an official with Ah Jian with peace of mind. ”

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