Chapter 35 Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts

He Xi said: "The minister understands. ”

He Xi couldn't help but marvel at the crown prince as the heir of Zhu Yuanzhang's expectations. It's not easy. Never a man of empty words. The person who can control the field has some means.

He Xi didn't know, let Fu Youde come to see the production of new weapons before he set out on the expedition. Is it Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning, or the prince's suggestion. However, what made He Xi sigh was that from his current point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of killing the heroes, at least not now, and the evolution in history can be regarded as making people worse.

The prince said: "It's good that Brother He understands. This is one thing you can do. Father has high hopes for you. In the future, he will be the minister of the Great Ming Pillar Stone. ”

He Xi said: "The minister understands. ”

The prince said: "It's getting late, it will take some time to return to the city, and the secretary and supervisor still have some affairs, so I won't stay." However, Brother He should not forget to study outside the city. I'll bring you a volume. Good students to read. ”

He Xi said: "Yes." ”

The prince said, "Then five days later." The Marquis of Yingchuan will come over when he goes on an expedition. You have to hurry. ”

He Xi said: "Yes." ”

After He Ximu sent the prince away, he also got a book left by the prince. He Xi opened it and saw that it was a volume of "Three Kingdoms". It seems that someone used to read one of these volumes before. As soon as you open it, you will naturally arrive. He Xi opened it and saw that it was Cao Zhen's biography.

After He Xi saw it, did he know what the prince meant?

In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Zhen is also an important figure in the Cao Wei Group. Lead the tiger and leopard ride. But He Xi didn't know that Cao Zhen was Cao Cao's adopted son. didn't even notice that Cao Shuang, who was killed by the Sima family, was Cao Zhen's heir.

And the meaning of the prince's book is normal.

He Xi suddenly appeared in the palace and asked the prince to treat him as a younger brother. Its status is actually equivalent to that of an adopted son.

And Cao Zhen's prominent position symbolizes He Xi's future future, and Cao Shuang's fate seems to imply a point. That is, He Xi has already prospered with the Zhu family's royal family, and lost both.

He Xi pondered for a moment, and said secretly in his heart: "It's really difficult for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Cao Zhen was chosen as a candidate, both wooing and warning.

"yes. And where am I going today? He Xi said secretly in his heart.

He Xi knew how important the knowledge he brought with him was, and he would never pass it on to anyone outside of China. Science knows no borders, but scientists have different countries. So is there any other choice for He Xi in China?

Naturally, there is none.

At this moment, He Xi gave up other thoughts and stayed by Zhu Yuanzhang's side. He Xi secretly said in his heart: "It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang is not a good boss." ”

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In the palace.

The lights are on.

The prince had come here to report the results of his trip out of the city.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't raise his head and asked, "Can you see clearly?" What is He Xi's ability? ”

The crown prince said: "My father has seen thousands of miles, and what brother's ability is really beyond my imagination. I secretly estimated that if such a steelmaking furnace is promoted, I am afraid that it can produce more than 1,000 stones of steel per day. When the time comes, the iron of the Ming Dynasty will be inexhaustible. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was noncommittal and said, "You just thought of this? ”

The prince immediately activated his brain, and his heart couldn't help but turn. My father was too good. My son was under a lot of pressure. Especially this sudden test.

"Father, the son thinks that it is a good thing that there is more steel production. However, there are quantities of iron and steel used in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the imperial court would not have hoarded so much pig iron. It is the magic skill of what brother is unparalleled in the world. It's just that unless it's a big battle, maybe it's a dragon-slaying technique. The prince racked his brains to speculate on Zhu Yuanzhang's train of thought, and said slowly.

If the prince had said this a month ago, Zhu Yuanzhang might have agreed. But that's no longer the case.

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Is it just like that? ”

The prince said, "The child is dull. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The price of iron is high. The number of 100 catties is even tens of taels. And if steelmaking is cheap, it can be done by one or two catties, what will it look like? ”

For a while, the prince couldn't judge what impact this change would have on Daming.

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang raise his head and say, "It's not early today." You go back and think about it. ”

The prince said, "Yes." Then he retreated.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw his son go out, and sighed in his heart: "Yes." What happens if the price of iron is lower than the price of wood? What kind of impact does it have on Daming? ”

This is a question that Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking about recently.

This issue is too important, and the more Zhu Yuanzhang thinks about it, the more he feels that it has a significant impact. But how big is the impact. Zhu Yuanzhang has always been uncertain.

However, this issue is not a one-time problem.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head. Revealing the dossier he'd been looking at. It is the dossier of Jinyiwei. Everything He Xi did and every word he said outside was recorded. No matter how late Zhu Yuanzhang is every day, he will look at them one by one. The place that Zhu Yuanzhang has been pondering today is the last conversation between He Xi and Ge Lao.

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly said in his heart: "He Xi, I have almost mastered it." Sort of a usable person. ”

Look at a person, how to look at it. Naturally engaged in the middle of looking.

What comes out of a person's mouth may be false. What a person does is unlikely to be fake.

And these things He Xi did, what Zhu Yuanzhang valued most was He Xi's acceptance of Ge Tiangong as a disciple.

After all, in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, He Xi is too rough in doing things. At any time, before doing something, you must first win the hearts and minds of the people. Only after the personnel are straightened out can we do things. And He Xi has not been able to do it before. It's not because of suspicion. It was also because of the heavy reward of the Ge family that he won the heart of the craftsman.

Things go smoothly.

This proves what He Xi said before, He Xi has just graduated and is looking for a job. It's only the fledgling who is so careless.

Before and after He Xi accepted Ge Tiangong as a disciple, Zhu Yuanzhang valued it the most.

It is to observe He Xi's values in this way.

Zhu Yuanzhang determined one thing from this incident, He Xi decided not to be a scholar.

The reason is simple: most scholars do not take the sons of craftsmen as apprentices.

Confucius taught without class, but most of Confucius's followers were not.

Most scholars would not accept a poor disciple as an apprentice. The difficulty of studying for poor disciples can be seen from Song Lian's "Sending Dongyang Horses to Life". Song Lian is not completely without a family background. And the son of the craftsman has no communication with the circle of scholars at all. If you want to worship under the door of a scholar, you must be gifted. Otherwise it's almost impossible.

And the information of Nage Tiangong is now also in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although it cannot be said that it is a fool. But it's just a middle-class attitude. At most, it is in the upper middle stance. Such a person easily entered He Ximen's court in this way. It can be seen that He Xi has no opinion of craftsmen. What He Xi said to the craftsman, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew.

But Zhu Yuanzhang has heard too much nonsense.

Observe his words, but also observe his deeds.

Judging from this incident, He Xi and the scholars can't go together. What Zhu Yuanzhang values even more is He Xi's benevolence to ordinary craftsmen.

This piece of benevolence is extremely rare among the great doctors.

Don't think it's a great doctor, read the book of the sages. It's really benevolent. In fact, many scholars and doctors have never had much benevolence to the people, and those who die for their own merits will not blink an eye.

Not to mention a single person.

Zhu Yuanzhang climbed up from the lowest level, and he understood that the Ming Dynasty paid more than 30 million stone taxes every year, which was bloody. Almost every stone of grain. There are human lives, not to mention that every stone of grain is taken from the mouths of the people, and the porters who transport the grain do not die every year. There were even heavy rains and flash floods on land, and a whole team died. There are also yes.

But the Ming officials, have they ever done anything about money and food?

This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang made a spicy hand.

They feel that they are greedy for money, and here in Zhu Yuanzhang, they are greedy for life.

And He Xi's mind is right on Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

"But a little kindness alone won't get things done." Zhu Yuanzhang secretly said in his heart: "I have to try other things." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang from some other dossiers. Draw a portion, and it's also Jinyiwei's. It was Jinyiwei who came up from Zhejiang. All dossiers about Guo Huan.

The brocade guards of the Hongwu Dynasty are definitely not wine bags and rice bags. In the past month or so, it is enough to find out Guo Huan's background clearly. It's not the first time Zhu Yuanzhang has seen it. Looking at it now, it is still nameless, angry and angry.

"Those who can achieve great things must not only have benevolence, but also have the means to thunderbolt. Dare to kill is the first rule. ”

"He Xi, you can't be used. I'll have to see again. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang put Guo Huan's file and He Xi's file together.

Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking about how to use He Xi. Just put it by your side as a staff officer. It's a pity. But where to put He Xi depends on what kind of character He Xi is.

Let He Xi do things.

I don't just want to see He Xi's so-called technology, but also try He Xi's mind.

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care much about He Xi's ability. Without him, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, youth is ability.

After Zhu Yuanzhang raised his army, his nephew Zhu Wenzheng, nephew Li Wenzhong, his son Muying, and Fa Xiao Xu Da all became talents, although they were talented, if there was no Zhu Yuanzhang's cultivation power, it would be impossible.

On the one hand, Zhu Yuanzhang tried to find a way to recover He Xi's heart. On the other hand, it is to weigh He Xi's heart. More precisely, He Xi's position, values.

Now He Xi's mind and Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest enemy, the doctors of the Great Ming Scholars are not all the way. Now what Zhu Yuanzhang is trying is He Xi's other mind, the mindfulness of deciding things. Decide whether He Xi is qualified to be entrusted with important tasks.

Ability can be taught and adjusted, but the heart is insufficient, the stance is not enough, but it is unbearable.

As for what He Xi is facing now, in the eyes of others, things have not yet begun. And here is Zhu Yuanzhang, it has long been over.