It was decided to go to Mingzhou in person to open up the sea grain route and prepare for the construction of the Ming Navy, but Zhu Yuan did not set off immediately.

There are still things to deal with here in Jinling, and we also have to prepare.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not too anxious about this, he originally planned to let Tang He go to Mingzhou to build a sea boat to transport grain north, but the premise of 'building a sea boat' could not be completed in two or three months.

Therefore, in the next few months, the supply of the Northern Expeditionary Army will still be mainly transported by river.

If necessary, replenish land transportation.

Lao Zhu's plan, if he can successfully take Henan...... This matter has been confirmed to be smooth because of the 'BUG' of Zhu Yuan. Then, after the summer harvest, the tax and grain will be in the account, and he hopes to deliver three million stone of grain to Bianliang in the second half of the year to support the further military operations of the Northern Expeditionary Army to the north and west.

This means that Zhu Yuan has half a year to prepare.

Of course, considering that both the military and civilians in the north are short of food, the sea grain route must be opened as soon as possible.

In the next few days, in addition to having people send two big characters and a simple knife, Lao Zhu did not come to Houhu again, but Zhu Yuan had to go out of the house.

I want to enter the palace to discuss more details of opening the sea with Lao Zhu, and I want to choose the location of the medical school with everyone in the Tai Hospital, as well as a small business of my own, which is in small pieces.

Regarding the 'Zhiyong Zhai' that sells fountain pens, Lao Zhu personally approved a shop for Zhu Yuan near Guozixue in the city. However, regarding the manufacture of fountain pens, it is always possible to be in their own yard, and when Zhu Yuan, Sun Shouzhen and others chose the location of the medical school, they also pretended to be private by the way.

Both sites are at the foot of the Great Spectacular Mountain on the north side of Xuanwu Lake.

The first is that a certain name makes Zhu Yuan unbearable.

Around Xuanwu Lake, Jiming Mountain, Fuzhou Mountain and even Zhongshan Mountain, also known as Purple Mountain, sounds very pleasant to the ear, what is going on with 'Da Spectacular Mountain', this is like a group of people called 'Zixuan', 'Zixuan', 'Zixuan', 'Zhixuan', 'Zixuan', 'Zixuan', suddenly there is a more called 'dog egg', which is a bad scenery.

As mentioned to Lao Zhu, His Majesty the Emperor, who likes to name people, also felt that the scenery was bad, but he listened to Zhu Yuan's suggestion, and according to the later name, the imperial pen changed its name to 'Red Mountain'.

This is an 'easter egg' that only the ancestor and the distant grandson understand.

Follow......

The name of the medical school was also finalized, Houhu Medical College.

Zhu Yuan can think of some names that make people feel uplifted when they hear them, such as the 'Daimyo Royal Medical College'.

The problem is that lifting the air is lifting the air, and it is also attracting the wind.

Zhu Yuan didn't want to be stared at by a group of people before things started, just because of a name that was too eye-catching, he couldn't help but want to make a trip.

In the same way, Zhu Yuan never thought of creating a 'Ming Royal Navy' or the like, everyone worked hard in the south and the north, but they didn't earn a 'royal' title, you don't have any shadow here, why?

If this is the case, it is tantamount to offending the entire military at once.

All in all, low-key, low-key is best.

Therefore, its own pen workshop does not even have a name.

Quietly bought a courtyard at the foot of the Red Mountain, just near the 200 acres of Houhu Medical College approved by Lao Zhu Yu, which is also the type of other hospital of the former dynasty, but it is much smaller than the other courtyard on Houhu Island, about six acres, because of the change of dynasty, no one has lived in it for a long time, and it is almost deserted.

It is expected that the whole will be completed, and the staff dormitory will be completed in an instant.

Speaking of which, when selecting the site, Zhu Yuan found that the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and the government offices of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were also on the east side of Houhu.

It felt weird at the time.

Thinking about that picture, the corpses were carried out of these government prisons and sent directly to Houhu Medical College for autopsy, which was a one-stop.

Well......

During the busy time, the time soon came to February of the first year of Hongwu.

After all, it was the south, and Zhu Yuan could clearly feel that the weather was starting to get warmer, and he was curious to flip through the "Great Unification Calendar" that Liu Ji was responsible for customizing not long after it was promulgated, and found that in a few days, it would be a shock.

Today is the fifth day of the second month of February.

In the morning, I was carried all the way to the palace again, but I couldn't help it, I really didn't have the strength to walk over.

The east pavilion on the left side of the Mukden Gate.

Soon after Lao Zhu Gang went to the court, he discussed with several officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy about sending an envoy to Qufu tomorrow to pay tribute to Confucius, and after the end, he sent everyone away before letting Zhu Yuan in.

Waving his hand to stop Zhu Yuan from saluting, Lao Zhu said directly: "The rammed goods have returned to Jinling yesterday, since you have to say it in person, you will go later." ”

A certain 'rammed goods' in Lao Zhu's mouth is naturally Hua Gao.

After the enthronement ceremony last month, Hua Gao took leave from Lao Zhu, saying that he was returning to Chao County to worship his ancestors. Although he is free, he still has to be approved to leave Jinling from the general of Yipin.

Usually officials will get two or three months of vacation for this kind of leave, after all, in this era, it may take one or two months just to go back and forth. However, because he didn't like Hua Gao's laziness, Lao Zhu only approved him for a month's vacation. Fortunately, Jinling is only 200 miles away from Chaohu Lake, and the whole journey is by water, so this holiday is not short.

After Zhu Yuan mentioned Huagao that day, Lao Zhu issued a warrant to urgently recall someone.

Unexpectedly, the following news came back that after Huagao worshiped his ancestors, he went to Jiuhua Mountain to worship the Buddha, and he was not in his hometown in Chaoxian County. Zhu Yuan happened to see that Lao Zhu was going to send someone to Jiuhua Mountain to find someone again, so he stopped him.

Based on Zhu Yuan's understanding of a few short contacts, this is a smart person.

It is true that the rapids are brave to retreat, but since Lao Zhu has only been given a month's vacation, this is a rule, and he should not deliberately violate it.

What's more, there is no rush to go to Mingzhou.

No, the deadline for the seventh day of the second month of February, I came back three days early.

Lao Zhu said about Hua Gao, so he asked people to bring a few small sacks of linen: "Also, I asked the general to look for the graphite mine, and six mineral deposits have been identified recently, you mentioned a few days ago that there is still a statement about this, let's talk about it now?" ”

Zhu Yuan stepped forward to check the pile of ores spread out on the case of Lao Zhu's book, confirmed that it was correct, and said, "I don't know where it is?" ”

Lao Zhu took out a stack of documents and handed it over, and said: "One of them was sent by Xu Da, and I sent an order here, and he also paid attention to this matter, and soon learned that there was this kind of graphite in Laizhou, Shandong, and sent someone to inspect it on the spot, saying that it was a large reserve." ”

Zhu Yuan flipped through the last document and found a table listing the location of the mine, the quality of the ore, and notes such as how far it was from Jinling.

Moreover, it is different from the customary vertical version of this era.

It's still horizontal.

Well......

I'm not surprised anymore.

Zhu Yuan even wanted to suggest that his ancestors give him a nickname and then carve a chapter, which is called 'drawing inferences from one example'.

Zhu Yuan didn't speak, but Lao Zhu noticed his expression, and said with a smile: "What kind of form do you have, the more I look at it, the more practical it is, I plan to send someone to eastern Zhejiang to re-measure the acres of land, I have instructed, let them also make a form, print thousands of copies and bring them over, how to fill it out, at a glance." ”

Zhu Yuan nodded in agreement.

I didn't add any more snakes, I spread out too much.

After roughly flipping through the few documents in his hand, Zhu Yuan thought about it a little and said to Lao Zhu: "Ancestor, about graphite mines, or, all mineral deposits, first of all, Yuan Er believes that they should be strictly nationalized, and private mining is not allowed. Regarding this matter, Yuan'er remembers that the ancestors were too lenient, so that later, all kinds of mineral deposits that should have been used by the state were occupied by private individuals, and they refused to pay taxes. Yuan'er remembered that the country's finances were tight during the Wanli period, and he wanted to levy mining taxes to make up for the state, but he boycotted it from top to bottom, and also moved out of the law of his ancestors, causing a big turmoil, and finally gave up. ”

At present, there are only two people here, Comrade Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu, and they don't have to be too vague to speak.

Lao Zhu also understood when he heard it.

Wanli is the name of one of his unworthy descendants in the "Book of Heaven", and he has not been in court for more than 20 years.

Hearing Zhu Yuan say this, Lao Zhu thought about it for a while, then nodded and said, "I will consider this matter carefully, and you will also give me a detailed charter when you take the time." ”

Zhu Yuan nodded.

I don't really remember how many 'charters' I owe Lao Zhu, anyway, I owe it, I have time to talk about it.

So he said: "Secondly, let's talk about this graphite mine, in addition to making charcoal, graphite is also a heat-resistant material, which can be used to make containers for smelting metals. I suggest that my ancestors order all the graphite mines found to be sealed, and only the nearest one to Jinling will be mined to make charcoal. Ancestors, any mineral deposit is limited, and after digging, there is no more. Therefore, what we should consider is a matter of a hundred years and a thousand years, and we must not squander it in one or two generations, so that future generations can only eat the soil, which is another reason why I have just proposed that it must be nationalized and cannot allow private mining to be carried out. ”

Zhu Yuan's words, Lao Zhu accurately grasped two points.

Graphite was a strategic material in later generations.

Strategic materials, this is a new word, but just listening to the word 'strategy' is bound to be very important.

The second is 'a matter of a hundred years and a thousand years'.

If Lao Zhu was only touched by the mining tax just now, these words made him completely determined and said: "I will convene the provincial ministers of Zhongshu later and discuss this matter immediately." ”

Zhu Yuan said: "In this case, Yuan'er has nothing else to say." ”

Lao Zhu nodded slightly, and couldn't help but say: "Every time I talk to you, it can make me refreshed, I really don't want you to go to Mingzhou." ”

Zhu Yuan said with a smile: "Ancestor, Mingzhou is not far from Jinling, and communication is very convenient. ”

"It's better to write a letter than to have an interview after all," Lao Zhu said again, but he didn't regret it, but turned to another thing: "I thought about it recently, what kind of 'Shang Fang Sword' of yours beheaded 'corrupt officials and corrupt officials', it is very moving, even so, I will add another title to you, according to the inspector in the southeast, and also according to the three grades, the civil and military officials in the southeast provinces are all under your supervision." In this way, if you use my simple knife to cut people, it can be regarded as justified. ”

Zhu Yuan bowed his hand and resigned: "Ancestor, forget it, Yuan'er has enough titles, this position is ...... I'm sure I'll be stared at all day long, and I won't even be able to do things. ”

In addition to the original Zhengsanpin Hanlin Bachelor, Zhengsanpin's Mingzhou Wei Commander and Congsanpintai Hospital's Deputy Envoy, after a recent discussion, Zhu Yuan has two more titles.

It is also the southeast transshipment envoy of the three products.

Just listen to the word 'transshipment', which is easy to understand, and is still responsible for transporting grain.

Moreover, after the discussion between the ancestors and grandchildren, they planned to set up a new 'Yinghai Division' yamen, which can only be understood literally, but it is actually from the official position of the 'Yingtian Envoy' in the Tang Dynasty, which is also very easy to understand from the literal sense.

In the first few years of Yingtian, Lao Zhu asked the generals to Tuntian, and Kang Maocai's department achieved the best results in Tuntian, and Lao Zhu gave Kang Maocai the official position of 'camp envoy' and let him take charge of Tuntian's affairs.

This time it's the open sea.

As a millennium plan in the planning, Zhu Yuanzhang was easily inspired by Zhu Yuan, and planned to set up a new yamen called 'Yinghai Division', and Xiao Zhu served as the first Yinghai envoy, ranking three grades, at the same level as various ministries, but not under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province, and reported directly to Comrade Zhu.

Zhu Yuan can also see from this detail that Lao Zhu has been quietly laying out to avoid the situation of Huaixi Xungui's family dominating again.

It's also good for both parties.

After all, it is better than having to uproot the trunk with weeds and vines.

Seeing Zhu Yuan's resignation, Lao Zhu shook his head directly, and glared slightly: "You let it go, I just want to see if there are those people who will jump out and stop you from doing things." ”

Zhu Yuan: "......"

Am I the light that attracts moths in the night?

What else can the freshly baked 'Zhu Mingdeng' students do, the freshly baked 'Zhu Mingdeng' students can only accept it!

Forget it.

Bachelor of Hanlin, Deputy Envoy of Tai Hospital, Commander of Mingzhou Guard, Southeast Transit Envoy, Yinghai Envoy, and Southeast Inspector.

Already six titles.

Suddenly, there was a kind of rush of Su Qin to hang the seal of the six countries.

Saying......

What happened to Su Qin? I'll have to look it up this time.

couldn't refuse, 'Zhu Mingdeng' classmate planned to inch in, and the young man's unique clean black eyes looked at Lao Zhu seriously: "Ancestor, if that's the case, the deputy envoy of the Tai Hospital, also help me mention it, it is counted as the third product?" ”

Lao Zhu just opened a fold and looked up when he heard the words: "What?" ”

Zhu Yuan said: "My grandson has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the others are all positive three products, and the deputy envoy of the hospital is from the third product, which looks untidy and uncomfortable." ”

Lao Zhu: "......"

Seeing that the pure and innocent black eyes of his twenty-third grandson stared at him without blinking, Lao Zhu directly raised his hand to drive people away: "Go, go, thirty-six people, don't pretend to be a little baby in front of me, I feel uncomfortable when I see it, don't say pick a strong one." ”

Zhu Yuan: "......"

Thinking about this, it's good that I'm not strong enough, otherwise I wouldn't be a donkey, I would definitely have to be a cow and a horse.

When Zhu Yuan left, Lao Zhu was the only one left here, and he couldn't help laughing.

looked at Zhu Yuan again and left the direction.

Suddenly adding Zhu Yuan the rank of southeast procurator was not a whim of Lao Zhu, but also the result of consideration in recent days.

What I just said to Zhu Yuan is the truth.

This time the sea was opened, the navy was established, and the battalion was established, and Lao Zhu deliberately bypassed Zhongshu Province.

There is nothing to worry about with him personally in Jinling, but locally, Lao Zhu really wants to see if some people will jump out.

After all, the local officials who have been placed over the years are basically recommended by Zhongshu Province.

Lao Zhu is not afraid of some people's 'being virtuous and not avoiding relatives', but he must confirm whether the people below can do anything. If there is only power left, but he can't do things, then don't blame him for being unkind.

Therefore, Zhu Yuan has indeed become a 'beacon' for him to release to attract moths this time.

Think about it, there are still some people who can't live with their precious twenty-third grandson.

Thinking about the request he just made, it was a 'from the third grade', which was really untidy. Moreover, according to what Zhu Yuan said that day, this medical development is very important to the continuation of his Zhu family...... It is not suitable for promotion for the time being, after all, the six parts are all positive and third-grade, and it is impossible for a marginal hospital to mention the second-grade.

Six over there......

I'll talk about it in three years.

At the moment, it is too much to hospital, and it is easy to do.

The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has left and right governors, and the Tai Hospital can also have left and right hospital envoys, and all are three products.

It just so happens that the Tai Hospital also has to divide labor, and Sun Shou Allah is still in charge of the operation of the Tai Hospital, and concurrently serves as the dean of the Houhu Medical College, oh, the 'dean', not the 'sacrificial wine' of the Guozi Prison, but it is more appropriate.

According to his qualifications, Sun Shouzhen can be appointed as the left envoy of Tai Hospital.

Zhu Yuan wants to concurrently serve as the vice president, and it is natural to mention the title, serving as the right envoy of the Tai Hospital, and he is the third product.

It's neat.

Lao Zhu made up his mind, so he called loudly, the matter of the hospital is not urgent, or first convene the ministers of Zhongshu Province to discuss the mining matter.