Jinling.

The time is February 13th.

In the palace, after lunch, Lao Zhu went to the main hall to check on the princes' reading, and by the way, he found an excuse to reprimand his fourth child.

Because I'm in a bad mood.

There has been no good news for the past few days.

In terms of the Northern Expedition, he thought that if he took Dongchang Road, he would be able to occupy the entire territory of Shandong, but he did not expect that Le'an surrendered and rebelled, and Xu Da, who had already begun to prepare for westward expansion, had to rush to suppress it in person.

In addition, the Taishi Academy played early, and Huaidong suddenly had another inverted spring cold, I am afraid that there will be a big drought in the summer and autumn of this year, and I hope that the imperial court will deploy in advance.

And that chapter overflow.

At the beginning, he promised that Zhang Cundao's township soldiers could return to his hometown after conquering Fujian, but he temporarily changed his mind so that those people from eastern Zhejiang could have their own place in the newly established navy, but the old man did not understand his hard work.

After grinding these days, in the end, I retreated to the second.

The soldiers were released from the township, and the prisoners were requisitioned and transferred to Fujian, and continued to be led by Zhang Cundao to the north.

As for the prisoners, they can only be used as coolies.

At last......

It's Zhu Yuan.

Lao Zhu regretted it, and regretted letting Zhu Yuan go to Mingzhou.

In recent months, Lao Zhu can feel the constant doubts of the people around him about his favor Zhu Yuan, but even if he doesn't say that the child is his own family, the most important thing is that they can understand how much benefit Zhu Yuan can bring to the world!

I shouldn't have agreed to it in the first place.

The sick and weak body...... If there is a difference pool......

Lao Zhu felt more and more that he should let Zhu Yuan stay in the house on Houhu Island in peace, and all he had to do was to tell him what he knew, this old ancestor, and then, he ...... Thirty years, enough can be done.

What kind of grain is transported?

Relying only on canal transportation, the Northern Expeditionary Army was indeed short of grain and grass, but if it was used carefully, it was actually not a big problem. What's more, even if you want to open up a sea grain route, you don't need to let Zhu Yuan go in person. Even if it is the whole big marine strategy, it will take a long time to come, where it needs to start in a hurry?

Inside the East Pavilion on the left side of the Mukden Gate.

Lao Zhu was thinking about his baby twenty-third grandson, and the news of the twenty-third grandson of the baby had arrived, a thick bag of paperwork and letterhead, as well as other magnifying glasses, telescopes, star pullers and other objects.

didn't rush to fiddle with those gadgets, Lao Zhu personally opened the package of paperwork and letterhead with a paper cutter.

Find Zhu Yuan's letter first.

The two pages are very simple, indicating that they have arrived in Mingzhou, everything is safe, and they also introduce the various things that come with it.

Peace is good.

Lao Zhu muttered, noticed the work log mentioned in the letter, flipped through it, and quickly found out.

Just glance at it, compared with the confusion of Zhu Yuan's own handwriting, the neat traditional small letters, and the punctuation with a glance, which makes Lao Zhu very comfortable, and he also understands that this is not written by his own baby twenty-third grandson himself, it should be ghostwritten by people around him.

Read what.

It's just that after reading the first article, Lao Zhu's heart was not calm again.

Compared with the thousands of words that can be used in the thousands of words of the courtiers below, the content of this first log, more than 1,000 words, made Lao Zhu see too many things.

Industrialization!

As we already know, the agricultural age was followed by the industrial age. If you want to step into the industrial age, you want to think of this 'industrialization'.

The foundation of industrialization lies in 'steel' and 'coal'.

There is also the 'oil' that is scarce in the Ming area, but fortunately, it is not urgently needed in the first stage.

Because of Zhu Yuan's original topic of minerals, Lao Zhu personally advised, Zhongshu Province has recently issued relevant laws and regulations, strictly prohibiting the private sector from mining any mineral deposits without authorization, and private mines have been opened or banned, or taken over by the government.

It's like graphite.

According to the suggestion of his precious twenty-third grandson, Lao Zhu only took a small graphite deposit near Anqing in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River for mining, and all the others were sealed.

The mined graphite was transported down the river to Jinling, and the charcoal was made by the general, and in recent days it has begun to be supplied to the Imperial City, various ministries and Guozixue. The "Sketching Technique" has been revised, and the part that can be printed has also begun to be engraved, and it is planned to be listed as a compulsory course for Baiguan and Guozixue.

Present......

This industrialization, 'steel' and 'coal'.

Lao Zhu didn't understand how to implement it yet, but he was sure that his baby twenty-third grandson would not talk nonsense, and he had quickly made up his mind and arranged it as soon as possible.

And gunpowder.

Hot weapons against cold weapons, like heavy cavalry against three-year-olds!

This coincides with one of the three strategies given by Zhu Yuan on the night he broke into Houhu, if the firearms are prosperous, there will be no more northern border troubles in China.

Unconsciously, Lao Zhu had already stood up from behind the bookcase, holding the stack of logs, pacing in the room, pacing for a while, and suddenly called the courtiers, asking them to summon the commanders of the various guards in Jinling, and planned to arrange a firearms demonstration in the south school field tomorrow.

I want to see the current level of development of Daeminhu.

In fact, Lao Zhu attached great importance to firearms very early on, and the battle at Poyang Lake that determined the pattern of the world, if it weren't for his many firearms, he might not be able to win.

However, I also understand.

It's still a lot worse than the heavy cavalry crushing a three-year-old child.

Anyway, take another look.

In addition, it is a strict ban on gunpowder, according to the suggestion of the twenty-third grandson of his own treasure, charcoal can not be restricted, but sulfur and saltpeter, must be made as soon as possible another decree, strictly supervised, unauthorized mining traffickers, capital offense.

And then there's the passage that touched him deeply.

The foundation of a country's strength lies in its productivity and execution. Rather than cherishing the broom of ingenuity and learning.

Lao Zhu also reflected.

Let's just say that "Mathematical Foundation", before Zhu Yuan set off, he discussed with Sun Shouzhen, the envoy of Tai Hospital, to use it as a textbook for the primary school affiliated to Houhu Medical College.

After Lao Zhu found out, he vetoed it.

This knowledge, Lao Zhu thinks that it can only be learned by the prince, only by the children of the country, and can only be passed on to the ministers of the court, no matter what, how can it be taught to a group of children?

If you think about it now, it's just a 'foundation', and there's really no need to cherish yourself.

After sorting out these, Lao Zhu didn't rush to turn the second article, and read Zhu Yuan's first work log a few times, only then did he notice the last sentence 'Qingqiu ghostwriting, freehand, blank, Luoshui transcription', first frowned, and then soothed.

Zhu Yuan's body, someone should really help him do this.

Moreover, the woman around me can't get out of the back house and can't make decisions, so she can always trust more than any scribe.

It is...... Woman......

Lao Zhu remembered the few pretty faces that passed by earlier. Looking at the last few sentences of the log, I suddenly smiled.

This kid ...... Liangtian wealth can be looked down on, it is this woman, I think it should be a preference. If you think about it again, you don't feel anything. If a person is really completely desireless, what is the difference between it and the wooden statues of gods in temples?

Lao Zhu still likes people who are more affectionate.

Well.

It's his body...... It must be temperance, and if you think about it, the person who has lived for two lifetimes also knows the severity.

After combing through, Lao Zhu opened the next log.

Reading and tasting like this, Lao Zhu also regretted it again, he really shouldn't let the child out. However, it is not advisable to summon him back immediately.

It's going back and forth, how can I stand it.

Let's talk about the content.

If the latitude and longitude can be determined, the distance in any direction in the world can be determined, maybe ordinary people don't notice anything, as an emperor, Lao Zhu understands the meaning.

It's just that......

There's still no urgency at the moment.

Another example is the benefit of the maritime merchants, the goods of 17,000 taels of silver went out, and when they came back, they became 150,000, and Lao Zhu was really excited. It's just that I also found the faint advice of my own treasure twenty-third Sun Wenzhong, and after thinking about it, I still handed it over to him with confidence.

After reading it a few times, Lao Zhu finally returned to the back of the bookcase.

I originally wanted to read the 'meeting minutes', and when I noticed Huagao's letter, I opened it first.

Hua Gao also reported safety, and then reflected.

It turned out that when Zhu Yuan arrived in Mingzhou, he was already tired and was carried into the city.

After Lao Zhu finished reading it, he was suddenly not calm again.

He got up and paced for a moment again, thought about it, and asked people to call the internal envoy to order He Shou.

Lao Zhu plans to pick a few chamberlains to send over, always take care of his baby twenty-third grandson's daily life, can not be tired during the day, at night, the affairs of the inner house, Hua Gao should not interfere, just let the chamberlain watch some, like the woman will like it, if you hurt your body, it will not work.

As for the taboo that non-royal families are not allowed to use eunuchs.

It's his own child, isn't it royalty?

After the order, he sat back next to the bookcase again, Lao Zhu dropped Hua Gao's letter, picked up the stack of 'meeting minutes', and just opened it, a guard came to report, and Fang Guozhen asked to see him.

This is the second time.

The first time was the day after Zhu Yuan left.

Fang Guozhen came to ask for a meeting, saying that he heard that His Majesty the Emperor was going to transport grain by sea, so he took the initiative to offer advice and told him about the two tea kung fu things at sea.

Lao Zhu was very happy at that time.

This Fang Guozhen finally found the right direction, and no longer broke into the door of the courtiers from all walks of life, but came to beg him, His Majesty the Emperor.

That's right.

As for the rest...... What's going on?

Therefore, Lao Zhu appeased Fang Guozhen at that time, and secretly hoped to set an example, no one else would go to this Jinling City to meet any Zuo Xiang first.

In a good mood at the moment, Lao Zhu nodded: "Bring him here." ”

Fang Guozhen soon arrived at the East Pavilion, and after a big gift, he offered two things.

The first is to write down the things he said about the sea according to the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor last time. The other is a book of sea travel that has just been collected recently, from a scholar named Wang Dayuan in Jiangxi, the book is called "Daoyi Zhi", which tells the various experiences of Wang Dayuan's two voyages.

Lao Zhu simply flipped through the book "Daoyi Zhi", listened to Fang Guozhen's general explanation, nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly looked at it with a smile: "Lao Fang, you have been so eager recently, won't it be that you have moved your mind and want to come back and find an official to do?" ”

Fang Guozhen realized that the critical moment had come, and immediately knelt down again, and said to the ground: "Your Majesty, the villain was stupid and stubborn in the past, and he still worked hard for the imperial army, and he still feels guilty in his heart. Today, the past has been completely let go, and for the rest of my life, I just want to be a rich man with peace of mind, and I don't dare to ask for anything else. ”

Lao Zhu caught the title of 'villain' in Fang Guozhen's words, paused, and said: "Even so, you used to be a hero, and this white body is always inappropriate." I have captured Fujian, so I will give you a Fujian Province Zuo Cheng, eat Lu but do not know the official, how about it? ”

Fang Guozhen heard Lao Zhu say this, and the stone in the heart of the pendant for several months finally fell, and he paused again and again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, minister...... Minister......"

"Get up," Lao Zhu waved his hand and said, "If you are grateful, write to tell your eldest son to let him do things with peace of mind." After the errand in Mingzhou is done, your Fang family can also get a descendant to be rich and prosperous. ”

Fang Guozhen didn't get up, and looked at it again: "The minister will definitely tell him to finish it and live up to His Majesty's trust." ”

Saying this, Fang Guozhen, who was lying on the ground, also thought of the 'master of the world' who had never met before.

What a master!

Only this small plan finally made the Fang family, who had been frightened for a long time, gain stability.

It's a pity that the master didn't even accept the generous gifts of the Fang family, and he couldn't repay it, so he could only tell his parents and children a few more words in the letter later, so that he could do his best for the other party.

Even......

Fang Guozhen quickly thought of more.

It doesn't stop there.

The Fang family is different from the past, and in the future, there should always be a backer in this court.

Who could this backer be?

Li Shanchang?

The old goods received a bunch of goods from the Fang family, but they were like Pixiu, and they didn't even exchange a word back, and the others ...... Can anyone else be favored by that Zhu Yuan?