At dusk, the pool is dyed a golden yellow.

Although the court has been filled with gunsmoke, the right to appoint and dismiss officials is now in the hands of Zhu Youji, and it is impossible for him to affect the emperor.

After Zhu Youzhu finished the day's review and recital, he came to the Tingchao Pavilion and sat on the edge of the fishing pavilion to enjoy the fish resources of the 800 acres of lake alone.

Although he often fishes here, it does not affect the fish here to eat, and even this place has become the only dining window in the 800 acres of water.

Every time the rod is thrown down, the bottom of the water is always turbulent, and it can often bring a small surprise to people.

The lake sparkles in the sunset, the nearby islands are lush green, the weeping willows are already luxuriant, and the green meadows nearby are pregnant with small life.

Zhu Youzhu likes the current atmosphere very much, and he can always get a waveless mood here, which is probably the common happiness of many anglers.

As the buoy sank, the rod was lifted up and a beautiful red carp was taken out of the lake. Although the red carp is fat, the tenacity of the straight line is strong.

"Your Majesty, another beautiful red carp!" Liu Jin saw the fish caught, but he was even happier than he had caught, and immediately stepped forward to catch the live carp neatly.

Zhu Youzhu tensed his nerves from the moment he lifted the rod, and now he saw that the fish was caught by himself and caught by Liu Jin, the whole person relaxed, and the sudden surge and slow fall of adrenal hormones gave people a very wonderful sense of pleasure.

"Your Majesty, please use tea!" Han Youying knelt opposite the low coffee table, and her slender jade hand brought the tea at the right temperature.

"Chen Dongfang Dao, see Your Majesty!" Dongfang Dao was already standing behind and waiting, looking respectful.

Zhu Youzhu took the tea handed over by Han Youying, and took a sip slowly before saying, "Dongfang Gaoshi, how is the progress of the Xuan Academy?" ”

Although the issue of his heirs has not been solved, it is only from the recent absence of the queen and concubine's stomachs that people have to believe in this metaphysics.

Dongfang Wudao has been renamed Dongfang Dao by Zhu Youji, and his identity is no longer Dongfang Wudao, who was imprisoned in the prison of the Imperial Procuratorate, but the recently canonized Shenxiao Baoguo Missionary Master.

The reason why Zhu Youzhu changed the name of Dongfang Dao was because Dongfang Dao did have a little skill, and secondly, he wanted Dongfang Dao to do things for himself.

In fact, the success of the West has proved that religion and science are not contradictory, and even religion can give birth to science, and that Chinese gunpowder originated from Taoist alchemy.

Based on this, Zhu Youzhu planned to slowly straighten out the Oriental Dao, and he would establish the School of Metaphysics, recruiting talents with knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry from all over the world to specialize in research and invention.

"Back to Your Majesty, the matter has been completed, and the framework of the Xuan Academy has been erected. Longhushan sent someone over, and the minister made a proposal to lead people outside the palace gate, do you want to see them? Dongfang Dao knew that the emperor in front of him was not an ordinary king, so he seemed cautious and authentic.

Coats, this is a kind of royal recognition and affirmation of him. Although the Taoist priests in the world are also established by the imperial court, but now with this title, they not only stand out among the Taoist priest group, but also get a fortune, and even be given a set of capital mansions.

Originally, he was unkempt, but today he was summoned into the palace by the emperor, so he deliberately cleaned himself up, which can be regarded as not dishonoring his reputation as a master.

Zhu Youzhu glanced Dongfang Dao up and down, nodded affirmatively, and said, "Yes, your efficiency is really high, call people in!" ”

The latter sentence was instructed by the eunuch Han Niu, when someone went to call the Taoist priest sent by Longhu Mountain.

Learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, and you will not be afraid to go all over the world.

This statement shows the importance of science, and now that Confucianism is in power, if he wants to promote the development of Huaxia chemistry, he first thinks of alchemists.

The earliest record of chemical reactions in China was the alchemist Ge Hong's "Hug Puzi", and the alchemist who made later generations scoff actually had the most advanced chemical knowledge.

"Your Majesty, this is the most proficient alchemy Dao Master of the Shangqing Palace sent by Longhu Mountain!" Dongfang Dao pointed to the young man kneeling on the ground, and introduced it seriously.

Zhu Youzhu looked at Shao Yuanjie, who was kneeling in front of him, and found that he was just a mediocre-looking young Taoist priest: "What's your name?" ”

"Grass people Shao Yuanjie to meet Your Majesty!" Shao Yuanfang reported his name, looking a little excited.

Since Emperor Hongzhi sent Wang Hua to suppress bandits in southern Jiangxi, his reputation was not only in southern Gansu, but also in the entire Jiangxi region knew that Zhu Youzhu was a Ming monarch.

Shao Yuanfang's parents died when he was a child, and he became a Taoist monk in the Shangqing Palace of Longhu Mountain since he was a child, and successively worshipped Fan Wentai, Li Bofang and Huang Taichu as teachers.

Due to the outstanding level of alchemy, and the fact that there are thousands of miles from Longhu Mountain to the capital, and the time seems to be very rushed, he was elected by Longhu Mountain as a representative to come to the capital.

I thought that when I arrived in the capital, it was just to curry favor with the upstart Dongfang Dao, but I didn't want to just come to the capital, Dongfang Dao actually brought him into the palace, and even met the emperor who was highly respected by the people.

Zhu Youzhu was a little familiar when he heard the name Tao Zhongwen, but he couldn't remember where he heard it for a while: "Shao Yuanfang, do you know why I want to recruit alchemists from all over the world?" ”

"Dongfang Masters only said that His Majesty did not want the elixir, and the grass people were stupid!" Shao Yuanfang is not a person who likes to be smart, so he immediately glanced at Dongfang Dao and answered.

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Dongfang Dao unexpectedly, but it was not very important to say it or not: "I had a dream by chance, and in the dream, the immortal used the fairy rope as a fishing line to fish for kun in the North Sea. According to the immortals, the immortal rope can be refined, and the refining recipe can also be given! Today, the rough recipe has been handed over to the Oriental Masters, and you and others will try it, and the food and lodging will be in the Xuan Academy. If you can succeed in training, I will treat you as a master of the country, and there will be a heavy reward! ”

Dream? Immortals? Fairy rope?

What the hell is this!

Shao Yuanjie's pupils couldn't help but dilate when he heard it at the beginning, he didn't expect this pragmatic emperor to have such a fluctuating side, but when he heard the last reward, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Although he is just a somewhat unusual Taoist priest, he is simply insignificant in the huge group of Taoist priests, not to mention that there is a heavy reward behind him, and the identity of this national dynasty master makes it impossible for him to refuse.

Zhu Youzhu saw Shao Yuanjie's reaction in his eyes, but he looked at Dongfang seriously and said: "Dongfang Gaoshi, if this matter can be done, you will be the first person in Taoism!" ”

If there is anything that Zhu Youzhu is most concerned about, in addition to the fleet that went to the New World of America to find the treasure species, it is how to produce the new material of nylon.

Once nylon is born, this new material will usher in a material revolution.

Not only can you solve the fishing line you need, but you can also promote the fishing line nationwide, and you can even use nylon textile fishing nets for fishing.

Although there were natural fiber fishing lines in this era, they couldn't catch big fish at all, and many proteins in rivers and lakes had little to do with human beings at all.

Fishing nets are also the same, due to the limitations of natural fibers, the ability to catch fish depends to a large extent on the density of the fish in the water.

Taking the Northeast as an example, the reason why it is possible to scoop fish is that although it is indeed rich in products, it is largely due to the backwardness of fishing technology.

The best way to solve the protein problem now is to exploit nature's bounty of fish, and the best natural material is the subversive nylon material.

It is precisely in this way that after the repeated failures of the Ministry of Industry, he pinned his hopes on the best alchemists in Huaxia, hoping that they would be able to make nylon come out of nowhere.

"The minister will do his best!" Dongfang Dao faced Zhu Youji's naked temptation, and he also cheered up his spirits.

Zhu Youzhu saw that his bait had been cast, and Liu Jin had already hung the bait on the fishing, so he picked up the fishing rod and started fishing again.

Liu Jin saw Zhu Youji's movements, and even let Dongfang Dao and Shao Yuanjie leave.

Dongfang Dao is actually not a master in the world, he can only get a glimpse of a glimmer of heaven, and now he is also the first person who wants to become a Taoist priest in the world.

As for Shao Yuanjie, who came from thousands of miles away, he yearned for status and power even more, and hoped that one day he would be able to stand by the emperor's side in a dignified manner.

A basket full of fish, this is today's harvest.

Eight hundred acres of water, only for the entertainment of one fisherman, is probably the highest treatment that later generations of fishermen dream of.

As the sky grew dark, Zhu Youzhu rode back to the Forbidden City opposite from the Xiyuan Gate.

When I was about to enter the Xihua Gate, I suddenly saw a rolling black tide coming from the southeast sky, flying overhead in the blink of an eye, and it was actually covering the sky and closing the sun.

Later generations have historical records: in July of the fourth year of Hongzhi, the locusts flew over the capital for three days, from the southeast to the northwest, and the sun was covered.

Although the locust plague first occurred in Shandong, the locust swarm of the locust plague had a migratory habit, and the neighboring Beizhili became the next disaster area of the locust plague.

Although more and more people in the Beizhili area are planting cotton, there are still many people who grow grain, which is inevitably destroyed by locusts and becomes unharvested.

The people living in this era are so difficult, they have to face not only the harsh taxes, but also the disasters of nature.

The production of food has always been the most important factor limiting the population of China, and it is also one of the factors that changed the dynasty at the beginning of the week.

When night falls, the candles of the Qianqing Palace are as bright as day.

Nearly 100 palace maids and eunuchs living here seem to be very busy, circling around the owner of the world's largest courtyard house, taking care of the needs of the master in all aspects of life.

Zhu Youzhu saw that it was the golden bell when he flipped over the card, but he knew that tonight's Qianqing Palace would be a bell ringing, but he didn't plan to think about it late at night.

He likes this kind of day of "stretching out his hands for clothes and opening his mouth for food", but always remembering the responsibility on his shoulders, he came to the East Warm Pavilion after bathing.

At present, there are actually two most important strategies of the Ming Dynasty: one is that Liu Zhang can bring back the treasure seed to himself, and the other is that Dongfang Dao tosses nylon for himself.

The former is to solve the current food problem in China, so that more compatriots can survive on this land; The latter is to develop China's fish resources and solve the problem of nutritional imbalance among the Chinese people.

Of course, treasure seeds and nylon are important, but the Ming also has a lot of things to deal with, such as gold mining in Luzon, as well as the increasingly restless savage Jurchens recently, and the current locust plague.

The most direct impact of the locust plague is the imperial court's grain tax revenue, because the grain tax is the largest source of financial revenue for the imperial court, and may even cause the imperial court to run a fiscal deficit.

In the original history, the sharp decline in the grain tax revenue of the Hongzhi Dynasty led to the short-sighted abolition of the Kaizhong Law to introduce salt to make money, resulting in the subsequent finances becoming worse and worse.

Although disasters were an important reason for the decline in the imperial court's grain tax revenue, there were no natural disasters in any period, and it can only be said that the original historical Hongji was a lucky star for the scholar class.

On the one hand, the scholar class took advantage of the disaster to "reasonably avoid taxes", and on the other hand, it forced the people at the bottom to sell their land frantically, and even took the opportunity to lend usury, thus becoming the biggest beneficiary of the disaster.

Zhu Youzhu knew that there must be people fishing in troubled waters in this locust plague, but whether or not those corrupt officials and evil gentry can be brought out depends on whether Wang Yue's Metropolitan Procuratorate can do anything.

"Your Majesty, tonight's sour plum soup is delicious!" Niu Mengmeng sent a bowl of sour plum soup over, looking very serious.

Zhu Youzhi has the best quality of life, but there is no air conditioning in this era, so he picked up the bowl of cold sour plum soup to escape the heat, and at the same time looked through the intelligence from the three capitals and thirteen provinces and overseas.

Although he has been staying in the Forbidden City in Beijing, with the help of his intelligence network, he is able to control the latest developments in the country and some overseas regions.

The North Korean side has recently taken the initiative to act as a demon.

When conquest of the Jianzhou Jurchens, the North Korean side refused to send troops, and Zhu Youji wanted to clean up at that time. It was only when the king of Joseon personally came to Beijing to apologize in person, and then left the prince of Joseon in the capital as a hostage, and the matter was over.

It's just that two years have passed, and the North Korean side seems reluctant to keep its son here as a hostage.

Now, on the one hand, he lied that the king was seriously ill and wanted to recall the prince of Joseon, and on the other hand, he was ready to ask the Ming Dynasty to appoint a Korean official to serve as the pastor of Jeju.

Zhu Youzhu silently looked at the information sent by the night department, but he knew that the enemy that the Ming would face in the north was not the barbarian barbarian Jurchen, nor the Mongols who were eliminated by themselves, but this vegetable and fun-loving Korean neighbor.

To be honest, it's not that he doesn't want to dominate the world, but the most important thing for the current Ming Dynasty is to lay a good foundation for itself, and food security is the top priority in future generations.

If he is short of food, and as a result, he insists on squeezing his own people to feed the barbarians who have newly occupied the land, and he will not be able to do such a thing in any way.

The reason why Zhu Youzhu put the plan of the Mingyuan treasure ship to find treasure seeds in the position of the national strategy is precisely because he knows that increasing the yield of grain per mu is the true essence of hegemony.

Only if the country has enough food can it free up more labor and more adult men can go to the front to kill the enemy.

Zhu Youji's eyes flashed with anger, but he knew that it was time to prepare for a bloody bath in North Korea. (End of chapter)