Gao Yiming's new arsenal has begun to imitate tractors, 107 mm rocket launchers, Gatling and AK47, the preparation of Daming College, the first phase of the project has been completed, with the enrollment conditions, a year ago under his personal operation of the new textbooks have been compiled, divided into Chinese, arithmetic, physics, chemistry, traditional Chinese medicine, mechanical manufacturing and other six majors, after the official opening of the school, teachers are the imperial court's Confucianism, a strong lineup.

The machine of the Ming Dynasty is running in an orderly manner, all affairs are gradually on the right track, at the last court meeting after the year, Gao Yiming announced that the imperial court officially established the General Affairs Institute, composed of Qin Liangyu, Shi Kefa, and Hou Sui, to assist the emperor in dealing with the military and political affairs of the imperial court, in fact, they have the right to be prime ministers, but the level is set as the second grade, the same as the six squires, but they all hang the title of university scholar, which is equivalent to the same level as the Shangshu of each ministry, so to limit the rights of the three of them.

Under the hard support of Gao Yiming, Daming's carriage that was sliding down the slope finally stopped sliding slowly and began to slowly walk uphill, which made him greatly relieved, Gao Yiming, who had been busy for most of the day, changed into civilian clothes at noon and quietly walked out of the palace with Han Zanzhou.

Zhou Hou, who heard the news, also walked out of the palace after him.

At this time, the earth was snow-white, the goose feather snowflakes were still falling, Gao Yiming did not open an umbrella, let the snowflakes fall on his body, passing by the meat stalls and vegetable stalls that were still selling on the street, he bought some big meat, mutton, and some potatoes, and bought two large and one small clay stoves, casseroles, small teapots, and some dishes and chopsticks in a porcelain shop, he and Han Zanzhou both had full hands, and finally bought three catties of liquor and some peanuts in a restaurant before stopping.

His series of strange behaviors made Zhou Hou, who was not far away, look in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was going to do.

"Wan'er, what do you say the emperor is going to do?"

"Childe, the emperor should make a delicious meal, don't say it, the last time I ate the meal cooked by the emperor, it was really memorable." It's casual to talk to others.

Zhou Hou nodded, she and the personal female official Wan'er were both dressed in mink fur and both dressed as men and women, like two suave sons and brothers, which attracted frequent reviews from passers-by, and Zhou Hou didn't care at all.

At this time, Gao Yiming entered a medicinal herb shop again.

"What do the two guest officers need? I can't see a doctor today, and the Chinese New Year's Eve sitting doctor is at home with his family. ”

Gao Yiming said with a smile: "Don't be so troublesome, I want six coins of anise, seven coins of cinnamon, five coins of cumin, three coins of peppercorns, two coins of dried chili peppers, one piece of grass cardamom, one piece of grass fruit, half a coin of cloves, one coin of bay leaves, one coin of sannai, one coin of sand kernels, one coin of licorice, three red dates, one hawthorn, five coins of tangerine peel, and one tael of ginger." Do you have all of these? Gao Yiming said fifteen or sixteen kinds of medicinal materials in one breath, and then he remembered to ask the guy at the pharmacy.

"Look at what you said, how can you open a pharmacy without these, you wait a minute, you will be matched immediately."

"Wait, is there any rock candy?"

"Yes!"

"Okay, bring me another seven or eight rock candy, weigh these things and put them in a cloth bag made of thin cloth and bring them to me."

"Well, wait a minute!"

Zhou Hou, who was standing at the door, was very strange that Gao Yiming could remember so many medicinal materials.

It didn't take long for the guy at the pharmacy to put the things Gao Yiming wanted in a cloth bag and handed it to him: "There are a total of five hundred big seeds, and there are some precious medicinal materials in it, especially the chili pepper is a foreign product, so it is expensive." The guy explained.

Gao Yiming nodded, threw him a tael of silver and said, "Don't look for it, the more is your reward for the New Year." ”

In a thousand thanks, the guy sent Gao Yiming out of the pharmacy, and met Zhou Hou who was standing at the door, Gao Yiming had never seen Zhou Hou dressed up like this, so he was stunned and smiled: "What a coincidence, brother, let's go, brother will take you to go in style." ”

was called a brother by Gao Yiming, and Zhou Hou was a little embarrassed, but he still nodded and followed him.

Go around and around, come to the Qinhuai River wharf, there are still a lot of various styles of painting boats on the wharf, but there are no songs and dances of the past, the courtesans have also gone ashore to go home for the New Year, there are a few canopy boats without work in the middle of the painting boat, a puff of blue smoke from the coal stove comes out of the cabin, this scene and the dead trees on the shore form a vivid ink painting.

Gao Yiming and his entourage walked along the pier, attracting the attention of the boatmen, who hoped that they could get on their own boats. But in the end, Gao Yiming found an old man's canopy boat in a corner, and the hull looked quite new.

"Old man, how much silver do I need to wrap this boat for half a day."

"How about you give one or two?" The old man said enthusiastically.

"Yes!"

"Okay, please ask the guest officer to stay less, and let the little old man clean up the cabin so that the four sons can take it."

Gao Yiming nodded in agreement.

After a while, the old man packed up the cabin and beckoned Gao Yiming and others to get on the boat, Han Zanzhou walked into the cabin first to check it, and before the inspection was finished, Gao Yiming and Zhou Hou walked in.

There was a sour smell, Zhou Hou smelled a slight frown, and when she saw Gao Yiming but didn't react, she also took off the hand that was on the tip of her nose, and Wan'er intimately lit incense in the cabin, and after a while, the unpleasant smell was gone.

Gao Yiming asked them all to sit down, and he himself walked to the stern of the boat and said to the old man: "Old man, it's a big New Year's trouble." ”

"Childe is polite, the little old man is alone, he lives on the boat, you can still have a little excitement here."

"Hehe, thank you, we don't have any purpose, you don't have to work hard, just let the boat drift."

"I know, don't worry, childe."

"Can I use the charcoal fire in your stove?"

"Of course, there is clean water in the cabin, and Childe is himself."

Gao Yiming thanked him again, came to the cabin, and saw that Zhou Hou and Wan'er had already filled the coffee table with the things he bought, and asked with a smile: "How many of us will also spend the New Year in peace, what about Han Zanzhou?" ”

"In the bow of the ship." Zhou Hou responded with a smile: "This is really a chic scene, I haven't experienced it yet." ”

"Haha! If you like it, go back and cook a delicious meal for the Yuan family's sister, so as not to take you out to play without her and complain. ”

Zhou Hou smiled flamboyantly, and Gao Yiming sighed: "You and Wan'er don't dare to wear men's clothes in the future." ”

"Why?"

"I'm afraid that men won't love beautiful women when they see you."

Zhou Hou glanced at him with a smile in his heart: "How can there be." ”

"Haha, don't talk about this, such a beautiful day, I'll make you something to eat." Gao Yiming asked for a knife from Han Zanzhou at the bow of the boat, cut the meat into pieces of suitable size, threw it into a large casserole and began to cook.

In a moment the smell of meat wafted from the river, and he cut the potatoes into hob pieces for later use. Zhou Hou was not idle, and Wan'er poured the wine into a small wine jug and put it in a small stove to warm it.

The warm fire in the cabin and the heavy snow outside form a great contrast, the boat drifts down the river, the speed is not hurried or slow, the old captain of the boat is idle, wearing a hat, wearing a coat and starting to fish in the stern of the boat, it can be seen that the old man is a very emotional person.