As Lao Zhu narrated, Zhu Biao's mouth widened and widened.

Although I have never seen the sea, I have never seen the spectacular scene of 34 nets more than 15 zhang wide, being dragged by 35 huge warships to catch the sea.

However, Zhu Biao will imagine!

A wall of more than 500 zhang long netted city wall, dragged by warships, quickly went forward from the sea water.

Along the way, all the big fish could not escape the shackles of the nets.

After traveling for dozens of miles, the huge nets were put away, and they were filled with fat sea fish.

At the end of the day, the fish under the net are as big as a hill......

The more he thought about it, the more excited Zhu Biao became.

"Father, I didn't expect that my Daming sailor would have such a big harvest when he went into the sea to fish? A day's catch of sea fish could supply a day's rations for an army of 150,000.

If it had been fished like this for a year, wouldn't it have been enough to supply the 150,000 army with a year's worth of military rations! ”

Lao Zhu said with a smile, "Biao'er, compared with chicken, duck, fish, and pig meat, there are more bone spurs in sea fish, and they are not loved by soldiers in the army. However, the fourth child sells a pound of sea fish in Beiping Mansion for only fifteen yuan, and we can also sell it at this price.

But despite this, after selling all this catty of sea fish on the market, it was more than 6,000 taels of silver. ”

"More than 6,000 taels of silver a day, and more than 2 million taels of silver in that year?"

Zhu Biao calculated, was directly taken aback, and hurriedly looked at Zhu Di, "Father, I didn't expect to be so profitable to go to the sea to fish." The southeastern frontier of my Ming Dynasty is full of sea, if I send a few navies to the sea to fish again, then just by going to the sea to fish, I can bring tens of millions of taels of silver to my Ming treasury? ”

"Ten million taels of silver?"

Lao Zhu's two eyes were also reddened by Zhu Biao's words, how much is the tax revenue of Daming a year?

Just going to the sea to catch sea fish for a year is enough for half of the imperial court's taxes?

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan of Beiping has an urgent message!"

Suddenly, a chamberlain came in from the door, holding a copy of the report in his hand, cautiously giving a report.

"King Yan?"

Lao Zhu's expression froze, "Present it!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The chamberlain hurriedly bowed down and handed over the fold in his hand.

Lao Zhu glanced at it, and his face became solemn.

"Father, what's wrong?" Zhu Biao hurriedly asked.

"See for yourself!"

Lao Zhu directly handed the fold to Zhu Biao, but Zhu Biao was not polite, and looked through it directly.

After a while, Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh slightly, "Father, what the fourth brother said is also reasonable, the sea fish in the sea are not endless, if you follow the fishing method like Ying Guogong, I am afraid that the sea fish in that area of the Bohai Sea can be caught and extinct in a month!" ”

"Hmph, let's see that the fourth child wants to get Fu Youde away as soon as possible, so that he Yan Wangfu can send a boat to fish in the Bohai Sea!" Lao Zhu said indignantly.

"The father is wise, and the sons also think that the fourth child has this kind of careful thinking."

Zhu Biao chuckled, "But it's true that Ying Guogong can't be allowed to fish in the Bohai Sea all the time, and when the soil of the fields is also barren, I'm afraid the sea will be the same." ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and said, "One month is enough for Fu Youde to capture almost all the sea areas of the Bohai Sea."

In this way, a month later, he asked the deputy general Geng Bingwen to lead the sailors to move south along the Bohai Sea and continue to catch sea fish!

As for Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, he went to Beiping Mansion to train all the soldiers with Feng Sheng, Lan Yu and others. ”

"Father is wise!" Zhu Biao responded.

In addition to punishing soldiers and killing Ming officials, Zhu Biao has always agreed with Lao Zhu's words, and rarely opposed.

Of course, many times, except for punishing soldiers and killing Ming officials, Lao Zhu would not listen to Zhu Biao's advice, and generally listened to Zhu Biao's advice.

"Then how should Shi Guo'an, the right chief of the Yan Palace, be rewarded?"

Lao Zhu asked Zhu Biao again.

"Shi Guo'an, the right chief of the Yanwang Mansion?"

Zhu Biao's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Lao Zhu suspiciously.

"Fu Youde's method of plowing nets and fishing in the Bohai Sea is what Guo An mentioned!" Lao Zhu explained.

Zhu Biao suddenly realized, "In this way, the merit of fishing this time should be remembered by Guo An!" ”

Lao Zhu continued to ask: "Then Guo An is the right long history of the Yan Palace, and now he is still in the year of the weak crown, we can't reward him as an official, Biao'er, what should we reward him?" ”

Zhu Biao said: "Father, son-in-law remember, that Guo An is so rich!" ”

Speaking of this, Lao Zhu's face sank, "We don't know, why is Guo An so rich?" But it's okay, then we'll reward him with a hundred taels of silver ingots! ”

Zhu Biao hesitated, but still responded.

He felt that a hundred taels of silver was a little little, but at this moment, Guo An was already a subordinate of the fourth child, and the court was not good at rewarding him too much.

……

A few days later.

One hundred taels of silver appeared in front of Guo An.

"Minister Guo An knocks on the emperor's grace!"

After getting up, looking at the fifteen silver ingots with white flowers on the tray in front of him, Guo An couldn't help grinning anymore.

"Out of breath!"

Zhu Di pursed his lips in disgust, "Just with that barbecue shop, we can share a hundred taels of silver with you every month, and I have never seen you smile."

Why is it that now your father has only rewarded you with a hundred taels of silver, and you are so happy? ”

Guo An explained with a smile: "Your Highness, this is the silver that Your Majesty rewarded Weichen, which is considered imperial silver, and it is where our fortune lies." ”

"Thief officer!" Zhu Di scolded angrily.

Guo An ignored it at all, and said to himself: "After Weichen goes back, he will definitely put away these fifteen ingots of silver and keep them enshrined." ”

“……”

Zhu Di's face darkened, and he found that he still underestimated the greed of Guo An, a thief official.

However, the silver that my father rewarded me with should be kept well.

Thinking about it, Zhu Di couldn't help but think of the rumors he had heard in the past few days, so he asked directly: "Guo Qing, we heard these days that you actually asked a few leathermen from the Gongzheng Institute to wash the smell of sheep on the wool with salt, pig pancreatic soap, and onions, ginger and garlic?" ”

"Your Highness, but someone has complained in front of Your Highness?"

Guo An asked subconsciously.

Zhu Di's eyelids twitched, "You actually let the cobbler wash the smell of wool with salt, pig pancreatic soap, and onions, ginger and garlic, such a bad behavior of the grain, no one beats you behind your back, it's already good, and no one is allowed to sue this king?" ”

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Zhu Di Xingshi had come to ask for the guilt, and he suddenly looked aggrieved.

"Your Highness, Weichen used his own money to do this experiment, but it was all out of public interest!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Di said curiously, "You tell us about it, we want to hear it, are you bad at practicing food and reasoning?" ”

"Your Highness, you said that if the smell of sheep on the wool is washed away, how much convenience can the wool bring to Beiping Mansion and even the entire Ming Dynasty?"

Guo An asked.

"There's not a hint of sheep on the wool?" Zhu Di was surprised.

"Hmm!" Guo An nodded affirmatively.

"Really?" Zhu Di looked incredulous.

The wool is white and soft, and it is also very warm, and like cotton, it is a cold thing.

It's just that the wool has a strong smell of sheep's flesh and is unusually unpleasant.

Since ancient times, I don't know how many craftsmen have tried to remove the smell of sheep on the wool, until now, no matter how many times the wool is washed and dried, there will still be an unpleasant smell of sheep on the wool, and it will not be clean.

Nowadays, however, there are also artisans who make wool into clothing, blankets, etc.

However, over time, the smell of sheep on the wool will also stain people with some sheep smell.

Therefore, only some poor households or people in the mountains would use wool.

Guo An explained unhurriedly: "Your Highness, you didn't believe that you could fish in the sea before, and the speed of iron smelting could not be increased, so what is happening now?" ”

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Can it really be like this?" ”

Guo An said helplessly: "The courtyard where the wool is tested is not too far away, why don't Your Highness take a look?" ”

"Let's go!"

Zhu Di turned around directly and walked out.

"Your Highness......"

Guo An didn't expect Zhu Di to be so impatient, looked up, and directly stuffed the one hundred taels of silver in his hand into the hands of a pleasing little waiter on the side, and said viciously.

"This is the silver given by His Majesty, you have to take care of me, and then get it when I come back before I disperse, if you lose it, you will commit a big crime!"

The waiter was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly assured with a solemn expression: "Please rest assured Guo Changshi, the villain will take good care of this silver!" ”

"Very good!"

Guo An nodded with satisfaction, and prepared to chase Zhu Di.

However, he soon remembered something, turned his head again, stared at the chamberlain and asked, "What is your name, and why does this official look at you like this?" ”

The little chamberlain hurriedly replied: "Qi Guo Changshi, the villain's name is Ma He, and it hasn't been long since he entered the Yanwang Mansion!" ”

"Ma and?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't see Zhu Di's shadow anymore, and Guo An didn't think much about it.

"The official remembers you, you must take good care of the official's silver!"

After speaking, he ran out directly, leaving the horse and the little eunuch in a daze.

After Guo An caught up with Zhu Di, he said: "Your Highness, Weichen will hand over the one hundred taels of silver rewarded by His Majesty to a small chamberlain named Ma He in His Highness's palace for safekeeping!" ”

"Your Highness, there is a little chamberlain named Ma He in your palace, right?"

"It's just a little chamberlain, how can we remember their names?" Zhu Di said indifferently.

"No, Your Highness wait for Weichen for a while, maybe the little chamberlain wants to deceive Weichen of the imperial silver, Weichen has to go back and make sure again!"

Guo An shouted, then turned around and prepared to run back.

"Stop!"

Zhu Di's face turned dark.

"Your Highness? Wechen's gift of one hundred taels of silver, is Wechen's fortune, and it can't be lost! Guo An said anxiously.

Zhu Di said slowly: "Let's remember Ma and this person!" ”

"Huh?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and said with a dry smile: "It turns out that His Highness knows this person!" ”

Zhu Di explained casually: "This person is from Yunnan, it turned out to be the son of a Ma Ha in the former Yuan, and a few years ago, my father sent Fu Youde and Lan Yu and others to lead an army of 300,000 to pacify Yunnan.

Ma He was captured and castrated by Lan Yu, and was a show boy in the army, and returned to Yingtianfu with the army until he was able to enter the palace.

This time, he was brought to Beiping Mansion by Lan Yu and sent into the mansion. We saw that he was smart and clever, and he knew some words, so we accepted him and waited for the front hall! ”

"Xiutong?"

Hearing this, Guo An's face changed slightly.

Although few people use it in the army, it is not nothing.

That blue jade is really brutal, and the means are used to the extreme!

"That Ma He is also a poor man!"

Zhu Di shook his head slightly, and said lightly: "It's his luck to survive!" ”

"It's also ......"

Guo An replied casually, and did not reply again.

He still couldn't accept what happened to Ma and the little eunuch, and he still looked at a small chamberlain......

However, while the two were talking, the two had already arrived outside the house where the cobbler of the Gongzheng Institute was.

Before they entered, Guo An and Zhu Di heard a burst of excited cheers.

"There's really no smell of mutton anymore!"

"You all smell it, and there is no smell of sheep at all!"

"Hahaha, I'll be successful!"

"Quick, hurry up and inform Guo Changshi and His Royal Highness King Yan. Guo Changshi said that as long as we can completely eliminate the smell of sheep on the wool, it will be a great achievement, and His Royal Highness King Yan will definitely reward us heavily! ”

"Yes, yes, the rewards of those blacksmiths in Shangzhuang Village have long envied us......"

"Go together, go together......"

Outside the courtyard, listening to the words of these cobblers, Zhu Di slowly looked at Guo An, his face darkened, when did he agree to reward these cobblers?

However, Guo An was indifferent.

"Your Highness, please!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Di glared at Guo An, and then prepared to walk in.

"Your Highness?"

"Guo Changshi?"

"The villain sees His Royal Highness King Yan and has seen Guo Changshi!"

"The villain sees His Royal Highness King Yan and has seen Guo Changshi......"

Coincidentally, leathersmith Yin Jian, Shang Feng and others ran out of it with excitement on their faces.

Seeing Zhu Di, who had a wrong face, and Guo An on the side, their faces stiffened directly in place.

"Get up!"

Zhu Di said lightly, and walked in by himself.

Yin Jian and Shang Feng hurriedly got up to keep up.

In the courtyard, there are still a few dustpans of wool, but the wool looks whiter and softer than what Guo An has seen before.

"As you just said, these wools have completely lost their smell of sheep?"

Zhu Di asked casually, and without waiting for Yin Jian and Shang Feng to reply, he had already walked towards the dustpan wool.

Then, I picked up a lump, put it under my nose, and sniffed it.

"Your Highness?"

Seeing this, the faces of Yin Jian, Shang Feng and other leathermen changed greatly.

Sure enough, Zhu Di frowned and quickly threw down the ball of wool.

"Your Highness, only the two balls of wool on the far right have lost the smell of mutton, and the rest of the wool still has a bit of mutton smell!"

Yin Jian hurriedly said.

Zhu Di didn't reply, but walked to the wool on the far right, picked it up and sniffed it with his hand, stunned.

Then, he sniffed vigorously again, his eyes full of surprise.

"Your Highness, is there really no smell of sheep?"

Guo An smelled it tentatively, and hurriedly picked up the wool and smelled it vigorously, without any smell of sheep's flesh!

Immediately, his face was overjoyed, "It's really no smell of sheep!" ”

Immediately, he picked up the wool on the dustpan next to him again, smelled it, and there was no smell of mutton, so he looked at Yin Jian, Shang Feng and the others.

"I'm waiting for a great contribution!"

……

(End of chapter)