"In this way, the problem of the Bohai Sea is solved?"

Guo An couldn't help but look happy.

"Exactly."

Xu Xiang hurriedly nodded and replied, "The last general interrogated more than a dozen widows separately, and those widows answered almost the same.

This time, the Japanese who were entrenched in the Goryeo Sea Frontier had been wiped out by the last generals. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di also showed a satisfied look.

But Guo An slapped his thighs with both hands, looking annoyed.

"It's a loss, it's a big loss!"

"Huh?"

Zhu Di looked puzzled, "This battle is a big victory, how can Guo Qing think that he has lost?" ”

Guo An sighed helplessly and explained: "Your Highness, those Japanese robbers should have been the scourge of the Goryeo Kingdom, but they were wiped out by the guards of my Yan Palace.

In this way, it means that without spending a penny in Goryeo, my Yanwangfu guards fought a naval battle for Goryeo and solved a major disaster for Goryeo.

Moreover, the guards of my Yanwang Mansion didn't get anything captured, and they also suffered so many casualties in vain, isn't it a big loss! ”

Zhu Di's face was solemn, "It's really like what Guo Qing said, my Yanwang Mansion has suffered a big loss in this battle......

No, we have to send someone to deliver the credentials to the king of Goryeo, our Yan Wangfu has solved such a big trouble for them, they must give us benefits! ”

Guo An said: "Your Highness, those powerful people in Goryeo enclosed the land and oppressed the people, and the power of the king of Goryeo fell, I am afraid that the king of Goryeo has the heart and is powerless." ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then his face was full of disdain, "The king of Goryeo is so weak that he is not worthy of being a king." ”

"The king of Goryeo is indeed a little miserable."

Guo An echoed, and then said with a straight face: "Your Highness, Weichen feels that this battle should be kept secret, and it is not appropriate to disclose too much to the outside world. ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An suspiciously, "Why did Guo Qing say that?" ”

On the side, Xu Xiang also looked at Guo An nervously.

Guo An said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the incendiary bomb is the secret weapon of my Beiping Mansion, and people from the outside world don't know about it so far.

Therefore, as long as the incendiary bomb is kept secret for one more day, Xu Qianhu and other Yan Shanwei will have an extra secret weapon.

No matter who wants to plot my Yan Wangfu, they will not be too wary of incendiary bombs. ”

Xu Xiang's expression slowed slightly.

Zhu Di pouted, "Who dares to plan our Yanwang Mansion?" ”

Guo An smiled faintly, "His Royal Highness is the Prince of Daming, and ordinary people don't have this kind of confidence."

However, in the north, there are still those Japanese robbers, and even the Goryeo Kingdom, but they can't be sure. ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly: "It's time to keep it secret." ”

Guo An said again: "Moreover, Weichen feels that the incendiary bomb is inhumane, that is, it hurts the heavens and the peace, and should not be used by too many people." ”

"Huh? What does Guo Qing mean? ”

Zhu Di's eyes narrowed slightly.

Guo An bowed his hand, "Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, this is just some conservative advice from Wei Chen, if it is inappropriate, Your Highness doesn't have to pay attention to it." ”

Zhu Di frowned and pondered for a moment, "Once this kind of incendiary bomb ignites a person, unless that person is burned to ashes, it will never be extinguished, it is indeed a bit hurtful and should not be used by too many people." ”

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo Andao.

Zhu Di turned his head to look at Xu Xiang on the side again, with a solemn expression: "Xu Xiang, when you go back, inform the generals of our order, and you are not allowed to publicize this matter, especially the incendiary bomb."

In addition, the incendiary bombs in the army must be kept under the watchful eye of the troops, and not a single one is allowed to be lost. ”

"The last will obey."

Xu Xiang looked serious and hurriedly responded.

In their army, there are some hidden tricks that outsiders don't know, and for these generals, it is like hiding an extra strange soldier.

Xu Xiang was very happy about this.

Then, Xu Xiang twisted it, and then said cautiously: "Your Highness, the incendiary bombs on the fishing boat where the last general is located have been used up in this battle, I don't know when I can add some more?" ”

Zhu Di glanced at Xu Xiang and asked lightly: "The plague has been eliminated, why do you want to do with incendiary bombs?" ”

Xu Xiang said with a smile: "Your Highness, Weichen just in case, in the vast sea, who knows if there will be another batch of widows?"

Or, if the Goryeo Kingdom covets the big ships of His Royal Highness, if it sends sailors to plunder the last general, only these big ships can only be attacked and killed by those Goryeo barbarians. ”

Zhu Di's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "That Goryeo thief country dares to do this!" ”

Xu Xiang looked at Guo An with a pleading face, "Guo Changshi is resourceful, I wonder if Guo Changshi thinks that the Goryeo thief country dares to do this?" ”

Guo An smiled slightly, "I don't know the domestic situation in Goryeo, and I can't speculate. ”

Xu Xiang's face was anxious, and he hurriedly asked again: "Guo Changshi, what about the widows?" ”

Guo An said: "If you don't change your stubborn nature, you will come again." ”

Xu Xiang's face was happy, and he hurriedly looked at Zhu Di, "Your Highness, Guo Changshi said that the widow will not change." ”

Zhu Di looked at Guo An, "Does Guo Qing think it is time to replenish incendiary bombs for Xu Xiang and other fishing boats?" ”

Guo An's face was stunned, and he was a little surprised.

"Your Highness, Weichen is just a civilian official, how can he understand military affairs? This matter should be decided by His Royal Highness. ”

Xu Xiang's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment, and he hurriedly looked at Zhu Di expectantly.

"Your Highness, with the incendiary bomb, when the last general and others encounter thieves in the sea, the brothers can kill hundreds of people."

Zhu Di's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked calmly: "How many incendiary bombs are left on the ship?" ”

Xu Xiang hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, there are still five incendiary bombs left on each big ship. ”

Zhu Di said: "In this way, each ship will be replenished with forty-five incendiary bombs." ”

"Forty-five?"

Xu Xiang was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, is there a ...... in forty-five pieces?"

Zhu Di's face sank, "Too little?" ”

Xu Xiang snorted violently, and hurriedly sneered with a smile on his face, "Your Highness misunderstood, forty-five incendiary bombs, plus the five left on the ship, are fifty."

These incendiary bombs are placed in the hands of Wei Chen, and one can be exchanged for the lives of ten Erlang. ”

Zhu Di didn't want to pay attention to this guy, and turned his head directly to look at Guo An.

"We heard that Guo Qing has brought several drawings to the Gongzheng Institute, the Iron Metallurgical Institute, and the glass workshop in the past two days?"

Guo An said: "Back to His Royal Highness, it should be two copies." ”

"Only two?"

A trace of pity flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.

Guo An said helplessly: "Your Highness, Weichen also wants to get dozens of drawings for the workshops of Gongzheng, Iron Metallurgy, and Glass Workshop in one day.

However, now I am literate, hyphenation, and how many craftsmen can calculate the numbers in Yanwangfu? ”

“……”

Zhu Di opened his mouth, and then said again: "Now there are several fifty craftsmen in the craftsman school, and there are one hundred and twenty heirs of craftsmen.

Originally, those scholars heard that they were teaching those craftsmen and their descendants to read and write, but they were reluctant to come.

Or did the king give each of them a salary or two, and they were willing to go. ”

Hearing this, Guo An was a little angry and said, "These scholars are so arrogant? ”

Zhu Di looked at Guo An speechlessly.

Guo An smiled and said with relief: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, as long as they can enlighten these more than 100 craftsmen and the heirs of craftsmen and teach them arithmetic, the objects made by these craftsmen can earn back a hundred or a thousand times the silver that Your Highness will give to those masters." ”

Zhu Di snorted lightly, not much joy.

"The reason why those scholars are so arrogant is that there are not many available readers in our house. Nowadays, even in Yingtian City, there are some thieves jumping up and down, saying that we are obsessed with the skills of craftsmen all day long, and we do not educate the people, and we have the responsibility of failing to educate. ”

Guo An smiled lightly and said, "Then Your Highness will build another academy in Beiping Mansion." ”

"Build another academy?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened, and he looked at Guo An in disbelief, "Does Guo Qing know how much it costs to provide a child's enlightenment and then read and write in a year?" ”

Guo An asked, "Your Highness, is it enough for a child to spend twenty taels of silver a year?" ”

"Twenty taels?"

Zhu Di was stunned, so he didn't catch his breath.

"The academy was built in our house, and the paper, ink, pen and inkstone were all made in the workshop in our house. Even, even those books are printed in our workshop.

A college will only have more than a dozen masters, so why do you need twenty taels? ”

"In this case, what is Your Highness afraid of?"

Guo An smiled faintly, "Now, His Highness's mansion is also short of scholars who can supply His Highness's drive, and as for the scholars found outside, they will not be so reliable."

His Royal Highness might as well directly build a Confucian academy, and let the children of those officials in the palace go to study.

In addition, the heirs of those tenants in the Zhuangzi of His Royal Highness can also be enrolled.

If the children of the peasant gentry in Wanping County and Daxing County also want to enter the academy, it is not impossible. ”

Zhu Di asked, "In this way, wouldn't there be at least a thousand heirs who would come to study in the academy?" How can the college let go of so many students? ”

Guo An didn't care, "Your Highness only needs to build the academy bigger, otherwise you can put it down." ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but say angrily again: "How can there be so many masters in Beiping Mansion?" ”

Guo An said casually: "Your Highness, as long as you raise the master's salary, there will always be a master coming." ”

"What if no Master comes?" Zhu Di asked again.

Guo An replied: "Then please ask Your Highness to serve as the head of the academy." ”

Zhu Di was taken aback, "Let this king be the head of the academy?" ”

Guo Andao: "The academy was built by His Royal Highness, and the salary of the master was also paid by His Royal Highness, and even the paper, ink, pen and inkstone of those students were also supplied by the Yanwang Mansion. ”

Hearing this, Xu Xiang on the side also hurriedly followed the flattery: "Your Highness, what Guo Changshi said is very true, His Royal Highness should be the head of the academy." ”

Zhu Di asked again: "If the master of the academy is still insufficient?" ”

Guo An said: "Your Highness, this matter should be sought by Master Daoyan. ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, "If you let Master Dao Yan go to our academy to be a master?" ”

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then nodded again and again, "What His Highness said is extremely true, Master Daoyan is proficient in the three teachings of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, and it must be enough for him to teach some students enlightenment or learn Confucian knowledge."

Moreover, Weichen also heard that Master Daoyan has a good relationship with Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, if he invites Master Daoyan to find some Confucians everywhere in the Ming Dynasty and invite those Confucians to give lectures in the academy built by His Royal Highness, it should definitely attract a lot of scholars.

At that time, His Royal Highness's Academy can be a scholar of the master, and it will inevitably be indispensable......"

Zhu Di shook his head slightly and said, "Guo Qing should know that the number of scholars in the southern Shilin of the Ming Dynasty far exceeds that in the north, and many scholars like to run to Yingtian City.

As for the rest of the scholars, they will either stay in their hometown as a squire, or some Confucians who have studied and learned, they will all hide in the deep mountains and old forests, and they will not come out easily.

Even if we ask Monk Daoyan to invite you, I'm afraid we won't be able to invite a few......"

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(End of chapter)