Day 2.

Zhu Di met with a group of Goryeo elders, gentry, or wealthy merchant officials in Yan again.

The whole process is very gentle and kind.

After the banquet, they all gave these Goryeo elders, wealthy merchants, and officials their own rewards.

Let these Goryeo elders, gentry, and wealthy merchant officials all be grateful.

Next.

Zhu Di took Zhu Gaochi and Guo An to inspect Yan'an County.

The officials, clan elders, businessmen, and even all the people of Yan'an County were greatly encouraged.

They finally saw His Royal Highness King Yan as their master said, as well as His Royal Highness the Prince of the World.

When Zhu Di inspected the cities of Goryeo Yan Kingdom, everything was calm, and all the people of Yan Kingdom supported Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

This made Zhu Di feel very good.

Guo An also looked satisfied.

Sure enough, there were also smart people in Goryeo, and not all of them were sticks.

……

After Zhu Di stayed in Goryeo Yanguo for ten days, he took Zhu Gaochi again, as well as Guo An and others, and returned to Beiping Mansion.

The fleet set sail, and all the officials and generals of the Goryeo Yan Kingdom, as well as the Goryeo nobles, were full of joy and sincere farewell.

"I didn't expect these poor students who came out of the academy and have been officials in Goryeo for more than half a year, they are enough to guard one side and are worthy of a big responsibility!"

On the boat, Zhu Di was a little emotional.

Guo An said: "This matter is all thanks to His Highness's wisdom, giving these poor disciples a space to display, otherwise no matter how great their talent is, they can only be imprisoned in their hearts!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di glanced at Guo An and couldn't help but say: "We suddenly feel that Guo Qing already has the ability to be a minister!" ”

Guo An said helplessly: "Your Highness, is Weichen lying?" ”

Zhu Di shook his head slightly, "No!" ”

Guo An said: "That Weichen still belongs to the ranks of virtuous ministers!" ”

On the side, Zhu Gaochi also nodded again and again, "Dad, Master is a virtuous minister, not a minister." ”

……

Zhu Di took Zhu Gaochi to Goryeo this time, although there was no danger and the speed was very fast.

In less than two months, he returned to Beiping Province from Goryeo.

However, please also caught the attention of Lao Zhu.

A few days before Zhu Di returned to Beiping Mansion, Lao Zhu's letter of reprimand arrived.

The core meaning is that Beiping Mansion goes to Goryeo, the road is far away, and the sea is still so wide, if something happens to the descendants of the old Zhu family Yan Wang, can you Zhu Di afford it?

As for why Guo An knew so clearly, because Guo An and Zhu Fu had two long histories, they were also reprimanded by Lao Zhu.

Even, he was fined.

As a result, for several days, Zhu Fu was full of resentment.

In this regard, Guo An reported to Zhu Di, and went to the gunpowder workshop every day.

Now, the craftsman school next to the gunpowder workshop has graduated a lot of students.

Among them, more than half were supplemented by Guo An to the gunpowder workshop.

half, followed by Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, a large number of grenades and incendiary bombs were made; Others followed Tao Yiping and Yang Ting to develop and improve new artillery; Others are following Tao Yiping and Yang Ting to develop the steam engine that Guo An said......

Small boilers, cylinders, flywheels, slide valves, pistons, and ...... were forged from the finest steel

It's just that they can't find anything to make rubber, so Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others can only use wooden stoppers, or even iron stoppers and chains......

As a result, the outer side of the gunpowder workshop expanded again into a small workshop.

"Please also ask the teacher to punish, the disciple has been studying for two months, and he still can't turn the wheel!"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting both looked guilty.

The steam engine painted by Guo An is the most complex machine that the two have seen since they were young, and it is also the object that interests the two of them the most.

Just burn the coal, boil the water, and you can make the wheels turn?

If such a machine is made, the two of them will surely be famous through the ages, comparable to the ancestors of their craftsmen.

"It's okay!"

Guo An waved his hand casually, "The steam engine is not in a hurry for the time being, let's let the artillery developed by Er and others make progress?" ”

"This ......"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting immediately lowered their heads.

To be honest, although their Tao family made artillery and fire for the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, thus becoming a small middle-class class in the Ming Dynasty.

However, their entire pottery family is not very interested in studying artillery, which is a killing weapon.

Because of their old Tao family, those who were interested in firearms, in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, entered the Imperial Court Gunpowder Manufacturing Bureau.

Those who stayed in the Tao family basically followed the head of the family, Tao Wanhu, and were studying how to make flying utensils.

As for his two unexpected rebellions, they will be directly hooked on the steam engine that can be used by themselves.

"Wait, but you haven't studied it yet?"

Guo An's face darkened directly.

"Teacher Hui, I'm waiting for my research. However, after encountering some problems, I wanted to study the steam engine and change my thinking......

Who would have thought that this change would forget about those artillery! ”

Tao Yiping hurriedly explained.

"Then put down the steam engine and hurry up and study the artillery for us!"

Guo An said angrily: "If I can't research a more powerful artillery, my Yanshanwei can't defeat those Mongol Tatars, or I can't capture Goryeo and the Wako."

How does my Yanwang Mansion make money?

How does His Royal Highness King Yan still attach importance to the gunpowder workshop?

In this way, how can His Royal Highness King Yan respond to your needs for the gunpowder workshop, and how much money and materials you want, how much money and materials will be allocated to you? ”

"Teacher, I'll find out!"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were startled, and hurriedly responded with panicked faces.

They finally remembered what kind of status the craftsman had in Daming.

"Hurry up and study, before the winter of this year, we want to see the general's iron cannon that can shoot cannonballs two miles away!"

"Two miles away?"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting's eyes widened directly.

"Can't figure it out?"

Guo An asked.

The two of them just wanted to nod, Guo An said coldly: "If it can't be developed, the research funds of your gunpowder workshop may be reduced by half, and the year-end bonus will also be reduced!" ”

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Teacher, don't worry, we will definitely be able to study it." ”

"Very good!"

Guo An nodded with satisfaction, "You have to remember that every time you research a powerful firearm, the soldiers of my Yan Wangfu can die hundreds, or even thousands. ”

"Yes, teacher......"

……

After the affairs of the gunpowder workshop were straightened out.

Guo An came to the farm.

Farm, two hundred acres of good rice.

Among them, 100 acres are still experimental fields.

After seeing the success of Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan, the research team of the farm this year was directly expanded to 200, and behind Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi, there were ten literate peasant sons directly hanging.

In this regard, Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi are also happy.

Not only do people help them work and endure the wind and sun, but their knowledge is also passed on.

After Guo An entered the farm, Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were standing in the 100 acres of experimental rice fields, inspecting and registering one by one.

"Brothers, I don't know how the rice is going this year?"

"Alas!"

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi bowed slightly to Guo An, and then Guo Zhi sighed slightly.

"Ning Yi, I will wait this year to follow last year's method, and all the rice has been inoculated one by one, but it doesn't seem to have any effect."

"Yes, this year's rice is really weird!"

"It's not the kind of good rice we had last year, it's just a coincidence......"

"Nonsense!"

Without waiting for Guo Shanyuan to finish speaking, Guo An directly interrupted him.

"Brothers, the good rice you researched last year was definitely not a coincidence, nor was it a great luck, but the results of your hard work."

"So why hasn't there been any progress this year?"

Guo Shanyuan is a little decadent.

"Who says there's no progress?"

Guo An smiled lightly, stepped forward directly into the rice field, pointed to a cluster of rice ears that were obviously larger than other rice grains, and said, "Brothers, isn't this rice ear much bigger than other rice grains?" ”

"Ning Yi, in every field, there will always be a few ears of rice that are significantly larger than other rice."

Guo An glanced at Guo Shanyuan and Guo Zhi a little strangely, "Four clan brothers, your piece of rice is ordinary rice?" ”

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were stunned for a moment.

Guo An continued: "Don't say that this piece of rice is these 200 acres of rice, and they are all rice that is larger than those ordinary rice outside.

Now, there is still a significantly larger rice grain, isn't this the result of the research of your clan brothers? ”

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi's eyes were shining brightly.

Guo An said again: "Also, how much did my Han ancestors increase the yield of rice after farming for thousands of years?

This will be an extremely long process.

Even, I'm worried that even if the four clan brothers study for a lifetime, they still can't do it. ”

"Research for a lifetime ......"

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were stunned again, and then their faces were full of yearning.

"Ning Yi, if we wait for a lifetime of research, how much can the yield of rice be increased?"

Guo An said directly: "Is it possible to produce 800 catties per mu?" ”

"Eight hundred pounds?"

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi stared at them directly.

Guo An said tentatively again: "The nine hundred catties...... Or a thousand pounds? ……”

"Can it really be that much?"

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi couldn't help but look at Guo An with anticipation.

Guo An looked confident, "Brothers, you have only studied rice now, how many years have you been studying?"

What is the production capacity of rice per mu in this area in front of you?

You should know that too!

As long as you make three or four more progresses, you will inevitably be able to achieve a yield of 700 catties per mu......

That 1,000 catties, for you, it's not impossible to charge! ”

"Yes, a thousand catties is not impossible!"

"I have at least thirty years to live, and I only need to research a new progress every five years, and that thousand catties can be reached!"

"Spelled ......"

In an instant, Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were like chicken blood, and they were full of energy.

As for the group of scholars and farmers who had just followed Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi, they all opened their mouths wide, and their faces were full of incredulity.

What does a thousand catties of rice per mu look like?

On the contrary, it was Guo An, full of joy.

He somewhat understood why some bosses liked to paint cakes.

Because, some simple-minded people really like this kind of flatbread!

Guo An has been on the farm for five days, and only after sorting out what needs Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others still have on the farm, or what needs are there for the 200 acres of rice on the farm, he went back with confidence.

Similarly, for this year's autumn harvest in the paddy fields, Guo An is also full of confidence and expectations.

……

(End of chapter)