Chapter 109: Bone Fired Porcelain
Wool is for the development of textiles, and goat's milk is naturally used as food.
It's just that he didn't expect such a heavy snowfall to affect his plans.
After thinking about it, he asked again:
"That, haggis and lamb bones can not be cooked, those can also be eaten, not wasted."
"Naturally, it will cook, although it is troublesome to boil, but it can still boil some oil and water, and the people still like it, and the haggis was made into jerky when the sheep was killed before, and the sheep bones were given to the people."
"Huh~ Have all the bones been sent out? After the Chinese New Year, you ask the people to send the boiled bones to the brick kiln workshop, and the bones can be ground and added to the clay to make porcelain. ”
"Bone fired porcelain?"
Hearing Zhu Gaoxuan's sudden leap in thinking, Li Yuan was also stunned for a moment, and it took a long time to react, and he looked at him with a surprised face, his eyes were like looking at a murderous demon king.
"Get out!
Lao Tzu doesn't kill people, this is what Lao Tzu sees from the book! ”
Zhu Gaoxuan saw that Li Yuan's eyes were weird, and he yelled at him directly.
In the era of the Ming Dynasty, it was a bit shocking that he proposed bone china.
For 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, there has always been the idea of 'the dead are great', the bones of the ancestors need to be respected, and the funeral is mainly based on burial, so as to ensure that the whole body is buried in the ground.
In general, the bones of livestock are mainly buried.
His sudden offer to use bones to make porcelain was indeed a bit scary.
“……”
Li Yuan thought about Zhu Gaoxuan's personality, so he dispelled the dangerous idea in his heart, but he still couldn't accept the idea of burning porcelain with bones.
Think about the bowl you are holding for dinner, which is made from the bones of other animals, how penetrating is that?
Zhu Gaoxuan rolled his eyes, simply didn't explain, just went back and discussed with the people in the brick kiln workshop, and when the exquisite bone china was burned, he Li Yuan was not so beautiful that he was dizzy?
He then returned to the topic: "In this way, we have at least 40,000 stone of grain, how can we not have enough to eat?" Moreover, there are at least 20,000 stone of grain scattered in the people's homes, how can it not be enough to eat? ”
"Your Highness, it's really not enough to eat.
Now there are 50,082 exiled prisoners in Lam Tin, and 67,863 civilians, the total number is 128,000;
According to the calculation of at least half a catty of grain per person per day, 64,000 catties of grain are needed every day, that is, 640 stones.
It costs 19,200 stone in one month and 76,800 stone in four months. ”
Li Yuan's arithmetic is not bad, and the calculation is clear, but Li Sen still can't help but interrupt:
"It won't take four months, let Shen Xuepeng buy some more grain and grass in the spring of next year, and when the road is good, I will immediately send someone to inform me and start buying grain before the year."
In his opinion, whether in modern or ancient times, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
As for the Daming Society, there is no food?
Yes, there was indeed a shortage of food at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and every year Zhu Di would receive local reports about people starving to death.
But the rich squires of the Ming Dynasty definitely have food, otherwise who bought the 24 million stone grain in Guo Huan's case?
It is those taxis and squires who belong to Pixiu and only enter but cannot leave.
However, as long as the money is in place, coupled with the knock on the door of the exclusive commodity that is still very tall at the moment, no matter how hard-mouthed Pixiu is, he will open his mouth to spit out food.
"This~ Your Highness, your method is good, I hope the Shen family can deliver the food in time.
However, we still need to help Xi'an Prefecture, which has a population of more than 100,000 people, and there is a huge food shortage. ”
"Hmm~ This is a problem, they were affected by the plague in the summer, and they delayed some farm work, and Shoucheng must have been affected.
In this way, you go and ask Xi'an how much food you need in three months, and we will do our best to supply it. ”
"Why?"
As soon as he heard that Zhu Gaoxuan wanted to supply Xi'an Mansion with all his might, Li Yuan was a little anxious, he didn't have enough to eat, and he cared about so many others?
Zhu Gaoxuan sighed helplessly and said: "We have a heavy snowfall, and the Northern Yuan Tartars in Mobei are afraid that it will not be easy, and they will definitely come back this winter and next spring to grab food."
What's more, we have just exchanged snowflake salt for millions of cattle and sheep, and their lack of food is a foregone conclusion, and it is almost certain to enter the customs and loot. ”
"And the news that we have millions of cattle and sheep in Lantian must have spread among the Northern Yuan court and the grassland tribes in Mobei, if they don't force us, who will they rob?"
"This!"
Li Yuan instantly understood what Zhu Gaoxuan meant.
Indeed, if there is no protection from Xi'an Mansion, Lantian is a child holding a gold brick in the downtown and waiting for people to rob it.
He immediately bowed deeply to Zhu Gaoxuan and said:
"Your Highness, it's the officials who are short-sighted, and I ask Your Highness to punish you."
"What is the punishment? Get up, who would have thought that the snow would be so heavy in the new year! ”
As he spoke, Zhu Gaoxuan walked out of the palace hall, looked up at the sky, and it was gloomy again, it was finally sunny for three days, and now it was cloudy again, I was afraid that it would be a big snow again.
"Your Highness, Xia Guan asked the old people in Huihui, Dangxiang, and Mongolia before, and they all said that on such a day, there will be snow, but it should not be as heavy as before for eight consecutive days, at most it will only be light snow."
Seeing Li Sen's gloomy face, Li Yuan hurriedly reported a piece of good news.
"Well~ It's good that there is no more heavy snow, if there is another big one, it is estimated that Yan'an Mansion, Qingyang Mansion, and even Xi'an Mansion will be affected."
"Probably not, right?"
Li Yuan wasn't sure, but he was already preparing to send scouts to take a look at the snow disaster outside.
"Lao Tie, wait a minute, you go to Babolem, divide half of the dead sheep and send it to Xi'an Mansion, and tell Geng Zhong's soldiers that they must be fed and ready to deal with the sneak attack of the Northern Yuan Tartars at any time!"
"Yes! The next official will go. ”
As soon as Li Yuan gave up his hand, he was about to leave.
"Wait, you go to the exile camp again, and pick out 40 people you think aren't so bad or greedy to come and see me."
"Why is that?"
Zhu Gaoxuan pondered for a moment before he said slowly:
"Although those corrupt officials and the king also want to kill them, their families enjoy the glory and wealth of this corrupt official, and they should also be killed."
"But it's a pity to kill them so simply and rudely, it's better to let them work hard.
For example, digging coal. ”
Hearing that Zhu Gaoxuan's request was so simple, Li Yuan was even more puzzled.
"What His Highness wants those prisoners to do, just a piece of order, if you dare to disobey, you can order the military to drive away, and if you dare to resist, you can kill them."
Well, Li Yuan's personality is also a bit iron, and he doesn't take prisoners very seriously.
"Hehe~ This king naturally knows that it is easy to let them work, but it is not easy to ask them to do a good job."
"What's so hard about that? Sticks are all you need. ”
Hmm~ This is a solution, Zhu Gaoxuan couldn't help but nodded, and then said: