Zhang Zhou entered the palace again.

This time he entered the palace in a relaxed mood, followed behind Xiao Jing, looked at the grandeur of the surrounding palaces, and pondered in his heart, but unfortunately he couldn't completely grasp the times, otherwise how energetic would it be to be an emperor?

There are 3,000 beauties in the harem, and all the people surrender...... It's just a little tiring to go to court every day.

However, compared to the heroism of owning the four seas, this hard work is also worth it.

Just when he was thinking about it, several people came across from him, a man in his sixties who looked like an old pedant, and followed a eunuch out of the palace.

I didn't encounter it myself, but I just looked at each other from a distance.

The other party looked at him with a very resentful look.

"Grandpa Xiao, who is that?" Zhang Zhou saw that the man was walking away, and couldn't help but speed up his pace to follow Xiao Jing and inquire.

Xiao Jing said: "Guozi Jian Lin sacrificial wine, isn't Mr. Zhang in Yong, haven't you seen it?" ”

"Huh."

Zhang Zhou was not embarrassed to say that he had eaten deflated last time, thinking that this Lin Han was really a character with eyes above the top, maybe a Taoist priest like him would not be in the eyes of the first old principal of this dynasty at all.

But who is nobler than whom? Zhang Zhouxin said that in my previous life, I was also engaged in the education industry, maybe I was too depressed, and I only wanted to live arbitrarily in this life.

This old man Lin's life must be very depressing, otherwise why would he marry so many concubines and go home?

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Qianqing Palace.

Zhang Zhou saw Zhu Youji, and Zhu Youzhu received him with a smile.

The fire in Qingning Palace two days ago seems to be a thing of the past.

After Zhang Zhou sat down, Zhu Youzhu asked with concern: "I heard that you live in a new house, are you still comfortable?" ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, it's good, the yard is spacious, but there are a few people in the yard......"

"You ......"

Zhu Youzhu was about to give something to Dai Yi next to him, when he suddenly realized that Zhang Zhou would always ask him for something in disguise, and every time he was evil, he couldn't help but give it.

This time, too, he learned wisely.

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Zhou and said: "Bingkuan, your yard is small, you have to rely on your own ability to enrich your yard, don't always think about asking for it from me." ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty is wronged, how can the minister have such a mind?" It's just that the minister suddenly lived in a big mansion and saw the empty yard, and he felt it. Your Majesty's rewards and punishments are clear, and the ministers are grateful, which is pride, not reward. ”

"Hehe, I'm pretty good at talking." Zhu Youzhu smiled.

Probably talking to Zhang Zhou like this, Zhu Youzhu will also feel a little more relaxed, and the way he used to get along with those ministers was too tiring.

"By the way, Your Majesty, the minister has used the two days to make a sketch of the rebuilding of Qingning Palace and submit it to Gonggong Xiao." Zhang Zhoudao.

Zhu Youzhu nodded.

A wave of the hand.

Xiao Jing displayed a sketch drawn by Zhang Zhou, as well as some of the materials and numbers that would probably be used.

The details of the drawings made the emperor feel dazzled after reading them.

"It's ......"

"Back to Your Majesty, this is a sketch drawn by the minister, it was drawn with charcoal, there are endless unknowns, and I hope that Your Majesty Haihan."

Of course, Zhang Zhou did not draw architectural drawings in the usual way of this era, and although he was not an engineering professor, he could still draw basic three-dimensional geometric figures.

The specific reference is a sketch of Qingning Palace and the surrounding palaces that Gonggong Xiao gave to the minister before, and the minister has made some modifications appropriately. There will be no major changes in the orientation of the foundation or anything. ”

After reading it, Zhu Youzhu said sincerely: "Although I can't understand it very well, I think you are attentive, which is very good." What are these lines? ”

Zhu Youzhu pointed to something that didn't seem to be in the palace originally.

Zhang Zhou was not by the emperor's side, and he didn't know what the emperor was talking about.

Zhu Youzhu beckoned, "Don't sit still, come and show me." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhang Zhou didn't care about it, he walked directly to the emperor's desk and looked at the drawings from the opposite direction.

Several eunuchs next to him were a little shocked, the way this Zhang Jieyuan and the emperor got along became more and more intimate, and more and more like a family, but their hearts were a little sour.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Oh, what Your Majesty said, it was added by the ministers, called heating, the principle is to connect copper pipes in series, interspersed in various places in the palace, and water is poured into it, and one end is connected to the boiler to boil water, so that it can be heated without being used for open fire in the palace, and there is no need to go to the underground fire cavity, safety performance is guaranteed, and the dragon vein feng shui is not moved." ”

What Zhang Zhou said is the simplest principle of home heating, which is the simplest thing for ordinary people in later generations, but to Zhu Youzhi, it is like listening to a book from heaven.

"Is this really possible?" Zhu Youzhi was puzzled.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "It's feasible, originally the minister planned to use iron pipes, but unfortunately iron pipes are easy to rust, and copper pipes are not so troublesome, but the cost will be slightly higher." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu carefully looked at Zhang Zhou's remarks under the drawings and agreed with Zhang Zhou's statement, "The budget is one thousand taels, and the price is indeed not low." What is the total cost? ”

This question is not up to Zhang Zhou to answer.

Xiao Jing replied: "Back to Your Majesty, according to the drawings drawn by Zhang Jieyuan, the people from the Ministry of Engineering have probably calculated the cost, basically...... 120,000 taels are needed. ”

"One hundred and twenty thousand taels...... Well. ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded thoughtfully, probably this figure was a little unacceptable to him.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister thought of a way to reduce expenses, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not. ”

"Say it." Zhu Youzhu was interested.

Zhang Zhou said eloquently: "The minister has calculated, if the price purchased by the Ministry of Industry is followed, even if the servant does not spend money, the rations must also be guaranteed, and it is difficult to throttle. The minister thought that if the people in the city who could provide the materials were to make their own quotations, and then choose the ones with low prices and high quality, effective competition could be formed, and then the costs would be greatly reduced. ”

When the Ming Dynasty built the palace, the materials needed to be purchased by the imperial court, and the manpower transfer has always been criticized as the "Beijing camp occupation".

That is, to the soldiers in the Beijing military camp, to build buildings and gardens for the royal family, in addition to providing basic rations, basically with free labor, although the problem of occupation has been discouraged by the officials, but Ming Xiaozong wants to save and want to cultivate Taoist temples, palaces, etc., naturally occupy and refuse to let go.

Being a soldier in Beijing is not a good thing.

Daily training can't be guaranteed, and I go to work as a craftsman every day to repair the house...... Who can stand it in general?

"Bidding?"

Zhu Youzhi felt that these terms were very fresh.

Xiao Jing had heard Zhang Zhou mention it before, and he said: "Back to Your Majesty, Zhang Jieyuan's meaning is to find a few more suppliers to form competition and reduce costs. ”

"I see." Zhu Youzhu nodded, as if saving money was important to him, "But in this way, can the material be guaranteed?" And Bingkuan, didn't you mention before that the materials you choose must be in line with the heavens? ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "The heavenly machine mentioned by the minister is more in the length and texture of wood and stone, it must be denser and harder, and it must withstand the thunder and fire to the greatest extent. Loose wood is easy to age, and it is also more susceptible to erosion by water, fire and insects, and there will be detailed requirements for the length and width of the material. ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Youzhu was confused when he heard it again.

Dai Yi asked on the side: "That has nothing to do with heaven or anything, right?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Wood and stone, just distinguish from the difference in origin and texture, it is far-fetched to really pull it to the sky." ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled and said: "Bingkuan, you just have to be involved above, and they can't hear the difference, but you are still quite sincere." Previously relayed by them, even I thought that these materials should be consecrated first or find a Taoist family to open an altar to exorcise evil spirits. ”

"How so?" Zhang Zhou smiled.

If you don't hand over this lucrative livelihood to me, maybe I'll scare you with the ghosts.

Anyway, now you believe in me.

I'm a good hand.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Then I will approve this matter, but there is one requirement, it must not be shoddy, I want to build a palace that can be used for hundreds of years." ”

"Yes." Zhang Zhou gave his hand.

Zhu Youzhu motioned for Zhang Zhou to sit down again, he put Zhang Zhou's drawings together, as if chattering about homely things, and said: "Bingkuan, it's not that I have to be stingy, but in the past two years, the expenses of the imperial court are a little large, and after the autumn, the northwest has fought several battles in Helan Mountain one after another, although they have all won, but the cost is also quite huge." ”

This is said to be in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, Wang Yue led his troops to attack Helan Mountain, won a great victory against Tatar, and made Turpan return to the Ming Dynasty.

The so-called great victory was nothing more than "the beheading of forty-two people, the capture of two hundred and forty-one horses, camels, cattle and sheep, and thousands of weapons."

Even so, this is the greatest military achievement of the Hyojong period.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister has one thing, but it is difficult to open his mouth......"

Zhu Youzhu said: "Didn't you say it all? Here in me, if you have something to say, just say it, don't beat around the bush. ”

"Yes." Zhang Zhoudao, "Judging by the ministers, there should be not a few people who have participated in the impeachment of Wang Zhongcheng in the past two days. ”

Zhu Youzhu was stunned.

Immediately, he looked at Xiao Jing first, and Xiao Jing hurriedly denied it: "The slave maid didn't mention anything to Zhang Jieyuan. ”

Zhu Youzhu said helplessly: "Bingkuan, you have a sharp eye and can understand a lot of things. Wang Yue is like this, he likes to make friends with his ministers, and when he was the emperor, he was questioned for befriending Wang Zhi, and he was re-used this time, not because he changed this problem, but because his talent was indeed outstanding. Even if he had dealings with Li Guang, I would not hold him accountable. ”

Zhang Zhou nodded.

In history, Zhu Youzhu did not hold Wang Yue accountable for giving gifts to Li Guang, and even secretly correlating with Li Guang, but because there were so many people in the DPRK and China, Wang Yue was frightened in the northwest, and then he was not in a good mood for a while...... In December of that year, he died in grief.

The cause of death was chest palsy, which is a heart attack.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister calculated a little again, and felt that for this Wang Zhongcheng, if he continued to stay in the northwest, he might not be able to survive until the next year, so the minister asked him to recall him to Beijing." ”

"What? You mean...... Will he die in the Northwest? Zhu Youzhu was stunned.

This time, even Dai Yi and others felt that Zhang Zhou was a little out of proportion, and actually taught the emperor how to do things?

This is a major event involving the military and politics of the Northwest, what is your identity, can you speak casually? If Wang Yue is transferred away and the military affairs in the northwest change abruptly, can you afford this responsibility?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Not only that, but the minister also asked His Majesty to give him a life-saving medicine, so that he can use it when he is sick." If Your Majesty thinks that the minister is abrupt, then the minister has not said it. ”