Inside the Qianqing Palace.

After Zhu Youzhu mentioned the matter of punishing Zhang Yanling to the ministers, instead of being relaxed, he became nervous and anxious.

I was going to come back to review the notes, but I didn't have any energy at all when I picked up the pen, and I didn't even want to read the cabinet's votes.

Chen Kuan said: "Your Majesty, there is no news of the earth movement so far, will it be this time...... Won't there be? ”

Zhang Zhou said that there was an earthquake on February 16, and it was now February 19, no matter how you look at it, it seems that he has missed the time, and Chen Kuan is dissatisfied with Zhang Zhou's questioning of Liaodong's meritorious work, so he will try to make such a statement.

"You mean, Bingkuan is targeting Trillium?"

Zhu Youji's face was displeased, and he turned his head to glare at Chen Kuan.

Chen Kuan realized that he had done something stupid.

Dai Yi on the side hurriedly made up for it: "Does this mean, or because His Majesty has taken custody of Jian Changbo, so God has withdrawn the warning?" ”

Zhu Youzhu picked up the pen, and then casually drew a few strokes on a note, but it was the official who pleaded for Peng Quan to intercede for Jian Changwei's command, and Zhu Youji's instructions were very simple...... Negotiable.

It seems that the emperor is also anxious about whether the earth will move, hoping that the earth will not come, but also feeling that things are probably not so simple.

Peng Quan's side was not convicted, but he was just dragged to the capital to be imprisoned to "ask about things".

Zhu Youzhu said: "After Peng Quan arrived in Beijing, he handed over to the Governor's Mansion and did not go to prison. If it is twenty-two, the news of the earth movement has not arrived, let Trillium go back! If it happens, let him go to the northwest to join the army, that's all. ”

It is equivalent to saying that the emperor still has to wait for "heaven's will" to characterize Zhang Yanling.

If there is ground movement, Zhang Yanling will become a guilty body, if not...... Although Peng Quan was no longer punished, Zhang Yanling was only imprisoned for a few days, and after a small punishment and a big admonition, he went home and continued to be his lawless relative.

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That morning, Zhang Zhou's grocery store was about to open.

It opened at noon, and it was also the time for him to receive the prince.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was nothing to do in the morning, Zhang Zhou took his personal bodyguard Wang Mingshan to go to the workshop outside the city, because the Ming Dynasty had not built the outer city during the Hongzhi period, and the south side of the city was still relatively defeated at this time, renting a larger yard as a venue, which was more than half cheaper than in the city, and more importantly, some steelmaking or in-depth research on gunpowder was also suitable for continuing here.

"Don't be restrained, I won't eat you."

In the carriage, of course, Zhang Zhou had to teach Wang Mingshan some "rules".

In the end, Zhang Zhou was not so eager, even if he seemed to have settled the relationship with Wang Mingshan, he still hadn't taken the last step.

It's not that I don't want to

Do you think ...... It seems that doing this feels like a big bad wolf bullying Little Red Riding Cycle.

Wang Mingshan is really a little too stupid and cute, the eldest girl is tall and detailed, with a good figure and handsome appearance, but the problem is that her social experience is too shallow, and she likes to wander when she has nothing to do, which makes people like Zhang Zhou, who were engaged in the education industry in his previous life, unable to do it at a critical time.

Wang Mingshan, who was sitting in the carriage, glanced at Zhang Zhou with wide eyes, then curled up his knees and sat in a different position.

As if telling Zhang Zhou.

I'm not restrained, I just sat uncomfortably just now, and I don't understand what you're talking about.

This made Zhang Zhou a little speechless.

Xiao Nizi has no consciousness of being Little Red Riding Hood at all, so that he, who is a big bad wolf, can't be evil.

It's like he wants to be a villain with his teeth and claws, but the other party looks at him with the eyes of a monkey show.

It's not a matter of miscommunication, it's ......

The worldview is different.

"Go back in the afternoon and learn more from Han Qing, she will teach you." Zhang Zhoudao.

Before you want to be evil, you must always make some preparations, at least let Wang Mingshan know what she is going to face.

"Hmm."

Wang Mingshan nodded, she was the kind of character who naturally didn't like to fight with others, and she didn't think Jiang Pingyu and Han Qing had anything bad to her.

This is probably a bad result of the lack of female elders around women in the old era...... No one taught her how to be an accepted girl in this era, no one taught her three obediences and four virtues, and even she didn't know what the difference was between men and women.

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Workshop outside the city.

Craftsman He Chun handed a long iron pipe to Zhang Zhou, who took it in his hand and weighed it.

He Chun exclaimed: "The owner, the iron we use is first-class in toughness, if it is used to make blades, it will definitely be able to be used as a divine weapon, why do you want to make pipes?" ”

Zhang Zhou because there is no good supply of coal, the coal used is still from the market, first made into charcoal, can be used, the effect is not very ideal, the iron smelted is not stainless steel with chromium, is ordinary steel...... The main thing is that stainless steel is not wear-resistant and cannot be used to make gun barrels.

Even if the steel is made, it will still rust, but it is what Zhang Zhou needs.

"It's going to be used to make firearms." Zhang Zhoudao.

He Chun swallowed, after all, he was transferred from the Ministry of Industry, and knew that Zhang Zhou had the qualifications to make gun barrels, but he still didn't think that Zhang Zhou's improvement had any effect.

"Did you make the spring I said?" Zhang Zhou put down the iron pipe and asked.

He Chun took out a crude spring.

Zhang Zhou took it in his hand and found that the effect was still not very good.

Then he took the drawings again, called a few craftsmen over, and explained in detail: "Use the stretching method, while the iron is still at high temperature, give the shape, and it is a finalization, if the mold is not resistant to high temperature, continue to transform!" ”

It's almost the same.

A group of people outside had loaded a shipment of "goods" that he was going to transport to the city to be sold at the grocery store.

In addition to iron products, there are more glazed products.

Zhang Zhou, the workshop in the city, is mainly responsible for research, and the production is now moved outside the city, because what he is doing now requires a large amount of coal.

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"Crackling ......"

In a shop near Chongwenmenli Street in Clarification Square, an opening ceremony is underway at this time.

In the midst of firecrackers, there is even a daytime fireworks display, and piles of colorful dust are lifted into the sky, marking a few traces in the sky in broad daylight, so that everyone around them are stopping to watch.

In the hustle and bustle, Zhang Zhou, as the owner of the new grocery store, personally picked off the red cloth on the plaque, revealing the gold-lettered signboard of "Zhang Ji Grocery Store" inside.

But no one knows what it's for.

The concept of the so-called "grocery store" has actually existed since ancient times, but there is no such name, because in these years, the shops and shops along the street have a special business scope.

As for everything to sell...... That's mess.

If Zhang Zhou told them that everything in his shop was not available in this world, it was estimated that everyone would think he was crazy.

"Take a look around, there are good things here, the price is cheap, and there is no bullying for children!"

Zhang Zhou will not sell it personally.

For the opening of the new shop, he specially hired a group of people to come back, all of whom were sharp-tongued.

A group of people hand out flyers on the street.

It's novel, but it doesn't seem to work well.

After opening for more than half an hour, many people asked outside about what was sold inside, and there were a lot of fun, but no one went in to take a look.

"Owner, it doesn't seem to work."

The shopkeeper who came back, named Huang Li, looks like this old yellow calendar, giving people a stereotypical and pedantic feeling, which is also no way.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, if I go out of the tribute courtyard and give me a few more days to prepare, it won't be like this...... But who told me to go to Xishan to open a mine soon, and I don't have time to waste time here?

It can only be used.

Follow the local customs, and if it doesn't work, pull it out first.

Just when Zhang Zhou was waiting for a fool to come in and open a show, suddenly a group of people squeezed out of the crowd.

"Get out of the way!"

The carriage is very luxurious.

After the carriage stopped, Zhu Houzhao jumped down from the carriage, and the onlookers had not yet figured out the situation.

Such a magnificent carriage, from which a half-grown child came down?

Whose bear child goes out shopping in an adult's carriage?

"Go away, I want to buy something!"

Zhu Houzhao wanted to show his silver to Zhang Zhou before, but this time he finally had the opportunity to go out of the palace to see Zhang Zhou, and there were still many onlookers in the market, of course he wanted to show his "wealth".

Nothing else seems like he has to show off.

Do you tell others that you are the crown prince? His father knew that he could skin him when he went back!

When Zhang Zhou saw this kid coming, he almost wanted to pick up the soles of his shoes and hit him.

Lao Tzu Lao Tzu, who taught you the stinky problem? Your father knew about it, and he thought I had brought you badly!

What about running the market and pretending to be an uncle?

Then the plainclothes brocade guard carried down two boxes from the carriage, and when they opened them, they were full of white flowers and silver.

Two boxes, one box is hundreds of catties, and there are nearly three thousand taels of silver alone.

Zhang Zhou looked at this posture and estimated that this was probably Zhu Houzhao's last net worth.

In the past few months, it has been almost spent.

"What's the good stuff? Just dig it out for Lao Tzu! But if Lao Tzu can see it, I won't give you any left! What Lao Tzu has is silver! ”

Zhu Houzhao held his head high and raised his might at Zhang Zhouyaowu who was standing at the door of the grocery store.

The number of onlookers is increasing, probably I have never seen such a fresh scene, the eight or nine-year-old bear child carried two silver boxes out to buy things, and the silver can buy four or five mansions in the capital casually......

"Let's go, let's see the excitement!"

The crowd almost swarmed in.

Zhang Zhou wanted to pull this kid directly to the backyard of the shop, but he didn't expect to bring an unexpected advertising effect, so he walked down with a smile and said, "This little boy, are you here to buy goods?" I've got all the good stuff here, come in and have a look? ”

"Let's go!"

Zhu Houzhao doesn't care about the amount of silver, the biggest value of the silver he keeps is to be happy.

After speaking, the others had followed Zhang Zhou and stepped into the grocery store.

More people approached the door of the grocery store.

The shopkeeper Huang Li hurriedly maintained order and said: "Officials, if you want to buy something, wait outside first, there are big customers here!" ”

"Why can he buy it, but we can't buy it? We're going to go in and take a look, too! ”

Originally, the storefront of the shop was not very big, and dozens of people poured in in an instant, and it was a bit difficult for people to get down, and Zhang Zhou could only pull Zhu Houzhao into the counter.

"Okay, marketing genius." Zhang Zhou said with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao looked confused: "What kind of ghost?" I'm here to buy something, and if there's something good, hurry up and say hello! If you have the ability, you can earn all the money of Lao Tzu! Don't try to fool around with the footholders! ”

(End of chapter)