'Crackling......' On the twenty-second day of July, a light rain fell at the third quarter of the morning.

"Drive! Drive! Huh~~~" The horse-drawn cart procession from Nanking arrived, and they transported the forage.

Prince Zhu Biao stopped in Fengyang and did not leave, and he would consume a lot of forage every day.

Horses and cattle cannot be short of food, and human food can be raised locally.

The grain raised is counted as this autumn's field endowment, and there is no need to transport it to Nanjing, so that the local freight will be reduced.

The officials were happy, and the people agreed, that there was enough surplus food to eat this year.

The people of Fengyang went into the mountains to collect medicine, and without the threat of wild beasts, they could also catch some small animals and go home to make tooth sacrifices.

The furs that the people kept in their homes were also sold to the prince, as well as dried vegetables.

The prince of dried vegetables did not give money, and waited for the pickles sent from Nanjing to this side later.

With a total of more than 30,000 people, they can't consume too much food, let alone go out to hunt and have fresh meat to eat.

In the past two days, the people in the team have liked the wolf meat soup and rice, and the more they eat, the more fragrant it becomes.

"The chief, the chief, the elder father, the emperor sent a letter, saying that the idea he came out before was good, and the instructions for the appointment sent later were better."

The team carrying forage came over and sent the letter written by Zhu Yuanzhang to his son.

Queen Ma also gave a letter, with a lacquer seal, telling her two sons not to call the people of Xiaqiu Village as a person.

I won't show this letter to the lieutenant chief, Zhu Biao and Zhu Fan have never looked down on Xiaqiu Village.

The chief was writing, and when he saw the prince come over with an umbrella himself, he pulled a chair from behind and set it up.

Zhu Biao went under the shed, put away the umbrella, sat down, and looked at the things on the table: "What is the chief busy with?" ”

"If you have learned something, you are afraid of forgetting it, so you will write it down first, and then carry it, and when Your Highness asks, you can take it out and show it to Your Highness.

I have to prepare every day, and the key is not to know what His Highness will ask, so I must get a few more sets.

Your Majesty would like to print that one and send it to officials? It's so close! It is convenient, and you can send the baggage at any time. ”

The chief said while making tea, and the tray of dried fruits next to him was placed on the table.

When it rains, Zhu Biao takes refuge from the rain under his canopy umbrella or in a tent.

There are sheds in Xiaqiu Village, which are the same as the sheds used to be used when eating big pot rice.

Zhu Biao nodded to Han Han: "My father said that he had done a great favor and was already printing, and he also said that in addition to printing the original book, he also printed the outline of thirty-one items and printed large characters."

After printing, hang it on the wall for the officials, so that the officials can see it when they raise their eyes, and then go to the book to read the details.

In his father's letter, he said that in the future, the four books and five classics of the imperial examination will be examined, and at least the candidates will have to memorize them.

If you can memorize one of the Four Books and the Five Classics, you can memorize the instructions for the appointment, but you can't just be literate. ”

"It's such a truth, people who are not used to memorizing will forget it when the time comes.

Learning cultural knowledge is a habit, the same as doing manual work, those who have endured hardships and stayed up all night can be prepared for the next time they encounter the same thing.

People who study regularly have a stronger ability to learn again than those who have not.

This is especially true when the army marches, and veterans who have experienced forced marches again and again will adjust themselves when they encounter forced marches again.

The recruits don't know that, they don't know how to save their physical strength, and the more they walk, the more psychological pressure they have. ”

The lieutenant supports His Majesty's arguments, and those who have never studied hard, even if they are literate, will have a very difficult time when giving him a book to memorize.

Why are the children in Xiaqiu Village able to keep up with the team and cook in between breaks?

Because he has been suffering since he was a child, he can work in the fields, clean up the manure of livestock, and dig out thatched houses.

You can live a comfortable life, but you are not afraid of sudden situations.

When those who have suffered encounter the same suffering, sigh, mother! I have to endure hardships again.

People who have never suffered are directly frightened and cried when they encounter hardship, and they don't know what to do.

"Yes, yes!" Zhu Biao thought it made sense, and he looked around: "Where did Ling'er go?" ”

"It is said that when it rains lightly, the fish will come up, take the net to catch the fish, fry it at noon, and don't you come back! Caught a lot. ”

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and saw the children coming back, one of them had an umbrella, and several of them were carrying a fishing net together, and there were fish jumping in it.

"Captain, Brother Hanhan, ah! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also here, and we are back! It's not easy to handle over there, so we'll bring it over. ”

The little girl didn't carry anything, she went into the shed with an umbrella, and when she spoke, her hand pressed on the umbrella handle, and the umbrella on it closed suddenly, and she pressed the umbrella head against the ground, clicked, and folded the umbrella and put it away.

Zhu Biao: "......"

He looked at his umbrella, and then at the umbrella of the children in Xiaqiu Village, it seemed different?

The other children enter the shed, put down the fishing net, the same operation mode, press once, close the top, press it again, and put it in.

"Let's take a look at the umbrella." Zhu Biao stretched out his hand, and a teenager handed over the umbrella.

Zhu Biao looked at the place of the handle, an upward arrow, a downward one, press the upward one, bang, the umbrella popped open, and then press the downward one, bang, the top was closed, but it couldn't be lowered.

He followed the example of others and pushed the handle back to the ground.

Then he operated continuously, bang.

"Captain." Zhu Biao said two words.

"Your Highness, there is a spring! There is a buckle below, a buckle above, a multi-spring structure, and a rope in the middle of the retractable pole, press down, and the rope will be linked.

The durability of this umbrella is not as good as yours, and it may break down if you use it hundreds or thousands of times.

Of course, there may be drawbacks, give some to Your Highness, and Your Highness will take it to help you try. ”

The lieutenant chief said while looking at His Royal Highness the Prince's face, and finally decided to send it.

"Captain, this can be sold for money, sold to rich people, sold to Yi people, you are oilcloth noodles."

Zhu Biao never thought that he couldn't get it, he was thinking about how to make other people's money.

This mind is too coincidental, it will pop up as soon as you press it, this is not difficult, and the key is to close it with one more press.

The lieutenant immediately agreed: "Your Highness is right, but the original intention of this umbrella is for veterans who are missing arms and hands on the battlefield.

If you miss one side, you have to push it up when you hit the umbrella, which is inconvenient and even more difficult to fold.

With this, whether it is open or closed, it is very easy, if the connecting rod is not telescopic, there is no need to scare the ground.

Your Highness looks, shrinks up, very short, I'll make him well, look at it now. ”

The chief said and rolled up the folding umbrella, just a short stick, a foot long.

Zhu Biao took it over and weighed it twice: "It took a lot of thought to think about it, right?" Exquisite! ”

"Uh......" Lieutenant didn't know what to say.

"We understand, for you Xiaqiu Village, it's not a matter at all, this umbrella rain is not good, let's take the same.

When the rain is not heavy, it can be easily operated with one hand, and it is very flexible, so it does not take up too much space on the body.

Sure enough, every bit of technology that benefits the people will slowly accumulate into an advantage. ”

Zhu Biao's finger pressed again, bang, the umbrella popped open, and it was put aside to dry.

(End of chapter)