First Minister of Ming Dynasty - Chapter 585

Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry. He always felt that agriculture was the foundation, and commerce was just regulating the products of various places and communicating what was there. Although indispensable, it must not be overwhelming.

Therefore, the future emperor to rule the country must take agriculture as the foundation of the country.

But Zhang Ximeng doesn’t see it this way. Obviously, he advocates agriculture as the foundation and business and industry to enrich the country.

That is to say, agriculture is only the foundation of the country. If you want to go up, you must rely on industry and commerce to develop and grow, to enrich the country and enrich the people… One person regards industry and commerce as a subsidiary, and another person regards industry and commerce as a treasure.

Although it is not **** for tat, it can also be said to be the opposite.

Zhu Yuanzhang has always wanted to attack Zhang Shuning, and he also intends to influence the next generation and strive for Xiao Zhang to stand on his side… What Lao Zhu Wanwan never expected was that instead of getting Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhu was compensated instead.

It’s only been a few days, have you forgotten what you taught?

This brat, Zhu Biao, is tinkering with business affairs, what is this?

Your education is a failure!

“Sister, tell me, what should we do? Is there any way to warn him about Zhang Ximeng?”

Ma chuckled lightly, and then sat down on Zhu Yuanzhang’s dragon chair with Lao Zhu standing beside him. She smiled and said, “What? My son, why are you bullying Mr. Zhang?”

“You, what did you teach?” Zhu Yuanzhang asked in shock, “What did you teach him?”

“Nothing, just let him go to the quilt factory and see the spinning wheel in Suzhou, and then go to the Baochao Bureau, the grain bank… After all, this is our family’s industry, and he, the young owner, should know about it.”

Ma said it lightly, but Zhu Yuanzhang’s head suddenly became big, and he seemed to realize something!

broken!

Let Zhang Ximeng do the math again.

In other words, Zhang Ximeng had been by his side from a very early time, and the most important Queen Ma was pulled over and became the biggest businessman in Daming.

Although Queen Ma doesn’t value that little money, she still has the idea of ​​industrial and commercial prosperity.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was always on the road, and as a result Zhu Biao was influenced by Queen Ma.

It’s not that Xiao Zhu changed as soon as he went to Peiping, but the foreshadowing was laid early!

Zhang Ximeng!

you are vicious!

Zhu Yuanzhang can do anything to anyone, but there are only a few people who he has no choice but to do, the most helpless of which is Mrs. Ma…

“Sister, you, you are not afraid of Biao’er’s bad learning? You can’t tolerate him like this.” Lao Zhu was heartbroken.

Ma said: “Your Majesty, Shengming, you have been in Peiping for several months. You should know that the land over there in Peiping can only harvest one crop a year, right?”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded subconsciously, “Yes, it’s really just one season, so what’s the matter?”

“I just won Dadu last year, and it is still in a state of depression. There are still two months before the spring ploughing, and when the autumn harvest is over, more than half a year has passed! Now there is nothing there, there is no food, no seeds, and no people. No farming tools… Chongha, what do you tell them to do in such a situation? Honestly starve, and wait until the grain is produced?”

Zhu Yuanzhang was instantly stopped by the question, “This… we know that it won’t work, if it’s not too difficult, why leave it to Mr. Zhang! He has a lot of ideas!”

“No matter how many ideas, he can’t make food out of thin air. All he can do is use salt, wood, these things that can be turned into money to attract businessmen and sell supplies to Peiping. Was it the original intention?”

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed: “We all know this, we mean that Biao’er shouldn’t be involved in this, he is the prince of a country, how can he?”

“How can it be?” Ma said with a smile: “Are you still saying that I shouldn’t touch it! You also say that a woman’s incompetence is a virtue, are you still planning to publish a female ring and teach me that the harem should not be involved in politics? ”

Empress Ma asked unceremoniously, but Zhu Yuanzhang only felt a chill in his neck and shuddered all over his body, and his wife got angry, which was really scary.

He quickly defended: “We don’t mean that. We just think that Biao’er is too young. If he indulges in it and can’t control it, I’m afraid that he will learn to be cunning, and it will be bad.”

Ma took a deep breath and suddenly said, “Chongba, do you think Mr. Zhang is a villain?”

“Of course not!”

“That’s right.” Queen Ma said, “Chongba, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, you have conquered such a big world, from a little monk to a ninety-five supreme… You ask yourself, where did it come from? Are you sure you can teach Biao’er well? Let him do things like you?”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled helplessly and said, “We knew it wouldn’t work, so we found him a master.”

“Then you want Mr. Zhang to teach another Zhu Chongba? No way! It can’t be done!” Ma said earnestly: “I think Biao’er is doing fine now. He sympathizes with the frontier soldiers and knows that it is not easy to gain territory. Hold on. He’s trying to figure out a way, he’s working hard. That’s it.”

Ma continued: “It is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country. Chongba, since ancient times, it is not easy to be a son of the hero, so don’t push yourself too hard.”

Lao Zhu frowned, he wanted to justify, how could a father not want his child to be well, but Ma stopped him, “Chongba, what’s good for the top, what’s good for the bottom. You try your best to teach It’s a good sign, but the people below will put out a hundred times of thought and persecute the child together… How old is he! If I don’t think about this, why would I be willing to send him to Peiping, do you understand?”

Lao Zhu was stunned for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh and stopped speaking. He suddenly strode outside and went directly to Zhu Laosi’s residence. He found that the boy was climbing a tree, and Lao Zhu stretched out his hand and carried him down. directly under the armpit.

“Come on, let’s take you on a horse ride!”

Zhu Di paused, and rolled his small eyes several times, realizing that his father was not lying, and finally grinned and danced.

Zhu Yuanzhang put Zhu Di in front of him, and the father and son rode a horse together, rushed out from Yingtian, and went directly to hunt outside the city…

His Majesty took the fourth son of the emperor to hunt, and sent the prince to Peiping.

Almost instantly, it became the hottest topic in Yingtian.

It stands to reason that the status of the crown prince is unshakable and impossible to shake. Everyone is working hard towards the East Palace. If it weren’t for Zhang Ximeng’s presence, everyone who robbed the prince’s division would be able to squeeze their heads.

But looking at it now, how come there are variables in this matter of course?

The big guy began to set his sights on Zhu Di, but unfortunately, apart from a lot of black history, the fourth son of the emperor was useless.

Playing tricks on the teacher, urinating in Fengtian Temple, almost set the palace on fire.

How can such a naughty little thing be compared with the sensible crown prince?

The big guy is puzzled. Could it be that our Majesty’s brain is broken? Don’t like good kids, but like noisy ones instead?

Do you want to let your child be a little bit more playful and run rampant on the streets of Yingtian, maybe it will still attract the emperor’s attention?

It is also good that Jane is in the heart of the emperor!

Yingtian’s heart is floating, and he has everything he wants, but Zhu Biao can’t control it. He is participating in a very important technological innovation!

That’s right, Zhang Ximeng personally led the charge. At present, Daming’s largest scientific research project… drying salt!

Zhang Ximeng had already told Hu Dahai about this, and Hu Dahai did it.

The price is that Lao Hu has been suffering for three days, and such a strong person almost collapsed.

It turns out that the act of drying salt has been done for a long time. It is difficult to say when it started. The kitchen households introduced seawater into the salt field and used sunlight to evaporate. When the crystals were precipitated below, the concentrated seawater on the top was taken away and fried on a plate. Boil it in a pot, which is to boil the sea for salt.

Is it a little embarrassing?

There is already salt precipitation below, why not keep evaporating?

In this way, you can get salt directly without using an iron pot or firewood. Isn’t it beautiful?

As a result of Zhang Ximeng’s thinking, Hu Dahai was dragged for several days and almost lost his life.

There are too many impurities in the salt directly dried by seawater, and the sanitary conditions are not good… After repeated tests, clean seawater was selected, and the salt that was finally dried can only be fed to livestock. People don’t even think about it.

The process of drying salt is related to Zhang Ximeng’s overall plan. Whether the salt business can succeed or not, and whether the problem of stove households can be solved, all depends on this innovation.

No way, he had to go into battle himself.

After some observation, Zhang Ximeng also figured out that the kitchen households transported the concentrated seawater home and left it for a period of time to allow impurities to settle. They poured the clear seawater into the pot, and then boiled it on high fire.

In this way, there are fewer impurities, high temperature sterilization, evaporation of water… Most of the harmful things can be removed, and the salt produced can meet the standard for human consumption.

Therefore, the wisdom of the common people is quite remarkable, and many practices have profound meanings.

Zhang Ximeng pondered over and over again, and he decided to dry out the salt first, and then pour the dried sea salt into clean water to wash off the impurities on it.

But after doing this, the salt dissolves in the water again. Can UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com continue to cook in a pot?

Isn’t that taking off your pants and farting?

Obviously, someone has already looked at Zhang Ximeng with strange eyes.

Even Song Lian whispered: “Zhang Xiang, even Confucius, can’t know everything!”

This sentence seems to have touched Zhang Ximeng’s sore spot, Confucius can’t do it, we can do it!

Zhang Ximeng was cruel. He dissolved the coarse salt that he had dried out in water again… Isn’t it just to remove impurities?

Who says it has to be cooked in a wok?

Zhang Ximeng asked people to bring stones, coarse sand, fine sand…then put these things in layers in wooden barrels, and then made a hole in the bottom.

Pour the dissolved brine into wooden buckets, filter layer by layer, and the brine that comes out is much clearer immediately.

Zhang Ximeng was still dissatisfied, so he added some charcoal to absorb the dirt, and then filtered it.

After tossing for a full five times, he asked someone to build an evaporation pond with masonry.

This time I poured clear salt water into it again and waited for the time to pass.

Gradually, after two or three days, crystals appeared under the pool, and then more and more crystals appeared, covering the entire bottom of the pool.

After a night of wind, I actually got salt that is as white as snow!

Those experienced salt workers squeezed it in their hands, and after a little taste, they smiled.

This salt is better than they make it!

On the other side, Zhu Biao had already pouted and filled a jar full of his father… After all, he was also busy with his work.

Zhu Biao even planned to ask his father for help, giving him the name of Royal Salt and selling it for a good price!

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