Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 39

After finalizing the matter of going to Mingzhou to open up the sea food road and prepare for the establishment of the Ming Navy, Zhu Yuan did not set off immediately.

Jinling still has things to do, and we need to make preparations.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not too anxious about this. He originally planned to let Tang He go to Mingzhou to build a sea boat and transport grain northward, but the premise of "building a sea boat" could not be completed without two or three months.

Therefore, in the next few months, the supply of the Northern Expeditionary Army will still be dominated by river transport.

Supplementary land transportation if necessary.

Old Zhu's plan, if he can take Henan smoothly... this matter has been confirmed to go well because of Zhu Yuan's 'BUG'.Then, after the summer harvest, the tax and grain will be paid in. He hopes to transport 300 million shi of grain to Bianliang in the second half of the year to support the further northward and westward military operations of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

This means that Zhu Yuan has half a year to prepare.

Of course, considering that both the military and civilians in the north are short of food, the sooner the sea food road can be opened, the better.

In the next few days, except for two large characters and a simple knife, Lao Zhu didn't come to Houhu again, but Zhu Yuan had to leave the house.

I want to go to the palace to discuss more details about opening the sea with Lao Zhu, and I need to choose the location of the medical school with everyone in the Imperial Hospital, as well as a small business of my own, big and small, in detail.

Regarding the "Zhiyongzhai" that sells pens, Lao Zhu personally approved a shop for Zhu Yuan near Guozixue in the city.As for the manufacture of fountain pens, they can’t always be in their own yard. When Zhu Yuan, Sun Shouzhen and others chose the location of the medical school, they also took advantage of the public to help their own interests.

Both locations are at the foot of Daguanshan Mountain on the north side of Xuanwu Lake.

First of all, Zhu Yuan couldn't stand a certain name.

Around Xuanwu Lake, Jiming Mountain, Fuzhou Mountain, and even Zhongshan Mountain, also known as Zijin Mountain, are all pleasant to the ears. What is the "Great Spectacular Mountain"? Among the people from Zixuan', 'Zhixuan', and 'Zixuan', suddenly there is someone called 'Goudan', which is a disgrace.

When I mentioned it to Lao Zhu, His Majesty the Emperor, who likes to name people so much, felt that it was a shame, but he listened to Zhu Yuan's suggestion, and according to the later name, the imperial pen hand-picked it and called it 'Red Mountain'.

This is an 'easter egg' that only the ancestor and the distant grandson understand.

follow...

The name of the medical school was also finalized, Houhu Medical College.

Zhu Yuan could think of some names that would cheer people up, such as 'Daming Royal College of Medicine'.

The problem is that raising one's qi is actually raising one's qi, and it also invites wind.

Zhu Yuan didn't want to be stared at by a group of people before the matter started, but because of a name that was too eye-catching, he couldn't help but want to make a trip.

In the same way, Zhu Yuan never thought of creating a "Daming Royal Navy". Everyone worked hard in the South and North, but they didn't earn the title of "Royal". You don't have any shadow, why?
If this is the case, it is tantamount to offending the entire military at once.

All in all, low-key, low-key is king.

Therefore, my own pen workshop does not even have a name.

I quietly bought a courtyard at the foot of the Red Mountain, near the [-]-acre Houhu Medical College built by the old Zhu Yupi. A lot, about six acres, because of the change of dynasty, it has been unoccupied for a long time, and it is almost deserted.

It is expected to be tidied up, and the staff dormitory, together with the manufacturing workshop, will be completed in an instant.

Speaking of which, it was only when Zhu Yuan was choosing the site that he discovered that the government offices of the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Metropolitan Procuratorate were also on the east side of Houhu.

It felt weird then.

Think about the scene, the corpse was carried out of these prisons of the government office, and sent directly to Houhu Medical College for autopsy, a one-stop process.

Ok……

During the busy time, the time soon came to February of the first year of Hongwu.

After all, it is the south, and Zhu Yuan can clearly feel that the weather is getting warmer. He also curiously looked through the "Datong Calendar" that Liu Ji was in charge of customizing, and found that in a few days, it will be the Waking of Insects.

Today is the fifth day of February.

In the morning, I was carried all the way to the palace again. There was no way, I really didn't have the energy to walk there.

The East Pavilion on the left of Fengtian Gate.

Not long after Lao Zhu came to court, he discussed with several officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy about sending envoys to Qufu to pay homage to Confucius tomorrow, and after the conclusion, he sent everyone away before letting Zhu Yuan in.

Waving his hand to prevent Zhu Yuan from seeing the ceremony, Lao Zhu said directly: "The rammed goods returned to Jinling yesterday, since you want to talk about it yourself, you can go later."

A certain "bad product" in Lao Zhu's mouth is naturally Huagao.

A few days ago, Hua Gao took a leave of absence and went back to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

When discussing the establishment of a navy that day, Lao Zhu issued a warrant to recall someone urgently.

When he mentioned something about Huagao, Lao Zhu asked someone to bring some small linen bags, and said, "Also, I asked General Zuosi to look for the graphite mine. Recently, six deposits have been identified. If you mention this, there is still something to say, let’s talk about it now?”

Zhu Yuan stepped forward and took out the ore from his pocket to check it. After confirming that it was correct, he asked, "Where is the ore exactly?"

Lao Zhu found out a stack of documents and handed them over, saying, "Xu Da sent one of them, and I sent an order from here. He also paid attention to this matter, and soon learned that there was this kind of graphite in Laizhou, Shandong, and sent someone to I went to check it on the spot, and it was said that it has a large reserve.”

Zhu Yuan opened the last document and found a form, which listed the location of the mine, the quality of the ore, and notes such as how far it was from Jinling.

Moreover, it is different from the customary vertical version of this era.

Still horizontal.

Ok……

I am not surprised.

Zhu Yuan even wanted to suggest to his ancestors to give him a nickname and engrave a chapter, which is called "drawing inferences from one example".

Zhu Yuan didn't speak, but Lao Zhu noticed his expression, and said with a smile: "What kind of form is this, the more I look at it, the more practical it is, and I plan to send people to eastern Zhejiang to re-measure the acres of land, and I have ordered them to do the same. One form, thousands of copies are printed and brought over, and it is clear at a glance how to fill it out.”

Zhu Yuan nodded in agreement.

No more superfluous, spread out too much.

Roughly flipping through some of the documents in his hand, Zhu Yuan thought for a while, and said to Lao Zhu: "My ancestors, regarding graphite mines, or, all mines, first of all, Yuan'er believes that they should be strictly nationalized, and private mining is not allowed. About this In Yuan'er's memory, the ancestors were too lenient, so that later, all kinds of mineral deposits that should have been used by the country were occupied by private individuals, and they refused to pay taxes. Yuan'er remembered that the state's finances were tight at the time of Wanli, and they wanted to collect The mining tax was used to make up for the state, but it was boycotted from top to bottom, and the ancestral law was introduced, causing a big disturbance, and finally gave up."

At the moment there are only Comrade Zhu and classmate Xiao Zhu here, so there is no need to be too cryptic.

Old Zhu understood it when he heard it.

Wanli is the year name of one of his unworthy descendants in "Book of Heaven", one who has not been in court for more than [-] years.

Hearing what Zhu Yuan said, Old Zhu thought for a while, then nodded and said, "I will carefully consider this matter, and you can also draw up a detailed charter for me when you have time."

Zhu Yuan nodded.

I don't even remember how many "statutes" I owed Lao Zhu. Anyway, I owe it, and I will talk about it when I have time.

So he said again: "Secondly, let's talk about this graphite ore. In addition to making charcoal pencils, graphite is also a heat-resistant material that can be used to make containers for smelting metals. In later generations, graphite ore is a strategic material. I suggest that the ancestors issue an order to seal up all the existing materials. When the graphite mine was discovered, only the nearest place to Jinling was mined to make charcoal pencils. My ancestors, mines are not like crops, they can be harvested this year and can be planted next year. Any mine is limited, and once dug, there will be no more. Therefore, What we should consider is the matter of a hundred years and a thousand years, and we must not squander it in one or two generations, so that future generations can only eat dirt, which is another reason why I just proposed that it must be nationalized and private harvesting is not allowed.”

Zhu Yuan's words, Lao Zhu accurately grasped two points.

Graphite is a strategic material in later generations.

Strategic materials, this is a new term, but if you only listen to the word 'strategy', it must be of great importance.

The second is 'a matter of a hundred years and a thousand years'.

If Lao Zhu was only touched by the mining tax just now, these words made him completely determined, and said: "I will call the Minister of the Central Committee to discuss this matter immediately."

Zhu Yuan said: "Since that's the case, Yuan'er has nothing else to say."

Old Zhu nodded slightly, and couldn't help but said: "Every time I talk to you, I feel refreshed. I really don't want you to go to Mingzhou."

Zhu Yuan smiled and said, "Master, Mingzhou is not far from Jinling, and the communication is very convenient."

"Writing a letter is worse than talking face-to-face after all," Lao Zhu said again, but he didn't regret it, but turned to another matter: "I've thought about it recently, it's very difficult for you to use the 'shangfang sword' to kill 'corrupt officials'." It’s moving. If that’s the case, I’ll give you another title. The southeast is counted as an envoy, and it’s also counted as the third grade. The civil and military officials in the southeast provinces are all under your supervision. In this way, you can use my simple knife to chop people, It’s also justifiable.”

Zhu Yuan bowed his hands and declined: "My ancestor, why don't you just forget about it, Yuan'er already has enough titles, plus this position... I may be stared at all day long, and I can't even do things."

In addition to the original Zhengsanpin Hanlin Bachelor, Zhengsanpin Mingzhou Wei Commander, and Congsanpintai Hospital Deputy Envoy, Zhu Yuan has two more official positions after recent discussions.

The southeast transshipment envoy of Zhengsanpin.

Just listen to the word "transshipment", which is easy to understand, and it is still responsible for transporting grain.

Furthermore, after discussions between the grandparents and grandchildren, they planned to set up a new "Yinghaisi" yamen, which can only be understood literally. In fact, it came from the official position of "Yingtianshi" in the Tang Dynasty, which is also very good literally. understand.

In the few years when Yingtian was captured, Lao Zhu asked the generals to farm the fields, and Kang Maocai's troops had the best results in farming, so Lao Zhu appointed Kang Maocai an official post of "Field Envoy" and asked him to take charge of the farming affairs.

This time it's sea.

As a millennium plan in the plan, Zhu Yuanzhang was easily inspired by Zhu Yuan and planned to establish a new government office called "Yinghai Division". It is at the same level as other ministries, but it is not under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province and reports directly to Lao Zhu.

Zhu Yuan can also see from this detail that Lao Zhu has been quietly making arrangements to avoid the situation where Huaixi Xungui's family dominates again.

This is also a good thing for both parties.

Better than weeds and vines that get tangled up in the trunk and have to be uprooted.

Seeing Zhu Yuan's refusal, Lao Zhu shook his head directly, and stared slightly: "You can do it yourself, I just want to see, those people will jump out and stop you from doing things."

Zhu Yuan: "..."

Am I the light that attracts moths in the dark night?
What can the freshly baked 'Zhu Mingdeng' students do? The freshly baked 'Zhu Mingdeng' students can only accept it!

Forget it.

Bachelor of Hanlin, Deputy Envoy of Taiyuan Hospital, Commander of Mingzhou Guard, Southeast Transit Envoy, Yinghai Envoy, and Southeast Envoy.

Already six titles.

Suddenly, there was a feeling that Su and Qin were linked to the seal of the six kingdoms.

Speaking of...

What happened to Su Qin?

I'll have to check it out when I go back.

Unable to refuse, classmate 'Zhu Mingdeng' intends to push forward, looking seriously at Lao Zhu with the clean black eyes unique to young people: "Ancestor, since this is the case, then the deputy envoy of the Supreme Hospital will also help me to raise it, count it as the third grade ?”

Old Zhu had just opened a memorial, and he looked up when he heard the words: "What?"

Zhu Yuan said: "Grandson has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the others are of the third grade, but the deputy envoy of the Tai Hospital is of the third grade. It looks uneven and uncomfortable."

Old Zhu: "..."

Seeing the pure and innocent black eyes of his 23rd generation grandson staring at him without blinking, Lao Zhu directly raised his hand to drive away: "Go, go, you are 36, don't pretend to be a kid in front of me. It’s uncomfortable, don’t even say pick a strong one.”

Zhu Yuan: "..."

I'm still thinking about this, but fortunately I'm not strong enough, otherwise I wouldn't be a donkey, I would have to be a cow or a horse.

When Zhu Yuan left, only Lao Zhu was left here, Gu Zi shook his head and smiled.

He looked at Zhu Yuan's departure direction again.

The sudden addition of a southeast inspectorate to Zhu Yuan was not a whim of Lao Zhu, but the result of serious consideration in the past few days.

What I just said to Zhu Yuan is the reason.

This time to open the sea, establish a navy, and set up a battalion sea division, Lao Zhu deliberately bypassed Zhongshu province.

With him personally in charge of Jinling, there is nothing to worry about, but Lao Zhu really wants to see if some people will jump out.

After all, the local officials who have been dispatched over the years are basically recommended by the Ministry of Education.

Lao Zhu is not afraid of some people's 'respecting the virtuous but not avoiding relatives', but he must confirm whether the following people are capable of doing things.If all that's left is to seize power but can't do anything, then don't blame him for being rude.

Therefore, Zhu Yuan really became a "light" that he deliberately released to attract moths this time.

Thinking about it this way, I really feel sorry for my precious 23rd grandson.

Thinking about Zhu Yuan's request just now, it's just a "Cong Sanpin", which is really not neat.

Moreover, according to what Zhu Yuan said that day, this medical development is crucial to the continuation of his Zhu family. Mention the second grade.

As for...

Talk about it in three years.

The current Tai Hospital is also easy to handle.

The Zhongshu Province has left and right prime ministers, the Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion has left and right governors, Yushitai has left and right censor doctors, and so on, Tai Hospital can also have left and right envoys.

Duzheng Sanpin is.

It just so happens that the Tai Hospital also has a division of labor. Sun Shouzhen is mainly responsible for the daily operations of the Tai Hospital, and concurrently serves as the dean of Houhu Medical College. Oh, the "Principal" is not the "sacrifice wine" of the Imperial College, but it is more appropriate.

After the adjustment, Sun Shouzhen served as the left envoy of the Imperial Hospital.

It is only natural for Zhu Yuan to serve as the vice president of Houhu Medical College, and his title should be raised.

Looking at it this way, it's neat.

Lao Zhu made up his mind, and called for someone loudly, not the Tai Hospital, it's not urgent, it's better to call the Central Secretary and Minister to discuss the matter of the mine.

(End of this chapter)