Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 175
Zhu Di was taken aback, "Is it so feasible?"

Guo Andao, "Your Highness, why not do what you love and what I want? Besides, wouldn't those students from poor families be able to often serve as officials and deputy shopkeepers? In this way, they can still earn some money to support their families in the academy. .

In addition, as soon as they leave the academy, they can immediately become scribes and shopkeepers in the mansion.

Moreover, His Highness will definitely be very easy to use..."

"good!"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, and he nodded emphatically, "According to what Guo Qing said, the secretary of the academy is Master Daoyan."

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An flattered him, and quickly said: "The matter of the academy has been decided, so I will take the matter of preparing for the expedition."

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Guo An stood up and resigned, leaving the palace, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes.

That monk Daoyan is not a human being!
……

"Come on!"

Back in the public room, Guo An shouted towards the outside.

"What is Guo Changshi's order?"

A scribe whose name Guo An couldn't remember walked in quickly.

"The good doctor is calling for us!"

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

Soon, after a while, good doctor Zheng Zuo Binhua and deputy doctor Zheng Pang Jiyan hurried in.

"The next official sees Guo Changshi!"

Guo An said with a gentle face, "Doctor Zuo Liang and Doctor Pang Liang, please sit down quickly."

Zuo Binhua and Pang Jiyan sat down subconsciously, and looked at Guo An nervously, "I don't know if Guo Changshi is looking for two officials to come, but what can I order?"

Guo An said gently: "Nowadays, how many doctors does a good doctor have?"

Zuo Binhua and Pang Jiyan looked at each other, and quickly replied: "I want to report to Guo Changshi, in addition to the two officials, there are two medical households and four drug boys in the Wangfu Liang Medical Institute."

"How much medicine for golden sores?" Guo An asked again.

Now, Zuo Binhua and Pang Jiyan were even more puzzled.However, the golden sore medicine is a medicine for healing, not poison, so the two replied honestly: "Back to Guo Changshi, there are more than 200 golden sore medicines in the palace now."

"not enough!"

Guo An shook his head solemnly, "You will quietly send people to buy medicines for treating trauma, stopping bleeding and pain, and anti-inflammatory drugs, and you can prepare at least [-] copies of each.

If there is not enough in Beiping, we will send people to the south to buy. "

"This?"

Zuo Binhua and Pang Jiyan's eyes were full of astonishment, "Guo Changshi, I don't know about this..."

"Your Highness knows about this."

Guo An said calmly: "The matter is of great importance, you must keep it a secret. How much money you want, you can withdraw it from the manager."

"Yes, Guo Changshi."

Now, Zuo Binhua and Pang Jiyan felt relieved.

After Zuo Binhua and Pang Jiyan left, Guo An wandered around a little irritably, and then took a few guards from King Yan's Mansion to the glass workshop.

When passing by the academy, there were still voices inside and outside the academy.

Even, he was still at the gate of the academy, and saw several vendors selling the Four Treasures of the Study, or some tea.

"Sure enough, there is no shortage of smart people everywhere, but unfortunately we bought all the land here..."

Guo An smiled lightly and didn't pay much attention to it.

To the glass workshop.

The steward greeted him with a full face of hospitality.

"We want a transparent glass bottle that is [-] fingers high and two fingers thick, with a large belly and a small mouth."

"Please rest assured Chang Shi, it can be made in a month."

"Very good! Also, one-foot-high glass bottles with a big belly and a narrow mouth...we want [-]..."

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

"Ok!"

After giving the order, Guo An walked to the gunpowder workshop next door.

……

"Meet the master!"

"See Guo Changshi!"

Seeing Guo An, Tao Yiping, Yang Ting, and Qiu Fu all looked happy.

Guo An went straight to the point and said, "How about the mines we asked you to improve?"

Tao Yiping looked serious, and reported: "Reporting to Master, the disciple has completed the improvement according to Master's requirements.

There are two catties of gunpowder and kindling in the mine.

Then, bury it about a foot underground, and place the generator on the ground.

Then lead out the lead wire in the mine and connect it to the ground generator, covered with sand and stones, no different from the ground surface.

But as long as someone steps on it, the engine will pull the fuse, and the fuse will touch the tinder in the mine and ignite the gunpowder.

In less than a few breaths, the landmine will explode, and all enemies within a radius of one foot will be injured. "

"Very good."

Guo An nodded slightly, and asked, "Has the grenade we want that can be thrown by hand been developed?"

Hearing this, Qiu Fu's eyes also flashed a gleam of joy.

Tao Yiping replied: "Back to the master, the grenade has also been developed. However, the grenade that the master wants is much smaller than the mine, so the disciple can't put the engine and the fire in it.

Therefore, before throwing the grenade, it is necessary to ignite the tail fuse of the grenade with a kindling, and throw it out to make it explode. "

"Enough!"

Guo An nodded again, and asked again: "Is sucrose added to the gunpowder of landmines and grenades?"

Hearing this, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting couldn't help admiring them.

"Master, you are truly a genius. My disciple has already added sucrose to all the gunpowder. Moreover, according to my recent experiment, if half of the sucrose is added to the gunpowder, the explosive power of the gunpowder can be doubled!"

"Then add sugar to all mines and grenades."

Guo An said, "We produced [-] of each of these mines and grenades."

"Ten thousand?"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting's eyes widened.

On the other side, Qiu Fu thought of something, his face was full of excitement.

"Guo Changshi, but the conquest army wants...?"

"Just as Qiu Baihu thought!"

The matter of the Northern Expedition was well known throughout the world, but Guo An did not continue to hide it.

"Song Guogong has been training in Beiping for a year, and according to His Highness' guess, next year should be the time for the Northern Expedition.

By that time, His Highness should go out with the army.

These mines and grenades should be produced as soon as possible, and His Highness will take them with us when we set off next year. "

"Yes, Master!"

Tao Yiping replied again.

After thinking for a while, Guo An said, "Also, five thousand incendiary bombs must be made."

"Yes, Master."

After answering, Tao Yiping remembered something, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he said: "Master, forgive me for talking too much.

The disciple calculated that [-] grenades and landmines would require [-] catties of gunpowder.

The issue of gunpowder is easy to solve, but sucrose... With so much gunpowder, at least [-] jin of sucrose is needed!

Sucrose is extremely precious, if [-] catties of sucrose were used to make landmines and grenades at once, I am afraid that the Palace of Yan Palace will not be able to support it..."

"Ten thousand catties of sugar..."

Guo An frowned slightly. Even now, Daming already has many sugar workshops.

However, sugar is still a luxury, and sugar is also a medical product and tribute, so it is very scarce in the market.

He didn't even have to think about it, if Zhu Laosi knew that he used ten thousand catties of sugar to make grenades and landmines, he might faint from distress.

Of course, the premise is that he can buy [-] catties of sucrose.

On the side, Qiu Fu was already full of anxiety, for fear that Guo An would make it tough.

In the past few months since he came to the gunpowder workshop, he really understands how expensive the gunpowder workshop is?

And how much does Guo Changshi support Gunpowder Workshop?

As long as the gunpowder workshop is short of money, steel, or something, they will make up for it without blinking.

Qiu Fu was a little skeptical, whether this Guo Changshi would ruin the whole family property of Prince Yan's Mansion!
"Ugh……"

Guo An also noticed the expressions of Qiu Fu and Tao Yiping, and sighed helplessly, there is a long way to go!
"Don't worry, we will open a sugar workshop after we go back."

"Master wants to set up a sugar workshop?"

Now, Tao Yiping and Qiu Fu were surprised again.

Guo An asked: "No?"

Tao Yiping hurriedly said: "Master, the sugar cane needed for sugar production is all in the south, and if the sugar cane is transported to Beiping Mansion, it will cost even more money!"

Guo An glanced at it, and said softly: "You just need to prepare gunpowder, mines, and grenade shells.

As for how to make sugar, you don't need to worry about it.

If we can't produce sugar, we will send people to the south to buy sugar in large quantities. "

Tao Yiping hurriedly asked: "Master, do you really want to use sugar to make landmines and grenades?"

Guo An said: "It depends on the situation..."

Immediately, with a solemn expression, he stared at Tao Yiping and asked, "You care so much about these things, but the hand system we gave you to make has already been made?"

"Master, forgive me!"

Hearing this, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting quickly expressed embarrassment, "The hand system required by the master is too complicated, every part must be precise, and the two disciples are still working hard to develop and manufacture it."

"Hurry up and make it, we still need this thing to save our lives." Guo An said.

"Life insurance?"

The expressions of Tao Yiping and Yang Ting suddenly became solemn, "Master, please don't worry, as long as you give me another half a year, I will definitely make it."

"It's okay, if you can't make it, you can make another [-] landmines and grenades."

Guo An asked again for a while, and then followed behind Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, checked the progress of the two, put forward some opinions and suggestions, and left.

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at the same time.

In Yan Wangfu.

Zhu Di sat opposite Monk Daoyan and discussed matters while drinking tea.

The more he listened, the more monk Daoyan frowned.

After listening, Monk Daoyan's eyes were full of helplessness.

"Amitabha."

Zhu Di asked with some doubts: "Master, but you don't want to?"

Dao Yan sighed slightly, "Educating scholars is what a poor monk can't ask for."

Zhu Di asked again: "Then why does the mage still look worried?"

"Amitabha!"

Monk Daoyan said: "The poor monk is just a little worried, Guo Changshi misunderstood the poor monk.

We feel that the Ming Dynasty's expedition this time will inevitably be like a broken bamboo. Even if Naha Chu, who is entrenched in the mountains, does not surrender, he will be defeated by the general Zhenglu.

Let Guo Changshi go to make a contribution...Who would have thought that Guo Changshi seems a little unwilling..."

"Amitabha……"

Zhu Di was slightly taken aback, "Master, you mean that Guo Qing already knew about it, and it was Master's idea?"

Dao Yan looked helpless, "Amitabha."

Zhu Di comforted: "Master, don't worry, Guo Qing is not such a stingy person. This time, he is just a little worried about his wife who is just pregnant.

In the future, if you explain it to him, Guo Qing's anger will dissipate! "

Hearing this, Monk Daoyan's eyes became even more distressed.

Guo thief is not stingy?
……

"What, Guo Changshi, do you want the officials to find sugar craftsmen and build a sugar workshop?"

After Guo An informed Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang of his plan, the two chief officials of the Gongzheng Institute were dumbfounded.

"Why not?" Guo An asked.

Xu Yun said anxiously: "Guo Changshi, Beiping is in the great north, and there is no sugar cane to make sugar!"

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(End of this chapter)