Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 140 Do you want to be Zhu Yuanzhang’s son-in-law?

The fact that Cao Wei has never married has always been a hurdle in Zhu Xiongying's heart.

At that time, Cao Wei, a good young man of 20 years old, single-handedly brought his dilapidated home back on track. The several acres of abandoned farmland at home were also carefully managed and turned into fertile farmland.

Such a capable, handsome and strong young man is a hot commodity in every village.

At that time, there were many people who came to propose marriage to Cao Wei, but Cao Wei rejected them because they were still young.

Later, Cao Wei adopted Zhu Xiongying. Cao Wei regarded this adopted son as his own and gave the best to him.

But others will not be like Cao Wei.

A wild child with unknown origins is something that most people cannot accept.

One's own biological son is still unfilial. How can people dare to bet that a child who is not related to them by blood will serve them wholeheartedly when they are old?
Moreover, if there is another child, how to distribute the family property will be even more troublesome.

It is better to do less than to do more. No one cared about Cao Wei.

Therefore, more than ten years have passed, and Zhu Xiongying has grown from a carefree child to an adult, but Cao Wei has always been alone.

Now that Zhu Xiongying has reached the age of marriage, Zhu Yuanzhang has begun to worry about Zhu Xiongying's marriage, while Cao Wei is still alone.

Although Zhu Xiongying knew that he could not object to Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.

Cao Wei treated him as if he were his own child. Not only did he raise him up, but he also used all his family savings for his scientific examination.

In Zhu Xiongying's heart, he always regarded Cao Wei as his biological father, no matter in the past, now or in the future.

Now he has returned to the palace, returned to Zhu Yuanzhang's side, and became the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty. Due to his status, he can no longer perform the father-son ceremony with Cao Wei, but Cao Wei's status in his heart has never changed.

He hoped that his former adoptive father, Duke Zhong Guogong, could marry a wife and start a family and live a happy life, instead of being like a duckweed with no roots like this.

If he gets married by then, but Cao Wei is still single...

Zhu Xiongying felt that... I was afraid that he would never be able to feel at ease in his heart.

Zhu Xiongying had told Zhu Yuanzhang before about finding a good match for Cao Wei.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not know why he was perfunctory.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Xiongying mentioned the matter again and wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to arrange a marriage for Cao Wei.

This is not Cao Wei's wish, but Zhu Xiongying's deepest wish.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said,

"We were asking Cao Wei, why was it you who asked?"

This was Zhu Yuanzhang's ridicule to Zhu Xiongying when he was in a good mood.

In fact, the reason why he suddenly mentioned this matter today was that he wanted to give Cao Weian a home.

Although Cao Mansion is very big, it is just a house after all.

Only after marrying a good wife can a man have a family.

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang himself back then, all his relatives at home were gone, so he had no home and was wandering around the world.

Joining the rebel army and conquering Beiyuan seemed to be a great success, but he never found a destination.

It wasn't until he had Empress Ma, someone who cared about him and knew his well-being, that Zhu Yuanzhang finally had a family again and knew where his roots were.

It may be said that he loves Wujiwu because of Zhu Xiongying, or it may be said that Cao Wei has made many contributions to the Ming Dynasty.

In short, Zhu Yuanzhang now regards Cao Wei as his descendant.

A down-to-earth, serious and capable junior, a junior who has already made many immortal contributions to the Ming Dynasty at a young age.

"Cao Wei, what do you think of Ying'er's proposal?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Cao Wei.

Cao Wei raised the corners of his mouth and smiled helplessly.

At first, Yan Zhenzhi said that his Cao Mansion was deserted and he should find a mistress.

Now it's Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yuanzhang again.

It seems that everyone can't stand the fact that he has never been married.

Cao Wei knew that this was also the good intention of those close to him.

It would be a bit unkind to refuse again.

"His Majesty Xiongying expressed his sincere wishes and I will not refuse."

"It's just that I'm already quite old now. It's probably not easy to find a good match."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said:
"You don't need to worry about this matter. Since we have opened our mouth, we will definitely take care of this matter for you."

"But... Marrying a wife has always been the most important thing in life. Let me ask you first, do you have a girl in your heart that you like? If so, I will go directly to you to propose the marriage."

Cao Wei cupped his hands and replied:
"I have not been interested in this matter all these years. I am afraid it will upset His Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded,
"so……"

"Then what kind of woman do you like? We will look for her according to your wishes."

Cao Wei thought carefully about what kind of woman he liked.

Petite and cute?Or a more aggressive personality?Or charming?

According to my age, it seems that I should find someone more mature...

He couldn't figure it out.

The main reason is that there is a fundamental difference in the ideological concepts between women at this time and women in later generations. No matter what kind of woman she is, Cao Wei feels that there will be a sense of separation.

"This... I don't know either." Cao Wei finally told the truth.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and looked at Zhu Xiongying, with a deep smile in his eyes.

Cao Wei has always acted as if he is omnipotent. He knows everything about astronomy and geography. He not only knows how to govern the country, but also can lead troops to fight. He can be said to be an all-rounder.

But today, Cao Wei gave such an answer, which surprised the two of them.

They thought Cao Wei had a clear understanding of everything and sufficient planning.

But he didn't expect that Cao Wei would be confused when facing a major event in his life.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhong Guogong is busy with national affairs all day long. He only needs someone to take good care of him. It is better to find a woman with a gentle temperament to be a good match for Mr. Zhong Guogong." After thinking carefully, Zhu Xiongying gave his own opinion. .

That is to say, find a daughter-in-law for Cao Wei who has a good temperament and can take care of the house without holding Cao Wei back. It can make Cao Wei worry less and make Cao Wei more powerful.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt it made sense and nodded.

Since Cao Wei entered the court, he has been responsible for more and more things and has become busier and busier.

If you find a good helper for Cao Wei, it will definitely make it easier for Cao Wei.

"It's like that over there." Cao Wei saw the grandfather and grandson in front of him quickly settled down for themselves as soon as they sang in harmony, and a warmth emerged in his heart.

He chuckled and cupped his hands,

"I would like to thank His Majesty for his kindness, and I would like to thank His Highness Xiongying for his kindness."

While the three of them were talking, workers in the distance had already laid another section of railway track.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and walked in the direction of the carriage.

"Okay, we've seen it, Ying'er, let's go back to the palace, and we'll come back when the railway is completed."

"I respectfully see you off, Your Majesty," Cao Wei shouted from behind.

After that, he stood quietly for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then left with a chuckle.

……

In the following days, Cao Wei took a few days to relax for himself.

The assembly line of the firearms factory was developed by Song Ping and Zhao Heng.

The National Bank and regulatory agencies have two professionals, Qian Yi and Yu Xin, in charge, and there are very few mistakes. As time goes by, the two become more and more proficient, and Cao Wei does not have to worry too much.

Next,
Cao Wei still wants to continue to develop gunpowder weapons.

Repeating muskets have been developed, and artillery should also be put on the agenda.

The artillery that Cao Wei wanted to develop was also very different from the existing artillery of the Ming Dynasty at this time.

Artillery appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty and has since become a weapon of mass destruction on the battlefield.

The artillery at that time was called flint cannon or thunder cannon.

According to records, the flint cannon is a solid projectile, while the thunderbolt cannon is a hollow projectile containing gunpowder and stones. It is ignited by a fuse and explodes when it falls in the crowd. The lethality can cover a range of [-] meters.

However, from the emergence of artillery to today's Ming Dynasty, all artillery is still based on solid bullets.

The principle of ancient artillery is very simple. Basically, a solid shell is inserted into the barrel from the muzzle, and then the fuse of the artillery is lit, causing the black powder in the barrel to explode, and the shell is ejected to kill the enemy.

This type of artillery is also called a basic muzzleloader cannon.

Cannons and black powder limited the development of artillery technology to a certain extent.

It’s not that the ancients didn’t invent grenade technology. In fact, grenades are not a modern product. They are also called explosive bombs and have been recorded in China as early as the 11th century AD.

Grenades in Europe became more common after the Napoleonic Wars. They used fragments, internal shrapnel and shock waves generated by the explosion of projectiles to kill or explode.

However, the early grenade casting technology was too backward. The hollow shell used was composed of two separately cast hemispheres, which had low strength and could not withstand too high bore pressure.

One of the characteristics of the cannon is that the chamber pressure is extremely high. For this reason, if you want to make a grenade that can be used by the cannon, the grenade must be able to withstand the high chamber pressure. This will inevitably increase the thickness of the grenade's "shell" and reduce the space inside the grenade. to ensure safety.

However, although increasing the thickness of the shell improves safety, it greatly reduces the grenade's charge.

Originally, the caliber of the cannon was not very large. If the wall thickness of the cannon shell was increased for safety and the amount of black powder was reduced, the power of the produced grenade would only be quite impressive. After the explosion, it might even just break in half. Or it won't explode at all.

Sometimes the effect of grenades on the battlefield is not much better than that of solid iron balls.

In addition, early grenades did not have detonation fuses, and all used primitive fuses or detonators.

Therefore, when artillery is used, it is necessary to ignite the fuse on the grenade in advance before firing the cannon, otherwise the grenade will not explode on its own after being fired.

This makes the use of grenades a very dangerous thing, and you need to hurry up, because the grenade is likely to explode in the barrel before being fired.

The sabot stock, wooden tapered tube and integral casting technology for artillery shells, which were crucial to the development of grenades, were only invented in the late 18th century.

The improved grenade got rid of the fuse, but used a hollow wooden tube filled with slow-burning gunpowder as the message tube. The high-temperature gas leaked from the gap between the shell and the barrel to the front to ignite the shell fuse.

However, the firing rate of this grenade is not [-]%, and it is still very likely to explode.

Until the 19th century, most of the shells used by Napoleon's artillery were solid shells.

What Cao Wei had to do was to transform all the Ming Dynasty's artillery into powerful grenades in a safer and more effective way.

Naturally, this process did not happen overnight. Cao Wei decided to recharge his batteries for a while and then improve the artillery.

Another day.

As dusk grew darker, Cao Wei returned to Cao Mansion from the Manufacturing Bureau.

"Master, you are back, I have everything ready."

When Xiaoyu saw Cao Wei coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and said.

"okay!"

Cao Wei responded and came to the courtyard. There was a copper pot on a stone table. The red color in the copper pot was clearly the newly matured peppers grown by the field department, as well as some other spices.

Next to the copper pot, there are various green vegetables and a large number of thinly sliced ​​meats, including beef and mutton. There are also several small bowls containing sesame sauce.

Cao Wei took off his court clothes and put on short-sleeved civilian clothes, which immediately made him feel much cooler.

Cao Wei sat down at the stone table and lit the charcoal fire under the copper pot.

After a while, the copper pot began to boil slightly, and the spicy aroma suddenly filled the air.

Smelling the familiar pungent aroma, Cao Wei couldn't help but feel salivation in his mouth and a sore nose.

14 years!Finally... finally I can eat hot pot again!
Is it easy for him, who has dedicated himself to the Ming Dynasty for 14 years and can't even enjoy his own hot pot?

Just as Cao Wei was feeling sentimental here, Zhu Yuanzhang walked in with three people at the door.

Cao Wei stood up to greet him, "Your Majesty."

But the next moment, his expression turned strange.

He recognized the three people following Zhu Yuanzhang, but it seemed strange to appear together at this time.

Needless to say, Zhu Xiongying is basically where Zhu Yuanzhang is.

The other one looks [-] or [-]% similar to Zhu Xiongying, with a childish look on his face. He is Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Xiongying's half-brother.

Beside them, there followed a young girl, wearing a blue dress. She was quiet and elegant, with a noble temperament of a royal daughter. She had a delicate face, bright eyes and white teeth, and her two big eyes were looking at them intently. Cao Wei.

This girl, Cao Wei, had seen him several times when she entered the palace. She was Zhu Yuanzhang's No. 14 daughter, Zhu Hanming.

Zhu Hanming, also known as Princess Hanshan, was originally supposed to be named Princess Hanshan by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 27th year of Hongwu and married to a man named Yin Qing.

But this life may also be caused by the butterfly effect caused by Cao Wei. Until now, Zhu Yuanzhang has not married Zhu Hanming.

Zhu Yuanzhang brought these three people here, some of which meant that Cao Wei was vaguely enlightened.

If Zhu Yuanzhang came with only Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunxi, he would have been invited to eat hot pot.

At this time, he brought an extra Zhu Hanming, combined with what Zhu Yuanzhang said to him a few days ago...

This Lao Zhu wants to be his father-in-law?
(End of this chapter)