Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 173: This guy is crazy, Zhu Yuanzhang is angry
Later, he also saw several salted fish merchants, bargaining hard.Listening to their fierce bargaining, it seems that they want to reduce the price of salted fish to the price of coarse salt!

After discovering that the prince-in-law had come, he immediately complained that the salted fish he had sold back could not be sold, it was spoiled and he was losing money.

The market is saturated, so it should be really hard to sell.However, Zhang Yifan didn't believe what these vendors said was so miserable.

It is common for these businessmen to cry and lower prices in order to pursue profits.

Zhang Yifan ignored this and went to see the fleet again.I didn’t go fishing today, and there were still a lot of sea fish that I hadn’t processed and kept, but many of them were belly-up.

Everyone in the fleet looked worried.The sales performance of the fishing fleet is directly related to when they can convert to citizenship.

After looking around, Zhang Yifan already knew what was going on, so he said to Zhou Heizi who was following behind: "The fleet will rest for the next few days. I will teach you new ways to handle the remaining fish later."

When Zhou Heizi heard this, he was overjoyed and knew that the Prince Consort was the most powerful and would definitely find a way.

"Prince-in-law, please come back quickly. Look, you are all sweating!" Zhou Heizi said quickly and attentively.

Zhang Yifan smiled after hearing this and said: "It's okay, just take these fish to the county government."

After saying that, he ordered the larger fish in the fish pond.There were some kinds of fish, and they were obviously not eaten by the Prince Consort himself.

Zhou Heizi quickly agreed and directed his men to do as he was told.

About half an hour later, Zhang Yifan returned to the county government office. While cooling off, he said to Zhu Jingjing with a smile: "I'll teach you a new way to eat. Let's make it. Let's see how it tastes best."

My wife is talented in eating and can improve the eating methods introduced by Zhang Yifan to make the food more delicious.A simple example is chicken claypot.

When Zhu Jingjing heard what he said, she was really happy. She immediately smiled and said to him: "Brother Fan, is this true? Then I'll get a pen and paper."

It was clear that she had experience.Write down the method, then think about it, trial-produce it, improve it, and then do this process again.

What Zhang Yifan wants to do is actually make fish floss.

The selected fish needs to be washed first, and the head, tail, internal organs, scales and fins are removed, and seasonings such as onions, ginger, and rice wine are added to steam it, then cooled and the meat is harvested by hand.The fish after deboning needs to be pressed first and then mashed. It needs to be fried until the fish falls apart when pinched, that is, it needs to be fried and loosened.

Finally, the seasoning is fried and dried. Mix the secret seasoning into the fish floss with water, and cook until the soup is dry and the meat is slightly yellow.Then sieve out the small bone spurs and fry evenly.After frying, manually loosen it and rub it into cotton wool.

And when making fish floss, sea fish has an advantage.Not only are they big and meaty, many marine fish even have no or few spines.

According to legend, the invention of fish floss was also related to the Qi Jiajun, and eventually it became one of the military rations of the Qi Jiajun.

Of course, this is just a legend.Anyway, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were no fish floss.

Generally speaking, the shelf life of homemade fish floss is between one and three months.Of course, this is because of the refrigerator.

But in ancient times, even if it could only last for a month, it was still of high value.The Qi family's army can be used as military rations. The army at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty was in the midst of the war in the north and south, and it was still an era of scarce supplies, so it was even more convenient to become military rations.

Moreover, the nutritional value of fish floss is very high.As long as it is not consumed in large amounts for a long time, there will be no side effects.

Zhang Yifan believes that as long as this fish floss industry is done well, it can solve the employment problems of many women, and may even become Xiangshan County's signature product and one of the most profitable businesses.

But to be honest, Zhang Yifan has never made this fish floss, he just knows that it can be done.Therefore, he still had to ask the chef to come forward for trial production.

In the next few days, Zhu Jingjing started trial production as Zhang Yifan said.Of course, she doesn't have to do some steps herself, as the cook naturally helps, but she has control over all the processes.

In just three days, Zhu Jingjing made a fish floss that Zhang Yifan praised.

As this was not enough, Zhu Jingjing also conducted trial production based on different types of sea fish, and obtained many different types of fish floss, as well as different flavors of fish floss, etc., all of which were approved by Zhang Yifan.

After discussing the various steps of large-scale production with Zhu Jingjing, Zhang Yifan mobilized a construction team, started building the factory, hired female workers for training, and finally started trial production.

The prepared fish floss will be packaged in oil paper bags, and the air will be compressed as much as possible in a sealed package, because the fish floss is most afraid of getting damp.

There is no shortage of sales of Zhang Yifan's products.As long as he uses this product in Xiangshanju, he will be known by many people and have delicious food.

In addition, Zhang Yifan also took some fish floss of various types and placed them in special wooden boxes.There were ice cubes inside, wrapped in quilts to insulate the temperature, just like the boxes used to sell popsicles in later generations, and then quickly sent to the capital.

Because the quantity was small, Zhang Yifan only gave it to Zhu Biao, and he gave it to the Crown Princess in the name of Zhu Jingjing.

At this time, it was already mid-September of the [-]th year of Hongwu. The princess gave birth to a daughter and was already in confinement.

Zhu Biao looked at the letter sent together, and said with a smile: "This fish floss must be Yifan's idea, but it should be Jing Jing's handicraft. He said in the letter, why is this fish floss rich in nutrition? , it’s good for children’s health, but don’t eat too much.”

"The couple are really thoughtful!" The Crown Princess was very happy after hearing this, "I've tasted it and it tasted very good! How about sharing some with the father and mother?"

Of course, before they ate, their servants ate first.

After Zhu Biao heard this, he said with a smile: "You don't know, Yifan said in his letter that this can also be used as military rations. He asked the court if he wanted to purchase it, and he gave a discount. All business was done before the court. Got it!"

When the princess heard this, she was a little surprised and said: "Such a delicious thing must be very expensive, right?"

The implication is that if it is to be used as military rations, the court may not be able to afford it.

After hearing this, Zhu Biao shook his head and replied: "Yifan already mentioned the cost in the letter, and it's really not expensive! The main reason is that there is a large amount of marine fish. You don't know. He said that some marine fish are as big as hills. Of course, There are few of these and it is difficult to catch, but ordinary fish are also very big, as big as babies, and they can be found everywhere!" After hearing this, the princess showed an expression of disbelief and said: "It's really unimaginable, if there are Opportunity, I really want to see it!”

Zhu Biao listened, thought for a moment, and finally said to her: "It's not necessarily true, there may be a chance. I think my father doesn't seem to believe what Yifan has done."

"What do you mean?" When the princess heard this, she was shocked and asked quickly, "What did Yifan do? You are the eldest brother, but you have to watch carefully and don't let Yifan do anything that will displease the father. ah!"

"..." Zhu Biao was speechless. His wife seemed to really protect her sister's family!

When he came to his senses, he said to his wife: "Father said that Jinyiwei reported that Xiangshan County now has a population of more than 20. It only took about a year for the population to double. There are so many, and there are cement roads, houses, etc. everywhere, which makes my father really unbelievable! You must know that Xiangshan County was originally a poor and remote place, so he was allowed to go to work."

They didn't know that a fishing village in later generations could turn into a super city with a permanent population of more than 600 million in just about twenty years.Just Zhang Yifan in Xiangshan County is really nothing!
At this time, when the Crown Princess heard Zhu Biao's words, she immediately asked worriedly: "You mean, my father is worried that Yifan is so proud of his achievements that he will falsely report his achievements to his father?"

"No!" After hearing this, Zhu Biao shook his head and said, "It was reported by the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei newly established by my father last year is also responsible for spying on the news!"

It's a pity that Jin Yiwei, who will be famous in later generations, is not famous at this time.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess immediately asked: "Then you are saying that the Jin Yiwei who inquired about the information exaggerated the facts in order to please Yifan?"

After hearing this, Zhu Biao nodded and said, "That's what I mean. Generally speaking, Father still thinks that what Yifan has done is too unimaginable, beyond what Father thinks best estimate!"

After hearing this, the Crown Princess thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "Probably not, Yifan and Jing Jing are not that kind of people."

When Zhu Biao heard this, he nodded and said, "I also believe in Yifan, he must have done a good job!"

At this point, he paused, but then changed the topic: "But it is indeed a bit unbelievable. How about I tell my father and let me go to Xiangshan County to see the situation in person."

"Well, this is best." After hearing this, the Crown Princess nodded and said, "If there is any problem with Yifan, you can also protect him!"

After the couple talked like this for a while, they decided to find an opportunity to talk to their father.

As a result, there was no need for Zhu Biao to find an opportunity. A few days later, Zhu Yuanzhang called Zhu Biao over.

Zhu Biao found that his father's face looked a little ugly.So, he cautiously asked about the situation.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he said with a little annoyance: "I wonder if that kid is drifting. Do you know what he is doing again?"

When Zhu Biao heard him talking about that kid, he immediately knew he was referring to Zhang Yifan. He was shocked and asked quickly: "What did he do?"

In the past, even if Zhu Yuanzhang suspected that Zhang Yifan was boasting, he was still very tolerant. Being so angry today clearly meant that he had done something to make his father very unhappy.

Is this kid in trouble?
With this thought in his mind, Zhu Biao became a little worried.He liked this brother-in-law very much and would definitely protect him if possible.

He only heard Zhu Yuanzhang say to him: "Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, just came to report the news in Xiangshan County. That guy is recruiting secretaries to the outside world, saying that he will help him handle government affairs. Do you think this guy has become lazy and started to be lazy in politics?" Already?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao was also a little stunned.

The term "muke" refers to staff members. They have existed since ancient times. In the pre-Song Dynasty, they were designated by the court and had a quota.

However, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was no such secret guest, and Zhu Yuanzhang's personal experience was his personality, and he even hated officials to handle government affairs by pretending to others.

Thinking of this, it was not difficult for Zhu Biao to understand why his father was angry.

The same goes for this brother-in-law. He is just a county magistrate. He is openly recruiting staff. Does he really think he can do whatever he wants in Xiangshan County?
Although he was thinking this way, Zhu Biao still decided to put in a good word for his brother-in-law and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father, Yifan has been in Xiangshan County for more than a year and has always been diligent. Is this news wrong? "

"Can there be any mistakes?" After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt annoyed. He picked up a folded document from the imperial desk and handed it to the eunuch on duty for his son to see. At the same time, he also said, "No one dares to do this now. Falsely accuse him!”

At this time, Zhu Biao had received the folded paper. When he opened it, he found that it was a notice.He immediately looked at the red seal. It was really the official seal of the magistrate of Xiangshan County. That was right!

So, he quickly read the notice.Just as Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhang Yifan posted a notice to openly recruit six secretaries. They should be good at the six subjects of the county government and assist the county magistrate in handling relevant government affairs.

The facts were there and the evidence was conclusive. For a moment, Zhu Biao didn't know how to put in a good word for his brother-in-law.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son and said with an angry look: "I didn't accuse him wrongly, did I? At such a young age, I just did something, and I started to think about lazy politics. It's really impossible to hold up the wall! Maybe, in the past, Those things are all exaggerations and false reports. I don’t believe it. In just one year, you can do so many things and make a mere Xiangshan County better than the top counties and become the number one county in the Ming Dynasty! "

Hearing that his father was losing his temper, Zhu Biao thought for a while and then said cautiously: "Father, maybe Yifan has his own reasons. Why don't I write a letter and ask?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he glared and said, "You will say good things for him! Do you believe anything he says?"

After hearing this, Zhu Biao made a decision and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father, why don't I go to Xiangshan County? See what the situation is like in Xiangshan County? You can also talk to Yifan. Chat, communicate face to face, point out problems when they arise, he will explain them, and your subordinates can also judge based on the actual situation, whether it is good or bad can be clearly understood at a glance!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Forget it, just go and see what that kid is doing in Xiangshan County!"

He may not be able to fully trust others, but if he doesn't trust the successor he has trained, that would be nonsense.

Therefore, Zhu Biao's southern tour of Xiangshan County was the most convincing thing for him except Zhu Yuanzhang's personal visit.

It turns out that in history, Zhu Biao also went out on behalf of Zhu Yuanzhang.For example, to verify whether King Qin did anything wrong; for example, Zhu Yuanzhang still wanted to move the capital, and Zhu Biao went to inspect the new capital instead, etc.

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