Daming: At the beginning, recognize Zhu Yuanzhang as grandfather!

Chapter 45 Six Hundred Miles Hurry Up!
"Seven to three points?"

"That's right, Mr. Huang is seven, and I am three!"

Li Jinglong said with a smile.

Huang Xiongying glanced at the white money in front of him, then looked at Li Jinglong, and said, "Cao Guogong, just divide the bill fifty-fifty."

"Eh, how about that?"

Li Jinglong said with a smile: "Salt is made by the prince. I am just running errands. I feel very sorry that I can get [-]% of it. Otherwise, I will take [-]%!"

Huang Xiongying smiled and said:
"Cao Guogong understands the righteousness, and it really makes the grassroots not know what to say, so according to Cao Guogong's meaning, seven or three points."

To be honest, Huang Xiongying really did not expect that Li Jinglong would lower his attitude to him so much.

He was so sensible that he couldn't help but have a good impression.

No wonder Zhu Yunqi liked him so much later on, this person's actions and words really made people feel very comfortable.

Seeing Huang Xiongying's agreement, Li Jinglong sat down with a smile: "Mr. Huang, the Salt Transportation Department sent people over to urge salt again this morning. Do you think it's time for us to expand production?"

Huang Xiongying nodded: "That's exactly what I mean."

"How about this, Cao Guogong, you can help find a site, and we will start large-scale production of refined salt!"

"Don't be so troublesome!"

Li Jinglong waved his hand and said: "I have a lot of space in my house. When I get back, I will ask someone to sort out a site. The site is certain. Let's hurry up and produce. Every grain of salt is money! "

Li Jinglong said with glowing eyes.

Huang Xiongying could tell that Li Jinglong was a man who loved money, and he was willing to share it with him. This kind of vision and mind are not bad.

How come it becomes a waste snack after a war?

"Okay, then I'll thank Duke Cao!" Huang Xiongying laughed.

"Where is it, it is my honor, Li Jinglong, to make money with Mr. Huang!" Li Jinglong replied with a smile.

Huang Xiongying looked at Li Jinglong with a smile, and said, "Do you want to make a lot of money?"

"miss you!"

Li Jinglong nodded without hesitation.

Huang Xiongying narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Have you heard of Huai'an Mansion?"

"Of course I do!"

Li Jinglong replied without hesitation: "Ming Zuling is there, how could I not know!"

"Oh--"

Huang Xiongying nodded, but he forgot about it. After Zhu Yuanzhang ruled the world and established the Ming Dynasty, he built the ancestral mausoleum on the west bank of Hongze Lake in Huai'an in the 19th year of Hongwu, and reburied his grandfather Zhu Chuyi and great-grandfather Zhu Si Jiuhe Gaozu Zhu Bailiu three generations of emperors and empresses.

"What do you ask Huai'an Mansion for?"

Li Jinglong looked puzzled.

Huang Xiongying said: "There is another piece of land in Zhuqiao Town, Huai'an Prefecture. I want you to help me get it."

"land?"

Li Jinglong was even more puzzled: "Why go so far to get a piece of land?"

Speaking of this, Li Jinglong couldn't help but think of Fangshan, which Huang Xiongying tried to take from Zhou Ji. Although Fangshan is not a shit, it is close to the capital anyway, which is more or less useful.

Now he went to Huai'an Mansion, and returned to Zhuqiao Town. It was at least four hundred miles from the capital to get there. Isn't it just a matter of having money and no land to go there?

Looking at the puzzled Li Jinglong, Huang Xiongying smiled and said, "There are good things in that field!"

"What good stuff?"

The more Li Jinglong heard it, the more confused he became. This Huang Xiongying stayed in the capital, how did he know that there were good things in the field four hundred miles away?And what good is it, worth running four hundred miles?

Huang Xiongying smiled and said, "You will know when you go!"

In fact, the Huai'an Mansion mentioned by Huang Xiongying, later generations belonged to Jiangsu Province, which has the world's largest salt mine.

The center of this salt mine is located in Zhuqiao Town.

According to the detection of later generations of scientists, the reserves of salt mines there are as high as 500 billion tons, which is a great resource even in later generations.

Mineral salt can almost be said to have the shortest history among so many types of salt, and it was not developed until the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, things like mineral salt have good purity and few impurities, and their quality is even higher than that of sea salt.

Seeing Huang Xiongying's inscrutable appearance, Li Jinglong didn't ask any more questions, and said: "When will you go, Mr. Huang will send someone to inform me!"

"If Mr. Huang has nothing else to do, then I'll go back to the place where the salt is made."

Huang Xiongying nodded: "Cao Guogong, go slowly!"

"Farewell!"

Li Jinglong stood up and said goodbye.

"and many more."

Huang Xiongying stopped Li Jinglong and said, "The site for making salt must be large, the bigger the better!"

Li Jinglong was startled, then nodded and said: "Understood!"

……

In the following days, Huang Xiongying handed over the wine to the Guo brothers.

After handing over the two things, Huang Xiongying was free and went directly to live in Zhuangzi at Jubao Mountain.

After living in the city for a long time, it is quite comfortable to live in the outskirts of the city for a few days.

But Huang Xiongying is not idle.

He wants to show the old man that he is really a good farmer!

Huang Xiongying thought about it, he wanted to produce something different, after all, he came from a later life, and there was nothing unusual about various fruits and vegetables, so he wanted to produce something different.

In fact, the Little Ice Age began at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and reached its peak in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

In the face of the mighty power of nature, people's abilities in this period are really negligible, just like ants!
So Huang Xiongying still wants to try to change some things.

So, he asked Lao Xu to find some villagers in the local area, and he wanted to build a glass greenhouse.

The weather is cold, in addition to keeping out the cold, you also need something to eat.

Now Huang Xiongying doesn't have any magical seeds in his hands, if he had, he would have handed them over long ago.

So he can only think that if the glass greenhouse can be promoted before the Little Ice Age becomes more serious, it may play a role.

Thinking of this, Huang Xiongying no longer hesitated, and just did it.

The first thing is to burn the glass!
Glass has appeared in the West during this period, but it is still not fully mature, and the technology of large pieces of glass has not yet appeared.

Occasionally, a small amount of glass products flowed into Daming, but they were all rare items.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang explicitly banned the sea, and the slabs cannot enter the water, so they are even rarer, almost extinct.

But China also has China's glass, but it's called Liuli.

Colored glaze is a precious decoration. People also call it five-color stone, which looks like glass, but the craftsmanship is different. The craftsmanship is always in the hands of the royal family, and it is difficult for folks to get it. Even more precious than jade.

When Lao Xu found someone, Huang Xiongying started to do it...

He is not in a hurry, because the glass greenhouse will not come in handy until winter, and it is only June, so there is enough time for him to do it.

These days, the old man didn't come to look for him.

Huang Xiongying reckoned that the old man might have too many family affairs and didn't have time to come to him.

These days, Yingtian Mansion is cloudy and rainy.

This year's rain seems to be overdone, and the whole Yingtian Mansion is gloomy, as if something big is about to happen.

But now Huang Xiongying can't control so much...

In a few days, Huang Xiongying fired the first glass product.

Very simple, just a fist-sized glass ball.

However, this crystal clear glass ball, as clear as water and firm as jade, has already amazed Lao Xu and the villagers. The fetish in their eyes was burned out with some sand.

Simply incredible!

Just that afternoon, a carriage stopped in front of Zhuangzi's gate, and the old man came.

Before entering the yard, you can hear the noise in the yard.

"Hey, what is this brat up to?"

Unconsciously, the wrinkles on Zhu Yuanzhang's face melted away. Every time he went to see his grandson, it was the time when he was most relaxed, and every time, his grandson could surprise him, which he was looking forward to.

These days, he is indeed busy.

After finally finding some time, Zhu Yuanzhang came over.

With some expectations in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang walked into the Zhuangzi with Jiang Yu. As soon as he entered the Zhuangzi, he saw Huang Xiongying built a shed on the open space in the Zhuangzi, directing people to go about their business.

Seriously, grandson, so handsome!

Zhu Yuanzhang watched from the side with a smile. After watching for a long time, he didn't know what they were busy with.

"Xiongying, what are you busy with?"

Zhu Yuanzhang made a sound, which made Huang Xiongying turn his head.

"grandfather!"

Huang Xiongying suddenly showed a happy expression, and said with a smile: "I miss you so much!"

"Hey!"

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned: "Your little mouth is really full of honey, do you really miss us?"

"How can it be fake?"

Huang Xiongying stepped forward with a smile, holding Zhu Yuanzhang's hand: "Go, Grandpa, I'll take you to see a good thing!"

"Oh?"

While Zhu Yuanzhang was curious, there was an unstoppable smile on his brows, allowing Huang Xiongying to lead him.

Entering the room, Huang Xiongying took a glass ball and put it in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"This is?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened all of a sudden, he took the glass ball in Huang Xiongying's hand, and looked at it carefully. It was crystal clear, as clear as clear water, and as hard as jade.

"How is it, do you like it?"

Huang Xiongying asked with some expectation.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang's brows suddenly frowned, and his voice became low: "Da Sun, you make money just to buy these fancy but useless things?"

Huang Xiongying: "..."

The old man's focus is indeed different from that of ordinary people.

Before Huang Xiongying explained, Zhu Yuanzhang became a little angry, and said in a deep voice, "I like it! What's the use of this thing? Can it be eaten? Is it because I have two dollars to buy this glass and come back to please us?" ? Let me tell you, there is no need!"

Looking at the old man who was obviously suppressing the anger in his heart, Huang Xiongying couldn't help feeling a little emotional. The old man is really simple. It can be seen that the old man has a lot of status now, but it is really not easy to maintain such an original intention.

Huang Xiongying didn't want the old man to be angry, so he immediately said, "Grandpa, don't be angry, this thing was made by my grandson."

"what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth slightly, and looked at Huang Xiongying in disbelief: "You made it?"

Huang Xiongying nodded and said, "If you don't believe me, come with me and have a look."

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly, followed Huang Xiongying suspiciously, and then entered a small warehouse.

The scene in front of him stunned Zhu Yuanzhang.

On the floor of the warehouse, there are many, all kinds of glass products.

A cursory look shows that there are at least dozens of them.

These are Huang Xiongying's experimental objects during this period. There are large pieces of glass, as well as glasses of different shapes and colors.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were dazzled, and the shock in his eyes could not be concealed.

It seems that Dasun is not lying!
These are really made by him!

However, he also knew that this glass was sold very expensive outside, and it was specially bought by the rich and powerful for decoration. How could so many be produced so easily?

If all these things were sold, they would be worth a lot of money!
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the shock in his heart, and asked in disbelief: "You really made these?"

Huang Xiongying nodded and said, "Otherwise, what do you think? I bought it all? Grandpa, I can make as many of these things as I want!"

This glass, which is regarded as a treasure by the people, can be produced in large quantities?
Zhu Yuanzhang's cognition was somewhat subverted.

Huang Xiongying naturally saw the old man's doubts, and immediately said: "Grandpa, actually this is not real Liuli, he just looks like Liuli!"

"Not Liuli?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying in disbelief. It's not like he hasn't seen colored glaze before, but just now, he couldn't tell the difference for a while.

It can be said to be exactly the same.

Huang Xiongying continued: "In fact, it is not difficult to make this thing. You only need to use a special kind of sand and mix it with some things to burn it out. My grandson also discovered it by accident."

"These things may be worth money now, but once the technology to make this kind of thing spreads, it will become worthless!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared straight at Huang Xiongying and asked, "Da Sun, what do you want to do with these things?"

Huang Xiongying smiled and said, "You will know later!"

He can't say that he wants to make a glass greenhouse. In this way, he might not be able to explain it clearly for a long time, so let's wait for the real thing to come out.

"Bastard!"

Unexpectedly, the old man suddenly became angry, pointing at Huang Xiongying: "You...do you want to sell it to make money?"

"You really lost your money. You set up a business registration. You didn't let you win by tricks. Didn't you listen to what we said? Are you a pair of donkey ears?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke louder and louder, and his eyes made people dare not look directly at them.

This was the first time Huang Xiongying saw the old man get angry.

Huang Xiongying smiled bitterly in his heart, and quickly said: "Grandpa, you misunderstood, grandson has other uses, and he will never use this thing to make money!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger calmed down a little, and he looked at Huang Xiongying for a moment with eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, and then said: "Really?"

Huang Xiongying replied: "Have you ever seen your grandson cheating on you?"

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang nod his head, but he still ordered: "If we find out that you are defrauding people of their money, we will immediately take back your business registration, understand?"

"Grandson understands!"

Huang Xiongying nodded in response.

He could see that the old man was really angry just now, and his aura surprised him a bit. If he really wanted to seek ill-gotten gains, the old man might beat his ass to pieces.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang lost his anger, and said to Huang Xiongying, "We misunderstood you just now, and we were wrong."

"Grandpa has the common people in his heart, and grandson is educated!"

What Huang Xiongying said was from the bottom of his heart, if these glass products in front of him were released at this time, it would be considered a huge amount of wealth, but the old man's first thought was the common people.

"What a big grandson!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's thick palm fell on Huang Xiongying's shoulder, and he showed a gratified smile: "Our eldest grandson is really a genius, salt, wine, and now this glass, you really opened my grandfather's eyes!"

Only at this time did Zhu Yuanzhang express his admiration from the bottom of his heart. Even he had to obey the aura of his grandson.

The reason why he was so angry just now was actually more of love.

He is satisfied with his grandson who is one thousand, ten thousand, and has long decided in his heart that he will hand over the country to him.

But the more this happened, the less he wanted his grandson to go astray.

He wanted his grandson to become an eternal sage, without the slightest stain...

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said to Huang Xiongying: "Go, take us to take a good look at how our grandson made it..."

……

Yingtianfu Forbidden City, outside the Chengtian Gate.

A dusty official with clothes all over his body kept lashing his fast horse with his whip and galloping towards the capital.

Outer Five Dragon Bridge.

"Chirp—"

When the official was on the runway, the fast horse under his crotch suddenly let out a sad hiss, foamed at the mouth, its front legs went limp, and it collapsed forward on the ground.

The official servant was also overturned to the ground along with the fallen fast horse.

The officer struggled to get up, took out a six-hundred-mile urgent memorial that had been soaked in sweat from his arms, held it up high, and staggered towards the gate guards.

"Six hundred miles urgent... six..."

While running panting, the officer screamed with the last bit of strength.

Finally, the official fell outside the gate of Chengtianmen.

The commander of the army guarding here took out the memorial from the officer's hand, and when he saw it, he was shocked.

I saw three feathers sticking to the envelope of the memorial impressively, and under the feathers was written:

Hurry up six hundred miles!
The commander of the guard hurriedly shouted to the two guards beside him: "Quick, pick him up and send him to the Meridian Gate!"

The voice fell.

The two guards set up the official messenger, followed closely by the commander holding the memorial, and rushed towards the imperial city.

At this moment, in the sky covered with red clouds, a flash of lightning hit the sky, and there was a rumbling sound of thunder in the distance.

It's getting dark in the capital...

(End of this chapter)