Hongwu Survival Guide

66 Bystander

In a class that lasted half an hour, Zhu Yuan explained the principle of tide formation, and answered all kinds of strange questions from everyone in the class. After seeing that the time was about the same, he concluded: "If you understand the principle, you need to apply it. Liu Lian, You guys are better at astronomy and mathematics than I am. My request is to make a monthly tide schedule through the calculation of the moon’s trajectory, including when the big and small tides will appear every month, and the accuracy of the high and low tides every day. Time cannot be a simple judgment of the coastal people, it must be accurate to within a quarter of an hour for reference by sailors, is there a problem?"

Have!
Liu Lian wanted to say that there were too many questions he wanted to ask, how could this short class be enough time!
However, facing Zhu Yuan's serious expression, Liu Lian suppressed all kinds of doubts in his heart for the time being, did not interrupt, and nodded seriously: "Hanlin, it's okay to be an official."

Even without Zhu Yuan's explanation, the ancients had mastered the exact law of the moon's profit and loss through long-term observation.

Now, knowing the truth, it is not a problem for a group of top mathematicians and astronomers of this era to calculate the exact tide time every month or even every day.

Zhu Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "It's okay to think about it. Let you predict the weather. Although a group of people can't compare with Liu Laoqi, the weather is too unpredictable, which is understandable. The tide is regular. If you can’t do it, I can only drive you all back to Jinling.”

Liu Lian couldn't help smiling wryly, thinking of the old man surnamed Liu recruited by Zhu Yuan recently.

Liu Laoqi, a native of Cixi, Mingzhou, has no great name, and is the seventh in the family. When he was young, he was called Liu Qi. He was even ridiculed to have the same name as the great poet in the Song Dynasty.

Now that he is old, he is called Liu Laoqi.

Liu Laoqi has had an instinctive intuition to predict the weather since he was a child, and the accuracy rate is very high.Because of this magical ability, it is said that in the fishing village where he was born, in the ten years when he grew up, the villagers went fishing in the sea, and there was no accident because of the storm, because they could always avoid it.

Such miraculous ability was of course noticed by others. Liu Laoqi was only 19 years old when he was invited to go to sea by a sea merchant.However, just the first time to go to sea, the fleet encountered a storm unexpectedly, and only a few people including Liu Laoqi survived by chance.

Liu Laoqi thought it was because he could always predict the weather that angered the Dragon King, which caused the catastrophe that year. After fleeing back, he directly changed his livelihood, moved away from the seaside, and turned to farming.

Over the decades, though, this ability has not been lost.

The Yinghai Division openly recruits various navigation-related talents from the private sector. Liu Laoqi's son sent his father to recommend him. He has made several predictions these days.

all hit.

Zhu Yuan fulfilled his promise yesterday and planned to give the other party a genuine eighth grade, but the old man said that he would consider it.

There is no reply yet.

Now that he mentioned it, Zhu Yuan didn't think that the old man would refuse his appointment, so he took advantage of the situation and said to Liu Lian: "Although Mr. Liu's judgment of the weather is largely based on some elusive sixth sense, he himself has dozens of The experience of the past few years can still be summarized and compiled into a book. Liu Lian, please take the time to talk to him."

Liu Lian agreed again.

After talking about this matter, Zhu Yuan glanced at the large vertical board covered with 'PPT', confirmed that everything that should be said has been said, then clapped his hands, and said to everyone: "Come here today, get out of class is over."

Wait a bit, no one shouted 'goodbye teacher'.

the ancients……

rude!
When everyone got up and started to go out, Zhu Yuan ordered Li Gui to reorganize the series of courseware just now. From now on, it will be the teaching material of Ying Haisi, and he came to Qiao An who was sitting at the same table with Li Bian, the fourth son of the Li family.

The last time he went out to sea with Huagao and found the pirates, Qiao An not only led his centurion as the vanguard, but also captured the first one of the pirates, making his first contribution.

However, I also suffered some minor injuries, and I have been recuperating recently.

Seeing Zhu Yuan approaching, Qiao An and Li Bie stood up quickly.

Zhu Yuan didn't open his mouth, but just took Qiao An's notes and flipped through them, um... Back in this era, he finally met someone whose handwriting was even more ordinary than his own.

Having regained some confidence, Zhu Yuan whispered a few words to Qiao An, and told him to ask the Li brothers for advice if he had any questions.After saying a few words, he noticed that Fang Li was still here, motioned for him, and left the classroom first.

Fang Li just returned from Taizhou yesterday, bringing back more than 2000 people.

Go to the next room, which is Zhu Yuan's private office.As soon as Zhu Yuan entered the door, before Zhu Yuan had time to speak, Fang Li plopped down on his knees: "Sir, my father asked me to thank you for saving the Fang family's life, and my father also said that the Fang family will be sent by the adults from now on. .”

Zhu Yuan was a little surprised.

It was only after Fang Li paused several times in a row that he prostrated himself on the ground that he finally realized that, compared to the time in Jinling when Fang Li knelt down and begged him to help him to say a good word, this time was obviously different.

After a moment of silence and deliberation, Zhu Yuan said, "Get up."

After speaking, he turned to the desk and sat down, looked at Fang Li who stood up opposite him, and asked, "How is your father?"

Fang Li bowed slightly, and said: "Father was awarded by His Majesty the Zuo Chancellor of Fujian Province, and he does not know how to be an official because of his salary."

Zhu Yuan smiled and said, "It's a very good result. I will enjoy my evening blessings with peace of mind in the future. The future of the Fang family rests on you."

"My lord, I have two younger brothers in this humble position. If my lord needs it..." Fang Li cupped his hands again and said, suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "...don't give me any official position, I just want to accept my lord's order."

Zhu Yuan shook his head: "It can't be like this, it's easy to appear that your Fang family is anxious again, let them rest at ease for a few years. Also, on your father's side, don't change your attitude when you get an official position, and you still have to take the initiative to greet His Majesty occasionally in the future. If it is the birthday of His Majesty and Empress, or other things, it cannot be ignored."

"Keep in mind your lord's instruction, the humble staff will send someone back to Jinling immediately to pass on the message to father." Fang Li said so respectfully, and then said: "My lord, my father sent some gifts over. Your Majesty said something, and I hope to send the collected books, sea charts and other items to the adults to express their affection."

Zhu Yuan smiled and nodded: "Then let someone deliver it. Heh, today happens to be my birthday, so it's a birthday present."

Fang Li didn't expect this turning point, so he knelt down again, kowtowed and said, "Congratulations on your birthday, may you be as blessed as the East Sea, and live longer than Nanshan."

Zhu Yuan: "..."

Why do you feel like you are in your seventies?
It's better to wish me to grow tall and handsome, and to last forever.

Then he said a few more words, and told Fang Li not to spread the matter of his birthday, and he didn't want to make it public.

When Fang Li left, Zhu Yuan had someone invite several local elders who had been involved in shipping recently, and called Li Gui to take care of the records. Report: "My lord, General Wu has arrived. Master Hua sent someone to ask, do you want to go to the pier?"

General Wu?
Zhu Yuan reacted for a while, and then remembered that it was Wu Zhen, the deputy commander of the navy appointed by Lao Zhu.

Huagao said before that Wu Zhen was less than a ten-day period, and might not arrive until March. Today, it is just over a ten-day period. It seems that Wu Zhen's journey is going smoothly.

More importantly, once Wu Zhen's 2 people arrive, and the accompanying ships, the food transportation can be speeded up.

These days Zhu Yuan doesn't show much on the surface, but occasionally those disheveled faces always appear in his mind, as well as the simple but cruel sentence of "a lot of people starved to death" in freehand.Having transported the grain to the north one day earlier, Zhu Yuan even felt that he could make up for the days that were snatched away by those guys who were always kneeling and robbing him of his life.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuan got up, ordered Li Gui to entertain several old people, and hurried out.

Not to mention other things, even if Lao Zhu pampered him again, he should have the courtesy, and he must go to greet him in person.

Take a sedan chair all the way to the east pier of the city.

It was a little early, and Wu Zhen hadn't landed yet.

However, standing side by side with Huagao on the bank of the Yongjiang River, looking at the hundreds of large and small sea boats approaching the ocean, Zhu Yuan felt for the first time what it means to be like a forest of sails and masts, covering the sky and the sun.

Hua Gao put his hands on his sleeves, and said with emotion in his voice: "The Wu brothers are better at managing the army than I, Lao Hua."

Zhu Yuan didn't answer the words, but understood.

The Wu brothers are Wu Liang and Wu Zhen, both from Dingyuan, and they are listed among the 24 Huaixi generals of Zhu Yuanzhang's most direct line.

And, if memory serves me correctly, both brothers died well.

It's not easy.

Furthermore, Zhu Yuan recalled a little, and remembered more.

During the chaotic war in the south of the Yangtze River, there were two people on the eastern front of Western Wu. Wu Zhen guarded Jiangyin and Geng Bingwen guarded Changxing.

In the third year of Hongwu's reign, Wu Zhen became the Marquis of Jiangyin and Geng Bingwen was the Marquis of Changxing.

Geng Bingwen also successfully survived the Hongwu Dynasty, the battle of Jingnan, and once became the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, and was ordered to crusade against King Yan.It's just that the ending is a little unclear.

Let's talk about the Wu brothers.

Since Huagao only planned to work for three years, Lao Zhu chose Wu Zhen as the deputy commander of the navy, and his intentions were very obvious.

Zhu Yuan thought about it, but was curious about the other one, and asked Hua Gao, "My lord, which army is Wu Liang in now?"

When Hua Gao heard this question, his expression was a bit weird, and he smiled and said: "Wu Liang, that is a thoughtful person. Back then, he was guarding Jiangyin, he didn't care about money, he didn't care about Meiji, he was diligent in training soldiers every day, and listened to Confucianism lectures in his spare time. He also set up schools, encouraged farming, and reduced taxes, so that Jiangyin was united as one, so that the Zhang family did not dare to look east. The master praised him as the current Wu Qi, and Song Lian praised him in poems. Zhang Shicheng was flat, and Wu Liang was promoted to the general of the town. Commander of the Suzhou Guard, guarding Suzhou."

Zhu Yuan blinked his eyes and listened, feeling something was wrong.

Very wrong.

Glancing at Hua Gao's expression, it's really wrong, this series of raps is the same, but it's obviously not a boast.

And, finally...

Zhu Yuan paused, and then asked, "Where's Geng Bingwen?"

Hua Gao looked over, and his expression showed some appreciation for Zhu Yuan's sharp discovery: "Geng Bingwen, doctor Zishan, general of Zhenguo, minister of the governor's mansion, and deputy envoy of the prince's right rate mansion, is currently leaving The army marched north to the Central Plains."

Is the contrast that strong?
With a stiff neck, Zhu Yuan turned to the mighty naval fleet on the sea.

Think about the two Wu brothers again.

Wu Zhen, deputy commander of the navy, from the second rank, may go further in the future.

Wu Liang, commander of the Suzhou Guard, is a third rank.

The younger brothers all ran ahead of the elder brother.

Thinking about what Hua Gao said before, Zhu Yuan can understand the problem.

Wu Liang...

It is indeed too comprehensive, so comprehensive that it is a bit too much, so much that Lao Zhu began to be afraid: you are a general who leads troops, and you listen to Confucianism lectures, open schools, reduce taxes, and manage a place from top to bottom. Yixin, what do you want to do?
The problem is that……

Hua Gao is a bystander.

Father, like son.

Huada may have deduced the reason from the result, so he didn't expect more.

Zhu Yuan suddenly felt that he, however, could not be regarded as a bystander like Hua Gao.

It's... a little lost.

Let's take some time to think about it, think about it.

(End of this chapter)