Daming: Start with an Altar of Luck

Chapter 16

Seeing that all the craftsmen seemed to be full of strength, Zhu Biao knew that what he just said had worked.

"Ban Zhu, I'll leave it to you here. As for the materials needed for casting the blast furnace, someone will deliver them in the afternoon. You should find a place to live first, and start casting after the materials are ready."

"Follow the order." Although Ban Zhu wanted to start casting now, he still suppressed the impulse in his heart, but kept staring at Zhu Biao with big eyes.

"Huh? Ban Zhu, what else do you want?" Zhu Biao was a little uncomfortable seeing Ban Zhu's eyes as if looking at a beautiful woman. In his heart, Zhu Biao decided to take a bath today after returning to the East Palace. The old man looked a little uncomfortable.

"Your Highness, didn't you say that there are other blueprints and things that need to be made? Where is this blueprint?" Ban Zhu suppressed his excitement and let himself finish the sentence word by word.

"Here, the blueprints are still in the East Palace. Today, you can arrange to live here. When the materials arrive, you can take them to pick the materials and start casting the blast furnace tomorrow. I'll bring you the other blueprints, how about it?"

Zhu Biao also had a headache, how could he carry so many blueprints with him every day, what if he lost them?
"Thank you, Your Highness, then let's pack it up and start casting the blast furnace tomorrow." When Ban Zhu heard that Zhu Biao said he would bring it tomorrow, he knew that he would not be able to see it today, so he went to clean it up first. It's coming, although he is anxious, but he can still wait for a day, it's nothing more than feeling a little uncomfortable tonight.
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Fengtian Temple.

"Okay, in a few days, we will go on a northern tour. At that time, you will be in charge of everything in the court. You, Bowen and Lu Chang, will accompany us on the tour." Old Zhu discussed with the ministers of the court. About the Northern Tour.

"Minister, follow the order." Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen responded at the same time.

"Okay, you go down first."

"I'm waiting to retire."

After Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others left Fengtian Hall, Lao Zhu asked Erhu who was behind him: "Erhu, what is the prince doing these two days?"

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is working with a group of craftsmen on an appliance called a blast furnace, which is located on an isolated island on Xuanwu Lake." Erhu quickly told what he knew.

Although Lao Zhu has not instructed Erhu to establish Jinyiwei yet, the prototype of Jinyiwei already exists. There are a group of people under Erhu's Gongwei Division who are responsible for collecting various information.

Before Lao Zhu ascended the throne, the people under Erhu were mainly responsible for collecting information on a series of warlords such as Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, but now they have gradually shifted to collecting domestic information and secretly collecting information on various ministers.

"Well, let's go and see what the prince is doing." Lao Zhu was also a little curious. Although Zhu Biao had reported it to himself at this time, Lao Zhu didn't believe that it was a stove that was not too tall. Able to produce steel far stronger than it is today.
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In Xuanwu Lake, there is an unnamed isolated island, no, Zhu Biao has now named it the 'Starry Sky' island, which contains Zhu Biao's expectations for the Science and Technology Bureau, and his wish to be able to swim in the sea of ​​stars with technology in the future.

"Meet the emperor." As soon as Lao Zhu landed on the island, Wang Yong, the personal eunuch next to Zhu Biao, discovered him, because Wang Yong was kicked out by Zhu Biao early in the morning.

These days Zhu Biao often clashed with Ban Zhu in thought, Wang Yong was by his side and Ban Zhu couldn't let go, so Zhu Biao simply drove Wang Yong out.

Wang Yong had no choice but to guard the gate of the Science and Technology Bureau by himself, but he didn't need a little eunuch to guard the gate. When the Science and Technology Bureau was established, Zhu Biao asked Lao Zhu for 300 people to guard the Science and Technology Bureau at the same time.

Lao Zhu didn't ask much, and with a wave of his hand, he transferred 300 people to be the guards of Zhu Biaodong Palace.

"Well, as the prince's personal eunuch, why are you here alone, and where is the prince?" Old Zhu asked directly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the maid was sent by His Royal Highness to guard the gate of the Science and Technology Bureau, and His Highness is waiting for the first batch of steel to be released with a group of craftsmen." Wang Yong replied honestly.

"Well, you can continue to stay here." After speaking, Zhu Biao walked directly towards the Science and Technology Bureau.

Before Lao Zhu reached Zhu Biao's location, he heard bursts of cheers.

"It's done, His Royal Highness is really done, the quality is nothing to say, except for those meteoric irons, this is the best material I have ever seen, and you can even hire Meibai wrought iron without casting, this is really God bless Daming! "

This was the first sentence Lao Zhu heard when he stepped into the Science and Technology Bureau. As for the cheers before, Lao Zhu had no idea what they were cheering for.

When Zhu Biao's figure appeared in front of Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu saw an old man holding a long knife and waving it in front of Zhu Biao constantly.

"Biao'er, be careful." Lao Zhu yelled impatiently.

The two tigers behind Lao Zhu reacted quickly, and rushed forward as soon as they heard Lao Zhu's voice.

And Zhu Biao was also a little confused by Lao Zhu's shout, "Be careful, what am I careful about?"

I saw a figure pass by in front of my eyes, and with one move, I took down Ban Zhu, who was waving the long knife he had just made out of excitement.

"Er Hu, stop, don't hurt this person." Zhu Biao said quickly, afraid that he was too late, Er Hu directly wiped Ban Zhu's neck.

Erhu had already pressed Ban Zhu under his body at this time, and at the same time, the long knife in Ban Zhu's hand was also in Erhu's hands, but Erhu didn't make any other movements, but looked up at Lao Zhu instead.

"Biao'er, what's the situation? We'll see this person slash at you with a knife as soon as we come." Lao Zhu didn't let Erhu let go of this person for the time being, for fear that this person might have some evil intentions.

"Father, this is the first military long knife obtained by Erchen and Ban Zhu after blast furnace steelmaking. The experiment has just been completed, and it is far superior to the current military long knife in terms of sharpness and toughness. Old man Ban estimates Excited, didn't notice."

The craftsmen around heard the prince Zhu Biao call father and queen, and everyone present was stunned. Is this the emperor's visit?
Fortunately, Wang Qi, Ban Zhu's great apprentice, had a quick mind, and immediately knelt down and shouted: "Cao Min sees Your Majesty."

All the craftsmen came to their senses and immediately knelt down and shouted 'See Your Majesty'.

"Get up." Lao Zhu waved his hands to make all the kneeling people stand up.

Zhu Biao walked up to Erhu and took the long knife from Erhu's hand, and took another ordinary long knife in the army before walking towards Lao Zhu.

"Father, look, this is the long knife we ​​just forged." Zhu Biao handed the long knife written by the new steel to Lao Zhu.

Lao Zhu took the long knife, just touched it with his hands, and after a few glances, he could tell that it was a good knife, not weaker than the treasured swords used by Xu Da, Tang He and others.

"Father, this is a long knife made by the Bingzheng Bureau, and it is also the standard long knife used by our Ming army. Let's try it." After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he handed the other long knife in his hand to Lao Zhu.

Lao Zhu took a long knife again, holding a long knife in each hand, and before the two tigers could make a sound, Lao Zhu used his hands hard, and the two long swords collided directly.

"boom."

"Good knife, precious knife." Lao Zhu praised directly.

I saw two long knives that were still intact before, but one of them was broken in two at this time, while the long knives that Zhu Biao first handed to Lao Zhu were safe and sound, with no dents or gaps on the blade.

"Biao'er, which craftsman made this treasured sword? Such a talent must not be underestimated." Old Zhu said happily, looking at the long sword in his hand.

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(End of this chapter)