People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 166 Help, Why Does He?
"what's up?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao diverted their attention, and their eyes fell on the eunuch.

"There is news from outside that Kong Kejian, the former Shenggong, is seriously ill. This time, he may be in danger..."

"Oh!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son suddenly realized.

As for the one in the Confucian mansion, the two actually didn't care much.

If it wasn't for the other party's surname Kong, they would have forgotten the other party's existence long ago.

The value of Kong Kejian's use had already disappeared when Zhu Yuanzhang allowed him to go out.

It's just a tasteless thing to keep him.

He was half crazy and half stupid. After being treated by Zhang Yi in the Taoist temple, he had already improved, but he was hit by a thief, and his condition worsened again.

In fact, during this period of time, his body has gradually deteriorated.

It's just that the palace kept sending supplements and expensive medicines to maintain his physical condition.

"This is too bad. I wanted to sell him to you to send him back to Qufu, but now I'm leaving, I'm afraid I'm going to die on the way...

Let someone send the letter urgently, and recruit Kong Xixue to the capital, his father may die in a foreign land! "

The ancients paid attention to returning fallen leaves to their roots, and they must die in their hometown after death.

But now Kong Kejian's situation is almost impossible.

Zhu Yuanzhang inquired about the situation, and it was generally troublesome. He waved his hand and asked someone to notify Qufu.

"Prince, you go to visit the former Yan Shenggong on my behalf!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhu Biao an order, and Zhu Biao was stunned.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang hinted that he should make friends with Kong Na, he did a good job in this regard.

But he never set foot in the "cage" of the Kong family.

Letting him go has great political significance in itself, which means that the imperial power further forgives Kong Kejian's behavior.

"Death and karma are scattered, even though that old guy from the Kong family is not dead yet, I don't bother to argue with him!
Since he is going to die in a foreign land, let's not go, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others will inevitably have opinions.

But I really hate this old guy, so go for me!

I have given them the face of the Kong family! "

"Yes, Father!"

Zhu Biao stood up, bowed, and received the emperor's oral order.

After he left the palace, Lao Zhu was alone in the imperial study. Thinking of the discussion just now, he laughed to himself:
"This kid has exhausted all his tricks, and it's all gone in the end!
If you want to use the Confucian family to slay the dragon, how do you see it? "

The life and death of Kong Kejian was just an insignificant matter to Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

He quickly turned his thoughts to another matter. Old Zhu looked at the world map and remembered Zhu Biao's suggestion. His idea of ​​going to sea was irresistible.

According to his original idea, he formed the Xuanwu Army and worked hard to build ships.

After the Ming Dynasty has accumulated the foundation of the navy, it can prepare for future sea trips, and it can also serve as an escort for grain transport ships transporting grain to the north.

Speaking of rations.

Old Zhu frowned.

As a far-sighted emperor who has experienced the battlefield, he has already seen a hidden danger.

As Daming's army advances northward, the food problem has indeed become a big problem for Daming in the future.

The current Northern Expeditionary Army's battle line is probably in the Henan area, and it has not been pushed too far, so this problem is not serious.

But once Dadu is captured in the future, continue to go north to attack Mongolia.

With such a long front, the food problem became more serious.

Because he considered moving the capital to Dadu, Lao Zhu also seriously thought about the operation of grain.

Shipping...

This was the main route for the Mongols to transport grain in the Yuan Dynasty, and it is now also considered by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Shipping by sea can indeed solve the problem of grain transportation in the north,
But it is not suitable for the current Daming.

Since Kublai Khan, Mongolia has vigorously developed sea transportation. In the end of the Yuan Dynasty, this was the most important way of transporting grain.

The advantages of sea transportation are naturally self-evident. Compared with land transportation of grain, sea transportation is crushing in terms of cost, time, and efficiency.

However, this method of transporting grain, under the 80-year management of the Mongols, has also created the current border problems of the Ming Dynasty.

Among other things, many of the pirates floating in the sea were supported by Beiyuan's shipping policy. Zhu Yuanzhang's main old opponent, Zhang Shicheng, was once the most important member of this chain.

After Lao Zhu defeated Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shicheng also had a large number of old troops who became pirates and harassed the border of Ming Dynasty!
"Until the East China Sea and the Bohai Sea are cleaned up, this road is not suitable for me, Ming... But it can be used as a route for military training..."

Since sea transportation was not possible, Zhu Yuanzhang set his sights on the canal again.

This is the main route for grain transportation in China since the Sui Dynasty.

Water transport has many advantages that sea transport does not have. One of them is that it can stimulate the inland economy. A canal can support many cities along the way.

Second, water transport is safer than sea transport.

For feudal dynasties mainly inland, the cost performance of water transport is obviously higher than that of sea transport.

but……

The Grand Canal that started in the Sui Dynasty is no longer what it used to be.

Years of war in the north, plus the Mongols stopped water transportation for decades.

This canal is almost blocked, and even the passage part can only transport 30 shi of grain a year at most.

This amount of food is a drop in the bucket for a court and a capital.

Not to mention moving the capital, even the supply of food for the northern army is far from enough.

"So, digging the Grand Canal is inevitable...

It's difficult!

It is so difficult just to transport food, no wonder the boy said that if the capital is not moved to the north, sooner or later the border town of Daming will have problems...

Only in the name of moving the capital can so many resources be mobilized!

But these are things that can only be solved in the future, let's take it step by step! "

Zhang Yi, who was missed by Lao Zhu, was coming out of Runyutang.

After a calculation with Lao Chen, they made more money this time than last time, Zhang Yixi smiled, selling two books can earn thousands of taels of silver, which is almost the same as robbery.

However, Lao Chen also made it clear that after this wave, the sales of books will temporarily enter a stable period.

Some earn, certainly not as much as before.

Zhang Yi also expressed his understanding.

After all, in this era, there are not many people who can read and write, and Ying Tianfu's market itself is so big.

This kind of sales profit can be created, firstly, because of the huge demand brought about by entering the imperial examination in mathematics, Zhang Yi got the first bite of cake.

And because of the first-mover effect, there is a large amount of purchase demand, which actually comes from other places. In short, it is the students in the capital, who are the generation gap for the classmates in their hometown.

But when other booksellers react, "Confucian Suanjing" will definitely be published and copied by others.

There is no copyright in this era, and there is nothing you can do if someone steals it.

Even, with the fighting power of the great Ming booksellers, it won't be long before books such as "Dragon and Tiger Suanjing" and "Zhu Family Suanjing" will flood the market, and they will also divide their profits.

Zhang Yi had expected this, and he was not afraid.

Calculus is just a wave of flow, if you really want a long flow, you have to read the paper series of "Golden List Title".

Others can imitate the arithmetic, but it is difficult to imitate the writing of papers.

It's not easy to see a test paper, but high-quality test papers are not easy to find a decent math talent in Daming, which has a weak foundation in mathematics, let alone write a test paper.

Zhang Yi reckons that in the next ten years, "Gold List Title" will be a good cash cow.

While taking the exam and crying for candidates all over the world, he will also contribute a lot of money and food to him.

With money and food, not to mention that he can live a good life, he also has a lot of money to tinker with those gadgets.

"Please take Lao Chen's place and say hello to Mr. Kong!"

Chen Ke sent Zhang Yi to the door, asked someone to find a carriage, and sent Zhang Yi back.

With the banknote in his arms, Zhang Yi did not refuse Chen Ke's kindness.

If it is sent to Kong's house, he can just share dividends with Kong Na.

"Shopkeeper Chen, it's easy to say, my young master said to treat you to dinner another day!"

Zhang Yi was perfunctory, and even made an appointment for dinner on Kong Na's behalf without Kong Na's consent.

Under Chen Ke's respect, Zhang Yi got into the carriage and slowly headed towards the Confucian mansion.

Seeing that they were about to turn into the street where the Confucian Mansion was located, the movement on the road became noisy.

"Everyone stay away, His Royal Highness is on tour!"

"Everyone retreat, give way, His Royal Highness is on tour!"

The military master in armor rode his horse and galloped, and the people around him panicked in an instant.

Naturally, the carriage that Zhang Yi was riding in couldn't go on.

He hurriedly got off the car, followed the example of the others, and stood by the side of the road.

A group of chariots came slowly, and everyone knelt down, not daring to look at them.

The fortified army passed by, Zhang Yi was different from other common people, they only dared to put their heads on the ground and did not dare to peep.

Zhang Yi raised his head quietly, wanting to see what the legendary prince Zhu Biao looked like?
It's just that he was disappointed, the chariot of His Royal Highness was tightly covered.

Zhang Yi didn't see anything.

As the convoy left, Zhang Yi stood up and listened to the discussions of the people around him, and then he understood what happened.

"Is Kong Kejian's condition serious?

His Royal Highness is going to visit! "

About Kong Kejian's condition, Zhang Yi knew about it every day.

Heart disease, this old man has gotten a little worse since he was hit by a thief last time, and overall the problem is not big.

As for the physical illness, there are also imperial physicians taking care of them, but Zhang Yi also has doubts about the imperial physician's medical skills of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

It's not that imperial physicians, imperial physicians must be brilliant doctors, and imperial physicians in the Ming Dynasty were sometimes quite cheating.

Old Zhu came from a mud-legged background. If his current team of imperial physicians were all quack doctors, it would be impossible. If they were all genius doctors, it would be impossible.

But this is not about Zhang Yi, Kong Kejian died when he died.

Zhang Yi has no psychological pressure.

Anyway, what he treated for Kong Kejian was mental illness, and nothing else was involved.

Since the Confucian mansion could not go, Zhang Yi had no choice but to go back.

Not long after, he found a car and went back to the Taoist temple.

Confucius House.

Hearing that His Highness the Crown Prince was coming, Kong Na had already knelt at the gate to greet him.

Zhu Biao got off the chariot and quickly helped him up.

"Konne, how is your grandfather?"

Zhu Biao got off the car and held Kong Na's hand to express his closeness.

Kong Na's eyes were red, and he choked up:
"The imperial doctor said that grandpa suffered from the wind, so he is not very optimistic..."

"Fengchi?"

Zhu Biao was thoughtful, such things as wind and cold can be big or small in ancient times.

The light ones toss for a while, and it will probably be fine.

If it is heavy, it is also possible to die.

According to Zhang Yi's prophecy, when he was in his prime, he also died from the cold.

After knowing this, he probably has a bottom line in his heart.

"Okay, take me to have a look!"

Prince Zhu Biao accompanied Kong Na into the Confucian mansion,

When I met Kong Kejian, the former Yan Sheng Gong, Mr. Kong, was already groggy on the sick bed.

There was not much blood on the old man's face, and anyone who looked at it felt that it was not very good.

Zhu Biao softly comforted the old man with a few words, but he didn't know if he heard it or not!
He came out with regret, and Conne followed him respectfully.

"Birth, old age, sickness and death, you and I are powerless to change. I will let two imperial physicians stay in the mansion, and I, Mr. Kong, will check the situation at any time!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

Kong Na was very grateful to Zhu Biao, and solemnly made a big gift.

Zhu Biao hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't say anything about allicin. He patted Kong Na on the shoulder, turned and walked out the door.

Although the prince's time in the Confucian mansion was short,
But this incident caused quite a stir in Yingtian's officialdom.

From the moment he stepped into Kong's house, it represented the emperor's further loosening of Kong Kejian's punishment.

After Zhu Biao came out of Confucian Mansion, many people's invitations were sent to Confucian Mansion.

No matter what the Confucian family was, their status in the scholar-bureaucrat class was beyond doubt.

Whether it is true respect for the Confucius family or false respect, everyone needs a spiritual totem to alleviate the undercurrents under the stalwart light.

The left minister of Zhongshu Province, Li Shanchang!
Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Ji.

Yang Xian...

Greetings from various officials came one after another.

The serious illness of the old man of the Confucian family caused Yingtian's Confucian residence to be full of traffic.

While taking care of Kong Kejian, Kong Na also had to deal with Yingtian's senior officials.

It's just that there are too many people, and some news about the Confucian Mansion is also circulating outside.

"Father, don't you plan to try medicine on Kong Kejian?"

In the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was writing vigorously, but Zhu Biao was reading the report sent by the school to the emperor.

He couldn't help asking, but Zhu Yuanzhang's expression remained unchanged.

"Do you still want to save Kong Kejian?"

"I'm okay with Old Master Kong, but I think it's not easy for Kong Na!

Kong Xixue may not be able to reach Yingtian in time, if he leaves, this kid will not only have to deal with those officials who don't know what he is doing, but he may also have to organize the funeral of Mr. Kong..."

Kong Kejian didn't die, but according to the imperial physician's report, there is a high probability that Kong Kejian won't be able to handle it.

Zhu Biao didn't feel sorry for Kong Kejian, but felt compassion for Kong Na.

The child's forbearance, independence and honesty make it hard not to gain favor with others.

"Everything has a price!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't raise his head, but sent Zhu Biao back with a single sentence.

The effect of allicin does not require other people, and Lao Zhu has quietly done a lot of experiments these days.

External use, internal...irrigation..., the effect is self-evident.

As a magic medicine that may save the prince and change the fate of the country in the future, the subject of Zhu Yuanzhang's secret experiment is not only his beloved concubine Sun.

But after a round of experiments, there is no need to find anyone to confirm the effect of this medicine.

Then, the preciousness of this medicine is self-evident!

Concubine Sun used up most of the medicines due to her characteristic of not being able to last for a long time, and her illness was also improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If the emperor is willing to save, there is indeed a batch of allicin in the palace that can be used to save people.

If Zhu Biao gave this medicine, Kong Kejian would have a good chance of being rescued.

But the emperor only asked, "Why?"

Zhu Biao was speechless, yes, why?
Is it beneficial for Kong Ke to stick to him, Daming, or does he still have value for Daming to win over?
Is it to show Zhu Biao's kindness, or to win Kong Na's heart?
In fact, there is no need to use these things.

So, the answer is self-evident.

"Zhang Yi also has allicin in his hand, do you think he will make a move?
Didn't he want to use Kong Kejian to push his ideas?Then see if Kong Kejian is worth the price? "

In fact,
Zhang Yi didn't want to!

(End of this chapter)