People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 391
Zhang Yi said that you may not be happy, Zhang Yi said that you are unlucky, you better be careful.

This is the impression that Ying Tianfu and Zhang Yi give to many people.

Although two years have passed, the legend about Zhang Yi has gradually dissipated.

But Mu Ying remembered very clearly.

"Brother Zhang, what do you mean?"

Mu Ying was anxious and instinctively drew closer to Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi said:
"Brother Huang Ying, you have to write a letter to persuade Brother Huang to be careful, although there is a high probability that he will be fine.

But on the front line, even the civil service system may be affected!
Live your life with your tail between your legs, and don’t be caught off guard or offended at critical moments..."

Zhang Yi told Mu Ying very seriously that although he and Huang Mu had correspondence.

The ancients didn't have any post offices, and there were letters between them. If you want to remind Huang Mu immediately, you can only use their own channel of the Huang family.

Huang Mu was shocked when he heard this.

"You mean that this Northern Expedition will be defeated, it's impossible!

Our Ming Dynasty has been victorious for several years. Now that the situation is improving, how can we lose? "

Zhang Yipin did some calculations, and it was already the end of February.

If he remembered correctly, Xu Da's army had already entered Mobei.

This battle is the battle of Wang Baobao's conferment of the gods, and it is also the battle of Xu Da's famous general, there is no way to become the battle of the god of war.

Zhang Yi's face was full of surprise, he knew that there was a high probability that he would not be able to stop this big defeat.

Faced with Mu Ying's questioning, Zhang Yi just casually said:
"A proud soldier will be defeated!"

Mu Ying is not Huang He, Huang Mu and his son, he will not say too much to him.

"Anyway, you just need to remind Brother Huang..."

Zhang Yi remembered that big defeat, but it wasn't enough to hurt Daming's muscles.

After all, Xu Da is a famous general, and after realizing that his defeat was set, he decisively stopped the loss,
It's just that Daming wanted to win Beiyuan in the fifth year of Hongwu and establish the victory in the north in one fell swoop, but this war was postponed until the 21st year of Hongwu.

Zhang Yi, a small person, naturally doesn't have to worry about the trend of history.

But he also understands that a big defeat that affects the fate of the country may affect the fate of many people.

If Huang Mu wasn't in Shanxi, he probably wouldn't have reminded him.

But as the front line of the entire north, a bad one may be crushed by the torrent of history, and there will be no traces left.

Mu Ying was startled and restless by what Zhang Yi said, and he wished he could report to Zhu Yuanzhang right now.

But the matter is not in a hurry. At this moment, he forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and said:

"Is there a way?"

"Calculating the time, it should be too late!"

Zhang Yi shook his head and said:
"I don't know the years in the mountains, and I have long forgotten the time..."

As a modern person, Zhang Yi is not very used to the ancient way of counting years. If Mu Ying hadn't reminded him, he would never have remembered that this was the fifth year of Hongwu.

But thinking about it, it seems useless?

I am just a Taoist in the mountains, so I don't want to prophesy.

"By the way, Brother Huang Ying, when you write, don't give details. If someone sees it, we will all suffer!"

Zhang Yi raised his mouth again, Huang Ying's expression was complicated:

"Brother Zhang, don't you want to remind His Majesty?"

Seeing him stunned, Huang Ying persuaded:

“With the status of Longhu Mountain, it is not too difficult to reach Tianting!

If you are the younger brother of the Zhang family, you will remind His Majesty the result of this war in the way of Zhang Zhenren!
It might save many lives. "

Zhang Yi sneered when he heard this:

"Brother Huangying's words are not funny, if I, Longhushan, dare to predict this matter, will I be thrown into the river to feed the fish like Zhou Dian tomorrow?

Talking pessimistically before the war is over does not mean that prophecy has merit.

If the battle is really defeated, I am afraid that Longhu Mountain will be burned as a monster by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty..."

Zhou Dian's fate can be regarded as a counterexample to the Taoists in the world, telling you not to say bad things in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Mu Ying was so stunned by Zhang Yi that she couldn't say a word, and then he thought about it, and it was the same reason.

"I was the one who was rude. I apologize to the Zhang brothers here!"

Mu Ying stood up and apologized to Zhang Yi and Zhang Normal, and Lao Zhang waved his hand:
"Mu...little brother of the Huang family, you don't understand the meaning. He who doesn't know is not guilty!"

Lao Zhang had a profound meaning and confessed his true feelings to Mu Ying:

"My Longhu Mountain looks like a holy family is in full swing, but in fact all this is just a castle in the air!

As a cultivator, don't get involved in too much worldly affairs! "

Mu Ying knew that Lao Zhang had his own way, so she politely declined her invitation to Zhang Yi.

However, he has a firm goal in this trip, so naturally he will not give up.

"By the way, I forgot about the real thing!"

Mu Ying walked around in circles and finally got to the point:
"Dragon and Tiger Mountain funded the trip to the sea back then, and now we have collected a lot of species and brought them back!
Both of them are shareholders in this business, and my adoptive father specifically told me that he must come and report the accounts to them.

This time we went to sea, we invested a total of ten ships, and lost four on the way...

The remaining six ships brought back eight thousand catties of silver ore..."

Eight thousand catties of silver ore!

Zhang Zhongcheng stood up suddenly, his face full of shock.

"Eight thousand catties? Not two?"

Eight thousand catties of silver really shocked Lao Zhang. He couldn't figure it out for a while. One catty was 16 taels, so here was... 12 taels of silver?

Zhang Yi looked at his father in despair, and reminded him:
"Father, what are you thinking, it's a silver mine!"

Silver ore is not equal to grain silver.

Muying added:
"The little brother of the Zhang family is right. This is not silver, but if these ores are smelted, after converting the fire consumption into account, they should be able to leave 8 taels of silver!"

Go out once and bring back 8 taels of silver. The silver mining part alone is already worth it.

Zhang normal took a deep breath, but suppressed his emotions.

8 taels of silver was considered a large amount for the old Zhang family.

When Lao Zhang invested in the emperor at the beginning, he didn't intend to get back the capital, so he regarded it as being slaughtered by the emperor.

But he didn't expect that the emperor actually paid him dividends and made a profit.

8 taels of silver, even if it is divided into five to five or six to four, the cost of Longhushan is almost the same.

This is just the first thing Mu Ying said.

"Wait, there are silver mines in America?"

Zhang Normal has very little understanding of the legendary America.

He looked taken aback.

"Yes, but it's a pity that we had a heavy responsibility and didn't stop to mine. These are natural ores. We used the medicines and specialties we brought with us in exchange for them from the locals..."

Mu Ying briefly talked about the situation at that time.

Among the indigenous people living there, there are kind people and some who are hostile to them.

The stories he told were fantastic.

Zhang Chengzhong listened as if listening to a fairy tale. Even Zhang Yi, who was familiar with history, was filled with emotion when he heard these things.

The world is a big place, but it’s a pity that he doesn’t have a chance to see it yet.

"Those people, in fact, have some relationship with my Huaxia. It is said that during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, a group of humans migrated to America, but the changes in the sea and the landform...

The road that used to be broken has become the sea, and they can't come back..."

Zhang Yi casually talked about the history of Indians, maybe it was history, maybe it was hypothesis, but it didn't matter.

Lao Zhang and Mu Ying were dumbfounded when they heard this.

It turned out that those people had the same ancestors as them.

"They are called Indians. If you have a chance to go to America in the future, remember not to kill them all..."

"How can this be so? We are not robbers!"

Mu Ying didn't realize that Zhang Yi seemed to have a bloody smell in the joke.

"Since they are from the same ancestor as us, they will be our own people in the future!
If you have the opportunity to go to America again in the future, you must bring more things there!

That place is really good, it is naturally nourishing, and the locals can have enough to eat without much work...

They built tall towers in the jungle and it looked like fun!
It’s just that the jungle is full of poisonous insects, and when we went there, the locals just got the smallpox plague..."

Zhang Yi turned his face away, not wanting Lao Zhang and Mu Ying to find out that he was speechless.

Smallpox, but you brought it over yourself.

The age of great voyages promoted the exchange of species, but it also brought about the exchange of viruses...

However, the virus in the Americas at that time was fine, and smallpox, a big killer, was simply a reminder for the natives of the Americas.

"However, after we taught the variola method to the local aborigines, they thanked me very much,
We also gained the friendship of the local people because of this, and things went much smoother later..."

Zhang Yi: ...

He is powerless to complain, so let the truth be buried in the wind forever...

Mu Ying told about their encounters in America, and Zhang Yi was very glad that he fooled the Chinese people and became the first person to land in America.

The Chinese are not a nation of aggression and enslavement, even if the feudal society did enslave its own people.

But compared to the Ansa people who were extinct and bought and sold slaves, it was much better.

Mu Ying and others used medical skills and medicine to gain the trust of the Indians.

Then, they also got help from the Indians. They found what they needed in a short period of time, and the Indians played a key role.

Accompanied by Mu Ying's soft voice, he also opened the things he brought over one by one.

Sweet potatoes, potatoes...

These two fetishes that can change the world are different from Zhang Yi's impression.

Zhang Yi naturally knew that the breeds passed down to China in later generations were those improved by the invaders.

As long as he has the original species, species improvement is not difficult for him.

Mu Ying continued to take out various species, many of which including himself did not know how to use.

"This is sweet potato...a perennial twining vine. Sweet potato likes temperature and light, is drought-tolerant and intolerant of shade. It can be grown in the north, but it is better in the south...

This is peanut, leguminous groundnut is an annual herbaceous plant with root nodules... It can be planted in Shandong, eastern Liaoning, Guangdong Leizhou Peninsula, Huanghuai River area and coastal hills and sandy soil areas along the southeast coast... It can be used to extract oil good stuff...

this is corn...

This is a tomato, which is super delicious for scrambled eggs..."

Zhang Yi picked out the species in Mu Ying's hand one by one and casually talked about their habits and functions.

Mu Ying was dumbfounded.

These things are in Zhang Yi's hands, and there is no secret at all.

Many of the things in it were taught by the local aborigines, and it is impossible for the Central Plains people to know.

As a result, Zhang Yi not only knew, but also could tell where they were suitable for planting in China, and he could say anything that needed attention.

These experiences are priceless.

With Zhang Yi's guidance, while promoting these crops, the imperial court also avoided the process of wasting precious species through trial and error.

When Zhang Yi said it, he had already considered that the climate of Ming Dynasty was much lower than that of later generations, and made fine-tuning.

Later, he simply talked about the medicinal value of these plants.

At this time, Mu Ying realized it later, and quickly took out a pen and paper, and began to record.

As time passed, his admiration for Zhang Yi only increased.

People say that when you are in the mountains, you know everything about the world.

Zhang Yiren doesn't leave Longhu Mountain, but he knows things thousands of miles away.

He remembered that later on, he found that he was far unable to keep up with Zhang Yishuo's speed, and in the end he had no choice but to surrender.

"If Brother Huang stays for one more day, I can write down the habits of these things and give them to you..."

"Brother Zhang, you have helped me a lot!"

Mu Ying clasped her fists with a grateful expression.

He and Zhang Yi met through Zhu Yuanzhang. Strictly speaking, the two of them were not very close.

However, after some communication, Mu Ying has long been convinced by Zhang Yi's mysterious means, and the kindness he showed was felt by Zhang Yi, and the two naturally got closer.

Now, it's very easy for him to call Zhang's younger brother.

Zhang Yi smiled. He turned around and found that his father was in a daze, so he laughed.

America is indeed too fat.

When Zhang Yi was teaching Mu Ying science, Lao Zhang was also calculating the value of these things.

He came to the conclusion that Longhushan made a lot of money from this investment.

These species are currently rare and expensive.

Once their value is discovered, there will definitely be countless people seeking to breed them in the first year or two.

Just like the Yaowang rice two years ago, those who can grow Yaowang rice will become rich.

Yaowang rice has always been regarded as grain by people, and it circulates in the market, and its price is much higher than that of ordinary grain.

This year, after the imperial court's full promotion, Yaowang rice can still maintain a price that is [-]% higher than other grains...

Since Yaowang Rice is like this, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, corn, etc., shouldn’t it work...

"Brother Huang, did you present these to the court?"

Zhang normal meaningful, asked a question.

Mu Ying seemed to understand his thoughts, glanced at Zhang Yi, nodded and said:
"Master Zhang, yes, my master dedicated these species to the emperor, and the emperor has a prize..."

"That's great. If the emperor promotes these things, we at Longhu Mountain can also make a fortune!"

The two had a tacit understanding and gave Zhang Yi a reasonable answer.

If this thing works well, the price of selling it next year may be much more than the dividends of silver!

Lao Zhang was a little jealous, and once he went to America, he earned back all the costs, and made a lot of money.

Does that mean if you go in the future, the rest will be profit?

Zhang Yi doesn't care about money, he wants to make money in too many ways.

What Lao Zhang sees from these species is wealth, but what he sees is the fortune of the country!
It has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, it is the land called China and the real national destiny.

God bless China!

(End of this chapter)