People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 41 The best state between father and son

"Seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea! Among them, firewood is ranked before rice...

The method of boiling water is not because our ancestors did not know the benefits of it. Although they may not understand microbes, they have found it out from life practice. There is a saying in "Health Preservation Essentials": Boil water and drink it, and all diseases will have no chance of birth. .

What really affects the promotion of this policy is not boiling water itself, but whether ordinary people can afford to boil water?
Brother, you have always heard of the charcoal seller, right? "

Zhang Yi didn't make a long speech, but Zhu Biao was made restless by what he said.

He is not a prince who has been well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child, but the eldest son who has experienced the process of conquering the world with Zhu Yuanzhang.

He has seen the suffering of the people, but he has not experienced suffering like Zhu Yuanzhang.

The people work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and they are almost bound to the fields all day. Even so, it is not easy to find food and clothing.

Firewood will not appear in front of the stove out of thin air, it needs to be collected by the people themselves.

However, if you specialize in collecting firewood, it will delay production. Once or twice is nothing. If you boil water all the year round, the cost of it will be unaffordable for the common people.

Not to mention boiling water, even the usual food, the common people also spend a lot of time eating cold food,

Why?It's because it can't be burned!
Charcoal is an important resource in this era.

Seeing that Zhu Biao seemed to have realized something, Zhang Yi nodded secretly.This brother of the Huang family is still very comprehensible.

At the same time, Zhang Yi also had feelings in his heart. As a time traveler, when he first came to this world, what did he want to change?
But the more he lives in this world, the more he understands that the ancients were not that stupid, and it's not that they don't know which way of life is better.

It's just that it is so difficult to change, even a small amount of boiling water is even more difficult.

The limitations of the times, people's solidified thinking, will resist change...

As time went by, Zhang Yi didn't want to do anything anymore, and he was too lazy to do it.

To implement the so-called change, one must have power, but Zhang Yi has no interest in having an intersection with the most powerful king in the world.

As long as the travelers who know a little about the history of Ming Dynasty, probably none of them would want to live under Zhu Yuanzhang.

That guy is a typical example of a standard stingy and harsh boss!
It is too difficult to get a good death under his hands!
Zhang Yi complained about Old Zhu in his heart, but Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhang Yi with admiration. The more he got in touch with this kid, the more he would find that he was a treasure.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang was only curious about Zhang Yi, and then he developed a desire to take advantage of the "immortal" behind him. After he went to Changfu, Lao Zhu discovered that Zhang Yi himself was a piece of jade in the rough.

Sometimes his view of the world is so mature that he doesn't look like a boy at all.

The sense of difference brought about by maturity and age, combined with his status as a Taoist priest, seems to have become a reasonable mystery.

immortal!
A ridiculous thought flashed through the emperor's mind, and he immediately shook his head to suppress the thought.

At this time Zhu Biao stood up and saluted Zhang Yi.

"I took it for granted!" Zhu Biao looked solemn.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in relief. Old Zhu himself knew that his personality was extreme, but that was determined by his background, not that he could change it whenever he wanted.

But Zhu Biao's temperament is more inherited from Empress Ma's generosity. He is a ruthless person who is needed to conquer the world, but it is more suitable for him to be the successful king of Ming Dynasty.

"Then do you know where you went wrong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden opening made Zhu Biao stunned for a moment, and then he shook his head.

"Zhang Yi's family background is better than yours, and he is younger than you. He has lived in Longhu Mountain since he was a child, and he doesn't walk around like you and me. This simple truth should not be taught by people!

I know you are under pressure, so follow my example in everything, but why are you staring at your father?Might as well look down more!
The money of our merchants is earned every penny from the common people! "

Zhu Biao's face turned red when he heard this.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang said that his family background was not as good as that of Zhang Yi, but he hadn't realized it yet.Thinking about it carefully, when he was born, Lao Zhu was just a king of Wu living under the shadow of Chen Youliang.

He had been on the battlefield with his father, and he had also seen his mother's embarrassment when she ran away with her injured father on her back.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was just a rebel leader who was precarious at any time.

Speaking of which, he at that time was indeed incomparable to the Zhang family in Longhushan, which had been at its peak for hundreds of years.

But he just couldn't see the problems he should see.

"Father, you educated well!"

What the emperor said was a businessman, but the meaning behind it was the world...

Zhu Biao was moved for a moment:

"From now on, my boy will work hard to make the common people in the world afford to drink boiled water..."

Old Zhu saw that he was wearing a bandage, so he picked up a volume of books on the table and hit Zhu Biao on the head.

He laughed and scolded:
"You have such a big tone. If you have the ability, you should first be admitted to the fame. You are not even a seventh-rank sesame official, and you still have the heart of the prime minister?!"

Zhu Biao also knew that he had said the wrong thing, and secretly admired the emperor's quick wit!

He lowered his head and laughed, not daring to look at the emperor!
The communication between father and son fell into Zhang Yi's eyes.
Zhang Yi didn't know the way between father and son, but watching Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded his son, he was vaguely...envious...

Perhaps this is the best state between father and son. Even after hundreds of years, there are very few father-son relationships that can reach this state.

As for the normal relationship between him and Zhang, although it has eased, Zhang Yi still has a hurdle in his heart.

Lao Zhu turned his head, caught the look in Zhang Yi's eyes, and smiled.

Still a child after all!

"If the people can realize the freedom of boiling water, this Ming Dynasty can be regarded as ushering in a prosperous age!"

"Let's not think about that. What Zhang Yi said makes sense. The common people can't do it for the time being, but our family should pay attention to this matter and order it later. From now on, everyone in our family will drink boiled water...

In the future, the shopkeepers of our family will also let them boil water for drinking! "

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment. The emperor said these words, which means that he has decided to implement the matter of drinking boiled water as a national policy like the Nose Miao Law. But this is also the goal that the two emperors will work together after two generations of emperors.

Zhang Yi: ...

The couple of the Huang family are good enough, isn't it just to let the people in the commercial firm drink hot water, as if they want to change the world.

"Brother Huang, do you also have ambitions for fame?"

Zhang Yi waited for the father and son to finish their chat, and added a sentence out of curiosity.

The Ming Dynasty is different from other dynasties. The children of merchants can also seek fame and fame. However, the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty have not yet been held, and the imperial court still relies on the recommendation system. Ordinary people cannot enter the imperial court as an official.

Zhu Biao nodded when he heard the words:

"A merchant is a lowly household registration after all. As a brother, I really want to honor my ancestors, but the imperial court has not opened a department. As long as the court opens an Enke, we also want to have a chance to make a name in history!"

Although he didn't really want to take part in the imperial examination, Zhu Biao's words had a clear meaning.

It's a pity that his enthusiasm was splashed away by Zhang Yi's words.

"Brother, I can't think about it!"

Zhang Yi smiled politely without losing embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)