Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 118 I wonder if you all have children?

"Your Highness, this thing is called a blackboard, and it is used to teach generals and servants how to read. If the school is willing to spend money to buy it, it will naturally make money!"

With that said, Guo An picked up the herbal tea in front of him, took a sip, and looked at Zhu Di quietly.

Anyway, no matter how much money he earns, he can only get [-]%. If Zhu Di is willing to let him earn more than a dozen coins, he will naturally be willing to accept it.

"The school buys the items from the workers' office?"

Zhu Di smacked his mouth and thought about it, "Isn't this letting us earn our own money?"

"Who said no?"

"If that's the case, then forget it!"

Zhu Di thought of something again, took a deep look at Guo An, and then said: "A few days ago, the officials of the Changshi Division went to trouble you for teaching military generals the art of war, and somehow it reached the ears of the generals in the school.

In the past few days, the civil servants who went to teach the generals to read and write have been questioned by the generals. Many civil servants have come to us to complain, and they do not want to teach the generals.

If you are free, go teach those generals how to read! "

"what?"

Guo An was startled, his face changed slightly, and he looked at Zhu Di in disbelief, "His Royal Highness, have these generals been emboldened? How dare they challenge Master in school?"

Zhu Di said in an inexplicable tone: "Yeah, we are also wondering that these rammers dare to embarrass their wives?"

"Your Highness, did you instigate it behind your back?" Guo An asked cautiously.

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, and then he was furious, "What are you thinking, you thief officer? Why did we order these bullies?"

Guo An frowned slightly, thinking all over his face, "This is weird!"

Zhu Di waved his hand casually, "Since those military generals don't like to be taught by Wenchen Changshi, and Wenchen Changshi also despises those scumbags who are as stupid as pigs, we can only let those Confucian scholars teach them for a few days.

If you have free time, you can teach those generals to read and write. We don’t ask too much for anything else. As long as half of these generals can read and write, we will open a school for you! "

Guo An hurriedly complained, "Your Highness, I have been so busy these days that my feet don't touch the ground!

Ironworks, farms, and wool..."

Zhu Di just looked at Guo An quietly.

Guo An's expression remained unchanged, and he directly changed the topic, "Your Highness, we have thought of an excellent place to wash wool!"

"Oh?"

A trace of curiosity flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Where is it?"

Guo An said: "Takukou."

Zhu Di thought for a moment, and then tentatively asked, "Dagukou, but you need to wash it with sea water?"

"Exactly!"

Guo An was not surprised that Zhu Di could figure out his intention so quickly.

"Sea water itself contains some salt. Washing with sea water can not only use less salt, but also consume less river water."

"Half of Dagukou also belongs to our Beiping Prefecture, this matter is easy to handle!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and continued: "It's just that the emperor is very strict with the salt. If we want to ask for so much salt, there must be a legitimate reason."

"Your Highness, we can't hide from His Majesty the fact that we weave clothes out of wool!" Guo An said helplessly.

"Could it be that the money earned by the wool has to be handed over to the emperor?"

Zhu Di's face changed, full of reluctance.

Guo An thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, what if the clothes made of wool can be worn by the soldiers on the frontier of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Wear it for frontier soldiers?"

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "The frontier soldiers get cotton subsidies every year!"

"Your Highness, why don't you wait a few days, let's show His Highness the real use of the sweater!" Guo An smiled slightly.

"So we will wait for you for ten days!"

Zhu Di agreed directly.

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An bid farewell to Zhu Di, returned to the Changshi Division, lay down on the table, and began to draw.

This is Guo An's habit. He likes to use drawings to present any craftsmen's explanations.

Guo An also seems to be very talented in drawing. He doesn't know how to compose a picture, and he doesn't look for proportions, but he knows how to draw.

Moreover, the drawing is very similar.

Half an hour later, Guo An came to the textile factory with two blueprints.

"Mrs. Tu!"

Guo An went directly to Tu Shi.

"Concubine sees Guo Changshi!"

Seeing Guo An, Tu Shi was obviously very pleasantly surprised.

This is natural, not only can you learn new skills from Guo An, but you can also receive rewards from His Royal Highness King Yan. Now she is in the Yanshan Guard with her husband, and she walks with her head held high, which is valued by the Shangguan.

Although Guo Changshi had only entered the Yan Palace not long ago, he was deeply respected among the craftsmen and military households.

Guo An nodded slightly towards Mrs. Tu, then directly handed the drawings in his hand to Mrs. Tu, saying: "I would like to ask Mrs. Tu to help weave some woolen clothes. I wonder if Mrs. Tu can weave these?"

Tu Shi quickly took the paper and quickly read it.

"Guo Changshi, are these footwear, muffs, leg hakamas, and headgear?"

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly. At this time in the Ming Dynasty, there were basically gloves, socks, and trousers for later generations.

It's just that, compared to later generations, these clothes at this time are still rough and rough.

As for the muff, it's like a straight tube, with at most a thumb.

Anyway, those who can afford a muff are gentry officials.

And these people's clothes are very warm, and the sleeves are particularly long. When they feel cold hands, they directly retract their hands into the sleeves, and they are not afraid of any cold at all.

But this is the first time Tu Shi has seen a design like Guo An's which is very flexible and delicate.

Therefore, Tu's face was full of astonishment.

"His Highness gave me ten days, within ten days, can you weave these five pieces of clothing?"

Exactly five pieces!

Wool socks, wool trousers, sweaters, wool gloves, and wool headgear, the one with only one pair of eyes exposed!
Tu Shi hurriedly said in panic, "I also ask Guo Changshi to forgive me, these clothes are too much, it is difficult for me to weave them in ten days!"

"Then find two more women to weave with you!"

Guo An said directly.

"Thank you Guo Changshi!"

Tu's face brightened, and he quickly thanked him.

Guo An nodded slightly, "Ten days later, we will come to you to ask for these clothes. As for the wool, someone will bring it to you in the afternoon!"

"Yes!"

……

In the next few days, Guo An seemed to be in a state of leisure.

Of course, it would be good to teach those generals how to read without being called to school by Zhu Di every two days.

It seems that these generals are not born with the ability to read and write, they are really stupid.

Guo An's face was distorted in anger, and he was a little suspicious, were the officials of the Changshi Division forced to leave by these generals?
Or they couldn't stand these stupid generals, so they ran away by themselves.

"It's been three lessons. It's just that we have taught you three lessons. It seems that these ten words are about to be written on the blackboard. Why can't you learn it?"

"Guo Changshi, I waited really hard, but I can remember it by waiting here, but as long as I walk out of the palace, I will forget it all!"

"Hey, Guo Changshi, we are much better than Tan Tong. We only forgot these ten words after sleeping at night!"

"Qiu Fu, how dare you laugh at us?"

"Damn it, you mean we are smarter than you!"

"Smart fart..."

In an instant, the whole school started to be noisy again.

A group of generals mocked each other.

Ma He and the dozen or so servants were sitting helplessly in the corner of the school.

"boom!"

Guo An slammed the book in his hand on the table in front of him, and shouted angrily: "You all stop!"

"Hey, Guo Changshi shouldn't be angry."

"Yes, yes, there is no need for Guo Changshi to be angry with that rascal!"

The generals were quiet for a while, and then began to smile again.

"..."

Guo An took a long breath, and said with a gentle face: "Don't worry, everyone, we won't be angry!"

"That's fine, that's fine..."

All the generals laughed quickly.

Guo An smiled lightly, "I wonder if you all have children?"

"My kid is already fifteen!"

"My son is sixteen!"

"My son is six years old..."

Speaking of this, the generals suddenly grinned and laughed.

Guo An asked again: "Then the boys in your family are all literate?"

The faces of the generals faded a little, "Reading and literacy is so expensive, I can't afford it for these families!"

"That's right, we are all generals, and the son of the family will inherit our military position in the future, and there is no need to read and write!"

"Exactly..."

The corners of Guo An's mouth turned up slightly, but his face was full of regret.

"So that's the case, that's because we are being passionate!"

"What does Guo Changshi mean?"

A group of generals hurriedly asked.

"Yes, what does Guo Changshi mean by this?"

Guo An said: "We also said that His Highness spent money to build schools for the generals, but you are all so stupid and completely illiterate, so you have failed His Highness's expectations.

And now you all have cubs in your family, and they are all getting older.

Teaching you how to read is also teaching, and teaching you and other children in the family is also teaching!
Anyway, the meat is all rotten in the same pot, and your sons will be the guards of our Yan Palace in the future, so why not put your sons in the school and let them learn by the way...

At least, they should be smarter than you, and learn faster than you! "

There was a sudden silence in the school, and then it became noisy again. All the generals looked at Guo An with anticipation.

"Guo Changshi, is this really possible?"

"That's right, Guo Changshi, can I wait for the cubs in the family to enter the school to read and write?"

"Guo Changshi, what should I do?"

"If you can really make me wait for those bastards to come to the school to read and write, I can replace them..."

Now, all the generals seemed not to be stupid anymore.

"Can you come into the school? Your Highness needs to nod, and you can ask me what I am doing?" Guo An said calmly.

"Yes, yes, I still need to beg Your Highness for this matter!"

"Guo Changshi, can I wait..."

The eyes of all the generals looking at Guo An actually began to be a little bit awkward.

"Let's leave the hall, you are too stupid, we are so angry that we can't teach anymore!"

Guo An suddenly became angry, dropped the book and left.

"Thank you Guo Changshi!"

In the school, all the generals were overjoyed.

He cupped his hands gratefully towards Guo An, and a group of generals hurried out.

Behind a carved window, Guo An watched a group of black and white generals rushing aggressively towards the Palace of Cultivation.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Before entering the hall, these generals were already shouting at the top of their lungs.

In the hall, Zhu Di was frowning, listening to Xu Xiang and Zhu Liang's report.

Now, they go into the sea to catch less and less sea fish.

Even four or five days of wandering in the sea can catch [-] to [-] catties of sea fish.

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(End of this chapter)