Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 181 Still Can't Guard Zhu Di

"Ok?"

Zhu Di frowned, "Is it possible that the sugar workshop dare not give it to you?"

Ma He nodded slightly.

Zhu Di couldn't help being a little sullen.

Ma He hurriedly explained: "My servant heard that the sugar workshop seemed to be specially built by Guo Changshi for a certain event. Except for Guo Changshi, no one is allowed to touch the sugar produced by the sugar workshop."

"Oh?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but sneered, "Can't we?"

"Your Highness can do it."

Ma He immediately prostrated himself on the ground, his face full of fear, and he replied cautiously: "It's just that if I only go with my servants, I'm afraid I won't be able to bring back sugar."

Zhu Di said angrily, "Hmph, let's get it by ourselves!"

Ma He dared not speak.

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhu Gaochi who was at the side, and said gently: "Chi'er, do you want to go and see how that white sugar is made?"

Zhu Gaochi was overjoyed, "My son is willing, and my son likes white sugar the most."

"Go, let's take you to have a look."

"Thank you dad!"

Soon, two figures, one large and one small, left the palace, got into the carriage, and were led back by the horse.

The sugar workshop was also placed not far from the glass workshop and gunpowder workshop by Guo An.

Not only is the road convenient here, but there are Yanshan guards around, making it very safe.

On the first day when the white sugar was produced, Guo An had already received the news.

Therefore, whenever he is free every day, Guo An will come to check it out.

As for those officials and generals who heard the news and wanted to take some sugar from the workshop to taste, they were all driven away by Guo An.

These white sugars are the life safety guarantee for his Beizheng, at least within this year, those people will not even think about taking a catty of white sugar.

"Chang Shi, this is fifty catties of white sugar produced yesterday."

The steward of the sugar workshop walked over with two craftsmen carrying a box containing fifty catties of white sugar.

Guo An urged: "Very good, send someone to send us the fifty catties of sugar to the Gunpowder Workshop."

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

Hearing this, a trace of pity flashed in the steward's eyes, but he still responded quickly.

Immediately, he prepared to take the two craftsmen and carry the box containing the sugar to the outside.

However, as soon as he walked out of the gate of the workshop, he was stopped by a man in Chinese clothes and a group of guards.

"Wait, what is this carrying?"

Next to the young man, there was a child, who was looking at the wooden box in their hands curiously.

"I don't know who this nobleman is?"

With guards behind him, the steward didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly asked cautiously.

Li Wang on the side directly shouted angrily: "Bold, your Highness asks you something, you can just answer it directly!"

"Your Highness...His Royal Highness King Yan?"

When the steward who had never seen Zhu Di heard this, he shuddered and immediately knelt on the ground with a frightened expression.

"The villain sees His Highness, the villain has eyes but no eyes, but he doesn't know His Highness, he deserves death..."

Zhu Di glanced at the steward with some disgust, and asked coldly again: "What are these wooden boxes?"

On the side, Li Wang started directly, preparing to open the wooden box.

The steward quickly replied: "Return to Your Highness, the wooden box is filled with white sugar."

"Sugar?"

Zhu Di was taken aback.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the wooden box excitedly.

As for Li Wang, his body also trembled, and the strength in his hand suddenly softened a lot.

When the lid of the box was opened, a box of white, crystal clear white sugar was immediately revealed.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened, their faces full of disbelief.

"This thing is so white, is it really sugar?"

As he said that, he couldn't bear it any longer, he picked up a handful with his hands and put it in his mouth.

"hiss……"

Zhu Di stared wide-eyed, "It really is white sugar."

On the side, before the steward could reply, he could only stare dumbfounded at Zhu Di talking to himself.

Thinking of something, Zhu Di asked again: "Where are you going to carry this sugar?"

Now, the steward finally had a chance to reply, and hurriedly said: "Report to Your Highness, the villain is carrying the fifty catties of sugar to the gunpowder workshop."

Zhu Di was a little puzzled, "Why do you carry the sugar to the gunpowder workshop?"

The steward quickly replied: "Your Highness, forgive me, the villain doesn't know, but the white sugar produced every day will be carried to the gunpowder workshop."

Zhu Di stared closely at the steward and asked, "Will all the white sugar be carried?"

"Exactly!"

The steward suddenly noticed something, and his face turned pale.

"Humph!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "Where is Guo Qing?"

The steward quickly replied: "Guo Changshi is in the workshop."

After the words fell, Zhu Di walked in quickly.

Inside the workshop, Guo An sat behind a desk with frowning eyes, looking at the ledger in his hand, his face full of worry.

not enough!

These candied radishes that were brought back really didn't contain as much sugar as the candied radishes of later generations. Basically, only twelve catties of candied radishes can produce one catty of sugar.

And if he wants to make 12 catties of white sugar, he needs at least [-] catties.

However, according to the candied radish recovered by the caravan, it was only [-] to [-] catties at most.

Although it should not take [-] catties to exchange white sugar for sucrose, the efficiency of these craftsmen's sugar production is too low.

Even white sugar is made according to the method he gave...

"Ugh……"

Thinking about it, Guo An couldn't help but sigh heavily.

"I don't know why Guo Qing is so worried?"

Suddenly, a voice appeared next to his ears, and Guo An was startled.

Looking up, his face changed even more.

"Your Highness, why are you here?"

Zhu Di grimaced and complained: "We heard that the workshop in the mansion actually produced white sugar, and wanted to ask the servant to bring us some to taste, but no one could bring it back, so we can only come here in person Take a look?"

Hearing this, Guo An immediately became furious, "Forgive me, Your Highness, this must be because Ma Hana is confused.

If they told Weichen that His Highness wanted to eat candy, Weichen would immediately bring a catty of sugar to His Highness, and it was really a crime for Weichen and others to bother His Highness to come here in person. "

Zhu Di's expression softened slightly, "So, quickly bring us two catties of white sugar."

"This……"

A look of embarrassment flashed across Guo An's face, and he hurriedly saluted with fear, "Forgive me, Your Highness, at this moment the white sugar in the workshop has been sent to the gunpowder workshop by the minister.

However, when the white sugar is made tomorrow, I will definitely send it to His Highness personally. "

Zhu Di said: "If the white sugar is not sold, why should it be sent to the gunpowder workshop?"

Guo An glanced around subconsciously, then put his head close to Zhu Di's ear, and said cautiously: "Your Highness, this is the gunpowder for the Northern Expedition. According to the research of Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, white sugar is added to the gunpowder. The power of the bomb is several times greater than before..."

"Is that so?"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An in surprise.

"Your Highness, when did this humble minister deceive His Highness!" Guo An cried out with a full face.

"Adding sugar to gunpowder can actually increase the power of gunpowder several times. Guo Qing has made another great contribution!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "We thought Guo Qing felt sorry for the white sugar, so that's why the officials and generals in the house were not allowed to come to buy the white sugar."

"Your Highness has really wronged this humble minister."

Guo Andao: "Ever since I heard that His Highness is going to march north with the army, I have been worried about His Highness's safety, so I can't sleep all night, thinking about how to protect His Highness's safety on the battlefield.

Therefore, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were ordered to develop a few more powerful bombs and firearms... In this way, when Beizheng faces those Northern Yuan Tartars, as long as those Northern Yuan Tartars dare to make mistakes, they will directly Blast them all to pieces..."

"Guo Qing is loyal..."

As he said that, Zhu Di suddenly remembered something, and his face changed slightly.

"How much sugar should be added to each bomb?"

Guo An said: "Returning to Your Highness, you should only need to add a handful of sugar to each bomb."

"A handful..."

Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief, and subconsciously asked, "Then how many bombs are you going to make?"

Guo Andao: "Reporting to Your Highness, I am going to make [-] bombs."

"Twenty thousand?"

Zhu Di stared directly, "How many catties of sugar do you need?"

Guo An slowly replied: "According to Tao Yiping's previous test, it would take about [-] catties of sucrose, but now that it is replaced with white sugar, it will be less..."

"Ten thousand pounds?"

Zhu Di's head was buzzing, and he said to Guo An with a face full of surprise, "Guo Qing, do you know how much money [-] catties of sucrose can sell for?"

Guo An sighed slightly, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, now the sucrose has become white sugar.

However, Weichen felt that His Highness is a man of gold, no matter how much the sugar can be sold for, it can't compare to making the bomb more powerful, allowing His Highness to return safely, and saving some soldiers from my Ming Dynasty. "

"..."

Zhu Di was silenced by Guo An's shameless appearance, he was stunned for a moment, and then said speechlessly: "Guo Qing is kind-hearted and loyal to us."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Guo An's face, "This minister has always been loyal to His Highness."

Zhu Di said: "That's it, let's take the fifty catties of white sugar back first."

"what?"

Guo An's face changed, and he ran out quickly.

Sure enough, in the lobby outside, Zhu Gaochi was squatting beside the wooden box containing sugar, eating sugar happily.

Guo An's face immediately became anxious, "This... this, Your Highness, didn't I send someone to send this to the gunpowder workshop?"

He was worried that Zhu Di would take a fancy to the white sugar in the sugar workshop, so he came to see it once a day, and would urge the steward to send the white sugar to the gunpowder workshop as soon as possible.

However, he never expected that Zhu Di would fall in love with the white sugar after only a few days of making it.

"Hmph, it happened to be blocked by us at the door."

Zhu Di snorted softly, "Guo Qing made such white and sweet white sugar, but he didn't tell us, and kept hiding it in the gunpowder workshop..."

Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I made sugar for the gunpowder workshop."

"It's okay, let's take back the fifty catties of sugar today!"

Zhu Di said indifferently.

Guo An's face became anxious, and he said quickly: "Your Highness, eating too much sugar can easily cause tooth decay, causing toothache, and the pain is unbearable.

Moreover, with fifty catties of white sugar, His Royal Highness can't finish it in a while, and it is easy to get old. Why don't you bring two catties back first, and then come to the sugar workshop to get it after His Highness finishes eating? "

Zhu Di was startled, and asked suspiciously, "Moth decayed teeth? Why haven't we heard of it?"

Guo An smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, white sugar has never appeared in the market, and even sucrose is a rare commodity, so naturally there will be no tooth decay."

Zhu Di said: "That's it, let's take back five catties of white sugar."

"Your Highness..."

"No less!"

Guo An hurriedly ordered to the steward at the side: "Come here, pack five catties of sugar for Your Highness!"

Zhu Di: "..."

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(End of this chapter)