The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 134

Zhu Gaochi's visit, the left guard is the last stop.

After entering the left guard, the atmosphere is a bit delicate.

The military households at the bottom were no different from the other two guards, but Qiu Fu and others were a little more cautious.

As the commander's son, Zhang Fu, he was busy and sweated in the winter, for fear of making a mistake.

"Zhang Fu, you did a good job."

Hearing the little prince's praise, Zhang Fu heaved a sigh of relief.

He is different from his father, he has no contact with Ying Tianfu, and he doesn't even know any veterans of the Prince's lineage.

In fact, he also knew that his father had no contact with the veterans of Ying Tianfu.

I usually write letters with Lan Yu.

"Father Tiger has no sons, Zhang Fu is quite capable." Qiu Fu praised, although he has a thousand households, but he is senior and old, so it is not arrogant to say this.

Zhu Gaochi agrees with Qiu Fu's opinion.

Zhang Fu himself is the tenth hero of Jing Nan, and his father Zhang Yu is the first of the heroes of Jing Nan.

The success of the battle of Jingnan, the father and son accounted for the great contribution, played a great role.

If it wasn't for this reason, Zhu Gaochi would definitely persuade Zhu Di in the future to cut off their father and son by taking advantage of the blue jade case.

Zhu Gaochi will not give up such an important power as the left guard.

Hundreds of military households were recruited from the left guard of Yanshan, and thousands more were recruited in the beginning of the year. Zhang Yu's matter was handed over to Zhu Di, and Zhu Gaochi planned to start from below.

Through this visit, Zhu Gaochi clearly understood that the military households of the Three Guards of Yanshan Mountain are still simple and only have the palace in their hearts.

After all, this is the sky above their heads.

After Zhu Gaochi visited Sanwei, Zhu Di was also busy with some things, so mysterious that even Zhu Gaochi didn't know.

Back at the palace, Zhu Di recruited Zhu Gaochi and learned about his affairs in Sanwei.

"Is it so urgent?" Zhu Di asked curiously.

"My son likes to do everything in one step."

Zhu Gaochi laughed, his eyes narrowed.

Of course urgent.

You only care about fighting and leaving a great reputation, but it is not you who govern the country, and naturally it is not you who are in a hurry.

Thinking of staying in Beiping in the future, surrounded by enemy troops outside the city, and Zhu Di and his father and son running around everywhere, Zhu Gaochi felt uncertain.

Even though he knew he had to stay in Peiping, Zhu Gaochi couldn't be happy.

King Yan ran away, so did the prince, who would dare to sacrifice their lives for King Yan's mansion?Therefore, one person must be left to stabilize the morale of the army and the people in the city.

Zhu Gaochi felt that the more soldiers in his hands, the better, and it was better to stay in Beiping by himself. Zhu Di took his two brothers and the army, and it was better to deal with the army outside the Beiping mansion.

"I think Zhang Fu's attitude is very good, and he has a heart to be close to the palace. Presumably his father also has some thoughts in this regard."

The son has a respectful attitude towards the palace, and the father has never disobeyed the orders of the palace. With the history he knows, Zhu Gaochi thinks that Zhang Yu and his son are fine.

Zhu Di shook his head, obviously dissatisfied.

"You think a little superficially. You know people, you know the face, but you don't know the heart. Who would be so stupid to violate the palace in person? No one would write their thoughts on their faces."

"How important Zhang Yu's position is, I know better than you as a father, and it is precisely because I know that I can't act rashly."

"The left guard has a lot to do with it. It must not fall into the hands of outsiders. We will find a way to get it back, but we must treat it with caution, and we must not express our position lightly. Every step must be steady."

Zhu Di was right.

Zhu Gaochi did not continue to defend.

The Chief Secretary of Beiping and the Wangfu can't urinate in the same pot, but I haven't seen any official from the Chief Secretary who would contradict the Wangfu in public.

No matter who is in front of the palace, his posture is very low.

But he did not resist on the surface, but continued to do what he should do secretly.

"No matter what Zhang Yu's sincerity is, the [-] military households of the left guard still have their hearts towards the palace. They cannot push the left guard out just because of Zhang Yu's existence."

The establishment of a guard is 600 people. These are just the number of regular military personnel, excluding military wives, parents, Sheren, Yu Ding and other personnel.

The sergeant of the guard, that is, the main army, in addition to the main army, other males in the family of military registration are called Yu Ding or Yu Jun.

If the main army dies, Yu Ding will replenish in order, similar to the reserve.

For example, when Fu Youde and Mu Ying entered Yunnan last year, there were more than [-] main troops and more than [-] remaining troops accompanying the army.

A Zuowei military household has a population of tens of thousands, and it can provide tens of thousands of trained young men. It is a huge source of strength, and Zhu Gaochi is not willing to waste it.

"Otherwise, you should slow down and don't recruit [-] military households." Zhu Di cared.

He worries about money.

Zhu Di knew about the briquette chamber of commerce, and the eldest son bought [-]% of the shares in each company, but Zhu Di also knew about the briquette market.

The profit is not high, and he is not very optimistic about the matter.

With just [-]% of the briquette shares, the boss can't make much money.

"The market for honeycomb coal must be spread out as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for my son to attack the coal bosses."

Zhu Gaochi sighed.

Since it is necessary to use commercial methods and not use force to overwhelm others, that is the only way to go.

The sales of honeycomb coal in Beiping alone cannot suppress the coal boss. Although there is still a coke refinery, it seems not enough.

When the honeycomb briquette market occupies the entire Beiping Prefecture, and the coke refinery will be fully fired next year, with a two-pronged approach, any coal yard will have to bow its head obediently.

It doesn't make sense for me to spend so much effort to get the coal market up.

Zhu Di was too lazy to bother.

The fact that the boss can do everything smoothly in Beiping does not mean that the rest of the prefectures can do the same.

But it's good to suffer a little.

How to grow without suffering.

Zhu Di waited for the boss to suffer a little, and then came forward to teach him something.

……

Commander of the left guard.

Someone reported the little prince's visit at the left guard station to Zhang Yu in detail, but Zhang Yu remained expressionless.

The man saluted and retreated respectfully.

Since the prince's family was able to send Zhang Yu to the mouth of the Yanshan guard to snatch food, it proved the strength of the prince's family, and also showed that Zhang Yu was a capable person.

Even if an incompetent person succeeds in being appointed as the left guard, it doesn't mean he can control the left guard.

"Father."

"You're back."

Zhang Yu turned around and looked at the eldest son who was dressed in dust and dust, "The young prince is on the left guarding everything is going smoothly, you have made great efforts."

Even if he leaned on his general and saw his son running around for the little prince, who would dare to continue to resist.

Zhang Fu shook his head.

"It's not because of the son, it's because the military households have their hearts attached to the palace, and with the little prince's reputation of benevolence among the military households, no military household will not support the palace."

Zhang Yu was speechless.

This is indeed the case.

The two generations of virtuous kings are already obvious. If the court doesn't move, Zhang Yu thinks he can't stop the palace.

"My son took the initiative and invited an engineering team to build a new coal stove at home for heating in winter."

"It's up to you."

Zhang Yu was noncommittal, it was a trivial matter in his eyes.

Not only their homes, but also the homes of many generals in the guards began to install new coal stoves.

It's not just flattering the palace. The new coal stove is indeed convenient and affordable, with many benefits.

Engineering teams are divided into railway engineering teams and engineering teams.

As the name suggests, the railway engineering team mainly focuses on building railways, and the engineering team has many new tasks, including installing new coal stoves.

Build a table top on the coal stove, place the iron pipe flue on it to go straight to the wall, and open a hole in the wall to protrude out of the house.

It can not only boil water continuously, but also provide hot air for the house, and it is clean, so that people can move freely in the house.

The home of the middle and lower level military officers in the guard, very popular.

Many family members of the military attache eat directly next to the new coal stove, and the dishes are placed on the table of the new coal stove, which can also keep the food warm.

Even washing and washing will be done next to the new coal stove. There is hot water and the house is warm, which is really convenient.

According to Zhang Yu's knowledge, more than half of the military officers' homes have already installed this device. With the arrival of winter, the remaining military officers also invited engineering teams to install them at their homes.

The cost is not high, only two or three taels of silver for a family, ordinary military households are reluctant to part with it, but military officers can still afford it.

It not only takes care of the business of the palace, but also facilitates the family, no one will refuse this thing.

A military officer at the lower level of the Weizhong, with less than a thousand households and above the general banner, plus more than a hundred deputies, if counting the small banners, there are nearly 300 people.

Adding in the officials of the guard command and envoy division, there are more than a thousand people in the three guards of Yanshan, which is equal to 3000 taels of silver.

Some families have a large population and build more than two coal stoves.

For example, if you want to use it at home, it must be more than two or three stoves, and the materials must be sufficient and the workmanship must be fine.

It can't be at the same level as the banner official's family, it must have a good carver and so on.

For this item, the little prince can get nearly ten thousand taels of silver.

This thing uses honeycomb briquettes. I heard that the young prince has invested in a honeycomb coal workshop. No wonder everyone has rumored that the young prince has a bit of magic in turning stones into gold.

The most important thing is that the little prince earned the money, and everyone is happy, after all, this thing is also beneficial to the family.

And as far as Zhang Yu knew, not only the Sanwei of Yanshan, but also the surrounding guards began to accept this item. With this speed of transmission, it won't be long before the people spread it.

Local landlords, big households, and scholars are no less than military officers in the Weisuo.

If you are a scholar, it will be much more convenient to read and write in a house with a new coal stove, and it is also convenient to entertain guests.

"The little prince is really the God of Wealth?"

Zhang Fu looked at his father in astonishment.

Zhang Yu also felt that what he said was a bit ignorant, like someone in the village who had never seen the world, so he said what he had just settled.

"No one dares to imitate this thing, but it has great benefits. It is only used by the military officers of the whole Beiping Prefecture and the local big families. How much money does the young prince earn a year?"

Zhang Fu suddenly realized.

Father was more detailed than he thought.

The new-style honeycomb coal has some thresholds, but it is not the simplest ordinary honeycomb coal stove that ordinary people can fabricate with mud.

The merchants in Beiping Mansion dare not imitate, but it is the little prince's own unique business.

"The palace wants power and power, and money and wealth. Father must make plans early."

Zhang Fu immediately advised.

"You do not understand."

Zhang Yu waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)