Daming: I, Zhu Di, threatened to seize the heir apparent at the beginning!

Chapter 463: Everyone wants to visit Yanjing, Yan Fan sitting on a wheel?

"I beg you to meet your uncle."

After Qihua parked her bicycle, she jogged to Zhu Biao and smiled.

Zhu Biao looked at Qihua.

In the past, the little girl who used to walk around with cats and dogs, and even lead a little goat, who made a lot of noise in the palace, has now become slim and graceful.

However, it seems that his active, fun, and slightly crazy personality has not changed.

Maybe it's because the fourth child is spoiled and pampered.

After all, almost everyone in the world knows it.

The fourth child held Little Sister Miaoyun in his hands. Little Sister Miaoyun was the 'boss' of the fourth child's family.

And the fourth child is also a daughter slave.

Of course, this girl is not only a bit playful.

He is excellent in every other aspect, but look at this, he has a casual and generous personality when facing everyone.

This little girl went to court with her father and dared to sleep in his father's dragon court.

The other three generations of the royal family, including several of his children, except for Xiongying, were not cautious when meeting him.

They simply can't do it, not like Qihua.

Jin Yiwei has also reported information about the fourth child in recent years.

the message says.

This little girl is amazing.

It stands to reason that as the princess of Yan Fan, she should be pampered and aloof, right?

But the news shows that this little girl actually interacts with a group of low-level people in Yanjing without any care.

Moreover, it is said that those common people particularly like the little girl.

Even my father often talks about this little girl.

Say pray for Hua to be filial.

The reason is that when Lao Si went to the north, this little girl copied the Diamond Sutra to pray for Lao Si, which made her sick.

Of course, Qihua's excellent character is related to the special social environment of the Yanfan people.

He hasn't been.

But you can also learn about it through Jin Yiwei.

The social atmosphere there is very relaxed.

Although the traditional Central Plains virtues are still adhered to, the ordinary ethics of the Central Plains are not as extreme as they are here in the Central Plains.

Talk about filial piety.

But as a son, you will not blindly follow the advice of your parents without any principles.

Encourage children to communicate with their parents and speak out their thoughts.

Similar to this kind of middle-of-the-road approach to the traditional virtues of the Central Plains, which is neither extreme left nor extreme right, moderate reforms can be found everywhere in Yan Fan.

And that’s when all this changed.

It was after Laosi had his hair cut and published the "Book of Admonishment to the People of Yan Fan".

Since the day when the young man's hair was cut and his legs were broken against his father's wishes, the day of his hair cutting has been designated as a day of filial piety.

Laosi seems to have seized the opportunity to improve traditional Chinese virtues.

After this incident.

Yanfan and Ming Dynasty quickly became different, even a little incompatible.

In fact, he has been observing and paying attention to the changes in Yan Fan.

……

Zhu Biao gathered his thoughts, patted the top of Qihua's hair, pointed to the parked bicycle, and asked with a smile: "This is a bicycle, right?"

"Yes, uncle."

Qihua nodded.

Zhu Biao walked over.

Others couldn't wait and rushed to keep up.

Qihua finally saw the opportunity and jumped up to Princess Chang, hugging her and saying, "Auntie, Qihua misses auntie so much."

Chang was startled.

In the Ming Dynasty, even between mother and daughter, they would not express their emotions like this in front of so many people, even if they were all family members.

Not to mention the royal family.

Of course, she also knew that the social customs of Yan Fan were quite different from those of the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, this little girl has always been very cheerful and lively.

Mrs. Chang smiled, pinched Qihua's cheek, and asked with a smile, "I miss you, auntie. Why haven't you come back to see me after so many years? Are you thinking about it with your mouth or in your heart?"

Qihua laughed.

"Of course I thought about it in my heart. Qihua still remembers that when my father went to the East Palace during the Northern Expedition, my aunt cooked delicious food for Qihua and taught Qihua how to practice..."

Mrs. Chang smiled and looked at Qihua one by one, counting on her fingers the things they had done together as mother and daughter, and dotingly patted the top of Qihua's hair.

'Lao Si and Miao Yun girl taught them well. '

At the same time, I couldn’t help but sigh.

The little girl sneered and cleverly avoided the question of why she hadn't come back after so many years.

It can be seen.

The little girl actually understands everything.

But it was not affected at all by matters in the adult world.

On the other hand, look at the children in their family.

He often made complaints about being dissatisfied with Yan Fan and his fourth brother.

For a while, Yunxi heard someone say some strange things. Even at a young age, he kept saying strange things. Fortunately, she taught him in time.

Of course, these children do not include heroes.

Zhu Biao and others were watching Qihua's bicycle.

Yong Ming and a group of children came.

Yong Ming took Jin Douzi's hand, walked up to Zhu Biao, and bowed solemnly, "Nephew, I pay my respects to my uncle."

Everyone's attention shifted from the bicycle to Yong Ming and Jin Douzi.

Qihua is just a girl.

No matter how favored Zhu Di is, he can't change the fate of the girl.

But the two children in front of him, one older and one younger, are the heirs of Zhu Di's Yan clan, and will be Zhu Di's right-hand men in the future.

Therefore, Mrs. Lu, Miss Wang, and the officials of the East Palace were all secretly sizing up the two children.

Although the clothes of the two brothers looked a bit nondescript.

Wearing a white shirt underneath, I heard that Yan Fan is called a shirt.

But the clothes outside had no sleeves.

All in all, this style of dressing is quite strange.

But the clothes have a good fit and fit the body very well.

Paired with 'monk head'.

Not to mention, Zhu Silang's two sons are both extremely handsome.

Of course, it is also due to the advantages inherited from Xu Miaoyun and Zhu Silang.

Zhu Biao reached out to support Yong Ming and Jin Douzi, and raised his hand to rub Yong Ming's short little head, "Although uncle is in Ming Dynasty, I have heard a lot about your excellence over the years."

Yongming is not like Qihua, lively and active.

Jin Yiwei reported that although he often went out of the palace to play, he went deep down and communicated with the people.

But according to the content of Jin Yiwei's report.

It is not difficult to see that this little guy went deep down, not just for fun or fun like Qihua did.

It's more about going down below to observe what the people think.

Compared with the indulgence of Qihua.

The fourth child has many demands on Yong Ming.

Although the child was not restrained, it was given great freedom.

However, the fourth child has always had requirements for Yong Ming, such as going to the army camp early every morning to run exercises and completing his homework before playing. Education such as strengthening physical exercise and cultivating self-discipline.

Yong Ming smiled reservedly, "Uncle, I will be proud."

Zhu Biao didn't expect Yong Ming to answer like this.

Wei Wei was stunned.

Haha ...

Then, he raised his head and smiled.

It is probably due to the unique education of Laosi and Miaoyun.

This little guy doesn't lose his composure at the same time.

She is also very thick-skinned.

Especially when he said in a reserved manner, "Uncle, I will be proud."

More amusing.

Such a child, even if he is getting along with a stranger, will easily make people feel good and like him.

……

Later, Zhu Biao communicated with Dongxu, Yuanji and others one by one.

While communicating, Zhu Biao was also very emotional.

Students like Lao Si have not joined the military or politics so far.

But many young people have made great achievements.

Chunxiao and Minfeng were engaged in medicine.

Xia Yuanji, who worked out a more accurate set of measurement units for Yan Fan, and his several children played a huge role in promoting the industrial development of Yan Fan.

Yang Dongxu studied ballistics, discovered the acceleration of gravity, and the theorem of speed and acceleration, and invented the precise timepiece...

……

Even Yang Jie, who seems to be the most incompetent, engages in opera and is willing to be an actor.

Fang Xiaoru was highly praised when he came back.

This time, we also brought back the entire crew.

Father has already called his name.

Yang Jie is asked to lead his team to perform a new version of Butterfly Lovers for them.

The time has also been set.

Just these few days of Chinese New Year.

Taking advantage of the upcoming break, let all the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China watch this new stage play of Butterfly Lovers, which was highly praised by Fang Xiaoru.

"Fourth brother and the others are here." When Zhu Biao sighed, Crown Princess Chang reminded in a low voice.

Zhu Biao raised his head and extended his gaze into the distance.

Groups of carriages with completely different styles from Ming Dynasty appeared in sight.

Soon, the convoy of Zhu Di and his entourage arrived.

Everyone looked at these carriages quietly, but Zhu Biao did not move, and no one in the East Palace dared to move.

Squeak!

One of the carriage doors opened.

Xiongying jumped out of the carriage first.

Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan got out of the car one after another.

Everyone stared at the car door.

One foot out.

A familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar tall and straight figure stepped out of the carriage.

Whether they are still sitting in the carriage or those who have got off the carriage.

Everyone looked at Zhu Di and Zhu Biao quietly.

Two brothers from the same mother stand opposite each other.

The impact was too strong.

Just like the current Ming Dynasty and Yan Fan.

After so many years, there are so many differences.

The difference is too obvious.

However, one thing is the same, that is, the majesty that both brothers try their best to hide.

Zhu Di paused for a moment, then stepped forward...

blah blah blah...

The sound of footsteps sounded, and he came to Zhu Biao with a few steps and said with a smile: "Brother, sister-in-law."

Chang smiled and nodded.

Her gratitude to Lao Si and Miao Yun has never changed.

"Just come back!" Zhu Biao raised his hand and patted Zhu Di's shoulder, took Zhu Di's hand, and said: "Take the eldest brother to take a ride in your new-style carriage. The emperor and the empress have been waiting in the palace for a long time. Let's hurry up. Click to enter the palace."

As he spoke, he pulled Zhu Di into the carriage.

No one wasted any time.

They all got on other empty carriages.

Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan did not ride in the same carriage as Zhu Di and Zhu Biao this time.

They thought that maybe the eldest brother and the fourth child would take this opportunity to be alone and talk about something.

The convoy set off again.

Pass through Hongwu Gate and enter the palace in a mighty manner.

The guard on duty at Hongwu Gate looked at the mighty motorcade with emotion on his face.

A soldier came close to Mr. Ba and said with his tongue: "My darling, King Yan has brought back so many novel and good things. Mr. Ba, why do you look so full of emotion?"

Bring the boss back to his senses.

Smiling, "When King Yan did not leave the Ming Dynasty, I was just like you, an ordinary imperial soldier. I witnessed King Yan being demoted to a commoner and driven out of the palace. I also witnessed His Majesty's change of heart. , praying and looking forward to the King of Yan, who entered the palace for the first time after three years, and even saw Tan Yuan, the current Minister of Army of the Yan Dynasty, holding the gold medal given by the emperor, directly to the third-rank officials of the court at the Hongwu Gate. They were tied up and thrown into the carriage and taken away, setting off a vigorous movement to rectify the officialdom..."

In fact, he was secretly thinking about it at the time.

Will King Yan become the master of this imperial city one day in the future?

He hoped that King Yan would become the lord of this imperial city and dominate the Ming Dynasty.

After all, at that time, some of King Yan's ideas were obviously biased towards lower-class people like them who were of low origin.

But I didn't expect that King Yan would leave Daming directly.

Facts have proved that although he was ignorant at the time, his feeling was correct.

Look at the development of Yan Fan over the years.

Although I have never been there, from the news that came back and spread, I can confirm that the people of Yan Fan should have a better life than the people of Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that for a small person like him, it's useless to praise King Yan.

The elite of the Ming Dynasty did not like the ideas of King Yan.

Even, full of strong hostility.

These people are the ones who truly control the Ming Dynasty.

……

The carriage passed through the barbican and drove slowly towards the palace.

Zhu Biao touched the soft seat with a backrest, stretched out his hand to pinch the iron hook on the glass, and pushed and pulled the glass.

He reached out and knocked lightly on the car door.

dong dong dong...

There was a metallic sound.

After a while, the eyes shifted to Zhu Di. The two brothers looked at each other. Zhu Biao pointed at the carriage and asked, "How much does such a carriage cost?"

"Because these carriages are made of all iron and steel, the cost is a bit high. The average cost is about seventy taels of silver. Yanfan's carriages are sold to ordinary people. Because a large amount of wood is used in some non-reinforced parts, the cost is It is relatively low, and the leather on the carriage is changed to canvas, which further reduces the cost. You can buy one for twenty taels of silver."

……

Zhu Biao listened carefully and pondered silently.

Jin Yiwei reported that many ordinary families in the fourth Yan clan purchased this kind of carriage and engaged in the business of carrying passengers.

Even the most ordinary carriage costs 20 taels, and it costs at least 30 taels to sell it, right?

A family, even if it is borrowing money from relatives and friends.

Can afford this carriage.

This shows how wealthy the ordinary families of Yan Fan were.

At least, he had to save seven or eight taels of money to buy such an expensive carriage and engage in the business of carrying passengers.

In the Ming Dynasty, a family with seven or eight taels of money in savings can be considered a small wealthy family!

Only those people who owned more than a hundred acres of land had to be diligent and frugal to save so much money.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has solved the problem of food for the people.

But it did not make the people rich.

……

After a brief exchange, the two brothers fell silent again.

……

"Grandfather, Grandmother!"

Outside the door of the imperial study room, Zhu Yuanzhang's body was slightly curved, leaning forward with squinted eyes, looking into the distance. A girl riding a bicycle waved to them from a distance.

He suddenly smiled happily, "I'm back! I'm back! This is our Qihua, our most beloved eldest granddaughter!"

As he said this, he couldn't wait to lift his legs, which were a bit slow, and walked down the steps.

The little palace maid rushed to help him.

Ma Xiuying smiled and turned her head, "Let's go down too."

Cai Lu smiled and nodded, helping Ma Xiuying to catch up with Zhu Yuanzhang.

In front of the six official offices.

Baiguan looked at a group of children, riding a bicycle at lightning speed, passing by like a whirlwind, and their eyes widened in shock.

After a group of children from Qihua passed by for a long time, they slowly looked back.

There was an instant uproar.

"This is a bicycle, right?" "It's actually real!"

"Fang Xiaoru is not exaggerating!"

"Hey, how much iron does it take to build such a bicycle?"

"Iron comes second, Mr. Song, haven't you noticed that many of the mechanisms on this bicycle are very complicated in shape. If a blacksmith manually hammers and hammers them, how long will it take to build such a bicycle?"

……

Fang Xiaoru supported Liu Bowen and stood aside, listening to the surprised comments from his colleagues, and whispered to Liu Bowen: "Mr. Ge, these complex-shaped mechanisms are not hammered out by blacksmiths, but directly rolled. I have visited them before, and they are specially made for them." Bicycle factories are factories that produce parts. The molten steel from those factories comes out and solidifies into models of different sizes. When they are still hot, they are put into the hydraulic rolling production line. After several rounds of rolling, they become various models of bicycles. For parts, workers only need to polish these low-standard parts by hand and turn them into standard parts..."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhu Di's advice.

The phase system was not abolished.

Select phase increase.

Liu Bowen is the chief minister of the new Ming Dynasty cabinet.

Led the Ming Dynasty cabinet.

Today, Liu Bowen has been named the Duke of Loyalty and Faith by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Liu Bowen and Tang He were the only two civil and military officials who were promoted to Dukes in the late Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Yuanzhang completely stabilized the Ming Dynasty, he compensated Liu Bowen and Tang He.

Of course, they deserve it.

Liu Bowen, who had white hair and a slim figure, nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said in an old voice, "What do you say this time, I want to go to Yanfan to see it. If I don't go, I'm afraid I won't have the chance."

Fang Xiaoru looked at Liu Bowen's old face covered with crane spots.

Hearing the sound, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Although this person also came from the old world, he was considered an old-school person. He advocated taking small steps and running quickly, and opposed radicals.

But this person must not be classified as conservative and corrupt.

In recent years, although I have never expressed my opinion on the employment share system.

But they have always defended the weak reformists in North Korea and China.

At the same time, the rural villages and communities of the Ming Dynasty were able to be stable and orderly, which was promoted throughout the world.

This legacy is indispensable.

It is this old man who makes plans and plans every step of the way.

It was only then that the rural village community was realized and took root in such a vast and complex land as the Ming Dynasty.

He went to Yan Fan.

Even King Yan highly praised this.

But anyone can see that this elder who deserves his respect and serves as a role model is really old.

Time is running out.

Without the protection of this old man, what will be waiting for reformists like them in the future?

Fang Xiaoru calmed down her complicated thoughts and said with a smile: "Mr. Ge, if you can go to Yanjing to have a look, King Yan will definitely be very happy. I went to Luzon before and mentioned Mr. Ge to King Yan. King Yan highly praised Mr. Ge. in every possible way."

Liu Bowen smiled, "I, an old guy, am quite proud to be praised and praised by King Yan..."

"coming!"

Someone suddenly shouted softly, interrupting Liu Bowen's words.

Liu Bowen and Fang Xiaoru turned their heads...

blah blah blah...

Among the horses' hooves, doors opened on the sides, and strange carriages passed in front of them.

Through the glass car window hung with gauze.

Everyone vaguely saw Zhu Di sitting opposite Zhu Biao.

Many people who were hostile to Zhu Di looked very solemn for a while.

Even if it was only a hazy glimpse.

But this person still puts a lot of pressure on everyone!

Because of seeing Zhu Di, a group of people even forgot about the new carriage.

Liu Bowen's eyes followed the carriage where Zhu Di was.

If it hadn't been for this prince who intervened to save him in the eighth year of Hongwu, I'm afraid there would be no Liu Bowen today.

The biggest regret in his life.

I just couldn't repay this person for saving my life.

Therefore, over the years, he worked diligently to promote his rural community concept to the entire Ming Dynasty.

Doing this on thin ice.

This is not to repay His Majesty's kindness.

But to repay this prince for saving his life.

He knew very well that this prince really wanted the Central Plains to change for the better.

Unfortunately, thousands of years of history have been passed down to this day.

Countless civilizational wisdom has been accumulated.

It also left behind a baggage that was too heavy and too heavy.

This kind of burden requires great perseverance and great wisdom to get rid of.

If His Majesty is given another twenty years, give him and Li Shanchang twenty years.

King and ministers working together may be able to break through the heavy burden created by thousands of years of history.

However, God will not give them another twenty years.

To be honest, he was very happy to be able to complete the rural village community in the vast and complex land of the Ming Dynasty during his lifetime.

One generation cannot accomplish what several generations have done.

His only wish now is to go to Yan Fan and take a look at what the developed Yan Fan is like, leaving behind the heavy burden of thousands of years of inheritance and traveling lightly.

Yan Fan will definitely be the future of the Central Plains.

The successor of Ming Dynasty must follow in the footsteps of Yan Fan.

If conflicted.

It will definitely be abandoned by the people!

"Hey." The old Li Shanchang, who was also still in his early years, appeared beside Liu Bowen at some unknown time and gently touched Liu Bowen's heel with his walking stick.

When Liu Bowen turned his head.

Li Shanchang suggested: "Don't look here. How about we two old guys come over and take a look?"

Your Majesty will definitely give them this face.

Things are impermanent.

He and Liu Bowen had competed with each other when they were young, and no one would accept the other.

Liu Ji is a good old guy, but he is not very competitive.

He really fought with Liu Bowen for most of his life.

Who would have thought.

As I got older, I actually became a close friend.

Liu Bowen nodded, "Okay, you, the old guy, have always taken advantage. Today, I will take advantage of you too. Your boy is the consort."

……

Outside the Imperial Study Room, on the open ground.

"Get up, get up..."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and urged the children, led by Qihua and Yongming, who knelt in front of him to greet him, "If you don't get up, we will be angry!"

Yong Ming didn't obey and just knelt quietly.

While Zhu Yuanzhang was urging, he accidentally saw groups of carriages approaching in the distance. He raised his head slightly, hunched over and looked at them with squinted eyes.

His body trembled slightly.

The little palace maid who was supporting her noticed it, her look of surprise flashed away, and she hurriedly lowered her head.

I whispered in my heart, "It seems that everything the aunts in the palace said is true. His Royal Highness King Yan has a very special status and weight in His Majesty's heart." '

Your Majesty has always been full of majesty.

She had never seen His Majesty's emotions so suppressed and exposed.

I have always heard in the past that my aunts who are older but do not want to leave the palace and stay in the palace talk about it privately.

say what.

There are three people who are most important to Your Majesty.

The empress, the prince, and the king of Yan.

Some aunts even asserted that King Yan was more important in His Majesty's heart than the Prince.

At that time, she was skeptical of this argument.

When she entered the palace, King Yan had already left the Ming Dynasty.

She felt that if King Yan was more important in His Majesty's heart than the Crown Prince, why would he leave the Ming Dynasty and venture into the dangerous sea?

It seems now that the aunts who met King Yan a few years ago have a more thorough understanding of the relationship between His Majesty and King Yan, father and son.

Carriages stopped behind the children who were kneeling.

The entire vast land was silent.

Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Guanyin Nu, Jin Princess Xie and others got off the carriage one after another and watched silently.

Zhu Di opened the car door.

Take a deep breath silently.

He lifted his legs and walked down.

The father and son looked at each other across the children.

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted and his eyes instantly turned red.

He raised his hand and urged: "Mirror, our mirror!"

The little palace maid hurriedly handed the magnifying glass hanging around her neck to Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.

Zhu Yuanzhang's hands were trembling, and he held the mirror tightly, put it in front of his eyes, adjusted the distance, and tried to see Zhu Di clearly.

Zhu Di didn't know if the old man saw him clearly.

But he saw the funny look of the old man's left eye instantly enlarged by the magnifying glass.

I couldn't help but laugh.

Turning his head, he looked at Xu Miaoyun who came to his side, held Xu Miaoyun's hand, and the couple walked over quickly.

Came to Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying.

Zhu Di fell to his knees with a plop: "Unfilial son Zhu Di, pay homage to your father, the emperor and your mother!"

The words sounded and his forehead touched the ground.

Zhu Yuanzhang held a magnifying glass and bent down to look at it. Suddenly a drop of water fell on the mirror.

He quickly raised his head, turned around, and while wiping the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, he touched Zhu Di lightly with his feet, "Get out of here! You are very filial. You haven't been back for several years. We thought that after we closed our eyes, you would Will be back!"

Zhu Di took Xu Miaoyun and the children and knelt down, letting Zhu Yuanzhang vent his anger.

Behind.

Princess Xie of Jin stood next to Zhu Fan and whispered sadly: "I have often seen my father since I was a child. This is the first time I have seen my father shed tears."

Zhu Fan nodded silently and whispered in a voice that could only be heard by the couple: "The fourth child is very important in the heart of the father, even more important than the eldest brother! At least, that was the case later. Our old man is a very rational emperor. If If the emperor were to change, our crown prince of the Ming Dynasty might have been replaced by someone long ago."

The princes, like Zhu Fan and his wife, stood together with their first wife, watching and whispering.

With tears in Ma Xiuying's eyes, she bent down to support Xu Miaoyun, "Girl, get up quickly, get up quickly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, bent down slightly, and tapped Zhu Di on the back of the head with the magnifying glass in frustration, "Why don't you get up quickly? Do you really want dad to help you up?"

Zhu Di stood up and wiped his eyes with his sleeves.

Only then did Yong Ming, Qi Hua, and Chun Xiao follow.

After Zhu Di stood up straight, he smiled and said: "My son is deviant and worried about my father being angry. No, when I came back, I didn't dare to say anything. I immediately knelt down. I concluded that my father would be soft-hearted and forgive me for my deviant and unfilial behavior over the years." .”

snort!

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled.

You bastard is deliberately trying to create a mood.

Zhu Yuanzhang held a magnifying glass, approached Zhu Di, looked at it carefully, stretched out his hand to touch Zhu Di's head, and nodded, "It looks easy to take care of, refreshing, not bad, not bad."

The officials followed Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang and approached shamelessly. They happened to hear Zhu Yuanzhang commenting on Zhu Di's hair.

Many people's expressions couldn't help but change again and again.

Under the gaze of hundreds of pairs of eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and patted Zhu Di's cheek gently.

"You are such a big man, why haven't you grown a beard yet?"

Zhu Di felt Zhu Yuanzhang's thin hands and looked at the figure that used to be as tall as a pine tree. Now it was hunched and not as tall as him, and he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

He endured the discomfort and said with a smile: "Growing a beard is too troublesome to take care of. It gets stained with rice grains when I eat, so I don't grow it."

"If you don't have hair, you don't have hair. It doesn't matter. You can't do things well if you don't have hair on your lips. These pedantic old ideas should be thrown away long ago. Hairy bastards are still everywhere..."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and cursed, and many of the officials looked very embarrassed.

It felt like the emperor was scolding himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the officials at all, looked at Zhu Di's clothes with a magnifying glass, and reached out to touch the buttons on the collar, "Wooden?"

"Father, this is made of coconut shells. It is durable and smooth. The wood grain is also very beautiful and has good dyeability. According to different colors of clothes, buttons made of coconut shells can be dyed very well. Suitable colors. There are a lot of coconut trees in Luzon. People in the village can buy a manual grinder and make some anytime and anywhere during their daily breaks and farm leisure time. The little they add up can satisfy their demand for buttons. At the same time, the people can also To earn some extra income, especially for the elderly who cannot do heavy physical work, just make some buckles, which can reduce the burden of their children to provide for them..."

"Yes, yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly, "When people get old, they are useless. Our Ming Dynasty advocates filial piety, but how can ordinary people who really work hard to survive every day fulfill their filial piety? Many people are not filial, aren't they? If you really have a bad conscience, you really have no ability. Facts have proved that you have done better in Luzon. People's lives are easy. Even the elderly can engage in other things. When people get old, they will not feel that they are useless. "

Zhu Yuanzhang said, pinching the cuffs of Zhu Di's sleeves, "Hey, this kind of fabric is very strange. It is thinner than the labor cloth you made in Tuqiao Village, but it seems to be stiffer than the labor cloth."

"Father, this is canvas, blended with cotton and linen..."

……

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Di about his clothes for a long time.

Many people are secretly frightened.

"Let's go, show dad the good things you brought back." Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed Zhu Di's hand and walked towards the new carriage.

Zhu Di introduced the carriage to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Detailed introduction to axles, glass, rubber tires...

After introducing the carriage, Zhu Yuanzhang was led to the carriage containing the clock.

He pinched the canvas covering the carriage and said with a smile: "Father, look at this novelty."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly opened the canvas.

Then everyone saw six clocks as tall as one person standing on the carriage.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

At this moment, it happened to be one o'clock in the afternoon.

The pendulum below swings and makes a crisp reminder sound.

Zhu Yuanzhang came closer and looked at it with a magnifying glass.

Although the officials did not dare to get too close, they all stretched their necks and looked at him curiously.

Zhu Di pointed at the dial and introduced: "Father, this thick and short hand is the hour hand, this is the minute hand, and this is the second hand. One revolution of the second hand takes one minute, and one revolution of the minute hand takes sixty minutes, that is. One hour, twenty-four hours a day, is actually what we often call twelve hours. When Dongxu was studying ballistics, he had to study the descent of objects. The corona we used before could not provide more detailed information for his research. It took him several years to develop a clock. The one he studied was particularly large and is now collected in the Yanjing Science and Technology Museum..."

While Zhu Yuanzhang was listening, he opened the glass door of the clock and got closer to listen to the rhythmic ticking sound.

He said happily: "Okay, this time when we go to Yanjing, we must go and see the original clock made by Dongxu boy."

As he spoke, he noticed that the Marine Corps officer accompanying him in charge of driving the steam engine had unloaded and was assembling the steam engine. He raised his hand and pointed at it, curiously asking, "What is this?"

"Grandfather, this is a steam engine!" Qihua, who was being led by Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, said impatiently.

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned.

Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi and all the officials could not help but be stunned.

Baiguan whispered softly.

"What is a steam engine?"

"Fang Xiaoru didn't talk about the steam engine when he came back, right?"

……

Liu Bowen looked at the iron thing with huge wheels assembled by the Marine Corps soldiers, and asked in a low voice: "Xizhi, you have never seen this steam engine in Yanjing, have you?"

Fang Xiaoru shook his head, "No, maybe it was developed after I left."

Zhu Yuanzhang had already taken Zhu Di and Qihua's hands and walked towards the steam engine.

After Zhu Yuanzhang came closer, he released Zhu Di's hand, raised his hand, tapped the cylinder lightly with his fingers, lowered his head, and asked with a smile: "Granddaughter, what is this steam engine and what can it be used for?"

Everyone immediately pricked up their ears.

Zhu Yunwen looked at Qihua, curious and envious.

Qihua raised her head slightly, looked at Zhu Di, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said worriedly: "Grandfather, the steam engine has no specific use yet, but Senior Brother Dongxu and the others have thought a lot about this big thing that can provide stable power. It is intended to be installed on warships to replace animal power. After being equipped with two wheels, it can replace our horse-drawn carriages..."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be surprised.

He turned around and asked Zhu Di, "Fourth, is this steam engine really of such great use? Can it really be put on wheels and run, and can it also drag plows to plow the land? Will the oxen and horses be useless in the future?"

"Father, if we want to realize this, there are still many technical difficulties to be overcome. However, based on the fact that steam engines can provide stable and long-lasting power, they do have great advantages over livestock, and we can indeed develop towards these ideas."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, shifted his gaze to the steam engine again, stared at it closely, and murmured: "Can you show me how this steam engine works?"

Zhu Di turned his head and whispered a few words to Zhu Ping.

Zhu Ping turned and left.

While everyone was waiting with curiosity and confusion.

After a while, Zhu Ping returned with several young eunuchs carrying baskets of coal.

The Marines added water to the boiler as quickly as possible, ignited it, and began to add coal to the boiler while blowing air.

The steam engine now has one big disadvantage.

It's the blower device.

There is no device designed to use steam power to blow air.

However, the institute has already noticed this problem.

Ta...ta...

After a while, when the heat wave from the boiler became stronger and stronger, the connecting rod began to slowly turn the wheel.

blah blah blah...

Soon, the reciprocating movement of the connecting rod turned into an afterimage.

The wheels began to turn rapidly.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the rapidly rotating wheel with wide eyes, excited, and held Zhu Di's hand tightly, "Father now believes that your ideas can be realized in the future, fourth child! After Xiongying gets married, Dad will go to you." Take a look at Yanjing, look at what a magnificent scene the barren bay and the land on both sides of the bay have become now!"

Among the officials, many looked extremely ugly.

The emperor acted like he couldn't wait to go to Yanjing again, which made people uncomfortable.

The rapidly rotating wheels made it even more uncomfortable.

It seems that Yan Fan is sitting on this wheel!

In the future, Yan Fan, sitting on this wheel, seems to be leaving the Ming Dynasty far away!

Do not!

impossible!

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