Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 196

The sun hangs high in the sky, suitable for going out.

Yu'er and Jin'er were busy last night preparing things that Zhu Biao could use today. When they saw Zhu Biao get up, they both began to think about it.

Zhu Biao waved his hand, saying that he would go to see those heroes and try Daming Agricultural Machinery, so there is no need to put up a big battle.

Prestige and status are in other people's hearts, not in those superficial gaudy things. If the prince's guard of honor is used, it will not scare those women and children even more nervous.

I went to serve the people, not to show off, even if I put on airs, it was for those specific people.

Muying is still in Yunnan now, Zhu Biao originally planned to let Li Wenzhong go with him, but thought of asking him to inspect the saltworks, so he gave up.

With He Qing and the other agricultural officials, Gao Qi prepared a simple trial plan in advance, and the two carpenters followed to modify the problems of Daming Agricultural Machinery at any time.

Seeing that Zhu Biao was about to get into the carriage, Yu'er and Jin'er followed closely behind. Yu'er sat on the side with the boiled heat-relieving soup, and said with a light smile: "It's hot today, and the servant girl made some soup It’s good to beat the heat.”

"Master, Sister Yu'er is very careful." Jin'er said with a smile: "The two princesses will enter the palace in the future, and we will have no chance to serve Master."

Zhu Biaoxuan looked at her two and said, "Why, you two don't want to stay in the East Palace anymore."

"The servant girl doesn't dare. Miss Chang's family heard that she treats people generously and respectfully, so we are not afraid. It's just that Miss Xu can be very fierce?"

"No, Gu thinks she's easy to get along with, but she's younger."

The carriage stopped suddenly, and Zhu Biao looked through the gauze curtain of the carriage, and found that Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were waiting in front of them on horseback.

The two greeted Zhu Biao, and everyone wandered away to the outskirts of Nanjing.

The trees on both sides of the capital were wilted by the sun, and occasionally beggars could be seen on the side of the road. Zhu Biao didn't sleep well last night, so he dozed off with his head tilted.

Yu'er and Jin'er saw it, put his head on their legs to sleep, and walked slowly out of the city.

In the attic of Shen's wine shop, Wen Shujiang saw Shen Zhifu staring at the passing carriage in a daze, thinking that she was fancying the carriage.

Wen Shujiang said proudly, "But did you fancy that carriage? My Wen family can buy thousands of such things."

"Mr. Wen, don't talk nonsense." Shen Zhifu shifted his gaze to the street.She would stand at the window in a daze every time, sometimes for a long time, sometimes for a day, the carriage just now looked a bit like him.

She had seen the two people in front of the carriage, they were the two generals who had changed into civilian clothes, and then she teased in her heart that it might not be him.

"By the way, Ms. Shen, my Wen family has [-] looms near Xuanwu Lake, and the cloth weaves can be exclusively supplied to Shen's cloth shop. The price is easy to say.

The mine in my hometown is now in preparation, as long as Ms. Shen asks Boss Shen to send a few words to the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, and let my Wen family get a share of the pie, the Wen family will definitely thank you. "

Did Shen know that Wen Shujiang wasn't talking big, the Wen family could do it, after all, their ancestors were the biggest Shanxi merchants, and as long as there were no accidents, they would still be there in a hundred years.

At this moment, she felt her hand being pulled down, and she lowered her head to realize that it was Xiaobai.

After Xiaobai came back with her from the Northland, she only talked to herself, and she was too scared to mention the past. She also felt sorry for this miserable girl.

"Sister Shen, don't talk to him." Xiaobai dragged her to the desk to write, away from Wenshujiang.

Seeing the little girl, Wen Shujiang's eyes turned cold. The little girl made him angry several times, splashed ink, cut his clothes, and said bad things.

If it wasn't for winning Shen Zhiwu's favor and heart, he would have annexed the Shen family.He has already dealt with this stinky baby.

The carriage slowly left the city and headed towards the family courtyard of the heroes.

"Your Highness, we're here." Yu'er patted Zhu Biao lightly, and said softly.

The little eunuch driving the carriage knelt on the ground and let Zhu Biao step on him to get off the horse. Zhu Biao shook his head, Beizheng's health has improved a lot in the past six months.

He jumped out of the carriage himself, and then the two of them followed.

"Jin'er, don't spill the summer heat soup." Zhu Biao said, "Yu'er, take the cabbage down."

Chang Yuchun and Xu Da got off their horses and said to Zhu Biao, "His Royal Highness."

"Don't worry about it, let He Qing and the others take the farm tools to the field to try it first, Uncle Xu, Uncle Chang, you should go and do it too."

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

The two tiger generals were dressed in commoner clothes and brought their entourage into the courtyard of the heroes' families. At first glance, they looked like big men farming.

Zhu Biao took He Qing and the others directly to the nearby fields. In the hot summer, there were only two women next to each other watering the vegetables.

"He Qing, start the demonstration."

"Yes."

He Qing began to push the wooden pedals, and the gears began to move along with the hemp rope.

The two carpenters nearby said, "This hemp rope should be thicker."

Just as Zhu Biao was about to speak, he heard a woman's scolding voice not far away.

It turned out that two women were arguing, Zhu Biao turned his head and continued to direct He Qing.

The woman with a fierce face rushed to the woman from the side, and quarreled with a thin woman with a big waist and round arms.

She put her hands on her hips, rolled her sleeves, and shouted at the top of her voice, "Zhao Baoniang, why are you stepping on my food!"

It seems that the two women know each other, this land is the vegetable field of Daming Family Courtyard.

Although the other was thin, he also had a stern look on his face: "Aunt Liu, are you doing something on purpose today!"

"Pay for my food!" Aunt Liu shouted, pointing at Zhao Baoniang.

Zhu Biao asked Yu'er and Jin'er to stand with several science and technology agricultural officials, and he took a few steps back before standing still.

Women should stay away from fighting so as not to be accidentally injured.

"Caizizi, how can you pay for it? You blackmailed people. You just saw my brother in my hometown die and bullied no one in my family." Zhao Baoniang shouted aggrieved.

"Your brother's matter was done by your old family head. You can find him, what are you talking about here." Aunt Liu pointed at her and said, "Anyway, you have to pay."

Zhu Biao finally understands, the compensation, the brother is dead, the old family head...just listen to the quarrel and let He Qing and the others continue digging the land.

"That's right, it's very deep." Zhu Biao poked his finger in and tried the soil ditch: "It's very deep, and the soil is still wet."

The voices of the two women came again.

"I am a family member of heroes."

"Hey, who isn't, my man has killed the enemy army before."

The two faced each other, leaning against each other.

At this moment, the thin one fell down suddenly, so scared that Aunt Liu immediately shook her and said, "Bao Niang, Bao Niang, what's wrong with you."

Zhu Biao said to He Qing, "Go and see what's going on."

He Qing went over immediately, and when Aunt Liu saw some strange men, she immediately hugged the thin woman in her arms and said, "What are you doing?"

"Eldest sister, she may have suffered from heat stroke. His Royal Highness asked me to take a look." He Qing explained that he had heard this symptom from those doctors before.

Knowing Zhu Biao, the woman immediately knelt down and said, "His Royal Highness, save Baoniang, I didn't mean to quarrel with her."

"Come here, carry her under the tree, don't surround her, spread out." Zhu Biao directed them.

"Bao Niang, I won't quarrel with you anymore, and I won't let you pay for the vegetable leaves." Aunt Liu cried.

"As you said, I won't let you pay." The thin woman immediately got up from the ground and looked at Aunt Liu.

"Okay, you Zhao Baoniang, you have learned to lie." Aunt Liu made a gesture to hit her.

The woman named Zhao Baoniang immediately explained that it turned out that she had been executed by the patriarch these days because of her brother from her hometown, and she stepped on the vegetables in a daze.When I got angry, I sent it out to Aunt Liu.

"Why was your brother executed by the patriarch?" Zhu Biao asked.

"The woman has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhao Baoniang knelt down and saluted, "Due to a land dispute, my brother injured the son of the patriarch, and he was beaten to death with a random stick. This is also my brother's fault. It should be dealt with by the clan rules." .”

The two women left with their arms.

Zhu Biao asked He Qing to bring Daming Agricultural Machinery to the family courtyard to demonstrate and promote it, and then ordered the master carpenter to gather manpower and immediately began to produce Daming Agricultural Machinery.

When returning to the palace, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were immersed in the sadness of the soldiers, and did not notice Zhu Biao's strangeness.

Zhu Biao was very angry. Although some places were managed by the family, the local government still relied on the power of the clan.

But the lives of living people were disposed of by the patriarch in this way, without going through the government, the status quo of the bottom of the Ming Dynasty is really too miserable.

In the final analysis, the imperial power should not go to the countryside, and this matter has not been fully implemented. Those subordinate officials and the Lizheng system cannot completely count as the imperial power going to the countryside. The Ming Dynasty needs a group of grassroots who are directly responsible to the emperor.

This matter is a big one, and I have to go back and tell Lao Zhu about the details, and ask him to call Li Shanchang and the group of ministers of Zhongshu Province to discuss.

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