First Prince of Ming Dynasty

   Chapter 497 premature birth

   "The grassroots are terrified and dare not ask for credit, but let the prince be the master."

Zhu Biao laughed when he heard the words: "You are clever, and I am not stingy, so I will go to the Holy One to ask for rewards for you, and the rewards will come together at that time, but I hope you can continue after you get the rewards." Research and develop gunpowder and firearms, and the court will not hesitate to reward you if you continue to work hard."

The craftsman was naturally overjoyed. He knew that his vision was not high, so he rashly asked for a low reward, and he suffered a disadvantage. If the reward was too high, His Royal Highness would hate it. It would be better to let the prince be the master. suffer.

  Zhu Biao still valued the talents in gunpowder and firearms, so he asked: "You should be from the army. Who did you learn this skill from?"

  The craftsman quickly replied: "The prince is wise. Xiaomin was originally a gunner. Later, he was ordered by the army to protect Mr. Tao. By chance, he was accepted by him as his apprentice to learn the craft of making gunpowder and firearms."

   "Mr. Tao? I don't have any impression of this palace. Is it a master craftsman from the Ministry of Industry?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry explained: "His Royal Highness, Tao Chengdao is the head of the Tao Family Academy in Wucheng, Zhejiang. In the eighteenth year of Zhengzheng, the Holy Lord led the army to attack Wuzhou Road. This person led a group of disciples to agree with him at that time. His Highness was only three or four years old at that time, so naturally he didn't have much impression."

"This person advocates Taoism and likes to study the art of alchemy. After he joined the army, he was promoted to ten thousand households by the saint because of his meritorious service in making firearms. After a few years, he was asked to resign and return to the academy to continue teaching. The saint let him go after several failed attempts. Recently, Rumor has it that he wants to go to heaven..."

Wan Hu still wanted to go to heaven, Zhu Biao naturally remembered who this person was, and said that he really had no impression of his real name, but the official title of Wan Hu was very recognizable. It stands to reason that Wan Hu's position was set up in the early Jin Dynasty and was hereditary The military position commanded thousands of households, and it was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. Its military system set up ten thousand households as the head of ten thousand husbands, and belonged to the Central Privy Council.

  The Ming Dynasty did not have the official position of Wanhu, and it was impossible for Lao Zhu to reward his courtiers with ten thousand households. Even Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Shanchang and others did not have this honor, let alone Tao Chengdao.

  Probably because Lao Zhu followed the military system of the Yuan Dynasty when he started his family, so Tao Chengdao was granted ten thousand households. It should be just a false title, but these are not important anymore.

   "The disciples taught by this person have such abilities. I don't know why they didn't become officials in the court, but they didn't get along with their colleagues back then?"

   It stands to reason that since he took the initiative to lead his disciples to join him, there is no reason to withdraw suddenly. Lao Zhu has always liked firearms, so he should not let such talents go easily.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry smiled wryly and said: "This person is a man of great knowledge in the former Yuan Dynasty. He was once recommended as an official by the local government but was rejected by him. After his meritorious service, the Holy One was also ready to entrust him with important tasks, but he returned home wholeheartedly. It is really unsatisfactory." Mu Shitu."

  Zhu Biao shook his head and stopped asking any more questions. For the head of the family academy, he can still have time to practice alchemy and study gunpowder. This kind of person is rich in money, and it is difficult to catch him with fame and fortune.

However, the hot air balloon may be able to if the official position is not good, maybe you can write to him and tempt him to come over. Although the hot air balloon technology is not yet mature, it is better than him tying the rocket to a chair, sitting on it, and holding a big kite with both hands. Lively, he regarded himself as a human body fireworks firecracker and killed Qiang.

There is no other way if you don’t come, I guess Tao Chengdao is not too young, it’s okay to die in the morning and evening, for this kind of scientific researcher, going to heaven is a dream, even if there is no return, it’s okay, dying on the bed is the real truth. not reconciled.

   Asking Liu Jin to bring the telescope and a small bag of granulated gunpowder, Zhu Biao was escorted by the Ministry of Industry officials out of the government office of the Ministry of Industry, and walked straight to Miyagi.

  It was already afternoon at this time, Zhu Biao slowly crossed the inner and outer Wulong Bridge, passed through the Fengtian Hall, and arrived at the Jinshen Hall. After being notified, he walked in and saluted his father.

   "The sons and ministers see the father, the father is blessed."

  Old Zhu also replied in a serious manner: "I bow to you, the prince is free."

After Zhu Biao stood up, the father and son couldn't help laughing. The great etiquette was completely passed a few days ago, and many etiquettes have been changed up and down. Days will come.

  After laughing, Lao Zhu continued to bow his head to review and asked casually: "How is the matter of rewarding the armed forces determined? The budget from the Ministry of Finance has passed?"

Zhu Biaozai explained it carefully, then sighed and said: "Most of the money is from the imperial father's internal funds. The Ministry of Households has any opinions. In fact, money is nothing more than the amount of food and cloth. It’s really hurting, I just hope that next spring and summer there won’t be any catastrophe.”

   No one can say for sure about this kind of thing. In recent years, natural disasters have occurred frequently, and the court’s food is always insufficient. Therefore, the loss of disaster relief is higher than that of fighting a war. It is really helpless.

  The atmosphere in the main hall was silent for a while. Zhu Yuanzhang was not afraid of anyone in the world. Whether it was the grasslands or the Southeast Asian countries, he was nothing to him. Only God's will was hard to beat.

  The right way is to start bitterness before sweetness, Zhu Biao cheered up and said: "Today the Ministry of Industry gave three surprises to my son, and my son is also going to give it to my father."

  Zhu Yuanzhang put down his pen and wrote down the memorial: "Then what are you waiting for, take it out quickly."

  Zhu Biao waved his hand to ask Liu Jin to send the binoculars and carefully wrapped gunpowder to the imperial case. Zhu Biao went to the threshold of the main hall by himself and stood there, while Liu Jin told Lao Zhu how to use the binoculars.

   It’s nothing more than looking into the distance with your eyes. After Zhu Yuanzhang understood it, he raised his binoculars and looked at Zhu Biao.

To Zhu Biao, this thing is not new, or even outdated. In his previous life, he didn’t bother to pick it up and play with it for a while, but it’s still very surprising to people who have never seen this thing before. , Things tens of meters away are zoomed into the eyes, no matter how you think about it, it's amazing.

  Old Zhu is a military genius, he quickly understood the significance of this thing on the battlefield, and kept fiddling with it. Zhu Biao approached him and explained the principle to him.

  Zhu Yuanzhang is not interested in the principle, but only asks how much it costs? Can it be mass-produced? Can you see farther and more clearly?

Whether it is a land battle or a sea battle, seeing farther and more clearly is the most important thing for a commander. If you can let the generals have a telescope, they can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. Earning more time is a plus. A big winning percentage.

  After Zhu Biao explained, Lao Zhu immediately ordered the Ministry of Industry to make a hundred of them, discarding meaningless things such as carving patterns, and immediately sent them to Chang Yuchun in the north after they were completed.

   Putting down the binoculars, Zhu Yuanzhang eagerly looked at another small package. After opening it, he twisted the granular gunpowder with bright eyes. Old Zhu is proficient in firearms and knows everything about gunpowder, far better than Zhu Biao.

Surprised, he directly named the craftsman as a member of the Ministry of Industry, this is a fifth-rank official position, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has soared into the sky. In addition, there are practical rewards such as money and cloth. It can be said that this person has changed the entire family. The fate of future generations.

  The first two made Lao Zhu happy, only the third hot air balloon Lao Zhu was not satisfied, mainly because according to Zhu Biao’s description, the hot air balloon could surprise the palace with the help of the right time, place and people...

However, Lao Zhu only strictly ordered the Ministry of Industry not to disclose the manufacturing techniques of the three, and strictly prohibited craftsmen from making them privately. The appearance of hot air balloons can also generate countless tactics. At least the combination of hot air balloons and telescopes can far exceed the current detection effect the scout.

   After a while, all the bigwigs from all the ministries arrived. The Ministry of Education, the six senior officials and many nobles made a lot of noise. The high-level meeting didn't end until the evening.

  Zhu Biao retreated to the palace with the officials, and then went back to the East Palace by himself. After a day of tossing, he was very hungry. Fortunately, he ate a plate of pastries with tea just now, but he was still not full.

  Chang Luohua is also very busy recently. It is not a trivial matter for the prince to recruit talents, let alone two, and it can be said that he is a princess and princess.

In addition, there is Chen Shixuan. The three of them will be brought into the East Palace before the ceremony. In addition, Yunjin Nuanyu is not small. It is impossible for them to stay as maids forever. lady.

   It just so happens that officials in the court have been admonishing the thin blood of the Tian family, and they should recruit beautiful women to the Holy One and the prince so that they can spread branches and leaves for the Tian family and expand the clan.

  So Chang Luohua has something to do, and it's not easy not to do it, because this is her bounden duty as a princess, and Chang Luohua is willing to do it herself, I don't know if it is virtuous or declaring her sovereignty.

After the couple had dinner, Chang Luohua continued to discuss with Yunjin, while Zhu Biao went back to Wenhua Hall, sat down at the desk and began to write a letter to his husband Song Lian, sincerely greeting the old master's body, and then I wrote about the recent major events of the court, and finally hope that the old master can return to the court after the beginning of spring to help him stabilize the overall situation.

  At the end of the letter, Zhu Biao also played a set of emotional cards, and his two children are about to be born in more than a month. He is not at ease in the future when he is taught by others. I hope that the husband can teach him like he did back then...

Before the letter was finished, the gate of the Wenhua Palace was knocked open. Zhu Biao was startled, and the two words were destroyed when the pen was scratched. Liu Jin glared at Liu An who broke in and scolded: " presumptuous!"

  Liu An rushed in and kowtowed and shouted: "Prince... the princess is about to give birth, Your Highness, go and see!"

  Zhu Biao swallowed and spit, jumped up from the chair, stepped on the desk, jumped down the steps and ran towards the door, shouting as he ran, "Have all the imperial doctors and women been invited?"

  Liu An hurriedly followed and shouted: "Wen Po is right next to the Crown Princess, and someone from the Imperial Physician has also gone to invite her."

   "Liu Jin, after you report to your father and mother, then send someone to the Kaiping Palace to report and ask the princess to come over."

   "No"

  Zhu Biao ran to Chengqian Palace and was stopped by the palace maid and eunuch. His heartbeat was a little fast at this time, it was too sudden, and he was born a month prematurely, so there should be no problem, right?

  Zhu Biao watched the busy eunuchs and maids come and go, gradually calmed down, and comforted himself in his heart that it is normal for the twins to be born prematurely, and it should not be a big problem if they are only one month early.

  ………

  (end of this chapter)