Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chapter 149 Ninety-nine and 81 procedures as agreed?

With some anxiety, Zhu Di walked in from outside the hall carrying a leather bag.

When he entered the palace, he raised his head and saw Zhu Yuanzhang staring at him.

Looking at each other, Zhu Di suddenly felt his calves start to twitch again.

Even if his old man just glanced at him briefly, it was enough to make him terrified.

"My son, Zhu Wei, pay my respects to my father."

"My son, Zhu Zhen, pay my respects to my father."

"My son, my son Zhu Di, pay homage to my father,"

Logically speaking, as the fourth child, Zhu Di should be the first to see the ceremony.

But as soon as he entered the hall, he was startled by his old man's gaze, and he was a little dazed for a while.

However, Zhu Wei who was still on the side was still able to come, and he was the first to remind his fourth brother.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to come up with a good solution for today's matter. Why don't I go back and look up the military manual to see if there is a countermeasure?"

After seeing three more princes coming, Xu Da also knew that it was almost time for him to leave.

His Majesty dragged him to discuss matters related to the North all morning.

But in the face of this historical trend, the wisdom of the two people is more than enough, but not enough.

What's more, Xu Da's situation. At this time, he has reached the end of his life.

Some things are even more overwhelming.

And at this moment when the three princes came, he knew without thinking that there must be something to report to His Majesty, and it might not be appropriate for him to be beside him at such a time.

Especially after experiencing what happened in the morning, Xu Da understood this point deeply.

Some things in the future, even if it will not happen, it is not suitable for me to know.

"Okay, Tiande, you have been tired all day today, go back and rest first. But when we were discussing earlier, you should think about it. If you have a way or a clue, come and tell us as soon as possible. We old guys, You can do as much as you can, and the rest can only be handed over to the younger generation."

Regarding Xu Da's resignation, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't mean to force him to stay.

Zhu Diming knew that he was unhappy today, but he turned back at this time. He didn't need to think about it, there must be something that must come to see him.

And this guy left with Chu Ze, probably because of something related to that guy Chu Ze.

Let Xu Da avoid it for a while, it may be a good thing for everyone.

Just like what happened in the morning, if the person beside him in the morning was not Xu Da, I am afraid that Lao Zhu would not let him see the sun the next day.

"Your Majesty, Your Highnesses and ministers will take their leave first."

After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's permission, Xu Da also heaved a sigh of relief.

After bowing slightly to everyone, he turned and left without looking back.

Looking at the back of Xu Da leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly.

But then, he turned his attention to Zhu Di and the three standing in front of the hall, who were standing upright.

"Tell me, the three of you came to see us together, what's the matter?"

While Zhu Yuanzhang was speaking, he couldn't help looking at the cowhide bag in Zhu Di's hand.

After hearing his old man's words, Zhu Di was slightly relieved. His father didn't plan to settle accounts with him after the fall.
After knowing that the old man did not intend to continue to beat him, although Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves still did not relax.

He knew that at this moment, his father had at most suppressed the anger in his heart.

At this time, he must not foolishly bring up the earlier incident, otherwise, he would probably have to be beaten.

After taking a deep breath, Zhu Di respectfully handed the cowhide bag in front of his elder brother with both hands.

After his elder brother took the things, Zhu Di spoke.

"Father, since the matter of the feudal domain has been finalized, my son wants to build an ammunition production line outside Nanjing City, which will be used for the daily training of the guards and the storage of ammunition for future fiefdom battles."

"I have reported this matter to my eldest brother before, and after my elder brother agreed, my son began to prepare."

After Zhu Di said his plan, he didn't forget to tell him about his report beforehand, and then he started to prepare for the construction of the ammunition production line.

Although he now has the title of a vassal from outside the territory, he can train his own guards and build weapons in an open and above board manner.

But don't forget, the procedures that should be followed still have to be followed.

As a vassal king, one must not break the rules.

Especially Yongle Emperor, who has a criminal record. It should be considered a criminal record.

"Report to my father, the fourth brother has indeed told me about this matter."

After Zhu Biao heard Zhu Di's report, he also helped to confirm it.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Biao's words, he nodded slightly and motioned Zhu Di to continue.

"Father, because the new ammunition was improved by Chu Ze, I invited Chu Ze to help me inspect the location of the ammunition production line."

"During this process, in order not to cause financial trouble for the elder brother, Erchen invited the sixth son to build the production line together. We spent all the money we had left on weekdays to build the production line together."

"In the process, we accidentally discovered a poisonous salt mine. However, after confirming it, Chu Ze said that the poisonous salt we always thought could actually be made into edible table salt."

"We took some samples, and the elder brother is holding the table salt that Chu Ze taught us to make."

"I didn't try it before I came here, I just wanted to tell Father the news quickly, and ask Father to make a decision!"

Before coming here, Zhu Di thought about whether he should take all the credit for the mineral salt to himself.

But after thinking about it for a while, he finally felt that it was better to tell the truth.

His father is such a shrewd person, if he lied about this kind of thing, don't give credit, once he is found out, let his father know that he dared to lie to his face.

It is estimated that all the old accounts in the morning will have to be settled together.

So Zhu Di didn't hide anything at this time, and told everything exactly.

Of course, he still concealed the fact that there was a caravan privately formed by Lao Liu.

It's better not to talk about this matter.

"What did you just say? Poisonous salt mines can actually be made into edible salt!"

"Yes, father, we have brought the sample, the production method and steps are detailed, and I can record it later."

"Biao'er, show it to us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a gloomy face at first, became a little excited after hearing Zhu Di's words.

Salt, like food, is a necessity for the people to survive.

Compared with grain, the storage and transportation of salt is much more troublesome.

Especially when the salt bar meets water or tide, it will melt directly, which makes many people have a headache.

It is also because of the necessity of salt and the difficulty of transportation.

This also leads to the price of salt has always been relatively high.

Especially once someone hoards maliciously, the price of salt will soar to an unimaginable level in a short period of time.

And it is difficult for the imperial court to control its price.

Because once the salt panic starts, the imperial court's official salt reserves may not be enough.

And almost ninety-nine percent of the salt comes from the coastal areas.

This also leads to the closer to the mainland, the more uncontrollable the price of salt.

And now if there is a new way to obtain salt, it will definitely be a great joy for the court.

"Father, please take a look!"

"Come here, bring pen and ink to King Yan."

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Biao quickly handed over the cowhide bag in his hand.

And as soon as he turned his head, he immediately ordered someone to bring a pen and ink.

"Fourth, this matter is of great importance, you hurry up and write it down."

"Hey, I'll write it right away."

After hearing his elder brother's order, Zhu Di didn't delay at all. After the workers brought the tables, chairs and pens, he sat down directly and began to write in a hurry.

And Zhu Zhen, who also participated in the whole process, also followed along, and when he saw that Zhu Di missed something, he would remind him.

However, when the two of them got busy, Zhu Wei, who was standing aside, felt a little embarrassed
While Zhu Di and the others were busy learning techniques, he was talking nonsense with Chu Ze
He doesn't know how to make salt!
But now standing aside like this, it seems that he is superfluous.

"Have someone send it for a try."

After Zhu Yuanzhang took the cowhide bag handed over by Zhu Biao, he reached out and grabbed a little bit of fine salt in the bag, observed it for a while, and then directly sent a little bit to his mouth.

The salty and somewhat bitter taste made him frown slightly.

But this is not a manifestation of dissatisfaction, but a natural human reaction.

On the contrary, while frowning tightly, a look of joy flashed in his eyes.

"The salt tastes very strong, and the condition is excellent, with almost no gravel visible. This is definitely the best table salt, of course, if it is non-toxic."

After Zhu Yuanzhang simply tasted it, he gave his own evaluation.

Then he directly handed the cowhide bag in his hand to Erhu who was next to him, asking him to take the things down and find someone to try the effect.

Of course, it is not known who to ask for a trial.

And when Zhu Di finished writing the refining method he got from Chu Ze.

Zhu Yuanzhang also took what Zhu Di wrote with great anticipation, and then checked it carefully.

When you see that the process is simply crushed, made into brine, then filtered, precipitated, and then reduced.

He couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

He originally thought that there would be something extremely complicated such as refining for seven to seven 49 days, or going through nine or nine 81 procedures.

As a result, this is it!
If it's just these simple methods, then this poisonous salt mine can't continue to be called poisonous salt.

Because, if the salt is extracted according to Chu Ze's extraction method.

Not sure if it's poisonous or not.

So now it can only be called a salt mine.

As long as it is confirmed that these mineral salts will not harm the body, then this is another great thing for the court!

"This recipe, you should save it for the time being. Try the effect first. If it is really edible, then arrange the recipe and let people start learning how to make it."

"As for the two of you."

Whether the mineral salt is poisonous or not, it still needs to be tried before it can be concluded.

All Zhu Yuanzhang did not jump to conclusions.

A more conservative decision must be considered by a superior.

After all, if he makes a mistake in one of his decisions, countless people may die.

It's like smallpox. It is still being tried.

After the decision was made, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his attention to Zhu Di and Zhu Zhen below.

He also saw the scene just now. When he was writing about the method of extracting mineral salt, Zhu Wei just stood aside silently.

Obviously, he was not involved in this matter.

As for the two brothers Zhu Di and Zhu Zhen, they probably came here not just to present the formula.

After all, this formula was obtained from Chu Ze. If it was just for passing on the formula, Chu Ze could give it to Zhu Biao directly.

"In this matter, regardless of whether the mineral salt is edible or not, the two of you are considered meritorious. Tell me, what do you want?"

When they heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Di and Zhu Zhen couldn't help flashing a gleam of joy in their eyes.

Originally looking at what these two people meant, it was not good to go to his father and emperor today, and he had to ask for the reward himself.

And please reward this kind of thing. There is still a high possibility of failure.

But now that his father has spoken, it will be much easier!

"Father, son-in-law and sixth brother have recently heard that the situation at the eldest brother's side is quite tense. And if we build an ammunition production line, maybe my family and the sixth brother are not very rich."

"What we mean is, can we temporarily borrow the veins of the salt mine on the edge of the site we chose. We definitely don't intend to use it for profit, but just think about temporarily using the income of the salt mine to move the ammunition production line first. build up."

"We don't want the ammunition production place in the future, but there is a place for ammunition production first, so that it can be used for training and subsequent military affairs."

"We won't be able to take the ammunition fields and salt mines with us when we leave the domain."

"Just borrow some temporarily."

"Also ask your father to complete it."

After Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, Zhu Di did not hesitate, and directly put his purpose on the bright side.

Zhu Zhen, on the other hand, stood on the sidelines without saying a word.

His fourth brother is going to go outside the territory to become a vassal, but he is not.
It was not appropriate for him to follow along all the way.

At a time like this, he naturally could not open his mouth, so he should try not to open his mouth.

"King Chu, where is your fief?"

"Report to the emperor, the son's fief is here."

Zhu Zhen, who was still on the sidelines trying to reduce his sense of existence, was suddenly called by Zhu Yuanzhang without any warning.

Zhu Zhen was so nervous that he didn't have time to think about it, so he subconsciously stood up and answered Zhu Yuanzhang's question.

However, halfway through his words, he found that something seemed wrong.

He hasn't received the order to relocate the fief yet.
At this time, it is an act of ultra vires to set up a fief first!

　The author is adjusting his schedule, and his sleep has been disturbed recently. If it is updated, the late-night file will probably be canceled in the future.

　　Staying up late again, the author feels like he is going to G!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)