Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 110
Following Lao Zhu's narration, Zhu Biao's mouth widened.

Although I have never seen the sea, I have never seen the spectacular scene of 34 nets with a width of more than 35 feet being dragged by [-] huge warships to fish the sea.

However, Zhu Biao can imagine!

A net city wall more than 500 feet long, dragged by warships, quickly netted forward from the sea.

Along the way, all the big fish could not escape the shackles of the net.

After going forward for dozens of miles, the huge net was put away, and the inside was full of fat sea fish.

After such a day, the sea fish under the net will be as big as a hill...

The more he thought about it, the more excited Zhu Biao looked.

"Father, I didn't expect my Ming Navy to go fishing in the sea, and there would be such a big harvest? The sea fish caught in a day can supply the rations of 15 troops for a day.

If fishing in this way for a year, wouldn't it be able to supply 15 troops with rations for a year! "

Old Zhu laughed and said, "Biaoer, sea fish has more bone spurs than chicken, duck, fish and hog meat, so it's not popular with soldiers in the army. However, Lao Si sells sea fish for fifteen yuan a catty in Beiping Mansion. We can also sell it at this price.

But even so, after selling this catty of sea fish on the market, it was more than 6000 taels of silver. "

"More than 6000 taels of silver a day, and more than 200 million taels of silver in that year?"

Zhu Biao made some calculations, and was taken aback. He quickly looked at Zhu Di, "Father, I didn't expect to make so much money by fishing in the sea. The southeast frontier of my Ming Dynasty is full of seas. If I send a few more navies to go fishing in the sea again, Then just fishing in the sea can bring tens of millions of taels of silver to the treasury of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Ten million taels of silver?"

Old Zhu's eyes were also reddened by what Zhu Biao said, how much is Daming's annual tax?
Just going to the sea to catch sea fish for a year is enough for half of the court's tax revenue?
"Report to Your Majesty, there is a memorial from His Royal Highness King Yan of Beiping urgently!"

Suddenly, a servant came in from the door, holding a memorial in his hand, and carefully reported it.

"King Yan?"

Lao Zhu's expression froze, "Submit it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The servant hurriedly bowed and handed over the memorial in his hand.

Lao Zhu glanced at it, and his face became serious.

"Father, what happened?" Zhu Biao asked quickly.

"See for yourself!"

Old Zhu handed the memorial directly to Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao was not polite, and just flipped through it.

After a long while, Zhu Biao couldn't help but sighed slightly, "Father, what the fourth child said is also reasonable. The sea fish in the sea are not endless. If you follow Ying Guogong's catching method, I am afraid that the Bohai Sea can be caught in a month." The sea fish in that sea area have been caught and wiped out!"

"Hmph, we see that the fourth brother wants to drive Fu Youde away as soon as possible, so that he can send a boat to the Bohai Sea for fishing!" Old Zhu said angrily.

"Father is wise, and my son also feels that the fourth child has such small thoughts."

Zhu Biao chuckled, "However, it is true that Duke Ying cannot be allowed to fish in the Bohai Sea all the time. The soil in the fields is also poor, and the sea may be the same."

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and said: "One month is enough for Fu Youde to capture almost all the sea area of ​​the Bohai Sea.

In this way, a month later, the deputy general Geng Bingwen led the navy to migrate south along the Bohai Sea to continue catching sea fish!

As for Ying Guogong Fu Youde, he went to Beiping Mansion to train all kinds of soldiers with Feng Sheng, Lan Yu and others. "

"Father is wise!" Zhu Biao responded.

Except for punishing generals and killing Ming officials, Zhu Biao always agrees with Lao Zhu's words, and rarely opposes them.

Of course, in many cases, except when punishing soldiers and killing Ming officials, Lao Zhu would not listen to Zhu Biao's advice, and generally listened to Zhu Biao's suggestions.

"Then how should Shi Guo An, the right chief of Yan Palace, be rewarded?"

Old Zhu asked Zhu Biao again.

"Guo An, the right chief of Yan Palace?"

Zhu Biao frowned slightly, and looked at Lao Zhu suspiciously.

"Fu Youde's method of plowing nets for fishing in the Bohai Sea was suggested by Guo An!" Old Zhu explained.

Zhu Biao suddenly realized, "So, the merit of this fishing should be credited to Guo An!"

Lao Zhu continued to ask: "Then Guo An is the right-hand official of Yan Wangfu, and he is still in his weaker years, so we can't reward him as an official. Tell me, what should we reward him?"

Zhu Biao said: "Father, my son, remember, Guo An is very rich!"

Speaking of this, Lao Zhu's face darkened, "We don't know why Guo An is so rich? But it's okay, then let's reward him with a hundred taels of silver ingots!"

Zhu Biao hesitated for a while, but still answered.

He felt that a hundred taels of silver was a bit small, but at this moment, Guo An was already a subject of the fourth son, and it was not easy for the court to reward him too much.

……

a few days later.

100 taels of silver appeared in front of Guo An.

"Chen Guoan thanked the emperor for his kindness!"

After getting up, looking at the fifteen white silver ingots on the tray in front of him, Guo An couldn't help grinning anymore.

"Get out!"

Zhu Di curled his lips in disgust, "With that barbecue shop alone, we can give you 100 taels of silver every month, and I have never seen you laugh.

Why are you so happy now that your father just rewarded you with 100 taels of silver? "

Guo An explained with a chuckle: "Your Highness, this is the silver that His Majesty bestowed on me. It is regarded as the silver bestowed by the Emperor, and it is where our fortune lies."

"Thief officer!" Zhu Di scolded angrily.

Guo An didn't pay any attention to it, and said to himself: "After I go back, I must keep these fifteen ingots of silver and keep them as offerings."

"..."

Zhu Di's face darkened, and he realized that he still underestimated how greedy Guo An was.

However, the silver bestowed by the emperor should be well preserved.

Thinking about it, Zhu Di couldn't help thinking of the rumors he had heard in the past few days, so he asked directly: "Guo Qing, we heard in the past few days that you actually asked a few cobblers in the Gongzheng Institute to use salt, pig pancreas soap, and Scallions, ginger, and garlic to wash off the mutton smell on the wool?"

"Your Highness, has someone complained in front of His Highness?"

Guo An asked subconsciously.

Zhu Di's eyelids twitched, "You guys actually let the cobbler use salt, pig pancreas soap, and scallions, ginger, and garlic to wash and wash the sheep's smell of wool, such a waste of food, it's not bad if no one beats you in the back Now, are you still not allowed to sue the king?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Master Zhu Dixing had come to question him, and he immediately looked aggrieved.

"Your Highness, I used my own money to do this experiment, but it was all out of public interest!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Di asked curiously, "Tell us about it, we would like to hear it, did you waste food for a reason?"

"Your Highness, you said that if the mutton smell on the wool is washed away, how much convenience will the wool bring to Beiping Mansion, and even the entire Ming Dynasty?"

Guo An asked.

"There's no mutton smell on the wool?" Zhu Di was surprised.

"En!" Guo An nodded affirmatively.

"Is this really possible?" Zhu Di looked in disbelief.

Wool is white and soft, and it is also very warm. Like cotton, it is a thing to keep out the cold.

However, wool has a strong mutton smell, which is extremely unpleasant.

Since ancient times, I don’t know how many craftsmen have tried to remove the mutton smell from wool. Until now, no matter how many times the wool has been washed and dried, there will still be an unpleasant mutton smell on the wool, which cannot be removed.

Although now, there are also some craftsmen who make wool into clothing, blankets, etc.

However, over time, the mutton smell on the wool will also stain people with some mutton smell.

Therefore, only some poor households or common people in the mountains will use wool.

Guo An explained unhurriedly: "Your Highness, you didn't believe that you could catch fish in the sea and the speed of iron making couldn't be increased, so what's the matter now?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Is this really possible?"

Guo An said helplessly: "The courtyard where wool is tested is not too far away, why don't you take a look, Your Highness?"

"go!"

Zhu Di turned around and walked out.

"Your Highness..."

Guo An didn't expect Zhu Di to be so impatient. He looked up and put the 100 taels of silver in his hand into the hand of a pleasing little servant, and said viciously.

"This is the silver bestowed by His Majesty. You have to take good care of it and take it when I come back before the value expires. If you lose it, you have committed a serious crime!"

The servant was taken aback, and quickly assured with a solemn expression: "Guo Changshi, please rest assured, the villain will definitely take good care of this silver!"

"Very good!"

Guo An nodded in satisfaction, and prepared to chase Zhu Di.

However, he quickly remembered something, turned his head again, stared at the servant and asked, "What's your name, why does this officer look at you so strangely?"

The servant quickly replied: "Report to Guo Changshi, the villain's name is Ma He, and he just entered Yan Wang's mansion not long ago!"

"Ma He?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, feeling that the name was a little familiar, but Zhu Di was no longer visible at this meeting, so Guo An didn't think much about it.

"I remember you, you must take good care of my money!"

After finishing speaking, he ran out straight away, leaving the horse and the little eunuch stunned.

After Guo An caught up with Zhu Di, he said, "Your Highness, I will hand over the 100 taels of silver rewarded by Your Majesty to a servant named Ma He in His Highness's palace for safekeeping!"

"Your Highness, there is a servant named Ma He in your hall, right?"

"A little servant, how can we remember their names?" Zhu Di said indifferently.

"No, Your Highness, wait for me for a while, maybe the little servant is trying to deceive me about the silver bestowed by the emperor, I have to go back and make sure again!"

Guo An yelled, then turned around and prepared to run back.

"stop!"

Zhu Di's face darkened.

"His Royal Highness? This official gave me a hundred taels of silver. It is my fortune and cannot be lost!" Guo An said anxiously.

Zhu Di said slowly: "We remember Ma and this person!"

"what?"

Guo An was taken aback, and said with a dry smile, "So His Highness knows this person!"

Zhu Di explained casually: "This man came from Yunnan, he was originally the son of a Mahazhi in the former Yuan Dynasty. A few years ago, the emperor sent Fu Youde, Lan Yu and others to lead an army of 30 to pacify Yunnan.

Ma He was captured by Lan Yu and castrated. He worked as a show boy in the army and returned to Yingtian Mansion with the army before he was able to enter the palace.

This time, she was brought to Beiping Mansion again by Lan Yu and sent into the mansion.We saw that he was clever and could read some characters, so we accepted him and served the front hall! "

"Xiutong?"

Hearing this, Guo An's face changed slightly.

Military Xiutong, although few people use it, it is not unheard of.

That sapphire is really cruel, using all means!
"That Mahe is also a poor man!"

Zhu Di shook his head slightly, and said softly, "It's his luck to survive!"

"Too……"

Guo An replied casually, but didn't reply again.

He still couldn't accept what happened between the horse and the little eunuch, and he still looked at the little eunuch...

However, while the two were talking, the two had arrived outside the house where the cobbler of Gongzheng was.

Before entering, Guo An and Zhu Di heard a burst of excited cheers.

"There is really no mutton smell!"

"Everyone smell it, the smell of mutton is gone!"

"Hahaha, I succeeded!"

"Hurry up, hurry up and tell Guo Changshi and His Royal Highness King Yan. Guo Changshi said that as long as we can completely eliminate the mutton smell from the wool, it will be a great achievement, and His Royal Highness Yan King will definitely reward us a lot! "

"Extremely, extremely, the rewards of those blacksmiths in Shangzhuang Village have long envied us..."

"Go together, go together..."

Outside the courtyard, Zhu Di looked at Guo An slowly after hearing what these cobblers said, his face darkened. When did he agree to reward these cobblers heavily?
However, Guo An was indifferent.

"Your Highness, please!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Di glared at Guo An, and was about to walk in.

"Your Highness?"

"Guo Changshi?"

"The villain sees His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi!"

"The villain sees His Royal Highness King Yan, and Guo Changshi..."

Coincidentally, cobbler Yin Jian, Shang Feng and others ran out of it with excited faces.

Seeing Zhu Di with a wrong expression, and Guo An beside him, their faces froze in place.

"Get up!"

Zhu Di said something in a low voice, then walked in by himself.

Yin Jian and Shang Feng hurriedly got up to follow.

In the yard, there were still those few dustpan wools, but this time the wool looked whiter and softer than what Guo An had seen before.

"As you said just now, the wool has completely lost the smell of sheep?"

Zhu Di asked casually, and before Yin Jian and Shang Feng could reply, he had already walked towards the wool in the dustpan.

Then, he picked up a ball casually, put it under his nose, and smelled it.

"Your Highness?"

Seeing this, the faces of Yin Jian, Shang Feng and other cobblers changed drastically.

Sure enough, Zhu Di frowned, and quickly threw down the ball of wool.

"Your Highness, only the two clumps of wool on the far right have lost the mutton smell, and the rest of the wool still has a bit of mutton smell!"

Yin Jian said quickly.

Zhu Di didn't answer, but went to the wool on the far right, picked it up and smelled it with his hands, and was taken aback for a while.

After that, he sniffed hard again, his eyes full of astonishment.

"Your Highness, is there really no mutton smell?"

Guo An sniffed it tentatively, then quickly picked up the wool and sniffed it vigorously, there was no smell of sheep!

Immediately his face was overjoyed, "It really doesn't smell like mutton!"

Immediately, he picked up the wool on the dustpan next to him again, smelled it, and there was no smell of sheep, and then he looked at Yin Jian, Shang Feng and others.

"You have made a great contribution this time!"

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(End of this chapter)