Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 269 Back to the Daily Life of Beiping Mansion
Day two.

Zhu Di then met with a group of Goryeo elders, gentry, or wealthy businessmen and officials in Yan.

The whole complexion is very gentle and kind.

After the banquet, rewards were given to the elders, wealthy businessmen and officials of the Goryeo nationality.

Let these Korean elders, gentry, rich merchants and officials all be grateful.

Next.

Zhu Di took Zhu Gaochi and Guo An to inspect Yan'an County.

The officials, clan elders, merchants, and even all the people in Yan'an County were greatly encouraged.

They finally saw His Royal Highness King Yan and His Royal Highness Shizi that their masters were talking about.

When Zhu Di inspected the cities of Yan Kingdom in Goryeo, everything was calm and peaceful, and all the people of Yan Kingdom supported Yan King Zhu Di very much.

This put Zhu Di in a good mood.

Guo An also looked satisfied.

Sure enough, there are also smart people in Korea, not all of them are sticks.

……

After Zhu Di stayed in Yanguo, Korea for ten days, he brought Zhu Gaochi, Guo An and others back to Beiping Mansion again.

When the fleet set sail, all the officials and generals of the Goryeo State of Yan, as well as the nobles of Goryeo, were all happy and sincerely sent off.

"I didn't expect these people to come out of the academy. A poor student who has been an official in Korea for more than half a year is already enough to guard one side and be worthy of a big job!"

On the boat, Zhu Di was a little emotional.

Guo An said: "It all depends on His Highness's wisdom to give these poor children a space to display, otherwise they can only be imprisoned in their hearts no matter how great their talents are!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di glanced at Guo An, and couldn't help but said: "We suddenly feel that Guo Qing already has the ability to be a courtier!"

Guo An said helplessly, "Your Highness, is this humble minister lying?"

Zhu Di shook his head slightly, "Nothing!"

Guo An said: "That humble minister is still among the virtuous ministers!"

On the side, Zhu Gaochi also nodded repeatedly, "Father, Master is a good minister, not a courtier."

……

Zhu Di took Zhu Gaochi to Korea this time, although there was no surprise or danger, the speed was also very fast.

In less than two months, he returned to Beiping from Korea.

However, please draw Lao Zhu's attention.

A few days before Zhu Di returned to Beiping Mansion, Lao Zhu's letter of reprimand arrived.

The core meaning is that it is a long way from Beiping Mansion to Goryeo, and there is still such a wide sea. If any accident happened to the descendants of the old Zhu family Yan Wang, can you, Zhu Di, bear it?

As for why Guo An knew so clearly, it was because Guo An and Zhu Fu were both reprimanded by Lao Zhu.

Even, the salary was fined.

As a result, Zhu Fu's face was full of resentment for several days in a row.

In this regard, Guo An reported to Zhu Di, and went to the gunpowder workshop every day.

Now, the craftsman school next to the gunpowder workshop has graduated a bunch of students.

Among them, more than half were supplemented by Guo An to the Gunpowder Workshop.

Half of them followed Tao Yiping and Yang Ting to manufacture a large number of grenades and incendiary bombs; some followed Tao Yiping and Yang Ting to develop and improve new artillery; Together with Yang Ting, develop the steam engine that Guo An said...

Use the best steel to forge small boilers, cylinders, flywheels, sliding valves, pistons...

It's just that they couldn't find anything to make rubber. Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others could only use wooden stoppers, or even iron stoppers, iron chains...

As a result, a small workshop expanded again outside the gunpowder workshop.

"Please punish the teacher, the disciple has been studying for two months, and the wheel still can't turn!"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting both looked guilty.

The steam engine painted by Guo An is the most complicated machine they have seen since they were young, and it is also the object that interests them the most.

Just burning coal and boiling water can make the wheels turn?

If this kind of machine is manufactured, the two of them will surely be famous through the ages, comparable to the ancestors of their craftsmen.

"It's okay!"

Guo An waved his hand casually, "The steam engine is not in a hurry for the time being. Is there any progress in the artillery developed by you?"

"This……"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting immediately lowered their heads.

To be honest, although their Tao family manufactured artillery and fire systems for Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, they became a moderate middle class in Ming Dynasty.

However, the entire Tao family was not very interested in studying the life-killing weapons such as artillery.

Because of their old Tao family, those who were interested in firearms entered the imperial gunpowder manufacturing bureau in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Those who stayed in the Tao family basically followed the owner Tao Wanhu to study how to make flying utensils.

As for his two accidental rebellions, this will directly fall in love with the steam engine that can move by itself.

"You guys haven't studied it yet?"

Guo An's face darkened immediately.

"Back to the teacher, I waited for the research. However, after encountering some problems, I want to study the steam engine and change my thinking...

Who would have thought that with this change, those artillery pieces would be forgotten! "

Tao Yiping quickly explained.

"Then put down the steam engine and study the artillery for us!"

Guo An said angrily: "If we can't develop more powerful artillery, our Yanshan Guards will not be able to defeat those Mongolian Tartars, or we will not be able to capture Goryeo and Japanese pirates.

How does my Prince Yan Mansion make money?

Why does His Royal Highness King Yan still pay attention to Er and other gunpowder workshops?
In this way, how can His Highness King Yan respond to your needs for the gunpowder workshop, and allocate as much money and materials as you want? "

"Teacher, I'll find out later!"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were taken aback, and hurriedly responded with fear on their faces.

They finally remembered the status of a craftsman in Daming.

"Hurry up and study it. Before winter this year, we want to see the general's iron cannon that can shoot shells two miles away!"

"Two miles away?"

The eyes of Tao Yiping and Yang Ting stared directly.

"Can't study it?"

Guo An asked.

The two just wanted to nod, when Guo An said coldly: "If you can't develop it, the research funding of your gunpowder workshop may be cut in half, and your year-end bonus will also be reduced!"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were startled, and hurriedly said: "Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely be able to research it later."

"Very good!"

Guo An nodded in satisfaction, "You must remember that every time you develop a powerful firearm, the soldiers of King Yan's Mansion will save hundreds or even thousands of deaths."

"is teacher……"

……

After the gunpowder workshop was sorted out.

Guo An came to the farm.

Farm, two hundred acres of good rice.

Among them, [-] mu is still an experimental field.

After seeing the success of Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan, the research team of the farm this year has directly expanded to two hundred. Behind Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi, there are directly ten literate students. Farmhouse.

Regarding this, Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were also very happy.

Not only are there people who help them work and endure the wind and sun, but their knowledge is also passed on.

After Guo An entered the farm, Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were standing in the [-]-acre experimental paddy field, inspecting and registering one by one.

"Brothers, I wonder what happened to the rice this year?"

"Ugh!"

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi bowed slightly to Guo An, and then Guo Zhi sighed slightly.

"Ning Yi, I'm still following last year's method this year. All the rice is inoculated one by one, but it doesn't seem to have any effect."

"Yeah, this year's rice is really weird!"

"Could it be that the good rice we had last year was just a coincidence..."

"nonsense!"

Before Guo Shanyuan could finish speaking, Guo An interrupted him directly.

"Brothers of the clan, the good rice you researched last year is definitely not a coincidence, nor is it luck, but the result of your hard work."

"Then why hasn't there been any progress this year?"

Guo Shanyuan was a little decadent.

"Who said there was no progress?"

Guo An smiled lightly, went straight to the rice field, pointed to a cluster of rice ears that were obviously larger than other rice, and said, "Brothers, isn't this rice ear much bigger than other rice?"

"Ning Yi, in every field, there will always be a few ears of rice that are obviously larger than other rice."

Guo An took a weird look at Guo Shanyuan and Guo Zhi, "Four clan brothers, is this piece of rice you have just ordinary rice?"

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were taken aback for a moment.

Guo An continued: "Don't talk about this piece of rice, even the [-] mu of rice is larger than the ordinary rice outside.

Now, rice grains that are significantly larger can still appear. Isn't this the result of your clan brothers' research? "

The eyes of Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were shining brightly.

Guo An said again: "Also, my ancestors of the Han people have been farming for thousands of years, how much did they increase the yield of rice?
This matter will be an extremely long process.

Even, I am worried that even if the four clan brothers study for a lifetime, they will still fail to study. "

"Research for a lifetime..."

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi were stunned again, and then their faces were full of yearning.

"Ning Yi, if I wait for a lifetime of research, how much can the rice yield be increased?"

Guo An said directly: "Is it possible to produce [-] catties per mu?"

"Eight hundred catties?"

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi stared wide-eyed.

Guo An tried again and said, "That nine hundred catties...or one thousand catties?..."

"Can it really be that much?"

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi couldn't help looking at Guo An expectantly.

Guo An looked confident, "Brothers, you are only now studying rice, how many years have you been studying?
How much is the rice production capacity per mu in the area in front of you?
You should know it too!
As long as you make three or four more developments, you will surely reach [-] catties per mu...

That one thousand catties, for everyone, is not impossible to charge! "

"Yes, a thousand catties is not impossible!"

"I have at least 30 more years to live, as long as a new development is made every five years, that one thousand catties can be achieved!"

"Fight……"

In an instant, the four of Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi seemed to have been beaten with blood, and they were full of energy.

As for the group of scholar farmers who just followed Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi, all of them also opened their mouths wide, their faces full of disbelief.

What does it look like to produce a thousand catties of rice per mu?

On the contrary, Guo An was full of joy.

He somewhat understood why some bosses like to draw cakes.

Because, some simple-minded people really like this kind of big cake!

Guo An has been staying at the farm for five days, and after sorting out what needs Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and the others had on the farm, or what the two hundred acres of rice on the farm needed, he went back with confidence.

Similarly, Guo An is full of confidence and expectation for this year's rice field harvest.

……

(End of this chapter)