My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 306: Drinking Together
After watching the video sent by Li Han, everyone felt that they were not satisfied yet, so Zhu Yuanzhang simply took out the movie optimized by Li Momo and showed it to everyone.

After watching it, everyone discussed it excitedly and then left with a sense of unfulfilled desire. However, Zhu Yuanzhang left Li Min alone.

"Your Majesty, why did you leave me alone? I wonder what important matter is there?" Li Min asked cautiously.

He had a hunch that His Majesty had left him alone because there must be something important, perhaps related to the railway.

Could it be that His Majesty wants to hold me accountable? Li Min felt a little uneasy. After all, the railway project was the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry. Now that the construction period has been seriously delayed, the main responsibility must be on the head of himself, the Minister of Industry.

But His Majesty left me alone, probably because he wanted to save some face for himself, right?
However, what he didn't expect was that Zhu Yuanzhang took out a bottle of Moutai from his study.

This is……?
Countless thoughts flashed through Li Min's mind. Could it be that His Majesty had something on his mind and wanted to get drunk with him?
But your Majesty is a man of both civil and military strategy, wise and brave, and his character is extremely firm. He is not the kind of person who can express his feelings casually.

However, Your Majesty has only rewarded Wuliangye, Guojiao and so on in the past, and has never tasted Moutai. I heard from that old man Xu Da that Guojiaochun and Moutai are more fragrant. I have tasted Guojiaochun myself, but what exactly is the fragrance of Moutai?

If I could have a sip, it would be worth it even if His Majesty scolded me.

"It's just right that Xu Tiande and his men have left, so let's have a good drink together. Otherwise, if those old bastards see this wine, they'll ask to take it back from us."

Li Min knew very well what kind of people Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and other noble generals were like, so he laughed and said, "This also shows that Your Majesty cares about the meritorious officials of the Ming Dynasty."

"What's there to be sympathetic about? We're lucky we didn't get pissed off to death by them. It's just that we can't bring ourselves to do that, otherwise we would have scolded them to death!"

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's complaints, Li Min smiled. This was a manifestation of the deep affection between His Majesty and Xu Da and his brothers. Anyone who took it seriously was a fool.

Ordinary people are not qualified to be scolded by His Majesty.

After ordering the imperial chef to cook a few side dishes, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Min to sit down and personally poured wine for her from the bottle.

Li Min couldn't sit still, and quickly took the bottle with both hands, "Your Majesty, you are embarrassing me, please let me do it."

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped Li Min's hand and smiled, "My dear Li, you have been the hardest worker these days, running back and forth between the court and the factory, and you have never had a day off. What's wrong with me pouring you a glass of wine? You deserve it, Li Min!"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang say this, Li Min smiled and said, "Then I would be disrespectful to refuse it."

After taking a small sip, Li Min's eyes lit up, and she felt a special wine aroma that penetrated her heart and lungs filling her mouth, making her unable to stop.

"Your Majesty, the aroma of this Moutai is truly unique. No wonder Duke Wei wants to come to you to drink!"

"Hahaha, if you like, I'll give you some later."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Lord Li, how is the railway project going?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly mentioned the railway tracks, Li Min knew that her guess was right. However, there was nothing to hide, so she told him everything.

"Construction has already started on two stations, Ma Ling and Ying Tian Fu, and the progress is going smoothly. The planned length of the track is about 160 km, but so far only 60 km has been laid.

The Annan prisoners of war are still the biggest problem. Now, in order to ensure that production does not stop, we can only transfer some workers from various factories, but this is only a temporary emergency measure. The fundamental reason is that the number of workers, especially skilled workers, is still too small. "

As he spoke, Li Min drank the wine in his glass again, and sighed deeply, "It would be great if the progress of the project was as smooth as this wine going down my throat."

Seeing Li Min sighing, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that he had been troubled by the Annan prisoners of war issue during this period, so he said:

"We have a plan that can make the Annan prisoners of war obedient."

Li Min's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang sincerely and said, "Please give me some advice, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled mysteriously, and then said to Li Min with a little pride: "My dear Li, have you ever heard of the performance appraisal system?"

"Performance appraisal?" Li Min was stunned. He was familiar with these four words. Daming Maritime Trade Co., Ltd. implemented performance appraisal internally. Moreover, as the Minister of Industry, he was also one of the representatives of the court in assessing the children of nobles. He knew exactly what the performance appraisal had done to the nobles.

"Your Majesty, isn't it too easy for prisoners of war to use this performance appraisal method?" Li Min asked doubtfully. Performance appraisal is torture for nobles, but it is too kind to prisoners. Does Your Majesty want to treat them well?

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "My dear Li, please listen to me and I will tell you one by one."

As he spoke, he explained to Li Min in detail the method written by Li Han in the letter, combining it with his own understanding.

After hearing this, Li Min's eyes widened. This method was so immoral!
But it must be useful!

After using this method, Li Min could foresee the internal strife among the captives.

Needless to say, this method must have been taught to Your Majesty by the extraordinary man Li Han. Judging from Your Majesty's expression, he seems to be slightly proud. I guess Your Majesty regarded it as his own idea.

OK, OK, OK. As a subject of Your Majesty, I should just follow Your Majesty's wishes and not expose him.

"Your Majesty, this strategy is truly admirable. The control of people's hearts is simply incredible. I sincerely admire you. Your Majesty, I respect you!"

"Hahahaha." Zhu Yuanzhang raised his wine glass proudly and drank it all with Li Min.

As they drank and chatted, they were already a little tipsy, so Li Min stood up and said goodbye, and Zhu Yuanzhang also gave him some instructions.

It is time to prepare for a showdown with the literary world.

Immediately, Li Min took his entourage and the information sent by Li Han and left the palace.

However, he did not go home, but went directly to the Capital Craftsmen Academy.

When Wu Daoxing saw Li Min leading two followers and placing a pile of papers on the desk, he was still a little dazed.

"Master Li, what is this?"

Li Min smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Wu, this is the research task assigned to us by His Majesty!"

"Mission?" Wu Daoxing looked at Li Min with some confusion, then picked up a booklet and started reading.

"Basic math?"

He was even more confused, "Does His Majesty want us to study arithmetic?"

Li Min explained: "No, no, Mr. Wu, what you see is just basic mathematics. There are also intermediate mathematics and advanced mathematics here. Not only that, there are also physics and chemistry."

"These are the new things that Your Majesty wants to popularize among students?" Wu Daoxing thought for a long time and finally came up with a suitable word.

"Has Your Majesty decided to reform education?" When he said this, Wu Daoxing's eyes lit up.

During his time at Jiangzao Academy, he taught students the traditional Four Books and Five Classics, while also learning technical aspects from teachers such as Lu Youcai.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t learn this, but once you learn it, the door to a completely new world is opened up to you, and you feel that the world is really wonderful.

He witnessed the birth of the Longyu Tianji Furnace with his own eyes, and saw the power of the steam engine in the factory. He wanted to soar into the sky on that hot air balloon again.

These are the foundation of a strong country!

Thank you for your concern, I feel better today and can continue to work hard
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(End of this chapter)