Originally, Fu Youde had doubts about the emperor's decision to keep Han Du and help him manage civil affairs.
Han Du is well-known in the capital, and Fu Youde has also heard a lot about Han Du. However, these things are mostly related to making treasure banknotes, rectifying the Jiaofang Department and the Shipping Department, etc. These things are almost related to
It was related to money, and he was also known as the "Good Fortune Boy". Han Du went to sea several times to eliminate Japanese pirates, which also made Fu Youde feel that Han Du's naval warfare ability was pretty good.
But from beginning to end, Fu Youde never heard that Han Du knew anything about civil affairs.
Therefore, Fu Youde was also afraid that Han Du would not do well, so he allocated many officials to Han Du. He was afraid that Han Du would mess up and be punished by the emperor in the future.
Now it seems that Han Du has done really well? Fu Youde can't believe his ears. A person who knows both business and naval warfare is now also good at civil affairs. What is this? Isn't this a versatile person?
Well, if it had been ten years in the morning, this would be what everyone calls the talent of the prime minister.
"I'll go and have a look too." Fu Youde couldn't sit still for the magical fire kang that was rumored by everyone, and he eagerly wanted to take a look.
If the fire bed is really as magical as people say, it is not a small thing. .??.
Why is Liaodong called a place of bitter cold? Isn’t it because the winter is too cold? Many people freeze to death every winter. If the people had not been forced to live in the pass, they would not have chosen to come here.
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But if this fire bed can really make the winter in Liaodong feel as warm as spring, then Liaodong will no longer be a bitter and cold place, and sooner or later it will truly become the granary of northern Ming Dynasty.
Also, it’s not just Liaodong where winter is difficult. Even within the Ming Dynasty, the cold winter is very difficult. If the fire kang can really solve this problem, it will be a great benefit even for the people of the entire Ming Dynasty.
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Fu Youde quickly rode out of the city and looked for a man nearby.
He got into the newly repaired house.
After feeling the warmth of the fire kang for himself, Fu Youde stood at the door and roared three times to the sky.
After returning to the city, he began to write a memorial to Lao Zhu: "I, my minister Fu Youde, who was thousands of miles away, stopped by Han Du Tong's ingenious method and set up a fire kang to resist the wind and snow."
In the memorial, he also wrote down clearly how to make a fire bed and asked Lao Zhu to issue an order to the world to let the people build a fire bed to survive the cold winter.
After writing, Fu Youde gently dried the ink, collected the memorial and placed it in a special wooden box.
"Here comes someone."
"General." The guard at the door came immediately and saluted with cupped fists.
Fu Youde handed the wooden box directly to the guard's hand and said, "Eight hundred miles to the capital."
The guard nodded in response, took it with both hands, and turned around to make arrangements.
Fu Youde stood there, looking at the gloomy sky outside the door, with a smile on his face, "There is no hurry. If we can catch up with the time, the people will be able to spend a warm winter this year."
In the Qianqing Palace, Lao Zhu was still burning the midnight oil, reviewing memorials.
The old eunuch came in hastily holding a memorial.
"What's wrong?" Lao Zhu didn't even raise his head, his eyes still fell on the memorial in his hand, his voice was loud and powerful, echoing in the hall.
Even though the old eunuch has been with the emperor for a long time, he still can't help but feel a pressure every time the emperor speaks.
"Your Majesty, the memorial of Duke Ying, eight hundred
Riga is urgent.”
Lao Zhu suddenly raised his head and looked at the old eunuch with wide eyes.
Fu Youde's eight-hundred-mile expedited operation means that something big must have happened in Liaodong. There is now Lan Yu leading hundreds of thousands of Ming troops stationed in Jinshan in Liaodong. Once something big happens, it will probably be related to the puppet emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and maybe it is.
Yuan soldiers came in force.
Therefore, there is no reason why Lao Zhu is not nervous.
Nowadays, almost all the elites of the Ming Dynasty in the north are in Liaodong. If something goes wrong, it is hard to say that the outcome will be the overthrow of the north.
Facing the emperor's gaze, the old eunuch suddenly felt his shoulders sink.
"Bring it here."
Lao Zhu had a serious look on his face and suddenly opened the memorial and took a look.
"Huh!" Seeing that it was not a military report from Liaodong, I felt relieved.
After calming down a bit, Lao Zhu continued to read patiently. The more he looked, the more joy appeared on his face, and the more he looked, the more surprised he became.
The old eunuch waited on the side cautiously, and was surprised to find that the emperor's face slowly smiled. He knew that there must be good news in the memorial.
"Hahaha" at the end, Lao Zhu actually laughed and stood up.
He glanced around and found no one who could share his mood at the moment. He even ignored the memorials that he usually watched closely, and took Fu Youde's 800-mile express and hurried to find Queen Ma.
Empress Ma no longer looks like she did a few years ago, her demeanor is gradually getting older, and the hair on her head is beginning to turn white. But even so, Lao Zhu still likes to come to her the most.
"Why is the emperor so happy today?" When Queen Ma heard that Lao Zhu was coming, she hurried to the door to greet him. She took Lao Zhu's hand and asked as she walked inside.
"Yes, I am really happy today." Lao Zhu deliberately kept it secret and did not tell Queen Ma clearly.
Instead, he said with a teasing smile: "Didn't you say that Han Du doesn't understand civil affairs and leaving him in Liaodong will be of no use and that he should be brought back as soon as possible?"
"See for yourself. If I hadn't left him in Liaodong and asked him to come back, wouldn't I have missed his contribution?" Lao Zhu handed the memorial to Queen Ma and motioned for her to take a look.
After seeing it, Queen Ma also became happy. Seeing the emperor's proud look, she could only follow his wishes and said: "Okay, okay, okay, the emperor is very good at recognizing people, how can I dare to compete with you?"
When Lao Zhu heard this, he smiled flatteringly. He knew that Empress Ma was teasing him, but he couldn't refute it. When it comes to judging people, Empress Ma was the real one. When he was in urgent need of talent, it was Empress Ma who could tell him at a glance.
He valued Liu Bowen's talents so much that he even came to ask for help in person, so he invited Liu Bowen to help.
Later, it was proved that Liu Bowen indeed made great contributions during his campaigns in the north and south. Even when he was faced with difficult decisions several times, it was Liu Bowen who stood up to help him analyze the pros and cons, and finally took the most critical and correct step.
At this point, Lao Zhu can be confident in front of others, but in front of Queen Ma, he always gets short of breath.
Seeing that the emperor knew that he was in the wrong, Queen Ma let him go and said, "I really didn't expect that Han Du knew about civil affairs. How did the emperor know?"
"How do I know?" After the words were said, Lao Zhu stopped being arrogant in front of Queen Ma and told the truth.
"Then why did the emperor leave him in Liaodong in the first place?" Queen Ma asked a little strangely, "Your Majesty, do you know? It was because he left Han Du in Liaodong. After An Qing gave birth to the child, he didn't bother to take a good rest and came here.