Lao Zhu hummed, nodded slowly, and said: "I know the white phosphorus, you refined it."
"Yes." Zhu Tan nodded lightly.
Now that the words have been spoken, Lao Zhu did not hesitate and said directly: "This is easy to handle, how much do you need?" Human urine is not valuable, in Lao Zhu's view, although Zhu Tan said to study chemistry
It requires a lot of money, but it doesn't look like much now.
"Well, I have an idea now, but I'm short of a lot of white phosphorus. If possible, my father will help him prepare ten million kilograms first." Zhu Tan lowered his head, pinched his fingers to estimate, and replied seriously.
When Lao Zhu heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly. Others, including Queen Ma, also had bad expressions. This was the first time in their lives that they heard that this thing can be measured in pounds, and Zhu Tan's mouth can weigh ten million pounds.
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If after hearing Zhu Tan's needs just now, Lao Zhu felt that such a thing was not worth much money at all, but now he is silent.
After all, no matter how worthless something is, multiplied by 10 million, it will cost a lot of money. Not to mention the cost of purchasing this thing, just transporting 10 million kilograms of manpower and material resources is not a simple matter.
"What do you want so much white phosphorus for?" Lao Zhu regretted that he had agreed too readily just now, and now he couldn't go back on his promise, so he had to ask angrily.
"The gentleman once said that once white phosphorus ignites, it cannot be extinguished by water or blown by wind. Even if it falls on stones or swords, it will continue to burn. And once it touches a person, it will not burn the whole person to ashes.
Don't give up." Zhu Tan said truthfully.
He was extremely curious about this property of white phosphorus and wanted to find out through experiments.
Lao Zhu coughed dryly, his face suddenly became dissatisfied, and said: "I remember Han Du said that this white phosphorus is a highly toxic poison. A gentleman does not build a dangerous wall. How can you, as a prince, take risks so easily?
?You should stop studying this white phosphorus."
"But" Zhu Tan's expression changed when he heard this. He was not allowed to study chemistry. This was even more uncomfortable than not letting him get married.
Lao Zhu did not wait for Zhu Tan to speak, and waved his hand to stop him without hesitation, "No, but, white phosphorus is too dangerous. It is highly poisonous and so dangerous. As a prince, you must not study white phosphorus anymore. Even if it is
If you want to study chemistry, you can also study things that are not so dangerous. There is no need to stick to white phosphorus."
Zhu Tan's safety was naturally one of the reasons for Lao Zhu's objection, but the more important reason was that he wanted to regret it and did not want to provide Zhu Tan with 10 million kilograms of human urine.
If it's hundreds of thousands of kilograms, that's okay. I'll tell you
Just pay attention to the collection in the palace. With tens of thousands of people in the palace, it can be collected in about ten days at most. But how long will it take to collect 10 million kilograms?
"Okay, I obey my order." Hearing that his father did not refuse him to study chemistry, but that he was worried about studying white phosphorus, Zhu Tan felt warmed by his father's concern and nodded in agreement.
Zhu Tan decided in his heart that he must be fully prepared even if he studies white phosphorus in the future, otherwise he would not be able to show his father's concern.
Seeing that Zhu Tan agreed, Lao Zhu felt relieved and said quickly: "Since you don't want to go to feudal lordship, I will also build you a palace in the capital. As for the fact that you need money to study chemistry, let me think about it.
Think about it, let’s talk about it.”
"Thank you, Father." Zhu Tan originally did not expect that his father would agree to it. After all, this act of discounting a feudal country has never been heard of since ancient times. Now that his father has agreed to consider it, it shows his thoughts.
There is still hope.
Zhu Tan is still very concerned about being able to earn a considerable amount of extra income. In the past two years, his salary has not been enough for his expenses. The money to study chemistry has almost all depended on the help and time of several brothers.
As time goes by, he will feel embarrassed to speak.
When Zhu Chun saw that the two brothers in front of him had made requests, his eyes lit up and he said: "Father, Emperor, son."
When Lao Zhu saw Zhu Chun staring at him like a wolf again, his expression suddenly turned aside, he quickly picked up the wine glass and shouted: "Come on, I will celebrate your achievements today, let's not talk about government affairs, let's do it!"
"
Queen Ma immediately looked at Lao Zhu in a funny way, and raised her wine glass. Seeing this, the others joined in the celebration.
Only Zhu Chun was not very happy. How could he not see that his father was deliberately avoiding him?
Lao Zhu had no choice but to make this move. He was now afraid of these sons. Although he always felt that the ideas of these sons were very reasonable, he also felt that there was something weird about it. He was afraid that Zhu Chun would come back again.
He made some strange request and quickly blocked Zhu Chun's words.
There was no mention of anything else during the banquet, and everyone finally left after enjoying themselves.
A few days later, Lao Zhu summoned Han Du in front of him.
After walking around for a few times with his hands behind his back, Lao Zhu finally made a decision. He turned back to Han Du and said, "I have decided to pardon Liu Sanwu for his innocence. Ding Maoke will test Liu Sanwu."
Sanwu selects scholars fairly, and there is no fraud or collusion."
Liu Sanwu was found not guilty, and Han Du was also happy for him. In this way, the tone of the current examination fraud scandal was finally set by Lao Zhu.
"My Emperor, Holy Ming!" Han Du immediately knelt down and worshiped, unable to hide the joy on his face.
After being on tenterhooks for a long time, I was finally relieved. Not only Liu Sanwu, but also the innocent reputation of the academicians could be preserved.
However, Lao Zhu was not as happy as Han Du. Scholars Liu Sanwu and Ding Maoke were indeed fine, but what about those northern scholars? How could such a result be accepted by northern scholars? What if northern officials could be convinced?
The northern provinces have been under the rule of the Mongolian Yuan for a long time, and there are already signs that the people's hearts are biased towards the Mongolian Yuan. If the northern scholars are not given an explanation, Lao Zhu is also afraid that the hearts of the northern provinces will be unstable.
"Those northern scholars who are making trouble, what do you think?" Lao Zhu pondered for a moment, and finally decided to put this question to Han Du, ready to test Han Du's tone.
Han Du could only curl his lips in response and said disdainfully: "If you fail, you will fail. It's just that you are not as good as others and don't know the shame. You still make trouble. In my opinion, they should be punished, even if they don't want their lives."
We need to let them peel off their skin. Otherwise, these people will not have long memories. Otherwise, if they are not punished, what should we do if they follow the same pattern and cause trouble again in the future?"
As soon as Han Du opened his mouth, he offended these northern scholars to death. This made Lao Zhu look at Han Du with less suspicion and more trust.
However, Lao Zhu did not agree with Han Du's proposal. Punishing the northern scholars severely was not in line with Lao Zhu's initial thoughts.
Lao Zhu originally decided to be open to northern scholars, and planned to open another subject to recruit northern scholars. In Lao Zhu's view, this would not only unfairly accuse southern scholars, but also gain the hearts of northern scholars.
, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.
But Han Du's words reminded Lao Zhu. These northern scholars actually dared to make a big fuss over an unfounded incident. If they are allowed to taste the sweetness this time, they will learn how to make trouble in the future.
Get up, what should I do?
Lao Zhu was the founding emperor, and he himself knew how powerful he was. But even so, these northern scholars dared to make trouble like this. Then in the future, future emperors, wouldn't they dare to make trouble even more unscrupulously?
In this case, where is the majesty of the emperor? Where is the majesty of the Ming Dynasty!
Thinking of this, old man
A murderous intention flashed through Zhu's eyes. But thinking of the importance of the northern provinces, Lao Zhu had to hide this thought deep in his heart.
"You want to severely punish the scholars who make trouble? But what should we do if the people in the northern provinces are unstable because of this?" Lao Zhu was hard to make a decision. Fortunately, he was the emperor and used his salary every month to support the ministers of the world. He himself
If you don't understand something, you can leave it to Han Du. Otherwise, wouldn't Han Du's monthly salary be in vain?
Han Du did not take Lao Zhu's worries into consideration at all, and curled his lips and said: "So what if the people's hearts are unstable? The Ming Dynasty is now at its peak. If there is any dissatisfaction, just send troops to suppress it. Twenty years ago, the emperor could sweep the world.
Yuyu clarified Wanliai, how can he be afraid of several provinces now?"
"Yuyu clarifies Wanliai?" Lao Zhu's attention was immediately attracted to this poem, and he savored it carefully. The more he savored it, the brighter his eyes became.
"Good poem, really good poem. I didn't expect you to have the ability to express it well." Lao Zhu nodded frequently and praised Han Du.
Han Du was still thinking about where he copied the poem from. Before he could recall it, he looked at Lao Zhu who looked at him with great satisfaction.
Han Du embarrassedly humbled himself and was about to speak, but Lao Zhu suddenly slapped him on the back of the head. The slap made Han Du a little confused.
"If the northern provinces can send troops to suppress it, do you think I can still count on you? Don't think that you are invincible in the sea. Let me tell you, on the ground, in your words, you are still a novice. I
This is for you to think of a solution, not for you to boast."
It's obviously you who begged me, but you still hit me. Is this your begging attitude?
Han Du simply spread his hands and said with resentment: "Then I will forgive you for your lack of talent and lack of knowledge."
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du and immediately understood what he was thinking. Hehehe sneered twice and said: "Don't be anxious, it doesn't matter if you can't think of it for the moment, then just stay here and think about it slowly. We will think of a solution later."
, go back when you get up again."
After saying that, Lao Zhu sat leisurely on the dragon chair and slowly began to drink ginseng tea.
Damn it~ Are you going to put yourself under house arrest? Lao Zhu is totally capable of such a thing.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Han Du quickly smiled awkwardly, took a step forward and said, "I have an alternative solution."
"What can I do? Let me tell you." Lao Zhu asked with satisfaction, a faint smile on his face.