Zhu Ying knew that these methods must be arranged by Yao Guangxiao.
But Zhu Ying really couldn't figure out why Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao would target him like this.
Judging from the current situation, apart from snowflake salt, what else can I have in my hands?
Why do you keep staring at yourself?
There was no obvious malice, which made Zhu Ying a little confused and unable to analyze the purpose at all.
"My boss, is King Yan interested in you?" the Mongolian man from earlier said in a Weng voice.
Zhu Ying was stunned for a moment, then glared at the Mongolian man fiercely: "If you can't speak, just speak less. No one will treat you as a mute."
Of course he understood the meaning of the Mongolian man's words, and this possibility was also something Zhu Ying had thought about.
As the Emperor Yongle who was praised by later generations, he definitely paid more attention to talents.
Zhu Ying never belittles himself. From another perspective, or from the perspective of others, Zhu Ying should be regarded as a talent gifted by nature.
At the age of only ten years old, in just ten years, he has created such a large-scale chamber of commerce. Even if Zhu Di only discovered the tip of the iceberg about Zhu Ying's background, it would be extremely shocking.
Judging from Zhu Di's perspective, he naturally wanted to take advantage of such talents for his own use. Besides, Zhu Ying mainly wandered around the Western Regions and grasslands.
It is even more important for Zhu Di to be familiar with various tribes and other small countries.
Once Zhu Ying is conquered, Zhu Di will have unimaginable gains from the tribes on the grassland.
If he had met Zhu Di a few years earlier, even three years earlier, Zhu Ying might have considered following him.
But now, it's completely impossible.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ying began to plan in his mind how to leave Beiping City.
Judging from the current situation, although it is relatively difficult, if you really want to leave, there is still a way.
However, in order to avoid excessive losses, Zhu Ying must plan carefully, and time waits for no one, so he must act tonight.
Just when Zhu Ying was deep in thought, one of his subordinates came in to announce that Zhu Gaochi, the eldest prince of King Yan, had arrived.
"What is he here for?"
Zhu Ying was a little confused and went out to greet him directly.
In the yard, a young fat man was waiting.
Although Zhu Gaochi is fat now, from the current point of view, he still looks like a normal person and is not so fat that he will be so exaggerated in the future.
After all, he is only fifteen years old.
Zhu Ying felt a little pity when she saw Zhu Gaochi.
This is obviously a disease that will be difficult to solve in later generations, let alone the current Ming Dynasty.
"Brother Ying." Zhu Gaochi was very happy to see Zhu Ying. Although he had not been in contact with Zhu Ying for a long time, he regarded Zhu Ying as a close friend.
"Why is the eldest prince here? Maybe he misses me." Zhu Ying joked with a smile. He still had a good impression of Zhu Gaochi, a little fat man.
Zhu Gaochi liked to read Confucianism, but he was not as obsessed with reading as ordinary people. He was also very interested in other knowledge.
Zhu Ying, as a later generation, may not have the depth of expertise, but there is no problem at all when it comes to talking about mountains and rivers.
Zhu Gaochi soon discovered that Zhu Ying seemed to know something about astronomy and geography, and various schools of knowledge. Although it was a bit complicated, this extremely broad knowledge made him yearn for it.
Under Zhu Ying's deliberate contact, the two soon became good friends who talked about everything.
"Of course I miss you, but coming here today is mainly because of my father's wishes. Tomorrow you will go to Nanjing with us."
"My father asked me to come over and see if there is anything you need help with." Zhu Gaochi said casually, without being polite, and found a chair in the main room to sit on.
Mainly if he stands for a long time, he gets tired easily.
Zhu Ying waved her hand and asked the servant to prepare tea. She sat next to Zhu Gaochi and asked casually:
"Oh, King Yan's arrangement, what does King Yan have to say?"
"I didn't say anything. Maybe I was afraid that you would be a little unhappy, so let me comfort you."
Zhu Gaochi said directly without any taboo in his words.
Zhu Ying was speechless. He had already decided to leave. As a businessman, he knew the status of businessmen in Ming Dynasty today.
If he were to come to Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, anyone would be able to despise him.
He is living a comfortable life now, so why go to the capital?
"I heard that the capital is very lively, so I had the opportunity to go and see it this time." Zhu Ying said perfunctorily.
When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he suddenly became energetic and said:
"Everywhere is bustling. The key is that the origin of my Daming Firearms is in the war bureau of the capital. I will tell my father about it then."
"Let's see if we can have a chance to go inside and take a look. I think the firearms over there in the capital will definitely have a lot more styles."
When Zhu Ying heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up.
He has been coveting the firearms of the Ming Dynasty for a long time. Now in the world, the firearms of the Ming Dynasty are currently the number one.
Later generations recorded that Zhu Di attached great importance to firearms.
However, after contacting Zhu Ying, he discovered that although Zhu Di also paid attention to it, he did not go to the extent of in-depth research. In other words, the degree of attention was very different from what he imagined.
To a large extent, Zhu Di paid more attention to personal force or military strategy.
In Zhu Di's eyes, firearms are just relatively easy-to-use weapons.
However, current firearms have indeed not yet reached a very strong concept.
The main direction of rapid development of Daming firearms was cannons.
After all, current gunpowder is still in the form of powder and has not formed into particles. In terms of killing, the lethality of short-term gunpowder is not that terrifying.
However, after communicating with Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Yingcai discovered that he was the one who was most interested in firearms in the entire Prince Yan's mansion.
The biggest common topic between the two is about firearms.
Hearing this, Zhu Ying's mind began to wander, and suddenly he felt no longer so resistant to going to the capital.
Given Zhu Ying's current situation, it would be too difficult to conduct advanced research and development of firearms.
Except for the term monosulfide, dinitrate, and charcoal, Zhu Ying remembered that as for the others, he had no feeling at all.
As for the use of gunpowder, it was relatively widespread during the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it was completely meaningless.
Besides, most people in future generations, who will study this thing?
In addition to knowing a general direction of development, Zhu Ying really only had a brief understanding of it, but there was no problem in fooling Zhu Gaochi.
After thinking about it in her mind, Zhu Ying decided that this trip to the capital was still necessary.
It would be even more perfect if you could go to the Military War Bureau to observe it, or even pick up some firearms craftsmen.
After chatting with Zhu Gaochi for a while, he was about to see him off.
Uncle Zhang asked: "Master, what are the arrangements for tonight?"
Zhu Ying thought for a moment and said: "Uncle Zhang, please bring a dozen or so people who speak Chinese well. Come with me to the capital tomorrow, and the others will go directly back to the Western Regions."