Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui said excitedly: "Second brother, your previous plan was so clever! Ever since the gun factory exploded, Nanjing has been full of rumors about the King of Chu."
Although those nobles have been given orders and will not talk nonsense, they must still have various speculations about King Chu in their hearts."
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han poured a cup of tea, took a sip slowly, and then said calmly: "This is just the first step of the plan. What I didn't expect was that the King of Chu could actually catch the real culprit of the explosion in the gun factory."
, his luck is really good.
If he didn't catch the real culprit, he would at least be accused of incompetence. It's a pity that he couldn't be brought down this time, which probably made the old man more wary of me."
After Zhao Wang Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he asked very worriedly: "Second brother, after that man is captured, he won't directly confess you and me. The old man sent someone to interrogate him, even my Jin Yiwei.
There is no way to intervene."
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, he is a desperado. I always send people to contact him. He doesn't know our identities at all."
Afterwards, Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and continued: "This first step of the plan to "centrifuge" is almost done. After that incident, the old man will definitely no longer trust Zhu Muchen in his heart as usual. We will carry out the second step next."
The second step is planned. If this plan is successfully implemented, it will be able to achieve the goal of "leaving virtue". As long as the plan goes well, no matter how powerful the King of Chu is, he will not be able to escape the hands of you and me."
In the palace of Prince Chu, Zhu Muchen was preparing for the "Northern Expedition" when Xia Yuanji suddenly came to his palace.
Zhu Muchen looked at Xia Yuanji's anxious look, and then asked curiously: "Master Xia, are you encountering some difficulty? Why are you so panicked?"
Xia Yuanji complained to Zhu Muchen with a grimace: "King Chu, you don't know something. Although the emperor settled the matter of the Northern Expedition in a few words, we and the Ministry of Revenue are suffering terribly from it!
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Zhu Muchen secretly thought that the most uncomfortable people for Zhu Di's Northern Expedition were indeed Xia Yuanji and Hu Bu. They had to prepare all kinds of matters and materials that needed to be prepared on the Northern Expedition. It is estimated that these people could not even sleep well every day.
Thinking of this, Zhu Muchen opened his mouth and smiled and said, "Mr. Xia, with our friendship like this, there is no need to show off, but is there anything I can help you with?"
Although Zhu Muchen is now constantly on the road because of the "Northern Expedition" and the "Ocean Strategy", Xia Yuanji has helped him before, and since he has come to his house, he has no reason not to help.
Xia Yuanji's eyes lit up when he heard this! What he was waiting for was these words from Chu King Zhu Muchen.
"I heard that the King of Chu was very extraordinary in forging inventions, so I specifically wanted to ask the King of Chu to help me change something."
When Zhu Muchen heard that it was about invention and manufacturing, he asked with interest, "Oh? What is it? Mr. Xia might as well talk about it."
Xia Yuanji said quickly: "It's the textile machines that weave clothes. The efficiency of the textile machines we use now is too low, and it is difficult to supply our needs.
King Chu, you also know that every time we carry out the "Northern Expedition", we need to prepare a lot of warm clothes for the soldiers, but the emperor's order for the "Northern Expedition" this time was too hasty. In such a short period of time, we really
I can’t get enough clothes together!
If we go to that grassland and encounter extremely cold weather with wind and snow, soldiers without warm clothes will probably freeze to death."
Zhu Muchen nodded cautiously, taking this matter very seriously.
"What Mr. Xia said makes sense. These warm clothes are very important. If the soldiers do not have these warm clothes, not only will their combat effectiveness be severely reduced, but their morale will also be severely damaged.
Since I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I am naturally obliged to resolve this matter. Without further ado, Mr. Xia, please take me to see the machinery for making clothes."
When Xia Yuanji heard that King Chu had agreed, his face was immediately filled with joy! After all, ever since he met King Chu, as long as King Chu agreed, there was nothing he could not do.
Although some dignitaries in Nanjing City are always criticizing King Chu, I know very well what a good prince Zhu Muchen is.
Xia Yuanji hurriedly took Zhu Muchen to a textile workshop for a visit, which contained almost all the textile tools of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Muchen looked at these textile tools carefully and said:
"A churning wheel for removing cotton seeds, a slingshot for fluffing cotton, a rolling table for arranging cotton slivers, a spinning wheel for spinning cotton yarn, and a loom for spinning cotton cloth."
These textile tools are basically what we inherited from the previous dynasty, and only minor changes have been made until now."
The craftsman who made these textile tools on the side nodded and said: "As you said, King Chu, we have been using these textile tools for many years and have improved everything that can be improved. We really can't think of anything else."
I will continue to improve the method, and I would like to ask the King of Chu to give me some guidance."
Zhu Muchen nodded, thinking in his mind that there was little room for improvement in these original textile machines. If he wanted to further improve efficiency, he must make new progress.
He turned to Xia Yuanji and said: "Master Xia, I already have a vague idea in my heart about how to improve this textile machine. I will go back tonight to make a detailed drawing. You can come to my house to pick it up tomorrow.
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After hearing this, Xia Yuanji was very happy to send Zhu Muchen back to the Prince of Chu's house. He fully believed in Zhu Muchen. Since the King of Chu had said that he had ideas, he would definitely be able to make a more efficient textile machine.
Zhu Muchen spread out a chapter of rice paper in his study room and sketched and recorded on it.
"There are countless types of silk fabrics in the Ming Dynasty. According to the major categories, they can be divided into ten categories: satin, silk, Luo, yarn, uranium, modified machine, velvet, damask, silk cloth, brocade, etc. The Ming Dynasty's silk fabrics
The cotton weaving industry is developing rapidly, almost all over the country, and the output of cotton cloth is growing at an alarming rate.
But even so, it is difficult to produce the quantity of warm clothes required for the Northern Expedition in a short period of time, so the efficiency of the textile machines must be improved."
Zhu Muchen whispered to himself while recording. He focused on the improvement of textile machines on the material of the machine itself. Now most of the textile machines in the Ming Dynasty were made of wooden materials. If they were replaced by iron
Materials and efficiency will be greatly improved.
Zhu Muchen then sketched a new textile machine on rice paper based on the knowledge in his memory.
"Improve the wooden loom to an iron wheel loom, and change the homespun cloth from narrow width to wide width. In this way, the weaving efficiency and output will be increased several times."
Zhu Muchen looked at a textile machine he had drawn. After checking that there were no problems, he stretched and yawned. When he looked up again, he realized that it was already dawn and the sound of cockcrows could be heard in the distance.
He looked at the slightly lit sky outside in surprise.
"I didn't expect that it took me all night to finish drawing this textile machine. Forget it, since it's already dawn, let's wait for Xia Yuanji to come to pick up the drawings."
Zhu Muchen blew out the oil lamp in front of him, opened the door and walked out of the study. At this time, the air was still slightly cold, and some of the servants in the Chu Palace had already gotten up to work. Zhu Muchen went to the pavilion outside the palace to rest.
It was not until two hours later that Xia Yuanji's carriage stopped outside the Chu Palace. Xia Yuanji got off the carriage and took two hurried steps. Just as he was about to reach the Chu Palace, he suddenly saw someone not far away.
There is a person in the pavilion waving his hands.
"I have met the King of Chu. I am old and dazzled. I did not recognize the prince. Please do not blame me."
Zhu Muchen smiled slightly and said, "It's okay. Mr. Xia worked so hard for the Ming Dynasty. How could I blame you? This is the textile machine blueprint I constructed. As long as the textile machine is built according to this blueprint, it can be greatly improved."
efficiency."
Xia Yuanji has been so worried about this textile machine that he can't even sleep well. Now when he heard that Zhu Muchen had completed the construction of the new machine, he was very excited! He hurriedly took the drawing and ran back to his carriage.
He shouted as he ran:
"King Chu, I'm going to send someone to make the machine right now. When the job is done, I will definitely come back and treat you to a drink!"
Afterwards, when the craftsman in charge of making textile machines saw the drawings given to him by Xia Yuanji, his expression changed! It was as if he had seen a treasure!
"Which master drew this? This technology is decades ahead of our current textile machines!"
"With the textile machine constructed from this blueprint, we will definitely be able to complete the clothes before the Northern Expedition!"
After hearing the craftsman's reply, Xia Yuanji's yearning for Chu King Zhu Muchen became even more sincere!
In his spare time, Zhu Muchen was playing with his children in the house. Haoran was still young and could only be held in his arms and played around, while Fengxuan and Jinxuan were babbling and full of curiosity.
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Especially Feng Xuan, she always wants Zhu Muchen to take her to find Pang Man to listen to stories. She is very happy every time Zhu Muchen takes Feng Xuan to find Pang Man!
Pang Man, on the other hand, lost his decadence and seemed to have returned to the warrior he once was. Even after breaking his arm, he had a deeper understanding of life and everything he did was very safe.
After listening to what Zhu Muchen said about the "Northern Expedition", Pang Man said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this Northern Expedition is different from the past! The movements of King Zhao of Han are still unknown, but your situation must be very dangerous. Please be sure, Your Majesty.
Take good care of yourself."
Hearing this, Zhu Muchen looked towards the northern sky and sighed in response: "This is a major event in the world, who else but me."
