Chapter 12 Inexplicably promotes technological development
Feng Sheng's eyes turned red, and he raised his hand to Zhu Chun: "Your Highness is affected."
Zhu Chun hurriedly lowered his head: "Master, it was my uselessness that almost caused Master's trouble."
Feng Sheng choked up: "I don't blame the prince. The prince is still young and will definitely achieve great things in the future."
Zhu Bai quietly said to Lan Yu: "Master, I'm sorry, I'll burn your reward."
Lan Yu waved her hands and said in a low voice: "Don't say that. I should thank His Highness King Xiang for exempting me from punishment, and he also said something. Give me one of your things that can move on its own. I will take it home to play with.
Play."
Zhu Bai smiled: "What's so difficult about this? If Master likes it, just take it away."
So Lan Yu carried a bicycle and left the palace happily.
All the civil servants and military officers he met on the road bowed to him and said hello: "Sir Lan, the King of Xiang came out on top today. Congratulations."
Lan Yu: "Same joy, same joy."
"Master Lan, what is carried on your shoulders is the artifact that King Xiang rides on?"
With a smile on her face, Lan Yu responded with enthusiasm: "No, this is what my good disciple gave me."
It doesn't matter whether Lao Zhu rewards him or not. Today, King Xiang made him look good in front of the civil and military officials and the emperor.
He wanted to take this thing back and offer it as an offering.
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Originally, the princes were quite different in age and couldn't play together on weekdays, but now they were all curiously surrounding another bicycle.
They tried it one by one, but either fell down or twisted around like they were having a convulsion.
The princes joked with each other and made a fuss.
Erhu, who had just left with Zhu Yuanzhang, came back in a hurry and saluted Zhu Bai: "His Royal Highness King Xiang, the emperor has asked you to ask questions."
Zhu Bai, who was folding his arms and watching the brothers play, smacked his lips when he heard this: Tsk, it seems that Lao Zhu's treacherous plan cannot succeed, and he is a little unwilling.
He turned around and walked inside, and noticed someone was following him. When he turned around, he saw it was Zhu Chun.
Zhu Bai raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Brother Eleven, why don't you continue playing with them? Where are you going?"
Zhu Chunqi said: "My father must punish my twelfth brother. My twelfth brother burned the flag because of me. I can't let my twelfth brother suffer the punishment alone."
Zhu Bai sighed: "Don't worry, my father won't hit me. Besides, even if my father really wants to hit me, it's useless if you go. My father won't give ten pieces to each of us, he will definitely let each of us receive twenty pieces."
That slap on the butt hurts! Three to five blows can kill you."
Zhu Chun shrank his neck in fright and stood frozen on the spot.
Zhu Bai was secretly amused, turned around and continued walking.
After walking a few steps, I heard Zhu Chun's footsteps coming up again.
Zhu Bai turned around and said, "Brother Eleven is not afraid?"
Zhu Chun nodded: "I'm afraid, I'll go even if I'm afraid."
Zhu Bai added: "I am not burning the flag for you alone, so you don't have to follow me and be implicated."
Zhu Chun puffed up his chest: "I am the elder brother, and there is absolutely no reason for my younger brother to be punished alone."
Just as he was talking, other princes also followed.
Zhu Bai was a little surprised: "Brothers, this is..."
Zhu Xi waved his hand impatiently: "Let's go. Let's go. My brothers, what are you talking about?"
Zhu Di also said: "Even if my father is really angry, I won't punish you if we go together to plead for mercy."
Zhu Bai sighed: "Okay, brothers, if you want to follow, just follow."
They were so loyal, which made him feel quite embarrassed.
In fact, it is not a group fight, there are many people for a purpose.
Think about it, it will be quite a spectacular scene when the princes line up and take off their pants and get beaten.
Zhu Yuanzhang originally called Zhu Bai to question him, but ten of them came and stared: "What are you doing? Are you going to rebel?"
Zhu Xi and Zhu Di knelt down with the other princes: "Please, father, not to punish the twelfth brother."
Zhu Bai, on the other hand, stood upright without any intention of begging for mercy.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face softened slightly, and he was still a little happy in his heart.
The scene of their brothers coming here hand in hand today really touched him.
At first, they were still wondering if they had deliberately acted it out to him for fear of being punished, but now they came together to plead for Zhu Bai.
It's really brotherly love.
Isn't this the result he wants most?
Zhu Yuanzhang was secretly amused and coughed dryly: "Everyone, get up. There is nothing to punish him. He has already finished first."
The princes then looked at each other and got up one after another.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Bai: "What is the name of that monster thing you made? Who did you learn it from?"
This thing is obviously not from this dynasty.
The books he selected for the main hall are all scriptures and classics that he personally selected. It is impossible to have such books.
Zhu Bai has never been out of the palace and has never been exposed to craftsmen. How could he make two such weird things in two or three days?!
He had just thought a lot and came to the conclusion: Lan Yu had either peeked at the forbidden books of the Mohist family, or that fellow had colluded with foreign enemies, and then in order to win, he taught this traitor to him regardless of the risk.
"That's called a bicycle." Zhu Bai knew that his nonsense would betray him, so he had already prepared his words. He pointed at Wenyuan Pavilion and said, "There are pictures in the books in Wenyuan Pavilion. I asked Master to follow the instructions of the gourd and draw the help."
I made two."
It has to be said that the craftsmanship of ancient craftsmen was indeed good, and the work was done with perfect fit.
It's just that the wheels didn't have rubber cushioning, which made his butt hurt.
When the dynasty was established in the first year of Hongwu, although the books in Wenyuan Pavilion were not as organized as those in Dabentang, there were not many books in it.
Later, Zhu Biao liked reading and used Wenyuan Pavilion as his study room. He collected many books from all over the country and hid them in it.
So far, there are more than 10,000 copies, so it is not surprising that there are such books.
When the other princes heard this, their eyes lit up: What?! There are such interesting books in Wenyuan Pavilion, go read them someday.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also interested and asked: "Which one?"
Zhu Bai smacked his lips: "I forgot, there are so many books, I can't remember which one it is. It's probably Franci's book that someone translated."
He searched through his mind last night and thought about it. At this time, things from the West that can reach China are probably only countries with developed shipping such as England, France, Spain, and Portugal.
So I picked a country at random.
Anyway, even if this book existed, they wouldn't be able to find it among those ten thousand books.
What's more, this book doesn't exist at all, he just made it up.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought for a while: "This French thing is good. I heard that they learned the firearms from our ancestors in the Song Dynasty and improved them. Now they are very powerful. But I am a Chinese, but because of those Mongolians
The barbarians stagnated and fell behind the people."
Zhu Biao hurriedly handed over his hand: "Father, Emperor Shengming, the Ministry of Industry is also improving firearms. Unfortunately, there is not much progress."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Although France is far away, there is no guarantee that one day they will come by boat to fight. Even if they don't come, we have to find a way to catch up with them."
Zhu Bai was bored and turned around and looked around: Weren't we talking about bicycles just now? Why did we talk about firearms again?! Forget it, ignore them, as long as they don't cause trouble for me.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and tilted his head at Zhu Bai: "Gui Zi, you should tell me what to do."
