Zhu Bai blinked: "Then buy it from others and study and improve it yourself."
The Chinese dare not say anything else, but they are definitely experts in imitation and improvement.
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table.
The princes trembled with fright and stared at him.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up: "Okay, let the merchants along the coast go buy France's things and come back. We will talk about this in the morning tomorrow. Let's see the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War. Is there anything else we need?"
When Zhu Bai heard this, he became excited and said, "Father, can you bring two things for me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him with squinted eyes: "You boy, if I give you three points of color, you will open a dyeing workshop."
Zhu Bai said with saliva on his face: "They are all small gadgets, not expensive. It's fun for me to draw them in the book. Besides, my father ran away to the first place, so my father has to give him some reward."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "Who was on the Chengtian Gate Tower just now saying that he would distribute the rewards to each brother?"
Zhu Bai chuckled: "Then my father will buy eleven copies, and each of our brothers will have one."
Since all the brothers came to plead for him, he naturally couldn't treat them badly.
He has always had a clear distinction between grudges and grudges.
When the other princes heard this, their eyes lit up with excitement and they looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang choked up: He's been tricked in again, this little slick guy is using his money as a favor...
No old father can stand being stared at like this by his eleven sons.
He blushed and responded vaguely: "Well..."
Then the princes all beamed with joy, quietly poked the people next to them with their elbows, and then saluted Zhu Yuanzhang together: "Thank you, father."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold back his laughter and pointed at them: "Look at how happy you guys are. You only play with these useless things."
The princes were about to leave when Erhu and his men carried the "bicycle" in.
The princes all looked surprised and followed the car.
Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his face and said: "I will return it to you after I finish studying this thing. If it doesn't work, just ask the Ministry of Industry to make two more. Look, you all look like black-eyed chickens."
The princes' eyes lit up again.
Zhu Bai hurriedly said: "Father, this time, I was in a hurry and the work was rough. If we ask the Ministry of Industry to do it again, we need to use strong and wear-resistant black iron to make the chains and gears.
Moreover, this car was built according to my body shape. When my brother and father came to ride it, it was too small and short, so they had to increase the size.
Furthermore, I only thought about how fast I could go, so I didn’t think about slowing down at all. The Ministry of Industry must find a way to add brakes, otherwise it would be very dangerous.”
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "Let me tell you, do you think I will really ask the Ministry of Industry to pay this god to make toys for you? Study hard, don't just think about playing. In a few days, I will test you on your essay!"
Zhu Yuanzhang indeed talked about this matter in the morning court the next day.
The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War were all delighted.
Ru Taisu, the Minister of Hubu, came out and reminded Lao Zhu in a low voice: "Your Majesty, we are still banning the sea."
If the sea is closed, merchant ships from outside cannot enter and merchant ships from inside cannot leave. How can we buy things?
Zhu Biao stepped forward: "My father has always said that we want to restore the glory of the Tang and Song Dynasties in China. It is better to try to impose a sea ban and allow all parties to come to the court."
Zhu Yuanzhang pursed his lips and thought for a while, then said: "In the first year of Hongwu, the imperial court issued a sea ban. Firstly, it was to prevent people from going out to sea privately and being robbed by Japanese pirates, and also to prevent Japanese pirates from pretending to be fishermen and coming ashore to rob. Secondly, the farmland was also deserted, so we needed to encourage mulberry farming.
There is no need to sail for business. Now that there is a need, we can try to find a place where it is difficult for Japanese pirates to land. Where do you think is more suitable?"
Ru Taisu said: "The port of Guangzhou Prefecture has deep water and flat waves. It is far away from Japanese pirates and close to Nanyang."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Then first open the sea ban in Guangzhou. Let me make the Ming Dynasty majestic and promote it overseas."
Only when you open the sea and do business can you make money.
When Ru Taisu heard this, she couldn't help but be happy: she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming."
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Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Ministry of Works to build several large bicycles. In addition to playing with the princes, he would also ride them around the door of the imperial study when he was bored.
Not to mention, this thing is quite fun. It takes much less effort than walking.
Think back and think about it carefully. Although that kid was naughty, he managed to do something serious every time.
For the first time, the memorials were torn apart, and the court was pushed to streamline the memorials. Both the early court and batch memorials were much more efficient than in the past.
After the second exchange of blows with Zhu Di, the princes began to learn martial arts, and Zhu Biao became stronger day by day.
He won the competition for the third time and made a bicycle, which allowed him to lift the maritime ban, introduce Western things, and trade with foreign countries.
The taxes paid by coastal merchants increased significantly in a short period of time.
I heard that the Ministry of Industry has purchased some firearms for research, and it turns out that it is much faster than trying to figure it out on your own before.
That day, he watched the Ministry of Industry use a modified musket to shoot at a porcelain bottle, and the porcelain bottle was shattered with one shot. Moreover, the gunpowder was loaded quickly, and the combat effectiveness doubled.
This made him still have a little hope in his heart, to see what this kid would do next time to make his Ming Dynasty stronger.
But this kid suddenly calmed down.
It’s so quiet…
It was so quiet that he wasn't used to it.
After Zhu Yuanzhang read the memorial for a while every day, he would prick up his ears and listen to see if any eunuchs came to tell him that Zhu Bai had caused trouble again.
But there was no movement for many days.
Today, Zhu Yuanzhang finally couldn't hold it in anymore and asked Erhu: "What is Lao Twelve doing lately?"
Erhu replied: "The emperor said that day that he would check the princes' homework, so these princes have been diligently learning to make fuss."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "He is the only one who can sit down and learn to write articles like a monkey?"
If your child makes a fuss, you find it annoying.
The child is quiet and you are afraid.
What do you want?
Erhu secretly cursed and lowered his hands and answered: "Yes."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "Which Master is giving the lecture today?"
Erhu replied: "Liu Bowen, Mr. Liu."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while: "Let's go to the main hall and have a look. Let's see what articles this bastard has been able to produce after holding it in for so many days."
Today Liu Bowen is teaching his disciples to compose poems.
Liu Ji, courtesy name Bowen, was proficient in astronomy, military art, mathematics, etc., and was especially good at poetry.
At this time in the hall, Liu Bowen assigned a topic and asked the elder princes to write a five-character and four-line quatrain.
The four princes under the age of ten, starting from Zhu Zi, each had a line, and they just formed a song.
Zhu Bai had been scolding Liu Bowen all morning: What the hell, he asked me to compose poetry after only half a day of studying?
The four key princes each say one sentence. If the three losers in front come up with some nonsense poems, can I still forcefully force them back with my great powers?
From the Crown Prince to the Seventh Prince, they were all successfully completed. Regardless of whether the artistic conception was good or bad, at least the dialogue was neat and smooth.
When they arrived at the Eighth Prince Zhu Zi's place, everything was in chaos.
