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 worth a lot of money. In Lao Zhu's view, although Zhu Tan said that he should study chemistry It requires a lot of money, but it doesn’t look like much now.
"Well, I have an idea now, but I am 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 expression 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 could be measured in pounds, and Zhu Tan's mouth weighed ten million pounds.
If Lao Zhu thought that such a thing was not worth much money after hearing Zhu Tan's needs just now, he was silent now.
After all, no matter how worthless something is, multiplied by ten million, it will be a big expense. Not to mention the cost of purchasing this thing, just transporting 10 million kilograms of manpower and physics 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. Not letting him study chemistry would be 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 study less dangerous things, and there's 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 hundreds of thousands of kilograms are okay, just ask the palace to collect them carefully. There are tens of thousands of people in the palace, and they can be collected in at most ten days. But how long does it take to collect 10 million kilograms?
"Okay, I obey." I heard that my father did not refuse to study chemistry, but he was worried about studying white phosphorus. Zhu Tan felt warmed by her 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 bear 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. After all, this act of discounting a feudal country has never been heard of since ancient times. Now that the father has agreed to consider it, it means that his idea is still promising.
Zhu Tan still cares about being able to earn a lot of extra income. In the past two years, his salary was not enough for his expenses. The money for studying chemistry is almost entirely through the help 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, my 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'm here to celebrate your achievements today. Don't talk about government affairs, let's do it!" "
Queen Ma immediately looked at Lao Zhu with a funny look, and also raised her glass. Seeing this, other people joined in the grand event.
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 decision. He was now afraid of these sons. I always feel that although the ideas of these sons are extremely reasonable, at the same time I feel there is something strange about them. He was afraid that Zhu Chun would make some strange request again, so he quickly blocked Zhu Chun's words.
There was no mention of anything else during the banquet. In the end, everyone enjoyed themselves and retired.
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. Looking back at Han Du, he said: "I have decided to pardon Liu Sanwu's innocence. Ding Maoke will test Liu Sanwu's justice and there is no fraud or collusion."
Liu Sanwu was found innocent, and Han Du was also happy for him. In this way, Lao Zhu finally set the tone for the current scandal of cheating in the examination.
"My Holy Emperor!" Han Du immediately knelt down and worshiped, unable to hide the joy on his face.
After being on tenterhooks for a long time, I finally felt relieved. Not only Liu Sanwu, but also the innocent reputation of the academicians can 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 can such a result be accepted by northern scholars? What if we can convince northern officials?
The northern provinces have been under the rule of the Mongolian Yuan for a long time, and there are signs that 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 ask Han Du this question, ready to test Han Du's tone.
Han Du could only curl his lips in response to this and said disdainfully: "Failure means failure. It's just that you are not as good as others and don't know the shame, but 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 not only did not wrong the southern scholars, but also won the hearts of the 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 cause an uproar over an unfounded incident. What should they do if they get a taste of the sweetness this time and start making trouble in a similar way in the future?
Lao Zhu was the founding emperor, and he knew how powerful he was. But even so, these northern scholars dared to make trouble like this. Then in the future, future generations of emperors will dare to cause more unscrupulous troubles?
In this case, where is the majesty of the emperor? Where is the majesty of Ming Dynasty!
Thinking of this, a murderous intention flashed in Lao 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 of the northern provinces are unstable because of this?" Lao Zhu was hard to make a choice. Fortunately, he was the emperor and used his salary every month to support the ministers in the world. Things that he couldn't figure out himself could be left 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 was able to sweep the world. Yuyu clarified Wanliai, how can he be afraid of a few 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, in your words, on the ground, 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. Hehe sneered twice and said: "No rush, it doesn't matter if you can't think of it for a moment, then you can stay here and think about it slowly. You will think of a solution when you go up, and you can go back when you go up."
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 completely capable of doing such a thing.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Han Du quickly smiled awkwardly, took a step forward and said, "I have a solution that is not a solution."
"What's the solution? Let's talk about it." Lao Zhu asked with satisfaction with a faint smile on his face.
