"Why did the emperor choose this time to march to the north?" Han Du was a little confused.
Now is not a good time to go on an expedition. Now is the time for spring planting and busy farming. The Ming Dynasty implemented garrison troops and soldiers also have to work and farm. It's just that these sergeants don't have to bear taxes for farming, they only have to bear the obligation to go to war.
Isn't it time to recuperate and let the soldiers farm the fields in peace? After the autumn harvest, when there is enough food and grass, is it suitable to start a war?
Mobilizing troops now means that there will be a shortage of labor in the guard station, and food planting will definitely be affected.
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Surprise is the best way to attack someone unprepared. Even Meng Yuan knew that the Ming Dynasty would not choose to send troops at this time, so he would naturally do the opposite. Besides, Gu Gu had just got married, so sending troops at this time was just the right time to catch him by surprise. .”
It was indeed a surprise!
Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao, and even he did not expect that Lao Zhu would send troops at this time, and the Meng Yuan people thought it was impossible. In Mingjian terms, it had only been a month since Zhu Biao's wedding, so it would be very unlucky to use weapons rashly at this time.
I am afraid that Meng Yuan will be relieved when he receives the news of Zhu Biao's wedding, and does not think that the Ming Dynasty will march north at all. But Lao Zhu is indeed a cunning person, and he doesn't even care about such taboos. Instead, he wants to take this opportunity to catch Meng Yuan off guard.
Han Du took a deep breath and gained a deeper understanding of Lao Zhu.
Seeing that Han Du lowered his head and said nothing, Zhu Biao patted Han Du on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you know this. You should prepare it if you have time."
"What should I prepare?" Han Du suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Biao with some confusion.
Zhu Biao watched the changes in Han Du's expression with his eyes, and said with a smile: "Well, I think my father wants you to participate in this Northern Expedition."
Han Du sighed helplessly. For him, naturally he didn't want to participate in the Northern Expedition. Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, and unlike naval battles, they can eliminate the enemy on the path of attack. If they are not careful, they may lose arms and legs.
But Lao Zhu really wanted him to go, and Han Du had no way to disobey.
While the two were wandering around in the garden, An Qing came hand in hand with Han Jingyun and happened to bump into them.
"Brother Prince, what are you talking about?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao looked up at An Qing. He didn't want them to know, so he turned around and said, "Nothing. Didn't Jingyun take over the Baochao Examination Department? Gu was helping her ask Han Du what happened to the Baochao Examination Department. How it works.”
Sure enough, Zhu Biao's words instantly attracted Han Jingyun's attention.
After she took over the Baochao Office, she has been busy organizing the internal affairs of the East Palace and has no energy to take care of the Baochao Office for the time being. Han Jingyun, the banknote lifter, felt unfamiliar and a little scared. This used to be a big department in the imperial court. Although it is now under the control of the East Palace, its importance has not declined, but has become more important.
"Brother, how come I am in charge of this treasure collection department?" Han Jingyun was dumbfounded. As a princess, it was natural for her to manage the internal affairs of the East Palace.
But this treasure banknote raising department is not an internal affair at all. It is a subordinate of the East Palace Yamen. Why should she be in charge? She had only been a teacher before, so she was not familiar with managing a yamen at all.
Han Du didn't look at the change in the girl's expression and said seriously: "This treasure bank transfer department really needs you to be in charge."
Seeing the girl's puzzled look, Han Du explained the relationship between Bao Chao and Ming Dynasty's wealth.
"The wealth of the Ming Dynasty will increase every year, because the people will harvest food, grow cotton and weave cloth every year, and overseas governor's offices will also send a large amount of materials to the Ming Dynasty every year. The Treasure Banknote Collection Department is responsible for issuing treasure banknotes, so It is necessary to know how many treasure notes should be issued every year. If too many treasure notes are issued, the value of the treasure notes will depreciate, which will damage the wealth of the people. If too few treasure notes are issued, then the treasure notes will not be enough, which will It will have no impact on the lives of the people... Anyway, it is best to distribute the treasure banknotes just a little bit more than the world's wealth. It must not be too much or too little."
"Isn't this a little too much to calculate? How long will it take for me to calculate it alone?" Han Jingyun didn't expect that she still had such an important task, but as for what Han Du said, she I also felt dumbfounded.
This can't be blamed on her. Calculating the world's wealth is not very difficult, but the amount of calculation is too large, and Han Jingyun cannot guarantee that she can do it by herself.
Han Du naturally knows how complicated it is to calculate the world's wealth. This is simply not something that one person can accomplish. Frankly said: "So you'd better design a mathematical model for this, which can greatly reduce the amount of calculation. In addition, you can also find someone to help you."
Speaking of finding someone to help, Han Jingyun subconsciously thought of her students in the academy. As a subject of mathematics, except for academies, not many other scholars are interested in it, or almost none. Only those who are interested in mathematics themselves will dabble in it.
But even these people, Han Jingyun didn't like them. Because she knows very well that those who just rely on interest to read some ancient books of the past without systematically studying mathematics in academies will have uneven mathematical levels and will be unable to be useful at all.
However, although there are many scholars studying mathematics in the academy, they are men after all.
"This..." Han Jingyun hesitated and stopped talking. She is now a princess. The atmosphere in Hongwu Year is very similar to that of the Tang Dynasty. Although she has not been poisoned by the Neo-Confucianism, it is not good for a princess to find a group of men to attack her and stay together all day.
Han Du naturally knew what the girl was worried about, but he had no good way to deal with it.
Originally, it would be best for me to be in charge of the treasure collection department. At least I have some understanding of mathematics, and I don't have any scruples about staying with scholars.
But I don’t know why Lao Zhu was so crazy. After knowing the importance of Baochao’s examination, he stubbornly moved it to the East Palace.
Lao Zhu has such a greedy temper. Whenever he sees something good, he wants to pull it into his arms. But before you go back to draw, you should first see if you have the ability to take charge of the banknote lifting department, okay?
Han Du thought to himself that it would be difficult for him to take charge of the treasure bank lifting department with his own mathematical level. Lao Zhu insisted on doing so, and Han Du was happy and relaxed. However, when Lao Zhu asked Han Du how to be in charge of the treasure bank lifting division, Han Du still said that he must be a math master. I originally thought that Lao Zhu would choose someone good at mathematics from among the academicians to take charge, but he didn't expect that Lao Zhu would actually hand over the treasure bank transfer department to Han Jingyun.
Yes, Han Jingyun's mathematics is indeed the best in the world, no one can surpass him. But when Lao Zhu made this decision, didn't he think that Han Jingyun was a woman? She is still a princess now.
How can a dignified princess be in charge of the treasure collection department in public?
Han Du couldn't care about why Lao Zhu wanted Han Jingyun to be in charge of the treasure bank transfer department, and he didn't bother to do it. Anyway, if the girl doesn't understand something, he can explain it clearly to her. As for how to solve the difference between men and women, Han Du has no choice.
...
After going home to visit relatives, Han Jingyun followed Zhu Biao back to the East Palace.
"Your Highness, why did the emperor let me take charge of the treasure collection department?" Han Jingyun was still very confused about this. While pouring tea for Zhu Biao, he asked casually.
Zhu Biao took a sip of tea, smiled and said nothing. He raised his head and ordered: "Go to Bao Gu's study, the sixth grid in the third row..."
After saying that, Zhu Biao hesitated for a while and simply sighed, "Forget it, my beloved concubine and I will come."
Han Jingyun stood up with a puzzled look on his face and followed Zhu Biao out.
Zhu Biao took Han Jingyun to the study, opened the grid, took out a book, and put it in Han Jingyun's hand.
"This is an excerpt from your eldest brother's report. I have transcribed it and compiled it into a book. You can read it. After reading it, you will know why my father wants you to be in charge of the treasure collection department."
Han Jingyun took the book hesitantly, sat down on the chair, and started reading carefully. She is extremely intelligent. Although some of the contents in the book were very difficult to understand and she could not understand the meaning for a while, with Zhu Biao's help in explaining, she understood the contents of the book one by one.
After reading it, Han Jingyun closed the book and couldn't help but rub his fingers on the cover.
Zhu Biao couldn't move his eyes away when he saw Han Jingyun lowering his head in thought. The light shone on the side of Han Jingyun's face, giving her a hazy and mysterious beauty.
Zhu Biao swallowed a few times, knowing that he could not disturb the meditative Han Jingyun at this time, so he had no choice but to turn his head to one side and give up.
"I didn't expect that a thin treasure banknote would actually carry the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty." After a long time, Han Jingyun slightly opened his red lips and sighed in surprise.
At this time, Zhu Biao turned back to look at Han Jingyun and said with a smile: "Now you know why my father asked you to take charge of the treasure banknote lifting department? Naturally, the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty can only be held in the hands of the royal family."
Han Jingyun nodded slightly, and at the same time he understood why, with his eldest brother's intelligence, he let go of Bao Chao Li Si without any hesitation. After all, the eldest brother is not a member of the royal family. If he is always in charge of the treasure collection department, even if the emperor trusts him, he will inevitably be jealous.
Suddenly, Han Jingyun thought of a question and looked up at Zhu Biao with tears in his eyes.
"Then the reason why His Highness married me was because he liked my math skills?"
"How could it be?" Zhu Biao naturally understood the meaning of Han Jingyun's words and quickly hugged Han Jingyun.
He whispered in her ear: "What Gu wants is your person, not your talents. Even if you know nothing and don't understand anything, Gu will marry you."
After Han Jingyun heard this, he immediately laughed out loud and burst into laughter.
