Zhu Biao saw that the Shanzi camp following him had brought out cannons, and there were quite a lot of them. He couldn't help but asked Han Du, "What are you going to do? We're not going to fight, so why are we bringing cannons with us?" Already?"
Han Du chuckled and explained: "His Royal Highness, you don't know. The last battle on the grassland almost crippled the Shanzi Camp. Although the soldiers were added later, and even expanded a lot, these additions The soldiers are all newcomers. They have never even been on the battlefield, let alone seen blood."
"So I want to take advantage of this trip to take them out for a walk. I don't want to increase their courage to go to the battlefield, but I just want them to become more hard-working and tenacious after this training. .”
For this reason, Han Du pulled out all one hundred cannons. Anyway, Shanzi Camp is on the edge of the capital, so there is no need for cannons to deal with some thieves.
Zhu Biao looked back and saw horses walking behind, carrying cannons one after another. He turned around and nodded with a smile to Han Du and said, "This is a good idea. Let them experience the army's lineup first and practice their courage."
Most people will feel timid when standing in front of a large number of people at once. Being able to involve these newbies and let them experience the crowds of people in advance is indeed very helpful for training their courage.
Seeing that the prince was in a good mood, Xu Chengfei couldn't help but ask what he had been thinking about, "Your Highness, are these the thunder blunderbuss?"
"Of course." Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment and gave Han Du a strange look.
This divine thunderbolt was created by Han Du and the Ordnance Bureau. As Han Du's deputy general, how could Xu Chengfei not have seen it before?
Zhu Biao really got distracted. This was the first time Xu Chengfei saw it.
"I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince can give me a look?" Xu Chengfei felt very itchy and couldn't help but rub his hands.
Zhu Biao suddenly smiled, "Why not?"
As he said this, he motioned to the guard beside him to bring him a divine thunderbolt.
After getting it, Zhu Biao suddenly waved his hand and threw it towards Xu Chengfei, "I'll give it to you!"
"Thank you, Your Highness." Xu Chengfei subconsciously reached out to catch it. After hearing Zhu Biao's words clearly, he was even more happy from ear to ear.
Having heard Han Du talk about the power of this divine thunderbolt, Xu Chengfei, who believed that firearms would be of great use in the future, couldn't wait to try it himself.
However, Han Du has never been able to bring the divine thunder gun, which makes Xu Chengfei quite disappointed.
Seeing so many of them around His Highness the Crown Prince today, he couldn't bear it any longer. Even if he was shameless, he still wanted to ask for one from His Highness the Crown Prince. Even if it was just to play with, it would be good.
But he never expected that His Highness would give him one directly.
Xu Chengfei was overjoyed with the divine thunderbolt and wanted to try it. However, Han Du suddenly gave him a look, telling him to calm down.
The prince is still in front of you, and you are about to try the thunderbolt. What do you think? If there was a slight mistake and he was misunderstood, he might be shot many times before he could succeed in his attempt.
Even if you want to try, you have to wait until you are setting up camp and far away from the prince before trying again.
...
Along the way, Zhu Biao took Han Du into Henan.
The last time Han Du entered Henan was when there was a famine in Henan. When Han Du came that time, he saw hungry people everywhere. If the food from Luzon hadn't been delivered in time, Han Du might not have been able to escape unscathed.
When we first entered Henan, there were still loess roads all over the place, and even the official roads were full of dirt. But now, not only the official roads, but also the villages in some prosperous places have been paved with cement roads.
Zhu Biao was extremely surprised when he walked on the cement road. Because along the way, except for the roads around Yingtian Mansion, all the roads were paved with cement. In other places, only the main one or two official roads were paved with cement. Other places are still built with loess.
"Why are there so many concrete roads in Henan? It couldn't have been made by you when you were in Henan, right?" Zhu Biao turned to look at Han Du, his face full of shock and confusion.
Han Du smiled and shook his head, "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. How long have you been in Henan? Even if you want to build so many cement roads, you won't have enough time."
Seeing the confusion on Zhu Biao's face, Han Du said in a speculative tone: "Maybe the officials in Henan saw the benefits of the cement road. After I left, they continued to build it bit by bit."
Zhu Biao didn't say much. He glanced at the endless cement road with admiration, his face full of shock.
As Zhu Biao and his party continued to go deeper into Henan, it was easy to see more and more pedestrians on the cement road. And many of them are businessmen traveling in cars and carrying goods.
When they encountered the army, they just parked their cars on the side of the road and waited for the army to pass by.
Along the way, Zhu Biao saw countless businessmen and countless vehicles loaded with goods. He said with a sigh on his face: "Is business in Henan easy? Why are there so many businessmen? If I hadn't known that I was in Henan, I would have thought that such a scene could only be seen in the capital."
Han Du smiled and stepped forward... Business is a system, not separate regions. Although the commerce in the capital is extremely prosperous, this prosperity is also supported by materials from all over the world.
Take maritime merchants for example. Everyone in the capital knows how to make money from overseas trade and how wealthy maritime merchants are. But if maritime merchants don’t have enough goods, how can they go out to trade and make money back?
The amount of goods needed by maritime merchants every year is astronomical. Where do such huge supplies come from? Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi are indeed able to provide part of the maritime merchants, but Henan is not to be outdone and also provides a large amount of supplies to the maritime merchants.
The reason why Henan is located in the Central Plains and does not have the geographical advantages of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian, but is able to achieve an equal status with the two, is that it relies on the convenience of transporting materials via cement roads.
"The most important thing for Your Highness's business is the turnover of funds. As long as the funds can be turned over quickly, even an unprofitable business can make money. On the contrary, if the capital turnover is not smooth, even a profitable business may fail. It becomes a loss.”
"Oh? Is there any other explanation?" Zhu Biao asked curiously. If other people tell such business experience, Zhu Biao may not believe it. But when Han Du said it, he had no doubts at all.
Because he knew that Han Du was so good at doing business that he was the founder of the business.
For such a long time, all the businesses Han Du has done have been profitable, and they have made a lot of money. Even those who do business with Han Du have already made a fortune. Just like those maritime merchants, they only made money by traveling overseas with Han Du. But now, maritime merchants have long become synonymous with sudden wealth.
"Of course, this is the benefit of cement roads. The journey that originally took ten days can now be reached in five days. Even if you can't make money at the original price, the five days saved are time. All kinds of expenses are also gone. Isn’t it equivalent to earning the money for these five days’ expenses in disguise?”
Zhu Biao nodded secretly, he understood this truth. And the expenses for five days are not a small amount, and it is not bad to make money.
Originally, Zhu Biao only had the attitude of completing his father's instructions regarding this inspection of the world on behalf of his father. But after arriving in Henan, he suddenly felt that the world might be very different from what he had in mind. It was very important for him to have this inspection.
Because Zhu Biao's original memory of Henan was still at the time when the famine broke out last time. Even though he had seen Henan many times in the future, even though he had seen the memorial handed over from Henan, it was not as shocking as this time.
The situation in Henan is completely different from what Zhu Biao imagined, and walking on the official road is completely different than what he imagined. Originally, he thought that even if Henan had stabilized after such a tragic famine, the people's lives would not be easy.
But now what he saw along the way were smiling faces, and their eyes were full of hope for the future. This is nowhere near Henan, which experienced famine only a few years ago. This is almost the same as the people in the capital.
But where are the people in the capital? At the feet of the Emperor, the most virtuous place, how can this be the same?
...
Along the way, Zhu Biao came to Kaifeng.
Han Du didn't know why Zhu Biao came here, but since Zhu Biao insisted on coming, Han Du didn't say anything against it.
Just come, come. Anyway, your mission is to follow Zhu Biao to patrol the world. Where can you go?
Zhu Biao came outside Kaifeng and looked at the dark houses, but he couldn't find the location of the former Song Dynasty Palace.
"The hub of a chariot can be harmed by prosperous events. Masters and teachers pass by Huxiang in old age. The strands of clothing and the sandalwood board have no color. A song can move the emperor at that time."
Listening to Zhu Biao's sigh, Han Du said: "Your Highness, is this a poem by Liu Zihui?"
"What do you think of Liu Zihui's poem?" Zhu Biao looked at Han Du with interest, quite intent on testing Han Du.
Han Du shook his head, "What I think of this poem is not important. What is important is, what does Your Highness think of this poem?"
Zhu Biao didn't expect that Han Du would turn against him, but he didn't care. Instead, he followed Han Du's words and thought about it seriously.
After a while, Zhu Biao let out a long sigh, "To be honest, when I first read this poem, I was simply deafened. I thought about how prosperous and magnificent Bianjing was back then, but I didn't expect that it would disappear in the blink of an eye. "
"Now that I see this scene in front of me, I feel even more sorry for Bianjing in the past." Zhu Biao said, unable to help but shake his head.
Han Du followed Zhu Biao's finger, glanced at Kaifeng, and said with a smile: "There is nothing to regret. From the time when the Song Dynasty began to emphasize culture over military affairs, this was its destined ending."
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