Chapter 198
The Eighth Princess is sailing slowly. God seems to be very considerate of Cheng Shijie. The wind and waves are not too big, and there are no other shortcomings except that the boat sails a little slower.
After sleeping in the cabin, when Cheng Shijie woke up, he found that it was already getting slightly brighter. Cheng Shijie was not in the habit of staying in bed. He got up, washed up, and came to the deck.
The sailor who was controlling the Eighth Princess saluted Cheng Shijie.
Cheng Shijie walked around on the deck and was about to go back when he suddenly found Zhu Weiti lying on the railing on the deck, looking quietly below.
Cheng Shijie walked towards Zhu Weiti. The sound of wind and waves covered up the sound of Cheng Shijie's footsteps. Zhu Weiti did not notice it until Cheng Shijie walked up behind Zhu Weiti and asked in a low voice: "Princess, what are you looking at?"
"ah!"
Zhu Weiti had no idea that someone suddenly appeared from behind, and she screamed in fright. She subconsciously hid aside, and when she turned around, she saw that it was Cheng Shijie, but her foot was stuck in the drain on the deck, and her foot was sprained. Suddenly, his body lost its center of gravity and was about to fall to the deck.
Cheng Shijie had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he grabbed her hand and held her up from the waist. However, Zhu Weiti was so frightened that she grabbed Cheng Shijie's hands and pressed them to her chest like a life-saving straw. She still said in panic: "I'm scared to death." Did you scare me to death?"
Zhu Weiti had just stopped breathing, and instantly realized that it was Cheng Shijie's hand that she had grabbed and pressed against her chest. Her face suddenly froze, and she screamed again. She hurriedly threw Cheng Shijie's hand away, turned around, and fled to the cabin. She had just walked two seconds. She was walking, and there was a sharp pain like breaking in her ankle. She couldn't stand and was about to fall again.
Cheng Shijie saw that she seemed to have sprained her foot and supported her.
Hearing Zhu Weiti's scream, Gu Ziyi hurriedly came out and said: "Princess, princess, what happened?"
"fine!"
Zhu Weiti struggled to stand upright. However, the sea was not on land. The ship was shaking and he could not stand firmly on one foot. Fortunately, Cheng Shijie was beside him. Perhaps he was blown by the sea breeze in the middle of the night. At this time, Zhu Weiti A little cold, she suddenly felt a little warm on Cheng Shijie's shoulders.
Zhu Weiti and Cheng Shijie have been married for nearly three months, but they have never had any substantial contact. However, their relationship is very special. During this time in the capital, Cheng Shijie accompanied him every time, whether it was breakfast, lunch or dinner. He eats with Zhu Weiti and is able to accommodate his preferences and tastes.
Zhu Weiti also knew why Cheng Shijie was unwilling to accept her, which made Zhu Weiti hate her status as a princess. How great would it be if she were the daughter of a commoner?
In fact, Zhu Weiti had not thought about the crux of the problem. If she was really the daughter of ordinary people, she would probably be on two parallel lines with Cheng Shijie, and she would have no contact with her in her life.
"Well, sit down for a while and don't move your sprained feet..."
Cheng Shijie unconsciously glanced at Zhu Weiti's swollen chest. Even through the cold clothes, he could still feel the straightness and fullness inside. When his hands passed over her waist, he could also feel the strength and elasticity there.
Zhu Weiti thought about holding on to the railing on the deck and jumping back into the cabin. However, the idea was very good, but in fact it was difficult to do. Although the Eighth Princess had more than 800 tons and was considered a large ship in the Ming Dynasty, It was still very bumpy, and Zhu Weiti could not help but feel the shock to her sprained injured leg, which made her frown frequently in pain.
Cheng Shijie couldn't bear to see it and said: "I don't know how serious your sprain is. If you are not careful, you will easily become lame..."
Zhu Weiti bit her lip and wanted to move forward.
"excuse me……"
Cheng Shijie confessed his crime and picked Zhu Weiti up by her waist and legs.
"ah!"
Zhu Weiti never expected that Cheng Shijie would suddenly pick her up and struggle to get down: "Put me down quickly."
"I don't want to find a lame woman,"
Cheng Shijie just hugged Zhu Weiti and said with a smile: "Princess, you just treat me as a doctor. I will not avoid the doctor's treatment of illnesses and injuries..."
Zhu Weiti did not take the opportunity and pressed her body tightly into Cheng Shijie's arms. She was afraid that she would fall if she struggled again, so she turned her face aside and shyly let Cheng Shijie carry her back to the room. Her heart was beating harder and her body was They all became slightly hot.
Back in the cabin, Cheng Shijie directly put Zhu Weiti on the bed, took off her shoes and socks and inspected the injury.
Although Cheng Shijie is not a doctor, he has been a doctor for a long time. In addition, Ning Haijun suffered too many injuries from falls during training, so he knows a little bit about medicine. He looked at Zhu Weiti's ankle, which was only slightly swollen. It looked like it was not. No bones were broken.
"Just wait, I'll get you some medicine!"
Cheng Shijie stood up and left directly. Zhu Weiti's face became even hotter thinking about the way Cheng Shijie held her just now.
Gu Ziyi came in from the outside room at this time. She knew the importance and lowered her voice: "Princess, I saw..."
"you shut up!"
Gu Ziyi also wanted to explain that Zhu Weiti raised her hand to scare Gu Ziyi, but her threats had no deterrent effect.
While talking, Cheng Shijie returned from the cabin, holding a bottle of wound medicine.
"You lie down first and I'll apply medicine for you..."
But at this moment, Cheng Shijie saw Gu Ziyi and gave the medicine to Gu Ziren: "Who is that..."
"Slave Gu Ziyi!"
"Come and apply medicine to the princess!"
"good!"
Only then did Zhu Weiti feel that Gu Ziyi was a bit redundant.
Watching Cheng Shijie leave, Zhu Weiti began to scold Gu Ziyi: "I usually see how sharp you are, why are you so stupid today..."
"Princess……"
Gu Ziyi gently applied the medicine to Zhu Weiti.
Zhu Weiti was lying on the bed, her eyes slightly closed, but her thoughts were wandering in her heart.
Being held by your man is a kind of happiness, a kind of thoughtfulness, and a kind of deep comfort.
Cheng Shijie is so gentle to others...
Zhu Weiti sighed slightly, pulled out the quilt to cover her body, and didn't care about her injured foot. She thought that a woman in this world is just looking for a husband. When she thought about it, she felt that her experience was really miserable, and she didn't know. Unconsciously, a tear slipped from the corner of my eye, and it was already cold as it slid past my ears...
Unconsciously, Zhu Weiti fell asleep with random thoughts.
When I woke up, the sky was bright.
Zhu Weiti was shocked. She had to prepare meals for Cheng Shijie. How could she have expected that she would sleep so well?
Zhu Weiti hurriedly sat up and looked at the ankle injury. The swelling had subsided and there was still some redness. She felt strange in her heart. She squeezed it and found only a slight pain, but it was still bearable.
Zhu Weiti put on her shirt and socks and got up to prepare for cooking: "Ziyi, what time is it now?"
"Not even three moments!"
Zhu Weiti fell asleep for more than two hours without realizing it. She suddenly felt anxious: "Has the prince-in-law eaten?"
Before Gu Ziyi could speak, Cheng Shijie's voice came from outside the cabin door: "Has the princess woke up?"
"Maybe not!"
A palace maid outside the door didn't know if Zhu Weiti had woken up, and then said: "Consort, do you want me to go and ask?"
"No!"
"I'll bring the princess a bowl of seafood porridge and wait for her to get up to drink it... I'll ask her if she still needs some medicine on her feet?"
Zhu Weiti wanted to call Cheng Shijie, but she didn't speak.
Some things cannot be rushed.
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The long winter is finally over. The ice in the rivers in Liaonan has melted, the bare branches have sprouted wisps of new green, and the earth is full of life again.
Unlike the Central Plains, Henan, Shandong and North Zhili did not receive much snow this winter, which means that the drought will continue in the sixth year of Chongzhen. This terrible little glacier climate can really drive farmers who rely on the sky crazy.
However, there is no such worry in southern Liaoning, because since November last year, there have been several heavy snowfalls. Even at the end of February, there are still 50 or 60 centimeters of snow. It is basically certain that southern Liaoning will not be short of snow. rainwater.
To be fair, the Liaodong Peninsula is a treasure land. It is very convenient for developing industry and farming. It has a temperate monsoon climate and superior natural conditions. The Liaodong Peninsula has very convenient transportation. Since the ships in the late Ming Dynasty had a shallow draft, unlike the 10,000-ton ships of later generations, the draft was more than ten meters at all times. In such a situation, the construction of a port really requires a certain natural geographical environment.
But the problem is that the current draft of ships is at most three to four meters. A large ship with 2,500 materials like the Eighth Princess has a displacement of more than 800 tons. The fully loaded draft is less than one foot, only nine feet and six inches. The entire Liaodong Peninsula Basically, all coastal areas can be docked.
Even further north, there are dozens of rivers such as the Liao River and the Taizi River that can be used for water transportation.
When Cheng Shijie arrived in Jinzhou, Liaonan, he did not dock at the southernmost port of Lushun, but was close to the west port of Jinggang. Jinzhou also has an east port. The land distance between the two ports is less than 300 miles. In fact, Liaodong Most of the peninsula is within 150 miles of coastal ports.
In this way, the grain produced in Liaodong will be easily transported.
When the Eighth Princess approached the West Port of Jinzhou, there was a sea of people on the pier, ranging from generals and officials to craftsmen and farmers. Everyone who could come came. Seeing the majestic fleet entering the port, deafening cheers suddenly sounded on the pier.
"Cheng Shuai, Cheng Shuai!"
No matter what official position Cheng Shijie was promoted to, ordinary people actually didn't care. In their eyes, Cheng Shijie was still their commander-in-chief.
"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief, and Madam!"
Song Xiance finally squeezed in. At this time, members of the Liaodong Management Committee also crowded in one after another.
"Song Xiance, what are you doing!"
Cheng Shijie pointed at the huge crowd and said, "How much manpower and material resources will you waste by doing this?"
"My lord, you have wrongfully accused me of being a subordinate!"
Regarding the marriage between Cheng Shijie and Zhu Weiti, the happiest person was actually not Cheng Shijie, nor Emperor Chongzhen, but Song Xiance. Just like the development strategy proposed by Zhu Sheng to Zhu Yuanzhang that year, "Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and slowly become king." .”
Under the auspices of Cheng Shijie, Liaonan developed very rapidly. In fact, Liaonan has been developing very rapidly. Even though Ning Haijun fought with Jiannu in Bali Bay, Liaonan was still developing at a high speed.
"What the Duke doesn't know is that these common people are not organized by subordinates, but they came to greet the Duke on their own initiative!"
Cheng Shijie didn't quite believe Song Xiance's words: "You really didn't organize it?"
Song Xiance said: "That's not true!"
It wasn't until Chen Guodong glanced at Cheng Shijie in the crowd that Cheng Shijie realized that it was indeed the people who came spontaneously to greet Cheng Shijie.
There is a reason why these people are very fanatical about Cheng Shijie. Most of these people are from Liaodong. They have an unforgettable blood feud with Jiannu. Cheng Shijie not only led Ning Haijun to defeat Jiannu, but also caused serious consequences to Jiannu. of casualties.
More importantly, they migrated to southern Liaoning, and Cheng Shijie gave them food, land to plant, and work. Through their own efforts, these people have survived the most difficult period, and now they basically have no way to eat. Problem. Of course, there is still a long way to go before we are truly wealthy, but these people are simple and kind.
The most important thing is that Cheng Shijie was made a Duke. This was a grand event that had not happened for more than two hundred years since the Ming Dynasty created six Dukes of Jingnan.
They, the people under Cheng Shijie's rule, were naturally overjoyed. Ordinary people, of course, hope that those officials who are capable and treat the people well can be promoted step by step and become stronger and stronger, provide themselves with better protection and seek more benefits.
Thousands of ecstatic people came to Cheng Shijie's return. Wherever Cheng Shijie passed, the people cheered and applauded warmly. At this moment, everyone's hearts were filled with pride.
It makes Zhu Weiti feel that there are more people in Jinzhou than in the capital. Of course, this is Zhu Weiti's illusion. Not to mention Jinzhou, even in the entire Liaodong, there are currently not as many people as Shuntian Prefecture.
The entire Shuntian Prefecture governs five states and 22 counties, with a population of more than 47 million people. Of course, one thing is that Jinzhou can be compared with the capital. The entire capital has a total of more than 57,000 large and small merchants. , which is equivalent to one out of every five people in Beijing being a businessman among 1.24 million people.
However, the proportion in Golden State is as high as one-third, and the number of people engaged in business exceeds 70,000.
Liaonan is very busy now. Of course, they have always been busy. With spring plowing approaching, a large number of young and strong men push chicken carts or drive carts to Jinzhou every day, and then load potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. The seeds are transported to surrounding towns in the four states of southern Liaoning.
With the large output of sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes last year, people in southern Liaoning became accustomed to eating potatoes and sweet potatoes. They are very popular due to their rich nutrition and low price. In particular, a large number of businessmen saw business opportunities and invented countless ways to eat and use sweet potatoes and potatoes.
The military and martyred relatives of Ning Haijun in southern Liaoning were the first batch of people to become wealthy in southern Liaoning. They all more or less sold some potatoes and made a fortune.
If people have money, after filling their stomachs, they will start to have new pursuits, that is, for food, clothing, housing and transportation. Of course, in this case, almost every household of soldiers and martyrs in southern Liaoning has horses or cattle. When Zhu Wei When Ti set foot on the land of southern Liaoning, the first thing she felt was that there were too many cars.
Carts, chicken carts, deer carts, two-wheeled carriages, four-wheeled carriages, the roads are densely packed with rolling wheels. If these carriages were replaced by cars, the current scene would be almost equivalent to a county town in later generations, and there would actually be a traffic jam.
The development of Liaonan is inseparable from Cheng Shijie's plan. From the beginning, he wanted to build Liaonan into an industrial base, which can also be said to be an industrial empire. In order to let the common people experience the convenience of the industrial empire.
One of the great things about an industrial empire is that industrial products are very cheap.
For example, when Poussin was first produced in China, it sold for a sky-high price of 180,000 yuan. How much was the per capita salary at that time? The author was not working at the time, but he remembered that his monthly income at that time was more than 200 yuan. In other words, if a working-class person wanted to buy a Santana, he would have to go without food or drink for 900 months.
For example, someone in the author's village bought a Santana. In the same year, a relative spent 34,500 yuan in the city to buy a house with three bedrooms and two living rooms and more than 130 square meters. Of course It was not a small high-rise, because there was not a single high-rise building in the city at that time.
If the current house price is used, the city where the author is located is between 9,000 and 13,000. Even if the lowest average price is 9,000, five houses are worth more than 5 million. But the question is, what now? Even if your income is not high, it is not a problem to buy a Poussin without eating or drinking for a year. This is the advantage of industrialization.
Cheng Shijie also adopted this method. As early as after the great victory in Liaoyang, the danger of slave creation had been greatly reduced, so the factories under the Ninghai Navy Guns Bureau, Ordnance Bureau, and Equipment Bureau all switched from military items to civilian items.
Then the problem arises. The quality of military products is very good, especially the civilian quilts and other products produced by the military uniform factory. Although the dyeing is not black, ordinary people, for such good quality and durable shoes, socks, and clothes, , bedding and sheets are all very popular.
Since then, military factories have been converted to civilian use. For similar civilian factories in southern Liaoning, it is simply a blow. Fortunately, southern Liaoning is not easy to sell. These factories can be sold to the Central Plains, and there is still a huge market gap.
Of course, it will also hit the small-scale peasant economy in the Central Plains.
In addition to the traditional textile industry, the biggest blow to military products is actually the steel industry. A kitchen knife made of a pound of fine steel used to cost six or seven coins for each ordinary iron kitchen knife. But now, it only costs Two denarii. This has made the days when ordinary people cannot afford to use kitchen knives become history.
Especially the refugees who arrived in southern Liaoning before winter and spring plowing found that life was not difficult and there were job opportunities everywhere.
For example, they can bake bricks and tiles in kilns, work on factory construction sites, build houses for ordinary people, do odd jobs in factories that have not yet been put into operation, and carry coal.
With the large-scale application of coal, Liaonan has spawned many emerging industries along the coal lines, such as briquettes, briquette factories, briquette mold factories, and especially coal transportation.
Coal is not only used to make fires for heating, but also to make coke. In fact, coal cannot be used to make steel directly. The sulfur content of coal is quite high, so it must be burned into coke first, which requires a lot of manpower.
The hottest business in southern Liaoning is actually not the steel or coal industry, but the wood industry. Building houses requires a lot of wood, building carriages also requires a lot of wood, and of course drought-resistant waterwheels and furniture.
The refugees could cut down wood to sell, but this matter was soon stopped. If the wood was cut down without restrictions, it would cause too much damage to the forest, but once the forest was destroyed, the impact would be huge.
For this reason, Cheng Shijie prohibits refugees from cutting down forests privately. Instead, they cut down trees in a planned manner. A cutting license is required before cutting down, thus avoiding waste.
Another booming industry is the deep processing of potatoes and sweet potatoes. The storage time of sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes is not long. In the climate environment of southern Liaoning, there is no big problem in the cellar for more than half a year. However, after half a year, it is inevitable that Destruction occurs.
Under this situation, in addition to leaving the potatoes and sweet potatoes ready for breeding, they can only be processed into sweet potatoes or potato flour and vermicelli. Millions of potato or sweet potato processing plants of varying sizes have sprung up in southern Liaoning. The factory processes sweet potatoes or potato flour day and night.
In comparison, the output of potato flour and sweet potato flour is high, and the price is low. This relatively cheaper flour is appearing in more and more grain stores in Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and other places. , people rushed to buy, and the sales scene was a blast.
There's no way it won't be popular. Food prices are rising steadily. Wheat costs more than one tael of silver per stone and potato noodles cost more than five cents per stone. How to choose?
If you have money, you can choose. If you don’t have money, you can naturally fill your stomach first.
The potato residue is not wasted. It is processed into feed and transported to breeding farms to feed pigs, horses, cows and sheep until they are chubby.
Cheng Shijie returned to Ning Haijun General Military Mansion, also known as Cheng Mansion.
Before he had time to rest, Song Xiance reported a serious problem to him.
There were no government offices in southern Liaoning before, and although there are still none now, the imperial court dispatched fifteen guard posts and eight independent thousand-household posts here at once. This means that these fifteen guard posts and eight thousand-household posts have become The most unstable factor in southern Liaoning.
Cheng Shijie thought for a moment and said, "Are they all here?"
"Already arrived!"
"This matter is easy to handle. Let them know that I will meet them tomorrow and let them get ready!"
Song Xiance conveyed Cheng Shijie's intention to these fifteen guards.
The guards commanders of these fifteen guard posts gathered together and began to discuss countermeasures.
Although these guards' commanders and commanders are under the jurisdiction of the yamen in each province, the problem is that the commanders do not have much authority over them because they are hereditary commanders or commanders. As long as they do not make big mistakes, they will They can stay in this position honestly until death. After death, the court will let their sons continue to serve in their official positions.
There are also marriages and other relationships between the commanders of the guards and the commanders of the guards. They have long been deeply rooted and formed a huge alliance of interests.
The problem now is that they are now under the control of Cheng Shijie.
Although Cheng Shijie couldn't kill their officials, he could make them ecstasy with a thought and send them to hell with a thought. The military fields of each guard station are allocated by Cheng Shijie. Cheng Shijie can make them live a nourishing life, or he can make them feel uncomfortable every day and the earth cannot work.
The 8,000 households in the 15th Guards in southern Liaoning are now uneasy. How should they face the new boss Cheng Shijie?
Just like when Cheng Shijie got married, they agreed to give Cheng Shijie 5,000 taels of silver as a congratulatory gift, 5,000 taels of silver for the commander, 3,000 taels for the commander, 2,000 taels for the generals, and 1,000 for each person in the thousand households. two.
These 8,000 households of the 15th Guards gave Cheng Shijie more than 300,000 taels of silver.
(End of chapter)
