The last time Zhang Yi got news about Kong Kejian from Zhu Biao, he was talking about the Kong family.
Zhang Yi didn't take this matter to heart. He always thought that history was still advancing according to its original course.
In the first year of Hongwu, Xu Da broke through Yanshenggong's mansion, and according to Zhu Yuanzhang's order, he invited Kong Kejian to Beijing to face the saint.
It's a pity that the contemporary Yan Shenggong was interested in Beiyuan and was still ill with the idea of betting on both sides. He just sent his son Kong Xixue to face Xu Da. Xu Da couldn't ask him to show up. In a dilemma, he could only send someone to send Kong Xixue to the capital. .
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Zhang Yi himself doesn't remember this part of history very clearly, but it should be correct.
Then why is it Mr. Yan Shenggong Kong Kejian who comes to the capital now?
"Did I not make it clear that day?"
Zhu Biao felt strange about Zhang Yi's behavior and added:
"Kong Ke insisted that he could not recover from his illness. Emperor Long Yan was furious and ordered General Xu Da to personally [invite] Duke Yan to come out of the mountain, and personally sent Duke Yan to Beijing to show respect!"
The word "respect" seems particularly ironic.
But Zhang Yi had no intention of biting Wen Jue's name, and a turmoil arose in his heart. As expected, this period of history was changed.
Xu Da actually returned to Beijing. Now that the Northern Expedition is in full swing, he actually returned to Beijing?
It can be seen from this how much Zhu Yuanzhang "valued" the Confucius family in Qufu, but this kind of attention has the smell of blood...
“I don’t know how this period of history will evolve?”
Zhang Yi was a little surprised!
"Forget it, what happens in court is not something we ordinary people should worry about!"
Zhu Yuanzhang changed the topic at the right time.
"By the way, Zhang Yi, what is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took something out of his sleeve and put it on the table.
Zhang Chenggong, Zhang Yuchu and his son took a closer look and saw that it was a small wooden stick as thick as chopsticks. However, the wooden stick had been cut with a knife, revealing the black core inside.
"What's this?"
The Zhang family father and son were also very curious.
Zhang Yi took a look, wasn't this the pencil Huang Mu took away that day?
He was rebellious since he was a child because Zhang Yichen regarded him as a evil star. This led to Longhu Mountain, although it invited his teacher to teach, but it was not friendly to him. Zhang Yi teased his teacher several times, and there was no one to teach him in the mountain. Read and write.
Although he lived a comfortable life in the past, when he needed to write or draw pictures, Zhang Yi found it difficult to use a brush, so he made a few pencils himself.
"This is a pencil!"
Regarding the pencil matter, Zhang Yi had no pressure to expose himself. He was too lazy to make up stories about gods teaching him magic and simply said:
"This is a technology I saw in the Book of Heaven, and I learned it. This is also a technology of the future!"
"hiss!"
Except for Zhang Yi, everyone present took a breath.
"This is a pen used by people in the future. How weird!"
Zhang Yuchu looked at the pen on the table with curiosity.
Zhang Yi smiled. Pencils are indeed the technology of the future. It will be nearly two hundred years before the graphite pencil stick, the prototype of the pencil, comes out, and it will take nearly three hundred years for the evolution from pencil sticks to modern pencils.
"This is a pen from people five hundred years in the future!"
"Five hundred years?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was no longer calm. When he took out the pencil, he actually didn't think much about it.
He had used a pencil, it was a relatively easy-to-use thing, but that was all.
The pencil itself is not important. What is important is that Zhang Yi told him that this is a technology five hundred years from now.
He thought about the vaccination method, and his eyes changed.
More and more evidence shows that Zhang Yi's ability to see the future is real and there is no room for doubt.
Can this guy bring future technology to this era ahead of schedule?
Zhu Yuanzhang's scalp went numb when he thought of the meaning behind it. If he could get some key things, the fate of the Ming Dynasty would be unimaginable.
"What kind of world will it be in five hundred years? Will the Ming Dynasty still exist?"
Everyone was full of curiosity about the future world, and Zhu Biao was the first to ask questions.
Zhang Yi was mentally prepared. He shook his head:
"I don't know either. The things I can see are only fragments. The Book of Heaven cannot always let me see the future..."
"Then what did the footage you saw look like?"
"I have seen buildings taller than mountains, and iron birds flying in the sky... The people have enough food and clothing, and no longer suffer from hunger and cold..."
Zhang Yi casually mentioned some fragments of the future, which made a group of people confused.
Does this kind of world really exist?
If Zhang Yi said that in the future everyone would live in the Paradise of Cave Heaven and fly with swords, maybe they would be more accepting of it.
There are limits to human imagination. No matter how much Zhu Yuanzhang and the others imagined, they could not imagine the scene of an iron bird flying into the sky. They wanted to ask again, but Zhang Yi shook his head and said that he did not know more.
If Lao Zhu and others are missing something.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang is not desperate. Just because Zhang Yi can't see it today doesn't mean he won't see it in the future.
Wasn't it just for this possibility that he kept Zhang Yi by his side?
"pencil!"
Looking at this pen again, Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts were different. He originally thought this kind of pen was only interesting and original, but not very good.
In fact, Zhang Yi also understands this truth. In today's era, the monopoly of knowledge is held by the "scholars" class, and pens such as pencils do not have much use.
The scholars looked down upon him, and many of the people who could use him were illiterate.
Zhang Yi just made it himself and drew the pictures. The hard pen did have the convenience of hard pen, but it was not suitable for this era.
“I’ve used this kind of pen before, and it’s a bit awkward, but once you get used to it, your writing speed will become much faster!”
"Zhang Yi, how about I buy this recipe from you and I'll be responsible for selling these pens?"
Zhang Yi would naturally not disagree with Zhu Yuanzhang's proposal.
He is short of money now, so he can still get some money by selling this house to Huang He.
Zhang Yi found a pen and paper and wrote down the prescription. Zhang Yi did not reserve any information on how to compress the pen refill.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with Zhang Yi's success and said:
"I will ask the boss to send you the money later. If my business does well, you will also receive dividends every year!
Look, how about five hundred taels? "
The method of making pencils is not too important, but Lao Zhu wants to set a precedent from Zhang Yi. This precedent can ensure that Zhang Yi can contribute every new technology he sees in the book of heaven.
If Zhang Yi's heart is chilled this time, with this little brat's temperament, he will definitely not show off casually again.
Zhang Yi was overjoyed. Five hundred taels of silver was considered a lot in the early Ming Dynasty. Pencil-making technology was not a big deal to him. It would be best if he could sell it for silver.
Moreover, Uncle Huang has many connections, and as a Taoist priest, it is inconvenient for him to realize the technology in his hands. This is the right time.
After Zhang Yi finished writing the recipe, he also accepted the money sent by the butler.
The meal was coming to an end. When he saw Lao Zhu put away the prescription, he asked casually.
"Where are you planning to sell the things to?"
Lao Zhu pretended to be mysterious:
"Have you forgotten, whose route I first took when I came to the capital?"
Chang Yuchun?
Zhang Yi thought thoughtfully, it seems that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to sell pencils to the military!
