"Sister! Sister~"
In the harem corridor, far away, Zhu Yuanzhang began to howl.
Behind him, four guards struggled to carry a box and some incomprehensible things and followed Zhu Yuanzhang.
Seeing this scene, the surrounding guards or maids quickly moved out of the way.
Standing on both sides, he saluted and said hello to Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, Lao Zhu was preoccupied with finding his own girls at this time and had no time to pay attention to them.
"Sister, look what good things we have brought for you...sister"
"Chongpachi, please keep your voice down. The child has just fallen asleep. You didn't even look at the time... and started screaming as soon as you came."
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still very excited, had not even reached the door of Queen Ma's palace when a pair of eyes full of complaints stared directly at him.
Queen Ma looked at Lao Zhu with some complaints. At this time, it was usually the time for her grandchildren or sons to take a nap.
Lao Zhu is making such a fuss about it, who should he blame if he doesn't blame him?
"Hehe, I forgot, I was so happy for a moment that I forgot about this matter. Look, girl."
"Okay, stop looking now. Come in first."
After Lao Zhu was complained by Queen Ma, he smiled without taking it seriously, and originally wanted to tell Queen Ma about the incubator.
As a result, before he could finish his words, Queen Ma had already stretched out his hand and pulled him into the palace.
The next second, Queen Ma directly pressed Lao Zhu on the chair.
Then, somewhat mysteriously, he took something from the side and hid it behind his back.
After Lao Zhu saw Queen Ma's actions, he couldn't help but feel a little more curious and expectant in his eyes.
"La la, Chongba, look at the new shoes I made for you! Do they look good?"
Empress Ma put her hands behind her back. When she came to Zhu Yuanzhang, she showed off the new shoes in her hands in a girlish way.
The shoes made by Queen Ma are not too fancy, they are just simple blue cloth tops with soles.
Not only does it look extremely ordinary, it even has a bit of a simple musical notation.
But even so, when Lao Zhu saw the new shoes in Queen Ma's hand, he immediately laughed dumbly.
"Hehe...it looks good. Our girl made it with her own hands. How can it not look good!"
"Really? But I feel like it's a little too simple. You are the emperor now, so you still have to dress nicer. If it's too ordinary, I'll change it."
"Hey, what are you changing? If you don't change it, who dares to say that the shoes made by our girl don't look good? I'll scratch them!"
"Come on, girl, let me put you on and take a look!"
Lao Zhu saw that the shoes had been handed to him, but Queen Ma slowly took them back.
This is not bad!
He quickly took the shoes from Queen Ma.
Then he quickly took off his boots and put on the new shoes the girl made for him with a silly smile!
After changing into new shoes, Lao Zhu felt refreshed.
Wearing this on your feet, how comfortable is it!
"Hey hey hey, these are so comfortable! I don't want these shabby shoes anymore, just throw them away."
After putting on the new shoes, Lao Zhu looked at the boots he had just taken off and felt disgusted.
So I simply picked it up and threw it outside.
And this was not enough to relieve his anger, and he also ordered people to throw the shoes away.
Although, that pair of boots were also new shoes that I just wore this morning.
"Okay, okay. Those are also a new pair of shoes. As for you, if you like to wear the shoes I made, I will make them for you again."
Seeing Lao Zhu who really wanted to throw away his original boots, Queen Ma came up behind him with a playful smile, gently put her hand on his shoulder, and then pressed it gently.
When Lao Zhu heard Queen Ma's words, instead of laughing out loud, he even frowned.
"No, no, no... your health is not good to begin with, how can you work so hard just to make shoes for us! No, no, no, sister! I'm warning you. You are not allowed to make shoes for us in the future."
"If you're tired, then we'll have to cry to death. Bring us the boots you just brought back. We can't wear these anymore... Well! Put these shoes for us in the study room. We'll have to put them on display in the study room." Watch it every day.”
Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang, who was a bit funny but seemed extremely serious, Empress Ma didn't know whether to feel bitter or laugh for a moment.
"Why do you put a pair of shoes in the royal study? People shouldn't laugh at you if they see this. Hurry up and put your shoes on."
"No! We can't bear to wear it."
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to wear it, don't wear it, but you can't put it in the study, you hear? You are the king of a country, and people are not allowed to laugh at you if they see it!"
"Okay, okay, let's listen to the girl."
After putting on his precious new shoes, Lao Zhu smiled and nodded in the face of Queen Ma's lecture.
But while he nodded in agreement, he was already thinking about where this pair of shoes should be placed in the main hall to be most conspicuous.
It’s fine if you don’t put it in the imperial study room! If we place it directly in the main hall, it will be okay, right?
At this time, Empress Ma, who completely ignored Zhu Yuanzhang's rolling eyes, rubbed his shoulders very gently.
Little did he know that Lao Zhu was already thinking of something weird at this time.
After a while, Lao Zhu seemed to suddenly remember something.
He quickly grabbed Queen Ma's hand, and then said to her mysteriously.
"Sister, come with us, we have something good to show you."
Seeing Lao Zhu with excitement on his face, Queen Ma didn't think much and just let Lao Zhu pull him out of the hall.
As soon as she walked out of the hall, a large wooden box appeared in Queen Ma's sight.
The four guards were busy guarding the box at this time.
"Sister, this is a thing made by that kid Chu Ze. It's called an artificial incubator. It's amazing. Put the eggs in it, and then fill the jar with hot water to hatch the chicks. ! Amazing, right? This thing can hatch hundreds of chickens at a time!"
"Sister, we plan to hatch hundreds of chicks in the palace and then raise them in the back garden. Sister, what do you think?"
Queen Ma looked at Lao Zhu, who was talking with a smile on her face, but there was no hint of happiness on her face.
Instead, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang thoughtfully.
"Chongpachi, are you thinking about how to see these things?"
Queen Ma's voice was very soft, but after she finished speaking, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly solidified.
Looking at Lao Zhu with a frozen expression, Queen Ma also knew that she had guessed correctly.
"Sister, what should we say about this? After Chu Ze's testing ground has produced results one after another, now we have gradually realized the importance of this testing ground."
"At the smelting plant, after the people at the test site installed the hydraulic water tanker, the efficiency there has now increased by more than one level."
"And the Ordnance Department, after using the assembly line production method and stamping technology, the production time of a set of scale armor was directly shortened by nearly half."
"And the test site is still researching looms. I heard from Chu Ze that if the loom is developed, one person will be able to weave the cloth that only dozens of people can weave now."
"The experimental site has made huge breakthroughs in all aspects of agriculture, military industry, and civil production."
"Although it has not become popular yet, we are not fools. If these things become popular, it will definitely be of constant benefit to our Ming Dynasty."
“His contribution is definitely no less than opening up new territories.”
Zhu Yuanzhang's words are full of affirmation of the testing ground established by Chu Ze.
Their achievements are obvious to all.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not deny this.
However, while these achievements were being displayed, a problem gradually appeared in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
How should we position these people?
Should the science and technology advocated by Chu Ze become mainstream?
If it goes mainstream, where should today's scholars go?
However, if these sciences and technologies are not brought into the mainstream, the benefits brought by these things may gradually fade over time.
After all, if there is no bright future, who would be willing to study and ponder these things?
Isn't the reason why scholars study hard in a cold window so that they can one day reach high school, enter an official career, rise to the top, and become famous in history?
Queen Ma naturally saw Zhu Yuanzhang's entanglement.
In other words, she had actually started thinking about this issue a long time ago.
Chu Ze's main focus was basically spent on the testing ground.
Apart from anything else, the fact that today's flintlock guns and fin bullets were produced at the testing ground is actually a huge achievement.
Not to mention other visible or invisible contributions.
It's almost a matter of time whether to bring these things to the table.
Therefore, in response to Lao Zhu's confusion at this time, Queen Ma just gently held his hand.
"Chongba. Do you feel that we are all already old?"
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Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still thinking about the problem seriously, was stunned for a moment when he heard his sister's words. Then he looked at Queen Ma beside him in confusion. What does it mean to be old?
Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's doubtful gaze, Empress Ma just smiled.
Then he took Lao Zhu and walked aside.
As he walked, he put his arm on Lao Zhu's arm.
"Actually, if we go by the original idea, the most we can think of is a few decades from now."
"This is as far back as we can think."
"But now, the arrival of this child Chu Ze is actually an opportunity for all of us."
"He tells us what the world will be like hundreds of years from now."
"Just like the globe on your table. If it weren't for Chu Ze, would you have thought that the earth under our feet is actually a ball?"
"Even now, I still can't figure out why the ground under my feet is a ball."
"But just because we can't figure it out doesn't mean it's false."
"The current situation is the same. The testing ground established by Chu Ze has made various achievements. Some of these achievements may seem simple, but their effects are indeed unimaginable."
"Actually, I think Chu Ze is a very thoughtful kid. He has always been hiding something in his heart."
"If in the future, as he said, these technologies or science will be the mainstream, what will happen if we start supporting him now?"
"If it fails, it's just an attempt. Especially you! Zhu Chongba."
"Actually, Chongba, you are the most suitable emperor to try. Now if you support Chu Ze, let these sciences, or technology and other things gradually become mainstream."
"If you fail, that's really not possible. You can issue an edict of sin and then abdicate. In order to appease the anger of the people in the world."
"Although this may make you feel a little wronged, aren't we paving the way for Biao'er?"
"If you fail, then Biao'er can learn from your failure when he takes over."
"We are already old and our children have grown up. What do we have to worry about?"
"And if you succeed, then your name as Emperor Hongwu will be the object of admiration for future generations. And Biao'er can naturally take over your achievements and make further progress on them."
"Whether you fail or not, it is a good thing for you. The main thing is whether you dare to try and whether you dare to take this first step."
Queen Ma spoke very slowly, as if to give Zhu Yuanzhang time to think.
After listening to Queen Ma's words, Lao Zhu's original entanglements began to gradually dissipate.
Maybe his sister was right, everyone else was already old.
Sooner or later, he has to give way to Biao'er.
If he tries it now, people in the world will react too violently.
If he really can't do it, he can just abdicate.
Retire as a matter of course, and then sum up experience for Biao'er.
After all, this is a groundbreaking thing. No one has tried to do this before.
If it succeeds, then he, Lao Zhuke, will be the originator!
In the future, future generations will only have to look up to him.
"It's better that our girl sees things clearly! We are considered an old man now, so we have nothing to lose! Just give it a try!"
"And not only are we going to give it a try this time, we are also going to promote all these people into nobility, create official positions for them, and establish regulations on salary and treatment."
"Not only that, since we want to try, let's be bold. For those who have made outstanding contributions, we will directly build a temple for them and enshrine them."
"As for the old farmer today, the non-artificial incubator he and his people built. As long as it is handled properly, it will be a great good deed that can bring good news to the people of the world. Let's count him as one."
"And the one who made the flintlock gun. This one also needs to set up a memorial tablet for him to record his deeds."
"If you want to do it, let's do it in a glorious way for him!"
"Students can go to high school, and those who engage in inventions and science and technology can also be officials. However, these people are not involved in politics, but only honor and treatment."
"Wouldn't it be better to manage the two separately?"
(End of chapter)
