After a spring rain, the sky gradually warmed up.
People in Xiaqiu Village are busy growing vegetables. If they need to eat food, they cannot lack vegetables.
In drought-stricken areas, not a drop of rain has fallen, and the people are shaking water from wells to water the winter wheat. It is much harder than in previous years, but they still persist.
While they were tired, they also wanted to thank the court. Without the mandatory order from the court last year, people would have starved to death this year.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who is above the court, is still there. This year, Ming Yuzhen still went to Sichuan. With a large number of wells, the financial pressure of Ming Dynasty was relieved.
The ministers did not know the specific situation at all, but Hu Weiyong, who had become Zuocheng, had some guesses in his mind. He asked Zhu Yuanzhang several times about who knew about the drought in so many places.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang tell him? He always changed the topic to reveal it, since it was impossible to tell him that there was a village where an expert lived.
Zhu Yuanzhang was thankful that he had believed the words of the master. Otherwise, the winter wheat in a large area would have been destroyed by drought and the population would have inevitably decreased. What would be the use of eliminating land tax?
In addition, he made a lot of money from the barbarians in Shibo Division, and he was full of confidence in attacking Ming Yuzhen.
After the court, he asked Zhu Biao: "Would you like to write a letter?"
Zhu Biao nodded: "Sent it along with the alkali yesterday. Father wants to build the Ming Dynasty Navy?"
"There is more money now. If we build a navy, we can deal with Japanese pirates and private trade. Otherwise, raising countless sailors will only waste money and food. Our current enemy of the Ming Dynasty is in the desert."
Zhu Yuanzhang made a lot of money, so he thought he could afford it, otherwise he would never build ships and train troops. He valued the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty most.
He became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The previous Yuan Dynasty did not exterminate them all, and he was always worried that they would come back one day.
"My son and I have the same intention. The sea ban cannot be opened. It is safer to have the navy to guard it." Zhu Biao supported his father.
It is absolutely not possible to let the people go out, but the court has no problem. The people should stay in one place and not move, and there must be a way to guide them when they go out.
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Zhu Wentian got the letter. There was still a lot of trona, and the village no longer had to make trona. It was very troublesome, as it had to soak the grass in water and water the noodles.
In this way, the imperial court will no longer buy the stone alkali from the village to make things, and it will lose a fixed income.
The friends were writing, while he was in a daze. The prince asked how to build a navy. Isn't this embarrassing!
How can I build a water division? Can you take what is written in the book and show it to the prince?
Zhu Wentian was worried. In fact, the navy was easy to deal with, so he asked Fu Youde, Chen Youliang's former subordinate, who later helped Zhu Yuanzhang fight the water war with Chen Youliang.
Fu Youde was good at fighting. Although the final outcome was not very good, Zhu Biao died, as did Lan Yu and others.
In order to allow Zhu Yunwen to succeed to the throne smoothly, Zhu Yuanzhang killed all the generals and capable ministers who had marriage relationships with the kings.
After thinking about it, Zhu Wentian didn't care how the navy was built. He picked up a pen and wrote: "When the navy was first established, it should look for countries close to the earth, such as Annan and Siam, and bring things in exchange for rice to nourish itself. The soldiers chosen should have a complete family. '
He just wrote this paragraph, and there was nothing else to say. He told Zhu Yuanzhang to send the navy out as a caravan.
As for whether the exchanged items should be kept privately or not, and the amount of rewards, I believe the court has regulations.
It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that after he raised the navy, the navy would turn around and rebel and beat him. He was psychologically shadowed by Chen Youliang.
It is estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang will use marriage to stabilize an army. For example, even if Chang Yuchun died, his daughter was still married to Zhu Biao, the crown prince.
"Yeah! Zhu Biao is getting married soon. In April, I have to prepare a gift that is unique and that no one else can give.
The Crown Princess was also a miserable person, giving birth to children one after another. The last one, Zhu Yunxi, died eleven days after giving birth, apparently due to puerperal infection.
In addition, after giving birth too frequently, the body is weak and needs supplements. It is easy to get infected after childbirth. Isn’t it okay if there is no infection? "
Zhu Wentian thought of something. It was really difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang. The princess died, Zhu Xiongying died, and Zhu Biao died.
If they were all alive, why did he kill like that later?
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Before lunch, Zhu Wentian went to the liar head and gave the paper to him. The liar head took a copy to the room, painted it and sealed it. After thinking about it, he decided to send it to him tomorrow morning.
You can prepare food tonight and deliver it to the place together with the food.
"Hanhan, there is a cow that is about to give birth. I want someone to guard it and go take a look at it later?"
The village chief told Hanhan the good news while eating, and there would be another cow in the village.
It takes about a year and a half to raise the cow. When the cow is plowing, take the calf beside it and let it see how to plow. It takes a few days to learn how to plow, and it is a good labor.
"Okay, look! Hehe!" Zhu Wentian nodded. He really wanted to keep an eye on it and deal with it quickly if there was any problem.
When Zhu Taiyi and four others heard this, they knew they had to be busy again, so they went over to record it.
After the meal, everyone went to see the cows. The cows were put in a separate place and laid with hay. The cows had edema in their abdomens and did not like to eat very much, among other conditions.
Facing the onlookers, the cow did not panic and was used to the presence of people.
There are already villagers nearby who have prepared steamed scissors, hand towels, ropes, wash hands and arms. In case of difficulty in giving birth, they will go up to assist in artificial delivery.
As Zhu Wentian watched, he wondered whether his laboratory could produce what he wanted, or whether to hire a skilled craftsman from outside.
Based on his judgment, he felt that it was about the same. He would make a simple one and then improve the craftsmanship to make a better one.
Just as he was thinking about it, the cow suddenly knelt down, then slowly fell over and lay sideways on the grass.
'Moo! Moo! 'Then the cow began to bray, her belly moved, and the villagers who were waiting to get started began to sweat.
This is one cow, no, two cows. If they die, the loss will be great.
As a result, the calf slipped out with all the sticky stuff on it without the help of the master. The cow meowed twice more and started to lick the calf.
About two-quarters of an hour later, the calf stood up shakily. The cow continued to lick it and stood up. The calf stepped closer and went under the cow's belly to drink milk.
"Hehehehehe..." The villagers laughed happily, adding another mouthful to the village.
The villagers brought the brown sugar, wheat bran and salt water that they had prepared earlier. In the past, they were reluctant to give sugar. The wheat bran was added with some salt and cold water. Now the boiled water is warmed.
I won't starve to death after drinking this. I'll try feeding alfalfa tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, dry, and then silage.
Zhu Taiyi and four other people wrote down the process and worked together to deliver the work normally. Actually, there was no need to write it down, they were just afraid.
Zhu Wentian continued to wait. When the calf drank enough milk and the cow drank the mixed water, he invited his friends to go to the mountain temple to try to make toys.
Others who were not busy continued to watch the cows and calves, which should still be drinking milk before evening.
"Cattle will become more and more expensive in a place like ours in the future. Once the cattle are raised, large animals will be needed to plow the fields. Otherwise, people will die from exhaustion."
The head of the village told Zhu Taiyi and the others that this needs to be recorded, the key content should be tested, and rotating farming consumes fertilizer and energy.
