The moon on the fifth day of the lunar month tilts to the west early and will set before midnight. It will rise quietly at noon the next day and cannot be seen by ordinary people.
The stars in the sky flickered back and forth, countless mosquitoes flew around the lantern, and many burned insects fell from the torch in the distance.
The officials sitting far away from Zhu Yuanzhang were holding drinks and chatting with familiar people, while the ministers sitting nearby listened to His Majesty's conversation with the head of Xiaqiu Village.
They know that many times the next thing the court does will have something to do with Xiaqiu Village, so they need to hear about it in advance so that they can respond proactively.
I don’t know what grasshoppers and cicadas I want to collect now, but it seems to have nothing to do with the court.
"Yichang, the battle report from the north has come back. Which army should be left behind?"
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking about grasshoppers and started asking about army mobilization.
"Your Majesty, how do we know this? The court will make its own decision." The commander said very simply and did not understand.
The battle has been fought and won, so why should I interfere in the affairs of the army?
"When Xiongying is one month old, we want the prince to visit there and learn about the local people's livelihood. Pang'er will also go there. When passing by Xi'an, we will have a look at the territory that will be conquered in the future."
Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and looked at the two sons closest to him. As for the third son, he was only fifteen years old and was in no hurry to go out.
"If that's the case, these children from Xiaqiu Village will follow, and I...I have to go too, and call some mature men to accompany me."
The village chief understood what the other party meant. He sent his son out to practice and asked Xiaqiu Village to cooperate.
"You also need to bring medicinal materials and imperial doctors. Don't forget if there are people with good medical skills in your village." Zhu Yuanzhang said again.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the medicine from the village will also be brought with you."
You are pretending to be confused, and you want to trick the master out.
If we really take the experts with us, we won’t be able to find any other experts.
Zhu Wentian blinked. Did Zhu Biao start patrolling so early? It seems that this is different with the emperor's grandson.
What month is it now? It’s the sixth day of June and the fourteenth day of July. It will still be the dog days of summer in a few days. How many days will it take to reach the grassland all the way?
If you walk slowly, you can feel the winter in the north, so you really need to bring various medicines.
Zhu Xi looked happy. He had long wanted to visit the fiefdom and discuss how to manage it with Xiaqiu Village.
Zhu Biao didn't care where he went. It would be good to go to the grassland and see things. He could also learn about the customs and customs of many places along the way.
The ministers analyzed from this that that place was very important to the Ming Dynasty, so they sent the prince and the King of Qin together? Something happened...
So the status of Xiaqiu Village is obviously different. Will the master follow him secretly?
Zhu Yuanzhang heard what the chief said and thought that the chief was implying that the superiors had the skills and could protect the situation along the way.
"In this case, the main generals leading the army are not in a hurry to come back and send a few junior generals to take 100,000 people and prisoners to Yingtian Mansion."
Zhu Yuanzhang told him his arrangement and sent Zhu Biao and Zhu Feng, while the generals there continued to guard against Bei Yuan.
The team arrived and handed the jade seal to Zhu Biao. They protected Zhu Biao and came back.
The team I brought with me when I went there took over part of the army there and stayed behind to look after the livestock.
The team will bring along craftsmen who are familiar with mining, burning cement and making concrete.
Arrange a lot of things at once, no need to go back and forth later, wasting time.
The ministers also thought of His Majesty's thoughts and thought it was good, so they all expressed support.
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"Why does Your Majesty want us to follow the Crown Prince and King Qin to such a far place?"
The next day, Li Chang came to the shrine early in the morning and talked to Hanhan who was brushing his teeth about what happened yesterday.
After Zhu Wentian rinsed his mouth, he went to put the toothbrush in and said: "The war has just ended in the local area, and many former people continue to live there, and they need to be appeased.
The prince and the King of Qin went there, just in time to publicize it to the people and show that the court attached great importance to the local area.
At the same time, some promises are given to the people. If the person who goes there has a low status, the people will not believe it.
In addition, call us and ask experts to go to the place to see the situation in person to avoid miscalculating and delaying things.
Of course, it would be better if you could find an expert, so you don't have to know who it is.
The prince went on a tour with a large team, so he took the craftsmen along with him, so the craftsmen felt at ease.
Looking at the departure time, when the baby is one month old, there are still... thirteen days from now.
Go quickly to spread the news first, and the 100,000 troops will return with the prisoners, and they will be able to eliminate possible dangers along the way.
By the time we get there, it will basically be relatively safe, Zhu Yuanzhang, eh! His Majesty still has many calculations. "
"Then we have to arrange things properly after we leave. I heard that the winter over there is cold.
Can we come back before the end of the year? Bringing leather or cotton clothes?
Bring a stove and good coke to avoid being unable to cope with the cold. "
The village chief considered the situation last winter. He had never traveled far. The farthest places he had ever been were Xuancheng County and Dangtu County.
No matter how cold it is in winter, the water can form a thin layer of ice at night and melt away when the sun comes out the next day.
Zhu Wentian nodded, and while walking out to eat, he said: "Bring firewood and coke, so that if we encounter special circumstances along the way, we can be in emergency situations.
Quilts, cotton-padded coats and leather coats are also indispensable, as the winter there can be freezing to death.
But there are coal mines and other mines there, and there is also firewood in the winter.
Fish in the river are easier to catch after the water surface freezes, so we brought the pig's blood net with us.
We are different from the usual outings. We must take good care of the prince and the king of Qin.
The team is huge, with many vehicles and animals. Think carefully about it, make a list, and follow the arrangements. "
"You write first, and I'll show you how cold it is in winter in the north?" The chief followed him out.
"Jump into the ice hole and come out immediately. Within a few breaths, the clothes on your body are frozen hard, and ice shards fall off with a light knock.
When you exhale, it will be white, and then it will touch the eyelashes of the eyes, and ice particles will soon hang on the eyelashes.
There is no need to make bacon and sausages. Just kill the pig, cut it into pieces, throw it outside, and bring it home when you want to eat it. "
Zhu Wentian briefly talked about how cold it is in the desert. When it is cold, it can reach more than 40 degrees below zero.
People in that environment would suffer from frostbite. If they stayed outside for several hours, they would be dead.
Of course you can boil water and pour it into the sky to see beautiful frost.
The head of the village sighed: "Oh~~ I can finally go outside and see the world in this life. Let's go out first and take the people in the village around when we have the opportunity."
"It's easy to go out. As long as there are enough livestock, we can take the whole village to go out for a walk. We can go to the north, Sichuan, and the seaside."
Zhu Wentian said he looked in that direction.
"I slept late yesterday and everyone is tired today, so I made cucumber soup. I took the leftover steamed buns from the place where we ate last night and fried them. Let's make do with it!"
The director looked at the food on the table. It was a bit monotonous. Unlike usual, there were several kinds to choose from.
(End of chapter)
