'Crackling...' On July 22nd, light raindrops fell at the third quarter of the morning.
"Drive! Drive! Call~~~" The carriage team from Nanjing arrived and they transported fodder.
Prince Zhu Biao stayed in Fengyang and consumed a lot of fodder every day.
Horses and cattle cannot lack food, and food for people can be raised locally.
The grain raised counts as this autumn's land tax and does not need to be transported to Nanjing, thus saving local freight costs.
The officials are happy and the people agree that this year's surplus grain is enough.
People in Fengyang went to the mountains to collect herbs. Without the threat of wild beasts, they could easily catch small animals and take them home to have their teeth sacrificed.
In the past, the furs kept by common people at home were also sold to the prince, as well as dried vegetables.
Prince Gan Cai didn't give him any money, so he waited for the pickles sent from Nanjing to Ju Biqi to arrive later.
A team of more than 30,000 people cannot consume much food, let alone go hunting and have fresh meat to eat.
In the past two days, people in the team have fallen in love with rice soaked in wolf broth. The rice soaked in wolf broth becomes more and more delicious the more they eat it.
"Head of the Area, Chief of the Area, Chief of the Area, my father wrote a letter, saying that the idea he came up with before was a good one, but the instructions for appointment that he sent later were even better."
The forage transport team came over and delivered Zhu Yuanzhang's letter to his son.
Queen Ma also sent a letter, sealed with lacquer, telling her two sons not to use the people of Xiaqiu Village as slaves.
This letter was not shown to the village chief. Zhu Biao and Zhu Xi had never looked down upon Xiaqiu Village.
The headmaster was writing something when he saw the prince coming over with an umbrella and pulled up a chair from behind.
Zhu Biao went under the shed, closed his umbrella, sat down, and looked at the things on the table: "How busy is the chief?"
"If you are afraid of forgetting what you have learned, write it down first and then keep it in your pocket so that when His Highness asks, you can show it to His Highness.
You have to prepare every day. The key is not knowing what His Highness will ask about, so you must make a few more sets.
Which one is your Majesty willing to print and send to officials? So close! It’s just convenient, you can have your baggage delivered at any time. "
The chief said while making tea, and Hanhan next to him placed a tray of dried fruits on the table.
When it rains, Zhu Biao takes shelter under his canopy umbrella or in a tent.
There are sheds in Xiaqiu Village, just like the sheds used to eat in big pots.
Zhu Biao nodded to Hanhan: "Father said it was a great help and is already printing it. He also said that in addition to printing the original book, he would also print the thirty-one outlines in large characters.
After printing, hang it on the wall for the officials so that they can see it as soon as they look up, and then read the book to read the details.
The father's letter said that in the future, the imperial examination will have to take the Four Books and Five Classics, and at least the candidates must memorize them.
If you can memorize one of the Four Books and Five Classics, you will be able to memorize the instructions for conferring office. Mere literacy is not enough. "
“This is the truth, people who are not used to memorizing it will forget it when the time comes.
Learning cultural knowledge is a habit, just like doing physical work. If you endure hardship and survive the night, you will be prepared for the same thing next time.
People who study often have better re-learning ability than those who have never studied.
This is especially true for army marches. Veterans who have experienced forced marches again and again will adjust themselves when encountering forced marches again.
The recruits don't know that, they don't know how to save energy, and the more they walk, the greater the psychological pressure. "
The headmaster supported His Majesty's argument. Even if a person who has never studied hard is literate, it will be very difficult for him to memorize a book when given to him.
Why are the children in Xiaqiu Village able to keep up with the team and cook during breaks?
Because I have been through hardships since I was a child, I can work in the fields, collect livestock excrement, and dig out huts.
You can live a comfortable life without fear of unexpected situations.
When people who have endured hardship encounter the same hardship, they sigh, mother! I have to endure hardship again.
For people who have never experienced hardship, when encountering hardship, many will be frightened and cry, feeling at a loss what to do.
"Yes, yes!" Zhu Biao thought it made sense. He looked around: "Where have Ling'er and the others gone?"
"It's said that if it rains a little and it's dull, the fish will come out. I'll go fishing with a net and fry it for lunch. I won't come back now! I caught a lot."
The head of the village raised his eyes as he spoke, and saw the children coming back. One of them held an umbrella, and several of them carried a fishing net with fish jumping inside.
"Chief, Brother Hanhan, ah! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here too. We are back! It's not easy to deal with over there, so let's carry it over."
The little girl carried nothing and entered the shed with an umbrella. While she was talking, she pressed her hand on the handle of the umbrella, and the umbrella on top closed with a snap. She then pressed the head of the umbrella against the ground, and with a click, the folded umbrella folded up.
Zhu Biao: "..."
He looked at his own umbrella and then at the umbrella of the child in Xiaqiu Village. It seemed different?
Other children entered the shed and put down the fishing nets. The same operation mode was used. Press once to close the top, and then press again to put it in.
"Let me take a look at your umbrella." Zhu Biao stretched out his hand, and a young man handed it over.
Zhu Biao looked at the handles. There was an upward arrow, and a downward arrow. Press the upward arrow, and bang, the umbrella would pop open. Then press the downward arrow, and bang, the top would close in, but it would not come down.
He followed other people's methods and pushed it against the ground, and the umbrella handle retracted.
Then he continued to operate, bang bang bang bang.
"It's long." Zhu Biao said just two words.
"Your Highness, there are springs! There are buckles at the bottom and buckles at the top. It has a multi-spring structure. There is a rope inside the telescopic pole in the middle. When you press it, the rope will move together.
The durability of this kind of umbrella is not as good as yours. It may break after being used hundreds or thousands of times. Your umbrella is better and not easy to break.
Of course, there may be disadvantages. Give some to His Highness, and His Highness can help you try it. "
The chief said while looking at His Highness the Crown Prince's face, and finally decided to send it away.
"Chief, this can be sold for money, to rich people, to barbarians, you guys are covered in oilskin."
Zhu Biao never thought that he could not get it. He was thinking about how to make other people's money.
This idea is so clever. Just press it and it will pop up. This is not difficult. The key is to press it again and it will close.
The commander immediately agreed: "Your Highness is right, but the original intention of this umbrella was to prepare veterans who were missing arms and hands on the battlefield.
One side is missing, so you have to push it up when opening the umbrella, which is inconvenient and even harder to close.
With this, it is very easy to open or close. If the connecting rod does not extend or contract, there is no need to hit the ground.
Your Highness looked at it, it was shrunk, it was very short, I tied it up and looked at it again. "
The chief said, rolling up the folding umbrella. It was just a short stick, about a foot long.
Zhu Biao took it and weighed it twice: "It took a lot of thought to think about it, right? It's exquisite!"
"Uh..." The director didn't know what to say.
"We understand, for your Xiaqiu Village, it's not a big deal at all. This umbrella won't work in heavy rain, and the same goes for the one we took.
When the rain is not heavy, it can be easily operated with one hand, and it is very flexible and does not take up much space on the body.
Sure enough, every bit of technology that benefits the people will slowly accumulate into advantages. "
Zhu Biao pressed his finger again, and bang, the umbrella popped open and was placed aside to dry.
(End of chapter)
