On the throne, Zhu Di had already greeted him with a happy face.
"Hurry up, Duke Guo of Song, Duke Ying, and Marquis Yongchang! The three of them are all generals of the Ming Dynasty. They came to Peiping to train various military generals on the order of my father. They make us envious!"
"His Royal Highness, Prince Yan, is being polite!"
After Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu stood up, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde said humbly.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Yan, sits in Peiping, which is indispensable for the achievements of the Ming Dynasty. In just a few years, under the governance of His Highness Prince Yan, Beiping Mansion has already shown a prosperous scene. I am afraid that even the King of Zhongshan could not do this..."
"Also, His Highness King Yan sent his palace guards to go fishing in the sea. This has opened up a new granary for our Ming Dynasty.
Especially in just a small sea area like the Bohai Sea, we led our troops to fish for nearly four million kilograms of marine fish for a whole month. When did our Ming Dynasty become so wealthy? "
"Yes, now everyone in the Ming Dynasty who eats fish and meat from the sea will talk about the good things of His Highness King Yan..."
In response to Feng Sheng and Fu Youde's praise, Zhu Di couldn't help but grin with a big smile on his face.
The changes in Beiping Mansion in the past six months are what he is most proud of. In particular, Feng Sheng actually compared Zhu Di with King Zhongshan. Although it offended King Zhongshan, Zhu Di couldn't help but be happy.
However, when Fu Youde talked about going fishing in the sea, Zhu Di felt a subconscious pain, a twitching pain.
The old thief Ying Guogong actually spent a month plowing the entire Bohai Sea hundreds of times with his thirty-five ships.
Now, even if he sends four large boats to the sea to fish every time, there is no fish left to catch in the Bohai Sea.
It takes four large ships to go out to sea for more than ten days at a time and bring back thirty to forty thousand kilograms of sea fish.
But it's a terrible loss. It's completely inviting the wolf into the house...
Um?
Thinking about it, Zhu Di suddenly calmed down and couldn't help but feel bad. When had the two old thieves Feng Sheng and Fu Youde ever flattered Zhu Di like this?
This time, in front of the chief minister of Prince Yan's palace, Ken was flattering Prince Yan so much, so he must have a bigger conspiracy.
Immediately, the smile on his face became even bigger.
"The two old generals are ridiculously complimenting us. We just happened to be lucky enough to achieve such great feats. How dare we compare with the King of Zhongshan?
The two old generals Song Guogong and Ying Guogong followed their father in the north and south. Over the past few decades, they have made countless achievements, and even we can't keep up with them! "
After saying that, Zhu Di shouted to the side: "Ma He?"
"Your Highness?"
"I didn't see Song Guogong and Ying Guogong coming to the house. Why don't you quickly tell the kitchen to make some delicious food, especially barbecue. Grill more of each item."
With that said, Zhu Di looked at Feng Sheng and Fu Youde again and said: "The two old generals have been here in Beiping Mansion for so many days, but we have never found a chance to entertain them.
This time, no matter what, we have to invite the two old generals and Marquis Yongchang to taste the delicious food of our barbecue restaurant. "
"As for fine wine, we are all generals, so we don't drink the soft rice wine that only literati drink."
"Ma He, please go down and bring us six jars of fine wine first. If you want strong liquor, just Shanxi's 50-year-old Xinghua Fen Liquor..."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ma He responded and ran down quickly.
Seeing this, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde looked at each other, and then said: "Your Highness is too polite. I and others are here this time..."
"Hey, old general, don't be polite to us."
Zhu Di waved his hand, and without waiting for Feng Sheng to finish speaking, he pointed at Guo An beside him and said: "You may not know the Duke of Song Dynasty, but this person is our right chief historian Guo An and Guo Ningyi, whose ancestor was Guo Taishi of the former Yuan Dynasty. .
When it comes to food, we have great admiration for Guo Qing. The barbecue restaurant in our house and the fishing in the sea are all due to Guo Qing. "
Suddenly being called out and being pulled out to take the blame, Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly bowed respectfully to Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu.
"Xiaoguan Guo An has met Song Guogong, Ying Guogong, and Yongchang Marquis!"
At this moment, Zhu Di could still ignore Lan Yu because of his status, but Guo An didn't dare.
Feng Sheng looked at Guo An with surprise, "So this is the legendary Guo Changshi who dared to persuade His Highness King Yan to go fishing in the sea!
I didn't expect him to be so young. When those people said that Guo Changshi was only in his early years, we still didn't believe it! "
Fu Youde and Lan Yu both nodded slightly towards Guo An.
Guo An quickly defended: "Song Guogong misunderstood. His Highness the King of Yan sent people to go fishing in the sea. It was because His Highness the King of Yan was worried that the people of Beiping Mansion had no meat to eat, and all of them were sallow and thin. That's why..."
"It doesn't matter. There is no need to explain. As long as you can open a new granary for the Ming Dynasty, it is a great achievement. Your Majesty will not punish you."
Feng Sheng praised a few words, and then looked at Zhu Di again.
"Your Highness, I..."
Unfortunately, before the words were finished, Zhu Di interrupted again, "What Duke Guo of Song said is absolutely true. Dukes of Song are the generals of the Ming Dynasty, and Guo Qing is the minister of the Prince of Yan."
"Your Highness..."
"Has the Duke of Song noticed how our palace is different from an ordinary palace?" Zhu Di was determined not to let Feng Sheng speak.
"Um?"
Hearing this, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde couldn't help but look stunned.
Lan Yu on the side smiled slightly and said: "His Royal Highness King Yan's palace seems to have no window paper, and is much brighter than any other palace."
"No window paper?"
Feng Sheng and Fu Youde were both stunned. They looked around subconsciously, and then they all suddenly realized.
"Let's just say, why do you feel as bright as the outside when you enter His Highness's main hall? It turns out there is no window paper."
"wrong!"
Suddenly, Fu Youde's expression changed slightly and he looked straight at the windows of the main hall outside.
"Since there is no window paper, why can't I feel any cold wind in the house?"
"Um?"
Hearing this, Feng Sheng also felt something was wrong and looked at Zhu Di with surprise.
"May I ask, Your Highness, what is the reason for this?"
You know, this will already be late autumn. Even with the window paper on, you can still feel the slightest bit of cold wind.
As a result, there was no window paper on all sides in this hall, but there was no cold wind?
Seeing this, the corners of Zhu Di's lips curled up slightly, "Two old generals, please take a closer look. The windows in our main hall are all covered with glass!"
"Glass?"
Feng Sheng and Fu Youde squinted their eyes hurriedly and looked carefully at the bright hole in the wall. After looking at it for a long time, their faces were still full of doubts.
"Your Highness could be making fun of me. There is obviously nothing on those huge window openings.
Besides, I have also seen glass made of sand and stone. "
"That's why we say that Guo Qing is our humerus minister in Peiping." Zhu Di said seriously.
Seeing that Zhu Di didn't look like he was lying, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde couldn't help but feel suspicious.
"Your Highness, are there really glass windows in the main hall?"
"Old General, you can find out after just one try!"
Zhu Di said.
"General, don't be anxious. I will go and take a look right now."
Lan Yu still didn't believe it. He had stared at it for a long time. The window openings around the hall were completely empty. There would definitely be nothing installed, let alone any glass.
Until then, how will King Yan end up?
Thinking to herself, Lan Yu had already walked to the window and reached out to touch the empty window without hesitation.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Lan Yu's face stiffened.
His hand seemed to really touch something.
At the same time, the hands began to explore everywhere.
"how?"
Feng Sheng and Fu Youde in the distance also noticed something was wrong, and their faces gradually became serious, because they saw that Lan Yu had almost pressed her face against the window hole.
Lan Yu quickly turned around and replied: "Song Guo Gong, Ying Guo Gong, it seems that it is really glass!"
"What?"
"When did such transparent glass appear?"
Feng Sheng and Fu Youde quickly stood up and walked towards the window.
"It's really glass?"
"Hiss...how can this thing be burned so transparently and cleanly?"
After lying on the window and seeing the glass in front of them clearly, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde's eyes widened with shock on their faces.
"We didn't lie to these two old generals, did we?"
When Feng Sheng and Fu Youde returned, Zhu Di said proudly.
"I finally opened my eyes!"
After sitting down, Feng Sheng was still amazed in the end, "To use such clean and transparent glass as a window, Your Highness is indeed... extraordinary!"
Then, his face was full of curiosity again.
"I dare to ask Your Highness, are those 100 acres of shiny houses on Your Highness's farm also made of this kind of glass?"
“Where did the shiny house come from on the farm?”
Zhu Di's eyes narrowed, but he still pretended to be confused.
Feng Sheng burst out laughing, "Your Highness, we heard that Guo Changshi wants to grow vegetables on your Highness's farm, and the vegetables can be eaten in winter."
"A few days ago, my old master and I went to see it. My dear, His Highness is really generous. A whole hundred acres of land were built into houses with those shiny objects.
Moreover, there are people outside the farm transporting coal from outside every day.
Your Highness, we also heard that the Carboniferous Mountains in the Xishan Mountains outside Peiping have now become the property of Prince Yan’s Mansion!
Your Highness, please don’t lie to us here..."
Hearing this, Zhu Di's heart sank, but he had to show a curious expression.
"Song Guogong also went to inspect our farm?"
Feng Sheng knew why Zhu Di was like this, but he still laughed loudly, "How can we not be curious about His Highness's big move?"
"But Your Highness, with all your efforts, can you really guarantee that you will be able to grow vegetables in winter?"
Zhu Di's face became darker and darker.
On the side, Fu Youde said: "However, if His Highness Prince Yan's hundreds of acres of glass houses are as warm as this, maybe we can actually grow vegetables in winter."
"That's right, that's right. If you can really grow vegetables in winter, His Highness Prince Yan must give some to me..."
"Your Highness, the meals are ready!"
At this time, Ma He quietly walked in from outside and reported to Zhu Di softly.
"..."
Zhu Di made no move.
Ma He hurriedly looked at Guo An aside.
Guo An leaned over and whispered to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, please finish eating first!"
"Your Highness, what happened?" Feng Sheng asked.
Zhu Di suppressed his anger and said slowly: "Thank you very much, Duke Song, for your concern. The food is good."
"Is the barbecue ready?"
Feng Sheng and Fu Youde's expressions were filled with joy, and then they realized something and explained in a nonchalant manner, "It made His Highness laugh. Your Highness's barbecue restaurant is now famous all over the world. Unfortunately, it is too expensive, and we have been greedy for a long time."
Zhu Di nodded slightly and said to Ma He on the side: "Hurry up and set up the tables and chairs. Today we will entertain the two old generals and Marquis Yongchang in this hall."
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(End of chapter)
