Guo Andao: "That's because His Royal Highness has no other hobbies except reading!"
"Weichen remembers that when Weichen came to Prince Yan's Mansion for the first time, the Crown Prince showed great interest in the loom, but His Highness was a little unhappy!"
Hearing this, Zhu Di's face turned dark.
He couldn't help but think of the scene where Guo An encouraged his Chi'er to play with the loom. After that, his Chi'er became wild.
He actually brought that bastard Zhu Gaoxu around to make trouble in the house.
Under the guidance of the professors in the palace, Chi'er could quietly study Confucian classics with those professors after half a month.
Below, Guo An naturally didn't know that his random incident had cast a huge shadow on Zhu Di.
He just continued: "Your Highness, I heard that when you were a child, His Majesty not only asked you to study with the great Confucian scholar, but also asked you and other princes to wear hemp shoes and wrap your legs in leggings, go hiking outside the city, and learn military equipment...
Even after you become an adult, His Majesty will ask you to stay in Fengyang to train soldiers and martial arts, cultivate the fields, and understand the life and sufferings of the people! "
"But now, His Highness has kept the Crown Prince in a deep palace. In this way, when the Crown Prince grows up, besides being proficient in Confucian classics, I really don't know what else the Crown Prince knows..."
"Even martial arts... When Wei Chen looked at the prince's figure, he was also chubby and moved slowly. How could he have any trace of the naughtiness and agility of a child?"
"As the prince's teacher, I am really worried. If this continues, the prince will not know anything about Beiping Mansion..."
"Furthermore, His Royal Highness, King Yan, has conquered Beiping in order to resist the Mongols for the Ming Dynasty... However, if His Highness, the Crown Prince, only knows how to read, he is not proficient in military formations and does not understand the major workshops of our Beiping Mansion. How are the soldiers under His Highness' command? Would you like a frail prince?..."
Zhu Di couldn't help but fell into deep thought. He had been deeply influenced by Lao Zhu since he was a child. He led troops to fight and governed the country. Everything had the shadow of Lao Zhu...
Similarly, they all like their eldest son very much and have high hopes for their eldest son. They hope that their eldest son will become a talented person, but they also don’t want their eldest son to suffer too much!
Therefore, the two bastards Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui didn't like to study, so Zhu Di let the two bastards practice martial arts without worrying about whether they would be injured due to fatigue.
However, Zhu Di loved Zhu Gaochi extremely much and hoped that Zhu Gaochi would be versatile in both civil and military affairs since he was a child.
However, Zhu Gaochi prefers silence to movement, and Zhu Di doesn't mind, as long as Zhu Gaochi can be like his eldest brother, the prince, and can govern the Yan Kingdom well!
But now, when Guo An said this, Zhu Di suddenly realized something was wrong.
No matter what, the prince of King Yan must be proficient in military affairs.
As for the Confucian classics, you can put them aside!
"Guo Qing came here to look for Chi'er this time. I wonder why?"
Guo Andao: "Reporting to Your Highness, I would like to take the prince out for a tour and inspect the farms, major workshops, academies, Zhangjiawan Pier in Prince Yan's Mansion..."
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned.
"Guo Qing doesn't take Chi'er to learn martial arts? Or is he just joking?"
Guo An sighed helplessly and said, "Your Highness, I don't know how to learn martial arts or play around. How can I teach the prince to learn martial arts and play around?"
"Weichen will only study some craftsman skills, and then make some money, so that the people of Beiping Mansion can also make some money!"
Zhu Di was shocked. Why did he think Guo An was so unreliable?
He also regretted a little. Why did he suddenly think twice and let Chi'er become Guo Thief's disciple?
What kind of craftsmanship did the dignified heir apparent of Prince Yan’s family learn? Are you going to learn how to be a merchant?
Looking at Zhu Di's expression, Guo An knew what Zhu Di was thinking!
"Does His Highness look down on the skills of craftsmen? Look down on merchants?"
"Does His Highness also think that grenades, incendiary bombs, and even the two small fire weapons in Wei Chen's hands are useless?
Or maybe the hundred acres of good rice on the farm are useless?
Still, Zhangjiawan Pier is useless..."
Zhu Di's expression changed quickly and he said hurriedly: "Guo Qing misunderstood, we definitely didn't mean it!"
Guo An's expression softened slightly and he looked at Zhu Di quietly.
Zhu Di ordered Ma He on the side: "Go quickly and invite the prince here!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ma He responded and quickly walked towards the back hall.
Above, Zhu Di thought of something and asked Guo An, "Guo Qing, the good rice on the farm can't be harvested yet?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, don't be anxious. The farm's rice is not completely ripe yet, but according to the speculations of brothers Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi, it can be harvested in two days at most!"
"Very good!"
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, "When it's time to harvest, we must take Chi'er to harvest it ourselves!"
Guo An praised: "The best teaching for the prince is His Highness's words and deeds. Your Highness is wise!"
The corners of Zhu Di's lips curled up slightly, "We thought Chi'er was still young and it was inappropriate to take her with us.
Now that Chi'er has grown up, we will take him with us on some important things in the future! "
Guo An nodded slightly and was about to praise Zhu Di again against his will.
Li Wang hurriedly walked in from outside.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's order!"
"bring here!"
Zhu Di shouted.
"Here!"
Li Wang quickly handed a letter in his hand to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di took it apart and took a look, and his eyes shrank.
"Your Highness, what happened?" Guo An asked.
Zhu Di replied: "My father asked us to try our best to delay the harvest time without affecting the good rice. The prince is coming to inspect!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Guo An and Li Wang were both shocked.
"Your Highness, the prince is on a tour, this is a big deal!"
"Um!"
Zhu Di looked at Li Wang and said, "Send someone quickly to summon Tang Yun!"
"Here!"
With a solemn face, Li Wang responded and hurriedly walked out.
Not long after Li Wang walked out.
Zhu Gaochi, the little chubby guy, also walked in with Ma He.
"The child has met his father and his teacher!"
"Wei Chen has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
After receiving the greetings, Guo An asked directly: "Which of the firearms workshop, steel workshop, glass workshop, academy, farm, or Zhangjiawan Pier in the mansion is the prince interested in?"
Zhu Gaochi was stunned and looked at Guo An with confusion.
"Gao Chi doesn't know what the teacher means?"
"I'm going to take you out for a walk. You can go wherever you like!"
"real?"
Zhu Gaochi was overjoyed, and then quickly looked at Zhu Di aside.
Zhu Di said helplessly: "Today, Guo Qing will teach you..."
"Thank you, father!"
Zhu Gaochi was overjoyed.
"Teacher, I want to go to the academy!"
"Walk……"
Guo An is very straightforward.
Soon, one large and one small, followed by a few guards, walked out of the palace gate.
Along the way, Zhu Gaochi was extremely excited.
And arrived at the academy.
Zhu Gaochi was even more excited and asked about everything he saw.
"Teacher, why is the entrance to the academy so bustling?...There are so many vendors selling pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and so many selling snacks..."
"Because the richest group of gentry, rich and middle-aged businessmen in Beiping Prefecture are all here!"
"Teacher, do you need me, Prince Yan's Mansion, to protect this place?"
"Because most of the shops here belong to my Prince Yan's Mansion!"
"Ah?...Teacher, this is the library?"
"Um!"
"Teacher, there are so many people here?...Teacher, there are many classics here...I want to read here..."
"We'll see about it later. Today I'm just taking you around the academy!"
"is teacher!"
"Teacher, there are so many springs here? Is it so cool? ...Teacher, can you take a rest? Gao Chi really can't walk!"
"Your body is too weak. At my age, you haven't even felt tired yet. You have only taken a few steps and you are already sweating..."
"..."
at the same time.
Three luxurious ships also began to follow the canal and enter the boundaries of Beiping Prefecture.
The chubby Zhu Biao walked out of the cabin with a curious look on his face after hearing Li Jinglong's report.
Standing on the bow.
As far as the eye can see, there is an endless stream of merchant ships coming and going on the wide canal.
However, after seeing Zhu Biao's luxurious fleet full of soldiers, the merchant ships immediately stayed away.
If they couldn't avoid it, they would dock the ship directly on the shore and wait until Zhu Biao's fleet passed by before setting off again.
After watching for a while, the number of merchant ships passing by on the canal still did not decrease at all, and even increased.
Zhu Biao looked slightly happy and said with emotion: "I have always heard that Beiping Mansion is becoming more and more prosperous under the governance of Lao Si.
Nowadays, just by looking at these endless merchant ships, you can get a glimpse of the whole picture! "
On the side, Li Jinglong echoed, "Your Highness is wise, I heard that the Zhangjiawan Pier in Beiping Prefecture is now as prosperous as the Pier in our capital!"
Zhu Biao nodded slightly and asked: "How long until we get to Beiping Fucheng!"
Zhu Liang on the side quickly replied: "Reporting to His Royal Highness, the fleet is now traveling day and night at an extremely fast speed. It will arrive at Zhangjiawan Pier early tomorrow morning.
If His Highness disembarks at Zhangjiawan Pier and takes a carriage for two hours, he can enter Beiping City and Prince Yan's Mansion!
If the fleet enters Beiping City directly, it will take just as long to reach Prince Yan's Mansion! "
Zhu Biao said: "Well, let's get off the boat at Zhangjiawan Pier! Let's take a good look at how prosperous Zhangjiawan Pier is?"
"Here!"
Li Jinglong, Zhu Liang and others quickly responded with their hands raised.
Afterwards, after continuing to watch for a while, Zhu Biao felt a little tired and returned to the cabin.
Since Zhu Biao's fleet was traveling day and night, many officials along the way did not know that the Ming Prince was passing by.
Even Zhu Di, as well as those who commanded Zhou Xing in Peiping, and Nie Zishi, the chief envoy to the border areas, didn't know about it.
Of course, no one dared to send troops to investigate privately.
Only Zhu Di sent Tang Yun, commander of the Yanshan Guards, to personally lead two generals from the Hundred Household Division to guard the Zhangjiawan Pier.
The commander of Tongzhou Guard Qiu Pei, as well as the commanders of Tongzhou Guard, Qian Shi, Zhizhou and others, were all worried, fearing that some bastards would appear in Tongzhou and anger His Highness King Yan.
However, after hearing that Prince Yan's Palace Chief Shi Guoan and Prince Yan were inspecting Zhangjiawan Wharf, they breathed a sigh of relief.
certainly.
Zhangjiawan Wharf Security Bureau Baihu Shihang and manager Fu Yiquan were not so relaxed, and even looked worried.
Because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prince Yan's Mansion has also arrived and is wandering around the dock with a curious expression on his face.
The pier was filled with merchants from all over the country. Everyone was there, and it was very chaotic.
If they accidentally touch His Royal Highness, even cutting their heads off ten or eight times is not enough to compensate!
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(End of chapter)
