"Is there no coal left in the big ship?"
A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and then he ordered to the hundreds of households on the side: "Liang Hu, please quickly bring people to the big ship where Guo Changshi is on at Zhangjiawan Pier to transport two pebbles of coal!"
Before Liang Hu could speak, Guo An said: "Your Highness, let's transport ten stones of charcoal!"
"Ten stones?"
Zhu Di was stunned.
"Um!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Although ten stones are not much, it is almost enough for His Highness to try it out!"
"Ten stones is not much?"
Zhu Di was startled again and directly ordered: "Liang Hu, transport twenty stones of charcoal to that big ship!"
This time, Guo An didn't stop him.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Liang Hu responded quickly and walked out quickly.
Liang Hu turned out to be one of Zhu Liang's subordinates. He had been guarding the Yan Palace with Zhu Liang, and he was also the real old man of Yanshan Guard.
After Zhu Liang retired, Liang Hu began to take Zhu Liang's place and was responsible for guarding the Yan Palace.
It just so happened that Liang Hu was also very familiar with guarding the Yan Palace.
As for Guo An, not long after Liang Hu left, Zhu Di also let Guo An go back.
However, when Guo An passed by Chang Shisi, he happened to meet Zhu Fu.
Seeing Guo An, Zhu Fu directly scolded: "Guo Changshi, as the right-hand official of the Yan Palace, is not doing his job all day long. He encourages His Highness the King of Yan to attach great importance to the things of the craftsmen, while delaying the administration of the Beiping Palace. He is really a treacherous minister!
I wonder if Guo Changshi felt ashamed of betraying the trust of His Highness King Yan? "
"Hahaha, Zhu Changshi, don't get angry!"
Guo An laughed loudly and said, "We are good at craftsmanship, and Zhu Changshi can concentrate on handling government affairs for the Yan Palace.
Moreover, our craftsmanship skills are no less than Zhu Changshi's efforts in governing Beiping Mansion.
If Zhu Changshi continues to provoke and insult me for no reason, we will suggest that His Highness open several caravans, or several chambers of commerce, or build several workshops, so that Zhu Changshi will be busy with government affairs and unable to find time. Come and cause trouble for me! "
"Guo Thief! You..."
Zhu Fu's expression suddenly changed, but looking at Guo Any's retreating figure, he did not dare to continue the insult.
Now, the trivial matters of his respective government affairs are already numerous. Even though the Chief Secretary already has more than thirty scribes, he is still very busy every day.
Thief Guo has now not only begun to deviate from the norm, he has even become so immoral!
"The sycophants are in charge!"
With a helpless roar, Zhu Fu angrily went to Zhu Di.
As for Zhu Fu's unwillingness to see him, Guo An was not surprised at all.
From the moment he entered Prince Yan's palace, Zhu Fu, an orthodox Confucian scholar, probably disliked him, especially his emphasis on craftsmen and merchants.
Now, as the government affairs of their respective shops and workshops are all merged into the Changshi Division, this old stubborn Zhu Fu is very annoyed and dislikes him at the same time.
Therefore, Guo An rarely went to Chang Shi's office.
Because he respects the old man very much, especially Zhu Fu, an old stubborn man who, although he doesn't like him, will handle all the government affairs of the Yan Palace very seriously!
Why not let the irritable old man vent a few words?
After threatening Old Man Zhu, Guo An returned home happily and teased the two little ones at home.
I took a nice bath and had a gentle time with Liu Baiwei.
A hard night's work.
As a result, the next day, while Guo An was still sleeping, he was woken up by Er Niu outside the house.
After hurriedly washing up and leaving the house, he saw Zhu Di already waiting outside.
Even though Guo An's skin was already as thick as a city wall, he couldn't help but blush.
He quickly confessed to Zhu Di, and then at Zhu Di's urging, he got on the carriage and headed to Zhangjiawan Pier.
…
Zhangjiawan Pier.
On the big ship, looking at the cabin where nearly half of the space was occupied by coal, Zhu Di frowned subconsciously.
"Guo Qing, will all big ships need to carry so much coal in the future?"
Guo An explained: "Back to Your Highness, the power of the steam engine completely requires the combustion of coal. Therefore, the farther you travel, the more coal is needed!"
Zhu Di said: "If this is the case, won't all the cabins of big ships be filled with coal in the future?"
Guo An cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I think it is not impossible to give up some space for the sake of speed!"
Zhu Di said directly: "So, let us first take a look at how fast a big ship equipped with a steam engine can be!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Guo An responded and ordered the flag troops on the boat to row the boat and prepare to go to Dagokou.
"Want to go to sea again?"
After hearing Guo An's words, Zhu Di frowned slightly again.
Guo An quickly explained: "Your Highness, the steam engine will make the big ship go too fast, and there are too many ships on the river. We are worried that they will collide with each other.
In addition, after the steam engine burns, the ship will not only emit black smoke, but also make a loud noise, which is too easy to attract attention! "
Zhu Di nodded slightly: "If so, let's go to sea for testing!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Soon, the big boat rowed along the canal towards Dagukou.
After the big ship where Guo An was, there were two other big ships following.
Two days later.
The big boat left Dagokou.
Then, under Zhu Di's expectant gaze, a group of flag troops fired up the steam engines.
With the rumbling sound, black smoke began to emit from both sides of the ship.
Afterwards, Zhu Di clearly felt the ship shake, and then sailed forward quickly.
Many flag-riding troops put down their oars with happy faces.
On the bow of the ship, Zhu Di looked at the two large ships that were obviously retreating behind him, and his face was overjoyed.
"So fast?"
Guo An nodded slightly, and then said: "It just requires a lot of charcoal!"
"It doesn't matter!"
Zhu Di said directly, "We can build a coal factory in Dagukou, and then build a coal factory in Jianghuagang of Goryeo and Yancheng Port of Japan.
As long as we have such a fleet of steam engines, our Yanwangfu ship can reach Korea from Zhangjiawan Pier within ten days!
We can reach Japan within a month..."
Seeing that the steam engine was installed under the cabin, it only needed to burn some cheap coal. Not only could it free up a lot of sailing troops, but it could also double the speed of the ship.
Zhu Di's face suddenly glowed red and he was full of energy.
He often led large armies to conquer Beiyuan, so he knew the importance of speed.
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An was like a sycophant, flattering him promptly.
"Guo Qing is truly worthy of being a great sage in Prince Yan's palace!"
Zhu Di praised Guo An and shouted: "Send the order, the ship is moving at full speed, we are going to Goryeo!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
…
And in Dagukou.
Another group of soldiers couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the large ship in the distance that suddenly emitted black smoke and then ran faster and faster!
"The big ship of Prince Yan's Mansion got lost again?"
"Snapped!"
A pair of big hands slapped the soldier directly on the forehead.
"Don't talk nonsense. How could Prince Yan's ship go into the water? Just pretend you didn't see anything about this and don't tell anyone else!"
"Yes, Baihu!"
…
Seven days later.
A large ship, emitting black smoke and rumbling loudly, rushed into the waters of Ganghwado Island in Korea.
On the boat, the smile on Zhu Di's face never stopped.
"Seven days, it really only takes seven days to reach Goryeo!"
On the side, Guo An did not speak. Zhu Di sighed countless times along the way.
However, Liang Hu on the side was very flattering, even more excited than Zhu Di.
"Your Highness is wise. In the future, if you transport supplies from Goryeo to our Beiping Mansion, or if our Beiping City sends troops to conquer Goryeo, you can reach them quickly!
With this magical object, our Yan Palace will definitely be able to turn all the vassal states around the Ming Dynasty into the territory of our Yan Kingdom in the future! "
"Zhu Changshi likes to advise us more and more, asking us to despise the craftsmanship. How can we despise it?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Di was even more satisfied.
It only takes seven days to travel. Apart from being poorer, Goryeo is very suitable for being the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
With that said, the big ship has sailed into Ganghwa Harbor.
At this moment, more than forty large ships were gathering at Ganghwa Harbor, and there were thousands of people on the shore, loading various goods onto the large ships.
Everyone was startled when they saw the big ship Zhu Di was on approaching, and then their faces became wary.
However, after a hundred households with clairvoyance saw clearly Zhu Di standing on the big ship, they were even more shocked.
"Qianhu, His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi are here!"
"What?"
"Your Highness, Prince Yan, is here?"
"Did you see it wrong? Guo Changshi just returned to Beiping Mansion more than half a month ago, how could he come here so soon?
Moreover, it is just a big ship without any escort ships? "
"His Royal Highness is really the King of Yan!..."
After confirming that it was indeed Zhu Di, Qianhu Sun Yan at the harbor quickly ordered people to drive away a large ship so that the large ship Zhu Di was on could dock.
Similarly, all the officials at the harbor and the nobles of Goryeo were all astonished.
Immediately, when they thought of something, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
His Highness King Yan is here?
Could it be that the Ming people finally want to take action against their family?
"The last general, Sun Yan, meets His Highness King Yan!"
"I often come to court to see His Highness King Yan!"
"I've met Guo Changshi!"
"Everyone, please get up!"
Zhu Di looked around at the situation at the harbor with satisfaction, and then noticed the expressions of Sun Yan, Chang Guoting and others.
"We got up this time, just on the way, nothing happened!"
"On the way?"
Now, Sun Yan, Chang Guoting and others were even more confused.
Zhu Di ignored them, but said to Guo An behind him: "Guo Qing, you're here just in time, so come with us to Kaicheng to take a look.
A few days ago, Wang You was asked to issue an edict to all the nobles of Goryeo. I wonder if any of the nobles of Goryeo have surrendered to our country of Yan now! "
"Wei Chen is also curious!"
Guo An was also very curious.
Did his gentlemen's method of intimidation work?
Ganghwa Seaport is only two hours away from Kaesong.
As for riding a horse, it took less than an hour.
Therefore, under the escort sent by Sun Yan, the group went straight to Kaicheng.
Along the way, Zhu Di, Guo An and others could see convoys passing by from time to time.
However, when they saw Zhu Di, Guo An and others, those Korean caravans were all respectful.
soon.
Zhu Di and Guo An arrived outside the Kaicheng gate.
The soldiers and generals who defended the city were also Yanshan Guards.
The moment they saw Zhu Di and Guo An, these Yanshan guards opened their eyes wide. They couldn't believe that His Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi, who had just left not long ago, were here again!
Immediately, he wanted to go into the city to report.
Unfortunately, before they could even take two steps, they realized that their two legs couldn't move faster than His Highness King Yan!
Kaicheng, Zhizhoufuyamen.
Jin Zhong, Zhang Xing, Sun Ke and others were meeting with several small Goryeo nobles.
These small nobles of Goryeo are all neighbors of Goryeo Yan Kingdom.
…
(End of chapter)
