Zhu Yuanzhang was fascinated by Zhu Han's words. He didn't want to do anything else now, he just wanted to know what good things were in the craftsman camp.
If Zhu Han hadn't reminded him, Zhu Yuanzhang would never have thought about the craftsman camp.
There are too many things he has to deal with every day, and he is simply too busy!
During the meal, Zhu Yuanzhang pulled Zhu Han and kept asking about the craftsman camp, but Zhu Han didn't say anything and mysteriously asked Zhu Yuanzhang to wait and see.
What are you waiting for!
Zhu Yuanzhang scratched his heart with curiosity. He hurriedly finished the meal and then pulled Zhu Han and ran outside.
He couldn't wait to see what good things there were in the craftsman camp.
Zhu Han was helpless about this, and Ma Xiuying was also helpless, but she understood Zhu Yuanzhang's character. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's impatience, she said to Zhu Han: "You and your brother go and do your work. I will take care of my brothers and sisters at home."
After speaking, Ma Xiuying glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, shook her head and said nothing.
They came today just to relax, but as the emperor of a country, how could Zhu Yuanzhang relax? Although Zhu Yuanzhang now has Zhu Han by his side, and he is willing to delegate power to ministers, the Ming Dynasty's land area is too large, and the things he has to deal with have not been reduced much.
After finally taking a day off... when we arrived at the craftsmanship camp, we treated it as a rest.
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The Craftsman Camp is not in Yingtian, but in a county town next to Yingtian Mansion. It is not far from Yingtian Mansion, about twenty miles away.
This is the place Zhu Han specially picked. He regards this county as a subsidiary county of Yingtian Mansion.
In the past, the craftsmen's camp was just forging iron and making some weapons or farm tools. They would make whatever the court needed. But now that Zhu Han has appeared, the situation has become different. They have become a separate operation. Although individuals still focus on the court, when they are not busy, they can make some things and sell them. If nothing else, it is enough to at least pay them a salary.
Of course, the bulk of the money spent by the craftsmanship camp is still on research and development. A lot of money is invested in it. Some things are done but the results are not seen, which makes people feel uncomfortable. But Zhu Han understands very well that some things You can't rush things at all, you need to do it bit by bit. Only in this way can you get what you want.
On the way, Zhu Han told Zhu Yuanzhang how much money he had spent on the craftsmanship camp. Zhu Yuanzhang's scalp went numb when he heard it: "How come there are so many... You also draw copper... You guys really have money to burn."
"Brother, it's impossible not to do this. Without a good conductor, we can't use the electricity we have developed."
Zhu Han was also helpless and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, you will know when you go there later, how important this electricity... is to us."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: We also want to see how important this thing is!
…
There are now 60,000 craftsmen in the craftsman camp. This county town called Jishou was originally very small, but because it was relatively close to Yingtian Mansion, it was selected by Zhu Han. The city was completely transformed by Zhu Han into a city that can accommodate In a big city of 400,000 people, there were 60,000 craftsmen, and their families were brought here together. When the old and young were added together, there were 400,000 people.
Today's Jishou is full of people. Zhu Yuanzhang saw the neat houses, clean and wide streets, and the heartfelt smiles on the faces of the people passing by. Zhu Yuanzhang knew that these were all the work of Zhu Han, so he took the photo Patting Zhu Han on the shoulder: "Qiwu, you are serious."
"Brother, don't say that. We are also part of the Ming Dynasty and we have to serve the Ming Dynasty, right?"
Zhu Han pointed at Jishou and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "This city is still too small and needs to be expanded. Brother... I plan to expand the city in the direction of Yingtian Mansion and try to connect these two places together. "
"Okay, just do it as you see fit."
Zhu Yuanzhang believes that as long as Zhu Han mentions something, it is very forward-looking. He may not understand it now, but he will know what is going on in the future, so he will agree to whatever Zhu Han says: "Don't worry about money matters." , if you have no money, come to me and ask for it.”
Zhu Han said with a smile: "If you have money, you can't spend it all."
…
When Zhu Yuanzhang came to Jishou, he did not hide his itinerary, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not need to hide it. He just wanted to let the craftsmen of Jishou see him. When he saw Zhu Yuanzhang coming here, he let the craftsmen know that Zhu Yuanzhang had not forgotten the craftsmanship camp.
The people in the city had already heard the news that Zhu Yuanzhang was coming to the city. They were all so excited that they ran to the street and stood on both sides, stretching their necks and putting their feet on the ground, hoping to catch a glimpse of the dignity of the Ming Emperor.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance is not a secret. Both silver and gold coins have Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
But the real person and the portrait on the coin are two different things.
When Zhu Yuanzhang approached Jishou City, the people around him became excited: "Here he comes! Here he comes! Our Emperor is here!"
so excited!
When Zhu Yuanzhang approached, the people, together with the officials, knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live your Majesty."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the dense crowd on the street, he suddenly knelt down and shouted long live. The sound of mountains roaring and tsunami made Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be excited.
Then he quickly walked forward and stood with the people.
He likes to be with the people, which makes him happy.
The people in Jishou did not expect that the emperor who only existed in "legends" could be so easy to talk to. He would ask people about their family affairs. Is this something that the emperor could ask?
The people were a little uncomfortable at first, but after a while, they slowly let go of their worries and started chatting with Zhu Yuanzhang.
The scene of Zhu Yuanzhang standing with the people really frightened the county magistrate. On the one hand, it was for Zhu Yuanzhang's safety, and on the other hand, he was afraid that these people would say things that were not good for him. Although Ling thought that he did a good job on weekdays and did not do anything illegal or disciplined, he was not a gold medal after all. He could not make everyone like him. What if someone said something bad about him to Zhu Yuanzhang... Shouldn't you commit suicide to apologize?
Fortunately, when the people saw Zhu Yuanzhang, they were speechless with excitement. It was often Zhu Yuanzhang who asked what they said. After walking into the city, Zhu Yuanzhang found that Jishou was different from other places. Even on the streets of Yingtian Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang There is no such feeling, it is just... fresh.
On both sides of the street, there are small buildings with one floor and two people high, which are shops. The most eye-catching one is a medical clinic, which occupies one third of the street.
"Oh, this medical clinic is so luxurious."
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the medical clinic and asked the Jishou County Magistrate who was accompanying him: "Whose medical clinic is this? With such a big store, can the people afford the medicine?"
In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, the medical clinic does not need to be so big, they only need a small street shop.
Then just check people's pulse and draw medicine. How much does such a big store cost?
If there is no business, all these costs will eventually be spread to the people's medicine expenses?
The county magistrate hurriedly explained: "Reporting to your majesty, this pharmacy belongs to the county government. The doctors here work in the medical department of the county government. They receive a fixed salary every month like us. What the doctors do here is to People see doctors, and as for people taking medicine...the medicinal materials in this pharmacy are 10% lower than those in private pharmacies on the market."
"Low?"
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang heard what the county magistrate said, he knew that this was definitely not his idea.
Letting doctors receive county government salaries has never happened in Yingtian Mansion. How could a small county magistrate have such courage?
No need to ask, it must be Zhu Han.
Zhu Yuanzhang simply didn't ask if this was Zhu Han's idea, and directly pulled Zhu Han to his side:
"Qiwu, tell us, what's going on in this medical clinic?"
"Brother, this pharmacy is related to the life, old age, illness and death of the people, and it cannot be careless. Therefore, it is a good thing for the people to let the county government come out to manage it and set a benchmark for the entire industry."
Zhu Han explained briefly, and then said: "Brother, this matter involves people's livelihood. We want the people to enjoy the benefits they should have. This is one of the responsibilities of the government... The things involved here are very complicated. I won’t be able to explain it clearly for a while, so let’s take a look at Jishou first, and when we get back to Yingtian Mansion, I will sort out these ideas and some previous files and send them to you.”
Zhu Yuanzhang could feel the complexity of the matter without Zhu Han's words. He nodded and did not continue. When the county magistrate behind him heard Zhu Han's words, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and quickly wiped the sweat on his face secretly. , quickly followed Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang.
If Zhu Han hadn't appeared to rescue him, the county magistrate would have really been numb if Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask questions.
He is the county magistrate in Jishou, and he is actually a tool man. The most important place in Jishou is the craftsman camp, and this city appeared because of the craftsman camp. Rather than saying that the owner of the city is the county magistrate, it is better to say that the owner of the city is the county magistrate. It's Zhu Kai, because basically everything in this city is planned by Zhu Han.
He was just carrying out Zhu Han's plan honestly.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw many slogans on the streets, such as pay attention to hygiene, prevent fires, protect public property... and so on. These were scenes that Zhu Yuanzhang had never seen before.
Everything in Jishou City was very new, which was an eye-opener for Zhu Yuanzhang.
He felt extremely prosperous from this city.
"What would happen if all the cities in the Ming Dynasty were like Jishou City?"
When this idea came to his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang could not hide his excitement. This was what he wanted to see, but it was not what he wanted to see... How disappointing would it be if he couldn't see such a scene?
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that if he could not see all the cities like Jishou City, he would not rest in peace.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to think about it anymore. A Jishou city was enough to make him happy.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Han's shoulder excitedly, "Qiwu, I am looking forward to your craftsmanship camp more and more."
Zhu Han said with a smile: "I guarantee you will be surprised! There are a lot of good things in it... I just don't have a chance to take them out for the time being."
When Zhu Han said this, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more excited.
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The craftsmanship camp is in the north of the city and even extends outside the city. Some of the more dangerous research, such as gunpowder and firearms, are placed in separate places outside the city to prevent improper operation from affecting the good order of the city.
When Zhu Yuanzhang came to the craftsman camp, there were already craftsmen waiting outside. After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, they began to approach and pay homage to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy now. He held his hand for a while and said, "Get up, everyone, get up."
With that said, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to walk in, with Zhu Han accompanying him. He called over a very familiar craftsman and asked him to lead the way. He said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, let me take you to see something good first."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and followed Zhu Han inside.
"Brother, come here."
Zhu Han led Zhu Yuanzhang to a room, opened the door and motioned for Zhu Yuanzhang to go in. Zhu Yuanzhang did not doubt that he was there and followed Zhu Han in. But after walking in, Zhu Yuanzhang was confused: "What are you doing here? There is nothing."
"Isn't there a table here?"
Zhu Han pointed to the table in the corner. When he saw Zhu Yuanzhang walking over, he hurriedly grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Brother, there's no need to go there, we're right here."
"What are you doing?"
"Stand!"
Standing?
Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled and looked at the eight-way table.
The table is not an empty table with something like a trumpet placed on it.
Zhu Yuanzhang understood: "Is this what you let me see?"
Zhu Han did not answer Zhu Yuanzhang's question, but said to him: "Brother, take a look first."
The two waited for a while, and a sizzling voice came from the loudspeaker: "His Royal Highness? Can you and His Majesty hear it?"
Um?
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened and he looked at the speaker placed on the table...the sound came from inside.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel puzzled: "What is going on?"
"This is the phone. The person on the other end is in an empty house twenty meters away. Brother, I will take you to him!"
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang walked out. After five rooms, they saw the person who had just spoken, a young craftsman. When they saw Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, there was excitement in their eyes.
He had seen Zhu Han often, but this was the first time for Zhu Yuanzhang, and he could not hide the excitement in his eyes.
Zhu Han introduced Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, his name is Li Qi. He is a craftsman in our craftsmanship camp. He is young but capable. He is currently studying telephones."
He stepped forward and took the speakers in his hands, one connected to his ears and the other to his mouth: "Brother, this is how we communicate. There is a copper wire at the back, connecting the two ends."
Zhu Yuanzhang listened carefully to Zhu Han's explanation of the telephone, for fear of missing a word. After Zhu Han finished the introduction, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to ask: "What is the furthest distance that the call can be made now?"
Zhu Han did not answer, but gave the opportunity to Li Qi next to him. Li Qi was so excited that he stuttered when he spoke: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, it's only fifty meters away. Now the call can only be made within fifty meters." distance."
Fifty meters.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed. It would be better if it could be fifty or five hundred miles.
In the future, no matter how big the land of Ming Dynasty is, their communication will be smooth. He is also worried about what those overseas people will do if they are disobedient, and he will scold them directly with the phone to see who dares to be disobedient.
It's a pity, it's only fifty meters now.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed, but he was not disappointed. Instead, he asked Zhu Han:
"The copper wire you are talking about...is it the copper used in coinage?"
"……yes!"
"Ah...how much will it cost?"
Zhu Yuanzhang began to feel heartache again.
(End of chapter)
