limestone?
Zheng Ci was a little confused. He didn't know why the emperor asked about such minerals. After thinking for a while, he said: "Less than a hundred miles southeast of the capital, there is Jurong County, which has rich reserves of limestone and has always been a place rich in lime. .”
"Jurong?"
It was the first time Zhu Yunwen heard this name. There are ready-made limestone mines and it can be manufactured. This is already excellent news.
But think about it, there should be a lime cellar at this time.
The famous Yu Qian Yu Shaobao wrote the admirable "Lime Song" when he was sixteen years old:
Thousands of hammers carved out the mountains,
The fire burns as if it were idle.
Not afraid of being shattered into pieces,
To remain innocent in this world.
According to the timeline of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian should be lying in swaddling clothes at this time, crying and asking for milk. By all accounts, he was less than one and a half years old. Thinking about when he went shopping when he was a teenager, he could see lime cellars. There is no reason why lime cellars did not exist in the early years of Jianwen.
Technology was not developed in a day, nor did lime cellars spread in a year or two.
Since there is a lime cellar in Jurong, there is no need for me to go to Wushan in Hangzhou to find lime mines and visit Yu Qian's children.
Zhu Yunwen smiled with satisfaction and said, "How much lime can be produced in Jurong in a year, my dear, do you know?"
Zheng Ci frowned, thought for a moment, shook his head, and said: "Your Majesty, although this lime is a traditional Chinese medicine, it is not rare after all, and it has not many uses. I only remember that in the 29th year of Hongwu, the preparation of lime was about five times. Hundreds of stones.”
"Five hundred stones? So little?"
Zhu Yunwen was a little depressed.
Yes, in the eyes of the ancients, lime is a traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also a must-have for people who travel in the world - golden sore medicine.
You read that right, the main ingredient in many ancient sore medicines was lime...
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Lime is a magical product for stopping bleeding. Do not let it get wet. If it gets wet, the flesh will rot."
Look, it’s a magic product to stop bleeding!
I can’t accept it...
Of course, lime has many functions. It is not only used to make sore medicine, but also can treat burns, scabies, eczema, prickly heat, boils, etc.
Therefore, the lime cellar Yu Qian saw at that time was most likely a medicinal material production base...
Zheng Ci looked at Zhu Yunwen and was depressed. Lime is a kind of medicine. How much do you want to prepare a year?
There are not many rangers in the Ming Dynasty, and the demand for traveling around the world to prepare gold sore medicine is so small. How much lime can be obtained by relying only on medicine shops?
Five hundred shi a year is already a lot, and I can't sell it no matter how much I sell it.
"Lime is of great use. I will arrange for people to go to Jurong to investigate. Zheng Aiqing should pay more attention to the construction of residences for the victims."
Zhu Yunwen sat down. When Zheng Ci saw this, he bowed and retreated.
"Call for third instance."
Zhu Yunwen picked up a memorial and gave instructions while reading it.
Gu Sanshen quickly entered the palace.
Zhu Yunwen asked: "How is the investigation of Chen Xuan's family property? It has been several days and there is still no clear investigation?"
Gu Sanshen quickly took out a memorial and reported: "Your Majesty, Chen Xuan's family property is quite large and involves many places. In the capital alone, Chen Xuan has purchased twenty-seven houses and raised more than three hundred people. , in addition to the capital, there are Chen Xuan's residences and shops in Hangzhou, Suzhou, and even Peking."
"Three hundred fakes? So, he is not only greedy, but also has double-mindedness?"
Zhu Yunwen put down the memorial in his hand and read it with Double Happiness. Shuangxi took the memorial from Gu Sanshen and forwarded it to Zhu Yunwen.
The so-called fake son is an adopted son. Chen Xuan wants to be the father of many people.
Gu Sanshen nodded solemnly and said: "One hundred sets of armor and weapons were found in several secret rooms of the mansion. Although the number is small, it shows that he has a bad intention."
Zhu Yunwen unfolded the memorial, looked at it carefully, his eyes became cold, and said: "Two
One million and two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, oh, what a commander in chief of the Navy. The imperial court could only spend 200,000 taels for a project, but he was quite powerful. "
Water transport smuggling is indeed very profitable. In addition, there are many large naval ships and sea-going ships. From time to time, you need to go to Guangzhou, and then to Shandong, Liaodong and other places to change hands. Whether you do it yourself or leave it to merchants, it is very important. Profit is indispensable.
More than two million taels of silver, this is not a small amount of money. Of course, compared to the more than 12 million taels of senior Guo Huan, it is still several times lower.
But for Zhu Yunwen, this is the most corrupt official he has encountered since he came to the throne.
Two million two hundred and fifty thousand taels are just cash, not counting the value of Chen Xuan's items, land deeds, shops, goods, etc.
"After taking inventory, all the money will be delivered to the household department, registered and stored in the warehouse. It is indispensable. If anyone reaches out his hand, keep it."
Zhu Yunwen said coldly.
Gu Sanshen quickly promised.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said: "I need you to arrange for someone to go to Jurong to integrate the lime mines there, so that the more lime mines can be produced, the better, and the court will purchase them all. Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Gu Sanshen thought for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty, Qianhu Guo Gang is from Jurong. He is very familiar with the local area and can take on this important task."
"Okay, then let him go and tell him that what I want is for the major lime kilns to unite and grow bigger together, rather than annexing them into one family and not damaging the foundation of the people and businessmen!"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Gu Sanshen said with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, I have something that I don't know whether to say or not."
"Say it."
Zhu Yunwen frowned.
Gu Sanshen reported: "Your Majesty, there are two major surnames in the Jurong clan, namely Guo and Luo."
"Luo?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Gu Sanshen, his eyes flashed slightly, and said, "Is Luo Cairen also from Jurong?"
Gu Sanjian said: "According to the investigation by the Security Bureau, the Luo family was involved in the Lan Yu case and the family was ruined. However, there is still an uncle and an uncle alive, as well as several cousins, and Luo Cairen's grandmother is Jurong The Guo family in the city."
"So, that Qianhu Guo Gang is somewhat related to the Luo Cai people?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled and asked.
Gu Sanshen replied solemnly: "I have investigated and found out that Guo Gang's lineage and Luo Cairen's maternal lineage are just peripheral relatives and have little connection. If we dig deeper, they are distant relatives at most."
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand and said: "In that case, let Guo Gang prepare one or two first. As for the time to leave the capital, I will make other arrangements."
"According to the order."
Gu Sanshen bowed and left.
Zhu Yunwen took care of the government affairs and went to Chengqian Palace.
Luo Yan'er was making a book, counting the medical gauze produced in July, and calculating the profits. When he saw Zhu Yunwen coming, he hurriedly put down his brush and stood up to greet him.
Zhu Yunwen stepped forward to help Luo Yan'er, then held her hand, walked to the table, asked Luo Yan'er to sit down, and said: "This inventory of goods is the most troublesome, and it's hard work for talented people."
Luo Yan'er didn't dare to sit down. There was no reason for the emperor to sit while he was standing. It was too much of a courtesy, so he stood aside and accompanied Zhu Yunwen, saying: "Compared to the emperor's hard work, I dare not say it's hard work."
Zhu Yunwen picked up the account book and saw densely written words on it:
On July 10, 630 boxes of medical gauze for intrauterine delivery were collected, 10 boxes were discarded, and 620 boxes were qualified and sealed in storage, totaling 6,590 boxes.
On July 11, there were 670 boxes of medical gauze for intrauterine delivery, 15 boxes were discarded, and 655 boxes were qualified and sealed in storage, totaling 7,245 boxes.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the Arabic numerals and was very satisfied. He had to say that this was an improvement, but...
Luo Yan'er looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was frowning and silent, and became worried, and asked: "But I made a mistake in my calculation?"
Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said: "The calculation is not wrong, but I suddenly remembered that this accounting method is not clear enough and consumes energy. Perhaps, we can use another accounting method."
"Another way to keep accounts?"
Luo Yan'er looked at Zhu Yunzhen with some confusion. Isn't it always like this when keeping accounts?
Zhu Yunwen spread out the rice paper, picked up the brush and started writing.
Luo Yan'er looked down and read softly: "Inner Palace Medical Gauze Report, what is a report?"
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Luo Yan'er, smiled and said nothing, and started to draw the table. Between the horizontal and vertical lines, grids of different widths appeared.
"Look at this horizontal grid. In the first grid, you can write the date, in the second grid you can write the output of medical gauze, the third grid is the scrap quantity, the fourth grid is the qualified quantity, and the fifth grid is Warehouse total.”
Zhu Yunwen wrote down the text as he spoke. After writing, he continued to point to the form and said: "Look at the vertical grid on the left, you can write the date, such as July 10th."
"In this way, you can directly fill in the numbers in the form. For example, fill in 630 here, this is 10, the next is 620, and finally, you can write 6590. Isn't it clear at a glance? There is no need to spend too much pen and ink, just Wouldn’t it be convenient to fill in the numbers and check the numbers?”
Luo Yan'er looked at this form in surprise, which she had never seen before, picked up the account book, filled it out carefully several times, and then shouted in surprise: "Your Majesty, this form is really good, so..."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Luo Yan'er who was so close, and was overjoyed. He was inexplicably impulsive and kissed her gently. Luo Yan'er's delicate body trembled slightly, but she did not avoid it, but the brush in her hand fell on the table.
"Your Majesty, heaven, it's not dark yet..."
Luo Yan'er looked at Zhu Yunwen's longing eyes and lowered her blushing head.
Zhu Yunwen held Luo Yan'er in his arms and said softly: "Since you can only live with me for the rest of your life, I also need to give you what you want. It is always inappropriate to treat you like this. I will do it tonight. You’re here, okay?”
Luo Yan'er looked down at her feet and replied with her hands uneasily: "I dare not disobey the emperor's order."
Zhu Yunwen looked at the embarrassed Luo Yan'er, with affection in his eyes, and said, "Talent, if you pull it any longer, my clothes will be torn."
"ah?"
Only then did Luo Yan'er notice that she was holding on to the emperor's clothes. She couldn't help but quickly let go of her hand and took a step back, not daring to look at Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen sat down and said, "Make me a pot of tea. I have something to say to you."
Luo Yan'er agreed and went to make arrangements.
Zhu Yunwen sat on the chair and shook his head slightly.
This is the Ming Dynasty, not future generations.
The queen is right. Concubine Ning, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Luo have nothing to seek and nothing to rely on except themselves.
For the concubines in the palace, what they fear most is coldness and loneliness. In fact, their requirements are not many. It is enough to have their children by their side and their occasional company.
Tea was delivered.
Zhu Yunwen picked up the tea bowl, gently smelled the aroma of tea, and said, "Does this talent know about limestone?"
"Why does the emperor ask about this?"
Luo Yan'er thought of something, and the tenderness on her face lost a bit.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Luo Yan'er calmly and said: "The talented people may not know that lime is not just a medicinal material, but an important mineral. Cement can be prepared by combining lime, clay, and iron ore powder. When cement and stones condense, they can form something called concrete.”
"The roads paved with concrete will not be muddy no matter how heavy the rain is. It is very convenient for driving vehicles and horses. It can also be used for city defense reinforcement, fortification construction, and house construction. It is as solid as stone. Now that the victims of the disaster have entered the capital, I think With the help of the people, we will build two concrete roads, one leading to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the other to Peiping..."
