My Daming New Empire

At dawn tomorrow, we will start our journey. According to different itineraries, we need to walk at least sixty miles a day, and more than eighty miles if we go along the river.

Back on his boat, Zhu Zhanji also felt exhausted.Seeing the guards coming to salute, he waved his hands and said, "Let Gu go and change his clothes first, and then I'll talk to you guys."

(The writing in this chapter is out of state. It is too detailed. I can’t finish writing the expedition program in several chapters. Now I haven’t written what I want to express. Adjust it in the next chapter.)

Chapter 35 Role Models

On the second floor of the building, the four little maids of Fenghuaxueyue saw Zhu Zhanji come back, and all of them showed happy smiles on their faces.Coming from the palace to the outside world, surrounded by big men, they all felt a little scared.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji at this moment seemed to have a backbone.

In Xingqing Palace, their task is to help Zhu Zhanji dispense medicine, then take a bath with Zhu Zhanji, and massage him by the way.

But now on the boat, everything is inconvenient, and there is no task to bathe Zhu Zhanji today, so at most he can only cover Zhu Zhanji's bed.

The four people helped Zhu Zhanji untie the buckles and laces on the armor, and when Zhu Zhanji took off the armor, they brought casual clothes to help Zhu Zhanji put on again.

"Make me a pot of tea..."

Qiuyue, who had just hung up Zhu Zhanji's armor, responded, and quickly took out the kettle to help Zhu Zhanji make tea.

In the Yuan Dynasty, there were already double-layer porcelain kettles, but the heat preservation effect was average.

When Zheng He went to the West, he brought back from Ceylon a double-layer copper kettle made in Turkey, which had better heat preservation effect.

The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry copied a new type of kettle based on this copper kettle.And a layer of cotton was stuffed outside, and a ceramic shell was fired.

In this way, the heat preservation effect of the hot water bottle is very good, and it can basically keep heat within 24 hours.

In addition to the kettle, there was already a refrigerator in the Ming Dynasty. Its principle is similar to that of a kettle. There is a layer of copper skin on the innermost side, and a layer of space on the outside, which can be stuffed with ice cubes, and then a layer of leather insulation. Cotton, outside is wooden box style.

Therefore, sometimes we should not underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. As long as they have an idea, they also have a strong practical spirit.

After drinking a cup of hot tea, Zhu Zhanji felt a little better.

Lying in Xiahua's arms, eating the snacks fed by the spring breeze, while Qiuyue and Dongxue are still helping him massage his sore and swollen thighs, this kind of enjoyment is simply amazing.

After chatting with a few little girls for a while and teasing them, Zhu Zhanji got up contentedly again.Zhu Zhanji asked Li Liang to bring over the materials of the guards and guards who went to the expedition. Zhu Zhanji looked at them for a while, but the sky had darkened and he could not read the words clearly, so he put down these materials.

The mobilization of 50 troops moved thousands of miles.It is a very, very complicated job in modern society, not to mention in this era where communication depends on shouting and travel depends on walking.

Now only 10,000+ people eat horse chews, and they are still in the country. Different local governments are responsible for the food and drinking water supply of each army.

After leaving the Great Wall and entering the desert and wasteland, at that time, it was even more difficult to provide logistics for hundreds of thousands of troops.

But any negligence will slow down the advance of the missed army and lower the morale.

Zhu Zhanji felt dizzy after looking at the expedition plan made by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies for a while.Nowadays, there are various statistical methods. One army uses one statistical method, and another army has a different statistical method. It is really difficult for these people to arrange the itinerary of hundreds of thousands of troops in an orderly manner.

But in this regard, Zhu Zhanji has no idea of ​​reform.The existence of any method has historical reasons and practical needs, otherwise it will not be preserved.

Hasty reform, not to mention the objections of the generals in the army, even if it is to take out the advanced methods of later generations, is not suitable for this era.

Without knowing the situation, Zhu Zhanji would never easily move the military system.

Moreover, at this time, Zhu Di would not let him move.

He can only know how to change slowly without affecting the overall situation.

"Your Highness, guard Yang Qianhu is asking to see you."

"He came just in time, and I was preparing to practice, so let him be my partner. Zhao..."

But Li Liang knelt down with a plop, and said, "I beg Your Highness to forgive me, because I didn't make a good arrangement, something went wrong today, and Guard Yang and the others had to spend extra effort to get on the boat."

After listening to Li Liang's explanation, Zhu Zhanji laughed. "It's the first time I'm in charge of the overall situation, and it's also the first time I'm in charge of the arrangement of my expedition. There will inevitably be some mistakes. Since it didn't affect the result, I forgive you for your innocence. Get up."

"Thank you for your generosity..."

He just stood up, but Zhu Zhanji asked: "You didn't know Yang Qianhu before, right? It should be the first time I saw him on December 25, and then I saw him for the second time in Longdu Village. Why did you target him?"

Li Liang was shocked and knelt down again with a plop. "The servant dare not!"

"I've done everything, why don't you dare? I'm not holding you accountable now, I just want to know why!"

Li Liang didn't dare to hide it, and said: "When His Highness came back from Longdu Village, he was noticed by the Crown Princess because he changed clothes. The slave didn't dare to hide it, so he told the Crown Princess the truth. Knowing that His Highness fought with someone, he rolled on the ground. , The Crown Princess trained the servants and the gang. The servants wanted to teach him a lesson, but they... dare not miss His Highness's important event."

"How did you punish you?"

"That day the princess gave out red envelopes to the slaves. There were more than 400 people in Xingqing Palace ranging from one tael to two taels of silver. But there were none of the dozen or so people we went out with you that day. They lost all dignity..."

No wonder history always said that eunuchs were small-minded, and Yang Zhangde couldn't be blamed for such a trivial matter of two taels of silver.But these eunuchs dare not blame the grandson or the princess, they can only blame him.

However, Yang Zhangde and the others didn't know about this at all. If they knew, they probably wouldn't care about these dozens of taels of silver.

But thinking about Yang Zhangde killing ten people for 50 taels of silver, he is not sure again.

Putting these behind him, Zhu Zhanji said: "I will spare you this time and take him to the living room."

"Yes!" Li Liang turned and retreated as if he had been pardoned, wiping the cold sweat off his face.You are right, His Royal Highness is a person who does big things, he doesn't care about such small things, what he cares about is his own attitude.

The disagreement between the people below will only reassure Zhu Zhanji. If they are colluding internally and externally, then he will have to worry.

However, now that Yu Xian has been transferred away, Jin Kuo's focus is not with him now.Li Liang now holds the power all by himself, and there is no one who can restrain him.So it is still necessary to promote another person, and it is best to have a normal relationship with him.

Yang Zhangde obviously didn't know that he broke his leg today because of an innocent disaster.

Tonight is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and the moonlight is just right. Although there is no light in the room, a general outline can be seen.

At this time Taisun was turning his back to him, looking at the rolling river outside.He bowed and said: "Weichen Jinyiwei Qianhu Zhangde has seen His Highness."

"Yang Qianhu wants to see me at this time, why?"

"Today, I have seen His Majesty's majesty, and I yearn for it. But I know that I have little talent, only brute force, but there is nowhere to use it. So I want to ask His Highness for advice, so that I can serve His Highness better in the future. "

Zhu Zhanji laughed twice, turned around and looked at Yang Zhangde in the shadows and said, "You are a smart person, smart beyond my expectation, but whether you are the talent I need remains to be seen."

"The humble minister will not hesitate to die!"

Zhu Zhanji walked into the house. Although the ship was sailing, the turbulence was as smooth as walking on the ground for him.

Having lived at sea for more than ten years, these experiences on the water have become his instinct.Even if this body is new, it is still the same.

"I have three candidates for you, but I don't know which one Yang Qianhu will choose."

"Please make it clear, Your Highness."

"The first one is the British Duke Zhang Fu. He is the pillar of the country. The second one is Ji Gang. He is the blade of the country. The third one is Zheng He. He is the banner of the country. I don't know who Yang Qianhu chooses as his target." ?”