Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

There are not many jobs in the expert factory now, Xu Zengshou has a lot of free time, and Zhu Tao is more happy with such a labor force who only cares about food and does not need money, so he reluctantly agreed to him.

So Xu Zengshou fed the pigs when he had nothing to do in his spare time, and enjoyed various ingenious delicacies in Zhujiazhuang on the other hand, but he was also very uncomfortable.

On this day, Zhu Di came to Zhujiazhuang in a hurry, and suddenly heard a big fat farmer talking.

"It's really amazing. A biscuit as big as a mahjong brand can actually fill my stomach. Let's see who will say that I'm an idiot with a big belly!"

Hearing this big belly bragging here, Zhu Di froze for a moment.

The first feeling is that this is absurd, even the rice recorded in the "Shan Hai Jing" is not so exaggerated.

Then he thought about it, if this happened to other people, it would be heresy, but if it happened in Zhujiazhuang, maybe there is still such a shadow, but, how did this kid Zhu Tao do it?

So he came to the farmer named Ma Dadu and asked.

"Hey, old horse, what are you bragging about?"

Ma Dadu didn't pay attention, was startled, looked back, and hurriedly bowed to him.

"Isn't this Young Master Tang? What a rare guest, you are here to find the young master's house."

Zhu Di smiled: "You just said that a biscuit the size of a mahjong brand can fill your stomach. Is this true?"

Ma Dadu took out a piece of green biscuit from his side, and it really was only about the size of a mahjong tile.

"It's this thing. Shaodong distributed it to us farmers who went out to collect rent. Sometimes we couldn't find a place to pick a tip on the road, so we asked us to eat a piece of it to satisfy our hunger. It really worked."

Seeing Zhu Di's disbelief, the big belly was bold: "If Master Tang doesn't believe it, just try a piece."

Zhu Di grew up in a military camp. When he was in the wild, he ate whatever he had. He was not as delicate as other princes. He was not at all defensive about Zhu Tao, so he just tasted a piece.

Such a small piece of biscuit, I ate it in two or three bites, and then patted my stomach.

"Old Wang, aren't you kidding me? I came here on a meal schedule, and after eating this small piece of biscuit from you, I'm even hungrier. Do you think it's time to hit me?"

Who knew that Old Wang was not in a hurry, and said, "Master Tang, you need to drink some water after eating."

Zhu Di took a kettle from the attendant next to him, poured out a cup of warm water, drank it, and his hunger disappeared immediately.

It's like eating a big meal of fish and meat, and there is endless energy in my whole body.

"What is this thing called?"

"Shaodong's family named him compressed biscuits. There is also a workshop in our village that specializes in the production of this kind of biscuits. Sometimes the farm work is busy and there is no time to go back to the cafeteria to eat, so I take a piece of water with me, and immediately feel tired again." It's all about strength."

As expected, Zhu Di was a soldier. When he saw this biscuit, he immediately thought of going to the military again.

"As long as the army sets off, it will cost a lot of money every day. The main consumption is food and grass. If you have this kind of compressed biscuits, it is not only convenient to carry, but the problem is how much food you save. It is a very profitable business."

So he forgot his original intention of coming here, and hurriedly found Zhu Tao: "Cousin, how many of these compressed biscuits do you have? I want them all."

Zhu Tao was stunned for a moment and asked.

"What do you want these things for?"

"You don't know, when Lu Zhongheng came back from conquering Liao, Mu Ying is going to fight in Yunnan. As long as you donate biscuits like yours to the imperial court, it will be one of the great achievements. Maybe our fourth-class rich country prince will soon Promoted to first class."

Zhu Tao smiled, shook his head, and said with a smile.

"Even this fourth-class duke thinks my father is too tired. What do you want the first-class one for? But it is a good thing to benefit the country and the people. Since my cousin asks, my younger brother will naturally obey. It's just to make this thing." The technology is quite high-end, and I am afraid that other people in Ming Dynasty will not be able to manufacture it."

Zhu Di nodded, which was expected, and said.

"Then I'll wait for my cousin. You can simplify the manufacturing process of this kind of thing and popularize it. But before the army sets off, can you make me one hundred thousand catties of compressed biscuits first?"

Zhu Tao thought for a while and said.

"One hundred thousand catties is a bit troublesome, but thirty thousand catties can still be done."

Zhu Di was very happy, and gave Zhu Tao a very generous price, and he admired this cousin very much in his heart.

After chatting for a few words, Zhu Di suddenly remembered the mission of this trip and slapped his head.

"Have you seen it? I patronized the new gadgets and forgot the business."

It turned out that Lu Zhongheng from the Liao Dynasty came to the memorial, saying that the horses fed by black beans were particularly energetic, and asked the State Commercial Department to get some more for the front line, and the emperor had already approved it.

Zhu Tao's experimental field happened to have black beans cooked for another season, and they sold another 50 catties to Zhu Di.

Seeing that the most difficult problem was easily solved by Zhu Tao, Zhu Di was very happy, and suddenly remembered another thing.

"Cousin, the steam engine ship, you said that the boiler is too slow to burn, and you need to use Yanchuan stone liquid to refine gasoline. How is the progress now?"

Zhu Tao smiled: "This is a good thing that benefits the military prestige of our Great Ming Navy. The younger brother is naturally interested, but he just wants to increase its speed. Yanchuan Stone Liquid needs to be supplied in large quantities, and there is no shortage of it."

He also told Zhu Di that the raw materials of the steam engine should also be improved, but in order to improve the efficiency of the machine, it is necessary to build a stronger internal combustion engine cylinder, and this kind of cylinder has relatively high requirements for the toughness and hardness of steel.

According to the current smelting technology of Ming Dynasty, it can't be manufactured yet.It is still necessary to build some more advanced smelters, but the current productivity of Zhujiazhuang is still not up to it.

Zhu Di was also interested, and immediately gave a guarantee.

"Tell me, what do you need? I will report it to His Royal Highness Yan Wang for you, and ask him to bring the things you need immediately. I believe that with my cousin's ingenuity, solving these problems is not a problem. I'm just waiting to see your new invention, every time your invention always catches the eyes of the ruling and opposition parties."

A rainbow fart came out. Although Zhu Tao was not dizzy, he was very happy, thinking that this cousin could really talk.

So he said to Zhu Di: "The most important raw material is the Yanchuan stone liquid, and more must be mined. The more the better, we also need to build some factories here to refine this stone liquid."

Zhu Di was quite forthright: "It's up to you to decide what to do. As for what is missing, just tell my cousin that I will be satisfied. I have already sent people to mine the Yanchuan stone liquid, and it will be shipped over in the near future."