Chongzhen Undergraduates
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Now that Song Yingxing and the others have moved here, since they were passing by, Zhu Youjian would of course stop by the shore to have a look.This is called inspection work.
With no heavy tasks, and going to Nanjing to be a grader again, Song Yingxing's complexion improved a lot, and the dark skin on his face faded cleanly, showing a fair face instead.
His elder brother Song Yingsheng became the governor of Yingtian Mansion, and by the way, put Taiping Mansion under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Mansion.And it is only sixty miles from Taiping Mansion to Jiangjun Mountain. Since the formation of the engineering corps, these people have been building a new official road.At present, the foundation part of this road is almost completed, and it is waiting for the reinforcement to come out to pour the concrete pavement.
"Your Majesty, it's not a problem for me to be idle all day, you have to find something for me to do." Seeing Zhu Youjian, Song Yingxing began to complain that he was too idle.
"This mint is not busy enough for you?" The officials in Nanjing thought that Zhu Youjian's new coins were made in the inner government. In fact, the real mint was hidden in this ravine in Taiping Prefecture.
Only an expert like Song Yingxing can accurately control the metal formula.In other words, all of Zhu Youjian's gold and silver were transferred here.
"The mint can be taken care of by just anyone. I still want to practice steel." Song Yingxing obviously felt that this matter was too boring, and it was not enough for him to toss about. Willing to indulge in technology itself.
"It's very easy to make steel. Tell me what are the difficulties here first?" Zhu Youjian looked at the factory area, which seemed to be not too large, and it was far from the steel base he imagined.
"There are too many difficulties. One is that there is not enough coal, and the other is that there is not enough ore. When the blast furnace is erected, the coal and ore transported here will not be enough for the steelmaking furnace for [-] days."
"Hehe." Zhu Youjian could only laugh dryly.Using the mining technology of this era to meet the consumption of the blast furnace may never be enough to swallow it.
"When you practice the steel, these things will be resolved slowly."
"Really?"
"Of course, laying tracks to transport the ore!" Zhu Youjian looked around, and he only saw that the miners were still carrying the ore from a long distance on their shoulders.
"Orbit? What's it like?" Song Yingxing immediately regained his energy when he heard this.Zhu Youjian drew a rough outline, and this guy snatched it away.
"Wonderful! It's just that the cost is a bit high. It's better to use criminals to carry it, and just take care of the food." Song Yingxing's old habit of being stingy has happened again.
"Do you want more ore, or do you want to save money?" Zhu Youjian gave him a white look. This little old man is really a person who knows how to live.
"I want free ore like a mountain."
"I will have it when I dream at night." Zhu Youjian didn't bother to tease, and waved his hand behind him. A team of 20 people and a pile of huge wooden boxes were carried over.
"This is what you want. I squeezed it out for you from Fang Yizhi."
"What good stuff?" Song Yingxing folded the blueprints, and ran to the box in a few steps, beating to take them apart.
"The power machine you want, [-] of them will be able to install and maintain it. As for the specific components used, you need to solve it yourself. The mechanical team has no time to help you tinker."
The steam engine is only a power source, and if it is to be used in specific production, it needs corresponding machinery.If you want to myth it, you can write that it was built in the first month, and the machinery was flying all over the sky in the second month.Of course this is impossible.
"The emperor underestimated me. Among my apprentices, there is no shortage of good craftsmen. Hehe!" Zhu Youjian forgot that this guy has been famous for a long time, and there is indeed no shortage of apprentices.
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When the fleet arrived in Wuchang, Zhu Youjian almost didn't recognize the scene in front of him.
Wuchang City has been restored, and the shacks in the city have been turned into mud-tile houses one by one, arranged in an orderly manner along the streets.A group of children crawled all over the street, all kinds of cooking smoke lingered, and the breath of life could be seen everywhere.
The only regret is that there is a lack of commercial atmosphere, there are no shops on the street, only a few shopkeepers are walking and shouting with their burdens.It seems that it will take some time to restore the prosperity of the past.
Du Yinxi greeted him at the gate of the city in a hurry, there were not too many servants and subordinates around him.Zhu Youjian only saw two or three followers wearing muddy clothes and shoes, and each of them looked a little tired.
"What is Aiqing doing? Why is she covered in mud?" Zhu Youjian was very curious. As a high-ranking official, this outfit can be regarded as embarrassing.
"There are no vegetable farmers in the city, so I grow some vegetables myself to improve my food. Just now, I was planting vegetables behind the yamen." Du Yinxi saluted and explained.
After looking at the situation in Wuchang City, Zhu Youjian probably understood Du Yinxi's approach, which is very rare.
"Let's go, I'm a little hungry. Let's go to your Wuchang Yamen for lunch today." After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he was about to take the lead and walk towards the city.
"Your Majesty, there is no cook in the government office. I'm afraid I can't entertain you. Please go to the military camp outside the city to settle down." Du Yinxi was a little nervous, and quickly stopped Zhu Youjian.
What's the meaning?Zhu Youjian was confused. The emperor traveled, and wherever he went, the local officials would rush to entertain him.A strange thing happened today, and someone kicked him out.
"I don't eat any delicacies from mountains and seas. You don't have a cook. I can do it myself. Is that okay?" Zhu Youjian insisted on going, and it was not easy for Du Yinxi to stop him, so he quickly gave the people around him a wink.
When Zhu Youjian arrived at the yamen with Ji Biao and his entourage, he realized that the governor's yamen in Wuchang was just a big thatched shed.Even the houses built by the common people next to the yamen are better than this.
"I remember that the original yamen in Wuchang hasn't been burned down yet. How did it break down like this?" Zhu Youjian was a little unhappy. After all, it was the yamen of a province, the minimum project for face.If it is done like this, the common people will not be in awe when they come to file a lawsuit.
"Wuchang is difficult now, and it won't be too late to repair the Yamen after a while." Du Yinxi didn't care, and led the emperor into the house.
The room looked very dark, there was not enough light, and there were some small window holes all around, not even a wooden window was installed.The commonly used symbolic items inside are complete, such as ceremonial guards, vindictive drums, etc., but the table that the official sits on is a bit small, about as long as two desks in later generations.There is actually only a wooden stool behind the desk, which is the simplest kind.
The yamen is so poor, Zhu Youjian didn't say anything, it was a bit horrible anyway.He turned around and walked towards the backyard, guessing that today's meal might really be done by himself.
When I came to the kitchen in the backyard, the first thing I saw were two huge marching pots, which were placed on two separate large stoves. Except for two large shovels, there were almost no other cooking utensils.Baskets were placed on a long row of shelves, and the baskets were filled with some radish leaves and poor-quality yams and radishes.
Zhu Youjian frowned, how could he display his cooking skills?This is the pot used in the canteen, he can't use it.
"My lord, I borrowed the pot and the stove, and bought some rivers..." A man dressed as a government official ran in, carrying two bamboo baskets and some belongings.When the yamen servant saw a stranger there, he immediately shut up and dared not speak.
Zhu Youjian has probably already understood Du Yinxi's daily life, and this is a person who is better at living.For three meals a day, Du Yinxi probably huddles with the people in the yamen to eat big pot meals.
"Come on, let me see what's delicious." Zhu Youjian went to the yamen servant, took two bamboo baskets, and looked inside.
Half a basket of fat loach and four or five Wuchang fish weighing half a catty turned out, and another basket was actually a basket of hairy crabs.
"It's fine, it's all delicious." Zhu Youjian rejoiced, if these things were kept in later generations, they would definitely not be cheap.The hairy crab alone weighs ten or twenty catties.
"Where did you buy it?" Zhu Youjian asked while picking out the crab. According to his four-year university experience in Wuhan, the crab came from Liangzihu.
"The fish are bought from the riverside, and the crabs are from Liangzi Lake." The yamen servant replied tremblingly, seeing that Du Yinxi's face was a little dark.
"How much?" Zhu Youjian became interested. Eating hairy crabs in later generations is not cheap.
"It cost five copper coins in total." The yamen servant glanced at Du Yinxi and said tremblingly.
"How much?" Zhu Youjian couldn't believe his ears.
Du Yinxi stared, the yamen servant plopped and knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "My lord, the little ones forgot to bargain. These should only be worth four copper coins. The little ones should die, the little ones should die."
"It's a tael of silver. I'll trouble you to make another trip. As long as it's crabs from Liangzi Lake, pick the big ones, as much as you have. If you have any, buy some meat."
Zhu Youjian went crazy, and asked Ji Biao directly for a tael of silver, and he wanted to have a good crab feast.
Chapter 241: The Complicated Situation in Hubei
Seeing Zhu Youjian happily cleaning the crabs, the meal at noon must be hopeless, and everyone can only hope that dinner can be eaten earlier.
Zhu Youjian's speed was pretty good, and with the help of Du Yinxi and a few others, he managed to organize a banquet of three or 40 people before the sun set.
Braised Wuchang fish in brown sauce, braised loach soup with old cucumber, braised pork with radish, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and a steamed hairy crab, standard four dishes and one soup.The staple food is the famous "gold-wrapped silver" rice, which is steamed with grains and rice, commonly known as "gold-wrapped silver".
"Eat them all!" Zhu Youjian took the lead in hugging five or six big crabs, and "cracked" the crab shells, revealing the tender yellow crab roe.The yamen servant later only bought a basket of big crabs, and the rest of the money was spent on meat.
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