Chongzhen Undergraduates

"I just don't want to be a useless person. You all have things to do now, but I can't do anything by myself. I just want to learn something useful. In addition, I don't want to stay in the crowd. Many people use strange eyes Look at me, it makes me uncomfortable. I want to go to you and become a nun. Father, what do you think I can learn?" Jiu'er was very disappointed, obviously the performance just now did not satisfy her.

"I thought of something for you, maybe you can do it. But, this thing has a bad reputation, I'm afraid you will give up halfway." After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he stared at Jiu'er seriously.Chen Yuanyuan pricked up her ears and listened, what could be wrong with a girl's family?

"I am willing, as long as I can learn, I am definitely willing." Jiu'er looked forward to it again.

"Well, let's make a deal, you are not allowed to give up halfway! As long as you study hard, the emperor will teach you personally. As for whether you become a nun or not, I don't think it matters, or you can wear nun's clothes without shaving, and no one will help you." I'll laugh at you." Zhu Youjian's words aroused the curiosity of the people around him, what could the emperor himself teach?And the emperor is so generous that he would casually agree to a princess to be a nun?

"Wu Ganlai, who is the chief accountant now? Help me call over here." As soon as Zhu Youjian finished speaking, the people around him didn't know what to say, why did you call the accountant?Could it be that the princess should learn how to settle accounts?

After a while, a small official with a plan came to him, knelt on the ground and said, "Report to the emperor, the villain Li Erhe pays his respects."

"Get up, make your abacus and show it to the princess." After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Li Erhe started to make his abacus, dazzled by his abacus.

"Hey, this is fun." Jiu'er was a little happy. Although many people know how to make plans, there are only a few who can play like Li Erhe and play tricks.

"You learn this, but it's not about playing tricks, but learn the simplest ones first, and then come to me. In addition, these two bodyguards will belong to you in the future. They will follow you, wherever you go, they will go." Zhu After Youjian finished speaking, he pointed to the two female bodyguards behind him, and said to Jiu'er: "You will soon know that settling accounts is a very important thing. Remember, you must study hard. I am optimistic about you! "

"Your majesty, do you really want the princess to be the accountant?" Chen Yuanyuan was very surprised, she didn't expect Zhu Youjian to be so easy to talk, this was completely different from the emperor she had seen in the palace before.

"What she wants to learn is not the accountant, but economics." Zhu Youjian just gave Jiu'er hope, and the society is thinking about how to teach this daughter simple economics knowledge.With his shallow knowledge of economics as an undergraduate, he can basically deal with the problems of the end of the Ming Dynasty.

"What is economics?" Chen Yuanyuan was very curious when she heard this new term for the first time.

"It's about learning how to manage the fiscal policy of the entire country." Zhu Youjian was absent-minded, and casually perfunctory.

"Ah! The Secretary of the Household Department?!" Chen Yuanyuan felt the surprise brought by Zhu Youjian today. The emperor actually wanted to train his daughter to be the Minister of the Household Department. This is really shocking.

"What do you think, I just want her to be a big boss, and a female boss. Think about how exciting, a capable and serious, and also a very young and beautiful one-armed nun, leading a group of people It's a beautiful scene to negotiate business with businessmen from various countries." Zhu Youjian couldn't help describing the longing picture in his heart.

"Tch! Merchants." Chen Yuanyuan looked contemptuous when he heard this.Just now, economics or something, which seemed to be a high-level term, turned into a lowly businessman in a blink of an eye.

The status of merchants in the Ming Dynasty was very low, especially the social elites, who were ashamed to talk about merchants, and thought it was the smell of copper.In fact, all major businesses are controlled by these people who call themselves literati.They are ashamed of talking about business, but they are brave enough to make money; they are ashamed of the smell of money, but they are exploiting crazily.

"Do you underestimate merchants too? The future era will belong to the era of commerce." Zhu Youjian didn't bother to explain too much to Chen Yuanyuan. It's useless to say too much at this time. Only realistic examples can convince others.

Now that he has decided to teach Jiu'er economics, Zhu Youjian must start preparing for what he wants to do from now on.Zhu Youjian thought for a while, then waved to Wang Chengen and said: "Prepare twenty smart teenagers around 20 years old to train with this princess. Twenty people, half men and half women. Remember, don't publicize this matter. An independent place. Transfer Li Erhe and the two female guards you assigned to me to the princess, and they will report directly to me in the future."

"I've made a note of it. In addition, the person delivering the decree has already left for the south yesterday morning. Yao Hai went to Henan, and Zhang Han went to Dezhou. I don't know if Long Live Lord has any other arrangements?" At present The person Zhu Youjian trusted the most was Wang Chengen. Since Wang Chengen left the capital, he had been collecting the secret sentinels sent by Jinyiwei and Dongchang all along the way, and they had basically resumed their operations.

From a psychological point of view, Zhu Youjian is unwilling to order Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but at this critical juncture, other agencies cannot operate normally, and only this kind of spy agency is the most efficient.

"Where is Hou Jin's striker?"

"It is estimated that Tianming will arrive in the Liuzhuang area. Their main force has already moved westward, and the army is resting in the capital. They have no energy to look south for a while. I heard that Dezhou has changed flags. Lu Shiwei, Zhao Jiding, Li Zanming, Cheng Xianzhen, Xie Bi, Ma Yuan He and others drove away the officials stationed by the Chuang army, appointed Zhu Shuai as the supervisor of the country, and raised the banner of our great Ming."

"Where are we now?"

"I have already passed Bazhou, and I can arrive at Wen'an at noon today."

"It's too slow. If you go on like this, you will be overtaken by Jin Bing soon. The main reason is that we have too few carriages, not enough for everyone to ride, otherwise the speed will be much faster."

Zhu Youjian suddenly remembered what this place is. This is the famous Baiyangdian in later generations, which is the Xiongan New Area.It is the end of the Ming Dynasty, which means Baiyangdian is still a large swamp.In such a large place, the chances of the Tartars chasing it are very small, so it is still possible to find an isolated island to hide for a day or two.

"Let's find a safe place to rest for two days in Baiyangdian, Wen'an, and hurry up to build a four-wheeled carriage, so that everyone can do it. In addition, let Wu Ganlai send people around to buy supplies such as horse mules and fodder. Speed ​​up the journey, you can't walk on your feet."

Chapter 27: Mandarin ducks in Baiyangdian

"When the day arrived at Dian, it was early, and the branches of the swing were reflected in the brilliance of the sun, the reeds swayed, the lotus danced in the wind, the waves were golden, and the shadows sank to the jade. Suddenly a wild duck was startled and flew outside the swing, and it was a little quieter. Well. The boat travels to the depths of the lake, surrounded by dense reeds and grasses, criss-crossed water branches, cranes, nests and puddles, with a panoramic view. Occasionally, the speedboat flies by, and several wild ducks startle away. track."

Being in Baiyangdian, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but think of this ancient text.The scenery in front of me is so beautiful, the waterways in Baiyangdian Lake are vertical and horizontal, the blue reeds can't see the edge at a glance, the clear water is rippling, and it extends to the blue sky in the distance.

"It's so beautiful!" The girls kept shouting and chirping as soon as they jumped off the carriage.

"Father, are we staying here tonight?" Jiu'er coquettishly pulled Zhu Youjian's sleeve, shaking it non-stop.

"Yes, I won't leave today, I will find a campsite here later, so that everyone can have a rest."

"Great, I want to watch the stars and the moon tonight." Jiu'er has lived in the palace since she was a child, and never thought that one day she would go camping in the wild.When I heard that I was going camping tonight, I was as happy as a little girl.

"Today is the fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is no moon to see. Wang Gonggong and Wu Ganlai have already gone to the surrounding markets to buy meat and vegetables. We will all have a good festival here tonight."

Just as they were talking, Wang Chengen and Wu Ganlai walked over with a group of people.Wang Chengen was empty-handed, but Wu Ganlai was not empty-handed, but the accompanying people carried a lot of tattered things on their backs.

"Your Majesty, this place is too poor, and the old slave didn't have any meat. So I managed to bring some wood back, and I had to pick up several unoccupied houses to make it together." Wang Chengen looked helpless, he had just sent out There were several waves of people, but they just couldn't buy pork around.

"I did find them, but they were all fishermen, and they didn't catch much. In the end, I had to buy a few old fishing nets and came back." Wu Ganlai pointed to the fishing nets behind him, which were full of big holes and small eyes. A simple net made of some rags and twine.

"Since we haven't bought anything, why don't we do it ourselves? Anyway, we have a lot of people. It's still early before dark, so let's do it together, okay?" Zhu Youjian is a bit optimistic, he firmly believes that nature will have the greatest effect on people. Thank you, guarding such a large body of water, can't you find delicious food?

"Women and children are all going to dig asparagus. Except for the artisans, the rest of the men are going to fish and shrimp. Let's eat fried bacon with asparagus, grilled fish, and oily prawns tonight."

Following Zhu Youjian's order, the entire water surface boiled, and the scene of thousands of people diving into the water for fishing was very spectacular.In the shallow water, everyone cooperates to block the water and catch shrimps. In the deep water, a group of people are holding hands and driving the fish towards a pond.With bare feet, Wang Chengen slammed the fishing net violently, unexpectedly pulling a net full of large herrings or jumping wildly.

"Old guy, not bad!" Zhu Youjian gave Wang Chengen a thumbs up.

"The old slave used to be a poor child. He did this job decades ago. Hehe." This is the first time Zhu Youjian has seen Wang Chengen smile so happily.

"Your Majesty, look quickly, how beautiful this little fish is." Not far away, Chen Yuanyuan was holding a small finger-long fish and kept showing off.

When Zhu Youjian saw everything in front of him, he felt as if he had passed away. Yesterday, everyone was running for their lives, but today it is really not easy to be so happy.He walked slowly along the edge of the reeds. From crossing to now, he has never felt so comfortable.

"Miss, what do you think the emperor is doing?" Xiaoyu glanced at Zhu Youjian's direction. Everyone else was busy happily, but Zhu Youjian seemed a little absent-minded and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Of course he has his own thoughts." Chen Yuanyuan took a look, gently brushed the loose hair on his forehead, and continued to tease the little fish in his hand.

"Miss, do you like General Wu more or the emperor more?" As Chen Yuanyuan's personal maid, Xiaoyu understands Chen Yuanyuan's thoughts better than anyone else.

"There is one thing, if you want it very much, but you haven't got it, do you like it or don't you like it?"

"I must like it, not only like it, but also I will always miss it!"

Chen Yuanyuan smiled and said, "People say that the less a man chases after a woman, the rarer it is. Actually, it's the same regardless of men and women."

"It turns out that the lady likes the emperor! When you entered the palace for three months, the emperor didn't even touch you. So you always miss the emperor, right?"

"You're the only one who knows a lot about movies, little girl?"

When the sky darkened, a long row of bonfires was lit on the bank of the reeds.Adults and children are surrounded by the bonfire and leaning on the fragrant fish. Not far away, the smell of bacon fried in several large pots has wafted over, and a group of half-grown children are playing hide-and-seek.

Zhu Youjian found a thick rope, tied a handkerchief in the middle, and then called Wu Gan to mutter.As a result, a tug-of-war competition started around the bonfire.

"Come on! Come on!" Zhu Youjian blew the whistle himself, while Chen Yuanyuan and Jiu'er waved their hands aside and shouted.Even the most serious Wu Ganlai grinned.

Wang Chengen was drunk tonight, in fact, each man was only given a small spoonful of wine, but Wang Chengen was still drunk, lying on the thick reed with a red face, smiling like a green onion.

In the tug-of-war competition, the artisan team finally won the victory and won a certificate written by Zhu Youjian himself.Immediately afterwards, Zhu Youjian arranged cockfighting competitions, arm wrestling competitions, etc. The excited crowd continued to make noise until late at night before slowly dissipating.The campfire was full of sleeping people, and the sky was full of shining stars.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Zhu Youjian came to Chen Yuanyuan's side, and handed a fish that he grilled himself to Chen Yuanyuan.