Chongzhen Undergraduates

"I'm looking at the stars, how beautiful do you think they are?!" Chen Yuanyuan took the fish, but didn't eat it, still looking up at the sky.

"I had a dream one day, and I dreamed that I was on top of the stars." Zhu Youjian said while gnawing on the fish.

"What is it like on the stars?"

"Actually, the stars are the same as the earth, they are all round."

"What is Earth?"

"The earth is the land under our feet. Because it is round, it is called the earth."

"How can the land be round?"

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At some point, the sitting postures of Chen Yuanyuan and Zhu Youjian changed. They leaned back to each other, looked at the sky, and whispered endlessly.Wang Chengen fell asleep on the reed, and when he woke up, he saw Chen Yuanyuan and Zhu Youjian leaning against each other.Wang Chengen bent over tiptoely, as if afraid of waking them up, slowly drove away the people around them one by one.

"Are you homesick?" Zhu Youjian asked Chen Yuanyuan softly: "In fact, everyone is homesick. I miss home too. My home is too far away, and I may never be able to go back."

"Isn't your home in the Imperial Palace?" Chen Yuanyuan was a little surprised.

"No, my home may be somewhere up there." Zhu Youjian pointed to the sky and continued: "Maybe it's on a certain star, but it's really far away."

"Can I go back to your house with you?" Chen Yuanyuan said softly, shaking her back.

"Are you going back to marry me?" As soon as Zhu Youjian said it, he immediately felt that he wanted to tease the girl a little too fast.

Chen Yuanyuan turned around and stared at Zhu Youjian closely, a little nervous, her mouth seemed to be moving.Zhu Youjian stared at Chen Yuanyuan's big eyes, slowly approached them, and finally put his lips on them.Chen Yuanyuan immediately rushed to see that the stars in the sky were spinning, and she fell down.

When the two people got entangled together, the two bodies kept rolling on the reeds, and slowly, they rolled into a large clump of reeds and disappeared.

Wang Chengen, who was hiding in the distance, smiled softly, and then kept guarding the intersection not far away, and a few unknown birds flew gently over the reeds.

Happiness always passes too fast. People who have been having fun all night soon end the night, and the day arrives as scheduled.It's going to be another busy day.

When the sun was rising high, Zhu Youjian and Chen Yuanyuan slowly got out from the reeds.Chen Yuanyuan blushed with a shy face, while Zhu Youjian was at a loss.Although this physical body is an emperor with many wives, Zhu Youjian himself is an inexperienced young child.

Zhu Youjian, who has just experienced personnel affairs, has not yet fully experienced the feeling of it. How did it dawn?

"Your majesty, are you awake?" Wang Chengen greeted Zhu Youjian with a face that I know well.

"Well, I'm awake. By the way, how is the four-wheeled vehicle made?" Zhu Youjian was a little embarrassed. He only found out now that Wang Chengen must have been peeping last night.He has the feeling of being surrounded by others while doing things by himself.It's weird to think about it, didn't the ancient emperors have privacy?Do you like being watched and commented on while doing business?It's not that I'm writing novels, but I also like to share my experiences with you.

"The 230 two-wheeled carriages have all been transformed into four-wheeled carriages, but these carriages are still only enough to transport supplies. If you want to take people, it will take a day to build enough."

"Are there enough horses?"

"The horses are completely enough. Although the previous two-wheeled carriage was a horse-drawn carriage, it didn't pull much. Now it is all changed to a four-wheeled carriage, which reduces the number of horses used."

"That's good. Let's wait here for another day. Let the craftsmen persist for another day today. Let's continue on our way tonight. When the carriage is built, let the craftsmen rest in the car. I will pass on the word of mouth, and each craftsman will be rewarded with two silver coins." two."

"The old slave will do it now. It's just that the old slave wants to ask Long Live, what is the protocol for Miss Chen?"

"Girlfriend!"

"Female~friend~friend?" What is this noun?Wang Chengen didn't understand at all.

"Oh, it's my unmarried partner."

"There are many unmarried partners of the emperor. Most of the women in the world are the unmarried partners of the emperor."

"I'm dizzy! What it was before is what it is now. Get out~!" Zhu Youjian almost missed Wang Chengen's ass with his kick, but fortunately he ran fast.Wang Chengen has also learned to be cunning now, as long as he senses that Zhu Youjian's tone is wrong, he will run away like a jerk.

"Haha." Chen Yuanyuan laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist: "You don't look like an emperor at all! I laughed so hard."

"What about the emperor?"

"The emperor should reward me immediately, what kind of concubine, noble concubine, Zhaoyi, talented person or something. You have made me a beauty before."

"That's right! I'll make you my girlfriend now, is that okay?"

"My concubine, thank you Lord Long En."

Chapter 28: Math Lessons for the Princess

When night fell, the bugles of each camp came up one after another, and the originally peaceful camp became lively.

Hundreds of carriages lined up neatly in a long row. Every twelve carriages formed a small group, and every five small groups formed a squadron. A small flag was planted on the first cart of each team, and every The last car of the squadron planted a large flag.All personnel are divided by function.

All the warriors rode alone, with distinctive armor and majesty, guarding the front, back, left, and right sides of the convoy.The reservists are mainly responsible for organizing along the way, setting up camps, driving carriages and other trivial matters.The women, children, old and weak walked at the front of the convoy, the supplies were in the middle, and the craftsman camp was at the back.All the members ride horses or cars, and no one walks. It can be said that it is a quasi-mechanized march in this era.

Every fifty miles the convoy traveled, there was a pathfinder soldier sent out to lead the way. Along the way, there was a flat river, and the team moved very fast.The large troops marched at night and rested during the day; the artisan battalion was divided into two shifts, one was responsible for repairing damaged vehicles at night, and the other was responsible for building new four-wheeled carriages during the day.

Because there are enough mules and new vehicles are added along the way, the convoy is getting longer and faster.The previously crowded vehicles slowly became looser and looser.

When they arrived near Dezhou three days later, the entire convoy already had nearly [-] four-wheeled carriages, and there were even multi-functional auxiliary vehicles such as dining carts, medical carts, and water supply carts.

After hearing the report, Zhu Youjian was very curious about how these craftsmen invented such a multifunctional vehicle.He came to the food cart and took a look. This so-called food cart was somewhat similar to the multifunctional food carts of street vendors in later generations. It was a small stove with a pot on it and a small operating table inside.And the stove is still the briquette stove that Zhu Youjian built before, but there is no coal along the road, and charcoal is burned.

Not to mention that this kind of car can provide food for tens of thousands of people, it would take an hour to prepare a meal for him.Out of the spirit of encouraging invention and creation, Zhu Youjian still praised the inventor emphatically, and rewarded him with a tael of silver and a handwritten certificate.The other so-called multi-purpose vehicles were similar, and each of Zhu Youjian was given a tael of silver and a certificate of award.

From a distance, Dezhou is already within sight, and the flag of Ming Dynasty has been flying above the city gate of Dezhou. Obviously, this Dezhou has returned to the rule of Ming Dynasty.

"There is no news about Zhang Han?" Zhu Youjian asked Wang Chengen beside him. Zhang Han was specially sent to Dezhou to pass the decree.As a prophet, Zhu Youjian had long known about the flag change in Dezhou, but he also knew that the flag change in Shandong was not well-known, and he surrendered to Houjin in a short time.

Zhang Han was sent to Dezhou in the name of the prince.The so-called decree passed was also the will of the prince, and it was not passed on in the name of Emperor Chongzhen.

In the past few days, this rule has been repeatedly emphasized by Zhu Youjian, and no one is allowed to call him emperor publicly now.When going south, his identity must be kept strictly confidential.The team must always march in the name of the prince going south.

At first, many people didn't understand, and even had some resistance. Most of them had the intention of pleasing Zhu Youjian. After knowing that Zhu Youjian scolded a nobleman face to face, this kind of atmosphere slowly stopped.Now, almost everyone calls Zhu Youjian Brigadier Zhu, and Zhu Youjian himself puts on his mask again.

"Zhang Han hasn't come out yet, but he sent someone out to deliver a message. It is said that the city of Dezhou is still discussing the matter of welcoming the prince." Wang Chengen is also very strange. It is said that the prince has already arrived at the gate of the city, but the city of Dezhou does not say Come out of the city to welcome them, at least you have to open the city gate. Why is the city gate still tightly closed? How can there be such a reason.

"Hehe, they don't welcome us at all." Early in the morning, after another night of driving, Zhu Youjian yawned profusely.

His attitude towards Dezhou City is indifferent. From the capital to here, the road along the road can be said to be extremely desolate.It stands to reason that this is also a plain area, but there are few signs of barrenness.The reason is that since the early years of Chongzhen, the later Jin Dynasty entered the customs many times and plundered, coupled with the continuous drought in the north during the Little Ice Age, and the Kongyoude Rebellion in Shandong.

Throughout Hebei, a large number of people were plundered, and a large amount of land was reduced or even abandoned.A batch was captured, a batch were starved to death, and the rest who were able to escape probably all fled.The situation in Shandong is no exception. Today's Shandong is not the Shandong of later generations. The population here is small, the economy is depressed, and it is impossible to support normal social activities.

"Squeak! | Dezhou City finally opened a crack, and a man ran out on a horse. Zhu Youjian looked at it from a distance, and Zhang Han ran over angrily.

"General, those gentlemen in Texas don't intend to let us enter the city at all. They say they can't confirm the real identity of the prince, so they don't intend to admit it. They just let us leave quickly."

"Hehe, Wang Chengen, don't be angry. If you don't go in, you won't go in, but since you're here, you can still do some business. You can go to Wu Ganlai and ask him to make a list of purchasing materials, so that people can go in and talk to them , see if you can sell us something. Be sure to explain that you are buying, and give us money."

"I'm afraid they will be blinded by the money." Zhang Han interjected.

"Your boy is right. If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about it. In this way, we will gather all the soldiers under the city and set up a rule for them to see. Don't think we are easy to bully." Zhu Youjian was also afraid that someone would beat him The idea of ​​the convoy was that it insisted not to use water transport before. First, the water transport in the north was basically paralyzed, and second, it was afraid that someone would move their minds.The silver is in the carriage, and you can run if you say it.If the silver is on board, it is not something that can be easily escaped.