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With so many troops stationed in a place that is not the main food producing area, it would be strange if nothing happened.

"I heard that people in northern Shaanxi love to sing, can you sing one for me?" Zhu Youjian saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he changed the subject.

"It's really impossible. We have been away from home for many years, and we have long forgotten our accent." Li Guo smiled awkwardly.

"Then let me sing a song from your northern Shaanxi. If you sing well, give me a round of applause." After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he raised his voice and roared: "Sheep belly, handkerchief, three daodaolan, let's meet It’s easy to face to face, but difficult to talk”

As soon as Zhu Youjian opened his mouth, a smell of northern Shaanxi immediately filled the field. Li Guo was sure that this was a song from northern Shaanxi, but the meaning of the lyrics did not match that of northern Shaanxi at all. How can there be any three ways?

Zhu Youjian and the others didn't go fast all the way. The main reason was that after arriving in Hancheng, it started to rain and the heavy snow was disturbing.If it weren't for Zhu Youjian's insistence on traveling, such a world would not be suitable for traveling.

After visiting Sima Qian's tomb, Zhu Youjian specially summoned local officials in Baishui, Heyang, Chengcheng, and Yichuan to inquire about the recovery of production in these counties.The reason why Zhu Youjian stayed in Hancheng specially was mainly because of the Northern Shaanxi Uprising that year, and Baishui was the earliest outbreak point.At that time, Wang Er resisted the rent and rose up, setting off a vigorous uprising in northern Shaanxi in the late Ming Dynasty. Only then did there be millions of bandits and disasters in several provinces.

"I can tell you with certainty now that the days when the people in northern Shaanxi depended on farming yields will soon be a thing of the past. Right under your feet, it extends all the way to Yulin, and the bottom is full of black coal, which is still the best in the world. Charcoal. These things are not only needed by the imperial court, but also by the whole world in the future."

As an emperor, when visiting a place in person, it cannot be said that he does not bring auspiciousness with him.If it was in ancient times, when the emperor went to a place, he might bring good seeds, or preferential policies such as tax cuts.Therefore, in many places in China, the emperor has always been here as a capital to show off, but it is actually a kind of nostalgia for the beautiful things of the local people.

Zhu Youjian came to northern Shaanxi in person, what can he bring with him?White steamed buns or food?Of course not.

The emperor was right. It is unreliable to expect to grow food in northern Shaanxi, but northern Shaanxi is a place rich in resources, so Zhu Youjian brought the news that the imperial court was planning to develop northern Shaanxi. To a certain extent, it also appeases the hearts of the people in this area.

The snow is thickly covering the endless plateau, the white is the land, the black is the loess cliff, and between white and black, there is absolutely no other color.The plateau is very quiet, and anyone who is quiet is afraid that the noise will break the tranquility here.

"The scenery of the northern country is covered with ice for thousands of miles, and the snow is drifting for thousands of miles. Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there is nothing but wildness; up and down the river, it suddenly loses its torrential flow." Zhu Youjian pretended to light a cigarette and held it between his fingers, wearing a thick padded jacket domineering When Si Leu was standing on a pile of loess reciting a poem, Xia Wanchun was completely stunned by the artistic conception of the poem.

"Hurry up, write it down quickly, and send someone to send a copy to the Daming Daily." Zhou Peigong, who had gradually adapted to the working state, immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity to flatter the emperor.

Chapter 654: The emperor's life treatment

Yanchang County is a county, but it is not big enough for a larger town in the south of the Yangtze River.The city wall here has long been dilapidated, and it looks very much like a soil fence of a landlord's house, and the west gate of Yanchang County is a moon gate erected in the middle of the soil fence.

This place is indeed poor, so poor that the streets are full of dilapidated, dirty children playing and playing, this is because of the popularity that appeared after encouraging births.There is no need for outsiders to talk too much, the eyes of the people here are already filled with the life obsession of giving birth to a baby and herding sheep.

The fact that the imperial court can send a drilling team over here has become a major attraction here. Lazy people and children who have nothing to do every day must watch the drilling team for a few hours. In addition to doing this, I am afraid that the rest is to see which mother-in-law steals a man.

Hearing that the emperor is coming, the county will naturally have to clean it up. For this reason, the province has specially allocated some money and food, and wants Yan Yan to decorate the appearance, so that the emperor will not feel too sad after seeing it.The current magistrate of Yanchang is Zhang Sanyi, a native of Hanyang, Hubei (1649, the sixth year of Shunzhi, as the magistrate of Yanchang. Historical materials).

As the first batch of specially trained cadres sent by the imperial court to go north after the pacification of Shaanxi, Zhang Sanyi has a good personality but mediocre political achievements. This cannot be blamed on him, it is entirely because the place is too poor.Along with him, Shu Chang, the deputy county magistrate of Wukang, Zhejiang Province (Shu Chang, Jinshi of Wukang, Zhejiang Province, served as magistrate of Yanchang County in 1659. After the Bingxiu, there was a flood again, and the population of Yanchang decreased sharply. During Shu's ten years in office, he repaired city walls, government offices, warehouses, and established schools. Later, he was promoted to the magistrate of Yunnan. The people thought of his kindness, and a monument was erected in the county's Town God's Temple.)

It was very cold this day, the north wind was blowing outside, the county town was very quiet, but the officials in the county government were constantly busy, and batches of materials were constantly being transported into the warehouse of the county government, and they were piled up all over the place. Neatly.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have collected enough fine grains, but there is still a slight shortage of meat. Please support me like the Yan'an Mansion." Shu Chang was wearing a coarse cotton padded coat, covered in dust, reporting work to the county magistrate .

"I'm afraid it's too late. The drilling team has been living here for more than half a year, and almost all the live pigs from the surrounding counties have been bought to fill their stomachs. How can there be pork?" Zhang Sanyi shook his head sadly.

"Then there is only beef and mutton, but I heard that the emperor likes to eat pork. And this time the followers are all from Jiangnan, so I'm afraid I won't be used to eating beef and mutton all the time." Shu Chang said.In fact, northern Shaanxi does not lack meat, but lacks vegetables. Because of its proximity to Hetao, the supply of beef and mutton is abundant.However, there is not so much pork, and the locals are used to raising sheep.But just like what Zhang Sanyi said, these drilling crews are also from the south. They only ate fresh cattle and sheep at the beginning. After a long time, they clamored to supply pork, and almost slaughtered all the pigs in the surrounding villages. .

"Who said you can only eat pork, the emperor is not picky eaters, sheep and scorpions also like to eat." While the two parents were arguing, four or five people walked in from outside. They were also wearing sheepskin jackets unique to northern Shaanxi. In a flash, he broke into the county office.

"Who are you? Don't talk nonsense here." Shu Chang looked a little annoyed when he saw that he didn't know anyone.Yanchang County is not big, and there is no one he doesn't know in the entire county. If a stranger comes from another place, he will recognize it at a glance.

"Guests don't need to be angry, I'm the county magistrate of Yanchang, I don't know what the guests are doing here?" Zhang San disagreed that the tone of these people in front of him was not like ordinary people, so he was a little bit more careful. Maybe it was sent by the emperor's guard of honor to stand in the front.

"I have seen the county magistrate, we are the advance special agent team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the emperor's will, we are here to accept the supply of supplies here. This is my warrant." The visitor said as he handed over a document.

As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, no matter how careful he was, he would have a set of corresponding rules of life.For example, for eating, Zhu Youjian's chef must be fixed. If he goes to a certain place to attend a certain banquet, the working group in charge of catering will arrive in advance and explain some details, such as what Zhu Youjian doesn't like to eat, Can't eat anything and so on.

Another example is the menu. The emperor's daily menu decisions cannot be repeated.Of course, this does not mean that you have to eat hundreds of dishes for a meal like Cixi, which is extravagant and wasteful.The emperor's menu is not repeated, and it needs to be reported temporarily. The purpose is to prevent some people from taking advantage of it and prevent it from happening.

In addition, the remaining dishes that the emperor ate locally must be sealed up for at least three days. Who made the dish and who presented it, the responsibility must be clarified. In case anything happens, All must be able to find the specific person in charge at the first time.

These are the treatment that the emperor should have, and it is a work attitude to ensure safety.

"My lord, do you think we have prepared enough for these things?" Zhang Sanyi didn't dare to be negligent when he heard that the other party was a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and immediately took these people to check the supplies they had prepared for the upcoming emperor.

"Here, here, and here, take them all away! Long Live God doesn't need these things." As soon as the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs entered the warehouse, they first cleared out more than half of the good things specially prepared by Yan Yan and Yan'an Mansion, but some of the most Ordinary supplies stayed.

"In addition, sir, please prepare some fresh fish, cattle and sheep, which can be kept in the backyard." This is the only request made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Looking at a pile of good things, the two parents were really puzzled. They didn't know the emperor's habits, and they didn't like to talk too much. But after looking at the rest of the warehouse, they couldn't find anything special. Apart from rice noodles, there were more It is actually coarse grains from northern Shaanxi.According to their previous thinking, these coarse grains are at most used for making some special snacks for the emperor, and where will they be the main food supply.

Zhu Youjian's extended days were incomparable to those in Nanjing, and it could even be said to be much more luxurious than Nanjing, because his first meal in the extended period was steamed buns in mutton soup, which he ate heartily.

The soup is lamb soup. The pink and tender mutton trembles between the chopsticks, and the tender green shallots and green garlic sprouts float on the surface of the soup.People can't stop; the buns are yellow buns, made by a local old lady. The slightly sweet and sour taste is just right, and the entrance is only a little rough, but it has a special taste in the mouth.

"Comfortable, I haven't eaten such delicious mutton soup for a long time." Zhu Youjian ate two bowls in a row. This is already the limit of the emperor's food. , eat mutton soup every day.

Looking at the happy expression of the emperor, Zhang Sanyi and Shu Chang were all surprised, because all the good things they prepared carefully were rewarded by the emperor to the drilling team.

Chapter 655: North of Shaanxi is Hetao

Why must the first well be drilled in Yanchang?Why not drill in Daqing?

This question is easy to answer because the extended well is very shallow.In Chinese ancient books and materials, there are records about Yanchang Youyou from the Han Dynasty to Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan" in the Song Dynasty.Of course, the 80-meter well is much shallower than the 1000-meter well in Daqing.Daming, do you have the technology to drill wells with a depth of 1000 meters?No.

Not all oil is black, just like extending the well, the crude oil pumped out is brown, with a strong pungent smell, a bit smelly.

However, when everyone saw that Zhu Youjian actually reached into the oil storage tank and stirred vigorously for several times, everyone's expressions were dull. What is this shit?Is it really more expensive than gold?

Since the legend of the black ground oil that is more expensive than gold appeared in northern Shaanxi, it has become more and more evil in places other than northern Shaanxi. Only the people in northern Shaanxi themselves have not felt that this stuff has any effect.People in Yanchang County even sniffed at it. Some of them had already used this thing to light a lamp, and they concluded that it was not easy to burn at all. In addition to not having enough light, there was also a puff of black smoke that made people cry.

"Hahaha, wind lanterns and candles can finally appear." Zhu Youjian looked at the viscous stock solution, and the first thing he thought of was not any high-tech products, but the simplest lighting tools.

Yes, the presence of oil does not mean that the internal combustion engine will appear in the short term.In fact, the most practical and quickest way to get crude oil is lighting.Lighted with gasoline and kerosene, lighted with candles.

What are the candles used by the court and nobles in Ming Dynasty?It's beeswax.The biggest inconvenience of this kind of candle is that the wick needs to be cut frequently.With the development of the fishing industry, it is now popular in the south to make candles with whale oil, which is brighter than beeswax.But whale oil candles cannot enter the homes of ordinary people after all, not to mention the use of lighting in some industrial production.

Don't underestimate the progress of this little lighting technology, in fact, it can greatly extend the working hours of ordinary people.

"Your Majesty, what is the Fengdeng of Enraged Death?" Xia Wanchun didn't quite understand what Zhu Youjian was talking about, but this kid was easy to ask, and he could always absorb a lot of knowledge.

"Send five hundred li urgently, pass on my word of mouth, let Fang quickly dispatch a group of chemical technicians. I want to set up the first petroleum research institute in Yan'an Prefecture." With crude oil, of course we must study the use of petroleum.The most direct refining of petroleum is distillation, which separates various oils.Among them, the most important ones are the kerosene and paraffin for lighting that Zhu Youjian needs.

"Your Majesty, you smoke." Just when Zhu Youjian was in high spirits, Nalan Mingzhu took out a cigarette and struck a match.

"噗!" Suddenly, the flame ran along Mingzhu's fingertips, and then shot up to his scalp. Immediately afterwards, a blue flame ignited his eyebrows and hair, and Mingzhu hadn't figured it out yet. what's going on.

The two guards kicked him away from Zhu Youjian's side, but it was still a step too late. The oil and gas had been ignited, and the flames quickly burned the entire oil pool. When he realized it, a guard stood in front of him and threw him to the ground.

Mingzhu only felt that the top of his head was on fire, and then the cotton coat on his body was also on fire. He kept flailing, trying to put out the fire, but the more the fire on his body burned, it was difficult to extinguish.

"Hurry up and catch the assassin, don't let Mingzhu escape." Somebody shouted, and seven or eight big men threw themselves on Mingzhu's body.Fortunately, someone rushed over, otherwise Mingzhu would have been burned and lost her shape.Several guards on the periphery were about to put out the fire with buckets, but before they could enter, they were stopped by Zhu Youjian who had already stood up.

"Forget it, it can't be extinguished. Alas! It's a pity that the pool is so oily." Although Zhu Youjian was fine, his face was still red from the smoke, with a little black in the red.

"Boy, you are finally in my hands today, what else can I say?" Xia Wanchun held Mingzhu's collar with one hand, and stared at him with murderous eyes.Mingzhu was terrified, snot and tears flowed all over his face, he was terrified, his mouth kept choking, but he couldn't explain it.

Zhu Youjian didn't kill Mingzhu after all, but the impact on Mingzhu's heart completely changed him.So that later, Mingzhu desperately studied the characteristics of oil, which promoted the development of Daming's oil industry.