Zhang Zhou’s words made Queen Mother Zhou look unhappy.
On the other hand, Queen Zhang looked over with a bit of confusion. Apparently she did not expect that Zhang Zhou would stand on the same ground as her.
Zhu Youtang used Zhang Zhou's words as an introduction, and immediately felt confident, saying, "Emperor Grandma, the Lin family's girls are good at learning, so you don't need to say much, and you shouldn't bother with these common things. The grandson is here to have dinner with you."
"Bingkuan, please stay too," Queen Mother Zhou suggested.
Zhang Zhou stood up and said, "I have other things to do, so I don't want to disturb you. Thank you to the Empress Dowager for your kindness. I will leave now."
Zhu Youtang gave Zhang Zhou a wink. , probably to remind Zhang Zhou to just follow what he said before.
When Zhang Zhou came out of Qingning Palace, he did not leave the palace. Instead, he followed Xiao Jing to Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang asked him to enter the palace this time with the intention of letting him see the Feng Shui of Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace.
The emperor admired Taoism too much, and now he didn’t want to leave things to outsiders, so he had to let Zhang Zhou come.
"Mr. Zhang, did you understand what the Empress Dowager said earlier?"
Xiao Jing accompanied Zhang Zhou and asked as if to test him on the way.
Zhang Zhou said, "Eunuch Xiao should understand better than me. The Empress Dowager wants your Majesty to have a concubine, right?"
Xiao Jing smiled and asked, "What do you think about the daughter of the Lin family?" , how about it?"
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, I have already told you that it may involve the old lady getting a concubine for her grandson, but you still dare to continue asking, you are very courageous.
"If Eunuch Xiao is asking His Majesty about the candidate for his concubine, I think she is not suitable." Zhang Zhou gave another very direct answer.
Xiao Jing was surprised and said "Why"
Obviously, when Xiao Jing thought about it, Lin Yi came from a famous family, was well-educated and good-looking, and now he was even good at poetry, which should be what men dream of. How could the marriage partner not be suitable for entering the palace?
Zhang Zhou said, "Eunuch Xiao, are you curious yourself, or are you asking for someone else?"
"Ah, sir, please don't misunderstand me. I want to ask, but our family will not leak it to anyone."
Xiao Jing also had cold sweat on his head.
Previously, I had always felt that I was the one close to the emperor, and I felt that Zhang Zhou would prevent himself from leaking the matter to the emperor or the palace people.
Now he realized that Zhang Zhou might actually inform the emperor about some of the topics he discussed with Zhang Zhou.
Let him walk around without food.
That moment and this moment.
Zhang Zhou said, "Whether His Majesty wants to accept a concubine or who he wants to accept as a concubine has nothing to do with me, and I will not make any rash comments. Eunuch Xiao, don't worry too much."
Zhang Zhou doesn’t know what kind of person Zhu Youtang likes
Of course he does.
Lin Yi, a ladylike lady with a bit of bookishness, is notWill take advantage of Zhu Youtang's wishes.
In Zhang Zhou’s opinion, Zhu Youtang’s favorite type of Taoist nun should be a Taoist nun who can do “magic”. She knows astronomy and geography, especially Taoist affairs, and can talk about everything. Have a fasting festival, or practice in seclusion, bring the emperor in and practice together, and then
just figure it out on your own.
Zhang Zhou knew not to tell anyone about this kind of thing.
He knows that achieving this condition is a bit nonsense, but it is the most effective method.
Anyway, no one is telling Zhu Youtang to get a concubine right now. Zhang Zhou feels that this is not the focus of his focus at the moment. Zhu Youtang can’t do it himself, so giving him ten Taoist nuns will be useless.
After lunch.
Zhu Youtang said goodbye to his wife and children and returned to the palace respectively. Zhu Youtang rushed to Qianqing Palace by himself.
When Zhu Youtang arrived, Zhang Zhou had been waiting in the Qianqing Palace for half an hour.
"Your Majesty." Zhang Zhou stood up.
Zhu Youtang said apologetically, "I'm neglecting you by not letting you eat in Qingning Palace today. But after all, we are sharing the same table with the imperial grandmother. If it were just me, the queen, and the prince, it wouldn't matter." So many worries."
Zhang Zhouyi heard that it means that I can still have dinner with your family in the future
Forget it
You can give it to me alone. Food, I feel honored.
"Your Majesty said something serious." Zhang Zhou said, "I have already looked at the topography of Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace, etc., made some arrangements, and handed it over to Eunuch Xiao."
Zhu Youtang asked, "Is it no problem?"
Zhang Zhou said, "I don't see any problem."
"That's good." Zhu Youtang probably just wanted to buy some peace of mind. "I've been feeling restless lately. I feel like something will happen. If you say it's okay, I can sleep peacefully." Zhang Zhouxin said, my words can be reassuring to the emperor.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, when I entered the palace earlier, I asked Eunuch Xiao to bring some things."
Zhu Youtang had previously asked Zhang Zhou to go with him to watch the Empress Dowager move to the palace. He didn't even look at what Zhang Zhou brought. Only then did he think about it, and asked Xiao Jing to bring the things up.
But it was the steel smelted by Zhang Zhougang.
"What is this?" Zhu Youtang wanted to pick it up, but found it was very heavy.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is iron. It is actually made of steel. However, Mr. Zhang molded it in a furnace. It is said that some things were added to it to make the weapon very tough. "
Zhu Youtang said, "Then why don't you show me a formed weapon?"
After asking this question, and looking at the awkward smile on Xiao Jing's face, Zhu Youtang understood immediately.
He had no defense against Zhang Zhou, but if Zhang Zhou had brought a knife instead of cast iron, then Zhang Zhou would have been captured by the palace guards long ago, and it would have been an easy task to throw him into a prison. Yes, it is not impossible to move your head.
"Bingkuan, have you found a new method of making iron?" Zhu Youtang smiled.asked.
Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is exactly what it is. If you use a furnace to make iron, the yield will be higher. If it is used to cast swords, spear thrusts, and arrow points, the effect will be even better."
Zhu Youtang said, "Then you can start making a batch and ask the people from the Military Department's Arsenal to cooperate with you."
Xiao Jing reminded, "Your Majesty, I have also asked Mr. Zhang about this." One point, he said, is that if you want to use a furnace to make steel, it is difficult to do it with the charcoal and pebbles currently on the market. You have to use coal to make a kind of charcoal."
To make steel on a large scale. , naturally requires coke.
As long as the furnace temperature can be added up, an ordinary furnace can also be used, and some ironware can even be refurbished.
The problem is that although coal has been used to make iron since the Song Dynasty, the utilization rate of coal was still not high until the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty.
It lies in the difficulty of mining.
Just like what is burned in the palace, it is all red charcoal, which is a type of charcoal. When coal is burned, it is more likely to produce carbon monoxide due to incomplete combustion, and inferior coal produces a lot of poisonous gas.
Zhu Youtang frowned and said, "Bingkuan, what do you want?"
Zhang Zhou said, "I heard that there have always been coal mines in Xishan and other places. I want to open mines in Xishan as well." A coal mine."
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate."
Zhu Youtang hesitated.
Coal mining in Xishan has always been done by some nobles, and the imperial court was not involved.
The Ming Dynasty has always been very cautious about mining mineral resources. Even the emperor did not dare to break the principle easily, otherwise there would be no situation like the Wanli mining tax collection and being dissed by the officials all the way.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang has also thought about this. He said not to mine near the imperial mausoleum, and also to avoid existing coal mines and try to be in deep mountains and old forests as much as possible. In addition, the mining is not done in the name of the imperial court. At most, he wants Dongchang to pay a little attention." When Zhu Youtang heard that it did not need to be done in the name of the imperial court, he felt that he would not encounter much trouble. resistance.
Otherwise
The gossips of those officials in the court will drown him.
Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Tell Xiao Jing how much manpower and material resources are needed."
Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I can come to you for all the manpower and material resources. We don’t need anything from the court, we just need your majesty’s support. I won’t keep any of the coal produced, but will use it for the court.” Zhu Youtang heard this and said, “This is not a concession.” Bingkuan, whom I trust, is at a disadvantage
Xiao Jing said, "Your Majesty, there have always been people who opened coal mines in Xishan. They are basically the princes and nobles in the capital. With Mr. Zhang's understanding of Feng Shui, I believe he can do it very well." Find the vein soon, but I'm afraid."
Zhu Youtang thought for a while, nodded and said, "I'm afraid that others will see the coal mine's high output and cause trouble."
"Yes. "Xiao Jing nodded, "Yes."
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Bingkuan's ability could be used in this area.If you are dedicated to the imperial court, how could I not agree? But I will try my best not to show up. If anything happens, Dongchang and Jinyiwei will handle it for you. If you produce good quality coal, I will Let the court do the purchasing. The position of Admiral Yizhou Shanchang has not yet been decided."
Xiao Jing replied, "Yes, this position has been vacant since Lin Feng, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, took office. "
Zhu Youtang said, "Then according to the previous proposal of the court, Chen Wan, the censor of Youqiandu, will be transferred to the right minister of the Ministry of Industry and the admiral of Yizhou Shanchang. Bingkuan, if there is anything inconvenient, you can tell Chen Wan directly. This person is very knowledgeable and reliable in his work. ”
Zhang Zhou’s original intention was to raise the issue of opening a coal mine, but he didn’t expect that the emperor would directly arrange for an admiral, Yizhou Shanchang, to cooperate with him. Although this was just a normal appointment and dismissal of officials by the imperial court, Zhang Zhou did not expect that the emperor would Paying so much attention to this.
Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said, "I will do my best. "
"Okay, do you have anything else to do?" Zhu Youtang was afraid that this arrangement was not enough.
Zhang Zhou said, "I also want to dispatch some craftsmen from all over the capital to cooperate with the refining process. Iron thing. "
Zhu Youtang nodded.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, I also want to allow some craftsmen to leave the craftsmen's households. It is not to change the rules and regulations, but to use this. For encouragement, whoever can make contributions to technical difficulties can change his household name and still be used by the court in the future, without having to complete the task through corvee service. I do all this without any selfish motives. "
Instead of contract work, Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "It's okay even if you have selfish motives. In fact, I also know that the imperial court has always been a bit harsh on craftsmen. If they are indeed They can help you, and it doesn't matter if you sell them a favor. I will also let Dongchang handle this as appropriate. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”
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