Daming: The prince pretended to be blind and was exposed by Sister Zhou’s live broadcast

72: Zhu Yue: Anyone who smuggles foreign silk will be beheaded on the spot without reporting it!

The textile business, after the weaving mill began to operate at full capacity, has become another source of income for Hanzhong Mansion, and there is even a tendency to catch up with the salt business!

In the next few months, more and more foreign businessmen came to Hanzhong Mansion to discuss the cloth business, which made Zhu Yue make a lot of money. He also tripled the size of the military factory!

After doubling the production capacity of the military factory, he can re-produce a large number of armors in less than three years!

However, as a result, there was a shortage of raw materials.

That means there is not enough iron!

You must know that in ancient times, iron was firmly in the hands of officials, and so were all iron mines!

The only iron tools that ordinary people can use are basically agricultural tools, and they are also iron tools made by the government and used for farming.

Although there are private blacksmiths, there is very little circulation, and only relatively wealthy families can afford to use iron!

Getting some iron before was not a problem for Zhu Yue at all. After all, he was still a vassal king.

But before, that was because the scale of raw materials required by the military factory was not large, and the number of armors or weapons produced was also limited, so the disadvantages were not yet highlighted.

But now, after the military factory's production capacity has tripled, the shortage of iron materials has immediately become prominent!

So Zhu Yue had to change her strategy. When foreign merchants came to purchase goods, they would give priority to using war horses and iron to deduct the payment for goods, and they could also give certain discounts!

In this way, the problem of insufficient iron can be solved in a short time.

There is also no shortage of iron ore in the Western Region. If iron can be used to trade with Zhu Yue, those businessmen will naturally be happy to see it happen!

"My dear, how are you feeling these days? Your belly is getting bigger, so don’t overwork yourself!"

After returning to the palace, Zhu Li didn't forget to greet Zhou Shuyi first.

Zhou Shuyi immediately laughed!

Because she knew that this man is the type who can't afford to be early without any benefit. When he takes the initiative to care about you, There must be something I need your help with again!

"You're right, it's quite uncomfortable to have a big belly. You really need to take a good rest during this time!"

Zhou Shuyi followed the words and nodded with deep understanding.

It has been more than three months, and her belly has already begun to protrude. The feeling of being a mother for the first time is still quite novel for her.

"Have you used up your three purchase opportunities today?"

Zhu Li asked suddenly with a change of topic.

Sure enough!

She knew that this man must have something going on again, and after saying two sentences, his true colors were immediately revealed!

"Didn’t I just buy three drones for you?"

"What else do you want to buy?"

Zhou Shuyi asked, staring at Zhu Li with a half-smile.

Zhu Li was a little embarrassed when he heard this. Doesn't it seem that he is a little too utilitarian?

But between husband and wife, they always say whatever they want, so why should they care so much? ?

"That's it. I would like to know if you can buy books about mineral distribution?"

"Your supermarket is so amazing. There should be information about minerals in later generations, right?"

Zhu Li immediately stated his needs.

Because he had learned from the past, he had asked Zhou Shuyi to buy many books on crop cultivation from the market.

Among them were some techniques on how to blacksmith and how to make some containers. Books.

In fact, he also knew that it would be no problem to ask Zhou Shuyi to get some mineral distribution maps or other related technical information!

"Books on mineral distribution? Have you switched to mining now?"

Zhou Shuyi was stunned when he heard the words.

Zhu Li was speechless when he heard the words.

What does it mean to switch to mining?

Zhu Li could only explain to Zhou Shuyi the shortage of iron raw materials.

"This is easy to do. Just bring me a pen and paper and I'll write it down for you!"

Zhou Shuyi immediately had an idea after hearing this.

If she wants iron ore, there is no need for her to waste the opportunity to buy books on this subject. She just needs to ask Wu Chengfeng and others in the live broadcast room to find one or two places near Hanzhong Mansion. There should be no problem with small iron mines!

Of course, Wu Chengfeng and the others did not disappoint Zhou Shuyi.

The northwest area is already rich in minerals, and there are countless large and small iron ore mines that have been disclosed in later generations! Some of them are large-scale state-owned coal mines and iron mines, and what Zhu Yue needs here must be small mines that are relatively hidden and are not easily noticed by others when they are mined.

Wu Chengfeng and others reviewed some information. After that, he immediately told Zhou Shuyi about two small mineral deposits hidden in the Hanzhong area. They were only discovered in later generations and had not been excavated.

At this time, Ming Dynasty must not have known about those two places. There are actually iron mines down there!

And these two places are still in the mountains, which is more suitable for Zhu Yue to operate!

In a sense, Wu Chengfeng and his group of modern people are helping the King of Han. Zhu Yue was engaged in rebellion together!

They were digging iron mines privately!

Zhu Yue quickly sent someone a pen and paper, and then stared at Zhou Shuyi with anticipation as he wrote down the specific locations of the two minerals. down

"It's probably within these two ranges, and it's still in the mountains. You need to send someone to explore to determine the specific location!"

Zhou Shuyi quickly wrote down the two hidden iron mines according to what Wu Chengfeng and the others said. However, the place names in later generations will definitely be different from those in the Ming Dynasty. Zhou Shuyi just made a rough outline, and the specific exploration will definitely still be done. Zhu Yue has to do it himself!

"Thank you, my dear concubine, now you have done another great service for me!"

Zhu Li was overjoyed. He didn't expect that Zhou Shuyi would help him choose two very hidden iron mines. This would make the operation easier!

This kind of thing is naturally shady. Zhou Shuyi really wants to help him. He had to think twice about mining minerals near towns and villages!

So in the following time, Zhu Li sent people to start exploring in the two deep mountains that Zhou Shuyi wrote about, looking for iron ore everywhere! Not to mention, within half a month, his people had found signs of iron ore in both areas!

Zhu Yue was immediately reassured!

After figuring out the source of the iron ore, he no longer had to worry about the shortage of iron. It’s just a little more troublesome and he has to mine it himself!

But the raw materials have been completely stabilized!

And there is no need for him to buy iron from other places. After all, the cloth or salt is still money.!

These two iron mines are the best gifts Zhou Shuyi gave to Zhu Li before the New Year! In the first month of the 25th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty,

Zhou

Shuyi was still busy!

After the New Year, there are more things to do!

Not only do you need to mine iron ore, make salt and cloth, but you also have to consider spring plowing!

On this day, Zhou Shuyi was basking in the sun in the yard with the support of two maids. Zhu Li appeared in front of her with that signature smile again!

"What do you want to buy this time?"

Zhou Shuyi was used to it, and before Zhu Yue could speak, she took the initiative to ask with a half-smile.

Zhu Yue swallowed the words as soon as they reached her lips!

Good guy, did you behave so obviously?

"Well, spring plowing is about to begin, and I want some of the rice you mentioned that can be grown for two seasons! While it is still early, you need to cultivate the seedlings as soon as possible, and when the time for spring plowing arrives, hurry up and sow them!"

Depressed as hell, Zhu Li still talked about business after expressing some greetings.

"It has been prepared for you a long time ago!"

"I have heard you talking about rice before, so I know that it must be planted in spring!"

"I have helped you store ten bags of rice seeds in the past few days, totaling 300 kilograms. They are stored in the Wangfu warehouse. You can just ask someone to pick them up!"

Zhou Shuyi felt a little funny when she saw Zhu Li's guilty look!

Not to mention, after getting used to this way of getting along with Zhu Li, she still found it quite interesting!

"My beloved concubine is so considerate? It really makes me feel a little ashamed of myself!"

"I have been too busy during this period. If I have been negligent in any way, please forgive me, my beloved concubine!"

Zhu Yue was really surprised now. He didn't expect that this woman was so thoughtful and had already prepared the rice seeds for him!

"Okay, I know you're busy, but I don't have much to do here. The maids are taking care of me, so go ahead and do your thing!"

Zhou Shuyi laughed very generously.

"Hahaha... Has Sister Zhou grown up?" (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"It seems that after being trained by the King of Han these past few months, Sister Zhou has adapted to her role.���Yes!"

"Now Sister Zhou is looking more and more like Princess Han!"

"Can Sister Zhou still be so virtuous?"

"But the King of Han is still the same King of Han. When Sister Zhou asked him to leave, he actually turned around and left!"

"If the love between children lasts forever, then he is not Zhu Li, the king of Han!"

"……"

In the live broadcast room, the audience watched the young couple's conversation, and the barrage suddenly started rolling happily.

Zhu Yue has already led people to go straight to the Wangfu warehouse to get rice seeds.

Although the first month is not yet out, all the preparation work must be done.

Breed in February and plant in March.

We also need to choose some more suitable and fertile soil for cultivation. There are still many things to do!

Three hundred kilograms of rice seeds is 600 kilograms!

One acre of land is only one pound of seeds. These 600 pounds of rice seeds can be used to plant 600 acres of land!

Although it is still small and can only be cultivated in a small area, it is already very good to have 600 acres at the beginning!

"Your Highness, our people have discovered something and invited Your Highness to make a decision!"

At the stall where Zhu Yue was busy cultivating rice, Qin Han suddenly came in a hurry with a few guards.

"Say it!"

Zhu Yue didn't talk nonsense and frowned.

Qin Han briefly reported what his subordinates had investigated.

To put it simply, some locals saw the huge profits from the cloth business and were not satisfied with just making money from the common people. That's a small amount of money, but they chose to collude with businessmen from other places and trade the hoarded cloth in private!

Locals can get a piece of silk for 40 taels of silver in Hanzhong Mansion, while foreign businessmen basically get 180 to 200 taels for a piece. The price. As long as the local merchants sell it to Fanbang merchants for 120 taels each

, there are many Fanbang merchants who are willing to trade!

The merchants are all thinking about trading with these local merchants, so naturally there will be fewer people coming to see Zhu Yue!

"This king has ignored it!"

"In any profitable business, there will always be people who take desperate risks!"

"If they dare to grab food under my nose, it depends on how strong their heads are!"

After Zhu Yue heard this, a cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Someone dared to touch his cake. What if he wasn't seeking death?

"You inform Yang Hui and ask him to lead a thousand personal guards to form the Northern Patrol to patrol the north! Once you encounter local or foreign businessmen who buy and sell cloth privately, they will be beheaded on the spot without reporting it! Let people throw their heads and bodies directly outside the north to feed the crows!"

After a moment, Zhu Li directly issued an order to Qin and Han

"The general will obey!"

Qin Han's heart trembled. He knew that Zhu Yue was really angry this time!

For general things, Zhu Yue's tolerance is relatively high, but once someone touches his interests, the end will definitely be very miserable.!

And the Yang Hui mentioned by Zhu Li is currently a member of the Hanzhong Army Qianhu. He is very rigid, honest and law-abiding! He is one of the Qianhu Commanders of the Hanzhong Army, and he always obeys the orders issued by the King of Han. , he did his best to complete it without any compromise!

Even if his own son Yang Hui secretly sells cloth to Fanbang, he will not hesitate to chop off his own son's head, so this matter is left to Yang! It’s the most appropriate thing for Hui to do!

In fact, Zhu Yue had already thought that something like this would happen! It ’s just that he didn’t expect it to happen so quickly!

It seems that the benefits will make people crazy after all! If they sell a piece of silk to those foreign countries, they have already made a lot of money!

At this price, they can take it to the Western Regions or Arabia, and it is not a problem to directly multiply the profit several times!

After all, they can afford these high-end products! Only the princes and nobles of the Western Regions were the ones to buy the cloth!

But who was afraid of money?

After arranging for Yang Hui to deal with this matter, Zhu Yue was angry, but the most important thing was right now! The matter is still spring plowing.

He also believes that Yang Hui will not let him down and will definitely handle this matter for him! According to Zhou Shuyi

, all the rice seeds given to Zhu Li in mid-February are being cultivated!

The yield of these rice seeds per mu is about 400 kilograms, which is about 800 kilograms!

After all, the conditions in the Ming Dynasty were still not as good as modern times. If these seeds were placed in modern times, the yield per mu would basically be more than 600 kilograms, which is about 1,300 kilograms. Question!

But 800 kilograms is not a small amount, it has doubled compared to the original rice production in the Ming Dynasty!

What’s more, this is two seasons of rice!

He has already harvested the corn and potatoes he planted before. , the output is not much different from what he originally expected, and more can be planted this year!

Whether it is rice, potatoes or corn, Zhu Li is confident that the granaries of Hanzhong Prefecture and Xi'an Prefecture will be full in about two years!

Now the food problem is no longer as stressful for Zhu Yue! Of course, in the final analysis, Zhu Yue still needs to do these things for his own future military plans!

Whether it is for the sake of the people or for himself, he needs to do these things! With a lot of people's support, even if he rebels one day, one sentence can have the effect of a hundred responses in a matter of minutes!

He is now waiting for these rice seedlings to take shape, and they can be planted in March!

In the Tianfu Palace,

Zhu Yuanzhang also used the national luck points earned from signing in to get two crops of rice a year! Just like when he exchanged potatoes, he only got one rice plant!

After the rice was full, his expression became excited!

He counted out the rice grains on the whole rice plant one by one as if counting treasures, there were 168 grains in total!

"A divine thing from heaven! This is really a divine thing sent from heaven!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but take a breath!

He was born as a farmer!

This was the first time he had seen such plump and high-yielding rice!

With such rice, he believed that it would be impossible to double or triple the rice production of the Ming Dynasty. Problem!

It

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