Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Zhu Youtang's eyes fell on the straight new fishing line, and he was also worried.

Grass carp is already very strong, but now the fishing line newly developed by the Ministry of Industry is really not sure whether it can hold it. Once it breaks, it can only be thrown away.

"You must hold on!" Chen Zheng looked at the straight fishing line, clenched his hands together nervously, and beads of sweat were already forming on his forehead.

For the original arrogance of "eating the emperor's salary, sharing the emperor's worries, personally supervising the craftsmen to make good threads, and never allowing the threads to be broken again", I have spent most of the past six months forgetting to eat and sleep.

I thought that a small fishing line would be able to catch a cow as long as the craftsmen did not cut corners. But the reality is so cruel.

Fishing line is simply a piece of technical work. The hemp rope used by trackers to pull the boat is strong, but it is destined to be unable to tie a small fishhook, and the thread used to thread a needle will break when pulled.

Fortunately, hard work pays off, and this time the fishing line learned from the methods of the savage Jurchen.

Although the savage Jurchens are located in a cold and miserable place, the deer tendon rope they made is extremely strong. Use the two long strips of fascia from the deer's back along both sides of the spine. After drying, you can tear off three thin threads to weave small deer sinew ropes.

The fishing tackle craftsman department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce found a large number of high-quality deer tendons and tried again and again. After integrating the previous experience of braiding fishing line with horse mane and combining it with Daming's rope braiding technique, we finally got this new fishing line with stronger load-bearing capacity.

But after so many failed experiments, he was already exhausted mentally and physically. If he was still unqualified, he would be willing to let the emperor take off his hat for incompetence.

Wow!

The wild grass carp looked very fierce, and its tail suddenly slapped heavily on the water, causing a small splash.

Huh?

Zhu Youtang's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly when he saw the water splashing. The grass carp's most violent moment was over, and the new fishing line was able to withstand the grass carp's struggle.

After taking off most of the grass carp's strength, the three-pound grass carp seemed to have given up its struggle and was being pulled in the shallow water area by the fishing line.

Zhu Youtang saw that this grass carp was successfully caught by him. Although it could not be compared with the double-digit grass carp in later generations, it was probably the largest grass carp that could be caught in the world.

Inadvertently, it seems that I am making history.

"Your Majesty, the thread is not broken, the thread is not broken!"

Liu Jin and Zhu Youtang have been fishing for so long. Although they don't have much fishing talent, they still have good eyesight. When they see the resistance of the grass carp in the water getting smaller and smaller, they look excited on their faces.

this……

Han Youying looked curiously at the shallow water with her beautiful eyes, and sure enough she saw the grass carp swimming feebly along with the fishing line.

Although her family is in the tea business, there is a small river next to the workshop, and people often fish there. She knew that usually only a few small fish and shrimps could be caught, but she had never heard of anyone who could catch such a big fish.

Chen Zheng saw that the fishing line had not broken, and he kept mumbling words of thanks to the gods. The black gauze hat on his head was finally saved.

"copy!"

Zhu Youtang has never dared to rely on others, even in later generations, net copying will be indispensable. Now naturally, this kind of auxiliary tool is still needed to help complete the final finishing work.

The commanders of the Thirteenth Battalion of the Beijing Camp took turns to come to Xiyuan for duty, and today it was the commander of the Shenji Battalion, Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong actually understands the nature of water. He was already at the lakeside with a fishing net designed by Zhu Youtang himself. When he saw the grass carp being pulled over, he seemed very decisive and started fishing towards the fish's head.

When the grass carp enters the net, it is lifted up.

"Zhang Yong, bring it here and take a look!" Liu Jin was very happy to see the catch and urged.

Zhang Yong was very happy when he saw Zhu Youtang actually caught a three-pound grass carp, and presented the grass carp to Zhu Youtang with admiration on his face.

Zhu Youtang looked at the grass carp with golden fur in front of him. He felt that this grass carp was the best grass carp in the world, and he felt a sense of pride in his heart.

In fact, the most exciting thing is that this fishing line has made a small breakthrough. Although nylon line has not been available so far, it is a good result to be able to find such a strong fishing line from the deer's fascia.

Originally he only regarded fishing as a hobby, but after looking at the rich resources of Taiye Pond, he always felt that China did not develop enough river resources and was not enthusiastic enough about the sea.

Perhaps even he didn't know that some thoughts had already taken root in his heart.

Zhu Youtang noticed that the loyal little old man next to him smiled and only had a few good teeth left, so he praised him: "Chen Qing, this new fishing rod is very good, and the fishing line is stronger than before. I am very satisfied!"

"This is the responsibility of the minister and the craftsmen of the Fishing Gear Department!" Chen Zheng received such praise and said with a smile.

Zhu Youtang knew that this group of people could achieve this result, and they must have put in a lot of sweat, so he immediately rewarded him: "Chen Qing and the craftsmen of the Fishing Gear Department have made a new fishing line. Chen Qing will reward you with a hundred cloth tickets, and all the craftsmen of the Fishing Gear Department will reward you with a hundred pieces of cloth." Everyone is rewarded with ten cloth tickets!"

Nowadays, cloth tickets have become an absolute hard currency. Since cloth tickets can be exchanged for pure silver at the newly established royal bank, cloth tickets are now more popular than silver.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Chen Zheng learned that there was still a reward and immediately knelt down to thank him.

The grass carp was placed on a large wooden basin filled with clear water, and it seemed to be swimming so spiritually that Zhang Yong couldn't help but take a second look.

Zhu Youtang curiously touched the fishing line made of deer tendon and suddenly sighed: "Zhang Yong, this deer tendon is really good. When you were fighting the Jurchens last year, why didn't you think of getting more deer tendon? "

"This slave failed to think things through, please punish me!" Zhang Yong was slightly stunned at first, and then took the initiative to admit his mistake.

No matter what the truth is, no matter whether it makes sense or not, all excuses are disloyal. Faced with the emperor suddenly finding fault, the only thing to do is to take the initiative to admit his mistakes.

Chen Zheng couldn't help but look at Zhang Yong sympathetically. He was not a prophet, so how could he have known that this humble deer tendon had such value at that time.

No, it doesn't seem to be of much value. Anyone who can enjoy fishing every day will find it hard to chew the deer sinews.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea!" Han Youying saw that Zhu Youtang was finally free, so she personally delivered a cup of freshly brewed tea to her.

Zhu Youtang liked the current fishing life with tea and beauties. He picked up the tea cup and suddenly asked with a straight face: "Has your SHIELD camp been slacking off recently?"

"Your Majesty, we still practice every five days!" Zhang Yong was now proud of the SHIELD camp and immediately answered seriously.

Huh?

When Zhang Zheng saw Zhu Youtang suddenly bringing the matter to the SHIELD camp, he immediately looked up at the young emperor in confusion.

Since its establishment, the SHIELD Battalion first went to Jianzhou Jurchen, and then went to the southwest battlefield. Now it has become the veritable first battalion of the Beijing Battalion.

It’s just that everything has been peaceful. The Li Dynasty that once provoked the Ming Dynasty no longer exists. Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty are now in the honeymoon period, and North Korea has always surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

That's why he didn't understand why His Majesty paid so much attention to the Aegis Battalion and even required the Aegis Battalion to train diligently.

Zhu Youtang took a sip of tea, looked at the spring-filled grassland next to him and said with emotion: "Spring has begun now! Make good preparations and lead your troops to Liaodong on the 1st of next month!"

ah?

Zhang Zheng's eyes suddenly widened, and he suddenly realized that the young emperor in front of him was going to conquer Jianzhou again.

"Servant, take the order!" Zhang Yong knew what he was going to do on this trip to Liaodong. Thinking of returning halfway because of the lack of military rations, Zhang Yong expressed his stance with high fighting spirit at this moment.

Zhu Youtang blew the hot air in the cup and said very casually: "Jianzhou Jurchen was originally a guard house of the Ming Dynasty, but Jianzhou has such good things as deer sinew. Since it has not been offered to the imperial court for many years, it shows that Jianzhou is a slave." We have no king and no father. Order Jianzhou Jurchen Tuoluo to hand over 10,000 deer sinews within a month. I will share the joy of fishing with all the people in the world, otherwise I will burn Jianzhou Jurchen to the ground!"

"My slave obeys the order!" Zhang Yong's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he solemnly handed over his hand.

this……

Chen Zheng looked at the young emperor in front of him with complicated eyes, he was really too cruel.

Ten thousand deer sinews, and only asking for one month, is clearly an excuse to start a war against the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Once the war starts, tens of thousands of people will probably die. He is a true tyrant.

What made him most uneasy was that this incident seemed to be caused by him. If they had not found deer tendons to make fishing lines and made such strong and useful fishing lines, the Jurchens in Jianzhou might not have suffered this catastrophe.

Zhu Youtang drank all the remaining tea and told Chen Zheng, who had a solemn expression: "Chen Qing, the research on fishing lines can stop here, or you can try nylon lines. It's just that the fish fishing needs to be thinner and thicker. Make it stronger, your Ministry of Industry will have to work harder on fine iron!"

"I obey the order!" Chen Zheng came back to his senses and said respectfully.

When Zhu Youtang saw that Liu Jin had hung up the bait again, he threw the rod into the water and said, "Get off!"

"I excuse myself!" Chen Zheng saluted respectfully, and then left here with a young eunuch.

"Your Majesty, what should I do with this fish?" Huang Fan saw the grass carp churning in the wooden basin filled with water, so he stepped forward to ask for instructions.

Zhu Youtang didn't know whether it was because there was no pollution in this era or whether the grass carp produced in Taiye Pond was of better quality, so he ordered: "You immediately put the grass carp into the newly built fish pond and feed it with broad beans every day!"

"Bava beans?" Huang Pan suspected that he heard wrongly.

Zhu Youtang didn't want to explain too much, so he waved his hand without any doubt: "Just do what I want!"

"Follow your orders!" Huang Pan swallowed his saliva and said matter-of-factly.

call out!

When Zhu Youtang saw the buoy suddenly sinking, he immediately raised his pole and speared the fish with quick eyesight and quick hands. When wrestling with this fierce grass carp, he immediately felt the joy of soaring adrenaline hormones.

Soon, grass carp was caught.

Although this grass carp is smaller than the one just now, the grass carp is very energetic. This kind of pulling process makes Zhu Youtang quite addicted.

Compared with the small fish I caught last year, I feel a different kind of joy when pulling this vigorous grass carp, which is even addictive.

Han Youying looked at Zhu Youtang, who was catching fish frequently, and when she saw the man enjoying fishing, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but raise a nice arc.

She actually likes days like this very much. She makes tea for this man here every day and watches him fishing and enjoying himself. She is already very happy.

After Zhu Youtang caught the fifth grass carp, he found that the sky in the west was full of red clouds and it was still early.

Obviously I have been staying in Xiyuan, but when I am in the South Pavilion, looking at the scenery in front of me, I feel like I am in another world.

But he knew in his heart that although Xiyuan belonged to him alone, the area of ​​Xiyuan was too large, and there were even several areas that he had never set foot on.

Han Youying felt panicked when she saw Zhu Youtang suddenly approaching.

Today she also dressed up specially and was looking forward to something, but at this moment she felt indescribable nervousness and could even hear her own heartbeat.

"The fish ran away just now, were you laughing?" Zhu Youtang hugged Han Youying and found that Han Youying smelled delicious.

Since the last time in the study room, the two of them have not had any physical contact. But after such a long time, I found that Han Youying was even more attractive. Not only did her skin become whiter, but her figure became obviously more feminine.

Han Youying suddenly panicked: "I know my crime!"

"If you make a mistake, you will be punished!" Zhu Youtang found that this woman did have a pair of good legs, and her whole body was like a work of art.

Han Youying knew she couldn't escape, but she still said nervously: "Slave...isn't it good here?"

"I remember you said you wanted to be a noble concubine!" Zhu Youtang said with a bit of bitterness, looking at the pretty face stained red by the red clouds.

If there is any regret, it is that the last effort has still yielded no results.

Han Youying nodded lightly, and just when she was about to take off her clothes, she realized that Liu Jin had already led people to bring in a screen to surround the big stone table. She felt that she had misunderstood.

Zhu Youtang threw Han Youying up and walked into the bedroom made up of a temporary screen.

If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. Han Youying's untimely laughter was eventually replaced by bursts of crying, which sounded in the south of this eight hundred acres of water.

A water dragonfly rested on a branch by the lake, and a larger water dragonfly swooped from behind. Spring was already in full bloom without realizing it.

After the end of February, time flies by.

When March just started, the highest-level palace examination of the Ming Dynasty ushered in, so the new Gongshi will complete their true transformation in this examination.

Ordinarily, all 603 Xinke Gongshi will definitely take part in the imperial examination to obtain the title of Jinshi, but there are some things that can never be predicted.

Two candidates suddenly received the news that their father had passed away. According to the Ming Dynasty's filial piety system, this palace examination would have to wait until three years later.

There was an examinee who was overly excited in high school and died of a heart attack. Therefore, it was impossible for him to run out of the coffin to take part in the palace examination.

It's just that if there is a decrease, there will be an increase. Two years ago, a tribute who had to observe mourning for one year because of his mother's death came to participate in this year's palace examination. Therefore, the actual number of people in this year's palace examination is 601.