My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 22: Lao Zhu, You Are Too Naive

I don’t understand what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, so I’ll just read the letter.

After watching the beginning, Li Han exclaimed, "Wow!"

I really want to worship him as a god!

The problem is that Old Li is still young and in his prime, and there is still plenty of time before he passes away.

Building a temple for immortality while you are still alive, do you, Zhu, think I am Wei Zhongxian?

In the entire Ming Dynasty, apart from Wei Zhongxian, who else could do such a miraculous thing as building a shrine for his ancestors while they were still alive?
It turns out that this model of classical architecture is a small prototype.

"Zha Xiaoyang" is a traditional term, which actually means an architectural model.

However, the ancestral temple model in front of us is ancient and exquisitely crafted, and its materials and craftsmanship are top-notch.

This is a product of the Ming Dynasty royal family, and is far beyond the reach of today's so-called intangible cultural heritage masters.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Li Han's mind.

The chain store across the street has been squeezed out by the market and is about to close down. If I don’t sell some good products, I’m afraid I will have to sell the blue and white porcelain vase.

I was just worrying about where to find some explosive news, and Old Zhu, you are here to help me out!
During the Hongwu period, although rosewood and huanghuali were extremely precious woods, they were not as scarce as they are now.

Why not just send a batch of samples to Zhu Yuanzhang, and ask him to make a batch according to the samples using red sandalwood, huanghuali or something like that, and then send it back?
Nowadays, real red sandalwood and huanghuali are extremely scarce in the world. Even fake ones claiming to be red sandalwood and huanghuali can be priced at thousands for a bracelet as long as it has a little bit of sandalwood or pear wood.

What's more, the stuff Zhu Yuanzhang gave himself must have been made of high-quality materials. As an emperor of his stature, he probably wouldn't do anything to adulterate it.

It’s not too much to sell a bracelet made of small-leaf red sandalwood for tens of thousands, right?

If it's made of smooth-grained red sandalwood, hey, don't buy it if you can't afford one hundred thousand. It's sold by gram, and is dozens of times more valuable than gold!
Moreover, in the wood art circle, it is always the goods that choose the people, rather than the people that choose the goods. Those who are knowledgeable will naturally know how precious red sandalwood is, while those who are not would not even bother to take a look at it even if it is thrown on the roadside.

What’s more, even ordinary red sandalwood and huanghuali are rare commodities in China and their prices have skyrocketed!

Not to mention the smooth-grained rosewood.

So no matter how high the price is, Li Han will not have trouble finding buyers, because there is only one such store in the country!

As for the sample tie that Zhu Yuanzhang gave him, it was of course placed in the most conspicuous place in the store as the treasure of the store!

The materials used for this classical architectural model alone probably cost tens of millions, and coupled with the amazing craftsmanship, its value is immeasurable!
Of course, if you add that it was given by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, I'm afraid this must be a national treasure. Just like the Simuwu Square Ding, anyone who collects it privately will be sentenced to life imprisonment, and if it is even slightly damaged, you will be shot!
It's just that no one will believe it.

Having made up his mind, Li Han continued reading the letter.

Seeing that Lou Ying wanted to take him as his teacher, Li Han laughed out loud. What qualifications did he have to be Lou Ying's teacher?

This is Lou Ying, the great man who inspired Li Shizhen to write "Compendium of Materia Medica"!
Forget it. I will wait until Lou Ying finishes studying the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" and then find a suitable medical book to send to him.

When Li Han saw Zhu Yuanzhang asking about maritime power, he smiled with relief. It seemed that Zhu Yuanzhang began to care about the ocean.

When he saw the end, Li Han shook his head and said, "Old Zhu, you are still too naive."

Do you think you can rest easy as long as you control Mobei?

Defeating the Oirat is just the beginning of a game called "Striving for the Rise of China", and we have just left the novice village.

Next, you will face various elite monsters, the Invincible Fleet of Spain, and the Sea Coachman of the Netherlands.

And there is the first big boss, the Qing Dynasty!
If they could successfully resist the Qing Dynasty, they would then have to face high-level bosses, the Meiji Restoration, the imperialist threshold polar bear Tsarist Russia, the Austria-Hungary that was in trouble both internally and externally, and the poor imperialist Italy.

In addition, there are also full-level BOSSes, the iron and blood Germany, the white-striped France, and the carrot and stick America!

The final clearance is imminent, and the full-level god-equipped BOSS who has been making all kinds of trouble will jump out, the British Empire! Although from the perspective of the 21st century, Little Britain and Northern Ireland cannot form a united kingdom, in the eyes of China, they are not worthy of being opponents.

But in the late 19th century and early 20th century, Britain was a Leviathan lurking in a corner of the edge of the Eurasian continent, wrapping the earth with several tentacles called "offshore balance", ready to tear the whole world apart at any time!
In addition to these big bosses, the player "Daming" must always be vigilant against going astray in his practice.

For example, the Ming Dynasty’s shitty financial and taxation system.

For example, the various natural disasters caused by the Little Ice Age.

For example, the Ming royal family who were too powerful to be eliminated.

For example, the Donglin Party, which was controlled by the aristocratic class.

Etc., etc.

In short, Mr. Zhu, governing a country is not easy, so cherish every moment you have.

After writing the reply, Li Han picked out a few handicrafts as samples and put them in the mailbox.

……

In the inner hall of the Forbidden City in Yingtianfu, Zhu Yuanzhang sat behind the dragon desk with a solemn expression and a hint of anger between his brows.

In front of the dragon case, the ministers of various ministries and the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Lou Ying, stood respectfully.

A few days ago, floods broke out in the Dongting Lake area, destroying countless fertile fields and leaving hundreds of thousands of victims homeless.

However, due to lack of information and untimely disaster relief, the victims have become refugees, and there is a risk of civil unrest!

Once civil unrest breaks out, the scope of the impact will be unimaginable!
Zhu Yuanzhang had experienced riots by refugees, and he knew well the harm that civil unrest could do to a country's stability!

"My dear ministers, can you explain why the flood in the Dongting Lake area broke out ten days ago, but Yingtian Prefecture did not receive the news until today?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was not loud, but the anger in it was clearly heard by all the important officials in the court.

After a while, Li Min, the Minister of Industry, stood up and answered in a neither humble nor arrogant manner:

“Your Majesty, since the floods broke out, the Huguang Provincial Government has organized personnel to provide disaster relief, and has also sent messengers to Yingtian Prefecture to deliver a letter.

However, Dongting Lake is a long way from Yingtian Prefecture, more than a thousand miles away. Even if you don’t stop on the road, it will take several days! ”

Li Min was telling the truth. The Ming Dynasty had a vast territory, and it was normal for government orders to take dozens of days or even months to be transmitted from the central government to local governments.

However, natural disasters such as floods cannot wait even a moment.

The lack of communication of government orders and the slow transmission of information have always been shackles on the Ming Dynasty’s central government’s management of local areas.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to be too harsh on his court officials. After discussing the disaster relief issue, the ministers from various departments left the inner hall, leaving only Lou Ying.

"Lou Aiqing, how are the preparations for preventing the plague going?"

Lou Ying said: "Your Majesty, fortunately there is the book "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook". According to the book, I have formulated the rules for preventing plague. The Imperial Hospital will distribute them and let the Huguang Medical Institute strictly implement them. I believe that this time, there will be no plague outbreak again!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction. This was probably the only good news among all the bad news.

Fortunately, I had the medical book that Lao Li gave me, otherwise, I'm afraid this flood would have been difficult to control.

But how should we solve the problem of government orders not being implemented?

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and decided to ask Li Han, perhaps he would have some good ideas.

As he was thinking, he came to the Buddhist temple again, and then found that Lao Li had replied!
(End of this chapter)