On this day, Zhengde still asked Jiang Bin to accompany him in the martial arts field for a long time as usual. Now he is no longer as easy to be defeated by Jiang Bin as before. Sometimes he can even knock Jiang Bin off the horse. It can be said that he has made rapid progress

.This is exactly what the saying goes, God is always fair. Zhengde cannot be an emperor well and cannot give birth, but he has superhuman physical fitness. It is estimated that the legendary martial arts genius refers to him.

people.

By the afternoon, Zhengde and Jiang Bin were in a difficult situation again. In the end, both of them were exhausted, so this game was a draw. Then the two returned to the sidelines. Gu Dayong had already prepared towels for them.

Both of them were sweating all over and wiped them randomly and picked up the sugar water and started drinking it.

Just as Zhengde finished drinking the sugar water that replenished his energy, Gu Dayong suddenly came up to report: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, King Zhao, sent someone from the capital, saying that he had something important to ask for your Majesty. I wonder when your Majesty will be summoned?"

Zhu Houzhao was waiting for Zhou Chong's reply to him. When he heard Gu Dayong's report, he immediately put down the water cup and said, "What are you waiting for? Let your second brother's people go to the Duke Zhenguo Mansion soon. I'll go back now!"

"Here!" Gu Dayong agreed and immediately turned around to inform the people sent by Zhou Chong. Zhengde no longer competed with Jiang Bin, and turned over and rushed to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

When Zhengde arrived at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he saw that there were already a row of vehicles parked in front of the mansion. It seemed that Zhou Chong sent them to him. This made Zhengde feel warm. When he entered the living room of the mansion, he was only then.

When he saw a black and ugly guy standing there, he immediately knelt down and bowed and said, "The officials of the Zhao Palace are in charge of Fugui, who is the one who is in charge of the Zhao Palace, and he bows to Your Majesty!"

Seeing the wealthy man with such a strange appearance in front of him, Zhengde also smiled and said, "Pingshen, what did your prince ask you to send me?"

"Hehe. Report to Your Majesty, the prince is worried that His Majesty is not used to it in Xuanfu, so he asked the villain to send him some food and use. There are also a few very special gifts, these gifts are the prince.

He specifically told the villain to give it to His Majesty himself. According to the prince, these are all urgently needed by His Majesty!" Fugui stood up and replied with a smile. He used to be an old man in the Zhou Mansion. Later, he became Zhou Chong's confidant.

After years of running around with Zhou Chong, Zhou Chong originally wanted to let Fugui become an official, but Fugui insisted on not letting him go. Therefore, he has been working in Zhou Chong's mansion over the years and has seen Zhengde many times. Therefore,

I didn't seem too restrictive when I saw Zhengde this time.

"What kind of gifts are they? Come and let me see!" Zhengde didn't care much about what he had eaten. When he heard Zhou Chong sent some special gifts, he said anxiously, "He didn't."

He believed that Zhou Chonghui only sent someone to give him gifts, and there must be a reply to his establishment of a cavalry.

Fugui agreed and immediately sent someone to deliver some gifts Zhou Chong sent. As a result, in a short while, several servants outside brought up several trays, which were covered with red cloth, so that people could see them.

Not knowing what these people are doing is this, which makes Zhengde even more anxious. He has to take off the red cloth on the pallet when he walks forward.

"Your Majesty, be at ease. These things are quite special. You need a villain to explain them to Your Majesty!" Fugui suddenly spoke and stopped him.

Zhengde was stunned when he heard this, and stopped and smiled: "Second brother is really interesting. He is so unique in giving a few gifts. It's okay, let me explain to me what these gifts are!"

Fugui replied, and walked to the first servant, reached out to take down the red cloth on the tray. At this time, Zhengde saw that there was actually a piece of clothing on the tray. It seemed that the style was nothing special, just the fabric.

It seems very thick, probably only in the spring and autumn, but now the summer is not over yet, why does my second brother give me such a thick piece of clothing?

Thinking of this, Zhengde looked at Fugui with confusion, but Fugui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't underestimate this dress. If you hold it in your hand, you will find it unique!"

Zhengde heard Fugui's words and immediately asked Gu Dayong to take the clothes over. When Gu Dayong walked over and picked up the clothes, he couldn't help but look surprised on his face. He quickly sent it to Zhengde, but Zhengde just turned on his face.

After contacting, I immediately discovered the difference between this dress, because the fabric of this dress is neither silk nor cotton, and the fabric is also very thick and warm, making it very comfortable to touch.

"What kind of fabric is this? Could it be that the fabric brought by my second brother from overseas?" Zhengde said in surprise. Because of the sea trade, Zhou Chong would send Zhengde a batch of overseas fantasy every year

There are some strange treasures, including some strange fabrics or animal skins, so when Zhengde saw this strange dress, the first thing he thought of was overseas.

But Fugui smiled and bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, this is not a fabric shipped from abroad, but a fabric produced by our Ming Dynasty. The raw material for making this fabric is discarded by most herdsmen on the grassland

wool!"

"Wool! Do you think this is a fabric made of wool?" Not only Zhengde couldn't believe it, but even Gu Dayong next to him was wide open. They had been in Xuanfu for a long time, and the grassland was not far from the north of Xuanfu.

, You can often see herders on the grassland. These shepherds mainly raise sheep, and the wool on the sheep is of no use to them. At most, they make some felts, but these felts are thick and

Hard, it can only be used to make tents or carpets, and it is impossible to be as soft and elastic as the clothes in Zhengde's hand.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to doubt that the fabric of this dress is indeed made of wool. I believe your Majesty also knows that our Ming Dynasty cotton cloth is very popular overseas, but the Ming Dynasty cotton production has not been increased, so the cotton production has also been affected.

So my prince proposed the idea of ​​making fabrics with wool. Finally, after the joint efforts of our Ming craftsmen and European craftsmen, we processed the wool in a special way, making it very soft, and then spinned it with this wool.

The cloth was made, and finally the clothes in His Majesty's hand formed." Fugui is the manager of the Zhao royal palace, and the main responsibility is some of the royal palace's industries outside, among which the wool textile industry is a new industry he is responsible for supervising, so he is concerned about this

Something is very clear.

"So that's it. My second brother is indeed very talented and can even use wool. Although it is just a small piece of clothing, when the entire industry is developed in the future, it will definitely provide me with a lot of tax revenue!

"Zhengde was an emperor after all, and after Zhou Chong's influence, he could see the huge benefits behind this dress at a glance.

However, Zhengde soon became a little confused, because in his opinion, although this dress could bring a lot of taxes to the Ming Dynasty, it did not have much connection with establishing a cavalry. Could it be that Zhou Chong was preparing to use the wool textile industry

Taxes to build a surprise weapon for yourself?

Fugui did not rush to explain Zhengde's doubts, but came to the second pallet and reached out to remove the red cloth. As a result, the one that appeared in front of Zhengde this time was a glass bottle. The glass was still in the Ming Dynasty.

It was a rare object, but after Zhou Chong obtained the technology of burning glass, the Ming Dynasty's glass products began to flood. Now the price of glass has fallen to the bottom, and you can buy a glass bottle for two cents.

However, this glass bottle is obviously different, because there are some things in the bottle, which look oily and looks like meat, and the mouth of the bottle is tightly stuffed with a cork. Apart from that, there is nothing special.

Zhengde looked at Fugui for a long time, but finally looked at Fugui in confusion.

Fugui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this thing is called canned, and it was also made by my prince. The function of this canned food is to keep the food from deteriorating for a long time. For example, the bottle of canned food in front of you, is

Made four months ago, it has a date-printed paint on it, and the mutton inside has not deteriorated until now!"

Fugui said as he took the canned food, took off the cork on it with a special tool, and then took out a piece of meat from it and ate it. It was very delicious. It seemed that the meat in the canned food was very delicious.

Zhengde also wanted to taste it, but he was stopped by Gu Dayong. Then a little eunuch next to him tasted it. After he found that it was fine, Gu Dayong ate another piece himself. After he found that it did not deteriorate, he let him go.

Zhengde tasted it, but Zhengde found that it was indeed as Fugui said that although the mutton inside was cold, it was very delicious and did not deteriorate at all.

"It's indeed a good thing. With this canned food, the beef and mutton on the grassland can be shipped to China for sale very easily. Huh..." Zhengde said this, and suddenly he seemed to understand something. The second brother first brought wool to himself.

The clothes made and the canned food that are convenient for storing food seem to be of vaguely important, but if you think about it carefully, you can't catch them.

However, Fugui still had no explanation at this time, and then walked to the third pallet and took the red cloth on it. As a result, the things on it surprised Zhengde even more because there was a stone and a small bowl on the pallet, which was placed in the bowl.

There was a pile of gray powder, which looked like flour, but the taste was very strong, and I don’t know what it was?

"Your Majesty, please see, this object is called cement. Although it looks like two things now, they are actually cement. After adding water to this powdery cement, it will soon condense into stone-like cement next to it, and after solidification

Cement not only looks like a stone, but also has a much worse texture than stone. It is not afraid of water and fire. It can be used to build roads and fortresses. In addition, the cost of cement is not high. With the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it can be fired on a large scale!
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