Furthermore, Kang Maocai has always been in poor health. In my memory, this general also died of illness in the past two years.

Recalling Wu in advance and sending Wu Zhuanwen again was Zhu Yuan's hope that the fate of the other party could be changed.

Lao Zhu also agreed with this.

Tongzhi Governor is from the first rank. Lao Zhu does not intend to completely remove Kang Maocai's military position like Wu Liang, but just let him serve concurrently as the camp envoy of the third rank. With Zhu Yuan, who is from the first rank Zhongshu Pingzhang, he also serves concurrently. It’s the same as the Yinghai Envoy of the third grade.

Apart from anything else, this position is very suitable for Kang Maocai.

This is because the initial plan for the next military garrison is mainly military garrisoning, allowing some of the soldiers who have low combat effectiveness or who have surrendered in various places to be completely transferred to garrison. The advantage is that militarized management will be more efficient.

Then, at today's court meeting, Lao Zhu also ordered the general to send people to survey gold, silver and copper mines in various places and prepare to mint coins. Lao Zhu once again ordered Zhu Yuan to be responsible for this matter, and asked Shan Anren to find a certain young man Ping Ping.

Chapter discusses specific details.

After talking about all kinds of things, it was already noon.

After leaving Tao An to have lunch, Zhu Yuan did not take a nap and rushed to the imperial city with the gifts prepared in advance.

Entering the palace from the north gate, after the announcement, Zhu Yuan took the shoulder carriage of Lao Zhu Tepi to the Fengxian Hall located in the southeast of the inner palace. This was a family temple specially built by Lao Zhu in the inner palace, similar to the Taimiao Temple in the southeast of the imperial city.

, the purpose is to facilitate the offering of incense and sacrifices from time to time.

One of the chamberlains who greeted Zhu Yuan said that His Majesty the Emperor had made sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the morning, and after lunch he came to the family temple in Fengxian Hall, saying that he wanted to be alone and meditate.

Could this... have come at the wrong time?

However, there is nothing we can do, it’s coming.

Jianyu stopped in front of the outer door of Fengxian Hall. Zhu Yuan entered alone, walked through the square in front of the hall, stepped up the stairs, and finally arrived in front of the door when he felt a little out of breath.

He calmed himself down, waited for the waiter at the door to announce, and finally entered.

In the solemn hall, the smell of incense wafted in the air. Lao Zhu sat cross-legged on a futon on the side in an inconspicuous manner. He seemed to be staring at the many memorial tablets in the hall in a daze. When Zhu Yuan walked aside, he motioned to a futon in the middle:

"I told you to rest for a few days... Now that you're here, just offer incense to your ancestors."

Zhu Yuan nodded, put a booklet he had brought with him on the ground, walked over, took three sticks of incense, lit it, inserted it in the incense burner, kowtowed four times in a proper manner, and then came to Lao Zhu's side again.

He whispered: "My ancestors, Yuan'er used to worship our ancestors like this. I don't know if the etiquette is right or not. I wanted to find a etiquette officer to learn it yesterday, but I didn't have time."

Lao Zhu personally helped Zhu Yuan pull a futon over and motioned for him to sit down as well. He said softly: "It's whatever you want. I'm from a commoner background and don't have many rules."

Zhu Yuan nodded, sat down aside, and took the booklet he had placed on the ground: "It's my ancestor's birthday, a gift prepared in advance."

Lao Zhu glanced at me: "I told you not to congratulate me."

"It's different," Zhu Yuan handed it to Lao Zhu: "This is not one of those official bows, and it's from a junior to an elder."

Only then did Lao Zhu take it and open the booklet.

Zhu Yuan explained softly: "These are some drawings related to steam engines and internal combustion engines that Yuan'er started to draw a few days ago, as well as trains, cars, airplanes, etc. hundreds of years later. If you follow these, you will be able to do it in one step."

To achieve industrialization step by step.”

When Lao Zhu saw the simple steam engine model on the first page, he didn't rush to turn it over. He thought about it carefully and said, "Don't you want to say more? This is not a day's work, so we are not in a hurry."

Zhu Yuan paused for a moment and said truthfully: "Yuan'er's health is really not good. I'm afraid something might happen suddenly..."

Just as he said this, he was interrupted by Lao Zhu: "I didn't say anything stupid."

Seeing Lao Zhu's angry look, Zhu Yuan knew that he was sincerely concerned about him. He smiled, but continued: "... Anyway, I gave these to my ancestors. In the future, even if... I follow this example, I won't go wrong."

"Don't talk about this again," Lao Zhu interrupted again, turning the page of the book full of charcoal drawings in front of him gently, and then said: "We have brought back many palace people from Dadu this time, please wait a moment

Later, I will pick out twenty chamberlains and bring them back. There are also thousands of palace maids. Taking inspiration from you, I ordered all the illiterate ones to be sent away, and the rest are literate ones. I plan to reward the meritorious officials.

, if you like this, go and pick some."
Chapter completed!