Emperor Ming Dynasty

It seems that Zhu Yixi was moved by the Sun family, or the prince's position, but Zhu Yixi made some changes after all.

On the first and fifteenth day of every month, he would spend an afternoon to communicate with his sons.

Caring about schoolwork, health, hunting, calligraphy, Cuju and other things can be regarded as a kind of maintenance of the relationship between father and son, how much is counted.

However, power touches people's hearts, and it works when you are young, but when you grow up, you will have no father and son in the Tian family!

Talk is better than nothing!
Zhu Yixi turned his attention to the imperial court, but the whole cabinet was busy.

Posthumous titles, rewards after the Liaodong War, and the treatment of the clan...

One pile after another is all labor-intensive work.

But the emperor really didn't want to stay in the Forbidden City anymore, so he moved directly to Yuquan Villa to escape the summer heat at the beginning of Qichu.

At this time, the two masters of the plateau also came back from Monan and completed the great cause of blessing.

The emperor also rewarded him with a lot of Buddhist scriptures.

For the monasteries in the Monan area, Chahar and Suihua also each planned a large temple with a large scale, which is expected to accommodate [-] monks at the same time.

The construction cost alone exceeded 100,000 yuan each, half of the money was donated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the other half was donated by Mongolian nobles.

The two big disciples naturally had to sit in two places, watch the temple being built, and then shape the dominance of the Yellow Sect, and the system was completed.

However, the biggest surprise was the young man in Mobei, who admired the name of an eminent monk and went south to follow him to study on the plateau.

As a result, there is even a willingness to change from the Jonang School to the Yellow Sect.

Followed by the envoys of Shetu Khan, Chechen Khan, and Zasaktu Khan of Khalkha Mongolia.

They are willing to contact Daming and remain neutral.

"Neutral, is there such a good thing in the world?"

Zhu Yixi sneered, and when Horqin was convinced, he would go to the three parts of Khalkha.

Chahar and Horqin attacked from left to right, how could Khalkha escape?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help recalling the previous title of Manjushri Bodhisattva, the Great Emperor.

When Mongolia is conquered, I will also have an incomparably noble title.

At that time, the grassland, the central plains, and the plateau, the three great titles will be in hand, not to mention how majestic they are.

However, while imagining, the emperor also brought all the princes to the racecourse and carefully prepared gifts for them.

The eldest son Zhu Cunhao, the second son Zhu Cunfeng, the third son Zhu Cunqu, and the fourth son Zhu Cunhua.

Three trees, one canal, it is clear at a glance, Zhu Yixi feels that he does not need to be a king at all.

Among them, the third and fourth children are both six years old, and the eldest and second children are both eight years old.

Several little guys followed their father step by step and came to a row of stables.

As soon as the emperor signaled, he immediately brought out four mares and foals who were keen to suckle.

An unweaned foal, just bigger than a dog, looks quite cute.

The princes were startled immediately, staring intently at the pony, and then turned to the face of the emperor, their eyes were full of curiosity and joy.

"Yes, this is a gift for you."

Zhu Yixi touched the heads of several people. Fortunately, the rain and dew were covered with long hands.

"A man who is well-equipped with civil and military skills will be a good man. During this period of time, you have to come every day to see how the horses are fed and reared. After the foal is weaned, you will have to take care of it."

"Father, don't worry—" the eldest son Zhu Cunhao patted his small chest, full of confidence.

Zhu Cunqu, the third son of the emperor, was overjoyed and agreed.

After all, the little guys couldn't wait to walk up, touching and looking around like curious babies, let alone a horse, even Zhu Yixi couldn't help but want to kick it.

However, the father-son relationship has grown by leaps and bounds.

"Your Majesty, it's done!"

At this time, someone from the army horse farm sent news that after years of introduction and training, the camel had reached three thousand peaks, which was enough to organize a cavalry.

"Not urgent."

The emperor remained calm, the Manchu and Qing dynasties were destroyed, and the importance of camels plummeted.

"Report to Your Majesty, the corn is ready."

This report completely surprised Zhu Yixi.

The emperor hurried out of the villa and came to the experimental field.

On a gentle slope, a large green corn field is full of saturated fruits, and the ears have turned golden yellow, yellow and green, which looks quite beautiful.

There are about [-] mu of land nearby, all of which are specially designated experimental fields, where good seeds are cultivated.

"How much is the output?"

Regardless of the dust on the ground, Zhu Yixi couldn't wait to come to the front, stroking the large leaf of the cut hand in surprise.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"When the seeds were first planted two years ago, the yield per mu was only two hundred catties, and the fruit was not as big as a fist, and was small and shriveled, which is very unsuitable for us in the north."

The farmer who was taking care of the place at the side uttered a few words tremblingly, and the eunuch in charge of this time couldn't help but interject, and uttered clearly:
"Nowadays, we have been continuously selecting seeds in the past few years, and the production capacity per mu has exceeded [-] catties..."

The emperor nodded slightly upon hearing this.

The so-called optimization refers to artificial improvement, keeping those high-yield seeds, and selecting them season by season, allowing high-yield natural pollination to leave good genes.

This is the same as raising horses, simple and clumsy screening.

After the introduction of corn and sweet potatoes, Zhu Yixi was keen on sweet potatoes at first, but later he liked corn more.

Although the yield of sweet potatoes is high, it is not nutritious to eat, and it is too wasteful. It takes a year to grow a crop, otherwise it will be useless after a few hits.

However, corn is different. It does not choose to be barren, durable to storage, and has a stable yield, so it is more suitable for growth in the north.

Especially after Liaodong was recovered, he was more concerned about the long-term occupation, and the food issue was crucial.

In the previous report of Jin Yiwei, Zhu Yixi suddenly realized that at this time Liaodong actually used wheat as the main crop, instead of rice and corn that later generations took for granted.

It's no wonder that the Ming army was unwilling to go north and occupy the entire northeast. It was impossible to grow wheat even if it was destroyed, and the climate was too unsuitable.

The Qing Dynasty didn't realize this, so they just kept plundering more slaves and reclaiming more wasteland for farming these years, but they were plagued by small glaciers, and the result was twice the result with half the effort.

Zhu Yixi, on the other hand, saw the key point—grain seeds—with a vision that surpassed that of the people of the time.

"As long as soybeans, corn, and rice are planted in the Northeast, there will be no shortage of food."

Suppressing the joy in his heart, the emperor continued: "Corn is not suitable for us in the north, you continue to cultivate it, and make persistent efforts."

After finishing speaking, he said again: "Cultivate these four hundred catties of seeds as much as possible, and you can barely use them."

Compared with sweet potatoes, there are too many types of corn, and breeding must be optimized to produce varieties suitable for the north.

However, the current output is enough to spread in the Northeast. Compared with the fragile wheat, corn is more suitable as a crop in Liaodong.

At that time, the vast Northeast is suitable for large-scale migration and enriching the household registration.

A matter of concern, the emperor left happily.