Emperor Ming Dynasty

As a prince, during his internship in Liaodong, Zhu Cunqu had to send a letter every ten days to let the emperor know what he was doing and what he had done.

The purpose of taking the initiative to report is to leave an impression in the emperor's heart, so as not to be forgotten after staying in Shenyang for a long time.

Sometimes, Zhu Cunqu is also aggrieved.

In the [-] years of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a crown prince who is as aggrieved as he is.

After the [-]-word narration was over, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Open the emperor's private letter from Beijing, its words:
Liaodong and other places are rich in corn, wheat, grain, etc., supplying the capital with two or three million shi, but they can only have food and clothing...

"Candy cane? Tea? Cotton? You are among the people, you have to inquire one by one to understand the people's conditions. If the farmers are rich, the people will be safe, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever..."

After reading the letter, the charcoal stove under his feet was a little cold.

Father Huang felt the same way as him, and thought of going together.

He immediately crumpled up the letter he just wrote, spread the paper out again, and began to think about it.

"Forget it, I'll go visit tomorrow and stay in the government office all day, how can I have any ideas?"

"Father, mother wrote later, let's go back during the Chinese New Year."

The princess came over, persuading her, and said in a low voice.

"Alright." Zhu Cunqu's heart moved.

He suddenly remembered that he met a country wild doctor before, who spoke in the north, and the cold weather affected his fertility.

Especially when people from the south go north, they are not acclimatized.

Go back to Beijing, maybe you can plant it.

"Clean up, and we will return to the capital in two days."

Zhu Cunqu shook his jade hand and gave orders.

At night, his concubine room Liu Shi.

Thinking about farming in Liaodong, he went to the folks early in the morning to observe the benefits of farming.

"Drink it!"

The princess was sitting upright, speaking softly.

"Yes!" Responding softly, Mrs. Liu looked at the yellow-black soup and could not help pinching her nose and pouring it down.

"Don't worry, I understand my sister, I have already added sugar."

The princess finally smiled, then took his hand and explained: "After another year or a half, I will let it go, and my sister will definitely be taken care of by then."

After speaking, she pulled him to sit down, and the princess continued to comfort her: "I heard that my sister has a younger brother?"

"Yes." Knowing that this was a gift, Mrs. Liu replied in a low voice, "He doesn't like reading, he likes to show off his knives and guns."

"In this way, if Wu Xiucai is not easy to take the exam, you can go to the Martial Arts Hall, and it will be very convenient to go to the Guards Department or join the army."

Liu's heart was shocked, the Martial Arts Hall is a place for nobles and military attachés to study, and ordinary martial arts scholars are also allowed to enter.

Once joining, although Wu Jinshi is not as good as a second-class guard of the seventh rank when he comes out, a third-class guard of the eighth rank is also something that many people can't hope for.

Once it is released, it will be the commander of the patrol battalion in the local area, and the deputy commander of the Beijing camp and frontier army.

Ordinary people can't reach it at all, but for the princess, it's just a matter of time.

With the exception of the princess concubine status, she is still the daughter of Dongchang Hou Zengying, and belongs to the top dignitaries. What is a place in the martial arts hall?
"Thank you for your grace."

"Outside the palace, call me Madam!"

The princess smiled lightly.

After Mrs. Liu went out, the Crown Princess sighed.

"The prince has been married for nearly two years. If there is still nothing to do, I am afraid that the queen mother will not be able to spare me..."

"You mean to return to Beijing this time?"

The old maid serving at the side frowned: "Your Majesty, you mean to ask the teacher to ask for a crime?"

"Naturally."

The concubine's eyes were blank and she said: "Dongchang has so many eyeliners in the palace, so the emperor father and the queen mother don't know."

"In the past, it could be said that he wanted to obtain a son-in-law, but now I am afraid that he will not be able to survive. Although the prince's status is stable, heirs are also important."

"Forget it, after the new year, I'll let it go!"

"Your Majesty, when it comes to Liaodong again, the Empress can't care about it..." the maid said softly.

The princess's expression changed, and she hesitated.

But in the end, she still strengthened her confidence: "If there is a heir, there is a heir, and if there is no heir, there is an elder. In fact, my son is not the eldest son, but he can't escape his position."

In this way, the prince Zhu Cunqu, who was thirty miles away from the city, came to a village.

The village is not far away, only [-] households, and children are not afraid of the cold, playing and playing in the snow.

What impresses me the most is the hills piled up with straw, which are the main fuel for people to keep warm in winter.

Of course, due to the sparse population in Liaodong, there are still some woods left, enough for ordinary people to pick up overactive wood.

Unlike inside the pass, everything around cities and villages is bare and there is no dead grass.

Facing the passing son, the village is very enthusiastic, and the food served is quite high-quality.

At the village head's house, there is a pot of stewed chicken with mushrooms, pickled vegetables, and a pot of wine.

"It's good corn wine."

The village chief got on the kang with a smile, pointed to Huang Chengcheng's wine and said, "People in the city like to drink rice wine. In the countryside, we can only make wine from corn, and the taste is not bad."

Zhu Cunqu took a sip, and the taste was poor, so naturally it couldn't compare to wine made from refined grains.

But for the countryside, no matter how turbid this farmhouse wine is, it is excellent, after all, it doesn't cost money.

"Old man, besides growing corn, what else do we grow in our village?"

"Sweet potatoes (sweet potatoes) like that are also planted, wheat is also planted, and some irrigated fields are planted with rice. The price of rice is high—"

The old man babbled, and after two sips of wine, he couldn't stop.

Corn doesn't choose the land and likes temperature, so a lot of it is planted in Liaodong, and the yield can reach about [-] catties, and [-] catties is the peak.

The biggest reason why the countryside likes corn is the straw.

The stalks can be used as fodder to feed cattle, and can also be used as fuel for heating and cooking.

Whether it is wheat or rice, the straw is much smaller than that of corn.

"Let me tell you, we couldn't afford cows, so we got two pigs, and we fed them with some swill mixed with sticks and poles on weekdays, and they grew fat and strong..."

The old man said proudly, and finally had to take Zhu Cunqu to see the pig.

Zhu Yiqu couldn't laugh or cry.

In Liaodong, the land is fertile and the land is sparsely populated, so that the burden of the people is relatively light, they can barely eat and wear, and they can even raise pigs.

This is unimaginable for the people in the pass.

Even if harvested once a year, the nearly 200 million people in Liaodong can keep a large amount of surplus grain.

And food can be used to make wine.

"An extra catty of wine brewed outside the customs will bring an extra catty of grain inside the customs."

Zhu Cunqu's eyes lit up, thinking of a way to enrich the people in Liaodong.

This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people.

He even thought of going deeper, he could send someone to open a wine shop. With the prince's background and connections, wouldn't it be easy to make money?

Although the expenses of the Prince's Mansion are all covered by internal funds, everyone wants to have private money.

In this way, no matter what you do, it will be very convenient.

……

"The prince is back—"

After walking by land for half a month, the prince's family returned to the capital from Liaodong.

For the prince who disappeared for many days, the ruling and opposition parties have been looking forward to it for a long time.

The senior officials of the Eighth Ministry of the Cabinet are naturally clear about the whereabouts of the Crown Princess, but the vast number of middle and lower level officials have only a half-knowledge, and only know that the Crown Prince has gone to practice.

Now that the prince had just returned to the capital city where he was loved and loved, countless horses and carriages stopped in the East Palace, ordering the wives to line up to see the princess.

The emperor received the third son, the future successor of Daming, as usual.

He hadn't seen him for many days, and there was a trace of longing in his heart, but when he came back again, the emperor felt a little awkward again.

Looking at the mature face of the prince, it seems that it is cut from the north, it is much rougher, and it also represents the improvement of ability.

At this time, he smiled in his heart, this is the desire for power at work!
There are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country.

As soon as the prince returned, the civil and military officials had another backbone, so he naturally felt threatened.

The emperor is a political creature, rationality is greater than sensibility, which is inevitable.

"You think well."

The two walked in the corridor, one in front of the other, and the cold wind was blowing on their faces, but the two of them in the cloaks did not feel cold.

"As the population in Liaodong increases, there will be more arable land. At the same time, a large amount of food is produced. Wine making is a good source of income."

Zhu Yixi stepped on the ground and exhaled hot air. The cold wind blowing towards him seemed to make his thinking more active.

"The land is vast and sparsely populated, so we can grow some soybeans."

"The soybean oil extracted is cheap, and the people in the capital love it. The soybean cake can be fed to pigs, cattle and sheep."

"You can try more."

"Yes!" The prince's heart moved, this is indeed a way of making money.

Liu Afu, who followed along the road, quickly handed over a cup of hot tea,
As soon as he took the tea and felt its temperature, the emperor suddenly stopped in his footsteps.

Brits like to add sugar to their tea,
Sugar is a scarce resource.

In addition to sugar cane can easily get sugar, beets can also gate sugar.

Sugarcane in the south and sugar beet in the north are special products.

The three places in Northeast China, Suiyuan and Chahar, can grow sugar beets and produce a large amount of sugar.

As for sales, there is no need to worry.

We must know that people are all addicted to sweets. How can the population of nearly [-] million people in Ming Dynasty be satisfied by the Taiwan government?

What's more, Taiwan's white sugar is mostly exported for profit, and the proportion of domestic sales is less than [-]%.

So much so that a catty of brown sugar in the market costs thirty to fifty cents, which is really too dark.

Moreover, sugar is widely used, and it is also a military supply, which quickly replenishes physical strength.

"Beets." The emperor turned his head, his black eyes revealing calmness: "Ordinary people in Shaanxi and Shanxi regions like to grow beets."

"And beets make sugar."

"I think the huge Northeast region should also be able to grow beets!"

"My son understands!" The prince was inexplicably surprised.

Although wine makes money, it is not as good as sugar.

It is said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can earn millions of dollars a year in Taiwan. What a terrifying figure.

As long as it is half of it, no, even if it is [-]%, that is a huge number.

"After you succeed, the nobles in the capital will have a lot of land in Liaodong, and they will definitely follow suit. You have to be prepared."

Zhu Yixi smiled lightly.

In the face of huge interests, what is the crown prince? The reserve emperor has not yet become the master of the house!
"Father, what about the House of Internal Affairs?"

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs will also grow sugar beets in Liaodong."

Zhu Yixi said casually: "Tang has too many interests, and the royal family can't monopolize it. It's good to let it go."

The prince nodded, showing a pensive look.

In fact, Zhu Yixi still didn't explain one thing.

The widespread use of sugar beet would produce substantial benefits for the whole of the North.

He firmly believes that economy determines politics, and the closer the local economic ties between the north of the Great Wall and the south of the Great Wall are, the harder it will be to disconnect them in the future.

If the royal family has a monopoly, it won't last long.

Harem, Kunning Palace.

Empress Sun Xueniang received the crown princess.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is neither tight nor loose, just flat.

After all, it is the emperor who decides who is the crown princess, and the queen has no say.

"The crown prince is going to Liaodong, which is a place of bitter cold. It is considered virtuous for you to take care of him in the past."

Sun Xueniang said softly.

What is it called?

The princess confided in her heart, but her face remained unchanged: "This is what a daughter-in-law should do."

"It's good that your husband and wife are loving. It's rare to have such a relationship in the royal family. The Crown Princess should cherish it."

Although Sun Xueniang spoke with a smile, the chill in her words made the Crown Princess' heart tremble.

She suppressed her anger and really smiled dryly.

"We have been married for nearly two years. Although there are six or seven concubines in the prince's house, none of them are pregnant. Don't worry about it."

"Even Your Majesty is anxious to hug his grandson.

I'm afraid you don't know, not long ago when Prince Qin's son returned to Qin, His Majesty was very sad for a long time! "

Sun Xueniang picked up the emperor to speak every word, and after seeing the embarrassment on the princess's face, she didn't say much.

"My daughter-in-law wants to too."

"Kneel down."

The queen sighed and said coldly:

"We women, especially those married to the royal family, are supposed to have children."

"If you don't have any children, then you have to find a few that can be born, and you must not be left alone."

"I will stop talking here today, the princess should think about it carefully."

In this way, the crown princess knelt on the ground, leaving her alone in the palace.

Rao had already burned the floor heating, but she felt chills all over her body.

This is the rule of the people, and I never thought that she, the princess, would enjoy it.

Two quarters of an hour later, an old maid came over and helped the crown princess up: "Young lady, please get up."

"Thank you, aunt!" The princess smiled reluctantly.

The term aunt is mostly used for older court ladies.

Walking away with difficulty, the princess took a while to slow down.

How can this be concealed from the well-informed inner court, and it spreads in a short while, but without exception, it is said that the empress has set rules for the crown princess.

"What's the matter?" The prince went out of the palace in high spirits, and saw the concubine with an ugly face.

The Crown Princess shook her head, but said nothing.

The maid on the side couldn't bear the pressure either, so she could only tell the truth.

The prince was quite helpless: "What does it have to do with you if you don't have children? Do I still have few concubines?"

Even so, he couldn't talk to the queen, otherwise it would be another reprimand.

It's not good for men to meddle in women's affairs.

At noon, the emperor and the queen had dinner together and talked about the princess.

"Women are jealous, no matter how weak their temperament is, they can't change." Empress Sun Xueniang still couldn't get rid of her anger.

"It's always been like this in the palace."

Zhu Yixi could see it.

In fact, the princess was like this before, and the connivance of the empress also took up a large part.

The emperor felt that it was too dangerous to conceive and give birth at the age of 16 when he was too young to raise children.

The queen wants to hug her eldest grandson.

An eldest grandson means orderly inheritance.

The reason why I am in a hurry now is that the prince is old and the queen is afraid that his position will not be stable.

Everything is still profit.

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