Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 118 I Don't Expect
Zhu Xiongying encountered something that gave birth, but he was used to such things.It's just that Zhu Xiongying also feels quite helpless, this is something beyond his control, there is nothing he can do if he fails to conceive.

Old Zhu was not polite, grabbed Zhu Xiongying and asked, "There has been no movement for a year, tell us yourself, what is this? Why did you agree to us?"

"Grandpa, grandson can't do anything about it, just nothing happened." Zhu Xiongying said helplessly, "This year, there must be nothing wrong this year."

Da Zhu who was drinking tea suddenly asked, "Ying'er, where is the side concubine?"

Zhu Xiongying immediately understood, and said, "My son knows this, and the Concubine Grandson never let her drink any soup. Before she gave birth to a son-in-law, it is definitely impossible for other concubines to conceive an heir."

Lao Zhu and Da Zhu immediately nodded in satisfaction, because they both hoped to establish a rule of establishing a heir.

Old Zhu who just nodded suddenly remembered, and said dryly, "Ying'er, it's okay if the eldest son is the concubine, as long as Ying'er remembers the concubine by then."

"It's better not to do those things. The grandson thinks it's better to wait until the concubine has an heir." Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, and then joked, "Grandfather, this is the case in ordinary people's homes. The eldest son will also have children." Trouble. It's better to be the eldest son, more legitimate and less turbulent."

Da Zhu nodded in satisfaction, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "That's how it should be. Ordinary people fight for property, that is, some fields and houses. If my royal family is in chaos, the world will be in turmoil. Ying'er has a sense of proportion, that's great But things."

Da Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "It will be New Year's Eve soon, and Ying'er should prepare some New Year's gifts to reward the ministers. For some things, you can show your kindness by yourself, and the civil and military under your hands are considered sensible. It's just that you After some experience, if you have the heart, transfer back one or two after the new year, so that you can benefit from being in the imperial court."

Old Zhu clapped his hands and said excitedly, "That's how it should be. Most of Ying'er's civil and military staff are upstarts and new officials. It's okay to work in one state and one government. This is not in the court, but there are fewer people." Vision, also petty!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded, there was nothing to object to, "Then let Zhuo Jing and Ru Yu enter the court, I have to keep Yan Zhenzhi, and he can't leave him for the time being. Chen Xuan is fine, he can also enter the court." Chaotang. He has been in the place for a long time, and he handles affairs smoothly, but this person's vision is too short and his eyelids are too shallow."

Da Zhu pondered for a moment, and then said, "Since your person has been transferred away, let me give you Zhai Shan. This person has some tolerance and talent. He used to be the head of the Department of Selection of Officials and Officials, and now he is the right servant of the Ministry of Officials."

When Zhu Xiongying heard this, he said rather speechlessly, "Father, this is not good. This Zhai Shan went to Peiping, probably just for training and gilding. By doing this, he became a son training for Dad's team."

Da Zhu continued, "Zhang Wei is also a good person. At the beginning of Hongwu, he was selected as Jingming Xingxiu and Professor Jingzhao. Later, he successively held the positions of Donggong Shizheng, Tongzheng Secretary Zuo Senate, Tongzheng Envoy, and Chief Secretary Zuo Shenzheng. Before that, Yunnan is in turmoil, and Zhang Wei presided over Yunnan's government affairs very well, so you can go to Tianjin at this time, and let your uncle go to Peiping."

Zhu Xiongying felt that these things were arranged in an orderly manner, and these things were not difficult at all.

Although Li Shanchang was ill and could not be a director, Li Qi's ability made Zhu Xiongying a little worried.But in the court, there is really no shortage of capable and experienced officials who can take over smoothly, and the civil and military officials in the court can also rest assured.

Zhu Xiongying asked with a smile, "Grandpa Huang, how much silver did Dongying store in this year?"

As soon as this topic came up, Lao Zhu became excited, "A total of 100 million taels! It was originally said to be a big silver mine, but it turned out to be bigger and bigger. Now there are more craftsmen, more miners, and more and more silver smelted. A lot. We estimated that it would be good to ship back 300 million taels a year.”

Zhu Xiongying felt that the output of 300 million taels of silver should not be a big problem.If possible, Zhu Xiongying feels that it is possible to continue to expand output, which is worth looking forward to.

"The land in Lingnan has 10 taels in storage, and there are quite a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in these places." Da Zhu stroked his mustache with a smile, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "The things Yinger said should also be considered. , It’s not that the copper coins are abolished and no longer used, but we don’t need to make more copper coins.”

Daming was short of copper, this is something that many people are aware of.It is also unrealistic to say that copper coins are completely abandoned.

It's just that in today's Ming Dynasty, silver and precious banknotes can be considered as the main currency, with copper coins or gold as a supplement. This is the main currency of the newly constructed Ming Dynasty.

Da Zhu also said at this time, "Father, I have discussed with Ying'er before, and the folks often do not recognize precious banknotes, and most of them are treasure banknotes that cannot be exchanged for copper coins. Now my Daming treasury is sufficient, and we should allow treasure banknotes in the future." The banknotes were exchanged for silver."

Lao Zhu thought about it carefully, and said in a deep voice, "We know about this, wait a little longer. What's the point of this, the treasury hasn't been filled with silver yet, so we can't let it go right now."

"Grandpa Huang, it's time to do some statistics." Zhu Xiongying said seriously, "Grandpa Huang also knows that it is good to have money in hand. It's just that in times of famine, gold can't buy food on the first floor. Gold Whether it’s good or silver, it’s not food.”

Old Zhu naturally agreed with Zhu Xiongying's statement.More money is of course a good thing, but no matter how much money is, it may not be the answer to everything. Sufficient supplies are the fundamental.

Zhu Xiongying continued, "In my Ming Dynasty, it is inevitable that there are many aristocratic families and people who like to hide some gold, silver and copper coins. If there are some aristocratic families, it's fine. It's not easy for ordinary people to save a few coins. Now a lot of silver is pouring in, but We can't impact the silver taels in their hands."

The currency cannot be devalued too severely. Zhu Xiongying still needs to ensure the economic stability of Ming Dynasty.After all, there is too much silver pouring in from overseas, which may have a considerable impact.

It's not that Lao Zhu doesn't understand economics at all. He naturally knows what Zhu Xiongying said.Gold, silver and copper coins are of course good, but if there are more gold, silver and copper coins than food, then it may not be a good thing.

Zhu Xiongying felt that he should give some suggestions on this matter, and he did provide a lot of suggestions and ideas, so that Lao Zhu and Da Zhu could use it as a reference.

It's just that under the current situation, Zhu Xiongying seems to be just a grandson in charge of the outpost of moving the capital to the north.Although he can intervene in a lot of military and local military affairs, but with so many state affairs, Zhu Xiongying seems to have the right to make suggestions and so on.

Lao Zhu and Da Zhu are the backbone, and these two people will have more communication on such matters.Zhu Xiongying can give suggestions, but when it comes to finalizing the plan, Zhu Xiongying will not have so many expectations. He still has no way to achieve the so-called one-sentence decision!

The interest of the three members of this family is very good. The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren seem to be talking about family affairs together, but most of the time they are also chatting about some major events in the world, maybe it is some big and frightening events.

Da Zhu remembered something, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "At the beginning of the year, Ying'er had a lot of complaints about Nayan Shenggong. This is a good thing, but Ying'er should not worry, after all, the Kong family is a saint in the eyes of scholars. Blood vessels, don't move lightly."

"We studied a few days ago, and those Confucian scholars bullied us for being good people!" Old Zhu was very angry, very angry, "In the former Yuan Dynasty, those Confucian scholars were not as good as our background!"

Da Zhu and Xiao Zhu were amused, and Zhu Xiongying joked, "Grandfather, if you were a novice, they would not be as good as you. Even when you are traveling around the world, your status is not as good as those scholars."

Traveling around the world is naturally a euphemism. After all, Lao Zhu was begging for alms at that time.

Da Zhu also laughed, and then said, "After the disturbance in Qianyuan, the spirit of scholars was also dispelled a lot. We founded the Ming Dynasty, and many scholars were also suppressed by us. It's just us, it's not like that." You can’t really overturn the Confucian altar.”

Zhu Xiongying nodded affirmatively, which can be regarded as a guarantee, "Father, you can rest assured. The status of Confucianism, the son naturally understands. The son just doesn't want Confucianism to be too respectful, and wants to let those scholars rest and rule the world together." Just think about it, it’s not about destroying Confucianism, my son knows that’s impossible.”

In the final analysis, the foundation of Confucianism is too deep. Many genes of this nation have some characteristics of Confucianism, so it is naturally impossible to truly uproot it.

Naturally, Zhu Xiongying will not do things that are too aggressive, and he is also very clear that there is really no rush for such things for the time being, as long as they are done well, many things can be advanced step by step.

Let's continue to take care of some things in Beiping and Tianjin, let's continue to fiddle with some of our own local government affairs, and study some science and technology.Or arranging military training and fighting in a small way, which is within the scope of Zhu Xiongying's current authority.

After all, he is just a child, and Lao Zhu and Da Zhu are willing to delegate power, but Zhu Xiongying will not be given too much power in many things, and many things require the nod of these parents.

Zhu Xiongying is not in a hurry to seize power. It is best to give him another two or three years. He can do what he wants to do in Beiping, and he can better implement some of his plans.The current him really doesn't want to be tied up in Yingtian Mansion, it's more comfortable to be alone in Beiping.

Think about it carefully, in Beiping the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and Zhu Xiongying has enough power, how comfortable this must be.

Now he only needs to do some duties well, and he doesn't expect to sit in a special position immediately.

(End of this chapter)