Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 34
"Grandpa, this city shipping company has made my grandson think of something." Zhu Xiongying became serious, and said seriously, "Going to Dongying earned 4 taels of money for the internal money. The fleet going to Nanyang led I got back 3 taels of silver, more than [-] taels of spices."

Lao Zhu immediately smiled, not only because he earned close to 10 taels of silver, but mainly because his grandson is promising and capable.

Zhu Xiongying continued, "Dongpu and Nanyang seem to be barren lands, but there are some good things. My grandson asked people to look for them carefully, and Dongpu seems to have inexhaustible money."

Old Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Ying'er, what do you mean?"

"Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, Dongying has had a lot of contacts with our Central Plains Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, a lot of silver was earned from there through the Shibo Department." Zhu Xiongying opened his mouth and continued, "That place, It is still in the Forbidden Sea, and some powerful officials control the government and fight each other."

If you want to talk about the shogunate or something, you have to explain it, just say 'power minister', so that Lao Zhu can understand it better.

"The next time I go to Dongpu, my grandson wants someone to take people there to find out." Zhu Xiongying said seriously, "Grandson plans to let Jin Yiwei go there to find out, have a look, and then look for gold and silver mines. "

China has a vast land and abundant resources, but some mineral resources are really not good enough.The island country lacks coal, but it seems that it once had one of the largest silver mines in the world.

Moreover, in China, especially at this time of the Ming Dynasty, copper mines were also very lacking.But in Southeast Asia, there are not many copper mines.

Lao Zhu was silent for a moment, then said, "Did you know that they wanted to attack Dongpu in the Yuan Dynasty?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded. Back then, Kublai Khan and his vassal Koryo attacked Dongying twice. This seemed to be the first time in the history of the island nation that it was invaded.It is said that the origin of "Kamikaze" is that during the critical period of the war, the typhoon caused heavy casualties to the Mongolian army.

"It's not good for us to take down there." Old Zhu said, earnestly said, "We also told your father and king before that we were worried about the hardships of the people that you, like the Han Wu, engaged in militarism."

Zhu Xiongying didn't care, and said with a smile, "Grandson is definitely not a good fight. If there are silver mines over there, let's fight. At that time, Suner is now training as a naval master, thinking about these things. And grandson But I found out clearly, there is turmoil over there, two groups of powerful ministers are opposing each other, and the country is weakening."

Old Zhu nodded. Naturally, he knew some things that Zhu Xiongying did, and he also knew some information.

Zhu Xiongying continued, "And the little Dongying dares to be the emperor? If the grandson beats down there, let the second uncle become the king."

Old Zhu put on a serious face and said angrily, "We know you don't like the vassal king's policy, but if you let your second uncle go to the wild land of Dongying, how will the people in the world think of you? How can you govern the world if you treat your relatives and elders so meanly."

"Grandfather, if we move the capital to Xi'an, where is the fiefdom of the second uncle?" Zhu Xiongying is not afraid, and can be argued with reason. princes and kings!"

Old Zhu was a little surprised, looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "Continue to tell us."

"What grandson thinks is that the second uncle also has a guard. As long as the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are destroyed, there will not be too many wars." Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, "When I have free hands, I will fight Dongying, Korea, second uncle, The third uncle, the fourth uncle, even the fifth uncle can be a prince. If you don’t want to go, you can be a prince here.”

Old Zhu laughed and said, "Then you definitely won't go to the barren land, and it's useless to be a savage prince or king."

"My lord, Sunchen will definitely cut down the vassal in the future, probably because he wants to show favor." Zhu Xiongying was not afraid, and continued, "But when I go there, as long as the above table confirms the subject and pays tribute, the grandson will not care about the second uncle." , Third Uncle, what are they doing?"

Lao Zhu was a little moved, and he also knew that his sons were not something to worry about.

Moreover, what Zhu Xiongying said actually had almost the same meaning as his Confederacy and Confederacy, except that Lao Zhu wanted to enfeoff feudal lords on the territory of Ming Dynasty.But Zhu Xiongying's idea is to bring down the small neighboring countries and make those uncles kings directly.

Lao Zhu felt a little moved, but it was a big deal, "We remember that Japan was rude, and those Japanese pirates harassed the border. We sent envoys at the beginning of the founding of the country, and those arrogant people didn't plead guilty! Calling the emperor? That's a big crime!"

With the accusation, if the fight really starts, it will be a famous teacher.

But Lao Zhu suddenly remembered something and said, "You just mentioned Korea, is that the case? Do you remember the matter of Emperor Sui Yang?"

Zhu Xiongying immediately said, "Of course my grandson knows about those things, but they belonged to our four counties in Han Dynasty. This time, it's time for Goryeo to crusade against the Tieling Guards."

The reason for saying this is that when Goryeo was in turmoil in the Central Plains, the Goryeo people kept sending troops.After the just-concluded Northern Expedition, Lao Zhu ordered Goryeo to return the northern part of Tieling and the east and west, but Goryeo violated it.

Zhu Xiongying continued, "My grandson has heard that those people in Goryeo have both heads and ears, and refused to return our Ming territory. Must crusade!"

Old Zhu Le, pointed to Zhu Xiongying and said, "You child, you just want your uncles to be the princes and kings guarding the four barbarians. For any reason or excuse, you just fell in love with their status." !"

Zhu Xiongying didn't care, and said with a smile, "Inner sage and outer king, it's just that my grandson is not self-cultivating, but to be a good emperor in our Daming territory. My grandson doesn't care about those around me. As long as I am good to our Ming Dynasty, that's fine. "

Old Zhu thought it was funny, if those Confucian scholars heard that the emperor's grandson used "inner sage and outer king" here, they would definitely jump their feet.

Zhu Xiongying didn't care, and continued, "Grandpa, grandson is going to study hard. If the next few trips to sea can bring good results, the Shibo Department should enlarge it. At that time, it will be too late." It is no longer the business of the domestic money family.”

Lao Zhu's eyes lit up, and he deliberately asked, "Oh? Why can't it be a domestic money business?"

"Grandpa Huang, smart people don't talk dark words before you." Zhu Xiongying didn't care, and said with a smile, "Grandson thinks that if he wants to send people to Dongying and Nanyang, he will not be enough with such a small number of people. "

Old Zhu was silent for a moment, then said, "Then let's get you some manpower, those people from Jinyiwei are good at it."

Zhu Xiongying nodded immediately, and said with a smile, "That's fine, these people do these things easily. Find out, and help me check carefully. But grandpa, if you follow your grandson's thinking, you will have to go along with it in the future." Come to my mind."

"What nonsense!" Old Zhu Le said to Zhu Xiongying, "Who can say what will happen in the future, you can make up your own mind in the future, your father is still here, you can discuss it with him."

Zhu Xiongying, who returned to the East Palace, had an early rest and was preparing for the morning court

In fact, there were early and late dynasties in the Ming Dynasty, but in the Ming Dynasty, the early dynasties were the most important. Although there were still forms such as the late dynasties, they were basically supplemented by the early dynasties, forming a situation in which the early dynasties were the only ones.

Looking at the time, it was close to Yin time, which was around five o'clock in the morning.The East Palace is already brightly lit, and the maids and eunuchs who are serving are getting busy. They have long been used to this.

But Zhu Xiongying is not used to it. Old Zhu, a workaholic, is about to start at Yinshi.As the grandson of the emperor, he was given preferential treatment, and he didn't get up and wash his hands until it was close to Yinshi, but those ministers had to get up at midnight, and they had to schedule shifts at the Meridian Gate at around three o'clock in the morning.

Zhu Xiongying, who was dressed in the emperor's grandson's court uniform, cheered up, and the maids and eunuchs carried lanterns and walked towards Fengtian Hall.

The gate of the palace has been opened, all the officials entered one by one, crossed the Jinshui Bridge and formed a team in the square.Any official who coughs, spits, or walks unsteadily will be recorded by the censor in charge of picketing, waiting to be dealt with.

Suddenly seeing a group of people approaching, many civil and military people were a little surprised.The crown prince of the East Palace is going to inspect Xi'an, is it possible that the grandson of the emperor will come to 'take over'?
After the three-tone drum, all the officials lined up and waited for the bell to open the door before entering.Civil and military officials enter in two columns on the left and right.After the emperor entered the seat, Honglu Temple sang into the class.At this time, civil and military officials marched in two groups on the left and right, the civil officials went north to west, and the military officials went north to east, and then saluted and played.

Zhu Xiongying stood in the front row to the left of the civil and military officials, which also showed his status.

Lao Zhu sat on the dragon chair, pointed to him with a smile and said, "Emperor grandson, stand here."

Zhu Xiongying bowed down with a smile on his face, "Sun Chen obeys the order!"

Watching Zhu Xiongying slowly walk towards the throne, Chao Zhongwenwu immediately understood that this position used to belong to the Crown Prince.But now the crown prince is going to inspect Xi'an, and the crown prince is standing there.

That position is half king and half minister!
(End of this chapter)