Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 614

Lao Zhu actually doesn't know much about his descendants.The reason is not just because Lao Zhu is eccentric, but the main reason is that Lao Zhu has too many descendants.The son can't even take care of it, let alone the grandson.

So much so that Lao Zhu has never even seen many great-grandsons.Don't say I've seen it before, the name is not necessarily clear, at most, it is based on the character generation, Lao Zhu can know that this is the clan, and which lineage it comes from, that's all.

But when it comes to Zhu Yunxi, Lao Zhu actually doesn't know much about it.Even if this is Da Zhu's son or his legitimate son, he still doesn't know much about it.

Compared with other grandsons, Zhu Yunxi is stronger with Lao Zhu. He has met many times, had dinner with him, and occasionally criticizes him.In the eyes of the other princes and grandsons, this is a blessing, and it is a great thing.

Looking at Zhu Yunxi, Lao Zhu asked, "Only you? The people of Ming Dynasty no longer have to worry about the shortage of oil and water. Can we do it by you?"

Zhu Yunxi didn't feel that he was despised, it was simply that he was used to such things.He knew how he was seen outside, and in fact Zhu Yunxi didn't care about these things anymore.

Zhu Yunxi is psychologically balanced and doesn't care about these things.Zhu Yunying smiled and said nothing, thinking that she should continue to watch.

Speaking of which, I still have no confidence in Zhu Yunxie. This kid has indeed done a lot of reliable things and unreliable things.The key point is that Zhu Yunxie's words just now were too exaggerated, so exaggerated that Zhu Yunying couldn't believe it.

But little Zhu was not happy about it, and looked very defensive, "Great-grandfather, second uncle hasn't announced the happy news yet, why did great-grandfather say second uncle?!"

Old Zhu was so angry and funny, he gently tugged little Zhu by the ear, "Did we hurt you for nothing? Just say a few words to Second Uncle, and you'll be in a hurry with us?"

"Pull it out, it still hurts my great-grandfather for pulling our ears off." Little Zhu said confidently, "Great-grandfather, let's see what good things happen to my second uncle! My second uncle is in a hurry to enter the palace to ask for a visit, there must be something It's a good thing, our second uncle has a sense of proportion."

Old Zhu smiled and gently hugged little Zhu, and little Zhu naturally sat on Lao Zhu's lap.

Looking at the suspicious little Zhu who leaned against Old Zhu, Zhu Yunying couldn't stand it any longer, "I'm going to be a ten-year-old boy, and I still sit on your great-grandfather's lap all day long. Tell me yourself, what does this look like!"

"We didn't talk, you're the only one talking too much nonsense!" Lao Zhu glared, and said angrily, "If you want us to talk, you're just playing tricks."

Little Zhu also said as a matter of course, "We are 28, [-], and the great-grandson of our great-grandfather!"

Zhu Yunxi felt that he was superfluous, he came to announce the good news, but now.Although he is still cared about by everyone, it just seems to be a bit 'out of place'.Of course Zhu Yunxi was also numb, this kind of thing happened not once or twice, his grandfather was so eccentric, and he never concealed it.

Zhu Yunying no longer cared about these things, looked at Zhu Yunxi and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Zhu Yunxie said hastily, "Brother Huang, the other side of the fleet found good oil in Nanyang, and those natives eat it. My brother thinks that our Daming has more and more food, but the oil is not enough, so let the fleet increase Bring some back."

This time Lao Zhu also became serious, and said, "This is a big deal, don't talk nonsense."

Zhu Yunxi quickly promised, saying, "Grandfather, Sun Chen knows what to do no matter how ineffective he is. We dare not joke about these things. We have sent people to pick them up. The oil should be sent back in a few days."

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying and said, "You ask the people from the Beijing camp to come over and bring the oil back earlier so we can have a look."

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, as if he knew something, "Grandpa Huang, although Yunxi is a bit of a dandy, we just think he has a sense of proportion in his heart, and he won't joke about these things. Grandpa Huang is still ready to prepare, if Yunxi really found food and oil for our Daming, Grandpa Huang must reward Yunxi well."

Old Zhu smiled and said, "To be honest, you did it. Others don't know that we don't know. You just took charge of the navy a few years ago, and you formed a fleet for Yunxi. Those people They don’t contribute anything, they just pick up what’s on hand.”

When Zhu Yunxi thought about it, it seemed to be such a truth.Before he opened the mansion, he seemed to have shares in the sea ship going to Nanyang just like his two older sisters.When the mansion was first opened, Brother Huang gave a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, saying that it was earned by the Nanyang caravan.

Over the years, Zhu Yunxi didn't actually get involved in the affairs of the fleet, he only knew that these fleets brought in a lot of money.Not only the two sisters have shares, but the uncle's family also has shares.Most importantly, the fleet needs to be connected with the navy.

In many cases, it is not even clear whether it is the navy or the fleet.

"He has just opened the mansion, and the expenses are not small, and Xi'er and Yue'er need dowries, so we, the elder brothers, naturally have to worry about it." Zhu Yunying said naturally, "But now, we basically don't care about them, they are all They do well on their own."

Looking at Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunying asked, "Tell me, what happened to the grain and oil?"

Zhu Yunxi did not hide it, and said, "The people in the fleet seem to have noticed that the natives in Nanyang seem to have no shortage of food and oil. It is said that their big trees are bearing fruit, not to mention that they can squeeze oil, and there is still a lot of oil."

Old Zhu, who was expecting something, suddenly couldn't believe it. He frowned and said, "The fruit on the tree can be squeezed into oil? Could it be tung oil? Let me tell you, although tung oil is edible, it's just not very good."

It’s not that Lao Zhu has no common sense. In fact, such things as tung oil existed in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and there were many artificial plantings in the Song and Song Dynasties.Although tung oil is considered inedible by many people, it can still be used in ancient times.It's just that tung oil can't be eaten too much, it needs to be blended, and many people know this.

Moreover, tung oil does not stick to water, so tung oil is one of the best supplies for making waterproof utensils such as tarpaulins and oil coats.Moreover, palace buildings also need to be soaked in tung oil, which is also for better anti-corrosion.

Zhu Yunxi didn't know what to say, because he didn't know much about palm oil.

And Zhu Yunying realized that although palm oil is not the main vegetable oil for many Chinese people, many people don't even know about palm oil.But in fact, palm oil is very common, widely used in the production of ice cream, biscuits, cakes, snack foods, and convenience foods, and it is cheap and suitable for frying.

"It seems that we want to punish Jin Yiwei. We let those fans collect the customs and customs of various places in Nanyang. I'm afraid they only focus on the mines and court halls." Zhu Yunying said angrily, "Nanyang people are not short of fuel. Can't they see this?"

The history of palm oil is too long, it has a history of 5000 years of use.In the future, palm oil will also be the vegetable oil with the largest output, which naturally means great value.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying and asked, "Do you believe what Yunxi said? We believe that the fruit on this tree can be squeezed into oil, but the oil squeezed from this fruit can be eaten, so we don't believe it."

It's no wonder that Lao Zhu was suspicious, some things did break Lao Zhu's cognition.The fruit on the tree is used to extract oil, and Lao Zhu first thought of tung oil.But a little configuration and adjustment of that thing can be useful, but it really can't be eaten too much. That thing really can't solve the food and oil troubles of the people of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunying took it for granted, "Believe it, why don't we believe it! There are silver mines in Dongying, and there are more copper mines in Annan than our Daming according to the spies. If there are trees in those places, they can be squeezed." We also believe in the fruit of oil!"

Zhu Yunxi suddenly gained confidence and said, "Grandfather, Sun Chen would not dare to joke about such a big matter. If the people below dare to deceive us, we will definitely punish them severely. Grandfather, there must be some fruits that can be squeezed out." .”

Little Zhu jumped out suddenly and said, "Second Uncle, there are members of our aunt and sister in the fleet, do they know about this?"

Zhu Yunxi was immediately speechless, and muttered, "I'm afraid I don't know it now, but I guess I will know it soon."

What kind of people Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu were, they naturally understood what Zhu Yunxi meant.Not surprisingly, the fleet brought oil back, and the stewards of Prince Wu's Mansion were clever. This was an early tip-off, or an invitation for credit.As a result, Zhu Yunxi immediately entered the palace to claim credit, even though he didn't know much about oil.

You have to be the first, and the first to invite credit can reap the greatest credit, which is also what it should be.

After thinking about it, Lao Zhu quickly said, "If it's really such a good thing as oil, Xi'er and Yue'er should also be rewarded, but they are married after all. If it's really a reward, Yunxi should be smarter, and he did it too gone."

Lao Zhu's double standard has always existed, and it has always been very obvious.There will be different treatment standards for legitimate sons and concubine sons, and different standards for sons and daughters.Most of the time, Lao Zhu will not hide his feudal old-fashioned.

This time it still looks like this, if Zhu Xi and Zhu Yue are married, they belong to someone else's family.So if they really make great contributions, they can share some benefits.But the biggest benefit must still be reserved for Zhu Yunxie, just because Zhu Yunxie was the king of Wu in the Ming Dynasty, the real 'family'.

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, and said, "We know these things well, so we won't take the credit for it."

Zhu Yunying really doesn't need such credit now. When the sea ban was opened in the early years, Lao Zhu and Da Zhu didn't say much.However, we found Yinshan in Dongying and brought back a lot of jewelry in Nanyang, etc., so we need to promote it vigorously.

Those are the credits of the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunying. If it weren't for Zhu Yunying, who would have thought that endless treasures could be found in the wild overseas places that are not looked down upon.What does this mean? It means that God blesses Daming, and it means that the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunying belongs to the destiny.

In the past, it was necessary to consider increasing Zhu Yunying's prestige, but now Zhu Yunying doesn't need this at all. He has already controlled the court, and now Zhu Yunying also has a good prestige.Therefore, solving the problem of grain and oil is at best the icing on the cake.

Old Zhu understands this truth, and Zhu Yunying naturally understands this truth. If there is any good vegetable oil, let Zhu Yunxi have a good time this time.Even if it seems that Zhu Yunying is just sitting back and enjoying the benefits of some things, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu are willing to let Zhu Yunying get the most benefit from this matter.

In fact, there is nothing to say about Zhu Yunxie's identity. Such a major event that benefits the country and the people will not make Zhu Yunxie pose any threat to Zhu Yunxie.He is still just the younger brother whom Emperor Yingshi loves, that's all.

At most, when the time comes, many people will say that the first emperor Xiaokang is great, and that the two sons born to the first empress are very promising.

Zhu Yunxie smiled broadly, probably because he could also see the benefits of it.As for whether the grain and oil from Nanyang can be used, in fact, there is no need to worry too much.

If it is really large and practical, then it would be great.It doesn't matter if there is no way to popularize it on a large scale, it is an "auspiciousness" that can be used to sing praises. There is nothing to make a fuss about such things, and many people are not surprised.

Rice with double ears is auspicious, and if you find some grain and oil, it is naturally auspicious. Why can't you spread it when you come to His Highness King Wu?

Since Zhu Yunxi, who entered the palace to announce the good news, had finished his business, he naturally left very obediently and voluntarily. It was not appropriate for him to stay in the palace overnight.

"This little bastard has improved a bit." Old Zhu said with a smile, "We have always been afraid that the kid would be a disservice to you, so we can do something. We, now feel at ease."

"Yunxi is a bit playful, but everything else is okay." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "As long as you don't arrange upward things for him, he can do everything well. If you really want to have fun, he is an expert Hand. If you want us to say, our family has four generations now, he is the most blessed, even my fifth uncle can't compare to him."

Lao Zhu also nodded with a smile. His five sons were also blessed, but Daming's foundation in the early years was not as solid as it is now.Although there is no need to worry about food and clothing, how can a prosperous prince like Zhu Yunxi be so lucky.

Little Zhu remembered something and said, "Great-grandfather, our family Wen Kun will also be blessed in the future. A few days ago we saw him sitting on the couch, pulling his little bird!"

Glancing at Xiao Zhu, Zhu Yunying said, "Don't laugh at him, you were like this when you were a child, and we can't stop you. You always make jokes about Wen Kun urinating when he fell asleep, as if you were not like this before !"

Little Zhu was unhappy, and said, "We're not like that, we're not like Wen Kun! We're the smartest, and we don't wet the bed!"

Touching little Zhu's head, Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying and said, "Let's work harder and put in more effort, and the rest of our family will be at ease. Ying'er will be tired, and Yunxi will be happy." You can eat and drink."

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, this is probably the meaning of hard work.At most, Zhu Yunying is the emperor, and his efforts are not only to feed and drink well for his own family, but also to make the people of Ming Dynasty live better.

Maybe a little tired, but the sense of accomplishment here makes Zhu Yunying happy!
(End of this chapter)