Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 729 Long-term Operation
The weather seems to be getting colder and colder, and a place like Yingtianfu is actually not easy.The damp and cold in the south makes people uncomfortable. Of course, the winter in the north is even more difficult now, but there is no such thing as heating.

Fortunately, Zhu Yunying is the emperor, which also means that there is no need to worry about things like hunger and cold.The people around him, of course, don't have enough food or clothing.If all the clans of the Ming Dynasty encountered such a thing, it basically meant that the country was not just unstable, it was basically on the verge of collapse.

Today's Ming Dynasty looks prosperous, so there is no need to worry about many things.

It's just that what the emperor needs to consider is not only the people around him, but also the common people in the world. These things are what he should care about.

These things are not small things. Even if the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty worked hard for more than [-] years, they dare not say that there is no hunger and cold in the world.In fact, even in Yingtian Mansion at the foot of the emperor, some people would have a hard time in winter.

Or what Zhu Yunying needs to do is not to let everyone have enough food and clothing, what he needs to consider is to make the vast majority of people live well.It is not realistic to want everyone to have a good life.

Zhu Yunying looked at Ru Yu and said seriously, "Raising orphans and widows and supporting the elderly are all due to the court's duty. If the officials of the Ming Dynasty slack off in this matter, they must not be exonerated. Do you understand?"

Ru Yu immediately said affirmatively, "Return to Your Majesty, I will do my best and dare not let the benevolent government of the court suffer damage."

The Ming Dynasty really cared more about the people, especially for some old and young people.

This is naturally also because Lao Zhu was born in poverty, so he understands the hardships of people's livelihood.He himself was deprived of his relatives by disease and hunger, so Lao Zhu was determined not to let the tragedy of "children want to support but refuse to be loved" happen to others. For this reason, he formulated the national policy of "governing the world with filial piety": to make the elderly People have something to depend on and support when they are old.

This is not just talking about it casually. When Lao Zhu first founded the country, he formulated it: those who are over [-] years old, Xu Yiding will take care of them, and they will be exempted from miscellaneous general duties.

This is to allow the people to have more energy to work, so that their children can make more money to support the elderly.

Needless to say, the system of the nursing home, the elderly and children who are physically disabled, have no one to support them, and have poor families can enter the nursing home to receive support from the court.This is not only a policy in Ying Tianfu, it is a policy implemented in the whole Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunying also understands that no matter how good the policy is, sometimes it will be misinterpreted by the officials below, or let some people who are interested take advantage of the loopholes.But everyone also knows that you can't give up eating because of choking, and you must do what should be done well.

At this time, naturally more supervision is needed, and more severe punishment is needed.Although this cannot eradicate all lawlessness, it can still make some people feel a little bit afraid, which is also a very important thing.

Ru Yu needs to do some things well, but he is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials after all, and some things are not within his scope of responsibility.

But Lian Zining was different. He was in charge of supervising all the officials in the world, and such things were indeed what he should do.Of course, it also includes Song Zhong of Jinyiwei and Jiang Yu of Dongchang. They can't be idle at this time, and they have to supervise all the officials in the world.

Zhu Yunying has always been very concerned about such minions, eyes and ears.He is not that kind of pedantic person, even if he seems to have weakened Jin Yiwei a little bit.But it's just taking back Jin Yiwei's right to handle the case, it won't let Jin Yiwei grow bigger like it did in previous years, and it's just a little check and balance on Jin Yiwei.

As for the noise of civil servants, just listen to it.Anyway, Zhu Yunying didn't think that all civil and military officials would be very clean without supervision. Without some supervision, some officials would immediately lack restraint and commit various crimes.

After Ru Yu left, Zhu Yunying explained some things to Lian Zining carefully.Sixteen censors are going to be busy, this winter is not easy, it is not the Little Ice Age, it is simply that the cold weather will make many people very difficult.

Song Zhong came to the Hall of Martial Arts in a hurry, and said with some joy, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the matter of the palm fruit has some clues."

Zhu Yunying was overjoyed when she heard it, and asked very excitedly, "Oh? Tell me!"

This is not because Zhu Yunying is rare or strange, it is simply because the matter of palm oil is indeed very important to the Ming Dynasty.Some of the previous things slightly exceeded Zhu Yunying's expectations, but now there are some clues, which are of course very important.

Song Zhong immediately said, "Your Majesty, the palm oil originally came from palm fruit. Those fruits are not produced by ordinary palm trees, but come from wooden bones."

The wooden bones are all tied up, in fact, it is in Africa, probably in places like Somalia.

Hearing this, Zhu Yunying couldn't help laughing, it seemed that Jin Yiwei had done something.Some of the developments in Southeast Asia over the years still have some effect.

This is not just talk, it is real.The various spies of Jinyiwei have been operating in Southeast Asia, openly or secretly, let alone now, let alone the various channels of development.

This is not a small matter for the Ming Dynasty, it is an absolutely big matter.Jinyiwei's many years of operation brought a lot of information about Southeast Asia to the Ming Dynasty, the situation of various countries and tribes, as well as various customs and specialties.

In addition to some contacts with some local 'big families', there are also some 'agents' belonging to the Ming Dynasty in some courts.These are also managed by Zhu Yunying with his heart. Many people know his thoughts about Southeast Asia.

All kinds of development are very necessary, and the preliminary preparations must also be done well, which is for better development.There are many things that must be done well in the future. The management of Southeast Asian affairs, if nothing else, is the focus of Zhu Yunying's policies, and the things that should be done must be done well.

It must be developed, and it must be developed better. Zhu Yunying cares about this more than anyone else.In the early stage of development, he, the emperor, has to work hard to play a big game of chess. Even if the layout takes a little longer, there will be no problem. He can afford to wait.

As it is now, palm oil, palm fruit, or oil palm is actually the same.

All this seems to be logical, but if there is no business in Southeast Asia and further afield for so many years, where can we find these good things!
Song Zhong continued at this time, "Your Majesty, many of the natives in the Western Ocean are barbarians, and their folk customs are tough and vulgar. It's just that some of them have some skills, and they have a lot of contacts with other places."

These are actually facts, and everyone knows these things well.

Regardless of the fact that the Ming Dynasty has more frequent activities in Nanyang now, it seems to be lively.But when it comes to maritime trade and marine civilization, many people are also aware of it, and it can be regarded as something that has existed since ancient times.

Needless to say about the Silk Road, in the past it used places in the Western Regions to communicate with places like Dashi and Persia.That was all about the Han Dynasty. At that time, there were not many big ships traveling by land and sea.

But in the Tang and Song dynasties, maritime trade began to develop, and it wasn't just about those places in Japan.Most of the time, they also set off towards Southeast Asia and the Persian Gulf, and these indeed have some foundations.

Needless to say, the Ming Dynasty now, the fleet is getting bigger and bigger, and the ocean trade is indeed getting more and more developed.So it goes without saying at this time, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty is going to go to farther places, and various channels have been established through continuous accumulation.

Africa, that's definitely not the limit, going to Persia and Dashi, that's definitely not all of Zhu Yunying's goals.

Song Zhong continued, "Your Majesty, there are also many barbarians and natives in Nanyang, and they are not the masters of peace. This time, they arrested some people who were all dark, and those oil palm fruits came from those black people. Those who are painted will get it."

Zhu Yunying couldn't help being happy, and asked with a smile, "But those Kunlun slaves mentioned in the ancient books?"

Song Zhong is not sure, but he knows to tell the truth, "Returning to Your Majesty, I dare not speak nonsense. Those dark people are said to be somewhat similar to Kunlun slaves at first glance. It's just that those black people seem to be darker than Kunlun slaves." .”

That is also true. Many Kunlun slaves in history were natives of Southeast Asia. These are actually brown people of Southeast Asia.If you really want to talk about black people, there are relatively few people, not the Negro race in Africa, but the Negrito people.

Zhu Yunying smiled and said, "Whether Kunlun slaves or non-Kunlun slaves, I don't care about those. Our Ming Dynasty does not need Kunlun slaves or Silla maidservants. What I want is palm oil, which is in the stomachs of the people of our Ming Dynasty. Some oil and water."

Song Zhong got excited now, and said excitedly, "Return to Your Majesty, I have ordered Tiqi to find the oil palm and find out the way before. This time it is like this, I ordered Tiqi to contact the local leader to find some oil palm species.”

This is not a small matter, these things are what the Ming Dynasty must do.Song Zhong can also be considered to be aware of his intentions. He knows that His Majesty attaches great importance to oil palms, so this is doing some preliminary preparations. He will not wait for His Majesty to explain everything before doing it, or it will be delayed. It's over.

Regarding Song Zhong's answer, Zhu Yunying smiled, "Okay, you are worthy of being the commander of Jinyiwei. After these things are done, I will credit you."

Zhu Yunying is indeed good at things like painting big cakes, but Zhu Yunying is not just simply painting big cakes.He has to do a lot of things well, and this is the emperor's responsibility.

Of course, Zhu Yunying is also very conscientious, and he will definitely reward the contributions made by the people under his hands when they should be rewarded.

Looking at Song Zhong, Zhu Yunying said earnestly, "You also need to do a good job on the other side, and hurry up on the oil palm business. Bring back the oil palm fruit and tree seeds earlier, and find some craftsmen and farmers. These trees should also be It can be planted in our Daming territory."

Zhu Yunying is serious about these things, and he very much hopes to do well.It is also a responsibility of the emperor to let the people have more oil and water in their stomachs. They are doing everything that should be done and should not be done.

Some news brought by Song Zhong is quite good, which makes people feel more happy.Matters such as oil palm must be paid close attention to, and Zhu Yunying also understands such matters, but in fact there is no way to fully promote them in the short term.

In addition to these eating habits and so on, it is actually because of the problem of raw materials, which is the problem of productivity.

In the future, Southeast Asia can be regarded as the main producing area of ​​palm oil in the world, but the current oil palm is still in the hometown of Africa. Many people have not yet realized some benefits of oil palm.

That also requires Zhu Yunying to work hard, these things must work harder, and bring back some good things as soon as possible.At that time, for the Ming Dynasty, even if it can bring enough benefits, it can make the Ming Dynasty more prosperous.

Zhu Yunying is serious. He is working hard to do some things. Naturally, it is impossible for the people under him to stop. Everyone needs to do something well, and they must do something for the development of the Ming Dynasty. greater contribution.

Everyone is working hard, which can make the Ming Dynasty more prosperous.This is a picture of a flourishing world, and this obviously does not mean that some people just talk about it casually, and these things can only be realized through more efforts.

It was not easy for the officials of the Ming Dynasty, and their treatment was definitely not as good as that of the Song Dynasty.It is one thing to have a small salary. The main reason is that the two emperors of the Ming Dynasty were the diligent type. Having such a desperate emperor naturally means that the officials below have to follow the axis one by one.

Lead by example, the emperor has set an example, and other people naturally have no choice but to learn from it.

Zhu Yunying was in a good mood, he returned to Qianqing Palace with a smile, ready to see Lao Zhu.

Seeing Zhu Yunying approaching, Lao Zhu said with a smile, "We are getting older, and our energy is getting weaker. We want to take care of him, but I'm afraid it's too much. You'd better take him back. Here we are."

Zhu Yunying forced a smile, and said to Old Zhu, "Grandfather, are you thinking too much? We can't see it."

Old Zhu stared, and immediately said, "How old is he? If we close our eyes tonight, will he be able to bear it? He's not you, you are so brave."

Zhu Yunying thought for a while and said, "Then let's take him back and let him go to Qianqing Palace during the day to listen to the teachings of Grandpa Huang."

Old Zhu nodded with a smile, and said, "That's the thing. We think that we have reached the age and we don't have enough energy. Even if we are leaving, we can't scare our great-grandson. If we are with an old man, this At night, something big is going to happen. We, when we think of our parents closing their eyes in front of us when we were young, we feel uncomfortable."

Zhu Yunying sighed, and said, "Grandpa Huang, don't worry, when the time comes, we won't be afraid. We will stand by you and guard you."

Old Zhu nodded with a smile, and said, "Success, then don't run away, just stay in the palace and watch over us."

(End of this chapter)