I want to be a grandson

Chapter 294
"Your Highness, this is the list of rewards prepared for the New Year, please look over it Your Highness."

In a side hall of the East Palace, there are all kinds of things piled up, all of which are rewarded by His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun during the Chinese New Year.

There are a wide variety of things, including fine knitted brocade, wild ginseng and antler, fine brushes, ink, paper and inkstones of the four treasures of the study, and precious candied fruits.

If it was other princes and grandchildren, they would definitely not reward them wantonly, and even if the rewards continued, they would not dare to take them.

If you are charged with befriending a prince, you will lose your head!

But Zhu Yunxi, as the crown prince, has no such scruples. It is also the right thing to do to give ministers something during the Chinese New Year.

Although these things are good, they are nothing to the rich and powerful prince.

Besides, with the gold and jade liquid this year, Zhu Yunxie really made a lot of money.

After taking the brochure that Su Xin handed over, he looked at it and said, "Is this following the usual practice in previous years?
Su Xin replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, I don't know if it is appropriate for this servant to think that His Highness will be named a grandson this year, so I added [-]% to the previous years' results to show His Highness's kindness."

Zhu Yunxi nodded and said, "Just follow what you said, where are the maids and eunuchs in the East Palace?"

"If you go back to His Highness, the rewards from the Eastern Palace will be the same as in previous years."

Zhu Yunxi handed the booklet to Su Xin, and said: "You have to spend what you need, you don't need to save money for me, you have worked hard for a year, and you have to be rewarded, it is also good to take more money back to subsidize the family, how about it, Anyway, there are not many people in the palace, let’s double the number and let everyone have a good year.”

"Yes, thank you for your grace!" Su Xin said with a smile on her face.

The reason why Zhu Yunxi dared to reward him in this way was because there were not many maids and eunuchs in the East Palace.

When Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, perhaps he had a bad feeling for eunuchs. At that time, he only set up a team of eunuchs with less than a hundred people in the imperial palace in Nanjing, the imperial capital.

There is such a record in "History of the Ming Dynasty. Eunuch One": "Ming Taizu established Jiangzuo, learning from the mistakes of the previous generation, and set up eunuchs less than a hundred people."

Later, with the pacification of the world, the number of concubines, princes and princesses in the palace gradually increased, and the team of eunuchs and maids also increased.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang is too stingy, and the salary for officials is not high, let alone those low-level eunuchs.

Moreover, although Zhu Yuanzhang also appoints eunuchs now, he trusts them more,
But it is not as good as his descendants, who set up the East Factory and the West Factory, and let the eunuchs become "inner ministers" to the point.

What's more, since the death of Prince Zhu Biao in the East Palace, and Lu's death, Zhu Yunqi became a monk, Lu's other children moved to other places, and the concubines helped to take care of them.

Therefore, the "workload" of the Eastern Palace is not so large, and with the influence of smallpox, the number of eunuchs and maids has also decreased.

Zhu Yunxi then said to Wang Zhong who was standing by the side: "My uncle's family, the general's family, and other relatives' families will all be sent to the mansion. They are all relatives, so don't lose courtesy."

As a heir, one must take care of the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, and also have the closeness among relatives. If there is a little difference in treatment, others will not say anything.

"Yes, this servant obeys, please rest assured, Your Highness."

Wang Zhong asked again: "Your Highness, what about the feudal lords?"

"You personally send the palaces of King Qin, King Jin, and King Yan, and let others do the rest."

According to ordinary people's families, Zhu Yunxi had separated from his uncles.

When Zhu Biao was alive in the past, he was responsible for all these things, but now that he is no longer there, in this family, he has to take on the responsibility of the head of the family!

"Your Highness, does her family also want to send a copy?" Su Xin tried to ask from the side.

Of course Zhu Yunxi understood that she was referring to Zhao Mingzhu, so she said, "Same as my uncle's family, I also prepare a generous gift."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Wang Zhong report: "Your Highness, the princess Jiangdu is here."

Zhu Yunxi turned around and looked around, and saw that Princess Jiangdu had already walked to the door, so he said with a smile: "Sister, what do you think of these things, how about the New Year's rewards?"

Princess Jiangdu stepped in, looked at the things in the room and said: "I don't know this, you just look right... Just now Li Fu went over and said that there will be a family banquet in the New Year's Eve, and asked me to cook two dishes, How is this going?"

"Sister, it's just in time for you to come, sit down."

Zhu Yunxi invited his sister to sit down, and then said: "Sister, it's just a family banquet, let the emperor taste your cooking, that's all. Could it be that my sister is not good at cooking, and she is afraid of embarrassing herself?"

"Nonsense, my cooking skills are good!"

Zhu Yiwei said: "That's not what I asked. According to the customary family banquet, the eunuch of the Shangshan Supervisor will inform you, or someone around the emperor will pass the message. Why is it Li Fu this time?"

"Tell me the truth, does Grandpa Huang know about this? Are you making decisions on your own again?"

Zhu Yunxie picked up the teacup on the table, poured tea and said, "Sister, I also want to surprise Grandpa Huang. Don't make a fuss. When the time comes, the female relatives in the family will go to battle together and cook delicious meals. It’s lively and warm!”

"You, you just don't make people worry!"

Zhu Yiwei shook her head and said: "No matter what, this matter should be decided after discussing with the emperor. What if the emperor blames him?"

Zhu Yunxi put a cup of tea in front of her and said, "If Grandpa Huang knew about it in advance, what surprise would there be?"

"But you have to know that Grandpa Huang hasn't held such a big family banquet since grandma passed away. Are you not afraid that Grandpa Huang will be unhappy?"

"Sister, don't worry, my brother will definitely make the emperor happy! It's such a rare opportunity for all uncles to gather in the capital, and we may not know when the next time will be."

"Besides, the emperor's grandfather is also getting older. He likes to see his children and grandchildren in the house and Cheng Huan's knees. It's just a family reunion dinner together, so don't think too much about it."

Zhu Yiwei also knew that this was not a big deal, so she didn't pursue it any further, "Forget it this time, I can't make up my own mind in the future!"

"Okay, okay, listen to my sister!"

"Uh...then what do you think I should cook?"

At this time, Zhu Yiwei was a little embarrassed, after all, she had scolded her younger brother just now, and now let him give advice.

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Isn't my sister still full of confidence just now? Do you still need to ask me?"

Zhu Yiwei glared at him and said: "It's not a good thing you picked! Otherwise, I will be in a state of distress! There are so many aunts and aunts, I don't have to think about what to cook..."

Alas, where there are people, there is competition.

Some people earn fame and fortune, while others earn face.

You must know that because of the large number of people, there will be a lot of dishes. Among these dazzling dishes, if you want not to be compared, but also to be among the best,

It really needs to be carefully considered and thought about what kind of dishes to make.

Just like a table full of Chinese and Chinese, with more than 100 dishes, who can tell the good from the bad?

And if you don't want to be compared, but still make people's eyes shine, it will take a lot of effort to study carefully!

"Sister, don't worry, whatever you cook will be delicious! Everyone will like it."

"I can't help it. I really can't think of it. That's why I asked you. Don't be perfunctory."

"Don't dare...how dare my younger brother perfunctory my elder sister."

"Then give me an idea!"

"Goodbye, you are relying on me!"

"Whoever asked you to provoke it, then you will be responsible for being a military adviser and making suggestions!"

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "Okay, okay, sister, think about it, on New Year's Eve, all aunts and aunts will definitely compete to perform, and try their best to show their special skills.

The emperor's grandfather is in the palace, what delicacies can't be eaten?There are so many dishes in the banquet, one can't eat a single bite, let alone those greasy meat. "

Zhu Yiwei asked suspiciously: "Then what do you mean..."

Zhu Yunxi said: "If you want me to say that my sister will use hawthorn and other things to make something that relieves the greasy and appetizing, the grandpa will definitely like it!"

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In the diplomacy before the Ming Dynasty, although there was a special institution called Honglu Temple, there was no guild hall where all foreign guests lived together.

It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the Tongwen Museum was built in Nanjing.

According to the map of Nanjing buildings and halls contained in "Hongwu Jingcheng Tuzhi", there is "Huitong Hall" in the west of the imperial city, and its west neighbor is "Wuman Post".

"Daming Huidian · Post Biography" stipulates, "Since the capital has set up post biography in all directions, it is called the Huitong Hall in Beijing, and the Water Horse Post and Delivery Office outside."

The Ming Dynasty inherited the relevant systems and regulations of the previous dynasties, and set up buildings in the capital to entertain foreign envoys.

It is recorded in "Minghuidian": the Huitong Pavilion was set up in Nanjing in the early Ming Dynasty, and later it was set up in Beijing.

However, since Nanjing was the capital during the Hongwu period, there should only be a Huitong hall, not a Wuman post.

According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty": During the Ming Dynasty, the Huitong Pavilion was mainly used as a postal agency at that time, mainly responsible for entertaining the tribute envoys, and responsible for all activities such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation after the envoys entered Beijing.

At this time, [-] people dressed in Japanese clothes came out of the gate of the Huitong Hall, refused the servant's carriage, and walked in the market with their heads held high.

Talking and laughing in their own language, commenting on everything they saw, flamboyant and wanton, without the slightest modesty and prudence.

Anyone who stood in front of them would push them away, without any concern about whether the other party fell or was injured.

"what is this?"

One person picked up the cakes placed by the vendor, and saw that the three colors of yellow, white, and red were distinct, which was really beautiful.

After looking left and right, he asked in broken Chinese, "Can I eat it?"

The vendor hurriedly said, "You can eat it, you can eat it, it's called donkey rolling, it's a snack in the north, made of rhubarb rice noodles, soybean noodles, Chengsha, sugar, sesame oil, sweet-scented osmanthus..."

Before the vendor could finish speaking, a few Japanese swarmed up, picked it up and put it in their mouths...

The street vendors knew that they were foreigners, so they didn't bother with them.

"It's not good, it's not good..."

"It's unpalatable, it's too unpalatable..."

(End of this chapter)