Daming heir

Chapter 265 Depressed Zhu Yuanzhang
For Zhu Shangbing, the sons of the old Zhu family should fight on the battlefield, commanding an army of [-] to fight bloody battles and expand the territory for the country.

Seeing Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi chatting, Zhu Shangbing muttered and quietly entered the school beside him.

Zhu Gaochi glanced back at Zhu Shangbing who was leaving, turned his head and said in a low voice: "Brother Xi, you must go to the south this time?"

"I always have to go there in person, the south is to us Ming..." Zhu Yunxi paused, and looked at Zhu Gaochi who was thinking about something in front of him: "The south is very important!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded silently, pondered and said: "Is it the land in the south? I heard that there is a large plain over there, not lower than Huguang and Zhili."

"Indeed."

Zhu Gaochi confirmed it was correct, but frowned.

Zhu Yunxi was not in a hurry, and always had inexplicable emotions towards him.

Probably because of the word ren.

Zhu Gaochi also said slowly at this time: "With enough light and high temperature, the crops can grow faster."

Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows, he really did not expect that Zhu Gaochi would know these things at this age.

But Zhu Gaochi continued: "Since there is a lot of land in the south and no one is cultivating it, it is also reasonable for us to occupy it in Ming Dynasty, so that it will not be given by God and put aside."

Today, Zhu Gaochi, who can only be called chubby, is talking like an old pedant.

However, Zhu Yunxi was already so shocked that his heart was stirred up, and his eyes stared at the young fat man in front of him in disbelief.

He even said that there was no one farming there.

Also a gift from God.

Should there be meaning?
Zhu Yunxi suddenly felt that he loved Xiaopang even more.

At this moment, Zhu Gaochi probably sensed that he was being stared at by Zhu Yunxie, so he raised his head and squinted at Zhu Yunxie in puzzlement, with a puzzled expression on his face.

Zhu Yunxi immediately raised his hand: "You continue."

"Yeah." Zhu Gaochi nodded and hummed, "It's just that I have doubts and worries. Nowadays, Guangxi Road, southern Guangdong Road, and Yunnan Road, these places still run side by side, and the power of local chieftains even far exceeds that of The imperial court. From time to time, there will be a chieftain rebellion over there, and the mountain people will cause disasters to the place.

This is even true for Sichuan Road, Jiangxi Road, and the southern part of Huguang Road.The court's control over the south is too low.If Annan and other places are newly conquered in the future, how will the imperial court implement a strong and in-depth control?

Also, the output from the south may not be able to use the official road in the future.It costs too much, and I am afraid that the [-] dan grains will be transported to the sky, and it is lucky that there are only [-] dans left when they enter the large warehouse of the household department.

However, I heard that brother Xun seems to be interested in shipping by sea, so the Japanese side must work harder to completely wipe out the coastal pirates, and even crack down on the fake Japanese along the southeast coast. "

Sure enough, no one got the wrong nickname.

The title of executive deputy emperor of the Ming Dynasty is most suitable for Zhu Gaochi!

Listening to Zhu Gaochi, who is still only the son of King Yan, making such a long speech, Zhu Yunxi's heart can be said to be overwhelmed.

hohoho.

Zhu Gaochi frowned, stretched out his hand and shook in front of Zhu Yunxi who was lost in thought.

"Brother Xi?"

Zhu Yunxi snorted twice, and looked at Zhu Gaochi: "The output from the south must be shipped back by sea. I'm even thinking that in the future, it may be possible to directly transfer the output of grain, grass, and materials from the south, and ship them directly to Peiping by sea. Supply the nine sides."

Only by mobilizing the materials of the entire Ming Dynasty and revitalizing the entire world can a positive, orderly but active cycle continue.

Even Zhu Yunxi has recently been thinking about whether to speed up the development of cement.Craftsman Zhang seems to have encountered difficulties in the production of cement and has not made any progress.

This has always delayed Zhu Yunxi's plan to build roads first if he wants to get rich.

At this moment, Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said: "I think the food and salaries of Beiping and the Nine Frontiers should continue to be transported by inland rivers. Even if they are transported by sea, they should be transported slowly, and they should be transferred to Taicang in Huguang, Jiangxi, Zhili and other places. Beiping. Otherwise, the journey from the south to Beiping would be too long, and it would be impossible to transport the rest of the Jiangnan region’s output to the Nine Sides.”

"Use the inland river? Draw it slowly?" Zhu Yunxi frowned.

Neihe is inherited from the grand canal built by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. Not long after in the original history, the old fourth uncle moved the capital to Beiping, and it will be renamed the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said in a low voice: "How many families, how many post stations, and how many gates are there on both sides of the inland river? Where hundreds of thousands of water transport people's food and clothing depend on, tens of thousands of local officials and clans rely on it. If there is a sudden stoppage, fear A thousand miles change."

This is not alarmist.

In the next few decades, local turmoil and even rebellion took place again and again on the route of thousands of miles along the banks of the Grand Canal that Zhu Yunxi regarded as extremely important and significant.

And Zhu Gaochi said again: "Furthermore, shipping is risky after all. Overseas, the wind and waves are violent, and there are countless reefs along the coast. The hidden reefs touch the bottom, and the huge waves destroy the ship. A shipwreck can cause heavy losses to the court."

This statement is infallible.

Hundreds of years later, even ironclad warships covering the sea will look like a flat boat on the inner river and inner lake in the face of the huge waves of the boundless ocean.

Zhu Yunxi finally opened his mouth and said: "The inland river transportation will not stop. Only when the place is circulated can Daming be richer, richer, and the people more prosperous."

Zhu Gaochi couldn't understand the inner meaning of circulation for a while, but he also agreed that inland waterway shipping could not be stopped.

Zhu Yunxi saw that Xiaopang was lost in thought, so he said in a persuasive way: "Circulation is the core of promoting the improvement of Ming's economy and people's livelihood."

"Why circulate?"

Zhu Gaochi asked this question according to Zhu Yunxi's idea.

"Population, food, products, gold and silver, treasure banknotes, Tongbao, and merchants. Only when these things are mobilized and circulated can the entire Ming Dynasty's plate be truly revitalized." Zhu Yunxi replied in a deep voice.

However, Zhu Gaochi looked around hesitantly, and then whispered more and more: "This is contrary to the national policy fortunately for the emperor..."

What national policy did Zhu Yuanzhang implement?
Strict household registration system restricts population movement.

Once the population cannot flow, other things can only be circulated through the government's policies and the powerful, gentry and merchants.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at Zhu Gaochi: "A one-time strategy is not enough for a lifetime. If possible, I would like the court to issue an order to restrict those powerful and gentry, strictly prohibiting the collection of gold and silver, and prohibiting rich burials. Money is money only when it circulates. Only when it is circulated can it play its original role.

The products of the Central Plains are very rich, and the food in the world is enough for the people of the world to feed their stomachs, but why does it happen that Yizi cannibalize each other? "

It is strictly forbidden to burial richly, and it is strictly forbidden to hide gold and silver.

Such a policy has been implemented in all dynasties.

However, the food in the Central Plains was originally able to feed the stomachs of people all over the world.

Zhu Gaochi never thought about this question.

In the dark, this young Yan Wang Shizi felt as if he had touched a place that he had never heard of.

It's just, how to circulate, how to let the food that was originally eaten by the people of the world really enter the stomach of the people of the world.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't think of the answer to such a question for a while.

If you can't think of it, don't think about it.

Zhu Gaochi suppressed his thoughts, looked at Zhu Yunxi, shook his head and whispered: "I won't tell Grandpa Huang."

Facing Zhu Gaochi's cautious actions, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help laughing.

Then, he suddenly patted Zhu Gaochi on the shoulder, and said with a faint gaze: "Brother Chi, if one day... In other words, if one day, Brother Chi, you can freely choose what you can do, what do you most want to do?" what?"

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback for a moment, then took two steps back, staring at Zhu Yunxi who suddenly asked this question with blazing eyes.

After long contemplation.

Only then did Zhu Gaochi speak slowly: "Does it count as doing a good job in the circulation of the world?"

Zhu Yunxi burst out laughing on the spot, tears almost came out of the corners of his eyes, and pointed at Zhu Gaochi who had finished answering the question.

Zhu Gaochi smiled innocently, scratching his head.

With such a joke, the truth can also be hidden, and the lie will not be left behind.

And he also changed his mouth and said: "I always feel that Brother Bing is determined to go south with you."

Zhu Yunxi hummed twice, looked at Zhu Gaochi: "Then do you want to?"

……

"Of course we are thinking about the great-grandson of the emperor!"

In the Zhongji Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang growled at the prince sitting in the wheelchair with a gloomy expression.

Now, although Zhu Biao is able to walk a little on crutches, he seems to like wheelchairs. He sits on them when he has nothing to do, and always turns the wheelchair around.

Hearing the old man's low growl, Zhu Biao shrank his head: "You are the one who nodded when Yunxi went south, and now you are the one who misses the great-grandson of the emperor."

Zhu Yuanzhang paused and stared at the prince aggressively.

Then he waved his sleeves heavily, and sat cross-legged on the cushion behind him in a huff.

"Going south is a national policy, something he must personally experience as the emperor's grandson of Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice.

Zhu Biao patted his legs and smiled silently.

According to the current situation and trend, what I have to do in the future is to maintain the success and rebuild the past things in the land of the Central Plains, such as the rule of Wenjing and the rule of Zhenguan.

In the future, the power of the Central Plains Dynasty will be used to spread its prestige all over the world.

That is what the next generation of kings will do.

And such a king must have knowledge of soldiers, understand soldiers, be familiar with frontiers, and master martial arts.

After smiling, Zhu Biao said: "Just wait for another year, and it's better to have children when you are older. It will always be safer."

"One year?" Zhu Yuanzhang held a different opinion: "At the end of Hongwu's 20th year, the Southern Expedition will not last until March and May of the next year. The annual Southern Expedition is not enough to pacify the place, and it will take three to five years to fully accomplish it. That kid's temperament, It’s impossible to let go and come back without finishing things.”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched his legs forward and stared blankly ahead with a lonely expression.

He wanted the emperor's great-grandson, and as the emperor's grandson got older, the two little girls in the East Palace became more obedient, virtuous and virtuous, and such thoughts grew in the emperor's mind, and it was hard to suppress.

Zhu Biao smiled helplessly: "At most, Hongwu will come back in 27 years. One year's events are enough for him to determine the strategy for the south. The rest is like a big brother. The court chooses one person to sit in Jiaozhi and other places. Continue the feasible strategy and stabilize the region. That's it."

However, such persuasion was still useless in Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.

He gloomily stared at the breezy prince, and said gloomily, "The great-grandson of the emperor, we can't wait!"

After these words, it is a bit presumptuous.

Zhu Biao immediately shut up, the old man is now thinking more and more long-term.

But such a thing, is it something that people can think about at the moment?
Therefore, Zhu Biao suddenly showed a smile on his face: "Since you are so eager for the great-grandson of the emperor, there is still time to get married. If you can't wait, you can ask someone to follow him to the south."

"What kind of style is it! What kind of style is it!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately blew his beard and stared.

Then, he let out a long sigh, and his eyes lost their luster.

"National affairs are difficult, family affairs are difficult, and great-grandchildren are difficult. How difficult it is for me."

……

Ren Hengtai stared at Xie Jin in front of him with difficulty, and said in a deep voice: "This makes it difficult for the old man to make a choice."

Xie Jin, who sent a confidential document for Zhu Yunxi, stood in the official office of the Minister of Rites with his hands in suspense, staring calmly at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who was hesitating and troubled in front of him.

He didn't know what was in the document, it was just that Taisun asked him to send it over.

Ren Hengtai didn't intend to show Xie Jin either. After reading it, he stuffed the document back into the cover, and then burned it.

After the troubled forehead said, Ren Hengtai looked up at Xie Jin: "Xie Xie's Book and Newspaper Bureau is becoming more and more prosperous now. I heard that no matter whether it is the Imperial College or the private sector, countless scholars take it as an honor to work in the Book and Newspaper Bureau. "

Xie Jin didn't know if this matter was related to the grandson's official documents.

He just replied calmly: "The name is born, the name is lost, so many things have happened since ancient times, and now the lower officials are always afraid, lest they will make a mistake and suffer a catastrophic defeat."

On the other hand, Ren Hengtai smiled slightly: "It's always right to study with peace of mind. Now that the re-opening date of the examination has been set, Bachelor Xie should do a lot of reviewing for his colleagues in the Book and Newspaper Bureau. The more the better."

These words have no direction, and people can't tell the intention.

Xie Jin looked at Ren Hengtai suspiciously.

As the chief examiner after the re-opening of the examination of this subject, he actually hoped that the colleagues of the Book and Newspaper Bureau would do better in this subject.

Colleagues?

Xie Jin's eyes gradually became ambiguous.

Ren Hengtai coughed lightly: "Excuse me, Bachelor Xie, there must be a lot of work at the Book and Newspaper Bureau, and the old man will study as a scholar soon."

This is driving people away.

Xie Jin nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Resign, my subordinate."

After witnessing Xie Jin's departure, Ren Hengtai let out a long sigh, got up and fetched a wooden box from the bookshelf on the top shelf behind him.

Carefully put it on the desk.

Ren Hengtai took out several pamphlets from it.

After distinguishing one or two, he threw one of them into the stove beside him.

Then he took a blank booklet from the side.

The pen trembled.

On the booklet, the ink marks are clear.

"Policy question: What is the unity of knowledge and action?"

"Policy Question: Why is the Southern Expedition determined, stable, and prosperous?"

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