my days with tyrants

Chapter 274 The Emperor Dies
The emperor's grandson greeted them in person, which gave the fleet enough face.

He is already considered the de facto emperor.

The emperor greeted them in person, and he was greeted at the pier, which was not even the turn of a victorious returnee.

After nearly two years of voyage, the sailors who traveled tens of thousands of miles at sea knelt down on the deck excitedly and kowtowed to the emperor grandson. , but in fact nearly [-]% of the dead sailors.

The vast majority died of illness.

Then someone accidentally fell into the sea and died.

They didn't die in conflict with the natives. In fact, the Indians worshiped them as gods.

They went with silk, sugar, and porcelain.

And of course weapons.

Although their weapons were not for slaughtering natives.

Yang Feng and the little princess lay on the window, watching the ongoing ceremony outside.

The warships on the pier docked one after another, and at the same time more things were moved out of the cabin, even the plants cultivated in flower pots, but they all seemed to be in poor condition...

"Hurry up and let them transport these to our greenhouse."

Yang Feng said.

It was already winter at this time, and the fleet was taking the northern equatorial warm current route, all the way was in the tropics, even if most of the voyages to the north were in the subtropical environment, but the capital city was a serious winter.Although it is not as icy and snowy as the north, the temperature is only a few degrees above zero, and these plants cannot hold on. He has even seen the tomatoes inside.

Although the tomatoes at this time are very small.

These must be sent to the greenhouse immediately. Before that, he used glass to build a greenhouse on Mount Wutai.

Just in time to overwinter these plants.

Choose a suitable planting place for them in spring.

"Don't go!"

The little princess said delicately while lying on his back.

And then rubbing against his back like a cat...

Apparently it's the season.

"It's so easy for me to lose control of myself."

Yang Feng said.

"Then come!"

The little princess continued to rub.

Yang Feng was speechless, but luckily Chun Ji came in and looked at them in astonishment.

"Hurry up to find the emperor grandson and ask him to transport these things to our greenhouse. Don't say that I have come back, just say what I told you before, and also transport those birds. These birds are all Tropical, this is freezing to death."

Yang Feng said.

Chun Ji backed out silently, but then came back again...

"Princess, do you want me to teach you?"

she said sincerely.

"roll!"

The little princess became angry from embarrassment.

Then Chun Ji smiled and withdrew again, the little princess continued to lay there longingly, Yang Feng continued to look outside, but to his surprise, Ma He actually brought an Indian girl, and in terms of aesthetics, The length is not bad.Standing on the deck, she looked blankly at the huge city in front of her like a mortal who stepped into a fairyland, but considering their current level of civilization, Daming at this time was really a fairyland.

Or the Kingdom of God.

"Is this the person there?"

The little princess finally gave up trying to lure Yang Feng out of control, and looked at the girl curiously.

Ma He didn't dress her in Ming's clothes.

And with the dress style of Indians, she is undoubtedly not covered with clothes.

"Correct."

Yang Feng said.

"Barbarian!"

The little princess said contemptuously.

But that one alone, and there were no more Indians on board the rest of the boat.

I don’t know if it’s Ma He who brought her along, or if she survived on the way. The latter is more likely. After all, they are on a boat with hundreds of Ming soldiers, and all kinds of bacteria are flooding, and they have no resistance. My body really can't hold it.

The next thing that was moved out of the ship were bags and boxes, which were opened one by one at the pier, and someone specially signed up. As for the names, they were of course the same as Hyundai, they originally collected them according to the album Yang Feng gave them.Under the guidance of Ma He, the emperor looked at these with great interest, especially the pitiful corncobs with sparse grains and small heads, and the pitiful potatoes that were also small, but the sweet potatoes looked decent.

However, there is a big gap with modern times.

These will require long-term breeding.

In fact, most of the horses and horses brought back were seeds of various crops, and they even ate corn and the like along the way.

But soon a box of things caught Yang Feng's attention.

"Go and get that box, I'll make something delicious for you."

Yang Feng said.

"what is that?"

The little princess said suspiciously.

"What you like to eat."

Yang Feng said.

That's cocoa.

Of course, it is impossible for him to still feed the little princess 90.00% dark chocolate. He has already added various improvements to her, so this thing is now a top luxury item.With these cocoa fruits, they can be planted in the future, in places like Hainan Island and Annan. In fact, not only this, but also rubber planting will have to start in the future.However, it is estimated that there is no rubber in this batch. The rubber trees in the Americas are in Brazil, and the time of the trip is short, and they are mainly in Mexico and Central America.

"Sorry, I don't want to eat candy, I want to eat something more delicious, what they often eat."

The little princess said close to his ear.

Yang Feng finally couldn't take it anymore, he turned around suddenly and pushed her down...

"Hurry back to Mount Wutai, I suddenly feel unwell!"

The little princess said gracefully.

Then she instantly changed into an impatient smile, and then wrapped Yang Feng around like an octopus, and the driver outside drove this car, which was made to fit her 1.7-meter-plus height, which was comparable to a small house. The four-wheeled carriage slowly drove out of the crowd, and then drove into the city.However, the little princess's physical discomfort was obviously serious. Before reaching the city gate, she asked the coachman to drive into a small forest, and then she cried out in pain.

The domestic slaves quickly separated and quickly formed a cordon outside the grove.

At this time, the welcome ceremony on the pier ended, and all those brought back, including the Indian girl, were loaded into carriages, and then drove into the city amidst cheers.

At this time, four-wheeled carriages had become popular in the capital.

The little princess even has a car rental company, which provides car rental services for people coming to Beijing from other places.

Of course, all this is due to the reconstruction of the roads in the capital, especially the ring road, which completely adopts new road construction technology, that is, stone roadbed and gravel road.

As for the little princess...

The little princess was still crying in pain.

Two hours later.

Stone Gate.

"I will see the princess at the end."

The guard officer saluted the carriage driving into the city gate and said.

"Wai Li, where did this person go?"

Her Royal Highness, who lifted the curtain, said in a slightly hoarse voice, looking at the apparently desolate street.

"Returning to the princess, His Majesty has ordered to display Jiahe and those rare birds and animals in the Thousand-step Corridor, and opened the Hongwu Gate to allow the people to enter the Thousand-Step Corridor. Now the people in the city have gone to the Thousand-Step Corridor. If the princess wants to go, it is best If you enter the Imperial City from Xi'an Gate, you might not be able to squeeze in if you go south."

The latter said quickly.

"understood!"

said the little princess.

Then she lowered the curtain...

"where to?"

She bowed her head and said.

"Of course I'm going to the imperial city, I have to go and see your father!"

Yang Feng, who was lying under her, said.

He had to surprise Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Go to Xi'an Gate!"

The little princess shouted to the outside.

At this moment, a group of royal guards came running wildly, and quickly stopped beside the carriage, and the leading officer hurriedly dismounted...

"Princess, the emperor's grandson invites the princess to enter the palace immediately."

He said rather anxiously.

Inside the carriage, Yang Feng and the little princess looked at each other...

"quick!"

The little princess shouted hastily.

Immediately afterwards, the carriage was guarded by Jin Yiwei and galloped towards Xi'an Gate. After arriving at Xi'an Gate, it went directly in and then went to Xihua Gate, and after reaching Xihua Gate, it also went directly in.When their carriage entered, several princes and grandchildren in the capital could already be seen flocking to the Qianqing Palace, and when the carriage arrived at the Qianqing Gate, there was already crying inside.

Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, Dragon Yu Bintian...

Obviously, Lao Zhu was really holding on with the obsession of waiting for Jiahe.

He was dying on the hospital bed, and when he saw the various new crop seeds that Zhu Yunxi brought to him in front of the bed, especially when Ma He carried a huge pumpkin in front of him, he suddenly came back to life and ordered to bring all the seeds back to him. Put it in the Thousand-step Corridor, open the Hongwu Gate to let the people come in and visit, and then it will die.That pumpkin was actually the staple food in Central America at this time. Ma He deliberately planted a pumpkin on the boat and wasted precious fresh water to irrigate it. Finally, it grew on the road and produced fruit.He was preparing it as a gift to the emperor, so he picked up all the other melons from one pumpkin, leaving only two, and it grew to a weight of more than 50 catties.

In the end, this can be said to be a hero of a generation, just guarding a huge pumpkin weighing more than 50 kilograms, and finished his life journey.

the next day.

"the river is long and tempestuous, it was like a hero."

Standing on the deck, Yang Feng sang like a singer facing the mighty river below.

Of course, he is still a businessman now.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already dead, so there was no need for him to show up for the time being. After all, it is reasonable to say that he should still be on his way to Guangzhou at this time. Although he pushed his daughter down before Lao Zhu died, the little princess will keep his filial piety.In fact, the little princess had already put on filial piety yesterday and stayed in the palace, and during the next national mourning period, Daming would stop all entertainment, and even all the officials had to wear filial piety.

In this case, there is no need for him to make an appearance in the capital.

Just leave.

He still has a lot to do!

Before he marched west for more than a year, how many things did he leave behind?
Tax package in Shanxi.

Construction of wooden rails from Shanxi to Shuofang.

Those people bought from Mongolia, the latter are all in Shuofang, Jin Wang Taifei allowed them to stay in Shuofang area to graze, but the pastures are all the land of the Jin Dynasty, and they, as Yang Feng's subordinates, need Yang Feng to give extra money to Jin. Fan rent.

Of course, it's just a small thing.

Ambassador Yang is not short of money, and even if he does not give money, he can still pay with flesh.

And the reclamation area in Huining is now on the right track. This year, it produces more than 40 shi of soybeans and sorghum. Although these things cannot be used as military rations, they can be exchanged for livestock from the surrounding tribes to serve as part of the military rations.Moreover, the shipping from Jinghaiwei to Jiangnan has also been realized. In fact, purely in terms of benefits, his reclamation area is about to achieve a balance of income and expenditure.

All driven by dung pills.

This kind of fertilizer, which can increase rice production by [-]%, is triggering frantic rush in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Soybean prices skyrocketed.

In addition, the prosperity of the canned food industry has also driven the demand for soybean oil to skyrocket.

Although at this time soybean oil extraction can only use traditional techniques, the oil yield is low, but the problem is that soybean oil is a by-product, and soybean cake is the real main product. The low oil yield is a big deal.

In short, after tossing for so long and investing a huge amount of money, his Huining reclamation finally saw the money back.

But he still lost money in Huining.

After all, he still has to bear the military supplies of Huiningdu Commander Si Gewei.

That still costs money.

Only take your time.

It is estimated that in another five years, he will almost be able to make ends meet in Huining.

In Shanxi, it is actually losing money.

The tax he has collected in Shanxi so far still cannot keep up with the tax he paid to the court, but the future of Shanxi is bright, because the industry and commerce there are developing extremely rapidly, after all, it is completely free, so at most next year, Shanxi will be able to make a profit from the tax package.In fact, counting other benefits this year, he is already close to breaking even in Shanxi. After all, he still has control over the financial industry. How can bankers, especially monopoly bankers, lose money?

Even his interests in Shanxi can no longer be evaluated in terms of profitability.

Financial control itself is the greatest interest.

"Once the emperor dies, the grandson of the emperor will succeed to the throne, but I don't know what King Guangze will do."

Standing beside him, Zhang Ying sighed with emotion.

Now they have met, including Yang Feng's adoptive daughters are also behind, Yang Feng is not going to put them in the capital, but going north to Yanzhou in Huai'an, there is enough space for Princess Lu to accommodate them.

Concubine Lu is not enough and Concubine Qi.

It happened that they were all going to Beijing, and they happened to hand over the palace to him.

"he?"

Yang Feng sneered.

"He can't afford any waves."

He continued.

Now that Zhu Yunxi has not ascended the throne, he has to choose an auspicious day, usually within half a month. Once Zhu Yunxi ascends the throne, he probably has to find a way to deal with his brother.

This is easy to do.

Random little excuses during the funeral, such as saying the wrong thing, wearing the wrong clothes, doing a certain etiquette procedure wrong, these can be used, even if there is no one, you can find someone to say that he made a mistake.Then the emperor had to be magnanimous, just to reprimand lightly in the next order, and then his brother couldn't think about it for a while, and suddenly drank poisoned wine.Then His Majesty the Emperor heard the bad news and was so sad that he cried and told his deep feelings with his brother, and decreed to make his nephews kings, so the officials shouted long live Shengming.

A mature emperor must be merciless.

"By the way, he shouldn't engage in burial, right?"

Zhang Ying said.

"Probably not."

Yang Feng said.

Zhu Yunxi will not engage in burial anymore, he is also deeply influenced by modern thinking, in fact, he himself will occasionally use Yang Feng's watch like his aunt to chat with Sister Liu alone.

The latter, as a woman, can be said to severely criticize this sacrificial burial system.

He even found some modern research articles to read to him. With this kind of education, Zhu Yunxi would no longer choose to be buried.

(End of this chapter)