First Prince of Ming Dynasty

After thinking about it, Zhu Biao mentioned something to him: "It is unjustifiable that something like this happened under the emperor's feet. The disturbance will not be limited to Liyang. Go back and check the spies in these counties around the capital. Don't come out again." Mistake."

Shang Honghai made a promise not to say more, and carefully retreated out after saluting. Since the emperor returned to Beijing, the atmosphere in the palace has become much heavier, and no one dared to be a little presumptuous.

After he retreated, Zhu Biao got up and walked to the topographic map of northern Xinjiang. Kaiping defended, and the Mongolian offensive was no longer so fierce. Obviously, he planned to withdraw his troops.

It is nothing more than offering some cattle, sheep, and the heads of small tribal leaders in order to ask for forgiveness in peace talks. There is no shortage of these on the grassland, or the big men on the grassland do not lack these.

One white disaster and two big battles, the grassland herdsmen were killed and injured countless, but the nobles of the golden family were still the same, and even the herds on the pasture grew much stronger.

Zhu Biao's eyes are cold, you can decide when to fight, but when it ends, I have to decide. Don't think that the imperial court will give up easily if it wants to use troops in Liaodong and Yunnan.

This time, if you don’t break off a few of the fingers that you stretched out, you really can’t relieve your hatred. The Golden Family has let the grassland fight bloody for more than a hundred years, and now your blood should be shed first-rate.

Only when the nobles of the grassland are afraid of the pain, they will really use their brains to think about whether it is worthwhile the next time they want to start a big war, instead of such inexplicable and wanton offenses.

Only in this way, Tatar Wala's backlash against Ye Sudiao'er will start, and Zhu Biao's previous series of arrangements can be carried out along the way.

Zhu Biao walked back to the main hall, and Zhu Yuanzhang was talking with Ying Guogong Fu Youde. In terms of expressing his attitude, the most direct thing is to continue to send troops and generals to help the frontier. It couldn't be more obvious.

"Your Highness."

Zhu Biao nodded seriously and said: "Uncle Fu escorted and worked hard to and fro, and he hasn't had a good night's rest before returning to Beijing, yet he has to ask you to lead the troops northward to the battlefield."

Fu Youde's tiger eyes were bright: "Your Highness, the general is still in the prime of his life, so he should try his best to serve His Highness as a saint, why are you tired!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at everything with satisfaction, and waited until the conversation between the two of them was over before saying: "Youde, go back and pack up, and we will start tomorrow."

"Then I won't come to say goodbye tomorrow."

"Go, let's keep some wine for you, and let's get drunk with you when you come back."

"promise!"

Zhu Biaoxiang was sent to stop outside the gate of the palace, while Liu Jin continued to lead, and wanted to send him out of the palace in person to show the respect for Duke Ying in the palace.

"Is his kid under Tang He's command?"

Zhu Biao walked behind his father, gently pressed his shoulders, and said: "Fu Zhong is in the southern army, the second brother Fu Chun passed to his brother Fu Youren, and the third Fu asked the fourth Fu Tianxi to stay in Beijing. .”

"Have you decided on your marriage?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Biao naturally knew the elegant meaning after hearing the strings, and thought about it for a few moments in his heart. The future successor of the eldest son of the Duke's eldest son is naturally a match for the princess.

In addition, Fu Zhong has expressed his loyalty to do his best from the very beginning, and he is regarded as one of his future confidantes, and it would be considered fat and water to be a family.

"Probably not. Fu Zhong and Xu Yungong, Chang Mao, Feng Cheng, etc. were first sent to northern Xinjiang by their sons, and now they have been transferred to Zhengnan. They have never returned to Beijing. It is estimated that they have no time to attend to their marriage."

"Do you think our family should marry him?"

"Duke Ying has made great contributions to the country, so it is a good story for his eldest son to be married to the princess, but the eldest sister has already been appointed, and the rest of the younger sisters are still young."

"Then let him wait a few more years and make a decision first."

Lao Zhu suddenly thought of something: "By the way, that kid has nothing to stand on stage..."

Zhu Biao didn't realize it for a moment, and thought he was asking if Fu Zhong had a concubine, but when he saw his father bared his teeth, he immediately understood that he was asking if he had the habit of being a jerk in the army.

It's not so strange in the army that men add men to men. After all, it's hard to suppress the fire in marching and fighting, and some generals' pro-army is specially used to get angry.

Although he felt that he should not have such a habit, Zhu Biao hadn't seen Fu Zhong for more than a year, so he didn't dare to guarantee it, so he could only say in a low voice: "Mr. Ying's family is very strict. will figure it out."

"If you don't have it, it's good. If you have it, beat him more and let him quit this dirty thing. You, the big brother, have to think more about your sister."

"My son knows."

The marriage between the royal family and the Duke's Mansion will not have any twists and turns because of such a trivial matter, the words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents, not to mention the marriage bestowed by the emperor, I am afraid that the only thing that can stop it in this world is death.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his shoulders and said, "Okay, it's time for the two of us to work. There are quite a lot of memorials in the Ministry of Education."

"promise."

Zhu Biao went to his own small desk and sat down. A young eunuch brought a polished brush and inkstone, and another brought a thick stack of memorials, and opened them carefully.

Zhu Biao concentrated his mind and calmed down, and then possessed himself to concentrate on criticizing. First of all, Hubu Zuo said that the land cultivated in the world today is 233,980 hectares.

Agriculture is the foundation of the country. Zhu Biao is impressed by the number of newly reclaimed fields every year. This is obviously increasing year by year. I remember that in the second year of Hongwu, it was 42,135 hectares, and in the third year of Hongwu, it was 100,000. One thousand six hundred and sixty-two hectares, it can be seen that there is a great trend.

Zhu Biao asked the little eunuch to present this to the imperial court. After seeing the consequences, Lao Zhu also had a smile on his face. The hard work of the father and son finally paid off.

The Ministry of Household Affairs also reported that at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain in Chaoyangmen, Nanjing, more than 50 million tung trees, palm trees, and lacquer trees were planted, and tung oil and palm lacquer were harvested every year for the construction of seagoing ships.

Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry wrote a letter saying, "Iron is produced in Linshui Town, Cizhou. In the Yuan Dynasty, iron was smelted here. There are 15,000 households in the furnace, and more than one million catties of iron are collected every year. Now that it is abandoned, it is better to send people and officials to renovate the furnace. .”

While Zhu Biao was still thinking about it, the next memorial was written by the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, who said that when mining was reopened, "the benefits are not for the officials, but for the people. Its benefit is that the source of the benefit will be blocked and the people will be harmed, and each country still has a lot of iron smelting, and there is no shortage of military supplies. If it is mined again, it will definitely disturb the people.”

Apparently they had debated about this matter in the Ministry of Industry, perhaps out of public interest, or out of personal grievances, the two completely different attitudes represented two factions in the Ministry of Industry, conservative and progressive.

For now, Zhu Biao will naturally support progress. How can there be enough iron? Not only Cizhou, but he also wants the Ministry of Industry to verify the abandoned mineral resources of state capitals all over the world. Handed over to the private sector to benefit the people.

Later, there is a report from the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, which is mostly about craftsmen. At present, all the items needed by the court and the army are made by craftsmen.

The so-called artisan households, that is, skilled craftsmen are recruited and organized into artisan households, and are hereditary from descendants. They are divided into two types: civilian craftsmen and military craftsmen. The civilian craftsmen who work in Beijing in shifts every three or two years are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and work on a regular basis. Those who live in the artisan household are under the supervision and jurisdiction of the inner government officials.

Most of the military craftsmen belonged to the local guards, and some belonged to the Armor Factory of the Military Bureau of the Neifu, the Military Weapons Bureau and the Ministry of Industry, and belonged to the private military craftsmen of the local guards.

It can be roughly divided into sixty-two lines, and it can be divided into one hundred and eighty-eight lines if it is carefully divided. From opening, felting, and spinning cotton, to magic arrows, gunpowder, cast iron, nail hinges, armor piercing, etc.

The purpose of the Mongols’ initial establishment of special craftsmen was to ensure the production of weapons and armaments and provide stable logistical support for their conquest of the Eurasian continent. Their earliest craftsmen were basically collected during the conquest. Master craftsmen from all over Asia.

The reason why Daming still retains its craftsmanship is very simple. First, it is to ensure the stability of logistics supply and demand. After all, the world was not peaceful at the beginning of the founding of the country, and there were still wars on all sides. Only by maintaining stable logistics can this newborn country be protected.

Furthermore, it is convenient for management. Of course, it can also be said to be oppression. It doesn’t matter what they think, but how to let them concentrate on performing their duties is very important.

The only advantage is that every household is a master craftsman, so he can avoid miscellaneous errands, and he is still exempted from one family member to help support the service. Each of the Yu Dings pays three qian for work, food and silver every year, in case the yamen are recruited for official duties. use. Zhengjiang works ten days a month, and the monthly food is paid by the government.

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