Chapter 434: Yan Fan Bares His Fangs at Ming!

Zhu Xiongying's fingers hanging on both sides were slightly curled, and he pursed his lips in silence...

Zhu Biao couldn't wait for an answer for a while, so he stopped giving instructions, looked up, looked at Xiongying's determined expression, and smiled: "You have a character similar to your fourth uncle's, who is determined on one thing and has a firm and persistent character. , my father was very happy, but this kind of firmness and persistence is not necessary for everything.

"You like to pick green, and my father has no objection. After she wears her crown, you can make her your concubine..."

"Your concubine should be someone who can bring you great help. What help can Cai Lu bring you? Her family can't give you any help. Help from your fourth uncle? As your fourth uncle With only half a child, you can get help from your fourth uncle. In the future, will Tuqiao Village leave her a job as a body stock manufacturer? "

"This trading company will not only not be a help to you, but will also become a drag on you. Cai Lv controls a very influential trading company and is also the concubine. What kind of evil will it release to the world?" signal of?"

…

Although he dotes on beauties very much.

But he would never spoil his concubine and destroy his wife just because he favored a beautiful woman.

Adults do things not based on preference, but on weighing the pros and cons.

"On the contrary, in the future, if your grandson is the daughter of a conservative leader who opposes the stock-employment system, and your concubine is a representative figure of the reformists, such as Cailu, then no matter whether she is a reformist, Even conservatives will not point their fingers at you directly. They will try their best to perform in front of you in order to knock the opponent down. In this way, you will be in an invincible position. "

…

He already had some premonitions about how the situation would develop in the future.

Within the Ming Dynasty, two factions are bound to emerge.

The reformists and conservatives who support Lao Si’s ideas.

Don't look at the huge force that opposes this concept now.

But the fourth child had finally planted the seed.

And it has sprouted.

Scholars trained by ordinary people will definitely have many people supporting this concept in the future.

Not to mention Fujian.

It was already the base of the Ming Dynasty’s reformists and new atmosphere!

He has always paid attention to the news reported by Jin Yiwei.

Academic societies named after places were established in various places in Fujian to study rural village cooperatives and the employee-employed shareholding system.

Behind this, the powerful businessmen who follow Lao Si are providing financial support.

Young scholars in Fujian will be laughed at by their classmates as if they don’t talk a few words about rural village communities and the employee-employed shareholding system!

Some young scholars with great perseverance, ambition, and extensive knowledge actually put forward some views in heated discussions and collisions that surprised even him after reading them.

For example, Fujian is currently discussing intensely the tax laws of past dynasties.

The tax laws of the past dynasties were actually mainly based on agricultural tax laws.

This is true for land tax and capitation tax.

As for commercial tax, it is a supplement to the tax laws of previous dynasties.

Academic societies across Fujian are discussing why all dynasties have focused on agriculture and suppressed commerce.

All take agricultural tax as the main body of finance and taxation.

In the end, a conclusion was reached that was very different from the summary of historical books of previous dynasties.

Merchants are highly mobile and commercial goods are highly mobile. Merchants can easily form power-for-money transactions with official power.

Various reasons make it very difficult to collect commercial taxes.

Therefore, commercial tax cannot be defined as the main body of government taxation.

From the perspective of the main body of the tax law, we completely deny the conclusion that the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce in the past dynasties was due to the liberalization of commerce and trade, everyone was engaged in commerce, and no one was farming, which ultimately led to no food output!

Fujian Society explains the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business from the perspective of tax law subjects. It is almost subversive to the Confucian conclusion that emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce that has been formed over thousands of years!

This kind of discussion is still limited to Fujian.

But it is conceivable that as Fujian scholars passed the imperial examination, they left Fujian and entered the court.

This kind of subversive thinking will inevitably be brought in.

besides.

The Fujian Society is still discussing why the population in the past dynasties reached its peak of 50 to 60 million, but it could no longer grow and would face a rapid decline from peak to peak.

There are now two mainstream views.

1. The output of crops cannot support the increase in population.

This view was quickly and vigorously refuted by supporters of the second view.

A group of pragmatic scholars conducted interviews and surveys, combined with population statistics obtained from various government offices in Fujian, and came to a conclusion: With the popularity of corn in Fujian and the full establishment of rural villages, Fujian's grain output has almost doubled.

However, in recent years, the population growth in Fujian has been very weak, only 10% higher than before!

In the end, it was concluded that the people's lives were much better.

But the urge to have children and have many children and many blessings is very weak.

After this group of pragmatic scholars visited the people, they found that the people were mainly afraid that having more children would lead to an increase in the capitation tax, which would lead to the current slightly affluent life returning to the predicament of having to worry about one meal at a time.

In the end, the second view of some academic societies in Fujian was formed: the population cannot continue to increase, mainly due to the capitation taxes of the past dynasties!

Today, the two factions are arguing over this issue in Fujian.

According to Jinyi Weixin News.

Academic societies across Fujian are eagerly looking forward to Lao Si’s return so that Lao Si can evaluate which view is correct.

In this collision discussion.

Various academic societies in Fujian are now deeply studying tax laws and arguing about whether the main body of future tax laws will be commercial taxes as the main body of the court's finances.

Or agricultural taxes based on agriculture!

Even if he didn't go to Fujian.

Just by reading the news reported by Jinyiwei, one can feel how fierce the new trend in Fujian is.

As for those stubborn and conservative gentry?

They dared not speak under this wave.

According to Jinyiwei's secret investigation, even these young people from gentry families disliked their conservative elders for being too corrupt!

Fujian is already a situation where the east wind completely overwhelms the west wind.

Let's look at the court.

Although there are not many people who support Lao Si's ideas, there are also many.

Lan Yu who stayed in the demonstration area.

Mu Ying!

Fang Xiaoru, Lian Zining, Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and others.

Moreover, he also had a hunch.

In the future, the Yan vassal regime under the rule of the fourth brother will definitely come up with all kinds of new things. In the end, after the complete liberalization of maritime trade, it will definitely blow into the Ming Dynasty and influence more young people based on frequent maritime trade.

He even had a hunch that in the future, the new and strange atmosphere that kept blowing into the Ming Dynasty would inevitably cause the conservatives to react violently.

For example, it would promote friction between the Ming Dynasty and the fourth brother's Yan vassal regime.

Or, the Ming Dynasty would directly ban the sea again!

Regardless of the future relationship with the Yan vassal, the Ming Dynasty would inevitably form a confrontation between the conservatives and the reformists inside and outside the court.

Now, he can rely on his ambiguous attitude towards reform to make the conservatives fully support him and regard him as the only choice.

But in the future, the reformists will inevitably grow stronger.

Xiongying must find ways to hold both factions at the same time.

The best way is undoubtedly that the Crown Princess is the representative of the conservatives and the concubine is a representative of the reformists.

Let the two factions fight.

Both factions must please Xiongying and support Xiongying.

Xiongying only needs to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and reap the benefits of being a fisherman.

"Father, do you think that when the child's age comes, the conservatives will still have the upper hand?" Zhu Xiongying's eyes flashed with disappointment.

He felt that his father was not very willing to promote the hired worker share system.

If the hired worker share system is completed.

His wife still needs to appoint a conservative representative?

Zhu Biao knew the implicit meaning of Xiongying's words, and he was not angry or embarrassed. He smiled, pondered for a while, and said: "Xiongying, it is a very dangerous thing for us to promote this matter ourselves..."

Look at the fourth brother, how many people hate him.

He is not going to promote it himself.

At best, it is to slowly open up the openings and restrictions.

Let the reformists and conservatives fight and bite each other!

In an obscure way, support the reformists through a long time to defeat the conservatives.

In this way, no matter how many people die and who dies, they are all the people below.

It is the result of their mutual biting, and has nothing to do with the emperor.

The imperial power will not be shaken.

The emperor is always wise!

And the results that are beneficial to the world and the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty will also mature and land!

Zhu Xiongying was speechless for a moment.

He didn't know how to evaluate his father.

Undoubtedly, his father is definitely a brilliant political manipulator.

It is worth the cultivation of the emperor's grandfather over the years.

The political tactics are very clever.

In the end, he successfully stole the fruits of the victory of the reformists, shared the glory of the victory with the reformists, and was praised by the people.

But...

He dared not agree with this political method inherited from the ancient imperial power.

In the past few years, he followed his fourth uncle and witnessed his fourth uncle accompanying the new army of the first town to train every day.

The fourth uncle always said to them repeatedly: If you don't pay for the fruits of sweat, you won't feel at ease and eat them! Swallowing it may also cause gastrointestinal discomfort!

"Father, if all these achievements are gained by the reformists themselves through bloodshed and sacrifice, when the reform finally succeeds in the future, the reformists will have gone through difficult struggles and have unparalleled abilities, but we have not experienced such difficult trials and tribulations, and can we just sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor with the reformists' loyalty to the emperor?"

He can be very sure.

One day, the reform will succeed in this way.

There are only two possibilities.

One, the imperial power will inevitably be eroded by the reformist forces, causing the decline of the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty!

Two, the monarch cannot accept this reality, and will use political means again to support a group of young people who are eager for power in the reformists and eliminate the older generation!

And this group of young people lacks experience and is extremely greedy for fame and fortune. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to form an alliance with the imperial power.

The newly supported reformists must have various defects.

Because they were promoted too quickly!

It will also inevitably have a very bad negative impact on the results of the reform.

...

Zhu Biao was speechless again.

For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

In his vision, once the reformists defeated the conservatives, no matter if it was his dynasty or the Xiongying dynasty, they would immediately start to eliminate the leaders of the reformists.

Replace the old with the new.

This is the mentality and political tactics that he has been exposed to since he was a child.

The Qin Dynasty successively killed Shang Yang and Lu Buwei, but these two capable ministers who played a huge role in the history of the Qin Dynasty, and the governance philosophy they left behind has been implemented by the Qin Dynasty.

It's just a new group of people.

Emperors of all dynasties have done this!

He doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.

This is just a political tactic.

But then I realized what the fourth couple taught Xiongying.

Although there are many similarities with Song Lian and Li Shanchang's teachings to him, there are also essential differences.

If we say that the first army of Laosi is the New Army.

The fourth child’s teachings to this group of children can also be called new learning.

Seeing that Zhu Biao was silent, Zhu Xiongying said firmly: "Father, my child just likes my senior sister. I only want my senior sister to be my first wife. My child cannot accept other people. My father's philosophy of governing the country cannot be interfered with by my child, but my child cannot." He will govern the country according to his father's way, and he will be a reformist!"

There was a slight pause as he spoke, and he thought of the last lesson his fourth uncle taught him in Zhang Beicheng.

"Before the child came to power, and before the child did not have enough strength, the child was willing to compromise with the conservatives, but the child would never sit back and watch the fight between tigers. The child must be a staunch and hard-working revolutionary!"

Only by going through hardships and hardships, and gaining the fruits of victory, can we hold on to the fruits of victory, and eat them deliciously and reliably!

As a superior, one cannot only use imperial power.

You have to work hard like your fourth uncle!

Zhu Biao couldn't help but frown slightly, "Do you know why Qin died after two generations? It's because they offended too many people, including the nobles of the old Qin and the nobles of the Six Kingdoms! So when Ziying killed Zhao Gao and officially took power , the nobles of the Qin Dynasty no longer want to serve the emperor of the Qin Dynasty."

His way was to prevent the emperor from offending others.

The conservatives suffered heavy casualties, and that was also caused by the reformists!

Zhu Xiongying shook his head, "Father, I don't agree with this view. The reason why the Qin Dynasty failed was because after every successful change, the Qin Dynasty killed the staunch people who promoted the change and promoted a group of new people rashly..."

"Qin Xiaogong and Shang Yang worked together to promote the reform of the Qin State. The reformists respected and believed in Qin Xiaogong! The successor could have continued to receive the firm support of the older generation of reformers as a staunch reformist, but he opposed the change when he was young and became an adult. Later, he was afraid of Mr. Shang, so he had to rely on the power of the old faction of the clan to kill Mr. Shang as the first group of staunch reformists. The reform was no longer pure, and the rat had both ends! "

"As for the First Emperor, who inherited the throne at a young age, he hid behind his mother and Lu Buwei, pretending to be an outsider, and watched Lu Buwei promote another change in the Qin Dynasty. He did not participate, and it was indeed less dangerous. But when he took charge, he enjoyed the results. , it would be impossible to control Da Qin like an arm, and Lu Buwei must be eliminated. It was this repetition that caused the Da Qin royal family to offend everyone. When the authority still existed, the rule of the dynasty could continue. When the authority was gone, the imperial power It will inevitably collapse!”

…

Zhu Biao listened silently.

He knew very well that these ideas must have been taught by Lao Si.

It is indeed Zhu Di's idea.

Zhu Di has a deeper understanding of history than anyone else in the world today.

Not only does he know the past.

Know more about the future.

Historically, 'his' descendant, the unworthy descendant Wanli who did not go to court for more than ten years, is exactly the same as the First Emperor to a certain extent.

He succeeded to the throne when he was young.

Hiding in the palace, pretending to be an outsider.

Sit back and watch the courtiers outside conquer the world for themselves.

After Wanli took charge.

When you want to enjoy the fruits.

Without practical participation, Wanli certainly could not make full use of the reformist team left by Zhang Juzheng.

There are constraints everywhere. ‘6’ ‘9’ ‘s’ ‘h’ ‘u’ ‘x’ ‘.’ ‘c’ ‘o’ ‘m’

As a result, Emperor Wanli immediately liquidated the reformists after Zhang Juzheng's death.

In order to stabilize the imperial power.

Emperor Wanli did more than Shi Huangdi.

Directly liquidated the entire reformist faction.

Enable conservatives.

As a result, the results of Zhang Juzheng's New Deal were almost completely in vain.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng only lasted sixty years for the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Di's education for heroes is that those in power need to master power, but they cannot be obsessed with or superstitious about power.

You also need to have the courage to do it.

Without hard work, the fruits of victory obtained by using power will not be stable after all!

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Xiongying, his lips moved several times, but he didn't know what to say.

There is a fundamental difference between their father and son's views on power.

"Prince, I have something urgent to report to you!"

The sound outside the hall interrupted Zhu Biao's thoughts.

Zhu Biao decided to put this issue aside for the time being and talk about it later when he figured out how to effectively persuade Xiongying.

"Enter!"

Squeak!

The voice fell and the door opened.

Jiang 𤩽 walked in.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying slightly stunned, the next second, he walked over quickly, saluted, and said hurriedly: "Prince, Duke Zheng committed suicide!"

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment.

Zhu Xiongying was very calm.

Uncle, he had expected this result.

If he is the father.

Even without the fourth uncle taking action, he would directly kill the uncle, and make the punishment known and publicize the dirty things that the uncle had done.

Those who bring it upon themselves are not worthy of pity and sympathy, no matter who they are.

Fourth uncle said it.

The emperor enforces the law for the world!

Law, no selfish feelings!

When he was in Liaodong, he hated his uncle's behavior.

I originally thought that after the Feng Sheng incident, my fourth uncle took a step back from his uncle, and he should learn to restrain himself.

He has been with his fourth uncle all these years and has not paid much attention to his elder uncle.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, the dog still can’t change its habit of eating shit.

…

Zhu Biao came to his senses.

He snatched the letter handed over by Jiang 𤩽 and Chang Mao's 'handwritten' confession letter.

As he read, his face gradually turned dark.

Bang!

At a certain moment, he slammed the letter in his hand on the table and roared angrily: "How dare he! How dare he! This is a dirty and despicable political assassination!"

He didn't believe that people like Chang Mao would be so desperate!

And Lao Si had used the method of copying Feng Sheng's letter in the Feng Sheng incident.

But this time, Lao Si's method is even more dirty and dark!

Political assassination!

Such methods are the most bottom-less and despicable in politics!

"Go!"

Zhu Biao pointed at the palace gate, "Send the Jinyiwei to bring Lao Si back to me!"

Jiang 𤩽 didn't dare to move.

Smile bitterly.

Catch Zhu Silang?

If the Jinyiwei went to Dongfan, I'm afraid they would be killed directly by Zhu Silang after making their intentions clear!

He had noticed that Zhu Silang was different after the Northern Expedition!

Jiang 𤩽 looked at Zhu Xiongying.

Xiongying didn't want to talk, but he was also worried that Zhu Biao would do irrational things in anger, so he stepped forward, "Father, how can you be sure that it was Uncle Silang who did it..."

Humph!

Zhu Biao snorted coldly and pointed at the letter: "This records the conclusion of the autopsy by the coroner of Guiyang Prefecture. Chang Mao's stomach poison dose was very small, but above the throat, there was a lot of residual poison. The coroner inferred that your uncle was knocked unconscious before being forced to take poison."

The fourth brother left such an obvious flaw.

It was obvious that he was deliberately telling everyone!

Provocation! This is a provocation!

Zhu Xiongying was not surprised.

Uncle Silang trampled on Uncle Silang's bottom line.

Uncle Silang had no bottom line for revenge.

He knew very well the position of Aunt Silang in Uncle Silang's heart.

So what if he killed Uncle Silang in this way.

If Aunt Silang really got into trouble at that time.

He was sure that the Fourth Uncle's troops had already crossed the Great Wall!

"Father, this doesn't prove that it was the Fourth Uncle who did it. It can only be said that the eldest uncle might have been murdered, or that the eldest uncle might have committed suicide by taking poison, and regretted it when he drank half of it, so there was excess stomach left above the throat..."

Jiang𤩽's lips twitched fiercely.

How much did the grandson favor Zhu Silang to come up with such a sophistry?

Regretted it after drinking half of it?

Chang Mao probably couldn't hold it down even if he heard it!

"Father, this matter is too big. Even if the Fourth Uncle wants to be punished, I'm afraid only the Imperial Grandfather can make this decision."

Father felt humiliated.

But he never thought about it.

The Fourth Uncle actually had many opportunities to kill the eldest uncle Chang Mao.

"Father, if the Fourth Uncle wanted to kill the eldest uncle, there were many opportunities. The eldest uncle was in the Buirhai camp. When killing prisoners, according to the Fourth Uncle's military regulations, the Fourth Uncle could justifiably kill the eldest uncle!"

The Fourth Uncle actually wanted to see what his father would do!

Undoubtedly, his father's behavior.

Deeply hurt the fourth uncle.

He had the same feelings towards the fourth uncle and father.

From a neutral point of view, he thought his father was wrong.

His father should have given the fourth uncle an explanation at that time!

He didn't have to hurt the fourth uncle completely.

And the fourth uncle used this political assassination method that let go of the bottom line, which was actually a warning to all hostile people.

It was also an emotional catharsis!

My father felt offended by the fourth uncle.

But did my father ever consider how chilling his behavior made the fourth uncle!

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, he realized that when he knew the role played by Chang Mao, he only thought about himself and didn't think about the fourth brother.

He thought that by banishing Chang Mao forever and not allowing Chang Mao to return to Beijing, he could appease the fourth brother.

...

Zhu Biao was angry.

He sat down slowly, was silent for a moment, and waved his hand, "You all go down, Jiang𤩽 go tell His Majesty this news, let His Majesty decide."

"Yes!"

When Jiang𤩽 turned around after receiving the order, he glanced at Zhu Xiongying obscurely.

...

Imperial Study.

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the letter, looked up at Jiang𤩽, and asked, "What is the attitude of the prince?"

"The prince was very angry at first, grandson..." Jiang𤩽 described Zhu Biao's reaction in detail.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and pointed to the coroner's autopsy report, "This autopsy report is inaccurate. Duke of Zheng Changmao is too young and in a high position. He can't withstand the blow of the failure of the northern expedition. He is afraid of the hardships in Yunnan. It is really embarrassing for the King of Kaiping. Let's order people to bury him on the spot!"

...

Jiang𤩽 listened carefully.

It is already clear that the emperor is going to make a final conclusion on Changmao's death.

Whoever dares to publicly link this matter with the King of Yan is courting death!

According to the court rules, a duke should at least be transported back and buried in the imperial mausoleum after his death.

But now, the emperor asked him to be buried on the spot.

It can be seen that the emperor hated Chang Mao in his heart.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Jiang𤩽 hurriedly said: "I understand, I will go to Guiyang Prefecture immediately."

As Jiang𤩽 left.

Chang Mao could not withstand the blow, and was afraid of the hardships in Yunnan, so he took poison and committed suicide. The news soon spread in Jinling City.

The people just made a few simple comments about it.

They soon lost interest.

Compared with Chang Mao's death.

The people are actually more curious about the taxes in Fujian this year!

"Hey, the Prince of Yan is really gone."

"This time, the Prince of Yan is probably really disappointed."

"If it were me, I would be disappointed too. I am now thinking that the taxes in Fujian this year should be higher, so that the Prince of Yan can take them away. Otherwise, our Ming Dynasty would really be too sorry for the Prince of Yan."

...

Compared to the people's indifference to Chang Mao's sudden death.

The officials in the court were talking about it.

"This is Zhu Si's method!"

"Political assassination! Zhu Si actually used such a dirty and despicable method without a bottom line!"

"He is reminding all of us that if others step on his bottom line, he can have no bottom line!"

"This king is a beast without humanity!"

...

Everyone who hates Zhu Di, without any prior agreement, shivered all over.

Hu Mansion.

Study.

Hu Dahu couldn't believe it, staring at the dripping water under Hu Weiyong's hem.

My father was actually scared to pee! ?

"Father, what are you afraid of? In this matter, after you came back, you helped Zhu Silang appease many people who shouted for fighting and killing."

Hu Weiyong came back to his senses, his face was pale without a trace of blood, and he stared angrily, "Shut up!"

Others don't know.

But he knows.

He was the one who gave Chang Mao advice behind the scenes!

Did Chang Mao betray him?

...

Hu Weiyong forced himself to suppress his fearful thoughts, looked at Hu Dahu, and said with trembling lips: "Next, you stay in Jinling City and don't leave the city!"

He also wanted to stay in Jinling City.

Jinling City is the imperial capital.

It is difficult for Zhu Si's power to penetrate.

And if Zhu Si's power penetrates Jinling City to kill him.

That would be a humiliation and provocation to the entire Ming imperial power!

"Also, isn't Duke Wei going to open a nursing home in the name of Zhu Si? You take some money and send it to Duke Wei, saying that it is a gift from our Hu family!"

This may not dispel Zhu Laosi's anger.

It's better to do it than not to do it, right?

Hu Dahu's face gradually turned pale and he trembled all over. He already understood that his father was involved.

"Father, why did you provoke Zhu Laosi, the killing god!"

...

Inside Jinling City.

The elite once again felt the fear from Zhu Di.

When the hostile people are guilty and panic.

It was mid-October.

Provincial governors from all over the country returned to the court one after another.

The discussion about the taxation issue in Fujian was even more clamorous.

The court officials were also curious.

Many people hoped that the taxation in Fujian would drop drastically this year.

After all, this money had been promised to Zhu Di by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The court could only listen to a number.

The Provincial Governor of Fujian would directly transfer this year's taxes to Dongfan after collecting them.

Millions of taels of silver.

Only exchanged for fifty warships!

What a loss!

…

At the same time.

Three members of the Military Intelligence Department, after lurking and twisting, finally returned to Dongfan from Fujian with the help of members of the Military Intelligence Department in the merchant fleet.

Palace.

Study.

"Your Majesty, the three of us followed your instructions and deliberately knocked Chang Mao unconscious and then fed him poison. After interrogation, I found that the former Prime Minister Hu Weiyong was behind the scenes..."

"When we left Fujian, we heard that your Majesty had concluded Chang Mao's death... and your Majesty asked the officials of Guiyang Prefecture to bury Chang Mao on the spot..."

Zhu Di sat behind the desk and listened quietly.

His father indulged him.

"Your Majesty, do you want the brothers to sneak back to the Ming Dynasty again and kill Hu Weiyong..."

Zhu Di came back to his senses, looked at the captain of the Military Intelligence Department, made a throat-cutting gesture, smiled and shook his head: "No need..."

He couldn't let his brothers go to the most densely populated area of ​​Jinling Jinyiwei to assassinate.

Even if they could complete the task.

They might not be able to get away.

Moreover, his father had indulged him. If he sent someone to Jinling to assassinate Hu Weiyong again.

It would be a slap in his father's face.

His father might still indulge him.

We can't indulge without limits just because of our parents' indulgence.

"We have plenty of opportunities to kill Hu Weiyong, so we don't have to fight for this moment." Zhu Di smiled and asked, "Besides your majesty's final judgment on Chang Mao, there is no other news, right? For example, the crown prince..."

He was venting his emotions to his eldest brother.

But he never thought of making his eldest brother angry.

Let alone the relationship between brothers.

For Xiongying, he didn't want to do this.

The three members of the Military Intelligence Department shook their heads.

Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "You've worked hard this time. Have a good rest. Soon, we will use troops against Luzon. At that time, your Military Intelligence Department must be fully mobilized..."

The three young men stood up excitedly, "Yes!"

...

Send off the three brothers of the Military Intelligence Department.

Zhu Di came to the backyard.

Xu Miaoyun, Wuyun Qige, Zhu Jingjing, Mingyue, Mingxia, Liao Miaoxian...

A group of female relatives were chatting.

Yongming, Qihua, Tuo Lie and others were playing.

After Chunxiao and the others returned to Dongfan, Zhu Di arranged them to work in the agricultural science institute, arsenal, shipyard and other research institutions of the Military Intelligence Department.

He didn't want these children to be officials.

This was a little selfish of him.

Being an official was too dangerous.

He could protect the children.

But in the future, he and Miaoyun would be gone.

Yongming inherited his foundation. If these children stood on the wrong side in some things.

After weighing the pros and cons, Yongming might have to raise the butcher knife against his senior brothers and sisters.

Politics has been like this since ancient times.

So if possible.

He didn't want these children to engage in politics.

He wanted to try first and let the children do various research.

Research crops, research minerals, research machinery, research technology...

No matter what they are good at.

He can support them to become a great generation.

Fame and wealth are indispensable to children.

Moreover, there are many, many people who are willing to be officials, retainers, and slaves.

But in this era, there are very few people who can do research.

Children who have mastered a lot of mathematical knowledge will undoubtedly have an advantage in this regard.

As a master, he could write books and treatises on their research results, and he could use their research results to create titles for them.

Engage in academics and participate less in politics.

safest.

If you produce results, you can also rely on academic results for commercialization.

It was the best choice for him, Yan Fan, and for the children.

Of course, if you have children, you really don’t have this talent.

Then we can only arrange to join the military and politics.

"Abba!"

Xiao Qihua discovered Zhu Di, left Yong Ming and others behind, shouted happily, opened her arms, and ran over.

Zhu Di bent down and picked up the little girl.

When everyone saw Zhu Di, they stood up one after another.

After Zhu Di said a few words to a group of female family members, he looked at Yong Ming, Tuo Lie, Zhu Jingjing's eldest son Li Lin, and Shang Bing.

"You four boys, come out with me."

Wow!

Dad is finally going out!

Xiao Qihua's beautiful big eyes suddenly shone.

Dad has not stepped out of the house since he came back.

Xu Miaoyun and others were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled.

…

Zhu Di took Yong Ming and four others out of the house.

"The prince has left the palace!"

"Phew! I'm worried to death, the prince is finally out of the house!"

"No, I have been very worried during this time."

…

When the craftsmen and people who were busy in the bay saw Zhu Di appearing with four children, they all smiled and talked a lot.

After Zhu Di came back, he stayed behind closed doors.

The whole bay was filled with worry.

Now Zhu Di appears.

Everyone has a feeling that after the rain the sky will clear up.

Zhu Di took the four children around the bay and finally came to Dongfanfu Yamen.

Tan Yuan, Yu Jing and others had already arrived after hearing the news.

When Zhu Di entered with his four children.

All the civil and military officials sitting in the conference hall stood up.

"Meet the prince!"

Civil servants bowed, and generals beat their chests in salute.

Zhu Di came to the main seat and sat down.

Four children stood on either side.

Zhu Di looked around and his eyes fell on Jiang Jinzhong: "Jinzhong, how is the construction progress of the Martyrs' Shrine?"

"Your Majesty, in another half month, the Martyrs' Shrine will be completed."

Zhu Di nodded and turned to look at Tan Yuan: "Have the ashes and pensions of the brothers who died in the war been sent to their families?"

"Sent it away, Your Majesty, the folks didn't blame you. They all asked the brothers if they were brave on the battlefield." Tan Yuan comforted.

After the prince came back, he stayed behind closed doors.

It wasn't until the Military Intelligence Department killed Chang Mao that he came out.

In fact, it's not just revenge for the princess and the others.

It is also to avenge the brothers.

Zhu Di reluctantly nodded, took a deep breath, and his eyes gradually became sharp, "Use the fastest speed to restore the first army town to full strength. At the same time, recruit young Mongolians, Dongfan aborigines, and relocated people to form the second mixed association." , the third mixed association, the fourth mixed association, the fifth mixed association..."

"The shipyard, in addition to continuing to refit warships for Liang Daoming, is also starting to build warships. This warship is equipped with thirty cannons, and some new technologies on the flagship, such as the collision angle and the power storage cabin. Used on newly built warships..."

"In addition, using a large warship like the flagship to build a transport ship is not to transport goods, but to transport people. For some time in the future, we will continue to transport prairie prisoners from the Central Plains. At the same time, in the future, we will base ourselves on the four seas and carry out force projection. New ships are needed that are suitable for people to live for a long time and can accommodate more people..."

…

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

This is true even for Jiang Jinzhong who has to pay.

Everyone understands.

They, Yan Fan, were about to officially launch a round of external expansion.

The first town of the Army, plus five mixed associations!

The strength reaches 50,000!

A new, medium-sized warship equipped with thirty cannons!

Explore and develop new special ships for delivering military power.

If completed.

Yan Fan's strength will expand rapidly!

Zhu Di looked around at everyone as he spoke, and a vigorous momentum enveloped the entire meeting hall. "Next year, His Majesty will lead the imperial court officials to tour the south. At that time, I will invite the Ming Dynasty court to watch our conquest of Luzon. Therefore, starting from next year, the new army will The four mixed associations must be completed!”

Wow!

The army general stood up instantly.

Standing at attention and beating his chest, "I will make sure to complete the mission!"

Everybody knows.

Next year we will conquer Luzon.

It was Yan Fan who really showed his fangs to the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Di pressed his hands.

After Tan Yuan and others sat down, he turned to Jiang Jinzhong and asked, "Jinzhong, can our Yan Fan have the financial resources to support such a big move?"

Jiang Jinzhong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there is no problem in the initial stage. However, the equipment and four mixed associations and the surge in expenditure are still beyond our capabilities. We need Your Majesty to go to Fujian as soon as possible to get the Fujian fiscal and tax revenue that His Majesty promised us this year. , it’s definitely enough.”

"Moreover, Mr. Ye has sent people here several times to ask the prince to go to Fujian as soon as possible. The academic societies in Fujian have been arguing fiercely on some issues this year, and they are all looking forward to your visit."

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

"I understand. I will leave for Fujian tomorrow and bring back the money that His Majesty promised to give to Dongfan as soon as possible. You should start preparing according to my arrangement just now."

"By the way, how is the shipyard of the powerful merchants?"

Yu Jing smiled and said, "Your Highness, they have already started building ships. The scale is very large, not inferior to our Jilongyu Shipyard. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Zhu Di pondered for a while and nodded, "Okay, let's go to the shipyard this afternoon. If they have spare manpower, our warship orders can also be handed over to them, and the technology we have mastered can also be authorized to them for use..."

...

On the same day, the navy and the army began to recruit soldiers according to Zhu Di's orders.

The Jinyiwei in Jilongyu was immediately in a panic.

After all, the scale of this recruitment was too large.

Four mixed brigades were added at once!

The people stationed in the Jinyiwei stronghold by the Military Intelligence Department quickly passed the news back.

Mao Xiang deliberately arranged for the Jinyiwei to take the merchant ship and leave Dongfan.

Zhu Di had not yet set out for Fujian.

The news that Yan Fan was expanding its army and showing its might had already flown to Nanjing.

Before the southern tour, I will not use too much ink, and the southern tour will start soon.

The climax of the southern tour is mainly to let the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty watch Yan Fan destroy Luzon.

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