Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 164

Mandulu really dead?
Zhu Qiyu laughed and said: "Nowadays there are too many horse dealers, and good horses can't be sold at a good price. Now the average price is 40 taels of silver."

"If the horse market is open, I will give up to 30 taels of silver per horse."

"Don't rush to bargain, horse transportation is also a cost."

"Now there is basically no shortage of horses in the north, but there is a gap in the south."

"But transporting it to the south will cost about seven or eight taels of silver, and there is no profit."

"So, Daming can only buy it at this price."

Agu's eyes were gloomy, the price was too low.

There is also a cost for a shepherd to raise horses. If you sell 40 taels, you will basically not make money.

In addition, horses die every year, and the cost of this part of the loss is not low, so the herdsmen are not willing to sell at this price.

Moreover, the transaction is taxed, both ends of the transaction are taxed, and very few of them are in the hands of the herdsmen.

When it is not profitable to raise them, herdsmen are more willing to get on horses and rob them.

The war between Mobei and Daming is more like an economic account.

From the Xuande Dynasty to the Zhengtong Dynasty, the war was pacified with the economy. The border was peaceful for more than 20 years, and finally the Civil War broke out.

"Your Majesty, can you show mercy to the herdsmen and make them some money?" Agu begged.

"The price of the Xuande Dynasty cannot be restored."

"On the one hand, Daming was short of horses at that time, and they could sell as many as they bought."

"It doesn't work now. The horses bought a few years ago can still be ridden. There is no need to buy new horses."

"On the other hand, at the price at that time, Daming was at a loss, and it was subsidized by the imperial court."

"To put it bluntly, Daming bought peace with money."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "It can only be this price."

The purpose of the Tatar war is to scrape oil and water.

What is not obtained on the battlefield, why should it be obtained on the negotiating table?

"but!"

Zhu Qiyu changed the subject: "Da Ming is very interested in Tatar sheep."

Agu was dumbfounded, Daming wants to eat mutton?
Sheep on the grassland are worthless, how many can Daming buy for meat?

"May I ask His Majesty the Emperor, at what price will Daming buy it? How many do you want to buy?"

Because grassland mutton has a strong taste, people in the Central Plains are not used to eating it.

A sheep, the market price is 1.3 taels of silver.

The price of Mobei sheep is a little lower, between 1.1 taels and 1.2 taels of silver.

"Buy more than 700 pieces per month, and the price is [-] yuan."

"Do you want so many sheep?" Agu's eyes were full of suspicion, suspecting that the emperor was playing tricks on him.

Ming people were very resistant to grassland sheep.

Because Mobei mutton has a special smell, the mutton on the market is raised locally and has a lighter smell.

However, the Ming people were the largest consumers of mutton, and it was widely used in the palace courts, in diplomatic banquets, and in banquets with mutton wine, just like the palace consumes a lot of mutton every day.

The so-called sheep wine has existed since ancient times.

Goat wine will be used to give banquets for triumphant officials, birthday gifts for kings, and pilgrimage for local officials.

Locally raised mutton is fresh and tender, but the price is relatively expensive. The government-raised mutton is not enough to consume, so it has to be purchased from the private sector.

Therefore, a large number of sheep from Mobei were smuggled into the territory of Daming.

Money touches people's hearts, and repeated orders from the court will not work.

Even the livestock department that raises sheep will take the initiative to smuggle them, because Mobei sheep are cheap and profitable.

"The number is likely to increase every month."

"But all sheep."

"Goats are also available, but the price is only 500 yuan per goat."

I understand, the emperor wants to use cashmere.

Every year in the palace, high-quality cashmere is used to make white wool socks, Fudian tents, and bed furnishings. If the government does not have enough sheep, it collects wool from the people.

During the Hongwu period, in order to facilitate the collection of wool, a high wool tax was set.

But later the folk sheep breeders were overwhelmed, and the imperial court ordered them to dismiss them several times.

But the folks go their own way, the wool grants increase instead of decrease, and the sheep farmers suffer. This is a muddled account, and no one can understand it.

"Your Majesty, is there a new use for wool?" Agu is a smart man.

The emperor is so interested in sheep, there must be a new use for it.

This Daming was different from the Daming he had seen before.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty was lifeless, the government and the public were drunk and dreamed of death, and they only dreamed of the sweet dream of the heaven and the kingdom.

The current Daming is full of vigor and vitality. The emperor personally came down to discuss business. The emperor is no longer a fool who can be coaxed at will. His understanding of Mobei seems to be no worse than that of Mobei people.

This Emperor Jingtai is truly a generation of heroes!

Agu suddenly shuddered, is it possible that Daming will have another emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di?

Zhu Qiyu is also looking at him.

Boyan's illegitimate son is a great talent.

If it can be naturalized as a Ming person, it would be great for me to use.

"I can't talk about any new uses, but I like wool products, and cashmere makes socks warm, and I like to wear them."

Can you wear cashmere from 120 million sheep?
That's a waste of time.

"Your Majesty, can you mention the price?" Agu couldn't care about long-term matters, he wanted to strive for the best interests.

"Nephew, Daming is buying in bulk, so the price will naturally be lower."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said, "Da Ming ordered it in advance, it's better than a herdsman raising it for a year, but he couldn't find a buyer in the end, so he was better off by himself?"

"As long as the herdsmen raise them, Daming will accept them, and the price cannot be negotiated."

Agu's eyes were slightly disappointed, and he knelt on the ground: "Uncle Your Majesty, can you trade with weapons?"

really.

The Tatars were jealous that Daming sold weapons to Jurchen and Wuliangha.

I also want a piece of the action.

The corner of Zhu Qiyu's mouth curled up: "Da Ming's weapons are not cheap."

Geng Jiuchou wanted to speak immediately.

Ye Sheng shook his head at him, telling him to eat with peace of mind, the emperor will take care of it.

"The price can always be negotiated." Agu's eyes flashed with surprise.

"As long as Tatar can afford the money, he can sell anything." Zhu Qiyu laughed.

"Can firearms be sold too?"

The Tatars are greedy enough to plot big firearms.

But Mandulu just died, Tatars should be civil strife, why do you need firearms?Go to the grassland to set off fireworks?

"Of course."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "But, does Mobei have any lead? No, you buy it back. Apart from shooting a few shots and getting addicted to your hands, what else can it be used for?"

When Agu heard it, is the firearm really for sale?

"Uncle Your Majesty, we are willing to buy more lead at a high price." Agu said quickly.

In his heart he scolded Daming as an idiot.

When we bought firearms, we came to rob you, beat your people with your firearms, and robbed your money. Are you surprised?
"The price will be very high! And you don't need to trade cattle, horses and sheep, you need gold."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "You don't have much silver, but you must have a lot of gold. Let your nobles take out some. It's no problem to buy more lead."

Agu's face turned pale.

Let those nobles who are like stupid pigs take out gold?
It would be better to kill them all!
The Mongols were addicted to gold, nobles wore gold and silver, and every family had gold deposits.

However, they will not give up their own interests for the sake of state affairs, which is a common problem of the elite.

"Uncle Your Majesty, can you trade with silver?" Agu smiled wryly.

"Alright, 100 taels of silver per lead, you decide how much you want to buy."

Agu was dumbfounded.

The price is terrible.

It seems that what is punched out is not lead, but gold.

"Nephew, everything in Daming has a price, as long as you can afford it, I can sell you this dragon chair."

Zhu Qiyu pointed to the dragon chair in Qianqing Palace.

hiss!
The courtiers gasped, and the emperor was crazy about money.

Seeing the emperor full of philistines, Agu actually felt a little good in his heart.

It is a blessing for the subjects to have such a monarch in Ming Dynasty.

He had a vague feeling that Daming was about to produce a sage king, which would be another nightmare for the grassland people.

"Foreign ministers dare not presume!"

Agu was thinking, what should I buy?
Those who can quickly transform into combat power, turn around and grab Da Ming.

"You are my eldest nephew, so you are not overbearing. If you are interested, I will sell this dragon chair to you."

Zhu Qiyu was full of smiles, like a businessman in the market.

Agu didn't dare to ask for it.

"Ye Sheng, you are in charge of talking with the mission." Zhu Qiyu chose Ye Sheng, because Ye Sheng was informal and suitable for business negotiations.

"My minister obeys the order!" Ye Sheng came out of the class and saluted.

"This is Ye Gong, the minister of the cabinet. He is my humerus. He can decide everything." Zhu Qiyu introduced Ye Sheng.

Agu was taken aback, the cabinet ministers were the people at the top of the Great Ming Pyramid.

"The foreign minister has met Mr. Yege." Agu saluted.

Being called Ye Ge Lao for the first time, Ye Sheng felt a little bit elated.

He is a newly promoted cabinet minister, and his reputation in the cabinet is not obvious. Many things are decided by Hu Wei, Zhang Feng, and Wang Wei, and he can only listen in.

The emperor intended to promote him.

"Wars have to stop, border trade has to open, people have to live."

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "But."

"If the problem is not completely resolved, war will eventually break out."

"Early, or late, that's all."

"I thought that the war between Daming and Mobei was a war of ideology."

"Mobei respects the Khan throne, and the Ming Dynasty respects the emperor."

"Mobei is a deliberative system, and Ming Dynasty is a centralized system."

"The herdsmen in Mobei live by water and grass, while the Ming Dynasty builds houses and farms for a living."

"So I said, this is a problem of consciousness.form.state."

"I want a complete truce."

"The only way is to let the herdsmen speak Chinese, use Chinese characters, and write Chinese, so as to unify their consciousness, and Mobei will use the Ming system. I will give the king a title, Mobei will be the king, and I will be the emperor."

"Emissary, what do you think?"

Agu wanted to say, why didn't Ming use the Tatar system?

That is going back to 2000, back to the Western Zhou Dynasty.

"The minister thinks what His Majesty said is reasonable." Agu agrees with his mouth, but disagrees with him in his heart.

The reason why the Mongols were not completely sinicized.

It is because the Genghis Khan era first came into contact with the Islamic civilization and built power in the way of the Semu people, so the Sinicization of the Mongols was delayed.

However, the ability to assimilate Han culture is too strong. If Beiyuan sits in the country for another 50 years, he will completely become a Han Chinese.

"Agu, you are Boyan's son."

"I also learned Chinese since childhood."

"You should know how brilliant Han culture is. Looking at the world, Han culture is more than one or two levels higher than the world."

Zhu Qiyu was intoxicated and said: "Semuren's set of things has been played badly since the Warring States period of China."

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed hundreds of schools of thought, and only respected Confucianism. He was all-inclusive and inclusive, and forged an immortal Han civilization!"

"You are a Tartar."

"You should know how crude and poor your set is?"

"It's a gift from me to let you learn Chinese, do you know?"

Agu hurriedly knelt on the ground: "The foreign minister admires the culture of the Central Plains, and the Chinese language is also respected in the Khan Court. It is because of His Majesty's grace to sinicize the Tatars. The foreign minister is extremely surprised!"

This is hypocrisy.

If the Tatars are willing to be sinicized, the Yongle Dynasty will be fine.

The Ming Dynasty could not defeat the Tatars at all, so why did the Tatars surrender?
The tribes of the grasslands submit to the strong, not to any culture. They can recognize any master, as long as the master is strong enough.

It sounds perfunctory.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were slightly cold: "Forget it, sooner or later, the Tatars will know how bright the road I have shown them is."

"Mandulu is dead, and the Tatars may fall into civil war."

"Agu, you are a talent, why don't you stay in Daming, I will use you again."

Agu did not expect that the emperor openly solicited him.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness. The foreign minister is rooted in Tatar and cannot bear to betray Tatar." Agu said this, sounding like a Han Chinese.

Zhu Qiyu laughed loudly: "You should learn Chinese from Daming."

"I am not an emperor who can be difficult for others."

"If you don't want to, don't mention it."

"I think you are a talent, why don't I support you and become the Taishi of Tatar?"

This is the purpose of the emperor!
Make tartar messier!
After Jia died of the grand master, Bo Lai insisted on being the grand master due to the strength of the tribe, and Mandulu had nothing to do with him.

Now Mandulu is dead.

Zhu Qiyu wants to support Agu to be a grand master, and he will fight with Bo.

Make tartar messier.

He is also testing Agu, is Mandulu really dead, or is he fake dead?
Agu was also in a dilemma.

Mons are not loyal.

What's more, Mandulu is just a mediocre Khan without great achievements.

Who would give up his career for a dead man?
As long as Agu refuses to agree, Mandulu will cheat his death, and he will stay in Daming forever.

But if he agrees, he is only a civil servant and has no military power in the old camp. How can he govern?

Zhu Qiyu looked at him with a half-smile.

Pfft!
Agu prostrated himself on the ground: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the promotion, my nephew is willing to follow my uncle's example and become the Grand Master of Tatar!"

His uncle is also the first.

"Okay, if you are ambitious, I will support you!" Zhu Qiyu looked at the rest of the mission with gloomy eyes.

That look seemed to keep everyone except Agu.

"Uncle Your Majesty, most of these people are my nephew's confidantes." Agu said immediately.

"They're all confidantes?" Zhu Qiyu was full of doubts.

"Indeed, it is true." Agu said helplessly.

"Point it out, and I'll help you deal with it."

Zhu Qiyu likes to watch cannibalism.

"His Majesty……"

"Don't you want to do it first?" Zhu Qiyu asked coldly.

It means that if you don't allow him to be killed, then Mandulu is phoning death, are you lying to me?

"The foreign minister didn't mean that!"

Agu pointed to a few people.

There were a total of [-] missionaries who entered the temple, and he pointed out five of them.

Those few people yelled at Agu, but they were in Mongolian and needed to be translated.

"How many?" Zhu Qiyu was dissatisfied.

"The others are the confidantes of foreign ministers." Agu said.

"You have a lot of confidants."

Zhu Qiyu gave Feng Xiao a wink: "It's too bloody to kill, let's eunuch and stay in the palace to serve, and they will all be dealt with."

He pointed to everyone behind Agu.

All those who are confidantes or confidants, go to death.

"Your Majesty, these people are the confidantes of foreign ministers!" Agu said loudly.

"I don't believe it!" Zhu Qiyu spit out three words coldly.

A Gu was taken aback, are you going to support me or harm me?
These people can't go back, who will believe my words?
"Anyway, Mandulu is dead, and there is civil strife in Tatar. No one will care about how many people die."

"Besides, you went back with good news, and those idiots of Tatar will probably confess you."

"These people know too much, don't take it back."

Zhu Qiyu seemed to be an elder, comforting the junior.

How about you kill it?
Keep alive, there will be endless troubles in the future.

Seeing the members of the mission being dragged down, Agu was overwhelmed, saying that Daming was fine with everything, but it was a bit costly to the mission.

Three rounds of missions were dispatched, and he was the only one who returned alive.

"Thank you, Uncle Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Agu prostrated with tears in his eyes, thanking his uncle for not killing him.

"Don't worry, these people will not return to Mobei."

Zhu Qiyu had a smile on his face: "I will satisfy you whatever you ask for."

Feng Xiao took these people out of the palace, and he notified Du Zhijian, tortured these people, and asked whether Mandulu was dead or alive.

Agu sobbed softly, there really was his confidant in it.

But Emperor Daming was full of doubts. He didn't trust the mission. The reason why he didn't kill him must be torture. He asked whether Mandulu was dead or alive.

The emperor had ulterior motives, and it was as difficult as going to heaven to deceive him.

However, this mission also brings back good news. At least they can buy a batch of weapons back and exchange those useless sheep.

If the Tatars get weapons, they can turn the Ming people into two-legged sheep, hehe.

Agu kowtowed non-stop.

"I hope that after you take power, you will Sinicize the Tatars."

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "I will take power for you and remove all obstacles."

Agu was stunned, how many dishes, drink like this?

Can you handle tartar?

"The minister thanked His Majesty." Agu kowtowed.

Seeing that Agu is not easy to fool around, Zhu Qiyu's expression is not good.

The banquet came to an end.

The mission entered Beijing in mighty force, and only Agu left the palace alone.

Really fee mission.

The palace eunuch has added another import.

Those people who are struggling outside, wanting to go to heaven with a knife, their wishes will come true again, and there is no shortage of eunuchs in the palace.

Zhu Qiyu left the important officials behind, Feng Xiao hurried in: "Go back to the emperor, everyone has been recruited, Mandulu seems to be really dead."

"Why does it seem like it?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Because these people saw Mandulu fall on the chariot with their own eyes, they believed that Mandulu was dead. The whole Tatar camp believed so."

After Feng Xiao finished reporting, he quietly withdrew.

"False is true and true is false."

Geng Jiuchou said slowly: "Your Majesty, this matter is fraudulent!"

"How to be sure?" Zhu Qiyu frowned.

"My minister thinks there are three points: First, Mandulu is dead, who manipulated Khan Ting and sent a mission to Daming to negotiate?"

"Secondly, that Agu is very interested in firearms. Think about it. Mandulu is dead, and the Tatars have become a mess again. What do you want firearms for? Civil war?"

"Thirdly, you want to support Agu to be the grand master. Agu is very reluctant. I have studied the history of the Yuan Dynasty. The Mongols are the most snobbish and ruthless. How could they be attached to a dead Khan?"

"So, I feel that Mandulu's death was a fraudulent death!"

"Cheat Yu Taibao, I hope Yu Taibao will go out to fight in the city."

Geng Jiuchou talked eloquently.

"not necessarily."

"When a person suddenly gets a high position, there will be a short period of confusion. Agu's reaction does not mean that Mandulu is cheating death."

Bai Gui retorted: "Mandulu is cheating his death, and Agu is also being deceived."

"Haven't you ever thought that if we detain Agu and torture him severely, wouldn't everyone know about Mandulu's fraudulent death?"

"So, even if Mandulu cheated and died, no one in the mission would know."

These words made several important ministers nod their heads.

"The old minister agrees with Bai Shangshu's point of view. Mandulu cheated to death. There must be very few people who know about it. It is impossible for Agu to know."

Zhang Fengdao: "It doesn't matter whether Mandulu is really dead or fake death."

"Let's just stay the same and respond to all changes."

"As long as we don't move, the Tatars will have nothing to do."

He meant to shrink back.

This is not in line with Zhu Qiyu's idea.

The real enemy of the Ming Dynasty is the Harqin tribe, and they have to eat every bite.

Instead of wasting time in Daning, it is better to let Yu Qian move to Liaodong as soon as possible, send troops out of the Great Wall, and defeat the Karaqin tribe.

Zhang Feng looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, why are you selling firearms?"

"Bingjia, we are short of money, we can sell some defective products."

"But firearms are the top priority of Ming Dynasty. What if the Tatars got the firearms and attacked us?"

These words made all the ministers nod their heads.

Firearms cannot be easily shared with others.

"Don't worry."

Zhu Qiyu laughed and said, "If you can afford firecrackers but not lead, what's the use?"

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Zhang Feng half understood.

"The Ordnance Bureau has produced a batch of stink bombs, which are not loud when fired, and are easy to explode."

"There was an old master who blew up his hands."

"Tell me, what do we keep for such inferior products?"

Zhu Qiyu couldn't help laughing.

He intends to cheat the Tartars.

Zhang Feng opened his mouth wide: "Tatar is not a fool, how could he purchase this thing?"

"Indeed, the Tartars are not fools."

"But lead is moisture-proof and easy to transport."

"It's newly developed by the Bureau of Military Weapons, and it's wrapped in glass balls."

"It worked fine when I tried it."

"A batch can be produced, all of which are defective, and can't be taken to the battlefield at all."

"I threw in a huge amount of money!"

Zhu Qiyu got angry when he mentioned it: "Just this one glass bead costs 800 yuan!"

"This arms bureau simply doesn't regard my silver as money."

"The products produced are all defective products. I didn't punish them, but let them eat pig food for a month."

"Simply, I will sell this batch of goods to the Tatars and get back the money."

Ah this?

The courtiers were all stunned. No wonder the Weapons Bureau was on duty by the imperial guards, so they couldn't get oil splashed or needles pierced.

It turns out that something has really been developed.

Once the moisture-proof lead is really popularized in the army, the limitations of the firecracker will be greatly reduced, and it may really become the decisive factor on the battlefield.

"In order to match this kind of lead, the Ordnance Bureau has also developed a new firecracker."

"It turned out to be useless, it was all money!"

"All sold to the Tartars."

"I want to see how hard the life of the Tatars is, and whether the lead bomb will kill them."

Zhu Qiyu said quietly.

Didn't you say that?

Tatars are Chinese descendants, how could you cheat your own people like this?
Well done.

"Then what if there is a problem with the Tatar test?" Zhang Feng was a little worried.

"Impossible. No one in the new firecracker army knows how to use it. The Military Weapons Bureau will make arrangements to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Zhu Qiyu is very confident.

He guided the firecracker to the musket, and as a result, it led to a four-dimensional image.

If the lead does not explode, it can really be launched, and the power is considerable.

So he thought the Tatars would buy it.

Anyway, if the Tatars don't buy it, they will sell it to Wala, Jurchen, and Wuliangha, and there will always be fools who will take the bait.

Money cannot be lost.

"Your Majesty, then this is a one-shot deal." Zhang Feng said.

"Why is it a one-shot deal?"

Zhu Qiyu was surprised: "Our firecrackers are high-precision firecrackers."

"If you don't operate it properly, it will explode. You need to train the firecrackers, not whoever comes up will use the firecrackers."

"This should be clearly explained to them in advance, and it is not recommended for them to buy it. Let them continue to buy swords and play slash-and-burn farming."

"If the firecracker explodes, it's because they didn't operate it properly. What does it have to do with us?"

"If they come back for it."

"People from the Military Weapons Bureau will be able to guarantee that the chamber will not explode."

"Can it be our fault?"

Zhu Qiyu is very innocent.

It turned out that Zhang Feng and the others looked very puzzled, and Zhu Qiyu knew how to play the piano to Niu: "Forget it, I will take them to buy it myself tomorrow."

Send away important ministers.

But Zhu Qiyu had something on his mind: "Feng Xiao, send two missions to Yu Qian, and let Yu Qian judge by himself."

Feng Xiao responded: "My lord, the imperial concubine is waiting in the inner palace."

"Busy and forgot."

Zhu Qiyu slapped his forehead.

"It's still early, I'm walking around in the yard." Zhu Qiyu was in good health, but was afraid instead.

"What do you think about the mission?" Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao.

Feng Xiaogang was about to kneel down, but Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Just chat, just talk about it."

"This servant thinks that Mandulu should have cheated his death."

Mandulu's death was a coincidence.

Anyone would doubt it.

Qin Cheng thought the same way, thinking it was a fraudulent death.

Although reason told Zhu Qiyu that this was a trap, he still thought that it would be fine if Mandulu was really dead.

"That Agu is not bad. If he can stay in Daming, he will be a minister; if he returns to Tatar, it would be good to support him as a grand master and use him to restrain Bolai."

Zhu Qiyu wants to deploy in Mobei.

But that's all in the mind.

His hands haven't reached that far yet.

"The emperor is holy." Feng Xiao knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Qiyu smiled, wandered around for a while to digest, and then entered the inner palace.

The candles in the inner palace were dimly lit.

Concubine Tang Gui sat on the head of the bed, like a bride who had just married into the mansion, her expression was a little embarrassed.

But with her pretty face and exquisite makeup, like a blooming peony, she blinked her eyelashes and looked at the emperor.

"My concubine pays my respects to Your Majesty." Concubine Tang Guiying knelt down.

Zhu Qiyu supported her and gently held her slender waist: "My concubine, there are no concubines or Your Majesty tonight, only the husband and wife."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Tang Guifei is looking forward to it, and she is waiting for this day.

The emperor did not disappoint her.

The first lucky one is her.

Whether she can conceive a son can only be left to fate.

Her voice was a little choked up.

"My concubine, I have experienced too much these days."

Zhu Qiyu sat on the bed: "During the Chinese New Year, I suddenly became seriously ill."

"That disease still feels weird to me."

"You know me. You know how your body is."

"How can it be said that you are sick?"

"Immediately afterwards, King Mobei attacked Donghuamen, trying to seize the gate for a coup."

"And then it's all the way to now."

"I've gone through too many ups and downs, and I can't let go of my heart."

"Today, Mrs. Tan told me that she is in good health."

"I can't even believe it."

"At the beginning of the year, I was so ill that I was about to die. I didn't expect that I would be able to survive, not to mention that I survived, and my body would still recover."

Speaking of the emotional part, Zhu Qiyu wept.

Concubine Tang Gui wiped it for him: "Your Majesty, live long and live in peace..."

"Don't say those beautiful words, I can live to be 40 years old, it is God's blessing."

Tang Guifei wanted to cover his mouth.

"My dear concubine, what I said is true, the emperor of Ming Dynasty lived past the age of 40, it is very difficult."

Seeing her puzzled face, Zhu Qiyu asked, "Do you know why I am sick?"

Concubine Tang Gui was startled: "Is there something else hidden?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded.

Concubine Tang Gui wants to kneel down.

Zhu Qiyu pulled her: "Today there are only husband and wife, and there are no monarchs and ministers. I will talk to you intimately."

"Your Majesty, please tell the concubine that the concubine must arrest the person who harmed you!" Concubine Tang Gui was terrified.

Zhu Qiyu grabbed her hand: "Have you ever thought about how old the imperial grandfather died? How old was the imperial father?"

Tang Guifei counted with her fingers, and suddenly covered her small mouth.

"If you do the math again, I will be seriously ill at any age." Zhu Qiyu's eyes were dark.

"Your Majesty, is, who is it?" Concubine Tang Gui couldn't help being shocked.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I don't know."

"Didn't you clean the Tai Hospital?" Concubine Tang Gui asked anxiously.

"Do you think it will be an imperial physician?" Zhu Qiyu asked her back.

Concubine Tang Gui shook her head: "The imperial doctor will kill you, and there will be no benefit, but the Holy Mother and King Mobei are different."

"Then have you ever thought about why the king of Mobei is Zhengshuo?"

"I'm not?"

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were deep: "Why do those people support King Mobei? Didn't I do them any favors?"

"Don't you think it's absurd that the King of Mobei can control the world while living in the South Palace?"

"Behind them, there are pushers."

Zhu Qiyu said quietly: "When I killed Chen Xun, I felt that Chen Xun's power was much greater than I imagined. Shandong Dalao and Xuanzhen were attacked by Oala."

"A mere Chen Xun, does he really have so much energy?"

"Who are those who promoted Chen Xun to a high position?"

"Chen Dang!" Tang Guifei blurted out.

Instantly realized something was wrong.

The former Chen party has become an imperial party. If it really participated in the murder of the emperor, how could it be peaceful?
There must be someone behind this?

who can that be?

"I don't know either."

"I want to find them too."

"Otherwise, I won't live long enough."

Zhu Qiyu looked sad: "If I am gone, our children will not be able to keep, and the throne will go back to the king of Mobei."

"I can't find why? I always have a bad feeling recently."

He firmly grasped Concubine Tang Gui's hand.

"So, you have to help me!"

Concubine Tang Gui was taken aback, and asked anxiously, "How can my concubine help His Majesty?"

"Help me watch the harem."

"Now this harem is full of dragons and snakes, and it's in a state of chaos."

"At the beginning you didn't want to make a bad face, so I had no choice but to invite the Empress Dowager out and let her shock the harem."

"But will her heart turn towards me?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "No, I am not her son, I am her enemy."

"So, in this harem, you must help me. Be careful! No accidents will happen!"

"My concubine, can you do it?"

Tang Guifei suddenly trembled.

The emperor is testing her ability.

This is the standard for entering the middle palace.

Only the emperor's virtuous helper can enter the central palace.

"The concubine is willing to risk her life to protect His Majesty!" Concubine Tang Gui was extremely solemn.

"The person I trust most is you."

Zhu Qiyu grabbed her hand: "You and I have shared joys and sorrows, and we husband and wife go hand in hand and promise to live forever."

Tang Guifei kept nodding.

"My concubine, for the sake of me and future children, you have to change." Zhu Qiyu looked at her delicate and charming face.

"The concubine will do anything for His Majesty." Concubine Tang Gui promised.

"My concubine, I want to have a son with you!"

Zhu Qiyu pushed up.

"The concubine respectfully invites you to be blessed!" Concubine Tang Gui was full of expectations, and this day finally came.

She must be pregnant!
Looking at the face of the emperor, she couldn't help but shed tears.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Qiyu asked her.

"The concubine is too excited."

"As you said, it didn't come easy."

Tang Guifei had tears in her eyes: "When I first climbed to the Great Treasure, everything came so easily, so we didn't cherish it."

"But today, you have worked so hard to sit in this position."

"The concubines are also struggling to control the harem."

"I just realized how difficult it all is."

"That's why I cherish it so much!"

"Your Majesty, my concubines need to help Your Majesty give birth to a son!"

Concubine Tang Gui took the initiative...

The next day, morning.

Zhu Qiyu was exercising refreshedly.

Concubine Tang Gui didn't get up surprisingly. She obeyed her order and told her that she would sleep for a long time in the future, and the chance of conception would increase if she lay down for a long time.

She woke up early, but just refused to get up.

Zhu Qiyu went to court after a simple meal.

There are few things in the morning today.

He went down for more than an hour.

Zhu Qiyu announced to Ah Gulai: "I just want to go to the Weapons Bureau, and you go with me to see Daming's firearms."

The Arms Bureau occupied the original Supervisor of Rituals, next to Longevity Mountain.

Surrounded by guards, no entry or exit is allowed.

The emperor's mighty Luanjia team entered the Military Weapons Bureau, and the Military Weapons Bureau knelt down to welcome them.

"Get up."

Zhu Qiyu stepped down from the imperial chariot, glanced around, and made sure that the guards were close at hand, before turning to the craftsman: "Are you Zhang Liu?"

Zhang Liu squeezed out from the crowd and knelt on the ground: "The emperor still remembers slaves?"

"Your set of bright silver armor is well made, I like it very much."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said, "Your farm tools are also very well done."

Zhang Liu quickly thanked him, not daring to take credit.

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded, and if you have done something wrong, you will be punished."

Zhu Qiyu looked around at the craftsmen: "I told you this when I first built the Armament Bureau."

The admiral and eunuch Wan Gong was by his side.

"but!"

Zhu Qiyu changed the subject: "I am very dissatisfied with the results of the Weapons Bureau."

"Very dissatisfied!"

This is the truth. For a long time, there has been no movement from the Military Weapons Bureau. Even a moisture-proof lead can't be mass-produced.

The craftsman said that when making glazed beads, it is a matter of technique, and only individual craftsmen can be precise, which leads to stink bombs.

The Ordnance Bureau knelt on the ground from top to bottom.

They are all craftsmen, and being able to see the beauty of the sky is already a blessing accumulated in eight lifetimes.

But the emperor was angry.

They are also seeing each other for the first time.

Wan Gong also knelt on the ground, pleading guilty.

"I thought that the supply of food and salaries was opened to you."

"You guys can make firearms go by leaps and bounds."

"As a result, a new gun and this kind of lead were developed."

"Although the power has been improved, it also has the advantages of moisture resistance and easy transportation, etc., but the cost is too high, so it is not suitable for promotion in the military."

Zhu Qiyu changed the subject, cursing first and then boasting.

Wan Gong was a little dumbfounded. When the firecracker was delivered to the palace, the emperor was furious. He asked the eunuch to whip him ten times, scolded him for being incompetent, and made the researcher eat pig food for a month.

Why still promote it?

Wan Gong carefully looked at Feng Xiao.

Feng Xiao gave him a wink, and he immediately understood.

"My lord, this matter should not be publicized." Wan Gong expressed cautiously.

Zhu Qiyu snorted: "Bring some of the firecrackers that are equipped for the army."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Zhu Qiyu looked at Agu: "Just follow Ye Sheng's price, you can buy as much as you want, and you can only buy with cash. Livestock are not accepted."

"Your Majesty, what's the price of the new firecracker you mentioned?" After entering the Armament Bureau, Agu was like a curious baby, wanting to see everything.

It's really mysterious here.

The spies sent by the Tatars could not come within ten miles of this place at all.

It is said that new firearms are developed here.

Originally, he wanted to come in for a visit, but Ye Sheng sternly refused.

It was he who begged for a long time and promised to give a [-]% rebate on the original price, so Ye Sheng was willing to ask the emperor for instructions, and finally agreed to him to visit.

Daming is still the same, eating and taking cards everywhere.

"You can't afford it even if you ask."

Zhu Qiyu said indifferently: "This new firearm focuses on lead, which is mainly moisture-proof and easy to carry. The windy and sandy climate in Mobei is dry, so it is unusable."

But the more the emperor talked, the more interested he became.

Agu asked repeatedly.

Zhu Qiyu asked someone to bring a new gun, and asked Agu to go to the shooting range to try the gun.

"Your Majesty, what if Agu doesn't take the bait?" Ye Sheng accompanied him all the way, and he was a little worried.

"Don't buy new guns, don't sell old ones."

Zhu Qiyu found that Agu had a big appetite, so he purchased [-] sets of armor, [-] iron pots, [-] scimitars, etc. from Daming.

Ye Sheng didn't understand, but his brain was active, and he figured it out soon.

"Your Majesty, the Tatars have too much appetite. I am worried that they will point their swords at Daming after receiving the goods." Ye Sheng was full of worry.

"It's not clear that Mandulu is not dead!" Zhu Qiyu laughed suddenly.

Ye Sheng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood.

Yes.

If Mandulu died, which tribe could swallow such a large order in one go?

This is Mandulu's fraudulent death.

Even if you can't cheat out of modesty, you still want to buy a large number of weapons from Daming, and then use these weapons to attack Daming.

"Your Majesty is holy!" Ye Sheng kowtowed.

　It's less than [-] words and less than [-] words, so make up more tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)