King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Shen Qionglian lived in the deep palace for a long time and had a certain understanding of the historical materials of the royal family, so she was not so familiar with Zheng He's voyages.

She had not expected her husband to do this, and frowned slightly and said, "Since the Ming Dynasty, there has been a rule in the palace that all ships are prohibited from going out to sea. My husband, you are really going too far!"

Zhu Tan sneered, with a hint of contempt on his face.

"That's brainless. The maritime ban is to give us more room for development. I don't understand the rest, but if we can grow sweet potatoes, it will make our country prosperous for hundreds of years longer, and it will also add billions of people to our country!"

"Sweet potatoes? Peace and prosperity for the country and the people?" Shen Qionglian was puzzled.

Zhu Tan knew that he would keep his word, so he reached out and patted Shen Qionglian's smooth jade-like back.

"I mean, opening the country's borders is the only way for the Ming Dynasty. As long as the country's borders are opened, the whole world will undergo earth-shaking changes. It can even be said that the whole world will become peaceful!"

When Shen Qionglian looked at Zhu Tan and said this, her expression was particularly strange, as if she had a yearning for shipbuilding and sailing, so she changed the subject.

"When I was a kid, I saw the shipyard in Jinling. They told me that the wood used for Zheng He's treasure ship was all used for shipbuilding, so it was all cut down. Where did you get it from?"

"We don't have ironwood, but we can use it, such as lychee wood, teak, and pine. There are these woods everywhere near Shanhaiguan, and they happen to be in the territory of Daming. I asked the five military garrisons and the merchants at the border to help me find them. I heard that these trees are more than ten feet tall and require several people to hug them. However, it is very troublesome to transport them, and they are very expensive."

Of course, ships made of pine wood are not as strong as ironwood, and are not as impact-resistant and wind-resistant. However, Zheng He destroyed both types of wood, and it would take at least hundreds of years for them to grow back!

Shen Qionglian continued, "Regarding the design drawings of Zheng He's treasure boat, I think the royal family should have a collection. Even if not, Nanjing should have some. My husband can ask the Ministry of Works."

Zhu Tan was very happy and asked, "Are they really still alive?

Chu Mu had heard in his previous life that Zheng He's treasure boat was copied in the south of the Yangtze River for sightseeing purposes, but it had never reached the size recorded in history.

It is like a small aircraft carrier, which makes future generations dumbfounded. How could such a treasure ship be built during the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Tan thought that it would be great if there really was a design drawing.

This means that he can build a ship that is about the same size as an aircraft carrier, which can sweep away everything and allow the Ming Dynasty to always stand at the top of the ocean.

With an idea in mind, Zhu Tan went to the palace the next day to find his brother-in-law and search the royal archives for information and blueprints about Zheng He's ships.

However, this matter involved a maritime ban, which Zhu Youtang supported. So Zhu Tan used the excuse of inspecting the Yongle Encyclopedia to reprint it.

When Zhu Youtang heard that Zhu Tan wanted to reprint the "Yongle Encyclopedia", he realized that it was a huge task and would cost a lot of money.

In order to obtain better printing effects, they have to use woodcuts, but woodcut works are generally not good-looking.

"Marquis Jianchang, the Yongle Encyclopedia took more than ten years of hard work, and scholars of all generations have been working hard. If this book is to be passed down, it will not only require a large number of manpower, but also a large amount of silver."

Originally, Zhu Tan was just using this as an excuse, but when Zhu Youtang mentioned it, he remembered this matter.

By later times, a lot of the Yongle Encyclopedia had been lost.

If more could be printed and circulated, it would be a great achievement and would also be of great help to China's excellent culture.

"Brother-in-law, I will do it no matter how much money it costs, but I have to find a helper, especially for the court, after all, they need craftsmen."

Zhu Youtang thought for a moment and said, "Since the Marquis of Jianchang has this idea, I naturally agree with it. Let's just do it! In addition, I will give you this task and let them send a group of people from each family. In addition, I will give you your 3000 craftsmen. If this thing succeeds, I will also benefit from it!"

With the help of Zhu Youtang, Zhu Tan summoned Liu Jin and other eunuchs to search the royal library for the design drawings of the treasure ship. They also took a look at the famous "Yongle Encyclopedia".

However, when Zhu Tan walked into the royal study, he was shocked.

As far as he could remember, there was only one copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia, which was written by several scholars including Xie Jin over a period of six years. It was the largest ancient book in the world before the Yongle period.

Even the later "Siku Quanshu" is dwarfed by the Yongle Encyclopedia.

However, when he actually learned the truth from the eunuch who was guarding the place in the files of the Yongle Encyclopedia, everyone understood.

Zhu Tan then discovered that this thick book actually contained a total of 370 million words and exceeded 20,000 volumes.

Only then did Zhu Tan understand why the emperor's brother-in-law had looked so worried before. He wanted to print such a book, and it had to be printed on wood boards, which would take a long time and cost a lot of money.

However, since she had agreed, it would definitely bring endless benefits to her descendants. Zhu Tan gritted her teeth and thought, no matter how difficult it was, she would do it.

These were all things he would do later, but finding information about Zheng He's treasure ship from more than 20,000 books was indeed a daunting task in this era without book catalogs.

It was the emperor's dereliction of duty that led to such chaos.

Zhu Tan believed that he had discovered the root cause of the loss of the Yongle Encyclopedia. No one paid attention to the Yongle Encyclopedia anymore. It was a great blessing that so many of it were left over the years and was included in the Siku Quanshu.

Liu Jin and the others looked at the densely packed scrolls, their faces turning pale.

Finding Zheng He's treasure in these books is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and requires great luck.

Otherwise, it would be good to read them one by one in a year or two.

"Collect, carve, and search at the same time."

Zhu Tan patted Liu Jin on the shoulder and said, "Let all the idle people in the palace do what I say. Also, the people in the palace will not work in vain. We should pay them some compensation. This difficult work will be done by you. Everyone will take turns to watch."

Zhu Tan was really frightened by so many books. He was a little scared, so he secretly ran outside to breathe fresh air.

He calculated in his mind that from getting the design to building the ship, not to mention the time, this alone would cost a lot of money.

Moreover, he boasted to his brother-in-law that he would print the Yongle Encyclopedia and spend a lot of money.

All the money he saved with great difficulty was not enough!
I don’t know if it was because I was in such a good mood, but Zhu Tan unconsciously walked towards Qingning Palace.

This time, he must meet Wang Yan!
I've been busy lately and haven't seen you for a few days.

When Zhu Tan entered the room, he almost wanted to leave.

Wang Yan invited many guests, including the young lady Wang Shilin, Wang Yan's brother's daughter-in-law, and Wang Shirou, the wife of Dingxi Hou Jiang He.

Wang Yan was delighted to see Zhu Tan, but she remained calm and polite, "Marquis Jianchang is here! Please take a seat!"

Zhu Tan had no choice but to sit down after hearing what Wang Yan said. From the conversation between Wang Yan and others, he learned that Wang Yuan's wife and daughter wanted Wang Yan to help them find a job for Jiang He, who was involved in the Yang Peng case.

There were many princes and nobles in the Ming Dynasty, and many of them could get part of the salary just by having the title.

It would be fine if he was favored, but the incompetent one is not even considered a rich person, let alone a guilty person like Jiang He.

Wang Yan was also very embarrassed. She was just the title of empress dowager and had no real power. At most, she could only talk to Zhu Youtang about it, but she couldn't say it directly.

However, Wang Yan glanced at Chuchu and felt that her lover was still capable of doing it, so she cleared her throat and said, "Marquis Jianchang, Jiang He is an incompetent person, but he still has a way of doing things. Do you think it's okay?"

Zhu Tan wanted to roll his eyes at him, but Wang Yan's words made it impossible for him to refute. He pondered for a moment and said, "The emperor has just given me a task, the printing of the Yongle Encyclopedia, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works will assist, Jiang He, if you don't mind the effort, you can come and help me.

In this situation, Zhu Tan thought that it would not be difficult to find a strong man to do the physical work.

Wang Yan and the others didn't know that the printing of the Yongle Encyclopedia was planned by Chu Tianqin. She thought it was a big event and similar to "The Ming Dynasty", so she was very excited.

Wang Shirou also stood up, bowed to Chu Tian, ​​and thanked him repeatedly.

"My Lord, thank you very much." Wang Shilin said with gratitude. Although she stuttered a little, she was still very fluent.

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Zhu Tan's true qualities as a doctor were revealed once again.

"You're doing fine. Think carefully before you speak. Don't rush into it and say it all at once, letting it become an instinctive reaction..."

Wang Shilin was anxious when she heard this: "My Lord, you are right, you are right."

Zhu Tan was very embarrassed! But in his heart he was thinking, the Great Sage is very busy, so you shouldn't call him by his nickname.

"No rush, no rush."

Wang Shilin was afraid that she might say something wrong, so she nodded quickly.

Wang Yan felt a little regretful. It would be great if Wang Shilin could replace Ma Yuexian and become Zhu Tan’s wife.

As long as Zhu Tan keeps an eye on Wang Shilin, she will no longer be picky about food.

Since Wang Yuan and others have already entered the palace, there is no need for them to stay any longer.

Zhu Tan found a reason to stay, and when he saw Wang Shilin looking back, he had to pretend that he saw nothing.

He could see what the girl was thinking, and perhaps Wang Yan had also said it, but Wang Shilin was definitely not his only wife.

Not to mention other things, he couldn't get over the hurdle of Empress Zhang alone, and he didn't have enough courage to reunite the mother and son.

All irrelevant personnel were expelled, and Zhu Tan went straight to sit next to Wang Yan, looking like he wanted to take advantage of her.

"Do you miss me a lot?"

Wang Yan, a beautiful girl, rolled her eyes, "I just want to see you, you haven't become a bride yet! Did you go wild on Ma Yuexian's territory?"

"Don't spit blood on me. Yuexian's injury hasn't healed yet!" Wang Yan slapped Zhu Tan's hand away, "I'll stay tonight."

Wang Yan was immediately interested when she heard this. She was at an age where she enjoyed delicious food, so how could she be satisfied? Her pretty face sank, "I can't go on like this. I still have to go to see a hundred shows with the Empress Dowager and the others. I can't leave!"

Zhu Tan asked curiously, "What are these hundred dramas? Can we go to the palace to see them?"

"The Duke of England has sent people here, as well as the Grand Princess of Yixing and Zhang Yuanying, the grandson of Zhang Mao. If I don't show up and accompany them all the time, it will inevitably attract attention."

Zhu Tan frowned slightly. He had previously guessed that Zhang Yuanying was the one who tried to assassinate him. Now he came to the palace to perform hundreds of shows. What exactly did he want to do?
What exactly is going on?

Zhu Tan didn't believe that Zhang Yuanying would bring a hundred actors into the palace for no reason. The Empress Dowager's birthday had already passed!

"In that case, I'll stay here for one night and see what's going on."

Zhu Tan talked about his assassination attempt again, suspecting that Zhang Yuanying had leaked the information.

Wang Yan was so frightened that her face turned pale. Her whole heart was on Zhu Tan. If something happened to Zhu Tan, she was afraid that she would not even have the courage to live. This made her hate Zhang Yuanying.

"What is she going to do? I couldn't kick you last time, what do you want to do this time?"

"Didn't Wang Min drug her uncle Yang Wei and take him away? Maybe they are still angry with me. Given the grudge between us, they hate me to the core. But I also think that it is very likely that someone wanted to use me. After all, so many powerful people have been killed, and Yang Peng and his nephew and some close friends have not shown up yet. This is not impossible!"

In broad daylight, it was impossible for Chu Tianxian to stay in Wang Yan's palace, so he came to Zhu Houzhao's bedroom.

My nephew is studying hard! This tutor is none other than the Grand Secretary, Li Dongyang.

Zhu Youtang spent a lot of money to train Zhu Houzhao, and the three grand secretaries sometimes gave him lectures.

However, judging from Zhu Houzhao's reaction, he should be studying some difficult classics.

Zhu Tan always felt that Li Dongyang was a bit sinister, and Li Dongyang didn't have a good impression of his uncle. But today was different. As the "get out of class" was about to end, Li Dongyang actually started talking to Zhu Tan.

Zhu Tan's brain was still sharp, and he immediately understood what Li Dongyang meant.

It turned out that he wanted to ease the conflict between Ma Wensheng and Jiao Fang through Ma Wensheng's grandson-in-law.

Zhu Tan seemed to agree, but he was thinking in his heart that he would inform Ma Wensheng, but how to do it was not something Ma Wensheng could decide.

Having said that, Zhu Tan changed the subject.

"Mr. Li, I boasted to the Emperor before that we will use a lot of people to carry out the Yongle Ceremony this time. Mr. Li, do you think there is any good idea?"

Li Dongyang was slightly stunned. Regardless of what he thought of this imperial uncle, just Zhu Tan's actions were enough to benefit him for the rest of his life.

As a minister and a master of his generation, he naturally would not object.

"Your Majesty has done so much for us. I will go to the Ministry of Personnel to select the right person. I hope that the Yongle Encyclopedia can be published as soon as possible. On behalf of all the students, I thank you for your heroic deeds." (End of this chapter)