Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 99 I can’t come

Chapter 99 I can’t come
After coming out of the cellar, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his Hongwu Ming Dynasty in angrily.

However, he was still very interested in Zhu Yunfeng's idea of reforming Yongle Ming Dynasty. After he went over, he said to the three children, "Follow me."

After saying that, he traveled through time and space and left.

The three little ones looked at each other, and Zhu Di and Ji He could only follow closely.

When Zhu Yunfeng was about to go over, he did not leave immediately, but squatted beside the stone tablet, somewhat absent-minded.

On the Ming side, Zhu Yuanzhang had already climbed the jade steps and returned to the Qianqing Palace, while Zhu Di and Ji He had just left the underground palace, but when they looked back, they found that Zhu Yunfeng did not follow them, so Ji He came over again.

"What's wrong Fengzi?"

As soon as Ji He came over, he saw Zhu Yunfeng squatting beside the stone tablet. He came over with his broad body and stood directly on the stone tablet, with the indescribable toothpick pointed at Zhu Yunfeng's head.

"I boil it!"

Zhu Yunfeng was startled and was pushed back several steps.

Ji He supported himself on the wall, and then reacted, winking and saying, "Feng Sang, wash your butt tonight."

"Fuck you!"

Zhu Yunfeng cursed, "You scared me to death."

"Stop scolding, stop scolding."

Ji He laughed and walked over to squat beside him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I was wondering what the round beads at the back are for. The second ball corresponds to the Jianwen Dynasty, and the third one, would it be the Yongle Dynasty, the fourth one would be the Hongxi Dynasty, the fifth one would be the Xuande Dynasty, and so on."

"But I remember there were only fourteen emperors in the Ming Dynasty. Why are there eighteen balls here?"

"Nanming."

Zhu Yunfeng said: "There are exactly four regimes in the Southern Ming Dynasty."

"I'll blanch it."

Ji He said excitedly: "If we take Old Zhu to Chongzhen Dynasty or Southern Ming Dynasty, there will be a good show to watch. Just imagine the arrival of Emperor Taizu of Chongzhen Dynasty. That scene must be very exciting."

"There's nothing wrong with you."

Zhu Yunfeng rolled his eyes and said, "If we go to Jianwen Dynasty, Zhu had just died. Many people knew Zhu, and they all knelt before him. If you go to Chongzhen Dynasty or Southern Ming Dynasty, who will know you? And don't forget, my family tree records that the stone tablet was taken to Changsha by my ancestor, Prince Ji Zhu Jianjun, during the reign of Emperor Jingtai. Let's not talk about whether there is a space node in Changsha. Even if we increase the power by industrial electricity, blast open a space-time tunnel, and go to the period after Zhu Qizhen, it will still be in Changsha. You can't even enter the palace, so how can you cause trouble?"

"Too."

Ji Hyuk scratched his head.

Zhu Yunfeng said: "We are lucky this time. The old Zhu Hu's power is still there after his death. One person can frighten thousands of troops. If it were another dynasty, pretending to be Taizu would be a dead end. So forget about the dynasties after that."

"What a shame. I wanted to go and see it. It must be very interesting."

"Unless I get a gun later."

"correct."

Ji He's eyes lit up and he said, "In the second half of this year, our company's steel and metal processing plant will be established and we will manufacture guns."

"Well, we'll start in the second half of the year. We need to do it on a big scale and speed up the progress. Money in the company's account is not a problem. We have tens of millions of dollars in revenue every month."

Zhu Yunfeng nodded.

According to his plan, Yunfeng Company must produce various daily necessities in addition to currency.

For example, mining tools, farm tools such as hoes, kitchen knives, stainless steel pots and pans, and by the way, a lot of stainless steel pipes can also be imported and sent to the Ming Dynasty to make guns.

In addition, the breeding industry must be developed, and breeding animals must be sent to Ming Dynasty to improve Ming Dynasty's breeding industry.

But that is the plan for the second half of the year.

The plan for the first half of the year is to finish planting the first batch of grain.

Judging from the current situation, it is going very smoothly. Although I have lost a lot of money, at least the land has been cultivated.

The Ming Dynasty also successfully completed agricultural improvements for advanced production.

After that, Daming produced traditional compost and introduced high-yield seeds, pesticides and advanced planting techniques to ensure that Daming's production continued to increase.

In the first half of this year, the silver coin factory paid several million in taxes every month.

But when the profit was sold to Ming Dynasty, it increased many times. The gold was taken back and exchanged for money from Liu Dong, which was then transferred back to the company's account in the name of selling coins.

In other words, the coins nominally produced by the company were actually sold to Liu Dong. As for how to deal with these silver coins, Liu Dong naturally has the ability to let them "flow into overseas markets."

However, Zhu Yunfeng still has to bear all the taxes, so by transferring the money from one hand to the other, Zhu Yunfeng's company has successfully made a profit.

The profit is similar to what Zhu Yunfeng predicted. After deducting various expenses and taxes, the fixed profit for one month is about 1800-2100 million.

Apart from giving 10 million yuan to his father every month to help him pay off his debts slowly, and giving benefits and salary increases to employees every month, Zhu Yunfeng has to save the rest of the money to prepare for plans for the second half of the year.

Once other metal processing factories are built, and then a chemical laboratory is set up in Daming, by hand-kneading nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose, Daming will be able to quickly step into the era of hot weapons.

At that time, he will lead a team of Ming soldiers armed with AKs to rush to the Southern Ming Dynasty. Even if no one recognizes Zhu Yuanzhang, he is still Zhu Yuanzhang.

The two were chatting.

The space in front was flowing, and a fat man appeared on the stone tablet. The same scene happened, and an indescribable toothpick was pointed at Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He's heads.

"What are you two doing?"

Zhu Di wondered.

"I'll blanch it."

This time, Ji He had the same reaction as Zhu Yunfeng just now.

Facing the toothpick so close, the two men pushed it at the same time, pushing the unsuspecting Zhu Di against the wall behind.

But he was as obscene as Ji He, winking and saying, "You two should wash your butts tonight."

"???"

Zhu Yunfeng was full of questions, and then he said speechlessly: "Damn it Chichi, what the hell did you teach Lao Si?"

He often felt that he was out of tune with Ji He Lao Si because he was not perverted enough.

"gone."

Ji He quickly changed the subject and pushed Zhu Yunfeng away.

When I arrived at Daming and just entered the underground palace, I saw Zhu Biao walking towards me from the direction of Qianqing Gate in the distance.

Currently, only Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Yunfeng, and Ji He can walk on the Qianqing Palace Square, so the only people you can see in this huge square are them.

Zhu Biao came from the Fengtian Hall. He had just finished a meeting with the six ministries, the cabinet and the Ministry of Public Security to discuss his new policy reforms.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang had given up power, he focused on preparing for the Northern Expedition and left all state affairs to Zhu Biao.

It is not a good choice to hold inner court meetings in the Qianqing Palace.

Therefore, Zhu Biao moved the political center from the Qianqing Palace to the Fengtian Hall, which was close to the six ministries. Outside the Wumen Gate were the various government offices, making it convenient for him to convene officials to discuss matters at any time.

Seeing the three of them coming, Zhu Biao stepped forward and asked in surprise: "Where have you been? I just heard that you left with your father in a hurry."

"Big brother."

Zhu Di flattered him like he was offering a treasure: "I just saved your wife and children. Your father was going to execute them."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I went to Chengqian Palace before going to Fengtian Palace."

Zhu Biao was confused.

Zhu Di quickly winked at Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He.

His good friend Ji He immediately understood what was said, and he added fuel to the fire, speaking in vivid detail about how Zhu Yunfeng discovered the Jianwen Dynasty, brought his ancestors there to restore order, and killed people everywhere.

By the way, some credits were also given to Zhu Di. For example, the ancestor originally resented Zhu Yunwen for harming his son, forcing the King of Xiang and his family to death, and for successively deposing five kings and wanting to depose Jianwen and kill the Lu family.

It was Zhu Di who pleaded for mercy.

After hearing what happened, Zhu Biao's expression became complicated.

He was actually quite embarrassed in it.

His own son killed his own brother, so he was naturally in a dilemma. Moreover, Zhu Yunwen came to power by deception.

In history, Zhu Yuanzhang tested Zhu Yunwen and wanted to ask about his attitude towards the kings.

Zhu Yunwen's answer was "to win them over with virtue, to control them with propriety, and if that doesn't work, then we should reduce their territory, if that still doesn't work, then we should replace their people, and if it's even worse, then we should raise an army to attack them."

This means that the kings should be treated with morality and etiquette, their lands should not be taken away, the people in the royal palace should not be changed, and troops should not be sent to attack them easily.

This answer made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied, so he announced that Zhu Yunwen would be trained as his successor.

As a result, as soon as Zhu Yuanzhang died, he hurriedly reduced the power of the princes, which seriously went against Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes, which naturally made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry.

The same is true for Zhu Biao.

Although they are his own sons, emotionally speaking, his younger brothers have been with him longer.

Zhu Yunwen was born out of wedlock and was only three years old. In terms of family affection, Zhu Biao, who was in the 13th year of Hongwu, would naturally have a closer relationship with his younger brothers.

So when I heard that Zhu Yuanzhang had deposed Zhu Yunwen, I was delighted to hear that the fourth emperor from that world had legitimately ascended the throne.

Zhu Biao didn't have any unusual thoughts. Instead, he looked at Zhu Di with a complicated expression and said, "I am thoughtful."

After saying that, he turned and entered the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He were confused. They looked at each other. Zhu Yunfeng wondered, "What does Grandpa Tai mean? I don't know whether his attitude is good or bad."

"It should be good. He is thanking me."

Zhu Di thought about it and said.

"What a Riddler."

Zhu Yunfeng scratched his head.

These people are really interesting.

I don't even know how to say something nice.

There has to be ambiguity.

It sounds like a preference though.

But in TV dramas, there are many cases where people say they have good intentions for someone, but then kill them in the blink of an eye.

When we entered the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Biao had already gone in and was reporting on his work.

"Father, I have allocated funds from the national treasury to have the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works build two modern schools in Shangyuan and Jiangning respectively, but there are currently no teachers, so I am recruiting scholars to study."

"Let these scholars and candidates live in the newly built school first, and treat them the same as the tribute students of the Imperial Academy. Take the textbooks sent by Yunfeng and let them learn modern science knowledge on their own."

"The textbooks Yunfeng sent were all elementary school basic textbooks that he collected online and reprinted with pirated copies. There were no modern years or publishers' names, and the courses were very comprehensive, covering the most basic knowledge."

"In addition, Yunfeng also brought a large number of projectors and downloaded many lectures by famous teachers. With only sound and images, it should be able to help them complete the basic modern science education as soon as possible."

"At present, Diannongwei has established traditional composting stations in several counties around Taihu Lake, using the traditional composting methods provided by Yunfeng to produce fertilizers in large quantities. Although it is not as good as industrial fertilizer, the basic nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium should still be available."

"I hope Yunfeng can rent more land in the second half of this year. The money can be paid from the imperial treasury, so that he can get more fertilizer."

"Fertilizers are very useful, and a bag of fertilizer can be mixed with local fertilizers to supply a large number of fields. In the second half of the year, the imperial farms that grow corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes in Huainan and other places will also need it."

"The other thing is."

Zhu Biao reported all the information from the inner court this morning to Zhu Lao and explained his way of handling it one by one.

Lao Zhu has delegated power, but he still has to maintain the right attitude.

That's what power is.

If you don't catch them, there are plenty of people who will.

On the other hand, this was also a way for Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao to maintain their power.

For Old Zhu, Zhu Biao's work report meant that he could intervene at any time.

For Zhu Biao, if he did not even have this attitude, once Zhu Biao was unhappy, his power might be taken away.

So both parties need to have a way of communicating that satisfies the other party.

After listening to Zhu Biao's report, Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly, although he was not very satisfied with some of Zhu Biao's practices.

For example, in the case of Hu Weiyong, it has been revealed that Lu Zhongheng, Fei Ju, Zhao Yong, Zheng Yuchun and other nobles had complained behind the scenes that Zhu Yuanzhang treated them too harshly.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang, they should at least be put to death, but Zhu Biao pardoned them and ordered them to go north to make meritorious contributions.

But maybe Zhu Yunfeng is right.

Simply killing people will not solve the problem. Sometimes, taking some gentle measures like Zhu Biao did may be more beneficial.

"Well, you did a good job."

After listening to the report, Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction: "As long as things are going in an orderly manner, the court will have more food and grass expenses in the second half of the year, and I can go to war with peace of mind."

"In this matter, I hope my father can pay attention to his own safety and not go to the front line."

Zhu Biao said solemnly: "Even if we attack the Northern Yuan Dynasty, we should be cautious."

"Well, I have fought many battles in the south and the north for many years, and I have not capsized in this gutter. You just need to promote your policies in the rear."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

He always sticks to his words when making decisions, and since he has already made up his mind, he won't listen to any advice.

After listening to Zhu Biao's work report, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the three people who had entered the study and were sitting on the sofa at the door of the study, and said, "Yunfeng."

"Ancestor."

"Go on with what you haven't finished yet."

"Where were you talking about before?"

Zhu Yunfeng scratched his head, then suddenly realized: "Yes, it is to create a new political system to prolong the life of the empire."

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Tell me what you think."

"During Zhu Di's time, the Ming Dynasty had been established for more than 30 years, and the political system was relatively mature, but it also had many loopholes. I think it can be improved on the original basis, from officials to the people to the political system, to design a better political system, and to add some brake mechanisms to guide the empire to reform, expand outward, ease internal conflicts and other means whenever problems arise in the future."

Zhu Yunfeng spoke eloquently.

"So what exactly is that?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked expectantly.

This is an important issue that concerns whether the Ming Dynasty can last long in the future.

If it can be perfected by Zhu Di and the effect is good, then he can also imitate it in the future.

However, after he asked, Zhu Yunfeng just stood there with a pensive expression on his face.

"What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about how to blur it. Um, how to design it."

"You're trying to fool me."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked unhappy.

"no!"

Zhu Yunfeng firmly denied it.