Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 269: How to deal with Old Zhu, Zhu Yunhuan's marriage...

As the winter sun slowly rises, the cold wind still howls, but the earth gradually becomes warmer.

The sun fills the earth.

People crawl out of their warm beds and start a busy day of work.

Standing on the high tower in Jinling City, you can clearly see the flow of the crowd and even the emotions on people's faces.

The 120 towers in Jinling were ordered to be built during this period by Zhu Yunhuan.

They are all built with reinforced concrete.

The tower is much taller than the surrounding houses. Standing on it, you can overlook the surrounding area.

With the development of the financial industry and the prosperity of business, the number of mobile population traveling to and from Jinling City is increasing.

Naturally, there will be chaos in public security as a result.

Compared with the original neighborhoods where everyone was familiar with each other, migrant populations have a greater motivation to commit crimes.

What's more, when people are away from home and away from their loved ones, there will always be people who encounter unexpected things that put them in desperate situations and force them to take risks.

To this end, Zhu Yunhuan ordered the establishment of a relief agency. Anyone who was away from home and encountered theft, fraud, or robbery, which left them penniless, could seek help from the government's relief agency.

However, the rescue agency does not give money or travel expenses directly, but arranges for him to "serve" and earn money through work, and then allows him to go home after earning enough travel expenses.

This is to prevent people from stealing or robbing because they have nowhere else to go.

On the other hand, security patrols were strengthened in Jinling City, and a "security surveillance tower" was built.

Special personnel are stationed on top of these towers to monitor the area below day and night.

There are a series of tools on the tower, including bronze bells, whistles, telescopes, flags, etc.

Once the people above discovered robberies, fights, disputes or conflicts on the streets, they would immediately inform the city's public security management agencies through bells, ringing of bells, waving of flags, or special gestures, and at the same time guide the patrolling police on the streets to deal with the situation.

Different warnings represent different situations.

By using gestures and flags, specific information can be conveyed very clearly.

If you encounter a fugitive you want to capture, you can see him clearly from the screen, leaving him with nowhere to escape.

Through a series of measures, although the floating population in Jinling City has increased greatly and there is a mixed crowd of good and bad people, the public security has not only not deteriorated, but has become better and better.

In the past, when people encountered conflicts, they would always resolve them privately, which inevitably led to fights. But now, they consciously control their temper and wait for government security patrols to come and deal with the situation.

People from other places who come to Jinling City have all heard about the public security management in Jinling City and are also afraid to break the law.

However, the people standing on a certain high tower today were not the personnel monitoring public security, but Zhu Yunhuan and Yang Rong.

"Does the method you mentioned really work?" Zhu Yunheng asked with some disbelief.

"It works, it works, I guarantee it will work." Yang Rong vowed, "In fact, the method I recommended to Your Highness is better."

"Those people's character and family background are all guaranteed, but Your Highness is unwilling to do so."

"Then we have to come to this high tower and select the right person. Whoever His Highness takes a fancy to will be the one."

Zhu Yunhuan looked slightly embarrassed, and then asked, "What if I choose the one and the other party disagrees?"

Yang Rong was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Your Highness, you are joking. As long as Your Highness is interested, how can the other party refuse? Besides, what is Your Highness's status? How can you refuse?"

Zhu Yunxun sighed: "A forced melon is not sweet!"

Yang Rong shook his head and said, "As long as the melon is ripe, it is sweet by itself, no matter if you force it or not, it will still be sweet."

Ok.

When it comes to arguing, you are still better.

Zhu Yunhuan was nervous and helpless, and asked, "If the historians knew about this, would it be recorded in the history books and leave me with a bad name of "stupid"?"

Yang Rong disagreed and said, "It's just a minor matter. Compared with the achievements of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in governing the country, it's not worth mentioning."

"As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can govern the country in an orderly manner and create a new prosperous era when he ascends the throne in the future, such a small matter will not matter even if it is recorded in the history books."

"Emperor Taizong of Tang launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident and even killed his own brothers, but his Zhenguan Reign allowed the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment, which did not affect the later generations' evaluation of him as 'the greatest emperor of all time' and he is admired by all generations."

"Your Highness's future achievements will be beyond the reach of even ten Tang Taizongs."

"It's just a trivial matter today, why should we mention it?"

"Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also in charge of public opinion, and he knows the principle of keeping a low profile for the respected."

"As long as Your Highness and the students don't tell others about what happened today, no one else will know."

"Even if there are rumors, they are just fabricated rumors and cannot be taken seriously. How can a historian record false rumors?"

"Your Highness, don't forget that I am the official who records your daily life. My records will only record that your Highness came to observe the people's livelihood and understand their situation today. I will never record anything that should not be recorded."

Zhu Yunhuan looked at him deeply.

As expected, the person who promoted me is very flexible and not pedantic and ignorant of the world.

In that case, maybe we can give it a try.

It turned out that he had discussed it with Yang Rong yesterday, and they both felt that Lao Zhu would be extremely angry this time.

You should know that before this, Zhu Yuanzhang left Beijing because he was angry that he led his army to expedition to Japan without permission.

Although the actual reason may not be entirely this, perhaps Lao Zhu has other plans in private, but at least on the surface, this is the reason.

This time he used the name "Zhu Sun" to correspond with Old Zhu, deceiving Old Zhu and making fun of his own grandfather.

How can I save Mr. Zhu's face?

It would be strange if I wasn't angry.

Writing letters is fun, but meeting in person is a pain...

The only thing we have to do now is to think of a way to calm down Old Zhu’s anger.

Yang Rong then offered a plan.

Let Zhu Yunhuan quickly find a woman to marry.

After all, as the crown prince, whether he has a successor is related to the stability of the court.

Of course, Lao Zhu also hopes that he can get married and have children as soon as possible.

When Zhu Yuanzhang came back this time, no matter how angry he was, as long as he brought Zhu Yunhuan's "fiancée" to see the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger would not be raging.

It is also impossible for me to leave Beijing in a huff like last time.

After all, as the old emperor, he must preside over his grandson's wedding.

Zhu Yunhuan was shocked by Yang Rong's suggestion.

How old are you?

If it were in the future, dating at this age would definitely be considered "premature love" by parents and teachers.

Not to mention getting married.

Besides, how can one's lifelong happiness be used for a political marriage?

Although the emperor can have three palaces, six courtyards, seventy-two concubines, and three thousand beauties in the harem.

However, it is really unnecessary to bring people you dislike into the harem, making them resentful and filling the harem with chaos.

Therefore, he rejected Yang Rong's proposal outright.

But Yang Rong refused to give up and kept pestering her with every possible means.

And said this is the only solution.

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it all night and finally decided to just get married.

No big deal.

People of his age may not be very old, but physiologically speaking, they are at the age when their desires are the strongest and their hormone secretions are the most active.

There is no place to vent all the desires in the body.

It's just that people in later generations, out of consideration for social impact, believed that they were not yet able to shoulder the responsibility of a family and were far from mature psychologically, so they were not allowed to date and get married. In this era, there was no such problem.

Many people of his age are married and have children.

Besides, as a time traveler, he has lived two lives as a human being, so there is no problem of him being mentally immature or unable to shoulder the burden of the family.

What's more, he is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

His duty is to govern the country and the world.

The important matter of supporting a family, which is a big deal for ordinary people, has nothing to do with him.

And now, he has taken on the heavy responsibility of governing the world.

Since there is no physical or psychological problem, why think too much about it?

Do I have to suppress myself forcefully?
After thinking about this, Zhu Yunhuan finally agreed to Yang Rong's suggestion.

However, he made another request, which was that he must make the choice himself, rather than having a political marriage.

This is not simply a pursuit of "love" or a resistance to political marriage.

Zhu Yunhuan is not a love-brained person.

But in his opinion, political marriage has both advantages and disadvantages.

The benefits are nothing more than winning over important figures or political factions and winning over the hearts of the people.

But at the same time, he would also bring certain political factors into his harem and influence his own policies.

If the harem is not at peace, personal safety will become a problem.

Instead of this, it is better to cut it off completely from the beginning.

In any case, Zhu Yunhuan's current power position is as stable as a rock and he does not need to consolidate it through his own marriage.

Just like the princesses of the Ming Dynasty choosing their sons-in-law, selecting women of commoner origin and without family background or status to enter the harem can actually reduce a lot of trouble.

Although Yang Rong does not agree with this view.

But now Old Zhu is about to return to the capital, and as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agrees to "marry a wife", everything will be easy.

It's a bit hasty to choose someone at the last minute.

But it's better than nothing.

Whether it succeeds or not in the future is another matter.

For now, let’s get past Old Zhu first.

So, the two of them climbed up the tower together and "observed" the people passing by.

Zhu Yunxun looked somewhat excited.

One of his dreams in his previous life was to become a figure like Gao Yanei, bring a few minions, go to the streets to tease decent women, and take whoever he liked home...

Of course, this thought only flashes through my mind when I watch Japanese love action movies.

After all, he is a good man who abides by the law and would never do anything illegal.

Occasional idle thoughts will soon be extinguished by the idea of "justice" in my mind.

I didn't expect that in this world, people would actually go to the streets to pick people...

Moreover, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with him doing such a thing.

Selecting beautiful women from the people to fill the harem has been a practice in all dynasties.

The only difference is the size.

As the supreme ruler, the emperor has the right of first choice in choosing a spouse.

And he is the crown prince, the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, it is impossible to use force.

Zhu Yunhuan really couldn't do such a thing.

But as Yang Rong said, with his status and position, no matter which unmarried woman in the world he falls in love with, she would not and could not reject him.

Zhu Yunhuan's gaze swept across the crowd below.

After all, there are very few ladies from wealthy families who never go out of the house.

Most daughters from ordinary families still have to go out.

Moreover, it was still the early Ming Dynasty.

Many nobles and officials were originally peasants.

It was only because he followed Zhu Yuanzhang in conquering the world and made great contributions that he was appointed as a high official.

Without the influence of several generations, these "nouveau riche" do not have as many requirements as traditional aristocrats.

Their daughter would not stay at home and not go out either.

Therefore, there are many women passing by on the street.

But Zhu Yunhuan soon discovered with great regret that there were far fewer beauties than in later generations.

From an evolutionary perspective, this era is only a few hundred years away from later generations.

In the history of species evolution, this period of time is just a moment and is not worth mentioning at all.

People's appearance will not change much in just a few hundred years.

But as the saying goes, "Buddha relies on gold ornaments, people rely on clothes."

Three points depend on looks, and seven points depend on dress.

In terms of clothing and dressing, the people of this era are naturally very different from those of later generations.

Due to limited living standards, many people cannot even wash their faces cleanly.

It's not because of laziness or sloppiness, but because they can't afford soap to wash their faces and there is not enough water for daily use.

The clothes she wore were tattered, and it was winter, so the thick, torn cotton-padded jacket covered her figure. It would be strange if she looked good.

As for the added value of technology, hard work, cosmetics, medical beauty, etc., there is no need to mention it.

In this era, daughters from ordinary families still have to go out to work. They don’t use parasols to protect themselves, and they don’t have sunscreen, so their skin color becomes dark.

Under the wind, sun and rain, even if you are young, you cannot withstand such destruction.

Since ancient times, most beauties came from wealthy families, or at least from ordinary families. These are the reasons.

Zhu Yunhuan looked for a long time, but didn't find a single one that caught his eye.

Normally, I kind of dislike the fact that the palace maids aren’t particularly good-looking. They don’t have the pretty faces and perfect figures that I imagined.

Now it seems that those palace maids whom he usually despised are now stunningly beautiful compared with the daughters of ordinary people.

Sure enough, TV dramas are all lies.

After all, in later generations, technology is more advanced, living standards are higher, and beauty is better cared for, so there are relatively more beauties.

Beauty also requires money to be cultivated.

However, the good thing about this era is that there is no "evil magic" and you don't have to worry about your beauty being fake and being deceived.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at it for a long time and felt a little discouraged.

There is no beauty in the Ming Dynasty!

No one can even pass the first step of appearance.

Not to mention further examination of character, personality, etc.

Just when he was about to give up and was planning to find a maid from the East Palace to "act" with him to deceive Zhu, Yang Rong suddenly pointed to a place below and said, "Your Highness, look."

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(End of this chapter)