Perhaps to people in the Ming Dynasty today, Zhu Ying is really very kind.

Zhu Yuanzhang discovered this.

In many of the memorials he reviewed, Zhu Ying's punishments for officials, or the punishments for criminals in some cases, were really very light compared to the current punishments in the Ming Dynasty.

Prior to this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also treated by Da Sun regarding the crime of exile.

As we all know, exile and death penalty are almost closely linked.

Ten are exiled and nine are dead, this is a fact that everyone knows.

Many people would rather be executed than be exiled.

Zhu Ying had previously proposed that the lives of exiled criminals must be protected to the greatest extent by removing the restrictions on shackles and even requiring escorts for exiled criminals.

This seems incredible to many people.

In fact, Zhu Ying's idea is very simple.

The population of Ming Dynasty is really too small now.

With a population of more than 60 million, it was not even comparable to the population of a province in later generations.

The population of the top five provinces in later generations, even Jiangsu Province, which ranks fifth, has exceeded 80 million people.

Guangdong Province, the largest province, has a permanent population of 110 million.

Compared with later generations, coupled with the hidden population, today's Ming Dynasty is at most the size of Hunan Province.

Especially those who can enjoy the crime of exile are generally scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and they are at least a scholar.

Ordinary people rarely receive the treatment of exile, and are basically executed directly to avoid wasting food and labor on the road.

But for the current Zhu Ying, even if he is a criminal, he is still a scholar, and he has to use it no matter what.

Besides, these days, there are not a few people who are unjustly exiled.

It can be said that some of them were directly framed because they offended others.

Daming Palace, in Kunning Hall.

Zhu Ying is starting to make plans related to the imperial examination.

If you want to take the road of industrialization, you can't do it in just one sentence. It requires a large talent reserve.

Nowadays, the talented people who pass the imperial examinations or the students who study are all learning Confucianism and cannot directly enter practical applied knowledge.

Especially the Agricultural School, even though it was developed in the Ming Dynasty, there are only two or three big and small cats in addition to Zhu Ju.

Looking at the development of agricultural technology in ancient and modern times, from the Qin Dynasty to the current Ming Dynasty, the speed can be said to be very slow.

The occasional emergence of a few geniuses can quickly raise the level of agricultural technology by a large margin.

What Zhu Ying needs to do now is to quickly improve Ming Dynasty's agricultural technology.

You know, from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the entire Ming Dynasty was in the Little Ice Age, especially the end of the Ming Dynasty, which was the peak of the Little Ice Age.

In this regard, Zhu Ying must be adequately prepared.

With Zhu Ying's Ming Dynasty, how could Guo Zuo still only live less than three hundred years?

Zhu Ying is here in the main hall and in the back hall.

Zhu Mingyue and Zhu Yunxi were chatting.

"Brother, do you think my eldest brother has been too busy recently, so he has forgotten about us?"

Zhu Mingyue sat on the swing, rocking boredly, and then asked Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yunxi was currently making wood carvings with a carving knife.

He has always been fond of wood carving.

Some time ago, with his eldest brother's permission, he stayed in the Gunpowder Department for a long time and studied with the carpenters every day.

Thinking of those days, Zhu Yunxi felt very happy. It was the first time that he did what he liked without worrying about being blamed.

What he is carving now is the trigger device related to the matchlock gun.

"Sister, why do you say that? My eldest brother has to go to court now and has so many things to deal with, so he is naturally very busy."

"It's just like my father back then. Look at the lights in eldest brother's bedroom every night, until early in the morning."

"Before dawn in the morning, candles were already lit in eldest brother's study."

"Of course I'm very busy."

Zhu Yunxi replied casually.

"But, my eldest brother had promised to help me look for marriage partners. On that day, he agreed to take me out with him during the Qiao Qiao Festival, but in the afternoon, my eldest brother went directly to Henan."

"Of course, that's the plague, so it's naturally much more important than mine. But my eldest brother has been back for more than a month now and has never mentioned it again."

"Although no one from my aunt has said anything about this now, I can't just keep waiting like this."

Zhu Mingyue said helplessly.

Because of her eldest brother's relationship, it was natural that Lu could no longer be in charge of Zhu Mingyue's marriage, so this matter fell to Zhu Ying.

The eldest brother is like a father, Zhu Ying didn't speak, and no one dared to mention Zhu Mingyue's marriage.

As a woman, how could Zhu Mingyue not care about such a life-long event as getting married?

So now I am a little anxious.

Hearing what his sister said, Zhu Yunxi said with a smile: "It's not a bad thing if no one cares about it. Could it be that you, sister, are feeling springy?"

"You Yunxi, how dare you laugh at me, just to see if I won't hit you."

When Zhu Mingyue heard her brother teasing her, she got off the swing, broke off a willow branch, and was about to chase Zhu Yunxi.

Seeing his sister chasing after him, Zhu Yunxi smiled even more happily, got up and ran away.

The two children just started playing in the yard.

"What are you playing for? It's so fun."

Suddenly Zhu Ying's voice sounded in the yard.

"Brother."

"Brother."

Seeing the appearance of their eldest brother, the two of them stopped quickly, especially Zhu Mingyue, who was even more frightened.

As a woman, such a chase was disrespectful, and her face turned a little pale.

Zhu Ying smiled and said: "What are you doing? We are all a family, there is no need to be so polite."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi became bolder and said, "Brother, you don't know why my sister chased me and beat me. She is in love with her."

"You dare to say that!" Zhu Mingyue suddenly became furious. Even Zhu Ying couldn't help it in front of her, her cheeks turned red.

"oh!"

Only then did Zhu Ying remember that there seemed to be something going on. He had let his sister go.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Ying said: "Regarding Mingyue, it is true that I, the eldest brother, have been negligent, but it is still too late to remedy the situation."

"Guo Zhong."

"My slave is here."

"Pass the imperial edict to summon Geng Xuan, the eldest son of Changxing Hou, to enter the palace immediately to see the king."

"My slave obeys the order."

After receiving the order, Guo Zhong immediately went down to deliver the order.

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Well, Mingyue is satisfied now. Brother will bring him to Kunning Palace later so that our Mingyue can take a good look at what he is like."

"If you can satisfy our Mingyue, he will be your consort in the future."

Facing her potential future husband, who was about to meet him, Zhu Mingyue couldn't help but blush, lowered her head and whispered, "It's all up to my eldest brother."

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Don't worry Mingyue, big brother will never let you suffer. If you don't like it, just say it. You are the eldest granddaughter of our Zhu family, you must be satisfied."

After speaking to Zhu Mingyue, Zhu Ying focused on Zhu Yunxi again.

I saw that although Zhu Yunxi was out of breath from running, he still held the carving knife and wood in his hands tightly.

"This is the trigger of the matchlock."

Zhu Ying recognized him at a glance.

"Brother, this is the trigger of the matchlock gun. Recently, the Gunpowder Department has been discussing the most about the modification of the matchlock gun."

"I carved this trigger just to see if there is anything that can be improved about it."

Zhu Yunxi replied.

Zhu Ying nodded slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Carpenters are very important not only in matchlocks, but also in agriculture, commerce, casting, water conservancy and other aspects."

Just now, when Zhu Ying was preparing to spread knowledge about various industries, he suddenly discovered that one thing was missing, and that was textbooks.
To be continued...