Chapter 613 The Success of King Wu

As the younger brother of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunxi's reputation as a playboy has not only spread in the royal family, but also the government and the people know that the King of Wu in the Ming Dynasty was an expert in eating, drinking and having fun, and was extremely good at making money.

Not to mention the emperor's rewards from time to time, or going to other royal families to fight for the autumn wind, His Royal Highness of the King of Wu is still a way to make money.

For example, some of the outputs in the farm do not seem to be particularly large, but at least they also have some outputs. With his court support, His Highness of the King of Wu basically doesn’t need to worry about life, and there is nothing to say about luxury and food.

But this is not enough. His Highness King Wu was one of the earliest royal families in the Ming Dynasty to "go to Southeast Asia". Although His Highness King Wu was just a prince at that time and had not yet fully opened the palace, he could not resist having a good brother who formed a fleet in the name of Zhu Yunxi.

The Maritime Bureau made a lot of money, and many merchants were eager to get the opportunity to trade directly, but unfortunately, the imperial court had strict control over these things, that is, the imperial court and some royal families and nobles controlled them, so merchants could only collect and distribute goods.

It would be fine if you plan to smuggle. There is no shortage of bold people in any era, especially when you see huge profits, you are willing to take certain risks.

This is no problem. Some people are willing to take risks, and that is some of their own choices.

As long as you can avoid the inspection of the Ming Navy and avoid the supervision of government officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, there will naturally be no problem. If you really do this, it is actually a skill.

As for what price it would cost if you were caught, I believe those people knew it. Although the Ming Dynasty seemed to encourage commerce a little, this is the case in the field of maritime trade.

But in essence, the Ming Dynasty still emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, which is indeed the essence that most feudal dynasties have.

Zhu Wengeng was very well-behaved and reported to his father some of the things that happened during the outing.

Although Zhu Yunyu usually looks like a playboy, he has been a playboy until now and is very proficient in eating, drinking and having fun. However, this Prince Anle is not completely brainless, and he knows many things in his heart.

"I have told you a long time ago that even if your uncle has always spoiled you, that is, I love the house and the mistress!" Zhu Yunxiu was a little unhappy and criticized, "I am just arrogant because of favor! We have said that the prince is your cousin, and the prince himself has younger brothers and sisters. Just take good care of them. Could it be that he can still favor your cousin!"

Zhu Wengeng seemed a little disapproving and muttered in a low voice, "But the emperor likes his father the most, and the emperor also likes us. Today, the emperor brother also rewarded us with bows and horses!"

Zhu Yunxiu looked at his eldest son and felt a little disappointed, "That's because the prince felt that you were not skilled in archery and horses! He also received many rewards from your uncle in his early years, and it was your uncle who encouraged us to grow up."

Zhu Wengeng planned to follow the example and said, "Then let's keep the bow and horses and practice it in my spare time. We don't sell it for them."

Now that I'm going to follow the example, it's all about Zhu Yunxi's operation methods back then. It's just like he's fearless and looks like he's planning to lie flat.

Zhu Yunxiu was too lazy to say anything, because even if he said something at this time, it actually didn't have much effect. Zhu Yunxiu actually knew what his son looked like. His precious son was a bit like when he was a child, and it was simply a copy.

In fact, Zhu Yunxiu also felt that this was not a bad thing, so he would not talk about his personality of enjoyment for a moment. It was because as a royal family, even the emperor's younger brother needed to be a little sensible.

Especially Zhu Yunyu is also a legitimate son. Sometimes he thinks that he likes to eat, drink and have fun, so the emperor's brother likes him so much.

Just as Zhu Weng was sent out, Sang came over with a smile, "Prince, the fleet has reached the shore today. I brought some good things back from Nanyang, which are better than vegetable oil."

Zhu Wengeng took a sip of tea lazily before asking, "Caiyu? What's the thing in Nanyang that is comparable to our vegetable oil?"

Sang quickly said, "I smelled it, and said there are many tall oil palm trees over there, and the fruits they bear can be squeezed into oil."

Zhu Yunxiu touched his chin and said with a smile, "Our emperor brother has a vision. Others say that the Southeast Asian country is remote. The emperor brother has retrieved a lot of jewelry and coral there, and has also retrieved a lot of food from there. Now, there is still a lot of vegetable oil."

In addition to some animal oils, the edible oil in the Ming Dynasty was mainly rapeseed oil, and soybean oil was relatively less.

However, the rapeseed oil of the Ming Dynasty was basically mainly Brassica and oil-cabbage, and the oil content was relatively low.

The so-called rapeseed flower fields later in the future were mainly born in mustard-type rapeseed in northern Africa, with a higher oil content. The cabbage-type rapeseed produced in Europe has a higher oil content, but the Ming Dynasty has not yet been able to transport them back.

In fact, the same is true for grain. If the rice yield per mu is only four or five hundred kilograms, many people think it is nothing. Because the yield per mu of some hybrid rice can exceed one thousand kilograms.

Although the farming technology is getting better and better, and the yield per mu has increased compared to before. However, the current grain yield per mu in the Ming Dynasty was actually not too high.

Generally speaking, the yield per mu is about 300 kilograms, while the yield per mu of rice in the south is about 500 kilograms.

From the yield of dozens of kilograms per mu in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period to the yield of hundreds of kilograms per mu in the Tang Dynasty, to the yield of two or three hundred kilograms per mu in the Ming Dynasty, it shows that the yield of rice is getting higher and higher, and it also shows that the Chinese people are doing better and better in domesticating rice, and the cultivation technology is becoming more and more mature.

But even so, it actually means that there is not much food today. Vegetable oil and animal oil are even more impossible to eat them openly.

Many people say that in ancient times, people could eat more than a dozen steamed buns at a meal. A large part of the reason was that there was no oil and water in their stomachs, so they naturally did not bear hunger.

Sang was happy and said to Zhu Yunsheng, "Prince, these oils are good things. Not to mention that our Wu Palace can open an oil mill. If these things are presented to the emperor, I think they can help the emperor."

Zhu Yunxiu was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but smile, "That's the reason. Although all the oils cannot be used by the people of Daming, the people of our Yingtian Prefecture can eat them. This is a good thing, please send some back immediately and have someone try them."

You cannot give away anything you offer to the emperor at will. Even as the emperor's younger brother, you need to pay attention to some things.

Sang also quickly reminded, saying, "Prince, the fleet has its uncle's family and sisters. We want to contribute grain and oil, and they probably have this idea."

Zhu Yunxiu suddenly became anxious and quickly got up, "Then please send some here first, and we will enter the palace immediately. We are also the King of Wu of the Ming Dynasty and the younger brother of the emperor. We can only eat, drink and have fun, but we can also serve the country and the people!"

Wait for a while for tasting, and there is no shortage of people in the palace who try it. First, give oil, confirm the name, and grab the credit. This is obviously more important for Zhu Yunxiu.

Zhu Yunyu didn't care about the so-called title of a wise king. To talk about a wise king, among the scholars, Xu, Zhu Yunwen had a very good reputation. Many people liked the elegant and knowledgeable King Xu, but so what? Xu, Zhu Yunwen had no sense of existence in the Ming Dynasty court.

Even in the royal family, everyone is too lazy to pay more attention to the emperor's half-brother. The wise king is just a few people who don't know, and those who can recite poems and write the right ones can be considered as wise kings!

A true wise king should do something for the country and the country, and it should be to share the worries of the emperor. It is useless to recite poems. I didn’t see the Emperor Yingxiu who could make a poem in seven steps and felt that it was impossible to govern the country by reciting poems. Isn’t he too lazy to write poems?

Who doesn’t know that Emperor Yingxiong has talent in poetry? Many people even think that if Emperor Yingxiong writes poetry seriously, he might be comparable to Li Du and the Three Su.

Let’s do something practical, or give the precious vegetable oil to the emperor. By then, we can be proud. We are the emperor’s favorite younger brother, and we have made a lot of contributions to the country.

By then, let alone the praise from the emperor’s brother, I guess the emperor’s grandfather will also give a lot of rewards!

Zhu Yunxiu set out happily. The so-called playboy prince wants to justify himself. He wants to do something that is beneficial to the country. He wants to become the most virtuous prince of the Ming Dynasty!

"Dad, we are not easy to talk to." Xiao Xiaozhu said very much, "Now there is a scholar from the Imperial College. He told us to praise the Zhou rituals, saying that the Zhou rituals are the best strategy to govern the country, and that we should promote Confucianism. We are not happy. If the Zhou rituals were so good, why didn't the previous dynasty follow the Zhou rituals!"

Zhu Yunyou nodded with a smile. Zhu Yunyou had no choice but to some students who were stupid in their studies. Those people are better at talking about military affairs on paper. Many of their views on governing the country actually have no room for operation and are very unearthly down-to-earth.

Xiaoxiao Zhu continued, "We remember what my great-grandfather said and my father. Whether the emperor is Confucianism or Legalism, it is good that he can be used to govern the country. He cannot believe in the words of one family, otherwise they will definitely become bigger. Our Ming Dynasty is now Confucianism!"

Zhu Yunyou nodded and said, "Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was the most prominent scholar, and even so in the Song Dynasty. What we can do now is to suppress them a little. Even so, look at the current imperial examination and official positions, and they are all Confucian students."

This can only be said that there is no other way. Even if you are domineering as Lao Zhu or Xiao Zhu, you cannot suppress Confucianism with just one stick.

If it is really suppressed, it may not be a good thing. Although I don’t have much favorable feelings for Confucianism, Zhu Yunyou also knows that Confucianism has certain benefits for the rule of the emperor, otherwise the rulers of all dynasties would not have been supporting Confucianism all the time.
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