Chapter 649 Ceremony People's Livelihood

It is said that the most ruthless imperial family is. Sometimes Lao Zhu has deep feelings about such things. Some of the things he does can also be said to erase some family affection. If ordinary people do this, it will easily turn the world upside down.

But Lao Zhu also felt proud because he was the emperor, so he had to do some things, and many things could not be viewed with ordinary principles. What's more, in Lao Zhu's eyes, even if he had some things in his family, it was still not "ruthless" in general, and the Tian family also had family affection.

Others think that Emperor Hongwu only loves the eldest son, but how many people can understand that this is Lao Zhu's kind of care for other children.

There was no such thing as fighting for the throne in the Ming Dynasty, so naturally there were fewer brothers who were killed. The foundation of the country was determined early, which also made the prince Longsun understand their position, and there were many unrealistic fantasies, and how to get along with brothers and sisters.

Just like Zhu Yunxiu, he is also a legitimate son, but he knew that with a royal brother who was like a bright moon in the sky, he could be at ease as a rich and prosperous prince. He had never had such thoughts.

For example, Zhu Yunwen and Lu, in their early years, felt that Chang died early, and they always felt that working hard might have a chance. But they have never dared to make too many moves, and they only dared to do some small moves with caution. Gradually, they actually accepted their fate. As long as Zhu Yunyou is there, they will not have any chance.

So this is a good thing. If you can't be an emperor, you can be a wise king full of knowledge.

The prince can be idle, but the prince cannot be idle, especially on some special occasions, he is even busier.

Of course, the crown prince has to go over to fulfill his filial piety when the empress is born. Not to mention Xiao Xiao Zhu is the crown prince, just his age, this means that he has to show the harmony of the Tian family, and many people are watching.

To celebrate the birthday of the mother, take the emperor's brother to play, and also care about the elders of the royal family and urge the children of the royal family to make progress. These are all Xiao Xiao Zhu's responsibilities, and these are some things that Xiao Xiao Zhu should do.

Seeing Xiao Xiaozhu's performance, whether it was a royal family or a minister, they were constantly praising him, and the Ming Dynasty was originally a virtuous person.

Xu Miaoqing looked around and said, "Auntie, Your Majesty has given Yin'er a position to meet the king of Zhongshan. My uncle has not set off yet, so I hope my uncle can give Yin'er some advice."

The Princess Ningguo quickly said, "Your Highness is too worried. I heard that King Xu and the Minister of Rites have an assistant. His Royal Highness will naturally be fine when he meets the lord of Zhongshan. I am just afraid that the barbarians of Zhongshan may not know the etiquette."

Princess Anqing Zhu Zhu also said hurriedly, "If we want to tell me, the barbarians must be ignorant. After hearing that his father died, he would directly succeed to the throne. If the court had not ordered a reprimand, this person would not have known to enter the court to apologize."

It is normal to look down on the Zhongshan Kingdom of Ryukyu. Now many people in the Ming Dynasty regard places outside the Ming Dynasty as uncultivated places and barbarians of foreign countries.

The ministers of the Ming Dynasty regarded the entry of the lord of Zhongshan as a major event, because this was a matter of a vassal state, and it was bound to be a major event. This matter must be taken seriously. There must be no sloppy at all. This may be a grand event in the dynasty.

In the eyes of many women and children, this matter is also a major event. It is the grass-headed king of foreign countries who committed the crime, and he was punished by the court. They actually don’t care about the political significance and so on, and maybe they don’t understand it.

Xu Miaoqing actually knew that this matter was more important, and also knew that Mei Yin was proficient in classics and history, and in his early years he served as the Shandong scholar. In Lao Zhu's eyes, the son-in-law of his favorite daughter, who was proficient in classics and history, was a Confucian scholar. He was the kind of old-fashioned and loyal and trustworthy, and could be a child-bearing master. This is an absolute talent.

Although Mei Yin, the "big uncle" did not seem to have been valued in the Hongwu Dynasty after Zhu Yunye ascended the throne, Mei Yin's status is still very high, and some things need Mei Yin to come forward, which is even more effective.

Xu Miaoqing looked at Princess Ningguo and said, "The niece-in-law wants Yin'er to go there, but Yin'er is not very close to Confucian disciples and is not close to King Xu. He may not listen to others' words, but his eldest uncle will give him a warning to achieve results."

Princess Ningguo and Princess Anqing were naturally happy about Xu Miaoqing only talking about friendship in front of him. However, they were also very smart and did not dare to rely on their elders to teach Xu Miaoqing a lesson. They could not rely on their care for Zhu Yunyou for a few years and naturally thought that they were elders and blood relatives, and could be unscrupulous.

So the Princess Ningguo said, "Your Highness is too proud! According to my opinion, Your Highness is quite generous and good at accepting advice."

While Xu Miaoqing was chatting with the emperor and the emperor girl, a female official stepped forward, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, and the Duke of Cao asked for a visit outside the palace. Your Majesty has issued an order to order Your Highness to come to celebrate your birthday."

Xu Miaoqing immediately laughed and said to her sister-in-law Sang, "Didn't it mean that the King of Wu is still returning? Why did he come back?"

After saying this, Xu Miaoqing said to Xiaoxiao Zhu, "Crown Prince, your uncle is outside the palace, please go and welcome us."

Xiao Xiao Zhu was stunned and asked, "Uncle is outside the palace? This is not etiquette. He likes Confucianism the most."

Xu Miaoqing, who couldn't stand it, quickly explained, "It's your Uncle King of Wu."

Xiao Xiao Zhu immediately got up happily, and didn't look at the fat brother who was trying to hug him with his hands open, "The second uncle is back, let's go to pick up the second uncle! Wen Geng, go quickly with us. Wen Ji, I will follow you. Ruyi, Ruyi will go too."

Zhu Wenkun cried, and Xiaoxiao Zhu looked at his fat brother and said, "Take Wenkun with you, let the wet nurse hold you."

At this moment, Wang and Youyan, her incompetent son finally got decent and could go with him.

Sang also felt happy. Although he was his cousin, the prince had always been close to Zhu Wengeng.

As for the embarrassing people, they naturally had the same embarrassing wife, Zhu Yunwen's wife Ma. Originally, she could sit a little closer to the queen, so when Xiao Xiao Zhu said "Second Uncle", Ma became embarrassed.

In fact, many royal families know that Xiao Xiao Zhu has always called Zhu Yunxi "Second Uncle". As for the real "Second Uncle" Zhu Yunwen, it is only in some formal occasions that Xiao Xiao Zhu can occasionally remember. But now, this is embarrassing and many people have heard it.

So what if I hear that? No one will correct Xiao Xiao Zhu's name at this time. It is best to pretend that I didn't hear it. Even Xu Miaoqing is just chatting with the emperor, so it is difficult to correct it at this time.

Zhu Yunyou didn't know about some things, but even if he knew, he might not care much. Xu Miaoqing also followed suit. At this time, he was very confused. There was nothing wrong with this.

As for the others at this time, they knew better what to say and what not to say. No matter how noble the King of Xu and Zhu Yunwen was, they were not as close to the King of Wu as the King of Wu. What's more, these two princes, so how could they be compared with His Highness the Crown Prince?

Xiao Xiaozhu is indeed very busy now. She is not only busy celebrating his mother's birthday, but also busy preparing to participate in the grand event of the dynasty.

Although there were assisted by the Minister of Rites and the royal uncle in the royal family came to give some suggestions, Xiao Xiaozhu also needed to learn and learn.

Xiao Xiaozhu actually knew what he could do, what he could not do, or what was a major event in the court. He was not a naughty boy who only knew how to play. Not to mention ordinary children, even some important officials might not be able to get in touch with what he came into contact with.

This naturally means that Xiao Xiao Zhu needs to pay more attention to it. He needs to deal with some of the things assigned by his father. At least he cannot make decisions on some things, but he still needs to listen to some people's suggestions, especially the affairs of rituals. The Minister of Rites and others know that they are more professional than Xiao Xiao Zhu.

Not to mention Xiao Xiao Zhu, even Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu are often more ‘obedient’ and are not good at changing the etiquette system randomly and will not break some rules willfully. Many rituals have indeed been passed down from generation to generation.

What Zhu Yunyou is considering now is obviously not just about the entry of Zhongshan Kingdom into the North, but also about palm oil.

Since we plan to characterize it as "Auspicious", this naturally means that we need certain procedures and etiquette. After all, auspiciousness is of different qualities. In the Ming Dynasty, which originally did not like auspiciousness, auspiciousness needs to be taken more seriously.

Because only in this way can palm oil be better accepted by everyone. These things do require the royal family to pay attention and implement, rather than relying on bottom-up to let everyone slowly understand palm oil over time.

Zhu Yunyou didn't like these ritual things at the beginning, and it could even be said to have some resistance.

But gradually, Zhu Yunyou was not resistant to these things, and it can even be said to be paying more and more attention to them. The main reason is that these ritual things really need to exist.

It not only can it simply improve awareness and belonging, but it can also make many people subtly accept some ideas. In Zhu Yunyou's view, these things are part of the "spiritual civilization", not just appearance projects or superficial articles.

Palm oil undoubtedly needs to be implemented and needs to be better accepted by the people of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhu Yunyou also knew that palm oil could not change the people's livelihood of the Ming Dynasty in a row. This is the "icing on the cake" and is better than nothing.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunyou couldn't help but sigh. He wanted potatoes, corn, tomatoes, peppers, etc. If it really doesn't work, the starch king cassava can do it too.

It’s a pity that these were grown in the Americas. Not to mention Asia now, even in Europe, there is no such thing.

However, Zhu Yunyou didn't know what era Europe is now. Anyway, there must be no major geographical discovery. Maybe he was busy catching witches. The Crusades must have happened.

After a great discovery of geography, Zhu Yunyou thought it would be better to work hard by himself. He has been working hard to develop the Ming Dynasty's navy and has been constantly asking some navy to go to Southeast Asia, which is actually for the next thing.

It is difficult to change the concept of some people. Even though many people in the Ming Dynasty now realize the benefits of marine civilization. But at heart, more people actually care about land civilization, and what they care about is the matter within the Ming Dynasty.

Even Zhu Yunyou couldn't reverse these ideas immediately in a short while, which was not realistic.

What made Zhu Yunyou feel more or less a headache, and he also felt that he was a little powerful and had nowhere to use it. Even though he was working hard to develop some science and technology, the development of science and technology requires continuous accumulation and not achieved overnight.

The shipbuilding industry in the Ming Dynasty was developing, and now there are more and more large ships, and there are more and more understandings of oceans. However, it is also very unrealistic to build a global fleet and take risks all at once.

Even if he had the eunuch of the Three Treasures and discovered Zheng He, Zhu Yunyou could not immediately let these people try to cross the Pacific Ocean, which really required some accumulation.

Zhu Yunyou can only look forward to the advancement of navigation technology and the improvement of shipbuilding technology, the Ming Dynasty had the opportunity to start a major geographical discovery one year earlier. Let’s not talk about anything else, but potatoes and corn will be brought back.

These foods can not only feed more people of the Ming Dynasty, but also for the emperor, these are undoubtedly an unparalleled political tool. They can definitely attract cheers from all people. These are a proof of the orthodox nature of the Ming Dynasty's imperial power.

Although it can be said that the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty was not to question, Zhu Yunyou did not need some "auspiciousness" to prove his right position. However, no matter what, no matter how much staple food such as potatoes and corn is, he would not feel that there is too much.

No one thinks there are many good things, which is indeed very beneficial to the development of the Ming Dynasty.

Even though the Ming Dynasty is constantly developing Jingxiang, it is also trying to develop the Northeast, and even transporting grain back in the South China Sea. However, in Zhu Yunyou's opinion, the yield of rice, wheat and other rice is indeed a bit low.

Most of the people in the Ming Dynasty could not make three meals a day, which was too luxurious and could not afford it.

If there were corn and potatoes, maybe more people could eat three meals a day, and the Ming Dynasty would obviously be more prosperous.

We cannot just think about the development of military technology, we cannot just think about muskets, gunpowder, and other people's livelihood.

Zhu Yunyou does have infinite enthusiasm for expanding territory. Zhu Yunyou thinks such a thing is good for making the Ming Dynasty wider. In fact, it is not just Zhu Yunyou, and no emperor can refuse such temptation.

However, Zhu Yunyou also knew that he could not be strong enough to fight. Even if the Ming Dynasty is now strong enough, he should not use his weapons infinitely. He still had to act within his ability and also consider the ability of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

In Zhu Yunyou's opinion, grain seems extremely important. Perhaps it also needs to be considered in the Southeast Asian side. We cannot just develop towards the Southeast Asian side, but also need to be considered towards the East. We shouldn't just go to Japan and be the easternmost.

There are even wider places that are worth discovering in the Ming Dynasty.
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