Zhu Biao persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang a few words. At this time, Empress Ma also came back with her daughter Zhu Lu. The family had a good meal. Zhu Yuanzhang felt much better when he saw his wife and children.
Zhu Biao's biological sister Zhu Lu is also a lot older. She is almost five years old this year. She looks a little scared of her brother. Fortunately, Zhu Biao took out a few bright gems and coaxed her sister into letting him hold her for a while.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the gem in his daughter's hand and said, "It seems that you didn't go out in vain. Did you get something good?"
Zhu Biao happily put down his sister and said: "There are still many good things in Shangdu City. In addition to the belongings of the Beiyuan royal family, the princes and nobles also gave me many gifts. I have asked Quan Xu to send in internal funds. I must have passed.
I will receive the list when I meet my father."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and was not polite. As early as when he was in Prince Wu's Mansion, Zhu Biao could go directly to Zhu Yuanzhang's private treasury to move things. It is the same now. The father and son never care about it.
Zhu Biao did this because he felt sorry for his father. His internal funds were basically empty. He originally had some things before the founding of the country, but since the people's livelihood began to be restored, Zhu Yuanzhang's little wealth has already been used.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "The dagger was also put in?"
Zhu Biao glanced at his father helplessly and said, "That is my most precious trophy, and I will keep it in the East Palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him and said: "If we can still steal it from you, go get it and I'll play with it for a few days and then return it to you."
Zhu Biao had no choice but to ask Liu Jin to get it. Queen Ma took the gem from her daughter's hand and said, "She is still so young, what if she swallows it?"
Zhu Lu's little face shrank and she opened her mouth to cry. Empress Ma picked up her daughter and said a few words in her ear, and Zhu Lu nodded happily.
Zhu Biao glanced at his sister sympathetically. He knew how good his mother was at coaxing children.
After a while, Liu Jin came in holding a dagger in both hands. Zhu Biao stepped forward and picked up the dagger from Liu Jin's hand, and then handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.
Queen Ma naturally knew about the dagger. Her husband had been thinking about it for several days, so she picked up her daughter and went out to play.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and pulled out the dagger, as if he had witnessed the suicide scene of Prince Beiyuan and the emperor, and finally praised: "Not bad, very decent!"
In the end, Zhu Biao failed to return to the East Palace with the dagger, and he probably won't even think about coming back in the near future.
After Zhu Biao returned to the palace, he took a nap and went to attend the celebration banquet in the evening. However, Zhu Biao had already transformed from the heroic Tiance general back to the noble crown prince.
Zhu Biao only had a drink with Li Wenzhong and ignored Lan Yu and others. The Mongolian princes and nobles also paid homage to Zhu Yuanzhang and offered their loyalty.
As for their specific fiefdoms and titles, they will be discussed in the morning tomorrow, and these are all left to Li Shanchang and others to consider.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao only showed their faces and went back. Where they were, no one dared to celebrate.
After returning to the East Palace, I was thinking about who to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang. Those people have had enough of the old man, and now they just want to die in the name of loyalty. To put it bluntly, they are trying to mess with the Ming Dynasty. Killing them will make it happen.
They were thrown directly onto the grassland to be buried in the tomb of Emperor Beiyuan. They were dumbfounded.
Liu Bowen is definitely not suitable. After all, he also served in the Yuan Dynasty. Li Shanchang is okay, but Zhu Biao cannot easily meet the prime minister, and it is even more impossible to send letters.
At this moment, Liu Jin came to announce: "Sir, the Crown Prince of Changsha, Li Qi, is here to pay his respects."
Zhu Biao laughed. What a coincidence. Li Qi was just here to apologize, but he came at the right time.
After announcing that Li Qi had come in, he walked to the center of the hall and knelt down in front of Zhu Biao. He respectfully put his head on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty the Crown Prince, your Majesty Qianqiu!"
Zhu Biao sat on the chair and looked at it for a while and said, "Li Qi, what are you doing here?"
Li Qi did not raise his head: "I am here to plead guilty to His Highness. If I offend His Highness without doing anything in front of you, I will die!"
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "You are just young and frivolous. It's good if you can understand your mistakes. You should take this as a warning and remember the difference between king and minister."
Li Qi kowtowed again and then raised his head. His eyes were clear and showed awe for Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao didn't care what he thought. If you really have awe, you will have a long-term future. If you don't have awe, you will be dead sooner or later.
Zhu Biao directly asked Li Qi to convey his opinions to Li Shanchang. After Li Qi carefully noted it down, he bowed and resigned.
Zhu Biao knew that Li Shanchang could handle this matter, so he was too lazy to take care of it. In the next few days, Zhu Biao went to see his mother and sister every day, or to tease Nuan Yu in the East Palace.
In his spare time, Zhu Biao began to write a memorial. He had promised to let some soldiers go home to farm and increase productivity. After all, after years of forced conscription, the people were in short supply of young men and women, and there were many widows.
Moreover, the current army of the Ming Dynasty is a bit too bloated. It will consume extremely huge resources to support the army. Once the Beiyuan is destroyed, there will be no major wars in recent years. It would be good if the remnants of the Beiyuan in other places can protect themselves.
If these young men can return home to farm, marry and have children, the Ming Dynasty will usher in population growth in a few years. This is the foundation of everything.
Moreover, after disbanding most of the soldiers who had no combat effectiveness, the Ming Dynasty had the resources to implement an elite soldier system.
After Zhu Biao led the army on this expedition, he felt that unless they were crushed by sheer numbers, the combat effectiveness of elite troops and normal troops was really different.
Of course, after a group of soldiers are dismissed, we must start to improve the treatment of the soldiers, and provide ideological education in the army, instill in them the concept of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and train them for combat. Everything starts from actual combat, targeted training, strict discipline, rewards and punishments
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The most important thing is to improve the social status of the soldiers. Nowadays, recruitment is still based on forced recruitment. Being selected is like being pressured to behead. After the Song Dynasty, only bastards and other lowly people will become soldiers.
Aren't they just those who committed crimes and were sent to the army?
This is actually very simple. Just give them some treatment. The more direct the better. If your children join the army, they will be given tax exemptions and exemptions, and they will be picked up with a prestigious horse. Their military pay must also be paid clearly.
In their hands.
Anyway, now the Ming Dynasty has plenty of land, but lacks the population to cultivate it, so it is not afraid to give it to them. Find a few people in each village to act and they will know the benefits, and naturally there will be people willing to serve as soldiers.
The Ministry of Industry should also increase investment in the research and development of firearms, and advanced weapons are also the focus. In this way, the military system of the Ming Dynasty will be much better, and there will be no need to worry about it in a few decades. With a larger population, there will naturally be people who want to make contributions.
