Zhang Ximeng couldn't say he was happy or disappointed... Madam worked hard. She was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to two children at once. No matter what, it was all hard work.
Moreover, the number of heirs in this generation of the Zhang family is very small, and it is easy for the next generation to have four. It is even more joyful and should be celebrated in a big way.
But Zhang Ximeng has always been looking forward to giving him a girl, a son and a daughter, and good things will come... After all, he didn't expect it.
Jiang Nan seemed to feel her husband's loss. She endured her exhaustion and whispered to him: "Don't be downcast. There will be opportunities in the future!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Ximeng waved his hand quickly, "Madam, that's what I said, the girl and the boy are not our flesh and blood. You are not young now. If you give birth again, you will be an advanced maternal age. I am also worried.
Don’t be afraid, the girl can’t hold you, and it will be the same when you hold your granddaughter in a few years.”
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Now the pressure is on Shu Ning." As he said this, he gently helped his wife tuck her hair away from her temples, and then said to Jiang Nan: "Have a rest, you have two children at once, but you will be exhausted!"
After comforting his wife, Jiang Nan was really tired and fell asleep.
The Zhang family's precious son is naturally not something ordinary people can see.
Lao Zhu and Queen Ma each held one, took a look, and quickly put it away so that the children could sleep. As for Zhu Biao and Zhu Di, they wanted to take a look, but Queen Ma kicked them out.
"Stop disturbing the children, go to the front yard!"
Good guy, not even the prince, these two boys are really valuable.
The old man Li Zhen, Wei Guogong Xu Da, and Tang He all came over. Li Zhen was still smiling, "Master Zhang, you have been talking about your poor health, and you have two of them all at once. This is really good for your health!"
Xu Da couldn't help but said: "What's old? Prime Minister Zhang is still young. Work harder and there will be ten or eight more in the future."
Everyone was chatting and laughing, full of expectations.
After all, there are many golden branches and jade leaves, and all the master's sons are precious.
Zhang Ximeng also gradually figured out that his son would be his son, just to make it harder in the future. Of course, if he is a girl, he does not necessarily have to take care of everything.
Anyway, he is also a hardworking person.
Zhang Ximeng joked with everyone for a while, then his eyes fell on Tang He.
"Your Majesty is going to Japan, and His Majesty is also here. Can you guess what I'm going to say?"
Tang He was startled for a moment, and then said: "I will definitely ask him to work hard and do things well to live up to His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty!"
After Tang He finished speaking, Zhang Ximeng burst into laughter.
"Your Majesty heard it, and what I was most worried about has happened!"
Lao Zhu sighed helplessly, "Tang He, I say you are honest, but you are really honest! Let me tell you, when you go to the Japanese country, you don't work hard to conquer it, you go to enjoy it. You let the child let go and do whatever you want. If you really work hard to conquer it, maybe
Something else will happen!"
Tang He frowned and said, "The superiors, although the barbarians are not as good as the Chinese, are there still some who are born low? I, I am not convinced!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Don't believe me, Mr. Zhang has already made it clear. The Japanese country is deeply rooted from top to bottom. Your son went over and squeezed out the shogunate. The people below are still doing whatever they want, and nothing has changed... But you
If we really work hard to govern, we will be enemies from top to bottom!"
Tang He was stunned, is there such a thing? Tang He tried hard to recall that in fact, he also encountered this problem when he governed the southwest. It was indeed difficult to completely equalize the land for the Miao tribe, and there were enemies everywhere.
Fortunately, he persevered, and he also had the strong support of the Ming Dynasty behind him to reform the country and consolidate the southwest. For this goal, the Ming Dynasty could spare no effort.
But I'm afraid it won't work if I fall to Japan.
Since we can't invest so much effort, we can only opportunistically cooperate with the local wealthy families and then suffer the hardships of the Japanese people.
Tang He was also quite helpless. From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to treat everyone as the same and implement the same laws as in the Central Plains, so that the world could be one family.
In terms of ideas, he is somewhat similar to Qian Tang.
But I'm sorry, neither Zhang Ximeng nor Zhu Yuanzhang knew that they couldn't do this.
Moreover, even if a situation like the one in Japan is achieved with great efforts, it will relapse in decades or hundreds of years, and it is impossible to solve it.
In that case, why waste that energy?
Tang He sighed helplessly, "I will keep the teachings of the superior and the grand master in mind! After I go back, I will definitely tell Quanzi... But I always believe that one day, all the countries in the world will still follow the Ming Dynasty's laws and follow the Chinese etiquette.
.After all, we truly treat people as human beings!"
After hearing Tang He's words, everyone's hearts were touched.
In fact, to be honest, many of the people present, even civil servants, were not from a high background. If it had not coincided with the chaotic times of the late Yuan Dynasty, it would have been impossible for them to climb to high positions.
Thinking about it now, it is really a kind of luck to live in the Central Plains, China.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for people like Zhu Yuanzhang, who started from a humble beginning and wanted to sit on the dragon's throne. As for these civilian civil and military officials, they would not even think about it.
Sun Yan suddenly stood up from the crowd, bowed deeply to Zhang Ximeng, and then said: "Grand Master, now that things have happened, can we think that the civilization of China can set an example for the world and lead a group of leaders? It is unparalleled in heaven and earth.
?”
When everyone heard this, they were all excited. This question was raised very well!
It seems that compared to those countries, it’s really not that good!
Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "Sun Shoufu, are you going to say that Ming Dynasty can stand still and be proud and complacent?"
Sun Yan was horrified and said hurriedly: "I don't mean this, and I don't dare to stop moving forward."
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "That's it. The word "Huaxia" behind it represents civilization. And civilization needs to be continuously enriched and moved forward. If anyone says that it is good enough and does not need to be changed, it must be that civilization is going backwards.
start!"
Zhang Ximeng's words are like Huang Zhong Da Lu, striking people's hearts.
Sun Yan was the first to say: "Grand Master, if I understand correctly, your words encourage us all to continue to implement reforms!"
Zhang Ximeng turned to Lao Zhu with a smile on his face, "Should Your Majesty give you some advice?"
Lao Zhu also smiled, "What you said, sir, is of course a wise saying... I might as well tell everyone here that next, we will re-measure the land, reform the tax system, encourage the development of industry and commerce, and expand overseas... These things are all
The most important thing is that we have to do everything in an orderly manner, one by one! No matter whether it is literary or military, from top to bottom, no leisure is allowed, do you understand?"
"I understand!" Everyone bowed and agreed.
Lao Zhu said to Zhang Ximeng again: "Sir, I am very happy today. From talking about family affairs to state affairs, my stomach is growling. Shouldn't you treat me?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I have already prepared it. Everyone is ready to eat. As for the gifts..."
Xu Da immediately said: "Don't worry, Grand Master Zhang, we all remember it, Grand Master does not accept gifts!"
Everyone burst out laughing immediately, "Yes, Duke Wei is right, we are lucky today to be able to open our bellies!"
Zhang Ximeng is also smiling... The so-called changing of customs is not that easy.
The key is to set an example.
If the above is an exception, what will happen to the people below and follow it honestly?
Therefore, Zhang Ximeng had already made a rule that no gifts would be accepted for happy events in their family.
And as Zhang Ximeng's royalties increased, he not only refused to accept gifts, but also received a gift in return.
For example, this time, Zhang Ximeng gave each guest a post thanking them for their patronage and a set of purple sand tea sets. Although it is not very expensive, the gift given by Zhang Ximeng is extraordinary, second only to Lao Zhu's imperial pen
What a reward!
Everyone ate sea cucumbers and abalones, took gifts, and left happily.
Including Lao Zhu, no one missed the opportunity to take advantage. He and Queen Ma each took a share.
As for Zhu Biao, he also took one.
If you can take advantage of Master Zhang, the sun rises from the west. Who can miss such an unexpected good thing?
Only Zhang Chengtian's body ached to the extreme.
It's really irritating to have such a prodigal father on the street. It's okay if you don't accept the gifts, why are you still giving them out?
How much money are you wasting like this?
You know, we have two more children in our family, and we will prepare four betrothal gifts in the future. Can you afford them?
The depression and grievance on his face could not be concealed.
Zhang Shuning could easily see through this kid's mind.
"You are just worthless! Those words His Majesty said were just for others, you can't hear them, right?" Zhang Shuning taught him a lesson very rudely: "Second brother, don't be idle all day long, learn to be more serious.
With Erba Jing's ability, if you go overseas to build a kingdom in the future, our father is the King of Lu, so you can build a kingdom as well, no worse than the prince!"
Zhang Chengtian curled his lips and sighed helplessly, "Brother, what you say is nice, but you also need to know that this is not my ambition, brother! By the way, why don't you go overseas?"
Zhang Shuning was also stunned. After pondering for a moment, he actually gave the same answer, "That's not my ambition either!"
Zhang Chengtian touched his palm and said, "That's it. The hope of our family lies in the third and fourth children. We must teach these two boys well. Brother, you make a study plan, and I will supervise them later. I must teach these two boys
Taught well!"
Zhang Shuning took a deep breath. Although he felt a little unkind, he nodded helplessly. After all, it was a good thing.
"Okay, that's all." Zhang Shuning said again: "In a few days, Zhu Di will lead the troops to go on an expedition. Our Ming Dynasty is really going to march overseas in a big way this time. For such a big thing, I'm afraid that the passage to the Western Regions would not be possible.
It can’t compare!”
Zhang Chengtian was stunned, and an idea suddenly came to him, "Brother, we can't miss such a big thing! Look, although we can't go on an expedition, can we provide some help?"
Zhang Shuning was stunned, "What help? What can you do?"
Zhang Chengtian said: "I can't do much, but we can just work together... Let's make a ranking list of wealthy places overseas! Just publish a guide to founding a country... What do you think?"
Zhang Shuning snorted coldly: "You want to sell money again, right?" He poked Zhang Chengtian's forehead hard and said angrily: "Why can't you think of something serious?"
Zhang Chengtian was not convinced, "My father has long said that mining is not as good as selling water. I am learning and applying it!"