With the beginning of the great development of Meilizhou, merchants' merchant ships went to sea one after another and rushed towards that unknown and huge continent.
Because it was too far away from the Ming Dynasty, many merchants from the Ming Dynasty chose to camp in the New Shanghai City area as a transit place for merchant ships, which further made the New Shanghai City even busier.
New buildings are constantly being built, and new markets are constantly opening.
"Have you heard? Someone brought back a red fruit, spicy."
"What kind of fruit? It's called pepper. It's not a fruit. It's said to be very spicy."
"The price of this thing is very high, and dignitaries even use it as decorations. It is said that the Cao family who first discovered this thing have made a fortune, and are now thinking of ways to grow it in China."
"Tsk, tsk, there's also corn. It's said that His Highness the King of the Sea personally ordered it to be planted on a large scale."
"South America is really rich in products. There are dense rainforests there, but there are also a lot of mosquitoes."
Just as the two guards were having a lively discussion, a child ran over from the market with a backpack slung across his body, which contained the newspaper that had just been printed today: "Extra number, extra number, a gold mine was discovered in North America, North America."
A gold mine was discovered in the continent!”
As soon as they heard about the gold mine, almost everyone swarmed in and the newspaper the child took today was sold out in no time.
Zhu Zhanzhen was in Shuntian Mansion at this time, holding a fat baby in his arms.
This is the first child of Zhu Zhanzhen and Chen Xinyue, Zhu Qiyong.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already set the order of names for Zhu Di's descendants: Gao Zhan Qi Jianyou, Hou Zai Yi Chang You, Ci He Yi Bo Zhong, Jian Jing Di Xianyou.
Then the third character, the higher generation is next to the character fire, the Zhan generation is next to the character earth, and the Qi generation is next to the character gold.
Zhu Zhanyong named his son Zhu Qiyong, also thinking of his third brother. He felt that the life of his third brother Zhu Zhanyong was the best, and this was the leisurely princely life he wanted most.
Only after he had a child did Zhu Zhanchen understand the saying that he hoped his children would be foolish and carefree, and that they would be able to be ministers without disaster. China values moderation, and an ordinary life might be the best.
But why is it so bland?
"Come on, let's play Birdie Q." Zhu Zhanzhen teased his son with great interest. Chen Xinyue came closer and said softly: "Your Highness, please stop teasing him. You played him to tears last night. Just now."
A child of a hundred days.”
"What are you doing dressing up today?"
Zhu Zhanzhen saw that Chen Xinyue was neatly dressed today, and even wore a hairpin given by the queen. Normally she was not a very well-dressed person, let alone gorgeous, but today's dress was already very grand.
"Your Highness forgot, today is the day when I enter the palace."
After Chen Xinyue was pregnant, she only went to the palace once when she was more than five months old. Because she finally got the baby, the Empress Dowager did not dare to overwork her. She only saw her once. The etiquette was basically to avoid it.
Well, let alone the royal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in ordinary families is not that good either.
The hundred days have passed, and it is time to take the child to the palace early to show his grandma.
"Let's go, then I'll go with you."
"Your Highness, you'd better not go. You've been resting for so long. It's time to go back and take charge of the board of directors. The burden on you is too heavy for you to be the boss."
"But I'm not worried about you going to the palace by yourself."
"It's okay, Alya comes with me."
With Black Snake Ji's protection, Zhu Zhanchen felt more at ease.
Chen Xinyue quickly arrived at the palace gate, where the palace sedan was already waiting.
"Princess Neptune, please get on the sedan chair."
Chen Xinyue came to the Imperial Garden in a sedan chair. The Empress Dowager, Sun Ruowei and Zhu Qizhen were all here.
Zhu Qizhen rushed over to see his little brother. Chen Xinyue lowered herself to show Zhu Qizhen and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Qi Yong just woke up. Look at his eyes flickering when he looks at you. Maybe he likes your Majesty very much."
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"Really?" It can be seen that Zhu Qizhen likes children very much. His younger brothers and sisters will give him a sense of accomplishment as a big brother, and he likes this feeling.
"Xinyue, hurry up, take the queen over and take a look."
The Empress Dowager took Zhu Qiyong with some excitement, and looked at the chubby, white and tender baby in her arms, and was overjoyed.
"I said Xinyue Zhen must be easy to give birth to. Look at how adorable this baby is. It's fair and chubby. A hundred-day-old baby looks like he is six or seven months old. He will definitely be a good rider on horseback and fight in the future.
"The Empress Dowager did not hesitate to praise, and then waved her hand, and a box behind her opened.
Inside is a complete set of armor, a tiger-head golden armor, majestic.
"This is a gift for my grandson. I specially ordered it to be made. The workmanship and materials are all high-quality. Qi Yong can be a general in the future."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
The Empress Dowager and Zhu Qiyong played for a while, and then Chen Xinyue ordered the maid to hold Zhu Qiyong while he talked to the Empress Dowager.
"Xinyue, I heard that all the wet nurses in your house have been spared."
Chen Xinyue's face turned red. Since giving birth to the child, her mind has become broader and very full. If she doesn't suck it out, it will easily cause siltation and blockage, so she simply feeds it herself, without using the wet nurse at home.
Zhu Qiyong's small body has a large appetite, but he still cannot completely consume that huge reserve, which also led to Zhu Zhanyong's face becoming increasingly rounded during this period.
Sun Ruowei interjected: "Xinyue, don't be too tired. It's hard for a woman to take care of a child. You have to feed it yourself. When the child was young, there was no certainty. It was common to wake up seven or eight times a night."
There are things you have to do, so don’t be tired.”
"Don't worry, sister, the maids and servants at home are all helping. I just need to feed him two more times. It's just for this period of time. I'll be fine after a while." Chen Xinyue looked at the infant Zhu Qiyong with pity.
Sun Ruowei was a little uncomfortable with Chen Xinyue's words, because she had never fed Zhu Qizhen and gave it directly to the wet nurse.
It's not that she doesn't want to, women who have just given birth have a strong sense of dedication to their own and their own. This is human nature, except for a few people.
Zhu Qizhen's noble status meant that he had to be separated from his biological mother when he was born. So far, the two of them have not slept together for a day, just because they were afraid that the mother would be too doting on her son. Even if Zhu Qizhen had a fever, she wanted to be there to take care of him.
, they all have to be persuaded to leave.
Ordinary people don't know the suffering in the deep palace compound.
At that time, Zhu Zhanji always paid attention to etiquette and felt that Sun Ruowei would be too doting on Zhu Qizhen, so he followed the ancestral system. Sun Ruowei's repeated pleas were useless.
Theoretically speaking, the heirs of Neptune are similar, but when Zhu Qiyong was born, the civil and military officials of the entire court were hesitant and no one dared to speak out, and Zhu Zhanzhen's domineering temperament would not be allowed to be dictated by them.
So Chen Xinyue can be with her son every day. Sometimes she also thinks that it would be great if she could be like Chen Xinyue, protected by her husband domineeringly.
Although Zhu Zhanji loved her, he himself was bound by stereotypes and etiquette. He focused on reputation and won fame both during and after his lifetime, but he lacked that love and affection.
The Empress Dowager also mentioned the recent discovery of a gold mine. No matter in the past dynasties, if a gold mine was discovered, it would be a big event.
"Zhan Chen has found another treasure. The Ming Dynasty divided South America into the Western Federation. I thought South America was better, but now it seems that North America is better." Sun Ruowei pointed out.
Chen Xinyue said seriously to the Empress Dowager: "Your Highness returned in a hurry after fighting against Britain and France. He has not been to North America before. Merchant ships rarely went there before. This time, an exiled Frenchman was brought back from the west of North America.
There is news about a gold mine. Whether the gold mine is real and how big the mine is have yet to be verified. Maybe he lied to get amnesty or there is only a small gold mine."
The Empress Dowager nodded with satisfaction: "Xinyue, you are becoming more and more calm. With you helping Zhan Yu take care of the back village, I feel very at ease."
After a long chat and lunch in the palace, Chen Xinyue did not leave the palace until it got dark in the afternoon.
In addition to the initial armor, the Empress Dowager also rewarded Chen Xinyue with a lot of jewelry, which were all tributes from various places. She was extremely happy today.
After Chen Xinyue left, the Empress Dowager darkened her face and said, "Send someone to the Prince of Yue's Mansion to reprimand the Prince of Yue for his inability to do things well."
Ever since Zhu Zhanzhen gave birth to his son, he was now the only third brother left. He would send someone to give him a lesson every once in a while, but if he wanted to add a concubine, he would live or die.
The dedicated blood of Lao Zhu's family has all been passed down to him.
When Chen Xinyue returned home, she found that Zhu Zhanzhen was asking his servants to pack things, as if he was about to move.
"Your Highness, what's going on?"
"The family moved to Japan." Zhu Zhanzhen said lightly.
"Ah?" Chen Xinyue looked puzzled: "Why is His Highness Japanese?"
Previously, Chen Xinyue and others staying in Shuntian Mansion were regarded as hostages. Like the second brother, one of the methods commonly used by the emperor to contain the vassal king was to keep the female family members and children in the capital.
Zhu Zhanzhen had wanted to move away for a long time, but because Chen Xinyue was pregnant, he had to drag it to avoid the fatigue of traveling. The child is now a hundred days old, and the distance to Japan is not too far. If it is protected well, it should not be a big problem.
"The Japanese general died two days ago. The Pacific Fleet is outside Japan and North Korea. The marshal is your father. The Japanese people are charming and strong. They have given away benefits over the years. Now all walks of life and all levels are very dependent on us.
Although the emperor of Japan has grown up, he is a useless waste and is easy to control."
Zhu Zhanzhen explained clearly the reason why his family moved to Japan.
Chen Xinyue couldn't bear to look at her palace, and she had lived there for so many years. Moreover, she was from the Ming Dynasty after all. People from the Ming Dynasty missed their hometown the most, and no one was willing to leave their hometown.
"Your Highness, do you know this?"
"Of course we have discussed it with her before, and she has no reason to look at us.
"By the way, Your Highness, is it true that there are gold mines in North America?"
"Nature is real?"
"Your Highness, have you already known about this?"
Zhu Zhanzhen shook his head, but he couldn't say that he was good at calculations. Instead, he said: "As soon as I got the news, I already photographed people and went to detect it. The news from outside is always slower than mine. The result of the detection is golden."
The reserves are not low.
When Chen Xinyue thought about the silver mines in Japan and the gold mines in North America, how much money did Zhu Zhanzhen have in these two items?
Moreover, Chen Xinyue knew that Zhu Zhanzhen had a discussion with several people in power in the Great Wall Street in the palace, saying that they would promote the currency to be anchored to gold.
It seemed that everything was within his expectation, and he couldn't help but sigh that his husband was really a man of God.
"Is Your Highness going to send someone to dig the gold mine next?"
Zhu Zhanzhen said: "About half, I will find the largest gold mines to dig, and leave the rest to those who are willing to go to the United States to dig."
"Ah?" Chen Xinyue was stunned. How could he leave gold mines to others?
Chen Xinyue was confused, and probably everyone else was confused as well. Zhu Zhanchen looked at the setting sun and said meaningfully: "Xinyue, do you know what is the most expensive now?"
"Gold, firearms, steam engines?"
"No, it's a human being."
"Human?" Chen Xinyue was even more confused.
"Think about how much land we have conquered now? How big is the territory from east to west? Although the Ming Dynasty has been actively developing in recent years and its population has increased, it is far from keeping up with the speed of our expansion. North America is larger than the original area of the Ming Dynasty.
It needs to be bigger, so how many people can it accommodate? Nowadays, people are the greatest wealth, so I have to rob people."
"If there are people who have the need for food and drink, and the labor force, it can develop. Without people, sooner or later it will still be someone else's job to guard a huge country with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas."
Chen Xinyue made it clear: "So His Highness wants to publicize the news about the gold mine and let people flock there, and these people who go to gold mining must be strong laborers from various countries, so as to keep these people in North America in disguise."
"clever."
Chen Xinyue finally figured out why the news of gold mines dug up in North America spread among the people.
"But will it be difficult for Your Highness to manage such a mixed bag of good and bad things?"
"There is indeed this hidden danger, so I am increasing the number of the Atlantic Fleet. Only those with customs clearance documents can be considered real logins. Without the documents we distributed, if you catch one, you will be rewarded."
This is a way to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause, but there will be many such incentives, and the situation will definitely be better with heavy penalties.
"Your Highness, will you also go to North America?"
"Yes, I will personally witness this gold rush carnival, and several good natural harbors on the east coast have already started to build port cities."
Chen Xinyue was a little worried, but she also knew that she could not stop Zhu Zhanyi.
"In order to cheer for the gold rush, I also plan to hold a grand carnival in North America, the World Cup."
"Is it the Cuju-like sport that His Highness invented before?"
"Yes, that's called football. We've already informed you that all countries and regions are eligible to participate, as long as you can send your football team there."
"Your Highness heard that the bonus is very huge."
"There are ten thousand taels of silver."
Even Chen Xinyue was surprised, this reward is too big, you can get such a big bonus just by playing football."
When the world is at peace, various entertainment activities must be developed to further improve it.
And I can’t do it anymore. In the original world, we were the worst at football. How can we lose again here?
I have a fever, please forgive me for the slow update.
