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Chapter 434 The real emperor

Chapter 434 The real emperor

The queen's eldest brother came back, knelt down in front of his emperor's brother-in-law and saluted, and was helped up by the emperor himself.

The atmosphere in the royal study room was sad, and Huang Jin sighed silently in his heart.

Zhu Houcong looked at Sun Yuan's darkened and thin face and the wrinkles on it, and said softly: "I have worked hard for you for so many years."

"I don't feel sorry for you. Your Majesty, please show your condolences and take care of your dragon body."

"Sit down." Zhu Houcong returned to the imperial court and sat down, "How do the trees grow in Shaanxi?"

"...difficult." Sun Yuan said truthfully, "Tree seeds are the second most important thing, and there is a shortage of manpower to plant trees. Farming and grazing are banned in the Mu Us area, so people naturally prefer to go to the Hetao border area. The border city of Xining is booming, and trade is endless.

We can’t afford higher wages than those offered by businesses and companies.”

Doing this is something that won’t see results in the short term, it’s just investment.

In fact, both monarchs and ministers understand this, and are trying to find some economic crops that have the best of both worlds.

"Elaeagnus elata, wolfberry, and Asparagus japonica have not been harvested yet?"

"There is a harvest," Sun Yuan said, "but there are not many fruits. After the harvest, the quality is not good. When I come back this time, I also want to ask Your Majesty to ask the priests from the Agricultural College to go to Shaanxi again. This time

Send some people to stay there all year round. It is better to see if different tree species can be grafted into new ones, where they will be easier to survive and bear more fruits."

Zhu Houcong nodded, but said: "I have been paying attention to the report from Shaanxi. The Sun family has worked hard and made great achievements. You have stayed in Shaanxi for so many years and the foundation has been laid. In the future, if the tree species are improved, there will be people who are willing to plant trees there.

If you make this your career, it can't be done by just spending time. When you come back this time, just stay in the capital."

"... Sir, it's better to go to Shaanxi. After years of sand control, we can't let our efforts fall flat."

Zhu Houcong waved his hand: "I have a plan and someone in mind. If he goes, he will be able to continue to do this well."

"I don't know who it is?" Sun Yuan asked, and then explained, "Your Majesty, forgive me, I didn't mean to disobey the holy will. It's just that the trees there were planted by me, and I remember..."

"You have such concerns, I'm not wrong about you." Zhu Houcong paused and said, "This is Hai Rui, a Jinshi in the 14th year of Jiajing. Now he has been in the sixth rank for several years, and I will appoint him to be a patroller.

The censor is responsible for this matter. He... endures hardships and loves the people like his own son."

"I have heard of him." Sun Yuan suddenly realized, "I know that Xingang County in the Taiwan Border Region has a reputation for education. The native people and the Han people are all regarded as one. He cultivates wasteland, builds water conservancy projects, and has the reputation of a blue sky."

"Let him go there, and he will continue to run your errands." Zhu Houcong returned to the topic, "I think you know why I asked you to stay in Beijing, and there is no need to mention returning to Shaanxi."

"……yes."

Sun Yuan was expressing his position before, and it was only because of his correct words today.

It was Sun Lan's matter that required his eldest brother to come forward.

Zhu Houcong said slowly: "The important ministers in Beijing have elected Yang Shen to take over as the Prime Minister and Minister of State. There is no need to worry about the prince's affairs. The harem cannot be left without an owner. I still have many things to do in the Ming Dynasty. I can't waste too much energy on the disputes in the harem. Ming

The son has a last wish, and the sisters are succeeded one after another. There is not much other trouble. It’s just that the Sun family is so favored, and the government and the public will talk about it. In addition, the Tong family’s mother’s family..."

Sun Yuan understood the emperor's intention and lowered his head helplessly: "Although we are restrained in every possible way, it is inevitable that some relatives will praise the emperor personally and have done something to ruin the reputation of the Tian family. I am ashamed of your majesty."

"Human nature is inevitable." Zhu Houcong recalled what Lu Bing found out, "It's not a big problem. It's just buying a few more acres of land and opening a few more shops in the village. It's about oppressing the village and killing people.

I haven’t done it before, but it’s already restrained effectively.”

"...His Majesty's intention is for me to personally restrain you in the future?"

He knew that in the past, it was because they were separated by one floor. She was just a concubine taken by Sun Jiao in his old age, and Sun Lan was not Sun Ming's biological sister. But judging from the current behavior of being enthusiastic about buying real estate, if Sun Langui became the queen,

Well, Sun Jing, who was granted the title of nobility only after Sun Yuanqian asked him to, may not be able to suppress the inflated desire of the Tong family.

Zhu Houcong nodded: "After all, Sun Jing has no official position and is not an important minister in the court."

"...I am not qualified enough to hold a big position."

"It doesn't matter, the position of Director-General of the General Department of Public Security is all appointed by me." Zhu Houhuang has made arrangements, "Chen Yin, the two current deputies, used to protect the Yang family in Chengdu and has some connections with Yang Shen. Yuan Honghao is a loyal minister.

After that, there is also courage and strategy. In that position, you can use good people, and there are not so many things going on inside the Ming Dynasty now."

"I thank your Majesty for your trust!"

Using the elder brother-in-law of two empresses as the chief of the Public Security Department, the entire Ming Dynasty's anti-theft and security powers for the two capitals and sixteen provinces were in his hands. Sun Yuan's deterrence was sufficient.

The two brothers naturally have to be more careful in dealing with things, so as not to be found guilty of too many mistakes by others.

On weekdays, the Tong family, which has its own small family, cannot be controlled by just a few words from the emperor or the Sun Yuan brothers. If something really happens, it is right to deal with it impartially.

Mrs. Tong herself is still young, I'm afraid that when brother Sun Yuan passes away in the future, she will still be alive and kicking.

Sun Lan is younger.

If the Tong family is not restrained in the next ten years, God knows what will happen in the future?

Zhu Houcong originally really wanted not to establish a queen, but to promote only two concubines, and let Lin Qingping and Wen Suyun help him take care of the harem.

Sun Ming had a problem, and Zhu Houcong agreed to her dying request, so she had to make arrangements to deal with the hidden worries.

Now besides Sun Lan's mother's family, the biggest worry is Sun Lan himself.

"I have issued a decree to reward the Sun family greatly at this time because the queen and you and your son have made great contributions to the country. The Tong family has received the imperial edict, and his father has also been awarded the title of country title for his meritorious service in managing the grain storage farm. Outsiders may

I thought I was just grieving to reward the entire Sun family, but the clever courtiers may have guessed a thing or two about how to welcome your little sister into the palace. You can visit Cui Yuan later."

"Jingshan Marquis?" Sun Yuan was a little surprised.

"The queen mother has left, so I will entrust the eldest princess to take care of this important matter." Zhu Houcong reminded, "Since last year, there have been many misfortunes in my family. Cui Yuan offered his strategy, and the eldest princess will give it to you in the name of happiness. Please choose some.

When a new person enters the palace, the old and the new are in balance. Then the old and old people in the palace are not willing to let things be trivial. In the future, it will be more worrying for the direct descendants to fight. I don't know much about your younger sister's temperament, so I asked the eldest princess to take a look first. You can take care of it first.

Send her over and live in the Grand Princess Mansion for a while."

Sun Yuan knew the dangers involved. Since a new queen was to be established, the most unpredictable thing was always the new queen's future thoughts. If she had a son and the emperor grew old in the future, and she hoped that her own son would inherit the throne,

That's the real big trouble.

She was also required to save the emperor from the troubles in the harem and not to fight. How high was the temperament requirement?

"...Your Majesty, the queen has requested this invitation only for the prince. Now that your majesty has made proper arrangements, the prince has no worries, so why bother creating complications?" Sun Yuan knelt down and advised, "It is difficult for the Sun family to bear the weight of one family and two queens.

, Your Majesty, would you like to think more about it?"

Zhu Houcong was silent for a moment, and then said: "Before Ming'er has gone far, something has happened in the harem. The queen's position is vacant there, which is always an irresistible temptation. After establishing another family, it will not be the crown prince's mother's family in the future. The problem

It's just as big. In this case, you two brothers just have to do whatever it takes and be careful."

In this incident, Zhu Houcong was not moved by Cao Cha's desire to deeply bind the prince. But the situation where Wen Jingyi was finally tortured to the point of risking her life because of her unwillingness was what made Zhu Houcong realize how many things were hidden in the harem.

Possible point.

The longer time passes, the more likely it is that problems will break out among the old people in the harem.

It is possible for anyone from a concubine to a palace maid or an eunuch.

Completely abolish this system of eunuchs and palace maids?

It makes no sense, and Zhu Houcong is no longer a political novice. The imperial power is there, and the emperor's selfish desire to possess the harem is there. The long vitality of this system proves its reliability.

At that time, twelve were selected at once, and later there were contributions from Carolina, Duoyan, Lanna, and Ordos. When Zhu Houcong was young and energetic, he also had the indulgence that an emperor felt he should take for granted.

The current situation is the result. Contradictions are everywhere, and everything has two sides. It is indeed not a lie.

Just bear with it.

In this regard, Zhu Houcong also became the paper framer of his own family.

Do you have any expectations for newcomers here?

Zhu Houcong looked at Sun Yuan's leaving figure and felt that it was true. Sun Yuan's words made sense, and Zhu Houcong's considerations also made sense.

There are many solutions to everything, it's just Zhu Houcong's choice.

Just be real.

Zhu Houcong looked at Huang Jin, put the book he had written down back into the box, locked it, and then stood up: "Let's go sit with Concubine Xian."

After working hard for twenty years, he had no other way to enjoy and relax his mind.

For him, there was only the spiritual happiness brought by the slightly different Ming Dynasty, and the joy and relaxation of so many different faces and styles in the harem.

The emperor's uncle has been fighting for most of his life and still wants to continue playing music and dancing.

Maybe when Sun Ming made that request, she had seen through the man she had been with for many years.

She knew that the emperor would not refuse.

That position was just a position, and it just happened to be her at that time. The emperor gave her respect and pampering for most of his life, but it was not that he would love her without anyone else, just because a queen with enough authority could save the emperor a lot of trouble.

She was raised like that from an ignorant girl by the emperor.

If that's the case, why can't it also happen to be her sister?

Why couldn't the emperor perhaps think more of her sister in the future?

Only thinking of her, if something happens in the future, and looking at the prince they gave birth to together, is that the ultimate insurance to awaken the tenderness in the emperor's heart, right?

Zhu Houcong was thinking about this, and when he walked to the entrance of the palace corridor leading to Lin Qingping's place, he looked back in the direction of Kunning Palace, and then in the direction of Jiyan Palace.

Sun Ming was a very good queen. She did everything she was supposed to do. Except for that time when she interceded for Empress Dowager Zhang, she never did anything she shouldn't have done.

She understood her husband deeply, but Zhu Houcong did not understand her that well.

When she really left, Zhu Houcong had to allocate some of his energy to deal with the harem during this period. Only then did he know how deeply Sun Ming had considered it.

His eyes were slightly hazy, and Zhu Houcong thought of the restrained and polite girl who accompanied him when he was a boy in the Imperial Garden.

The tender shoots at that time are now so sweet that Zhu Houcong seems to be a little drunk.

The first half of his life was indeed gone.



The eldest princess of Yongkang told the emperor that her first impression of Sun Lan was that of Queen Ji Xiao.

Of course, it's not about appearance, it's about words, deeds, behavior and temperament.

If you are smart and work hard, you may not live long.

Zhu Houcong felt more and more that Sun Ming had made a lot of preparations early on. He already had a vague impression of Sun Lan, and behind this impression was a clearer figure, familiar and gentle.

Based on Zhu Houcong's current experience, he has already made a judgment.

How much training has Sun Lan received from Sun Ming to prepare the emperor to see her sister's shadow everywhere in his eyes when he looks at her in the future?

Zhu Houcong didn't know whether his choice this time was right or wrong, and now he could only take one step at a time.

How could he not take one step at a time regarding the future of Ming Dynasty?

Today's Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty he remembered.

There are fewer and fewer things to learn from, and more and more things require him to make decisions based on experience and intuition.

The report from Guangzhou came and Luis had arrived. Among his requests was that he hoped to serve as Portugal's permanent diplomat in Beijing and strengthen the friendship between the two countries.

Zhu Houcong knew that friendship was nonsense, and João III felt that the Ming Dynasty had a lot to learn from.

Alfonso said that in the past few years, the war between the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and France had reached a stalemate, and Charles V, who was also the King of Spain, could not turn his attention to the west. The King of Portugal was able to survive the most difficult "darkness"

During the "Reparations" period, we really have some ambitions under today's new situation.

So, if Zhu Houcong agrees to João, what will happen to the future of East and West?

Over at Tsushima Island, Yan Shifan didn't know that he had won the title of earl. Now he was told about another thing: after Nizi was succeeded by Nizi's son, he and Mo Ligen started fighting, and Ouchi Yoshitaka also

Joined the war. Now that the area around Iwami Ginzan is in a mess, should we take action and simply seize the so-called Kyushu Shikoku in southwest Japan?

That Yinshan produces one million taels of silver a year, but now the silver received from each business there is just over 300,000 taels. This is only "turnover", not profit, let alone tax money.

Yan Shifan's enthusiastic petition could be summed up in one sentence: Your Majesty, let's grab it.

Similarly, Xia Yan also submitted a secret report to discuss with the emperor first: after the military reform, the armies were purely for maintenance. Although Anda still avoids fighting now, he is actively fighting in the Western Regions, and Yarkand and even the territory further west,

The slaves also gained a lot. The cavalry brigade has begun to take shape. Your Majesty, is it time for another battle?

Before Gao Gong's report on the new situation in Nanyang came, North Korea's Li Yi came to the outside again to accuse the Jurchens after having an "internal Zen": The Jurchens, who were robbed by Anda people every year, had nothing to do with the Mongols.

Method, but began to take advantage of North Korea's internal relatives and princes competing for power and princes to frequently cause trouble in North Korea. As the co-sect leader, Ming Dynasty has nothing to do?

This is an external matter, and the internal petitions are even more varied.

The pastoral supervisor said that the Ministry of Culture and Education unified procurement to supply fresh milk to the primary and secondary schools in the Ming Dynasty. The accounts from the previous year have been delayed until now.

Baojin Bureau stated that the newly opened iron factories in several places are currently experiencing slow sales due to the completion of the Beijing-Guangzhou Straight Road and the basic completion of military reform and armament replacement.

The Publication and Engraving Department of the Ministry of Etiquette and Foreign Affairs stated that the requests from various provinces and counties for permission to print local newspapers were becoming increasingly difficult to suppress, and the imperial court needed to give its opinion.

Da Ming Bank noticed that a large amount of grain bought from overseas countries at the end of last year had a great impact on coastal grain prices around the Spring Festival. This year, the private businessmen guarded by the Maritime Great Wall Company also transported a lot of good grain seeds cultivated by agricultural colleges.

Plantations over there in Nanyang.

In Guangzhou and Ningbo, due to the promotion of pulley cranes, many dock workers have lost their livelihoods, and there may be hidden worries...

Zhu Houcong did not need to take care of many things personally, but after Zhang Bi took over Zhang Fuking's position, he was not so responsible?

Compared with these things, Zhu Houcong felt that it was easier to think about steam engines.

The completely different Ming Dynasty was like a deep water area to Zhu Houcong.

His eyes returned to the reports from Xia Yan, Yan Shifan and others.

Regarding the more detailed gains and losses in internal affairs and the long-term effects of many measures, Zhu Houcong would have to look at the opinions of Yang Shen and Yan Song.

But he is here to build the foundation of a future great country in the East. Taking advantage of the last bit of his prime, he lays down the foundation he wanted to build first.

You still have to spend time arranging your digestive posture, right?


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