First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 493
After eating and drinking enough, Zhu Biao bid farewell to his father and queen and returned to the East Palace. As for whether Lao Zhu can rest in Kunning Palace tonight, it is not his business, but it should be fine.

Don't look at Comrade Zhu showing off machismo in front of people, but Zhu Biao, who has seen it a lot since he was a child, knows that when the slaves are gone, Lao Zhu will still talk sweet words to coax his wife, but it's very embarrassing. , when Zhu Biao was still Xiaozhu, he was spitting milk...

It’s almost winter, and at night Zhu Biao is wearing a Chilong cloak and holding an exquisite Fu Lu Shou sleeve stove in his sleeves. The continuous heat is transmitted to the whole body. Liu Jin said that it was specially made by a famous craftsman of the Internal Casting Bureau. Became three.

The furnace has uniform thickness and fine patterns. The whole furnace does not need to be inlaid or welded. It is all hand-knocked with a hammer.

The lid is very tight, and it will not loosen even if it is used for a long time. What is particularly surprising is that although the charcoal fire in the furnace burns very vigorously and the heat transmitted is also high, it is not hot when touched. Average when hot.

So the East Palace got two treasures, one for the crown prince and one for the crown princess. The remaining Zhu Yuanzhang did not keep it for his own use, but gave it to Empress Ma.

After returning to the East Palace, he stepped into the main hall and waved his hand to tell the large number of court ladies and eunuchs following him to go back to rest. After the low-priced coal came out, even ordinary eunuchs and maids could have a warm winter.

Chang Luohua came out to greet her with a big belly: "The concubine welcomes Your Highness."

Liu Jin behind him helped him take off his cloak, Zhu Biao put the sleeve stove aside and said with a smile, "I used the dinner in the mother's harem. It's cold and windy outside, so I didn't invite you over."

The two talked for a while and then rested. The next day Zhu Biao did not go to the morning court, but went to meet the old craftsmen of the bank who had been summoned from Jiangnan. These people are treasures, and they all signed death contracts with the master More people hold the foundation of the anti-counterfeiting production of various bank accounts.

As we all know, each family and number has its own unique set of anti-counterfeiting methods, some are bank note materials, patterns and monograms, and some are printed with bright and dark flowers and watermarks. In short, each has its own family heirloom means.

Ordinarily, this kind of craftsman would not be able to leave the gate of the lord's house for the rest of his life. It was Zhu Biao who made the Jiangnan gentry make an exception to send these people here.

In addition to the officials from the Ministry of Industry, there was also Wu Bozong from the Hanlin Academy. Zhu Biao strode into the hall and sat down at the top. His eyes fell on the people kneeling on the ground and said, "Go and invite them in." .”

A director of the Ministry of Industry made a promise and retreated, and the rest continued to look down at the ground. Zhu Biao looked at Wu Bozong and said, "I know that you want to work in the Qin Tianjian, but there are not many people who need it now, so I will appoint you first." You did it."

Wu Bozong prostrated himself: "This humble minister will definitely fulfill his duties faithfully and live up to His Highness's trust!"

Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction. Wu Bozong was no more ambitious than Guo Chong, Zhang Fan, Li Jin and others. His ambition was to study astronomy and calendar. He heard that he had close exchanges with Madrudin and others from Turkey recently.

It’s interesting to say that in the second year of Hongwu, Madruddin came from Turkey with his three sons. When Song Guogong Feng Sheng captured Lintao, Gansu, they were taken as prisoners in the capital because of their differences in language. They let it out.

Although communication is difficult, Madrudin is indeed a talent. He is proficient in religious teachings, especially good at astronomy and calendar. Daming is quite weak in this area. After all, since ancient times, the minds of most scholars have not been on the stars in the sky but Official career at your feet.

It just so happens that the calendar that is still used in the world today is still the Shizu calendar set by Yuan Shizu. Some officials in the court have long suggested that they want to rebuild it, so Lao Zhu set up a Huihui Qin Tianjian for them, and translated "Hui Hui Calendar" and "Longitude and Latitude" , "Astronomy" and other books.

During the conversation, the officials from the Ministry of Industry led a group of stooped artisans in. They were generally not young, but they still looked energetic. Although they looked a little panicked, they were far stronger than some ordinary people.

"Caomin and others will see His Royal Highness, Your Highness will be blessed forever."

Zhu Biao smiled softly and said: "Everyone, get up without courtesy, you have come a long way for your hard work."

"Caomin and others dare not be treated like a prince, and are willing to work hard for His Highness!"

It is not ordinary people who can reach the top in all walks of life. These old craftsmen are also treated very politely in their respective masters. Ten, now that I really see the crown prince, I still don't dare to answer.

"You all know the reason why I specially summoned all of you here. It is because the imperial court wants to make banknotes. You are all experts in this field. I hope that you will work together to do the job with all your heart. After the job is done, I will not be stingy with rewards."

Naturally, no one dared to say the reward they wanted at this time, but the voice of the promise was indeed a bit louder. To them, the words of the majestic crown prince were almost the same as those of the emperor's father. Rewards are indispensable.

Zhu Biao said a few more words of encouragement, and Wu Bozong led them back. The court had already designated a yard near the Ministry of Industry, and Zhu Biao specially arranged for the guards of the government army to guard them.

This time, there was no time limit either. The current imperial court's silver taels were simply not enough to serve as a reserve for banknotes. The sudden cold disaster in the north disrupted Zhu Biao's plan.

But it’s okay. The folks have just started to resume commercial trade, and the transaction volume is still small for the time being. The copper coins mined and minted by the imperial court can last for another two years. The most important thing is that the imperial court’s credit has not been fully established.

Zhu Biao didn't want the banknotes he issued to repeat the mistakes of the precious banknotes, so it's not a bad thing to have a longer preparatory work. The more stable the currency, the better.

Zhu Biao specially met these craftsmen in the Hall of Martial Arts, and it was also for the Chinese and Chinese soldiers of the court to save them from messing around. As the court cleared up the bureaucracy, the life of these guys became more and more difficult.

Even civilian charcoal, Zhu Biao took two officials belonging to the Eastern Palace to scare the chickens and monkeys, and he blamed a few nobles to calm down all parties, but it was only on the surface, and there were countless people who wanted to reach out secretly. Don't dare to look too much.

Human nature is like this, no matter how severe the punishment is, there will always be profiteers who will follow suit. Zhu Biao sometimes finds it hard to understand that money is really worth risking your life for a chance?
After everyone went down, Zhu Biao sat on the upper seat, drank a cup of tea to warm up, and then got up to Fengxian Hall. Today is the day to worship the ancestors. It stands to reason that one day should be stopped, and the emperor personally sacrificed, but he was pushed to Zhu Biao.

This sacrificial ceremony lasted for more than two hours, and Zhu Biao got confused by kowtowing his head. He just listened to the ceremonial officer's singing and kept saluting. …

Finally, he went back to Rouyi Hall to bathe and change clothes. Zhu Biao sighed comfortably after soaking in the warm soup. There were two copper stoves in the inner hall, and the special tribute beast gold charcoal was burning inside to make the house warm like spring and summer.

Liu Jin put the cold-dispelling solid external medicine powder from the Imperial Hospital in the bathtub, and the soup changed color after a while, and Zhu Biao sighed helplessly again, but fortunately there was a bucket of clear hot water beside him.

"How is the morning?"

"King Mahemosha, the king of Luni, sent his minister Yisima Yijin to present a tribute to the crane top, tortoiseshell, peacock, plum blossom, borneol, rice bran, western white cloth, fragrant yellow wax, etc."

"The king of Champa, Ada, sent his minister, Daban Guabunong, to court and said: The emperor of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne of the great treasure and caressed the whole world, like the sun and the moon shining on Ada, like the sun and the moon. The golden seal is the king's gratitude to Dai Xinyue.

"The love is that Annan used troops to invade the territory, kill and plunder the officials and the people. I hope the emperor will show mercy and use weapons and musical instruments to entertain people. Annan knows that I occupy the city. Don’t dare to bully our country anymore, Fu Wei respectfully wishes His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty eternal prosperity!”

Zhu Biao leaned against the tub with his eyes closed, his long black hair scattered outside the tub, and the mist in the hall seemed to be in a fairyland. Liu Jin slowly and clearly read the letter of King Zhancheng that the Champa envoy stuttered in the early morning.

At the beginning, he was selected to serve as His Royal Highness Prince Wu, and it was because of his extraordinary memory that he stood out from the crowd. Otherwise, who would have known that being able to serve the prince personally would be extraordinary in the future.

After Zhu Biao digested the news, he thought about the situation in Nanyang. He didn't expect that Annan had frequent domestic turmoil, and he still had the energy to harass Champa. Is this a diversion of internal conflicts?

It's just that Yunnan has not yet been recovered, and it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to cross Yunnan to uphold justice for Champa, unless it is by sea, but the gain outweighs the loss.

Annan is not weak. The last time he was canonized as King Annan, he was quite unhappy. Although Annan tolerated it because of the power of Ming Dynasty to destroy the Yuan Dynasty, it was also because it did not touch the fundamental interests of King Annan.

After all, Da Ming has already sat on the throne, whether he can confer it or not. He just endured Old Master Zhang because he was worried about the various situations after Da Ming regained Yunnan in the future, but now he wants to reconcile the war between Annan and Champa, and even let Annan eat him. It is not easy to get out of the city.

Daming might be humiliated if it sends fewer troops, and if it sends more troops, it wastes money and food to please others, but if it doesn’t matter, Daming’s power in the Southeast Asian countries will be weakened, and they may even support Liang Wang in Yunnan.

So either wait for a while and wait for the recovery of Yunnan in the Nanyang countries, or maintain the majesty at all costs. These two are actually not very good, but Daming really can't see the situation in Nanyang clearly. It can be said that there is no source of information, otherwise it will tend to Gobble up is also a way.

After all, the size and potential of the Ming Dynasty were on the bright side, and some people wanted to build relationships in advance. During the Yuan Dynasty, the strength of the Nanyang countries did not depend on their own national strength, but on who had a better relationship with the Yuan Dynasty.

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