The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 297 Worse Than Daming

"Father, let's go back to Beiping and talk to His Royal Highness Changsun, and he should agree."

Zhu Gaochi kept watching secretly from the side, but couldn't help but come out and say.

Hearing this, Zhu Di turned his head to look at his eldest son, and subconsciously began to scold him.

However, seeing the expectant, even begging eyes of the eldest son, Zhu Di's heart softened.

Anyway, this is his eldest son. Although he has always disliked this eldest son, he is his own flesh and blood after all.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Di asked; "During this time, my father has been suppressing Japanese pirates along the coast. You are in the capital, but you have a lot of contact with His Royal Highness the eldest grandson?"

In Zhu Di's mind, his eldest son seemed to have a good relationship with Zhu Ying, so Zhu Di wanted to know more about Zhu Ying.

This may be the first time that the father did not reprimand himself for no reason, but communicated in a calm tone.

Zhu Gaochi felt a little touched in his heart.

Hearing his father's question, Zhu Gaochi didn't hesitate, and replied: "During the time my father was away, I had very little communication with His Royal Highness, and I visited His Royal Highness once during this period."

"But at that time, His Highness Changsun happened to be going to Henan to deal with the plague."

"Since then, I have almost never met with His Royal Highness the eldest grandson in private."

Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but reprimanded him: "Before in Beiping, my father asked you to have less contact with each other. You didn't listen and communicated secretly."

"Now that you're in the capital, you're already His Highness the eldest grandson, but you don't see each other anymore. You're trying to piss me off, right?"

"How did I give birth to such a stupid son like you?"

Zhu Di was almost intoxicated by the eldest son. Before Zhu Ying's identity was revealed, he was entangled with each other every day, closer than a brother.

Now that other people have grown up as His Highness Grandson, they have already been canonized as grandsons.

Instead of relying on the friendship that once gave charcoal in the snow, he was as arrogant as those literati and couldn't let go of his figure.

That's not how stupid is.

That Zhu Ying is also a loyal person, even if she has some scruples, but judging from the past affection, she will not be alienated no matter what.

If the relationship is closer, how can I get some light on my own side.

How stupid.

Zhu Gaochi, who was scolded a lot, seemed a little aggrieved. He felt that no matter what he did, he couldn't satisfy his father.

Looking at the appearance of the eldest son, Zhu Di didn't even think about reprimanding him, and said: "Go and invite your cousin here, don't show up in front of me, it's annoying to see."

Zhu Gaochi made a bow and said, "Yes, father."

With some frustration, Zhu Gaochi walked out of Prince Yan's mansion, and went to find Li Jinglong according to his father's request.

However, Zhu Gaochi can be regarded as an optimist, as soon as he left the Yan Palace, his mood quickly recovered.

"Perhaps, I have been looking for His Royal Highness the eldest grandson more recently. I was afraid that my father would be unhappy if he found out. Now it seems that I can finally go to the Gunpowder Department openly."

Zhu Gaochi was very clear about the matter of his father and His Royal Highness the eldest grandson.

His Highness the eldest grandson gave him a voucher before, allowing him to enter and exit the Gunpowder Department at any time.

It's just that Zhu Gaochi was afraid that his father would think he had the misunderstanding of "surrendering the enemy" after he knew about it, so he deliberately didn't go.

Now that my father said so, there is no need to worry.

"This, this is impossible, Brother Ma Hei, didn't you deliberately make it out to amuse me?"

Zhu Yunqi looked at the tall buildings on the white paper in front of him, the majestic momentum, and the wide square, and said in disbelief.

This painting depicts the tall buildings in Samarkand, and the architectural style is naturally completely different from that of Ming Dynasty.

But compared to Ming Dynasty, the style of this building seems to be much more shocking.

Judging from the height of the people walking on the screen, the height of the building is almost ten feet.

This is already one or two feet higher than the tallest Fengtian Temple in Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing is that in this painting, tall buildings like this abound and seem to be very common.

This made Zhu Yunqi feel a little overwhelmed.

"The prosperity of the capital is something I have never seen before. Countless people live here. I have never been to the imperial palace, but the buildings here are very exquisite."

"The soldiers of Ming Dynasty are the strongest soldiers I have ever seen."

"However, in terms of architecture, in terms of majesty, many cities over there are taller than Daming, including the roads, which are also very spacious. Most of the roads are enough for eight carriages to move forward at the same time."

"The capital here is good, but it's a bit too crowded."

"What I drew here is Samarkand. In other places, there are taller and more majestic buildings than Samarkand. Generally speaking, the local church is the largest building."

"Perhaps, compared with Ming Dynasty, we can only do it in architecture."

Pierma Heima explained.

This made him feel a little bit relieved, at least it showed that Daming was not number one in the world in all aspects.

At least in terms of architecture, it is not the largest in the world.

On the contrary, the buildings in many places are far more majestic than that of the Daming Capital.

According to his understanding, the Imperial Palace in the capital is the most majestic place in the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Can you draw more buildings like this, brother Ma Hei, I want to bring some and show them to my elder brother and Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Yunwen asked in silence for a moment.

He knew that it would be impossible for Pierma Heima to deceive him, and such a building, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would definitely not be able to draw it.

Since it feels very real, Zhu Yunqi felt a little unhappy in his heart.

In any case, he is the grandson of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, influenced by Confucian education, and he must be on the side of the Ming Dynasty when dealing with foreigners.

And in the hearts of everyone in Ming Dynasty, no matter the common people, nobles, squires, or royal family.

Those outside the territory of Ming Dynasty are all barbarians.

They are uneducated, have no etiquette, and even drink a lot of hair and blood.

is looked down upon.

He and Pi'erma Heima are called brothers and sisters because Zhu Yunqi still vaguely knows that Timur, the lord of Samarkand, is a Mongol.

And the former Yuan was the Mongols.

Therefore, in Zhu Yunqi's heart, as Timur's grandson, compared with himself in terms of status, there is not much difference.

But culturally, Zhu Yunqi looked down on Samarkand.

In my impression, that kind of remote place should be very barren, otherwise why would Samarkand come to pay tribute every year.

To Daming, he also regarded himself as a courtier.

Now, seeing this building, Zhu Yunqi found that, culturally, Samarkand, or those places that were once thought to be very remote and barren, seemed to have a remarkable culture.

This made Zhu Yunqi's cultural pride suffer a certain degree of blow.

In order to be more realistic, it was proposed to ask Pierma Heima to draw a few more pictures.

"No problem, wait a minute, I can still draw a lot of churches. There are many churches of various styles in our side, maybe Brother Yunwen will like it."

Pi'erma Heima said with a smile, and then picked up the charcoal pen and started to draw.

Different from Daming's painting style, Pi'erma Heima uses the more popular sketching method in later generations, which is more realistic.

As the grandson of Timur, although Samarkand is playful and addicted to alcohol.

But I also received higher education since I was a child.

In Central Asia, painting and music are considered the basic qualities of nobility. In this area, Pierma Heima cannot be called an artist, but his level is quite high.

With the outline of the lines, new paintings were soon displayed in the hands of Pi'erma Heima.

The realistic style makes the various church buildings in this painting more clear and specific.

In addition to the church, there is also a castle that looks very shocking.

After drawing five pictures in a row, Pi'er Ma Heima stopped, squeezed his sore wrist, and said to Zhu Yunwen, "Brother Yunwen, all the churches I have copied are here."

"This castle is my favorite castle, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes. He is not in Samarkand's rule, but in the farther west."

"I learned about this castle from a businessman. It is very beautiful and I like it very much."

"Grandpa once promised me that he would knock it down and give me this castle as a gift."

There was longing in Pierma's dark eyes, obviously he liked this castle very much.

Looking at the castle painted on it, Zhu Yunwen was also a little shocked.

From the painting point of view, the castle is located on top of the mountains, towering into the sky.

The small dots representing the guards in the painting further reflect the height of the castle.

This kind of roof has a circular architectural style, which makes Zhu Yunqi, who is used to the Ming Dynasty architectural system, feel a strong sense of freshness.

After watching it for a long time, I even couldn't put it down.

Zhu Yunwen asked: "Brother Ma Hei, do you mean that your grandfather said that he would start a war against this place? Then what country does this castle belong to?"

Pierma Heima nodded, and said: "This is a very old and powerful country. This country was once very powerful. Brother Yun Wen may have heard of it."

"In Samarkand, we call it the ancient and holy Roman Empire. It is said that many years ago, it was as powerful as the dynasty in the Central Plains."

"If I remember correctly, Da Ming called him 'Da Qin'."

Hearing 'Da Qin', Zhu Yunqi was naturally very familiar with it.

This 'Great Qin' is different from Qin Shihuang's 'Great Qin'.

The reason why it is called the "Great Qin" is because the ancient Roman Empire and the Qin Dynasty, which unified the seven countries, were equally powerful in terms of culture, military affairs, and prosperity.

Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty and Banchao of the Eastern Han Dynasty sent the Western Regions to open up the Silk Road that runs through the Eurasian continent, and its terminus is the "Great Qin", that is, the Roman Empire.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen suddenly took a deep look at Pierma Heima.

From the numb and dark words just now, he realized the powerful military capabilities of Samarkand.

Since his grandfather dared to go to Rome, it meant that he had strong confidence in military strength.

And such a majestic castle, according to common sense, should also be near the capital of the Roman Empire, similar to Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Yunqi got up and bowed: "Brother Ma Hei, let's come here today, we will meet again some other day."

"I want to show these paintings to Grandpa Huang and elder brother right now."

"Perhaps Grandpa Huang and eldest brother are very interested, and they will summon you in a few days."

Hearing that he might be summoned because of this, Pierma Heima looked very happy, and said happily: "If Brother Yunwen's eldest brother, or His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, asks, please let Brother Yunwen know, I will I can draw a lot."

"As for painting, I have a deep love. As long as it is something I have seen before, or something that Brother Yunwen and His Majesty the Ming Emperor want to know, I should be able to draw it."

In Pierma Heima's mind, there was no concept of secrecy.

Compared with being able to meet his admirers, Pierma Heima was a little excited.

In Samarkand, or the entire West, due to cultural differences, the belief in worshipers is second only to the gods they believe in.

Zhu Yunwen nodded and was about to leave. He wanted to show these paintings to his eldest brother and grandpa Huang quickly.

At this moment, in the Kunning Palace of the Daming Palace.

Zhu Ying was listening to Ye Yueqing's report on the business of the capital.

"Your Highness, Uncle Zhang, after the brochure spread, many chambers of commerce have contacted him, and they all want to buy shares in the factory."

"They all seem to know that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce belongs to His Highness, so they became very active. There were still several large chambers of commerce that wanted to boycott."

"However, after many Bohou began to sell their fields to the chamber of commerce, their union completely disintegrated."

While listening to Ye Yueqing's narration, Zhu Ying looked at the records in the booklet, his expression didn't fluctuate much, all of this was within his plan.

After a while, he ordered lightly: "Don't be in a hurry to sell the shares, tell Uncle Zhang to make some qualification certificates, and you must have enough financial resources to be eligible to buy shares."

"Let Uncle Zhang gather all the well-known chambers of commerce, and then hold an auction to control the distribution of quotas. As for the quotas, the one with the highest price will get it."

"At that time, the auction process will be recorded in detail. We need to investigate how deep the bottom line of these chambers of commerce is."

"These big chambers of commerce have a particularly deep influence. It's easier to start after you figure out the foundation."

(End of this chapter)