The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 318

Zhu Di now has no doubt that he must be like the royal family's mansion and apply for overseas feudalism.

After the canonization document is approved, he can start to form the inner court.

The process is not important, the key is the talent.

Everyone knows that it is difficult for a country to last long without the support of talents, especially in a place as far away from the Ming Dynasty as the Wa Kingdom, where few people can understand Chinese, let alone recruit local aborigines.

Therefore, Zhu Di could only start recruiting a large number of talents on the side of the capital, and only waited for the Japanese kingdom to be conquered, and then quickly set up his own grass-roots team to stabilize the situation.

Li Jinglong is the talent he has been looking for for a long time.

Although there are suspicions of idiots in later generations, there is no doubt that Li Jinglong is definitely one of the best talents in terms of civil and military level and the comprehensive level of the entire Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing is that he can fight wars when he is on a horse, and govern a country when he is off a horse. He also has rich experience in commerce and trade.

There are really not many such talents, even in the present Daming.

Zhu Di is very clear about these, and with his own relationship, he must act first.

Obviously, Li Jinglong had no hesitation when he heard what his cousin said. He said bluntly: "My cousin is going to Jianguo. It is my nephew's honor to value my nephew. I will certainly not disappoint my cousin's expectations."

Hearing Li Jinglong's willingness to agree so readily, Zhu Di was already confident in his heart. Zhu Di was still very happy, picked up the teacup and said, "You and I grew up together since childhood. Although we are cousins, we are actually like brothers and sisters."

"I'm afraid it will take more than ten years to go to the Wa country before I return to Daming. It takes such a long time to have Lao Jinglong."

Zhu Di said with some emotion.

It is actually very difficult to recruit talents to go to Japan together. Those who are a little bit famous, or who live well in Daming, will basically be rejected.

In the minds of Ming people, places like the Wa Kingdom are barbarians who don't understand etiquette, justice, integrity and shame, and there is a high probability that they will be insulting to gentlemen if they go there.

It is still very difficult to recruit talents.

Li Jinglong, as Cao Guogong, a relative of the emperor, his majesty's relative, nephew and grandson, basically ran rampant throughout Daming.

Except for a few, who need to be a little bit jealous, it can be said that there is no need to pay attention to the rest.

Giving up the life of wealth and luxury, and going with him to that barbaric place, such behavior is absolutely righteous.

This friendship made Zhu Di feel a warm current in his heart.

Li Jinglong thought for a while, and continued: "Cousin, I still have a few good friends over there. I'll go lobby and they are all capable of writing and martial arts. Maybe I can recruit some more for my cousin."

Hearing this, Zhu Di was even more moved.

Immediately stood up and bowed: "Thank you, Jing Long."

"Nephew, we are like this, you can't just leave it alone, otherwise, where would I find someone, a group of barbarians in places like Wa country must develop."

"My reputation has been stigmatized by King Yan. He must have made it for me. Now I go out and yell, but no one cares."

"This is too uncomfortable, nephew, you have to help third uncle. Third uncle believes that as long as you give me some ideas, this matter will definitely be resolved."

In Kunning Palace, Zhu Li chattered endlessly.

Sitting opposite Zhu Ying, she was quite speechless, and she didn't know which bad idea was given to King Jin, so that he could pester her.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Ying immediately had a goal, King Zhu of Qin.

It has to be said that after meeting Qin Wang Zhu Xi this time, Zhu Ying found that this second uncle, who was bewitched by beauty in the past and was somewhat decadent and haggard, seemed to be a completely different person.

Zhu Ying is very accurate in seeing people, and Zhu Xi's temperament has also changed a lot.

The only one who can give King Jin such an idea is probably Zhu Xi, King Qin.

Looking at the thoughtful eldest nephew in front of him, Zhu Yan was ecstatic.

There is a play.

It seems that the second brother is really reliable. In vain, I still want to find someone by myself. Now I can completely count on my elder nephew to help me.

Not long after, Zhu Ying said, "I do have an idea here, maybe I can help Third Uncle recruit some talents."

Zhu Bing's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Nephew, what do you think?"

Zhu Ying smiled slightly and said, "Overseas vassals, talent recruitment fair."

In fact, this is already a plan that Zhu Ying has already thought about. Ever since he arranged for the vassal kings to go overseas to establish a country, Zhu Ying has already started to make plans in his heart.

After all, in Zhu Ying's heart, she still cared about Qin Wang Zhu Xi, Jin Wang Zhu Fan, and even Yan Wang Zhu Di.

Perhaps there was such a small conflict with Zhu Di, King of Yan. In Zhu Ying's mind, this matter was already a thing of the past. How could he specifically target Zhu Di? Right, impossible, absolutely impossible.

The vassal kings went overseas to establish a country. Zhu Ying did not intend to eliminate the influence of the vassal kings on the central court, but to better spread the Han culture or expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Ying still has this confidence.

This talent recruitment plan is also in Zhu Ying's preparations. Helping the vassal king to stabilize the vassal state, develop the economy, and even the training and support of the army are all part of Zhu Ying's support.

"Talent recruitment, the emperor's nephew means, is the imperial court coming to help?" Zhu Yan asked with some doubts.

Zhu Ying nodded and said: "That's right, this time it will be announced to the whole country, sincerely invite people of insight from all over the world to go overseas with all the uncles for development. In this world, many scholars want a way out. "

"All the uncles went overseas to establish a country. For many scholars, they can be regarded as the first batch of elders. There must be quite a few people who follow them."

Zhu Bing asked: "It's so far away, once we pass by, we will drag our family with us and feel like exile. I'm afraid that many people will have scruples about it."

Zhu Yan's words are correct, not to mention other places, at least in the eyes of the officials in the court, this is going to an overseas feudal country, which is no different from exile.

This trip means that he will never return, and his bones will be buried in a foreign land.

Who doesn't want fallen leaves to return to their roots.

"Don't worry." Zhu Ying smiled.

"There are still a lot of scholars in this world, and it doesn't mean that those who have not been admitted to the imperial examination must be sent somewhere. There are so many officials in the court, and how many of them are actually admitted to the imperial examination. The key is to see personal."

"Maybe you can't pass the imperial examination, but you will have good abilities in governing the local area, teaching students, and instructing them."

"For the third uncle, it is natural to attract as many people as possible to the vassal state. Even if it is a group of bitter scholars, it is also very good. After the local natives are exchanged, they must have useful labor, and the population is the key."

Listening to the elder nephew's analysis, Zhu Yan nodded somewhat half-understanding.

If you really want to say whether you understand it or not, you are still at a loss after all.

The method of cultural invasion is still somewhat incomprehensible to Zhu Yan, who loves to fight, but it is enough to know that his eldest nephew will help him attract people.

"It's just that what the nephew said just now, it seems that all feudal princes can participate." Zhu Yan asked again.

What he wanted was to severely suppress Zhu Di, the king of Yan, in the country of Wa. Now that his elder nephew said so, it seemed that he was not unique to him.

Zhu Ying explained: "My nephew can't understand what the third uncle thinks. Naturally, all uncles can participate in the recruitment of talents. After all, it is organized by the imperial court. If it is too much, it will be unfair."

"However, Uncle San doesn't need to worry. This time I will build a vassal state overseas. The Chamber of Commerce under my command will provide the greatest support, not only in terms of money, but also in the construction of the vassal state, personnel training, and even armaments. In terms of war and intelligence, we will give maximum support."

Hearing this, Zhu Yan immediately became happy, and even came over and patted Zhu Ying on the shoulder.

"Third uncle will leave the rest of his life to the emperor's nephew."

Like Zhu Ying, what he dislikes the most is managing internal affairs. Hearing that Zhu Ying will make arrangements for all aspects of internal affairs, he is naturally relieved.

Zhu Fen had enjoyed the sweetness before. When he was fighting the Japanese along the coast of Zhejiang, he didn't have to worry about anything except fighting. The Qunying Chamber of Commerce would arrange everything for him.

Even the preparation of various propaganda, food, information, and food and salaries.

It can be said that on the coast of Zhejiang, except for the army, to a large extent, it was all done by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

It was also the first time in Zhu Yan's life that when he entered a certain county, he was greeted by the common people.

That feeling is so refreshing.

Zhu Ying was quite happy to see Zhu Fen's side.

Zhu Di definitely didn't need to think too much about the Three Kingdoms of the Wa Kingdom. He would reject the Qunying Chamber of Commerce to a large extent. It is estimated that he will have to wait until after the Wa Kingdom and experience such a period of miserable days before he can recognize the reality.

And Zhu Ying's side is controlled by Zhu Ying remotely.

It's no different than building your own.

Among them, Zhu Ying discovered a very strange phenomenon.

If it is in the name of Daming, many people may be obedient to others, or even betrayed in various ways.

But if it is in his own name, or in the name of the British Chamber of Commerce, even if it is left alone for a few years, it will be difficult to change in terms of loyalty.

Perhaps this is the difference between big pot rice and small bowl dishes.

After sending Zhu Fen away, Zhu Ying was about to review the memorial when he suddenly remembered something.

He asked the eunuch Guo Zhong, who was serving at the side, "I saw Qi Tai come back in the early court. Why did he come at this time? He hasn't come to me to report on his duties. Go and see what's going on." .”

Guo Zhong bowed and said: "This old slave obeys the order."

Qi Tai was transferred to Zhu Ying by Zhu Yuanzhang more than a month ago, and he was regarded as the inner court team recommended by Zhu Ying first.

After seeing Qi Tai, Zhu Ying arranged to go to Henan to check the situation of land merger.

The plague there caused famine, and landlords would naturally annex the land. As for the seriousness of the matter, Qi Tai was asked to investigate as the censor.

Qi Tai came back this morning.

Now that the morning court has come, Zhu Ying has not seen anyone yet, so Zhu Ying is a little puzzled, so she sends Guo Zhong to find out.

Zhu Ying began to review the memorial.

Although the memorial is written by an official, it is inevitable that there will be a spring and autumn style of writing when telling the story, but at least there will be an understanding of the general situation.

At present, what Zhu Ying is reviewing is the memorials related to Shanxi and Henan.

In the memorial from Henan, the current situation still has some famine problems, which are inseparable from the previous plague, but in the memorial, there is nothing directly related to land annexation.

If you pay attention, you can still find some subtleties.

For example, in a certain memorial, a county magistrate simply said a few words, and a local gentry reported to open a porridge factory to help the people.

It seems to have the meaning of showing merit, but after careful consideration, it is not difficult to guess that this gentry may have annexed too much land. This is to do a wave of good deeds, so that he can gain more fame in the county and protect himself.

In the era of the Ming Dynasty, fame seemed illusory, but many officials were afraid of it. Families with great fame could easily become officials by promoting filial piety, and local officials would give them three points of face.

After a long time, Guo Zhong came back.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Master Qi passed out on the way to Kunning Palace after his next court, and is currently in the Imperial Hospital."

Hearing Guo Zhong's words, Zhu Ying asked, "He fainted? What did the imperial physician say."

Guo Zhong bowed and replied: "Your Highness, the answer given by the imperial physician is that Master Qi's lack of energy and blood, coupled with overwork, caused it."

Zhu Ying frowned slightly.

The so-called lack of energy and blood means anemia. Anyway, he is still in charge of the Ministry of War and has a lot of salary, so he is malnourished.

Seeing that His Highness Taisun seemed a little puzzled, Guo Zhong explained: "Your Highness, in fact, such a situation is very common in the palace. Many ministers came to the palace very early to wait for the court. Sometimes when encountering important events, the court meeting It’s too late, and some ministers may not be able to handle it.”

"At the Tai Hospital, they are very experienced in such things. It won't take long for Director Qi to wake up."

Hearing these words, Zhu Ying was quite speechless.

What does it mean to be very experienced? This shows that the Tai Hospital is already familiar with this situation.

After a minister faints, almost everything can be arranged as a process.

Overall, Zhu Ying's time in the palace was not too long, and this was the first time she knew about such a thing.

Being an official of Ming Dynasty is really miserable.

Not to mention being oppressed by the old man, with a small salary, he can do more things.

On weekdays, almost all of them came hungry.

Zhu Ying is still very clear that skipping breakfast for a long time is still very harmful, especially there are many veterans in the capital.

Now many Beijing officials are suffering from various diseases, and it is unlikely that they can take care of their bodies.

Sometimes a little illness can take people away.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Ying ordered Guo Zhong: "Pass down the decree of the palace, clean up the Duanmen hall, and place long tables on the left and right."

"Order Guanglu Division, tomorrow, before the ministers come, put enough breakfast on the left and right sides of the Duanmen Hall for the officials to eat."

"The expenses involved are included in the internal funds."

In fact, most of the court officials in the Hongwu period were good officials, and they could be regarded as truly serving the people.

To be able to stand in the imperial court of the Great Ming capital, one's own knowledge must be excellent, and each of them is an indispensable wealth for Daming.

Duanmen is after the Waiwulong Bridge and in front of Fengtianmen.

Arranging an early self-help here will not have much impact, the most important thing is to be able to face the officials.

As the saying goes, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. This is all done by the capital, the salary cannot be increased, and a little increase in welfare is not a big problem.

On the old man's side, there are often meals, but it is only after the morning court is over, and the ministers are so hungry that their eyes are dizzy.

If you have a full stomach, you will work harder at the meeting, right?

On Qitai's side, Zhu Ying still sent an order to go back to rest after waking up. The matter of land annexation does not mean that it can be resolved in a day or two.

After reviewing the memorial, Zhu Ying began to prepare a plan for talent recruitment on the white paper.

No one in the entire Ming Dynasty has experience in this area, and Zhu Ying can only fight in the first battle.

The next morning.

Qi Tai woke up from the quilt, and got up in a hurry before dawn.

He slept well yesterday, and the Tai Hospital arranged some tonics according to His Royal Highness Taisun's decree, Qi Tai is much more energetic today.

I didn't care about the gurgling sound in my stomach, I was already used to it.

After washing up, he hurried to the palace.

Qi Tai's family doesn't have much money, so they live far away.

Going out is already very lively, and there are many vendors, especially the vegetable vendors who have already jumped on their poles to grab the stalls.

After passing the outer city, the inner city is much quieter here.

There were sedan chairs passing by one after another, all of them were officials from the upper court.

Qi Tai's sedan chair stopped shortly after entering the inner city.

There are still many sedan chairs here, all of which belong to officials. When you get here, you can only walk.

Along the way, Qi Tai greeted the familiar officials, and everyone hurried on the road together.

In front of Chengtian Gate, most officials stopped, sorted their clothes, and then crossed the gate and continued forward.

"Hey, why is this Duanmen so noisy?"

Just after passing the Chengtian Gate, he heard a commotion, which seemed to be the sound of wailing, Qi Tai couldn't help being a little puzzled.

The accompanying official said: "Go ahead and have a look, someone has had an accident."

Qi Tai nodded, it's not unusual for one or two officials to die suddenly at this time of the court.

It's just that as the distance approached, a tempting fragrance suddenly came over, making many officials who were already hungry swallow their saliva subconsciously.

Looking at each other, without thinking too much, the following officials stepped forward one after another.

When I came to Duanmen, I saw that in the Duanmen hall, the left and right sides were crowded with officials, and the middle was filled with benches and long tables. Many officials actually ate breakfast in such a grandiose manner.

The officials behind were immediately puzzled as to what was going on.

Immediately, an eunuch came over to explain: "My lords, this is the decree of His Highness Taisun. His Highness takes pity on your health, and specially arranges breakfast at Duanmen for you to enjoy."

"Everyone, please come in quickly. If you enjoy it for too long, it will be bad if you delay the morning court."

Hearing this, all the officials felt a warm current passing through their hearts, and their eye sockets were a little moist, and some elderly ministers even knelt down and shouted: "My Daming, the future can be expected, the future can be expected! "

　I was careless, I thought I slept for a day and a night yesterday, and I could be early today, but I woke up in the afternoon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)