The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 395 Daming Spring Plowing

Xuanwu Lake.

In the early years of Hongwu, Xuanwu Lake became the yellow book storehouse for storing national population and farm files.

The public is also prohibited from entering.

The poet of the time said: "For the purpose of storing the territory, few people come, only the pavilions and the sunset are low."

However, in the 20th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang once again issued an edict to encourage students to study.

In the spring of each year, Xuanwu Lake can be opened to the outside world, only for those who have made great achievements.

In other words, you have to be a student at the very first time to be eligible to enter.

Of course, this item doesn't mean much to the noble family. If you have a prominent background, you don't need to care so much.

A few years passed.

Every spring, this place becomes the place for scholars and talents, and the children of rich families to go out in spring.

It's not so much about going out in spring, but it actually means a blind date.

Some unmarried women, including the royal family and nobles, can come here.

As Zhu Mingyue asked, she also came here.

Under the Xuanwu Gate, a carriage drove in and went straight into Xuanwu Lake.

There are five oases with their own characteristics in Xuanwu Lake, which are Huanzhou, Yingzhou, Liangzhou, Lingzhou and Cuizhou.

Liangzhou, Wenji Pavilion.

Such a good place has naturally been occupied by people.

Judging by his clothes, he was probably a student of the Imperial College.

But it doesn't matter, Jin Yiwei went straight over, drove everyone away, and banned Liangzhou.

"Jin Yiwei cleared the field, it's so grand, the whole Liangzhou Island is not allowed to enter, and I don't know what big person came."

"If there is any big person, it's the time for the court meeting, and the adults from all walks of life are basically in the palace. From the looks of it, it's nothing more than a thousand households in Jinyiwei who brought their concubines to enjoy themselves."

"It's too arrogant, how dare Qianhu do this?"

"What dare not, rely on His Majesty's trust and act recklessly."

"Hmph, my father is a servant of the fourth rank, but only a thousand households. Today I have to ask to see which of your thousand households is Jin Yiwei. How dare you act recklessly, why are you dragging me?"

"Crazy, this is Jin Yiwei, not to mention you, I'm afraid that Ni father would not dare to provoke him, if he really wants to be targeted by them, he will have to peel off his skin if he doesn't die."

"My father is an upright official, but he is not afraid of them."

"There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. If you are really targeted, it may not be a good thing. If your father knows, I am afraid that your legs will be broken."

"I"

After a long while, this Guozijian student who wanted to show off was finally downcast and did not pass.

The enthusiasm just now was extinguished under the narration of his classmates.

Now when he looked in the direction of Liangzhou, his impulse was gone.

Inside the Wenji Pavilion.

"Brother, I want to visit Yingzhou, is that okay?" Zhu Mingyue asked expectantly.

Zhu Ying teased her a bit: "Okay, then let Yunxi go with you, you are a girl, it's not good to go alone."

Zhu Mingyue was suddenly dumbfounded, but then her eyes rolled: "Okay, come here, Yunxi, let's go together."

Hearing her sister's cheerful voice, Zhu Yunxi couldn't understand what she was thinking.

But it's not okay for him to stay with his elder brother and sister-in-law.

"Okay, let's go together. It happens that the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. I want to see them too."

Now March is the romantic season of cherry blossoms. Although it is not the best viewing time, most of the cherry blossoms are already in bloom.

Looking at the backs of the two children leaving, Zhu Ying waved his hands lightly, and several guards in Jin Yi clasped their fists and followed behind.

There were only two people left in the pavilion, and even the guardian Jin Yiwei turned his head knowingly.

Well, love is really not suitable for Zhu Ying.

Might as well talk about something serious.

"The spring plowing has already started. I don't trust the officials. The chamber of commerce can send someone to make an unannounced visit."

"We have to ensure that all high-yield crops are distributed to farmers, especially those who have no land."

Talking about business, the two immediately had a common topic.

Ye Yueqing nodded and said: "Your Highness, the Chamber of Commerce has recently discovered that some foreign ministers want to secretly obtain the seeds of these crops, do you want to protect them?"

Zhu Ying shook his head and said, "It's not necessary. Even if they take these seeds, it doesn't mean much. If they can be cultivated and produced in large quantities, it will be a good thing for us Ming."

Whether it is a small neighboring country or a big country farther away, it is really too poor.

He was so poor that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even want to conquer it. No one thought it would be beneficial to conquer it. Even if it was included in the territory of Ming Dynasty, it would be a thankless task.

Throughout the 5000 years of the Central Plains, conquests have never been the main focus.

In all dynasties in history, as long as the great unification is completed, it must start with internal affairs and people's livelihood.

Daming is the same.

However, now only Zhu Ying knows that thousands of years have passed, and this world will usher in great changes that have never been seen in thousands of years.

In just a few hundred years, the whole world will become completely strange.

The prosperity this time, because of Zhu Ying's existence, will not happen in the west, but will reverse the destiny. This great sun that shines on the world must rise from the east.

Early Ming is the best opportunity.

The Little Ice Age has arrived, and the high-yield crops don't need to be only on Daming's side.

Compared to farming, who in this world can be as strong as Ming Dynasty?
Besides, it would be a good thing for Daming if these small countries around them had enough food.

The trade surplus is no joke.

As long as there is enough force to protect it, the surrounding wealth will only continue to irrigate towards Daming.

Ye Yueqing actually didn't understand. In her opinion, no matter it was the grain seeds of high-yielding crops or the secret recipe of cement, they must be strictly guarded and not leaked.

But this does not prevent her from supporting Taisun's decision.

"Your Highness, there is news from Jinyiwei that Pi'erma Heima wants to bribe officials, but now he has no money, so he is going to write a letter to the grassland to ask Prince Shaharu for help."

General information would not be conveyed directly to Zhu Ying, Ye Yueqing knew that Zhu Ying had always attached great importance and attention to Pi'erma Heima.

Zhu Ying laughed and said, "This guy has a good eye."

After thinking for a while, he said: "Let Jin Yiwei pay more attention, and at the same time inform our staff on the grassland to always pay attention to Shaharu's actions."

"Shaharu is also considered a talented person. He is able to lead the army to continuously oppress the Golden Horde. It can be seen that he is excellent in all aspects. For things like cement, as long as you need to know about it, you will definitely not let it go."

"There will inevitably be a large amount of money transported to the capital, and it will be a secret operation to integrate all our cavalry in the grassland and desert."

"Just wait for news, and grab them all for him."

After a pause, Zhu Ying continued: "Pi'er Ma Heima is not familiar with our Daming court, so he will definitely find a way to find out. Although he has contacted Yun Wei, he probably knows that this matter Yun Wen Appointment will not help him."

"Then the only thing he can find is Mr. Zhou."

Ye Yueqing's eyes lit up and said: "Your Highness means to use a fake cement secret recipe to lure Pi Er Ma Hei Ma into the game."

Zhu Ying shook her head with a smile, and said, "The situation is small, so the secret recipe must be genuine, and the deal must be genuine."

"Let Mr. Zhou make arrangements, use real secret recipes, and keep making Pierma Heima pay more money."

"Isn't Pi'erma Heima out of money now? It's okay, let him pay the IOU. As long as the money is in place, the secret recipe of cement will be paid directly."

Ye Yueqing asked lately, "If Pierma Heima really gave out enough money, will we really give him our secret recipe for cement?"

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Buying and selling, of course, you have to pay attention to sincerity. Since someone else has paid this price, then it doesn't matter if you sell it to him."

Timur gets the cement formula, will he wantonly build roads?

The answer is yes.

With Timur's great talent and general plan, he will definitely build various concrete straight roads like the Ming Dynasty with Samarkand as the center.

His cavalry, his army, can reach where they want to go faster, and their mobility is more than doubled.

And the control of those conquered areas can also be very powerfully enhanced.

From this point of view, Zhu Ying seems to have a feeling of being an enemy.

However, Zhu Ying knew very well that no matter how powerful the Timur Empire was, as long as Timur died, the entire empire would inevitably fall apart.

It is even said that the stronger it is, the faster it will collapse.

The main reason for this is inheritance.

It's not that Timur's heirs are not good enough, but because of his system.

There are precedents for such a system.

Whether Genghis Khan is strong or not, whether the area he ruled is large or not, the Mongol Empire still has nothing left.

No own culture, unique institutional support.

After all, it was just a flash in the pan.

Zhu Ying was very confident and survived Timur's life.

Timur is a few years younger than the old man, even so, he is already 57 this year.

Zhu Ying, who is only 19 years old, said that there is no pressure at all.

Timur and Ming are so far apart, the only thing that can be played is the arms race.

The current Timur, nominally speaking, is still a courtier of Ming Dynasty.

Besides, Zhu Ying could think of it.

When the cement formula was passed on to Timur, it would inevitably intensify the escalation of class conflicts.

Timur will inevitably continue to forcibly recruit slaves for construction, and all conquered places will have to be populated.

If Timur built a concrete straight road in Eurasia in his lifetime.

Then I really have to thank him well.

After that, how much effort should be left.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying felt that secretly robbing the money that Shaharu transported to the capital seems to be a small plan.

Just grab it.

Timur is only 57 years old anyway, and he can live for many years.

When Timur dies, it would be a good choice to support Pierma Heima to stabilize a piece of land.

Intervening in name can also make sense.

While thinking about it, Zhu Ying didn't realize that the distance between him and Ye Yueqing was getting closer.

The story of Zhu Ying and Ye Yueqing's spring trip soon spread to Zhu Yuanzhang who had just come to court.

"This kid, he finally got the hang of it, and we are all anxious to see it."

"Jiang Yu, how long will it be until the date set by Qin Tianjian?" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and asked Jiang Yu next to him.

Jiang Yu said respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the date set by Qin Tianjian is March [-]th, and there are still [-] days left."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

In another seven or eight days, according to Dasun's budget, Zhengyang Avenue will be completely open.

However, this time will be delayed until the thirteenth.

It will be officially opened only after the grand grand ceremony is completed.

At this time, in the Huagai Palace, apart from Jiang Yu and Liu He, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal, there were five other books.

Apparently it was a ceremony just now.

The matter of Dasun was just a small episode.

"Zhao Shangshu, you continue to talk about spring plowing." Turning his head, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered.

For a farming civilization like the Ming Dynasty, spring plowing every year is the most important time of the year.

This is related to the great luck of the whole next year.

Before spring plowing, we not only need to offer sacrifices and prayers, but also pray for good weather this year.

And this year's release of high-yield crops and grains is also a very critical issue.

After Zhao Mian, Minister of the Household Department, bowed and bowed, he began to report on his current situation.

Sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other crops seem to be in large numbers after the fall of the past year, but for such a vast territory of Ming Dynasty, it is naturally impossible to fully cultivate them.

Therefore, the choice of region is very important.

According to Zhu Ying's previous proposal, the main areas of distribution are mainly in the northwest region.

Among them, Shaanxi and Shanxi are the most important places, accounting for [-]% of the total.

The remaining [-]% ​​belonged to Beizhili.

In the first half of last year, there was a severe drought and flood in North Zhili, and the shortage of food was serious.

It is only because high-yielding crops do not drink water that they only account for [-]%.

The remaining [-]% ​​will be divided equally among the other chief secretaries.

Due to the vast area of ​​rice planting in other provinces, it is impossible to destroy farmland to grow these high-yielding crops. The main distribution targets are those who have no land at home.

Among them, farmers who grow sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other crops will receive a preferential policy from the imperial court to halve their taxes within three years.

The household department is now in full swing, not only the local household department, but also the capital has sent a large number of officials to conduct extremely strict inspections of all the areas where grain seeds have been distributed.

It is necessary to ensure that the grain seeds can be put in place and planted carefully.

It has to be said that Zhao Mian, who can become the Minister of the Household Department, is very strict in the appointed regulations.

I don't have any talent these days, so I can't get along with Zhu Yuanzhang at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and nodded slightly from time to time while listening to Zhao Mian's narration while watching the memorial full of regulations and plans.

Don't underestimate the current Ming court.

After Hu Weiyong and other cronies were cleaned up by Zhu Yuanzhang, although the current Ming Dynasty does not seem to have any particularly powerful talents.

But it's just a historical record.

Whether comparing the entire Ming Dynasty for 300 years, or the previous dynasties, all ministers in the current Ming Dynasty are considered to be superior in terms of comprehensive ability and doing things for the people. The officials are clear and bright. .

Zhu Yuanzhang controlled the government by himself. Although this method was extremely tiring, the benefits were also very obvious.

Whether it's big or small affairs, or all kinds of emergency military affairs, there is never the possibility of procrastination.

Officials in the court have no practical ability, and it is difficult to get a position, and more often they are constantly demoted.

The situation that the capable go up and the weak go down is very clear in today's Ming Dynasty.

This is true even for local officials.

As the saying goes, imperial power does not go to the countryside.

But the current Zhu Yuanzhang's decree, no matter in the county town or in the countryside, or even within the clan, is unimpeded, and everything is followed.

This is why most of Zhu Yuanzhang's decrees were issued in the form of vernacular, except for some official announcements such as sacrifices.

(End of this chapter)