The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

After having a child, a special psychological change takes place.

That comes from the sense of responsibility as a father.

When Zhu Ying was confinement with Ye Yueqing, Zhu Yuanzhang began to release rumors that he would choose a concubine for his grandson.

This allows many people to have their own thoughts.

Especially for those who have girls of the right age, they are extremely looking forward to it.

There are generally four criteria for choosing a concubine.

The first is the background. Besides being beautiful, a woman must have a certain background. If a woman has a relatively strong background, then the woman has a higher starting point and a greater chance of being favored.

Because such women can also bring certain benefits. On the contrary, some of the more beautiful but without status may be little-known little people, serving in front of the emperor or concubine all day long.

In the current Hongwu period, being well-matched was more particular. Later, after Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty chose his concubine from the people in order to prevent his relatives from interfering with power.

For example, the Chang family of Prince Zhu Biao is the daughter of Chang Yuchun.

It can be described as a strong alliance.

The second is to be beautiful. A beautiful woman will always make people feel pleasing to the eye, and as a concubine, taking it out is also a symbol of one's own face. After all, in ancient times, a woman with good looks was not easy to just find someone and marry.

In addition, beautiful women are generally more powerful, and the chance of being favored is still relatively high.

Then there is a good figure, beautiful will attract people's attention, and one of the candidates to become a concubine, but in addition to being beautiful, you must also have a very good figure. If you only have a beautiful appearance, but you don't have a good figure, you will also be eliminated as a concubine. Candidates.

After all, nowadays, women don't go out of the door. The equipment for exercising is not perfect, and no one exercises. If they are obese, their future status will be affected.

The last thing is to be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. People believe that women who have no talent are virtues, but women who live in rich families still need to learn a little talent.

This is also an extra point for choosing a concubine in the palace. If you are beautiful, have a good figure, and have a prominent family background, you can also please the emperor. If this is the case, the probability of being selected as a concubine is very high. If you really become a concubine, you will be favored. The chances are also high.

The news quickly reached Xu Miaojin.

Xu Miaojin looked a little strange, looked at the eldest sister in front of her, wanted to say something, and swallowed back.

Xu Yihua naturally understood what this little girl was thinking, and asked: "When the grandson chooses a concubine, you also want to participate."

"I also know some things about you, but His Royal Highness, Grandson, doesn't necessarily mean that. It's just that you have no opponents in terms of choosing a concubine."

Xu Miaojin is undoubtedly in line with the standards of the grandson concubine, but on this point, it depends on the wishes of His Highness the grandson himself.

Even though Xu Miaojin is not very old now, it can be seen that she already has the feeling of a beauty embryo.

After a few more years, when it fully grows, it will definitely be overwhelming.

Hearing what the elder sister said, Xu Miaojin made up her mind and said, "I'm going to choose a concubine."

Xu Yihua thought for a while and said: "You are the daughter of my Xu family. You can see that when His Royal Highness is choosing a concubine, there must not be any woman who can have your status."

"It's just that, as the daughter of my Xu family, it's too simple to go step by step to participate in the concubine selection process. I just went to talk to my second brother and asked him to go to His Royal Highness, or His Majesty, to find out. .”

"I guess it shouldn't be a big problem."

The second brother Xu Yihua mentioned is the current Wei Guogong Xu Huizu.

Xu Huizu was born in the first year of Hongwu, and he is exactly 26 years old now.

As the eldest son of Xu Da, Xu Huizu also inherited excellent military talent, and he was also trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The first name was Xu Yungong, he was eight feet five inches tall, handsome and talented, and he worked in the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army of the Department of Honor and Guards.

Xu Da inherited the title after his death.

Because the name of the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen was taboo, he was given the name Xu Huizu.

He trained troops in Shaanxi, Beiping, Shandong, and Henan several times.Alu Timur of King Yan's Mansion had ulterior motives and was arrested and killed by him.

After returning, he took charge of the Chinese Army Dudufu.

Hearing the elder sister say that the younger sister Xu Miaojin wanted to become the concubine of His Royal Highness, after a little hesitation, Xu Huizu still chose to support it.

"At that time, I will talk to His Majesty."

Xu Huizu thought for a while and decided.

Younger sister Xu Miaojin likes His Highness the Grandson's affairs, and Xu Huizu has long known that the Xu family is now the top nobleman in Ming Dynasty, and there is no need to marry His Highness the Grandson to maintain it.

For the little girl's personal thoughts, both Xu Huizu and Xu Yihua are quite supportive.

Xu Huizu was also more straightforward, went directly to the palace, and found Zhu Yuanzhang.

"We didn't expect that you would propose to your younger sister. Of course, there is no problem with this matter. When the time comes, let's say hello to the eldest grandson, and then we will not go through the charter of choosing a concubine. Find an auspicious day. Just canonize her as the grandson and side concubine."

Zhu Yuanzhang was also straightforward. As far as Xu Miaojin's identity was concerned, indeed, as far as Daming was concerned, there was no woman of the right age who could compare with him.

Coupled with Xu Da's relationship, Zhu Yuanzhang still trusts Xu Da's descendants, and Xu Da is not around, so there is no need to worry about interference with the imperial power.

Xu Huizu of the new generation will be regarded as the mainstay of Ming Dynasty in the future.

After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, Xu Huizu directly told Xu Miaojin the good news.

Xu Miaojin blushed suddenly, full of anticipation.

Zhu Ying didn't feel much about the concubine.

Although she is the eldest daughter now, Zhu Ying will definitely give priority to Ye Yueqing in the future.

If Ye Yueqing gave birth to a boy and confirmed his son-in-law, then he would not have to pay so much attention to other things.

In addition to accompanying Ye Yueqing in confinement, Zhu Ying is also trying to find ways to study the future economic trend of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang hated corruption deeply, and vigorously eradicated it so that the Ming Dynasty maintained a clean and honest government. He carried out large-scale farmland and water conservancy construction, and promoted mulberry, hemp and cotton planting to provide raw materials for handicrafts. He saved a lot of money and food.

Even if it is said that the household department is in deficit every year, there are still some reserves in many rice warehouses. In addition to the self-sufficiency of the military households in the guards and the reduction of officials' salaries, in fact, the foundation of Ming Dynasty is still very strong. .

In history, after Zhu Di became emperor, all the consumption was basically left by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Create a new capital, dredge the Grand Canal, and Zhang Fu pacified Annan and conquered Mobei Mongolia five times.

Hu Ying's "Looking for Immortals", Xie Jinxiu's Yongle Grand Ceremony, Zheng He's voyages to the West, Zhu Di's spending is endless.

Although the economy was developed during Zhu Di's period, and Guotai Min'an became the most powerful country in the world, after 22 years of spending, the price of rice for one stone has risen from the consistent price in the early years of Hongwu to fifty guan.

High-yielding crops can indeed solve many problems in Daming. Strictly speaking, the registered population of Daming is more than [-] million, which also makes the pressure on rations not so great.

However, in the years to come, due to the high-yield crops and the improvement of the economic level, Ming Dynasty will surely usher in a period of population explosion.

The world's rations are limited, and in the case of a larger population, then we can only continue to cultivate new fields.

So in terms of agriculture and commerce, this balance is very important to Zhu Ying.

"It seems that we still have to go the way of importing."

After Zhu Ying pondered for a while, a thought came to her mind.

The so-called import refers to importing a large amount of grain from other countries to fill the rising vacancies in Ming Dynasty.

To put it simply, it is to arrange powerful businessmen from Daming to go overseas to become farmers, and then transport grain to Daming.

At this point, Zhu Ying is encouraging.

Naturally, the transportation of rice is not worth the money, especially if the price of food is to be stabilized.

However, Zhu Ying used the recruitment of guards and the right to open overseas businesses in exchange for a certain amount of maritime merchants.

That is to say, Zhu Ying will arrange a certain force here to maintain the safety of overseas merchants, and in some small places, it is also possible to arrange for Ming soldiers to be hired as maritime guards.

To put it simply, it is to encourage private capital to open up the territory outside the Ming Dynasty.

Here, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce will naturally take the lead.

The meaning of it, Zhu Ying told Uncle Zhang to handle it.

After Uncle Zhang got the news, he immediately set off for Jiangnan without any hesitation.

In the current sea trade area, Zhu Ying is vigorously supporting the Jiangnan area, such as Fujian and Guangzhou, which are already very proficient in sea trade. Even if there is no sea ban, there are not a few smugglers. It's standardized.

But Jiangnan is different.

Due to some historical problems on the Jiangnan side, Zhu Yuanzhang imposed extremely heavy taxes on the Jiangnan area.

Such a situation first caused the economy of the Jiangnan area to be greatly disturbed, and secondly, the people complained about Daming.

Of course, Zhu Ying was aware of the problems Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about. The root of the problem still lay in the aristocratic families. These families were not affected by the great war, and they did not have a strong sense of belonging to Ming Dynasty.

In their view, only their own family is the key, and the crony relationship is particularly strong, which has always been feared by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Including Liu Bowen, who was more or less influenced by his Jiangnan background.

Here in Zhu Yuanzhang, the points are constantly being reduced.

If there is no other method, such as Zhu Yuanzhang's current method, it is actually very suitable for today's Ming Dynasty.

But now that Zhu Ying is here, there are more ways.

He wants the big clans in Jiangnan to go out, don't waste too much energy fighting in the nest, and go outside if they want to fight.

When the big families in the south of the Yangtze River have tasted the sweetness of sea trade, they will naturally put all their energy into expanding overseas.

To a certain extent, it is equivalent to transferring the social contradictions in the Ming Dynasty.

In the case of Jiangnan, in fact, the coastal cities of Fujian and Guangzhou also exist in the same way, and the reason why they are not as serious as Jiangnan is that their minds have gone overseas.

Zhu Ying simply used this method to try to cure Jiangnan.

Perhaps it is to say that distance produces beauty.

People, only when they are in a foreign land, will they say that they miss their hometown even more.

In the same way, when people are abroad, they will miss their own country even more.

Often those businessmen who have experienced overseas life love Daming to a greater extent.

People who have experienced war-torn areas yearn for peace even more.

Seeing the hunger of other people makes me miss the food and clothing of my own country even more.

After Zhang Bo came to Jiangnan, he greeted all the well-known families in the vicinity, especially the families with shares in Jiangnan Shipyard.

Then he pointed out what His Royal Highness Taisun meant.

At this moment, representatives of many families were a little unhappy.

"I said shopkeeper Zhang, this is too unruly, we are all here to run the sea trade, which allows us to bring some manpower, and we have to go overseas for farming and reclamation, and how much food we have to ship back every year according to the standard .”

"Forget about the manpower, but the price of grain brought back from overseas has to be according to the standards of the Daming market. There is no room for making money here, and with so much grain, how much space does it occupy in the cabin? There are fewer other goods."

"Traveling overseas is inherently risky. In the end, not to mention not earning much money, there may be a risk of losing money."

With the first one to come out to complain, there will naturally be a second and a third.

It gradually changed to more and more people joining in.

Only a few leading representatives of the big clan didn't have any intention of speaking, but just sat there quietly, watching how shopkeeper Zhang would answer this question quietly.

Even if it is His Royal Highness Taisun's intention, if one is not handled properly, troubles will easily arise.

However, the sense of proportion here is also very particular. If all the members oppose it and make His Royal Highness lose his temper, I am afraid it will not be so easy.

Everyone has experienced His Royal Highness Taisun, so of course, there should be some leeway in this matter.

Although Zhang Bo was from the Jurchen Ministry, he had traveled with Zhu Ying for so many years, and every time he talked about business, he would not talk about avoiding him. If there was anything he didn't understand, Zhu Ying would tell him the truth afterwards.

As time goes by, you will naturally understand more.

At the moment, he was also drinking tea lightly, as if he couldn't hear the complaints around him.

After the voice slowly faded away, Uncle Zhang raised his head and looked around, then said slowly, "I told you, your eyes are like mice, and you can only see the immediate benefits."

"But don't think about it carefully, what His Royal Highness Grandson means here."

"That's overseas. What does it mean to ask you to bring people to buy land and plant it?"

"This means that you will have a large amount of land overseas, and the outside is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty. His Royal Highness has allowed you to get such benefits. What is the point of asking you to send some food back?"

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding area suddenly fell silent, as if a new world had opened up.

Then the topic of the meeting began to change, and the direction of the wind changed drastically. They began to study the standards for food delivery every year, and never mentioned the matter just now.