The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Daming, Kunning Palace.

Zhu Ying was looking at the information sent back by Annan.

"Well, it really did not disappoint my expectations. After the abolition of the word "Nan", Annan's side will gradually return to the right track."

During that refutation, in the end, Liu Sheng succeeded in getting Hu Jishou to make a concession on the basis of national interests, the imperial edict was issued smoothly, and Annan abolished the word "Nan" throughout the country.

The current effect will definitely not be very good, but with the accumulation of time, more and more people will come to learn Chinese characters.

The biggest factor is Annan's imperial examination.

When Chinese characters were implemented in the imperial examination, all the scholars in Annan had to learn Chinese characters to participate.

Just like the Ming Dynasty, almost ninety-nine percent of every scholar's mind is on official career. Even a truly proficient literary person must have the initial ambition to achieve success in his studies and become an official.

Don't look at the exaggeration that Annan said, in fact, for the whole of Annan, ninety-nine percent of the people are also illiterate. It's pretty irrelevant here.

Anyway, no matter whether you murmur characters or Chinese characters, no one knows a few.

Generally speaking, for those who don't know characters, there seems to be no big difference between Chinese characters and Nom characters, after all, they are all stroke structures.

"It's just a small country of Qu'er, and the Chinese characters it uses are of great significance to our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang held the little great-grandson in his arms, and asked the great-grandson casually.

Recently, Zhu Yuanzhang would spend a lot of time in Kunning Palace with his grandson besides going to court.

It has been more than a month now, and after having a lively full moon drink, the little great-grandson Zhu Yuting can already crawl on her own.

Babbling, yelling, and those big bright eyes really made Zhu Yuanzhang feel his heart melt.

Youdao is old and young, even if you wear it for an hour or two, Zhu Yuanzhang will not feel tired.

And Zhu Yuting is very clingy to Zhu Yuanzhang, every time Zhu Yuanzhang hugs her, she always smiles, which also makes Zhu Yuanzhang very happy when he takes care of his great-grandson.

Although it is a girl, this is Zhu Yuanzhang's first great-grandson, and it is born of the eldest grandson, so the meaning is naturally different.

Listening to the old man's words, Zhu Ying knew very well that the old man, like the emperors of other dynasties, had no idea about these small countries.

The traditional idea lies in the control of force.

The main reason is that for the current Ming Dynasty, if you send an army of 30 to [-] people, you can easily conquer it.

It's just that he can't give Daming any real benefits in terms of finances, so he doesn't bother to talk about conquest.

If there were really a land that was so rich, it would have already belonged to the rule of the Central Plains.

"Grandpa, if we use force to rule the land of Annan, it will be a loss-making business, but if we let Annan gradually prosper, and then secretly control it, and have a chance to take it back to Daming in the future, then it will be a profitable business."

"I think Grandpa must have not paid attention to the information about the [-] soldiers in Annan who farmed the fields. According to the latest information about Annan, the food produced by my Ming Dynasty in the fields in Annan can not only fully cover all the military pay in Annan."

"There is even a surplus. According to the statistics, even if there are [-] soldiers in the past, they can still afford it."

"Since last year's summer grain, Sun'er no longer needs to transport military pay. Instead, the bank opened in cooperation with Annan's royal family has absorbed a large amount of Annan's silver. Now there are more than 700 million taels of silver in the warehouse."

Zhu Ying explained with a smile.

Annan's intelligence was regularly delivered every month. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay much attention to such a small country, and he was busy with government affairs in the DPRK and China. Naturally, it was impossible to say that he would visit it often.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang's affairs on Annan's side are basically entrusted to the great grandson by Zhu Yuanzhang, including the military pay needed by the soldiers stationed in Annan. In Zhu Ying's commitment at the beginning, he did not use the treasury to pay, but Zhu Ying. The Qunying Chamber of Commerce on the side undertakes the undertaking.

Of course, the output of this grain is not only on top of rice, but also some high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes are also a major reason.

It is easier to grow without the intensive cultivation that rice requires.

At present, the land obtained by Daming in Annan belongs to the fertile land near the capital of Annan, so it is normal to have the current situation.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang, who heard this for the first time, couldn't help being a little surprised.

He really didn't expect that the [-] soldiers stationed in Annan not only did not burden the grandson, but also made money?
Immediately asked: "Then Annan is really so rich? Why is this completely different from what we heard from the envoy?"

Annan and Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to investigate, not to mention knowing the overall situation of Annan very well, there are still six or seven points.

On the whole, Annan is also a poor place. A large number of people don't have enough to eat and don't have much clothes to wear. How come Dasun seems to have become richer.

He also got more than 700 million taels of silver in the bank.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew that it was exchanged for the Daming banknotes. He naturally knew about the Daming banknotes issued to Annan. They were all marked with special marks, which were different from the Daming banknotes. Currently, they are not allowed to circulate in Daming. , can only be circulated in Annan.

The precious banknotes made of scarf and silk are exchanged for real money, and this is just a cooperation with the Annan royal family.

In just one year, and only equivalent to the land of Ming Dynasty, which is only a county, more than 700 million taels of silver have been absorbed, which is really unimaginable for Zhu Yuanzhang.

This is completely different from the small barren country in his mind.

Zhu Ying then explained: "You can't just look at one side. Annan is poor as a whole, but those nobles also have a lot of money in their hands, and my Ming soldiers don't need to be responsible for the basic necessities of Annan's people. We have to open up a place alone."

"Without the burden, and occupying fertile land, the situation should be different."

After two sentences of explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood the truth.

This is like the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty, which bears almost half of the taxes of the Ming Dynasty.

The poor people in Annan are the responsibility of the Annan royal family, and the soldiers of Ming Dynasty only care about themselves. Naturally, the situation is completely different.

These words immediately opened Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

According to this situation, other small countries should be similar, after all, there are some rich places.

Then, can we also follow the current Annan model and send some Ming soldiers to station in the past? This will not only expand the influence of the Ming Dynasty, but also effectively eliminate hidden dangers in the frontier.

For example, in the current Annan, there are [-] Ming soldiers in charge, so it is naturally impossible to say that anything unfavorable to Ming can happen.

If there is any change, first of all, the [-] soldiers will be affected. Even if there is some turmoil, it will happen in Annan territory, so it is difficult to say that it will affect Daming.

Controlling the war outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty is a great thing for the development of the Ming Dynasty and the safety of the people.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the eldest grandson with piercing eyes, and Zhu Ying certainly understood.

Immediately said: "This is a direction that grandson will pursue in the future. Not only the soldiers of Daming, but also the merchants of my Daming Maritime Trade, can actually achieve the same level."

"At the Jiangnan Shipyard, I have asked Uncle Zhang to inform all the families who want to do maritime trade. After two years, all the families who do sea trade must follow certain standards to purchase food from outside and return to China. And it needs to be repurchased according to my Daming's market price."

"And my grandson leased some old firearms that were eliminated by the Gunpowder Department to these sea merchants, and let them bring enough manpower and money to go overseas to other countries to buy land slaves, grow food, open factories, and then give back to my Ming Dynasty. "

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We listened to the memorials on the Jiangnan side, saying that many martial arts gyms have been opened recently, and it must have been secretly arranged by Dasun."

Regarding this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly thought of some things he saw in the memorial some time ago.

Not only in the Jiangnan area, but also in Fujian, Guangdong, and other coastal areas, there are also many martial arts gyms.

What this martial arts school teaches is almost some methods of training soldiers.

It is specially for people to carry out a personnel training in a short period of time.

It also includes some basic uses of firearms.

There are also several people's joint attack methods.

Zhu Ying did not deny it, and replied: "It was arranged by my grandson. Some veterans who have retired from the army have no place to settle down, especially the disabled veterans. They can't even farm. difficulty."

"Nowadays, when sea merchants travel around the world, they will inevitably encounter many accidents. Therefore, my grandson wants to open a martial arts gym, so that these veterans can also have a place to live."

"The guards on the maritime side can also get a basic training, and they can have enough force to protect themselves when they encounter danger outside. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone."

These words are high-sounding, but Zhu Yuanzhang has been struggling all his life, and he still doesn't understand the metaphor.

It is true to arrange veterans, but in fact, in terms of purpose, Dasun wants the guards of these maritime merchants to be trained like soldiers, and to replace Da Ming to carry out overseas expansion.

To some extent, Zhu Ying's method is actually similar to the overseas colonization in history.

However, as a member of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Ying's side is relatively gentle, not that barbaric.

At least in terms of business, it's fair. It's not just a massacre, occupying other people's land or something like that.

This is also because Daming now has a strong trade surplus in goods, and can easily earn enough money, there is no need to do that kind of way of leaving a bad name.

But for now, for most places, manpower is the cheapest.

One piece of silk was sold, not to mention more, naturally there would be no problem in exchanging a hundred or eighty slaves for him.

For almost most countries, there is basically no possibility of refusing the request of merchants to purchase land.

This is not about ceding the land, but the merchants who bought the land can also pay taxes, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Of course, for the sea merchants in Daming, the tricks in taxation are all very familiar. Engaging in bribery in Daming is a very dangerous thing nowadays, but overseas, it is of course commonplace.

Although such a situation would easily breed some big families, Zhu Ying was not too worried about these.

As long as Daming can remain strong, no matter how big the family is, it must be attached to the tree of Daming. If the future generations of Ming really want to perish, there is no way to do it.

As long as China is strong enough, it will be the country of the Han people after all.

That is to say, change the person who is in charge of the house.

It's all nonsense that the old Zhu's family will last forever.

If you can inherit more, then you can inherit more.

It really doesn't matter if it's going to die, and it's not something Zhu Ying can care about.

In the later modern times, the once mighty empire on which the sun never sets has not been around for a few hundred years, and it will still set when the sun sets.

On this point, Zhu Ying still thinks very openly.

After Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, he said, "On the road of maritime commerce, Dasun's thinking is clearer than ours, but we still have to ask a few words to keep it within the scope of control."

"Businessmen pursue profit, and there is no loyalty in their hearts. The foundation of the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty is to return to agriculture itself."

"These maritime merchants are like a pair of sharp blades. If they can be well controlled, they can naturally contribute to our Ming Dynasty. If they are not well controlled, they will be the source of disaster."

"Businessmen's greed is endless, and their hearts are dark. As long as they have enough benefits, they won't have the slightest burden in their hearts to betray Daming."

"If one day our Ming Dynasty goes to war with other countries, maybe these families who are dependent on my Ming Dynasty will bite back at that time."

"On these matters, Dasun must keep in mind."

"You can give them meat, but the chain cannot be loosened, and you must hold it tightly in your own hands."

In terms of politics, Zhu Yuanzhang can easily get rid of Zhu Ying Batiaojie.

Especially the control of power.

Zhu Ying is good at business, this is not because he is born with it, but because he has experienced the training of later generations, he can predict the changes of the world in advance, and grasp the opportunity in advance at every step.

But in politics, Zhu Yuanzhang, who built the Ming Dynasty from scratch and is now nearly seventy years old, will naturally be more transparent.

This is why Zhu Ying wanted to be a grandson.

Zhu Yuanzhang's words gave Zhu Ying a wake-up call.

Governing the country is not only about money, but also has more social and political meanings.

Pure economic prosperity cannot make a big country live forever, and for maritime trade, it cannot be left alone.

It is like the top ten imperial merchants in the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, they initially supported the Manchu Qing Dynasty not to overthrow Ming Dynasty, but simply because there was enough wealth to earn here.

It was just such behavior that accelerated the demise of Ming Dynasty.

After hearing the old man's words, Zhu Ying was immediately aware that she was too addicted to making money, and she should focus more on developing the domestic industrial foundation.

He said seriously at the moment: "Thank you grandpa for teaching, my grandson is almost addicted to it."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction: "It's good to be able to think clearly, but as far as it is concerned, the grandson's arrangement is still very good."

"Even if there is a famine in various places, it can be resolved quickly. Although there is no statistics on the number of people, we can see that we have made great progress in terms of the number of people."

"Talent is the foundation. As long as we have enough people, our Ming Dynasty will become stronger and stronger, even surpassing all dynasties."