The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

August of the thirty-sixth year of Hongwu.

Zhu Ju, who had been studying rice in Huguang, returned to Beijing.

Although most of the Ming Dynasty has been used as a granary, the cultivation of high-quality rice will never become obsolete. This is also the basis for the survival of people all over the world.

Zhu Rui, who returns to Beijing, will be summoned to the palace as soon as possible.

Zhu Ying naturally attaches great importance to such agricultural talents.

"This time my fifth uncle has been away for several years, and my nephew misses him very much."

Zhu Ying smiled and said to Zhu Ru, asking him to enter the study with him.

The palace maid also immediately brought hot tea.

"I'm thinking of you, Taisun. This time I went to Huguang and harvested a lot. According to the rice hybridization method provided by Taisun, many high-quality rice have been developed, and the yield is steadily increasing every year. However, we haven't found any insect pests yet." Appropriate response.”

"The locust plague is particularly huge, and it can only be mitigated by hunting and killing it manually."

"If we can find a way to eliminate pests, rice production will definitely increase. Unfortunately, there is currently no idea in this regard."

"Only toads and some birds are easy prey for locusts. Therefore, in the Huguang area, I asked many farmers to raise more of them, which can be regarded as reducing some insect pests."

Seeing Zhu Ying, Zhu Ru couldn't help but start telling some things about himself in Huguang.

Although Zhu Rui is now wearing silk and satin, his complexion is dark and his skin is rough, and he does not look pampered at all.

This is the real person who goes to the fields, immersed in research all day long, and is deeply admired by Zhu Ying.

"The locust damage is indeed difficult. It is almost impossible to completely eliminate it. It is already very good to be able to slow it down."

"I'm in the capital, and I heard that Uncle Wu's rice research has made breakthroughs. The yield in the experimental fields is increasing every year. This is really a great thing. Uncle Wu has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty."

"It's just that in this regard, my ability is meager, so I can only rely on my fifth uncle to explore alone."

Zhu Ying offered tea instead of wine and paid tribute to Zhu Xi.

"You can't be like your grandson." Zhu Zhu said quickly.

This time he returned to Beijing mainly because Zhu Ying was about to ascend the throne, and his research had reached a certain bottleneck. It didn't mean that he could gain something by staying there.

Zhu Ying said: "One person is responsible for the shortcomings, and the other is responsible for the longcomings. It is rare for the fifth uncle to come back this time, so we can go to the agricultural school more often. There are already many outstanding students who are familiar with agriculture."

Zhu Ying opened the Agricultural School a long time ago, and then Zhu Ji took charge of it.

It was obvious that Zhu Tie was only a research talent, but in terms of teaching, he seemed much duller, which made Zhu Ying very helpless.

There is no other way, so we can only let Zhu Zhu hold this title, which is equivalent to the concept of honorary principal, and then train other teachers and students.

"When I come back this time, I plan to concentrate on writing down some of my experiences, preferably in the form of a book."

"There are too few classics on agriculture, so there is no talent test. It is said that the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants can enjoy the shade. Now I can only plant trees first."

Zhu Rui said with some helplessness that since the development of agriculture, there are very few classics. Many people who know about agriculture may not be able to read Chinese characters and rely on oral transmission.

It is extremely difficult to form a complete program.

Zhu Yingdao: "Recently, an academy of science has been established in the palace. It is about various theories, including agriculture, and recruitment is open to the world."

"Also, I plan to create a classic book that summarizes all the knowledge in the world. This will make it much more convenient for future generations to inquire and study, and also allow some precious knowledge to be preserved."

"Currently, this work is being handed over to Liu Sanwu from the Ministry of Education. He is convening learned people from all over the world to complete it together."

It is impossible for Zhu Di to be in peace, but the Yongle Dadian still needs to be compiled.

In fact, Zhu Ying has been preparing for this job for a long time, but considering that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is constantly expanding and the knowledge of other civilizations is being integrated, the recruitment of talents is now the mainstream.

Now, you can basically start.

This is not a series of books, but a kind of book. A kind of book is to classify, collect, and compile some fragments of materials in various books, including heaven, earth, people, things, and things.

Collecting almost all the books that can be collected from ancient times to the present, transcribing valuable fragments from these books, including some literature, art, history, geography, philosophy, natural sciences, and some religions since ancient times. Rich information in all aspects. Be included.

In other words, it's an encyclopedia.

Zhu Rui was naturally very interested in such things, because some fragments in many books also related to agriculture, which was much more convenient than searching for information by himself.
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Under the city of Nanjing.

More than a dozen Jinyi guards rode into Zhengyang Avenue.

Seeing the brocade clothes they were wearing, the people around them immediately moved away.

Even now, the name of Jin Yiwei is scary enough. Although Jin Yiwei rarely handles cases involving ordinary people, this does not mean that they have no law enforcement power over ordinary people.

No matter how vicious the criminal is, he will become an honest person in front of Jin Yiwei.

The only one who kills someone is himself. Once Jin Yiwei interrogates him, he may be responsible for killing the whole family and exterminating the nine clans.

It's just that these Jin Yiwei still have various injuries on their bodies. The cloaks are stained with blood and even have many holes.

The leader is none other than Song Zhong.

After entering the city of Nanjing with a dozen or so imperial guards, Song Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then fell off his horse.

"Lord Governor!!!"

The Jin Yiwei next to him immediately heard a horrified voice.
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Jinyiwei yamen.

Zhu Ying looked at Song Zhong who was lying unconscious on the bed. He waited for the imperial doctor to change the wound medicine and then asked: "How long will it take to wake up."

The imperial doctor respectfully replied: "Reporting to His Majesty the Grand Sun, Song Zhenfu suffered multiple sword wounds on his body, and sharp arrows penetrated his chest. Fortunately, the organs were avoided. Due to excessive blood loss, he became unconscious."

"You should be able to wake up after a day or two of cultivation."

Zhu Ying nodded, as long as it's nothing serious.

More than an hour ago, Zhu Ying received news about Song Zhong, saying that he passed out directly on Zhengyang Avenue.

This made Zhu Ying suddenly angry.

More than half a year ago, Zhu Ying sent Song Zhong to investigate the corruption and corruption of Jin Yiwei in various places and meddling in military power. In Zhu Ying's opinion, this was just caused by the corruption of Jin Yiwei in some places.

But Song Zhong is like this. Obviously, there are many more people behind this than he imagined.

Without knowing it, an interest group has been formed.

Song Zhong was the envoy of Jinyiwei Town in the Ming Dynasty. He was a fourth-rank official and also served as his own personal bodyguard. With such an identity, it can be said that he walked sideways throughout the Ming Dynasty. Even if Song Zhong was usually submissive in front of Zhu Ying, those who could go to Zhu Ying's side to guard him were regarded as great figures to others.

However, with such an identity, during the investigation of the case, he encountered assassinations and attacks that extended to the outside of Nanjing.

This makes Zhu Ying not angry.

"Tell me what's going on."

After Zhu Ying left the room, he asked the more than ten Jinyi guards who returned with Song Zhong.

One of them stood up and kowtowed respectfully: "Reporting to Your Highness Taisun, we don't know anything about Song Zhenfu. We just suddenly received a secret order from Song Zhenfu and rushed to the Chaohu area to provide support."

"Then we were chased by hundreds of men in black. They were well-trained and thought they were members of the military. There were dozens of brothers. In the end, we were the only ones left to protect Song Zhenfu and escape."

"After leaving Chaohu, we were constantly pursued by troops from behind. We didn't dare to stop and came all the way to the capital, all the way to Zhengyang Avenue."

Zhu Ying nodded slightly without asking too much. It was impossible for these Jinyi guards to hide anything from him.

The key now is still Song Zhong.

He is not in a hurry, Song Zhong will always wake up, and the truth of everything will inevitably come to light.

At that time, those who deserve to be killed will be killed.
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Somewhere in Shanxi, in a house.

"Are you crazy, Chen Dahu, how dare you! How dare you!"

"That's the Jin Yiwei Zhenfu Envoy, the personal bodyguard beside His Highness the Grand Sun. Compared with him, I'm like an ant."

"How dare you send hundreds of people to hunt him down!!!"

"Once this matter is exposed, not to mention the nine tribes, but the ten tribes will be killed!"

"Chen Dahu, do you want all of us to die here?"

A middle-aged man suppressed his voice and asked hysterically.

Although he was very angry inside, he did not dare to say it out loud for fear of accidentally spreading it.

"What can I do? Should I let him find out everything?"

"Nine tribes! Ten tribes! If I die, I won't care about the floods after my death. If this day comes, let those old diehards bury me with me, hey, that's really good."

"Zhang Baidong, let me tell you, you'd better pray that this guy Song Zhong can die in my hands, otherwise if we let him escape into Nanjing City, then our affairs will be completely over."

"If we're going to die anyway, it's better for everyone to die. If not, how can you get them to support us?"

Chen Dahu said with a fierce expression. After finishing speaking, he picked up the wine bowl on the table and drank it all in one gulp, looking arrogant.

Zhang Baidong was shocked when he heard this: "Nanjing City! Have you contacted them? Do you really want to kill everyone!"

Chen Dahu said indifferently: "So what, we are all adopted sons, why should we brothers be punished to come to this place where birds don't shit?"

"Back then, when I followed my foster father, no one had done anything dirty. It was just that we were unlucky. When our foster father wanted to surrender to his grandson, we were blamed."

"It's good for them. They get the most money, but if something goes wrong, we have to take care of it. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

"It's been ten years. Think about it for yourself. How did we get through these ten years? The original glory and wealth have all disappeared. Can I be willing to do so? Are you willing to do so?"

"Hey, I have already passed on the news. If they don't provide us with cover and let Mr. Song enter Nanjing City, no one will die. Even these Shanxi merchants who are still living will have to accompany them. "

After hearing these words, Zhang Baidong, who was originally full of anger, gradually calmed down, and the fierce light that had not flashed in his eyes for many years began to reappear.

They, including some people from various places and even the capital, once had the same identity, that is, Lan Yu's adopted son.

At that time, Lan Yu claimed to control half of the Ming Dynasty's army, and this was not a boast.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill Lan Yu, it was only after planning in many ways, and he killed him all at once.

Almost all of the more than 10,000 mid-level officers involved in the Lan Yu case died because of Lan Yu.

Sapphire's power can be simply divided into three parts.

The first part came from the generals of his brother-in-law Chang Yuchun, which was also Lan Yu's biggest capital at that time. These veteran soldiers who followed Chang Yuchun to conquer the world, all held important positions after the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with them, they were Xu Da's generals.

As Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand man who conquered the world, almost 80% of the generals and soldiers in the Ming army were inextricably linked to Xu Da Chang Yuchun.

The second part is the generals who come from Sapphire itself.

After the Battle of Yuerhai, Lan Yu's voice reached its peak, and his generals were promoted to nobility as a result, controlling more military power, forming a huge force, and becoming the leader of the Huaixi Honorable Group.

Lan Yu will naturally use his power to put his own people in power. It can be said that Lan Yu had almost complete final say in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion at that time.

Therefore, if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to kill Lan Yu, it must be a crime of treason, and nothing else will work.

The third part is these adopted sons.

There are even some of Lan Yu's adopted sons who are a few years older than Lan Yu. They are all brave in the military, highly skilled in martial arts, and their families also have certain power.

Recognizing Lan Yu as his adoptive father is also to have better promotion channels, which is considered a strong alliance.

At that time, Zhu Ying proposed that Lan Yu should cut off the relationship with these adopted sons, which also caused a group of people who were originally expected to have a bright future to step down, be removed from their posts, or be transferred.

Except for a very few who could rely on others to stay in the capital, most of the adopted sons were scattered in all directions.

In fact, Lan Yu didn't have any feelings for these adopted sons. It was just a combination of interests. Now that they are separated, they are separated.

Chen Dahu and Zhang Baidong are one of these adopted sons.

They were transferred out of the capital and came to Shanxi.

As Zhu Ying attacked the Shanxi merchants, Shanxi's original local power declined rapidly. By chance, the two of them joined forces with some remaining Shanxi merchants.

Shanxi merchants do have unique talents in doing business, although they like to do profitable business the most.

Obviously, hugely profitable businesses are often accompanied by illegal activities.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty's wealth has been rising rapidly due to the lifting of maritime bans and the development of maritime trade, including some other commercial policies.

This also led to the resurgence of former Shanxi merchants. They got in touch with Chen Dahu, Zhang Baidong, and some other adopted sons of Lan Yu, and used their former influence to obtain money.