Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 355: Prince, your mother and Mrs. Yang fell into the water at the same time. Who do you save first?

Li Bing introduced the tax collection situation in detail and sent people to check the specific tax situation.

The king and his ministers listened carefully.

The Ministry of Finance calls for tax payments of up to 30 million. This is the meaning of the establishment of the Ministry of Finance. Tax collection and finance are separated to prevent one department from becoming dominant.

As for tax collectors, they must be jointly enforced by finance officials, censors, supervisors, and fans.

Ma Ang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, began to report on the performance of the Ministry of Industry for the year.

Asphalt roads enter Nang from Chengdu, and roads are also being built from Gansu to Duosi. The two asphalt roads will become important passages to control Wusbindusi and Duosidusi.

At the same time, the asphalt road extending from Rehe was also built to reach Kulun, Dusi Province, Mongolia.

The asphalt road in Wusheng is expected to be completed in twenty years, the Duosi highway is expected to be completed in ten years, and the Mongolian Dusi road is expected to be completed in three years.

The waterway project has never stopped.

After connecting the waterways, we need to blow up the rocks, dredge the waterways, build many bridges and build roads, and add large-scale irrigation projects among the people.

In areas where water is scarce in the northwest, karez wells are dug extensively to solve the water problem of the people.

Cities in the south are always prone to flooding, so they should build underground water conservancy and do a good job in water seepage.

In addition, people in areas prone to frequent earthquakes and mudslides will be relocated to border provinces and preventive measures will be taken.

In the 21st year of the Ministry of Industry's reign in Jingtai, the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry was struck by lightning and caught fire, resulting in the loss of many valuable materials. Therefore, the lightning rod was invented, which has now been used in wooden halls and has entered thousands of households.

The Ministry of Industry has achieved gratifying results in the past year.

Zhu Qiyu nodded as he listened: "Continue to build. No piece of land in Ming Dynasty is waste land. The Ministry of Household Affairs and internal funds will allocate a fixed amount every year and increase it in a step-by-step manner to complete infrastructure construction and improve people's livelihood."

"We cannot stop planting trees, especially after occupying the Western Region, we must plant trees on a large scale."

"The second is the issue of drought and floods. We need to encourage private technology to invent technology and improve ancient technology, so that it can be used in the contemporary era and benefit the future."

"The problem of pests has been a big problem from ancient times to the present."

At this point, Zhu Qiyu paused slightly and stood up: "I want to tell you some good news. Xu Jue invented pesticides."

"This pesticide is not the kind that has been used since ancient times, but is the same as chemical fertilizers, more effective, and can be mass-produced."

In the 17th year of Jingtai's reign, chemical fertilizers were invented.

The effect is good, but the cost is too high. Not only farmers can't afford it, but even officials can't afford it. In recent years, the cost has been reduced, and the effect is remarkable.

"On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, Xu Jue took the pesticide to announce the good news to me."

Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao to show Li Xian the memorial.

Pesticides are an eternal problem, and pesticide science has been developing. In the 17th year of Jingtai, the Ming Dynasty established the Pesticide Bureau and began to invest funds and recruit capable people to systematically study pesticides.

After six years, the first pesticide of Ming Dynasty was born.

"I plan to name him Youzhen brand pesticide to commemorate Xu Youzhen."

Zhu Qiyu said in an exciting tone: "Xu Wei is responsible for popularizing corn, inventing chemical fertilizers, developing cold-resistant rice seeds, and inventing pesticides!"

"In the Jingtai Dynasty, the second person to enter the Confucian Temple directly was Xu Jue!"

"Although he is a eunuch and although he has made mistakes, his merits outweigh his faults!"

"After his death, he should be worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple, worshiping the sages and worshiping the ancestors in the temple!"

Starting from nothing is the hardest.

After taking the first step, within a few years, pesticides will be manufactured in batches, and in a few more years, they will be available to the public.

Because the Ming Dynasty allowed private ownership and it was profitable, merchants would invest in it.

Just like fertilizer, it has been developed nationwide for six years, and its promotion speed is getting faster and faster. The price has plummeted, but it is still not affordable for the common people.

Zhu Qiyu himself has invested in more than two dozen research and development factories, all of which are engaged in fertilizer research and development.

The same is true for pesticides. They will be able to fly into people's homes in twenty years at the latest.

Therefore, Zhu Qiyu must strictly protect Ming Dynasty, and all achievements are not allowed to leak out.

The secret method of firing porcelain in later generations was originally only known by Huaxia. However, after the opening up, the Japanese inspection team came to the inland to inspect and tried every means to obtain porcelain ashes. Within two years, porcelain was fired on a large scale from the Japanese country, and then ceramics were fired all over the world. .

Many secrets are revealed inadvertently.

How many formulas have been leaked out of China since ancient times?

There are many recipes for shampoo, soap, butter, cheese, pressure cookers, ID cards, leather shoes, purses, watermelon cream, skin care products, etc. After they were leaked out, they changed their names and came back to defraud China at high prices. It is understandable to make money. But in the end, why should these things be used? Has everything become theirs?

In the end, China was left with four great inventions? Isn't it funny? China has nearly six thousand years of history and its inheritance has never been cut off. How could it be possible that there are only four inventions?

Li Xian felt bad. He had the best relationship with Xu Jue. Xu Jue had a rough fate. He planned the coup to seize the door, but luckily survived and became a eunuch.

Over the years, he has sympathized with Xu Jue. Who knew that Xu Jue would achieve such feats and then enter the Confucian Temple?

Can he, Li Xian, join?

Li Xian estimated the characters in the Confucian Temple and felt that it was quite embarrassing.

In the Jingtai Dynasty, there are only two people who have entered Wenwu Temple alive, Yu Qian and Xu Jue.

It’s hard to think about other people after they die.

"Come back."

"Road construction cannot stop, and school running must be further promoted. Civil and military talents are scarce in both the DPRK and China."

"The Ming Dynasty has such a large territory and needs too many talents."

"Chen Wen."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Wen: "The situation at the grassroots level has been special in recent years. Some talents have been recruited and people have been promoted to become officials in the court."

“But Ming Dynasty’s westward expansion has stalled.”

"Starting from next year, we will no longer recruit talents from the private sector. We will use Jinshi uniformly. If there is an urgent need to recruit people, we can only recruit scholars. This is a special situation."

Chen Wen bowed to receive the order. He had already petitioned the Central Committee to no longer recruit scholars and candidates. This made many people try their best to work as local officials instead of taking part in the imperial examination.

The conscription system that had been in place for fifteen years also came to an end.

In a few years, some incompetent scholars and candidates will be eliminated.

"Next year, more officials will be assigned to Wushuang, and wherever the asphalt roads are built, they will be under actual control."

Zhu Qiyu paused slightly: "Bian Yong, after the spring, you personally send an envoy to Wushen to talk to those lamas. As long as they are willing to completely surrender to the Ming Dynasty and establish the Wushen Province, I am willing to lose some profits, but the official system and military power must be controlled. It’s in my hands.”

"Another decree was sent to Han Yong to expand Sichuan Province, cede territory from Duosi and Wushuang, and establish a new Sichuan."

Li Xian frowned: "Your Majesty, is it too early?"

"Han Yong has been training troops in Sichuan for almost ten years. He has been climbing the plateau, and the climate should get used to it. Besides, the calculation of the Zhonghua River will begin next year. Once construction begins, New Sichuan will be the largest base, and there is no room for error."

Zhu Qiyu said: "After the discussion with Bian Yong is completed, it will be placed under the new jurisdiction. There will be no problem in Wushen, and there will definitely be no problem in the poor place of Duosi."

"Move some more people from the mainland and a new Sichuan will be built."

"But tell Han Yong that he is not allowed to enter the palace or go to the plateau. Just keep an eye on me and he can just sit in Chengdu."

Zhu Qiyu would not allow Han Yong to die. He was a future handsome man and an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. He must not be lost to the little Wushen.

Everyone can see that it is imperative for Zhu Qiyu to build the Zhonghua River.

The northwest of the Ming Dynasty lacked a big river. It was precisely because of the lack of this river that the Ming Dynasty was trapped by the terrain and could not extend its territory westward.

If a large river was artificially created, flowing from Ussun through the Western Regions and merging into the Caspian Sea, then the territory along the river would belong to the Ming Dynasty.

"Geng Jiuchou, how much money is there in the household department?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

Geng Jiuchou bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs has 1.7 million in silver."

Zhu Qiyu didn't think it was much. In recent years, the big money has been spent from internal funds, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has saved some money.

"Just use some of it to establish a few state-owned enterprises."

Geng Jiuchou looked like a miser: "I have thought about it and prepared to spend 10 million to establish a dozen state-owned enterprises."

Upon hearing this, the courtiers thought that this amount of money was acceptable, but no more would be acceptable.

"Are you just so picky?"

Zhu Qiyu said angrily: "With 50 million, state-owned enterprises must be established in all walks of life."

Pfft!

Geng Jiuchou knelt directly on the ground: "Your Majesty, please kill this old minister!"

Not only him, but also the courtiers knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please kill me and others!"

Invest 50 million? How about playing?

Zhu Qiyu rolled his eyes: "Get up first, Feng Xiao, bring the things up."

Feng Xiao clapped his hands, and several eunuchs filed in carrying trays.

"Originally, this was a reward given to the ministers. Since the ministers forced me, I can only announce it in advance."

Zhu Qiyu walked down the steps and uncovered the red cloth on the first tray. There were three watches on it, and the watch straps were not made of steel, but leather straps.

Zhu Qiyu picked up a piece and said, "See, this is crocodile skin."

As he spoke, he rolled up Li Xian's sleeves, took off his watch, and put it on him: "How do you feel?"

"A little light, not too heavy." Li Xian still likes the heavy feeling.

"Is it uncomfortable to wear a steel band watch in winter?"

Zhu Qiyu asked: "A wearable belt watch is different. It doesn't freeze your hands and is lightweight."

"Don't underestimate this belt. This is not cowhide, but crocodile skin, donated by Borneo."

"There are crocodiles all over the coast of Borneo. Xiang Zhong, the governor of Borneo, sent some crocodile meat, but the meat was extremely unpalatable, but the skin is good, so I had people make this crocodile skin watch strap."

The brand on this watch is Beijing.

There are five largest brands of Daming watches, Jingtai, Beijing, Shanghai, Tulip and IWC.

The origin of tulips is China! It was produced in Wushen, spread to India, and then spread back to the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Qiyu opened the second tray.

A row of multi-colored soaps with a delicious scent.

"This is soap. After more than ten years of improvement, it can change into different colors. As long as it uses a better packaging box, will it be a big brand?"

Zhu Qiyu opened the third tray, which contained shampoo in porcelain.

The ancient shampoo is made from the juice of honey locust, soapberry and arborvitae leaves.

Some also use castile soap and olive oil.

"Do you see the color? It's slimy, come here and try it!"

Zhu Qiyu asked someone to put a little on his hand. There was a lot of foam and an attractive fruity aroma. The key color was milky white, not green and dirty.

"This is the new shampoo developed by Royal Merchant Company. I haven't given it a name yet."

With that said, he opened the fourth tray.

It's a crocodile leather wallet. It's definitely not as good-looking as a money bag, but it feels awkward hanging on your body.

Ming Dynasty clothing has long had an inner pocket. You can put money in a wallet and then put it in the inner pocket, or simply carry a leather bag.

"It's so ugly." Bai Gui muttered.

Zhu Qiyu looked over: "What's ugly?"

"Your Majesty, this is like drinking blood from hair, and you also use leather to make clothes. China didn't use it two thousand years ago."

Bai Gui couldn't adapt to it: "Look at this shape again, how ugly it is, and it's not suitable for use. If you put a few silver coins in it, how can it be convenient to have a money bag?"

"Shut up if you don't like it!"

Zhu Qiyu looked at the courtiers: "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I'll be honest, I'm really ugly." Yao Kui thinks that the watch is okay, soap and shampoo are daily items, but what the hell is this wallet?

The Han people didn’t use this thing two thousand years ago!

"using!"

Zhu Qiyu was angry, why was he so ugly?

The birth of the wallet is directly related to banknotes. Who puts silver coins in a wallet? It is also directly related to aesthetics. Akito really can’t stand this kind of aesthetics.

Then open the fifth tray.

When the courtiers saw it, it was enough that it was not a wallet.

This is a pendulum clock that keeps time by swinging the pendulum.

The sixth tray is a piece of cloth.

"what is this?"

Li Xian picked it up, looked at it, and pulled it gently: "Isn't this cotton? It's not silk either. What is this?"

The courtiers came to see.

The pendulum clock appeared last year. The emperor took it out just for accurate time, but I have never seen this piece of cloth.

"It's made of oil."

"What?" The courtier looked disbelieving.

"Your Majesty, don't be ridiculous. Petroleum is black and this thing is white. How can it be made of petroleum?"

Ma Ang pulled the cloth hard, but still couldn't tear it into pieces. He asked Wang Fu to help, and the two of them worked together to tear the cloth into pieces.

"These are divine cloths!" Li Xian was stunned. He picked up two more pieces and asked Ma Ang and Wang Fu to tear them apart again, but found that it was difficult to tear them apart.

The clothes of the Ming Dynasty were not very durable. Even cotton clothes were expensive and not durable. When the poor people went to work in the fields, they took off their clothes and put them on the ground, reluctant to wear them.

"This is not a divine cloth. It was accidentally discovered by refinery workers. After some smelting of oil, silk can be squeezed out like raw silk and then woven into clothes."

"Actually, I discovered it in the 21st year of Jingtai."

“But it took nearly three years to weave this piece of cloth.”

Zhu Qiyu asked someone to pick up the torn cloth and hold it in his hand: "I have tested it and found that this kind of cloth is more durable than cotton."

"One more thing, this thing is waterproof."

“It can even be made into body armor.”

boom!

The entire hall exploded.

Li Xian shouted urgently: "Bring water!"

The water droplets stuck to the cloth, instead of being sucked in, they rolled down.

water proof?

The important minister's mouth was a little dry: "Your Majesty, this is an important weapon of the country!"

"Taps can be used to cover crops. The weather in the south is hot and food is not easy to store. With tarps, crops can be covered."

"It can also be made into waterproof clothing, so you don't have to wear a hat when it rains."

"Also, if the army is equipped with a waterproof jacket, it can march normally in heavy rain."

"Body armor is even more important."

"Send it up!"

Eunuch Qin Yi ran in quickly carrying a tray. He was tall and tall. If he wasn't wearing eunuch clothes, you wouldn't even know he was a eunuch.

He opened his body armor and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am willing to give it a try."

"You don't need anyone to try it. Just put it on a straw man and take a shot and you will know."

The eunuchs went to prepare.

The courtiers sparked a heated debate.

"Your Majesty, the world's oil must be in the hands of the Ming Dynasty." Li Xian's voice was trembling.

Geng Jiuchou knelt directly on the ground: "The Ministry of Revenue is willing to devote everything to support His Majesty's expansion of territory! Control oil!"

Bai Gui said: "Sakhalin Island, there is it on Sakhalin Island, let's find a way to mine it."

"Don't worry, it belongs to Ming Dynasty, so you can't run away."

The eunuch reported that it was ready, and Zhu Qiyu took him to see it.

Qin Yi personally raised the gun to test fire.

Shoot once, move forward one meter, and shoot again.

Every shot is recorded.

The record was quickly presented. It was indeed a bulletproof vest. Bullets within three meters did not penetrate the bulletproof vest.

Nonsense, there is a layer of steel plate inside.

"Your Majesty, this is a divine weapon."

It is a bit difficult to popularize this thing in the army, but it is absolutely feasible for the general to wear it.

The accuracy of the firearms is so poor that they all shoot blindly.

"Let's go and take a look."

Entering the main hall, Zhu Qiyu opened the seventh tray, which contained boxes of patent medicines.

"These ancient patent medicines can be opened in pharmaceutical factories, mass-produced, and then branded and sold all over the world."

"The Taiyuan Hospital has compiled more than a thousand prescriptions and prepared 127 kinds of patent medicines to treat common diseases."

"I plan to set up a brand and sell it all over the world, but the formula is top secret and must only be mastered in Ming Dynasty."

After that, open the red cloth on the ninth tray.

There are bottles of wine, including white wine, red wine, fruit wine, beer, and drinks!

The key is that this stuff is filled in glass bottles with wooden stoppers, and some use iron lids.

"Your Majesty, what is this?" Geng Jiuchou swayed the liquor, and he could see the crystal clear liquid.

This is not surprising. Since glass became popular, some people have made glass bottles for filling liquor.

But canned beer is rare because of the high cost of glass.

The brand name of the liquor is Beijing Erguotou.

Zhu Qiyu opened all the red cloths on the trays at the back.

The same bottle of wine has a different trademark, written in different words, with the Greek letters CHINA BEIJING.

Are the translated languages ​​of various countries intended to be exported?

"This is the tea drink I was thinking about."

Zhu Qiyu asked someone to get the cup: "Open it and have a taste."

He doesn’t drink anyway.

"If you buy this drink, you don't have to make tea at home."

“After the beer is filled, the malt aroma can be better preserved and the flavor can be preserved.”

Zhu Qiyu walked up to the throne: "I will show these to you!"

"I just want to say, invest more!"

"Can there be ten or eight high-end brands in all walks of life? Just how many are there in the ones I am showing?"

“When it comes to all walks of life including food, clothing, housing, and transportation, what can’t become a brand?”

"An investment of 50 million is not a lot."

"The world is so big and the demand is so great! Can we do it without brands?"

"The things you see are all produced by the Royal Commercial Bank, and they are all my enterprises."

"Let me tell you something, this year the revenue of Royal Commercial Bank is 2.7 million yuan, and the net profit is 7000 million yuan."

hiss!

The courtier gasped.

The Royal Commercial Bank involves all walks of life and invests huge amounts of money. It makes a profit of 7000 million a year. No wonder the emperor is not short of money.

So, what is the total value of the Royal Merchant House? I'm afraid it's more than one billion.

This is still a lot of factories, and rewards are given to courtiers.

"If these factories are built according to what I said, they will earn at least 200 million a year. If it is less than this amount, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Supervision Department will go directly to investigate corruption and catch them accurately."

The courtiers exploded again. With so much money, isn't it better than collecting taxes?

But they forget that there are countless consumer groups in the world. If a brand is added, one brand will be squeezed out, and one will wax and wane.

However, the market was too vast. Zhu Qiyu felt that private merchants were advancing too slowly and were timid in doing things. However, with the help of the royal trading house, they did not have the ability to monopolize.

Therefore, he wanted to develop state-owned enterprises and let the central government work together to build the brand.

As for the collapse of state-owned enterprises in the future, that is a matter for the future and will be solved later. At least the situation is now propped up.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue is willing to invest 50 million!"

Geng Jiuchou was bleeding: "However, clothes made from petroleum must be monopolized by the state and no private manufacturing is allowed!"

"It's natural."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "To be honest with you, I have this technology in my hands. It was discovered by a refinery worker affiliated with the Royal Commercial Bank."

"I have promoted him and built a chemical fiber factory. He will be the director of the factory, specializing in production and research and development of this technology." "I can hand over this factory to the central government, but I will share 10% of the profits."

Geng Jiuchou kept shaking his head: "Your Majesty, the central government is willing to pay for the cost of the chemical fiber factory, but it cannot give profits to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty has a patent, and you can get the patent money."

Wang Fu also spoke up: "Your Majesty, this is an important weapon of the country. It's not that I don't believe your Majesty, but people's hearts are unpredictable. Although your royal business is profitable, it has a mixed staff. If it is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous."

Li Xian, Lin Cong and others also argued vigorously.

Zhu Qiyu felt that he could not get any profit, so he took a step back: "I don't want a penny. I will transfer it all to the center. But all patents on chemical fibers in the future must belong to me!"

How can that be done?

Geng Jiuchou firmly disagreed and was only willing to pay the cost of building the factory and royalties.

"Then I'm at a big loss. The patent is handed over to the central government. I can't continue research and I can't collect 10% of the profit. It's such a loss."

Zhu Qiyu rolled his eyes and said: "Let's do this. I will send people to help research chemical fibers. The patent will belong to me, and I won't want anyone else."

After arguing for a long time, the emperor's wish was finally granted.

But the emperor wants to invest 500 million to invest in the chemical fiber factory.

Zhu Qiyu agreed after a little hesitation. The courtiers felt that the loss was huge, and the emperor would definitely be willing to pay more.

"In the world's high-end market, one brand of Zhongshu cannot handle it. I will set up a separate company to advance and retreat with Zhongshu to develop the high-end market."

Zhu Qiyu got an advantage but behaved well, and the courtiers expressed their helplessness.

"My lords, the local chief envoy will send me a briefing."

Zhu Qiyu added: "I think the center is rich but the local areas are poor, so I want to leave a sum of money to use as local funds, so as to save money and transport it around."

Finance money must be escorted into the capital and stored in the warehouse of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It can be used as needed. When withdrawn from the local government, it must be approved at all levels before being released.

"I don't think it's necessary. Now we don't have to transport money back and forth. We can just go to the bank account."

Li Xiandao: "If the local area needs it, report it to the central government, and the central government will naturally approve it. If it is urgently needed, special cases will be made."

"But I don't think it's appropriate to put the money somewhere."

Many courtiers supported Li Xian.

Zhu Ying said: "Your Majesty, I think it's okay to leave less money in the local area. For example, if a province collects 7 million in taxes, it's okay to leave 100,000 or 200,000 for local emergencies."

“But too much is not enough.”

"In fact, if we want to encourage the development of local factories, it is not enough for the central government to exert force. We also need support from local governments."

“If you want to get support from local government, you have to provide benefits.”

"This money should be distributed to local governments so that local governments can have sufficient expenditure and benefit from it, so that they can support the development of enterprises with all their heart."

Ma Ang sneered twice: "Isn't that corruption?"

It cannot be said that it is corruption, it is part of political achievements.

But if you leave some, you can mobilize the enthusiasm of the local area. If you don't leave any, the local area will indeed have little vitality.

"Leave a little less." Zhu Qiyu decided to give tens of thousands as local emergency funds.

The discussion lasted a whole day.

The twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month has passed.

After going to court, Zhu Qiyu said: "Tomorrow the palace ladies will have a rest, and the eunuchs will have a rest on the first day of the new year the day after tomorrow. They have been tired for a year, and I will give them all the rewards they deserve."

Those who serve in the palace cannot just be given money.

In recent years, the royal trading company has developed new gadgets, and the emperor will ask for a batch and reward them to the palace during the New Year. This is what he wants.

"Yangjitang can't afford to be short of money, just give what's due."

Currently, there are 47 orphans raised in Yangji Hall, including 33 women, some of whom are already in their teens. They do not eat free meals, but study, work, and take care of their younger children.

During festivals and festivals, rewards will be sent from the palace.

The outstanding ones will be summoned to the palace, and the emperor will see them in person.

Those with good colors will be selected to be palace maids.

The boy studied while working in a factory to support the almshouse, which was a way of repaying his kindness.

Enter the Yangxin Hall.

The prince stood guard at the door: "My sons and ministers see my father."

Zhu Qiyu responded and entered the hall, with the prince following behind him.

"What's the matter? Tell me?"

Zhu Jianqi seemed to be constipated, and Zhu Qiyu knew what he was thinking.

He turned around, startling Zhu Jianqi, and then patted him on the shoulder: "You are the prince and the future emperor. Whatever you want, you can get it. Do you still need me to teach you?"

Zhu Jianqi stood there like a doormat: "Father, this is different."

"What's the difference?"

"I just like a woman. If you like her, pursue her yourself."

"If you can't pursue me, it means you have no ability. Why don't you go to your father to ask for help? How shameless?"

Zhu Qiyu scolded him angrily: "The Chinese New Year is tomorrow. Don't bother your mother with your troubles. Instead, focus on studying."

Zhu Jianqi was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, tears welling up in her eyes.

It's not as simple as you said. If you really talk, wouldn't you be a coward? How can men and women talk? This is what Master teaches.

"You."

Zhu Qiyu didn't want to cause trouble at the New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow. When the queen cried, he would be the one who was upset. He said helplessly: "Feng Xiao, go and announce the Yang family."

Does the emperor need a reason to declare a concubine?

In the same way, if the prince falls in love with a palace lady, does he need a reason?

But in the Jingtai Dynasty, the prince had no chance.

"return."

Zhu Qiyu also felt that it was not good to call him directly, so he changed his approach: "Gather all the palace ladies and go to Kunning Palace. I have something to say."

"My slave obeys the order." Feng Xiao went immediately.

Zhu Qiyu tested Zhu Jianqi's homework. Zhu Jianqi worked hard and answered appropriately, but was a little dull.

Feng Xiao came over to report that they had been summoned.

"Let's go." Zhu Qiyu rode in the chariot, and Zhu Jianqi walked below.

In front of the square of Kunning Palace, there was a crowd of people. When they saw the royal chariot, they all knelt on the ground and shouted long live the mountain.

"Everyone, get up."

On the steps, the thrones were prepared, one on the left and one on the right. The emperor sat on the left, the queen sat down after bowing, and the prince stood beside her.

Empress Tang looked at her son in surprise, what was the emperor doing?

The prince also said he didn't know.

"Everyone, I have called you here. I have a few words to say to you."

Zhu Qiyu said: "You are all high-ranking ladies, the daughters of my humerus. I come to the palace to serve you, not to torture you, but to teach you personally."

"After the new year, those who are of the right age will leave the palace."

"Since you entered the palace, you have been studying in the Nu's School. All the textbooks in the school have been compiled by me myself."

"You can be considered my students."

"Everyone who is familiar with me knows that I have never discriminated against women. I have even been emphasizing that men and women are equal. Women should enjoy everything that men enjoy equally."

"After studying in the palace for these years, you should have understood the profound meaning of my words, right?"

The faces of the maids varied, some were excited, some were agitated, and some thought what was the use of talking? The status is still the same.

"But I know."

"Although I am the emperor, my power is very small, even a drop in the bucket, and I cannot shake the secular concepts of thousands of years."

"So, as the Chinese New Year is approaching, I will tell you what's on my mind."

Zhu Qiyu stood up: "You are the seeds I have sown among the people!"

"I can't do this alone."

"But if there are ten thousand people or one million people working together, I believe we can do it!"

"And you are just thousands of women who pursue equality!"

"After you leave the palace and get married, you will pursue the power that belongs to you as a woman. I will support you. The palace is your natal family!"

"Whoever dares to bully you, I will help you take revenge!"

"You have not only served nobles in the palace, but you are also my students, my disciples!"

"You, like the students in the Imperial College and the Martial Arts Hall, are all disciples of the Emperor, but you are different. You were taught by me personally! You are the seeds that I sow among the people!"

The maids knelt on the ground excitedly and shouted long live the mountain.

"stand up!"

"I hope that when you return home, you can hand over the knowledge I gave you to your children, so that your sons will no longer discriminate against women, and your daughters will know how to pursue their own rights!"

"Similarly, spread my thoughts to the people and let all women in the world stand up!"

"I hope that some of you will stand up and become generals in the army or officials in the court, so as to protect the women of the world from the wind and rain!"

"To prove that what I said about gender equality is not just empty talk!"

"How are daughters inferior to men?"

The maids knelt on the ground, shouting, "Long Live the Mountain". Some were crying, some were stunned, and some were looking at the emperor dreamily.

Queen Tang, who was sitting next to her, had tears in her eyes. She also stood up and said loudly: "I am also a woman. I know the suffering of women. I am also your support!"

The maids howled loudly.

The prince was quite touched, mainly because the woman he loved the most was crying too, breaking his heart. He didn't see the others.

"Everyone get up!"

"Equality and freedom!"

"Women should also enjoy the same equality and freedom as men!"

"You also have the right to choose a son-in-law, the freedom to love and marry; you also have the right to engage in a career you like. You do not have to stay at home to serve your mother-in-law, or bring up your children to serve your husband. You are not slaves, you are human beings! You also have your own Life! My own life!”

"I don't want a woman to become a vassal of a man all her life, without her own life and everything of her own! This is sad!"

"The prosperous age I created is not a prosperous age for men, but a prosperous age for all wise people, men and women alike!"

Zhu Qiyu's tone sank slightly: "Those who will leave the palace to get married after the new year, remember everything I have said, and take the palace textbooks home, study them more, pass on my spirit to your children, and educate them well. Your children, let them continue your unfinished work and complete my common cause with you!"

"Those who are still serving in the palace should not go to the Nudes School to study more. You are all my children and I will not harm you."

"Okay, I'm done."

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. You have a day off. You will be on duty again on the first day of the new year. Let's break up."

But the maids knelt on the ground and refused to leave, kowtowing and shouting long live.

Zhu Qiyu saw power. When thousands of women like this come to the public, they will be the biggest force to overturn the world.

Women must come to the forefront. Equality between men and women is by no means empty talk!

Empress Tang's face was full of tears: "Your Majesty, is everything you said true?"

"what?"

"Can women enjoy the same freedom and equality as men?" Empress Tang asked in tears.

"can!"

"The feminist movement was started by me. It is like a fire that will burn stronger and stronger in the future."

Zhu Qiyu helped her wipe her tears: "Maybe we won't see that day, but there will be that day."

After saying that, he looked at Zhu Jianqi who was infatuated: "Prince!"

"My son is here."

Zhu Jianqi shuddered: "My son will definitely continue what my father did and will definitely continue to improve women's social status."

"Did you follow him?" Zhu Qiyu looked at his hopeless look.

Empress Tang also felt shameless.

It was cold outside, so I entered Kunning Palace.

Zhu Jianqi wanted to ask, you didn't keep the Yang family either.

"Are you stupid? I gave you a chance to show off, but you didn't show up either? Yang was crying so hard at that time, why didn't you say a few words?"

Zhu Jianqi looked at his biological father stupidly: "You didn't let me say it either!"

Zhu Qiyu slapped him on the head: "You have to let me say everything? You don't have any eyesight? Get out of here."

Zhu Jianqi was wronged. You were the one talking the whole time. How could I speak?

"Please stop beating the child." Empress Tang also felt that her son was not good at seizing opportunities. What a good opportunity to show off.

Zhu Jianqi knelt and did not dare to speak, like a doormat.

"Your Majesty, please help him." Empress Tang looked distressed.

"Didn't I help?"

While being served by Empress Tang, Zhu Qiyu drank ginseng tea and then lay down on a soft cushion. Empress Tang helped him take off his shoes, put his feet on his legs, and gently pressed the soles of his feet.

"Where's the help?" Empress Tang was puzzled.

"It's done." Zhu Qiyu discovered that Zhu Jianqi was dull and stupid, just like her.

"what?"

Empress Tang was stunned: "You mean, she will marry the prince for the sake of the women's rights movement?"

"I won't like him anyway. Look at how stupid he looks, so you like him." Zhu Qiyu was speechless.

Zhu Jianqi received a critical hit of 10,000 points.

Empress Tang rolled her eyes: "As long as it's successful, the relationship will develop slowly. When I married you, I didn't know who you were. It's been half of my life."

"Oh, am I as stupid as him?"

Zhu Qiyu was very dissatisfied with this metaphor: "Besides, if Yang can write such a poem, is he a simple person? I think you two are really alike, and you both have bad brains."

"Your Majesty!" Empress Tang bared her teeth.

"My beloved concubine, loyal words are hard to hear." Zhu Qiyu took his feet back from her legs.

"I don't want to hear good advice!" Empress Tang grabbed his leg and stared at him.

If her son hadn't been here, she would have pounced on him and beat him up.

"Okay, okay, then I'll tell you the truth..."

"I don't want to hear the truth!"

Zhu Qiyu expressed his helplessness: "Then let me go back to Yangxin Palace!"

Empress Tang burst into tears: "No one bullies others like you."

Zhu Jianqi sighed, his father was like this, and he was used to it.

"Boss, tell me, what do you like about Yang?" Zhu Qiyu was really gossiping.

Empress Tang also pricked up her ears and bent her eyes, narrow and full.

Zhu Jianqishe is dead.

The more he died, the more Zhu Qiyu wanted to know, and now Empress Tang also felt that this feeling was good.

"Dad, can I not tell you?"

Zhu Jianqi did not have the habit of treating his father and mother as friends. The key is that when his father knew about it, he would definitely open his mouth and let everyone in the court know about it, and then spread it throughout the capital, and then throughout the Ming Dynasty, and then the world.

"If you don't let your father know, how can your father help you?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

I don't want to use your help anymore.

Zhu Jianqi looked at his mother for help, but her face was full of gossip.

Are there parents like you? Please, be a human being!

"I just think she's very good." Zhu Jianqi said coyly.

"Then who do you think is better?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Gone."

"Oh!" Zhu Qiyu trailed off.

Zhu Jianqi was completely dead.

Empress Tang thought it was fun to gossip about her son, so she secretly poked at the emperor and continued to ask questions.

"If you want to know, ask yourself." Zhu Qiyu sold her directly.

Empress Tang grinds her teeth.

"Okay, okay, my dear, don't worry, I'm asking."

Zhu Qiyu asked: "Prince, who do you think is more beautiful between Yang and your mother?"

Queen Tang's eyes lit up, what a question.

Zhu Jianqi looked at her mother as if asking for help, stop playing, okay?

"Of course my mother is beautiful."

This answer satisfied Empress Tang: "Son, if Mother and Yang fall into the water at the same time, who will you save first?"

puff!

Zhu Qiyu burst into laughter first.

Zhu Jianqi is sure to be cool.

"Save my mother!" Zhu Jianqi kowtowed.

Although it was a bit coercive, Empress Tang was still very satisfied that her son was quite filial.

This problem was very common in ancient times, because when marrying a daughter-in-law, the first thing is to spread the family branches and leaves, and the second thing is to be filial to the parents-in-law.

He had to choose his mother. Even if he asked his daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law would not dare to choose her, otherwise she would definitely die.

"So, you don't like Mr. Yang that much, why don't you forget about it?" Zhu Qiyu added fuel to the fire.

Empress Tang looked at Zhu Jianqi again: "Prince, is that right?"

The title changed directly.

Father, please stop playing, okay?

Zhu Jianqi burst into tears: "My son's marriage is a big matter, but I want my father and mother to make the decision. My son has realized his mistake."

Seeing his embarrassed look, Zhu Qiyu smiled heartlessly.

Empress Tang couldn't help but laugh.

It turns out that teasing his son is so fun. No wonder the emperor teases his son every day.

"My dear concubine, how about choosing a black girl for the prince?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "A black girl from Africa is easy to have children at first glance. How about marrying a prince?"

Empress Tang burst out laughing: "I think it's okay, too."

Zhu Jianqi just wants to die. She doesn't have a father and mother like you.

"Boss, you let me and the Queen decide this."

"Then I will choose a black girl for you, the kind who is so black that her palms are all black."

"You have to be taller, preferably taller than you."

"It's better to be fat, it's easier to have a child like this."

Empress Tang burst out laughing: "Your Majesty, aren't you talking about the gorilla? Hahaha!"

Seeing Zhu Jianqisheng's loveless eyes, she tried not to laugh: "Prince, what do you think of the wife His Majesty has chosen for you?"

"My son wants to die." Zhu Jianqi showed his cards, how could I have such a father and mother? I have nothing to do, just pick up my son and play.

"Hahaha!"

The emperor burst into laughter, and the servants in the palace couldn't help but laugh. They were all holding back their laughter, for fear of being seen and jealous by the prince.

But the prince is a gentle man, and I have never seen him angry with anyone.

After all, being rubbed by the emperor every day makes it difficult to have a bad temper.

(End of this chapter)