The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 204 Obstacles from other provinces

Zhu Di's birthday passed, and Zhu Gaochi's birthday passed within a few months.

The Shizi Mansion is unique and free-spirited, and no one dares to take care of the young prince, and Zhu Gaochi didn't mess around.

When going to bed at night, Zhu Gaochi slept in the inner room, and the big maid slept in the outer room.

There were still nanny in the past, but Zhu Gaochi felt that they took care of them too much and didn't like these people, so he transferred them away.

After learning about it, Princess Yan said something, and later saw that the eldest son hadn't messed around, so she didn't send the mother over again.

When a person is capable, the whole world has kindness towards him.

morning.

The big maids in the outer room helped Zhu Gaochi get up, and the little maids outside fetched water and handed face towels and other items.

A big maid knelt in front of Zhu Gaochi, blushing and straightening Zhu Gaochi's belt.

Big maid doesn't mean older, she might be younger than little maid, but refers to status, the more she serves, the higher her status.

Eighteen.

After the birthday, according to the calculation of the false age, he suddenly discovered the truth, "No wonder." Zhu Gaochi thought to himself, and the eyes of the maidservants became more and more bold.

After years of unremitting exercise, I finally managed to control my weight. Although I can't reach the point of being strong, I can still be considered healthy.

Although she doesn't touch women, she is not a pervert, and those who stay by her side are all beautiful little girls.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but glanced at his eldest maid, who happened to meet the eyes of the little prince, her little face was flushed with shame, and she hurriedly lowered her head and dared not look at it.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, how could Zhu Gaochi punish the beautiful girl who wanted to seduce him, he is not so ignorant.

But business matters, walked to the main room with steps, at the gate of the courtyard, several little yellow gates were already waiting.

Zhu Gaochi did not take a sedan chair, and mostly walked in the palace.

There are three main halls in the main palace in front, and two big palaces in the back palace, one is the back palace, the other is the front palace, and the west three houses and the east three houses are on both sides.

Princess Yan lived in the back bedroom.

The East Three and West Three houses lived in the rest of Zhu Di's concubines.

There is the Li family who married the Jurchen leader, and there are the Quan family, Han family, Cui family, Wu family, Zhang family, Guo family... Li Zhaoyi and Lu Jieyu from North Korea.

North Korea sent too many beauties to Yanwang Mansion, almost every year.

Zhu Gaochi never paid attention to it.

After Zhu Di's death, these Korean concubines were buried with 16 people, all of whom were from this group of Korean concubines.

During the time of the original owner's grandson, the "God of War" emperor, the funeral system ended.

Hundreds of years later, the Qing Dynasty, which replaced the Ming Dynasty, had its own tradition of sacrificial burial. When it first entered the customs, it was not so Sinicized, which led to the system of sacrificial burial flowing into the Central Plains.

Zhu Gaochi walked and thought all the way.

It can be seen from this incident that civilization is not static, nor does it reach a certain height and remain at that height forever.

For example, if a society enters a well-off society, it does not mean that civilization will stay in a well-off society forever. It may progress or regress.

Even if it stays in place, it is still in motion.

Being invincible today does not mean that you will be invincible 20 years from now. Each generation has its achievements, but what remains unchanged is that what the present generation enjoys is the achievements of the previous generation.

And whether the current generation is doing well or not, the situation of the next generation is the report card.

Then I developed the industry in Daming, and it took at least three years to develop to the present.

Three years later, it is time to test the achievements of these years.

"Eldest son."

At the corridor door, the two women sitting on the stone pier and chatting, saw Zhu Gaochi and his party from afar, and quickly got up to salute.

Zhu Gaochi nodded and walked straight past, and there were more and more people inside.

"Where is the eldest sister?"

In the outside room, Zhu Gaochi did not see Zhu Yuying, and asked his younger sister Zhu Yuegui. Zhu Yuegui, who was 11 years old, and Zhu Zhiming, who was [-] years old, were cutting paper flowers when they saw the elder brother smiling happily.

"Eldest sister and mother are talking in the back room."

"Why are you outside?" Zhu Gaochi asked curiously.

A smile appeared on Zhu Yuegui's little face: "Mother and Eldest Sister were talking about Eldest Sister's marriage, Eldest Sister was embarrassed and kicked us out."

Seeing Zhu Yuegui's smug smile, Zhu Gaochi joked, "You're coming too."

"Big brother."

Zhu Yuegui's eyes widened, and he said dissatisfiedly: "You bully, I want to sue my father."

Zhu Gaochi smiled.

If history has not changed, Zhu Yuanzhang will become older this year, knowing his destiny, and guessing that he will not live long.

In the next year, the young vassal princes will be entrusted, the heirs will be entrusted, and marriages will be bestowed...

Don't mention it.

Only in Yan Wangfu, I and the second and third child got titles, and the sisters also got titles, those who marry marry, and those who marry marry.

A swarm of bees made it happen, as if someone was urging them from behind.

Not to mention the eldest sister and Yuan Rong, the second sister will also be given a marriage next year. Unlike Yuan Rong, the husband of the second sister is a short-lived ghost.

But Zhu Gaochi couldn't intervene, even Zhu Di couldn't change it, let alone himself.

What's more, the second sister's husband also played a big role in the battle of Jing Nan, and his feelings and reason are not easy to change.

However, Zhu Gaoxu was very powerful in history, and the son of the second sister chose Zhu Gaoxu to rebel with Zhu Gaoxu.

It's just that these are things in the future, and Zhu Gaochi doesn't care about them.

In today's situation, he no longer regards Zhu Gaoxu as his enemy, and the two sides are not on the same line at all.

"Is the boss here?"

The voice of Mrs. Xu from the Palace of King Yan came from inside. Zhu Gaochi put the paper flower in his hand back on the table, gave the second sister and third sister a look, and then walked inside.

"Mother, my son is here to say hello."

"Big brother."

Seeing Zhu Gaochi walking in from the door, Zhu Yuying shouted with a smile.

"sister."

Zhu Gaochi nodded, and saw that the table above the couch was covered with brochures, which should be about the elder sister's marriage.

"Yuan Rong is coming back soon, and this time the Yuan family should also come. I'm afraid this year's trip, the elder sister will not be able to participate."

Zhu Yuying couldn't resist, she turned her head in embarrassment.

Concubine Yan Xu pulled Zhu Yuying and said with a smile: "Don't talk about Elder Sister Ni, you should get married too, do you have someone you like?"

Zhu Yuying hastily turned her head, wanting to see the expression of her elder brother.

But Zhu Yuying was disappointed, Zhu Gaochi's face remained unchanged, and he said indifferently: "It's all up to the parents."

Zhu Gaochi also thought about his own marriage.

In history, it was Queen Zhang.

Born in a small family, his father was only awarded the deputy commander of the army and horses because of Queen Zhang.

The background is not deep, there are advantages and disadvantages.

But Zhu Gaochi thought of Empress Zhang's talent and character, and felt that it was better to choose this person.

Empress Zhang was the first empress dowager regent in the Ming Dynasty, and a woman who won a high reputation in the dynasty and even in later generations.

I don't expect Mrs. Zhang to help me at the moment, but I can help myself out.

No one can say for sure what will happen in the future. If you are not afraid of [-], you are afraid of the eventuality. If something happens, she will not collapse.

Zhu Gaochi didn't know any Zhang family, and he didn't know where Zhang's family was. He didn't even have a shadow. Naturally, it was all up to Princess Yan Xu's decision to avoid changes as much as possible.

Seeing that the eldest son did not seem to be lying, Mrs. Xu smiled and let him go.

After Zhu Gaochi left, Zhu Yuying asked her mother curiously, "Does mother have a good candidate in her heart?"

Xu didn't hide from the eldest daughter, and sighed: "I was satisfied with that girl Cailian in my heart, but your father seems to have encountered difficulties."

"Sister Cailian?"

"It's the girl who came to the palace with your aunt Miaojin last time."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuying knew who it was.

"You're younger than me, and I still call other people auntie." Zhu Yuying laughed.

Xu Miaojin is Xu's younger sister, a few years younger than her eldest daughter. The elder sister is like a mother. Xu Miaojin was brought by Xu's side when she was a child.

Xu smiled and ignored her. In her heart, the younger sister was the same as her own daughter. She said she was a younger sister, but she was actually raised as a daughter.

Greeting mother and concubine, Yu Fengchen was not on duty today, so Zhu Gaochi did not go to the school, but went to the headquarters with the guards and Zhang Quan.

The current major affairs of the headquarters, apart from its own daily affairs and railway development, the rest are business activities in Shaanxi and Shanxi.

Zhou Shifeng came to see Zhu Gaochi today, and brought with him several articles of association, all of which were about the detailed situation of the two places.

"There is no mutual understanding between the Shanxi government and the Prince Jin's mansion, and there has been no progress in the matter of tax exemption for honeycomb briquettes."

"The government of Shaanxi and Prince Qin's government are even strangers. Let alone cooperation, the two sides are not even in harmony at ordinary times, and there is no way to talk about it."

Honeycomb coal is cheap and in great demand. If it cannot be exempted from taxation, the daily door tax alone will be a huge expense.

The popularization of honeycomb briquettes is related to the development of the coal industry when the industry is not in operation, and is a necessary means to promote the coal industry.

Zhu Gaochi tapped on the table, frowning and thinking.

Although I knew that in Shaanxi and Shanxi, it would not be as convenient as in Beiping, but I didn't expect to encounter difficult troubles so soon.

"What does the Changshi Mansion over there say?"

Zhou Shifeng replied: "The officials of King Jin's Changshi Mansion promised to discuss this matter with the government, but there is no news from King Qin's Changshi Mansion."

"Should we give up the cooperation with Shaanxi first and devote ourselves to Shanxi in the early stage?" Zhou Shifeng suggested.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head.

King Qin didn't have much left to live, so he couldn't miss this opportunity.

During the Battle of Jingnan, there was no major movement in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and they could be regarded as neutral camps, and Zhu Gaochi was unwilling to give up.

If you can get the armies of the two provinces, then the power in your hands will undergo earth-shaking changes.

It is not a problem to draw hundreds of thousands of troops.

Zhu Di used the few to make the many. Although it only took four years to end the war, the casualties were too great. Only by far surpassing the imperial court in strength could he reduce the casualties to a minimum.

So it is not enough to rely on the North Parallel Province alone. The entire North Parallel Province has only 260 million people. Can it pull out an army of one million?

Certainly not.

(End of this chapter)