Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

"What kind of bullshit is this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang kicked Zhu Kai in anger, then shouted to the midwife, "Where's the child? Bring the child out to us!"

The most important thing is the children.

Soon, the two children were wrapped in quilts and brought out.

The child wrapped in the bright red quilt is Xu Miaoyun's child; the child wrapped in the green quilt is Feng Yuting's child.

But what no one expected was that the child born by Feng Yuting was crying the whole time, while the child born by Xu Miaoyun did not cry, but just stared at this new world with a pair of crystal clear eyes like black jade.

It all seems... interesting.

When his eyes fell on Zhu Kai, he suddenly grinned and smiled at Zhu Kai.

In an instant, Zhu Kai's heart melted.

Is this my son?
Zhu Kai grinned and reached out to take the child from the midwife's hands into his own arms.

Child, my son Zhu Kai!
I have a son!
Zhu Kai raised his arms and shouted happily, but the appearance of this child really scared everyone else present.

"Why isn't this child crying?"

Chang was very anxious, "Brother Kai, beat him first, make him cry first!"

It is not a good thing for a child not to cry.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also very worried: "Could it be that he is possessed by evil spirits?"

If a newborn baby doesn't cry, many people naturally think that this is a sign of being possessed by evil spirits, and that the baby should be beaten to make it cry so that the evil spirits will go away.

"What are you talking about?"

Zhu Kai glared at Zhu Yuanzhang. He hated this theory of monsters and demons the most: "What's wrong with my son not crying? This is more like me... I won't cry, right, mother?"

"..."

Ma Xiuying was very conflicted.

Among all of Zhu Yuanzhang’s children, who cries louder than you?
Except for Zhu Kai, everyone else thought that there must be something wrong with the child if he didn't cry, and they wanted to beat him until he cried. However, Zhu Kai was there, so no one could do anything. They could only watch Zhu Kai holding the child and showing off.

When they were almost done playing, Zhu Kai pulled the child forward and said, "Gift, where's the gift? Hurry up and give the gift to my son."

After hearing Zhu Kai's words, everyone suddenly realized what was going on and hurriedly took out the gifts they had prepared.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying prepared a longevity lock and a jade pendant respectively. The gifts for other people were either longevity locks or jade pendants. Most of them were jade pendants, each of which was as white as fat and obviously not ordinary items.

Zhu Kai showed off the two children outside for a while, then wrapped the gifts in the children's quilts and walked into Fengxian Hall, holding one in each hand.

There are also two mothers of meritorious officials among them, and Zhu Kai will never forget them.

The wet nurse and midwife followed closely behind, fearing that something might happen to the two little ancestors.

Zhu Kai held the child in his arms and showed it to Xu Miaoyun. Feng Yuting, who was standing beside him, was already impatient: "Husband, I want to see it too! How is my son?"

Xu Miaoyun gave Zhu Kai a helpless smile and gave him a weak look, asking him to take care of Feng Yuting... That was also a child who would not grow up. If she and Zhu Kai had not fought over the buns in the morning, she would not have given birth prematurely.

After Zhu Kai took the child over, he soon heard Feng Yuting complaining, "Ah? Why is he crying all the time? And he's so ugly... As ugly as my husband... Woo woo woo, sister, if your son doesn't make a fuss, can we switch him? I'm so annoyed with him."

"Children are born like this, how can you be such a mother?"

Zhu Kai scolded Feng Yuting, and then said something that made Xu Miaoyun laugh and cry: "Look, I snatched your buns this morning and I couldn't bear to eat them. Do you still want to eat them?"

“… How can I eat now that it’s like this?”

The conversation next to them, which sounded like a joke, made Xu Miaoyun want to drive Zhu Kai away. This world was not suitable for Zhu Kai.

……

The world without daughters is incomplete.

Zhu Kai played with the two children for a long time. They were either pooping or peeing, and they wouldn't sleep well. They had to be held unless they were put down to sleep. Zhu Kai felt bored after two days and it was not interesting at all.

Just ran away.

We have wet nurses and maids, so there won’t be any problems with them around.

Moreover, the hall was now filled with a mixture of the smell of feces, urine and milk. The sour smell made Zhu Kai completely dazed, and he simply decided not to show up in the Fengxian Hall.

When they arrived at Wuying Hall, Zhu Kai was holding a copper hot pot and having a hot pot feast with Zhu Yuanzhang. While eating and drinking, Zhu Kai expressed his sincere admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang: "Dad, you are right. Women giving birth has nothing to do with us masters. Just prepare the money and leave the rest to the maids and wet nurses. This life is really not a life for human beings... I won't say more. I have to work harder in the future to prepare more money for milk powder for the children."

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang simply hummed, then said: "If you think what I said is right, you can give me an extra 10% of the business on the grassland, which will make up for the harm you have done to me."

"Yicheng? What are you thinking about, Dad?"

Zhu Kai felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was just daydreaming. "You want 10% of my money with just one sentence? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"You still have the nerve to say it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Kai and said angrily, "Lan Yu poached 70% of the artisan camp under the Ministry of War. Lan Yu said you asked him to do it, and we haven't settled the score with you yet... No, you have to give us 10% no matter what. That's the artisan camp of the Ministry of War, where the skilled craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty gathered... and it was poached by you and Lan Yu."

what?
Lan Yu poached 70% of the craftsmen in the craftsmen camp?
When Zhu Kai heard the news, he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Lan Yu is a reliable guy who really does things when there is a problem.

The Craftsmen's Camp belonged to the Ministry of War, which was basically Zhu Yuanzhang's private workshop. Whatever Zhu Yuanzhang wanted, it would basically be done through the Craftsmen's Camp, and the Craftsmen's Camp would also give Zhu Yuanzhang the best products as soon as possible.

Although the Craftsmen's Camp was under the Ministry of War and produced mostly weapons and armor, they also made other things, such as the plumbing pipes that Zhu Kai needed and the mountain bikes that Zhu Yuanzhang had always wanted to research, all of which were made by the Craftsmen's Camp.

It can be said that the Jiangzuying was at the forefront of science and technology and production technology in the Ming Dynasty. They made real objects out of the theoretical items. This job requires extremely hands-on skills, and not many people are capable of doing it.

"Dad, look at what you're saying. We are no match for each other...what's yours is mine. You can't write two red characters with one stroke. Why should we be so clear about the distinction between father and son?"

Zhu Kai signaled Zhu Yuanzhang not to be so stingy. It was just a craftsman camp, so he didn't need to take it too seriously. "With my ability, you can also set up a craftsman camp ten times larger. All the craftsmen in the world are yours. The people I took away were just serving the Ming Dynasty."

After hearing Zhu Kai's words, Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips in disdain: "You speak better than you sing, but you can't even write two Zhu characters with one stroke... Are you trying to fool me? Boy, don't think I can be fooled by your nice words... Since you speak so nicely, then give me half of the profits from the grassland."

"..."

Zhu Kai knew that he couldn't avoid this topic. Taking only 10% of the profit was an eternal pain in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart: "Dad, what are you doing? It's just money. We can share it. No problem, I'll give you the money..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up immediately, but before they were fully lit up, Zhu Kai suddenly looked solemn, with a painful expression on his face: "Ouch... No, Dad~ I feel a little uncomfortable." "What's the matter?"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who loved his son dearly, didn't care about the money anymore and hurried forward to support Zhu Kai: "I'll call the imperial physician right away."

"it is good."

Zhu Kai covered his stomach and hurried out: "Dad, I'm going to the toilet first, don't move, the imperial physician is here, let him wait for me in Wuying Palace."

"Okay, go quickly."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not suspect anything and asked Zhu Kai to go and take care of his personal hygiene, but after waiting for a long time, Zhu Kai did not come back.

"Did this bastard fall into the toilet?"

He muttered something, then asked Yuan Qi: "Yuan Qi, go and see what's wrong with him."

The imperial doctors are waiting in Wuying Palace, why hasn’t this kid come yet?

"Yes."

Yuan Qi covered his mouth and laughed, then turned around to look outside. When Zhu Kai left just now, he had winked at him. Yuan Qi knew that Zhu Kai had escaped. The reason why he came out for a walk and then went back was because he couldn't tell Zhu Yuanzhang directly, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely transfer his anger that he couldn't vent on Zhu Kai to Yuan Qi. Yuan Qi was not stupid, so how could he be fooled?
In less than a cup of tea, Yuan Qi adjusted his mood and returned to Wuying Palace: "Your Majesty, the second prince ran away."

"...Well, I figured it out."

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have expected this and had already driven the imperial physician away: "Okay, it's okay, you can go out first."

"Yes."

Yuan Qi was about to leave, but just as he was about to leave, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly caught him: "Wait a minute... did you step out with your left foot first? Someone, come... give you twenty lashes."

"..."

Yuan Qi's face immediately turned sad.

I still couldn't deceive Zhu Yuanzhang.

……

Want my money?
How can it be so easy?

After escaping from Wuying Palace, Zhu Kai left the palace directly and went to Prince Wu's Mansion. He thought that Lan Yu had done a really good job, and it was very much in line with Zhu Kai's thoughts. He didn't even need to communicate. After knowing what the other person had done, he suddenly felt a sense of telepathy.

“However, there are still too few talents.”

Zhu Kai knocked on the armrest of the chair and called Mao Xiang over: "Go tell Lan Yu to spread the recruitment notice and try to bring more people to Liaodong. Going to Liaodong will give you gold and silver, houses, land, and you can also let the children go to school for free..."

Liaodong at that time was a remote, cold and brutal place. Although the Mongols regarded Liaodong as a treasure, people in the Central Plains did not think so. There were plenty of fertile fields in the Central Plains and the south. Who would go to a miserable place like Liaodong?
Not worth it at all.

There are two very prominent points that Zhu Kai has that attract people to Liaodong: the first is that he can give money and build houses for them; the second is that he allows students to attend classes for free, and they don’t even have to pay tuition fees. They can go to school directly, and as long as you are willing, it is no problem for them to study until you are in your seventies or eighties.

It’s just money. Zhu Kai has nothing else now but a lot of money.

When it comes to money, Zhu Kai is still very confident.

After Lan Yu received Zhu Kai's order, a smile appeared on his face. The Second Prince was domineering in his work. Without saying anything else, he just said one sentence: Let's talk about money!

Everything is easy when it comes to money.

Lan Yu also knew that business and war were the same thing. As long as you promised gold, silver, treasures, high positions and generous salaries, there would naturally be people who would fight for you for money and a future.

He couldn't wait to take his men to Liaodong.

Before leaving, Lan Yu specifically called Chang Mao over and solemnly warned him: "Don't cause trouble in Yingtian Prefecture, and don't get into conflict with Zhu Kai, otherwise no one can save you; after I settle Liaodong, I will send someone to pick you up."

"what?"

Chang Mao's face immediately fell, "Uncle, do I really have to go to Liaodong? Is it okay not to go? That place is outside the Great Wall, where uncivilized savages live. I won't go there."

"You have to go even if you go, and you have to go even if you don't."

Lan Yu seemed to have made up his mind to bring Chang Mao with him. "Boy, be content. When you know the good of Liaodong, you will thank me for bringing you there."

"..."

It sounded like it was true, but Chang Mao said he didn't believe it at all.

However, he had no ability to resist Lan Yu and could only obey Lan Yu's arrangements.

I am so unwilling to go alone... Chang Mao said to Lan Yu: "Uncle, I think Shengdi has nothing to do at home, let him go with us."

"You still need to tell me?"

Lan Yu glanced at Chang Mao, and seemed to have guessed what he was going to say, and said directly: "You don't need to worry about Chang Sheng and Chang Sen."

"Yes."

I forgot that Chang Sen and Chang Sheng are the wise men around Zhu Kai. Zhu Kai is going to Liaodong, so how could they not go?
……

Lan Yu was going to Liaodong, and Zhu Kai waved his hand to signal him to go.

Zhu Kai also wanted to go, but he had two newborn sons at home and a lot of things to do later. If Zhu Kai wanted to go out, he had to wait until he finished taking care of the children's affairs.

The first task that Zhu Kai assigned Lan Yu to Liaodong was to open up the sea route from Liaodong to Qi and Lu and then to Suzhou and Hangzhou. There would be no wind or waves near the coast, so it was relatively safe.

Back at Fengxian Hall, Xu Miaoyun and Feng Yuting, who had been in confinement for the month, had almost recovered. Seeing Zhu Kai playing with his two sons out of boredom, Xu Miaoyun consoled him, "Husband, sons are great. Daughters...will come in the future."

Zhu Kai felt that wanting a daughter was an obsession, but this obsession would not disappear easily: "I know, but I still want a daughter."

Feng Yuting next to her echoed, "Yes, we want to have a daughter. This son is too ugly and always cries. It's really annoying."

Feng Yuting thought she was clingy enough, but she didn't expect these two little guys to be even clingier than her. This made Feng Yuting feel that her status was challenged. Seeing that the full moon banquet was about to be held, she couldn't go and play with them, which made Feng Yuting very depressed.

Seeing that Zhu Kai was bored with teasing the child, Xu Miaoyun found a topic that would interest Zhu Kai: "My husband, I heard that the street in front of the palace that we gave to Sister-in-law Lu was rented out by her for fifty years, and she received a rent of 700,000 taels."

"Only 700,000 taels of silver were rented out in fifty years?"

After hearing this, Zhu Kai couldn't help but laugh: "This business has caused a loss to my grandma's family, but this is a lesson in doing business, and I have to continue."

Business is business, status is status. Zhu Kai is the second prince of the Ming Dynasty, the head of the royal family, and the patriarch of the old Zhu family. With such a prominent status, Zhu Kai has never thought of using his status to force others to do business. If Lu loses money in business, it is because she is not capable enough, and she cannot blame others. If she uses her status to get back the lost money, she will no longer have a place in the business world of Yingtian Prefecture. (End of this chapter)