golden scales

In the first year of Longjing, the Metropolitan Governor's Office unofficially lifted Chongzhen's 23-year ban on war.The reason for adopting an informal method is that the governors of the Metropolitan Government have also found that the ban on war has no practical effect.The generals would still take the opportunity to fight, and the emperor and the Supreme Emperor also took the attitude that if they won, it would be a reasonable conflict, and if they lost, they would be provocative.

The current military commander is not the old town before, and a group of staff officers and instructors are waiting for promotion. How can the chief officer be willing to fight a risky battle?

Even if they knew this, the Metropolitan Government couldn't stop it.If it is expressly forbidden to pursue beyond any place, this is undoubtedly sending an amulet to the enemy, and the morale of the Ming army that has been fought so hard will eventually be beaten again and again.

But fortunately, now the curse is finally torn off.

As the Hetao area began to sow seeds, the Mongols also began to watch their good horses grow strong again.The First Cavalry Army set up an independent Ranger Battalion separately, wandering and suppressing the grasslands in the way of the Mongols.As a participant in the plan to set up the Rangers, Zhu Yong has already galloped on the flat roads in the pass, and went to Beijing to meet Emperor Longjing Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong put the general strategy of the Northern Expedition on track, and used war to tilt the economic center of gravity toward the north, which indeed alleviated the differences between the North and the South to a certain extent.The newly occupied millions of acres of fertile irrigated land in the Hetao area has also given the Shanxi border residents a chance to survive and rushed over.

Farmers with some households can buy land cheaply, and even poor households can easily find jobs and become tenant farmers.

Everything is just an account.

Considering the long-term occupation of Australia, immigration from China is inevitable, so the population of Ming Dynasty is still too small.And it's still an old road, basically being consumed on the land.Fortunately, the industrialization process of Ming Dynasty is still in its infancy, and the freedmen are enough for industrial development, so the conflict between land and machines is not that big.

And wait until more and more labor-intensive industries develop.Daming already has a group of mature skilled workers, which is the advantage of establishing a technical school in advance.

The demand for the population of the whole society will further increase, so the development of basic medical care will ensure the natural growth rate of the population.It is also the highlight of the new era.

Empress Duan also successfully gave birth to her second prince in the first month of the first year of Longjing.Zhu Cihong named it Zhu Heqi (sound: Qi).The medical staff who delivered Duan's birth were all from the same team as last time. The little nurse who was carrying the basin at the beginning had already become the head nurse who stood alone.But when he entered the palace, he still did his old work.

This time Duan was not as nervous and fearful as last time, and even had time to think wildly during the delivery: Is the emperor's husband waiting outside the delivery room?Or work in the study?

Zhu Cihong took the eldest son of the emperor outside the delivery room and explained where the baby came from.

Because he was born in the first month of the first year of Longjing.Therefore, the queen's baby name for her second son Zhu Heqi was "Yuanyuan", but after the first time His Majesty saw this pointed head, wrinkled skin and red glowing prince, Gan Gang arbitrarily called him "A Chou".At this moment, the empress really wished that the emperor would go on business trips, inspections, or even fight in other places.

——Isn’t every newborn like this?It will get better in a few days!

Duan was very reluctant to call his son Ah Chou.

——Little babies are really ugly and cute.

Zhu Cihong hugged his son, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.Crown Prince Zhu Hegui tugged at his father's sleeves.He raised his head and shouted hurriedly: "Daddy, Daddy, let me hug my brother." Then he was carried away.

When Yong Wang Zhu Cizhen rushed back to the capital, his little nephew was almost four months old.He looks fat and white, only "cute", not a trace of "ugly".

"The army is really a place to hone people." Zhou Hou saw his younger son's dark skin, sharp edges and corners on his face, and his strong muscles made his clothes plump and straight. Although he felt a little distressed, he was sincerely happy for him.

Although Zhu Cizhen was born of Concubine Tian, ​​but because Concubine Tian passed away early, and Empress Zhou was indeed regarded as her own, so she had full respect and love for this empress.

"Mother, the son wants to be sealed in Mongolia, can you tell the emperor?" Zhu Cizhen looked like a qualified soldier, but he didn't mind acting coquettishly and obediently in front of his mother, just like a child.

Parents see that their children will never grow up, and after being begged by their sons, they can't bear the young son to go to the ocean.She said: "This matter is determined by your father and brother, how can the empress make a statement?"

"Queen, I'm seasick." Zhu Cizhao's whole face was crumpled into a ball, and there was strong anticipation in his eyes.

Zhou Hou couldn't bear it: "Then... my son can only board the ship from Guangzhou..."

Although Zhou Hou loves his son very much, his principle of non-interference in state affairs is very firm.When her husband ruled the country back then, she didn't say a word about the country's affairs, let alone the eldest son is now the emperor?This is also the demeanor that a generation of virtuous queens should have.

Zhu Cizhao couldn't explain it to the Empress Dowager, so she had to turn her head and beg the emperor's elder brother again.As soon as he was ushered into His Majesty's study, he saw his elder brother sitting behind the desk, looking tenderly at the elder son shaking the younger son's cradle.

"Your Majesty..." Zhu Cizhao bowed in salute.

Zhu Cihong looked up at his younger brother, and said with a smile, "He is much stronger. Did you fight with someone in Mongolia?"

Zhu Cizhao blushed, and said: "My brother is a combat staff officer, he has never been in battle."

"Sit down." Zhu Cihong motioned King Yong to sit down, and asked Lu Suyao to bring tea, and said, "Have you seen the queen, father, queen?"

"See you, Your Majesty was receiving Gefu earlier, and my younger brother went to the mother's side first." Zhu Cizang said: "Father has gone to Nanhaizi."

"Yes, I'm going to see the horse selected for Nan Xing." Zhu Cihong used the excuse of choosing a tall horse to postpone the Supreme Emperor Nan Xing.

"Brother Emperor..." Zhu Cizhao finally couldn't hold back anymore, and cried bitterly, "Brother, I have seasickness, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to Fengguo alive!"

"Are you seasick?" Zhu Cihong was a little surprised.When the country was changed, everyone went to Shandong by boat. Speaking of it, the Liaohai Sea was quite rough, but I never heard of anyone at home getting seasick.However, it is also possible that because of the short time, my attention was focused on Shandong military and political affairs at that time, and I probably ignored it.

"Yes!" Zhu Cizhao said, "I'm so dizzy!"

Zhu Cihong stared at his younger brother, and tentatively said, "Maybe it's already healed?"

"Definitely not." Yong Wang said firmly.

Zhu Cihong understood now, nodded and said, "You don't want to go to Australia, do you?"

"Brother Emperor," Zhu Cizhao frowned, "Just seal me up in Langjuxu Mountain! I promise to protect the frontier for Daming."

Zhu Cihong stood up and beckoned Zhu Cizheng to follow him.The two went to the side hall together, and Zhu Cihong unfolded a huge map of the territory of all nations, and said: "Langjuxu Mountain is here." He clicked on the map: "But the border of my Ming Dynasty will be further north, to the pole of the earth If you want to guard the frontier, you should go to Australia, because there is only one unmanned permafrost that is always covered with ice and snow in the south of Australia.”

Zhu Cizhao swallowed his saliva: "Brother Emperor, let's go to the country after the ministers finish fighting Mongolia...Your Majesty, there are still so many battles to be fought in the north, and it is time to employ people."

"There are 50 soldiers in the north, one more than you is not too many, one less than you is a lot." Zhu Cihong said: "In Australia, there is a shortage of major generals. After you go there, you can be alone, isn't it good?"

"There's no war over there..." Zhu Cizhao muttered.

"Why not fight? There are also natives in the three provinces of Australia, and now our army has fought against them there." Zhu Cilang sighed, "I'm worried that the imperial court will be too far away. What if there is another incident in Liao Town? There must be one." I can rest assured that a vassal king guards me."

Zhu Cizhao still had a bitter face: "Brother Emperor... Your Majesty... Can't you make the king? He is older than me..."

"He went to North Korea." Zhu Cihong sighed and said: "In the end, let him succeed, let's be a mediocre prince of Taiping."

Zhu Cizhao also sighed.

"With the current manpower and labor force, Australia is really beyond the control of the imperial court. If you don't care, this enclave will not belong to Ming after all." Zhu Cihong held Zhu Cizheng's hand and said: "Brother Dahu, apart from you , who else can I rely on as a brother?"

Zhu Cizhao was moved in his heart, and finally said: "My brother will try his best to do it."

Only then did Zhu Cihong smile, and said: "You spend time with your parents in Beijing first, and then go through the process of retiring. First go to the post as the governor, and then choose [-] mu of the most affluent land in Australia as your fiefdom."

"Your brother doesn't care about Feng Tu," Zhu Cizang said, "Brother Emperor, can you invite some of my good classmates from the lecture hall to go with me?"

"Of course you can! Only those who work together can make things happen." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "You can recruit more. I will give you three thousand elite soldiers, five thousand firecrackers, and eight hundred farm families. Iron factories, mines, etc. The factory is already mobilizing, and we will go right after your fleet."

Hearing this, Zhu Cizhao felt even more disturbed, and said, "Brother Emperor, the Governor-General wants to control the military and civilians, right? But I don't know anything about civil affairs."

"The Ministry of Officials will appoint officials. They know what to do. You just need to keep an eye on them and not be lazy." Zhu Cihong said.

"As for the main tasks of the three provinces in Australia, they are actually very simple. First, ensure food self-sufficiency, and second, dig a large amount of high-quality rich iron ore, build iron factories, and transport the formed iron plates and iron ingots back to Daming.

"If you need anything, just let me know. Whether it's soldiers, horses or ordnance, you don't have to be polite."

Zhu Cizhao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not too difficult to say so."

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "It's not difficult at first, you will know when you go."

Zhu Cizhao looked at the encouraging eyes of the emperor's brother, thinking that once he left the country, there would be no hope of returning to Beijing, so he showed reluctance.Zhu Cilang knew that this was the tradition of the Ming Dynasty to control the vassals, but it was not an express text in the ancestral code. Looking at his younger brother's reluctant eyes, he said in a low voice: "The governor is going back to Beijing to report his duties. Maybe I will go there in person. Australia is watching you."

Zhu Cizhao's eyes burst out with surprise.

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