Although it is only the first day of the new year, many vendors have already come out to set up stalls.
Those who sell wontons, those who sell pancakes and steamed buns, and all kinds of food.
People come and go in the market, and when they meet, they celebrate the New Year.
Zhu Yuanzhang watched with great interest as he walked.
During last year's famine, he was worried about the decline in people's livelihood.
It looks pretty good today.
Very gratified...
Zhu Bai came out and worked hard for a long time, and he was already hungry.
Besides, they were talking about the Military and Horse Division, and he didn't want to cause trouble, so he pretended not to listen and looked around.
There was a roasted seed seller in a roadside shop, roasting chestnuts. The aroma was overflowing, the seeds were shiny and full, and they were round like small balls rolling in the pot.
Zhu Bai's eyes immediately straightened.
In the past, he liked to eat roasted chestnuts the most. I wonder if chestnuts from this era, when the water and soil were good and pollution-free, were more fragrant and sweeter than later ones.
With this thought in mind, he moved forward.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt his beard was itchy and scratched it, and Zhu Bai ran away.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed angrily: This kid has no memory at all.
Better to be caught and beaten twice.
He motioned to the others to be silent, and then followed from a distance.
Zhu Bai didn't realize it and forgot where he was. He only stared at the roasted chestnuts: "Boss, I'll give you a pound of roasted chestnuts."
What does "boss" mean? This kid must be out of his mind.
The fat shopkeeper looked puzzled and waved to the waiter.
Guy: "One tael of silver per pound. Do you have money?"
Zhu Bai: "Yes, yes."
The waiter then quickly weighed it and handed it to Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai weighed it in his hand and found that it was less than half a catty. Then he counted twenty roasted chestnuts.
Fifty cents apiece.
Ten cents can buy one liter, which is one and a half pounds of rice.
Haha, profiteer...
The bullying got to me.
A seller of roasted seeds and nuts can have such a big shop in Yingtian City. It seems that he usually has a lot of troubles.
Moreover, this street is so prosperous and long, but he is the only one selling roasted seeds and nuts.
It seems that this shop is really not an ordinary roasted seed shop.
Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, are you sure there is a pound here? And is this a golden chestnut? It is so precious and heavy."
The shopkeeper was bullying Zhu Bai, who was still a child, and was a little impatient: "Children, don't talk nonsense. If you want to buy something, don't buy it. If you don't, leave quickly."
If there are problems with the scale, people also have problems.
This is really unreasonable...
Zhu Bai secretly gritted his teeth and said with an innocent smile on his face: "Tsk, there happens to be someone in the Military and Horse Department today, how about we go and weigh him."
The shopkeeper suddenly said: "Brother, I'm kidding you. Twenty cents per catty. What you have is half a catty. Just give me ten cents."
Zhu Bai grinned and took out forty copper coins: "That's right. You have to be honest in business to be able to last. Weigh two catties for me."
Holding a large paper bag of chestnuts, he turned around and discovered that Zhu Yuanzhang and the others were watching. He realized that the shopkeeper had suddenly changed his attitude just now, not because of his conscience, but because he saw Zhu Yuanzhang and the others.
Zhu Bai sneered: "Father, eldest brother, please eat roasted chestnuts."
Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled: "Good son. Your father has a good job for you to do."
Zhu Bai's hair stood up all over his body, and he replied without thinking: "I'm still young and can't do any errands."
No matter what errand you do, I don’t want to do it anyway.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "You can do whatever you want. Anyway, you are full of energy and running around all day. Rather than leaving you to torment me, I would rather let you torment those unruly people and profiteers."
Zhu Bai grimaced: "Father, it's not that I don't want to help you share the burden. Look at how old I am. Can I control an old fox like Li Cunyi? If you hadn't come quickly today, he would have kicked me out directly. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while: "Yes, you boy, you can't write essays, and you can't lift a sword in martial arts. You have no ability other than making trouble. I need to match you with two talents."
He turned to Erhu and said, "Go and bring Lan Yu, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen into the palace."
After saying that, he turned around and returned to the palace without giving Zhu Bai a chance.
Lao Zhu sat down in the imperial study and had just drank a cup of tea.
Lan Yu and Liu Bowen came.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Today I went to inspect Dongcheng and Beicheng."
Lan Yu and Liu Bowen knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was in a bad mood, and they had just discussed it on the road. No matter what Zhu Yuan said today, they agreed.
Lan Yu lowered her hands and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Liu Bowen lowered his head: "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."
Li Shanchang: "The emperor cares about the people, and his hard work has achieved great results."
He actually breathed a sigh of relief secretly. He originally thought that Lao Zhu called him here to reprimand him for not controlling his family well because of Li Cunyi's matter.
Zhu Yuanzhang added: "I found that the Military and Horse Division is really in trouble, so I plan to set up a General Military and Horse Division. King Zhu Bai of Xiang will be the commander of the general capital, and the admiral will supervise the Military and Horse Division of the five cities."
Lan Yu lowered her head: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming."
Li Shanchang: "The Emperor is wise."
Liu Bowen: "The King of Xiang is not suitable. I boldly ask the Emperor to let the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan, the King of Zhou, and the King of Chu all take up this position."
Lan Yu glanced at him in surprise: Why is it different from what was promised?
Zhu Bai burst into tears: Finally there is a sensible adult.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh. What's the reason?"
Liu Bowen: "The King of Xiang is too young to take on this important responsibility."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "Yes."
Zhu Bai was overjoyed.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Then let the six brothers take charge of it together. The King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan, the King of Zhou, and the King of Chu will be in charge of the Military and Horse Division of the West, Central, North and Southeast City. The King of Xiang will be in charge."
Zhu Bai pursed his lips: If Lao Zhu is such a smart person, wouldn’t he know that Zhu Chong and Zhu Di can take care of this matter if they choose him? Why do you have to drag me along?
Besides, Liu Bowen is also very aware of the abilities of my brothers, so why would he recommend five princes to take charge of the small army?
Li Shanchang continued and said to Xini: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang added: "You three are assisting the King of Xiang. If you have any questions, I'll ask you three."
Liu Bowen knelt down again: "I am incompetent. I beg the emperor to let Mr. Li take on this important task."
This bastard saw my intention and wanted to get away. I don’t want to help me train the five princes at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the top of his head and sneered secretly, and said: "Okay, then Li Shanchang will assist the five elder princes. You and Lan Yu only need to help Zhu Bai."
Liu Bowen responded as expected: "Thank you Lord for your kindness."
Zhu Yuanzhang added: "From tomorrow onwards, six princes will go to court to listen to politics."
Liu Bowen suddenly looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang, and almost blurted out the word "no", but he swallowed it back alive.
It is the right of heirs to go to court and listen to the government.
Lao Zhu just let Zhu Bai go.
After all, how old is Zhu Bai?
But now five elderly princes are asked to listen.
The status is the same as Zhu Biao, what is this?
Zhu Bai watched the show silently: Liu Bowen knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would let his brothers go to the fiefdom after the New Year. He wanted to trap them with soldiers and horses.
But Lao Zhu saw through Liu Shengun's intention, so he simply let the princes exercise.
The position between southeast, northwest and northwest just happened to be the relative position of the five princes' fiefdoms.
Moreover, they all command and are responsible for specific affairs. As long as the princes assist in commanding, they all command.
The prince is the emperor's protective umbrella and eyeliner in the Military and Horse Department, ensuring that the holy will can be conveyed and that the voices below can be heard by the above.
When the prince goes to the fiefdom in the future, his relationship with the local government will be the same as their current relationship with the commander of the Military and Horse Department.
This idea is very good, but there is a prerequisite for its implementation: the prince has no selfish motives. Otherwise, we would really be deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth from the inferiors, covering the sky with one hand.
Now under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose, the princes would definitely not dare.
After going to the fiefdom, it will be difficult to talk about it.
But what about me?
Why do you have to involve me in this matter?
