"No, no, no." Zhu Bai shook his head, "Fifth brother in the fiefdom is different from me in Yingtian. Father asked me to command the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, so I can take care of everything that the Five Cities Military and Horse Division can do. But Father The fifth brother was not given the power to manage government and military affairs, and was only allowed to listen to the government. Therefore, the best the fifth brother could do was to persuade the third division and let the third division take care of it. For example, if Cai Da was a local military commander, he would not have done it that day. If he takes action, he is in charge of the capital. You go to the capital commander or, if he is not a military commander but a civilian, then it is within the jurisdiction of the chief secretary. But if he later takes action and kills someone, then he can only be dealt with by the chief secretary. "
Zhu Ting hesitated for a moment and said, "What if I ignore him for three times?"
If local officials were so effective, it would be their turn to make decisions for the people.
Zhu Bai said: "If the three officials ignore it, the fifth brother will have no choice but to report it to the father and must not interfere."
The key is that Zhu Ji is not cunning enough as a local official, and he is not cruel and decisive enough like Zhu Xi and Zhu Di.
When the time comes, the local magistrate can do whatever he wants to make him feel uncomfortable.
Lao Zhu also stipulated that they could not run out of the fiefdom.
Zhu Xi thought for a while and replied: "I know."
------
Zhu Bai guessed that Lao Zhu would definitely ask him to ask questions, but he didn't know that the way of questioning would be so original and unexpected.
A few days later, Lao Zhu said he was going to visit Zhu Bai's fields, and he also summoned Li Wenzhong, the left governor of the governor's office, Feng Sheng, and the right governor Tang He, and said he wanted to have fun with some old guys.
He specifically asked the adults to dress simply so as not to disturb the people.
Zhu Biao thought that Lao Zhu just missed his farming days as a boy, and didn't take it seriously.
Only Zhu Bai knows that Lao Zhu is a "drunkard who doesn't care about drinking" and wants to cause trouble!
The group of people rode horses slowly out of the city, heading south.
The spring is bright, the grass is growing, and the orioles are flying. Farmers in the farmland outside Yingtian are busy plowing the fields and transplanting rice seedlings.
The pear trees on the roadside are in full bloom, and bees and butterflies are "buzzing" on the branches, creating a peaceful and lively scene.
Lao Zhu was originally tall and burly, but now that he is well fed in the palace and does not need to travel around, he is very fair.
Today he wore an ocher robe and a black jasper belt. He was not as serious as before, but more like a kind landlord.
Zhu Bai had already asked people to go to the farm to prepare a banquet and spread the tables to welcome Lao Zhu and the adults.
They first visited Zhu Bai's fields.
Zhu Bai introduced to them his "three-dimensional planting and breeding system" of mulberry trees, fish, rice, and bean cultivation, as well as duck and bee breeding.
Now the seedlings have just been planted and water and small fish have been put in. No weeds grew, so the ducks were not released.
However, the mulberry trees and soybeans are growing well.
Several generals were amazed: No space was wasted at all.
Lao Zhu is a bit showing off.
Li Wenzhong and others naturally cooperated with Lao Zhu and only picked up nice things to say.
Li Wenzhong: "Your Highness has never been a farmer but is self-taught. He is indeed born smart. When I was as old as Your Highness, I could not farm so well."
Feng Sheng sighed: "I only knew that His Highness could do business before, but I never expected that he could farm."
Tang He also said: "Your Highness is really good at what he does, which is rare."
This sentence is somewhat sincere.
Come to think of it, all their own sons and daughters are useless in civil and military affairs.
Not to mention such a complicated matter as managing the Guan Ya Bureau and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, you can't even manage a household. Besides eating, drinking and having fun, it’s all about eating, drinking and having fun.
In contrast, although Zhu Bai was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was not at all squeamish.
Whether he is going out to provide disaster relief or doing things in Yingtian, he is always hands-on and meticulous.
Be ruthless when you should be ruthless, be kind when you should be kind.
Lao Zhu was very proud, but he said: "This traitor doesn't know how to farm. He just plays around and gives directions blindly. All the tenants work for him."
What we eat at the farm at noon is what is grown and raised in Zhubai's fields.
Stir-fried duck with ginger, braised fish, stir-fried eel, perilla snail meat, mulberry leaf soup, tofu and rice, as well as wine and candied fruit.
The wine was purple in color, but it tasted completely different from the wine they drank from the Western Regions. It was sour, sweet, and had a unique aroma.
Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai all sat at the same table.
Three adults share a table.
Lao Zhu was already enjoying a few sips, but now he couldn't help but ask Zhu Bai: "What kind of wine is this? Why haven't we tried it before? It's smooth and easy to drink. It's a rare wine."
Zhu Bai pointed to the mulberry tree on the field stem: "Last year, I made wine from the mulberries collected from elsewhere. It was just taken out of the wine cellar these days. Mulberry wine nourishes blood, strengthens the body, nourishes the liver, kidneys, and improves eyesight. Women drink it. It can also improve the problem of cold hands and feet. Erchen just tried brewing some last year, and it was quite successful. In the future, when our mulberry tree grows up, we can brew more."
Mainly because the koji used at the moment was too unstable, so he could only try it.
Lao Zhu nodded: "Your mother's hands and feet are cold when she sleeps at night. Did you bring some to her?"
Zhu Bai said: "Send it away. As soon as the wine comes out of the cellar, I will ask someone to send it to the palace."
Li Wenzhong smiled: "Your Highness is indeed filial."
Zhu Bai said to Zhu Biao: "Brother, this mulberry and wolfberry porridge can nourish the liver and kidneys, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and strengthen the body. Drink more. If you like it, I will ask someone to pack some dried mulberries and wolfberry and send it to the East Palace."
Zhu Biao: "Thank you, twelfth brother, for thinking about me. It tastes pretty good and is very comfortable to drink."
After drinking and eating, Lao Zhu said: "We haven't been farming for a long time, but we still miss the feeling of farming in the fields. We get up when the rooster crows and go to bed as soon as it gets dark. As long as you fill your stomach, you don't have to think about things, and it's quite comfortable." OK."
Then he waved to the eunuch who was following him: "Come on, take off your boots. We are going to the fields to plant rice."
Zhu Biao was startled and said quickly: "Father, although it is already spring, the water is cold and muddy. Father has not been farming for a long time, so I am afraid he will catch cold easily."
Li Wenzhong and others advised: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
"No, Your Majesty."
Lao Zhu waved his hand: "We are not that squeamish. We are just in the fields. When we were young, we didn't even have a pair of shoes in the winter, so we ran around barefoot, and we never got sick."
Zhu Biao: "Children have hot blood, but now..."
Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes: "You want to say that we are old and our health is not good anymore?"
Zhu Biao pursed his lips: I was sick for a few days after the cool breeze last time. Do I need to say this?
The eunuch didn't dare to step forward.
Lao Zhu glared at the eunuch and said, "What are you waiting for? It's hard for us to speak?"
Zhu Biao winked at Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai grinned: "This is fun, I'll go play in the mud too."
Zhu Biao and the three adults gasped: What are you doing? ! ! I ask you to persuade the emperor, not to fan the flames.
