Leave Fengyang.
Zhu Gaoxu and his party arrived in Nanjing.
Civil and military officials, led by Jin Zhong, the Minister of War in Nanjing, and Zheng He, the Navy Governor, all knelt on the ground.
"I respectfully welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Dear ladies, please get up quickly!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The ministers stood up immediately.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Jin Zhong first.
This veteran minister of Jingnan is still exerting his remaining enthusiasm for the Ming Dynasty.
"Old Jintou, you look good!"
"Why do you still want to hold on for more than ten years?"
The white-haired Jin Zhong also smiled when he heard the prince's teasing.
He could have returned to his hometown to live out his old age in peace, and his health was getting worse.
It's just that Jin Zhong has always been worried about the imperial court and the Ming Dynasty.
So even though Emperor Yongle asked him to go to Beijing with him when the imperial court moved the capital, Jin Zhong decisively refused because there was no one in Nanjing to take charge of the overall situation and offered to stay in Nanjing.
Even if Zhu Gaoxu saw such a pure and virtuous minister, he could not help but feel respectful.
Zhu Gaoxu chatted with Jin Zhong for a while, and then chatted with Zheng He for a while, generally about the development of the Navy and the construction of the Naval War College.
With Zheng He, the first person in the navy of the Ming Dynasty, personally in charge, both the navy and the naval academy were developing well.
Next, in accordance with the patriarchal etiquette, Zhu Gaoxu took the civil and military officials to pay homage to Taizu's imperial mausoleum. He also did not forget to pay homage to his good brother Zhu Gaochi.
Because the imperial court moved the capital to Beijing, the two of them were forced to stay in Nanjing, becoming "lonely old people" and "left-behind children."
After the worship was completed, Zhu Gaoxu, accompanied by civil and military officials, entered the Nanjing Imperial Palace and held a banquet in the palace to entertain the Nanjing civil and military officials.
After all, the imperial court moved the capital with a pat on the back, but left Nanjing as a mess to them.
After a banquet, it can be said that the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. The Nanjing civil and military officials also had a very good impression of the prince Zhu Gaoxu and praised the Ming Dynasty for having such a prince.
After the banquet, Zhu Gaoxu left behind Jin Zhong, Zhou Chen and other seven ministers of Nanjing to prepare for a small meeting to understand the development situation in the south.
Jin Zhong was the first to speak, but he was trying to persuade Zhu Gaoxu to return to Beijing as soon as possible.
"Prince, you also understand His Majesty the Emperor's thoughts."
"As this man gets older, he misses his old friendship even more. That's why the emperor is very concerned about things in North America."
"You, the crown prince, can bear with me as much as you can. There is no need to have any conflicts with the emperor. You are the prince of the dynasty, so what's the point of having fun outside all day long?"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu felt dumbfounded.
But given Jin Zhong's status, he didn't dare to refute, so he could only accept the education honestly.
"The emperor has been fighting all his life. After a few years of peace and happiness, the prince, please stop fighting with the emperor. It will be a joke to others!"
Jin Zhong sighed and warned earnestly.
He has watched all the members of the old Zhu family grow up, especially the two brothers Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu.
If it were the former Crown Prince, how would he dare to scold His Majesty the Emperor? This is Zhu Gaoxu now. Not only does he dare to scold him, he also dares to scold him so unpleasantly!
Jin Zhong had received Zhu Di's secret letter a long time ago, otherwise he would not have opened his mouth now.
The two old guys were a little emotional. They were a little behind the times. Now the Ming Dynasty is dominated by young people!
Zhu Gaoxu did not dare to refute, and could only listen to Jin Zhong ramble for a long time.
After finishing talking, Jin Zhong left wisely.
There is nothing big going on in the Nanjing Military Department.
He knew that the prince was concerned about industry and commerce, so he got up and left directly.
Once Jin Zhong left, the remaining people were all princelings.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhou Chen and asked first, "Xun Ru, is the implementation of the whip method going smoothly?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the implementation has been completed, and the various state governments dare not disobey in the slightest."
Zhou Chen said with a smile, a smile on his face.
This is all thanks to the strong support of the imperial court!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and then thought of something else.
"How is the textile industry developing in the south?"
"The situation is excellent. The textile industry has made great progress, which has also driven the promotion of cotton cultivation."
"The only difficulty is that cotton textile technology is much more difficult than silk and linen. The Weaving Bureau is still researching it, so it has not been popularized for a while."
Zhu Gaoxu nodded after hearing this.
"Cotton is a good thing."
"Not only can it keep out the cold, but it's also low-cost."
"Now the imperial court is vigorously developing Liaodong, but the bitter cold climate in Liaodong has greatly curbed the imperial court's development."
"So cotton textile technology must solve all problems, push it into the market as soon as possible, give priority to the people of Liaodong, and cooperate with the imperial court to develop Liaodong!"
When Zhou Chen heard this, he was a little embarrassed for a moment.
After all, textile technology is not as simple as it sounds and can be conquered if you want.
He, the Minister of Household Affairs, is good at managing money, food and materials, but he has a really bad eye for textile technology and doesn't know much about anything.
"By the way, Xun Ru, do you still remember that you purchased a large amount of wool from the grassland?"
"Of course I remember!" Zhou Chen said with a wry smile.
Back then, he was ordered to go to Peiping to purchase grassland wool on a large scale, preparing to implement the prince's plan for the grassland.
However, this plan was not implemented for long, because the imperial court's Northern Expedition was a great victory and the Tatars and Oaras were crippled in one fell swoop, so it was stopped.
Not long after, Zhou Chen himself also received a new mission, serving as an interviewer in Jiangnan, and went to rectify the official fields in Jiangnan, thus embarking on a road of no return!
With the wool he purchased, he also built several factories to produce woolen sweaters, but nothing happened after that.
"The prince means..."
"Restart the production of sweaters. Let's get a batch out and send them to Liaodong!"
Zhu Gaoxu spoke directly and decisively, "The Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs has made this matter the top priority!"
"The orphans will send wool from northern Xinjiang. You are responsible for building factories for production. You must first meet the needs of the people in Liaodong!"
Zhou Chen was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said bravely: "But Your Highness, where can we find so many workers?"
"Knitting sweaters is not a technical job?" Zhu Gaoxu smiled, "Men can knit sweaters, and women can also knit sweaters. And compared to men who are big and thick, women are more ingenious and thoughtful. They They are the main force in knitting sweaters!”
Zou Ji, the Minister of Rites in Nanjing, frowned and spoke for the first time: "Your Highness, is this not good?"
"A woman can just stay at home and look after her husband and raise children, so how can she show her face outside?"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu's face darkened.
"Zou Ji, you are also a new student, why do you still have such backward ideas?"
"Or have you been serving as a court official for several years, and like those Cheng, Zhu, and Jin gentry, you are returning home as you live longer?"
As soon as these words came out, Zou Ji's expression changed drastically and he hurriedly knelt on the ground to apologize.
The prince's words were a very harsh accusation, which made Zou Ji extremely frightened.
"What's wrong with women showing up in public?"
"Through their own labor and efforts, they can earn corresponding wages and improve their living conditions. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"The reason why Gu promoted the new learning in those days was because Cheng and Zhu restricted the people's thoughts, preached the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules, and belittled the status of women!"
"My Ming Dynasty does not need such backward and ridiculous ideas. Women can also hold up the sky, so you'd better abandon those backward ideas, otherwise don't blame Gu for being unkind!"
