It seems that it makes sense that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black.
Zhu Cihong has been hanging out with Zheng Zhilong's daughter since he was a child, so he has learned bad habits along the way. At a young age, he knew how to steal money, collect protection fees, and lend usury!
Oh, he can also beg for food and kill people! He is really not a good boy!
Fortunately, he is the great nephew of the Ming Emperor, so he is not afraid of being arrested and prosecuted by the government if he behaves badly... If he were a child of ordinary people, everything would be ruined!
But even if there is some background in the family, Zhu Youjian can't just watch his rebellious son and become bad like this. He is only 9 years old now and he is so bad. He will be better when he grows up!
In his previous life, when Zhu Cixiang was 9 years old, he was still a very well-behaved good boy, but he was a bad boy at the age of 17... But in this life, he was bad at the age of 9. This is going to get worse!
"Brother Chun!" Zhu Youjian's face darkened, "Do you know any other good ways to make money?"
"I know..." Zhu Cixiang was also aware of what was happening. When he saw Emperor Chongzhen's expression of disapproval, he quickly started thinking and finally came up with a less violent way to make money.
"Then say it!" Zhu Youjian said with a straight face.
Zhu Cixiang said seriously: "When I grow up, I can marry a very rich girl to be my concubine, and recruit a few more wealthy girls to be elected as attendants... In this way, I can get their dowry. There will be money.”
Is this... a soft meal? It’s true, a nine-year-old kid not only knows how to steal money, collect protection fees, usury, beg for food and kill people, but he also wants to eat soft food! Can such a child inherit the throne and become the emperor of Ming Dynasty in the future?
"Humph!" Zhu Youjian was angry, "You kid still knows how to eat soft food! Who told you this? Is it the tea girl?"
Zhu Youjian glared at Zheng Chagu, so scared that the little girl trembled, and immediately showed a wronged, wronged, and innocent expression - she told Zhu Cihong about collecting protection fees and loan sharking, but stealing money and eating soft rice She didn't teach her...
However, Zhu Cixiang was not afraid of Zhu Youjian's anger at all, and even said plausibly: "Father, without Empress Xiaoci Gao, how can we have Emperor Taizu Gao?"
Zhu Youjian was speechless now. Nizi was right! Emperor Taizu Gao was a stinky beggar, but he also became a minion after defecting to Guo Zixing. If he hadn't eaten Queen Ma's soft rice, he could have risen to the top in one step, from a nine-in-law commander to the big boss of Guo Zixing's army?
It turns out that the ancestral skills of the Ming Dynasty were not only begging for food, robbing money, and killing people, but also eating soft rice!
Although Emperor Taizu Gao was really capable, without Empress Ma's help, he would not have been able to rise rapidly and occupy the position of king of Jinling within the two years of Zhizheng 15 and 16. Become a hero among the anti-Yuan rebels.
If he misses this opportunity, no matter how capable Zhu Yuanzhang is, he will just be a founding hero. If he is unlucky enough to meet a lord like him, he may be killed after he succeeds...
Since it is an ancestral skill, it is not easy for Zhu Youjian to reprimand Zhu Cihong. He knows how to beg for food, steal money, kill people, and eat soft food... This traitor is clearly the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu Gao!
But even if Emperor Taizu Gao is reincarnated, he must be educated well!
Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian turned to Zhu Cixi with a straight face and said: "When this dynasty was first established, the world had just gone through wars. There were few people but a lot of land, and there was a desolate scene everywhere. That's why Emperor Taizu implemented the policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce. The national policy is to develop farming, reward reclamation, and restrict industry and commerce. However, the world is at peace and the population is growing. Today, there are 20 million people. That little land alone is no longer enough to keep everyone in the world well clothed and fed. So development It is imperative to open up new territories through industry and commerce. You are the foundation of the country, and one day you will have to govern the world. If you don’t understand industry and commerce and the benefits of overseas affairs, you will not be able to govern the country well.
So you need to add another business course to the courses you are taking now. "
Zhu Cixiang is so pitiful! He is only nine years old, which is still a false age. He should be at the age of elementary school, but now he has to start studying business... And the courses such as Confucianism, arithmetic, Wuwu, Latin, martial arts, and military science cannot be left behind. You must continue to study hard!
"Father, how do I learn business?" Zhu Cixiang was never very afraid of his father, so he asked immediately.
Zhu Youjian turned to look at Xu Ruolan and said: "Ruolan, I'll leave it to you to arrange my nephew's business... Let the big businessmen from Tianjin Shanxi Merchants Association and Yangzhou Salt Merchants Association send people to teach you!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely arrange to mop the floor."
Xu Ruolan said this, but she was a little doubtful in her heart: Does Long Live Master want me to help him find a rich lady?
Zhu Youjian nodded and said to Teagu Zheng: "You should also learn together... You must also learn to do a good business!"
"I obey the decree." Zheng Chagu immediately stood up and made a blessing. She agreed very well, but she was still a little unconvinced in her heart: collecting protection fees and loan sharking were also good businesses!
Zhu Youjian took a breath, waved his hand and said: "It's getting late, you all should leave... Ruolan, you should go back and rest early!"
Emperor Zhu spoke, and Zhu Cihong, Zheng Chagu, and Xu Ruolan had no choice but to stand up and salute, and then left the Xinuang Pavilion of Wansheng Hall.
"Chengen," Zhu Youjian called Wang Chengen to him again, "Let the noble concubine serve me!"
Imperial Concubine Wu Liangha is thirty-six years old this year, and she is a Mongolian woman who has been leading troops all year round. She was born a bit rough, and due to the weather, she has lost much of her beauty. But her figure is still graceful and very tight, unlike a woman who has given birth to four children.
However, Zhu Youjian's love for him has nothing to do with her body, but because she was the first woman to be snatched by Zhu Youjian, and she was snatched during his first battle... ...This has special meaning!
And after being snatched by Zhu Youjian, Wu Liangha quickly adjusted his position and worked wholeheartedly for Zhu Youjian. Zhu Youjian's ability to choose the Great Khan of Mongolia definitely belongs to the great concubine Wu Liangha.
Therefore, the status of Concubine Wu Liangha in Zhu Youjian's harem has also increased, although in the Ming Dynasty she is still one step behind Queen Zhou. But in the Great Mongolia, she was the powerful Great Khan Khatun. She organized the Mobei Khanate on behalf of Zhu Youjian - everyone knew that Zhu Youjian, the Great Khan of Mongolia, was basically a With the shopkeeper out of the way, the real person in charge is Concubine Wu Liangha.
...
It was already dark, and in the East Nuan Pavilion of Wansheng Hall, Zhu Youjian and Wu Liangha, who had just held hands for a while, were having a heart-to-heart talk.
"My dear concubine, how has the weather been in the Mobei grassland from last autumn to now? Is it drier than in previous years?"
Zhu Youjian asked about the weather in Mongolia.
Now that he is the Great Khan, he must care about the life and death of the grassland herdsmen.
"It is indeed a bit dry," said the noble concubine Wu Liangha with a smile, "but this is also good for us to expand our strength...many scattered tribes, in order to get better water and grass, have to seek refuge with our seven thousand households. Ordo!"
"But there may be an even worse drought next year!" Zhu Youjian frowned, "According to the rules on the grassland, how should we deal with a severe drought thousands of miles away?"
"Grab!" Wu Liangha's answer was straightforward, "On the grassland, the law of the jungle is about eating the weak! Whenever there is food, you have to rob it, not to mention that you are about to starve to death!"
Zhu Youjian nodded, "Then I have to take them to rob!"
"Long live my lord..." Concubine Wu Liangha thought thoughtfully, "You just came back! Why are you sending troops again?"
Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "Of course I have to go to the army... God has given me a good meal this year, but next year the situation will definitely be worse. And now the grassland is a bit crowded, with 250 thousand households. It’s a bit much, so I need to spread it out!
In addition, the situation on the Hexi side is also very bad. They can only be suppressed by the troops of the Tang Dynasty and Guyuan and Gansu. This is not a long-term solution... If I don't lead them to the west to find a way out, I can only I'm afraid there will be a civil uprising.
Moreover... the people in Hexi have no food to eat. This is also an opportunity for me to recruit them into the prince's ten thousand households! "
"But what about the military expenses for sending troops?" Concubine Wu Liangha asked, "Although it is cheaper to send out Mongolian tribes, a few million cannot be less, right?"
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "Zheng Zhilong and his brother Zheng Zhihu, as well as Anthony Van Diemen, the governor of the Dutch East India Company, are on their way to Beijing... I asked them to pay!"
