Zhu Biao persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang a few words. At this time, Queen Ma also came back with her daughter Zhu Jing. The family had a good meal, and Zhu Yuanzhang felt much better looking at his wife and children.
Zhu Biao's biological sister Zhu Jing is also a lot older. She is almost five years old this year. She looks a little afraid of her brother. Fortunately, Zhu Biao took out a few bright gems and coaxed her sister into letting him hold her for a while.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the gem in his daughter's hand and said, "It seems that you didn't go out in vain. Did you get any good things?"
Zhu Biao happily put down his sister and said: "There are still many good things in Shangdu City. In addition to the belongings of the Beiyuan royal family, the princes and nobles also gave me many gifts. I have asked Quan Xu to send in internal funds. I must have passed. Hui Fu Huang will receive the list."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and was not polite. As early as when he was in Prince Wu's Mansion, Zhu Biao could go directly to Zhu Yuanzhang's private treasury to move things. It is the same now. The father and son never care about this.
Zhu Biao did this because he felt sorry for his father. His internal funds were basically empty. He originally had some things before the founding of the country, but since the people's livelihood began to be restored, Zhu Yuanzhang's little wealth has long been used.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "The dagger was also put in?"
Zhu Biao glanced at his father helplessly and said, "That is my most precious trophy. I will keep it in the East Palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him and said, "If we can still steal it from you, go get it and I'll play with it for a few days and then return it to you."
Zhu Biao had no choice but to ask Liu Jin to get it. Queen Ma took the gem from her daughter's hand and said, "She is still so young, what if she swallows it."
Zhu Jing's little face shrank, and she opened her mouth to cry. Queen Ma picked up her daughter and said a few words in her ear, and Zhu Jing nodded happily.
Zhu Biao glanced at his sister sympathetically. He knew how good his mother was at coaxing children.
After a while, Liu Jin came in holding a dagger in both hands. Zhu Biao stepped forward and picked up the dagger from Liu Jin's hand, and then handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.
Queen Ma naturally knew about the dagger. Her husband had been thinking about it for several days, so she picked up her daughter and went out to play.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and pulled out the dagger, as if he had witnessed the suicide scene of Prince Beiyuan and the emperor, and finally praised: "Not bad, very decent!"
In the end, Zhu Biao failed to return to the East Palace with the dagger, and he probably won't even think about coming back in the near future.
Zhu Biao took a nap after returning to the palace, and went to attend the celebration banquet in the evening, but Zhu Biao had already transformed from the heroic Tiance general back to the noble crown prince.
Zhu Biao only had a drink with Li Wenzhong and ignored Lan Yu and others. The Mongolian princes and nobles also paid homage to Zhu Yuanzhang and offered their loyalty.
As for their specific fiefdoms and titles, they will be discussed in the morning tomorrow, and these are all left to Li Shanchang and others to think about.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao just showed their faces and went back. Where they were, no one dared to celebrate.
After returning to the East Palace, I was thinking about who to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang. Those people have had enough of the old man, and now they just want to die in the name of loyalty. To put it bluntly, they are trying to mess with the Ming Dynasty. Killing him will make it happen. They were dumbfounded when they were thrown directly onto the grassland to be buried in the tomb of Emperor Beiyuan.
Liu Bowen is definitely not suitable. After all, he also served in the Yuan Dynasty. Li Shanchang is okay, but Zhu Biao cannot easily meet the prime minister, and it is even more impossible to send letters.
At this moment, Liu Jin came to announce: "Sir, the Crown Prince of Changsha, Li Qi, is here to pay his respects."
Zhu Biao laughed. What a coincidence. Li Qi just came to apologize, but he came at the right time.
After announcing that Li Qi had come in, he walked to the center of the hall and knelt down in front of Zhu Biao. He put his head on the ground respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty is Qianqiu!"
Zhu Biao sat on the chair and looked at it for a while and said, "Li Qi, what are you doing here?"
Li Qi did not raise his head: "I am here to plead guilty to His Highness. If I offend His Highness without any reason, I will die!"
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "You are just young and frivolous. As long as you can understand your mistakes, I will not say anything anymore. You should take this as a warning and remember the difference between monarch and minister."
Li Qi kowtowed again and then raised his head. His eyes were clear and filled with awe for Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao didn't care what he thought. If you really have awe, you will have a long-term future. If you don't have awe, you will be dead sooner or later.
Zhu Biao directly asked Li Qi to convey his opinions to Li Shanchang. After Li Qi took note of it carefully, he bowed and resigned.
Zhu Biao knew that Li Shanchang could handle this matter, so he didn't bother to take care of it. In the next few days, Zhu Biao would visit his mother and sister every day, or tease Nuan Yu in the East Palace.
In his spare time, Zhu Biao began to write a memorial. He had promised to send some soldiers home to farm and increase productivity. After all, after years of forced conscription, the people were in short supply of young men and there were many widows.
The current army of the Ming Dynasty is a bit too bloated. It consumes a huge amount of resources to support the army. Once Beiyuan is destroyed, there will be no major wars in recent years. It would be good if the remnants of Beiyuan in other places can protect themselves.
If these young men can return home to farm, marry and have children, the Ming Dynasty will see population growth in a few years. This is the foundation of everything.
Moreover, after disbanding most of the soldiers who had no combat effectiveness, the Ming Dynasty had the resources to implement an elite soldier system.
After Zhu Biao led the army on this expedition, he felt that unless they were crushed by sheer numbers, the combat effectiveness of elite troops and normal troops was really different.
Of course, after a group of soldiers are dismissed, we must start to improve the treatment of the soldiers, and provide ideological education in the army, instill in them the concept of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and train them for combat. Everything should be based on actual combat, targeted training, strict discipline, rewards and punishments distinct.
The most important thing is to improve the social status of the soldiers. Nowadays, recruitment is still based on forced recruitment. Being selected is like being pressured to behead. After the Song Dynasty, only bastards and other lowly people will become soldiers. Aren't they just those who committed crimes and were sent to the army?
This is actually very simple. Just like modern times, just give some treatment. When the children of the family join the army, they will be given tax exemptions and exemptions, and they will be picked up by a high-ranking horse, and their military pay must be clearly handed over to them. .
Anyway, Ming Dynasty now has plenty of land, but lacks the population to cultivate it, so it is not afraid to give it to them. Find a few people in each village to perform it and they will know it is delicious, and naturally some people will willingly serve as soldiers.
The Ministry of Industry should also increase investment in the research and development of firearms, and advanced weapons are also a focus. In this way, the military system of the Ming Dynasty will be much better, and there will be no need to worry about it in a few decades. With a large population, there will naturally be people who want to make contributions.
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