Zhu Jianyan left the palace with the emperor's guard of honor for the first time and returned to his original palace.
Zhu Jianyan's princess and wife, as well as the children who stayed at home, were waiting in the yard.
When Zhu Jianyan entered, everyone saluted very seriously and formally.
Now the whole palace feels like a dream.
Although after Zhu Jianyan was appointed as the Minister of Civil Affairs, the princess, other wives and children had some speculations.
But until now, it is difficult for everyone to believe that Zhu Jianyan can really succeed to the throne.
Including Zhu Jingyuan's mother, Liang Yunying also felt that it was a bit unreal.
Zhu Jianyan waved his family away and took the whole family to sit in the main hall of the palace.
Zhu Jianyan made arrangements for moving into the palace, and then let his wives, concubines, and children disperse.
Starting from the Renwu Dynasty, various matters concerning the handover between the old and new emperors have been established, so that there will be no trouble.
Zhu Jianyan first went to his princess's room, where the old couple chatted for a while, and then went to the room of Zhu Jingyuan's mother Liang Yunying.
Give Zhu Jingyuan’s letter to his mother to Liang Yunying:
"A handwritten letter from our son to you."
Liang Yunying immediately took it and took out the letter and read it carefully.
He was silent for a few seconds, then turned to look at his husband, and said in a serious tone:
"Your Majesty, I am going to visit Dashi Country."
Zhu Jianyan was surprised:
"You want to go to Dashi Country? Did Jingyuan want you to go?"
Liang Yunying carefully collected the letter paper, put it into the original envelope, and put it in her dressing table drawer:
"Jingyuan didn't ask me to go. I think I should go."
Zhu Jianyan asked subconsciously:
"What are you doing there? Do you miss your son?"
Liang Yunying nodded matter-of-factly and said:
"I do miss my son, but I am more worried about his safety, mainly because I am afraid that my son will be exhausted."
Zhu Jianyan smiled and said:
"Don't worry so much, Jingyuan is young and mature, and he won't act recklessly.
"There is also a security department arranged by my father, and all suspicious people can't get close to him.
"Besides, he is the best at arranging work for others, and will never tire himself out."
Liang Yunying shook her head vigorously and said in a more serious tone:
"But there is no way to leave things in the backyard to outsiders. There is no reliable and steady talker in his palace.
"He is now the king, and he is also responsible for the affairs around Daqinhai and Mozhou. He also has to deal with the matters in the inner courtyard of the palace by himself.
“There are too many things that he needs to do by himself now.
“The princess should be in charge of matters in the palace’s backyard, but Jingyuan is only fifteen years old and there is no princess yet.
"Even if he has a princess, she is probably a little girl of similar age to him, and she is not capable of helping him manage such a huge palace.
“So I, a mother, have to go there.
"I have to live in his palace for a year and a half and help him sort out the rules in the palace.
"By the way, I urge him to find a princess as soon as possible and help him train the princess as much as possible...
"Then I, the mother, can feel at ease."
Listening to these chants, Zhu Jianyan finally realized the problem:
"I was careless. Jingyuan is not an ordinary prince. He is also the king of a vassal state. The key is that he is now a vassal state in fact.
"Although he is only fifteen years old, he already has his own palace and lives alone overseas.
"But there is no mistress in his palace that he can absolutely trust and can help him manage the affairs of the palace."
Liang Yunying also nodded vigorously:
"Yes, so Your Majesty, what do you think is the most important thing for Jingyuan now?
"I feel that the most important thing is not to be a great food king or the de facto Grand Governor of the Right Army Governor's Mansion.
"But he wants to start a family for me as soon as possible. He will be sixteen years old after the Chinese New Year, so he has to give me a grandson as soon as possible."
Zhu Jianyan was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted again, and at the same time he was a little excited and looking forward to it:
"Yes, Jingyuan will be sixteen years old after the Chinese New Year. According to the rules, he can start personnel affairs. He can have children..."
Liang Yunying became even more worried when she thought of this:
"It is possible to have a child, but he was a big food king overseas, and now he only has a bunch of orchids around him.
"There seem to be twenty now, and there will definitely be more in the future. Those vassal states in the West like to send Hu Ji as gifts.
"I don't want his eldest son to be born to Hu Ji, and your Majesty shouldn't want it either, right?
"So I have to ask the Zongren Mansion to arrange some girls from the Ming Dynasty.
"I'll take it to him personally."
Zhu Jianyan has the same view as Liang Yunying on this issue, but Zhu Jianyan remembers something else:
"In fact, my father has already mentioned this matter, but Jingyuan said that he would look for it by himself first. According to the rules, he must be allowed to look for it by himself now..."
Liang Yunying was slightly stunned:
"He wants to find one by himself...but now...there aren't many girls from Ming Dynasty around him for him to choose from.
“I heard that the ministers in his palace are all quite honest and honest, otherwise they would not be left in the Dashi Kingdom.
"Can they raise a smart and beautiful daughter?
“The rest are the new immigrants from the big food country, most of them are ordinary manual workers.
"You can't raise a girl who is knowledgeable and polite.
"They don't have large-scale primary and secondary schools there. If Jingyuan himself has no choice, won't he have to use Hu Ji in the end?"
Now Zhu Jianyan felt a little worried:
"This is indeed a bit troublesome. Jingyuan asked the imperial court for teachers before and planned to set up primary and secondary schools there..."
Liang Yunying's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this:
"Your Majesty... In this case, why don't you personally arrange some teachers for Jingyuan to come over.
“The selection criteria are not based on how good the teacher is, but whether he has a beautiful, smart, and age-appropriate daughter at home.
"Ask these teachers to go there with their family papers, and ask Jingyuan to give them more money to build a house for them next to the palace.
"This boy has a lot of money now. The letter told me that he has an income of at least 60 million banknotes a year, but please don't spread it..."
Zhu Jianyan already knows how much money Zhu Jingyuan can earn.
With an annual income of 60 million silver coins, it is certainly a level of sudden wealth for nobles and ordinary people.
But compared to the Ming Dynasty court and the Ming Dynasty Imperial Villa, it is not worth mentioning.
What Zhu Jianyan cares about is Liang Yunying's suggestion:
"This is a good idea. Jingyuan also asked the court for palace officials, so he can be selected according to this standard...
"No, the standard for arranging officials in the entire Dashi region is to first check whether there is a suitable daughter in the family.
“There are also schools where not only teachers can be sent, but students can also be sent directly.
"If there are girls from poor families who are both good in character and academics and want to continue to go to middle school but are unable to do so, Jingyuan can be asked to pay for their education.
“But the place where they go to school is in the Great Food Country, so these girls can immigrate to the Great Qinhai area with their parents and relatives.
“Let Jingyuan fund the construction of schools, pay teachers, and provide living allowances to these poor girls.
“The school was built directly inside his royal city, between the inner and outer walls of the palace.
"It is the safest place for ordinary people to live. Jingyuan can go to the school at any time to inspect and supervise the teaching work.
"He will be richer when he eats the country, and I will have to give him more rewards later. It will be no problem to support a few free schools.
"Build several such schools in Dashi areas, and sponsor several schools in advance in the places where we want to go in the future."
Liang Yunying became a little excited when she heard this:
"Your Majesty is wise! This way, Jingyuan's life-long event will be no problem, but if we only build a girls' school... wouldn't it be too good to use it to select concubines?"
Zhu Jianyan immediately smiled and waved his hand and said:
“Of course it can’t just be a girls’ school, boys’ schools must also be built in proportion, but in separate places.
“These students are not only used for him to choose concubines, but also a place for him to cultivate talents in the great food country.
"Now the officials and craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are becoming increasingly tight. In the future, if the vassal states want talents, they will have to cultivate them themselves in advance."
Liang Yunying nodded seriously:
“Your Majesty is still thoughtful, so let’s arrange these things like this.
"I will go there with the officials and teachers from the Great Food Country after the new year."
Zhu Jianyan wrote down these things carefully and prepared to start arranging them in the afternoon or tomorrow.
After making up his mind, Zhu Jianyan thought of something else and decided to ask Liang Yunying's opinion:
"Yunying, I should now give Jingyuan a reward for hosting the peace talks. Under normal circumstances, there should be land and royal village dividends.
"Do you think I should ask him directly to see where he wants his land and royal estate?"
After Emperor Shizu, the harem was allowed to interfere in politics.
But this time of intervening in politics is not that the concubine is directly in charge of the government, but can serve as an adviser and secretary to the emperor.
These concubines were all top students and the closest people to the emperor. For relatively confidential matters, it was more convenient to find them than bachelors.
Liang Yunying thought for a while and said:
"I think it's better for Your Majesty to reward you according to your own ideas. This is your official reward as the king's father.
"Jingyuan, if he wants something in particular, let him ask for it from you alone.
"I think it would be beneficial to both parties..."
There was no need for Liang Yunying to say what the specific benefits were. Zhu Jianyan understood it immediately.
Giving rewards directly through official channels can better reflect his authority as the emperor and the authority of the court.
If he comes to him again to ask for something, it is the family relationship between son and father.
For Zhu Jingyuan, the advantage is that he can get double benefits.
So there are benefits for both sides.
Zhu Jianyan held Liang Yunying's waist and let her lean on his shoulder:
"So Yunying, what land do you think I should give him?"
Liang Yunying smiled and joked:
"Panama!"
Zhu Jianyan almost lost his posture:
"The imperial court and clan in that place are keeping a close eye on it, either setting it up as a chief envoy or setting up an imperial palace, and no one can monopolize it.
“Furthermore, the construction cycle of the canal takes more than ten years, and the cost may not be recovered within more than ten years after completion.
"So it is not appropriate to set it up as an imperial village and then give the dividend rights to Jingyuan."
Liang Yunying smiled and shook her head and said:
"Then your Majesty, you can make up your own mind..."
Zhu Jianyan thought for a while:
“Give him that Cretan island that Jingyuan dug out of the Ottomans.
“The main part of Dashi Country is a vast desert, and a place like Quicksand City is really not suitable for breeding.
"Crete is still worse than Xintianfu, but it is much better than the mainland of Dashi Country.
“Some schools from big food countries can be built on Crete.
"The entire area around the Great Qinhai Sea also needs a university, so just put it on Crete."
Zhu Jianyan felt that his arrangement was quite good, but Liang Yunying immediately refuted:
"Your Majesty, that island is supposed to be part of the Dashi Kingdom. How can it be used as a reward for Jingyuan's achievements?"
Zhu Jianyan smiled and nodded and said:
"Yes, yes, yes, Crete will give it to him directly, and then he will choose a place with beautiful scenery and spring-like weather all year round from New Tianfu and Tiannan Continent."
Liang Yunying finally smiled and said:
"That's pretty much it."
