Chapter 17 Blessings of Children and Grandchildren
He Yuansi said with a hint of longing in his tone: "Father, I want to see what the world is like?"
He Xi said: "Look at the world?"
He Yuansi said: "Father, I actually don't have any desire for power. Even if you leave it to me, I can't support it. I have heard you say since I was a child that this world is so vast. I want to see the unknown overseas. In this world, look, is there really an Antarctica in the extreme south of the sky, and is there really an Arctic Ocean in the extreme north of the sky? Go to Africa to see lions, and go to Southeast Asia to see ostriches. The life on the sailboat is too hard, I want to use Steam engines and ships. I want to collect anecdotes from all over the world and write a true natural history."
"Father, you don't have to worry about it. Really."
He Xi listened. There was some emotion in my heart.
He suddenly felt that he didn't know his son well enough.
After all, He Xi came from an ordinary family, and he still had many ordinary people's thoughts on his son's education.
Raising a son is to enable him to have peace of mind and life, and to have the skills to be productive in this world. You need to be capable, otherwise you will be eliminated by the fierce competition.
But now, he suddenly discovered that for his son, worldly desires were not important to him at all.
He Xi controls He Yuansi more strictly.
Even so, what He Yuansi really wanted came with a wave of his hand. BMW, good horse, beautiful car. This top thing in the world is nothing to He Yuansi. Still need to work hard.
It's better to do what you like.
World Travel. Many ordinary families in future generations cannot afford it.
But for He Yuansi, it was nothing.
Of course, the environment on ships at sea these days is actually quite harsh.
And there are still many restrictions on sailing boats at sea. Therefore, He Yuan wanted to have a steam engine. Steam ships came to overcome more problems at sea.
After all, even if he goes out, he is traveling around the world, not on an adventure.
He Xi felt relaxed and helpless at He Yuansi's statement.
That man doesn't have the desire for his son to become a successful man. If He Yuansi just wanted to do these things, it would be too easy for He Xi to spend the rest of his life doing this. There will be no problems with the future of the He family. However, He Xi felt that he was a little too hopeless.
But He Xi suddenly felt something in his heart and said, "Is this really your idea and has nothing to do with His Majesty?"
He Yuansi wanted to say something else, but when he raised his head and looked into He Xi's eyes, the words he had prepared were suddenly put into his mouth. After hesitating for a while, he said: "Most of this is my idea, but it is also for the sake of my family and the emperor."
"Father, Emperor Taizu was very kind to our family when he founded the country. Mother is Emperor Taizu's favorite daughter. Father, you are the number one contributor to the reorganization of the world. My family has been prosperous and wealthy for generations. It is natural to live together with the country. It should be. But when the moon is full, it is waning. If my family takes another step forward and does not know how to advance or retreat, I am afraid it will not only be a blessing to my family, but also a blessing to the world."
"This is just a child's idea, please let me know my father."
He Yuansi said these words. He Xi was slightly startled, but she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. This is my son.
No, He Xigao looked up to He Yuansi, but a child from a high family was born to wallow in the political whirlpool and would not be naive, silly or sweet. The same goes for He Yuansi.
That is to say, He Yuansi's choice is not only what he wants, but also a choice that combines the current political prospects of the He family.
Although this did not satisfy He Xi, it was enough.
Being a wealthy and idle person in a circle of power is not so easy. Even a wealthy and idle person cannot do this without certain political sensitivity.
He Xi said: "Tell the truth, you really think so. You know, if you decide now, you won't be able to change it in the future if you want to."
He Yuansi thought for a while. Gritting his teeth, he said: "Father, I don't want to fall out with the emperor's eldest brother. I don't want the world to be restored either."
Troubled times. "
He Xi said calmly: "Okay. I understand what you are thinking. After you go back, study hard. The children of my family may not have a career, but they cannot be without knowledge."
He Yuansi took a deep breath in his heart and then slowly withdrew. He was actually very stressed around He Xi. He Xi didn't think it himself, but in fact, he had developed a great aura. It stresses out a lot of people.
Even He Xi's son.
He Xi secretly thought: "What a good trick."
He Xi discovered that he had actually overlooked one thing, and that was the relationship between He Yuansi and the emperor.
As mentioned earlier, Zhu Xiongying walks around home all year round. He Xi was busy with official duties and cared less about the children. It is estimated that Zhu Xiongying's status in his son's heart is higher than his own.
Such a thing as rebellion and usurping the throne cannot be done by one person. That's what a family can do. Zhu Xiongying worked hard to win over He Yuansi, making He Xi's attempt to usurp the throne meaningless.
Even if he succeeds, He Yuansi is not enough to bear the heavy responsibility of the world, so why bother.
From this point of view, Zhu Xiongying has never disbelieved or fully believed in He Xi's retirement after taking office.
To say that he never disbelieved it meant that Zhu Xiongying believed that He Xi had this idea deep in his heart. I never fully believed it. That’s because there is actually a deep gap between having this idea and doing this thing.
Therefore, Zhu Xiongying was doing many things to secretly want He Xi to give up this idea.
I have to say that Zhu Xiongying still has some tricks up his sleeve.
I don't know if he is sincere or fake about He Yuansi. At least let He Xi know that He Yuansi is not enough to be his political successor, and it also hints to He Xi that no matter what happens, he will be very good to He Yuansi.
He Xi secretly thought: "There is some cleverness."
At this moment, suddenly, deep down in his heart, he actually felt a little relieved.
Emperor, this is the power of the emperor. The position of emperor.
No matter who it is, no one has any idea in their mind. He Xi is no exception. He has made an in-depth analysis of the emperor's position. From a rational point of view, the emperor's position is not good. Even causing harm to future generations.
But is that the emperor?
If you can be the emperor yourself, who cares about future generations? Who cares about the future of the world?
Certain thoughts had been deep in He Xi's heart, and they were completely dispelled at this moment.
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King Yan came from the northwest and took a train along the way. I saw a lot of Western scenes. This made him curious and worried.
Because King Yan knew that the northwest was very different.
The overall decline of the Northwest has historical roots. After the fall of Xixia, the Mongols turned the area into a no-man's land. The inherently harsh natural environment in the northwest has never recovered after the Hundred Years War between Song and Xia. Desertification is ongoing.
Many places themselves are not suitable for human survival.
He also experienced the war between the Ming Dynasty and Can Yuan in the northwest. Northwest vitality is not so easy to recover.
That has changed.
This change is the railway.
The railway plays a great role, and King Yan has always known it. But he didn't know how important the railway was.
The Northwest Railway is the railway from Beijing to Monan, from Monan to Hetao, and from Hetao to Lanzhou and Gansu. This railway has not yet been completed. But the weather has changed a lot.
The biggest difference is the revival of Fengzhou.
The place name Fengzhou can also be regarded as an ancient name.
In the Hetao area, there are Fengzhou of the Song Dynasty and Fengzhou of the Liao Dynasty. All different. Now it is just used casually. It was on the ground of Ordos in later generations that the open-pit coal fields attracted a large number of people to gather here.
Coal was mined here and sold along the railway lines.
Because of open pit coal mines, in
The cost is lower than that of many places, and even transportation from the northwest to Beijing is competitive with local coal in Zunhua.
So, near the coal mine, almost like a balloon, a city rose from the ground.
When the troops were first deployed, this was one of the logistics nodes. Many militiamen mobilized from various places were employed by the imperial court to work here. Later, after the battle was won, many prisoners of Guanzhong were also detained here to dig coal.
But now they are all let go.
However, war affects people a lot.
Even if many of these prisoners leave here, where can they go to make a living?
After all, the overall reorganization of the military has begun.
No matter how we rectify it, one principle will not change. That is, many southern armies were in the process of being disbanded. The imperial court would rather cause military chaos. Trouble is also to be solved.
So, all kinds of people gathered here. A coal mining city emerged.
The imperial court also set up Fengzhou to manage it.
Other places were not as fast as Fengzhou, but King Yan clearly felt that the prosperity of the northwest and the flow of many people to the northwest. If this situation continues, Northwest China will definitely not be like this in more than ten years.
However, as the northwest became more and more prosperous, King Yan was not too happy in his heart.
Why did the Ming Dynasty not attack the Western Regions? In fact, national strength does not allow it, especially the northwest region, which cannot be used as a frontline base. If the army wants to go far out of the Western Regions, it must be able to maintain a logistics line of one or two thousand miles in the northwest. In reality, the logistics line for attacking the Western Regions at least starts from Guanzhong. That's not one or two thousand miles, but four or five thousand miles.
This far exceeds the coverage of Ming's strength. For the Ming Dynasty, it was already the limit for its power to spread to Hami, Gansu Province.
Things are different now.
At least ten years later, the imperial court will be able to manage the Western Regions. At that time, what should Yan State do?
This is what King Yan is most worried about.
After all, in his opinion, King Yan was different from other overseas princes.
"From today on, this book enters the final stage and will be updated twice a day."
