When Zhao Changge brought Zhu Yuanzhang and the others back to the Hongwu Dynasty, they found that the streets and alleys outside seemed to be very lively. Zhao Changge took Xu Miaojin and walked along the flow of people. Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also took Queen Ma and Zhu Xiongying with him. Go up.
"Old man, let me ask, what happened? Why is it so busy outside today?" Zhao Changge casually stopped a simple-looking old man and asked very politely.
The old man showed his big yellow teeth and glanced up and down at Zhao Changge and Xu Miaojin. Seeing that the two of them were not dressed like ordinary people, he immediately guessed that these two people should be noble people, so he didn't dare to make excuses and immediately responded enthusiastically. : "The Duke of Wei has returned to Beijing in triumph, so we all went to greet him."
It turned out that Xu Da was back. Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his hands and still felt a little confused. Although Xu Da's expedition to Japan was a great victory, winning a small Japanese country did not seem to make everyone so excited.
The old man who was stopped was also a shrewd man. When he saw Zhu Yuanzhang frowning, he immediately guessed what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking. He immediately said with some pride: "I don't think you are foreigners, why don't you have this bit of news?" I know. It is natural that Wei Guogong went to conquer the Japanese country and won a great victory. In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has been victorious in foreign wars. Defeating a small Japanese country is naturally nothing. But I heard that this time Wei Guogong and the others found a large amount of silver in the Japanese country. Mine, those who saw the fleet at the dock said that the ships were full of silver and jewels. Now everyone knows that there are countless treasures overseas, and the imperial court has also begun to encourage everyone to engage in maritime trade. Now many wealthy merchants have We have formed a fleet, and we are waiting to go overseas to make a lot of money. We are all joining in the fun, and want to see how many treasures Wei Guogong and the others have brought back this time, and to see the world."
It turns out that although Zhu Yuanzhang had long known that Japan had many silver mines, he did not expect that Xu Da's return would cause such a big sensation this time.
Hearing that Xu Da was back, Zhao Changge and Xu Miaojin continued to follow the flow of people. Soon they saw the army heading out for this expedition outside the city gate. Then everyone's attention was drawn to the carriages in the army. Attracted.
Although the boxes on the carriage were all closed, everyone had already heard that when the army came back this time, tens of thousands of people were dispatched just to unload the stolen treasures. This time there was such an example, and the court took advantage of the situation. To encourage civilians to carry out maritime trade, there is no need for the court to say anything more now. All powerful people have been shocked by the speed of making money. It can be predicted that in a short time, a large number of people will begin to go to sea, and the court will not only Tariffs can be collected, and more overseas information can be obtained from these people. It can be said that it kills several birds with one stone.
Zhao Changge and the others saw Xu Da, who had returned triumphantly, in the crowd, but no one came close to him. Zhu Yuanzhang did not see his second son, Zhu Xiang, in the crowd, and he couldn't help but frown.
In the palace, when Zhu Biao held a celebration banquet for Xu Da, he heard a message from someone outside not long afterward, saying that the Supreme Emperor, the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Preceptor and the Crown Prince Zhu Xiongying were back.
Zhu Biao, who was sitting on the dragon throne, immediately stood up excitedly, and then ran out to greet Zhu Yuanzhang and the others in person.
"Dad, Mom, you are finally back." Zhu Biao was naturally very happy to see his parents.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma both looked at Zhu Biao with relief. They had just heard many people praising the current emperor outside the palace, which showed that Zhu Biao had done a good job after he ascended the throne.
"Biao'er, you have worked hard. The Ming Dynasty is really getting better and better in your hands." Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to see Zhu Biao's growth.
Zhu Biao smiled sheepishly: "It's all due to father. The child just got the credit from father."
"Your boy has become better and better at talking after becoming the emperor." Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing.
Zhu Biao turned around and saw Zhao Changge and Xu Miaojin. The golden boy and girl stood together like a landscape.
"Changge, long time no see. You have worked hard to take care of my parents during this time." Zhu Biao didn't care at all that he was the emperor now, and walked directly forward and gave Zhao Changge a bear hug.
Zhao Changge patted Zhu Biao gently: "Why are you being so polite to a family? Those are your parents, and those are also my aunt and uncle."
"Yes, yes, we are all a family." Zhu Biao nodded repeatedly.
Zhu Biao finally looked at his most proud son. Seeing that Zhu Xiongying had cut off his long hair, Zhu Biao felt a little awkward, but it was really inconvenient to think that Zhu Xiongying would have such long hair in future generations.
"Xiongying, how are you doing in the future? Have you caused any trouble?"
"If I return to my father, the child will live a good life in the future."
"Xiong Ying is so sensible, how can he get into trouble? But this kid is so smart, so smart that I feel ashamed." Zhao Changge added at the side.
Zhu Biao was very happy when he heard that his son was praised, but he did not dare to laugh too loudly, fearing that Zhu Xiongying would become complacent because of the praise.
"Chang Ge, please stop praising him. Okay, today happens to be the day when Duke Wei returns home in triumph. A celebration banquet is being held in the palace. Let's all join in."
This time, Xu Da's triumphant return not only conquered the Japanese country, but also made these Japanese people slaves of the Ming Dynasty. They either stayed in the Japanese country to mine or were brought back to work as coolies, which relieved the court's manpower. Of course, more importantly, the silver and jewelry brought back from Japan greatly eased the financial pressure on the imperial court.
Zhu Biao wholeheartedly wanted to develop the Ming Dynasty, but development required money. Due to financial constraints, many of Zhu Biao's plans could not be carried out. Now that he has brought back a large amount of silver from the Japanese country, the originally tight national treasury This relief allowed Zhu Biao to continue to promote the development of Ming Dynasty according to his own plan.
The celebration banquet became even more lively with the participation of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, but Xu Da saw his precious daughter following Zhao Changge throughout the whole process like a little daughter-in-law, and was very virtuous and took the initiative to pour wine for Zhao Changge and take care of Zhao Changge's heart. It just doesn’t feel right.
My precious daughter, you are not married yet, how come your heart is completely tied to Zhao Xiaozi? What does this make the old father think?
It was obviously a celebration banquet held for Xu Da and others, but Xu Da felt that he couldn't be happy anymore~ That night, Xu Da originally wanted to cause trouble for Zhao Changge, but he didn't expect to drink too much because of depression. He got drunk immediately, and in the end it was Zhao Changge who helped him back to the Duke of Wei's mansion.
