Not long after the beginning of winter, the weather became very cold.
Li Qing is not affected by the cold and heat, but he can still feel the coolness. There is no comfortable bed anywhere in the winter. Hold one and warm a pot of tea, leisurely and comfortable.
Li Qing thought about it, and stayed in bed for a while, then went to the street to buy some vegetables, mutton, fresh fish, etc., and bought two jars of good wine. If Xiaoyun came over, he would have hot pot for lunch...
Unexpectedly, after turning two pages, there was a knock on the door.
Then, Zhu Jianshen's unique loud voice sounded: "Doctor Li, open the door, it's me!"
"It's really annoying to disturb my leisure time so early in the morning..." Li Qing mumbled something and raised his voice: "Here he comes."
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It's a cloudy day today, and the wind is blowing loudly. Zhu Jianshen's body bones are weaker than ordinary people's, and he is very afraid of the cold.
He was dressed like a penguin, round and round, and wore a big cloak. With his very recognizable black face and beard, he looked very happy.
Coming to the living room, the guests and hosts sat down.
Zhu Jian breathed deeply and rubbed his hands, "It was still warm yesterday, but it's really cold when it gets overcast today~"
Li Qing was forced to leave the warm bed. He felt unhappy and hummed: "If you feel cold, go to the woodshed and boil me a pot of bath water."
"Hey, you're getting more and more presumptuous!" Zhu Jianshen was dissatisfied.
Li Qing curled his lips and muttered: "I wonder what the difference is between the bath water boiled by the Supreme Emperor and the bath water boiled by the Imperial Concubine."
"What are you mumbling about?"
"Nothing, why did you come here so early in the morning?" Li Qing's tone was lazy, with a hint of impatience.
"It's still early in the morning, it's almost the end of Chenshi." Zhu Jianshen glared at him and hummed: "Give Li Hong a holiday and let him inherit the will of Marquis Yongqing. He has already been sent to Fujian."
"Um."
"Tomorrow I will be crowned a vassal king and go have a feast." Zhu Jianshen added.
"Not interested in."
"You..." Zhu Jian said with a deep breath, "You treat your kindness like a donkey's liver and lungs. I will meet your request and even invite you to dinner. Is this your attitude?"
Li Qing touched his nose and said patiently: "Thank you."
After a pause, "You came to me not just to talk about this, right?"
"Ang, I want to ask you if you have any clues." Zhu Jian sighed deeply, "My body is not as good as before. I want to discuss it while I still have energy."
"Don't worry, your deadline is far from approaching. Don't rush now." Li Qing certainly had an idea and even had a certain plan, but he couldn't rush it.
He had told Zhu Jianshen about taking the path of industrialization and cultivating capital, but Zhu Jianshen was very repulsive.
Now that he said it, Zhu Jianshen must have refused without even thinking and asked him to think of another way.
Therefore, we must keep Zhu Jianshen in check, make him anxious, and make him impatient. When the time comes, he will reluctantly say what he is thinking, saying that this is the only way.
Only in this way can we gain his support.
"It's only been a few days since I came back, and I haven't recovered yet. Besides, how can such a difficult problem be solved easily? Do you really think I'm a god?" Li Qing said angrily, "If I were a god, I wouldn't be able to do anything. There’s no need to do anything, just create massive amounts of money and food, wouldn’t all the problems be solved?”
"...Okay." Zhu Jianshen was not too disappointed and said, "You have to think about it, you can't be lazy."
Li Qing chuckled and then asked, "How many more sons do you want to canonize?"
"Ten more."
"Huh?" Li Qing was surprised, then sullen: "How dare you hide so many children from me?"
"What are you talking about?" Zhu Jianshen was very angry, "I have a son, do I have to report to you?"
"...You have given birth to so many children, have you ever thought about how much extra salary the court needs to pay?" Li Qing frowned and said, "Although the titles of the vassal prince's other descendants, except the prince, will disappear after a few generations, but the prince The prince itself will not disappear..."
"What the hell are you talking about!" Zhu Jianshen got even angrier, "Do you understand that having more children means more blessings? This made the vassal country next door listen to this and thought that the emperor of the higher dynasty could not have a son."
Li Qing: "..."
People are selfish, and Zhu Jianshen is no exception. That is his son, and he will definitely not want to treat him badly.
"I know what you mean, but the Ming Dynasty is not unable to accommodate a few more vassal kings." Zhu Jianshen hummed, "Now the cost of vassal kings is not too big, why, my son is not a prince?"
Li Qing held his forehead, but it was really hard to argue on this matter, and arguing would only make Zhu Jianshen anxious.
Zhu Jianshen is the British master and his father.
"Alas..." Li Qing sighed and said, "Forget it in the past, but you can't do it again in the future."
Li Qing had never paid much attention to this aspect, and he often traveled far away. How could he know that Zhu Jianshen could be so capable of giving birth to ten sons, which were ten vassal kings!
At this moment, Li Qing was thinking about sterilizing him.
"How many princesses are there?"
"Four, what's wrong?"
Fortunately, it’s not too much, and the cost of the princess is not big... Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely: "You are already very blessed, don't add any more."
Zhu Jianshen snorted, and then smiled sheepishly, "What about that? I have something to ask you for help."
"What are you busy with?"
"Um...ahem," Zhu Jian said in a low voice with a dark face and a slight blush: "Since my last serious illness, I...have been a little weak in that area and am not as brave as before. Haha...you can give me a prescription."
"No!"
"I promise not to do it again," Zhu Jianshen said.
"Are you sure it's useless?" Li Qing said angrily, "Which of those concubines doesn't want to have a baby?"
"Please help me."
"Ah?" Li Qing was shocked, "Your request...what do you think?"
Zhu Jianshen was furious, "I mean, I asked you to write a prescription for me, where are you going?!"
"Ahem, look at you, you are so anxious." Li Qing looked stern and said, "You also know that your body is not as good as before, so why bother to miss the gentle land anymore? There are so many interesting things, it is not a mistake to insist on being obsessed with women."
"I know how to control myself," Zhu Jianshen said, "You are also a man, you should understand that you don't have to use it, but you have to be strong!"
Li Qing: "..."
"We have been friends for so many years, so you can't be stingy." Zhu Jianshen said, "Because I have done so many practical things for Ming Dynasty, please help me. If this doesn't work, what's the point of living? "
Zhu Jianshen probed: "You don't want me to lose the motivation to live, right?"
"..." Li Qing was also convinced.
However, he somewhat understood that after all...in this era, there were not many things for entertainment.
Female lust is undoubtedly at the top of the list.
He pondered for a long time and said, "Okay, I'll give you a prescription later."
In order to improve performance and achieve the 'ligation' effect, he had to think carefully... Li Qing was a little helpless, he really... couldn't take any time off.
Hearing this, Zhu Jianshen smiled again and invited:
"You will come to dinner tomorrow. It's so boring to be alone at home. It's just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks."
"Not in the mood." Li Qing became even more unhappy and said, "By the way, get me some bows and arrows."
Zhu Jianshen was surprised: "Why do you want this?"
"Have you forgotten that you promised Wang Shouren to learn martial arts?"
"Does he want to learn bow shooting?" Zhu Jianshen thought of this and nodded slowly: "Okay, I will bring it to you today."
There was no charcoal basin for warmth here in Li Qing's place. Zhu Jianshen couldn't bear it. His goal had been achieved and he couldn't stay any longer. He stood up and said:
"The jade plaque I gave you before is still valid. Whenever you miss me, just go to the palace. I live in Changle Palace now."
After a pause, he added: "As for solving the Ming Dynasty's dilemma...you should be more attentive. Ahem, the prescription should be prepared as soon as possible. By the way, in the name of recuperating my dragon body, you can't reveal the truth."
Zhu Jianshen wanted both dignity and face.
"Go! Go! Go……"
"Okay, let's go now." Zhu Jianshen was no longer angry this time and walked out with a smile.
He felt happy. Li Qing was so easy to use. He could be both the prime minister and his personal doctor, and his skills were extremely high. It was... so exciting!
'Besides this, there are ten more... Oh, what a headache. '
Li Qingzhen had a headache. The Ming vassal king, after Zhu Yunzhen, Zhu Di, his uncle and nephew, cut him off, the treatment was completely different from the vassal king's treatment set by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Especially Zhu Di, he listened to Li Qing's suggestion. Although he didn't kill anyone, he was extremely heart-wrenching.
At least, it is indeed easy for the court to support the vassal king now, and it is far from straining the court's finances.
However, now that the country’s power is at its peak, it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.
But then again, ordinary people still pay attention to having more children and being blessed, let alone the royal family?
Moreover, there are too many children dying in this era. As far as Li Qing knows, many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty have had their titles revoked due to the elimination of heirs.
In this era, having one or two sons is no guarantee that the family will continue to have a good relationship, because young children are too easily damaged as they grow.
If you prevent the emperor from having an heir, you will be very happy if you have no heir...
Li Qing shook his head and said to himself: "Forget it, we still can't restrict the emperor from having children. When the time comes when the vassal clan really affects the Ming Dynasty's wealth, we will just cut the vassal three times."
Li Qing did not find it difficult to reduce the vassal state again.
Firstly, the current vassal king is like a piece of meat on the chopping board, and there is no way to resist; secondly, the emperor in power has no good impression of the vassal king, which is reflected in Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di.
However, Li Qing really wants to restrict Zhu Jianshen.
The throne has been passed down, so having another son is a waste of resources, and he has already given birth to so many.
Li Qing didn't want Zhu Jianshen to follow Li Yuan's old path.
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In the middle of the afternoon, Li Qing came back from the market, and the royal guards were already waiting for him.
From one-stone bows to five-stone bows, each one is a treasure. In addition, there are ten pots of arrows with straight shafts and smooth arrow feathers.
'You have some conscience...'
Li Qing accepted it.
Then, start preparing the hot pot.
After preparing the ingredients and condiments, Li Qing set up the pot and lit the charcoal. Before the water boiled, Wang Shouren arrived.
Also coming with him was his father Lao Wang.
Father and son were together, and they even brought gifts, which looked very formal...
