Emperor Chongzhen's words made his concubines stunned. Is this okay?
The princes and princesses all seemed a little more excited. Even the 16-year-old Princess Zhu Ainao of Changping asked excitedly: "Father, can my daughter do it too?"
She was the biological daughter of Queen Zhou. Having a biological son already gave her a headache. Suddenly she saw that her daughter was also showing signs of rebellion. She immediately glared and said: "You are a girl who has reached the age of marriage and you still don't accept her." My heart will turn into an old girl when I look back!"
When Princess Changping heard this, she couldn't help but shrink her neck and hid behind the prince, not daring to speak.
But who knows, Emperor Chongzhen said to her: "Of course, why can only men do what they are interested in? If you want to show your own value, just go and show your own value!"
When Empress Zhou heard this, she immediately became angry. She did not care about the majesty of the emperor, and immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, she is still a waiting girl, how can she show up and do things that only men do?"
Emperor Chongzhen was not angry after hearing this. He turned to look at her and asked with a smile: "Aren't you also in charge of the textile factory, and it is getting bigger and bigger, making a lot of money for the palace?"
"..." Queen Zhou was speechless for a moment. After she came to her senses, she said angrily, "Isn't that just to share your majesty's worries? Has your majesty forgotten the situation at that time?"
At that time, it was when the court needed money the most, how could Emperor Chongzhen forget it. At this time, he just smiled and replied: "What about when you were a child? When the family's conditions were not good, wasn't it a matter of showing up and working for the family's livelihood?"
She didn't feel Emperor Chongzhen's dissatisfaction, as if she was just chatting about family matters. Empress Zhou was relieved. She looked at Emperor Chongzhen with a bit of coquettishness and said: "Your Majesty, that was not a last resort. How can it be compared with what I am doing now?" These things are just a special case!"
After finishing speaking, she suddenly remembered that there were other concubines and children there, so why did she show her daughterly attitude? She was the master of the harem!
Thinking of this, her face turned slightly red, and she immediately became solemn again.
Emperor Chongzhen naturally saw her change, smiled in his heart, and said again: "What about Queen Ma? Isn't she the same? She personally led the princess and concubines to embroider and weave. Is this what the queen and princess do? But Ma If the queen doesn’t do what she did, the world won’t praise her!”
"..." After hearing this, Queen Zhou was suddenly speechless, because what Emperor Chongzhen said was true. Queen Ma was the founding queen of the country. It is obviously impossible to say that she had no choice but to do these things.
Seeing that she had stopped speaking, Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at the others and said, "I have already said that today is a major change unprecedented in ancient times. Not only will the lives of the people be greatly changed, but also the relationship between men and women in the future. There will also be changes. Many old concepts should change."
Having said this, he turned his head and glanced at Queen Zhou, and then continued: "Even in the Ming Dynasty, there are many people whose living conditions are not wealthy, and women still have to work and work hard for the common family. Instead of relying only on men to support the family! The family belongs to everyone, not to one person. If the family is not good, it affects everyone, not just one person, or only the man. Everyone has the responsibility to maintain it, Make this home better.”
"In a big way, the same is true for the royal family. In the past, princesses married barbarians, and princes married powerful daughters, all of which were sacrificed for the royal family." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he said with a little more pride, "But, I The Ming Dynasty did not have these things. Not only did there not be marriages, but even the royal relatives were just commoners. These are the emperors since Taizu, and they have their own responsibilities. But you don’t have to do these things, the conditions are better than ordinary people There are too many. It is a waste of life to just eat and wait to die every day. You can do something you like to do, become famous, and leave something memorable for your life. etc. When you get old, when you look back on your life, you won’t feel that your time was wasted, and it will be worth it, don’t you think?”
Emperor Chongzhen's idea shocked all those present. To them, this was something they had never heard before. But now, it was said from the emperor's mouth. This was really shocking.
The princes and princesses were the first to come to their senses, all with excited faces.
If we follow the practice before the Ming Dynasty, other princes except the prince will really have to wait for death. The most important thing is that Emperor Chongzhen had announced to the world a few years ago that future royal titles would no longer be hereditary. Even if their generation is named a prince, their heir apparent can only be a county prince. If this continues, it will not take many generations before they will become common people.
But now it's better, the emperor has said it himself, you can do what you like and leave a precious legacy, and your grandson will be free from worries. For example, if you make a piece of glass like your father, you can make money at such a fast rate, why should you care about whether your descendants can enjoy happiness?
While they were thinking about it, Princess Changping suddenly said to Emperor Chongzhen with a little regret: "Father, what should I do if my daughter only knows embroidery?"
She is the eldest daughter of Emperor Chongzhen. She was taught by Empress Zhou that her daughter should take compulsory courses such as female celebrities, and she is rarely exposed to other things on weekdays.
Emperor Chongzhen listened and said with a smile: "That's okay. If you are interested, just work hard to improve your embroidery skills and strive to be the best embroiderer in the world, isn't that enough?"
After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had an idea in his mind. Well, now that he has money, he can start it later.
"But...but..." After hearing this, Princess Changping stammered twice, glanced at her mother, and then plucked up her courage and said in one breath, "Father, my daughter wants to learn swordsmanship, and I feel that it is very important." Fun!”
"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless. The image of a "one-armed nun" suddenly flashed in his mind!
But now, it is impossible to have one arm with one arm, and it is impossible for a god to be a god.
After coming back to his senses, he smiled and nodded and said, "If you want to learn, just learn it. Fang Daban's kung fu is very good. You can learn from him. But remember, you have to be serious and work hard in everything you do!" "
What he said about Fang Daban was Fang Zhenghua, who is said to be the prototype of Dongfang Invincible in later films and TV dramas. In the original history, it was recorded that he killed dozens of thieves when the city gate fell. This shows that his kung fu must be good.
After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he looked at the other princes and princesses and said seriously: "You too, you have to be serious and work hard in everything you do, or you don't do it, and if you do, you have to do it well!"
Teenagers are the age that dislikes peace and quiet the most. Before, they were bound by the rules of the palace, which was equivalent to a spring being pressed all the time. Now that Emperor Chongzhen said this, it was equivalent to letting go of the spring. Suddenly, these princes and princesses were overjoyed. Each and every one of them agreed with great joy, leaving their mother speechless.
Emperor Chongzhen then turned to look at the prince and said to him: "The steam engine is an important weapon of the country. Therefore, I have actually secretly ordered Bi Qing of the Military War Bureau to develop it there. Tomorrow you can bring your companions who will participate in the construction of the steam engine. Go to the Bingzhan Bureau to visit and study. Of course, if you have a better place than the Bingzhan Bureau, then let the Bingzhan Bureau learn from you. I want a truly practical steam engine. If you participate in building it, I will I will give you the right to name the first steam engine of the Ming Dynasty. It will definitely leave an important mark in the history books of future generations!"
Having a demonstration effect like the prince's will definitely have a huge impact on the ethos of the Ming Dynasty.
After all, the prince is the future emperor, and whatever the emperor likes must follow the example. For example, the emperor likes to be clear in Ci, and the people below him all regard it as important to know Qing Ci; the Emperor likes to practice Taoism, and there are Taoist priests everywhere. Nowadays, two generations of emperors will like natural knowledge and use it in their daily lives, so the people of the Ming Dynasty will definitely have such a custom.
As for ruling this empire, Emperor Chongzhen feels that he may be a man with a golden finger. He is in good health and has not had a single minor illness since time travel. It is possible that this is also a hidden benefit of time travel. There should be no problem with health and longevity. .
Naturally, since the Ming Dynasty is in charge of its own affairs, there will be nothing wrong with the prince. Letting him serve as a benchmark for the Ming Dynasty is a good use of everything. It is good for him and good for the Ming Dynasty!
The prince obviously had no thoughts in this regard. Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words, he was immediately overjoyed. He felt that his father was really kind. He understood his heart and supported him. He was not as rigid as his mother and controlled him.
Thus, the family motto for princes and princesses was decided.
There was no talking all night, what to do and what not to do, with the beast watching, everything was in harmony.
Early the next morning, Emperor Chongzhen was in good spirits and continued the unfinished meeting yesterday in the Wenhua Hall.
All the good things were said in a hurry yesterday. There is not so much emphasis on what should be said during the second day's discussion.
The first one is for the chief assistant to report the people's livelihood situation that the emperor is most concerned about.
As expected by Emperor Chongzhen, the Little Ice Age has not yet passed. The situation of floods in the south and drought in the north is still serious, but the government's disaster prevention and relief efforts have been successful. After all, there have been no large-scale starvation deaths or large-scale refugees.
"Your Majesty, even so, the imperial court still feels a little struggling." Xue Guoguan finally concluded, "It's not that the imperial court has no money, but that even if it has money, it can't buy more food."
Emperor Chongzhen actually expected this. This has been arranged before.
