In the autumn of forty-eight years, on September 28, Concubine Hui Sun Damiang became seriously ill.
Zhu Yixi went to take care of her in person, but still could not save the life of this young girl from the Sun family.
The emperor was in mourning and stopped going to court for three days.
The sixth son of the emperor, who was granted the title of King Wei of Khmer, came to Beijing several months in advance to serve his mother and concubine on their bed, showing their filial piety.
Over the past few months, the fifty-year-old King Wei was so exhausted that he lost more than ten kilograms.
Although the seventeenth son of the emperor, King Cao, is younger, he is still very tired.
After a funeral, the two kings truly rested.
It's a simple three-vegetarian meal, but it's enough for the two of them.
Although the two brothers share the same mother, due to the age difference of several years, King Wei was more willing to play with the King of Qin and the King of Yue than with his younger brother who stole his mother's love.
But now that they are older, the relationship between the two has become much more harmonious.
"When my mother and concubine leave, you and I will have no mother!" King Wei took a sip of the bitter tea and felt that the bitterness in his mouth was not as good as in his heart.
"Yes, my father has so many sons, but my mother and concubine are the only ones who truly love us!"
King Cao said regretfully: "My son wanted to be raised but he didn't want to be married to me. If I had known, I would have taken my mother and concubine to my country, Cao, to take care of her in her old age!"
"Your country of Cao is full of wasteland, a place where birds don't poop. Even if you go there, your mother and concubine will suffer."
King Wei retorted without hesitation: "On the contrary, my country of Wei is full of snakes and insects, and the beasts are advancing and people are retreating. I tell you the truth, I am afraid that I have lost three sons in the past year."
"It's all caused by the heat and humidity."
The two kings cried to each other. They both felt that their country was really poor and the emperor's kindness was scant.
Especially the King of Xiang, who first went to Borneo and then to Siam, directly took advantage of the ready-made big country. Compared with him, it is simply heaven and earth.
Then King Wei felt that he still had to fulfill some of his brother's obligations, and expressed his position: "I will order people to transport one hundred thousand stones of grain from Wei State to you, and then you can use them to exchange for something."
"Your brother and I can only do this."
"Brother Six——" King Cao suddenly felt warm.
After staying for a few more days, the two brothers decided to return and were received by the emperor before leaving.
It seems that because of Concubine Hui, the emperor's attitude was particularly friendly and generous: "I can promise you something."
The two brothers looked at each other, and King Wei took the lead and said: "My son, I have nothing else to ask for. The country of Cao is rich in products, but medicinal materials and doctors are scarce, especially Golden Rooster, which is in short supply!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yixi frowned.
Even though he didn't know how much taxes Cinchona Shuang contributed to Luzon, he understood that it was its pillar industry.
The promise to Weiguo may have a serious impact on Luzon.
However, immigration from Southeast Asia was slow and diseases accounted for the majority of the population. The main reason was the high price of cinchona.
It is also important to popularize cinchona.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi agreed: "Yes, your country of Wei can transplant this tree to cure diseases and save people."
"On behalf of the three million people of our country, I would like to thank my father for his kindness!"
King Wei moved quickly and kowtowed loudly.
Weiguo, with a population of three million and its capital Chaoge City, is considered one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia.
But it cannot stand the serious homogenization of Nanyang.
There is no shortage of wood or grain, but the only thing it relies on is tin ore, which is its major export item.
When King Cao saw it, he felt happy and hurriedly knelt down and said:
"My son wants nothing but firearms."
"Oh?" Zhu Yixi was stunned: "Tell me in detail."
"The country of Cao where my son lives is desolate. The yield of highland barley per acre is only two hundred kilograms. There are no mines and little farmland. Therefore, he imitated King Yong and invaded the Kashmir Khanate to the southwest."
"Now our army has captured half of the country, we are surrounding the capital, and firearms and gunpowder are scarce——"
"Okay!" Zhu Yixi smiled: "It is a good idea for you to move your horizons abroad and seek fertile land on your own!"
"I promised one hundred thousand yuan of gunpowder, go to the Ordnance Department to get it!"
After that, he was very satisfied with King Cao's thinking and directly rewarded him with a jade sheep.
But why is this sheep standing, with hands and feet, and a bell hanging around its neck?
The confused but grateful King Cao accepted the gift gift and left with satisfaction.
But King Wei was thinking: Why don’t I?
It seems that because of the two kings, the emperor got interested and decided to go to Tianjin Port to take a look at the navy's gift - a large ship with eight thousand materials.
The number of artillery pieces loaded on it reached 128.
This is the top ship in Asia.
But for many people, a large ship with five thousand materials is enough to support the imperial court's control over the world. Building more ships would be flashy and a great success.
No way, the emperor likes it.
The shells roared like thunder, and smoke filled the entire sea level.
After a volley of fire, the ship retreated hundreds of feet.
Zhu Yixi looked at it with a telescope and sighed sincerely: "It is really a sharp weapon for the country."
"Prince, what do you think?"
Zhu Cunqu didn't expect the emperor to ask him, so he hurriedly bowed his head: "What the emperor said is extremely true. The imperial court uses the army to consolidate its foundation and the navy to develop. Only when the navy is strong can it protect the vassal state."
"Yes!" Zhu Yixi nodded, not commenting on the prince's reply.
Immediately, he looked at the heroic grandson again: "How old are you today?"
"My grandson is almost thirty!" Grandson said truthfully.
The great-grandson, who has grown a beard, looks quite mature and can already take on important responsibilities.
"Very good!" Zhu Yixi said casually: "Chahar has been established for more than 40 years. There are 500,000 households and 2.3 million people. The Mongols only number 7.8 million. The Han people have the upper hand.
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"It is my intention to depose the Governor of Chahar and establish Chahar Province. You will serve as the first governor and personally carry out the restructuring!"
Taisun was stunned for a moment, and then responded after a while:
"My grandson will definitely live up to the great love of the emperor."
"Cough cough cough!" The prince couldn't help coughing after hearing this: "Father, I'm afraid Fu Yi can't afford——"
"It's okay!" Zhu Yixi said casually: "Chahar is close at hand, so we are not afraid if something goes wrong. This is also a trial."
The father and son finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Chahar is located to the north of the capital. Over the years, Han people have been leaving the border to reclaim wasteland, and the Mongols have been continuously recruited by princes to form vassals. As they enter and exit, the gap widens.
According to statistics, from the 20th year of Shaowu to the present, Chahar has lost more than 100,000 people, and they are all strong Mongolian men.
The men left, and those who became lamas were added, so there were many boys and girls, who happened to marry and live together with the migrating Han people.
After decades of integration, although the two ethnic groups are not indistinguishable from each other, they can already live in harmony.
The Han people know how to herd cattle, and the Mongols know how to farm.
The most obvious feature is that in recent years, Chahar ironware has not been restricted, and people can easily buy iron pots and hoes, just like in the mainland.
For example, the Mongolian custom of steaming one's mother to report to her sister-in-law for many years has gradually disappeared, and not many people follow it.
Today's Mongolian tradition is in General Horqin's Mansion.
The blue water is like the sky, crystal clear, and the fish swim wildly, as if you can reach it at your fingertips.
A large ship slowly docked.
The captain looked at the beaches and coconut trees on the shore, and then glanced at the sea: "That's right, we have circled around, and here is the desert island!"
"We have traveled thousands of miles to the west of the Coral Sea, and we should be at that big island!"
The crew members were delighted and finally arrived at their destination.
According to sailors, this large island is covered with desert, with only one or two woods and grasslands, and its area is almost comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty.
But the vast deserts, sparse forests and grasslands do not attract much interest.
The vassals were too late to open up wasteland on their own, so how could they care about this barren island, so it was called Desert Island, and because it resembled Anxi, it was also called Anxi Island.
But for the imperial court, finding a new Anxi should not be too perfect.
Another place was entrusted to the vassal king.
Therefore, without a mature sea route map, after much exploration, we finally arrived at this large island.
Their task is difficult.
It is not only necessary to investigate the desert island's land area and species specialties, but also to measure how large a habitable place this place is.
The imperial court also had basis for dividing vassal states.
If the habitable land is large, it will be divided into vassal states; if the habitable land is small, it will be divided into city-states.
"Desolate!" The captain looked at the cute and bewildered kangaroo and couldn't help but said: "The beast is so fearless that it actually runs with its cubs, only advancing but not retreating. It's strange."
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