"My concubine pays homage to the emperor and congratulates him on his unparalleled achievements."

"The queen is exempt from gifts, the concubines are exempt from gifts, and the concubines are exempt from gifts."

From the carriage to the train, after a few hours, Zhu Youdong had a general understanding of the country's situation in the past year or two from Zhu Youxiao. After confirming that the country was generally stable and there was nothing special that needed to be done urgently, he decided to first

go home.

Of course, although he was not lecherous compared to Sima Yan, Shi Hu in front, and Hong Xiuquan in the back. But he was the emperor after all, so when he looked at the dozens of Yingying Yanyan in front of him, he couldn't help but feel in a trance: What?

When did I have so many women?

Hey, looking at these people, why do I suddenly feel a little tired? Sure enough, the monogamy of later generations protects men.

That's it. After the concubines met him here, they were led away by the eunuchs and maids. Then he went to see his mother, accompanied by Liu Yun and You Yi.

In Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Guo scolded her for a while, such as why she was not at home all day long, and she had not heard a baby crying in the palace for several years. Mother, no matter how much achievements you have made outside, you must do well when you return to the palace.

After that, Zhu Youdong, who was full of bruises, fled to Ciqing Palace.

"My son, I pay homage to my father and congratulate him on his unparalleled achievements."

"Everyone, get up."

Looking at his eldest son, Zhu Ciyi, who was sixteen years old this year, Zhu Youdong showed a rare smile: "What have you learned in the past two years when your father was not at home?"

"Reporting to my father, I graduated from Fangshan Middle School last year. After that, I went to the Royal Military Academy to attend. I have been waiting for my father to arrange errands for me after he returns to Beijing."

"Eh? Have you graduated? Hey, as a father, you are very unqualified."

"My father is very busy with state affairs and takes care of everything every day. My sons and ministers dare not disturb my father for trivial matters."

"It doesn't have to be like this. It's really a bad job as a father."

Patting his eldest son on the shoulder, Zhu Youdong turned his attention to his second son, Zhu Ciyan, who was thirteen years old this year: "What grade are you in now?"

"Father, my son is in the second grade of Fangshan Middle School this year and will graduate the year after next."

"Well, how was the result?"

"Both liberal arts and science subjects are guaranteed to be in the top three of the grade. But physical education subjects can only be considered as middle-to-lower."

"That won't work. As the prince, you will patrol the world on my behalf from now on. It's not okay if you are not in good health. During the holidays, let your guards take you to practice more. That's all, your guards don't dare to follow you.

Be more serious. My father, let Master Cheng take you. Master Cheng is old and has been unable to accompany my father overseas these years. But if he supervises you, I think you can get good results."

"Yes, I will obey my father's will."

Hey, my sons have grown up, have more thoughts, and then behave cautiously in front of me. This is the misfortune of the Tian family.

After teasing his younger son, who was only seven years old at the moment, relatively innocent and more capable of expressing his true feelings in front of him, he walked into the Youyou palace.

"The Emperor came back today, why didn't he go to the Queen first?"

"Isn't it good to stay here, my beloved concubine?"

"Of course it's good, but Your Majesty, you and I have been husband and wife for so many years. With my understanding of the Emperor, I'm afraid you are going to do something to embarrass me, right?"

"Hahaha, those who know me well love my concubine. In that case, I'll just tell you the truth. Yi'er is sixteen years old, and I'm going to let him go on a far trip to get some exercise."

"Does the Emperor want Yi'er to go to India?"

"No, go east, to America."

"..."

"Beloved concubine?"

"... It stands to reason that the emperor wants to train Yi'er, and it's too late for me to be happy. But... But America is further away than India, and I heard that it is more dangerous than India. This is the first time I go out to do something.

To give Yi'er such a heavy burden... Your Majesty, I only have one son."

"Why don't I understand the hardships and dangers involved? However, the current situation in America cannot help but send important personnel from the royal family. But who should I send? You, the principal, will be in charge of the court when I am away. You, the prosecutor, each have their own duties.

Si. As for Youji and Youmo, forget it, my son is much better than his two good-for-nothing uncles."

"...Concubine, wuwuwu..."

"Hey, dear concubine, I am only in my thirties now. I can't guarantee anything about Yi'er's future. But what I can guarantee now is that you will never have only Yi'er as a child..."

…

The next day, Zhu Youdong's study.

"My grandson Chuanting pays homage to the emperor."

"Bo Ya, how are you doing in the position of Shuntian Prefecture Yin?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. As for the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, I think he's doing pretty well."

"Hahaha, don't be polite to me. As I know, there is a joke in the officialdom, which says that one's previous life was not good. In this life, the county magistrate did evil in the previous life. The magistrate is attached to the county, and the evil is full. He is attached to the provincial capital. You, Jingzhao Yin,

All day long, we deal with the royal family, the bullshit matters among high-ranking officials and nobles. It is so difficult to be an official, and even if the entire Ming Dynasty is not ranked first, it is at least ranked in the top three."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being considerate of my difficulties. However, in recent years, although I have also been in trouble, at last the power of the procuratorate in the capital today is far greater than in the past. Those sons of noble nobles want to take other people's property by force, I

If you can't handle it on your own, just threaten them with something like, 'I'll ask the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate your fathers' or something like that, and it can usually be solved easily."

"Hahaha, that's it. Boya, you are too treacherous."

"Hehe, as the emperor said, the difficulty of this position is at least one of the top three in the Ming Dynasty. How can I do it without pulling off the tiger's skin?"

The monarch and his ministers joked for a while, and after the atmosphere relaxed, Zhu Youdong said seriously: "Bo Ya, how many wives and concubines do you have? How about your children?"

The emperor suddenly asked such a question, and Sun Chuanting's heart skipped a beat: "I now have a wife, a concubine, and two daughters. My concubine, Mrs. Zhang, is pregnant."

"That's it." After Zhu Youdong groaned for a while, he said apologetically: "I'm sorry for Boya. There is something that Boya cannot take on. It's just that Boya is too far away from home.

Already."

"...I dare to ask the emperor, but you want me to go to America?"

"Huh?"

"Your Majesty, Shuntian Prefecture Yin is also qualified to participate in the State Council. So I have some understanding of the situation in America. I was promoted when the emperor was still the supervisor of the country. Over the years, my official career has gone very smoothly.

Even if some mistakes have been made in various tasks, the emperor has taken good care of me. This life belongs to the emperor, and I will have no say in what the emperor wants me to do!"

"Hey..." After a long sigh, Zhu Youdong pointed to the chair next to him: "Sit."

After Sun Chuanting sat down, Zhu Youdong said: "Many people will ask, America is tens of thousands of miles away from our Ming Dynasty. It is so vast and sparsely populated. Although it is a Spanish colony, Spain and our Ming Dynasty will have a decisive battle sooner or later. But we

Why should we sacrifice the near and seek the far, instead of jumping over from India and Persia, why do we have to cross the Pacific and invest so much power in the Americas?"

"What the emperor said is indeed the doubt in the hearts of many people, but I have no doubts."

"Oh? Then tell me what you know?"

"Yes." Sun Chuanting, who was already a handsome man and was just forty years old at this time, was when a man was most charming. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there are three benefits to cutting America off from Spain. One is to cut off Spanish gold and silver.

The source of hard currency. In the past ten years, although our country, the Ming Dynasty, has always been in a state of hostility with Spain, Spain's trade with our country has never been cut off. In the trade between the two countries, Spain has always been in a state of excess. Without the gold and silver from the Americas

Support, if Spain wants to maintain trade with the Ming Dynasty, its domestic economy will definitely suffer heavy losses.

Second, cut off Spain’s access to scarce resources. In addition to official duties these years, I have been attending Fangshan School. I know that the types of natural resources in Europe are limited compared to those in the Americas. If we take over the Americas, haha, it is too far away.

, there is really no need to transport things back if they are not in short supply in Ming Dynasty. But it doesn’t matter if we can’t get them, as long as Spain can’t get them.

Third, the separation of the Americas will be the beginning of the disintegration of Spain. I understand that Spain’s national system is different from that of the Ming Dynasty, and is more like a union of multiple countries with a common monarch. The population of its core ethnic group, the Castilians, is

Less than 20 million. The reason why we can now control the entire Europe and America is supported by a false military fire. If we can successfully force Spain to abandon the Americas, Nachen believes that the European countries that have been under Spanish oppression for so many years will

, there must be other thoughts..."

"Good! Boya is truly my humerus minister!"

He got up and took Sun Chuanting to a room in the back hall with a map of the Americas. Zhu Youdong said: "Bo Ya, what I want is to give you a division, as well as some propagandists, doctors, and craftsmen, to go to America under the escort of the navy."

Log in. Your mission, first, is to help Zhu Shengmiao and Tiya stabilize and improve the Andes base area, so that the base area can at least have the ability to repair firearms and manufacture simple weapons.

Second, please discipline Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, especially this bastard Zhang Xianzhong!

Third, after all, our Ming Dynasty is too far away from the Americas, and it is much more difficult to project power than Spain. Therefore, I do not ask you to give Spain a big blow militarily. The point is to make Spain feel that the cost of maintaining American rule is getting higher and higher.

The higher it is, the more expenditures will eventually outweigh the benefits. At that time, there will naturally be calls in Spain to abandon the Americas...

Boya, such a task must be undertaken by a capable minister with both civil and military talents. I have thought about it, and for such a person as Ming Dynasty, Mr. Xiong is the first, and you are the second. However, Mr. Xiong is old after all.

We also have to sit in the Privy Council. Therefore, we can only ask Boya to work hard for this matter."

"... I have generally understood what the Emperor said. Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have accepted this errand. But who is this propagandist?"

"Ah, these people don't exist yet. Anyway, it will take time to assemble the army and skilled workers. In the past few months, I have prepared to train a group of them myself. Don't worry, Boya, these people will definitely be able to play a big role after they go to America.

.”

"The Emperor is omniscient and omnipotent, and I look forward to it very much."

"Haha, stop flattering me. Oh, by the way, I am also planning to let Ci Yi follow you to America."

"Your Majesty!" Sun Chuanting, who had been standing talking since the audience, immediately fell to the ground: "I don't dare to agree. After all, it is a dangerous place, and I dare not guarantee the absolute safety of His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor!"

"It doesn't matter, I went to Nanjing when I was only six years old and took charge of my own business. Ciyi is now sixteen years old, how can he still stay safely in the palace? A chick must fly out of the nest to have the possibility of becoming an eagle, so

Even if Ci Yi doesn't go to America, I won't give him an easy job. Relatively speaking, Ci Yi will be safer with you watching. And Boya, you also know that America is thousands of miles away after all.

, if you don’t send the royal family to take charge, it will be extremely harmful to you!”

"Your Majesty." Sun Chuanting, who was kneeling on the ground, was now sweating on his forehead. He no longer had the ease and ease with which he had just dealt with it: "If so, if there is really something that I cannot bear to say?"

"Of course I don't want this to happen, but since I dare to release Ci Yi, I am ready for this to happen."

After saying this, Zhu Youdong pulled Sun Chuanting up hard: "By the way, how old are Boya's two daughters?"

"I feel ashamed. Because my family was poor in my early years, I married a wife very late. At this time, the eldest daughter is only twelve years old, and the second daughter is only two years old."
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