Zhu Houzhao never thought of intervening in his own marriage. This was not an issue that he could interfere with. The only thing Zhu Houzhao was worried about was whether he could have children. The Zhengde Emperor in history had no heirs, although the specific details are unknown.

But Zhu Houzhao also had to worry about this problem at this time.

Although my body is very strong after traveling through time, and with all the years of training, there shouldn't be much of a problem, but I'm not sure I can do this kind of thing accurately!

But there is no point worrying about this kind of thing. You have to give it a try to find out. Zhu Houzhao knows that he has no say in this wedding, but he can give it a try after returning home.

Closing the letter, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief. In the blink of an eye, he had been in Liaodong for more than four months. He was almost ready for these four months. He thought he should be able to go back before the Chinese New Year. As for traveling,

Wu Ha Liang, Zhu Houzhao never took Wu Ha Liang seriously. Wherever the army went, it was naturally invincible.

Things are progressing very quickly. The steel mills and weapons factories in Liaodong are all streamlined operations, and the hydraulic stamping machine is integrated into the mold, which makes the casting speed of weapons very fast.

When autumn was about to begin, the entire Liaodong began to change their equipment. New equipment quickly entered the Liaodong army. There were 10,000 plate armored cavalry and 10,000 light armored cavalry. At the same time, among the 30,000 infantry, Zhu Houzhao made

There are ten thousand plate armored infantry, which is something that even the Beijing camp does not have. Of course, on the grassland, these ten thousand plate armored infantry do not play a big role.

But when Daning is captured, these people are the soldiers stationed there. They are naturally useful. You must know that not all places are suitable for infantry to roam freely.

After the general completed the preparations, Zhu Houzhao directly ordered the expedition. The leader was naturally Wang Shouren. Zhu Houzhao did not intend to lead the army personally. What he needed to do was to build a textile factory in Liaodong. The construction of a wool textile factory was not difficult.

As long as the problem with the loom is solved, everything else is not a problem.

The problem of the looms has long been solved. The eight bureaus under Zhu Houzhao include the scarf and hat bureau, the inner weaving and dyeing bureau and the needlework bureau. These are all yamen engaged in this aspect.

Zhu Houzhao had already mobilized skilled craftsmen to prepare looms. This time, the person responsible for establishing the Liaodong Textile Factory was Zhu Houzhao's confidant eunuch Gao Feng. This man was also one of Liu Jin's Eight Tigers, but Zhu Houzhao had very strict restrictions on Liu Jin. Now Liu Jin is obedient

As smooth as a kitten, Gao Feng naturally stopped playing. In addition, the person in charge of the textile factory also had the manpower from Qi Zhai.

A two-pronged approach is adopted. On the one hand, the weaving factory is responsible for weaving the cloth, and on the other hand, Qi Qi Zhai is responsible for selling it.

Of course, wool spinning is a big business, and it is not something Zhu Houzhao can monopolize. Besides, the grassland is so big, what Zhu Houzhao needs is not this business, but to use this matter to expand the grassland, so Zhu Houzhao will choose Liaodong.

Zhu Houzhao had already thought about the reward for the big family, that is, the general, for this time's military exploits, and that was the pasture.

The captives were herded by these large households in the Ming Dynasty, that is, shepherd slaves. Once the sales of wool products were very good and the profits were huge, then expansion was inevitable.

Seeing the prosperity of wool spinning in Liaodong, other places naturally wanted to get involved, such as other border towns in the Ming Dynasty. You must know that businessmen have the most sensitive sense of smell, and behind them are the gentry. When they see profits, they will be like

Like a shark that sees blood, it pounces on it and bites it, so the border towns of the Ming Dynasty will have unprecedented desire and motivation for external expansion.

The northwest is where Shanxi merchants are most concentrated. Since the implementation of the new salt policy, the Shanxi merchants in northwest Shanxi have been severely weakened. If they see an opportunity this time, how can they let it go?

Standing on the top of the city, Zhu Houzhao watched the army depart with an expressionless face. He turned back and glanced at Gao Feng beside him, and asked: "I'll leave Liaodong to you. Work hard. Well done. How many days will it take?"

I will transfer you back to the capital in the next year. Don’t have any thoughts that you shouldn’t have. I won’t treat you badly if you deserve what you get. If you don’t deserve what you get, if you stretch out your hand, I’m afraid I won’t be able to return with my life.

To the capital."

Gao Feng was crying in his heart at this time. In this bitter cold land of Liaodong, what development could he get by squatting here? But after listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Gao Feng immediately did not dare to show any slightness in his heart and said quickly: "I will definitely do well."

When I work for His Highness the Crown Prince, I will not disappoint His Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Houzhao nodded. Regarding the eunuchs, Zhu Houzhao did not dare to relax at all. Although the gentry group was a scourge, the eunuch group was not much better. Every group has its own selfish interests. In the face of this or that kind of selfish interests, it is inevitable to do things.

It would be biased. Zhu Houzhao could not make them all work for the public good, but this matter still had to be done.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang put his son's reply on the Long Book Desk. The expression on his face was a little tangled. He rubbed his forehead with a headache and sighed helplessly: "It's really not easy to worry about!"

There was a letter from home at the front of this letter, which was nothing unusual, but later on his son started to cause trouble. Of course, Zhu Youtang was happy about the situation his son had created in Liaodong, but Zhu Youtang did what he did to his son.

It was really a headache because my son mentioned one thing in the letter, which was about taxes in Liaodong.

His son's proposal is also very simple, that is, the taxes in Liaodong Province should be separated separately, and the tax collection should be collected by the tax department.

His son had mentioned this matter before, but Zhu Youtang didn't think about whether he should do it. To put it bluntly, it seems very simple for the Taxation Department to collect taxes, but this is tantamount to taking the power of taxation away from the hands of local officials.

In other words, this will cause an uproar among officials. Once local governments lose their authority to tax, how can they be willing to do so?

After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Youtang decided to let his son give it a try in Liaodong. To put it bluntly, it was just a try, and it was also a test for civil servants.

However, there is still no way to directly issue an imperial edict and implement it by himself. He must first discuss it with the cabinet, and first test the attitude of several bachelors in the cabinet. Thinking of this, Zhu Youtang put the letter in his hand on the table.

Then he turned to He Neng behind him and ordered: "Go to the cabinet and ask some cabinet ministers to come."

The three cabinet bachelors have been living a good life recently. The annual income of the imperial court has increased, and their lives have become better. They have a lot less things to do.
Chapter completed!