Chapter 182 The Song of the Empire (2)
In the imperial garden, several gardeners were busy silently.
Flowers must be carefully prepared to bloom to a pleasing look. Although the wild flowers placed by the roadside can withstand the wind and rain, they are difficult to reach the elegant hall.
Because the weather is getting hotter, Zhu Yunyu's office space moved from Jingren Hall to Lezhizhai to the west of the Imperial Garden. This vegetarian is facing the garden, leaning against the lake, quiet and refreshing.
On the second floor, Zhu Yunyu sat by the window, silently reviewing memorials and watching the memorials from all over the country.
There has been no major war in the border areas in the past two years, and the national treasury has become abundant. Not only is the national treasury sufficient, but the burden on the people of the world has also been much less. Especially the people in the north do not have to bear military rations and horses and other service, and finally have a peaceful life.
He picked up another memorial and submitted it to Zhang Shan, the governor of Zhejiang.
The imperial court collected 4.5 million stones of grain every year, but over the years, more weaving and spinning have increased, mulberry silkworms have become the best in the fields, and less rice and grain have gradually decreased. Therefore, I requested that local gentry and people use cotton, silver, money, silk and other items instead of grain collection!
At this time, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were a huge financial source of the Ming Dynasty, because they were the output of cotton cloth in the world. Therefore, commerce was prosperous and agriculture gradually became decadent. The people were not stupid. The output of grain in the fields and the planting of mulberry silkworms must be simply uneasy.
Moreover, in order to preserve the source of mulberry silkworms, major textile workshops pay the farmers first every year, for fear that the farmers will not sell them raw materials.
As a result, there are fewer and fewer places to grow food. In addition, the workshop requires a large number of people, so many people simply sublet the small amount of land in their hands and work in the workshop to make a living.
From a commercial perspective, this is a good thing, but on the other hand, it also adds some hidden dangers, the hidden dangers of food shortage.
I heard that the price of rice in Xizhe has risen by 15% this year. This is because the local land production is gradually decreasing, and rice needs to be transported from other places to sell. It is good to have a prosperous business, but if the local land production is insufficient for food and clothing, there will be natural disasters the next day, and the rice and grain are not good, the food price will be high or there will be famine!
When you are in Zhejiang, you should make far-sighted and understand the worries of tomorrow. Muslime silkworms and other things are also found in Jiangxi and Fujian. Merchants circulate and sell goods to all directions. You should not just use mulberry fields to control the fields. Otherwise, the worries of mulberry silkworms eating people will not be far away!
It seems to be full of flowers, but in fact there are hidden worries everywhere. In particular, the Ming Dynasty now implemented a free economy and the government never interfered with anything. However, if the free economy develops too rapidly and the industry is too large, a crisis will occur.
Once this crisis occurs, it will have a chain reaction. For example, mulberry silkworm breeding is everywhere, and traditional agriculture is ignored. In the future, the merchants in the workshop will make less money at most, while the people will have no food to buy.
The road to strengthening the country and enriching the people is long. Only when I really achieve this position can I know what governing a big country is like cooking a small person, and I don’t dare to be careless at all.
At this time, the turtlema came in slowly with a bowl of hot tea, put it to Zhu Yunxiu's hand, changed the cold tea, and said softly, Your Highness, the prince's office had passed the imperial doctor several times!
Oh? Zhu Yunxiu put down his pen and asked, who is sick?
He said it was the prince of the King of Yan! The turtle was humble and said in a low voice, dizzy, vomiting and diarrhea!
Zhu Yunxiu pondered for a moment, did the old man know?
I must know! The turtle was shameless and said, General Manager Park went to see it in person in the morning!
Zhu Yunxiu thought about it, let’s go and take the orc over and take a look!
Not far west of Lezhizhai, I passed by the princes where the princes lived. Each of them was a separate courtyard, with a group of servants serving them.
As soon as I passed the gate of Pailoufang, I heard the laughter of a boy coming from the small courtyard in the front. I saw a few kites floating high in the courtyard.
The princes who were not yet in the vassal state were together all day long and had a very good relationship. I guess the bustle here on their side, the place where Zhu Gaochi and his three brothers lived was particularly deserted.
They are of small generation and low status, so they will salute everyone they meet. Their days in this palace are not happy.
Zhu Yunxi stepped into the hospital and saw several imperial physicians walking in and out with medicine boxes. When they saw the crown prince, they quickly knelt down to salute.
What happened to the prince of Yan?
An imperial physician replied that the prince’s headache was caused by worry. Worry hurts the body, and even hurts the stomach and intestines, vomiting and diarrhea!
At this moment, a weak voice suddenly came from the room. Is it the palace down? Help me up quickly!
Then, someone said, Brother, you should lie down honestly. The imperial physician said, don’t get up at will, just rest!
Listening to the sound, it was Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui.
Zhu Yunqi continued to walk forward. As soon as he opened the curtain, he smelled a strong smell of medicine. Zhu Gaochi was lying on the bed in the east room, his face was sallow and sweaty, and he seemed to have lost weight.
Your Highness! Zhu Gaochi struggled on the bed, bowed hard, and Shuchen could not get up...
Lie down when you are sick, there is no need to be too polite! Zhu Yunxiu walked over and looked at the other person with a smile. How could he lose so much weight in just a few days?
I have exhausted whatever I eat and vomited in the past few days! Zhu Gaochi said weakly.
Zhu Yunxiu sat not far from the other party, looked at the other party again, and suddenly smiled, how did you do it?
Zhu Gaochi's eyes turned around, he was sick!
It was still a long time ago, and the disease came too urgently! Zhu Yunxi smiled.
It’s not that he is suspicious, but that Zhu Gaochi looks so scary. He used to be like a ball, but now he is a deflated ball.
Could it be that he was scared that day? Zhu Yunxiu thought to himself.
Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly. He was sick like a mountain, and I didn’t want to be sick like this. I am guilty, so I let Your Highness worry!
Zhu Gaosui spoke beside him. Your Highness, my elder brother has always been not very good. We brothers have grown up in Peking since we were young, and it is inevitable that we are unacceptable to the local conditions when we are in the south. We are also homesick. We happened to be on our mother's birthday a few days ago, and we, as sons, cannot be filial to us.
Thinking of his mother, the elder brother cried that day and then fell ill!
Third brother! Zhu Gaochi gasped heavily. Don’t make a statement about my illness. Go and tell the imperial physician not to tell the emperor’s grandfather. Don’t send letters to your home and let your father and mother worry! When we are out, they are already unable to let go. If we know that I am sick again, I will definitely be anxious!
Speaking of this, the little fat man's eyes were filled with tears. His son was walking for thousands of miles and his mother was worried. His mother was at home, so she might think of us more!
But if you don’t tell your mother and father, after you go home in the future, the two elders will definitely punish your younger brother and say that your younger brother has not taken good care of you! Zhu Gaosui said with red eyes.
The drama has passed!
Zhu Yunxiu laughed in his heart, their brothers have played too much!
If nothing else, when will the relationship between the brothers be so good? Besides, how could the emperor's grandson not tell the old man about such a big illness? Besides, Park Bucheng came in the morning. These words were obviously the two brothers sang together and deliberately said to Zhu Yunxiu.
It’s rare that you have this filial piety!
Suddenly, a voice came from outside, and Zhu Yunxiu quickly got up and the old man was here.
The old man walked in slowly with his hands behind his back, like an old man walking in the park of Later generations.
The grandson has met the emperor's grandfather! Zhu Yunyu saluted.
Grandfather, why are you here? Zhu Gaochi turned over on the bed and choked up, "The grandson is unfilial, even you are alarmed!"
After all, it was his grandson. Seeing that he was sick and his face turned yellow, the old man also showed a little unbearable feeling on his face.
Why did you suddenly become sick like this? The old man sighed, too, since you are feeling uncomfortable early, why don’t you pass the imperial physician early!
The emperor’s grandfather, the eldest brother has concerns! Zhu Gaosui said on the side.
The old man's eyebrows are straight, what are his concerns?
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Third brother, don’t talk nonsense!
Chapter completed!