The emperor listened to the governor's report in the morning, and in the afternoon met with the commanders of Tianjin's three guards, local elders, and representatives of officials and students, etc. Liang Menglong, relevant ministers, Yang Yikui, etc. accompanied him throughout the process.

When the time reached the second half, Zhu Yijun suddenly instructed Yang Yikui: "I want to go to Dagukou tomorrow to see how the journey is? Well, the queen and the prince will also go with us."

Yang Yikui was overjoyed when he heard this. Since he took charge of Tianjin, his biggest achievements were the Customs Wharf Expansion Project and the Dagukou Defense Project, which had spent all the customs revenue.

During the reign of Emperor Chengzu, in order to protect Beijing, the imperial court set up Tianjin Guards at Xiaozhigu on the west bank of the Dagu River, nearly a hundred miles away from the entrance of Dagu. A fort was set up at the entrance of Dagu and the "Screen of Jinmen" was erected to lock the waterway into Beijing.

More than two hundred years later, the "Tinmen Screen" has long been dilapidated and unusable, and most of the soldiers in the guardhouse have become farmers. As one of the canal hubs, the originally sparsely populated Tianjin Guardhouse has gradually become prosperous and has the ability to build a city.

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Therefore, after the Great Reform, the imperial court established the Tianjin Governor's Office and designated the entire territory of Hejian Prefecture, Wuqing and Baodi counties in Shuntian Prefecture, Luanzhou and Laoting in Yongping Prefecture and nearby islands as jurisdictions. Tianjin soldiers

Beidao and other military units are under his control.

As the governor's office closest to the capital, the position of governor of Tianjin has also become a desirable place for high-ranking officials of the third rank who are interested in political affairs.

After Yang Yikui visited Tianjin, he not only encouraged agriculture and business as usual, but also left a mark here. The emperor attached great importance to maritime affairs, so the expansion of the customs wharf and the reconstruction of the Dagukou Fort became Yang Yikui's political achievement projects.

For local officials, the palace gates are far away and the sky is difficult to see. Now that the emperor suddenly wants to visit Dagukou, it is the best time to show off his political achievements!

Yang Yikui hurriedly replied: "To return to the emperor, after I took office, I have renovated the road from Tianjin City to Dagukou. The distance of a hundred miles can be reached by imperial chariot in half a day. However, the land road is not as comfortable as the waterway after all, and it will be tiring for the saints.

, it is better to take a royal boat directly to the mouth of the river, and you can save more time."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "No, I want to take the prince to see the countryside. You can arrange a land route. If you can't return that day, I can stay one night in Dagokou."

Liang Menglong hurriedly said at the side: "Your Majesty, Dagukou is a military camp, how can we stay here? It's better to go by boat and return in chariot. As long as the time is tight, we won't have to rush in the dark."

After Zhu Yijun heard this, he thought about it and nodded: "That's okay."

Liang Menglong and Yang Yikui breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Yang Yikui looked at Liang Menglong gratefully: In the case of the emperor's sudden attack, the prime minister gave himself an extra half day to prepare. This kind of favor is hard to change! It seems that after Liang Menglong was promoted to the post last year, he

The generous "Charcoal Jing" achieved a key effect.

Before the royal boat reached the mouth of the river, the ocean was already visible from the deck. The sea breeze in early spring was slightly cold, which made the emperor and his family standing on the deck feel happy.

Prince Zhu Changhao is ten years old. In a folk family, this would be the age when cats hate dogs and chase dogs and chase chickens. But in this worldly wealthy family, he was deprived of the fun of childhood early on.

A few years after Zhu Changhao became sensible, he was canonized as a prince and became the heir to the empire with the largest territory, the most powerful country and the largest population in the world. As the most noble child in the world, he has been educated since he was a child.

You must behave appropriately and speak appropriately.

Although his father and mother did not want him to lose the fun of childhood with too much schoolwork, so he could go to the royal primary school like other princes and princesses, but there were a lot of small classes after class: the royal etiquette education alone was

It requires constant memorization and practice, not to mention that he needs to be familiar with history and Confucian classics, and understand the entire world and the various knowledge about the country, geography, and music that he will inherit.

Therefore, it was a rare relaxation for Zhu Changhao to be able to follow his father, the emperor, and his mother on the southern tour. Although teachers from Zhan Shifu followed him south to give him private lessons, compared to those in the capital, his rest time increased.

Several times more.

At this time, the sandbanks at the mouth of the Haihe River were full of luxuriant grass and gulls were flying, which was in harmony with the scenery of the sea and the sky. Zhu Changhao was so excited that he could not see the beauty of this ocean and river in the capital.

As they were approaching the mouth of the river, there was the sound of a cannon in front of the royal boat, which startled a group of big white birds on the sandbank. Zhu Changhao pointed at the big bird and said to Zhu Yijun: "Father, crane! Crane!"

Zhu Yijun saw how beautiful the white crane was in flight, and he felt very good. He smiled and said, "White cranes are migratory birds. They fly south in autumn and north in spring. This should be their stopover and resting place. It is rare to see them."

Zhu Changhao nodded and said, "But like a swallow?"

Zhu Yijun smiled and nodded and said, "Exactly." After saying this, he stopped talking.

Seeing the exchange between father and son, Zhuang Jingjia smiled and said: "The emperor is busy with many things, but rarely talks to Hao'er like this." Zhu Yijun sighed after hearing this, looked at the prince with loving eyes and said: "This time Nan

If you can, please spend more time with him."

Zhu Yijun just started the conversation and waited for his son to ask him, which was much better than his teacher's stupid method of instilling all the principles into the prince.

Sure enough, Zhu Changhao asked: "Father, why don't you see the swallow?"

Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "The two feed differently. White cranes mostly feed on fish and shrimps, so they can't leave rivers. Swallows feed on insects and grasshoppers, so they can't leave the fields. Just like the farmer can't leave the fields, the fisherman can't leave the lakes and seas.

Average." He said nothing.

Zhu Changhao thought for a while and asked: "The people in the capital have neither fields nor lakes and seas, so where will their food come from?"

When Zhu Yijun heard this, he smiled and said: "The capital has officials, soldiers, workers, merchants, doctors, etc. The officials are in charge, executing the imperial decrees and maintaining the order of the world, so they are supported by the people; the soldiers are there to protect the people.

Therefore, the imperial court must distribute grain, clothing, and cotton; workers can produce all kinds of things, and can be exchanged for food and clothing through merchants; doctors can cure people's diseases, and use their medical skills to obtain money and food. In all industries in the world, individuals use their own work in exchange for food and clothing.

Spend"

Zhu Changhao didn't wait for him to finish and asked: "Father, as you are the emperor, do you not have to work anymore?"

This question was a bit childish. Empress Zhuang smiled and said: "Isn't your father's daily review of memorials just work?"

Zhu Changhao said: "Aren't those old gentlemen who have political affairs offices responsible for those things? I heard that 'the world is governed by hanging down one's clothes', does that mean the emperor doesn't have to work?"

The important officials in the political affairs hall behind Zhu Yijun and the others smiled and felt a little embarrassed when they heard what the prince said. Although the prince's question was a bit naive, it related to the study of emperors, and they didn't know how the emperor would answer. While they all looked around, they were confused.

I pricked up my ears and wanted to hear how the emperor taught the prince.

This question touched Zhu Yijun's thoughts, and he was silent for a while. Then he stared at the far distance between the sea and the sky, and said: "The sentence you just said comes from the Book of Changes. It talks about the Yellow Emperor, not the Yellow Emperor."

The so-called emperor "hanging down his clothes" actually means that the Yellow Emperor showed the world the 'properties'. And the 'properties' are the norms and principles followed by the people of the world - this is the role of the emperor in setting an example."

Zhu Changhao listened and seemed to understand. Zhu Yijun was a little angry that the people in Zhan Shifu had allowed the prince to come into contact with the Book of Changes too early, but he could not get angry with the teacher in front of the children. After answering, he fell silent again.

Zhu Changhao thought for a while, and then asked about the emperor's work: "I heard that the emperor is the master of heaven, earth, humans and gods, and in this way he can be supported by the world - can he not work?"

When Empress Zhuang saw that the prince was just lazing around, she felt a little anxious and glared at him with a stern look. However, she saw the prince staring at Zhu Yijun with a face full of curiosity and did not see the stern look. After hearing this, the ministers on the left and right raised their eyebrows.

His smile could not be concealed no matter what.

Zhu Yijun lowered his eyes and said to the prince: "The emperor is just an ordinary person who has been blessed by his ancestors, and is not the lord of heaven and earth. If all the people in the world cannot settle down and make ends meet, there will be chaos. If the world is in chaos,

"Killing the emperor is like killing a dog's ears."
Chapter completed!