I took a look at the sky outside. It was completely dark, and the moon was in the sky.
"What time is it now?"
Zhu Hongyu asked Wang Ruxian beside him.
Wang Ruxian bowed slightly and spoke.
"Your Highness, it's almost time!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said something.
"Send the rest of the report to the solitary bedroom!"
"Arrange for someone to prepare hot water. I need to wash up!"
Although he was very sleepy, Zhu Hongyu still wanted to take a bath before going to sleep.
Wang Ruxian listened to Zhu Hongyu's instructions, agreed, and turned around to continue the instructions.
Returning to Zhu Hongyu again, he seemed to have remembered something and reminded him.
"Your Highness, the girls sent by the Yu family, Zhou family and other families in Guangdong are still waiting for your blessing!"
Zhu Hongyu rubbed his face again, feeling tired and impatient.
Ever since he won the Battle of Jiangnan and returned to Guangzhou with his troops, the big families in Guangdong began to send him women.
Zhu Hongyu accepted Kaya in order to win over the crocodile tribe, accepted Zheng Xuan in order to win over Zheng Chenggong, and accepted Wenwen in order to win over the landlords and gentry in Qiongzhou.
Now what reason do we have to reject the overtures of the Guangdong landlords and gentry?
So they all agreed!
Of course, Zhu Hongyu did not accept all the women sent by these people.
She must be beautiful, have a good figure, and be a baby. These are the first requirements.
Of course, they would not dare to send anyone who does not meet these conditions to Zhu Hongyu!
In addition, Zhu Hongyu also sifted out all those with bound feet.
He really can't accept the deformed aesthetic of bound feet!
Refuse to bind feet, start with me!
Zhu Hongyu hates foot-binding, and what he does is what he preaches. Who among the top brass in the Ming Dynasty would dare to hire a woman who has her feet bound?
Although this kind of thing may not necessarily arouse Zhu Hongyu's dislike, who can guarantee that it will?
We are all smart people!
Zhu Hongyu has made it clear that he is disgusted with the matter of foot binding. No one would want to find excitement in this kind of thing!
Even the officials don't want to be restrained. What will the businessmen and gentry below do? Is there any need to say?
How did foot binding come about?
To put it bluntly, it started with the perverted aesthetics of that old bastard named Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
His perverted aesthetics spread, and as a result of his actions, foot binding gradually became popular among the people.
Until the Ming and Qing dynasties, foot binding became a matter of course.
Song Huizong was the emperor, and Zhu Hongyu is now half emperor.
Even if he can drive out the Tartars and restore China in the future, his historical status will definitely throw that old bastard Song Huizong hundreds of miles away.
Zhu Hongyu didn't believe it. He openly showed his extreme disgust for foot-binding, but he still couldn't kill the unhealthy trend of foot-binding.
Having said that, although Zhu Hongyu accepted the person!
But he was too busy during this period. He reviewed various reports, reviewed documents, and inspected places every day. He basically had no time to rest.
He hasn't even had a chance to touch any of the women sent here!
Even now, it was Wang Ruxian who reminded him that he remembered that there was such a thing.
After stretching, Zhu Hongyu narrowed his eyes and said.
"Send the Yu twins to the solitary bedroom!"
Twins or something, that’s a big plus!
Who can resist the temptation of twins?
Wang Ruxian bowed slightly, agreed, turned around and ordered people to do things.
After a while, he returned to Zhu Hongyu, and Zhu Hongyu waved his hand and said.
"It's getting late, Ruxian, you should go and have some rest!"
Wang Ruxian resigned, and Zhu Hongyu strode towards his bedroom.
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Early the next morning, after a late night, Zhu Hongyu woke up from the gentle home of the Yu family twins.
If you move your arms a little, you can feel these two soft and delicate bodies.
Thinking back to the absurdity of last night, Zhu Hongyu felt his blood flowing down his throat, and the fatigue caused by long battles in the army was gradually fading away.
The two beauties next to him opened their sleepy eyes almost at the same time. The laziness and coquettishness of the beauties when they first woke up made Zhu Hongyu move his index fingers.
He couldn't tell which of the twins was the older sister and which was the younger sister, but wouldn't this be more exciting?
It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that Zhu Hongyu got up from the bed. He rarely stayed in bed and experienced the comfort of a king who doesn't go to court early.
Pushing open the door, the personal eunuch was already waiting at the door.
"Your Highness, breakfast is ready!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, walked towards the dining hall, and asked.
"What's Gu's schedule today?"
The young eunuch had a very good memory, otherwise he would not be able to get around Zhu Hongyu even if he only knew how to serve others.
After thinking for a while, he spoke.
"Reporting to Your Highness, first of all, I am going to inspect the dock this morning, at noon I am going to the industrial zone to meet with representatives of the Guangdong landlords and gentry, in the afternoon I am going to the recruit camp to guide the recruitment of new recruits, and there is also a military meeting in the evening."
Zhu Hongyu sat at the table and began to eat breakfast.
He is not very demanding when it comes to eating. Porridge, pickles, steamed buns, and fried dough sticks are the simplest foods, but they taste unique.
Moreover, he also ate a portion of sweet tofu puffs. As a member of the salty party, he felt surprisingly good.
After breakfast, without even having time to digest, Zhu Hongyu changed into casual clothes and headed to the dock in Guangzhou.
There were many people accompanying him, and apart from some military government officials, they were Zhu Hongyu's bodyguards.
Zhu Hongyu may not care about others, but he still cares about his own life.
When he travels on a daily basis, he is protected by at least one battalion guard brigade.
After arriving at the dock, Zhu Hongyu made a simple plan for the construction of the dock, dividing the dock into different areas such as business areas and living areas.
He also verbally encouraged the officials responsible for building the dock for their work achievements.
Although it was only verbal encouragement, it also made the encouraged officials couldn't help but smile.
After leaving the dock, Zhu Hongyu went straight to the industrial zone.
The industrial area he drew on the map was not far from the dock. He met with representatives of local powerful groups in the industrial area.
Then invite some of the representatives to have lunch, which can be regarded as a kind of banquet.
At the banquet, Zhu Hongyu promised these people benefits, allowed them to divide their interests, and also promised to promote their children.
The atmosphere is peaceful!
After the banquet, Zhu Hongyu ordered the eunuchs around him to give some of them a ruler.
The meaning is very clear, this is a warning to them to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty!
Of course, not everyone has this ruler with a warning meaning!
Only those who do something inappropriate but do not touch Zhu Hongyu's psychological bottom line can receive Zhu Hongyu's warning.
As for those who have touched the psychological bottom line, we can only say that there is no hope and we should wait to die!
After all, Zhu Hongyu didn't even bother to give them a warning!
After lunch, Zhu Hongyu had no time to take a lunch break, but continued on the road, reviewing various work reports in the carriage.
The carriage went all the way to the recruit camp, and Zhu Hongyu reviewed the reports along the way.
…
The Yu family and his son left the industrial area and returned to their family's manor near Guangzhou.
Looking at the ruler in his hand, Yu Wen, the eldest son of the head of the Yu family, was a little confused.
"His Royal Highness Jianguo gave us the ruler. Is there anything he is dissatisfied with us about?"
The head of the Yu family was sitting at the head of the throne, stroking the ruler given by Zhu Hongyu in his hand, but his expression was complicated.