People are very complicated, even Zhu Yuanzhang is so.
The most ruthless emperor's family.
He wanted his eldest grandson to be decisive in killing, but he also wanted his eldest grandson to be loving and tolerant.
If the eldest grandson chooses to involve the fourth child, Yunwen, in this matter, he will be happy but also a little regretful.
With this choice now, it seems that in the position of emperor, there is less unscrupulousness and more humaneness.
"We know your fourth uncle's abilities well, and they are quite sufficient. Now this boy, Li Jinglong, is determined to help him. The overseas Japanese country may seem barren and barren, but it has innate advantages, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"In addition, the Japanese soldiers can be used at will without too many worries. The grandson is not afraid. In the next few years, your fourth uncle will raise an army of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, to counterattack the Ming Dynasty and seize the throne."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
This question was very direct.
Some things about Zhu Di in the past were only known to everyone and had never been put on the table.
When Zhu Ying heard this, he smiled and said: "The Ming Dynasty has a territory of tens of millions of miles, and a budget of more than 60 million. On the other hand, the Japanese country is only a small area, and there are still two uncles and seven uncles who are restricting it."
"If the fourth uncle can also raise an army and achieve great things, what will happen if the Ming Dynasty gives way to the fourth uncle?"
There was unstoppable confidence in Zhu Ying's words.
Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed when he heard this. The fourth child really has this ability and doesn't have much to say.
I don’t know in the future, but the current eldest grandson is almost eighteen years old, at least decades old.
The fourth child is also getting older, so it is naturally impossible to survive the eldest grandson.
When it comes to governing the world, the eldest grandson is much more organized than the fourth son. Putting aside his military talents, he is unparalleled in terms of military training alone. With the return of a group of veteran generals, Zhu Yuanzhang really can't imagine what the fourth son has.
Possibly, we can counterattack the Ming Dynasty from Japan.
If it can really be done, then just like what Da Sun said, there is no harm in giving it up to the fourth child.
All in all, the meat rotted in the pot.
The storm of plotting to assassinate the grandson seemed to have dissipated in a very short period of time.
The next day, many people remembered that it all happened too quickly and ended too quickly.
Under the scorching sun, even the smell of blood dissipated quickly.
A few of the major cases in the past lasted for several months or even a year. It had only been three days and no one talked about it again.
But what followed was a discussion about the mysterious His Highness Taisun.
The teahouse was extremely lively, and many storytellers who had sensed business opportunities had made up stories about His Highness Taisun overnight, grabbing the attention and starting to spread the news.
Tang poetry and Song lyrics, Yuan Qu and Ming novels.
At this time in the early Ming Dynasty, novels were most popular.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang in the palace would sometimes read the famous "Water Margin" in his hands.
Perhaps in a certain sense, the emergence and popularity of "Water Margin" laid the foundation for the popularity of novels in the early Ming Dynasty. This also has a lot to do with Zhu Yuanzhang's love.
Shi Naian is known as the father of the novel, almost a pioneering figure.
Whenever he thought of Shi Naian, Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely regretful.
Shi Naian is not a simple person.
He was a scholar at the age of nineteen, and he was promoted to the imperial examination at the age of twenty-eight. At the age of thirty-six, he and Liu Bowen were awarded Jinshi.
He served as an official in Qiantang River for three years and gained a great reputation. Because he was dissatisfied with the dark officialdom of the Yuan Dynasty and was unwilling to cater to the powerful, he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown.
When Zhang Shicheng rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, Shi Naian participated in the planning under his command and had a close relationship with his general Bian Yuanheng.
Later, Zhang Shicheng was greedy for pleasure and had no ambition. After he was demoted to the Yuan Dynasty, Shi Naian finally couldn't bear it and left angrily.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew about his reputation. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, he repeatedly issued imperial edicts to requisition Shi Naian, but Shi Naian no longer wanted to be an official, so he never appeared in the officialdom again.
From now on, I can stay at home and write books with peace of mind.
He died of illness a few years after "Water Margin".
However, the spread of "Water Margin" can be said to be extremely popular throughout the Ming Dynasty.
As a literary person, if anyone says that he has not read Water Margin, he will naturally be looked down upon.
It was also because of this that the novel culture of the Ming Dynasty truly began to flourish.
After Shi Naian passed away in Xinghua in the third year of Hongwu, his disciple Luo Guanzhong continued his legacy and published "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" again, which was later known as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Naturally, Luo Guanzhong was not a simple character. Although his father was in business and he never gained any fame, his literary quality was extremely high.
When he was an aide to Zhang Shicheng, he made plans to defeat the attack of Kang Maocai, one of Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates, which led to his enmity with Zhu Yuanzhang.
So after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they gave up their status as scholars and did not dare to enter the officialdom for fear of brutal revenge.
However, Luo Guanzhong didn't know.
Whether it is "Water Margin" or "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it has such a great reputation in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also a scholar, so he could not know what he was doing.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang also likes to read books. In addition to these two books, "Zhao Taizu Dragon and Tiger Meeting", "Loyalty and Filial Son's Continuous Remonstrance", "Sanping Zhang Die Crying to Fei Huzi", "Zhibiography of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", "The End of the Tang Dynasty" "The Romance of the Five Dynasties", "The Legend of Sansui Pingyao", "Fengzhuanglou".
These many works are all in Zhu Yuanzhang's collection.
The Ming Dynasty never lacked officials, but it lacked novelists like Luo Guanzhong.
Instead of recruiting him as an official, it would be better to let him write books with peace of mind.
Often when a new book by Luo Guanzhong comes out, it will be delivered through the inn. Within three days, it will be on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk for his tasting and appreciation.
Storytellers in the capital can almost influence public opinion to a certain extent.
These storytellers have been stationed in various teahouses and restaurants for a long time, telling various novels.
After all, no matter how good a novel is, you still need to be literate. Ordinary people don't have any spare money to buy books, let alone read novels.
Listening to books has become the main popular method in Ming Dynasty today.
With a few copper coins and a bowl of coarse tea, you can listen to it for a long time in the teahouse. Isn't it wonderful?
As for listening to music on Goulan, naturally only the rich and powerful can afford it.
However, according to the current trend, listening to books can be considered to be enjoyed by both refined and popular people.
About 70% of the storytellers in the capital belong to the secret line of Jinyiwei.
As the main way to spread public opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang had a clear grasp of this aspect. Almost all storytelling catalogs must be reported, but you can't just say whatever you want.
Once the monarchy and political power were involved, relatively sensitive areas were involved. Before he could step down, he was invited to tea by Jin Yiwei.
Now the capital's novel about His Highness Taisun has been reviewed by Jinyiwei. Even Zhu Yuanzhang read it and made sure it was correct before he could talk about it.
For most people, the royal family is very mysterious, noble and supreme.
You can hear novels related to the royal family, which are sought after by all the people, even grassroots officials.
Teahouses and restaurants are bound to be overcrowded whenever there is a storyteller telling stories related to His Highness the Grand Sun.
Among them, Ping'an Teahouse under the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is the main one.
How could Zhu Ying not pay attention to the influence of public opinion? Even in the Hongwu years of the Ming Dynasty, not many people cared about the wishes of the people, so the influence would not be great.
But the control of public opinion must naturally be firmly held in one's own hands.
"Your Highness, people everywhere in the capital are thinking of Your Highness now, saying that His Highness is a deity who came down to earth to protect the Ming Dynasty."
Ye Yueqing said with a smile.
The situation of the Capital Chamber of Commerce is very good now. The chambers of commerce in other places, especially the wealthy businessmen from Jiangnan, suffered a huge blow in this assassination incident.
The Qunying Chamber of Commerce's power in the capital was already extremely strong, and it quickly began to swallow up assets. Such unprofitable transactions caused the assets of the Chamber of Commerce to surge several times, and the manpower was somewhat insufficient.
The biggest gain from this incident is the reputation and prestige of His Highness Taisun. When people mention His Highness Taisun, they look so pious, as if they are worshiping gods and Buddhas.
Zhu Ying said with a smile: "It's not like the old man ordered the Jin Yiwei to go to the teahouses and let the storytellers praise them in different ways. But speaking of it, the progress of the Chamber of Commerce has been extremely rapid during this period of time. It would be better to start the report in advance.
get ready."
The Ming Dynasty newspaper has a similar concept to the newspapers of later generations, but it is only circulated within the government. Nowadays, it is more like a form of communication and announcement.
It is still very different from the Dibao in the late Ming Dynasty. The six sections recorded the events, and then the General Affairs Department summarized and published them.
For example, the contents of the memorials approved by Zhu Ying, the appointment and dismissal of officials decided by Zhu Yuanzhang, and some important memorials of the six departments will be printed and distributed in Di Bao.
Government affairs are open to officials and are not kept secret from the public. Apart from officials, it is the only channel through which the public can obtain government information.
The capital's newspapers were naturally printed, and after they were delivered through the inns, most local officials copied and borrowed them.
Later, wealthy businessmen and country gentry also invested in the purchase.
"The personnel responsible for compiling the content of the Di newspaper have been prepared. There are currently thirty-six people in total. Currently, under the name of the Chamber of Commerce, there are twelve papermaking workshops and three printing workshops."
Zhu Ying nodded and asked: "How much does it cost to make white paper now?"
Ye Yueqing replied skillfully: "Currently, the cost of a piece of white paper one foot long and wide is about one and a half penny."
Zhu Ying thought for a while and said: "This price is still a bit high. The paper mills must be merged. If they are too dispersed, the costs will be increased invisibly. The same should be true for the printing mills. In the future, all factories will be unified."
and establish.”
"How long will it take for the craftsmen of Opalo to arrive? Calculating the time, it should be almost done."
Ye Yueqing said: "Reporting to Your Highness, the first batch of Oparo craftsmen, totaling 327 people, have arrived at the outskirts of the capital. They will arrive at the capital no later than the day after tomorrow."
Zhu Ying said: "These people have traveled across the ocean, but they are still healthy. Don't bring a bunch of sick rice seedlings, and they can't do anything."
Ye Yueqing replied: "Your Highness, don't worry. After arriving in Daming, doctors from the Chamber of Commerce will go over and diagnose each one one by one. Although the journey is tiring, I am physically able to do things immediately."
Hearing this, Zhu Yingcai was relieved. He didn't want to buy a group of Opalo craftsmen with great difficulty, and more than half of them died on the way, and all of them were still suffering from diseases.
In fact, at the top level, the stone-making technology of the Ming Dynasty is not inferior to that of other countries in Oparo. In terms of sophistication, it can even be called the top level in the world today.
From this point of view, it seems that Zhu Ying is a little far away from the near, but this is not the case.
First of all, the achievement of Damingshi Construction lies mainly in the stone carvings, not the architecture.
In the construction of the outer city, although there are building materials such as Sanhetu, and high-grade formulas are also available in the royal court, the cost is too high, and the production cycle is relatively long.
Zhu Ying needed a material that was cheaper and faster to use in construction.
Compared with China's wood-making, the stone-making technology of the Obaro countries is relatively more advantageous in the low-end market version.
And this material, translated into Chinese, is ‘Roman mortar’.
Roman mortar is very close to the cement mortar of later generations. Coupled with the thousands of years of development of the European countries, the formula is also more excellent.
The high-end version of volcanic ash is naturally not suitable, but the low-end version of clay is very suitable according to the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty.
Not only for the construction of factories, but also for the straight roads in various provinces of the Ming Dynasty, such materials should be used, and at the same time, they can also fill the gap in the construction of this area.
Outside Nanjing, Yangtze River Wharf.
A row of freight river boats docked, showing the prosperity of the capital.
Among them, three more sea ships came slowly and docked at the pier.
As soon as the ship sailed in, officials came to meet it, and many workers on the dock also turned their attention to the people getting off the ship.
These people have different hair colors and eye colors, and most of them are from foreign races.
In the Ming Dynasty, there are actually quite a lot of foreigners, and they are not unfamiliar. During the Yuan Dynasty, the Semu people had a large foreign population.
It's just the actions of these lustful people that make the workers on the dock a little strange.
After getting off the boat, these lustful people began to worship on the pier facing the east, mumbling incomprehensible words.
However, from the general tone of voice, we can also guess that he is grateful.
"My lords, you have been on a journey of hardship. I have prepared some drinks here, and I would like to ask your lordship for your favor."
The official in charge of the dock said respectfully to Qian Hu, a member of the Imperial Guard, who got off the ship, with a smile on his face.
Qianhu was wearing a black and red robe with cloud pattern embroidery, which was particularly luxurious. However, Qianhu turned his head and looked at the subordinates behind him who were about to move. He hesitated for a moment, but shook his head firmly and said:
"These se-eyed people have all come from the faraway country of Oparo across the ocean. They are to be sent to the capital as soon as possible under the orders of His Highness Taisun."
"I won't go on nagging too much. If I have free time in the future, I'll thank you again."
After hearing this, the official was not only not disappointed, but actually breathed a sigh of relief.
These are all official words. Which yamen hopes to bring in Jin Yiwei? If something happens, who can afford it?
But if you don't say it that way, it would be even more fatal.
Qian Hu ordered the next Bai Hu: "Tell those semu people to set off immediately and go to the capital."
After hearing this, hundreds of households shouted loudly to these semen in the language of Obaro.
Then, hundreds of colorful people came, and the joyous voices came.