In other aspects, Zhu Ying obviously paid more attention to the development of people's livelihood.
Especially regarding commerce.
Good development can enhance people's lives.
As the people's lives improve and their physical condition improves, recruiting troops will naturally become easier.
With enough troops, Ming's military strength will not be reduced.
At this point, the development of animal husbandry is currently set by Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying knew that corn was the best feed. While vigorously planting corn, he also continued to encourage the development of animal husbandry.
After several months, a dozen white pigs were transported to the capital on a large ship outside Zhengyang Gate.
The news soon reached Zhu Ying, including Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Dasun, is that white pig really as good as you said?"
After hearing the news, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask Da Sun.
Because in Da Sun’s opinion, white pigs have too many benefits.
They grow fat, raise quickly, and give birth to many offspring.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born as a poor peasant, certainly knows what these three advantages represent, which means that more people will be able to eat meat.
As for the taste, it seems not that important.
If meat can be brought into the homes of millions of people, just like rice, it will be a prosperous age!
"Grandpa, don't worry. These are the pigs that my grandson specially collected when he asked the Chamber of Commerce to travel overseas. When my grandson was in the Western Regions, he heard others talk about this matter, so he always kept it in mind."
As for Zhu Ying, no matter what time it is, just push it directly to the Western Regions.
There were originally many small countries in the Western Region, and there were so many merchants from all over the world that no one could explain what was going on inside.
After hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously more interested.
On the dock.
Zhu Yuanzhang arrived in person. Even though the eldest grandson told him that he would be transported to the palace, he still wanted to take a good look at it as soon as possible.
Nowadays, it is naturally impossible to call a pig a pig.
After all, this world belongs to the old Zhu family.
If the folk call for killing pigs, wouldn't it be the same as killing Zhu?
Although Zhu Yuanzhang is very considerate of some civil affairs, such as naming his descendants and has started to create his own fonts in order not to avoid taboos, but when he hears about killing pigs and killing Zhu, he definitely doesn't feel good in his heart.
Therefore, today's pigs are more commonly called pigs, dolphins, pigs, etc.
It's impossible to call a pig a pig anyway.
"Sir, my master, please come aboard. There are more than 300 white pigs shipped from overseas. They come from various countries. The ones on the bed are specially sent samples."
After Zhang Bo saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying, he spoke.
This trip was a private visit incognito, not a big fanfare, and naturally the terms of address and etiquette were much simpler.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang's title outside, he is "Master".
The environment with more than 300 pigs together would naturally not be very elegant, so this ship was specially packed.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately boarded the boat to find out what was going on.
Although the inside of the boat is a place for raising pigs, we already knew that Zhu Ying would be here, and that person was the owner, His Highness Taisun.
Therefore, within two or three days, these white pigs began to be bathed every day, and even the bathing water was accompanied by spices.
In the boat, incense was lit to get rid of the odor.
Even the feed given to pigs does not contain any odor.
So when Zhu Yuanzhang got into the boat, he saw a clean floor and a white pig that had been cleaned several times. Even the hair had been cleaned several times.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this and saw the fat white pig. He couldn't help but stepped forward and touched his hands. Feeling the plump feeling, he laughed and said: "It's a white pig shipped from overseas. It's so clean. Even
It also has a fragrance, so I don’t think it’s called fragrant pig.”
These words immediately made Uncle Zhang behind him extremely embarrassed.
However, a clever boatman said: "Master, you are a noble man. Naturally, this white pig cannot be as dirty and messy as an ordinary pig in front of the noble man. So in the presence of the noble man, this white pig must also be
It’s about etiquette.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look at the boatman and said, "He is a talkative boy."
The boatman looked like he was in his early twenties. Hearing this, he quickly said: "Thank you for the compliment, noble man."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said to his eldest grandson: "Are these pigs so big?"
Zhu Ying replied: "That's not the case. Although all pigs are white, they are also divided into different places. It's just that my grandson couldn't tell the best pig among them, so he asked people to buy a white pig in every place.
Ship it in batches."
"When raising pigs, keep a record. The pigs that grow the fastest and are fattest are good pigs. In the future, in addition to raising them here, you can also buy them in large quantities from the place where they are produced."
"Sun'er will establish special pig factories in the Ming Dynasty and the places where they are produced, to cultivate and produce them, and then sell them to the people at a lower price than black pigs, so as to strengthen the people's self-cultivation."
Hearing Da Sun's arrangement, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement and said: "The price of small pigs in the early stage should be as low as possible. It doesn't matter even if it doesn't make much money. The main thing is to let the people start raising them."
"Within three to five years, the price of meat in our Ming Dynasty can be reduced, allowing more people to eat meat."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with the white pigs and said on the spot that they would all be put into the palace for feeding.
In the palace, the living facilities are very complete. Not only the fields, vegetable fields, but also all kinds of meat are cultivated by separate people.
Except for some special rare species, such as wild game, most of the palace's needs can be self-sufficient.
However, these are naturally provided for the enjoyment of the royal family. The food eaten by ordinary palace maids, eunuchs, and guards are basically purchased from outside the palace.
The previous purchases in the palace have basically been cancelled. Currently, all the needs of the palace are basically handled by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce alone.
Whether it is in terms of price or other aspects, there is a certain guarantee.
This also turned the living standard of the palace upside down. Even for the lowliest eunuchs, it was no longer a problem to eat meat every day, even if they had meat in their meals.
Zhu Ying's current reputation in the palace is no worse than that of the outside world.
All the palace maids and eunuchs have more subsidies in terms of food and clothing.
The most common one is clothes.
For example, for eunuchs, it would be good to have a new set of clothes every year. Nowadays, basically every eunuch will be given a set of clothes, even old eunuchs who can't do any work will not be left behind.
On the palace maid's side, many new styles have been designed, which are simple but elegant.
Not to mention a series of chores such as the repairs of each palace.
...
In the blink of an eye, it has already arrived at the end of October.
The weather this Ming Dynasty can be said to be getting colder every year.
Winter has just begun and it is evening, and as I speak, there is already a chill coming out.
After one year of coal mining, not to mention the entire Ming Dynasty, at least in the capital, it was warm everywhere.
At this time, Zhu Ying basically didn't leave Kunning Palace much.
In addition to participating in the daily morning meetings, I also stay with Ye Yueqing.
At this moment, Ye Yueqing's belly was already very big.
It is expected that the production period will arrive in more than a month.
In Kunning Palace, several well-known midwives from the capital have moved in, and the best rich master is also living in Kunning Palace.
Taking pulse every day has become Ye Yueqing's daily routine.
The medical skills of the Ming Dynasty can be considered very good even in today's era. Every imperial doctor comes from a family of imperial doctors.
As for medicine, although its development was limited due to the Mongol Yuan invasion of the Central Plains, it did not lose anything in terms of status.
Because Mongolians respect doctors very much.
Among them, during the era of Genghis Khan, doctors reached the pinnacle of their status.
Mongolians are bloodthirsty, but they respect doctors extremely. This is most obvious with Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan's life was saved many times by Mongolian doctors. Therefore, no matter where they invaded, the Mongols not only would not kill people with medical skills, but would also provide them with delicious food and drink.
As long as famous doctors have real talents and knowledge, they will be sent to the Great Khan immediately, and they will become talents that the princes and nobles compete for.
The real dignitaries in Mongolia also like complex talents. Talents who can do things at critical moments and can also treat diseases and rescue people are very popular with them. Some famous doctors have also been able to participate in politics and become the bosses who influence the political situation in Mongolia.
For example, Zheng Xianjing treated Wo Kuotai's illness while recommending talents for him. His contribution to Yelu Chucai's success in becoming a scribe was due to him.
During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, there were many famous doctors who became court ministers. Meng Ge and Kublai Khan also rushed to recruit famous doctors to work beside them. Famous Han ministers such as Xu Guozhen, Dou Mo, Han Gonglin, etc. were originally imperial doctors.
It can be said that during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, the development of medicine received a very good environment. Many famous medical families were not only preserved, but also developed extremely well.
However, because of this, because doctors' status was too high and they were all attached to powerful people, they often bullied the common people. The title of Mongolian doctor also started from this period.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang obviously doesn't value doctors that much.
Too many people were executed in the hospital.
It was only after Zhu Ying arrived in the palace that this phenomenon began to be curbed. With the establishment of the medical hall, the status of doctors also began to gradually rise.
Naturally, all the doctors also respect His Highness Taisun very much.
.....
Di Yusen has been very depressed recently.
Because three months have passed and the murderer has not been found yet. Although there are several suspects, there is almost no evidence and it is impossible to identify him at all.
Lan Yu naturally couldn't spend time with him all the time, so she gradually stopped taking it seriously.
Zhu Ying didn't say what pressure he put on him, but Di Yusen himself was under a lot of pressure.
First of all, in the yamen, he, the Jing County Magistrate, had almost no other things to do, and the Jing County Magistrate did not dare to arrange anything for him to do.
So now Di Yusen has nothing to do except investigate the assassination of the commander every day.
On the surface, the assassination of the commander-in-chief and the assassination have ended, but here at Di Yusen, he received an order from His Highness Taisun to secretly find out the whereabouts of the real murderer.
"Husband, the New Year will be here in two months. It's so cold now. You'll have to buy some good cotton clothes since you've been out running all day."
"I'll spare you some time tomorrow and follow me to the tailor shop to get the measurements."
At dinner that day, Qin Lixue said to Di Yusen.
Di Yusen said: "Just do it according to the previous measurements. It's not like you don't know your husband's and my current situation. How can you dare to slack off at all?"
Hearing this, Qin Lixue complained a little: "Since you came to this capital, you have left early and come back late every day, and you have never spent much time at home. I dare not go out every day for fear of using too much money.
"
"You've been busy for so many days and haven't found anything yet. Isn't it just a short time to waste your time?"
"I heard that the tailors in this tailor shop are the most famous. It took a lot of effort to make an appointment. If you just go there, you will delay a lot of things."
When Di Yusen heard this, he put down his kuaizi and said, "Madam, you don't understand my current situation. It's just because I haven't found out that I have to be busy."
"This kind of busyness, even if it's a blind job, it has to be busy."
"His Royal Highness put such an important matter in my hands. I thought there would be no problem, but it has been three months now."
"Although His Highness Taisun has never urged anything, basic performance is required."
"Now that the salary system has been restructured, we have so much money every month. It would be difficult to be punished for this."
Di Yusen is a smart man, especially when it comes to protecting himself.
He knew that there were many people staring at him now, so he should not underestimate the position of Jingxian Cheng. Although his rank was not high, he had a lot of real power.
It's just that these powers have not yet been truly handed over to him.
He has the title of Prime Minister of Jingxian County, but except for carrying out funerals, he can't be visited.
At present, Di Yusen doesn't know whether this is the intention of His Highness Taisun or other officials, but no matter who it is, it also means that Di Yusen must break this embarrassment before he can truly take power.
When Qin Lixue heard this, she couldn't help but look sad and asked: "How long will it take for you, husband, to break this knot?"
"If His Highness Taisun is blamed for this one day, not to mention that he will not be able to stay in the capital, or even Pingyang Mansion, I am afraid that it will be difficult to go back."
Di Yusen nodded slightly when he heard this.
If he returns to Pingyang Mansion in such a gray state, it will be the end of his life.
However, his eyes were very determined and he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, madam, I already have a specific goal for my husband."
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and this year's event will surely be broken."