"Your Majesty, the zoo built by His Royal Highness may also be useful."
Liu Jian looked at Emperor Hongzhi, thought for a while and said.
Although Emperor Hongzhi was angry, everyone knew that Emperor Hongzhi loved the prince Zhu Houzhao very much. He had been like this since he was a child. There was no other way, who could let Emperor Hongzhi just have this son.
Therefore, even Liu Jian felt that Zhu Houzhao was a bit outrageous. He spent so much money to build some animals and also searched for rare animals, flowers and plants from all over the world. This was indeed going too far.
But Liu Jian still stood up and spoke for Zhu Houzhao. This not only gave Emperor Hongzhi a step down, but also allowed Zhu Houzhao to know that he was the one who spoke for him. When Zhu Houzhao becomes emperor in the future, he will be more considerate.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been extremely intelligent. Although he is a bit naughty, he is still a young man after all."
Zhang Mao also followed up and said, he is a good person, of course he knows how to do it.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, it's not too late for us to take a look at His Royal Highness's zoo first and then draw a conclusion."
Li Dongyang also followed suit and said.
"Okay, then when the prince's zoo opens, we will go and see it together."
"I would like to see what the use of his millions of taels of silver is. If it's just for his fun and curiosity, I have to punish him severely this time."
Emperor Hongzhi looked better after hearing what his ministers said.
Although he said that he would punish Zhu Houzhao severely, in fact, he couldn't bear it in his heart. He just wanted to find a way to get off.
A few days later, it was still in the study room of Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi was also anxious to discuss state affairs with Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and other important ministers.
Zhu Houzhao, who was in a very good mood, almost hummed a little tune and walked towards the Shang Study Room. In his hand was a stack of tickets for the First Zoo of the Ming Dynasty. When he saw someone, he tore one off and said: "Here you are for the zoo."
Tickets, remember to go take a look tomorrow.”
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"
The guards, eunuchs, etc. who received Zhu Houzhao's tickets were all confused, but they thanked him again and again.
"The first zoo in Ming Dynasty?"
"Return the tickets?"
Everyone's minds were filled with doubts, and they took the tickets in their hands and looked at them carefully.
This ticket is printed more delicately, about the size of a palm, with some animal patterns on it, and it also says 'Ticket for the opening of the first animal in Ming Dynasty, priced at one tael of silver', and it also has the specific location information of the first zoo in Ming Dynasty.
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"Well, remember to go and see it. If you don't have time to go, remember to ask your family to go."
Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, but did not forget to give instructions.
I gave out tickets to everyone I met all the way until I got to the Master's Room.
When Xiao Jing saw Zhu Houzhao coming in, he rushed up to greet him.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is discussing state affairs with ministers. Do you need me to inform you?"
"No, wait a minute, they've almost finished discussing it, right?"
Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said.
"Come on, we've almost discussed it."
Xiao Jing nodded and said.
"Hmm~"
Zhu Houzhao tore off a ticket and handed it to Xiao Jing and said, "This is for you. Remember to go to the No. 1 Zoo of Ming Dynasty tomorrow."
"You probably don't have time. Remember to send someone to take a look, or ask someone in your family to take a look. In short, someone needs to take a look."
Xiao Jing took the ticket respectfully and was slightly startled. After looking at it, he quickly said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."
"It's not really a reward. Anyway, it's my own zoo. It's free for everyone to see and gain experience. There are all kinds of animals in there. Keeping them is an eye-opener for you." :(/
Zhu Houzhao said with a big grin.
Then he looked at the small yellow door waiting at the door of the Master's Study Room, the guards, etc., who also handed out a ticket to each person, and did not forget to warn them again.
He handed out the tickets here. In the Shangshu room, Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers had also finished discussing the matter and were chatting and laughing.
Zhu Houzhao walked in with a playful smile and said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Father~"
"Nothing serious about it."
Emperor Hongzhi had a straight face, thought for a while and said: "I heard that you spent millions of taels of silver to build some kind of zoo, right?"
"Yes, yes~"
"That's exactly why I came here this time."
"Father, this is the ticket for the zoo. Tomorrow, the zoo will officially open. I would like to ask my father and the princes to show their respect and go to the zoo to see it together."
Zhu Houzhao didn't care whether Emperor Hongzhi had a bad face or not. He tore off a ticket and handed it to Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Mao, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and other ministers.
"The first zoo in Ming Dynasty?"
"Tickets?"
Emperor Hongzhi held the ticket in his hand, and his face turned even darker. He thought that he would just criticize Zhu Houzhao for this matter. Although a million taels of silver is a lot, it is not worth considering the current wealth of the old Zhu family.
what.
But he didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao would give him the tickets and invite himself and the ministers of the DPRK to visit his zoo.
Emperor Hongzhi was really angry to death.
"Is this zoo you created still open to the public?"
He was angry, but he only had one son. Emperor Hongzhi was still helpless. He looked at the ticket in his hand, thought about it and asked.
"Of course, why not open it to the public?"
"I collect rare and exotic animals, flowers and plants from all over the world, not just for fun and to look good, but also so that people like me, the Ming Dynasty, can see animals and plants from all over the world, so that we can have an understanding of all parts of the world.
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"Hmm~"
"In the words of Lao Liu...er, that is, Liu Jin, it is to open their eyes to see the world, so that more people can learn about some situations around the world through this zoo."
“In the future, I plan to continue to expand this zoo, not only to collect animals and plants from all over the world, but also to collect rare treasures, books, objects, etc. from all over the world. Only in this way can I, the Ming Dynasty, have a better understanding of the world.
Everyone has an intuitive understanding.”
"Even if you have never been to any other place in the world, you can get a better understanding of the world by just going to the First Zoo of Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Houzhao nodded matter-of-factly, thought for a while and said.
Of course, the following words are obviously not his own ideas, but the suggestions given to him by Liu Jin.
From Liu Jin's point of view, just studying animals and plants can only help us understand the nature around the world. What we really need to understand are the countries, nations, cultures, religions, histories, etc. around the world.
These things are truly meaningful, and the form of the museum in later generations is obviously a very good form, so Liu Jin also fooled Zhu Houzhao to continue to expand his first zoo in the Ming Dynasty.
In the future, it will not only be about animals and plants, but also the cultures of various regions and countries around the world that are different from the Ming Dynasty, etc. Only in this way can the people of the Ming Dynasty open their eyes to see the world.
"Open your eyes to see the world?"
When Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others heard this, they couldn't help but slightly widen their eyes.
In layman's terms, opening one's eyes to the world means increasing one's knowledge. If one can increase one's knowledge and deepen one's knowledge and understanding of other parts of the world through such a method, it seems that one is doing a great thing.
"This is a good idea. If you can really understand the situation around the world by visiting this zoo, it would be a great thing."
Liu Jian thought for a while and expressed his agreement and support.
At present, the people of the Ming Dynasty do not actually have a very deep understanding of other parts of the world. Even though they are at the top of the temple, they actually do not have a very deep understanding of the world outside the Ming Dynasty.
Basically, you can get an understanding of different parts of the world by reading the Tomorrow Morning News and listening to reports from your subordinates. But if you really go and see it in person, you can't see anything.
If Zhu Houzhao could collect various things from all over the world and use these things to understand other parts of the world, it would actually increase the Ming Dynasty's understanding and understanding of various parts of the world.
"Yeah~"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately smiled even more happily and felt a sense of accomplishment.
"Surely this isn't what you're thinking, is it?"
Emperor Hongzhi's face looked much better. At least now it seemed that Zhu Houzhao was not playing with things to lose his ambition, but was doing something meaningful.
It's quite a good thing that can let Ming people know about other parts of the world.
However, Emperor Hongzhi also knew his son very well. Zhu Houzhao must have built this zoo for his own entertainment at first, so that he could see all kinds of rare and exotic animals. It was definitely not for anyone to open their eyes to the world.
Liu Jin must be behind this, and only Liu Jin can come up with these things. As for Zhu Houzhao, he is good at playing.
"Father, this is of course my son's idea."
Zhu Houzhao's old face turned red, but he replied very confidently.
"Really?"
"I really want to see how this zoo of yours can open people's eyes to the world."
"Let's make an agreement first. If you can't satisfy me, let alone continue to expand. I will have others demolish what you have built now."
Emperor Hongzhi said with a serious face.
There is really nothing I can do about my son.
"Father, I will keep it to your satisfaction."
"You will definitely have a new understanding of this zoo after you go there tomorrow."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately said with a playful smile.
"It better be this way!"
Emperor Hongzhi said calmly.
"By the way, I'll send you some more so that your family can take the time to take a look. This zoo has hundreds of different animals. In recent days, some animals from our Ming Dynasty have arrived. There are various animals in it.
There are also many kinds of exotic flowers and plants.”
After thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao quickly tore off some more tickets and gave a few more to the ministers present.
