Chapter 174 Meeting Nalan Yanran for the first time!
"Fan'er, I know what you are thinking. Don't worry. If our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty want to eat pork, they will eat you first. The pigs raised by noble families will definitely come after you."
Emperor Chongzhen patted Lin Fan on the shoulder and said.
Lin Fan gave Chongzhen a big roll of his eyes: "You want to take it, you old brat?
Is I that kind of person?
This pig has been raised, am I still worried that no one will eat it?"
"Your Majesty, that's not what happened. The food of the Ming Dynasty was not enough to eat. They also converted good farmland into pig farms. Doesn't this reduce the cultivation of food?"
"In the short term, it is indeed beneficial, but in the long term, it is of no benefit!"
"Your Majesty, if those aristocratic families want to open pig farms, they can start from barren mountains and wastelands. They must not transform farmland into pig farms!"
"At the same time, Your Majesty should promulgate a farmland protection bill to prohibit nobles from aristocratic families from occupying farmland and building houses at will."
Lin Fan said word for word.
this!
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately became alert!
Yes, if there were more and more pig farms in the Ming Dynasty and occupied a large amount of farmland, it would be the people who would suffer in the end, because the food they grew would not be able to meet their daily needs because of the reduction in food.
"Fan'er, what you said today makes so much sense. I am now issuing an order to protect cultivated land. Anyone who wants to open a pig farm must only develop wasteland and barren mountains!"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
Lin Fan nodded. As long as Emperor Chongzhen gives the order, this matter will soon be settled.
"Fan'er, you came just in time today. The girl I found for you to marry happens to be in the palace. I will take you to see her now."
Chongzhen said with a smile.
kindness!
Lin Fan was stunned. If Emperor Chongzhen had not mentioned this matter, he would have forgotten about it. Unexpectedly, a month had passed and he still hadn't escaped.
"Ahem! Your Majesty, I don't know which family this girl is from."
Lin Fan coughed twice and said.
"The girl's name is Nalan Yanran. Her father is the leader of the Heshuote Tribe. The Heshuote Tribe has a large territory. If you marry her, you can conquer the Heshuote Territory without spending a single soldier.
Within the territory of my Ming Dynasty."
Emperor Chongzhen said.
Forehead……
It’s actually a political marriage!
The Heshuote tribe was actually the part of Qinghai in later generations. Now it has established the Heshuote Khanate. Lin Fan is planning to take some time to conquer it.
"Your Majesty, there is no need for marriage in this matter. After a while, I will personally lead the troops and conquer the place."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
In Lin Fan's eyes, not only Heshuote, but also Uszang and Chagatai were all inseparable parts of the Ming Dynasty and must be brought back intact.
Emperor Chongzhen coughed twice and said: "Fan'er, my father is talking to you about marriage, not for you to go out and fight. If you meet Miss Nalan later, be careful."
"My lord, I understand."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw that Lin Fan agreed to the matter, he nodded with satisfaction and took Lin Fan to Kunning Palace.
In the Kunning Palace, a young girl wearing a red dress, with exquisite facial features, fair complexion, and a curvy figure was admiring flowers while being attended by more than a dozen palace maids.
This girl's face looks a bit like a foreign race, and her big eyes are very spiritual. Not far away, Queen Zhou is staring at the girl with a smile on her face.
"Jiong'er, this Nalan girl is beautiful. If you think she is good, I will go and ask your father to grant you this marriage."
Queen Zhou looked at Zhu Cijiong and said.
After Zhu Cijiong returned from Liaodong, he spent the rest of his time in the palace except for one trip to Zhuque Division every day. Empress Zhou often called him to Kunning Palace.
Especially in the past few days, Nalan Yanran, the daughter of Nalan Xiongying, the leader of the Heshuote tribe, came to the capital, and Queen Zhou left Nalan Yanran to live in Kunning Palace.
Then, Zhu Cijiong came to Kunning Palace to accompany him every day. Queen Zhou wanted to bring these two people together. As long as Zhu Cijiong married Nalan Yanran, he would get the support of the Heshuo Special Department.
Even with the addition of the Heshuo Special Department, he is still no match for Lin Fan, at least he has a few more trump cards.
As for Nalan Yanran being three years older than Zhu Cijiong, this is not a problem. The junior girl holds a gold brick, and Zhu Cijiong marries Nalan Yanran and is blessed with a fortune.
"Mother, how old am I?
I haven't even reached the tender age yet, and you are already planning to get me married, and it's Sister Nalan, who is three years older than me!"
Zhu Cijiong said impatiently.
As the head of the Suzaku Division, Zhu Cijiong was young and thought about making achievements every day, and never thought about personal affairs between his children.
Zhu Cijiong had long been tired of being called here by Queen Zhou every day these days. Today Queen Zhou said such words again, and Zhu Cijiong got up and left.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
At this moment, the voice of a eunuch and a spy came.
Empress Zhou quickly grabbed Zhu Cijiong, brought him to Emperor Chongzhen, and said, "I have met your Majesty."
"My son has met my father!"
Zhu Cijiong also knelt on the ground and said.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "The queen excuses herself, and the emperor gets up."
Empress Zhou pulled Zhu Cijiong to his feet. When she saw Lin Fan standing next to Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhou's expression suddenly turned cold.
Why is Your Majesty bringing Lin Fan here at this time?
It really disappoints the scenery.
"Nalan Yanran has met Your Majesty!"
When Nalan Yanran saw Emperor Chongzhen coming, he hurriedly came over and bowed respectfully.
Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Haha! Miss Nalan, get up quickly. I think you and I, the emperor, have already met each other. Let me introduce some to you. This is Lin Fan, the Emperor Wuhou of the Ming Dynasty!"
Upon hearing Chongzhen's introduction, Nalan Yanran smiled and said, "Oh! Is this the brother of Emperor Wuhou Lin Fan?
When I came here, I often heard my father mention brother Lin Fan."
hiss!
When Lin Fan heard Nalan Yanran calling him brother, he felt like his soul was numb. The voice was so pleasant.
Emperor Chongzhen naturally noticed Lin Fan's expression and thought to himself: "You said you didn't want to get married before, but now you see this girl and she calls you brother, and you are like this. You are really incompetent!"
However, the more Lin Fan behaves like this, it means that the marriage is basically done.
"Haha, I didn't expect my name to spread so far. Nice to meet you."
Lin Fan didn't know what to say, so he said with a silly smile.
Then, Lin Fan realized that his expression looked a bit like that of a fool, so he hurriedly put away his smile and tried to look as cold as possible.
"Lin Fan, you have been to this palace many times. Miss Nalan has been living in Kunning Palace these days. You can take her around."