It seems that Zhu Yixi was touched by the Sun family or the position of the prince, but Zhu Yixi made some changes after all.
On the first and fifteenth day of every month, he would take an afternoon out to communicate with his sons.
Caring about studies, health, hunting, practicing calligraphy, playing Cuju, etc. can also be regarded as a kind of maintenance of the family relationship between father and son. How much does it matter?
However, power moves people's hearts. It works when you are young. But when you grow up, you will have no father and son in the heavenly family!
Better than nothing!
Zhu Yixi turned his attention to the imperial court, but the entire cabinet was busy working.
The pursuit of titles, rewards after the Liaodong War, and the treatment of the clan...
Each piece of work is a laborious task.
However, the emperor really didn't want to stay in the Forbidden City anymore, so he moved directly to Yuquan Villa to escape the summer heat in the early seventh year.
At this time, the two great plateau living creatures also returned from Monan, completing their great mission of blessing.
The emperor also greatly rewarded him and gave him a large number of Buddhist scriptures.
For the temples in the Monan area, Chahar and Suihua have also planned a large temple with an advanced scale, which is expected to be able to accommodate 500 monks at the same time.
The construction cost alone was more than 100,000 yuan per building. Half of the money was spared by the Ministry of Revenue, and the other half was raised from donations by the Mongolian nobles.
Naturally, the two disciples had to sit in two places, watch the temples being built, and then shape the dominance of the Yellow Sect, and the system was completed.
However, the biggest surprise was the young man from Mobei. He admired the name of the eminent monk and went south to follow him to study on the plateau.
As a result, there is even a desire to change from the Juenang Sect to the Yellow Sect.
Following closely behind were the envoys of Shetu Khan, Chechen Khan, and Zasaktu Khan of Khalkha Mongolia.
They are willing to contact Ming Dynasty and remain neutral.
"Neutrality, is there such a good thing in the world?"
Zhu Yixi sneered, and once Horqin was defeated, he went to attack the three Khalkha troops.
Chahar and Horqin are attacking from both sides. How can Khalkha escape?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall the previous title of Manjushri Bodhisattva, the Great Emperor.
When Mongolia is conquered, I will also be given an extremely noble title.
By then, the three major titles of Grassland, Central Plains and Plateau will be in hand, not to mention how majestic they will be.
However, while he was thinking about it, the emperor also brought the princes to the racecourse and carefully prepared gifts for them.
The eldest prince Zhu Cunmei, the second son Zhu Cunfeng, the third son Zhu Cunqu, and the fourth son Zhu Cunhua.
Three trees and one canal were clearly visible, and Zhu Yixi felt that she didn't need to be crowned a king at all.
Among them, the third and fourth children are both six years old, and the eldest and second children are both eight years old.
Several little guys followed their father step by step and came to a row of stables.
As soon as the emperor signaled, he immediately brought out four mares and a foal that was eager to suck milk.
The unweaned foal is just bigger than a dog and looks quite cute.
Several princes were immediately startled, staring at the foal intently, and then turned to the emperor's face, their eyes full of curiosity and joy.
"Yes, this is a gift for you."
Zhu Yixi touched the heads of several people. Fortunately, his hands were long enough to absorb the rain and dew.
"Only those who are well-equipped in both civil and military affairs will be heroes. During this period, you have to come every day to see how people feed and raise horses. When the foals are weaned, you will have to take care of them."
"Father, please don't worry -" the eldest son Zhu Cunming patted his chest, full of confidence.
The third son of the emperor, Zhu Cunqu, was overjoyed and agreed.
After saying that, several little guys couldn't wait to walk up, stroking here and there like curious babies, looking here and there. Let alone a horse, even Zhu Yixi couldn't help but want to kick it.
However, the relationship between father and son has improved by leaps and bounds.
"Your Majesty, it's done!"
At this time, the military horse farm sent someone to tell them that after years of introduction and training, the camels had reached three thousand peaks, enough to organize a cavalry.
"Not urgent."
The emperor remained calm, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties were destroyed, and the importance of camels plummeted.
"Your Majesty, the corn is ready."
This report completely surprised Zhu Yixi.
The emperor quickly left the villa and came to the experimental field.
On a gentle slope, I saw a large green corn field, full of saturated fruits. The ears turned golden yellow, with yellow and green alternately, which looked quite beautiful.
There are about a hundred acres of land nearby, which are specially designated as experimental fields for cultivating excellent seeds.
"What's the production volume?"
Regardless of the dust on the ground, Zhu Yixi couldn't wait to come over and stroked the large leaves that had cut her hands in surprise.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"When the seeds were sown two years ago, the yield per mu was only about 200 kilograms, and the fruits were no bigger than a fist, small and shriveled, which is very unsuitable for us in the north."
The farmer taking care of the place trembled and trembled out a few words. The eunuch in charge couldn't help but interrupt and said it clearly:
"Now, through continuous seed selection in the past few years, the yield per mu has exceeded 400 kilograms..."
The emperor heard this and nodded slightly.
The so-called optimization is artificial improvement, keeping those seeds with high yield, screening them season by season, and allowing the high-yield seeds to be naturally pollinated, thereby leaving excellent genes.
This is just like raising horses, simple and clumsy screening.
After corn and sweet potatoes were introduced, Zhu Yixi was initially interested in sweet potatoes, and later became more interested in corn.
Although sweet potatoes have a high yield, they are not nutritious to eat and consume too much land. It takes a year to grow a crop, otherwise it will be useless in a few times.
Corn is different. It is not barren, can be stored well, and has stable yield, making it more suitable for growing in the north.
Especially after the recovery of Liaodong, he was more concerned about its long-term occupation, and the food issue was crucial.
In Jin Yiwei's previous report, Zhu Yixi suddenly realized that wheat was the main crop in Liaodong at this time, instead of the rice and corn that later generations were accustomed to.
It is no wonder that the Ming army was not willing to go north and occupy the entire Northeast. It was impossible to grow wheat even if they conquered it. The climate was too unsuitable and they would only starve after conquering it.
The Manchus did not realize this either, so over the years they just continued to plunder more slaves and reclaim more wasteland for farming. As a result, they were plagued by small glaciers and achieved half the result with twice the effort.
Zhu Yixi, with a vision beyond that of his time, immediately spotted the key - grain seeds.
"As long as soybeans, corn, and rice are grown in Northeast China, there will be no shortage of food."
Suppressing the joy in his heart, the emperor continued: "Corn is not suitable for us in the north. You continue to cultivate it and work hard."
After saying this, he said again: "Cultivation of these four hundred kilograms of seeds as much as possible, we can barely use them."
Compared with sweet potatoes, there are too many types of corn, and breeding must be optimized to produce varieties suitable for the north.
However, the current output is enough to be popular in Northeast China. Compared with fragile wheat, corn is more suitable as a crop in Liaodong.
At that time, the vast Northeast would be suitable for large-scale migration and enrichment of household registration.
With a matter of concern on his mind, the emperor left happily.