In the end, one of Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong and Yong Wang Zhu Cijiong chose Australia, and the other chose North America.
In response to this, Queen Zhou couldn't help but asked: "Why didn't you two choose Tianzhu?"
Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong, his own son, first replied: "Most of the people in Tianzhu believe in Buddhism and have no future. My sons and ministers are young and when they really make achievements, they should go and conquer a big vassal state by themselves!"
"..." No one expected that it would be such an answer, which made people speechless for a moment.
Emperor Chongzhen came to his senses and had to correct him: "There are very few Buddhists in Tianzhu now, but you are right about one thing, the people there are lazy, that's right!"
"That's the same!" After hearing this, Zhu Cijiong held his head high and said, "I don't look down on you!"
Hearing this, Zhu Cizheng also said: "I think the territory I have conquered is the best territory!"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at these two sons and understood in his heart that these were newborn calves that were no longer afraid of tigers, full of passion and drive!
Thinking of this, he was his biological son after all, so he reminded him again: "The indigenous people over there are still very primitive and live a life of slash-and-burn farming. If you want to be as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty, it will be difficult!"
"Don't be afraid!" After hearing this, Zhu Cizheng immediately replied, "Even if my son is not as good as my father, I don't want to sit back and enjoy the success!"
The other one nodded vigorously, meaning the same thing.
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded immediately. He is ambitious, he is indeed his son!
So, just like that, the fiefdoms of the two sons were settled.
Emperor Chongzhen and his harem are not short of money now. Especially the mothers of Empress Zhou and Concubine Tian, they even spent all their private money to recruit people for their two sons. Zhu Cijiong in Australia will complete the vassalage before the end of the year.
And Zhu Cizhen, who chose North America, will complete his ordination before the end of next year because he has to cross the Pacific Ocean.
After arranging the affairs of his two sons, Emperor Chongzhen was relieved. However, he was a little dissatisfied with the prince Zhu Cixiang from this matter, so he took him to his side and began to formally handle government affairs with him, giving him guidance at any time.
In mid-April of the 22nd year of Chongzhen, Gushi Khan formally surrendered to the imperial court.
Among them, Gushi Khan served as the head of the Ministry of War and took office in the capital. He assisted the court in understanding the military and public sentiment in the west, formulating war policies for the west, etc. His remaining sons first enrolled in the military academy in the capital, and after passing the examination, they became guerrillas.
Serving in the Western Military District.
Subsequently, the imperial court officially sent troops to Qinghai and Tibet to accept defense and reorganize the local army, and implemented the policy of returning the natives to their hometowns.
At the same time, Guihua City's 20,000 cavalry troops moved forward first, marching into the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. They checked the existing maps to obtain more detailed geographical topography and humanistic information, and began preparations for the city's construction.
The manpower used to build the city mainly came from the captured Yarkand Khanate and the remnants of the Yuanzhungar tribe.
The imperial court's plan in the future is to use this as a base to advance further west, at least to attack the Tsarist Empire in revenge for their daring to send troops to attack the Ming Dynasty!
At this time, the Japanese envoy Abe Tadaki arrived at the capital. Needless to say, like the foreigners who came to the Ming Dynasty for the first time, they were all shocked by the prosperity and advancement of the Ming Dynasty.
Not to mention the steam train, just the size and prosperity of the capital shocked him beyond measure.
In this way, he became even more humble. When facing anyone in Ming Dynasty, including railway station conductors, conductors, and even roadside grooms, etc., they all nodded and bowed, as humble as he wanted. His posture was so low,
The kind that can make people jaw-dropping.
On the imperial court's side, after receiving the letter of credence, it immediately reported it to the higher authorities in accordance with the regulations. Finally, it went to the prince Zhu Cixiang. He read it first and then reported it to Emperor Chongzhen.
No, after Zhu Cihong read it, he reported this matter to Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen came to court and asked him as usual: "What do you think?"
Hearing this, Zhu Cixiang was actually a little nervous. Because he had spoken and acted many times before, but failed to satisfy Emperor Chongzhen.
Listening to the question at this time, just like the students of later generations who were called by the teacher to answer questions, they immediately and respectfully replied: "My son thought that the Japanese country has a long history and is now willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. It also kept a low profile and promised never to betray.
, I am willing to be driven by the Ming Dynasty, and become the minions of the Ming Dynasty, maybe I can avoid it from destroying the country, and show my style as a country above the Ming Dynasty!"
Having said this, he saw that Emperor Chongzhen did not seem to show a happy smile. Suddenly, his heart tightened, and he quickly added: "It can better show the generosity of the father and attract all nations to come to court! This is the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Cixiang looked at Emperor Chongzhen and found that the expression on his face seemed to be a little disappointed. He couldn't help but feel nervous and didn't know how to place his hands.
Looking at his son, Emperor Chongzhen sighed in his heart, and then said seriously: "Today is different from the past, you have to change your mind!"
Hearing this, Zhu Cixiang quickly respectfully said: "Please give me some instruction from my father!"
Emperor Chongzhen did not mean to blame him. Recalling the past events, he slowly said to his son, the future Emperor of the Ming Dynasty: "It was only later that I understood the truth. What fundamentals should we follow when we become emperors?"
Go up and think about the problem!"
At this point, he raised his voice and said: "We must stand together with the majority of the people and consider the problem from this perspective. As long as we have the support of the largest number of people in the Ming Dynasty, we will not be afraid of any monsters, monsters, or invasion from external enemy countries."
After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen stood up, approached Zhu Cixiang, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Father, I only learned this truth when I almost lost my country. You are still young now and don't know this. It's just that
After reading what is said in the book, I can’t blame you.”
The prince's teachings were still the same as before. Although the prince also participated in the copying of the science of inquiry, the science of inquiry was mainly a summary of objective things that existed in nature, and it was not very helpful to the governance of the country.
At this time, when Zhu Cixi heard Emperor Chongzhen's words, he felt a little moved and remained silent.
After Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, he suddenly seemed to have made up his mind. He looked at Zhu Cixiang and said seriously: "In this way, you first go to the people, north and south, all over the country. Go wherever you want to see the people's livelihood.
Look at how the people of Ming Dynasty lived and what kind of life they lived..."
Hearing this, Zhu Cixiang was very surprised and immediately raised his head to look at his father.
At this time, since Emperor Chongzhen had spoken out, he had no other scruples and said directly: "When I came to the throne in a hurry, I actually had no experience in governing the country. I couldn't distinguish right from wrong. I was often led by the nose by those treacherous ministers.
.Every time I think about it, I feel ashamed. Therefore, I hope you will not go astray, and travel thousands of miles by yourself to experience people's livelihood, and then you will know what can be done, what cannot be done, and what should be done.
To what extent..."
The reason why he came up with this idea was not only that he felt that Zhu Cixiang was naive and that he was being used by civil servants, but also because he was in the prime of life and firmly controlled the world. He had the ability to let the prince leave the palace or say something.
The basis for traveling from the capital to the world.
Just listen to him continue to say to Zhu Cixiang: "When you go out to travel, you just go to see and listen. Therefore, don't expose your identity. Write a diary every day to record what you see and think. Don't come forward when encountering anything. I can tell you
Write down your thoughts in a diary and send me a diary once a month. I want to see your experiences every month."
After a pause, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "I asked Fang Zhenghua to accompany you and bring the elite guards of Jinyi Guards to pretend to be a wealthy businessman. It can be regarded as patrolling the world for me without having to mobilize the troops."
Fang Zhenghua is the most skilled in the palace, and with a large group of elite guards, now is a time of peace and prosperity, so there will definitely be no problem in terms of safety.
Thinking that he could go see and walk around, Zhu Cixiang suddenly became excited.
Even if it was not to increase his knowledge and experience, he always yearned for the scenery and folk customs of various places in the Ming Dynasty written in the book.
Originally, he thought he would stay in the capital for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect that his father would be so open-minded. This is really great!
So, he hurriedly replied: "Father, my son and ministers accept the decree, but I don't know that the ministers in the court..."
Before he could finish his words, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted him dissatisfiedly: "You don't have to worry about this, just leave quietly first!"
The prince traveled around the world and paid private visits incognito. This has never happened before. If the civil and military officials knew about it, they would definitely stop it.
Not to mention other things, just because the emperor or the future emperor has traveled a lot and has rich experience, they don't want to be deceived. Not to mention, it would be even worse if something bad happened during a private visit incognito.
Already.
However, Emperor Chongzhen's prestige is now high enough, and he also holds the sign that Emperor Taizu appears. No matter what he does, his ministers cannot use the ancestral system to suppress him.
Therefore, he determined this matter, and when the matter was still settled, the officials could not do anything to him.
In fact, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do this himself. He had never left the capital and wanted to see and experience his world.
However, he is the emperor, and he cannot run out of the capital for a private visit. He cannot finish the daily state affairs. With his personality, it is impossible for him to abandon the capital and entrust government affairs to others.
Therefore, his regret can only be made up for by his son.
After secretly arranging for Zhu Cihong to leave the capital, he began to deal with the affairs of the Japanese country.