Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

Since Zhu Yan felt repentant, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer pursued him, but only taught him earnestly.

"You can realize this, and we feel relieved in our hearts, but you are also a prince, so there is no need to apologize to a cook, as long as you know what you are doing, you should be more lenient to your servants in the future, and don't let others have the intention of doing harm .”

After hearing these words, Zhu Yan's heart was like a stone fell to the ground, and he immediately relaxed.

Now he suddenly felt that he had completely believed in Zhu Tao's ability and wanted to have a good relationship with him.

To be precise, you must have a good relationship with Zhu Tao, otherwise, if you get into trouble again one day, no one will save you.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly changed the subject and asked Zhu Biao.

"Biao'er, we heard that Tao'er's Huaxiang Village experimental field has developed an upgraded potato product. Have you paid attention to it recently?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Biao naturally had something to talk about, so he said quickly.

"Father, my son has been staying in Huaxiang Village for the past few days, and he has fully understood all the processes of planting and cultivating the soil, and the seeds have also been brought back, and will soon be passed on through the chief ministers of various places. The latest upgraded potato yield can reach [-] catties per mu!"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked happy, looked at Zhu Biao and said.

"Biao'er must remember that although the imperial court also attaches great importance to commerce, agriculture is more fundamental. Potatoes can produce [-] catties per mu. After my Ming Dynasty, there will be no hungry people."

The way Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, the respect and trust that the father gave to his son, as well as the love for his son, are incomparable.

For a while, Zhu Bian, who was staying by the side, was a little depressed. He knew very well in his heart that his elder brother was the crown prince and the heir apparent of the country. He couldn't compare to him, but he was still a little jealous.

His father Zhu Yuanzhang has more than [-] princes, he is the third eldest, and his title is the most noble besides the prince and King Qin, but he hopes more deeply that he can be favored by his father Zhu Yuanzhang.

Wait, Zhu Bing suddenly thought, the reason why Dad was happy just now was nothing but potatoes, which were grown in Zhu Tao's experimental field.

As for what these potatoes are and how much they yield per mu, Zhu Yan, a pampered prince, has no interest at all, but it is his wish to be favored by his father. He also suddenly thought of Zhu Tao's place to grow potatoes.

At this time, Zhu Biao suddenly said: "Father, there is one more thing that I must say. Although the court has collected all the money for shipbuilding, after all, the fourth brother is going to the Northern Expedition, which is also a very expensive matter. , the money is still far from enough.”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't seem to be aware of this problem at all, he glared at Zhu Biao and said.

"We don't care about this. We have appointed you, the crown prince, as the candidate to supervise the country. You can handle any government affairs for us at any time. If you only complain about your grievances, what use do we want you, the crown prince?"

This sentence can be regarded as directly killing Zhu Biao. The father's attitude of not caring about the difficulties as long as the result does not look at the process is simply a bit of a rascal, and I can't stand it no matter what.

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue talking.

"Father, my son has nothing to do. If there is only one of these two things, it's fine. If the two are added together, it is simply a gold swallowing beast. Do you think you should suspend the voyage first and let the fourth brother concentrate on it?" Northern Expedition, wait until the Northern Expedition is successful before sailing."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little helpless. He said with a sullen face: "Biaoer, the dignified Ming Dynasty, is it really so poor that he can't do two things at the same time? The Northern Expedition cannot be stopped, and the voyage cannot be abandoned. As for the matter of money, we will discuss it later." Find a way."

Seeing that his father and eldest brother were worrying about money, Zhu Yan also gritted his teeth and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, my son-in-law has been in Shanxi for the past few years, and he has saved a little money. After a rough calculation, there must be 10,000+ taels. If the son-in-law is willing to take it out, it can be regarded as a royal father. Be at ease with the prince."

In fact, it was already a great determination for Zhu Yan to say this. You must know that it is only 14 years since Hongwu, and in the past years since the founding of the country, although the national power has been recovering, the princes are not as rich as later generations.

10,000+ taels is really the limit that Zhu Yan can take out. He just thinks that with this attitude, it would be good to make his father happy.

However, this is not because of Zhu Yuan's filial piety. He just wants to take a long time to catch big fish. As long as he has Zhu Yuanzhang's favor, it is not a trivial matter to ask for more money and power in the future.

But Zhu Biao shook his head, looking at Zhu Bian in embarrassment and said.

"Third brother, it's rare that you have such a heart. However, these two things are really costly. The initial budget for sailing alone is 300 million taels. Your 10,000+ taels are just a drop in the bucket. to too much effect."

Seeing Zhu Biao's embarrassment, Zhu Yuanzhang felt sorry for his son. It's not easy to be a prince.

"Biao'er, why don't we sell national bonds for shares again among officials and ordinary people, and let's count as much as we can get."

Zhu Biao was stunned. You can't play like this. Even if you want to kill pigs, you have to wait until they are fattened up. Now that you have just harvested a circle of leeks, how can you continue to cut them before the new shoots grow.

After much deliberation, Zhu Biao felt a little helpless, and said directly: "Father, why don't you go to Brother Tao and ask him, he must have a solution."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, and seemed to hate iron for being weak, and said, "If you have anything to do, go to Tao'er, you, a prince, can't think of a way by yourself."

Hearing this reprimand, Zhu Biao lowered his head and said nothing. Anyway, my own son is not as close as your adopted son, so you can figure it out yourself.

Seeing that Zhu Biao stopped talking, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little helpless, so he said to him.

"Okay, don't worry about this matter, let's ask Tao'er again, what should we do, Tao'er will definitely find a way to solve it."

Zhu Biao and Zhu Biao, the two princes who were present at the scene, heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and each had their own thoughts. Zhu Biao had long been used to Zhu Yuanzhang's way of speaking, but Zhu Biao was secretly surprised. It turned out that the elder brother was here with his father. This adopted son is closer.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said again: "Every time we go to Tao'er's place, we always eat and take away. It always feels a little outrageous. This time we go, we have to prepare some gifts for Tao'er."

Zhu Biao suddenly felt that this was not like his father's style. He pinched his thigh and it was sure that it hurt, only then did he realize that he was not dreaming.