Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

With such a call, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knew Zhu Yuanzhang's determination.

But they are more flexible than that Qiong Youli. Since the rules of the Ming Dynasty were set by the emperor, the emperor has the right to change it. It depends on whether you are worth his money, so they all echoed Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning, saying that the emperor is wise. .

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, and felt that he should not offend the officials too much.

So I changed it a bit: the duke of that strange man is as close as he is, not hereditary, only a title, and no iron certificate of alchemy.

In addition, there is no salary and no need to go to court, but I set aside [-] hectares of fertile land from my own Huangzhuang and gave it to that strange man, so that he can cultivate new crops for me in the Ming Dynasty, with the hope that the yield per mu will exceed [-] catties!

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's disgrace, all the ministers had nothing to say. Since there is no hereditary title, only titles, no iron scrolls and no salary, then the Duke is just an honorary title to put it bluntly.

In this case, it will not harm the interests of the officials, and it would be a fool to oppose it.

At this moment, a person walked out from the back of the court hall, and fell to his knees after leaving the class.

"Chenqin Tianjian Supervisor Wang Songling, pay homage to the Holy One."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "Are you also here to cry and remonstrate?"

Wang Songling said righteously: "Are you the kind of pedantic, old-fashioned, dirty person who is jealous of the virtuous and capable? The reason for asking for the performance is something else. Please let the Holy One decide."

Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't want to cry for Lao Tzu's funeral, because that guy had a nervous breakdown just now.

"Go ahead."

"Since the spring of this year, many places have been dry and the summer has been extremely hot. It is an abnormal climate that has been rare for many years. According to the almanac, the extreme heat and drought will be followed by severe cold and may be accompanied by snow disasters. In order to deal with the possible crisis in the second half of the year, please also The imperial court made preparations early to avoid being caught off guard."

Qin Tianjian is responsible for calculating the calendar, monitoring the weather, and forecasting disasters. His words are by no means child's play, and Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

"National economy and people's livelihood are my top priorities in Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether there will be a catastrophe or not, the imperial court must prepare for it in advance. The three senior scholars of the first and auxiliary universities, discuss with the officials of the Sixth Ministry to draw up a charter and report to the imperial court. Let's preview."

The three chief assistants did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly received the order.

After the court was over, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao and Zhu Di to Zhu Tao's Zhuangzi non-stop.

Ever since Zhu Tao said that Zhu Di wanted to rebel, Zhu Di paid attention to everything and never dared to leave Zhu Yuanzhang's sight.

During this period of time, I was only leading the errands of the National Commercial Department, and I was just running errands with Zhu Yuanzhang, lest someone would speak ill of me behind my back when I was not around.

When they arrived at the village, Old Tang picked him up, and when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang asking about Zhu Tao's whereabouts, he reported to him.

"Young master's newly bred speculative high-yield cotton has been successfully cultivated in the No. 12 experimental field. Young master is personally picking cotton bolls and selecting cotton seeds. He is going to buy another good land and continue to grow more."

Contrary to Zhu Yuanzhang's expectation, when he heard that he was made a duke, Zhu Tao not only didn't feel excited, but instead couldn't lift his spirits, he just said lightly.

"Father, I haven't reached the crown yet, what's the use of having a title? Why don't you be the duke."

The two cousins ​​next to him heard a little funny, and said to themselves: This country is given to you by your father, okay?Do you mean to demote an emperor to become duke in your place?
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally quite helpless.

"Everyone is sharpening their heads and wanting to be an official. It's good for you, but you pushed the official out. I really don't know whether to say that you are a high-spirited person or a fool."

Zhu Tao smiled and replied.

"I am still young, and I have not seen the world to make any credit. I just stand in the court like this. I am a duke, and others will not be convinced. If my father becomes a duke, I will not be exploited by the magistrate when I do business in the future. "

It is so easy to have such a relative in this world. Zhu Tao cherishes this kind of relationship very much, and thinks of Zhu Yuanzhang in every move.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also very moved, so he patted him on the shoulder and said.

"Good boy, I will take care of this official for you first, and manage the other [-] hectares of fertile land well. After you become famous in the business, father will ask for credit for you. Even if you can't get a prince, I will give it to you." Be a king of the county."

Zhu Tao repeatedly waved his hands and declined.

"Father, you'd better drink less bars. Although their surname is Zhu, they are not the same as us. As long as our family is well, I will be satisfied. Don't have that kind of daydream."

The child was content, so Zhu Yuanzhang was also curious, so he changed the subject: "Tao'er, what do you plan to do with these three thousand hectares of fertile land?"

Zhu Tao opened the map and saw that there are lakes, paddy fields, dry fields, and some forest areas in the fertile land. It is indeed rich in products and fertile soil.

He pointed to these and replied: "This is really a treasure land of geomantic omen. These fertile fields can be used to promote new varieties of crops cultivated by children. As for the forest area, you can raise some chickens, ducks and wild game. As for the one called Jingxin Lake The place can be turned into a scenic area, and some famous businessmen and wealthy businessmen can go to travel."

"By the way, there is this one, there are mountains and rocks here..."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a fever on his face, and he said helplessly: "Originally, the emperor planned to reward you with rich fertile land, but my father thought that this would make people jealous, so I found a particularly barren land and allocated it to you. Shut those people's mouths."

Who knows that Zhu Tao laughed instead: "Father, if I say that this is the place where money comes in the fastest, do you believe it?"

"These stones are you talking about? What's the use if you can't forge copper, forge iron, or dig coal?"

Not only did Zhu Yuanzhang not believe it, but even his two cousins ​​shook their heads.

"Cousin, although you are smart, you are inexperienced after all. The mountain I gave you can be summed up in one word, that is, birds don't shit."

Ever since Zhu Tao said that he was going to rebel, Zhu Di felt that he had lost face in front of Zhu Tao.

Today I finally found the place in front of him, and I couldn't help laughing, but Zhu Tao didn't smile at all.

"Cousin, you don't know, this kind of rock is called limestone, and it also contains a lot of calcium carbonate, which is the main ingredient in making cement. The walls built with it are very strong, even if you bombard them with cannons, they will be destroyed." I may not be able to regret it!"

Many strange terms popped out of Zhu Tao's mouth. These ancient people were listening to thunder and staring at him.

"What is calcium carbonate, and what kind of mud is cement? Which river has it? Let's send people to dig it out."

Zhu Tao felt that there was no real object and he could not explain to these people, so he told Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, you have been running business outside these years, do you have any capable men? Find more than 100 people for me. Tomorrow I will go to that barren mountain to mine that kind of gray stone, and then use it to make cement .”