eldest son of Ming dynasty

In any case, the year in the palace still has to be passed.

According to the calculation of this era, the two children Zaiyi and Zaiyi who made their voices in the second year of Zhengde are four years old.

At the age of four, they can already understand their father's face. Because their mothers are sisters, the two children are also raised together.

In the first lunar month, the emperor took them with each other to greet Empress Dowager Zhang.

These two treasures are the darlings of Empress Dowager Zhang, and when they arrive, they pinch their faces and touch their heads.

"Call grandma."

"The grandson kowtows to greet his grandma and wishes her long life and a long life."

The two children said it together, obviously it was taught before.

But such a young child can speak smoothly, which is considered very good.

"Okay, okay," said Queen Mother Zhang with a loving face, "get up, get up. Come to grandma."

By the emperor's side, Empress Xia and all the concubines were there, and they came here for a family reunion today.

Concubine Shu held another in her arms.

That is Zhu Houzhao's princess, named Xiuyu, because she is really too young now, so she has been sleeping all the time.

Zhu Houzhao saw that Empress Dowager Zhang was sitting under the side, and said: "My mother, Ping Haibo has also returned to Beijing. Since the 12th year of Hongzhi, he has returned home almost once a year. It is like this every year. It is not easy. It is rare to come back, the son thinks Let Concubine Ning and Concubine Zhao take the children back to stay for a few days. Make Meifu happy and let the two little ones meet Grandpa."

"Oh, how many days do we have to go?"

"Seven or eight days, my son thinks it shouldn't be a problem."

Empress Dowager Zhang was a little worried, "Then, will you take Zaiyu and Zaiyu out of the mansion?"

"Mother, don't worry, if my son follows Shenwuwei and the people from Dongchang, nothing will happen to him. And Ping Haibo knows the seriousness."

When Concubine Ning saw that the Queen Mother was not satisfied, she said, "Your Majesty, how about..."

"Grandpa still needs to meet." Zhu Houzhao raised his hand to signal that she didn't need to say more, "These two little guys will start studying in a few years and learn from his grandfather. There are many countries overseas, and the current annual income of the imperial court Most of them are supported by sea trade, so we need to make more contact with overseas countries. I am still waiting for them to grow up, to act as envoys on my behalf, and to accept a few overseas vassal countries."

This statement itself seems to be a joke, after all, these two children are only very old, and when they grow up, it will be fifteen or twenty years later.

But the emperor's words seemed to mean sending them some errands.

This is different from the previous tradition.

"The more princes you have, the more vassal states you have. You all have to live up to it."

"Yes, mother."

Except for Empress Xia who was pregnant, the other Concubines Jing and Concubine Shun did not move, they secretly glanced at the Emperor, with a bit of embarrassment on their beautiful faces.

"Emperor."

"Eh."

"I heard that King Su and King Han entered Beijing this year according to your will?"

"Ah, yes, there is such a thing."

"Everyone in the family, you, let them come and see me when you have time."

"Okay, that's no problem. Uncle Su and Uncle Han took the lead to set an example and cooperated with the court to clean up the farmland. However, my son has indeed heard that the palace costs a lot. The queen mother can give some rewards when she sees the two uncles."

Those who cooperate should be given sweets, and those who do not cooperate should be hit with a big stick. That's good.It is impossible to take out all the brains and kill them, that is too brainless.

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"Ping Haibo transported a lot of money this year, right?"

Mei Kejia didn't quite remember what spring, summer and autumn in the capital looked like, he returned every year during the Chinese New Year, and left immediately after the court meeting.Has been for many years.

From the height of the restaurant, you can see the carved buildings and painted buildings of the city that never sleeps, row after row, and in the distance is a six-story pagoda. In fact, it is still a little more dilapidated in winter, but it is still very lively in recent years. The street below Alleys are crowded with people coming and going.

"Ping Haibo?"

Mei Kejia was called out one more time, and quickly echoed back to apologize, "I was distracted, please forgive me, Duke Cheng."

"It's okay, what is Ping Haibo thinking?"

"Hey, the business of Haimao is getting more and more difficult."

"what happened?"

"We have inquired about the Fulang robots that appeared in the Mangala Kingdom. They have the intention of gradually occupying Luzon Island. In the past few years, my Ming Dynasty has opened up maritime trade, and the Luzon Islands have gradually turned into Ming Dynasty. A trade transfer station, but..."

"What is a transfer station?"

Mei Kejia didn't know how to explain it, so he thought for a while and said, "It's like a post station on the official road. When a boat sails on the sea, there is no way to replenish fresh water except by going to the shore. But once these people from the extreme western country really occupy Luzon , that is equivalent to controlling our business, and if we want to make so much money, we must manage them well first."

Cheng Guogong suddenly understood why Mei Kejia was in a daze, not as high-spirited as in previous years. It stands to reason that being named an uncle should be a pleasure in life.

"Uncle Ping Hai, the sea trade silver is not only related to the annual income of the imperial court, but also related to the dividends of many honorable ministers. This...this cannot be a problem!" This was a private meeting, but Cheng Guogong said it in the court. A general sense of seriousness.

In fact, he didn't need to remind him of this.

"Of course I understand Cheng Guogong's words. But doing business is about losing money and earning money. In the past three years, Daxia has shipped back tens of millions of taels of silver every year. How could such a scale not be noticed? Overseas Jixi They value profits over righteousness, like bandits. Seeing that Ming is making huge profits every year, they have long been envious. Their intention to invade Luzon is the measure they will take to control Daming's throat and bargain with us. Their purpose is to share Eat the benefits of our sea trade."

Cheng Guogong felt wrong, "This matter must be reported to the emperor. Now the imperial court has trained hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Gansu, Hetao, and the capital, especially the cavalry. The source of military supplies and grass is half dependent on sea trade. If there is a problem here, it will be like The financial and taxation land in the southeast is not stable."

"After the Spring Festival, I will report it to the emperor at the next meeting."

"Is there a way?"

"Yes. Apart from paying more attention to profit than righteousness, the overseas barbarians only recognize guns and do not understand Confucius and Mencius. If they want to calm their minds, they must... find a way to teach them a lesson."

"Wu Wending," Cheng Guogong still remembered, "Didn't His Majesty appoint Wu Wending as the commander of the navy? Has he also come to the capital?"

"coming."

After a while, someone knocked on the door outside the room, looking for Mei Kejia.

"What's the matter?"

The servant said respectfully: "Master, there is a message from the mansion to go back. There are people from the palace."

Mei Kejia knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, so he bowed his hands to Duke Cheng, "Master Guo, goodbye."

"Good good."

Cheng Guogong patted his big belly, and he was always a little worried. Now the emperor is very strict about the money-making of his ministers. Everyone originally pointed to the dividends from the Haimao Bank at the end of the year.

As a result, there is now a problem here, how can this be fixed?
"Come on."

"The little guy is here."

Duke Cheng ordered, "Tomorrow, please invite Duke Ding and Duke Ying to come to your residence. Remember to ask them all to come here."

"Yes."