Daming Military Empire

Chapter 536 Natural Treasure House
It is not uncommon to keep pets in the palace. Zhu Cijiong has seen many cats in the harem. When it comes to the season of estrus, the whole harem is screaming like ghosts and wolves all day long, which is annoying.

He also specifically asked the old eunuch in the palace about this, and he probably meant, what's going on, is this my harem or a zoo, why are there so many cats?

As a result, the answer he received left him dumbfounded.

It turned out that it was Emperor Taizu's intention to keep cats in the palace. The old eunuch was afraid that he would not believe him, so he specially dug up the relevant records in "Records of Taizu".

Sure enough, it recorded that Emperor Taizu asked people to raise cats in the palace. Taizu also said: "The children and grandchildren grow up deep in the palace, I am afraid that they will not know human nature, and they will give birth to heirs by mistake. If you see cats and cats chasing each other, Feel alive."

This means that the Emperor Taizu was afraid that his descendants would live in the deep palace for a long time, and he did not understand the process and importance of passing on the family line, so he specially raised some cats for them to observe.

What made Zhu Cijiong even more dumbfounded was that, according to the old eunuch, his father Zhu Youxiao especially liked keeping cats, and even liked to confer official positions on cats. Eunuchs and maids wait on them, as well as salaries. Ordinary eunuchs and maids have to be honored as "a certain master" when they meet!
Nima, after a long time, there are many cats in the harem that are still his father's "favorites", they can't be messed with. Since then, Zhu Cijiong has never cared about keeping pets in the palace.

However, why did my eldest son suddenly raise a dog again? Isn't it good to raise a cat?
Thinking of the huge size of the husky as an adult, Zhu Cijiong always felt a little uneasy. This husky will be an adult in three to five years at most. By then, a child with a big fart will bring a husky that is half the height of a person. Is it safe?

He couldn't help but ask: "Mingyue, why did you suddenly think of asking Yu'er to keep a dog? Isn't it good to keep a cat?"

Qin Mingyue looked at her son lovingly, but a meaningful sentence came out of her mouth: "The cat is too docile, and the dog is still a bit wolfish."

Well, it is true that an emperor cannot be docile like a cat. His father is a good example. He allowed Mrs. Fengsheng to dominate in the palace, and Wei Zhongxian was allowed to behave mischievously outside the palace. Historically, he Not a single descendant was retained, and the whole Daming was also seriously injured by Wei Zhongxian's tossing, and finally left a mess to his younger brother Zhu Youjian, and in the end, his younger brother was cheated to death!
If you want to keep a dog, you can keep a dog. Zhu Cijiong actually doesn't hate pets, and even likes them a little bit. He is even more curious about the legendary house-breaking dog.

Seeing his son having a great time playing, he couldn't help walking over, squatting in front of his son, and asked with great interest: "Ji'er, what's its name?"

Zhu Heji is also about one and a half years old, and he can already understand some simple words. Someone may have asked him this question, and when he heard this, he immediately replied in a childish voice: "Food."

The so-called foodie husky immediately raised his head when Zhu Heji called his name, glanced at his little master, then stared at Zhu Cijiong vigilantly and barked a few times, then lowered his head, and dried the meat in two mouthfuls. I finished eating it, as if I was afraid that Zhu Cijiong would snatch it!
Seeing this, Empress Qin Mingyue raised her hand and summoned the maid on the wooden tray, picked up a piece of dried meat, and said to Zhu Cijiong: "Your Majesty, this foodie is very smart. If you feed it something, it will immediately wag its tail at you." .”

Before she finished speaking, the foodie husky had already come to her, wagging its tail vigorously, trying to please her.

Seeing this, Zhu Cijiong took the jerky and said tentatively: "Food, come here."

The foodie husky turned around and ran towards him, wagging its tail even more happily.

Zhu Cijiong lowered the jerky slightly, it stood up immediately, took a bite, and started to eat it hungrily.

This guy is really smart, and with that cute appearance, Zhu Cijiong liked it more and more. He accompanied his son, holding the jerky, and took turns feeding it one piece after another.

Perhaps this husky had a surprisingly large appetite when it was growing up. After eating nearly a catty of jerky, its belly bulged up, and it kept asking for it. It really lived up to its reputation as a foodie.

However, Empress Qin Mingyue won't allow her to be fed. This stuff doesn't have enough capacity. It will eat as much as you feed it. If it gets stuffed to death, it will be bad!

Seeing that no one was feeding it, the foodie didn't feel excited at the beginning, and gradually his eyes began to fight. Zhu Hedou seemed to be infected by it, and fell asleep.

After a while, one person and one dog fell asleep one after another. Zhu Cijiong and the empress Qin Mingyue were tired for a while, and rushed to the harem without stopping. First, they greeted the empress dowagers of the two palaces, and then pampered their children one by one , the day passed.

Although the feeling of teasing children is full of happiness, one cannot ignore state affairs.

Time waits for no one, seeing that the ice and snow in Siberia are about to melt, he has to devote his main energy to the war against Tsarist Russia.

The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. After the morning court the next day, Zhu Cijiong thought of calling Sun Yuanhua, Cheng Guoxiang, Bi Maokang and other ministers to discuss the deployment of grain, grass, and supplies on the west and north lines. Thinking of the foodie yesterday, he thought of the Siberian Plateau With regard to development, if such a large piece of land is laid down, it cannot be left empty. It must find some economic growth points and develop it slowly, otherwise, money will be poured into it every year.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong simply recruited the relevant persons in charge of the royal firm to discuss how to develop Siberia. After all, the land grabbing at this time is all for profit. It is better not to grab a huge territory without creating profits.

The emperor greeted each other, and the people below naturally came quickly. In less than half an hour, everyone was there.

It seems that there are many things, but in fact there are not many relevant persons in charge. The officials related to the imperial court are Minister Bi Maokang, Minister of Industry, Cheng Guoxiang, Minister of Households, and Sun Yuanhua, Minister of Military Affairs. Zhu Cijiong only recruited three big bosses for the royal business, namely Qin Weiming, who was in charge of the inspection, was in charge of Luo Yang of the Daming Royal Nikko Bank, and Xu Erjue, who was in charge of the Daming Xinglong Company.

There were only six people in total, and there was no need to go to a special conference room, Zhu Cijiong directly recruited them to a private study to show his kindness.

These people are all close to Zhu Cijiong, and they didn't feel restrained like ordinary ministers when they sat down. Zhu Cijiong even deliberately opened the scene in a more cordial way: "Wei Ming, the snowy dog ​​you gave to Ji'er is quite good. Well, how much did you pay for it?"

When Qin Weiming heard this, his tender face flushed, and he hesitated and said: "Here, back to the emperor, this was given to me by Erjue, I don't know how much it is!"

Hearing this, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but look at Xu Erjue in surprise, this kid has made progress, and his flattering skills are getting better and better.

Seeing the emperor looking over, Xu Erjue quickly explained: "Return to the emperor, in fact, this snowy dog ​​is not expensive in Siberia, you can buy a litter for ten taels of silver."

One litter, that's not five or six, a tael of silver is almost a hundred, this husky is less than 200 yuan a piece!
Zhu Cijiong asked with great interest: "How much will it sell for after buying it?"

Speaking of this, Xu Erjue got a little excited, and he said with a little excitement: "Your Majesty, this snowy dog ​​is very popular. At first, the villain just thought they were cute and cute, and the people of Ming Dynasty had the habit of keeping cats and dogs. I bought dozens of them for a try, and wanted to open up new markets. At that time, the price was only 20 taels. As a result, they were sold out quickly, and no matter how many came in later, they were all sold out. The supply is in short supply, and the price has been increasing, and now it has been adjusted to 200 taels, and there are still people rushing for it!"

In the pet market, Xu Erjue's mind is really ahead of his time!
The husky, the snowy dog ​​alone, has a hundred times the profit. It seems that this Siberia is quite promising. Zhu Cijiong couldn't help asking: "Aside from the snowy dog, what other valuable things are there in Siberia?"

Speaking of this, Xu Erjue became even more excited, and he couldn't help but excitedly said: "Your Majesty, there are many valuable things in Siberia, such as animal skins, especially sable skins, wood, rare medicinal materials, and various delicacies from mountains and seas. It is simply inexhaustible, it is simply a natural treasure house!"

(End of this chapter)