Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu was thinking happily, the little Ciye in his arms stretched out his hand to grab a small bowl, holding it in both hands, looking at it in front of his eyes, the little one seemed very puzzled.

When Liu Shanhe saw it, he quickly smiled and said: "If Your Highness likes it, I will choose some good ones for Your Highness later."

Zhu Xu looked down at little Ciye, this little guy was a little too quiet, he seemed to be very "boring" about things around him, and rarely showed his emotions.

Hearing Liu Shanhe's words, the little guy glanced at him, then looked up at Zhu Xu, blinked, and sent the small bowl back.

Liu Shanhe originally wanted to flatter the eldest prince, but now he is a little embarrassed.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, put the little guy on the ground, and said to Wang Yizhou: "Find a guard to watch, if Ye'er likes something, as long as it's not dangerous, don't stop him."

The little guy is almost one year old, and he can already walk with his support. Zhu Xu wanted to see if the little guy would take a fancy to something.

"Yes." Wang Yizhou responded, and found a steady bodyguard to accompany him to watch over His Highness the First Prince.

Zhu Xu put down little Ci Ye, and felt relaxed. He moved his shoulders and said to Liu Shanhe, "Let's go to the steam room."

Chapter 1082 Inexplicably Touched

Liu Shanhe led Zhu Xu to a big courtyard with all kinds of twists and turns.

The yard was steaming everywhere, and before entering, a heat wave hit, and it was completely white.

Liu Shanhe hurriedly protected Zhu Xu, saying: "Your Majesty, it's too hot here, let's stand outside and have a look, I will introduce you."

Feeling the heat wave, Zhu Xu squinted his eyes and looked inside through the heat.

There are seven or eight big houses here, all of which are full of steam, and people's figures flash by from time to time, they are all coming and going in a hurry, very busy, and occasionally shouting out.

Zhu Xu took a few steps forward, trying to see the inside clearly, but immediately a wave of heat hit him, making his face burn and scalding, and he had to step back.

Liu Shanhe was taken aback, and said: "Your Majesty, let's watch from a distance, it used to be so hot here, bad luck, you really can't go there..."

Zhu Xu frowned, and said: "It's so hot, have you thought of other ways to cool down? Will it still work now?"

Liu Shanhe hurriedly said: "After thinking about it, this roof is breathable, people inside can come out at any time, and there is cold water inside, so it won't be too hot to death, the emperor is benevolent, they must know that the emperor cares about them, they will definitely Impressive five inner..."

Zhu Xu glanced at him, knowing that he couldn't get in today, and said, "Let's talk about it."

As soon as Liu Shanhe heard it, he immediately said: "Yes. The steam room is in charge of the chief eunuch Wang Yonglian. There are already [-] branches, the main one in the capital, ten in Shaanxi, three in Sichuan, two in Guizhou, and the minister. We are already planning, and we will open ten more colonies this year, trying to spread them throughout Daming within three years..."

Zhu Xu listened and nodded. The so-called steam room was his attempt to explore sweet potatoes for disaster relief, and it had been several years.

Seeing that Zhu Xu was listening carefully, Liu Shanhe said more carefully: "At present, the food for the steaming room is mainly sweet potatoes and flour, which match on September [-]st. The reward over there, as an adult man, eat five a day, basically he won't be hungry, and he can do things with strength..."

Feeling the heat wave, Zhu Xu asked, "Is your current source of sweet potatoes stable?"

Liu Shanhe said: "Stable, most of them come from Liaodong, they produce a lot, and there is Guomao Temple. In addition to direct disaster relief, the sweet potatoes from Guomao Temple will also be sold. The price is very low. We still have a lot of sweet potatoes. less profitable..."

"How many can you make in a day?" Zhu Xu asked.This steam room is not only used for disaster relief, but also to curb prices and balance the economic environment in various places.

Liu Shanhe obviously did enough homework, and immediately said: "Back to the emperor, there are more than 2 people every day. Small merchants and hawkers in the capital come here to buy goods, and sometimes there are more..."

"Other places?" Zhu Xu asked.

Liu Shanhe said: "From reports from various places, I estimate that more than 5 people will be rescued every day, and more than [-] victims will be assisted..."

Zhu Xu put his hands behind his back and thought silently.

Liu Shanhe said it was "5 people", but in fact this is a finished product. Most of the sweet potatoes are used directly, and they are becoming more and more important for disaster relief. There is no one in the Ming Dynasty who does not pay attention to them. Whether it is Liaodong or North Annan, most of them are planting sweet potatoes. .The yield of sweet potato is high, and it has many uses. It has become indispensable to the imperial court, to the local people, and to the common people.

However, Zhu Xu and the cabinet have no idea about the specific yield and planting area of ​​sweet potatoes, and there are no specific statistics.

Zhu Xu pondered for a while, and said, "I heard that many people followed you to do it together?"

Liu Shanhe was taken aback, looked at Zhu Xu cautiously, and said, "Yes, Weichen has done a survey, there are about dozens of companies, and the ones are bigger than ours, and the price is higher than ours, but much lower than white noodles. So it is very popular, no matter the big or small households buy it... Your Majesty, is it true that the humble ministers are going to suppress..."

Zhu Xu glanced at him, and said calmly: "I didn't expect you to make money, I want to make this matter bigger, so that the victims of the disaster all over the country will not starve to death, and I also want to suppress unscrupulous merchants and stabilize prices, you can understand Do I mean it?"

Regardless of whether Liu Shanhe really understood or pretended to understand, he said with a clear expression: "Yes! I understand! I will definitely develop and expand the steam room, so that more victims of the disaster will no longer be hungry, and I will stabilize the price of goods in Ming Dynasty! "

Zhu Xu looked at Liu Shanhe, this sycophant Shunliu, just didn't know how things would go, thinking in his heart that he had to go back and ask the cabinet to make a plan and keep an eye on it.

Zhu Xu turned his gaze back, looked at the steaming steaming room, and let out a sigh of relief.

Disaster relief is not a way, and various means cannot be ignored. The objection to Daming is not limited to the present. If it can be popularized, Daming may not be short of food!

A Ming with no shortage of food would be extremely terrifying in this era!

Zhu Xu took a few more glances and said, "Let's go, let's look elsewhere."

"Yes, please come from the emperor's side." Liu Shanhe looked excited and did not notice Zhu Xu's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, this is a soap shop. The sales of this soap are not very good, but the barbarians like it very much. They bought tens of thousands of yuan in one bite, and the profit is quite considerable..."

"Your Majesty, this is the Spice Shop. The Xiyi people ordered 10 taels at once..."

"Your Majesty, this is a canned food shop. The Mongolians order a lot, and the profit is several hundred thousand taels..."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly all the way, stopped from time to time, listened to the introduction of the workers inside, and then moved to the next one.

These are all "novelty" things, which are very important in various aspects. For example, the army must like this canned food. Mongols, tribes that run rampant in the grasslands and deserts, are naturally delighted. In contrast, those people from the Western Yi who went to sea , I definitely like it more, maybe it can be sold well in Europe.

But in Daming, it is not known whether it was the disaster, the business environment, or the relationship between the small-scale peasant economy. These things have not opened up the market, and there has been slow sales and slow development.

After walking around for a long time, Zhu Xu said to Liu Shanhe as he walked out: "Well, you did a good job, you have to make persistent efforts, and write a plan for me after you get back. Well done, I asked the cabinet to allocate money to you, and you must vigorously develop it and spare no effort. This is a national policy of my Ming Dynasty, and I cannot slack off..."

Listening to Zhu Xu's words, Liu Shanhe clearly understood two words: attention!

Liu Shanhe was overjoyed, his whole body was excited, he raised his hand and said: "Yes, the emperor can rest assured! I will definitely do my best to live up to the expectations of the emperor!"

Zhu Xu nodded slightly. Although this Liu Shanhe is good at flattering, he did a good job in his homework, and he took care of it.

Just as Zhu Xu walked out of the backyard, a guard in plain clothes came over and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear: "Your Majesty, Your Highness said that you are hungry."

Zhu Xu raised his brows, his son, for some reason, was so delicious, he would cry hungry from time to time, but he could eat some, as if he was never full.

After waving his hand, Zhu Xu walked forward, and as soon as he crossed the shelves of glassware, he saw the little guy squatting in front of a glass wine set with a steamed bun in his hand, staring at it, as if curious.

As soon as Zhu Xu came over, everyone hurriedly saluted.

The little guy turned his head to see Zhu Xu coming, stood up, took a wine glass in front of him, handed it to Zhu Xu, and said crisply: "Father, wine."

The little guy has a fair face, clear eyes, and an immature voice. He is blinking, with his arms upright, and a rather delicate wine glass in his hand.The expression was very calm, and when Zhu Xu came over, he took a bite of the steamed bun.

This scene dealt a severe blow to Zhu Xu's heart, and the excitement of being a father suddenly appeared, and his expression could not help crying and laughing, and he was inexplicably moved.

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