Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1488 Holy King

  Emperor Hongzhi said, sit down, sitting opposite to Chen Zhong.

The dignified son of heaven suddenly became interested in chatting with an old soldier. He said: "It is not easy to be an emperor. When you joined the army, black and white were clearly distinguished. The enemy is the enemy, and the robe is the robe. , the enemy is clear. But it is difficult to be the emperor. No one knows. There is no city wall here. What kind of face is a person who is submissive in front of you and turns his head in front of the common people."

Having said that, Emperor Hongzhi heaved a sigh of relief, his face showing a bit of exhaustion, and continued: "I have read many more books than you, but ah, these books are useless even if I think about them. I feel that these four words are really very reasonable. I can be a good emperor if I follow the four words of promoting advantages and eliminating disadvantages. But... the summary of these four words is so light. When I really do it, I realize that it is no worse than beating Hu. If you want to make profits, there will be countless people who will tie your hands and feet and refuse to let you do it for their own selfishness. If you want to get rid of disadvantages, there will be countless people who will defy the law by themselves, and it is difficult... It's really difficult..."

  Chen Zhong still half-understood, but kept nodding.

  Emperor Hongzhi laughed. In fact, he knew that Chen Zhong couldn't understand, so he opened the chat box.

I just said so much, but I vented a little bit of aggrieved emotions, but... it was getting late, and said: "You go back, I still say the same thing, three months later, I will come to see you, Xiao Ban Companion, order someone to send Chen Zhong out of the palace."

  Xiao Jing nodded, since His Majesty is concerned about this Chen Zhong, he must be courteous and personally send Chen Zhong out of the palace.

   When he came back, he saw Emperor Hongzhi standing under the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out of the window without saying a word, but his back was somewhat depressed.

   Xiao Jing coughed.

  Emperor Hongzhi still turned his back to him, and said lightly: "You're back?"

   "Yes, back."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, calmly: "Oh."

  Xiao Jing raised his head again to look at the back of Emperor Hongzhi, his back looked a little hunched, even if Emperor Hongzhi wanted to stand straighter, his beard and hair were half a hundred, Xiao Jing couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, pay more attention to your body."

   "I see."

   "Does Your Majesty have any orders?"

   "Yes, keep that wrench for me."

  Wrench…

  …

  Zhu Houzhao rushed back to Xishan in a hurry, just for his nitrogen fertilizer.

   It's hard to say whether this thing is fertilizer or not.

  In fact...the research institute has still researched dozens of suspected fertilizers.

  Different fertilizers are used in different experimental fields.

  Of course, it's not yet spring, but... small-scale experiments have already begun, using the greenhouse method.

   For this reason, Xishan opened up thousands of experimental fields of different sizes.

  In addition to different fertilizers, there is also the amount of fertilizer. Each experimental field uses the same seeds, transplants seedlings, and then starts trial planting.

   Seeds are also newly improved.

  The method used is the method used by Fang Jifan.

   Hybrid rice, which has fed countless populations in later generations.

   However, to study hybrid rice requires the painstaking efforts and efforts of countless people.

  Fang Jifan took a trick, that is, he borrowed the experience of later generations, and ordered people to find the two different rice species, the wild ones... and then took the people from the Tuntian Institute to conduct research.

  This is equivalent to those great people of later generations who have overcome 90% of the problems, and Fang Jifan has absorbed their experience in this era and walked the last mile.

  This is a joint project of Xishan Institute and Tuntian Institute, because the level is very high, reaching the level of Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Xin.

  But Zhang Xin doesn't like His Highness the Crown Prince.

  In the past, he was the one who insisted on agricultural research, but now that he is doing joint research, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who dictates.

  Zhang Xin thought the prince didn't understand agriculture, and the prince thought Zhang Xin didn't understand research.

  Every day, the captains of the Tuntian Institute record all the data of each experimental field.

Recording data is an excellent habit, because the essence of research lies in accumulation. Since ancient times, how many great innovations have disappeared in the end. The fundamental reason is that there is a lack of a scientific system. Generally, the experience of predecessors is accumulated.

  The so-called knowing what it is but not knowing why it is so is true.

   Zhu Houzhao returned to the research institute, and scolded first: "Has Zhang Xin been here?"

   "Come here..."

   "He's here again." Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth: "Hmph, he doesn't understand anything."

"Yes Yes."

Zhu Houzhao then began to look for what he wanted among the countless data. His eyes were always swept away, but he could always find useful data, and then... began to ask, sometimes feeling uneasy, so he rode a horse himself Take a look in the test field.

  By the time he came back, he had already turned into a mud monkey, dirty all over.

  People here are used to the prince.

  Although the crown prince is superior, at the beginning, people always felt uncomfortable, but gradually, everyone got used to the existence of this mud monkey, and they became indifferent.

  Zhu Houzhao is carrying a hoe, and when he walks, he always looks high with his toes up, his nostrils upturned, and he looks extremely excited.

  Or with a few eunuchs and researchers behind him, Zhu Houzhao turned around from time to time to explain and give orders, or... flushed and began to scold NIANG.

  He was wearing short clothes, not long clothes, which exposed dozens of large and small seals tied around his waist, and there was a rattling sound when he shook them every step of the way.

  Xishan is a lively place.

   This is no longer just a test field, nor is it just the residence of the flying ball camp and the academy.

  Adjacent to the academy, there is also a special commercial street, where there is a very tall building, which is the headquarters of Xishan Bank.

  Therefore, there is an endless stream of people who come here.

  Some came here to do business, some simply came to make a living, and some... came just for fame.

  …

  In the distance, a carriage stopped.

  A man with deep eyes and high nose got out of the carriage.

   Accompanying this person was Liu Shang, an official from Honglu Temple.

  The honored guest that Liu Shang was in charge of entertaining was of extraordinary status, and he was a prince who came from the Ottoman Kingdom these days.

   No, to be precise, he is the prince of Osman.

The Ottoman Kingdom is said to have reached its peak at this time. In addition to voyages to the Western Ocean, Ming Dynasty also began to contact it. The territory of the country already extends to Persia and Ukraine in the east, North Africa in the west, Egypt in the south, and north. At this time Hungary has been continuously eroded, and Vienna has been continuously besieged.

The honorable Ottoman prince came in person, which was not expected by the court, because according to the intelligence of the spies, his father, the Ottoman monarch, came to power after a very cruel palace coup, and the prince got His father's favor, in order to avoid lessons learned, his father not only killed all the members of the royal family, but also all the children except the prince were executed by his father.

  When the news reached Daming, Honglu Temple thought it was a mistake.

  There is no reason to execute other sons in order to let one of his sons succeed.

   So much so that the news was reported to the cabinet, and the proposal proposed by the cabinet was ridiculous!

  It means that the investigation is not true, and the rumors are spread, and the investigation is repeated.

   In any case, the prince of the Ottoman Kingdom should be the most legal successor of Ottoman, and his status is as stable as that of Ming Prince Zhu Houzhao.

  No one expected that he actually came to Daming in person as an envoy.

The prince's name is Suleiman, and the Happiness Group has crossed the Ulan Mountains, and Prince Suleiman was appointed as the governor of the Ukrainian region of the Ottoman Empire, which is an important military center of the Ottomans. Expand.

  But when he discovered that a group of Orientals suddenly appeared from behind the Ross people, Prince Suleiman suddenly became very interested in this.

  He bought some oriental weapons with a lot of money, and found that their use of firearms was not inferior to that of Ottoman, and after listening to various rumors, finally...

This distinguished Ottoman prince is determined to come to Ming Dynasty, not only to jointly deal with the Rus, but at the same time, Ottoman has captured Constantinople, the heart of the continent, which makes the Silk Road possible. . Most importantly, he hopes to take this trip to understand whether this strange Eastern Empire is an enemy or a friend.

  Suleiman is tall and tough. Compared with Liu Shang beside him, his height stands out from the crowd, but his appearance is a little weak. The neck is slightly longer, the face is thin, the nose is aquiline, and there is a tuft of yellow mustache. Although it is slightly pale, it still looks good.

  He was not in a hurry to see Emperor Hongzhi, but he walked around the capital every day on the grounds that he needed to rest after a long journey.

  At this time, although he is still young, about the same age as Zhu Houzhao, but...he has held several official positions in Ottoman, and he appears to be very shrewd and capable.

   After he got off the carriage, he looked around and asked, "This is the West Mountain?"

   "Yes, Your Highness, this is Xishan."

   Liu Shang smiled and said in a jerky Ottoman language.

  Suleiman was wearing a long robe, his eyes did not stop, and he could see fields in the distance, with countless bustling buildings behind him.

  He came to the capital, which made him quite emotional. This place...is much more magnificent and rich than the Ottoman capital.

  He looked at the fields with great interest, and then at the farmers walking back and forth in the fields. Suddenly, he saw a man who looked arrogant.

  Suleiman frowned slightly, and couldn't help saying: "That person... doesn't look like a farmer."

   "Ah..." Liu Shang was taken aback for a moment, and after seeing it clearly from a distance, his face blushed immediately, and he said hesitantly, "This... this..."

"What's this?"

  Liu Shang thought for a while, sighed, and finally said truthfully: "This is His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty."

   "Prince?" Suleiman pursed his lips and smiled: "Does your prince like farming?"

  (end of this chapter)