My Daming New Empire

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Even Jian Yi, who was disapproving of Zhu Zhanji at first, had no choice but to praise Zhu Zhanji's ability to handle politics in front of other ministers after seeing that Zhu Zhanji could quickly come up with a solution no matter what the situation was. .

He has no ignorance in dealing with affairs, and even thinks more far-reaching than most people. Nothing can be hidden from his understanding, which makes Jian Yi can't help being suspicious. He has learned decades of experience in those scriptures. , Is it all in vain?

This kind of relaxation also made Zhu Di very happy. He urged Huang Yuan from time to time, asking to arrange the sailing matters as soon as possible.

In order to go to sea, he has been preparing for three years, and basically all the personnel and provisions have been prepared.

However, just loading all these utensils on board and distributing them is an extremely tedious task.

Even though Huang Yuan has three heads and six arms, it will take some time to arrange everything.

The ninth day of February is Zhu Zhanji's 23rd birthday. As a supervisor, all the ministers also celebrated his birthday on this day, but he has not officially ascended the throne, so it is naturally impossible to turn the ninth day of February into a Longevity Day.

On the contrary, because Zhu Di was about to go to war, there were ministers who wanted to celebrate Zhu Di's 61st birthday in advance, but Zhu Di refused without hesitation.

He has nothing on his mind now, only war.

On the tenth day of February, after dealing with the government affairs in the morning, Zhu Zhanji accompanied Zhu Di to Jiajiang Industrial Zone in the afternoon, and inspected the flagship that Zhu Di was on this time.

This flagship is an old ship that Zhu Zhanji once used, but because it is an old ship, he has sailed for several years without any problems, and it is more trustworthy.

The whole ship has been refurbished, and the biggest change is that the city wall above the deck has been removed, and many auxiliary soft sails have been installed.

This specially reinforced treasure ship is good everywhere, but the speed is too slow.

Because the hull is too big, even though there are twelve hard sails, the speed of sailing will not exceed twenty kilometers per hour when the wind is down.

When the wind is against the wind, the speed of walking is almost the same as that of a person.

Through the improvement of the sails, although the sailing speed is still not much faster when the wind is downwind, the speed when the wind is headed has been enhanced.

In this way, the treasure ship will not become a burden to the fleet, and can keep up with the cruising speed of various warships.

Apart from the sails, the ship has not undergone major modifications.Because it has been modified by Zhu Zhanji and is very livable, it can be said to be the most comfortable boat in this era.

Zhu Di only went to Hormos and the Persian Gulf this time, all of which were familiar routes, so there was no need to worry about getting into trouble at all.

After looking around on the boat, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's beyond my imagination. Even the huts are built in an unexpected way, and it won't affect the view of the female relatives."

Ships in this era do not have toilets. Whether you are a general or a soldier, you can only solve the problem at the side of the ship.

Going to the toilet is the most dangerous time at sea when there is a strong wind.

But Zhu Zhanji just asked people to build a groove around the side of the boat. When going to the toilet, people can go directly into the groove. There are hollow holes below, so they can go to the toilet directly.

And every other distance, there is a section with a roof, which can be used when it rains.

As for the toilet at the stern, he and his concubines use it. Even a swimming pool has been built, so naturally there will be no shortage of comfortable toilets.

Standing on the side of the boat and looking at Jiangbei in the distance, he turned his head and said, "I'm going to take Concubine Zhang and the others with me, and let the other concubines stay in the harem and not go out. You leave your mother in the palace to take charge of the harem for you." affairs. In addition, Wang Yan also stayed for you, and there will be no one in the palace to cause trouble for you."

Zhu Zhanji knew that he was giving himself a sword.Although Zhu Di didn't pay much attention to those concubines, they were considered Zhu Zhanji's grandmothers after all.

It would be difficult to deal with it if she used her grandma's airs to disgust people.

Zhu Zhanji said: "Instead of this, it is better to leave the imperial concubine and let her take charge of the harem. This family has something to ask, and she will not get out of control."

Concubine Zhang is actually not favored nowadays, Zhu Di only stays in her palace for one or two nights every month.Just because she is Zhang Fu's younger sister, Zhu Di still pays more attention to her.

After hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, he nodded and said, "Since you think you can control the Zhang family, you can do as you say. In the future, the three main halls and the West Palace will be open to you, but you should not go to the harem."

Impulsive, Zhu Zhanji said in a low voice: "Grandpa, grandson always thought that everyone was raised by mother and father. Although life is unequal, there are men and women, tall and short, fat and thin, and some There is beauty and ugliness, but in terms of life, they are equal. Everyone has only one life, and it is gone after death. As the saying goes, a good death is worse than a hard life, but the current burial system is too inhumane, and it is out of line with my Ming etiquette. Bang style."

Zhu Di laughed, shook his head and said, "Once I leave, you will have the final say in this world. Don't talk about this trivial matter, even if you chop off all the heads of the Kong family, it's just a matter of effort.

You are all good there, but you haven't learned to think about problems from the perspective of a superior. Many things will become very simple when you have a knife and gun in your hand.

If you think that burial is not good, then change it, and if you think it is not good, you can change it according to your own wishes.As long as it is beneficial for my Zhu family to rule the world, gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas.do you know? "

"Then grandpa won't feel lonely in the underground?"

"That's all nonsense. A person has died for thousands of years, so you know what a fart. Besides, your imperial grandmother has been waiting for me for more than ten years. Isn't it enough to have her accompany me!"

With Zhu Di's endorsement, Zhu Zhanji was ready to find an opportunity to abolish the system of burial and foot binding.

Today's foot binding is just to modify the shape of the feet, but under the evolution of those rotten scholars, it has gradually become a deformed hobby.

Especially after the Qing Dynasty, in order to weaken the resistance of the Han people, the rulers made Han women's feet bound, and they were bound to become disabled.

At the same time, they strictly forbade the foot binding of Banner women and issued strict laws.

If not, how could they rule such a large empire with less than 5.00% of the population.

For Zhu Zhanji, binding women's feet is a great waste of productivity. Not to mention half the extra labor, it is only a quarter extra, which is extremely precious to Daming today.

Zhu Di wrapped his cloak around his body, took two steps forward, and then turned around and said, "The Yunnan army in the southwest and the southern soldiers in Zhang Fu's hands, these two places cannot be moved. Zheng Heng in the north took away most of the elite soldiers." , Let Liu Sheng go there just to frighten and kill people.

You must win over these three people. In addition, train the evacuated young army and take charge of your first fleet, and you will be invincible.

I still believe in your means, but remember, don't use force too much. In many cases, words are sharper than knives. "

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Grandson wrote it down."

Zhu Di added: "Jianyi is used for straightness, Xia Yuanji is used for loyalty, Lu Zhen is used for poison, Fang Bin is used for subtlety, Gu Zuo is used for sincerity, Wuzhong, Song Li is used for naivety, and Liu Guan is used for greed."

Zhu Zhanji has always been a little puzzled, why Zhu Di trusts Liu Guan so much, knowing that he is a corrupt official, but still reuses him, and arranges him in the post of Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After hearing Zhu Di's words now, he felt that his previous thinking was wrong.It's not that Zhu Di doesn't know Liu Guan's character, so why does he keep using him?

Seeing Zhu Zhanji frowning, Zhu Di smiled and said, "Can't you figure it out?"

Zhu Zhanji asked: "Is it because Liu Guan is corrupt, so he can investigate corrupt officials better and know how corrupt the other party is?"

Zhu Di nodded, then shook his head and said: "Liu Guan is greedy, so he is suitable for killing chickens and monkeys. Originally, I left this person for your father, but now it is the same for you.

After I leave, when the imperial court finds it difficult to control, I can kill Liu Guan, so as to kill chickens and scare monkeys.A second grade nine Qing, enough weight.

Jian Yi can be reused and should not be relied on too much. Xia Yuanji is capable but not generous enough to be the head of a hundred officials.

Lu Zhen is narrow-minded, sinister and vicious, and he is comparable to a fierce general when he is used well.As for Gu Zuo, Wu Zhong and the others have already listened to you.

I am going to send Fang Bin and Jin Youzi to the northwest to replace Huang Fu. Huang Fu is grateful to you. He has outstanding abilities and can be reused. "

Fang Bin was arranged to go to the northwest so that he would not get in the way by Zhu Zhanji's side, but he couldn't fully believe in his ability, so Jin Youzi was asked to do things in the past.

Zhu Di added: "Yang Rong is good at dealing with people, so it's not suitable to be the chief assistant, but you can make any adjustments for him in the future."

This means that Yang Rong can do things, but he can't be a man, and he offends many people.