On the first day of June, Zhu Cihong conducted a military parade in Hangzhou, inspecting the 50,000 Jingwu troops stationed in Zhejiang.

The Jingwu Army consisted of the Tianwu Army under the command of Huang Degong and some of the Tuntian soldiers in Huguang, and a small number of elites were selected from the army of Liu Liangzuo, who was killed.

More than half of the Jingwu Army immediately crossed the battlefield and fought several battles with Li Zicheng in Shaanxi, and its combat effectiveness was second only to that of the Tianwu Army, and the rate of firearms equipping was as high as 70 percent, and all personnel could be equipped with firearms in the next three years.

Looking at the rows of majestic and high-spirited Jingwu troops walking past the parade platform, Zhu Cihong said to Huang Degong beside him: "Old Huang, this soldier has trained well, I thought it was going to be abolished by you!" ”

Huang Degong smiled roughly: "The last general resolutely implements His Highness's concept of governing the army, and does not dare to slack off in the slightest!" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said: "You have done a good job in Zhejiang, you have earned a lot of silver for the palace, and the palace will not treat you badly. ”

Huang Degong immediately smiled, and then made a serious military salute and said, "Minister, thank Your Highness for your grace!" ”

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In mid-June, Zhu Cihong arrived in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and led the civil and military officials in Zhejiang to worship the Dayu Mausoleum, personally made the name of the memorial document, performed nine bows, and wrote down the four characters of "Diping Tiancheng".

Two days later, the Southern Patrol Brigade arrived in Yuyao, and Zhu Cihong immediately met Jiang Fengyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had returned to his hometown.

Jiang Fengyuan is Zhu Cihong's teacher in the East Palace, and he has supported Zhu Cihong many times in the court in the past.

I heard that the crown prince passed by Yuyao on his southern tour and wanted to live in Jiang's house, Jiang Fengyuan was so happy that he hadn't slept a single night in recent days.

In the study of the Jiang family, Zhu Cihong was writing with a pen, and Jiang Fengyuan was standing aside on crutches and waiting to watch, as if he had returned to the scene when he was teaching the prince in the Wenhua Hall a few years ago.

Jiang Fengyuan sighed in his heart: "The prince has really grown up, and now he is in charge of half of the Ming Dynasty's affairs, and this time he can live in Jiang's house during the southern tour, this is a big face!" ”

In the past few days when Zhu Cihong stayed at Jiang's house, he dealt with the government from time to time, and also summoned more than a dozen local officials one after another.

Zhu Cihong picked up the written words and blew them lightly, looked at Jiang Fengyuan and said, "Teacher, this is given to you by a student, please taste it!" ”

Looking at the eight powerful characters of "Blessing is like the East China Sea, Shoubi Nanshan", Jiang Fengyuan's eyes were hot, and he trembled and was about to kneel down to thank him, but was stopped by Zhu Cihong.

Jiang Fengyuan said: "The old minister thanked His Highness for his grace, but I am afraid that the minister, a small family, has wronged His Highness." ”

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "The teacher's house is full of birds and flowers, pure and elegant, and the palace likes it very much, so I can't talk about grievances." ”

When Jiang Fengyuan heard this, he thanked him with tears and said: "The old minister is old and frail, and he can no longer serve the imperial court, so he wants to recommend a capable minister to work for His Royal Highness." ”

Zhu Cihong was surprised and said, "Teacher, please say, who is it?" ”

Jiang Fengyuan said: "This person's name is Chen Zilong, the governor of Zhuji Prefecture in Shaoxing Prefecture, he has great ambitions, and he is diligent and thrifty, and he is quite talented. ”

"Chen Zilong......" Zhu Cihong read silently, feeling that this name is a little familiar, which celebrity should be in history.

After listening to Jiang Fengyuan's detailed introduction, Zhu Cihong remembered this anti-Qing hero Chen Zilong.

Chen Zilong is a member of the Restoration Society, Chongzhen participated in the examination when he was seven years old, because the chief examiner at that time was the first assistant Wen Tiren, who was extremely rejecting the members of the Restoration Society, Chen Zilong unexpectedly fell off the list.

After losing the list, Chen Zilong went home to thank the guests, concentrated on learning, opposed Wang Yangming's empty talk and misguided the country, and advocated applying it to the world to change the cruel social reality.

Chen Zilong sorted out Xu Guangqi's masterpiece of agriculture, "The Complete Book of Agricultural Administration", concentrated on agricultural affairs, paid special attention to agricultural production, and advocated the development of social and economic prosperity and strength.

In June of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Chen Zilong served as the manager of Shaoxing Mansion in Zhejiang, and acted as the governor of Zhuji.

In order to maintain the stability of the local society, Chen Zilong used both rigidity and softness, suppressed and appeased, while vigorously implementing the law of protecting the armor, setting up the law of mutual heads, applying for the order of the joint sitting, quelling the riots of the hungry, and on the other hand, he personally provided relief, relieved the hungry, set up a porridge factory, set up a pharmacy, supported the elderly and children, treated the sick and sick, collected the dead bones, and saved more than 100,000 people.

Zhu Cihong remembered the historical Chen Zilong, in the Southern Ming Dynasty resolutely did not shave his hair, was captured by the Qing army and escorted to Nanjing during the resistance to the Qing Dynasty, on the way through the Songjiang territory across the Tang Bridge, he was unprepared to suddenly throw himself into the water to commit suicide, was picked up when he was already exhausted, the Qing army brutally beheaded Ling Chi, abandoned the body in the water.

Zhu Cihong wanted to reserve military rations from Zhejiang, and was bent on increasing the endowment, but he forgot to reform agricultural production, at this time, he heard Jiang Fengyuan mention Chen Zilong and the "Complete Book of Agricultural Administration", slapped his thigh fiercely, and said: "Xu Sheng, go to Shaoxing Mansion to invite Chen Zilong!" ”

Two days later, Chen Zilong arrived at Yuyao Jiang's house.

Chen Zilong is now three years old Chinese New Year's Eve, with a slightly chubby face, a short beard, and a traditional civil official's dress.

Zhu Cihong asked straight to the point: "Chen Zilong, the teacher of this palace heard that you are talented, and specially recommended you to this palace, what are your good strategies to save the country and enrich the country?" ”

Chen Zilong gave a deep salute and said: "Back to Your Highness, the minister thinks that a rich country must use its own industry, and should develop agriculture, have enough food and clothing, and save the people and the country!" ”

Chen Zilong quoted scriptures to explain that agriculture is the foundation of the country, proposed that a rich country must be based on its own industry, and he also analyzed the time and place of 111 locust plagues recorded in Chinese history from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Yuan Dynasty.

Chen Zilong said: "The minister made a detailed observation of the life and activity range of locusts, and found that the locust plague is the most prosperous between summer and autumn, and it is the original locust of the people who dry up!" ”

Subsequently, Chen Zilong also proposed several prevention and control methods, and Zhu Cihong listened to it again and again.

The Ming Dynasty has produced a large number of people, Xu Guangqi's "Complete Book of Agricultural Administration" and Song Yingxing's "Heavenly Creations" have put forward detailed and unique insights on agricultural development, and a large number of experimental studies have been carried out, including the innovation of agricultural technology and a series of research on agricultural tools.

In the past, the imperial court did not attach much importance to it, and the agricultural promotion introduced in the two books was only implemented on a small scale, but what Zhu Cihong should do now is to vigorously promote and publicize and use technology to develop agriculture.

Chen Zilong said: "The minister thinks that the development of agriculture should be adapted to local conditions, and make full use of land resources and advanced agricultural tools, in order to enrich the country and benefit the people!" ”

"Good!"

Zhu Cihong stroked his palm and said: "Chen Zilong, this palace promoted you to inspect the imperial history of Jiangnan, and ordered you to set up an agricultural guidance group, train agricultural technical instructors, and directly provide technical support for farmers' planting!" ”

The agricultural technical instructors planned by Zhu Cihong are intellectuals in the field, who need to work in the field for a long time, collect agricultural technology information, classify and process it, and teach agricultural technology to farmers.

In order to increase the enthusiasm of agricultural workers, Zhu Cihong assigned these instructors to the yamen of the governor of Zhejiang, and paid them according to the government personnel, each of whom paid three taels of silver per month.

After returning to Nanjing, Zhu Cihong planned to set up a special agricultural university to popularize agricultural technology throughout the country and vigorously develop agriculture to increase grain production.

Only when agriculture develops to a certain extent will there be a surplus of labor to engage in the development of a small commodity economy and a commodity-exchange society will be promoted.

When the demand for commodities in society exceeds that of the small commodity economy and cannot buy enough, it is inevitable to reform the mode of production, and the direction of reform is the use of large-scale production and large machinery, so that the emergence of industrial production and the industrial revolution will be carried out.

Even if Zhu Cihong has developed a steam engine now, as long as the development of agriculture is not strong, the industrial revolution will not be carried out even for a hundred years, which is the law of social change and cannot be shaken by individuals.