A lot of things happened in the fifteenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, but most of the things were concentrated in the first half of the year, and in the second half of the year, they basically stopped, and things became less so.

In fact, Zhu Yijun did it on purpose, because he did enough in the first half of the year, and only in the second half of the year.

After entering September, Zhang Weixian returned to the capital from Shanxi, and with him came back a shipload of goods. All of them were pulled back from Shanxi, and they were all Mao imitations.

From woolen materials to woolen yarns, to all kinds of carpets, there are very, very many.

Datong has been saving up the goods for more than a year, and now it has officially begun to ship, and the major families can be said to be gearing up and ready to do a big job and earn all the silver.

After handing over the errand, Zhang Weixian rested at home for three days before entering the palace to face the saint.

Zhu Yijun saw Zhang Weixian, who was in the dust, and motioned for him to be exempt, and then said with a smile: "It looks like a lot of vicissitudes, and it is also a lot stronger, not bad, not bad, very good." ”

"Your Majesty Hongfu!" Zhang Weixian hurriedly said.

Zhu Yijun smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, don't talk about this, let's talk about Shanxi and Shaanxi with me!" ”

Zhang Weixian hurriedly told Zhu Yijun about his affairs in Shanxi and Shaanxi, in fact, there are basically no major problems in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and everything is going smoothly.

However, Zhang Weixian mentioned the three-sided matter, but he was somewhat worried.

The situation on the three sides is complicated, there are many Mongolian generals who have surrendered, and it is much more difficult to carry out military reform there. In addition, in the face of the Qinghai Ministry, the situation is very serious, and Zhang Weixian is somewhat worried.

Zhu Yijun was not too worried, because the Qinghai Ministry of the Native Soil was not only facing the Ming Dynasty.

Behind them was the fledgling Mughal Empire, a feudal autocratic dynasty established in India by Babur, a descendant of the Turkicized Mongol Timur. At the height of the empire, it encompassed almost the entire subcontinent and Afghanistan.

The Mughal superstructure is ***, and the foundation is Hinduism.

After the collapse of the Timurid Empire, Babur, a descendant of his royal family, led an invasion of the South Asian subcontinent to establish the Mughal Empire, which had fallen during the time of his son Humayun, and now is the time for the rise of the Mughal Empire.

Anyway, Zhu Yijun didn't want to go head-to-head with the Mughal Empire at this time.

The war damage is large, the supply line is long, and there are not many benefits to defeating it, as for the underground land contains the saying that there are mineral deposits, and now it cannot be mined, what is the use. After waiting for a few decades, it is not too late to clean up the north and the east and advance west.

Of course, these Zhu Yijun will not say it to Zhang Weixian.

Why are the Mongols on the Qinghai side honest, firstly, because the Ming army is still very capable of fighting at this time, and secondly, because of the rising Mughal Empire, compared with the Ming Dynasty, the Mughal Empire makes it difficult for them to sleep.

However, after Zhang Weixian's reminder, Zhu Yijun thought of one thing, that is, he can't fight, he can do some business!

You must know that the territory of the Mughal Empire is not small, half of India plus part of Central Asia, they have a lot of good things, and it seems that trade with them is very good, and they can open up the Silk Road.

After thinking about it, Zhu Yijun dispelled this problem, because the investment is too big and the income is too small, let the people get it themselves!

Compared with maritime trade and colonization, the profit of going west is too small, but it can be fought later.

After chatting about the affairs of the northwest, Zhu Yijun told Zhang Weixian about the restructuring of Jiliao. Compared with other places, Jiliao is a very difficult bone to gnaw, where there are local barbarians, Li Rusong, who raises self-respect, and the ambitious Nurhachi.

According to the information sent back by the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Nurhachi is about to unify the Jurchens of Jianzhou, and it will be next year at the latest.

The big and small officials in Liaodong all turned a blind eye to this, and they didn't know if they liked Nurhachi too much, or if Nurhachi acted too well. The situation in Liaodong is getting complicated, and it's time to reach out.

"Rest at home for a month, and then go to Jiliao to take office!"

"Start with Jizhou, stabilize the basic market, and then try to Baoding, and finally settle on Liaodong. I want to establish the Jizhou Military Region in Jizhou, you are the first general, do a good job. ”

"It's not the first time I've told you about the separation of military and government."

"This time in Jizhou, you come to do this, set an example to the world, do a good job, don't let me down." Speaking of this, Zhu Yijun reached out and patted Zhang Weixian's shoulder.

Zhang Weixian hurriedly knelt on the ground: "The ministers should do their best to live up to Your Majesty's trust!" ”

"Okay, get up!" Zhu Yijun stretched out his hand to help Zhang Weixian up, and then said with a smile: "The cement straight road from the capital to Tongzhou has been repaired, you can go and see it tomorrow!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Weixian hurriedly bowed down and replied.

The next day, Zhu Yijun went to inspect the newly built cement straight, and sat in the carriage without feeling the slightest bump, which made Zhu Yijun very satisfied. The carriage with wooden wheels, even with shock absorption, was very bumpy.

Now it's different, the carriage is very stable, Zhu Yijun lifted the curtain and looked at both sides of the road.

Although no trees were planted, Zhu Yijun had already asked people to get them. Of course, it will not be the ornamental trees of later generations, but poplars and willows, which can be lived by inserting a single branch.

I believe that in a few years, this will be a tree-lined road, and it will be beautiful.

After inspecting the road, Zhu Yijun returned to the palace and announced the construction of the road from Beijing to Tianjin, and at the same time the road from Beijing to Jizhou was to be built, and the preparation was from Beijing to Jinzhou.

The road was contracted in sections, and the Road and Bridge Division under the Ministry of Internal Affairs undertook the construction and subcontracted to businesses in various places.

All of a sudden, all the prefectures and counties along the way were lively, and all the big families began to ask people everywhere to contract. It's just that their speed is slow, and this piece of fat has long been targeted.

The nobles and relatives of the capital pounced on them in one bite, and the posture was crazy.

They missed the opportunity to make a fortune in the northwest, and they didn't want to miss this opportunity, so they all contracted these sections, and then the construction started in full swing.

In the autumn of the fifteenth year of Wanli, the autumn harvest of the Ming Dynasty was completed very smoothly, very smoothly.

All taxes have been collected, and the payment of grain by the officials and gentry has been completely stabilized, and after two or three years of implementation, there will basically be no recurrence. The road construction is also going well, and the trade is also developing rapidly.

Daming's first large-scale steel plant has completed the site selection and is being prepared, and the construction will basically start after the New Year.

After entering the winter, the court is still very busy, but Zhu Yijun basically doesn't care about them, but accompanies his queen and concubines in the palace.

It was a twist at the end of the year, which made Zhu Yijun a little surprised.

It was the clan that went on this note, it was the vassal king, and this person was King Zheng. Speaking of King Zheng's lineage, it is also quite unlucky, the first generation of King Zheng Zhu Zhanjun is the second son of Ming Renzong Zhu Gao Chishu, the first generation of King Zheng of the Ming Dynasty, and is born by Concubine Li Xian.

Originally, he was just a stable vassal king, but in the Jiajing period, something happened.

In the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing, Zhu Houhan, who was then King Zheng, wrote to advise Ming Shizong, hoping that he would not take pills for longevity, and that he would not worship Taoism too much.

Until the first year of Longqing, Mu Zong succeeded to the throne and was reinstated, and Jialu was 400 stones.

This recital is now on the Zheng King Zhu Houhan, and the content is also very simple.

The imperial court is opening the feudal ban, and the Zheng Wangfu is willing to set an example for the vassal king and move the Zheng Wangfu to Beijing, and as for the fiefdom palace, all of them will be handed over to the state. I just hope that the emperor will give him a place to live in the capital, and his words are very sincere.

The Forbidden City Mandarin Palace.

Zhu Yijun looked at the twists and turns of King Zheng Zhu Houhan, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, King Zheng's lineage, in the Ming Dynasty, can be called a model of vassal kings, and at the same time a very representative vassal king.

Not greedy for money, not collecting money, the family is very interested in learning.

This is not only reflected in Zhu Houhan's body, but also in his son. Zhu Houhan's son's name is Zhu Zaiyu, the word Boqin, the number of Qushan people, Jiufeng Mountain people, when he was young, he called himself "crazy life", "Shanyang wine mad cyclamen", also known as "Duanjing Shizi".

In history, he has a lot of evaluations, but it has nothing to do with his status as the prince of the vassal king, he is a famous lawyer in the Ming Dynasty (known as the "law saint"), a historian, and a musician.

A very talented person with a deep study of music.

Of course, this is not the most special, the most special thing is that he sneers at the throne and only hates being born in the emperor's family, which should be the best adjective for Zhu Zaiyu.

King Zheng Zhu Houhan died, and Zhu Zaiyu, as the eldest son, should have inherited the throne, but he gave up the country seven times, resigned and returned to the country, and devoted himself to writing. During the 19 years of indifference and bumpiness when his father was imprisoned, Zhu Zaiyu worshiped the sages, went in and out of common principles, and concentrated on reading music and calendrical arithmetic with the spirit of chasing the sun and the moon, and opened up the vast field of marginal disciplines.

Zhu Zaiyu crossed the ancestral rules, broke the old habits, paid attention to practice and experiments, worked hard to seek truth all his life, worked hard, and completed the "Complete Book of Music and Rhythm", "The Theory of Law and Lv", "Question and Confusion of Law and Lv", "Jialiang Calculation Sutra", "Rhythm and Rhythm Essence", "Rhythm and Calendar Integration", "New Theory of Arithmetic", "Se Spectrum" and so on.

Zhu Zaiyu's achievements shocked the world, and Chinese and foreign scholars revered him as a "saint of the Oriental Renaissance". Therefore, Zhu Zaiyu and Guo Moruo are listed as "world historical and cultural celebrities" together.

If it weren't for this twist and turn, Zhu Yijun would have almost forgotten about King Zheng's lineage, and there were too many things.

Now that King Zheng Zhu Houhan is on this setback, Zhu Yijun suddenly remembered that among the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, there was such a talent hidden. Zhu Houhan is old and unbearable, but his son is in the prime of life!

This is the example of the king of the Ming Dynasty, if such a person does not hold up, Zhu Yijun feels sorry for himself.