Zhu Youzhen was worrying about the people of Huangzhuang, but the court was turbulent and chaotic.

As the tax eunuchs were in place all over the country, conflicts in the court suddenly intensified.

Officials from all over the country have gone up to the scene of impeachment of eunuchs everywhere, who are rampant and domineering, bullying men and women, disrupting the market, and seriously undermining a harmonious society.

For a time, there was a voice of condemnation in the officialdom, and there was shouting and beating everywhere. Among them, the most intense public opinion is the Jiangnan officialdom, where the music is flying towards the capital like snowflakes.

The DPRK and China have been forced to suspend their work. Officials from all sides are gathering frequently, and the atmosphere of officialdom in the capital is depressing, and there is a tendency for a storm to come.

While the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party in the court were still wrestling, the public money village quietly appeared in the cities along the canal.

According to Zhu Youjian's arrangement, every important city along the canal opened a money bank. This is also the maximum range that Zhu Youzhen's financial resources can support now. He has always been very wary of the run that has not occurred so far. He easily did not dare to use the bank's deposits.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing.

A fertilizer workshop is also quietly being prepared, and the person in charge is Han Chong. This honest man was sent by Zhu Youzhen to the forefront of land reclamation.

In the capital, talent training continues.

The popular money bank, which diverted a large number of personnel, recruited a large number of apprentices again. Fertilizer workshops outside the capital are also quietly training personnel. Everything went quietly and methodically, according to plan.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao, who was in the palace, felt a little confused. The tax eunuch has just been sent down, and a report hasn't come back yet, why did he cause so many troubles? Especially in the south of the Yangtze River, Suzhou, Song, Hangzhou, and Yang, it is even more flying. According to local officials, it looked like a riot was imminent. What exactly did these eunuchs do?

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse was pacing in the Qianqing Palace irritably, and he was not even in the mood to do carpentry now. Wei Zhongxian stood aside and didn't dare to say a word. He knew that this master was actually very assertive. Now that the information from everywhere has not returned, he does not dare to say more.

A chaotic sound came from outside the hall, Zhu Youxiao frowned irritably, and Wei Zhongxian's face immediately darkened.

After walking a few steps to the palace gate, Wei Zhongxian saw a little eunuch pulling and pulling with the attendant guarding the door.

"It's not like that," Wei Zhongxian snorted in displeasure. Seeing that it was him, several people in the pulling were so frightened that they knelt down together. Only the little eunuch raised his head and said breathlessly: "Father-in-law Wei, great joy, great joy." The queen is happy. ”

Wei Zhongxian's face changed, and then he showed joy, and he didn't care about punishing a few people, so he turned around and ran towards the hall. He rushed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse in a few steps and shouted, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, the Empress Mother is happy." ”

"What?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't believe his ears.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, the queen is happy." Wei Zhongxian repeated it loudly.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse clasped his hands, and couldn't help laughing out loud with joy on his face: "Haha, haha, I'm going to be a father." Great, Wei Daban, let's go and have a look. ”

Zhu Youxiao, who heard the good news, immediately put the affairs of the court behind him and went to Kunning Palace to visit the queen first.

The inner court then passed the will, and the queen was happy, and the whole world celebrated. In order to pray for the prince, the emperor stopped the court for 15 days and granted amnesty to the world.

The eunuchs who heard the news celebrated, but the Donglin Party was like a mourner.

These are the 15 most critical days! According to the arrangement of the Donglin Party, when the tax eunuchs from all over the place arrived, and when they were not familiar with the place, they went to the book together. caused the impression that the eunuchs were chaotic and public opinion was surging, forcing the Emperor of the Apocalypse to withdraw the eunuchs.

For 15 days, the pressure was strong enough to overwhelm the weak Zhu Youxiao. Unexpectedly, Empress Zhang happened to have good news now, giving the eunuchs an excellent respite.

Drawing up a rectification plan for Huangzhuang made Zhu Youjian very worried. The main reason is that Huangzhuang has a traditional system, and there is a network of relationships behind each steward and eunuch, and Zhu Youzhen can't grasp the reactions of all parties after the adjustment.

It is said that the Huangzhuang was established during the Yongle period and was a manor directly under the royal jurisdiction.

The establishment of Huangzhuang is similar to that of the East Factory. The highest is the steward eunuch, and below it is the official school class. As for the head of the village and the companion, he is not in the establishment, but only the identity of the official. The stewards and eunuchs and the official school were appointed by the palace, and the head of the village and his companions were selected in the village.

The fields of the imperial village belonged directly to the emperor, and the tenants did not bear the land endowments and various miscellaneous labors of the imperial court. Theoretically, although the tenants of Huangzhuang did not have their own fields, they should have a good life.

In fact, the tenants of Huangzhuang were far inferior to the freedmen, and even to the ordinary tenants.

The tenants of Huangzhuang paid almost ninety percent of the tenant rent. The tenants worked hard for a year, and they couldn't even eat enough.

More importantly, the tenants of Huangzhuang have no personal freedom, they can't even run, and they are completely forced to work. Although their names are tenants, they are actually serf-like beings.

The stewards and eunuchs of the Huangzhuang are all appointed by the palace. Rashly dismissing these people, Zhu Youzhen was afraid of causing dissatisfaction in the palace.

The palace of the king of letters, in the study.

Zhu Youzhen heard the news that Empress Zhang was happy, and he was very happy for his eldest brother. He remembered the toys he had played with as a child, and he couldn't sit still anymore. What an opportunity!

It is convenient to have your own carpenter's workshop. Zhu Youzhen's idea was quickly made. A Trojan horse appeared before his eyes.

Zhu Youzhen asked Wang Chengen to bring a wooden horse and go to the palace with him to give gifts. As he walked along the road, he remembered many interesting toys from his previous life.

Zhu Youzhen habitually came to Changchun Palace, but he didn't expect Zhu Youxiao to be still in Changchun Palace.

As soon as Zhu Youzhen saw Zhu Youxiao, he shouted loudly: "Big brother, why are you still here?" Let's go, let's go, I'm going to see my little nephew, I've brought him a present. ”

"Haha, haha". Emperor Zhu Youxiao laughed loudly, "Little Wu, why are you still so naïve? Little nephew? It's still early, and it will be at least half a year before you see him. ”

"How long is it going to take?" Zhu Youzhen said a little dejectedly, and then he became happy again. "Big brother, look." He dragged over the horse, rolled over and rode on, and swayed back and forth.

Zhu Youxiao didn't realize it, although Xiao Wu has grown a lot, he is actually just a big child. Zhu Youxiao observed that the structure of this wooden horse is very simple, that is, the base of the rocking chair, and a stool with armrests is added to it. However, it can be seen that the handrails are designed for children, and they are deliberately made to look like a horse's head.

Zhu Youzhen rode the wooden horse proudly, and said to Zhu Youxiao with a look left and right: "Big brother, how is it?" Fun, right? Would you like to try it? ”

"Okay." What Zhu Youzhen didn't expect happened, and Zhu Youxiao actually agreed. Zhu Youzhen had no choice but to reluctantly climb off the wooden horse.

Zhu Youxiao rode on the wooden horse. As he shook it, he felt that the toy would definitely be popular with children. Even he loved it.

Seeing Zhu Youjian standing aside and watching blankly, Zhu Youxiao felt a little unbearable. He stood up, gave the Trojan horse to Xiao Wu, and turned to pick up the tools.

Zhu Youzhen rode a wooden horse and swayed, watching a wooden horse quickly take shape in front of his eyes.

Zhu Youxiao's carpenter skills are indeed very skillful, and all kinds of tools fly in his hands. With the help of the base of a rocking chair, a new wooden horse was soon made, but the horse's head still needed to be carefully carved.