For the Carloli family, in the past few days in Daming, they have seen too many new things.

Whether it's Bologna or Rome, the city is dirty.

But the city of Daming has given them a taste of what a truly civilized city looks like.

It has clean roads, beautiful surroundings, state-of-the-art sewers, septic tanks, more people than in Europe, and lively markets.

Unlike those linguists, Calsoli, as an engineer, made great efforts in the construction of Suez Castle, so his salary has been saved a lot in the year he came to Daming.

The income of one gold coin a month is not only in Europe, but also in the Ming Dynasty, and the income of many Ming people is only two silver coins a month.

But the price is lower, here a steamed bun is only two coppers, a meatloaf is only four coppers, a pound of pork is eighteen coppers, and a stone of rice is less than three dollars of silver, enough for their family to eat for a month.

Moreover, all kinds of iron utensils, such as kitchen knives and iron pots, are all necessities of life, and the price is also very low. Iron pots, which were not affordable to the small aristocrats in Europe, could afford to be bought by the poor here with a little frugality.

Now His Royal Highness the Great Ming Taisun has solved the house problem for them, and their salary can allow them to live a superior life.

Silk, which is worth the same amount of gold in Europe, is surprisingly low here, only five or six silver dollars per horse, and can make three to five sets of clothes.

When I came here, I realized that there were many kinds of silk, and silk and silk made them unable to distinguish at all.

It is no wonder that not only many people, but even some subordinates, are also dressed in silk clothes.

In Europe, the price of muslin cloth is amazing, but the price in Daming is very low, a piece of cloth, more than 30 meters, only about two silver coins.

Even this is a luxury in Europe, because people in Europe can only wear clothes made of ramie and sisal, which can only be used to make sacks of grain in Daming.

While in Suez, Karsoli received a reward for his participation in the construction of the castle. His job is a distinguished professor at the Daming Institute of Architecture, and participating in the design of the castle is a voluntary job.

Before a third of the money had been spent, the house had been filled with the furniture that had been bought, and the furniture was said to be made with machines at a very low price.

The cooking things in the kitchen, the bowls for eating, he also bought all the things according to the introduction of the reception staff.

Every day, they eat food that they couldn't dream of before. As she learns the words, Sophia vows to learn the various cooking skills here as soon as possible.

Several children were very happy that their family came to Daming, and only when they came here did they know that Europe was so backward.

More importantly, there is no religious oppression, no need to face the church's "fundraising" every month, and there is no tithe-tithe tax. All income, is their own.

Coming to Daming coincided with their festival and ushered in a long holiday.

After settling in the family, Karsoli took his three children yesterday and set out on a tour of the bustling city.

On the way, they saw two farmers almost fighting over a ball of cow dung.

This makes them wonder why the streets here are so clean because cow dung and horse dung have been "robbed" clean?

In fact, they guessed correctly, the cow dung and horse dung on the road are a little better, and now the toilets and septic tanks in various parts of Yingtianfu have long been monopolized by the guild.

For a large agricultural country that has long used organic fertilizer, the people here attach more importance to manure than they imagined.

They went to the city's bazaar, the zoo, and took a look at the palace from afar.

It is said that His Royal Highness lives in this palace, and this palace is even bigger than a city.

As an architect, Karlsoli was well aware that most cities in Europe today were not as big as the palace.

The common people here do not discriminate against them as foreigners, and they are accustomed to it, except for some children who are still a little curious and like to follow them.

Satisfied, he returned home, only to find a group of red-clothed chamberlains gathered at the door.

When they came to Daming, they knew very well that these people were the subordinates of the royal family, and they not only served the entire royal family, but also took charge of the world's commerce.

Although they could not get involved in political affairs, many officials, even those important ministers of the imperial court, did not dare to slack off.

And Carl Soli recognized Li Liang among these people, this is the big celebrity in front of Taisun.

Karsoli immediately greeted him, learning the long way of meeting the Ming people, folding his palms on top of each other, falling from top to bottom, bowing slightly, twisting his steps slightly, and waiting for his body to stand up straight and circle around.

This one of them saluted more than a dozen people, which was very convenient and hygienic.

"I don't know if you are coming, please don't be surprised."

A few little eunuchs saw a foreign devil wearing Da Ming clothes and performing Da Ming courtesy, he spoke in a strange tone, and couldn't help laughing, but quickly covered his mouth.

Li Liang, the leader, carefully looked at Sophia's body for a while, and then said to Guo Liang with a smile: "Ambassador Guo, this is the Karlsoli family, talking to the Yi people about the rules, tired to death, I finally rested today, so I won't accompany you." ”

Guo Liang is more than ten years older than Li Liang, and when Zhu Zhanji was a child, he was serving Zhang. Although he is the number one celebrity in front of the Zhang family, he doesn't dare to underestimate this big celebrity at the same level as himself.

In the palace, Li Liang is much more popular than him.

They sent Li Liang into the carriage, and then turned around and said arrogantly to the Carloli family: "Carloli, right? Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will come to your house tomorrow morning, and today he specially sent us to teach you some palace rules, you must study hard, don't lose our face in front of the Crown Princess. ”

The crown princess is coming to their house? Is it the mother of His Royal Highness the Grand Sun?

Carl Soli quickly understood why, it seems that Zhang Wu really said that His Royal Highness Taisun.

Shocked, they didn't even bother to eat a mouthful of food, so they were tossed for two hours.

Whether it's walking, talking, or saluting, you have to learn everything. Don't say that you just said the wrong thing, and farting in front of the crown princess is a big crime.

They were tossed for two hours, and it was still easy. And Sophia, as the protagonist, is even more pitiful.

Several palace maids criticized her from head to toe, not only tossing her until midnight, but also asking her two younger brothers to boil water in a large pot and give her a good bath.

The bath water was filled with essence, and after washing it out, Sophia only felt refreshed, and she had never been so comfortable.

But then, she was subjected to the most shameful treatment, several people checked her body from top to bottom, disgusted that there was a lot of hair on her body, and even used two cotton threads to twist her body from top to bottom, from front to back.

Although it was only two simple cotton threads, but in their hands it was comparable to a torture instrument, and Sophia, who was twisted, was itchy and painful, wanted to laugh and cry, and the whole person was almost gone.

She originally thought that she would be so nervous that she would not be able to sleep, but they broke it like this, and when they gave her another bath, she fell asleep without even trying on the next day's clothes.

The dream was in full swing, and before dawn, she was called again, and several "witches" began to comb her hair again, and combed her with a popular fallen horse bun of a Ming girl.

What made her want to resist the most was that they were afraid that she would go to the toilet if she ate too much, and they didn't let her drink porridge for breakfast, so they only let her eat half a steamed bun, but she was not full yet......

The original expectation and excitement for the Daming Crown Princess were tossed away in this torture, and Sophia was already resigned to fate.

But despite being tortured so much, when she saw her makeup in the mirror, she became a much more beautiful self.

She herself began to tremble again, it turns out that I can be so beautiful......

Compared with the toss before the meeting, when you actually meet, there is not so much tossing.

The Carloli family bowed down to Zhang, and the three men were sent to the inner room, leaving Sophia alone to face Zhang.

Zhang originally felt a little embarrassed that his nephew had taken a fancy to a Xiyi woman, but when he met, he found that this woman had bright eyes and bright teeth, although her face was a little pockmarked, but her waist was fat and her hips were round, which was different from the petite woman of Daming.

Such a woman is also beautiful among the Persian women raised by the emperor.

Moreover, her family background is still in the past, although her family is in the middle of the road and has lost her land, she still has a title.

Of course, all this is nothing, the main thing is that her son wants to reuse the girl's father, and her nephew has a crush on the girl.

Zhang is a very stable woman, whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di, they can pay special attention to her, not because she is beautiful, but because she has a sense of the overall situation.

Therefore, after asking her about her past, she saw that she was not charming, although she was a foreign race, but she was calm and generous, she was inclined to make jade a good thing.

Before leaving, she pulled off the golden step from her head and stuck it on her head, leaving behind a box of jewelry.

The Carlsoli family never thought about it, but they were met by the future queen, and the jewelry was given in a box.

The value of this box of jewelry is not to be talked about for the time being, just this gold brushed hairpin inlaid with five large pearls is priceless.

However, the crown princess didn't say anything, did this come to be done or not?

The confusion of the Calsoli family did not last long, because as soon as Mrs. Peng Chengbo entered the palace, she heard that her grandson had fallen in love with a Xiyi woman, and she almost fainted.

Xiyi women are not too popular in Daming. Because most of them are sold, most of them are in the theater and theater, and they are very popular with some men looking for freshness.

Their Pengcheng Bofu is also a wealthy family, how can they find such a woman!

Mrs. Peng Chengbo didn't dare to object, because this sister-in-law was the pillar of the entire Zhang family. But the old lady did not have these scruples and expressed her resolute opposition.

The old lady is a lot of things, has a pungent personality, and has always liked to be a matchmaker among high-ranking families. Don't say that those princes compliment her, even the palace is the same as her own family, and Zhu Di also likes this straightforward mother-in-law.

Zhang Wu wanted to ask for mercy on the side, but was slapped in the face by the old lady and driven out.

Zhang was helpless, so he said: "I can't actually get around this matter, but this is what Zhan Ji meant, and the emperor should also agree." ”

The old lady didn't believe it. "The emperor and Zhan Ji have every opportunity, and they can still manage the marriage of the second son of our little uncle's mansion? If it hadn't been for the little brute who had begged for it himself, I'm afraid Zhanji wouldn't have known about it. ”

Zhang had no choice but to say about this mother: "Although this Sophia is a Xiyi woman, her father has great talents, and Zhanji should be reused, a great talent who can be named in front of Zhanji, and he will not insult our uncle." ”

The old lady has been accustomed to seeing the ups and downs in the capital for more than ten years, and the day before was still full of friends, and the next moment the whole family beheaded was not one or two.

All wealth and glory are empty, what matters is the emperor's mind.

His grandson will be the emperor in the future, and the royal family in the future will be the blood of the Zhang family, with her blood.

So she is not worried about the fate of her Zhang family in the future, and even looks down on those who are public.

Their Zhang family does not seek to be rich and noble, as long as they are safe for a long time, otherwise, the emperor would have mentioned to them a few years ago that the Zhang family would be promoted to the knighthood, and the old lady would not have personally come forward to refuse.

is also because he does not seek to soar, he has become the envy of others, and he pays more attention to inheritance. Therefore, the children and grandchildren that the old lady values most over the years cannot be a gentleman, and she can't drag down the entire family because of one person.

Although the two brothers Zhang Wei and Zhang Wu are not talented, they are both loyal and honest, in fact, the old lady is very satisfied.

There is another important factor in the inheritance of the family, and that is in-laws.

is like the eldest grandson finding Song Shuying, the eldest daughter of Princess An Cheng, this is a good family business. The Hou Song family in Xining is not as flamboyant as the Li family in Fuyang, and Princess Ancheng is also a woman who does her duty, so the old lady found such a family affair for her eldest grandson.

Although the second grandson did not inherit the earldom, the brothers have always followed Zhu Zhanji, and the title of a viscount is just a matter of one sentence, even an earl is not impossible.

So if you want to find a Xiyi woman, she is resolutely opposed.

However, if this is what Junji meant, the old lady should think about it.

"Since you said that the Naka Heli family is a family of duty, and the woman is fine, take the woman into the palace for me to see."

Carloli is a man and cannot enter the palace casually, but there are far fewer restrictions on women. Zhang couldn't help his mother, so he had to send someone to pick up Sophia.

When Zhu Zhanji returned to the palace in the afternoon, he saw his sister in the palace and they looked strange around a foreign woman, and she was ashamed and had nowhere to hide, so she knew who it was.

Not to mention, Zhang Wu has a good eye. This Sophia looks a little like the Inter godmother Canalis, not to mention her beauty, because it conforms to the oriental aesthetics, which adds a bit of temptation.

Of course, the women of this era are not as independent and flamboyant as later generations, and although this Sophia is beautiful, she also has a weak style.

"Your Highness is back, it's freezing outside, come and warm up inside."

Zhu Zhanji glanced at the women in the room and said with a smile: "I just returned to the palace, and I heard that my grandmother and aunt are here, so I will come to greet my eldest brother first." When I change my clothes, I will see my uncle and them again. ”

The old lady waited for Zhu Zhanji for most of the day, although she was quite satisfied with this woman, but when she thought of her great-grandson's deep eyes and high nose in the future, she still couldn't accept it.

It's not impossible for her to accept this woman, but she has to make a promise to her from this grandson. Otherwise, she wouldn't agree to it.

The old lady was not reluctant, and followed Zhu Zhanji out to send Zhu Zhanji out of the apse of Wenhua Palace. "Your Highness really wants to do this for Zhang Wu? The old body thought that in the future, they would give birth to a child with sunken eye sockets and a high nose bridge, and they would not be able to pass this hurdle. ”

Zhu Zhanji was very clear about the old lady's mentality, and a word made her soften. "Grandmother, rest assured, I will take good care of the two brothers Zhang Wei and Zhang Wu in the future, Zhang Wei has a knighthood, and Zhang Wu will at least be an earl in the future. In Nanzhou, I also left a large gold mine for the Zhang family, and let Zhang Wu guard it for me in the future. ”

In the past two years, the Nanzhou gold mine has been in the hustle and bustle of the Ming Dynasty, and even the rural farmers know about it, and many people are tempted to go to Nanzhou to pan for gold, let alone the old lady.

The old lady couldn't say anything when she refused, so she had to say: "The Zhang family is not prosperous, your uncle only has two brothers, and Zhang Wei and his generation only have five brothers, and two are still young, so they can't be counted on." Don't want a big gold mine, get a smaller one for the Zhang family, have some living money, and the old body will be satisfied. ”

Zhu Zhanji liked the old lady's mentality, and said with a smile: "I will take care of the Zhang family and let the Zhang family spread out." ”

The old lady was satisfied, and Zhang Wu went to Nanzhou in the future, but she would just take a look at it and take a look. Thinking that I had just slapped him back, I felt uncomfortable.

The old lady is easy to pass here, but Zhu Di is not easy to pass.

agreeing to the marriage between Zhang Wu and the Xiyi people is tantamount to opening an opening for the current national policy of the Ming Dynasty.

Because Zhang Wu is not an ordinary person, as the second son of the Earl's Court, Zhu Zhanji promised to give him a knighthood. Then their children will be able to inherit the title in the future, which is against the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Because of this era, the expulsion of the Mengyuan people was the most prosperous period of the emperor's and Han thoughts.

Not to mention the Xiyi people, even the children born in the southwest have to have their inheritance rights halved, and this halving is not an equal halving.

Because now there is a division of concubines, and there is also a primogeniture inheritance system.

The family property is first of all the inheritance of the concubine, and the children of the concubines have only a few inheritance rights, and generally when the elders have not died, they will give a little family property and divide the family, and the main property of the family will never be distributed to them.

The children of the native concubines are halved compared to the children of other concubines, not compared to the daughters of the house.

Now that Xiyi women are allowed to be wives, there will be no less bad debts in the future.

It is also for this reason that Zhu Di is now paying special attention to this matter.

Zhu Zhanji didn't think of this aspect at first, because all the interracial women he looked for before were sterilized.

Now that I was reminded by Zhu Diyi, I remembered that this was not just a marriage, but a confrontation with tradition.

Suddenly, Zhu Zhanji regretted it a little.

Zhu Di did not want Zhu Zhanji to convince himself, but to let Zhu Zhanji realize the meaning behind this.

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. Zhu Zhanji thought about it for a while, but he didn't come up with a good countermeasure. He could only say: "My grandson will think about it these days and how to start it." ”

Zhu Diqi said: "Since you have realized the difficulties here, why do you still insist? ”

"Because today's Ming is not the Ming of the past, the previous Ming Dynasty did not even have Mobei, but now Mobei, Qinghai-Tibet, and Jiaozhi have all become the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and only the northwest remains...... Moreover, Dongying, Nanzhou, Nanyang, these places, my Han people are not many now, if you want to truly turn these places into the stable territory of my Ming Dynasty, you must change. ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Your idea is good, but you will face a lot of criticism!" ”

"The road has to be taken step by step, and my grandson will not directly choose to fight. It's a big deal, let Zhang Wu go to Nanzhou to hide for a few years first, and then run this matter well when his grandson feels that the time is ripe. ”

"Good!" Zhu Di couldn't help but pat his legs and laughed: "I'm afraid that you are young and vigorous, and you have to do everything." Many times, you have to learn to do things in a roundabout way, and you can't do it quickly! I'm relieved that you can have such thoughts. ”

Zhu Zhanji was full of thoughts, and he didn't hear Zhu Di say this, because he had already decided to let Zhu Zhanji supervise the country, not let Zhu Gaochi supervise the country.

Zhu Di took out the rules of deliberation of the Ming Dynasty written by Zhu Zhanji again, and said: "The more I read this set of rules you wrote, the more I think it is well written and thoughtful. But after all, this is a set of laws, things are dead, people are alive. I'm still at a loss as to how to do it. For example, this principle of debate, do you want me to be the person of balance every time you meet the court? ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said, "Of course not, Grandpa Huang, you are the final adjudicator and do not participate in the debate." A balanced person can be appointed as the head of the six departments in turn, or he can choose a person of high moral standing to serve as the person, but he must change it every few years. ”

"Why?"

"Because this position is quite important, if you hold it for a long time, I am afraid that you will eventually become the prime minister."

Zhu Di thought about it, it was really good, the chief officials of the six departments took turns, if there was one person, this person would have the power to discuss the affairs of the court, and naturally there would be a way to make things develop in the direction he needed.

He deliberately said: "Actually, I also thought about reinstating the post of prime minister......

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "It doesn't matter whether the post of prime minister is set up or not, because the power of the prime minister is inversely proportional to the emperor's ability. The emperor is wise, the prime minister's natural rights have become smaller, the emperor is mediocre, and the ministers can stand up to the emperor without the prime minister. The key is the ...... system"

"What kind of system do you think is the best system?"

Zhu Zhanji didn't have to think about such a question at all, and said directly: "There is no best system, only the most suitable system, and the so-called good and bad are only relative." ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment and asked, "Then if you come to be the emperor, what will you do?" How to choose? ”

There were no outsiders in the study, only Wang Yan, Li Qian, Li Liang, and Jin Kuo. Zhu Zhanji nodded his head in the direction of the door, Zhu Di also nodded, and all the people went out.

Only then did Zhu Zhanji say in a low voice: "Sun Er will divide the current court into four, and no one will control each other, only Sun Er can control the overall situation." ”

Zhu Di was really stunned at this time, and he couldn't guess Zhu Zhanji's train of thought at all.

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