Daming's musket is already a sharp weapon that surpasses this era, and Chen Mao has no way to refute this.

He is very aware of the comparison of the military strength of the Ming Dynasty and the various ethnic groups in the grassland over the years, although the Ming Dynasty has always had the upper hand in the past, this is because of the advantage of the Ming Dynasty in terms of numbers.

In addition to the number of people, but also because the national strength of the Ming Dynasty far exceeds that of the barren grassland, the grassland ethnic groups that can be suppressed dare not go south.

Although many tribes took refuge in the Ming Dynasty in order to survive, the forces that really inherited most of the resources of the Northern Yuan Dynasty have always been the confidants of the Ming Dynasty.

But the grassland is too big, and the boundless Gobi Desert and desert block the way, and Daming can't take the initiative to attack, so the cost is something Daming can't afford.

So a brief equilibrium was formed.

Chen Mao was also worried at the beginning, but now it is because the emperor attaches great importance to it and has not been short of armaments to form such a balance.

If the emperor is changed in the future, the Ming Dynasty is still unable to conquer the nomadic tribes, and waits for their power to expand, at that time, the balance will be broken.

The musket that Liu Sheng made at the beginning was bulky, troublesome to load, easy to burst, and could not be used when it rained.

Very often, such muskets were no better than bows and arrows.

However, when the new musket of the Ming Dynasty was popularized, the advantage of the border army became the advantage of individual soldiers.

At this time, Chen Mao's worries were completely gone.

In defense, the Ming army, equipped with new muskets, could easily resist the cavalry that exceeded the Ming five times the number of people.

In the past few years, he has witnessed the rise of the Ming Dynasty's military strength because of this new musket, and the morale and self-confidence of the soldiers have reached its peak because of this new musket.

Because of this, there are now more and more tribes that take the initiative to surrender, even some large forces in the northwest. For example, Liucheng, Huozhou, and Turpan have all taken the initiative to give in......

There is another important reason for this, that is, the cotton policy implemented by His Royal Highness Taisun in the thirteenth year.

In the twelfth year of Yongle, His Majesty went on a northern expedition, and His Royal Highness discovered a giant copper mine in Beiming Mountain.

Relying on the benefits brought by this copper mine, the Ming Dynasty completed the garrison in Mobei and gradually stabilized.

In the thirteenth year of Yongle, His Royal Highness implemented the cotton policy in the northwest, and was tempted by the trade of spices and tea, and the northwest countries, including Yili Jiangli and other countries, began to plant cotton in large quantities.

Once cotton is planted, it spreads like a spark quickly.

The tribes in the northwest originally only lived by grazing, except for cattle and sheep, they did not have anything that the Ming Dynasty needed.

On the contrary, the iron tools of the Ming Dynasty, tea, silk, spices, etc., were all wanted by the people on the grassland.

This kind of trade inequality makes Daming unwilling to trade with them, and they can only come to Daming to rob it.

The power of the Ming Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger, and they don't dare to rob it again, and some tribes can only succumb to it. But the large forces did not want to give in and began to turn to the west, to develop in the north.

The advent of cotton changed all that.

No matter how much cotton there is, Daming is willing to ask for it. And through the cultivation and transportation of cotton, it can feed countless people.

Just a small piece of cotton completely changed the hostile state of the Northwest countries and the Ming Dynasty. Nomads and agrarians finally shared common interests and formed a trade bond.

In the twelfth year, when Chen Mao first came into contact with Zhu Zhanji, he felt that he was too reckless because Zhu Zhanji, as the grandson, personally went into battle to kill the enemy.

But over the years, he has completely surrendered to Zhu Zhanji's ability.

Whether it's a new musket or cotton, it's all the work of this grandson.

In the territory of Daming, not to mention the growing trade between Daming and Nanyang, the emergence of a bank alone made Chen Mao see the promotion of the bank to the entire Ming Dynasty.

No matter what those ministers say about this grandson, Chen Mao has become a hardcore grandson.

"Your Highness means that although there is a new musket, the old one is enough, so I won't take it out for the time being. And if someone learns how to make our muskets, and then defeats them with sharper muskets? ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded, shook his head again and said, "You are half right. The technical blockade is not only on the musket, but also on all kinds of advanced technology, which should be controlled in your own hands, only when others catch up, and then we will come up with more advanced ones to make them desperate.

Secondly, it is not to let others know the correct development direction of various industries, which consumes their manpower and material resources. For this reason, I have decided to ask the Ministry of Works to build a larger copper cannon, and then invite the envoys of various countries to come and observe it.

In addition to guarding the security of the capital, the future task of the young army is to protect the outstanding technical personnel of the Jiajiang Industrial Zone and the Ministry of Industry. In addition, the young army should set up a special elite team, the number of which does not need to be too large, about 3,000 people is enough, and punitive blows will be carried out against some merchants who do not comply with the patent law, as well as the state. ”

Chen Maolin was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Zhu Zhanji to attach so much importance to this aspect. He frowned and thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, the minister has always thought that it is advisable to build a stronger army, but why not use these people to counter the rebellion?" ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head with a smile and said, "Because in my eyes, establishing a sound economic order is more important than rebellion. The Ming Dynasty is now prosperous and strong, if even a small rebellion can't be solved, isn't raising so many troops a waste? Chengguo Gong ......"

Zhu Yong immediately clenched his fists and said, "The minister is here." ”

Zhu Zhanji turned off the safety of the pistol and put it in the holster. "As the Governor of the Zuo Capital of the Chinese Military Governor's Mansion, Lone will also give you a task. I want you to set up an anti-corruption team with military guards from all over the country. This team requires people from all over the country, and it doesn't necessarily need to be physically strong, but it must be smart and smart. Because they don't necessarily go to war, the main purpose is to carry out law enforcement operations. ”

Zhu Yong was also a little puzzled, and asked, "Your Highness, isn't there already a Jinyi Guard?" ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "I require everyone in this team to be literate, because in addition to anti-corruption, audit accounts." ”

What Zhu Zhanji did not say was that his main purpose was not to fight corruption, but to collect taxes.

In later generations, because of the strength of the ruling party and the fact that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) initially dominated the domestic economy, the private sector was treated unequally for a long time, and it was impossible to evade taxes.

When the private sector develops, the country's tax policy has become more and more stringent, so that people dare not evade taxes.

But the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is very different from that of later generations. In addition to the internal prison, it is more like the United States in later generations.

There are two things that Americans cannot escape in their lives, one is death, and the other is paying taxes.

In the United States, it is possible to escape punishment for murder, but if you dare to evade taxes, the only thing that awaits him is destruction.

This is because the United States has always been dominated by the private economy dominated by conglomerates, and they can ignore national interests for their own interests.

Therefore, in order to collect taxes, the U.S. government has set up a tax police team comparable to an elite army, and it is very professional, so that people have no chance to take advantage of it.

Today's Ming Dynasty, aside from the internal supervision that helps the royal family control the economy, is all a private economy. Officials and nobles, in particular, have learned to establish their own agents, although they have not done business directly.

They are familiar with the rules and systems of the imperial court, plus there are tax-free benefits, so they do everything possible to dig into the corners of the country.

To deal with them, it is necessary to build a professional tax police force. He didn't want to recreate the dilemma of Chongzhen in the original history after a few hundred years.

Ninety-nine percent of the reasons for the fall of the Ming Dynasty were themselves. The Manchus only seized the opportunity of one percent to enter the Central Plains.

In this life, muskets have been widely used now, and a chain of industry and interests has been formed, so Zhu Zhanji is not worried about such an accident at all.

Now the cavalry no longer has the advantage, and even if they have muskets, they can pile up other peoples to death by relying on their numbers alone.

But internal problems still need to be solved, and precautions must be taken.

Privilege is the basis of the existence of the Ming Dynasty, and it is appropriate for nobles and officials to have privileges, but this privilege must not be extended to taxation.

Now he has not yet sat on the throne, and when he sits on the throne, the first thing to change is the tax exemption policy for the Ming scholars and officials.

But now, with a commercial tax of 30 taxes and 1 tax, if someone dares to evade taxes, Zhu Zhanji will also make him miserable.

All this must be established in the first place, and a special tax police team must be set up first.

If Zhu Zhanji directly said that the establishment of a tax police force, whether it is a noble or an official, he will definitely stubbornly oppose it.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji is only talking about the anti-corruption team on the surface.

Just in order to fight for power from the hands of Jinyiwei and reduce the role of Jinyiwei, the honorables and officials will also support Zhu Zhanji's proposal.

When the convoy arrived outside the Jubao Gate, Zhu Yong and the others got out of the carriage and said goodbye to Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the towering tower of Bao'en Temple, but he thought that when Zhu Di died, he must change Bao'en Temple into the headquarters of the Shinrikyo Sect.

This Bao'en Temple Tower is a good gimmick, and it makes much more sense to use this tower as a center of science and technology, a holy place, than just to commemorate someone.

Besides, he didn't want Buddhism to be too much.

"Your Royal Highness, the crown princess asked someone to report that Liu Chenghui had just given birth to a little prince, and the mother and son are safe."

Hearing Li Liang's congratulations, Zhu Zhanji had a headache.

Liu Chenghui is a woman who is very in line with Zhu Zhanji's hobbies, she is shrewd and capable, and has no bottom line, she is indeed a good helper in his life.

The only bad thing is that she's too shrewd to be a fuel-efficient lamp.

At this point, she is very similar to Zhu Zhanji's wife Gracia in his previous life. Gracia turned Paris's bullying into a small injury, and she did not show weakness in the face of her "wife" Yan Fangqing.

Although she knew that she couldn't compete with Yan Fangqing, she started from scratch and established a huge force in South America and Europe, so as to say goodbye to Yan Fangqing.

In this era, the concept of hierarchy has been integrated into everyone's blood, and Liu Chenghui still has several ranks above her, of course, she can't be as strong as Gracia.

But in the hearts of those alien women of Zhu Zhanji, she is far more terrible than Concubine Taisun, and in front of her, she is far more obedient than in front of Sun Xian.

In the past, she didn't have children, she would settle down a little, but now that she has given birth to a son, she is strong as a mother, and she is afraid that she will fight more for her son.

Zhu Zhanji is not afraid of anything else, he is afraid that she will bring a bad atmosphere to the harem.

Back at the palace, Zhu Zhanji first went to Liu Chenghui's dormitory, in order to welcome Zhu Zhanji's arrival, this place has been completely cleaned up, and there is no pickled smell in the delivery room.

Liu Chenghui is 1.8 meters tall, he knows medical skills, and his body is well maintained. She is not as weak as ordinary women, and she has not hurt her vitality when she has a child, and she is still full of energy to sit on the bed and arrange for the palace maids to be busy.

When she saw Zhu Zhanji coming back, she immediately laughed happily. "Your Highness, the concubine is fortunate not to be dishonored and gave birth to a son to His Highness."

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "It's the same when you have children, and personally, I still like daughters more." ”

Liu Chenghui also knows this point, Zhu Zhanji rarely gets intimate with his sons, and treats his daughters very closely.

Liu Chenghui said with a smile: "Then wait for the concubine to take care of her body, and then give birth to a daughter for His Royal Highness." Hurry up and bring the little prince over and let His Highness take a look......"

A sturdy palace maid came over with her newborn child in her arms and knelt in front of Zhu Zhanji, so that he could see the child in her arms more clearly.

Zhu Zhanji was amused. "Such a fat boy, you suffered."

Liu Chenghui smiled with satisfaction: "Eight catties and one tael, for this little guy, the concubine has been in pain for two hours, but everything is worth it." Your Highness ......"

Zhu Zhanji could tell from her tone that she had something to say, and asked, "If you have anything to say, just say it......

"The concubine knew from the ancestor that His Royal Highness asked him to study cowpox, and last month, the concubine saw the ancestor and heard that he had decomposed cowpox."

Zhu Zhanji understood what she meant, looked into her eyes and said: "Decomposition does not mean that it can be planted for people, and now it has to be tested, and only when it is safe can it be used for orphaned children." ”

Liu Chenghui said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't forget, the concubine is also studying medicine, and when you were in Marin with Your Highness, Your Highness's words, the concubine body has always been in mind." ”

In fact, both the East and the West are not unaware of the various viruses in the face of various viruses, nor are they without various means to deal with them.

It's just that because of the lack of research, everyone knows what it is.

For example, Daming has a pox method, but it is not cowpox, but human pox.

It's just that human pox is equivalent to direct infection, and more people are killed than saved, and no one dares to try this method again.

Smallpox, plague, and influenza are the greatest enemies that restrict human reproduction in this era.

In Marin, the locals were much more resistant to smallpox than the Europeans.

This was the case once or twice, for hundreds of years, and the Europeans and Marins studied the situation.

In the end, it was concluded that the main reason why the Marin people were stronger than the Europeans was because of the large number of cattle in Marin.

This is because, whether in England or France, if you have cattle at home, you have a small chance of getting smallpox.

Especially in milkman families, most of the children grow up healthy.

It's just that they don't know what the reason is.

And Zhu Zhanji knows, because they have been in contact with cattle for a long time, they have become accustomed to the cowpox virus, and with the antibodies of the cowpox virus, they also have antibodies to smallpox.

So when he was in Marin, Zhu Zhanji discussed this issue with Liu Chenghui, and after returning to the Ming Dynasty, he asked Zhonghezi to conduct research in this area.

Extracting cowpox for research is equivalent to opening a door for Zhonghezi, a veteran with advanced medical skills. However, he has no experience in how to extract viruses.

If Daming is now directly infected with the slurry of cowpox, it is very dangerous, especially for children.

Liu Chenghui lowered his head and said: "Seeing such a lovely child, the concubine can't wait to give him everything, but she doesn't dare to love it." As soon as she thought that he might have an accident before he grew up, the concubine couldn't help but panic. ”

Zhu Zhanji saw that although she was a drill, she inevitably did not reveal her true feelings. It's just that when she says this now, I'm afraid it's more for temptation.

Zhu Zhanji teased the child's face with his hand, his eyes were closed, and his small mouth moved.

Zhu Zhanji retracted his gaze, and then said, "I'm afraid you don't understand why I let Lan Liangdi get involved, for fear that Lan Liangdi will rob your ancestor, right?" ”

Liu Chenghui hurriedly sat up straight and wanted to kneel down, but he had a stomach ache and fell down.

Although it was a joke, Zhu Zhanji still grabbed her arm and waved at the palace maid. "I have something to say to Chenghui, you all go out."

Everyone immediately retreated quietly, leaving Li Liang alone at the door.

Zhu Zhanji looked at Liu Chenghui, who was a little frightened, and said: "I will only tell you this once today, and you will not act in front of me in the future, and your lonely eyes can still distinguish between black and white."

Lan Liangdi is different from you, she is the reincarnation of Doumu Niangniang, and she has been taught by Doumu Niangniang's skills in medical skills and related aspects, so Lone allowed her to act outside the palace.

But because of the favor of Doumu Niangniang, Lan Liangdi did not want to compete for the throne, and the position of a princess and a queen was not what she wanted.

You've also been to sea with me, so you know what it's like to be overseas. When the children are older, there is a foundation for overseas development, and the closure of overseas is not necessarily worse than at home.

Lan Liangdi thought about it, the position of a prince and an emperor may not be really good, I hope you will think the same way in the future.

Also, I know you have the heart to build power among those exotic women, which is actually very stupid. As long as you abide by the rules, loneliness is your biggest backer, and it will always be your biggest backer.

If you lose Lone's trust and favor, even if it is a queen, it is not impossible to change, let alone the crown prince? You have to think about what you really need, and don't be blind. ”

Zhu Zhanji rubbed her chin, so that she couldn't avoid her eyes. "You are a wise woman, and with you by my side, I can save a lot of worry, and I like you very much. But don't be clever and be mistaken by being clever and do the wrong thing. ”

Liu Chenghui said uncomfortably: "The concubine is just seeing that Lan Liangdi can enter and leave the palace gate at will, so she thinks too much." Please believe in the concubine body, the concubine body really does not dare to be delusional about the position of the princess. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "That's right." Lan Liangdi is just the beginning, she doesn't have the heart to care about the Royal Hospital, when the time is ripe, I can hand over this Royal Hospital to you to take care of in the future, and in the future, I will also give this child a piece of wealth. ”

Liu Chenghui stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhu Zhanji's sleeve, and said softly: "It's the concubine's mistake, His Royal Highness will forgive the concubine." ”

Zhu Zhanji pinched her face with a smile and said, "I didn't blame you in the first place, so how can I forgive me." You are also concerned about chaos, think about it, why don't the mother and grandson don't care about this matter at all? If you figure it out, you'll be able to figure it out. You have a good rest first, and when Lan Liangdi gets a qualified vaccine, I will give it to the children first. ”

After educating Liu Chenghui, Zhu Zhanji's mood was very happy. This woman is also one of the few white bone spirit women among his wives, and he will only think that there are too few such women now, not too much.

As long as they don't have thoughts that they shouldn't have, it is far more suitable to support them to come out and do things than others.

Returned to the study room of the side hall of the main hall of Xingqing Palace, and a large stack of information and folds that had been summarized were placed on the table.

Liu Wan and a few little eunuchs were reading a local book, and then summarized it into a booklet.

Zhu Zhanji looked at Li Liang and said: "You are now the closest person to Lonely, and you can't follow Lone's side every day to do something that a little eunuch can do, let alone learn nothing." From tomorrow onwards, Liu Wan will follow Gu's side, and you will follow Gu by Wang Yan's side, and learn how to manage mundane affairs and handle official affairs. ”

When Liu Wan heard this, he couldn't help but look up at Li Liang, who was overjoyed, revealing a hint of envy.

The people around Zhu Zhanji, the biggest force is, of course, Jin Kuo's family, Sun Lin, and Liu Wan are all his apprentices.

And because Jin Kuo is the biggest eunuch by Zhu Zhanji's side, the power of their family is unstoppable.

Although Li Liang is the closest eunuch to Zhu Zhanji, he is completely protected by Zhu Zhanji, and he doesn't want the power of the people around him to lose balance.

Now let Li Liang learn to handle official affairs with the largest eunuch in the palace, not only to give Li Liang a chance to learn, but also to train him as the chief eunuch of ceremonies in the future.

Zhu Zhanji sat down to read the official document, Liu Wan had nothing to do, so he took the opportunity to come to the front hall and told the news to Jin Kuo, who was enjoying the coolness.

Jin Kuo smiled and asked, "What do you think Your Highness is arranging like this?" ”

Liu Wan asked uncertainly, "Balance?" ”

Jin Kuo smiled and said, "The power of our family is too big, it's not a good thing, let Li Liang go and jump." His Highness is far-sighted and acts in moderation, as long as we do our part well, we will not be afraid of his arrogance. If he really gets carried away, that's what I want. ”

"But that Wang Yan is the number one force in the palace!"

Jin Kuo smiled: "No matter how powerful he is, doesn't he want to do things honestly for His Highness?" Don't care about these, if we really have someone to meet him, take the opportunity to kick him out, we just need people who can do things in a down-to-earth manner. ”

Seeing the news about Qiu Yu coming back from all over the place, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but think that this time Qiu Qiu, I don't know how many useful talents can be selected.