After organizing his own language in his mind, Zhu Zhanji said: "Grandpa is worried about the affairs of the British public? ”

Zhu Di paused for a moment and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

"There is no reward...... The grandson is a relative of his grandfather's blood, and he is a family, and the rewards and punishments are just jokes. But grandpa blurted out the sentence that there is no reward, which shows that he has thoughts in his heart. And in today's imperial court, the only minister of civil and military affairs who can be this sentence is the British Duke. ”

As soon as these words came out, the voices in the side hall of the Wenhua Hall immediately quieted down, and no one dared to make any sound. Concubine Jing sat at the bottom of Zhang's head and clenched her handkerchief tightly.

Zhu Di turned his head and asked loudly, "When is it?" ”

Li Qian's voice came. "Your Majesty, it's almost a quarter of noon."

Only then did Zhu Di turn his head and say to Zhang: "After lunch, I will go to Dongyuan with Ji'er." ”

Zhang glared at Zhu Zhanji, and then Wanfu said: "Ji'er is reckless, how can you ask him about such a national matter." ”

Zhu Di smiled: "Don't worry, Ji'er is your son and my grandson, even if you say the wrong thing, I won't really blame him." ”

didn't use me to claim it, which showed that Zhu Di was really not angry, and Zhang was relieved.

Talking about national politics in vain, if Zhu Gaochi trespasses, I'm afraid Zhu Di will not be so easy to speak, his preference for Zhu Zhanji can be seen by anyone.

After speaking, he took the lead in walking outside the hall gate, and Zhu Zhanji hurriedly followed and held his left arm. This time, no eunuch dared to come up, only dared to follow from a distance.

When the grandfather and grandson came to Dongyuan, Zhu Di shook off Zhu Zhanji's hand, put his arms behind his back, and walked slowly in the alley. "Growing up, you always think twice before you say or do things. This time, when you mentioned this matter to me, you must have already had a plan in mind. ”

Zhu Zhanji followed him half a step behind, nodded that he couldn't see, and said with a sigh: "Since before the British Duke returned to Beijing, there have been a lot of discussions inside and outside the court. ”

"What do you think?"

"The seal of the Duke of Qianguo, although it is a precedent for the town of Gonghou Shizhen, is a special case. Although my Ming territory is wide, there is not an inch of superfluity. In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, this case cannot be opened again. ”

Zhu Di turned his head to look at him, then turned back and continued walking. "In other words, outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty, do you think this case can be opened?"

Zhu Zhanji replied: "Every time my grandson looks at the globe, he always imagines the size of the world, and it is unimaginable that if the whole world is owned by my Zhu family, then it is the world." But...... The world is so big, the holy decree transmitted from the Ming Dynasty to the Americas, I am afraid that it will take a year or two to walk on the road, how can we ensure that it really belongs to my Ming Dynasty and my Zhu family? ”

Zhu Di pondered for a while before he said again: "Go on." ”

Zhou Shi the world is only the Yellow River, the king of Zhou still wants to divide the world, if I really want to sit on the whole earth, want to maintain the current national policy, it is almost impossible. Therefore, the grandson thought about it and thought that the implementation of one country, two systems was a good way to solve the problem. ”

Zhu Di became a little interested at this time, pointed to the pavilion and said, "Sit down and talk to me in detail." ”

The grandfather and grandson entered the pavilion, Zhu Di waved his hand, and the eunuchs who originally wanted to serve retreated far away.

Zhu Zhanji continued: "The realm of the Ming Dynasty is the realm of my orders and prohibitions, the realm of respecting my Chinese etiquette, the realm of observing my Chinese customs, and the realm of learning my Chinese literature. There is a time and distance limit for the prohibition of orders, but the spread of Chinese culture in China is persistent, endless, and never stops. In the realm of my order to prohibit, it will always belong to the Zhu family, but beyond the boundary, it can be more tolerant, such as the Nanyang countries. However, in terms of specific implementation, there are differences. ”

The Nanyang countries already have their own rule, but they admire our Chinese culture and are willing to be vassals of me. Other areas are either uninhabited, and we need to move the people from the Ming Dynasty, or there are savages, and we need the Ming soldiers and horses to conquer. The price paid is different, and the natural conditions are also different. ”

Other areas can be talked about later, taking Cochin as an example. Nowadays, our Ming Dynasty occupies only the area from Dongguan (now Hanoi) to Thanh Hoa, and in the south and west, there are still most of them because of the rugged terrain, and it is difficult for our Ming army to reach. For example, Bago is a place, which looks from the globe, but it is the closest place for my Ming Dynasty to lead to another ocean, and if I can control this place, it means that my Ming Dynasty has mastered the Western Ocean again. However, our army has a difficult expedition, and the land is poor, and the conquest is like a steppe. ”

However, if these areas are conditionally divided into meritorious ministers, or the idle kings of my Zhu family, they will naturally do their best to guard the country and develop the people's livelihood for my Ming Dynasty. The household department does not have to bear too much expense, but I can expand the territory, so some things have to be looked at from a different perspective. ”

Zhu Di asked: "What if I don't obey the order here?" ”

"This place is a place where my Ming Dynasty cannot prohibit it, as long as they can learn my literature, speak my Ming words, and respect my Ming etiquette, they will naturally turn their hearts to the Ming Dynasty. What's more, the imperial court will not lack the means of restraint. For example, in one place, although there is now a political envoy department, it costs more than one million a year, and the tax revenue is only 70,000 taels, which is because the management means are not in place, and the gains outweigh the losses. If the British were to be enclosed here, he would naturally do his best to develop the people's livelihood, exterminate the rebel forces, and stabilize his rule. If he can really control this place, I will have another source of wealth in the future, if he can't control this place, it will be the same if he will change people to crusade at that time. ”

Now every military expenditure I spend is from our treasury. But a different policy has been implemented, and the British are afraid that they will win this battle even if they are bankrupt, and the money we spend now will be returned little by little in the future, so why not do it? ”

Zhu Di pondered for a while and said: "There are disadvantages and advantages to dividing the seal, this is the foundation of the country, and you must not be careful." If you want to ensure absolute control, you can't afford to let go of anything. I'm afraid that once this case is opened, people's hearts will be unstable. ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "If everyone can make such a contribution like the British Gong, and there is no way to seal it, then wouldn't it be the best means to divide it?" We control the situation, we make the rules, and everyone can only do what we do, and we are invincible. My grandson forgot which book he had read a couplet, and he would like to enjoy it with his grandfather. ”

Zhu Di nodded, and Zhu Zhanji took out Lin Zexu's couplet hundreds of years later.

"If my children are like me, what will I do with my wealth? If you are virtuous and rich, you will lose your ambition; Children and grandchildren are not as good as me, what are you going to do with your wealth? If you are foolish and rich, you will increase your faults. Although this is a folk game to enrich the people, it also has its truth. ”

Zhu Di revisited this couplet again and laughed. "He is indeed an open-minded person, and his ambition is commendable. However, the continuation of the national honor is much more important than some floating wealth, and it cannot be generalized. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "There is no sustainable dynasty in the world, no matter how good the system is, there will always be an inopportune day, we can think about the current things, and the things in the next twenty years will be amazing." If we want to perpetuate the country, we must not only rely on a rich treasury, not only a strong army, but only a good system, but also rely on our dedication from generation to generation, and then cultivate qualified heirs. ”

Zhu Di became happier and happier at this time, and said with a smile on his face: "With Sun like this, I am at ease." As the king of a country, you must not be afraid of problems. The world is so big that anything can happen, and the more afraid you are, the more likely it is that something will happen. The fear is only that there is no means to solve the problem, or even to make stupid decisions. At least in your generation, I don't have to worry about it. Since the ministers are waiting to see my decision, I will not let them down. If you want to be the second British duke, it depends on whether they have the ability to do so! ”

Entering the Wenhua Hall again, Zhu Zhanji inadvertently nodded in the direction of Concubine Jing, and she immediately lowered her head excitedly to prevent people from seeing her expression.

At the luncheon, Zhu Di was obviously in a good mood, and he encouraged Zhu Gaochi with a smile, which made him a little flattered.

And after lunch, Zhu Di didn't want to wait for a moment, and directly asked people to arrange escorts and paddle steamers, and called most of the civil and military ministers of the imperial court to go to Fangshan Kiln together.

Zhu Gaochi was puzzled about what happened at first, and after listening to Zhu Zhanji's explanation, he didn't understand what cement was, and his expression was a little disapproving.

Zhu Zhanji was too lazy to correct his thinking, and it was useless to say more to such a person with rigid thinking.

On the side of Fangshan Kiln, Yulin Right Guard, who had been notified in advance by the internal supervisor, strictly protected the entire Fangshan Kiln.

But Kong Cheng was a little anxious, because the lime from the second kiln had just been burned, and he had not had time to test it.

And on the edge of the cave, there are several round low walls in the style of dock forts, and they haven't had time to test yet!

At this time, the emperor came over, will they feel that they have not done their best!

In fact, Zhu Di hasn't thought too much about the function, as long as this cement can build roads, bridges, and river embankments, it is enough for him to be satisfied.

And the solidity of cement also surprised the ministers who had not seen it, thinking that the stones that were everywhere could be ground into powder after firing, and then condensed with water and sand, and could be turned into something as hard as stone at will.

In their gossip discussion, some people even mentioned using cement to build a statue higher than a mountain for Zhu Di, and Zhu Di was also very moved.

This made Zhu Zhanji a little embarrassed. In the case of not having enough steel bars for the bone, building an all-concrete sculpture of several hundred meters is afraid that it will collapse if it is not completed, and at that time, the unlucky ones don't know which one.

Therefore, when he heard such a proposal, Zhu Zhanji immediately rejected it on the grounds that the properties of cement had not been fully studied.

In Zhu Zhanji's impression, it seems that buildings have been built with a history of replacing steel bars with bamboo.

At present, this primary Portland cement can only be used to build roads, bridges, and embankments. And it is only a small bridge, because the number is not enough, it is impossible to build a Yangtze River bridge as big as the future in the Yangtze River.