After the New Year, Zhu Youzhen's marriage was put on the agenda again. Zhu Youzhen's marriage can no longer be delayed, and Zhu Youxiao already has other plans for Zhu Youzhen's arrangement.

"Brother Huang, you are eighteen years old this year, and you have reached the age of marriage, and the queen has decided to choose a concubine for you, what do you think?" Zhu Youzhen said to Zhu Youzhen.

"It's all up to Your Majesty and the Queen." Zhu Youzhen said respectfully.

"After all, this is your own wedding, if you have a favorite woman, you will naturally do it according to your own wishes, if not, let the queen help you choose." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Brother no, it's all up to Your Majesty and the Empress to arrange." Zhu Youzhen said.

"Then let the queen arrange it." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

"No."

"I want you to be the governor of Leng Zhou, I wonder if you want to?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Governor of Leng Zhou?" Zhu Youzhen said in surprise. Going to Lengzhou to be a governor, in Zhu Youzhen's consciousness, is similar to exile, he doesn't understand what it means to be a governor in Lengzhou, in fact, no one can understand what it means to be a governor in Lengzhou now.

"This still needs you to volunteer, if you want, I am ready to let you be the governor of Leng Zhou, if you are not willing, I am ready to let the concubine Liu Youfu be the governor of Leng Zhou." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The younger brother thinks it's better for Liu Juma to be the governor of Lengzhou." Zhu Youzhen said.

"Yes, then Liu Youfu will be the governor of Lengzhou." Zhu Youxiao did not force it.

"If Your Majesty has no other instructions, then the subordinate brother will leave first." Zhu Youzhen was very unhappy with Zhu Youxiao for letting him be the governor of Lengzhou.

"Hmm."

……

After seeing Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youxiao directly issued an order to the Ministry of Rites: My brother believes that the king has grown up, and it is appropriate to marry. After receiving Zhu Youxiao's will, the Ministry of Rites issued a list to show the parents of officials, military and civilian families inside and outside the capital, who are dignified and neat in family law, who are 17 to 19 years old, have a clean appearance, pure and beautiful virtue, and are dignified in speech and movement.

At this point, the wedding of Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, has begun. Zhu Youzhen's wedding must be selected for Zhu Youzhen to build the Xinwang Mansion. Now the treasury is not too rich, and the Ministry of Industry and the internal officials Shangshu asked to save the money of the Jianxin royal palace according to the precedent of the three vassal kings of Rui, Hui, and Gui in the Wanli period.

Zhu Youxiao directly issued an order and rewarded a palace in Jingshi to King Xin. In Zhu Youxiao's plan, there was no possibility for the future vassal king to become a vassal king.

"Your Majesty, aren't you going to let King Xin become a vassal?" Zhang Yan was very strange about Zhu Youxiao's behavior, so she asked.

"There has been no such thing as a vassal since the beginning of King Xin, my sons will have to rely on themselves in the future, they can engage in all walks of life, and I will not stop them as long as they want to. In the past, the royal policy was more indistinguishable from raising pigs, which caused a huge burden on the empire, and I want to solve this problem once and for all. Zhu Youxiao said.

"Is it okay to let the prince do cheap work?" Zhang Yanxin said bluntly.

"Zhang Xuanshi, you are really getting more and more unruly." Zhang Yan reprimanded. After Zhang Yan entered the palace, she has been living in Kunning Palace with Zhang Yan, and has been protected by Zhang Yan since she entered the palace.

"Orb, it's okay." Zhu Youxiao stopped, "Three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion." I think that there is no distinction between high and low professions, and I only see whether I like it or not, and whether I do it well or not. I once heard that someone in Jiangnan specially built a public thatched latrine, which was specially used by the locals for free, and all he wanted was the fertilizer in the latrine, and he made a lot of money by selling the fertilizer. ”

"Your Majesty, you don't really mind, do you?" Zhang Yan said in surprise.

"Of course they don't mind, as long as it's not illegal, they can do whatever they want." Zhu Youxiao emphasized.

Regarding Zhu Youxiao's attitude, Zhang Yan was really speechless.

……

The matter of Leng Zhou can no longer be delayed, Zhu You's calligraphy of Leng Zhou has attracted the attention of Westerners, and the Spaniards and Dutch have begun to be interested in Leng Zhou. Zhu Youxiao decided to confirm the governor of Leng Zhou first.

"Liu Aiqing, I am going to make someone the governor of Lengzhou, are you willing?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

Liu Youfu hesitated for a moment and said, "The minister is willing." ”

In Liu Youfu's heart, he was reluctant to go to Lengzhou. But he didn't dare to disobey Zhu Youxiao's will, and the governor of Leng Zhou was a positive second product with real power, which was also attractive to him.

"Leng Zhou is the future of the Empire, although it is far from the Empire, it is very important, and there must be no mistakes. The Governor of Leng Chau is highly powerful, and all affairs of Leng Chau will be handled by the Governor, even including the power to decide to wage war in Leng Chau. Zhu Youxiao said.

"I understand." Liu Youfu said respectfully.

"If you go to Leng Zhou, you must serve as a governor for five years before you can return to the empire, and if you are competent and you are willing, you can continue to serve as governor for another five years." Zhu Youxiao said.

"I understand."

"As the governor of Lengzhou, you will get a reward of 1,000 acres of land in Lengzhou, and you and your family can also go together, there are only 10,000 garrisons in Lengzhou in the early stage, and the garrison will increase by five years within five years, and in the future, I plan that the garrison of Lengzhou will be about 300,000 to 500,000, and in the next ten years, the number of people will reach 100,000 or even 500,000, which will be the most important performance data when you have a big plan." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister in Leng Zhou will definitely not disappoint His Majesty." When Liu Youfu heard about the garrison, he really felt that Zhu Youxiao attached great importance to Leng Zhou, and he was a little eager to go to Leng Zhou for the first time in his heart.

……

In February, the empire sent a second mission to the Netherlands, which was to replace Sun Yuanhua, headed by Li Hailong, and included ambassadors to Britain and Spain in addition to the ambassadors to the Netherlands.

The West is still a barbarian land in the eyes of most people in the empire, even if the envoys sent to the Netherlands are all from the second grade, but the ministers of the court are still no one willing to go to the West, so Zhu Youxiao had to send Li Hailong to recruit a group of people from Guozijian to serve as ambassadors to the West in the empire.

"There was a doctor in England named William? Harvey is the court physician of the British royal family, his medical skills are very high, and he is the talent I desire to obtain, and I will bring him to the empire no matter what method you use. Zhu Youxiao said.

"No." Li Hailong and Xi Qingfan replied together. Xi Qingfan is the ambassador to the United Kingdom.

(End of chapter)