In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, the land west of the river has never returned to its former prosperity. The administrative body here has always been a military institution such as the Guardian Division, and there is no civilian organization, so it can be seen that there are very few people here.

Zhu Ao noticed the expressions of the soldiers and whispered a few words to Huai En next to him. Wynne then stepped back, and after a while, a pair of dancing girls rushed in. Some of these people were brought by Zhu Ao from the previous Su Wangfu, and the other part were the concubines or daughters of the convicts, all of whom were good at singing and dancing, and they were just sent to help the fun.

After the dance, all the generals were fascinated. Zhu Ao looked at their obscene appearance, very intoxicated, and said, "Generals, this king has something to ask you. ”

At this time, Qu Neng was the first to come back to his senses and said, "What Your Highness wants to ask, the last general must know everything and say everything." ”

Zhu Ao said: "In fact, it is the matter of Tuntian, the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, and Tuntian is the foundation for us to stand in Hexi." Grain must be given only and cannot always be transported from the hinterland. As you all know, our Su Domain is located in a remote area, and the imperial court can transport very little food here, and if we can't support ourselves, then the soldiers will never be able to eat enough, and the Su Domain will never be stable. ”

The grain production area of the Ming Dynasty was mainly occupied by Lao Zhu in the area of Nanjing, which is also the reason why Lao Zhu chose to build the capital in Nanjing, after the success of Zhu Lao's fourth and second revolutions, in order to solve the grain problem in Beijing, he had to build a canal and transfer grain from the south to the north. The northwest where Zhu Hao was stationed was the farthest place from the southeast grain-producing area, and the grain that could be transported in normal times was much less than that of other places, and even merchants who coveted the benefits of China and France were reluctant to come here to do business. Therefore, the grain problem is the top priority of Zhu Ao's construction of Hexi.

After saying this, the soldiers present were silent, and the atmosphere in the lobby instantly froze. Zhu Ao couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he saw this scene, it seems that they are very afraid of themselves, this feeling is really good. As a leader, you don't have to rely on indiscriminate authority to establish your authority, as long as you reveal your shrewdness at all times and let everyone know that you are not easy to fool. In this way, everyone will feel that there is a pair of eyes behind them, and they will work honestly, and Lao Zhu knows this well.

In the end, Qu Neng stood up and said, "Your Highness, it's not a secret, the tuntian of our Su clan has just begun to rise, and it is still difficult to achieve food self-sufficiency. ”

The Ganzhou Left Guard led by Qu Neng was only established the year before last, that is, in the twenty-third year of Hongwu, and Tuntian had just started, and it was far from self-sufficiency.

Zhu Ao said: "Everyone, how much grain can you harvest in your fields in a year?" ”

The generals who asked this question looked at each other again, and a junior colonel stood up and said: "Your Royal Highness, according to the system of my Ming Dynasty, an ordinary military household in Hexi can get a hundred acres of land. But His Royal Highness also knows, how did this family finish planting this hundred acres of land? A strong laborer can take care of two acres of land, and the average military household can't even plant ten acres of land. Although the land of Xihe is rich in water and grass, after all, it has just gone through a great turmoil, and the average yield per mu is less than one stone, which is really difficult to make a living. ”

What this general said is indeed the truth, an adult man eats at least two catties of grain a day, plus his wife and a bunch of children at home (there was no family planning in ancient times, and there were generally more children), the food consumed a day is more than five catties, and in three hundred and sixty-five days a year, he can consume more than 1,825 catties, that is, almost ten stones. According to the colonel, the food grown by a military household is not enough for his own food. What's more, Lao Zhu stipulated that in addition to seven points of land, military households also had three points to defend the city, plus a group of people represented by Zhu Hao who did not need to farm, and the grain of the Su clan must be received from outside.

Zhu Ao was silent after hearing this, and said: "The soldiers continue to drink, and the matter of food, this king will find a way to solve it." ”

At this moment, the big and small generals represented by Qu Neng wondered, what can he do, a hairy child who grew up in the deep palace, it seems that he is going to reach out to him Lao Tzu to ask for it, so it's okay, no matter where the food comes from, just let the brothers have enough to eat.

After the dinner, the generals got up to take their leave. Zhu Ao said to Dai Nu: "Go and prepare some hot water for this king, this king wants to take a bath." ”

Dainu said a blessing and said, "Yes." The slave is going to prepare. ”

In ancient times, the rich and noble families were very good at enjoying it, and taking a bath would also let several maids come to serve, and of course it was even more so as a prince.

Dai Nu was busy greeting the servants in the palace, fetching water, and lighting the fire, while she went to prepare a change of clothes for Zhu Ao herself. Dai Nu knew very well in his heart that Zhu Aogui was the prince, and there would definitely be many women in the future, and as a slave, it was impossible for him to become his main room, even if he liked it, Lao Zhu would not be able to pass that level. Dai Nu now wants to serve the prince well, strive to be accepted as a concubine, and get out of slavery from now on.

Now Zhu Ao's mother let Dai Nu be Zhu Ao's personal maid, this is her biggest opportunity, if she does a good job, she will be a good promotion, if she doesn't do well, she will be compared with the new ones in the future, and then she will become the side concubine of the prince, and she is still a slave, and this kind of result is a strong Dai Nu who can't accept it anyway. So Dainu worked harder than the average person.

This bath - well, at least that's what Dainu thinks, she thinks it's a very important opportunity for her, so she furnishes the bathroom very warmly, and arranges for the other maids to serve outside the door. She wants to create a space for the prince and herself to be two. In her memory, this was the first time that King Su had asked the maid to take a bath, and he had always let the eunuch before.

Zhu Ao walked into the bathroom, and saw that Dai Nu was wearing translucent clothes and was lying on the wooden barrel to test the water temperature, and his round little buttocks were pouting very high, and he couldn't help but sigh that the ruler of the evil feudal society would really enjoy it.

But he did not yet have the urgent desire to possess Dainu, for his head was full of the affairs of Tuntian, and this great problem weighed on his chest like a great stone, so that he had no mind to think about anything else.

Zhu Ao sat in the bathtub and imagined his blueprint for building the land west of the river, while Dai Nu rubbed his back for him in the back. Dai Nu was very disappointed in his heart, and looked like the prince had no interest in him.

After a long while, Zhu Ao suddenly said, "Dainu." ”

This was the first thing Zhu Ao said to Dainu after the bath began. Dainu was taken aback and said, "Hmm." Lord Wang, what's wrong? I don't know why, there was a trace of fear in her heart, but more of an expectation.

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