In July, the fire moved westward, and the weather gradually cooled.

Gyeonggi's royal farmstead is becoming hot again. The potatoes and sweet potatoes harvested last year are full this year, and this year, the only Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing that the Son of Heaven is ready to leave is full. Seeing that the autumn harvest has arrived, there are more people who come to Huangzhuang to inquire about the news.

This imperial village carries the hope of the future of the Ming Dynasty, although this batch of harvested potatoes and sweet potatoes will be given priority to the south for cultivation, but people still can't help but come to inquire, as if they can get great satisfaction just by listening to the estimated yield.

In life, there must always be hope, otherwise it will be too gloomy.

This year, a very small number of sweet potatoes have been planted in Jiangnan and other places, and it has been confirmed that these species can be two species a year in the south, which will push the popularity of new crops at a faster rate, which is really good news.

The success of the Southern Experimental Field immediately shifted the center of gravity of the imperial court to the south. For the current Ming Dynasty, food is the most important. Farming civilization can feed more people with grain. And people are the key to increasing productivity.

Autumn was a great day of great joy, but the Spaniards and Portuguese had a hard time. Da Ming's unclear attitude worries them, and they really can't exchange anything for it.

As for nautical charts......

That's even more impossible to take out! How can the weapon of the kingdom be given lightly? And after seeing the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, they also lost their minds to conquer by force.

This is not Luzon, let alone Manraka, this is a people with an advanced civilization. They could not have been enslaved casually. In the history of Europe, there were three tribes that swept across Europe.

The first time it was the Huns, the second it was the Turks, the third time the Mongols......

And these people were eventually defeated by the Han Chinese...... They may be in a slump for a while, but they won't throw in the towel! This is a people who will never bow to any difficulties, unlike those natives!

This realization reached its peak after looking at the rise of great powers that had been translated by translators such as the Fire One.

At the end of the spring of the seventh year of Zhengde, the Son of Heaven ordered that some Chinese books be translated, the focus of which was the rise of great powers.

Zhengde feels that this is the backbone of China and the cohesion of the Han nation! He has a reason to spread these things to outsiders! In his interactions with foreigners, the young emperor realized the status of China in the minds of Westerners at this moment. This made him suddenly have a kind of "edification" mentality.

To conquer a people, one must first conquer their minds.

Zhengde may not understand cultural aggression, but instinct is pushing him to do so. And those ministers were originally opposed, but Li Dongyang's sentence of "there is no class in education" succeeded in making the ministers shut up.

Later, when I saw the admiration of the Western missionaries, I also felt a sense of pride.

Our Ming Dynasty still has such talent, what about the barbarians?

I was afraid, I was afraid.

The Spaniards and the Portuguese, after reading the current translation, felt deep apprehension.

This empire actually had such insight thousands of years ago, and they still don't know about the casting process of that Great Qin, okay?! There are also assembly lines and standardized production ......

They are ashamed of this. Their complacent stuff looks so ridiculous in front of others. Others were playing with bows and crossbows in the Qin Dynasty, and at that time, they were still playing in the fields in shorts.

The splendor of the Roman Empire was ruined, as was the science of Greece, and they stopped progressing; The Han Chinese, on the other hand, are making tireless progress......

What's even more desperate is that the person who wrote this book is actually a woman!

A woman has such insight, but imagine how terrible the men of this country are!

His family knew his own business, and when these foreign adults were afraid, in fact, Jian Ning was also sighing.

If the spirit of the hundred schools of thought had not been interrupted by the rulers, how strong would China be now? Like the chariot of the Han Dynasty, the wooden oxen and flowing horses of the Three Kingdoms...... These were lost to the Ming Dynasty. Forget about the wooden ox and flowing horse, but the car was recorded in the official history before. If the rulers had been able to unify these schools and attach importance to them, China would have conquered the earth long ago, right?

It's just that history cannot be assumed. Just as Europe was going through the darkness of the Middle Ages, China will go through its own throes. Historically, China's labor pains began precisely in the Ming Dynasty. The only thing she was glad about now was that she was here, and she was standing at a certain peak, and she could influence the most powerful people in the empire to push for a little change, even if it was small, but she was satisfied.

Change is better than nothing. In the first half of this year, the commercial tax brought by the private sector of Japan and North Korea alone was very considerable. Li Dongyang, who has been the head of the household department for many years, has not been so comforted for a long time.

And what comforted him even more was that Liu Jian Xie Qian responded to His Majesty's will and went out of the mountain again! As for Jiao Fang......

Hehe, he can go home, and if he can get this end, he can be regarded as a cultivator.

When the old friends return, then they will form the strongest cabinet. There are also a group of capable successors such as Yang Tinghe and Wang Hua, why is Daming not strong? !

Li Dongyang looked out the window, looking at the golden eyes, and felt a trace of comfort in his heart. In a few days, it will be the first birthday of the little prince, and Daming will also have a wedding banquet. Although Concubine Mu repeatedly asked for instructions, hoping to do it briefly, the Queen Mother felt that the Ming Dynasty had been updated this year, and it was necessary to celebrate the prince's first birthday.

And these ministers feel that the Queen Mother's words are still reasonable. This prince is very strong and has never been sick since he was born, doesn't this indicate a brilliant tomorrow for the Ming Dynasty? And while the Westerners haven't rolled back, they can still show them the cultural strength of the Ming Dynasty, why not?

The most critical! The country is rich now! Your Majesty now has too much money in the treasury to run out! How can you not fight the autumn wind?!

August 8 is the birthday of the prince.

On this day, the entire Forbidden City was bustling with activity, and the lights in the Fengtian Hall were decorated with lights, which amazed the Westerners who came to the banquet.

Although it was not the first time I had seen this palace, it was still incredible to come here again.

When I stood in Fengtianmen and looked inside, I felt that this palace was like a mountain, and there was really a feeling of high mountains and majestic all directions.

At this time, the Fengtian Hall (Taihe Temple) in Beijing was much larger than that of later generations. When Emperor Yongle built here, he didn't know how much of the thousand-year-old Nanmu used to build the palace. Although it was burned down by fire within half a year of completion, it was rebuilt in the orthodox years, and it still maintained its original scale, with an area of more than 4,500 square meters.

The reason why the Taihe Hall in later generations shrank so much was that there was a fire in the Jiajing period, and at that time, Guizhou, Sichuan and other giant trees had been used up, and the size could not keep up, and finally had to reduce the size of the palace, so that the huge palace no longer had the appearance of the year.

Of course, at this moment, the glory of the main hall is still there, which is also the pride of the Ming people. Every time a foreign envoy visits, it is received here. Today's prince's first birthday banquet is also going to be held here.

In order to show that the Ming Dynasty now has the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the emperor's woman will also attend the banquet this time, and some of the wives of the Emperor will also participate. Of course, a screen erected can also make people feel the tangled mood of the Ming people at this moment.

After Zhengde sat on the dragon chair and toasted the first glass of wine, the banquet officially began. The nurse took the foal out and placed it on a Persian carpet with all kinds of knick-knacks. There are books, there are small bows and arrows, there are small abacus, etc......

Ju'er is precocious, and now she can talk a lot, and some people are crazy, and when they see everyone looking at her, their eyes suddenly become bright and bright.

The nurse encouraged: "Little master, this is a week, you can grab something you like." ”

The colt looked at the nurse, then at his father, and then got up, grabbed a shiny golden abacus, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Suddenly, the lively scene became silent, and all the ministers were dumbfounded. You're a prince, what's the matter with an abacus?!

Gao Feng, who was in charge of saying auspicious words, suddenly felt bitter, and felt like he wanted to hang himself. W, how do you say that? It can't be said that the prince will be "good at financial management in the future, and he will become a Taozhu career", right? If you want to say that, you still have to pick his skin?!

He was distressed, and before he could think clearly, the little guy over there made another move, grabbed the abacus and got up again, and then grabbed an oil fruit and licked it.

！！！

Li Dongyang and the others stared at the boss! They all looked at the Son of Heaven! This face is a big shame! Fortunately, Westerners don't understand what this means! But what's going on with this prince? How can you catch something that doesn't work? It's not about money or it's about food, which is too ......

"Haha! Good! ”

was complaining, but saw the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair laughing, "One hand abacus, one hand food, the emperor knows the way of the world, I am very relieved!" ”

Zhengde's face was full of happiness, but his heart exploded! Fortunately, I am clever, otherwise this ugliness would have been big today! This stinky boy is really not worrying.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw that the little guy acted again. This time I was stable and grabbed a copy of "Thousand Words". Gao Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to say auspicious words, but the next moment his eyes fell to the ground!

Little Ancestor! What are you doing?! Don't bring such a messy family! Why did you tear up all the books!

Now the courtiers exploded! The sage's books are torn, is this prince going against the sky?! The ancients still believed in this set of sayings, and suddenly the sense of the prince was not good! The queen mother also frowned when she looked at it, and the queen looked worried.

She is the prince's mother-in-law, and if the prince's behavior is wrong, it also means that she has no way to teach. She subconsciously glanced at Jian Ning, who shook her head at her and motioned for her to keep quiet.

Zhengde was also dumbfounded. Even if he is so bold, he doesn't dare to tear up the book in front of the Manchu Dynasty! How round is this! My ancestors!

Zhengde now understands the mood of the first emperor, and has an urge to hang his son up and beat him, but now this occasion is obviously inappropriate. His son always had to help, so poor classmate Zhu Houzhao could only be cheeky and continue to laugh, "Haha! The vertical is formless, don't take it seriously. When I was young, I was quite ignorant, and I thought that it would be good to teach me well in the future. It's just a fun ...... to catch Zhou."

Well, the Son of Heaven has blown himself up and dried himself, what else can they say?

Zhang Yong saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly asked people to hug the little prince down, Jian Ning hugged the foal, nodded on his head, and said: "The sage book dares to tear it up, you are really bold!" ”

Ju'er spit bubbles in her mouth, opened her dark eyes, and spit out two words, "Mother, play." ”

Jian Ning smiled helplessly, kissed him on the face, and said, "Wait until there will be delicious food, and then play after eating." ”

The Empress Dowager looked at Jian Ning's series of behaviors, and then thought about her grandson's actions just now, so she whispered: "Concubine Mu, don't be too spoiled." ”

Jian Ning nodded, "What the Queen Mother taught is that the concubines should be remembered. ”

The Queen Mother nodded and said no more. It's like this for first-time mothers, and that's how Zhao'er was spoiled by herself. I hope today's events can give Concubine Mu a reminder.

The matter was revealed at once, and the banquet was lively again. After a round of drinking, Pillegz stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, may I ask a question?" ”

"Envoy, please."

"In the Ming Dynasty for many months, but I saw that the Ming women mostly took foot binding as beauty, and foot binding was extremely cruel, Ming Dynasty is known for its etiquette and civilization, shouldn't this cruel behavior be banned?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall exploded!

Damn barbarian, how can you be so rude?!

was about to refute, but he heard Na Pillai say: "I heard that Emperor Mu is not bound, if according to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, this is a noble and elegant woman, I don't know how Your Majesty feels about this?" ”

Some of the young courtiers suddenly turned red, and their muscles were violent!

For the people of the Ming Dynasty, talking about a woman's feet in public was like talking about the indescribable in public, which was extremely shameful and offensive! To put it bluntly, this is simply a hooligan! And it actually hit the head of the imperial concubine, it's a great shame!

Some officials stood up and just wanted to spray people, but they heard a clear and cold voice coming from the screen behind the Son of Heaven, "Your Excellency, this palace has also heard that Western women have the custom of girdling. Wooden planks, whalebone, and leather girdles were taken, and some people died as a result...... If not to gird your waist is a sign of moral failure, I wonder what your opinion is on this? ”

The palace was silent again, and many ministers heard Concubine Mu's voice for the first time. Similar to what they imagined, Concubine Mu's voice was very cold, just like her words, elegant and cold.

What the hell is just a corset?

Pillaz obviously didn't expect Jian Ning to ask like this, and when he was stunned, he only heard the cold voice come again, "My Empress of the Ming Dynasty, Empress Xiaoci Gao is Tianzu, isn't she noble and elegant enough?" Is a person noble or elegant, does it depend on whether she has her feet bound and whether she has a girdle? I have heard that the people of all the countries of Europa believe in God, but in the scriptures, God has ever said that a woman is not virtuous if she does not gird her waist? ”

One sentence made Pillayzi speechless, and a group of ministers couldn't help but applaud!

I almost forgot!

Concubine Mu is the fighter in the troll! Liu Jin was scolded so much that she cried! This Western barbarian, how dare he play with Concubine Mu? Look for death!