Chapter 659: Junchen Tea and Wine on the Country
Fengtian Palace, originally a special hall for the Great Dynasty, was solemn and solemn.
At this moment, it is the chamberlain and the palace maid who are constantly coming and going.
Tables and chairs were quickly set up neatly.
All kinds of snacks, tea and wine were put on the table, turning the Fengtian Hall into a banquet hall, making the civil and military officials who were led by Zhang Rang speechless.
Your Majesty is really capricious.
It is not without a dedicated banquet hall in the palace.
but he prefers to be in the Fengtian Temple.
After thinking about it, on such an important day, it is necessary to talk freely in the Fengtian Palace in order to show the significance of this matter.
A large fan turns, blowing cold air from ice cubes.
The temperature in the Fengtian Temple quickly cooled.
The civil and military officials sat down in close proximity according to their departments and relationships - His Majesty's intimate and intimate chamberlain Zhang Rang conveyed His Majesty's intentions, not based on the rank of officials, but on the harmony of an atmosphere.
After taking his seat, there was a lot of discussion in the Fengtian Temple.
Most people are proud.
A small number of people with a more calm and cold temperament can still hold it, but they are also talking to their colleagues next to them about the great victory of Mobei, in a word, everyone is sure of one thing: Daming is going to slap his face this time!
It's not good that the Ming Dynasty's Jingtai and Guang'an prosperous times, well, referred to as Jingguang Shengshi, are likely to squeeze out the prosperous times such as Kaiyuan and Wenjing and become the first prosperous era in history.
And in this, there is the credit of everyone here.
It didn't take long for Zhu Jianji to lead the Jiuqing to Fengtian Palace, and Zhu Jianji naturally sat down on the dragon chair - he was not going to squeeze together with the courtiers.
Walking the rivers and lakes, safety first.
The Jiuqing people found their own seats to sit.
Because they don't have a secret rank, they are close to each other according to their departments or relationships, so the Jiuqing people also sat down.
After Zhu Jianji sat down, he motioned to the officials who knelt on the ground and saluted.
I secretly thought about whether to change the ancestral system of Taizu.
Don't kneel anymore?
After all, it is a feudal imperial society, and it is still necessary to maintain the supremacy of imperial power, if there is no supreme imperial power as a guarantee, how can I continue to build a stronger Ming.
After the ministers sat down, Zhu Jianji smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is no need to be formalized today, this is a tea session arranged by me, everyone can speak freely, well, although it is in the Fengtian Palace, but it is not a large or small court meeting, I made an exception today, and I will not pursue the crime of dereliction in front of the palace, of course, I still hope that everyone will be restrained, after all, you are all people with status, if you lose your bearing, it will make people laugh."
The reason for not pursuing the loss of honor in front of the palace is because of the tea party, and when chatting, the courtiers will inevitably look directly at Zhu Jianji.
But looking directly at the Son of Heaven is a loss of honor in front of the palace.
So Zhu Jianji said first, lest everyone turn this tea party into a court meeting.
When the ministers heard this, especially the Jiuqing, they found that His Majesty Emperor Guang'an was not unhappy, but controlled his emotions, and even the loss of honor in front of the palace could turn a blind eye, which showed that His Majesty was in a good mood.
Zhu Jianji raised his glass, "Come on, come on, let's have a drink together!"
Everyone raised their glasses.
Putting down the wine glass, Zhu Jianji said: "Presumably, you have also known the battle report from Mobei, well, good news, at present, the Northern Expedition army is pursuing the rout, and there are the troops of the two major capitals of Liaodong and Northeast China and the Hami and Hetao regions to block in advance, and it can be believed that the rout of the Mongol tribes in Mobei can neither move west and escape, nor can they jump out of the encirclement, waiting for their fate, either to die in battle, or to surrender and become prisoners. From now on, my Ming Dynasty will have absolute dominance over the nomads of Mobei!"
Raise a glass, "For such a feat, another drink!"
The monarch drank again.
Waiting for Dai Yi to pour the wine, Zhu Jianji picked up the cup again and said to everyone: "At present, Mobei is already a Ming ranch, and it has been agreed with the Jiuqing to set up at least three or more political envoys in the Mobei grassland area to strengthen the imperial court's control over Mobei.
To treat Mobei as my Ming Central Plains region to operate, to govern Mobei as their own territory from the bottom of their hearts, but also to treat the nomads of Mobei as my Ming people to love, I am here, I first toast everyone, I hope that when the time comes, the Qing family who will go north to serve can live up to the high hopes of the imperial court!"
Booze again.
Three glasses of wine, although the alcohol content is not high, but it is also a bit of a head, some courtiers with poor alcohol are already blushing, but today I will not investigate the loss of honor in front of the palace, so no one is worried.
It's fun today, and it's okay to get drunk!
As for getting drunk and losing face?
Who cares!
Zhu Jianji slowly ate a fried peanut, and said with a smile, "What about Lin Cong, the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture?"
Lin Cong immediately got up, "Weichen is here."
Zhu Jianji smiled, "Try peanuts."
Lin Cong smiled, "Tasted."
Zhu Jianji laughed, "The Ministry of Agriculture, we must increase our efforts to promote, this thing is not only a wine artifact, but also can be used to extract oil, although its role is not as good as sweet potatoes now, but it is also an important substitute for agricultural products."
Lin Cong said with a smile: "If you go back to Your Majesty, you have asked the four experimental bases of the Ministry of Agriculture to develop planting technology and suitable environment, and at the latest, it will be able to be planted on a large scale across the country in two years at the latest."
Zhu Jianji hummed, "The Ministry of Agriculture has made great achievements over the years, the large-scale planting of sweet potatoes, the mature planting of second-season rice, and the planting of rubber trees, the Ministry of Agriculture has made great efforts, especially the cultivation of sweet potatoes, which has solved the food crisis caused by the rapid population growth in our Ming Dynasty in recent years, but I still want to say that although sweet potatoes can be full, its nutrition is really not high, so we still have to continue to improve the planting technology of rice and wheat.
As long as the hybrid rice is made, even if the population of the Ming Dynasty skyrockets to about 500 million, the imperial court will not be under pressure.
Lin Cong said: "According to Your Majesty's instructions, the Ministry of Agriculture has sent professionals to look for better rice varieties across the country to carry out hybrid experiments, but it has not yet been successful, and it is estimated that it will take a long time.
Zhu Jianji hummed.
It is not that there is no land in the Ming Dynasty, on the contrary, a lot.
On the one hand, gathered in the hands of the powerful and landlords.
On the other hand, because of the small population, in many places there is no land that is slightly barren except for fertile land, or is not suitable for growing rice and barley.
Zhu Jianji said with a smile: "I know this, but I asked Bai Xiu to manage the royal trading house, it seems that recently it has brought back a fresh crop, I named it corn, it does not have high requirements for land, and then the Ministry of Agriculture will launch a large-scale reclamation campaign across the country, to make use of all the land that can be used in the country, and improve the diversity of crops, especially the barren land, corn can be planted on a large scale, corn is a better crop than sweet potatoes!"
[In view of the general environment,
Lin Cong said, "Bai Xiu hasn't come to the Ministry of Agriculture yet, so Wei Chen hasn't seen corn yet."
Zhu Jianji said: "Well, when he comes back, he is still handling affairs in Fujian, and when he is done, he will make a special trip to bring the corn back to Gyeonggi, and the Ministry of Agriculture will have to pay attention to it at that time."
After a pause, "In order to feed the nomads in Mobei, we must increase the output of agricultural products, so the Ministry of Agriculture must keep this matter in mind, whether Mobei can be stable, the role of the Ministry of Agriculture is very important!"