On the morning of the twelfth day of the first month of the thirty-fourth year of Taiping.

Zhu Jingyuan got up and washed up, and after eating breakfast, he was about to go outside the city for training as usual, but was stopped by Guan Tianpei, who came over early:

"Your Majesty has made arrangements, Your Highness doesn't need to go out to train these days, and you should narrow the scope of your activities as much as possible, and don't go to remote places alone.

"After the early dynasty, if there are no particularly important things to arrange in person, you can accompany your family more, or go to Honglu Temple to study."

Zhu Jingyuan opened his mouth, understanding that this was to ensure his own safety, and finally nodded lightly and agreed:

"Okay, then I'll go directly to the Morning Dynasty later, and don't go to the Royal Gewu Garden in the new city at all.

"I'd better go to the Ministry of Works in the old city, so that it should make your work less complicated, right?"

Guan Tianpei saluted again:

"Thank you for your understanding, but will this affect your work?"

Zhu Jingyuan casually explained and arranged:

"In the Royal Pavilion Garden, there are mainly design departments of various companies of the Royal Family Foundation.

"You ask people to contact them, send a few representatives to the Ministry of Industry, and we can communicate directly with the Ministry of Industry.

"Use the power of my holy decree to 'cooperate with all sides' and 'act cheaply,' so that they must arrange for people to come and obey their orders."

Guan Tianpei immediately agreed:

"Yes."

Zhu Jingyuan arranged the itinerary, returned to the study again, and continued to draw sketches of various planes using the original training time.

Add and annotate as many design details as possible, and you won't stay on the spot to interpret them, and the craftsmen must first understand the drawings before they can make things.

waited until the time was almost up, and then under the escort of Guan Tianpei's team, he took yesterday's special carriage to the court.

After Zhu Jingyuan entered the palace gate, he paid a little attention to the surrounding situation.

As a result, no noticeable changes were found, the guards inside and outside the palace were still the same people, and the inspection did not become more stringent.

The ministers of the previous dynasty are also the same as usual, only their ninth uncle Zhu Jianfeng seems to be in ...... state Got easier?

In the past, this ninth uncle always maintained the most solemn royal posture, and he was extremely serious and careful about all kinds of things.

It seems impeccable.

But after a long time, you can find that the state of walking on thin ice that cannot be hidden should be under a lot of pressure.

But that feeling seems to have lessened noticeably today......

After Zhu Jingyuan found out about this, combined with the security measures given to him by the old emperor, he suddenly became more vigilant.

Zhu Jingyuan felt that Zhu Jianfeng's current state seemed to be in a state where he was ready to let go of his hands and feet after making a major decision.

But he has no way to judge what the decision he has made, so he can only remain absolutely vigilant.

Zhu Jingyuan pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the reports and discussions from all sides in the morning court.

didn't find anything that needed to be particularly intervened in, so Zhu Jingyuan didn't speak rashly.

After the end of the early dynasty, Zhu Jingyuan went to the Ministry of Industry to communicate with the design craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry and various companies of the Imperial Foundation.

Explain your ideas and let them figure out how to figure them out.

In the evening, I went home and continued to draw my own drawings and write the design requirements of my company's craftsmen.

Zhu Jingyuan is actually very clear about the various ideas in his mind and how to deal with and apply them in the future.

Others will see it at a glance, and they may come up at any time, mainly civilian things, so it is impossible to keep it secret.

For example, the design of ordinary airplanes themselves, as well as the design of passenger and transport aircraft, agricultural spray aircraft, and so on.

There is nothing difficult in itself, it is just a general design, and a clever craftsman can jump out at any time and snatch his own design.

The point is that as long as you build the aircraft yourself and sell it on the civilian market, everyone can copy it immediately.

If you don't go to the Taixi countries to apply for a patent, someone will apply for it in their own country.

In the future, Daming will go to the other party's country to sell civil aircraft, and may even have to pay patent fees to the other party, at least to prove that he has a patent for a long time.

Therefore, I have to apply for patents quickly, including applying for patents in various countries in Thailand, so that my company can get patents as widely as possible.

As for those things that have a high degree of originality, or are difficult to think of at once, mainly military special designs, they must be kept as secret as possible.

For example, new armor-piercing shells for naval guns, new armor material formulations, incendiary shells against airships, firing coordinators for aircraft, propeller "shaft guns", etc.

These are the things that are really important, it is impossible to apply for a patent, it is meaningless to apply, and it is even more impossible to go to Tessie to apply for a patent.

Zhu Jingyuan has always directly told the Ministry of Industry, or the arms company of the Royal Consortium, and asked them to go directly to the experiment.

In the days that followed, Zhu Jingyuan's life basically maintained this simple cycle.

Every morning, I communicate with the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works and the Imperial Foundation, and continue to draw drawings for the craftsmen of my company.

The news gathered in the court from all sides, plus the news from all over the country transmitted in the newspapers, seemed to be basically good news.

The six feudal kingdoms of Japan and Korea were all reformed in the form of the Toyohara Kingdom, and the feudal kings had returned to Kyoto.

The old emperor specially received his relatives and asked them to live in the Nanhaizi Palace first.

At the same time, a piece of land was set aside in the vicinity and let them each build their own new palace.

In more distant feudal states such as Yingzhou, the feudal kings who had accepted the reform were also on their way back to Beijing.

Most of the other vassal states that did not directly receive the reform quota also received a rough timetable.

The very few vassal states that did not have a plan to withdraw their feudal domains at all were extremely backward places with few immigrants and were mainly indigenous.

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If it is difficult to survive if it is independent, even if there is no commitment to withdraw the domain, it will continue to stay in Daming, and I have never thought of the so-called self-reliance.

When most of the vassal states were preparing to reform and fully fell to the Ming court, and the anti-Ming alliance also officially "sued for peace", the power of the Ming court skyrocketed again.

Even some feudal states that had opinions about their policies and had a real tendency to become self-reliant were now consciously retained for the time being.

The trend of self-reliance in the first half of the year seems to have disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

The situation has now eased markedly in the areas where the civil uprisings were most violent, such as the North Zhili around Beijing, the South Zhili around Nanjing, and Liaodong and Shanxi.

The main reason is that a large number of displaced people have been recruited into new factories.

Among the six newly opened industries, the minimum salary standard for starting with six yuan banknotes, as well as the policy of two days off per month, have been officially implemented.

The situation in Daming has gradually turned from crisis to safety.

As long as there are no major mistakes in the follow-up, the world should be basically stable.

The situation in the Jingshi area looks even better.

The displaced people have been completely controlled, and most of them have basically gone into the factories.

As for the street workers who didn't want to work in the first place, they were either semi-forcibly sent to work, or they were ordered to stay at home.

Genuine homeless people and beggars who were unable to work were also sent to the almshouses for centralized relief.

The officials of the Beijing Division worked together to completely rectify the two cities of the Beijing Division in accordance with the ban on the six major industries and the trend of the formal establishment of the peace talks.

The old emperor understood the thoughts of the officials, so he announced on the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month:

The curfew will be lifted with immediate effect, and all officials will be on leave for three days from today.

After the formal conclusion of the peace talks, the previous year's regulations will be fully restored.

The so-called regulations specifically refer to:

Emperor Taizu's regulations: Ming officials take five days off per month, three days on the winter solstice, and five days on New Year's Day (Spring Festival), commonly known as Hongwu holiday.

Emperor Chengzu's regulations: Before and after the Lantern Festival, from the 11th to the 20th of the first month, ten consecutive days off, commonly known as Yongle holiday.

Emperor Shizu's regulations: Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chongyang Festival, respectively, take three days off, commonly known as Renwu holiday.

Of course, these holidays are for officials and have nothing to do with the people.

After the start of the war, these holidays were gradually tightened, and in the last two years, even the New Year was only three days off.

Don't even think about the coolest Lantern Festival ten-day Yongle holiday.

This year, the war is finally coming to an end, everyone has some ideas, and the old emperor is happy to see it.

So, on the fifteenth day of the first month of the 34th year of Taiping, the most lively Lantern Festival in recent years arrived.

Although it was only three days, although the holiday only started on the fifteenth, everyone's preparation was not sufficient, and the lanterns were relatively rough.

But most people are in a good mood and have better expectations for this year and the year ahead.

Emperor Zhu Di personally reminded the people: the people put the lanterns, from his drinking and having fun, the soldiers and horses couldn't help but patrol at night, so as not to disturb them.

However, the situation in Zhu Jingyuan's family is special, according to Zhu Jianyan's special instructions, everyone did not go out to wander, and reunited at home to enjoy the lanterns.

Although I can't go out, compared with previous years, this is already some happiness, and happiness is all contrasted.

Zhu Jianyan's princess and several ladies, as well as a group of children, are in a very good mood.

But for Liang Yunying, happiness is someone else's, and now she just thinks they are noisy.

After the three-day vacation, his son should have gone 15,000 kilometers away.

After a few glasses of wine, Liang Yunying's emotions came out, hugging her son and sobbing in a low voice.

Zhu Jingyuan's mood is very complicated, in this atmosphere that should be relaxed, but he can't relax at all.

The old emperor opened a curfew at this time, and at the same time directly gave three days of vacation, which was simply taking the initiative to create opportunities for people with ideas.

I don't know if the old emperor planned to take the opportunity to attract all the restless elements, and then catch them all.

Guan Tianpei's division placed next to him may be to prevent the chaos that arises because of this.

This kind of psychological expectation made Zhu Jingyuan dare not drink at home when he went out.

At the same time, Zhu Jianfeng's inner courtyard of the palace, Zhu Jianfeng's princess Li Ying, also hugged Zhu Jianfeng and cried:

"Your Highness...... Are you really going to the Western Cape to deal with Xiyi? ”

Zhu Jianfeng drank the wine unhurriedly, nodded in a very casual tone and said:

"I've said it several times, if you go along, hurry up and pack your things in the next two days, forget it if you don't want to go, don't ask eight times in three days."

But Li Ying's thoughts are obviously not on this at all:

"Your Highness, can you still come back? Did you really just give up? ”

Zhu Jianfeng understood what his wife meant, and asked impatiently:

"What if I don't give up? I give up and I'm still a prince, if I don't give up, I may have nothing! Don't bring it up again! ”

Li Ying also asked directly:

"Doesn't Cao Junji often come to visit you? Don't you have any former subordinates in the provinces? Why do you ......?"

Zhu Jianfeng directly covered the princess's mouth:

"These people can be my subordinates, and even after my abnormal position, they can continue to be used by me, but they won't help me do those things!"

After Zhu Jianfeng finished speaking, he let go of his hand, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Li Ying coughed a few times, watched her husband be silent for a while, and seemed to have made a decision:

"Your Highness, if these outsiders are not available, my father has actually recruited more than 2,000 homeless people in the name of opening a factory, and these three days of vacation are exactly ......"

Zhu Jianfeng jumped up directly:

"Does he have a weapon?"

Li Ying thought that her husband was tempted:

"There are also some ...... weapons"

As a result, Zhu Jianfeng commanded in a loud voice:

"It's really nonsense, let him immediately dismiss the staff, or go directly to open the factory normally.

"All weapons, no matter how they came from, are destroyed immediately, and this incident is as if it never happened.

"Otherwise, after the three-day vacation, I will personally expose him!"

Li Ying completely didn't understand:

"Why! You said that outsiders are not available, and my father is not his own? ”

Zhu Jianfeng took a deep breath, looked around, and made sure that he had already sent the servants away, before he opened his mouth to explain:

"Your so-called 2,000 homeless? Can it really be used by me and my father-in-law?

"Are you sure there are no outsiders in there? Are you sure that those outcasts will not be temporarily betrayed?

"Can the so-called weapons of their time really enter the gates of the old city?

"Can it be the opponent of the more than 400 soldiers around that little boy who have seen blood?"

Li Ying subconsciously shook her head:

"Our target is not the second brother's child, the second brother and their family don't go out these days, let alone go to the new city, so my goal is the ...... in the palace"

Before Li Ying finished speaking, Zhu Jianfeng slapped him:

"You're crazy!"

Li Ying was a little broken by this slap:

"I'm not crazy! I just can't bear to see His Highness suffer this grievance! You should have been in the right position five years ago!

As a result, because the so-called war has been delayed again and again, it has dragged on until now, and there are such variables!

"I can't stand this grievance, I can't just endure it?"

Zhu Jianfeng didn't make a move this time, but sat back quite calmly:

"It's useless if you can't stand it, I've already thought about what you've considered.

"It's hard to believe, but now I'm starting to feel like that kid has more potential than I am.

"Our Zhu family's country, passed to his hands, may indeed be more secure than in my hands."

Li Ying is almost crazy:

"Your Highness! When is this all gone! You've been abandoned, so why should you even think about it? Does this still have anything to do with you? ”

Zhu Jianfeng made up his mind instead, and continued to drink by himself:

"On the contrary, no matter who this country passes to, it will always be the country of our Zhu family, and it will always have a relationship with this king, and this king is qualified to supervise him at all times.

"On the other hand, if anyone uses extraordinary means to rise to power, then in order for the civil service to accept him, you will have to pay an unimaginable price.

"It costs much more than any usurper in history, and even a real one.

"Because the current civil officials, the former scholars and doctors, they want not only land, but also all the wealth of our Zhu family consortium!

"Without the support of the consortium, this country not only belongs to our Zhu family, but really has to share the world with the so-called scholars!

This is a truth that all princes and grandchildren must understand since childhood.

"The princes can compete with each other, but they must not rely on external forces, otherwise the clan will attack them en masse!"

Li Ying and Zhu Jianfeng have been husband and wife for almost 20 years, and looking at Zhu Jianfeng's current reaction, he knows that he has made up his mind.

Immediately, he sat on the ground weakly, but he still didn't give up and asked the last sentence:

"Did you really just give up?"

Zhu Jianfeng replied with great interest:

"The current Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not at all the supreme king who did whatever he wanted in the Renwu Dynasty.

"Rather, it is the de facto head of civil affairs, the prime minister in the name of the emperor.

"This prime minister is very tired.

"On the contrary, the princes of the Zongren Yuan are really much easier, and if they want to meddle in the government, they can meddle, and those who don't care about each other can enjoy themselves.

"I've been really exhausted for the last few years.

"I imagined that after ascending the throne, under the guidance of my father and the emperor, under the supervision of my uncles and brothers, I would continue to struggle for the Ming Dynasty for 30 years, and I was full of exhaustion.

"After making my decision, I am now relaxed and will definitely live a few more years......"

Thinking of this, Zhu Jianfeng turned his face to look at his wife:

"It's a question whether your two sons can graduate, let alone think about succeeding to the throne through practical training, so why are you tossing so much?"

Li Ying was very discouraged, and finally confessed:

"I want to be a queen!"

Zhu Jianfeng smiled dumbly and hugged his wife's shoulders:

"Queen, you don't have to think about it, I asked my father to be a vassal king, how about making you a queen?

"I want to go to the Western Cape to have a look, you can also go with me to have a look, it's good to go out for a walk."

Li Ying lowered her head and didn't speak, but she acquiesced and accepted the reality of powerlessness.

Zhu Jingyuan didn't know how some people would react, so he stayed at home honestly for the three days of the holiday and continued to draw his own drawings.

Due to the time that had been taken in the past few days, the design tasks that should have been assigned to the Ministry of Industry and the Royal Consortium have basically been arranged.

The drawings drawn by Zhu Jingyuan in the past three days were all for the craftsmen of his company.

Three days later, on the 19th day of the first month of the 34th year of Taiping, Zhu Jingyuan finally finished painting everything he could think of, hoping to make it quickly.

In the end, it was carefully sorted out, arranged according to priority, and handed it to her mother Liang Yunying, so that she could hand it over to the company's craftsmen in installments to realize.

Liang Yunying took it with tears in her eyes, hugged her son and cried bitterly, before she was extremely reluctant to let Zhu Jingyuan go out.