Go north and south, fight for the living space of the people of the Ming Dynasty, create wealth and blessings for the Ming Empire, survive the catastrophe smoothly, and play the pride of the Han and Tang Dynasties with continuous victories.

This is already the emperor's established policy, which cannot be changed, the difference is only in the speed of speed.

Of course, the ministers, including Xiong Tingbi, were worried and apprehensive about the emperor's increasingly revealing desire for expansion.

The extreme expansion of the Chengzu period brought a great burden to the finances, and the complicated frontier affairs also made the imperial court feel difficult to cope.

For example, when I went to the West, I spent more than 40 million taels in seven years, which was indeed a huge pressure on the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, which had an annual income of about 10 million.

Even Zhu Di was "afraid of one rule" every time Zheng He went to sea, and many ministers even risked being killed, wrote to admonish them, and called going to the West "bad government".

In fact, judging from the situation at that time, it was reasonable to call the trip to the West a "bad government". The thoughts of the people at that time cannot be judged from the perspective of later generations, because the cost and burden are huge, but they do exist.

The key is the issue of ideology and tradition, the Ming Dynasty at that time did not consider making money, the so-called "thick and thin" and "emphasis on righteousness over profit" is the style of the Celestial Empire.

As a way to show off national strength, going to the West is actually mostly displayed with rich rewards. The tributary system also inherited such a principle, so that small countries rushed to come, so that the Ming Empire was also a little unbearable.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao's expansion is very different from Chengzu, and even different from the emperors of previous dynasties. To put it bluntly, the word "profit" is the first word, and the battle without benefit will not be fought, and the land occupied should be fertile, or it may have other value.

According to the noun of later generations, the output must be greater than the input, forming a virtuous circle, in order to get richer and stronger.

It's just that treating war as a business and not making money is very detrimental to the dignity of the heavenly kingdom. Therefore, the emperor could not declare it to the outside world, and the courtiers did not know that the emperor only wanted to make money through expansion.

Of course, sometimes the benefits are long-term, and sometimes the profits can be made by seeing them. For example, relying on the northeast of Liaodong, what kind of money can be made in the bitter cold land? The investment is not small.

Compared to Mekong, which crops two or three times a year, of course. But the emperor knew what kind of wealth the black soil contained, even the more bitter and cold Siberia, and the black gold in the ground could not be measured by immediate benefits.

It's useless to say it, emperor, just do it. It's no problem to do what you can, who let him come to the money!

On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, there are only a few days before the New Year. The atmosphere of the festival has long permeated the Beijing Division, and the success of Pingliao can enjoy peace again, from the officials to the people, there is a sense of relaxation.

"Father—"

"Emperor—"

The two little princesses are one person and one word, and they make up the "father". Then he grinned and giggled merrily.

The emperor Dayue picked up a small padded jacket with one hand, left and right, and kissed the "Bobo" ringing.

Yu'er smiled happily, not only for her daughter's growing up, but also for the emperor's grace.

After playing with the two daughters for a while, the emperor let go of them and watched the two little people walk away on their short legs under the careful care of the palace people.

"The Emperor." Yu'er couldn't change her name yet, but it sounded close, peeled an orange, and handed it a petal to the emperor.

The emperor opened his mouth directly to eat, nodded lightly while tasting the taste, and said: "Now that oranges can still be grown in the south, I am afraid it will not be easy in a few years." ”

Zhang Yuer didn't know that the emperor was talking about the great disaster of the Xiaoice River period, blinked his big eyes, and carefully peeled and fed to the emperor.

There were not many official duties in the past year, especially after Pingliao, the stone in the emperor's heart fell to the ground, and he couldn't help relaxing.

The great trouble of the henchmen has been removed, that is, the peak of the Xiaoice River has arrived, and the emperor thinks that it can be passed, at least not to endanger Jiangshan Sheji.

After eating a few oranges, the emperor waved his hand to signal that he would not eat them, lazily fell on the couch, and patted the side to let Yu'er lie beside him.

Yu'er is the most obedient, and the emperor will do whatever he asks. She snuggled up to the emperor, put the emperor's arm in her arms, and said softly: "The concubine has thought about it, and the matter of raising cats will be put aside for the time being." ”

The emperor did not feel strange, and said, "Wait until the child is older!" ”

Children don't know how serious it is, and cats are also not sensible, scratching where they are, in case they are infected with any virus, it is not a trivial matter.

Mothers, of course, will give up some preferences for the sake of their children. Yu'er loves cats, but she loves her daughter even more.

"The concubine's family has a letter, it's all good." Yu'er closed her eyes slightly, sniffed the breath on the emperor's body, and said, "This year, I planted a few acres of potatoes and harvested thousands of catties!" Mother said that the potatoes are also delicious when baked. ”

The yield of potatoes per mu is not much, and the emperor roughly estimated it. But in this era, it is already considered a high yield.

"The french fries are delicious, too." The emperor pursed the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "I will let the imperial kitchen make it, and the harem people will taste it." Well, baked potatoes are not bad either. ”

Hardy and productive, this is another powerful weapon against major disasters. Although it could not be promoted a few years earlier, it also gave the emperor a lot of confidence to start now.

"Wan'er did well in the final exam, saying that she would take the junior high school exam next year. When the girl reaches junior high school, the concubine feels that it is enough. ”

The emperor snorted, and had no opinion. It's not to be a university scholar, you can almost read books and newspapers after graduating from primary school, and among ancient women, it can be regarded as knowledgeable and knowledgeable.

Yu'er is still talking, it's all very small things, some trivial.

But the emperor did not show an impatient look, which can be seen in the tube, and from these trivial things, you can also see some of the current social conditions.

And Yu'er is the least likely to deceive herself, she will say whatever she hears, without hiding it, letting alone exaggerating.

"A few days ago, Female Doctor Yang came to conduct a routine examination for the concubine and the two princesses, saying that she was busy with medical school affairs, and she was only a few days late...... The female medicine boy named Tao Yan also said that she had a problem to ask the emperor for advice! ”

I know too much, it's just rare to be idle.

The emperor was a little helpless, but he didn't think about refusing. The improvement of medical skills is also good for himself and the concubines of the harem, and even for his own children.

It should be in surgery, and I want the front-line soldiers to be treated as much as possible after being injured, so I have compiled a booklet, including simple knowledge such as stitching wounds and disinfecting.

It should be able to save the lives of many soldiers, but it's better than nothing. The emperor thought, comforting himself, and a little proud.

Treating human life as a mustard, this bad habit must be changed. Although he is an emperor, he is not a feudal emperor in history.

If there is something good at the top, it must be done at the bottom. I've already set an example, so I probably won't have any more bastard officials who say "why don't you be An An starving", right?

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