Zhu Houxi was not angry at Zuo Shilang's behavior of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, who made him understand that Zuo Shilang just loves to study wooden cattle and flowing horses too much.

Zhu Houxi himself did not expect that in Daming, the appearance of bicycles and tricycles would be so popular, so that some people even secretly ran to Xingwangfu to get the manufacturing method of bicycles and tricycles.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has sent someone to call you to the leopard room."

Before Zhu Houxi sat back in the rocking chair, someone came to report to Zhengde and asked him to go to the leopard room.

"Got it, let people prepare the sedan chair."

The Ministry of Engineering is not far from the leopard room, and Zhu Houxi did not choose to ride a horse but sat in a sedan chair.

When Zhu Houxi came to the leopard room, Zhengde had just asked someone to prepare lunch.

"Come, sit down and dine with me."

After eating and drinking, Zhu Houxi said: "What is the matter with the eldest brother calling his younger brother?" ”

"I heard that your wooden oxen and horses have begun to be mass-produced, and I want to make a second expedition to the grasslands."

Zhengde has just returned from an expedition to the grassland for less than a year, and now when he says that he is preparing to go on another expedition, Zhu Houxi wants to scold people, he has seen people who like waves, but he has never seen such a wave as Zhengde, he is not at ease at all, and he wants to fight on the grassland when he has nothing to do.

"Big brother, this matter must not be done, not to mention the labor and loss of money on the expedition to the grassland, and it will also shake the country's foundation, please think twice."

Zhengde frowned and said, "How can the imperial brother also learn from the cabinet and they are alarmist?" Not to mention that the military expenses of the army are paid by the royal family, and the candidates for the expedition are all Ming Huben, if they don't go to the war, can't they stay in the capital to retire? ”

In Zhengde's heart, as a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, he should focus on making meritorious contributions, and staying in the capital to eat and wait for death is completely consuming the money of the Ming Dynasty, which is the real labor and loss of money, so Zhu Houxi's statement Zhengde does not agree at all.

Zhu Houxi thought for a while and said: "Big brother, the younger brother doesn't want to stop you from going on an expedition, but wants you to cultivate for a while, because the younger brother has some things to leave temporarily, so he can't supervise the country for the eldest brother again." ”

Hearing that Zhu Houxi had something to leave, Zhengde instantly forgot about the expedition and asked, "The emperor's brother is leaving?" Why leave? ”

Zhu Houxi didn't answer and asked, "Big brother, do you remember the fire man Yasan?" ”

The Fire Warrior Yasan came to give gifts as an envoy of Manraka, and was severely pitted by Zhu Houxi, how could such a person Zhengde forget.

"Remember, what does that have to do with you leaving?"

"The Fire Yasan will come to pay tribute next year according to the agreement, and the younger brother will want to go to Manraka with the Fire Yasan to have a look."

After listening to Zhu Houxi's reason, Zhengde didn't think about it and said, "No." ”

"Big Brother ......"

Zhu Houxi wanted to say something more, but Zhengde interrupted: "Manraka is a barbarian land, how can you, as the king of Damingxing, go to that kind of place." ”

"Big brother, you don't know anything, Manraka is actually a good place, and my brother actually wants to establish our town in Manraka this time."

Zhengde wondered: "Build a town? ”

"Yes, it's to build towns."

Next, Zhu Houxi informed Zhengde that he planned to establish a town in Manraka, and then started a lottery business, making gambling a mainstream activity in Manraka.

"Why is this lottery not developing in Daming?"

Zhu Houxi shook his head and said, "Big brother, if the people knew that they could win the lottery, would they only buy one?" When the time comes, the more I buy, the more my wife will be separated, the family will be ruined, and the younger brother will not bear it, not to mention that the younger brother's move is to make money for me Daming, so of course it will not be implemented in Daming. ”

Yes, in Daming Zhu Houyu is actually not very willing to Huo Huo, but out of Daming, then it is embarrassing, he Zhu Houyu wants Huo Huo, Huo Huo, in order to make money for Daming, he Zhu Houyu can do whatever it takes, gambling is just one of the small projects, there are many wonderful ways to play, he will come out little by little.

Zhengde asked compromisedly, "Then how long are you going to go?" ”

Zhengde's question stopped Zhu Houxi, how long will he go, where is this good, when will he come back, this does not depend on when Manraka will come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, where is what he said.

"It's not good to say, because the younger brother plans to make the ship of the Manraka envoys, and as for when he will come back, of course, it depends on when Manraka will come back to pay tribute."

"I remember that there are drawings of ships in the palace when Zheng He went to the West, and when I came back, I asked people to send them to the Ministry of Industry and asked them to hurry up the construction, so that the emperor can come back when he wants."

Hearing Zhengde say this, Zhu Houxi's eyes lit up, the drawings of the warship when Zheng He went to the West, it was a treasure, it is said that it had been burned, but he didn't expect it to be backed up in the palace.

"Brother Xie."

Zhu Houxi's thanks are actually not for himself, but for the Ming Dynasty's navigation career, Zheng He's treasure ship map left in the Western Ocean is too important for the navigation industry.

Zhengde smiled: "You are my imperial brother, I will give you whatever you want, and I will thank you to me." ”

Zhu Houxi smiled and said: "It's the fault of the younger brother, can the eldest brother postpone the expedition to the grassland tribe?" ”

Zhengde is not an ignorant person, although he has ambitions, but Zhu Houxi's plan is obviously more beneficial to the current Ming Dynasty, so as the Zhengde of the Ming Emperor, there is no reason to refuse Zhu Houxi's proposal.

Zhengde sighed and said: "Okay, I will depend on you this time, after all, your strategy is also for the entire Ming Dynasty, and I am not a faint monarch who does not know things." ”

Zhu Houxi saluted and said: "The younger brother will definitely not disappoint the eldest brother and Daming." ”

As soon as Zhu Houxi, who said goodbye to Zhengde, returned to Xingwang's mansion, he was called to the room by his mother Concubine Jiang.

"Mother."

Jiang Shi looked at his son with a smile, and Zhu Houxi was no longer there with that look.

"Mother, if you have something, just say it, don't look at your son like this."

"Xi'er is not too young, it's time to choose a princess."

Zhu Houyu instantly remembered the matter of accepting a concubine with him on the grassland before, Zhu Houyu suspected that the Jiang family asked him to take a concubine definitely with Zhengde's handiwork, as long as he accepted the concubine, he would not be able to go to Manraka next year.

Zhu Houxi thought for a while and said, "The mother concubine doesn't know, in fact, her son already has a favorite girl." ”

Jiang Shi was shocked enough by these words, he had never heard that Zhu Houxi had a girl he liked before, but now that such a sentence suddenly came, and Jiang Shi instantly burned the fire of gossip.

"Whose girl is it? How old is it? Who is in the family? Does Your Majesty know about this? ”

Zhu Houxi was a little confused by this series of questions, and only after he reacted did he say: "The girl that my son likes is far away, and my son is going to look for her next year, and after meeting her parents, I will come back and let my mother make the decision for Xi'er." ”

Jiang always felt that something was wrong, but Zhu Houxi was well-behaved and sensible since he was a child, and there was nothing he could do at the moment, so he could only sigh and say: "Since this is the case, then the marriage is up to you." ”

"Thank you, Concubine Xie."