"The matter of knighthood is not negotiable." Pushing the excerpt in front of Chen Xun, Zhu Zhanyan's tone was unquestionable.

"At the beginning, the edict was clearly and clearly issued, announcing to the world, saying that anyone who participated in the work would be knighted once admitted."

"You don't joke, since it was announced to the world through an edict, it was the emperor's will, and naturally there was no possibility of repentance."

"However, Your Highness ......" Chen Xun also raised his head when he heard this, and he also had his own considerations.

may have some conflict with Zhu Zhanyan's thoughts, but he still has to say that after all, the matter of the government will be discussed, and since it is discussed, it will naturally have to be discussed.

"Emperor Taizu Gao has long had ancestral training, and he can't be knighted if he doesn't have the merits of the Sheji army, if he is knighted for Gongju, will it cause the generals to be dissatisfied?"

Knighted, Chen Xun didn't care, because what he was asking for was not a title, or it should be said that it was not just a title, and this matter did not directly conflict with what he needed.

He is more concerned about the opinions of the government and the opposition, after all, this kind of thing is very likely to cause shock to the government and the opposition.

"It's okay, I'll explain it to the general." Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand, he had already prepared for this.

"Moreover, although the words of knighthood must be the earl's start, there is still a difference between an earl and an earl."

Chen Xun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he quickly understood what Zhu Zhanyan was thinking.

As Zhu Zhanyan said, there is also a difference between a title and a title, a title that can be hereditary is incomparable to a title that cannot be hereditary.

What is really regarded as a treasure is a title that can be hereditary, and it will be given a world certificate, and it is relatively better to only grant a lifetime title.

"His Royal Highness, then this ......" After thinking about it for a while, Chen Xun took the fold pushed by Zhu Zhan Yan, and looked up at Zhu Zhan Yan with an inquiring gaze.

"Let's settle it." Zhu Zhanyan nodded.

"No world vouchers, only lifetime grants, which is enough for those who work."

"Yes." Chen Xun no longer hesitated when he heard this, and bowed down and said yes.

Indeed, don't look at him, Chen Xun didn't dare to draw conclusions easily after thinking about it for a long time, but in fact, the government and the opposition have long had a rough understanding of the matter of the gongju knighthood, even if the imperial court has not actually knighted it.

In fact, after the news that Gongju could be knighted, people's first reaction was first surprise, and then it was clear.

From the very beginning, everyone tacitly assumed that the title of Gongju was an earl, and it was also a count who was not granted a world certificate but only for life.

Now, the announcement and implementation of the knighthood by the imperial court can be said to be completely within everyone's expectations, even the first two workers who were admitted also thought so.

After all, the farmers and businessmen, the workers are only above the merchants, and no one thought that they would be able to ascend to the sky in one step.

Moreover, for this era, for the class of workers, being able to be knighted with work is already a step to the sky.

"Well......" made a final conclusion about the matter of Gongju's knighthood, and Zhu Zhanyan flipped through the folds in front of him again.

Relatively speaking, other things are much smaller, although they are also more important things, such as finances, river dam reinforcement and canal dredging, and famine and other things, but they are relatively easy to deal with.

"Alright, that's all for now." Zhu Zhanyan packed up all those folds and piled them up, without any intention of dealing with them, but also with no intention of handing them over to Chen Xun.

"Dezun, for the time being, you will go to the Ministry of Rites to settle the matter of the Gongju knighthood, and then go to the Ministry of Industry to implement the matter of going to the grassland to build a horse farm."

"Wei Zhe, you stay for a while."

Chen Xun glanced at Xia Yuanji when he heard this, and then bowed and bowed to leave.

In fact, at that moment, Chen Xun felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and even a little jealous.

From the beginning of the rise of King Wu's line to the present, Chen Xun has always been Zhu Zhan's indispensable right-hand man, and it can be said that Zhu Zhanyan believes in him the most in civil and political matters.

However, above him, there is actually a Natsuhara Yoshi.

Although Xia Yuanji does not directly intervene in civil politics, in terms of finance, he is the person Zhu Zhanyan believes in the most, and the two have been friends for almost 20 years.

But soon, Chen Xun was relieved.

Because even he can only sigh to himself when facing Xia Yuanji, because the other party's financial ability is indeed unbeatable.

At least now, no one can compare to it.

"Wei Zhe, ah......" Waiting for Chen Xun and the others to leave, Zhu Zhan Yan had a smile on his face, and he also stood up from that position and walked in front of Zhu Zhan Yan.

"Wait a minute, I'll go change my clothes, let's go out for a walk......"

……

Chang'an Avenue.

There are some differences between Shuntian Imperial City and Yingtian Imperial City, but the general layout is basically the same, and the four main roads are also the same as Yingtian, namely Chang'an Street, Ping'an Street, Yong'an Street and Wan'an Street.

Zhu Zhanyan was dressed in regular clothes, walking on Chang'an Street, where people came and went, and did not cause much restlessness, even if his regular clothes were embroidered with dragon patterns.

But in fact, the flying fish suit is also a dragon pattern, but there is a difference in shape.

Compared with Zhu Zhanyan, it was Xia Yuanji, who was dressed in court clothes, that caused a relatively big commotion.

In fact, if you think about it, how long has Zhu Zhanyan been in Shuntian Mansion? How long has Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, been in Suncheon?

Eighteen years, plus two years of Xuande, and the year of reunification, it has been twenty-one years.

In the past 21 years, Zhu Zhanqi's time in Shuntian Mansion is full, and I am afraid that it will not be a full year.

"I didn't expect it......" Zhu Zhanyan didn't care about the riot on the street, but looked at the place in front of him that Xia Yuanji took him over.

"This heroic building, and it has also been opened to Shuntian Mansion?"

This martyr's building was built by Zhu Zhan in order to create a place for the widows of the martyrs to stay for a long time, and the income of this restaurant was also used for the education of the widows and children of the martyrs.

For this reason, Zhu Zhanyan also borrowed some money from Emperor Taizong back then.

"It's nature." Xia Yuanji smiled slightly, and explained while leading Zhu Zhanyan into the building.

"Although the Yinglielou has paid off the loan lent to them by the household department at the beginning, realized self-sufficiency and subsidized the widow of the martyr, but in fact, the finance of the Yinglielou will be reported to the household department every year."

"When the capital was moved to Shuntianfu, Yinglielou followed under the will of Emperor Taizong."

Xia Yuanji explained to Zhu Zhanyan while saying to Xiao Er who ran over: "Is there still a private room on the third floor?" ”

"Back to Xia Shangshu, what about it?" Xiao Er's face was full of smiles, and there was a bit of overly obvious flattery.

"What? I'm going to open a private room for you and this person today? ”

"Well, let's open one." Natsuhara nodded.

"Gotcha!" Xiao Er threw the towel in his hand over his shoulder, and led the way for the two very flatteringly.

"You two, please!"

"Yo! Looks like you're here a lot? Following behind Xiao Er, Zhu Zhanyan smiled and said to Xia Yuanji.

"But listen to what this little two mean, you didn't want a private room before?"

"You're laughing." Xia Yuanji smiled, and did not directly say the four words of His Royal Highness the Prince in front of Xiao Er.

"I am shy in my pocket, and occasionally come twice to drink a little wine, one is to relax my nervous mood, and the other is to make some contribution to the widows of the martyrs."

"As for the private room, if it weren't for special circumstances, Wei Zhe wouldn't be able to enjoy it."

"Oh?" The smile on Zhu Zhanyan's face became more and more intense.

"Then I'll talk to the people in the Heroic Tower, and let them give you a free for life or something?"

"Don't!" Xia Yuanji hurriedly waved his hand.

"This is a good thing, but it's not on Wei Zhe, Wei Zhe should be a normal person honestly, so as not to save others poking my backbone in the back."

The two chatted as they walked, and the third floor was soon there.

can work in the Yingli Building, Xiao Er can be regarded as well-informed, although he doesn't know Zhu Zhan Yan because he is not in the capital all the year round, but it seems that Xia Yuanji brought it over, and he unusually directly asks for a private room, Xiao Er knows that Zhu Zhan Yan's identity is extraordinary.

In the short time that he went upstairs, through the conversation between Zhu Zhanyan and Xia Yuanji, Xiao Er's heart became more convinced that Zhu Zhanyan's identity was extraordinary.

Therefore, he was very careful to guide the two of them, and then closed the door and withdrew.

As soon as he withdrew, Xiao Er hurriedly ran downstairs and looked for the shopkeeper's report.

Inside the private room.

Zhu Zhanyan looked at the small stove next to the window, pressed Xia Yuanji, who wanted to get up, stood up and lifted the teapot on the stove, and began to make tea.

"I'll tell you, in Europe, although there is hot water and tea that comes with supplies, it is always a little bit of a taste to drink."

Zhu Zhanyan chatted with Xia Yuanji while brewing tea.

"Wei Zhe, let me tell you, in fact, if it weren't for the fact that you were over the age of six, I would really bring you over for you to see, and I guarantee that you will jump with joy after seeing that over there."

"Oh? Is there a saying? Xia Yuanji saw that Zhu Zhan Yan was very interested, and he also accompanied him while laughing.

"That's a big deal." Zhu Zhanyan also became excited and began to talk endlessly.

"Wei Zhe, do you know? It's a big, big plain over there! Do you know what the Plains are? It's boundless, and it's all flat as far as the eye can see, and you can't see the mountains at all! ”

"And I'm telling you, it's all black land over there!"

"You may not know, this kind of land, the best is this black soil, this black soil is formed by years of decay and accumulation of plants and trees, it is said that it takes 400 years to accumulate black soil as thick as a finger."

"When Eastern Europe is completely taken, it will become a larger granary than the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Xiangzhou Mansion and Nanzhou Mansion of our Ming Dynasty, and then our Ming Dynasty will really no longer worry about eating."

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhanyan also sighed.

For so many years, he has never told others this, because the only black soil in the Central Plains is in Nuer Gandusi, and in this era, it is more difficult to develop Nuer Gandusi than in later generations.

Putting aside the problem of climate for the time being, let's just say that the problem of mechanization is a big problem, and at least there will be tractors when it is developed in later generations, but now?

"Your Royal Highness...... Looking at Zhu Zhan Yan, who went from calm to excited to lost, Xia Yuanji was a little indifferent.

"It's the first time you've ...... after so many years"

"What for the first time?" Zhu Zhanyan was stunned when he heard this, but smiled instead.

"Is it the first time such a gaffe? Hehe......"

"Hmm......" Natsuhara pursed his lips and didn't say anything more about the topic.

"It seems that you really value that side, not just to fight a war or to erase all factors that may pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty."

"No, you'd be wrong." Zhu Zhanyan shook his head slightly.

"I do attach great importance to that side, but it is also to erase all factors that may pose a threat to Daming, both of them."

"Moreover, the latter factor is probably more."

Xia Yuanji was silent when he heard this, he didn't know what to say.

He will never know what kind of humiliation the flower planters who have carved Wenliang into their bones will be subjected to in the future, nor will he know how the flower planters, who have made outstanding contributions to the whole world, will be "mastered by the enemy".

He would not know what kind of treatment those flower growers, or even the treasures of the whole world, would be treated in the future.

Just as the two were silent, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in."

Xia Yuanji opened his mouth in a deep voice, but the person who came in was not the little second person that the two of them thought.

(End of chapter)