In the twenty-ninth year of Jingtai, the dragon raised its head.

Daming built a total of two stadiums, one in Shanglinyuan, which is a royal private stadium, called Shanglinyuan Stadium.

The other is called Jinao Yushu Stadium, a bridge linking the inner and outer city moats, called Jinao Yushu, built near the bridge, so the name of the bridge is called Jinyu Stadium for short.

This place was specially approved by the emperor, and after soliciting the consent of many parties, this piece of land was used as a stadium.

This year's Dragon Raising Games will be held in Jinyu Stadium.

The envoys of the countries of Europa were invited to participate.

In order to catch up with the construction period, the Spring Festival is endless, and the seventeenth day of the first month is completed, and Kuaixiang personally went to cut the ribbon.

On the second day of the second month of February, after the end of the sacrifice and spring ploughing activities in the morning, the holy car drove to the Jinyu Stadium, and Zhu Qiyu looked excited through the glass: "Kuaixiang's design is really the best!" ”

Kuaixiang is 81 years old this year, and he rarely goes to the construction site to direct in person, but draws design drawings at home.

The emperor said that there was no Kuaixiang after Kuaixiang, and he wanted him to draw the most exquisite technique and let future generations make it according to his drawing.

This sentence made Kuaixiang work for the emperor like a donkey turning a mill in his later years.

And this golden jade stadium is completely out of Kuaixiang's hands.

In the past two years, he has designed a total of 17 stadiums, three of which have been put into practice, and the rest will be sealed up and used later.

Because the styles are different in different places, the emperor wants to build landmark buildings in various places, full of local style landmarks, such as Fujian, he has to design a stadium based on Fujian tulou as the original.

The emperor likes the local characteristic buildings in various provinces, such as Miao Jiang Miao Village, Xiangxi Stilt Building, which is really not distinctive, so he goes to the West to copy it, and he can always copy one.

Stepping into the stadium, Zhu Qiyu looked excited: "I just said, there is no Kuaixiang after Kuaixiang, I like this stadium at a glance, if Kuaixiang goes west, who can take over his class?" ”

The courtiers didn't like Shanglinyuan Stadium, which was designed by the emperor himself, in a modern style, but compared to ancient buildings, it was scum.

The modern style is simple and atmospheric, and the cost is low; The ancient buildings are beautiful and complex, and the cost is high.

But it's still an ancient building, and it's expensive.

Shanglinyuan Stadium costs 70,000 yuan, but this Jinyu Stadium costs as much as 310,000 yuan.

Please make a move, how can it be cheap?

Anyway, the money is from the company, what does it have to do with the emperor? Then satisfy your own preferences.

Shanglin Yuan is the internal money, the emperor can save the province, the Ministry of Industry designed more than 100,000, he personally operated, designed a public gymnasium, nothing outstanding, the main one saves money, but there are many sculptures, anyway, there are many sculptors in the palace.

"Your Majesty Xie praised, there are still many people in the Ministry of Industry, who can take over the old minister's class." Kuaixiang trembled, this old man can really live.

The original time and space lived to eighty-four, Zhu Qiyu has tossed him a lot over the years, he has no, he lives a healthy life, and it seems that he can live ninety.

The buildings that he painted by hand are hundreds of large ones and thousands of small ones.

These are all imperial orders, let him draw them, seal them, and build them when he has financial resources in the future, especially the Garden of All Nations, in which the Chinese buildings are all from him.

"Old Aiqing, there are always stone lions at the door, is it outdated?"

Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile: "There are no sculpture masters in the mission, there are sculpture masters from all over the world who serve in the palace, it is better to make some sculptures and put them in front of the door." ”

"Your Majesty, the stone lion must not be moved easily, this is the town house to drive away evil spirits and avoid evil, and it must not be moved." At this point, Kuaixiang has a firm attitude.

But he didn't dare to sweep away the emperor's luck.

"If Your Majesty likes sculpture, you can display some sculptures in the venue." He has a soft temperament, mainly because he was tortured by the emperor, and he did not dare to resist.

"Feng Xiao, remember, let the sculptor come over and make some sculptures."

"Since it is a Chinese-style building, I will do some ancient styles, and there are many in the Book of Mountains and Seas, but it is really not good, so I will move out a few famous ministers and famous families in ancient times."

Zhu Qiyu strode up to the audience, the stadium is open-air, the field is very large, the stands can accommodate 20,000 people, but sitting in the back, you can only see the head in front.

In this era, there is no audio, and it is pure nonsense to hold a concert.

But there are also concerts now, like cross talk, singing in the teahouse, singing anything, playing the guitar and singing rock and roll is estimated to be there, Zhu Qiyu doesn't know.

The reason why it was designed to accommodate so many people was deliberately made by the emperor.

The emperor wanted to use it as a military field, offering prisoners or something, the point was to think big, big and spacious.

It's a complete waste, the ability to sell tickets for such a large stadium is really low, and die-hard fans are betting dogs.

This kind of contest in Daming is also applauded, free to watch, flocked, paid to watch, bye to you.

Far from being able to do cross talk, dramas, and stage plays, and can't do storytelling, that thing is cheap, you can drink tea casually for a penny, and you can listen to it for a day.

In this kind of competition, three points will be awarded in one game, and people will be cleared when they change the game.

Besides, what's so nice about running.

Changing to basketball, football, and boxing will be exciting, especially boxing, boxing to the flesh, seeing blood on the field, and small-scale boxing stadiums are full.

In recent years, the rubber industry has developed, basketball and football have developed, and large-scale events have been interesting, but not playing, but a variant of boxing.

It is also bloody on the field, and there is a reasonable and legal fight on the field, and the organizer has no choice, and it is really not exciting to sell tickets.

There are a lot of small folk courts, and there are many people who play basketball professionally, but there are no people who have been alive for ten years, and they are all disabled after a few years.

It's the same in any era, and if you let the old man pay for it, you have to be excited.

If it weren't for the emperor's support, many small teams in the folk would have been disbanded a long time ago, and they worked hard for a year, but none of the girls in the Qinglou made much money.

Therefore, the emperor wants to run a profession, run a league, give players a fixed salary plus commission, and give them the opportunity to make money, otherwise the industry will definitely decline.

If the Ming people don't want to play in the league, then let the slaves go up, and if the whites die, let the blacks go on top, anyway, the whole world has to revolve around the emperor.

The enthusiasm for folk sports is far less than that of literature.

But the army likes it, like Fang Ying, who is a senior fan, the emperor runs the league, he is the first to take the lead, and he is willing to invest in building a team.

But the annoying thing is that he likes polo and doesn't like blue-footed volleyball, he hates blood, is not elegant enough, or polo is elegant.

In this Jinyu Stadium, Fang Ying accounted for the majority of the investment, and after reading the cost, he almost suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.

Fang Ying runs a polo league, and the support rate of the people is extremely high, and many noble families are willing to invest in a polo league.

But when it comes to blue-footed rows, it's all about giving the emperor face, a little bit of investment, and letting them pay more attention, no play.

Wenchen don't mention it, it's not good for that.

In this sports meeting, the three most popular balls were given a cold reception in Daming, and Zhu Qiyu watched it with taste.

The most popular thing in the Ming Dynasty is always polo.

As soon as the polo match started, the spectators in the stands exploded, and these nobles of various families, the supervisors of the Guozijian, and the students of the martial arts hall jumped up one by one to watch.

The people who came to participate in the sports meeting were all powerful people, and if they let ordinary people in, what if they assassinated the emperor?

Fang Ying ran to the front, holding on to the railing and shouting, because she supported different teams, she and Mu Cong almost got started.

Zhu Qiyu said that it was incomprehensible, how can polo be as good as basketball?

This year, Daming has to hold a lot of leagues, polo is the largest, and then blue-footed volleyball, baseball, equestrian, wrestling, boxing, and martial arts.

Wushu is not an exhibition game, it is also a fist-to-flesh fight.

Don't underestimate the Ming martial artists, they are not fancy fighters, because Huajia has long been killed by the local audience, and all the ones killed are elites, and the main battle is an octagonal cage battle.

The masters, according to the genre, are divided into many sub-categories and enter the octagonal cage for a decisive battle.

In recent years, the most powerful is Muay Thai, and the fight is also fierce, and the emperor loves to watch it.

Taekwondo is the most rubbish, it is too fake, and it was banned by the emperor, let them invent martial arts that can kill people, and don't play if you can't kill people.

Martial arts too, don't practice it if it's not a killing technique, it's useless.

Don't think that there is no killing technique in the national art, but the national art is full of killing techniques, which were officially forbidden and not allowed to be taught, but now the official allows them to teach, martial arts halls are everywhere, and there are many people who learn them.

Boxing is the most popular among the people, except for polo.

The landlord likes to watch boxing, and if he sees too much, his hands are itchy, and he doesn't dare to go, so he domesticates slaves, goes to the slave market to buy good seedlings, domesticates them from an early age, and then puts them in an octagonal cage.

Slaves are also willing to engage in this industry, because they eat well, and when they become famous, they have a certain chance to break away from slavery and enter the Ming nationality.

The emperor has always loved talents, and for those who have the ability, they are allowed to become Ming.

Therefore, there are some black sticks among the people, who speak Chinese and wear Han clothes.

The emperor is heavy on martial arts, the people are all over the boxing gym, there are many people who used to learn, and they want to rely on learning boxing to reach the princes, but after participating in two boxing matches, they still go back to farming honestly.

Boxing can really kill people, and those slaves are really fighting with their lives.

The practice of martial arts among the people is what the emperor is willing to see, and these warriors are good soldiers who can be called into the battlefield at any time.

If you want to make money by running a league, you have to be cool.

That's why the emperor said that if the Ming people themselves are not angry, they will let others do it, and they don't want a job, and someone is willing to hold it.

Those envoys recorded while watching, and they had to take each item back to their home countries, and then select people to practice in the Ming Dynasty to participate in next year's Summer Games.

Don't worry, such a fun thing, the magnates of all countries will not let it go, let these athletes finish their studies in Daming, go back and play for them.

The powerful people in the world are like birds, and they don't treat the bottom as people.

Small events, such as long-distance running, shot put, javelin, shooting or something, Zhu Qiyu is not interested, and he doesn't like to watch skiing or anything.

He likes to watch basketball, soccer and boxing, and polo is okay.

"Your Majesty, this year is too stinky!"

Fang Ying walked up to the stands and complained: "If there is no excitement last year, just play one, or change it to three wins in five games, no, four wins in seven games, the more the better!" ”

"You run a polo league, you can play as many games as you want." Zhu Qiyu said.

"It's not exciting."

Fang Ying put her hands in her sleeves and sat at the emperor's feet: "The elites who come up in the big tournament are all elites, and the league is to break up these elites into various teams to play, and this kind of master trick is interesting." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, if you want to change the system in the next year, at least three games, three hundred games is not too much." Mu Cong is also a horse fan.

He guarded in Nanjing for several years and set up the Nanjing Polo League.

"There are so many projects, just one day, where can I have fun." Zhu Qiyu shook his head.

Mu Cong said with a smile: "Extend the time, do it for a few more days, how lively, it's hard to form a team, it's too wasteful to play for a day." ”

"Wechen has a great idea."

Zhu Qiyu asked him to speak.

"Your Majesty and the important ministers of the court are busy, just participate in the first day, and in the next few days, let's sell tickets, earn the money back, and be lively for a few more days." Mu Cong smiled.

"Although the people of Qianguo don't pay attention, this method is good." Fang Ying is nursing at home every day, and when she sees a woman still scratching, it is better to come out to watch polo, at least she will not die suddenly.

Zhu Qiyu sighed slightly: "In the past few years, I have spent a lot of money on the sports meeting, just say this, I spent more than 100,000 yuan." ”

"But only for the entrance fee, how much money can you charge?"

"When these players see the ticket money, they can't shout for an increase in the price? Otherwise, they won't be able to play well, and those who buy tickets won't be able to scold their mothers? ”

"After coming and going, the reputation is gone."

Now a ticket to the competition is only three cents, and it is difficult to say how much it can be sold.

"Your Majesty, do it for a month!"

Mu Cong said: "This land can accommodate 20,000 people, and it can sell 5,000 tickets, which is 1,500, and it is 50,000 yuan a month." ”

"The people are lively, and the internal money can still return to the capital."

Zhu Qiyu can also think about it, otherwise this land has been built, when will it be able to return to its roots?

"Besides, as long as our event continues to be held, the ticket price will definitely rise, maybe it will rise by three cents one day, and the revenue will be 500,000 yuan a month!"

Mu Cong is a businessman.

"Okay, do as you say." Zhu Qiyu doesn't look down on this little money.

Mu Cong waited for the emperor to agree, after all, there were two venues in Beijing, one was the emperor's private property, and this one was built by the emperor, and the emperor had to make the decision.

On the way back, the fourth child asked, "Father, why did you build such a big stadium?" Even if all the tickets are sold, the people behind you won't be able to see the game. ”

"Prince, do you know?" Zhu Qiyu was bored sitting alone, so he ordered his four eldest sons to come in and chat.

"My father should be preparing for the World Games and demonstrating my national strength." Zhu Jianqi said.

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I do have this consideration, but what else do you think this stadium can do?" ”

"Point the Battlefield!" Zhu Jianqi immediately thought of it.

"That's right, once there is another large-scale battle, I can be in the stadium, and I will need a large area of place to meet the soldiers, or the heroes to sacrifice prisoners."

Zhu Qiyu said: "So, I know that it is useless to build so big, so I still have to build bigger." ”

"Father is wise."

"Fourth, what do you think of Leonardo da Vinci?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Back to my father, my son thinks that Leonardo da Vinci is talented." Zhu Jianyu hid his heart, he wanted to take Da Vinci to his fiefdom and serve him.

"Zhang Shihua told me, please use Da Vinci."

As soon as Zhu Jianxi's face changed, he knew that Zhang Shihua was not holding back a good fart, and sure enough, he was playing Da Vinci's idea that day.

"But I haven't figured it out, how to use him, what do you think?" Zhu Qiyu looked around at his four sons.

Zhu Jianqi took the lead and said: "My father is worried about his identity as a foreigner, so we can't get acquainted with him?" ”

"On the contrary, Erchen thinks that Waiyi is the best."

"He has no backer in Daming, and the only one he can rely on is your father."

"In recent years, the Ming Dynasty seems to have developed rapidly, but in fact, the class is accelerating its solidification, and the courtiers have formed a political family, closing the channel for the lower classes to rise."

"At this time, if my father has a loach in his hand, it may work wonders."

Zhu Jianqi has really grown up.

Look at things more far-reaching.

That's right, the upper and lower passages of the Ming Dynasty are closing, just say that the bicycle, the emperor made it, and the folk businessmen estimated that they couldn't drink any soup, so they let the powerful give it.

This is that the poor get poorer, the rich get richer, it is useless to read, and it is useless to study.

This is a big problem of distribution, there will be no accidents in contemporary times, and after a few decades, Daming will be ruined in distribution.

The crown prince wanted to use a foreign Yi like Leonardo da Vinci to balance the power of the DPRK and China.

But he substituted himself into Zhu Qiyu, Zhu Qiyu didn't have to be so troublesome at all, he just changed whoever he wanted.

"What the eldest brother said makes sense, but Erchen has observed Leonardo da Vinci, this person is proud of his talents, and has been painting in the court, and he is obviously unwilling to start from the grassroots level, which is contrary to the national policy of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Jiansong said: "This person has not read sage books since he was a child, and he does not understand the principles of Ming officialdom, but his sons feel that rashly letting this person ascend to a high position will hurt him." ”

The second child's insights have also improved by leaps and bounds.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the third child.

Zhu Jianyu has a weak temperament, but after five years of training by the emperor's side, he also has an independent opinion: "Second brother, whether it is harmful or not, what is not what the superior thinks, the superior looks at who can use it, rather than teaching him how to use it for the superior little by little, you are substituting the thinking of the lower." ”

"Therefore, Erchen thinks that da Vinci should be tamed first, Da Vinci has no foundation in Daming, so we will bring his parents and relatives, and then marry him a daughter-in-law, and then use him after giving birth to a son."

"It's too early to say that."

Zhu Jianyu didn't speak, because what he wanted to say, the three elder brothers had finished speaking.

Zhu Qiyu remained silent: "It's that I didn't teach you in vain, but you haven't said it yet, should I use it?" ”

"Yes!"

The three of them spoke in unison.

Zhu Jianqi said: "I am rich in the Ming Dynasty, and I am the Heavenly Empire, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the whole world revolves around the Ming Dynasty." ”

"The world is like the countries of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, my Ming Dynasty is the central country, and you are the son of Zhou."

"The countries are strong and strong, and it is natural to serve the center, and I am very clear about employing people, and we should be more eclectic, as long as it is a talent, we will use it, so as to show the majesty of a great country."

Zhu Jianyu's heart was sour, he wanted to keep it for himself, but it seemed that he couldn't keep it.

"Father, although the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to talents."

"Actually, I never bought horse bones."

"Over the years, those who have jumped into the court are all my Mingren."

"Waiyi, there is no one who is above the county order in my Ming Dynasty, there are a few counts, but they are all from the Japanese country, which is considered to be the category of Ming people, but there is no Xiyi who has been promoted to the title."

Zhu Jiansong said: "Erchen thinks that reusing Leonardo da Vinci is also a thousand dollars to buy horse bones. ”

"Even, Da Vinci's name doesn't need to be changed, Da Ming also has a surname, and there is no difference between Da Vinci's name and Ming people's name."

"Da Ming reuses Da Vinci this time, and there will be thousands of Da Vinci in the future, which will be used by Da Ming."

Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "Then use him." ”

If you want to use it, you have to hone it first.

You have to let him know the bitterness, first the bitterness and then the sweetness, then it is called grace, and if you don't beat him into the mud, how can you know that glory is not easy to come by?

Back in the palace, Zhu Qiyu disposed of the music overnight.

In fact, it was his seventeen sons who were disposing of the recitals and reading important things to him, and he lay down and slept in a daze.

He has many sons, and in the past few years, he has added six, and there are already 36 sons and 19 daughters.

As he grew older, he began to restrain his desires, protect his body, protect his eyes, and every day after the sun went down, he didn't read a word, and he specially let people read it.

The sons are young and have forged eyes.

Da Ming has myopia glasses, Lao Jiu put on glasses, and was scolded by the emperor, who let you not protect your eyes, but in the middle of the night, he also let him watch the music and relay it to his father.

The number of times Zhu Qiyu asked for the pulse also changed from once a day to three times in the morning, noon and evening, and finally he still needed to talk about the concubine's pulse for the last time.

A total of four times, daily medicinal diet.

Concubine Tan said that the emperor's body, beating the prince is the same as playing, he is as strong as a cow, but the emperor is still pretending to be weak and can't help the wind, he can't stand it at all, and he drinks hot tea in summer.

On the contrary, one summer was so hot that I wanted to shave my hair, and I refused to eat a mouthful of ice, and I forgot all the teachings in the sages' books, so I was left with my life.

When the time came, Concubine Tan entered the palace to ask for a pulse.

Seeing the princes yawning one by one, they all knelt down and saluted when they saw her.

She nodded slightly, and entered the inner hall, where she saw the emperor lying on the soft collapse, his eyes closed.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Tan thought the emperor was asleep.

"The concubine is here?"

Zhu Qiyu opened his eyes: "I took a nap, today's sports meeting has delayed the disposal of the government, and I am afraid that it will be an all-night tonight." ”

"Your Majesty's day is full of opportunities, and it is very hard."

Concubine Tan knelt on the ground and asked the emperor for a pulse.

"Yes, I deserve to be a really bitter emperor, there is no emperor in this world who is more bitter than me."

The princes outside twitched the corners of their mouths, are you bitter or are we bitter?

We will deal with all these machines for you, and then we can't get any good ones! You are the best at stealing credit, everyone in the world praises you as a Ming Jun, and we are all your stupidest sons.

Concubine Tan has served the emperor for half her life, and she knows the emperor too well.

After the pulse is diagnosed, the pulse is carefully recorded.

The eunuch also had to copy three copies, one for archiving, one for the hospital to be investigated, and the other was sent to the palace women's medical bureau, and the female doctor was to investigate again.

The emperor's pulse case is the most important thing.

"Second brother, go and tell the Shangshi Bureau to make a soup for your mother."

"The concubine is not hungry." Concubine Tan sat on the soft edge.

Zhu Qiyu was silent.

I know that you are hungry, you are embarrassed to speak, and you go to ask for soup in my name, and it has been rumored in the palace over the years that the concubine is greedy.

I can't persuade this matter, and the emperor didn't say that he would eat it himself.

"Aifei, I want to build a palace in Harbin, and I will go to Harbin for the summer in the future, what do you think?" Zhu Qiyu is not afraid of cold, too hot.

It can't be said that he is not afraid of the cold, and the heating in the temple burns to death, and it is as hot as a fire dragon.

"The construction of the palace is another sum of money, and the concubine thinks it is better to be cautious." Concubine Tan is not afraid of heat, afraid of cold.

If the emperor goes to escape the summer, he must take the harem with him.

"It's okay, if you build a palace, it's only a million yuan, and I can afford it." Zhu Qiyu didn't want to build a summer resort, he wanted to build Athena's temple.

Greece's are all from the Ming Dynasty, Greece is about to be sinicized, the temple is demolished, and the Ming Dynasty is moved.

"What's your bad idea? Don't call yourself a concubine, a concubine is afraid of being poked in the back. "Tan Yunxian is afraid of the emperor.

"I'm the man."

As he was talking, the eunuch of the Shangshi Bureau brought a bowl of meat soup.

Tan Yunxian sulked and took it, waited for the eunuch to retreat, and fed the emperor spoonful by spoonful.

The eighth child was just about to come in to report a big event, and when he saw this scene, he turned around and left.

"Come back!"

Zhu Qiyu swallowed the soup: "I didn't eat it, I tried hot and cold for Concubine Tan, don't go out and talk nonsense." ”

"Erchen didn't see anything." Lao Bazhu smirked when he saw Zhu, his mother was Concubine Qin, and she was Qin Hong's sister.

"What?"

Concubine Tan put the meat soup on the table, looked at the window lattice and sulked, and I ate it, right?

"Enlighten the Emperor."

"Liu Ji sent a report, saying that the Dzungar Khanate intends to turn over the Altai Mountains and attack the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Jianzhu said.

Zhu Qiyu frowned: "As soon as Wang Yue and Li Jin left, the northern Xinjiang will not stop." ”

"Where is Li Jin?"

"Back to my father, Li Jin is in the Mongolian capital and serves as the chief soldier." Zhu Jianzhu returned.

The Dzungar Khanate occupied the north of the Altai Mountains and part of Kazakhstan, while Mansuer rebelled against the Kazakh Ministry and established the Kazakh Khanate.

Now Central Asia is in a mess.

After the collapse of Timur, the three khanates of Burha, Safavid, and Yarkand were formed, and to the north were the Kazakh Khanate and the Dzungar Khanate.

The five countries are vying for hegemony, as well as the Golden Horde, which is dividing, and the Ming Dynasty, Central Asia is simply a pot of porridge.

However, the Ming Dynasty has recently died down, and is constantly supporting the major khanates, mainly doing business, and no longer swallowing territory.

Fan Guang and Yang Xin are not good things, these two are doing business and robbing at the same time.

But Central Asia is inseparable from the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's firearms are too strong, tea is something they can't do without at all, trade is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and they are occasionally bullied, so they endure it.

"What do you think?" Zhu Qiyu was admitted to the eighth school.

Zhu Jianzhu thought slightly: "Erchen thinks that the Dzungar Khanate cannot threaten the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, even if the northern Xinjiang is broken, the Ming Dynasty can still build another northern Xinjiang." ”

"On the contrary, this northern frontier is a decoy."

"We want to fight the Dzungar Khanate, they are scattered outside the Altai Mountains, and we will flee when we reach them, and we will not be able to catch a shadow at all."

"Instead of looking for them aimlessly on the grassland, we should wait for them to come into our pockets."

The eighth is ruthless enough, this is going to eat the Dzungar department.

Then Northern Xinjiang needs Li Jin to sit in charge, and others can't eat the Dzungar Department.

Zhu Qiyu pondered: "What is the benefit of swallowing the Dzungar Ministry?" ”

"Father, Central Asia is in turmoil, and the Western Regions have received a lot of people, and last year the population of the Western Regions exceeded 20 million, and these are the people."

"You've been worried that accepting foreign empires will make the territory of the Western Regions unstable."

"Just right, take this opportunity to get rid of these people!"

Zhu Jianzhu was ruthless: "When the center received them, I was mainly worried that they would surrender to other tribes and enhance the strength of others. ”

"Daming doesn't need foreign Yi now, the domestic population is surging, and it may break through the billion mark this year."

"These outsiders, existence is meaningless."

"Moreover, if you swallow the Dzungar Khanate, you can get the Dzungar cavalry, as far as the ministers know, there are more than 500,000 elite soldiers in the Dzungars, if you swallow 100,000, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty will be one step stronger."

The greatest advantage of annexing Dzungaria is cavalry.

But the Western Regions can't afford to raise these cavalry, and it's easy to rebel if they are placed in the interior, so they will be pulled to the battlefield and consumed.

"Let's discuss it in the court tomorrow."

Zhu Qiyu couldn't make up his mind.

The next morning, the discussion was very intense.

The mainstream view is that there is no need for cavalry, it is easy to destroy a place, it is difficult to build, and it is best to keep the enemy out.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it can be swallowed."

Li Bing said seriously: "Please come and see, this is the Irtysh River, which is the second largest river in the Western Regions, second only to the Ili River. ”

"The river passes through the Kazakh Khanate, the White Horde, and after flowing into the Ob River, it flows into the Arctic Ocean."

"If the Ming Dynasty masters this river, with this river as the boundary river, all those who go east will belong to the Ming Dynasty, and they will not take a step further to the west, and they can hold the existing territory."

Li Bing didn't want Daming to go to the Caspian Sea, there were too many uncontrollable factors.

Even if you fight it now, you won't be able to hold it in the future.

And to the west of the Ob River, to the Ural Mountains, is a plain, the West Siberian Plain, there is no danger to defend, just get to the Irtysh River and the east bank of the Ob River, it is enough.

As for the north side, it is all frozen ground and has little value.

The Ming Dynasty was only included in the map, and no one went up at all, and the Golden Horde was also included in the map, and no one went up.

The essence is inside and outside the Altai Mountains, which is a treasure land.

The world's largest iron ore mine is in this area.

The Western Siberian Plain is also a treasure land, but if you want to occupy it, you have to occupy the Ural Mountains, which are too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and the Western Regions are not a place where you can stand on them, so it is difficult to garrison troops to defend the Western Regions.

"Here, it is the Ural Mountains, and Weichen feels that the middle zone between the Ob River and the Ural Mountains is suitable as a buffer zone."

"Your Majesty can divide several princes, build a country here, and defend the western frontier of the Ming Dynasty."

"The Caspian Sea that you have in mind, the old minister thinks that you can send a capable prince to take charge of the Caspian Sea and turn the Caspian Sea into an inland sea."

Li Bing's meaning is not to fight westward.

Xiang Zhong was the first to object: "Li Shangshu, the places you picked are all rotten land, this Irtysh River, which originates in the Altai Mountains and flows all the way to the north, is all desolate and rotten land. ”

"If we don't want these rotten lands, we will push our territory westward, and the Caspian Sea will be full of oil."

"This is the richest place."

"Why not?"

"On the contrary, the official thinks that north of the Altai Mountains, the Ming Dynasty does not want it, and it will be given to a prince, with the Altai Mountains as the dividing line, and the country will be sealed to defend the northern frontier, and we will push it west to the Caspian Sea."

"Even, the Kazakh Khanate in the north can be divided into princes, we don't want Bakarkash Lake, and even the Ili River Valley can give up some."

"As long as the west of the Green Ridge and the Ferghana Basin, and then push the territory to the Caspian Sea, the rest of the country will be divided into the prince."

Xiang Zhong's words made the courtiers roll their eyes wildly.

Are you swallowing all the essence and letting the princes drink the northwest wind?

It is precisely because of the desolation that the Ming Dynasty is easy to occupy.

Like the Fergana Basin, how many battles has Yang Xin fought over the years, and he has swallowed more territory? This place is fat, and everyone is staring at it.

Like along the Ob River, it is all rotten land, and no one robs it when the Ming Dynasty occupies it.

This is the reason why Russia, with such a large territory, is still so weak, because it is all rotten land, and there is too little essence territory.

At the beginning, Lao Su should have given up Siberia and occupied the five Central Asian countries, of course, this kind of rich place, Lao Su would definitely become independent after the collapse.

Zhu Qiyu thought seriously.

Li Bing's proposal was to occupy the territory that could be defended.

Xiang Zhong kept throwing money and guarding to the death, and he could keep it for a day. During this period, you should ship good things to the country and be prepared to give up at any time.

Li Bing said again: "Your Majesty, you may not know that although Central Asia is rich, it is extremely short of water. ”

"Water resources, in the hands of the Irtysh."

"We are at the source of the Irtysh River, as long as we control the upper reaches, Central Asia will always be in the hands of the Ming Dynasty."

That's right, there was no shortage of water in Central Asia in later generations, and it was the old Soviet Union who built the canal and diverted the Irtysh River.

At present, Central Asia, like the Western Regions, is particularly short of water.

Richness is also relative, compared with Jiangnan, that is, a rotten land, and the Northeast can not be compared, compared with Qinghai and Mongolia, it must be rich.

"So Weichen proposed, let's occupy the Irtysh River and the Ob River, we can buy everything in this world, but water can't buy it!"

"We occupy the most water and occupy the upstream, if the prince rebels against the kingdom in the future, we will cut off the water source!"

Li Bing thought clearly.

Xiang Zhong has no opinion on this, but he is the most greedy and wants to occupy them all.

"Li Qing, if you hold the Ob River, will you let the Ming Dynasty seal the western frontier?" Zhu Qiyu's ambitions for Central Asia are getting smaller and smaller, and there are many reasons, so he is forced to do so.

Of course, there are also objective reasons, and it is not for nothing that Central Asia will not develop in later generations.

Even if it is placed in Daming, it is difficult to develop, and the geographical environment is too poor.

In the nearly 20 years since the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, the coastal provinces have all become rich, and the inland provinces can't catch up.

The most important thing is that Yu Qian is old.

I can't fight a national war.

If you want to completely occupy Central Asia, it is impossible to do it for ten years, during this period, Yu Qian needs to be in charge all the time, he is eighty years old this year, how to fight?

If you want to completely conquer Central Asia, you can't do it without transferring a million troops, and the ability to command a million troops, apart from Yu Qian, Zhu Qiyu can't think of anyone else.

"Your Majesty, oil!" Xiang Zhong was anxious.

"I know, I know the benefits."

"But Xiang Qing, can you command a million-strong army and win a national war? After the fight, can you still hold it? ”

"Yu Qian is eighty years old, and he has been in poor health."

"Unless he lives to be a hundred years old, I will be able to push my territory to the Caspian Sea."

"I can't help it, unless there is a handsome talent in the government and the opposition who can suppress the generals in the army and command a million-strong army, otherwise, I can only divide it out."

It doesn't take so much to divide the feuds, because a little bit of territory is swallowed, one country after another is built, waiting for the coalition to rise, and these countries have to play with their lives in order not to lose the country.

The point is that it can be held.

Daming came and went from the Western Regions, how long did it take? When troops are sent from the center, it is estimated that the Western Regions will be lost.

Xiang Zhong wanted to say that he could do it, but he couldn't even suppress Li Bing, could he suppress the group of arrogant generals in the army?

If Yu Qian came to command the troops, famous generals such as Fan Guang, Wang Yue, Yang Xin, Guo Deng, Li Jin, Li Zhen, Ou Xin, Fang Ying, Mu Cong, Zhu Yi, Zhu Yong, Xiang Zhong, Li Bing, Han Yong, Liang Xuan, Chen Shao, Tao Cheng, Song Jie and other famous generals could work under him without complaints.

Can someone else command these people?

Without these people to command the army, can they command an army of millions?

Do you want the emperor to do it himself?

Zhu Qiyu didn't go, the crown prince has become a big trend, he leaves the Beijing Division, and it is easy to be directly usurped, besides, how old is he? Still tossing?

"Xiang Qing, I said before that if you want to fight, you have to be fast."

"The center always said that the transportation capacity of the Western Regions was limited and could not support the Western Expedition."

"Let me wait, wait! Wait! ”

"Now that Yu Qian is eighty years old, he can't fight a big battle, without him, who can command the proud soldiers of the Manchu Dynasty? Let's just say that you Xiang Zhong is under Li Bing, are you willing? ”

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "You don't accept each other, work together, something will definitely happen." ”

"There are handsome talents in the court, but they can't command an army of millions."

"If you really want to fight a national war, I must take out all the elite soldiers and strong generals of the Ming Dynasty, and there are more than 100 generals who can fight well in the DPRK and China!"

"Let's talk about it, who can command this group of people?"

"I said before that I am not afraid of losses, I will use human lives to open the door of Central Asia!"

"The center is timid, always saying that there will be opportunities in the future, and there will be opportunities in the future!"

"Who's going to tell me now, where is the opportunity?"

Zhu Qiyu was really angry, when Yu Qian was still in good health a few years ago, if he didn't care about sacrifice, there would be no problem in pushing the territory all the way west to the Caspian Sea.

As long as Yu Qian is in charge, no one can afford to turn up the wind and waves, and they all have to lie down honestly.

With so many elite soldiers, can't get through the road to the Caspian Sea?

Now that Yu Qian is eighty years old, he can't run around, how can he fight with all his energy?

Unless the emperor is allowed to conquer in person, he can command this group of people.

"How many years has Wang Vietnam been on the expedition? Why is there no result for a long time, is it that the soldiers can't do it, or will they not work? ”

"Isn't it just for merit!"

"Li Zhen and Ou Xin disobey each other, nor do they accept Wang Yue's discipline, Tao Lu and Wang Xin also feel that their credit is big enough, and they don't want to be subordinate."

"Otherwise, why can't even Bengal be defeated?"

Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "Speaking of which, people are not in harmony and disagree with each other. ”

The courtiers did not dare to speak.

In fact, Xiang Zhong, Li Bing, and Han Yong are all dissatisfied with each other, and they all feel that I have more credit.

Ou Xin and Li Zhen competed for merit, and they all came to the center.

With Wang Yue's ability, the fight should have been finished a long time ago, and if he couldn't fight it for a long time, the Ming army was seriously infighting.

If Yu Qian were to fight, there would be no such situation.

Yu Qian can calm everyone.

"So, it's hard for the Ming Dynasty to make a breakthrough in Western Xinjiang."

Zhu Qiyu was very annoyed: "But it doesn't mean that the Ming Dynasty wants to give up the western territory, and my sons have to divide the past." ”

"The battle that should be fought still has to be fought, and the immigrants still have to move, but it has just become a feudal country."

Adjacent to the Ming Dynasty, it is necessary to pick out the prince who has no interest.

One is to protect, and the other is to ensure that they will not encroach on the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty." Xiang Zhong stepped back.

Li Bing didn't dare to say much.

The emperor is right, Yu Qian is gone, there is no one to command these arrogant soldiers, they can only fight on their own, and the Ming Dynasty is unable to fight a national war.

"Let's go back to Daming."

"With a domestic population of 800 million, 800 million bicycles are needed, and now the cost of a bicycle is 120 yuan, and the price is 500 yuan."

"The profit is 200 yuan less."

"What about the world? How many people can afford a bike? ”

"What a market! The prospect is incomparably broad, a blue ocean. ”

When it comes to bicycles, the courtiers are hotly discussed.

The military and civilian value of this thing is extremely high, and the key Daming road is flat, and it naturally has a bicycle road environment.

"In order to open up bicycle sales, I held this global sports meeting."

The courtiers rolled their eyes, you were just for your own fun.

"When Waiyi sees the bicycle, he will definitely place more orders."

"And now there are only three bicycle brands, and the scale of the factory is not large, which is far from meeting the market size."

"I plan to bid for the completion of industrial assembly line production."

"Rapid market access."

In fact, for capital, rapid market popularization cannot maximize profits, and the slower the popularization, the more you earn.

The emperor was mostly concerned with political issues.

Shortening the distance is a major national priority.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean to open another state-owned enterprise?" Wang Fu doesn't want to give benefits to private capital in vain.

"To be honest, the bicycle is the first thing that is difficult to create, but easy to imitate."

Zhu Qiyu said: "I don't plan to hide it, it is my original intention to encourage private capital to engage in business and increase private employment opportunities. ”

"But it is not easy for me to invest heavily in research and development over the years, and I also need a return of funds."

Bicycles are popular, rickshaws come into being, and trolleys and tricycles should also appear.

This is a huge market.

The emperor and state-owned enterprises can't eat such a huge cake.

Then divide it out.

Let the bicycle quickly popularize, and quickly seize other markets, eat the first bite, and then invest the money in the more important steam engine.

"Your Majesty, it's not worth it." Wang Wen felt very lost.

"Wang Shangshu."

The prince spoke: "It is true that the bicycle market is huge, but it is easy to imitate, and the technical content is not high. ”

"Your Majesty means to let the princes participate in marketing and do business once."

That's right, the emperor has to train the prince.

Let the princes put themselves in their shoes to do business, see how much money they can make, and also cultivate this hobby.

The courtiers rolled their eyes, you are treating the prince as a cattle, right?

The emperor has made up his mind, that is, he wants to promote it quickly and admit it if he makes less money.

This project is in charge of the prince.

The princes personally went down to do business, which caused heated discussions among the people, and most of the scoldings were heard, and some old masters even committed suicide by hunger strike, leaving their last words that the Ming Dynasty was hopeless.

But the promotion of bicycles is not smooth, on the contrary, rickshaws and tricycles have the best sales.

After all, people in this era are used to saving, and letting them pay a few hundred yuan to buy a bicycle is purely an egg pain, but rickshaws and tricycles can make money, and the price is not expensive, so they are naturally willing to buy it.

Afterwards, the courtiers actually admired the emperor's foresight.

The vast market was blown out by the emperor, and the bicycle was promoted to the market, and it was not popular, and there were many people who saw it and few people bought it.

As for the emperor, he recovered the cost in advance and transferred the cost to the lower dealers, and he made a lot of money, and the bicycle sales were good, and it had nothing to do with him.

Li Bing smacked his tongue: "The emperor is estimated to have earned tens of millions this time, and if he can't sell it again, dozens of giant businessmen will go bankrupt next year......

(End of chapter)