"More than 36,000 stones, how many do you say will be left after they are transported to Jilin City?"

In the East Palace, when Zhu Yuanzhang signaled the military attache to leave, Zhu Yunwen asked aloud to everyone in front of him.

In just half a year, only Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng could enter the East Palace, but now there are more than ten officials from the six departments above the fifth grade.

Looking at the situation in front of him, Zhu Yunwen was very happy, and this was the result of him bringing down his good third uncle.

Now he has long since stopped taking Zhu Gaoxu in his eyes, so when he learned that Yang Bin, a businessman under Zhu Gaoxu's name, had bought 36,000 stone of grain to be transported north, he did not show any worries, but wanted to laugh at Zhu Gaoxu.

"No matter how favored you were at the beginning, now you are not running around for tens of thousands of grains, and you are ...... alone"

Zhu Yunwen glanced at the ministers in the palace, and now he was already a prince who could allocate millions of stones, grains and grass with the stroke of a pen, and his position was firmer than anyone else's.

"36,000 stones, first by sea and then into the Liao River, and then by land from 30,000 Wei, I am afraid that less than sixty percent can be sent to Jilin City."

A military department director spoke, which made Zhu Yunwen smile even more.

It's just that his smile hasn't been restrained yet, but Qi Tai, who is wearing a three-grade supplement uniform, stands up with a worried face: "It has only been a few months since the King of Bohai entered Jilin, and he can drive the merchants to buy so much grain for him, and if he is allowed to do so, he may cause chaos." ”

"Hehe......" Hearing Qi Tai's words, many officials couldn't help but show a mocking expression.

"The matter of the head of Qi is inevitably a little unfounded, as far as I know, at the beginning of the year, the city of Jilin was still plundered by Xiyangha, and thousands of officials were killed in battle......

"Now even if these tens of thousands of stone grain are transported north to Jilin, how can the situation of no one in Jilin be broken?"

stood up and ridiculed Qi Tai's person wearing a second-grade official uniform, even if Qi Tai was promoted at the beginning of the year, he was already a left-hand waiter of the third rank of the military department, but this person was two orders higher than Qi Tai.

"What the imperial history of the violent left capital said is very ......" Qi Tai did not think that the other party was humiliating himself, but agreed:

"The lack of people is the current sore foot of the King of Bohai, if it is not expected, within three years, Jilin City will be self-sufficient, then the King of Bohai will inevitably ask His Majesty and the grandson to immigrate to Shibian and supplement the guard."

Qi Tai's words made everyone silent, after all, in the face of a person like him, laughing at him is belittling himself.

"Mr. Qi is talking about ......"

Although Zhu Yunwen doesn't like Qi Tai, after all, Qi Tai is an old man who has accompanied him all the way, so he doesn't like others to laugh at him.

Besides, he didn't mention other suggestions for the time being, this suggestion is still very fruitful, Zhu Yunwen also feels that Zhu Gaoxu will not be so honest in Jilin Wei, his grandfather is still in power at the moment, as long as he cries, maybe his grandfather will really move the military household to fill Jilin Wei.

"This matter, Lone will keep an eye on it, let's talk about the government for now......"

Although Zhu Yunwen agreed, he did not talk deeply, but changed the topic, but talked about the affairs of the government.

Seeing this, Qi Tai did not emphasize too much, but joined the next government with the general trend.

Compared with this talent-rich Chunhe Palace, Zhu Gaoxu's side is slightly shabby.

"Your Highness, everything has been put here, and the palm print said that these will be used tomorrow, and you will be guilty......"

In the carrying hall, Zhu Gaoxu was sitting behind his desk at the moment, holding a pen in his hand, with a half-written book in front of him, and an apologetic official in front of him.

It's just that although he was apologetic on his face, he was unceremonious in his hand, and five thick books were placed in front of Zhu Gaoxu, and he also carried paper and rulers for bookkeeping and drawing.

"Do you want to use it?"

Zhu Gaoxu put down his pen with a headache, opened several books and looked at them, and the official also took the opportunity to explain:

"The arrangement of the ferry crossing of the Songhua River, the diversion of the sewer conflict in the city, and the fire wall of the palace, all these have to be done by you......"

When the official said this, Zhu Gaoxu also felt helpless, so he could only stubbornly signal that the official could go out.

He didn't have a few people in his hands, and he really wanted to divide one person into ten people to use, even if he himself had to take on the work of several people.

There is no way, there are only more than 20 officials and Zhu Gaoxu, Yishaha, Zhang Chun, and Fu Rang who can do things in Jilin City.

Twenty-two of them still had to go to the academy to teach, so the affairs of the nearly 8,000 people in Jilin City were all pressed on Zhu Gaoxu and a few of them, and only by sending officials from the academy to help from time to time could they solve the thorny matter at hand.

"I hope Yang Bin can come back with fifty officials......"

Rubbing his eyebrows, Zhu Gaoxu stopped the book he was writing in his hand, and began to draw on the fire and sewers.

From noon to dusk, he finally settled all kinds of affairs, and after a brief dinner, he continued to work while the sun had not yet set.

When the sun was about to set, an oil lamp was brought in.

Zhu Gaoxu looked up, but he was also lost after a day, and his face was full of exhaustion at this moment.

"It's hard work......" looked at Yi Shiha, although Zhu Gaoxu was also very tired, he still had a smile on his face.

In the face of his smile, Yishaha also had to sigh at the energy of his Royal Highness.

Since joining the Bohai Palace, Yishaha has rarely seen Zhu Gaoxu's black face, no matter how difficult the problem is, even if everyone feels tricky and anxious, he can always face it positively with a smile.

This attitude has affected many people, so no matter how tired he is, he still squeezes out a smile:

"The slave is the domestic slave of His Highness, so why do you have to work hard for Your Highness?"

"You are not my slave...... Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, took the oil lamp and put it away, and smiled at Yisha: "I don't need a slave by my side, you are my comrade and the hero of Jilin City." ”

When he said this, his heart warmed, and it was true that Zhu Gaoxu had never regarded him as a slave, and many things were entrusted to him.

By Zhu Gaoxu's side, he rarely felt the kind of rules and indifference in the court, and in this Jilin City, he was not the Yizha who others didn't even know his name, but the palm print of the Bohai Palace.

It can be said that the respect and respect that he could not enjoy in the court, he enjoyed in Jilin City, and this is what he wants to pursue.

"Sit down first" Zhu Gaoxu saw that Yishiha had been standing, so he beckoned him to sit down.

Hearing this, Yisha also sat on a chair next to him, and reported to Zhu Gaoxu many things today.

"Today, more than 300 acres of cultivated land have been reclaimed, and after concentrating manpower and animal power, the speed of reclamation of wasteland is indeed much faster."

"The sewers in the city have all been dug up, and now we are just waiting for the stonemasons to lead the men to build the sewers, and then pave the roads with cement and gravel."

"Your two acres of rice fields, the slave maid has gone to see them, they are growing well, and they are well taken care of."

"The downstream ferry has also been laid to Amu Village, and it is estimated that it will be laid to the mouth of the Sacha River in another month."

"Another ......"

He told Zhu Gaochu everything like a treasure, and Zhu Gaochu also sat aside and listened quietly, picking up a book from time to time to record the progress of various projects that Yizha said.

During the period, he also wanted to do it himself, but Zhu Gaoxu comforted him with a smile, even though he said yes.

After a quarter of an hour, Yisha finished speaking, and Zhu Gaoxu also finished remembering.

"In this way, we now have more than 13,900 acres of new land, and more than 17,000 acres of old land."

Zhu Gaoxu closed the above booklet and turned around with a smile: "It's July 19th, counting the days, except for the harvest of 3,000 acres of old land, it will take half a day, and we still have about 50 days before winter. ”

"In the past 50 days, according to the current progress, more than 15,000 acres can be opened, and by the beginning of winter, there will be nearly 30,000 acres of new land opened this year, which is faster than I estimated before......

The reclamation of Jilin City was even faster than Zhu Gaoxu had imagined, thanks to the livestock they had bought from the land of the Six Cities.

"Now there are 372 ploughing cattle and more than 800 horses in the city, and it is difficult to slow down the reclamation." Yisha laughed:

"Before winter, we dig deep into the ground and collect hay from the surrounding mountains to burn it for fertilizer, and it is estimated that we can produce 16,700 stone of grain in the coming year."

"With the grain from the old land, it is estimated that we can feed more than 6,000 people, and we can be self-sufficient after another year of hard work."

Yisha said this, but Zhu Gaoxu slowly put away his smile, because he knew that this year's rapid opening of the wasteland was due to the fact that the palace provided rations and promised to divide the land equally.

Next year, there will be a question mark over whether it will be able to achieve such a speed.

"I promised the people to divide the land equally this year after they finished doing it, but now it is okay to divide it equally, counting the newly-born dolls in the city, there are more than 7,900 people in total, and each person can share more than four acres of land."

"These more than four acres of land can produce less than three stones of grain, and at most it can support a person for four or five months."

"Besides, when the land is divided equally, the people in the city will have their own land, and they will be busy taking care of their own land, and I am afraid that they will not have time to help the guards reclaim the wasteland, and even if they do, I am afraid that there will be people who steal and cheat."

Zhu Gaoxu did not underestimate human nature, because in his previous life, he had heard from his father about the situation when the wasteland was cleared, and there were always people who cheated and cheated, and there would be anywhere.

Therefore, he confessed to Yishaha:

"When Xiyang is finished, you and Zhang Chun will gather the heads of each family together, and let's talk openly and honestly."

"The fields can be divided equally, but what to plant and how to plant it has to be arranged by the institute."

"In addition, there will be no land tax next year, and the grain will be left for the people to eat for the winter, but the palace will no longer care about the winter rations."

"Next year's rations provided by the palace will stop after the autumn harvest is over, and the rations before that will still be six buckets per month, and the fields will be divided equally after winter."

"In the year after that, the palace began to provide rations from the opening of the wasteland, six buckets per person per month, and continued until the winter stopped, and the fields were divided equally in winter."

Zhu Gaoxu changed the rules for clearing wasteland, and from this year to next year, regardless of whether the wasteland is cleared or not, everyone will basically be given six buckets of grain every month.

From a practical point of view, this grain cannot be eaten, because there are already 1,000 mouthfuls of children in the city, and these children eat four buckets of grain a month, which is relatively much, and normally it is three and a half buckets.

Therefore, many families have saved some food at home, and Zhu Gaoxu knows these things.

He didn't care because the palace treasury was quite abundant, there was no need to save so much, and it was a good thing that the people had a little food.

However, from the end of the autumn harvest next year, he will have to stop supplying food in the winter, because the people will get more and more grain from the autumn harvest every year until they can no longer grow.

At the current pace, Zhu Gaoxu predicts that before the winter of the 29th year of Hongwu next year, the cultivated land in Jilin City will increase to at least 70,000 mu, and Jilin City will be able to harvest no less than 40,000 stone of grain in the 30th year of Hongwu.

This batch of grain is enough to feed the ordinary people of Jilin City, and the soldiers have military salaries, and this batch of military salaries can be supported by the annual salaries of the palace.

In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Zhu Gaoxu would pay his annual salary and Jilinwei's military salary in April.

Not surprisingly, in May of the same year, Lao Zhu will die, and in July of the same year, Zhu Yunwen will start to cut the king of Zhou, and then Zhu Yunwen will begin to take precautions against the feudal domains, and the time when he can get Yulu can only be before May, and after May, Zhu Yunwen will not necessarily be sent by himself.

Even if Hongwu's thirty-one years of Yulu were issued, it was very likely that the Yulu of the first year of Jianwen would not be given.

In December, Zhu Yunwen sent Zhang Hao, a waiter of the Ministry of Works, as the political envoy of Beiping, and both commanded Xie Gui and Zhang Xin as the commander of Beiping.

Later, he ordered the governor Song Zhongtun to garrison Kaiping, and transferred the army under the jurisdiction of King Yan in the Northern Plain to monitor Zhu Di, and Zhu Di could only pretend to be crazy and stupid to seek a way to live.

If the thirty-first year of Hongwu was Zhu Yunwen's revenge on the Zhou domain, then the first year of Jianwen was a complete tear with the vassal king.

In April of the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen cut the three princes of Qi, Hunan and Dai, and abolished them as concubines.

The king of Hunan was afraid, and he couldn't understand himself, so he burned to death in the palace.

The king of Qi was placed under house arrest in Nanjing, and the acting king was placed under house arrest in the fiefdom of Datong.

In June, Zhu Yunwen cut King Min again, abolished him as a concubine, and migrated to Zhangzhou.

In less than a year, the five kings of Zhou, Qi, Xiang, Dai, and Min were cut, and four of the nineteen sons of Lao Zhu had been deposed, and one of them died by self-immolation.

Killing more than a quarter of the vassal kings at once put everyone at risk.

Finally, a month after King Min was deposed, Zhu Di raised troops with 800 palace guards, captured Zhang Yu and Xie Gui, and ordered Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng to lead troops to capture the nine gates of Beiping by night, and then took Beiping......

The grain of the 31st year of Hongwu is very likely to be the last grain that Zhu Gaoxu can get his hands on, so after the autumn harvest of the 30th year of Hongwu and the people can be self-sufficient, he will try his best to start storing grain.

In this situation, the biggest obstacle Zhu Gaoxu faces is the climate in the northeast.

From October, heavy snow will begin to fall north of Sanwanwei, and it will not be open to traffic until the end of March next year.

This means that there is a six-month winter period when he cannot get supplies from outside, so he has to store grain, which can only be done before October of the 30th year of Hongwu.

Counting the time for transporting grain, he had to complete the delivery of grain by August.

After careful calculation, Zhu Gaoxu only has two years......

The Battle of Jingyan lasted for four years, and if he wanted to participate, he was likely to face the encirclement and suppression of Daning Buwan, Liu Zhen, and Liaodong Yang Wen, Wu Gao, and Ping'an.

Daning and Liaodong together had at least 80,000 soldiers, and in history, because of the need to defend the Wuliangha, Jurchen and Tatar headquarters, Liu Zhen and Bu Wan, Yang Wen and Wu Gao each led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to surround the Yanshan Mountain Range, attack the city of Yongping, and prevent Zhu Di from fleeing north to the grassland.

But now that Zhu Gaoxu himself is in Jilin City, even if the eastern part of Liaodong still has to defend against North Korea and Jianzhou Wei Jurchen, there are no less than 30,000 soldiers and horses who can be mobilized to fight him.

If Zhu Yunwen concentrates his forces on dealing with himself and transfers the Daning soldiers and horses under Liu Zhen and Bu Wan, Zhu Gaoxu is likely to face the elite of Daning and Liaodong alone with 40,000 to 60,000.

In the face of such a large number of enemy troops, it is impossible for Zhu Gaoxu not to be under pressure, not to mention that he only has more than 1,000 people in his hands now.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, his ideal place was Kaiping, but because of Lao Zhu's defense, he was still transferred to Jilin City.

With Jilin City, he wanted to fight against the four to sixty thousand mobile troops of Liaodong and Daning, even if Nurhachi and the Eight Banners Regeneration might not be able to fight.

Liu Zhen, Bu Wan, Chen Heng, Yang Wen, Wu Gao, and Ping'an are all tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of existences with military merits, even if Nurhachi comes, they dare not say that they can win with the same strength.

If Zhu Gaoxu only has more than 1,000 people, then even if he is Han Xin Xiang Yu alive, he will not be able to defeat these two armies no matter what.

He had to expand the army as much as he could in less than two years left, and to raise the army was to have money, food.

Save money, store grain...... This is the task that Zhu Gaoxu must accomplish in two years.

"The fur ginseng and all kinds of medicinal herbs in the treasury are worth more than 120,000 yuan, right?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yishiha, because there was only one oil lamp, the hall was a little dim, but this could not stop Zhu Gaoxu's burning gaze.

After making eye contact with him, Yi Shiha nodded: "The profit can reach at least 120,000 yuan, and the vehicle that Yang Bin used to transport grain this time is estimated to be just enough to transport this batch of goods to the south." ”

Zhu Gaoxu's words made Zhu Gaoxu agree, and then he calculated the situation in the north.

"If I defeat Xiyangha, how many men do you think can be summoned from various departments to join the army?"

Using the Jurchens to increase the number of troops, and then encircling and suppressing the tribes in the north that disobeyed the Ming Dynasty was a layout set by Zhu Gaoxu a long time ago, and Yizha naturally knew it.

In this regard, Yisha thought for a moment before saying: "If His Highness thinks at the moment, then the good castle can send at least a hundred people, and the city of Futijin can send at least three hundred people to listen to our dispatch. ”

"However, although this military power is with us, the relatives of these people are all in Shanchu Fort and Futijin City, once we are weak, maybe they will transfer their men and horses back."

"However, after the extermination of Xiyangha, it is estimated that the slaves and maids alone will be able to produce 600 people from these two forts, and the remaining 46 forts will be able to produce about 1,500 people one after another."

Yisha Ha first said that the tribes that could send troops at the moment, not surprisingly, only two of the forty-eight walled forts closest to them were willing to send troops.

As for the other walled forts, they did not dare to bet, after all, starting from the fifth day of the seventh month, Xiyang Ha burned down the six walled forts hanging the Bohai flag, for which many small walled forts took down the Bohai flag, and Zhu Gaoxu's prestige that had been established through trade also suffered Waterloo.

If he doesn't fight Xiyangha, he will become a joke in this place outside the pass.

Although Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about the eyes of others, his interests were involved in this battle.

Defeating Xiyangha and breaking the tribes that stood on the same anti-Ming front as him was the fastest way for Zhu Gaoxu to establish his prestige outside the Guanwai and obtain a large number of manpower and men.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu slowly got up: "Go and rest, there are still many things to deal with tomorrow." ”

"Yes......" Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu was just asking, but did not reveal any thoughts, he also knew that his Royal Highness was probably planning something big that he couldn't think of.

He didn't ask too much, but returned to his room to sleep as Zhu Gaoxu said.

The two of them rested, but the people on the south did not.

With the growth of Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi and other sons, Lao Zhu also began to select concubines for his adult children and grandchildren among the world's noble and civil servants.

Due to the deep involvement of this selection, many princes, princes, and county kings were involved, so it attracted many noble ministers who signed up.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang flipped through a list of the daughters of the noble ministers, and next to him sat Guo Ying, who had not appeared for a long time.

"These noble daughters are suitable for princes and princes, but they are not suitable for Yunwen and their brothers."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook off the list in his hand, but Guo Ying opened his mouth to suggest: "The daughter of Guanglu Shaoqing Ma Quan heard that she is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and she knows how to run a family. ”

"How's it looking?"

Unlike the Qing Dynasty, which paid attention to bloodline, Manchu and Mongolian blood was preferred, and Han women were not, Zhu Yuanzhang himself was not taboo about bloodline for concubines other than the queen, he only tabooed the harem to interfere in politics.

Therefore, in order to guard against interference in the harem and avoid collusion between the ministers and concubines to cause chaos in the court, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated several basic requirements for his children and grandchildren to choose concubines after Zhu Biao's death.

Each selection of concubines began with the eunuchs of the inner court being dispatched, and this year there were more than 2,000 eunuchs sent by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, and they went to all parts of the country to select women between the ages of thirteen and sixteen.

After these women are selected, they will be taken back to the capital by the eunuchs, and then selected from the tall and thin, and those who do not meet the regulations will be eliminated.

In the second round, the eunuchs of the outer court will be selected very carefully, whether it is skin, facial features or hair, they must be carefully examined, and whether the body is plump is also among the must-sees.

In addition to appearance, the girls are also asked to report their place of origin, name, age, etc., so that they can observe the girl's voice.

Like a male duck's voice, stammering, and big tongue are all in the ranks of elimination.

Finally, the size of the girl's hands and feet will be carefully measured with a ruler, and they will be allowed to walk for a while to see the manners of these people.

Like those with thick bones, big feet, and ungraceful manners, a batch of them will be eliminated, and only those who meet the final standards will be able to enter the next round of selection.

In this round, the judges show girls are the palace maids with rank in the inner court.

All show girls need to strip naked in a secret room, and be checked for peculiar smells, shapely figures, delicate skin, and no defects on their bodies.

After a strict personal inspection, these people were able to meet the concubines in the inner court who were selected by Lao Zhu as judges.

At present, this process has reached the final journey, and among the 5,000 show girls selected this time, only one hundred and seventy-two people remained.

Lao Zhu had to choose his daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law among the one hundred and seventy-two, which made it a little difficult for him to choose.

"The daughter of a military attache is strong and can give birth, but her stature is too tall, and it is easy to suppress the momentum of the people around her."

"Is the daughter of Ma Quan you said on this list? What is the height? ”

Lao Zhu asked Guo Ying, but Guo Ying said unhurriedly: "It should be there, I have seen that woman, about five feet, which happens to be suitable." ”

"I'll look back ......" Lao Zhu didn't simply respond, but chose to investigate again.

Thinking about it, he looked at the directory in his hand and became interested in one of the names on it: "This Zhang Qi's daughter is good, her figure and personality are very suitable for Gao Chi." ”

"It's really good." Guo Ying glanced at the list and nodded in agreement.

After he finished speaking, Lao Zhu's side became red, and Zhu Gaochi's princess was settled in this way.

However, after the circle was red, Lao Zhu turned his head and sighed at Guo Ying: "These women are good, but Gao Xusheng is tall, I'm afraid he can't look down on these soft and weak people." ”

"Your Majesty can choose some women who are a little heroic...... Guo Ying didn't notice anything yet, and recommended in good spirits: "Wu Liang and Wu ......"

Before he finished the introduction, Lao Zhu suddenly interrupted:

"I heard that your two granddaughters are heroic, they can shoot arrows on their horses and embroider when they get off their horses, but I don't know why they are not on the list."

"I think the two of them are just right with Gao Xu, what do you think?"

"......" Listening to Lao Zhu's words, Guo Ying wanted to be angry, but in the end he sighed and said: "Your Majesty, they are only twelve ......"

"Gao Xu is only sixteen, almost the same, the matter is so decided, you pick one that is suitable for Gao Xu, and I don't want more."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with self-satisfaction, took the zhu pen and filled in the names of his two granddaughters in front of Guo Ying, and then handed him the list and the red pen with a smile, with a bright old face:

"Come on, you can choose one......"

(End of chapter)