"Your Majesty, the prince asks to see you."

"Let him in."

In the early morning of the next day, because Zhu Gaoxu changed the normal dynasty to once every ten days, he usually came to the Wuying Palace to manage the government at the time of the hour, and returned to the Qianqing Palace to rest at the time of the unitary.

In this way, he can rest for five hours a day, and although there is still time for eating, bathing, etc., he can still sleep for about four hours a day after removing these times.

After all, he is getting older, and at the age of forty, he no longer dares to deal with government affairs without regard for his body like he did when he was young.

Now for him, the body is the most important, because only if he lives long enough, he can make Daming complete the existing industrial revolution faster.

Zhu Di heard the voice, and hurriedly sat back in his position, deliberately stiffening his back to make himself look a little older.

Zhu Di set out at the age of sixty-four, and when he came back, he was probably sixty-five, and in history, he died in Yumuchuan at sixty-five, so what about this life......

Helpless, Zhu Zhanyan could only sit beside him according to Zhu Di's instructions, from his entry into the palace to Huang Fu and others asking to see, and then to Huang Fu and others leaving, he asked Zhu Di all kinds of things clearly.

In terms of the ratio of primary school to secondary school alone, in the belief of the vast majority of the people, it is enough to finish primary school, and there is no need to continue to study in secondary school.

With this father, son, grandfather and grandson as negative teaching materials, Zhu Gaoxu naturally wants to bury his head in the direction of longevity, saving money, and expanding his territory.

Consolidate the rule of the Ming Dynasty in Mobei, the northeast, southwest, and overseas, and then take the Western Regions in the end, and save a full treasury for his children and grandchildren, then his task will be completed.

"Well, my grandson is here with you." Zhu Zhan Yan coaxed Zhu Di, Zhu Di flickered Zhu Zhan Yan, and the two grandchildren talked and laughed, which made the heart cultivation hall a little brighter.

As for overseas, it is not in his consideration for the time being, because the population of Daming overseas is almost the same.

"In short, since the matter of the Northern Expedition has been settled, there is no need to worry that it will not be realized."

Most of them are coastal people who grow sugar cane and spices in order to make a fortune.

This is not surprising, after all, primary school can be studied in the county near home, but secondary school must go to the provincial capital, and it will be five years at a time, and it is difficult for most families to accept their children to study away from home for five years.

Not to mention the present, even the finances at the peak of the Hongwu period can only support this team while raising a small number of additional troops.

"This needs to be allocated to the 30,000 prisoners in the migration car, which should be able to make a lot of contributions to the car, and it will also facilitate the imperial court's strategy for the southwest in the future."

"Well......" Although he was a little disappointed, Zhu Gaoxu also knew that the old man was indeed a little lonely, but ......

"How profitable are the railways?" Zhu Gaoxu asked Guo Zi, and Guo Zi hurriedly said:

Yisha's tone was as humble as ever, Zhu Gaoxu looked at the situation in the hall, and there was a pair of ink treasures hanging high inside, with the book "Loyal to the Monarch and Patriotism", and a statue and tablet were placed under the ink treasure.

"Yue'er?" Zhu Gaoxu was puzzled on his face, but Zhu Zhanyan explained: "I wanted to leave it to my father for you to help choose the name, but grandpa took it first when he saw it yesterday, the axe." ”

Zhu Gaoxu saw that Zhu Zhanyan was wrong, but he still chatted down on the topic he proposed:

"I support you if you want to go there as a clerk, and now that you have anti-malarial powder, I don't worry about what will happen to you."

Zhu Gaoxu's words hit Zhu Zhanyan's heart, and after thinking about it, he said stiffly: "Grandpa is in good health, he will definitely do it." ”

Zhu Gaoxu motioned to the eunuch on duty to give him a seat, and after the three of them took their seats, he spoke:

Although Zhu Gaoxu didn't remember the name of this person, he had to say that this was also a good opportunity for the Ming army to advance westward.

"Come in!"

When he came to the door, Zhu Gaoxu glanced back at him: "No need to send it." ”

An hour later, when he arrived at Daming Palace, Zhu Di also got the news of his arrival.

Guo Zi explained, Zhu Gaoxu also bowed his head to express his understanding, and at the same time set his eyes on Huang Fu:

"How are the preparations for the Central Plains and Beijing-Tianjin, as well as the Sichuan Railway?"

"......" Hearing Zhu Zhanyan's words, Zhu Gaoxu felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

The reason why I worked so hard was that in the final analysis, I wanted to make the situation better.

Although the Eastern Chagatai Khanate at that time was not divided, the overall situation was in a miasma because of a certain powerful minister.

Except for the three days of New Year's Day, Wanshou and Winter Solstice, you need to kneel, and you can do it at the rest of the time.

"I have two candidates here, one is Meng Zhang, and the other is Lin Su."

"If you transfer Meng Zhang, then I will transfer Lin Su to Bohai."

"Back to Your Majesty, the documents of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Industry have been prepared, please consult and instruct."

"The Bestow"

"In addition, Erchen hopes that after returning from the border war, he can go to Longchuan Mansion in the south to serve as a clerk."

"No, it's Erchen himself who thinks so." Zhu Zhanyan opened his mouth cheekily, but Zhu Gaoxu sighed a few times:

In addition to these places, the population of the officialdom and the Propaganda Department of the Ming Dynasty is also quite large.

"Good!" Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and did not express any dissatisfaction, he was confident in his body, he was only fifty-seven years old in the twentieth year of Hongxi, and the railway to Hami would be completed at that time, and the calculation time should be almost 1437 AD.

By the end of the third year of Hongxi, the 320,000 teachers in the Ming Dynasty corresponded to more than 7 million students, including 6247,000 in primary schools and 86,900 in middle schools.

Everything in Da Ming is going on with his will, and once he falls, it is difficult to say whether Da Ming will go down according to his will.

"Under the condition of maintaining this scale, it will probably cost more than 16 million yuan in the next three years."

In this case, when he came to his father to discuss his grandfather's northern expedition, he couldn't help but feel a little blushing.

He also said to recuperate, but after a few years of recuperation, the scale of the people's rebellion was larger than that of the Yongle period, the territory was also lost, the internal armament was relaxed, and the treasury was becoming more and more empty.

Zhu Zhanyan was embarrassed, but Zhu Di didn't get angry when he heard this, but raised his hand and beckoned: "Come here and tell me in detail." ”

"Your Majesty, Your Highness......"

The reason why Huang Fu scolded Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanji didn't dare to do anything to him was because none of Huang Fu's words were false.

"However, now that the three railways are under construction, coupled with the Ministry of Industry's survey of new lines, as well as other river and water conservancy projects, the household department has incurred nearly 4 million yuan in negative expenditure this year, and has taken money from the state treasury to settle the accounts."

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu was a little reluctant to Zhu Di, and after thinking for a long time, he still spoke:

After Zhu Gaoxu arrived, they hurriedly bowed down, and this was the rule of the Hong Xi Dynasty.

"The prince asks to see!"

There are 320,000 teachers and 340,000 soldiers and horses in the world, and the annual basic administrative expenses are more than 28 million.

"As for the three counties of Hetao...... I thought about it for a while, and transferred Chen Mao to guard it. ”

Zhu Gaoxu responded, and then said to Zhu Zhanyu: "You come and sit next to you and listen to it." ”

"Your Majesty, the four scholars of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Rites ask to see you."

Zhu Gaoxu motioned for him to sit down, and at the same time, Xia Yuanji, Guo Zi, and Huang Fu also walked into the hall.

Before the father and son could talk properly, they heard the eunuch on duty singing.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu touched his mustache: "Is there anything else?" ”

"Grandpa, grandson is incompetent and failed to persuade father ......"

They walked into the hall and were stunned when they saw Zhu Zhanyu, and then saluted Zhu Gaoxu.

"I was sold and I helped count the money, I think these words of yours were all told by your grandfather, right?"

"Xuan!"

"Okay, then do as you say." Zhu Gaoxu said that he was asking for opinions, but he actually had an idea in his heart.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu did not let Zhu Zhanyan avoid suspicion, Xia Yuanji and the others naturally had nothing to avoid.

"Although the peace of Nawara and the Balpola have been annexed, Mahamu is still free after all, and I don't know when he will invade Mobei."

"Didn't Dad think about sending troops to completely eradicate Mahamu?"

"Hmm" responded, and Zhu Gaoxu lowered his head to deal with the recital.

"Hmm" answered, Zhu Gaoxu watched them leave, and then put his eyes on Zhu Zhanyan: "You went north this time, you are going to go to Yanran Dusi to practice in the border area, right?" ”

"Okay, if he's just worried about that, then things will be much easier."

"The Liangjing Railway is estimated to recover its costs in another three years, but the Northeast Railway is estimated to take another 20 years to recover its costs."

"Now the expenditure of the Liangjing Railway has also been slowly reduced, if the Liangjing Railway is finished and three new railways are built, the negative expenditure of the imperial court will be about 2 million yuan more, that is, the annual negative expenditure of 6 million yuan."

The last year of study at the military academy is mainly in the border area, and you can graduate after the end of the military school.

"If it weren't for the profitability of the Liangjing Railway, this year's negative expenditure would probably be as high as 6 million."

"This ......" Zhu Zhanyan didn't expect his father, who had always supported his grandfather, to say this, and he hesitated for a long time, and finally could only nod: "Yes"

"Let's send a dispatch to Cheli Mansion, there was a rebellion there before, which caused a lot of people to flee north."

"That's the case" Zhu Zhanyan nodded without thinking, Zhu Di also felt confident when he heard this, and couldn't help laughing:

Zhu Gaoxu felt relieved, if Zhu Zhanyu, as the crown prince, could go to Yunnan to garrison the border, then it would be much easier for him to canonize the princes and rule the three Xuan and six comforts in the future.

If you include the more than 5 million people in Cochin and overseas, the total is 46 million.

He did not rush back to the Qianqing Palace, but went to visit him in the palace where Yishiha lived.

He raised his head and asked Huang Fu, who nodded when he heard this: "There are some questions, but they will not exceed twenty years of Hong Xi at most." ”

"It's okay, I'm eating and sleeping well every day now, plus your grandfather has lived to be seventy-one, how can I say that your grandfather can live to seventy-two or three?"

If it is not passed, it will almost be a waste of several years of family effort, and the pressure on students can be imagined.

Zhu Gaoxu took a closer look, this statue and tablet are written Yue Wumu.

While they were talking and laughing, Zhu Gaoxu was busy in the Wuying Palace.

In the face of the rebellion in Jiaozhi, Zhu Gaochi said Huaide to the generals when he won, but when he lost, he was uneasy, and even North Korea openly thought that he was cowardly and courageless.

"Good!" Zhu Zhan's blood boiled when he was fooled by Zhu Di, and Zhu Di also patted him on the shoulder and said:

"I know you're also busy going to the border, but now the snow is still relatively heavy, it's useless for you to go in advance, wait for the beginning of March when you set off again, during this period stay in Daming Palace, accompany grandpa more, and the next time you come back will be more than a year later."

"Your grandfather is old, you go back and talk to him, I really can't bear to let him go."

These places have relieved the population pressure in Jiangnan, and some people who cannot live in Jiangnan will naturally accept the call of the migration policy and drag their families to Nanyang.

When Guo Zi heard this, he said: "The overall annual income is 45.24 million guan, and the balance of 1.54 million guan can be made after removing the military and political affairs." ”

"Then you will help me draft the holy decree, transfer Lin Su to Bohai, transfer Mengzhang Zhen Daning, and cooperate with Zhen Yanran."

Although Zhu Gaochu thought that Zhu Qizhen was quite unlucky, and put Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, two guys who like to keep a mess, his capture still made Zhu Gaochu feel uncomfortable.

"Daddy......"

According to the household register, the population north of the Qinling Mountains has increased from 15 million in the 26th year of Hongwu to 29 million in the 3rd year of Hongxi, an increase of 14 million in 28 years.

Zhu Di said happily, and Zhu Zhanyan couldn't help but ask about some things: "According to my father's words, I'm afraid that the army will be mobilized in four years, but grandpa, you will be sixty-four in four years." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, they have already been surveyed and prepared, and only when the Liangjing Railway is completed at the end of next year, the construction of the three railways can start at the same time."

"Besides what?"

It's just that Zhu Gaoxu is also a little worried as he gets older.

"Although I later ordered Mu Chun to raze the rebellious Tusi, and the people who fled north were also sent back to the car, in the end, there were still too few Han people in the car."

"When the time comes, you will come back half a year early, just so that you can bring your uncle and them to see me by the way."

"The three of them came here early in the morning, thinking that something had happened."

"Back to my father, my son is indeed going to Yanrandu Si Shubian, and besides, ......"

Xia Yuanji, as the "heavenly official" among the six parts, is naturally explained by him.

At the end of the third year of Hongxi, the Ming Dynasty not only made a further step towards breaking 100 million, but also greatly increased the overseas population.

"It's okay, just take it, Yue'er is fine."

"Zheng He and Yang Zhan went to Tianjin to be busy with the affairs of the naval barracks, and Yisha contracted the cold, so I let him rest well."

At this moment, Zhu Di did not have the loneliness of yesterday's empty nesters, but stood back and forth in the hall, feeling a little apprehensive.

"The three railways total 2,200 miles, the cost of more than 1,300,000 taels, it is expected that Hongxi five years after the Lantern Festival to start construction, Hongxi six years in the middle of the Beijing-Tianjin railway opened to traffic, Hongxi seven years at the end of the Sichuan railway, Hongxi eight years at the end of the Central Plains railway opened to traffic."

"You go to the north to find out the news this year, and when the border is over, it will take about three years, right?"

As for the situation left by the eldest nephew to Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Gaoxu was even more speechless.

Zhu Gaoxu flipped through the books, in which the documents of the Ministry of Officials recorded in detail the situation of the administrative team of the Ming Dynasty.

Sending back Zhu Pi from the Criminal Department, Zhu Gaoxu ended a slightly tired day.

"Before the expedition, our family eats and reminisces, and when the time comes, you and your eldest brother will go on the expedition again, and we must solve the old dog of Mahamu."

"On the household side, I am afraid that in the first three years, we will need an additional 3 million yuan per year, and in the last year, we will support 1.3 million yuan."

"The border in the north and the government in the south, if you can do a good job, then I will feel much more relieved to hand over this family to you."

There are nearly 560,000 people in Hankou, nearly 160,000 in Ceylon, nearly 350,000 in Luzon, and 140,000 people in Ryukyu Province.

"Son-in-law See Father'......"

"Financially, once these two railways are completed, plus the increase in finances in three years, the annual negative expenditure of the imperial court can be reduced to about 2.6 million yuan."

"There is no ......" Zhu Zhanyu's heart was a little weak, and Zhu Gaoxu knew when he saw this that it must be the old man who wanted to go out to solve Mahamu.

"You're a good teacher." Zhu Gaoxu chuckled lightly, and at the same time took out a note from his arms.

He had been listening for a long time just now, and he already knew that the imperial court was spending heavily every year under the huge construction of the project, and it would not be until the tenth year of Hongxi to break even.

"How's the finances going this year?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at Guo Zi and opened the Chinese book in his hand at the same time.

"As for the Northwest Railway, it is only being repaired to Zhangjiakou, and in terms of current income, it will take at least 15 years for this section alone."

Thinking like this, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and then watched Zhu Zhanyan, who rushed back to the Forbidden City from Daming Palace early in the morning, walk into the palace.

"I know, you and that Jianghuai are old friends, right?"

In history, Zhu Di accounted for at most a quarter of the pots lost by the Jiaozhi Political Secretary, and Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji accounted for three-quarters.

I have to say that the administrative team of the Ming Dynasty is indeed more efficient than the previous dynasties, but its cost is also prohibitive for all dynasties.

Zhu Gaoxu calculated the accounts clearly, and continued: "In this way, if we accumulate arrears for another year, the negative expenditure of the Sichuan Railway will be reduced to 1.5 million yuan after the completion of the railway, and we will be able to achieve a balance between revenue and expenditure if we persist for another year." ”

"Your Majesty, how can the slave and maid bother Your Majesty to come?"

Between breaths, Zhu Zhanyan walked into the hall with an embarrassed face, his expression instantly made Zhu Di unable to sit still, and he couldn't help leaning forward: "What's wrong?" ”

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu played a role in migration, but the more important thing was the transformation of the southwest and the return of the land.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't see his grandson, he frowned a little, and Zhu Zhanyu hurriedly explained:

"Grandpa said that he wanted to bring more Yue'er, and Erchen saw that Grandpa was really lonely alone in Daming Palace, so he left Yue'er in Daming Palace."

Under his explanation, the three volumes were presented, and Zhu Zhanyan also got up and took the books and brought them to his father.

When the words fell, he said, "The minister there will retire and go and tell the news to grandpa." ”

When these words fell, Yisha also showed a smile: "The slave and maid are ...... order"

After enduring it for a long time, Zhu Zhanyan was finally embarrassed to discuss the matter of the Northern Expedition, after all, now Mahamu ran to Penlanzhou, and that place from the Ming Dynasty needs to cross the entire Mobei to arrive, once the expedition is in vain, it is likely to lead to his grandfather being criticized.

Huang Fu came up with the plan for a new railway in the Ministry of Industry, and Guo Zi had communicated with him early, except for feeling the pressure, he didn't know what to say.

"You also heard what you said just now, the second section of the Northeast Railway will not be completed until the end of Hongxi's sixth year, which means that Hongxi's seven years will not be able to move troops."

"When Hong Xi was seven years old, your grandfather was already sixty-four years old, could your grandfather still go on the expedition at that time?"

The Ministry of War is nothing more than how many new soldiers and horses of the Railway Division have been added because of the construction of the railway, and the Criminal Department is to record the number of crimes committed last year, and after Zhu Gaoxu has played the number of people who need to be exiled, Zhu Gaoxu will decide where they will be transferred.

Although Zhu Gaoxu has implemented a credit system in middle schools to ensure a learning environment for poor students, this kind of concept cannot be changed overnight.

Zhu Gaoxu said about the pressure of the household department, but also continued: "The annual financial growth of the imperial court is only 1.5%, that is, the annual growth is about 700,000 yuan. ”

"Who do you think is better?"

Zhu Zhanyan saluted, and Zhu Gaoxu bowed: "Yes, I haven't seen you for a few years, I have grown up a lot, what about my grandson?" ”

Although it is easier to become a civil servant after graduating from junior high school, it is not as simple as it used to be, and you have to take an exam to become a civil servant.

Zhu Zhanyan finally couldn't hold back, and as soon as he changed his title, Zhu Gaoxu knew that it would be fine.

Now, as long as the Han people continue to migrate to the southwest, the southwest can settle down and continue to expand to the Indochina Peninsula.

In this regard, Zhu Gaoxu has four choices, the first is Hami, the second is Qamdo, the third is Cheli, and the fourth is Beizhou.

The fifty-year-old Yishaha is not old, and the wind and cold this time is not a serious illness, when Zhu Gaoxu came to see him, he was sitting in front of the fire and talking and laughing with the little eunuchs around him.

Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't Zhu Qizhen's name, any other name would work.

After listening, Zhu Di spoke: "So, your father still supports me to go, just worried about my body, right?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, he was a little worried that Zhu Zhanyan would have other ideas, such as some time-consuming hobbies.

"What about Yi Daban and Zheng Daban?" Zhu Zhanyan nodded in response, and at the same time asked why he didn't see Yishiha and Zheng He.

Seeing that his father really didn't plan to keep him, Zhu Zhanyan could only walk out of the Wuying Hall in embarrassment, take a step to Xihua Gate, and then take a carriage to Daming Palace.

Zhu Zhanyan said to his mouth, but he didn't know how to say it.

can be ridiculed by those insects without courage, Zhu Gaoxu doesn't know what to say about a good big brother.

Although Zhu Gaoxu didn't have much to pay attention to his children and grandchildren, he was still clear about Zhu Zhanyu's every move.

The remaining Nanzhili, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Huguang and other places add up to 50 million.

"However, three years later, the second section of the Northeast Railway has been completed, and the Beijing-Tianjin Railway has also been completed, and only the Sichuan Railway, the Northwest Railway and the Central Plains Railway are still under construction."

"Has the railway in the northwest encountered any problems, and will the construction period be extended?"

The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs each sent a year-end booklet, and the Ministry of Rites was nothing more than mediating disputes between vassal states and discussing matters related to elementary education.

"Get up, I've come to you to get you to help me with ideas."

The population of southwest China has grown from 3 million in the 26th year of Hongwu to 12 million today.

Compared with the gradual and orderly concept of education, the affairs of the military department and the criminal department are much simpler.

In proportion, the proportion of the country's population in the north and southwest during the Hongwu period was only 30%, but now it has increased to 40% and 7%.

Zhu Gaoxu inquired about Yizha, and Yizha said when he heard this: "The slave maid thinks that only Meng Zhang can suppress Daning and Yanran, and it is better for Lin Su to be transferred to Bohai." ”

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu stood up and walked towards the door, and Yishuha also followed.

At present, there are more than 37,000 civil officials in the Ming Dynasty, and there are more than 458,000 officials who have been eliminated after the Beijing inspection.

He asked Xia Yuanji and others, and Xia Yuanji and others knew that the emperor and the crown prince had something to say, so they all stood up and said: "The ministers retire ......."

"Wang Yi wants to go back to Beijing to retire, counting his age, he is almost sixty years old, I don't think it's strange to retire, but who will replace him, I have to think carefully."

"Completely eradicated?" Zhu Gaoxu looked Zhu Zhanyan up and down, and finally spoke: "Your grandfather asked you to come, right?" ”

"I have also read the documents of the Governor's Mansion of the Six Armies, and this year's military expenditure is 15 million guan, including you here, a total of 43.7 million guan."

After that, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes showed a little embarrassment, because he couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw Yiwu's white temples.

"You have to take care of your health, there are fewer and fewer people who can talk to me well now......"

(End of chapter)