Li Hong looked up at Zhu Youjiao, he couldn't see a little temptation, he was full of sincerity.

His heart warmed, he withdrew his gaze, and sighed:

"Your Majesty, this kind of thing ...... Who can guarantee that? ”

"Do your best." Zhu Youzhu chuckled, "I believe in your abilities!" ”

Li Hong smiled bitterly and said: "There is no shortage of capable people in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he has time to cultivate." ”

"I don't have that much energy, I don't have that much ...... In short, you work harder. Zhu Youzhu didn't dare to say that he was not in good health and was afraid of longevity, so he had to say so.

Li Hong nodded slowly and said, "The emperor has a word, and Weichen should do his best." ”

"That's good, that's good." Zhu Youzhu nodded again and again, and said: "Originally, with your military exploits, it was more than enough to be crowned, the reason why I didn't give you the title is here, you can rest assured, in the future, when the mandate of heaven is approaching, I will tell the prince the truth, and the Li family will not be afraid of the successor." ”

After a pause, he said: "Although the prince is young, he has already shown his martial demeanor, and in the future, he also needs a strong assistant, so he doesn't have to worry." ”

Li Hong nodded and arched his hand: "The minister understands." ”

Then, he said: "Your Majesty, the minister went to sea this time, in addition to artillery, there was also an unexpected joy. ”

"Oh? What is it? ”

"New trade lanes." Li Hongzheng said, "In the far west, there is a huge land, population, and rich mineral resources......

Li Hong listened to Zhu Youzhu about the original harvest and his godfather's views......

However, Zhu Youzhu did not show happiness, he pondered for a long time and slowly shook his head.

"Daming business can't be expanded anymore."

"Why ......" Li Hong suppressed his mood and asked, "The emperor is worried about the instability of imperial power?" ”

"There are some, but not all." Zhu Youzhu took a sip of tea and sighed, "The population of Daming is too large, and once you exert too much force in industry and commerce, there is a high probability that it will lead to a food crisis." ”

"This ...... You can use the money to buy food! ”

"How much can you buy?" Zhu Youzhu smiled bitterly, "You don't really expect overseas barbarians to provide food, right?" ”

He sighed and said bitterly: "In recent years, the grain output of the Ming Dynasty has gradually declined, compared with the Xuande Dynasty and the Orthodox Dynasty, it is not half a star.

Among them, there are reasons for the development of industry and commerce, the spontaneous change of rice and mulberry cultivation by the people, and the climatic reasons.

The first emperor once said that this climate will not improve, but will become more severe with the passage of time, alas......"

Zhu Youzhu said: "It is true that after the development of industry and commerce, the people have become rich, and the treasury is also very full, which can be said to be very happy, but behind this carnival, a huge crisis has been exposed - food. ”

"The people are not afraid of being poor, but the people are afraid of hunger." Zhu Youzhu said solemnly, "I can't help but think about the belly of thousands of people, throughout history, the fall of the dynasty is all because the people can't eat, this is related to the Ming Dynasty, don't be careful!" ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Li Hong patted his ass, and then, the conversation changed sharply, and said: "However, the emperor may not know, but there are some places overseas that have a pleasant climate and fertile land, if they work well......"

Zhu Youzhu raised his hand to interrupt and said, "Even if it is as you said, you can't hand over this food lifeline to others, you have food in your hands, and you don't panic in your heart." ”

"We've got cannons!" Zhu Houzhao walked in, "What are you panicking with a cannon?" ”

Zhu Youzhu was furious, "Who let you in?" ”

"Father's anger is at ease." Seeing that his father was really angry, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly said, "Let's go, let's go......"

Li Hong took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks ...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. ”

"Hehe, what's his reason?" Zhu Youzhu sneered, "How large the population of Daming is, once the climate is severe, the food required is difficult to estimate, yes, my Daming has ships and artillery, but the other party must have so much food?"

Such a risk, could it be done by Mingjun? ”

Zhu Youzhu is an emperor who keeps his success, and his advantages are that he is conservative, and so are his shortcomings.

However, his starting point was not wrong, and Li Hong had no way to refute it.

Fortunately, the new trade route has not yet been explored, and he is not in a hurry at this time, Li Hong said: "The emperor is reasonable, so that the people can make a living is the first priority." ”

This is also the pursuit of the godfather, and Li Hong also approves of it.

Although the starting point is different, the purpose is the same, and food is the most important thing.

Zhu Houzhao saw that his father was angry, and he didn't dare to touch his head again, so he retreated and said, "That Chief Li, don't be in a hurry to leave, go to the side hall in a while, and I want to have a long talk with you." ”

Li Hong touched his nose and looked at Zhu Youjiao.

Zhu Youzhu snorted: "Don't worry about him. ”

"Gotta come!" Zhu Houzhao emphasized.

Li Hong: "......"

~

Sue.. State.

It coincides with the spring of March, the artistic conception of the flowing water of the small bridge in the south of the Yangtze River is stronger, revealing the indescribable elegance, which is the accumulation of thousands of years, the scenery like water, and the alleys like water.

On the street, Tang Bohu set up a stall.

Li Qing watched from the sidelines.

At the end of spring, the south of the Yangtze River was already a little hot, Li Qing was eating popsicles, staring at other women from time to time, which was called a leisurely and comfortable ......

Tang Bohu's painting attainments are amazing, and he is proficient in painting mountains and waters.

Especially painting people, painting beauties, it is a must!

As a result, most of the people who asked him to paint were women.

Jiangnan is open, the spring palace picture is very popular, and the young lady of the big family will look at this when she is about to get married, in this era, when the newlywed Yan'er, if the woman does not know anything about the boudoir, it will be regarded as uneducated.

This is also Tang Bohu's main source of income.

However, it takes a long time to draw a Spring Palace, and Tang Bohu is a person who strives for excellence, usually drawing a copy a month, and the supply exceeds demand.

Tang Bohu put away the brush, took off the painting, handed it to the woman, and said, "Miss, are you still satisfied?" ”

The woman's appearance is already good, but under Tang Bohu's pen, there is a layer of filters, which is more and more beautiful and moving, she is happy, holding the painting, and nodding again and again:

"Satisfied, satisfied, how much silver."

Tang Bohu saw that the woman was dressed elegantly, and the lion opened his mouth, "Five taels!" ”

The woman frowned, as if she thought it was expensive, but she liked it very much, and hummed: "Five taels is five taels." ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver and threw it to him, "Profiteer! ”

"Hehe...... "Tang Bohu didn't care at all, he had suffered more infamy, and the word profiteer was very mild, "The girl will definitely be able to marry a good family in the future." ”

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" The woman glanced at him sideways, twisted her little buttocks and walked away.

Li Qing looked at it and couldn't help but shake his head.

Tang Bohu sneered: "Mr. also thinks that I have a high price? ”

"No, no, no, it's low, it's too low." Li Qing sighed, "Don't say that five taels, five hundred taels, or five thousand taels are not high. ”

Tang Bohu: "......"

He only thought that Li Qing was making fun of him.

After putting away the paper, pen and paint, Tang Bohu got up, "It's noon, let's go to the restaurant." ”

His waist is bulging, and his waist is much stiffer.

"That's a good idea." Li Qing put the last small popsicle into his mouth, and bit it rattling, "It's a good spring, why don't you go to the Qinglou to listen to the music?" ”

"Huh? This ......" Tang Bohu touched his waist bag, his waist was not so hard, and he sneered: "It's better to go to the Qinglou at night, I still feel it at night." ”

The consumption of Qinglou in Jiangnan is not low, he doesn't want to experience being kicked out again, not to mention, there is Li Qing.

Li Qing laughed and said, "I have a lot of family resources, I invite you." ”

"Then how can I do it, I'm the host, how can I ask you to invite." Tang Bohu insisted on refusing, and said, "Give me another afternoon, it's enough for the evening!" ”

"Okay." Li Qing was not reluctant, but also respected Tang Bohu.

The two walked into the small restaurant, asked for a pot of wine, ordered a few side dishes, and chatted while eating......

"Bohu, you should prepare a seal with your words engraved on it." Li Qing suggested, "This will not only make a name for yourself, but also give value to the painting." ”

"Hey~ I'm not everyone, so I won't follow suit." Tang Bohu shook his head.

Li Qingzheng said: "Your attainments in painting are absolutely worthy of everyone, so why should you be arrogant?" ”

"Forget it, I'm tired of fame, it's good to be plain like this." Tang Bohu took a sip of wine and said, "I'm enjoying this light pleasure now. ”

Li Qing sighed slightly and did not persuade again.

However, he believes that Tang Bohu will not go on in such a nameless way.

It's gold that will eventually shine, it's just a matter of time.

In Li Qing's layout, Tang Bohu is a very important part, although he can achieve things without him, but with him, he will get twice the result with half the effort.

Of course, Li Qing didn't want to force it.

Tang Bohu is bitter enough, he doesn't want to impose his will on Tang Bohu, but ......

He also believes that Tang Bohu still doesn't want to sink in his bones!

He is not busy now, nor is he short of time, and it is rare to relax, so he should give himself a vacation.

Anyway, being idle is also idle, so it is not bad to melt into the market and taste the life of Hongchen.

After eating, Tang Bohu left the stall without taking a break.

Struggle for prostitution at night......

His painting speed was obviously much faster than in the morning, and the asking price was much higher, which made people unhappy.

However, most of the people who came to buy paintings were women, and there was no case of a stall, so they scolded him twice.

Tang Bohu was not angry, he looked like a hippie smile, and people didn't have a problem with him.

An afternoon of hard work and busyness, in exchange for a straight waist.

evening

Tang Bohu patted the cloth bag hanging on his waist and said boldly:

"Let's go, go to Zuixiang Building, I'll pay for all the consumption!"

Li Qing couldn't help but smile, "Walk." ”

…

The water-like woman, the water-like tune, with elegant wine, exquisite side dishes, and the warm night breeze blowing, are really enjoyable.

Drinking and listening to music in the first half of the night, chatting and joking with the women of the Qinglou, the two of them are beautiful, and they are not bad for money, the women naturally like it, they speak well and are understanding, it is really good.

It's much better than the Oiran who can only gluttonize people.

In the second half of the night, Tang Bohu went to find inspiration with his head card on the grounds that he had painted too much and his inspiration was exhausted.

made Li Qing cry and laugh, but most of the people who came to Qinglou were for this, what could Li Qing say?

Of course, Tang Bohu also ordered a water spirit ...... for Li Qing