Chapter 125 Counting the romantic figures, let’s look at the present! (Third update)
The eldest son acts as a shield, while the second son acts as a spear?
Zhu Di chewed on this sentence, and it seemed to make sense.
Since ancient times, the eldest son’s responsibility in the family is to start a family and continue the heirs. The second son needs to find more opportunities and challenges. If he succeeds, he can honor the ancestors. If he fails, the eldest son will help him. Start a family.
This is how their brothers get along.
Every time they, the vassal kings, got into trouble, it was Prince Zhu Biao who came to help.
This is also consistent with my father’s thoughts.
Yao Guangxiao said with a smile: "What your Majesty has to do now is to be the 'second son' with King Qin and King Jin. Not to mention being able to surpass them, at least he must be the same as King Qin and King Jin. Otherwise, As one goes and the other goes, His Majesty's influence in His Majesty's heart will only become lower and lower."
"The number of soldiers His Majesty can handle will become less and less."
"His Majesty can accept it. ”
Zhu Di shook his head.
He liked military affairs since he was a child.
He started wielding swords and sticks at the age of three. When he was only twelve or thirteen, he was clamoring to go into battle to kill the enemy.
After joining Beiping, he trained his soldiers every day, hoping that in the future Northern Expedition, he would be able to win his father's approval and dominate the battlefield, and become a brave and capable general.
But at least for now.
The second and third brothers were the ones that my father valued more.
Because the kings of Jin and Qin have already gone to battle to kill the enemy, and they have already proved themselves.
But he hasn't yet.
At least I have never been alone.
Zhu Di has always been a little anxious.
As he got older, Zhu Di had to admit that his desire for power was getting bigger and bigger. He was a little dissatisfied with his father's early decision to establish his eldest brother as the prince. This dissatisfaction was not limited to himself, but also to King Qin, King of Jin.
This is also the reason why Yao Guangxiao finally followed.
Yao Guangxiao said: "I suggest that His Highness petition to open an iron mine. Firstly, he wants to build some farm tools through mining and improve Shuntian Mansion's farming. Secondly, he wants to use this to reveal His Highness's ambition to the court. I want to serve the country, rather than becoming a vassal king with no independent opinions."
"Now the crown prince's position is stable and no one can shake it."
"But the world is still uncertain. Can you predict what will happen next?”
"After several years of recruiting local officials and secretly cultivating power, His Highness has already completely brought Shuntian Mansion under his command. At present, His Highness's power can no longer improve. Only by trying to break through some restrictions can we seek further development. ."
"It is necessary to seek mining."
Zhu Di nodded.
He is actually very conflicted inside.
He is greedy for power, but more importantly he just wants to seize military power.
He is not very concerned about handling political affairs. Compared with dealing with complicated political affairs, he is more willing to gallop on the battlefield and enjoy the sword.
But in this position, sometimes you can’t help yourself.
Although he was a martial artist, he also studied literature.
I know how cruel and cruel the struggle is in the imperial family.
Now the eldest brother is indeed kind to them, but who can guarantee that the eldest brother will not have another idea deep down in his heart? Who dares to gamble? Many emperors in ancient and modern times, after coming to power, immediately turned against others and became completely different from the past.
Only by seeking to become stronger can we protect ourselves.
At least make people fearful.
Since the father wants his second son to take risks, he must show his edge. At least when the father is around, he must let the father know and let the world know that he, Zhu Di, is not an incompetent person. Seniors, let alone others.
A long time.
The rain has lightened up a lot.
Zhu Di walked out again.
He turned his back to Yao Guangxiao and suddenly said: "When my father enfeoffed the throne, he asked for a monk to be chosen to assist him. The monk initially selected was not you. You asked for it. Now I really want to come again. I'll ask you again."
"Do you still firmly believe in the idea of you and me chatting at night?"
Yao Guangxiao narrowed his eyes, picked up the tea, and said, "I don't believe it. , but a clear proof of history."
"Since the Qin Dynasty, it has been difficult for the second emperor to ascend the throne smoothly. Qin Fusu, Han Liu Ying, Tang Li Jiancheng, all the princes have their fate. Unfortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince's status is indeed stable now, but just like Prince Yuan Jin Zhen, there may be a risk of 'early death'."
"Because His Majesty is killing too hard today."
"It has hurt people."
"If His Highness the Crown Prince dies of illness, with His Highness's martial arts, he may not be able to become the second Li Shimin. ”
A strong light burst out of Zhu Di’s eyes.
But it quickly disappeared.
"Li Shimin?" Zhu Di frowned, with a bit of solemnity in his eyes: "Li Shimin was originally in Chang'an, but I am now in Peiping, hundreds of miles away from Yingtian Mansion. You can't let me fight all the way back, right? Just along the way. The general, as well as my second and third brothers, are a little frightened."
Zhu Di is not confident.
Although Yao Guangxiao has always asked him to follow Li Shimin as an example.
But he didn't take it seriously.
His current goal is to strengthen himself, and then during the crusade against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he will defeat the enemy and enhance the power of the Ming Dynasty.
But Yao Guangxiao mentioned it from time to time, which inevitably affected Zhu Di.
What's more, Yao Guangxiao himself was not sure about all this. He just took the past historical situation and copied it into the contemporary era in the next life. But today's Ming Dynasty is fundamentally different from the past dynasties. The previous emperors strictly guarded against the crown prince. , but not Daming?
When it comes to the power of princes in ancient and modern times, his eldest brother can be called the number one.
Zhu Di sometimes regrets why he listened to Yao Guangxiao's nonsense in the first place, but he really listened to Yao Guangxiao's arrangement by mistake.
Zhu Di looked cold, glared at Yao Guangxiao, and said: "You are not allowed to speak ill of the prince again, let alone curse my eldest brother."
"I, Zhu Di, am not that ambitious."
"Don't keep pushing me. If you really push me, I don't mind sending you to Yingtian Mansion."
Think After thinking about it, Zhu Di still felt that he could no longer let it go. Yao Guangxiao's ideas were too dangerous, and he would be trapped in it if he could not protect himself.
Yao Guangxiao smiled and nodded.
He understands Zhu Di.
Zhu Di is just worried that something will happen.
But if Zhu Di really didn’t have this idea, how could he indulge himself again and again?
Get your fame immediately.
Today's Zhu Di just hasn't fully shown his edge yet.
In addition, I am too young, and my fear of His Majesty is too strong. But this fear will become weaker and weaker as we grow older and become stronger.
The rain in Northern Xinjiang comes and goes quickly.
Compared with the roughness in the north, the rain in the south of the Yangtze River is a bit more graceful.
The raindrops linger and linger for a long time.
Xia Zhibai sat in front of the window sill, looking at the drizzle outside the window, and said to himself: "If the wind doesn't stop and the rain doesn't stop, the people of Yingtianfu will find it hard to be at peace."
Zheng Ao died, and was beheaded in the street today.
Guo Huan is still in prison, but all members of the Guo family have been killed. Even the housekeepers and servants are no exception. They were neatly chopped to death at the execution ground of Yingtian Mansion. In front of hundreds of people, Gungun's head fell to the ground.
Blood mixed with rain dyed a large area of the street red.
He had no feeling of gratification, only emotion in his heart. The man who was so arrogant in front of him not long ago had his head chopped off just a few days later. This was really disappointing. People sigh.
Life is fickle.
In the past, there was a man who was a farmhouse minister in the dynasty, and he ascended to the emperor's hall in the evening;
Nowadays, more and more people are ministers of the emperor in the past, and souls under the sword in the future.
He did not collect the bodies of Guo Huan's family.
The imperial court would not allow it.
The bodies of the Guo family will be thrown into mass graves.
This is also the place where most of the death row prisoners go. The Ming Dynasty killed so many people that the mass graves can hardly contain them.
Xia Zhibai didn’t have much opinion about Zhu Yuanzhang’s bloody killing.
I just can’t bear it.
But I also know that Zhu Yuanzhang did nothing wrong.
This is the case with contemporary laws, not to mention the period when the Da Gao was superior to the Ming Laws. However, this situation is ultimately too 'powerful' and too destructive. The "authority" of the law has been lost.
Only Zhu Yuanzhang can do such a thing.
But Xia Zhibai knew that this was Zhu Yuanzhang testing the sword.
The killing will continue in the future, and it will become more and more urgent and fierce.
Yingtian Mansion will be shrouded in blood mist for a short time.
Xia Zhibai closed the window.
I lit the candles in the room and started planning the follow-up.
The affairs of the court have nothing to do with him, but when it comes to business, he attaches great importance to opportunities. Opportunities are fleeting. When Zhu Yuanzhang kills the world's population, he will also create a lot of opportunities.
He needs to seize these opportunities.
Especially industry and commerce.
Just when Xia Zhibai frowned and thought about the next step, the palace finally sent the memorial.
Xia Zhibai went out and took over the memorial.
After reading this memorial, Xia Zhibai showed a strange look.
"Shuntian Mansion? Where King Yan is."
"It seems that His Highness was a little dissatisfied with what I did, so he threw the iron ore mining area to Shuntian Mansion, but Shuntian Mansion As for Shuntian Mansion, it's not bad. If it's arranged to Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian, the transportation cost will be sky-high."
"But King Yan's temper is not very good."
"Most likely His Highness did it on purpose."
"He just wanted me to bump into King Yan and temper our tempers."
Xia Zhibai smiled.
He put the memorial on the table, called Fang Mo in and said: "Fang Mo, the memorial from the court has come down. Our iron factory is located in Yingtian Mansion, and the iron mine has been closed. It’s a certain number of years, but the court will arrange for some miners to come there, so there’s no rush there.”
“Help me invite Luo Gan, Zhang Yuan and other salt merchants now.”
"I have something to discuss with them."
"Huh? Invite these salt dealers?" Fang Mo looked in disbelief and said a little nervously: "Mr. Xia, are you sure you want to invite these people here?"
“Now our salt shop has a near-monopoly on the salt industry in Yingtianfu. Originally, they could still sell a little bit in places below the county level, but as our reputation has completely spread, more and more people choose to go to the county to buy it. Yes, these salt shops have basically been driven out of the Yingtianfu Salt Market."
"Invite these people here now? They may think it is."
Fang. Mo didn't finish.
He believed that Xia Zhibai could understand what he meant.
Xia Zhibai smiled and said: "If I ask you to invite me, just go and invite me. You don't need to care so much."
"How could I not know that they have a grudge against me, but since there are Hatred needs to be resolved, right?”
“And in business, competition is inevitable.”
“They should also understand.”
"I invited them here this time because I want to work together to make a fortune."
"And the salt factory has made it clear that it wants to expand, so it naturally needs to increase its manpower. However, in terms of selling and transporting salt, Luo Gan and others are not Are you your best friend?"
"Go ahead and invite him."
"Remember to have a better attitude."
"Don't bring the officialdom habits with you. ”
"Although you still have the status of a civil servant, after all, you are working in the Kyoto Salt Industry, and the Kyoto Salt Industry should still be your priority."
Xia Zhibai gave a few reminders.
Fang Mo blushed and nodded awkwardly.
Xia Zhibai sat back down and took the memorial in his hand again, with a smile on his face and said: "I'm one step closer to my business alliance, but it's not the time yet. When your majesty really kills people all over the world and blood flows into rivers, then I will take the opportunity to pick up the slack."
"Now I have iron, coal, salt, sufficient manpower, and the most advanced business. Concept.”
"The business world is destined to be left to my own devices."
"It won't be long before the real productivity explosion occurs."
"We have to look at the present day to count the most popular people."
>At this time, Xia Zhibai clenched his fists hard, his ambitions flowing with his blood.
(End of this chapter)