Chapter 2824
Zhu Youli came to Laizhou to meet this time. He was not only concerned about Haihan's attitude towards the move to reduce the vassal status, but also the current development status of his two sons in Haihan.
If the cooperation between Prince De’s Palace and Haihan in Shandong was to make money and make a living, then the purpose of sending the Prince’s children to serve as officials in Haihan was to focus on the way out after the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Youli believes that no one can stop the rise of Haihan, and it is only a matter of time before he replaces the Ming Dynasty in ruling the world. Although this means that the life of the Zhu family has come to an end, for Prince De's palace, which has only one title left, the change of dynasties is not necessarily a bad thing. If it can be taken advantage of, it may be an opportunity for development.
The governance method advocated by Haihan was destined to require a large-scale bureaucracy to implement it, which was also an important factor that restricted the speed of Haihan's annexation of the Ming Dynasty. The children of Prince De's family were not only familiar with various affairs of the Ming Dynasty, but more importantly, they had extremely high political value. If they were to serve as officials in Haihan, their chances of being entrusted with important tasks would definitely be greater than if they stayed in Jinan.
At that time, the two parties' attitudes towards this project hit it off immediately. Haihan did not waste much time and persuaded Zhu Youli to send his two most talented sons to Jinzhou and Hangzhou respectively to participate in the official event organized by Haihan. The imperial examination and provincial examination.
In this way, firstly, the results of the provincial examination can be used to block Youyou's mouth, so that the children of the Zhu family can enter the Haihan officialdom with a high-sounding voice; secondly, use propaganda methods to maximize their political value and let everyone in the world know that Zhu has already The children of Shi chose their side wisely.
Zhu Youli has actually been in contact with his two sons through letters, but the information obtained from this channel is basically only the one-sided feelings of the two sons. How does Haihan's senior management view their performance and whether they are willing to continue to communicate with them? To provide development opportunities, Zhu Youli must personally come forward to inquire.
Since Zhu Youli took the initiative to ask, Chen Yixin and Bai Kesi were willing to tell him about the development status of the two young people in Haihan.
Bai Kesi said: "Zhu Zian ranked first in the Donghai Region's rural examination last year, and was subsequently recruited to join the Donghai Region's mission to Korea and Japan. During this period, he had experience in overseas visits. I think he should have also received letters through letters. Inform the prince.”
Zhu Youli nodded in response: "He said in his letter that he saw with his own eyes the influence of Haihan in other countries overseas. He benefited a lot during his visit and realized the meaning of 'reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles'."
Bai Kesi said: "After returning from his visit, Zhu Zian was appointed as the deputy director of the Special Liaison Office of the Donghai Region, which is also the second-in-command of this yamen, specifically responsible for handling matters related to the Ming Dynasty. As far as I know, his performance It is still very satisfactory. Shi Diwen also thinks highly of him. Given time, I believe he will make great achievements in the East China Sea Region. ”
Zhu Youli said: "To be honest with you two adults, this child wrote back last time and said that he felt that what he had learned in the past was far from enough. He wanted to find an opportunity to go to your country's higher education institution to further his studies. I wonder if this would be possible again. opportunity?”
Bai Kesi said: "He has a job at the moment, so it is probably not possible to arrange for him to go to Sanya to study for the time being. But we don't have to wait too long, our country is about to move the capital from Sanya to Hangzhou, and some institutions of higher learning will also move there together, so he will It’s more convenient.”
Zhu Zian's desire to further his studies had been reported to Haihan a long time ago, but the Donghai Region was at the time of hiring, and Shi Diwen didn't want to let him go to Sanya, so he still tried to retain him. However, Zhu Zian's ambition shown by this was deeply appreciated by Haihan's senior management.
Bai Kesi briefly introduced Haihan's official promotion mechanism and further training system to Zhu Youli, and assured that as long as Zhu Zian can settle down and work seriously, corresponding arrangements will be made step by step in the future whether it is further training or promotion. As long as his son could become a high official in Haihan, Zhu Youli felt it was worth it. At first, Zhu Youli thought that the title of Prince De was vacant, and that he would not get any benefits after inheriting the title of vassal king. In a few years, there will be no Ming Dynasty, and he may not be able to continue to pass on the title of Prince De, so He simply sent his two most capable sons to Haihan.
In order to ensure that there would be no conflict in the resources obtained from Haihan, Zhu Youli and Chen Yixin discussed and decided to let one of them stay in the north and the other go south. The two also drew lots on this.
Without permission from the court, the feudal prince and his family members could only move within the fiefdom, and leaving the territory without authorization would be held accountable. Although the control was later loosened, it was still the default rule not to leave the country openly to other places. The two young men from Prince De's Mansion left quietly, but what happened later was that Haihan deliberately made it public to the world, and Mingting could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb.
This is indeed a double-edged sword for King De King Zhu Youli. It is expected to bring great long-term benefits to the King De King family, but it will also attract suppression from the court. The Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with Haihan, nor could it catch these two young men, so all the blame could only be placed on Zhu Youjue, which happened to be the reason to cut off the vassalage of King De.
This is actually a big gamble. If these two young people fail to become famous in Haihan, the risk taken by Prince De's Palace will not be worth the gain. However, judging from Bai Kesi's description, Zhu Zian, who went to Hangzhou, seemed to have become very prosperous and well-respected there.
Zhu Youli was secretly happy and quickly expressed his gratitude to Bai Kesi.
Chen Yixin introduced the situation of another prince's son who stayed in the Northern Region to develop.
This young man named Zhu Ziwu and Zhu Zian are half-cousins. They are similar in age and are outstanding figures among Zhu Youli's descendants. If nothing unexpected happens, one of them will definitely become the crown prince of Prince De's palace.
Zhu Ziwu drew lots and stayed in the north, which was naturally much more convenient than Zhu Zi'an who went to Hangzhou. He first lived in Dengzhou for a period of time and received relevant training there, and then went to Jinzhou to participate in the rural examination organized by the Northern Region.
Under the official arrangement, Zhu Ziwu's imperial examination results were naturally not bad, and he became the focus of public opinion after the results were announced. Under Chen Yixin's appointment, Zhu Ziwu quickly entered the Jinzhou Management Committee and began to get involved in various local affairs.
Although Zhu Ziwu was not able to participate in missions and visit overseas countries like Zhu Zian, he came into contact with practical work much earlier than Zhu Zian, so he had more opportunities to prove his ability.
Chen Yixin spoke highly of Zhu Ziwu's performance during his tenure and believed that even if he did not have the identity of Prince De's younger brother, he could still get a chance to stand out in Haihan.
(End of chapter)