Because it is close to the end of the year, Ye Chunqiu, as the righteous son of Empress Dowager Zhang, has to go to greet him.
After staying in the camp of the Zhenguo New Army for two days, Ye Chunqiu entered the palace to meet him.
When he arrived at Renshou Palace, it was freezing outside, but the Renshou Palace was full of warmth, Ye Chunqiu went in with his front feet, but saw a little guy sitting on the ground, and several eunuchs were surrounding him.
The little guy raised his eyes and saw Ye Chunqiu, but he didn't even recognize his life, so he laughed.
Ye Chunqiu also smiled at him, but he didn't forget to get down to business, and hurriedly saluted the Empress Dowager Zhang, who was sitting on the warm couch, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to still remember, oh, little orange, don't let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sit on the ground anymore, it's cold on the ground, this kid" Empress Dowager Zhang shook her head, revealing a little pet, and said: "It's the same as when the emperor was a child, and he cries and makes trouble when he sits elsewhere, but he sits on the ground, so he can live in peace." ” Well, Ye Chunqiu didn't know how to answer, could it be that the genes were not good The little orange was busy picking up Zhu Zaiyao, who knew that at this time, Zhu Zaiyao cried, Ye Chunqiu couldn't help laughing and said, "Let me try it." ” He and Zhu Zaiyao are also old acquaintances, reaching out, Zhu Zaiyao has grown up a lot, and he can barely sit.
Ye Chunqiu held Zhu Zaiyao in his hand, this Zhu Zaiyao actually giggled at him, and then stretched out his hand to touch Ye Chunqiu's chin.
Empress Dowager Zhang ordered him to sit down, Ye Chunqiu hugged Zhu Zaiyao and sat down on his lap, only to hear Empress Dowager Zhang smile and say: "A few days ago, Shou Ninghou came, and praised you, saying that since you have your town and country, his land has also made a lot of profits, Chunqiu, you don't want to accommodate them in everything, your own brothers, the mourning family knows, the mourning family, you don't expect anything, just expect them to be safe, as for their business experience, as long as they don't mess up, they will come to cry again when the time comes." ” Ye Chunqiu said with a smile: "What the queen mother said is that the sons have already informed the subordinates, and the raw materials of Shouninghou and Jianchangbo must be purchased first, if they are interested, they can also do some other business." ” Empress Dowager Zhang nodded, glanced at him approvingly, and said: "I heard that you made a map, hey, the emperor really doesn't think about tea and dinner now, and ordered someone to copy the map, hiding in the warm pavilion all day long, staring at it all day long, full of real La, Luzon, Ao or something."
Little Orange helped aside: "Osman." ” Empress Dowager Zhang nodded and said, "Oh, it's Ottoman, that's it, what do you say about this Ottoman, just let him be so fascinated that he can't contain his thoughts, and the mourning family doesn't bother to care." ” Ye Chunqiu casually chatted with the Empress Dowager Zhang, but defended Zhu Houzhao: "Don't say that, the Queen Mother, Your Majesty is a person with great ambitions, the Ottomans are in the western border of my Ming Dynasty, and they are almost close to the borders of the Ming Dynasty.
Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help laughing and said: "How can you have a road with Your Majesty, sure enough, you are close to Zhu and red and black to ink, when you talk about this, you will talk endlessly, these, don't tell the woman of the mourning family, the mourning family doesn't understand after hearing it." ” Ye Chunqiu suddenly couldn't help but feel funny, and said in his heart, then go and talk to Zhu Houzhao later.
After playing with the likable Zhu Zaiyao for a while, Ye Chunqiu said goodbye to the Empress Dowager Zhang and went to the warm pavilion, and when he arrived at the warmth, he saw Zhu Houzhao staring at the map on the wall with a scruffy beard and motionless.
Ye Chunqiu tiptoed to Zhu Houzhao's side, Zhu Houzhao retracted his gaze, glanced at Ye Chunqiu, and muttered: "Spring and Autumn are here, I just have something to ask you, since the Ming Dynasty is only in a corner, then it stands to reason that the middle psychology of this world should be this Ottoman, and if the Ming Dynasty wants to become the real country of Middle-earth, wouldn't it be to defeat the Ottomans and occupy the heart of the three continents, so that it can be called China, right?"
Ye Chunqiu's jaw: "What Your Majesty said is true." ” "Then if I raise an army to fight, is it okay?"
Ye Chunqiu shook his head and said, "No." ” Zhu Houzhao was a little annoyed; "Why is that?"
"Your Majesty, because no one in the world will want to."
Ye Chunqiu said truthfully.
Yes, how many manpower and material resources will be used to raise an army, and how many people will die, just to satisfy your imperial hegemony In fact, in addition to strategic needs, operating the Western Regions is actually a money-losing business in this era, because the land there is not suitable for cultivation at all, and it is necessary to sacrifice countless families just to get a large piece of barren land This kind of behavior is almost against the interests of everyone, the gentry get worthless land, the peasants have no land, so their lives cannot be improved, and the hundred officials in the court, as long as you spend his money to do meaningless things, they guarantee that one by one they will be furious.
The only one who has this will is Zhu Houzhao, who has fantasized about his great exploits since he was a child.
Zhu Houzhao looked regretful and sighed faintly.
Ye Chunqiu continued: "But if there is value here, the people of the world will be willing. ” "Hmm" Zhu Houzhao glanced at Ye Chunqiu strangely.
Ye Chunqiu said: "If one day, more and more merchants need to produce, the demand for raw materials is getting bigger and bigger, if one day, more people are called craftsmen, the imperial court needs to give them more jobs, if one day, merchants need to open up more markets, sell goods to more people, at that time, they will become a flood of accumulation, will frantically push His Majesty to run the heart of the world, so as to use this place as a distribution area for goods, so as to transport their goods to all parts of the world, If it is farming, it is of course worthless, but if it is business, it is very important. ” Zhu Houzhao nodded his head as if he understood whether he understood or not, and then said with a smile: "I suddenly found that I don't understand anything, but it doesn't matter, just understand in the spring and autumn." ” Ye Chunqiu looked at the little emperor and saw that there was a hint of haggard in his face, to a certain extent, this guy is indeed quite strange, and it can be regarded as a rare thing in China for five thousand years.
Talking about military topics, the little emperor must be very interested, and then chatted with Ye Chunqiu while looking at the map on the wall, until noon, Ye Chunqiu accompanied the little emperor to lunch, the little emperor went to rest, and Ye Chunqiu went out of the palace. aa2705221: