Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

"After landing, I'm going to have a good jump on the ground!"

"I want to lie down on the ground, keep my feet on the ground, and have a good sleep!"

"Unknown land, the Yanfan naval exploration team is coming!"

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All the soldiers in each ship ran out, wearing military uniforms with sleeves and trouser legs cut off. Their feet seemed to be nailed to the bow deck, standing firmly, rising and falling with the current of the sea.

Stretching out his arms that were darkened by the wind and sun, he shouted and waved in the direction of the landing place.

Although everyone on the boat has already adapted to the dangers of the unpredictable waves of the sea.

Also like the sea.

It can be a long voyage, but I miss the feeling of being firmly on land.

Several children, led by Wang Jinmi, stood together with Yu Jing, staring at the endless stretch of coastline with something shiny in their eyes.

The fleet gradually approached.

Three miles.

Two miles.

One mile.

…

"Stop!" At a certain moment, Yu Jing suddenly shouted.

Woo woo woo...

The trumpet sound sounded quickly.

After hearing the horn sound, the cheering officers on the deck, the officers in charge of the power cabin, and the officers in charge of the artillery... all rushed to their respective posts as quickly as possible when the horn sounded.

Along the way, we encountered countless dangers.

Except for a few dozen people, they were swept into the sea by the wind and waves.

The several warships before departure are still in good condition.

It all depends on the high combat quality displayed by the soldiers after rigorous training.

…

Wang Jinmi raised his head slightly and saw Yu Jing squinting his eyes as if he was trying to see something clearly. He asked curiously: "Uncle Yu, what's wrong?"

Yu Jing pointed forward, "Look carefully to see if there are many corpses on the beach."

Hearing this, several children squinted their eyes and looked in the direction of Yu Jing's finger.

He frowned slightly, looking suspicious.

"No ah……"

As soon as a young man spoke, his voice suddenly stopped and his face turned pale instantly.

at this time.

Although the animal power of the warship stopped, it still slowly followed the ocean current and approached the coast.

As the distance approached, everyone saw it.

On a beach near the coast.

There were corpses everywhere.

Most of the body was buried by the sand washed in by the sea, with only a few parts of the body exposed, such as arms, legs, feet...

The skin color is similar to the color of the beach.

The distance is far.

Therefore, they didn't notice it just now.

At least tens of thousands!

even more!

Perhaps there are more bodies buried under the soil on the beach!

A few half-grown men felt chills all over their bodies.

Wang Jinmi forced himself to calm down and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Yu, was it caused by the war? With such a large scale of casualties, does it mean that there is a powerful country on this land that may be larger than the Ming Dynasty? "

"Will the other party have a powerful navy?"

In this case, it is indeed very dangerous for them to rush in hastily.

After inspection, most of the small islands passed along this road were uninhabited.

On the few inhabited islands, the degree of civilization of the indigenous people is also very low.

Not to mention comparing with Daming.

It is incomparable to those small countries around the South China Sea.

The indigenous people on the island don't even know the lowest level of coir raincoat weaving technology.

He was naked from head to toe.

Ah, no, in important parts, there are a few broad leaves of some local trees hanging on strings with straw ropes.

I barely felt a sense of shame.

And, still haven’t mastered how to make a fire.

Don't talk about making fire.

These people can't even drill wood to make fire.

Still in the stage of retaining fire.

According to them and each other, dancing and gesticulating, they barely understood.

The other party's fire seemed to have been obtained by lightning striking a tree more than ten years ago. Hundreds of people in the clan, three of them, took turns guarding the fire every day to ensure that the fire would continue.

The degree of enlightenment and civilization can be imagined.

Of course, everyone did not discriminate against each other because of this.

Just looking at each other is quite pitiful.

Give the other party some cotton cloth, silk satin, a few iron pots, and flint that are brought with the ship.

Being on good terms with the other person means nothing more than looking at the other person's pity.

Uncle Yu also wants to build this island into a resting and supply point for future exploration southward.

Supplies can be provided to them in the future.

More than a year of exploration and sailing at sea.

They have deeply realized the importance of supply points.

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Yu Jing glanced at Wang Jinmi and shook his head with a smile: "Even if there is a powerful country on this vast continent, the other country will definitely not have ships as powerful as ours. Think about it, the last time we landed on the island to rest, it was 100 meters away from here. How far."

Five days’ journey!

Wang Jinmi's eyes suddenly lit up.

The five-day journey is equivalent to twice the distance from Fujian to Jilong Island.

But there are no signs of human activity on the island.

If the other party had a navy ship as powerful as theirs, it would be impossible for them not to even reach the big island that was so close.

They landed on the island to search, but found no trace of human activity on the island.

That island is very big.

It is probably several times the size of Dongfan, and the area seems to be about the same as Luzon.

There are vast pastures and fertile land.

But apart from animals, there was no sign of any human activity.

At that time, everyone was still talking with emotion about what a fertile land it was. If only the warships they owned were more advanced.

Can transport more people.

Whenever there is a natural or man-made disaster in the Central Plains and the people are displaced, they can be brought to the big island with fertile soil to thrive.

"Uncle Yu, look, there is someone!"

A child suddenly shouted.

Everyone looked forward.

I saw a naked man walking out of the forest behind the coast, with leaves hanging on important parts, and lay down among the dense pile of dead people.

Seems to have seen them.

But he didn't seem to care at all.

On the other hand, someone seemed to be watching them in the forest.

Everyone looked at the motionless man lying on the beach, letting the sea wash away, and couldn't help but look at each other.

"Uncle Yu, I can tell from the clothes of the other party that their civilized level is very low and they cannot be dangerous to us. It seems that the corpses on the beach were not caused by death in the war. It seems that they came here deliberately to wait for death. That person, lying there In a pile of dead people, if you are not waiting to die, it is really inexplicable why you are lying in a pile of dead people!"

Yu Jing looked at the young man who spoke.

Zhou Chao

One of the prince's students.

Active, playful and naughty.

I have never found my preference before.

After going to sea, I became obsessed with studying various insects.

Somewhat...a bit unprofessional.

In short, he and his brothers on the ship felt so.

This guy is good at observation, has a meticulous mind, and has strong reasoning ability. In fact, he is a good candidate for a staff job.

He really wanted to drag this kid into their navy and train him a little bit. He would definitely be an excellent staff officer.

I also tried it secretly.

But this kid just didn't do his job properly. He winked at him several times along the way, but all of them turned into winking at a blind man.

It seems that being a naval staff officer is more interesting than making insect and plant specimens along the way.

Although he gritted his teeth anxiously, he did not dare to forcefully pull.

As the prince's students, the prince is very lenient in their training.

It's all a matter of personal preference.

There were also those who went to study opera, and the prince actually supported them.

The opera singers gathered by the prince to prepare for the spread of culture studied Yuan Zaqu every day.

Sometimes, he didn't know what the prince was thinking.

After hard work, we have cultivated such a group of outstanding students.

Go and sing?

I really don’t understand.

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Yu Jing gathered his thoughts and pondered Zhou Chao's analysis, "Why would a perfectly fine person wait to die? Are all the densely packed corpses on the beach the result of his own death..."

"Plague! Uncle Yu, is it a plague!" Zhou Chao's eyes suddenly lit up, "There are people in the woods paying attention to us, and there are so many dead bodies on the beach. The people here are so civilized. If a large-scale plague breaks out, they will If there is no treatment, the best way is to drive the sick people out of the tribe and let them fend for themselves!"

Yu Jing's expression gradually became serious, and he stretched out his hand to rub Zhou Chao's head, "It is very possible that with so many dead bodies piled up, even if there is no plague, we can't get close. We should go west along the coastline and find another safe landing point. After landing, , check slowly."

…

Hongwu twenty-one years.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

It's approaching evening.

Zhu Biao was busy in the study, finishing up the day's affairs, and then took the whole family into the palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival together.

Zhu Yunwen stood aside and studied Zhu Biao's ink.

"Prince, I have something to see you, Jigang!"

There was a sudden sound outside the door.

Zhu Biao paused slightly, and after giving instructions, he raised his head and said, "Come in."

Squeak!

Ji Gang pushed the door open and walked in. He was not surprised to see Zhu Yunwen there. He just glanced at it slightly and walked quickly. After saluting, he held a memorial in both hands and handed it to Zhu Biao, "Prince, Dongfan Jinyiwei sent back news that on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, King Yan launched a hair-cutting campaign in Dongfan..."

Zhu Yunwen's face was full of surprise.

In order to engage in industry, he even cut his hair!

Haircut!

How unfilial!

If the imperial grandfather knew about it, he would definitely be very angry.

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"The King of Yan mentioned in the "Book to the People of Yan Fan" that the hair and skin of the body are affected by the parents, and growing hair is just a form of expression derived from the refraction of traditional filial piety. The real traditional core is filial piety. King Yan proposed that when the superficial form restricts When the times develop, we should find the core within the appearance, hold on to the core, and abandon the baggage of appearances to achieve changes in line with the times. To this end, King Yan found another form of expression for the core tradition of filial piety, and determined It’s Filial Piety Festival…”

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Zhu Biao listened and watched.

After a while, he put down the secret memorial and asked, "How did the people under Yan Fan react violently to this?"

Ji Gang hesitated for a moment and said politely: "Prince, King Yan has a high prestige in Dongfan..."

Ji Gang did not continue.

Zhu Biao also understood.

The fourth child had a high prestige and relied on his prestige to push this matter forward.

To be honest, he was quite envious of the fact that Lao Si had such a high prestige in the hearts of the people, and there was little opposition to whatever he wanted to do.

Zhu Biao turned to look at Zhu Yunwen: "Yunwen, what do you think of this matter?"

Zhu Yunwen did not expect that Zhu Biao would ask for his opinion. He was slightly stunned and quickly lowered his head, "My father also knows the importance of hair to the people of the Central Plains. The boy admires his fourth uncle's courage to make drastic changes, but..."

He hesitated slightly, "It's just that although it has a supporting role in industry, I think there is no need to be so radical. The hair problem can be solved by other alternative methods, such as the contracting method implemented by our Jinling Industrial Zone. I can't judge now, so What impact will destroying tradition have on the future?"

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Zhu Biao nodded imperceptibly.

Picked up the secret music and read it carefully.

He muttered to himself: "Yes, there are obvious ways to work around it, why didn't your fourth uncle use it? He insisted on cutting his hair in a new way. The appearance and core theory he talked about were shocking. So many scholars in the past dynasties, No one has ever analyzed and explained tradition in this way, but if he can destroy the appearance today, will he be able to destroy the core tomorrow?"

As he spoke, Zhu Biao shook his head and looked at Ji Gang, "Ji Gang, this matter ends here. Don't spread it."

He didn't want to cause an uproar in the Central Plains again.

After all, this is Dongfan's matter.

At the same time, although the father knew that he secretly sent Jin Yiwei to Lao Si's rule.

But it is not good for the father to know that he is always paying attention to the fourth child through Jin Yiwei.

"I understand!"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yunwen: "Yunwen, you will go back to the palace first, and prepare to enter the palace with your mother."

Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Biao and bowed: "Yes."

He knew that his father would definitely say something to Ji Gang that was not convenient for him to listen to.

Most likely, it's still about Fourth Uncle.

After Zhu Yunwen left.

Zhu Biao stood up, wandered back and forth, hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Ji Gang, "Do we have any Jinyiwei informants in Jilongyu Industrial Zone?"

The prince asked what he was doing?

Could it be that he wanted to secretly learn Yan Fan's techniques?

Ji Gang suddenly changed his mind and said with a wry smile: "Prince, there has been development before, but since the past year, some problems have occurred. Every three or four months, Mao Xiang will send someone to ask a lot of questions. Slowly Slowly, some of the informants we developed were inexplicably transferred and sent to Luzon. I suspect that King Yan is trying to find out details through this kind of questioning. These questions are all daily details, similar to his place of origin. , the number of people in the family, whether the parents are alive, how many daughters and sons, etc., if you repeatedly ask several times and get inconsistent answers, I will be suspicious, and you will be listed as a suspect..."

Zhu Biao was slightly stunned.

Surprised by this calm approach to finding out the unstable factors.

For such detailed issues, after a period of time, under the pretext of caring about the workers, we would inquire and file them for registration.

Then compare vertically.

As long as a person lies, his flaws will definitely be exposed during repeated questioning!

…

In the end, Ji Gang didn't figure it out, so Zhu Biao asked Jin Yiwei's informant what he wanted to do.

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Time is too short for busy Yan Fan.

in a blink.

Then he came to Hongwu in the twenty-third year.

On the Manila plains.

Vast stretches of green farmland stretch as far as the eye can see.

A permanently prepared road paved with cement and wide enough for eight carriages to drive abreast extends to the north, surrounded by green farmland.

"Brother, senior brother, senior sister, hurry up!"

A few carriages behind, a girl happily rode a two-wheeled bicycle and shouted to the boys and girls who were also riding two-wheeled bicycles behind.

The girl seemed very happy.

After greeting everyone behind him, he let go of the handle of the two-wheeled vehicle, opened his arms, and faced the refreshing breeze mixed with the fragrance of wheat.

"This little lunatic!"

Inside the carriage.

Through the glass behind her, Xu Miaoyun watched Qihua riding a two-wheeled bicycle like this. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She turned around and glared at Zhu Di with a smile, "Just spoil her. Who dares to marry her in the future!"

This two-wheeled vehicle, which Shiro calls a bicycle, was designed by Shiro himself.

A birthday gift for Qihua.

Shiro originally designed it last year, but it was not easy to make. The craftsmen in the workshop concentrated on research for a long time and made it after repeated trials.

Zhu Di wore a split round-neck outfit and sat opposite Xu Miaoyun, looking particularly majestic.

Hearing the sound, he turned his head slightly and saw Qihua through the wind-blown curtain through the rear window of the carriage and couldn't help but smile, "Child, at this age, you should be carrying the sun and moon on your shoulders like this, and the grass is growing and the orioles are flying. "

The bike was just made a few months ago.

Qihua is a quick learner, but she doesn’t know many tricks of riding a bicycle.

Watching the little girl let go of the handlebars and open her hands, I couldn't help but think of Zeng Jin.

When he was this age, he knew a lot of cool tricks.

The invention of bicycles also benefited from the increase in steel production.

After Medan was conquered, the group of old academics who were engaged in crop and plant research went to investigate and explore, and accidentally discovered that the aborigines on Medan were tapping rubber and smearing it on their faces.

This group of old scholars initially studied it as lacquer and thought they had found a kind of lacquer tree.

I don’t know how these old scholars and a group of craftsmen could tinker with it to the point of shaping it.

A semi-rubber product with strong plasticity was created.

At first, he had no idea.

It wasn't until Xiao Qihua took this highly malleable semi-finished product and molded it into various dolls for play that he accidentally saw it and realized that it was a semi-finished rubber product.

At this point, all that's left is vulcanization.

So, he stepped in and gave it a push.

Vulcanization is simple.

As he spoke, Xu Miaoyun pointed to the boots with tied trouser legs and said, "Aren't the boots you are wearing also made of rubber? We ride on carriage tires, bicycle tires, and conveyor belts that put ore into the blast furnace. Look at how many places a new invention can be applied. The comfortable carriages we are riding in now came into being due to the increase in steel production. Now, three private-employment factories have been established to make this carriage. Workshops and bicycles will be similar in the future. If we sell these to the Central Plains, we can also balance trade..."

"Otherwise, the old man and the eldest brother don't understand currency. As a result, there has been a huge surplus in recent years, and a large amount of gold and silver has flowed to the Central Plains. I heard that in recent years, because there is too much money, the value of copper coins has depreciated sharply."

In recent years, the eldest brother has allowed Ming merchants to trade with Chen Zuyi.

Too much money went to Ming Dynasty.

As a result, inflation has begun to occur in Ming Dynasty.

Xu Miaoyun couldn't help but smile and looked at Zhu Di, "Are you going back this time when Xiongying gets married? Now, except for Fujian, which is still resisting the pressure from the prince clan to trade with us, at least 50% of the trade in other places has been robbed by Chen Zuyi's caravan. gone."

Chen Zuyi's caravan did not go directly to Ming Dynasty.

But with the development of maritime trade.

Within the Ming Dynasty, a group of maritime merchants who could sail far appeared.

Many of these large ships were built at Yilan Shipyard.

This group of people quickly joined forces with Chen Zuyi and transported the goods to Chen Chao, who then transferred them to further west.

At the same time, this group of people was also instructed by the Prince Clan to compete with them in the traditional trading circle of the Yan Fan in the South China Sea.

As a result, Yan Fan's share of maritime trade continued to decline.

From a single family.

As of this year, only 50% remains.

Ye Mao, Jiang Jinzhong and others predict that it is very likely that the share will continue to be compressed in the future.

Because they are now more than squeezed by competition.

Purchasing goods from Daming was also subject to tangible and intangible rejection.

Only Fujian was built by Shiro.

Everyone in Fujian misses Shiro.

Even if the Fujian chief envoy put pressure on local businessmen, the businessmen remained unmoved.

All goods in Fujian are still handled by Yanfan maritime merchants.

Next year, on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, Xiongying and Cailu will get married.

She must go back.

I don’t know if Shiro will go back.

Will you talk to your elder brother about this matter again?

You know, in fact, Ming Dynasty has now somewhat broken the treaty signed at the beginning.

"Forget it." Zhu Di smiled and shook his head, "Our maritime merchants cannot swallow up the entire Ming Dynasty's share. They are now engaged in unfair low-price competition and cannot last long. We have Fujian, which is enough to satisfy our maritime trade share." , in recent years, we have produced pig iron stoves, hand-operated sewing machines, and glass products and sold them to the Central Plains in large quantities. We have earned a large surplus every year. I believe there will be bicycles soon. This kind of travel does not require fodder or raising. Tools, I believe there will be a big market in Ming Dynasty. The business of Haishang Trading is enough, and the surplus is also enough..."

"Earning too much will only make people more jealous of us."

Xu Miaoyun nodded.

Zhu Di lifted up the side curtains and looked outside through the side window glass...

The rice is ripe.

Farmers used mules to pull a small animal-powered rice harvester. After passing by, rows of cut rice were neatly arranged. Behind them, a group of women were laughing and chatting while quickly bundling the rice.

This animal-powered rice harvester was invented by the common people.

In a rural village community, during the autumn harvest season, as long as there are a few animal-powered rice harvesters, a few people can manage hundreds of acres of farmland.

Others can do other things.

Grain production is bumper every year.

I can’t even finish it now.

Every year, a lot of rice is trafficked to the Central Plains.

"parking!"

Call!

Mao Laoliu, who was driving the car himself, reined in his horse and stopped when he heard the shouting.

Zhu Di pushed open the side door and walked out.

"Your Majesty!"

"What a prince!"

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When the women who were binding rice saw Zhu Di, they talked excitedly and came over one after another.

After some excitement and a reserved salute.

Zhu Di walked to the field and asked with a smile: "How is the harvest this year? What are other people in our village doing?"

"Okay! It's great. Everyone else in the village is working in the village workshop, and some people are serving chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep in the village..."

Zhu Di listened carefully with a smile.

"How are you getting along with the locals in Luzon? Is communication okay now?"

"It's no problem. Since the teacher came to the village to surprise the professors for half a year, it's no problem to talk to each other. The locals here in Luzon used to be lazy. However, as we gradually became richer, we became more diligent. Later, I Our local village society allowed them to become shareholders, and the big girl next to me is a native of Luzon. She is now very diligent, and her family also built a new house this year."

Zhu Di looked at the woman next to the woman who spoke.

Wearing a white shirt and loose homespun trousers, his hands had scars scratched by rice leaves.

He had farmed.

If you are not diligent, your hands will not be like this.

This woman was obviously in awe of Zhu Di.

Some curious people pointed at the bicycles that Qihua and the others put on the road, and whispered: "Your Majesty, is this a new invention of our Yan country? How much does it cost? Will it be sold? I want to buy one for my child and ride there. It’s convenient to go to the county school.”

Zhu Di smiled, "It's not too expensive. You can buy one for just one tael of silver. You want to buy one for your child, right? I'll give you one as a gift."

"Yong Ming."

Yong Ming heard the shout and pushed the cart over. Zhu Di pointed at it and said with a smile: "I will give this to your child so that he can study hard."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" When the woman was at a loss, Zhongyuan's sister-in-law urged with a smile.

After some thanks.

The sister-in-law asked: "Your Majesty, when will you ascend the throne and when will we establish the Yan Kingdom? We are all looking forward to this day."

Zhu Di looked at the sense of belonging in his sister-in-law's eyes and said with a smile: "Come on, next year, the court will come to observe, and then I will build a country!"

"That's great. We are afraid that we will still be citizens of the Ming Dynasty. We are afraid that changes will occur in these good days. We just want to be the prince's subjects! Be practical!"

Asking for monthly ticket

In today's chapter, I overturned the detailed outline I wrote yesterday and sped up the progress of the plot. As I kept writing, I felt that yesterday's detailed outline was too verbose. There was no detailed outline and the writing was slow.