Xu Hao knew that King Yan would never be the emperor immediately, and he would never be before he took the capital. Building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowly claiming the title of king were the imperial policies of the first emperor to win the world.

Sure enough, Zhu Di claimed in public: "The position of heaven is the only one, how can you get it?" He showed that he had no ambition to be the emperor, but discussing the matter with his subordinates had already exposed his intention to become an emperor, and then the records of the palace secretary and the actual records were deleted.

At first, the big guys thought that King Yan was pretending to be humble, since ancient times, the emperor was on the throne, and he had to have his subjects persuaded him three times in a row, so he was governor Gu Cheng and others came to persuade him again, but who knew that Zhu Di shook his head and didn't do it, and then Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, who was second only to King Yan, came.

After the three persuasions, the ministers saw that King Yan still did not allow it, it seems that this thing is true, this person really does not want to be the emperor for the time being.

Xu Hao also joined in the excitement to present a concerto, although Zhu Di said that he rejected the public opinion, but he always had to express his praise for the support and loyalty of the people below, in short, everyone knew each other tacitly, and the emperor was designated to do it.

The very happy King Yan wantonly promoted the meritorious ministers, and everyone was very happy, among which Gu Chengsheng became the right governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, and Xu Hao was promoted to the left governor.

In the end, the rumors of Dalian spread a little, and learned that his niece had become the lord of Liaodong, which made Zhu Di more and more annoyed with Xu Hao, and immediately announced that his third son Zhu Gaosui was the king of Liaoyang County, and nominally had to send an envoy to the imperial court to inform him of the request to be canonized.

Who knew that Zhu Gaosui was not willing to go to the fiefdom, stayed in Beiping City and delayed in every way, and Liaoyang still had more than half of the Liao Wangfu. Besides, after all, the name is not right, and the vassal king has to build the palace first, set up the palace officials and three guards, and enter the capital to accept the emperor's gift of treasure seals and other cumbersome ceremonies, and you can do it if you want to.

Zhu Di wanted to go south to fight for the throne as soon as possible, and he didn't have time to pay attention to Xu Hao, who came arbitrarily. Fang Kuan went to Liaoyang.

In the past few years, although Xu Hao has repeatedly persuaded him to go straight to Beijing, Zhu Di has not accepted it because he is too aggressive, but now Zhu Di has finally changed his mind.

Jianwen Junchen advocated Confucianism to govern the country, Wenchen has always been uninterested in military generals and eunuchs, it is Zhu Yunwen to the eunuchs are very strict, Hongwu Dynasty left a precedent for eunuchs to be ordered to send foreign envoys, serve as supervisors, and purchase tribute to supervise mines, Zhu Yuanzhang in his later years will inevitably make some middle officials invade the people in various places. Illegal acts such as wanton accumulation of wealth have been denounced by officials in various localities.

Zhu Yunwen was not merciful to the concubines of the first emperor, let alone the house slaves? Every time an order is issued to the local government to arrest on the spot, the punishment will be merciless, which Xu Hao appreciates very much. I can't help but feel worried about Zhu Di, who likes to reuse eunuchs.

In this way, it naturally caused the collective dissatisfaction of the eunuchs. At this time, the war in the north was in full swing. The eunuchs who had long been encircled by the Yan King were all looking forward to the victory of the Yan army.

In this way, not only can you take revenge, but also because of the merits of support, there will be good fortune in the future, this year some of the reprimanded eunuchs have gone north to join King Yan, even if the eunuchs who stayed in the Forbidden City, there are many who have two hearts.

Now the imperial court is doing its best to prevent the king of Yan from going south, so that the Yan army is delayed in Hebei. It was not allowed to advance south, and the defense of the Beijing division seemed very empty, so the official eunuch secretly reported the city defense and other information to Zhu Di in detail, hoping that the Yan army would avoid the imperial army. Take the opportunity to go straight to Jinling.

Zhu Di, who was worried about not advancing or retreating, suddenly brightened up, and sighed: "When will you use troops for many years?" It is necessary to make a decision in Linjiang and never return to it. ”

Zhu Di, who was determined to go south, seemed to have forgotten Xu Hao's advice, and without saying a word, he ordered Mu Hui's fleet to attack the imperial navy, intending to contain Sheng Yong's Shandong army.

At Lushunkou, Xu Hao was squatting in the courtyard of red leaves to observe his aunt's latest achievements, three spindle foot spinning wheels invented by Huang Daopo, and a hydraulic textile machine capable of holding sixteen spindles.

The climate of the Liaodong Peninsula is very suitable for planting cotton, it is the most suitable for raising silkworms, the output of later generations accounts for two-thirds of the country, in addition to being used for weaving, silkworm pupae is also a high-protein delicacy, and there is wool around to harvest, it is not waiting for Xu Hao to find out, the red leaves that have been drilled into the eyes of the money have already keenly discovered business opportunities.

When I went out to play, Momiji visited the locals in the village and was surprised to taste the smell of black cicada chrysalis, as well as the green silkworm known as the little fairy, which has a very fluffy and scary appearance but is extraordinary, a very fresh and fragrant taste.

The discovery of the snow-white silkworm cocoon can not help but Momiji and other girls are overjoyed, because the silk business has brought huge profits in recent years, it is impossible to let go of this God-given opportunity to make a fortune, but the local population is sparse, and it is impossible to learn the workshop model of silk and satin workshops everywhere in Songjiang Prefecture.

As a result, the sprout of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty was also born in the hands of Hongye, who was very good at taking advantage of the characteristics of the Xu family's mastery of technology and art to invite nearly 100 craftsmen to help improve the textile wheel during their rest time, in order to save manpower.

Xu Hao was overjoyed by this, and secretly scolded himself for being too stupid, didn't capitalism start with Jenny's loom?

The rise of capital is not a day's work, and the replacement of manpower by machinery is the only way for the development of capital.

The happiest thing is that the environment that restricts the rise of capital does not exist, with their own support, in order to make money and subject to geographical restrictions, red leaves must expand the scale of production as much as possible, reduce costs, as long as you can make money, there will be people who have heard the wind and learned the same.

Xu Hao hugged his sister who was holding a toothpick in her mouth, and used the language of later generations, and said earnestly: "Let's be kind, you can't forget the villagers when you get rich, and you must lead everyone out of Liaodong and rush to the world together." ”

Momiji's pretty face showed a healthy flush, and she asked with interest, "Is it really feasible?" I'm worried that the transportation is inconvenient and I won't be able to sell it. ”

Xu Hao pointed to the loom and said: "Now what you have to worry about is the problem of silkworm cocoons and manual production, and when you can produce thousands of horses of various fabrics and silks, do you understand dumping?" You sell it cheaply and worry that no one will buy it? The military uniform alone is enough for you to earn, and even if you just sell textile machines, you can earn gold and silver. Well! Isn't it time to create a patent law? ”

Hongye looked at his brother with some puzzlement, and said: "I hate Hangzhou's gang the most, every time I want to enter more silk or invest in local shops, the businessman complains that the gang has its own rules, and it is not allowed to compete with each other. ”

Xu Hao said indifferently: "In this Liaodong, you are not allowed to stand on the gang, the trade union is estimated to be unable to see it in your lifetime, if you dare to come to find trouble, invite them to eat guns, and my sister will become a capitalist of all evils." ”

"You're evil, phew!" Momiji made the boss dissatisfied, and pursed his red lips.

Xu Hao smiled and said meaningfully: "You can be regarded as grasping the point, the first emperor did not allow the people to move freely, and deliberately connived at the Xinggang to restrict the business of merchants, lest the handicraft workshop recruit too many hired workers, and the mining is also afraid of absenteeism and gathering people to make trouble." Therefore, over the years, the government has sometimes mined, sometimes ordered to close, strictly forbidden, strictly forbidden the people to open mines, imposed heavy taxes on salt and tea, and wanted to have a tooth tax for business, customs clearance tax, and landing tax when arriving at the destination, so that the rich people are unwilling to do business, only willing to open pawnshops to buy fields, collect land rent and release usury, which has hindered the transformation and growth of capital, especially the prohibition of overseas trade, resulting in rampant Japanese and discouraged the enthusiasm of coastal merchants. ”

At this time, the maid smiled and said, "General Mu is here." ”

Hongye's face turned red, and the closer he got to the wedding, the more shy he became, and he was pushing Xu Hao hard, unwilling to meet the person he was thinking about.

In the conference hall, Mu Hui, who was dressed in a straight white military uniform, was a little disappointed and said: "There is a small island full of poisonous snakes in the northwest sea, and Miss Xiangyu said that she can use venom to treat her illness, and she wants to land on the island to catch it." ”

Xu Hao said: "You're talking about Snake Island, right? There was a poisonous pit viper on that island, and she was not allowed to go to the island by hiring an experienced hunter. ”

Mu Hui wondered: "You actually know everything about it, then let me ask you, what other islands are there in the sea around here?" ”

Xu Hao said with a smile: "The local fishermen on Snake Island regard it as daunting, and children know it. ”

Mu Hui still looked skeptical, and said: "There are many large islands inhabited in the south, and I have sent my subordinates to appease and register them, and the farthest island is only four hundred nautical miles away from Jeju Island in North Korea, and there is a water source on the island, which can build a transit port." ”

Xu Hao said happily: "Hurry up and build sea ships, otherwise it will be impossible to connect the Quartet, and when the war is over, absorb displaced people from Shandong and other places to come, and reopen shipyards in Quanzhou, Fujian, Taiwan, Fujian and other places, Fujian people are the best at sea navigation." ”

"Recently, I received a military order." Mu Hui frowned, "Order me to fight the imperial court sailor, what do you think?" ”

Xu Hao turned around and walked to Xu Da, who was drinking tea, and said, "Second grandfather, what do you think?" ”

Xu Da said slowly: "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, Zhu Di chose this pass to send troops, and it seems that he has a certain victory." Heading south in the cold winter, where do you think he will go? ”

Xu Hao was thoughtful for a moment, and said: "I will arrange for people to sneak into the vicinity of the Beijing Division, and inform the fourth uncle to be cautious in his words and deeds during this time, because the sea is frozen and he cannot sail, Mu Hui, you will send someone to explain the reason." ”

When Mu Hui left, Xu Da stared at Xu Hao's eyes and said in a deep voice: "Do you really let the second Zhu Yuanzhang ascend the throne as the emperor?" Just for the so-called glory and wealth? ”

Xu Hao was silent for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Otherwise, what else?" ”

Xu Da smiled and said, "Come, tell the old man about Zhu Di's great achievements." ”

At that moment, Xu Hao recalled: "After the Battle of Jingjing, he personally conquered Mongolia five times, and it seems that he also recovered Jiaozhi, set up the Nuer Gandu Division in the Northeast, sent Zheng He to the West seven times, edited the Yongle Grand Canon, and moved the capital to Beiping was talked about by later generations as the Son of Heaven Yuguomen, and the king died in Sheji, which was known as the Yongle Prosperous Era in history, so Zhu Di was also respected as the Yongle Emperor. ”

Xu Da said disdainfully: "The old man asked you, is it possible that the current Zhu Yunwen is the emperor, can he be called the prosperous era of Jianwen by later generations?" ”

Xu Hao said in a low voice: "Yes, the first emperor left a great foundation, as long as it is not the reign of the faint monarch, whoever will be the emperor will be prosperous." (To be continued......)