My father is Jiajing

Zhu Yi, Zhu Yijun, and Zhu Yizhong had followed Zhu Zaigui to many places outside the capital since they were young. They had also caught fish in creeks and dug holes in sand piles.

But this is my first time working in the fields.

Of course, Zhu Zaigui would not let them do really hard and tiring farm work. After all, these children were brought up in pampering.

Moreover, people like Zhu Yijun and Zhu Yizhong are only the age of kindergarten students. It is obviously far-fetched and unrealistic to ask them to contribute.

After all, even if we want to train children's spirit of hard work and perseverance, we must do it according to the actual situation.

So Zhu Zaigui asked Nuo Dezi to arrange a vegetable plot for them, and let them weed and catch insects in the plot, get to know the crops by the way, and also temper their short-lived enthusiasm.

At the same time, Zhu Zaigui and Zhu Zaizhen came to another winter wheat field.

This piece of winter wheat is growing very well. Now it is April, the time when the wheat fields are sprouting and heading, so this piece of wheat field not only looks green, but also full of vitality, giving people a sense of hope in sight.

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "Do you see this patch of wheat? This is the result of the hard work of Nordzi and his team. Whether it is the wheat seeds, the fertilizer ratio after sowing, or the pesticides they mixed themselves, they are all the result of their personal work."

"In the future, you will assist Zhang Juzheng in Jiangnan. Hai Rui and his men will survey the land in the south, and the fish scale books will be backed up according to the actual situation. Then I can make the secrets of the Divine Medicine Palace public, so that more people of the Ming Dynasty can enjoy the joy of a good harvest!"

Zhu Zaizhen looked at the wheat field in front of him. Although he didn't understand agriculture and had never done farm work, as the head of the Jinyiwei, the information Zhu Zaizhen could access and know was naturally very complex.

He knew that the average yield of wheat or other grains per mu was about two to three shi, but the growth of the wheat in front of him made Zhu Zaizhen feel that the yield per mu was more than five shi!

If all the farmland in the world could do this, even if the yield increased by just one dan,
Zhu Zaizhen didn't dare to imagine further. At this moment, he couldn't even help breathing with excitement.

Zhu Zaizhen immediately knelt down and bowed to Zhu Zaigui, "I congratulate you, my brother, on obtaining such a divine weapon!"

Zhu Zaigui chuckled, helped Zhu Zaizhen up from his kneeling position, and reached out to brush off the dust on him. "This is the merit of the retired emperor. I just took advantage of the retired emperor."

Zhu Zaizhen certainly would not believe what Zhu Zaigui said. As the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he naturally knew that all the internal and external affairs of the court, as well as the employment of personnel and troops in the local areas over the years, were all decided by his brother who was only a few days older than him.

It can even be said that if Zhu Zaigui had not emerged, God knows how difficult the situation of the Ming Dynasty would be today.

You have to know that when Emperor Jiajing was in power, the capital couldn't even come up with the money to repair the outer city, and it was Yan Shifan who came up with the idea of ​​salt tax for speculation.

However, the salt tax was only collected for one year before it was diverted to other places and was not actually used for the construction of the outer city of the capital.

But it was at this time that his royal brother proposed the idea of ​​a "Special District of the Capital", which not only solved the dilemma of having no silver to build the outer city of the capital, but also created a tax system for the Special District of the Capital for the Ming Dynasty that was not inferior to the taxation in the prosperous areas of Jiangnan.

The financial and tax revenues earned by the imperial court from the Beijing Special District alone were enough to cover one-third of the original Ming Dynasty treasury revenues.

Later, the Huazhou earthquake caused the entire north to collapse, and Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and other places all suffered varying degrees of damage from the earthquake.

It was also at this time that Zhu Zaigui turned the tide and established the Northern Construction Bank. He also borrowed 50 million taels of silver from the Ming Federal Reserve as an important starting fund for rebuilding the north.

Today, the northern region has not only received timely assistance after the earthquake, but the previously fragmented economy in the north has also been connected, and a toll-free hardened road that has been successfully tested between the capital and Tianjin has been built on a large scale.

Moreover, it can be said that each of these things, these political achievements, is a good policy that is worthy of being recorded in history.

However, these things and these political achievements seemed so natural and ordinary in front of Zhu Zaigui that people could not help but feel that this was the case.

Therefore, even though the capital, the north, and the Ming Dynasty have undergone earth-shaking changes over the years, it seems that no one has ever felt that these things are the credit of Zhu Zaigui. Most people even think that this is a natural thing.

From this we can see that Zhu Zaigui's achievements and abilities are truly legendary, reaching the level of "a good warrior without great achievements".

When everything has settled, and people look back and remember, they will suddenly discover that this prosperous era came so quietly, so gently and silently.

So at this moment, in Zhu Zaizhen's heart, in addition to being filled with endless respect for his brother Zhu Zaigui, who did not care about personal fame and fortune, he also secretly regarded Zhu Zaigui as a role model to learn from throughout his life.

And the reason for this was that Zhu Zaigui had once promised him a fiefdom.

Now, with the continued exploration of the Oriental Navy and the construction of the Jinyiwei overseas network, Zhu Zaizhen also began to believe that there is a natural continent south of the Ming Dynasty's South China Sea whose territory is no less than that of the Ming Dynasty!
Moreover, even if the continent really seemed to be an "unowned land" as Zhu Zaigui had once told him, as long as the Ming navy became strong again in the future like Zheng He's fleet during the Yongle period, he could legitimately receive the title from Zhu Zaigui and become the master of the southern continent.

In the future, his lineage will take root in that continent and become the eternal pioneer of that southern continent!
Moreover, perhaps in the future, he will become an eternal legend on that continent.

Even if it can't become a legend, at least it can become a legend like Zhao Tuo, the Emperor Wu of Nanyue during the Qin and Han Dynasties, right?
Therefore, with this mentality, what Zhu Zaizhen is pursuing now is many times more advanced than his original pursuit.

Of course, the reason why he changed so much, in addition to the power of Zhu Zaigui's example, was also because of his physical defects, which made his desire to establish achievements stronger than before when he was ignorant.

Moreover, he didn't want to be unknown and just a piece of scrap text in history, nor did he want to leave nothing behind in the end.

Therefore, Zhu Zaizhen now wants to make achievements as soon as possible and fulfill the promise made to him by Zhu Zaigui as soon as possible, so that he can take Zhu Yi Zhong away from the Ming Dynasty, settle down in the southern continent, and become the king and pioneer there!
Zhu Zaigui took Zhu Zaizhen for a long walk on the ridge of the wheat field, and the two brothers enjoyed this rare moment of relaxation.

The two also told each other about the embarrassing things that happened when they met as children, as well as the interesting things that happened when they had their coming-of-age ceremony together.

Zhu Zaizhen clearly remembered the coming-of-age ceremony that year. When everyone was nervous and wanted to lower their heads, Zhu Zaizhen wanted to raise his head to take a look at the face of Emperor Jiajing.

Zhu Zaizhen was really scared at that time!
You know, at that time in the Ming Dynasty there was a prophecy that no one dared to mention but no one dared to disobey - "Two dragons shall never meet"!
So how great a psychological impact must Zhu Zaigui's action of looking up at the face of Emperor Jiajing have on Zhu Zaizhen, who was kneeling with him at the time?

Looking back on these things now, Zhu Zaizhen had to admit that his brother was bold and careful, daring to do anything and doing everything well. This also made Zhu Zaizhen admire Zhu Zai's ability and skills in his heart.

After walking around the wheat fields, Zhu Zaigui and Zhu Zaizhen laughed heartily and happily from time to time as they talked about interesting things in their childhood.

Naturally, these laughs attracted the attention of many people who heard them.

When Nuodezi and the others heard the hearty laughter between His Majesty the Emperor and Prince Jing, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. Who said that the royal family has no warmth? Aren't these two brothers an example?

Moreover, the fact that King Jing was able to stay in the capital and hold an important position, isn't this the result of true love between brothers?
Otherwise, even if King Jing had great abilities, he would have been sent to his fiefdom by wave after wave of ministers.

It can be seen that Zhu Zaizhen can still stay in the capital now. This is really the grace of heaven and the deep love between brothers!

Zhu Zaigui and Zhu Zaizhen returned to the vegetable garden where Zhu Yi, Zhu Yijun and Zhu Yizhong were weeding and catching insects.

Zhu Yi was still squatting on the ground, pulling weeds meticulously, while Zhu Yijun and Zhu Yizhong, who were a few years younger than him, sometimes pulled vegetables as if they were weeds, and sometimes changed catching insects into chasing butterflies.

Anyway, no one can really calm down and be as sensible and steady as Zhu Yi.

Of course, Zhu Zaigui had no intention of blaming them for this situation. After all, the two little guys were so young. They were well-behaved and sensible enough to be able to stay in the vegetable field so quietly without crying or making noise or destroying the garden.

Zhu Zaizhen became nervous when he saw Zhu Yi Zhong playing as crazy as Zhu Yijun.

Although he was very clear that Zhu Yi Zhong was Zhu Zaigui's child, he did not think so in his heart. He believed that Zhu Yi Zhong was his own son.

Seeing his own son playing with the prince without regard for age, Zhu Zaizhen said nervously, "Forgive me, my royal brother. It was Zhong'er who didn't know how to behave and messed around with the second prince in the field."

Zhu Zaigui waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay. We are all children. If they were all as sensible as us, wouldn't they lose their innocence? What fun would there be in childhood?"

"And I'm not saying this to you. Disciplining children is one thing, and being patient is another. And you can't always rely on your father's authority to boss your children around. They also have their own thoughts and doubts. As elders, although we can't really communicate everything to them, we must learn to respect them, give them time and space, and spend more time with them like friends."

"That way, when the children grow up, they will be closer to us and communicate with us properly when there are problems. Otherwise, if they keep such a stern face, they will be afraid of us and think that we don't understand them. Over time, it is inevitable that the father and son will become estranged."

When Zhu Zaigui and Zhu Zaizhen said these words, they did not call him "Zhuang". It was obvious that these words were spoken to Zhu Zaizhen as if they were casual and sincere.

After hearing what Zhu Zaizhen said, he bowed deeply again and said, "I will remember what your Highness has taught me."

Zhu Zaigui looked at Zhu Zaizhen who was bowing again and laughed, "Forget it. Educating children makes sense when you are just talking about it. But when it comes to teaching and raising them yourself, it's another matter. You can do it yourself."

Zhu Zaizhen bowed again and said, "Yes, I will obey your order."

Zhu Zaigui looked up at Zhu Yi who was seriously pulling weeds and catching insects, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

What he just said was actually about the problem between himself and Zhu Yi.

Zhu Yi was so close to me when he was a child. He would often lie in my study, playing and laughing beside me.

But after Zhu Zaigui's original wife, now Empress Xiaoyi, became seriously ill and died, Zhu Yi's personality began to change.

I started to feel less cheerful.

Now, when anyone sees him, they will think that he is very sensible, but Zhu Zaigui knows very well that the price behind Zhu Yi's sensibility is extremely high.

In addition to the special nature of his identity, he has been surrounded by a group of people who have told him principles and conspiracies that are not suitable for his age since he was a child, which has made him gradually wary of his brothers.

At the same time, he also developed a sense of awe for his father Zhu Zaigui that went beyond family affection.

So now, when Zhu Yi hears anything Zhu Zaigui says to him, he will subconsciously think that this is his father's will and he must obey, otherwise something bad will happen.

Therefore, in Zhu Zaigui's view, his understanding was more of a kind of psychological insecurity.

If he cannot resolve this knot in his heart, this distorted mental state will one day lead to immeasurable serious consequences.

So during this period, although Zhu Zaigui suppressed many memorials requesting the establishment of the national foundation, he was still hesitant about whether to enthrone Zhu Yi as the crown prince first to alleviate his inner insecurity.

But when he thought about what Zhu Zaigui had asked Li Shizhen and others to investigate, he began to feel extremely hesitant.

After all, this is not just a matter concerning Zhu Zaigui's family. On a larger scale, it concerns the future of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, one can imagine the hesitation in Zhu Zaigui's heart.

He really couldn't let his personal feelings take precedence over the future of the Ming Dynasty, nor could he use national treasures as a tool to coax his children.

Zhu Zaigui sighed secretly, then laughed again, "How's your weeding going? How many more insects have you caught? Come over here and let dad and uncle take a look."

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