I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 145: The Storm Rises in Qizhou
Zhu Houxuan burst out laughing. He thought about it carefully and found that it was true.

There was no national flag, national emblem, or national anthem in the Ming Dynasty, because the national flag, national emblem, and national anthem are products of modern Western culture.

Despite this, many people believe that ancient China often wrote the country's name and reign title on flags to symbolize the country, but no such records have been found in numerous historical documents.

Everyone has this impression because of the influence of various film and television works. Many film and television works have created such banners in order to save costs.

In ancient China, words were written on flags to convey information and identify identities, and there were many types and styles.

Taking the Ming army as an example, there are five camps of divine generals flags, twenty-eight constellations true shape flags, five directions and five colors military flags, seat flags, five directions turning light flags, five elements flags, eight directions corner flags and so on.

There are fifty or sixty kinds of flags alone.

These flags are generally used in training, marching and combat.

Therefore, commanding ancient armies in battle was not an easy task. It took a long time just to recognize the military flags.

The common problem with these flags is that their designs are simple and dull. At first glance, they look colorful and beautiful, but a closer look reveals that this is not the case.

Therefore, the red-background black dragon flag and the corresponding emblem that Zhu Houxun made for the Ming Royal Group gave people a refreshing feeling.

"Why do you want everything?" Zhu Houxuan said helplessly.

"Who doesn't want good things?" Zhu Houzhao retorted with confidence.

"Let me use this flag first. It's not good to add a new flag to the army rashly. Besides, I can design a better flag for you later." Zhu Houxuan comforted him.

Zhu Houzhao stopped talking and asked curiously, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​designing such a unified flag and emblem for the group you mentioned?"

There was no concept of trademark in ancient times.

Zhu Houxuan did not directly answer Zhu Houzhao's question, but smiled and said, "After deciding to form the Ming Royal Group, I have one more ambition."

"As we grow older, I want the sun to shine on this flag at all times of the day."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised his head and stared at Zhu Houxuan with sharp eyes.
He understood what Zhu Houxun meant. Thanks to the simple astronomical telescope on the city wall, he conducted a lot of astronomical observations. Zhu Houxun also took the opportunity to impart some astronomical knowledge to him, such as that the earth is a sphere, and he accepted this knowledge very quickly.

"Brother, your ambitions are much greater than mine!" Zhu Houzhao suddenly reached out and patted Zhu Houxuan's shoulder.

"My Royal Brother, thank you for your praise."

"What a compliment! I just like this kind of ambition!" Zhu Houzhao raised his voice, "We need to accomplish this kind of ambition together!" Zhu Houzhao stretched out a hand, and Zhu Houxuan also stretched out a hand, and the two people held hands tightly together.
Zhu Houzhao left Qizhou, and all the officials in Nanjing also left with him. Zhu Houzhao was going to Nanjing to pay homage to the Mausoleum of Emperor Xiaoling first, and then return to the capital.

This made Qizhou, which had been bustling for almost a month, suddenly become much quieter.

The royal family members gathered in Qizhou were reluctant to leave, because this opportunity to travel was so rare. There were so many fun things to do in Qizhou, and they hadn't had enough.

Besides, when Zhu Houzhao left, he did not give them any clear instructions on when to leave, so they all stayed in Qizhou with peace of mind.

But soon an explosive piece of news began to spread in Qizhou - the reason Zhu Houzhao came to Qizhou was to let King Jing Zhu Houxuan go to the capital to take control of the royal industry.

The news was spread with details and many people did not believe it at first, but soon someone with ulterior motives sent people to test Zhu Houxuan's attitude.

The person who was sent there was Zhu Houcong, the prince of Prince Xing. It must be said that this group of princes chose a very suitable candidate.

First of all, Zhu Houcong was young and the question was rather abrupt, so when he asked this question it could be regarded as the innocent talk of a child.

Furthermore, Zhu Houcong and Zhu Houxun have had many interactions recently and their relationship is relatively good.

What Zhu Houcong finally brought back was that the attitude of his cousin, Prince of Jing, was very ambiguous. He did not admit it, but he did not deny it either.

This result is enough for those who are interested. Not denying it is equivalent to admitting it.
In addition, the limerick written by Zhu Houzhao on the night of his birthday, "If King Zhengde of Jing has great achievements, next year will surely be a prosperous era," began to come alive in the hearts of the kings of Qizhou.

At first everyone thought that the poem was a slip of the tongue, but now it seems that Zhu Houzhao accidentally let it slip.

The princes quickly analyzed what was going on. Although they were far away from the political center and on the fringes of politics, they could not be separated from politics. At least they could still see the official reports issued by the court every month. They could not say that they knew everything that was going on in the court, but they could still see Zhu Houzhao's predicament clearly.

Even though they were distributors of Qizhou's industrial products in various places, they had some understanding of Zhu Houxuan's management capabilities. In addition, they had conducted on-site inspections of various industries in Qizhou in the past few days, and their assessment of Zhu Houxuan's management capabilities was further improved.

So they suddenly realized that it was a very natural thing for Zhu Houzhao to invite Zhu Houxuan to come to Beijing to take charge of the royal industry.

This news was constantly fermenting, and more information was released. The workers in Qizhou began to spread the news that they were going to build a factory in the north, and many workers were going to follow the news to the north. For a while, the workers were also talking about it.

With multiple pieces of information confirming this, people became even more convinced that Zhu Houxuan had been appointed.

All of this was deliberately released by Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Houxuan after consultation. The official appointment will take some time to come, but the preliminary preparations can already be carried out.
The news fermented in Qizhou for a few days, and Zhu Houxuan felt that the time was ripe for him to take action, and he also selected his first prey.
Suddenly, winter snow fell in Qizhou, turning the whole city into a vast expanse of white. The kings who had been staying in Qizhou did not even think about leaving.
Prince Xing Zhu Youju walked out of the Qizhou Library. He was in a very happy mood because he found several Taoist scriptures that were said to have been lost in this library. Beside him followed Zhu Houcong, who was dressed warmly. They got on the carriage and prepared to return to their residence, but his eunuch companion whispered something in his ear.

Prince Xing Zhu Youjun hesitated for a moment, then ordered the carriage to go in another direction.
He soon arrived at the place, which was a restaurant. The waiter led him to a private room on the third floor, and sure enough, he saw a person standing by the window, admiring the snowy scenery outside.
(End of this chapter)