Go north and south to compete for living space for the people of the Ming Dynasty, create wealth and blessings for the Ming Empire, overcome the disaster smoothly, and conquer the pride and pride of the Han and Tang dynasties with continuous victory.

This is the emperor's established policy and cannot be changed. The difference is only in the speed.

Of course, including Xiong Tingbi, the ministers were worried and worried about the emperor's increasingly revealing desire for expansion.

The extreme expansion of the Chengzu period brought great burden to the finances, and the complex border affairs also made the court unstoppable.

For example, when voyage to the West, it cost more than 40 million taels in seven years, which was indeed a huge pressure on the Ming Dynasty treasury, which had an annual income of about 10 million yuan.

Even Zhu Di was "one fear" every time Zheng He went to sea, and many ministers even risked being beheaded, wrote letters to advise and called voyage to the West "bad politics".

In fact, judging from the situation at that time, it makes sense to call voyage to the West a "bad policy". People's ideas at that time cannot be judged from the perspective of later generations, because the cost is huge and the burden is heavy, it does exist.

The key was the issue of thought and tradition. At that time, the Ming Dynasty did not consider making money. The so-called "to be generous with others and not withstand futures" and "focusing on righteousness over profits" were the style of the Celestial Empire.

As a way to show off national strength, voyage to the West is essentially mostly showing off with generous rewards. The tribute system also inherits such principles, so that small foreign countries are rushing to come, which makes the Ming Empire a little unbearable.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao's expansion was very different from that of Chengzu, or even from emperors of all dynasties. To put it bluntly, it means that the word "profit" is the first, and the battle without any benefits should not be fought, and the land should be fertile or has other value.

According to the noun of later generations, the output must be greater than the input and form a virtuous cycle so that the more you fight, the richer you fight, the stronger you fight.

However, treating war as a business and not making money without making money is a great loss of the dignity of the Celestial Empire. Therefore, the emperor cannot make it clear, and the ministers do not know that the emperor only wants to make money through expansion.

Of course, the profits are sometimes long-term, and sometimes you can make a profit by seeing them. For example, relying on the advancement of Liaodong and a bitter and cold place, what money can you make? The investment is not small.

Compared with Mekong Province, which is familiar with two or three years a year, this is of course the case. But the emperor knew that the black soil contained the wealth, even the more bitter and cold Siberia, the black gold underground could not be measured by immediate interests.

It’s useless to say it, but the emperor just do it. It’s okay to act within your ability. Who asked him to make more money?

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, there are only a few days before the New Year. The festive atmosphere has already spread throughout the capital. The successful pacification of Liao and the peace can be enjoyed. From officials to the people, there is a feeling of relaxation.

"father--"

"Emperor—"

The two young masters burst out with one word, putting together the "father emperor" and then grinned and giggled happily.

The emperor was very happy and picked up a small cotton jacket with one hand, left and right, kissing him so loudly.

Yu'er smiled happily, not only for her daughter to grow up, but also for the emperor's favor.

After playing with the two daughters for a while, the emperor let them go and watched the two little people walking away with their short legs under the careful care of the palace servants.

"Emperor." Yu'er couldn't change her name, but she sounded close. She peeled an orange and handed the emperor a petal.

The emperor opened his mouth and ate it, nodded gently, and said, "Now, you can still grow oranges in the south, and it will be difficult in a few years."

Zhang Yuer didn't know that the emperor was talking about the disaster of the Little Ice Age. She blinked her big eyes and carefully peeled it and fed it to the emperor.

There were not many official duties before the New Year, especially after the Ping Liao Dynasty, the emperor's heart fell to the ground and he couldn't help but relax.

The great troubles in my heart have been eliminated, and the peak of the Little Ice Age has arrived. The emperor believes that he can survive it, at least it will not endanger the country.

After eating a few oranges, the emperor waved his hand and told him not to eat them. He lazily poured them on the couch, patted him next to him, letting Yuer lie beside him.

Yu'er is the most obedient, and she does whatever the emperor asks to do. She snuggles beside the emperor, put the emperor's arm in her arms, and said softly: "I have thought about it, let's give up the matter of raising a cat."

The emperor didn't find it strange and said, "Wait until the child is older!"

Children don’t know the importance of the child, and cats are also ignorant. Where they get scratched, it’s not a trivial matter if they get infected with some virus.

For the sake of her own children, the mother will of course give up some preferences. Yu'er likes cats, but she loves her daughter even more.

"I have sent a letter from my family, it's all good." Yu'er closed her eyes slightly, smelled the breath of the emperor, and said, "I planted a few acres of potatoes this year and collected thousands of kilograms! My mother said that it's very delicious to eat potatoes when roasted."

The yield of potatoes per mu is not much, the emperor roughly estimated it. But in this era, the output is already very high.

"French fries are delicious, too." The emperor pursed his lips and said, "I asked the imperial kitchen to make them, and the harem people will try them. Well, baked potatoes are also good."

It is cold-resistant and high-yield, which is another powerful weapon to fight against major disasters. Although it cannot be promoted for a few years in the morning, now it has also added a lot of confidence to the emperor.

"Wan'er did a good job in the final exam and said she would be taking junior high school next year. When the girl went to junior high school, I felt that she had enough."

The emperor nodded, but he had no objection. He was not going to be a great scholar. He could read books and newspapers after graduating from elementary school. Among the ancient women, he was also a knowledgeable person.

Yu'er was still talking, it was all very small and a bit trivial.

But the emperor did not show an impatient expression. It can be seen from the leopard that the current social situation can also be seen from these trivial matters.

Yu'er is the most unlikely to deceive herself, saying whatever she hears, not hiding or exaggerating.

"A few days ago, Doctor Yang came to have a routine examination for me and two princesses, saying that he was busy with medical school, and it was only a few days later... The female medicine boy named Taoyan also said that he would ask the emperor for advice if he had any questions!"

I know too much, but it's rare to have leisure time.

The emperor was a little helpless, but he didn't think about refusing. The improvement of medical skills was also beneficial to himself, the concubines in the harem, and even his children.

It should be in surgery. I wanted the frontline soldiers to get treatment as much as possible after being injured, so I compiled a booklet, including simple knowledge such as suturing wounds and disinfection.

It should be able to save many soldiers' lives, it is better than nothing. The emperor thought and comforted himself, and was a little proud.

Treat human life as if it were a mustard of grass, and this bad habit must be changed. Although I am an emperor, I am not a feudal emperor in history.

If the superiors have something to do, the subordinates will do it. I have set an example, and there will probably be no more mischievous officials who "why not be an ill-fried man in An An"?

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Chapter completed!