The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1750

[1750.Chapter 1664 Love the people like children]

The girl in front of me, her little face was blue and purple from the cold wind, she was trembling when she spoke, she looked up at her little face, looking like I felt pity for her.

Emperor Hongzhi stood in the darkness and looked up. There was no telling how many people there were in the darkness in front of him.

They seemed excessively quiet and obedient, as if they were completely different from the people who were illegally logging and poaching that Emperor Hongzhi encountered in the Purple Mountains.

But obviously, they are all the same people.

Emperor Hongzhi took the fur from his body, leaned down, and gently wrapped it around the little girl’s body.

The fur was thick and wide, and the little girl was wrapped in it like a kitten.

The lining of the fur and the residual warmth in the carriage made the little girl’s frozen body gradually melt like an iceberg being illuminated by the warm sun. She took a breath of white air and became more courageous.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: “What’s your name?”

The little girl thought for a while: “My grandfather calls me a wild girl.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Fang Jifan stood aside with a smile, although he felt that his IQ was being criticized. A little girl was rubbing on the ground, but it didn’t seem to matter. Everyone has a child, such as himself…

Emperor Hongzhi asked: “How many acres of land does your family rent?”

“Eight acres.” The little girl said neatly Then he said: “My parents are very happy. They said that they can rent the farm for ten years. After ten years, if you are willing, you can renew the lease. In the past few days, my father and my grandfather went out early and came back late every day. They got up early in the morning. Dig ditches to bring water to the ground, plow the ground well, and burn some grass ashes. When the next year comes, plant rice. When the rice grows, it will be white rice. When the white rice is cooked, it will be fragrant. From now on, we will eat it every day. If you have rice to eat, you will never be hungry again. Grandpa said that he has caught up with the good times. Even if he dies tomorrow, he will be able to rest in peace thinking that his children and grandchildren will have land to farm and will not be hungry. “

Emperor Hongzhi took a breath.

He has long known that white rice has a fatal attraction for his people.

From the time he ascended the throne to the twelfth year of Hongzhi, he worked hard every day and could not be said to be industrious. However, in the world at that time, ordinary people may not be able to eat not only white rice, but also yellow rice porridge and water all year round. In China, many families only live half the year full and half the year hungry.

But this white rice can also be made into rice. It is almost the most luxurious food for ordinary people. Looking at this girl, his eyes are full of longing. Even though Emperor Hongzhi is in the cold wind, the fur on his body has been taken off and given to this girl. Girl, my body is a little cold, but my heart is warm.

He said with a friendly smile: “Yes, rice can be grown in good fields. The land here is good, and the white rice grown can be eaten. If it is poorer mountain fields, sweet potatoes and pearl rice can be grown. Once they are planted, There are also grains to eat. What else do you like to eat besides white rice?”

The little girl thought for a while, shook her head and said stubbornly: “White rice is the most delicious, you don’t know anything.” “

Emperor Hongzhi:”… “

Fang Jifan then reached out and pinched the little girl’s cheek, secretly applying a little more force, as if to warn her not to destroy this hard-won good atmosphere.

Emperor Hongzhi immediately said: “Yes, white rice is the most delicious. It seems that I am really ignorant. You are right.”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and turned around to board the carriage.

After getting in the car, the car continued to drive through the dense crowd of people. When they left the city, a ray of dawn emerged. Emperor Hongzhi had closed the car curtain and couldn’t bear to look at the people on the roadside anymore.

“Jifan, you did the right thing.” Emperor Hongzhi said after a long silence.

Fang Jifan said: “I don’t know what your majesty is referring to…”

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Combate the powerful, take over the world’s land, and give it to the people without rent. Sometimes, when I do things, it is difficult to make up my mind, because I am not you, and I have to take the overall situation into consideration. . So when I do anything, there will inevitably be people around me who will remind me that this is wrong and what the consequences will be if I do that. Although I try my best to trust you and let you do it, I am still beating the drum in my heart. I’m afraid. The inherent experience of past dynasties is in front of me. I will follow the methods of my ancestors. At least, I can be safe. What you do to succeed the vassal is something that has never been done in past dynasties. I let you If you do it, why don’t you bet the Ming Dynasty on you and make a big gamble? “

“But now… I can finally feel at ease. The unintentional words of the person I just called girl are really disappointing. I sighed, in her eyes, the most delicious thing in the world is white rice, white rice…”

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and couldn’t help but smile bitterly: “You took the most credit for the rent exemption, I didn’t refute that girl, you know “Why?”

Fang Jifan said: “When one day, this little girl can eat white rice every year, she will feel that white rice is not delicious. Then, she will naturally know that she is wrong. Your Majesty does not need it.” Meet her.”

“Yes.” Emperor Hongzhi smiled: “That’s what I think. I can’t convince her with words, but let her convince herself. As Wang Bo’an Chengri said, talk is useless. Just lean over and do it.”

Fang Jifan smiled and said: “Your Majesty

, I am relieved. It’s just that… Liu Wenshan and others have been away from Franji for a year. It has been a long time, but I don’t know what happened to the northern province. Also, what is the effect of migrating so many people to the Golden Continent? Not only that…a large number of Confucian scholars went to the Ottomans and Luzon. I wonder. What is the situation now? When I am in Beijing, I am worried about the ordinary people’s livelihood, and I wish I could go out to see more. But when I am outside, I am worried about the success of the country’s policies. If I live in a temple, I worry about the people. If you are far away, you are worried about your lord. I am the emperor myself, but I can understand Ouyang Xiu’s words very much.”

Fang Jifan also frowned: “My son… I am also very worried. My father is not at ease in Beijing at Huangjinzhou. He is now in poor health. I have recovered a little, and I hope to return to the Golden Continent several times. Your Majesty… In the Golden Continent, there are not only countless people of our Ming Dynasty, but also countless disciples. What’s more, there are also many Fang family members. But he and Erchen were from the same origin, and Erchen dreamed several times that they were attacked by Spaniards, chased by natives, and killed by tigers and wolves.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded. He could understand Fang Jifan’s feelings, so he patted Fang Jifan. The shoulder: “Let’s go on our way.”

…………

In the blink of an eye, the Holy Spirit arrived in Beijing.

Prince Zhu Houzhao led the emperor’s grandson and hundreds of officials to Daming Gate to welcome him.

Zhu Houzhao looked energetic, but…he wore a pair of glasses, and his whole person looked much more elegant.

The officials knew what His Majesty and the Duke of Qi were doing in the south of the Yangtze River, and most of them had mixed feelings. There were many ministers from the south of the Yangtze River in this temple. Xie Qian was one of them, and his whole family was also sent away.

There’s a fire in the backyard.

In the blink of an eye, he actually became a Luzon native.

Emperor Hongzhi got off the carriage, and Zhu Houzhao led all the officials to salute him.

Seeing his children and grandchildren, Emperor Hongzhi swept away his fatigue and looked particularly excited: “What’s wrong with the prince? Is his eyes bad?”

Looking at Zhu Houzhao’s glasses, Emperor Hongzhi was shocked.

Fang Jifan also became worried. Xiao Zhu had been in the institute all day these days, and his good eyes were probably ruined. Looking at the glasses on the bridge of his nose, they looked weird.

Zhu Houzhao said happily: “Your Majesty, my eyes are fine.” He took off his eyes and turned them left and right: “Look, these glasses don’t have a prescription, but many people in the institute wear them, and I think I don’t wear them.” , seemed out of place. He put his glasses back on and grinned: “It’s much more comfortable this way. “

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Fang Jifan puffed up and almost spit out his saliva.

Emperor Hongzhi said with a straight face: “I ordered the prince to supervise the country, but you are in the research institute all the time. You don’t care about the major events in the world. ? You have your own interests, and I won’t stop you. But this major world event is related to the well-being of all people. You are the prince…how can you ignore it? “

In fact, Emperor Hongzhi was still overjoyed when he saw his son. At this time, if Zhu Houzhao said that his son and ministers would die, Emperor Hongzhi would have to get off the donkey.

Who knew that Zhu Houze put his hands on his hips and said, “Forget it. How can my father curse people for no reason! ”

(End of chapter)