Chapter 166 Chen Han returns to Ming Dynasty!The emperor personally welcomed him! The sixth day of March in the 25th year of Hongwu.
Chen Han led the fleet to embark on a voyage back to the Ming Dynasty, carrying 100 million taels of silver, a hundred skilled craftsmen of various types, and twenty children of the Japanese slave blacksmithing family.
This news was brought back to Ming Dynasty by Chen Han on the returning ship a month earlier.
When the news reached the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately found Zhu Biao with Chen Han's letter.
cabinet.
Seeing Zhu Biao finish reading the letter, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "Although this monkey boy doesn't seem to care at all, he is actually thinking about you all the time.
He has to rush back in May because of you. "
Zhu Biao is in pretty good shape now.
After the cabinet assigned most of the work, Zhu Biao no longer needed to stay up all night reviewing memorials.
There is no need to be under great pressure because of political disagreements with your father.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang understands his son very well.
I also understand that my own routine is no longer good enough.
He understands even more that if he persists in his own way, his most beloved son will be killed.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer what he was before, but is happy to see the changes in the Ming Dynasty.
Especially now that Chen Han's reforms are more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't need to worry about it all day long.
On the contrary, now that he has released part of his power, he has gained real control, which is something he could not imagine before.
He used to only know that the five fingers of one hand must be clenched tightly in order to punch out into a fist to gain strength. Only now did he know that adults can do this. If you want to hold on to power, you must know when to loosen your fist. It must be loose, otherwise these sand-like powers would have to find a gap to get out.
And as Chen Han said, even if he has enough strength to hold this handful of sand, sooner or later this handful of sand will get into the hands of his descendants. Are they sure to have such strength as him and be able to hold on to it forever? Hold this handful of sand tightly? This is a very intriguing question. Zhu Yuanzhang did not understand it in the previous decades. It was not until he met Chen Han that he finally saw some facts clearly.
But now that he has let go of some power, the people below him can only follow the general direction set by himself under self-restraint and competition.
This is true control.
Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Biao on the shoulder and said, "History has changed. Boss, you are still alive and you will become the emperor of our Ming Dynasty. Now we really want to give up this position to you."
It's just that you keep saying it's not yet hot enough, and we don't know what the hotness you mean is. "
Zhu Biao looked at the old man: "Dad, we won't talk about this topic.
It's a good thing that Chen Han is coming back. After more than a year of accumulation, our name now has a solid foundation. We can support him in whatever he wants to do now.
As long as what he said is right, with his current reputation in the world, no one should dare to do anything, help him kill people and establish his authority.
Those damn people are going to die on this road. "
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the murderous aura rising in Zhu Biao's eyes and thought to himself: If anyone says that our boss is just blindly kind, then he must have never been knifed.
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April 25th in the [-]th year of Hongwu.
Ningbo port.
At this time, the bright yellow flags were flapping in the spring breeze.
This is a color only used by the royal family.
If ordinary people use it, it is called transgression, and it is a crime that can directly cut off the head.
When you see such a flag, you know that the person coming must be from the royal family.
There was nothing wrong at all. Those who formed the standard greeting ceremony under the flag were those who served as the ceremonial square in the Jin Yiwei.
They are now photographed here not to look good, nor to show royal majesty, but to welcome an important person.
It was so important that many soldiers who had been members of the Imperial Guard for more than ten years had never seen such a large battle.
Even when the prince entered the imperial city, there was no such formation.
What's more, this time Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang actually came to the Ningbo Port Terminal in person.
It stands to reason that ordinary people are not qualified to watch such an important welcoming ceremony, but this is a special case. Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Ningbo Port.
Just because they also heard that the person they greeted this time was Chen Han, the Marquis of Pinglu, who had returned from the Japanese slaves.
Everyone knows that this young man has only been out for more than a year, but the changes he has brought to the Ming Dynasty are enough to be called earth-shaking.
The tax reform system of dividing one person into one mu has brought practical benefits to many people around the world.
Not to mention the methods to boost business were so superb that they changed the entire spirit of the Ming Dynasty.
Some people even say that Chen Han's existence is like a star descending to earth to save the Ming Dynasty.
The people were talking.
“I don’t know what can be reached?”
"It's been two days. Anyway, I haven't seen you come back yet?"
"His Majesty the Emperor also waited at the port for two days?"
"No!"
"Oh my God, how much does His Majesty the Emperor value the Marquis? His Majesty, who has so many things to do, has been waiting at the port for three days?"
"No, what kind of person is the Marquis? Although he is still a Marquis now, according to the understanding of ordinary people like us, even a prince is more than enough."
"That's not the case! He has done so many things that are good for us people and has made all of us live a good life. For such a person, being a prince is enough."
The common people expressed their praise for Chen Han with every word.
At the same time, we also learned from their conversation that the emperor had been waiting at Ningbo port for a long time, even for two days.
It's not surprising that Chen Han couldn't give a more precise time. In fact, sailing on the sea is not yet difficult to predict accurately.
No matter what kind of difficulties and obstacles you encounter, time may be delayed.
So you can wait as long as you want.
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Jie Guan Pavilion.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the spring breeze. The sea breeze was still a bit cool, but the old man sat with his back straight and did not bend down at all because of his age.
Even though the surrounding Jiangdu princesses had been urging the old man to rest, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "This monkey cub has been wandering on the sea for so long. If we don't come to greet him when he comes home, the officials will not be able to think too much."
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang said, now all the officials from Zhejiang Chief Secretary are here, and even many officials from the capital are here.
If Zhu Biao hadn't been really busy with official duties, he would have come.
However, the emperor personally came to welcome an official back to the court. This kind of thing is very rare in ancient and modern times.
Even if a general returns from the war, His Majesty the Emperor may not personally go to greet him.
But this time, Chen Han was greeted with great fanfare. Starting from the capital, he passed through Zhenjiang, Suzhou and other places and arrived at Ningbo Port. He stopped at almost all the government offices along the way.
His Majesty the Emperor not only used this time to welcome Chen Han's return and promote the reform with great fanfare, but also used this opportunity to observe the situation among the people on a large scale, especially the lives of the people after the reform.
Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor who liked to summon low-level managers who grew crops and crops in the countryside.
It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang summoned dozens or hundreds of grain chiefs to talk in one Zhu Yuanzhang himself came from the countryside, he knew everything about the countryside.
Because of this, there are many conscientious grain chiefs who can enter the officialdom through this non-imperial examination method.
Judging from this idea, it also stimulates the grain manager to work conscientiously.
Because it is really hard to imagine that one day, as the grain chief of a village, I will be summoned by His Majesty the Emperor.
And if you answer well, you can become an official in official uniform and achieve something that students who have studied hard for decades cannot do.
And Zhu Yuanzhang was not without gains along the way.
He has seen too many changes after reforms along the way.
Especially when you come down the official road and see the inns along the way.
Just as my adopted son Mu Ying told me, it has transformed from an institution that needed money from the court to be maintained to a function like an inn now.
It gave traders and travelers along the way a place to stay, and also promoted the development of surrounding villages.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang quite excited, and at the same time, he had no idea.
Because of his decision, his descendants and grandchildren were saved from many disasters.
And it was not only Zhu Yuanzhang who was at the Jie Guan Pavilion, but also Princess Jiangdu and Chen Han's students, that is, Zhu Gaochi and the others.
Of course, Princess Jiangdu wanted to see her husband more than anyone else.
After all, it has been more than half a year, even though my husband once promised me that he will definitely come back in half a year.
But the newlyweds separated before they even tried to be inseparable.
For newlyweds, this is simply torture.
Especially for Princess Jiangdu, there are some secrets that cannot be disclosed to others, which makes her look forward to her husband's return as soon as possible.
However, seeing that her grandpa Huang was still in good spirits despite having been blown by the cold wind for two days, Princess Jiangdu couldn't bear it, "Grandpa Huang, the spring breeze is still chilly now, you still have to take care of your health.
Even if Chen Han comes back, he doesn't want you to catch a cold. "
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter!"
However, those pair of ancient and unwavering eyes were still looking outside the reception pavilion.
Although the port was prosperous, it still did not stop Zhu Yuanzhang from looking out of Ningbo Port, "This monkey boy said he would arrive in the near future, so we will wait for him.
The day he comes back, the day we leave! "
As he spoke, he looked at Xia Yuanji beside him: "Xia Aiqing, you should know the reason why we are doing this now."
Xia Yuanji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't understand your painstaking efforts before, but now that I see your actions, I really feel a little guilty."
"Then you should tell me." Zhu Yuanzhang still wanted to know from the mouths of smart people whether these people could understand his thoughts.
Xia Yuanji then bent down slightly and said, "When Brother Meng Li was assassinated, according to Your Majesty's character, it was bound to cause a bloody storm, but you did not.
In fact, it is not that you are not angry, but you understand very well that rashly supporting us when the reform has not yet achieved results will bring us fatal consequences.
If the reform fails, that will be the time when we have no retreat, and you will have to kill us to quell the public dissatisfaction.
Even if the reform is successful, in the eyes of those who oppose it, the achievements of those of us will be greatly compromised.
They will think that our success is not due to our ability.
It's not because our strategy is good, but because His Majesty is behind us to support us.
He drove out all the obstructionists on our behalf, thus promoting the success of the reform.
No matter what the outcome is, it is unfair to the reformers and us reform officials.
So Your Majesty did not do this.
Your choice is right. Although I have suffered all kinds of tossing, incomprehension, and even attacks during the past six months.
In particular, Zhinian left the Ming Dynasty and went to the colonial area where the Japanese slaves developed. They said it was a way to avoid disaster and a sign of cowardice, which encouraged the arrogance of those people to attack the reform.
In fact, only a few people know that the reason why Zhinian went to the Japanese slaves to develop the colonial area was precisely to complete the most important part of the reform.
And now that he has completed it, there will be a steady flow of silver input from now on, just like the constant flow of fresh blood into Ming's body.
We reformists were under unprecedented pressure, but even so, those of us did not give up.
It is because all of us want to clear our names to Brother Meng Li.
Although more people dropped out of the Engineering College one after another, and even many officials under Wei Chen received threatening letters, forcing them to withdraw.
This is all the harm caused to us by those opponents, but we persevered.
That we can succeed in reform under such circumstances shows that we can succeed even without His Majesty's support.
That's because Zhinian's reform strategy is right.
Now that we have succeeded, we have sealed everyone's mouths, leaving them speechless and convinced.
This is the greatest protection for us. "
After listening to Xia Yuanji's words, Zhu Yuanzhang finally smiled.
"I hope that little monkey can understand our painstaking efforts like you do.
But it doesn't matter, even if he doesn't understand, if he comes back today, he will be able to see this great gift we gave him. "
As he said this, he looked back and saw a large row of people kneeling outside the reception booth.
There are hundreds of people in total. Who are these people? These people are the major businessmen on the southeast coast who planned to assassinate Chen Han and others last time.
There is a difference between businessmen and businessmen.
Most of the lower-level businessmen respect Chen Han very much.
But some people, after being squeezed out of their interests, wanted to drive Chen Han away.
So they joined together, jointly funded and jointly planned this murder.
They are indeed not commanded by officials in the capital.
But it was a big businessman who was seriously injured by cheap cotton.
If their interests are touched, they really dare to kill people.
At this moment, a group of people hurriedly ran down from the towering observation post next to them.
They came to the Jieguan Pavilion and knelt on the ground, shouting: "Your Majesty, the fleet of Marquis Pinglu has already sailed to the offshore."
Zhu Yuanzhang, Xia Yuanji and Princess Jiangdu stood up immediately after hearing this.
They looked into the distance, although now they only saw the arc-like sea level.
But they believe that the observation tower is on a higher level and can see the scene 3000 meters away with a telescope.
They were Chen Han's students. After Chen Han left, they made new telescopes based on the first batch of telescopes made by Chen Han and improved upon them.
See farther and clearer, even the lenses used have been improved by them...
(End of this chapter)