"We heard that you have a woman who can make things in your house. She is building something called a train recently?"

This was the first time Lao Zhu heard the word "train".

"Back to the imperial grandfather, my grandson called this industrialization."

"industrialization."

Lao Zhu muttered and read it again.

When he was a child, he was only busy herding cattle and didn't read a few books. After he became the emperor, he read a lot of books. However, he had seen each of the three words "industrialization" taken apart, but when they were put together, they were different.

Can't understand.

Zhu Xiongying is not surprised that Lao Zhu knows these things.

Although Lao Zhu completely delegated his power and ignored matters, the Jinyiwei organization was still operating, and he never deliberately blocked information from Lao Zhu.

Grandparents and grandchildren chatted while walking, about important matters in the court and trivial matters in life.

At this moment, in front of Zhu Xiongying, Lao Zhu was no longer the Ming Emperor who ruled the world, but just a grandfather chatting with his grandson.

"Hero."

When Zhu Xiongying pushed Lao Zhu to the end of the courtyard of Fengtian Hall, Lao Zhu's voice suddenly became heavier.

Zhu Xiongying stopped.

He knew that this was what Lao Zhu really wanted to tell him.

"Promise to the emperor's grandfather."

Lao Zhu leaned on his wheelchair and looked into the distance, with a complicated expression that could not be seen through his cloudy eyes.

"After you ascend the throne, do not implement the system of enfeoffment."

These words made Zhu Xiongying silent.

Does Lao Zhu regret the enfeoffment?

I regret this operation, it is completely inconsistent with Lao Zhu's character.

But if you put yourself in Lao Zhu's shoes and think about it, the chaos among the northern kings in recent days will indeed make a father think deeply, especially since this father is also a founding emperor.

But speaking from the facts, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, Lao Zhu’s strategy of enfeoffment was actually correct.

Because throughout the dynasties, the founding kings would face the problem of who would guard the border.

Those who guard the border must have heavy troops in their hands.

If a general is guarding the border, it is extremely easy to breed a rebellious spirit, and it will create constraints on the emperor's power.

Such situations are common in history, and there are many examples of successful rebellions by generals of Sai, but there is no precedent for rebellion by the king of Sai.

Not to mention that a highly totalitarian emperor like Lao Zhu even abolished the prime minister system that had been passed down for thousands of years in order to strengthen the imperial power in his hands, let alone let him be controlled by the generals, which was completely intolerable.

Therefore, Lao Zhu's core idea at that time was to train his sons and let them go to the battlefield with the founding generals to gain experience from an early age. After they were upgraded to a large army, they would take over the military power from these generals and become kings and guard the borders.

It must be said that when Lao Zhu was in his prime, this strategy gave good feedback.

The military power in the hands of the founding generals was transferred to the hands of the kings. Lao Zhu no longer had to worry about which general would rebel, and in Lao Zhu's view, his sons would certainly not rebel against themselves.

But when he was critically ill, especially when the Ming Empire was about to hand over power.

These good sons of the past, under Lao Zhu's deliberate indulgence over the years, have become full-fledged cubs and are no longer under control.

Ambition is such a thing.

Once it breeds, there is no other way but to destroy it.

"My grandson knows."

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

Anyway, whatever the old man says now, just nod.

As for whether to enfeoff in the future, it still depends on the future situation.

After all, given the Archmage's powerful prowess, it is estimated that the number of sons must be in the high three digits. If these sons were kept by his side, they would not be bored to death.

What's more, in the future conquests from all directions, there will be large tracts of land that need people to manage, and people named Zhu will still have to manage it.

The reason why Lao Zhu's enfeoffment failed in the end was because Lao Zhu was limited by time. If Lao Zhu had always been in his prime, the kings of Sai would not dare to rebel even if they had ten courages.

And theoretically speaking, the current rebellion of the Sai kings is not actually a rebellion against Lao Zhu. To be precise, it is to seize the position of heir.

But Zhu Xiongying is not the case. He is not limited by time, and there is no such thing as a prime state, because the archmage's state will keep rising, and every tomorrow will be a new peak.

Who dares to rebel against him?

A bolt of lightning struck him to death, and his own son was no exception.

"When you have time, go and see your father more often."

Lao Zhu said again.

"yes."

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

At this moment, a loud eagle cry circled in the sky.

This black and gold eagle is obviously different from the one in the morning, indicating that the news came from other places.

Zhu Xiongying frowned. The frequency of use of this black gold eagle was a bit high.

It's usually not a big deal, and the Shadow Guard won't use the Black Gold Eagle.

Raising his hand slightly, the black-gold eagle hovering in the sky immediately swooped down and landed lightly on Zhu Xiongying's shoulder.

"What's up."

Lao Zhu asked. He naturally knew about the existence of Shadow Guards and also knew that Zhu Xiongying had set up a starting point orphanage very early. Lao Zhu had always been in favor of Zhu Xiongying's cultivation of his own power.

He even asked Zhu Xiongying if he wanted a royal guard, but Zhu Xiongying refused.

Remove the sealing wax and take out the paper inside.

"In the Jiujiang Prefecture section, the Xunyang River is about to burst its banks."

Zhu Xiongying read out lightly and frowned slightly.

The Xunyang River is a section of the Yangtze River. Once its embankments burst, tens of thousands of people in the city of Jiujiang Prefecture may suffer.

"What is Tobe doing?"

Lao Zhu's voice suddenly became extremely cold.

For such an important matter, the Ministry of Revenue did not even submit a memorial.

"Immediately issue an order to dismiss Yu Xin from his post."

Lao Zhu said coldly.

This was considered merciful. If it weren't for Yu Xin's wholehearted support of the emperor's grandson, Lao Zhu would have killed him directly.

"Um."

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

If something goes wrong, the top leader will naturally have to take the blame. This is also the temple's practice.

But Zhu Xiongying was thinking about other things at this moment. He glanced at the sky, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

If he could have known that Jiujiang Prefecture was in such a situation earlier, he could have cast spells in advance to prevent the heavy rain from bursting the banks.

But it was impossible for him to monitor the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty all the time, and the main task of the local shadow guards was not to observe the weather. After all, it was impossible to directly send a message to His Highness Taisun when there was a heavy rain. These shadow guards were not that idiotic.

The establishment of Zhang Tianjian cannot be delayed without delay.

This bastard thief does this every day, and the people of Ming Dynasty are still alive.

……………

Hubu Yamen.

The roar was so loud that all the household officials did not dare to speak.

This time, the source of the roar was not Xia Yuanji, but Yu Xin, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who had long since abandoned his business and only came to the Yamen during the day.

At this time, he pointed at the nose of the doctor of Jiangxi Qing Li Department and cursed loudly.

At the same time, I was also scared in my heart.

Once such a major event is known to the emperor, what will happen to him, the Minister of Household Affairs?

As the boss of the household department, he cannot shirk responsibility at all.

And it is indeed his responsibility. If he had not neglected the management of his subordinate officials, then the doctor of Jiangxi Qing Li Department would not have made such common sense mistakes.

Just at this time.

"The imperial edict arrives...!"

A voice with a long tail sound came.
To be continued...