Chapter 68                        

Hebei's agriculture has allowed Hebei to absorb a large number of refugees from Henan and Shandong, and has been growing rapidly in the household registration. Most of the previous wars in the north were used for Hebei's food.

One must be admitted.

That is, now, relying solely on Hebei alone can’t support the food consumption of Beijing and Yanbian. However, with the further improvement of Hebei’s water conservancy, the farming area in the northeast is still under the custody of the north. In the future, relying solely on the north can support the northern border defense and capital of the Ming Dynasty.

A large number of workshops in Shaofu were built within a place centered on Shuntian Prefecture and more than 100 miles, which also drove the local economy.

Not to mention that a large number of Hebei soldiers participated in the war and made contributions.

If you look at the hometowns of a large number of low-level officers carefully, Hebei people account for a considerable proportion.

Although Hebei people are naturally not as good as Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian. This is a problem of cultural heritage, but a large number of Hebei soldiers have been rewarded for their meritorious service and are among the army.

Don't think that military officers are not officials anymore.

For ordinary people, they can only have an official hat on their heads. No matter what official they are, it is a major event to change the family.

Not to mention the various schools established by the Ming Dynasty in Beijing, most of them were mainly Hebei people.

Of course, such an inclination is unfair to the people of other provinces of the Ming Dynasty. But because of so many inclinations, Zhu Qizhen was sure that if Taizu conquered the world, he was the son of Huai and Si, and Taizong conquered the world, he relied on the border army of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Qizhen conquered the four directions, he would have to rely on the men of Hebei.

That's why Zhu Qizhen wanted the Crown Princess's hometown to be from Hebei.

The Crown Princess's family may not have to be very high, but they are not one behind them. It is Zhu Qizhen who has been guiding him and is in the rising political group.

Of course, these people do not have this enlightenment yet.

They will have it this morning.

It’s like Jiangxi people gathered in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, and they didn’t have them at the beginning. Isn’t it all over Jiangxi?

Some things always need to be prepared in front.

Zhu Qizhen, the father, has done his best to the prince and made many plans.

"Your Majesty," said Queen Qian: "The matter of the prince has been decided like this. I will make arrangements now, but there is one thing that requires His Majesty to make a decision. Will the third and fourth brothers and others also send them to the main hall?"

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly and said, "Why didn't they go to the main hall?"

Zhu Qizhen, the father, was qualified to the prince, and was a little indifferent to the other princes. He was not sure whether these princes had gone to the main hall to attend classes.

Queen Qian said, "I am not waiting for Your Majesty to speak."

Zhu Qizhen also understood the meaning of Queen Qian.

When the prince and the second son of the emperor went to school in the main hall, they naturally handed over a group of friends. Those who could teach in the main hall were all high-ranking officials and nobles of the Ming Dynasty. They all had political power behind them.

In other words, even if an ordinary person comes out of the main hall, his connections behind him are all top-notch in the Ming Dynasty, let alone the prince.

Any prince with some ambition will build a group of teams when studying in the main hall.

It’s like the prince has the best relationship with Zhang Mao in the main hall, but it doesn’t mean that Zhang Mao is the only one under the prince’s command.

The second son of the emperor is the legitimate son.

Queen Qian naturally gave her a slant. She was her own son.

But the third son of the emperor and the fourth son of the emperor may not be willing to do this.

After all, before this, the Datu Hall only existed briefly at the beginning of Taizu's founding, and then the education of the prince and the prince was separated.

Zhu Qizhen thought in his heart and said, "What the queen is worried about is not necessarily the third and fourth brothers, but the fifth brothers."

Nothing else, the third and fourth mothers are just a beauty in the harem, and she has no connections outside. Even now, their family’s wealth is only favored by this daughter in the palace and gave birth to a child.

But the fifth brother born to Concubine Zhuang is different.

In fact, just talking about the power behind it, the queen's family may not be as good as Concubine Zhuang. The relationship between Concubine Zhuang's family on the grassland is really annoying, and it can really bring out tens of thousands of cavalry.

But the Qian family is nothing more than a false title of a Jinyiwei Tongzhi, who can earn a penny of salary.

The Qian family is like the Sun family, and they can't move on at all.

Lao Wu is only young now, only two or three years old. This age may not be a disadvantage, or even an advantage.

Why doesn’t Zhu Qizhen want the prince to be in Beijing? It may not be without the prince. If he has been in the capital, he will be firmly in the position of the prince for decades, and this potential power will be quite impressive.

It’s not that Zhu Qizhen doesn’t believe in the prince, but his absolute control over the capital is Zhu Qizhen’s bottom line and his guarantee of his life.

The crown prince who has been in the capital for decades will naturally get a share of the influence of the capital. If you don’t want to do this, Zhu Qizhen must always beat the crown prince.

But what will happen?

Either the prince develops a submissive personality, or it will give some people with intentions an opportunity to take advantage of.

That's why Zhu Qizhen wanted to keep the prince outside.

In places far away from the capital, the prince can naturally be completely different from the word of the prince. He can cultivate the prince's ability and avoid conflicts between father and son.

Of course, if the prince is away, if something happens to Zhu Qizhen himself? Wouldn't it be a mess?

Zhu Qizhen was also prepared for this.

First of all, the Ming system will never be in chaos because of an emperor's sudden death. After Zhengde's death, there will be no emperor within dozens of days of the Ming Dynasty, and nothing will happen.

You should know that there was no orthodox heir at that time. There was also a temporary election. Now there is a prince recognized by everyone in the world. What can happen?

Secondly, there is a queen here.

Although Zhu Qizhen also knew that women usually live longer than men. Moreover, the queen looks harmless, but she still has courage to do with her son.

What's the point of being a little bit different? The queen can take charge of the overall situation.

The only risk is that the prince is outside and dealing with many things, and there may be problems with safety.

But Zhu Qizhen didn't care too much, there was something in the world that didn't need to take risks. Besides, he sent countless guards, so there shouldn't be any problems.

However, even if Qian is a person next to him, he may not understand everything about Zhu Qizhen's thoughts.

She just saw that the emperor favored Concubine Zhuang and rejected the prince. She not only sent the prince far away, but even cared about the prince's marriage.

The emperor didn't care about this matter. She had to care about her mother.

Even why the Empress Dowager suddenly mentioned this matter, perhaps no one would remind the Empress Dowager.

Zhu Qizhen thought a lot in an instant and said, "I have already said that my son will be a country in the future, so he naturally has to have the ability to manage politics. No matter who he is, he must come out of the main hall. However, he has to study martial arts for a few years and must be both civil and military."

"Your Majesty, I have some things to say with courage. Didn't your Majesty think about the future?" said Queen Qian.

Zhu Qizhen's eyes were slightly confused and said, "In the future, I am not qualified to be a father. I just hope that my sons can afford to be their own identity."

If Zhu Qizhen did not expect that the relationship between the sons in the future would be impossible, it would be impossible for him to be calm. It was just that he had doubts about the inheritance system of the legitimate son.

In order to enfeoff the sons overseas in the future, we naturally have to ensure that the sons have certain abilities, otherwise they will die if they go out. Secondly, the prince's advantage is so obvious.

If you can't suppress your younger brothers, wouldn't it seem a little too useless?

In this way, how can we take on a great responsibility?

Moreover, Zhu Qizhen is also confident. No matter what the following sons are, he can suppress them with his backhand. He has absolute confidence in his ability to control the court.

Game of Thrones between several sons is just a few small episodes outside of the government.

But Zhu Qizhen's confidence has a different understanding of Qian's side.

She looked at her husband and felt bitter. From the day she got married, she thought she had understood his thoughts, but now it seems that the holy heart is really unpredictable.

Even if I have been sleeping in the same bed for decades, I am just a familiar stranger.

She never knew what Zhu Qizhen was thinking. But as a mother, there were some things she never wanted to happen.
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