Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.
Zhu Yijun still liked to watch the rain. He had lived two lives and had not changed this habit.
The autumn rain was actually a bit cold. Standing by the window and looking at the autumn rain, Zhu Yijun felt cold from time to time as raindrops fell and the autumn wind blew in. The cold wind made Zhu Yijun feel a bit cold.
"Imperial Majesty, Official Song is here!" Zhang Jing came behind Zhu Yijun and bowed.
Zhu Yijun looked back at Zhang Jing and nodded. "Let him in!"
Not long after, Song Yingchang came in under Zhang Jing's lead. Compared to when he had just returned from Tianjin, Song Yingchang had recovered well.
Not only did he look good, but he had also gained a lot of weight.
In fact, Song Yingchang had been very idle during this period of time. He had returned to the capital during the northwest war.
However, the northwest war was not over, so Zhu Yijun was not in the mood to pay attention to Song Yingchang. Later on, there were many things that had not been settled. Many things were unstable, so Zhu Yijun could not give Song Yingchang money to go to Tianjin.
But now that Zhu Yijun had money, he could give Song Yingchang money to go to Tianjin.
"This subject, Song Yingchang, greets Your Majesty!" Song Yingchang meticulously saluted Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said with a smile, "You can dispense with the formalities!
I didn't expect that there would be such a sudden rain in autumn.
It seems that there will not be a drought this winter. This is good news. "
"Daming's favorable weather is all thanks to Your Majesty's great fortune!" Song Yingchang quickly said.
Zhu Yijun just smiled. It was fine to just listen to these words. The weather in the Great Ming Dynasty during this period of time could only be described with one word, and that was "hehe". There were plenty of droughts and floods, and the winter was even colder. Life was not easy.
Zhu Yijun looked at Song Yingchang and said, "I called you here today because of the matter in Tianjin."
"We have been busy for the past few days. Now that we have time, you can set off for Tianjin.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already prepared all the money and provisions for you. When you arrive in Tianjin, you can start preparing as much as you can. "
"If you need any supplies, you can tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs and let them purchase them."
Song Yingchang hurriedly bowed and said, "I will go back and make some preparations. I will set off immediately."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said with a smile, "There's no need to rush. It's going to be winter soon, so it's naturally impossible to start construction in winter. We have to wait until spring.
We have summoned you this time to discuss with you about the craftsmen. "
Zhu Yijun had put a lot of effort into the royal shipyard. The key was that Zhu Yijun was going to build a trading port in Tianjin.
From the beginning of the construction of the shipyard, Zhu Yijun had planned to absorb a large number of people there, and the main place to absorb people was Shandong.
This involved another of Zhu Yijun's arrangements in Shandong. The Tianjin port was just a foreshadowing.
"Because it is the royal shipyard, I am not going to recruit labor."
Zhu Yijun looked at Song Yingchang and said with a smile, "All the labor will be hired."
Song Yingchang was stunned. Hired?
Not to recruit labor?
There were a lot of disadvantages to recruiting labor. Of course, hiring was good. Everyone knew this, but how much money would it cost!
Song Yingchang didn't expect the emperor to make such a request. He asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty, what about the cost?"
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said with a smile, "I know the cost will definitely increase. It doesn't matter. You can rest assured and I will get you the money."
Daming, it wasn't that he didn't have money, but most of the money was hidden by the rich. Digging a cellar to bury the silver was basically what every rich family did.
What he had to do was to take the silver out of the cellar and use it according to his own ideas.
Infrastructure was the most expensive, but it was also the easiest to give money to the ordinary people.
This time, Zhu Yijun was going to use the royal shipyard to set an example. At the same time, it would also spread the good reputation of the royal family.
If the people working for the royal family didn't have to do labor, they would all be hired. This would definitely win a lot of people's hearts.
"I understand!" Song Yingchang quickly bowed and replied.
In fact, as long as the emperor was willing to pay, Song Yingchang was more willing to hire. After all, there were too many problems with recruiting labor.
Zhu Yijun handed a booklet to Zhang Jing and said, "This is an idea about craftsmen's rating. Take it to the royal shipyard and implement it."
This was also a pilot for Zhu Yijun, a pilot to promote the status of craftsmen.
"I will study it carefully when I go back!" Song Yingchang nodded and replied respectfully.
Zhu Yijun still wanted to say something, but a little eunuch of Kunning Palace suddenly ran in. He slipped and almost fell to the ground. After entering the room, he directly lay on the ground and said, "Imperial Majesty, the Empress is going to give birth."
This news directly shocked Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun suddenly sat up from the throne.
Empress Wang was going to give birth?
Zhu Yijun didn't care about Song Yingchang anymore. He walked directly to the little eunuch and said loudly, "Have you called the imperial physician?"
"The imperial physician has already rushed over!" The little eunuch said quickly.
"Let's go to Kunning Palace!"
Zhu Yijun strode outside, while Zhang Jing followed closely behind. At the same time, he asked someone to prepare an umbrella.
When Zhu Yijun arrived at Kunning Palace, there were already many people gathered there. The two empresses were already there. Zhu Yijun's sister also ran over, and several other concubines also came. The Empress giving birth was a big event.
Especially since this was Zhu Yijun's first child, it was even more important.
"Your Majesty is here?" Queen Dowager Li looked at Zhu Yijun and said with a smile.
Zhu Yijun nodded and bowed to Queen Dowager Li. "Greetings, mother!"
Of course, Queen Dowager Li also knew that Zhu Yijun was anxious. She pulled her son over with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, don't be too anxious. I just asked the imperial physician. The Empress and my grandson are both fine. There will be good news soon."
In fact, how could Zhu Yijun not be worried? Not to mention at this time, it was difficult for women to give birth in the future.
The news of the Empress giving birth quickly spread to the cabinet, and then to the entire officialdom. Countless officials began to prepare congratulatory reports.
This was definitely a big event. Sending congratulatory reports was a necessary process.
If the Empress could have a son in one fell swoop, then this would be the legitimate eldest son and the future Crown Prince.
Although Zhu Yijun was very annoyed, he could only sit here with Queen Dowager Li and drink tea.
He didn't like the rainy scenery anymore. Instead, he felt very annoyed.
Soon, the news of the smooth delivery came. At the same time, there was also the news of Empress Wang giving birth to a daughter.
Hearing that the mother and daughter were safe, Zhu Yijun immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As for whether it was a son or not, Zhu Yijun didn't care that much.
On the other hand, Queen Dowager Li was a little disappointed, but it soon passed.
Anyway, the first one had been born. If it wasn't a son, she could give birth to another one.
It was the second day that Zhu Yijun saw Empress Wang and the child. Looking at Empress Wang lying on the bed and the baby next to her, Zhu Yijun's face was full of smiles.
It was his bloodline. It was so good.
He gently stretched out his hand and touched the lips of the sleeping little girl. Seeing the little girl smacking her lips, Zhu Yijun immediately smiled.
Seeing this scene, Empress Wang relaxed a lot. In fact, she was in a good mood. She really wanted to give birth to a son.
It should be known that Zhu Yijun's other two concubines were also pregnant. They were probably going to give birth soon.
Reaching out to hold Empress Wang's hand, Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "Empress, you've worked hard."
Empress Wang smiled and said in a still weak voice, "It's my fault that I couldn't give birth to a prince for Your Majesty!"
"What does it matter?" Zhu Yijun said indifferently, "If it's not a son this time, we can give birth to another one next time!
When your body recovers, we can have another one. We can have eight or ten children. No matter what, we can have a son. "
Hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Empress Wang blushed and nodded gently.
"Now, you just need to take care of your body. When your body recovers, you can have as many children as you want."
In fact, Zhu Yijun was worried that Empress Wang would suffer from postpartum depression. If she really was depressed, it would be troublesome.
After comforting Empress Wang, Zhu Yijun went back and passed down an imperial edict for the Ministry of Rites to celebrate with the grandest ceremony.
On one hand, it was to be happy, and on the other hand, it was to comfort Empress Wang.
While Zhu Yijun was celebrating in the capital, a group of people had already arrived in Shandong.
This group of people was really Wang Yongji's group. There were also many people from the Imperial Bodyguard, which made the group very large.
This time in Shandong, Wang Yongji's identity was the imperial envoy to fight for grain, so all the officials in Shandong were at Jinan Prefecture to welcome him.
The Governor of Shandong, Wang Zongmu, stood at the front of the group with a worried look on his face.
In fact, Wang Zongmu had long been on Zhu Yijun's list. He was someone that Zhu Yijun paid a lot of attention to.
In fact, during the tenth year of Wanli, Wang Zongmu was almost removed from his position and sent home. It was Zhu Yijun who saved him.
The reason was very simple. Wang Zongmu was a person with a sense of justice.
Wang Zongmu had once been the Governor of the Canal Transport and Governor of Fengyang. He understood the hardships of the transport army and asked for preferential treatment.
He also said that the river was unstable and the transport army was blocked. He wanted to start shipping again. He wrote, "Since the dredging of the Huitong River, shipping has not been used for a long time.
Your subject has been in Shandong and has tried this. "
Wang Zongmu refused the bribe. He sympathized with the hardships of the transport army and wanted to start shipping.
This proposal was supported by the Governor of Shandong, Liang Menglong. So the two of them started testing shipping in Shandong.
However, there were always people who could not bear to see such a thing happen. After all, it violated the interests of too many people.
So the Nanjing Imperial Censor, Zhang Huan, wrote a memorial to impeach Wang Zongmu, "Compared to the eight ships that sank, there was a loss of 3,200 stones of rice.
Zongmu predicted this and privately ordered people to make up for it.
Rice can be made up for, but can human lives be made up for?
Zongmu covered up his ears and ears. It was not in the interest of an official. "
This memorial impeached Wang Zongmu. The reason was very simple. The sea was too dangerous. Food could be made up for, but how could human lives be made up for?
So the imperial court was in an uproar. Coincidentally, during the next shipping, seven ships sank, the food was overturned, and many people died. In a short period of time, there were even more impeachments and the shipping was abolished.
From Zhu Yijun's point of view, if there was no conspiracy, then there really was.
Liang Menglong was protected by Zhang Juzheng. When he was the Governor of Jiliao, Wang Zongmu had no one to protect him. In addition, he was the Governor of the Canal Transport, so he was targeted.
During the tenth year of Wanli, he was almost removed from his position and sent home. He was protected by Zhu Yijun.