09: Zhu Yunwen, this yellow-mouthed brat, is just a narrow-minded person!
It was almost the end of March. Zhu Li remembered that according to the original historical trajectory, Crown Prince Zhu Biao should have died at the end of April.
In other words, this good big brother could only hold on for about a month at most!
Once Zhu Biao died, the court would definitely be in chaos. He had to quickly consider the problem of finding a way for Hanzhong and Zhu Xiaqiu to survive!
According to the original historical development, Zhu Yuanzhang finally chose Zhu Yunwen as the emperor's grandson. Then in a few years, it would be time for the court to cut off the vassals!
For example, the vassal kings who held heavy troops and were good at fighting were the first to bear the brunt!
If the King of Yan, Zhu Di, was like this, then why wasn't the King of Han, Zhu Li, the same?
"Zhu Yunwen…this kid is extremely narrow-minded and has no opinion. He only listens to Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng!”
"If he becomes the emperor, how can he tolerate us uncles?”
"I'm afraid this peaceful life won't last long!”
Zhu Li sighed.
"Why do you say that, Your Highness?"
Geng Qing asked in surprise.
"Crown Prince Zhu Biao probably won't last until next month! With the death of his eldest brother, the position of Crown Prince was vacated, and it also disrupted the plan that the old master had made for more than 20 years!”
"At that time, the Imperial Court will definitely be shaken, and many factions will be cleared. To pave the way for the new ruler in the future, there will definitely be a roll of heads!”
"Old Master's methods are ruthless!”
Zhu Li explained slowly, but there was one thing he didn't say. Zhu Yunwen's methods would only be more ruthless after he ascended the throne!
"This…Your Highness, you are a prince after all. Even if His Majesty wants to settle the score, it's impossible for it to be on you, right?”
Upon hearing this, even Qin Wu, who was helping Zhu Li hoe, could not help but ask.
"The old master will definitely not use a knife on this king, but what if it's the new king?”
Zhu Li asked with a sneer.
At most, Zhu Yuanzhang was only ruthless to outsiders and courtiers!
However, Zhu Yunwen directly attacked the uncles of the vassal kings!
Geng Qing and Qin Wu were speechless!
Similarly, the two of them believed Zhu Li's words without a doubt, especially Geng Qing. Looking at Zhu Biao's sickly appearance, he estimated that he would not be able to survive the next month!
Since the King of Han had said that the Crown Prince would not last four months, then he definitely would not last four months!
Furthermore, they knew that Zhu Li was a Taoist priest who could divine and predict the weather!
He said that the world would be in chaos in a few years, and he definitely wasn't talking nonsense!
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
"It's fine as long as you know what's going on. Don't reveal any information to others!”
"Go and call Yuan Rong over for this king!”
Zhu Li waved his hand and ordered the two of them.
Not long after, Yuan Rong, the chief steward of the Prince's mansion, came to Zhu Li.
"Manager Yuan, have you found a good location for the few hundred mu of land that I instructed you to buy?”
Zhu Li asked Yuan Rong directly.
This time, after the first batch of potatoes was harvested, he would continue to sow potato seedlings on 300 mu of land. When he had enough seedlings on hand, he would also guide and encourage the people in the fief to cultivate together!
"Your Highness, everything has been arranged according to your instructions!”
"This is also the last 300 mu of fertile land under the wangfu's name!”
Yuan Rong hurriedly reported.
"It's enough. When this batch of merchants were all in the middle, he would let the commoners start farming!”
Zhu Li nodded in satisfaction.
It was definitely impossible for him to fight for land with the common people. His original intention of cultivating these potatoes and corn was also to promote them to the common people for large-scale farming!
"But this new species might not be willing to be farmed by farmers!”
Yuan Rong reminded hesitantly.
"What if the grain tax is halved?"
Zhu Li asked with a smile.
One had to know that whether it was potatoes or corn, they were much more productive than the crops cultivated by the people of Hanzhong. They were at least several times more productive!
Even if the grain tax was halved, Zhu Li was confident that the grain in Hanzhong Prefecture would explode every year!
Furthermore, the grain that the people of Hanzhong were sowing now was only harvested once a year!
However, potatoes were different. Even without fertilizers, they could be harvested once every four months!
He could sow and harvest two seasons in a year!
Just this alone could directly double the grain yield of the same amount of land!
In addition, traditional food crops such as rice and wheat had many processing processes after being harvested!
For example, removing the husks and drying the rice!
However, potatoes and corn were different. They could be dug out from the soil or harvested and eaten directly!
This was also the reason why Zhu Li advocated for the common people to grow potatoes and corn!
"If the grain tax is halved, there might still be farmers who will fight to plant it! Your Highness, this move is indeed brilliant!"
When Yuan Rong heard that, his eyes could not help but light up!
"Stop flattering me. The method is thought of by people. In short, just follow the original plan that this king said. There must be no mistakes!”
Zhu Li scolded with a smile and then ordered with a serious face.
Yuan Rong repeatedly agreed, but then he talked about the new batch of salt from the salt factory.
"The salt factory has new salt?"
"Quickly prepare the carriage. This king will personally go to the salt factory to see how the quality of the new salt is this time!”
Zhu Li's eyes brightened as he hurriedly ordered.
The salt factory in Hanzhong Prefecture was built by Yuan Rong three months ago by Zhu Li!
As for the method of making salt, he had also learned it from the books he bought from the system store!
More importantly, there were several salt wells near Hanzhong that could be mined, which also provided a lot of convenience for Zhu Li to make salt!
Salt and iron were strategic resources in ancient times, and they were basically controlled by the imperial court!
However, it was precisely because of this that the price of salt had always been high. Ordinary people generally could not guarantee a normal intake of salt!
This was also Zhu Li's original intention to make salt.
At present, there were not many related technicians, and they were all controlled by the Hanzhong Army. They basically ate and drank in the salt factory.
After all, this salt production technique was much better than the imperial court's, and it was absolutely not allowed to be leaked!
In the beginning, Zhu Li was not prepared to sell refined salt to the outside world. After he had his own finished salt, he would definitely sell it within the Hanzhong Prefecture. Then, he would first lower the price of salt in his fief. At least, he would make it affordable for all ordinary people!
Moreover, the salt he made was produced according to the refined salt of the modern era. It was even more refined than the salt used in the imperial palace!
This also caused Zhu Li to strive for perfection.
He had to taste every batch of refined salt to see if it had reached the standard he wanted. If it had not reached the standard, he had to continue to improve the process!
When he heard that the new salt had been released, Zhu Li was naturally very concerned!
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