Empress Ma's reaction was within Old Zhu's expectations.
He was already uncertain about this matter. After seeing Empress Ma's attitude, he became even more hesitant.
Thinking of this, Old Zhu said helplessly,""If we insist on keeping Che 'er by our side, it's not impossible. However, it doesn't matter to others, but we can't ignore Boss's thoughts!”
Empress Ma was stunned.
The boss Old Zhu was referring to was naturally Crown Prince Zhu Biao.
It was said that the emperor loved his eldest son and the people loved their youngest son.
Under normal circumstances, such words were not wrong.
However, Zhang Che's situation was very special. Old Zhu and Empress Ma felt that they owed him too much.
Now that their family had finally reunited and he was sent away, the two of them felt bad.
However, an emperor's house was different from an ordinary person's house.
An adult prince had to return to the vassal state and could not even return to the capital for no reason. This rule had existed since the Han Dynasty.
To be able to continue for more than a thousand years, it was naturally necessary.
Letting the princes guard the vassal states was one thing. When the capital was in trouble, they could gather strength to help the king.
The most important thing was to avoid a situation where brothers fought to the death for the throne.
Throughout history, such situations were simply too numerous to count.
No matter how big-hearted Zhu Biao was, his heart ached for his youngest brother, Zhang Che.
However, don't forget that the Crown Prince was not a single person. He represented a powerful group.
In that position, many things were beyond his control.
If Zhu Biao insisted on going his own way, it would not be a good thing for him.
"I don't care. I won't let Che 'er leave!”Empress Ma's tone was unprecedentedly firm.
Old Zhu sighed.
After so many years of marriage, this was the first time he had seen Empress Ma so determined on one matter.
Although she only said this sentence over and over again, it did not seem as terrifying as her previous hunger strike to express her dissatisfaction with Old Zhu.
However, Old Zhu knew very well that Empress Ma had already made her stance clear on this matter. She wouldn't let Zhang Che leave no matter what.
Old Zhu could not help but feel a headache coming on.
After meeting Zhang Che, many things that Lao Zhu didn't even think about before became new problems.
He hadn't slept the entire night yesterday. In fact, he had been thinking about these things.
He had also thought about what Zhang Che said to him at the dining table yesterday.
The land overseas was extremely rich, and according to Old Zhu's thoughts, the Ming Dynasty would definitely expand its territory in the future.
The founding rulers of the past dynasties all had a fearless heroic spirit that fought against the heavens.
They never lacked the spirit to improve.
The reason why many people later became content with pleasure was actually because they were limited by their horizons. They thought that they had already achieved success and no longer had a goal worth pursuing.
Old Zhu was different, because he saw a bigger world!
Before seeing the world map, Old Zhu also thought that he had achieved success and had nothing else to ask for in life.
All these years, apart from occasionally beating up Northern Yuan's remnants in the North Desert, his main energy had been placed on domestic development.
But to be fair, Old Zhu had never really liked complicated government affairs!
Managing internal affairs was completely different from leading troops into battle.
Old Zhu had been the emperor for nearly twenty years. He felt that ruling the world was much more difficult than conquering it.
Ming was still an agricultural society. Old Zhu's greatest wish was to let everyone in the world have enough to eat.
However, this goal was too difficult!
There were only so many farmlands in Da Ming, and the amount of grain produced was also limited.
The reason why the grain production could maintain a slow growth in recent years was entirely because the country was recuperating and the birth population was constantly increasing.
Moreover, farming depended on the heavens!
Although the emperor claimed to be the Son of Heaven, they were the ones who understood how unreliable it was to rely on the heavens to eat.
There was no emperor who didn't wish for their country to have good weather every year, but this was simply impossible!
Old Zhu had been governing the country for twenty years and was diligent in handling government affairs every day.
On the surface, Da Ming gradually became orderly under his governance.
However, Old Zhu knew that this was just the normal pace of recuperation after the chaos.
Many times, he would feel powerless.
Because there were too many things that could not be done just because he, the emperor, was diligent and compassionate!
On the contrary, as the emperor, he seemed to be in control of the Ming Empire.
However, to a certain extent, it did not change anything.
He wanted the people of the world to have enough to eat, but the only reliable method was to hope that the people would have more children.
He wanted all the corrupt officials in the world to disappear, but there were always people who took the risk and bullied the people.
He wanted the imperial court to be like how it was when they were fighting for power. Everyone's hearts were on the same page, but reality was always the opposite!
From Old Zhu's point of view, there were bad things everywhere.
The three items Zhang Che took out yesterday had practically solved all of Old Zhu's problems perfectly!
The appearance of the sweet potato made Old Zhu's idea of no longer having to worry about hunger in the world no longer a beautiful fantasy.
The importance of the world map was even more important to some extent.
Looking at the world map, Old Zhu began to look around the world.
At the very least, it was imperative to open the sea!
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