Zhu Ci 'an respected and loved Empress Yi' an, who had given her family the greatest honor.
Every time he saw her, Zhu Ci Xin would always address her respectfully as 'aunt'.
Empress Yi 'an also liked this title very much. She walked in front of Zhu Ci Xin and smiled as she held his hand.
"Oh, Ci Xu actually knows how to farm. Then let me see what you're planting.”
"Auntie, look. These are some seeds that I bought from an overseas merchant.”
There were many seeds, such as corn, potatoes, and some rice seeds.
These were the seeds that Zhu Ciyan had brought to the villagers in his previous life. He was the only university student from his hometown's small mountain village.
His hometown was inconvenient for transportation, and these seeds were all new varieties that he got from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Although some crops native to America, such as corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, peppers, and other crops, had been introduced to Ming, they had not been widely promoted.
Even knowledgeable people like Xu Guangqi didn't realize its potential value.
At that time, except for Yunnan and other provinces, the planting range of corn was limited to coastal areas, along the river and other areas with more convenient transportation and more people, and it was basically some traditional agricultural production areas.
This made it difficult for the advantages of corn that were resistant to drought and suitable for planting in mountainous areas.
Scholar Qu Dajun once pointed out when talking about the situation of planting corn in rural areas of Guangdong that "jade paste millet, also known as jade paste millet, is rarely eaten in Lingnan".
In some areas, it was only used as a garden crop. At that time, corn cultivation was not regarded as a major crop and received the attention it deserved.
Also, their production was not very high.
For example, corn was less than one-tenth of the current yield per mu of land.
And the corn seeds that Zhu Cixi had brought were enough to shock the world in this era.
Empress Yi 'an only shook her head with a bitter smile. She thought that Zhu Ci Xin planted these things purely for fun.
"These seeds are a little strange. Since you are willing to plant them, then plant them. Cishan, I heard that you got a million taels of silver from the Duke's estate.”
"Hehe, I didn't expect you to have such ability at such a young age. It's really not easy to dig out money from your grandfather.”
Zhu Ci Xin was shocked. He had only reported 800,000 taels to the Imperial Court.
How did First Aunt know that he had earned a million taels?
This made Zhu Ci Xin respect Empress Yi 'an's aunt.
Looking at the guilty Zhu Ci, Empress Yi 'an smiled again.
"Don't worry, I won't tell your Imperial Father and Imperial Mother that you gave two hundred thousand taels of silver to the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
Since he couldn't hide anything, Zhu Ci Xin could only raise his head and smile.
"I can't hide anything from you, auntie. That's right, I took two hundred thousand taels, but I've already paid the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
She couldn't help but admire Empress Yi 'an's foresight and magnanimity. She only gently stroked Zhu Cixi's head and sighed.
"Yes, you did well. You're stronger than your father.”
"Your Imperial Father is too strong and impatient. Little did they know that haste makes waste, blindly competing for victory would only result in nothing in the end. Ruling a big country was like cooking a small fish. Did he ever think of the consequences of being eager for success and instant benefits?”
Empress Yi 'an's words made Zhu Ci' an feel like he was a confidant. Emperor Chongzhen was strict and impatient.
He wished he could solve all the problems at once. If he couldn't solve them, it would be the problem of his subordinates.
Therefore, he often reprimanded people, causing the monarch and his subjects to be estranged from each other.
They didn't know that the Darming Dynasty, which was hard to reverse, couldn't eat a fat man in one bite. Everything had to be done step by step.
The most important thing now was to get the money first and then deal with the Liaodong border defense.
He didn't want to recover Liaodong, but he wanted to prevent Slave Jian from invading.
After that, he would deal with the raiders in the country. After dealing with the raiders, the backyard would be quiet, and he would turn back to deal with Slave Jian.
He recovered Liaodong and drove Slave Jian back to Changbai Mountain to graze.
However, Chongzhen wanted to end everything quickly. He heard Yuan Chonghuan say that Liao could be pacified in five years, and he believed it.
In the end, he was beaten to Beijing by Slave Jian.
Zhu Ci raised his head and looked at her.
"Auntie, I know everything. Whatever the Imperial Court needed the most, they had to solve it first. Desperate patients would not be able to solve the problem.”
"Right now, the Imperial Court is in need of money. Nephew will reorganize the Embroidered Uniform Guards and fish for money from those corrupt officials.”
"I told Imperial Father to raise ten million taels in three months. With money, the situation in Liaodong would be stable.”
Empress Yi 'an's entire body trembled as she looked at Zhu Ci Xin in shock.
She did not believe that a small child could say such wise words.
She bent down and smiled gratefully." Good, Cixi. Remember, you are Da Ming's hope." The world will be bright, and we will be counting on you in the future.”
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