Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhu Yunwen's words and nodded repeatedly, saying:

"That hits the nail on the head, absolutely hits the nail on the head. The threat posed by the vassal kings has never been their own problems, but rather the military power they hold."

Once their military power is stripped away, depriving them of command over Bentley and leaving them only with the right to supervise, the threat posed by the feudal lords can be greatly reduced, thus maximizing their potential.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Then, let's implement the system of supervision by the vassal kings."

Zhu Yunwen also smiled and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"With the Emperor's support, this policy will surely be easy to implement. After all, even if those uncles are unwilling, they would never dare to do anything excessive or rebellious against the Emperor."

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard and then said to Zhu Yunwen:

"We can help you solve the problem of the king, but you'll have to deal with your own affairs."

Zhu Yunwen frowned: "What does Grandfather mean?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said:

"Naturally, this is your livelihood issue. Didn't you say that land reform and grain planting can solve the problem of feeding the people of the world?"

Now that the land policy has been implemented, I wonder when Ma Sanbao, who was sent overseas, will be able to bring back the grain.

Mentioning this, Zhu Yunwen also became somewhat anxious, saying:

"Logically speaking, Ma Sanbao has been away with his team for almost two months now. I wonder if they'll be back before the New Year!"

Zhu Yunwen's goal for Ma Sanbaoding this time was to first bring back the potato and sweet potato seeds.

He even drew pictures of potatoes and sweet potatoes for Ma Sanbao and told him roughly where they were located on the map.

Therefore, Ma Sanbao's purpose and objectives for this voyage were very strong.

Logically speaking, efficiency should be much higher, and if we focus on these two things, we should be able to come back very quickly.

After all, the flight path and the destination are very clear.

Once these two types of grain are brought back, the lives of the people will truly improve.

Seeing that Zhu Yunwen also looked anxious, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately comforted him:

"Yun Tong need not worry so much. Even if Ma Sanbao cannot bring back the grain you need, this land policy will not be in vain."

After all, the people now own their own land. Even if they can't grow high-yield crops, they can still make a living by growing the food they already have.

In short, those who own land are far better off than those who didn't before; this is undeniable.

Zhu Yunwen himself was well aware of this, but what he wanted was not just a slight improvement in the lives of the people, but a significant improvement.

As the grandson of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince, and the future ruler of the Ming Dynasty, the world would belong to him.

He had great ambitions and wanted to bring the Ming Dynasty to a very high standard of environment and state.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, and after regaining his composure, said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Didn't my grandfather say before that he had something to talk to me about? Is this it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "There are many things to do. During your absence, your grandfather has also thought a lot. You are very capable, so let's have a heart-to-heart talk this time."

Grandfather has made it clear: you needn't worry about Lan Yu, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, and other nobles from Huaixi. As long as they don't commit any crimes that could lead to their deaths, we will absolutely not kill them.

Zhu Yuanzhang's words shocked Zhu Yunwen, who immediately realized that Zhu Yuanzhang had probably seen through some of his previous actions.

Although he protected Lan Yu, and even Fu Youde and Feng Sheng, he did these things very discreetly.

But Zhu Yuanzhang clearly saw through it.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

“Of course. If they have committed some unforgivable crime, I will be the first to order their execution, without even needing to lift a finger, Your Majesty.”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily and said:

"Good grandson, you have guts! We were right about you. Now, your influence in the court is probably not much less than that of your grandfather."

The civil and military officials are probably even more afraid of you now; this is the demeanor of the Crown Prince of the Great Ming Dynasty. Even the Crown Prince of yesteryear might not have possessed your current majesty.”

Zhu Yunwen simply smiled at this, neither denying it nor showing any particular pride.

It was indeed not easy to gain a foothold in this dynasty; he had put in a lot of effort to achieve his current status.

All of this has come at a great cost, but the road ahead is still long and there is still much to be done.

After the grandfather and grandson chatted for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said:

"By the way, what are your plans regarding the situation in the north? Are you going to send Fu Youde to suppress it?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled upon hearing this and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Grandpa Emperor, you don't really believe that the Goryeo Kingdom and the Northern Yuan people in the north would do anything big to the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, do you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Yunwen, saying:

"you mean……"

"Although the Northern Yuan and we are enemies, after so many wars, they no longer have much strength left. Even if they still want to fight us, they are mostly powerless to do so."

Furthermore, Goryeo is certainly not a fool. They are well aware of how powerful the Ming Dynasty is at this moment and would never dare to oppose it. Therefore, normally, they would never cause any conflict with the Ming Dynasty at this time.

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