Chapter 73 Zhu Biao's Visit
Tang Sai'er, a famous female leader of the peasant uprising army in the early Ming Dynasty, was from Binzhou, Qilu Province. She was one of the most famous saints of the White Lotus Sect. Could she be the powerful person who would force Emperor Yongle to lead the army in person in the future, and this little girl in front of him?
Zhu Chong looked at Tang Sai'er in front of him, his heart filled with shock, but when he thought about it carefully, it didn't seem like it.
But seeing the little girl's lively eyes, and the children around her looking at them with hope, Zhu Chong's heart moved, but his face remained calm and he asked, "Why are you living here? Don't the government care about you?"
Tang Sai'er was obviously the one in charge among the children. As soon as Zhu Chong finished asking the question, all the children looked at Tang Sai'er.
"The government is only concerned with investigating the case, they don't care about our life or death." Tang Sai'er pouted, her eyes full of defiance.
"Well, this is not a solution. Are you going to rely on stealing and robbing things to feed your younger brothers and sisters? Do you want them to steal and rob when they grow up?" Zhu Chong said bluntly.
"I..." Tang Sai'er's expression froze. She bit her lip and thought for a long time. Finally, her eyes fell on Zhu Chong. She suddenly bowed to him.
"Sir, if you are willing, Tang Sai'er is willing to sell herself to you as a slave. I only ask that you take in my brothers and sisters."
He's really smart, he got it straight! Zhu Chong nodded secretly in his heart, but still said with a stern face: "It's not impossible to take you in, but I always keep useless people. If you really enter my house, you will have to work for me in the future!"
"Sure, no problem, thank you, sir!" Tang Sai'er was overjoyed when she heard that. She pulled her brothers and sisters to kneel on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Chong.
Taking in Tang Sai'er and her group of children was not just a whim on Zhu Chong's part, he did it on purpose.
Children like Tang Sai'er are all kind-hearted. If they are kept by our side and carefully nurtured, they may not be inferior to the outstanding talents exchanged by the system in Songming City and Wuding Prefecture.
The main thing is that Zhu Chong needs to use his points more effectively in the future. Exchanging for talents may be manageable for a while, but it may cause problems over time.
Zhu Chong does not want all the management talents in his territory in the future to be exchanged from the system, as that will only limit his development. Of course, cultivating talents must start from childhood. Anyway, what Zhu Chong lacks the least now is time.
Since he decided not to be an idle prince in this life, Zhu Chong decided to build high walls, store up food, and slowly become king!
During this period, Zhu Chong prepared to be a great philanthropist and accept those children who had been helpless since childhood, regardless of gender, and adopt them all. He would provide them with centralized education and management to cultivate management talents for his own territory in the future.
Zhu Chong had just finished his work and placed Zhou Xiuying and others in the inn in the city. When he returned to the Prince of Qin's mansion, the palace guards came forward to report that the prince was visiting and was waiting in the hall.
Zhu Biao came to see him at this time? Zhu Chong was a little confused.
Logically speaking, at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang should have explained everything he could to the prince. The prince should be handling his own affairs at home at this time. How could he have the time to come to his own mansion?
Confused, Zhu Chong came to his own hall and bowed to the crown prince Zhu Biao who was sitting in the main seat: "Brother, how come you have time to come to me?"
When paying respects to the prince, Zhu Chong could clearly see that the prince looked much more haggard today than yesterday.
Of course, this is understandable. If the prince is still fine after such a big thing happened in his family, he will probably be regarded as a cold-hearted person.
Seeing Zhu Chong coming in, Zhu Biao stood up, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Second brother, please stop teasing me. I have something to say to you alone."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chong knew what was going on. He immediately dismissed the servants and said straight to the point, "Brother, don't ask me about what happened yesterday. The emperor has already issued a gag order. Don't embarrass me!"
"You really can't say a word?" Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Chong with eyes full of hope, as if he was expecting something.
Zhu Chong had complicated feelings towards Zhu Biao. If this person had not helped to plead for him, it would have been difficult for Zhu Biao to be exiled to Yunnan and Yunnan. Thinking of this, Zhu Chong simply spoke out.
"Actually, you should already know everything I need to know, big brother. Xiongying and mother should be fine now. That's enough. As for the rest, I don't know more than you do."
Zhu Chong's words were very tactful, but Zhu Biao's expression became even more dejected. "Second Brother, is that really who he is? What good will it do him?"
Zhu Chong was a little confused by Zhu Biao's evasive words, but from Zhu Biao's words, he could tell that Zhu Biao must have known something and was sure it was someone.
But Zhu Chong never made random guesses about things that hadn't been confirmed. "Brother, please don't embarrass me. I really don't know anything. You can ask me a hundred times, ten thousand times, and I'll only give you these few words."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Chong deeply. After a long moment, he suddenly said, "I plan to leave Yingtian Prefecture after your wedding and head south to fight against the Japanese pirates. I've already told my father about this. He didn't agree, but he didn't disagree either."
"Ah?" Zhu Chong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard what Zhu Biao said. Zhu Biao's words revealed too much information.
Zhu Biao had just been claiming to be alone, but now he was gone. Obviously, he was telling the truth. However, in Zhu Chong's memory, Zhu Biao didn't seem to have fought a war with the Japanese pirates, right? And were there any Japanese pirates at that time?
Zhu Biao left Yingtian Prefecture and went south to fight against the Japanese pirates. What was his goal? Why didn't Zhu express any opinion?
Suddenly, Zhu Chong thought of something and frowned slightly. He asked Zhu Biao, "Brother, why are you thinking of going to the south to suppress the bandits? Besides, are these mere Japanese pirates worth your personal expedition?"
Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Chong and said in a strong voice, "At today's court meeting, there were reports from the southeast saying that Japanese pirates have been attacking our coastal borders in recent days, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil."
"The civil and military officials at court ignored this, and I was so angry that I volunteered to kill them all and put an end to this trouble forever!"
When Zhu Chong heard this, he immediately understood. It turned out that Zhu Biao had found a scapegoat, but he chose a bad time, and the opponent was not easy to deal with!
Zhu Chong thought for a moment and then asked Zhu Biao, "Brother, do you really understand the Japanese pirates? Do you know why they exist? Do you really think you can defeat them in one battle?"
"Hmm?" Zhu Biao looked at his brother and fell into deep thought for a moment. It was indeed as Zhu Chong thought. Because of what happened yesterday, he was angry for a while and impulsively decided to go to the southeast to suppress the bandits.
He really hadn't thought much about the questions asked by Zhu Chong, but he had to say that Zhu Chong's questions all hit the nail on the head. If these problems could be solved well, the task of suppressing the bandits would surely be successful!
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