Chapter 380: The main point is that no one survives
. The young prince adhered to the principle that since you have cheated me so much, I should also reciprocate. He directly brought the eldest prince and the second prince who were off to the battlefield to the manor.
Both of them were made princes. The eldest prince completely left the Ministry of War and took over the camp outside the capital. He was the first prince among all the princes to have military power, which was of extraordinary significance.
The second prince was still in the Ministry of Rites, focusing on the Imperial Academy. The miscellaneous studies he opened up had gradually improved in the Imperial Academy, but he still had to teach chemistry. During
the time when he was away on the battlefield, the third prince really taught the students of the Imperial Academy conscientiously and did not let them neglect chemistry.
After the second prince came back and learned about all this, he was very satisfied with the third prince.
Just after coming off the battlefield, the second prince thought he needed to take a good rest, so he asked for leave.
Little did he know that he didn't get to rest at all. Not only did he not get to rest, but he had to work hard, swinging a hoe under the sun and farming in the fields himself.
From childhood to adulthood, they were all royal nobles, living a life of luxury. How could they have suffered such a crime and endured such hardships?
The two of them were very resistant at first, but seeing how serious the little prince was, he brought a notebook every day to draw and record, so the two of them felt embarrassed to be lazy, so they followed suit, but they were not very detailed.
The little prince saw that this was not okay, and then started to draw cakes for the two of them.
The young prince was already quite skilled in deceiving his brothers, saying things like cultivating grains, increasing grain yields, benefiting the people, and benefiting the present and future generations.
The young prince had almost made his two brothers crippled by deceiving them, and when he heard that the third prince would even do the fertilizer himself, he realized that it was really an interesting job.
In comparison, the young prince was extremely considerate to them.
All three parties were very satisfied with their work at the same time.
The young prince made a big fuss this time. Before, Minister Qian impeached the prince for misappropriating the precious jewels that were confiscated from the family. The second prince showed no mercy at all during the morning court session and directly stated the purpose of these treasures.
There was also the impeachment of the Crown Prince for messing with the people's farming and not paying attention to agriculture, but the Second Prince still criticized him.
The Second Prince simply and rudely stated that it was because the Crown Prince paid attention to agriculture that he personally asked about it and studied it.
The Crown Prince was smart, and now that he was studying agriculture, he would definitely find a farming method that would increase grain production.
At that time, the Second Prince made such a promise in front of all the civil and military officials, and he was really confident and confident.
However, there were not many people who believed it.
It was hard to believe that the Crown Prince was studying farming. How could the Crown Prince, with such a noble status, do such a thing?
Just do it, it's not uncommon for children to have a stroke of genius and have wild ideas.
However, no matter what, it is impossible to produce results so quickly. After all, countless farmers have been busy in the fields for a lifetime, and they have not come up with any way to increase production.
The ministers believed very little of the second prince's explanation.
The young prince knew it in his heart, so he thought about pulling the eldest prince and the second prince and letting them both join the farming army. When the autumn harvest comes, all the truth will be revealed, and the two can still get some rewards and merits.
The young prince is confident that there will be a good harvest, but the outside world does not know that his performance of giving credit to the eldest prince and the second prince is nonsense in the eyes of the public.
Lu Chengtian was also very troubled, but he still did not find the person back. He was worried that his unlucky son would induce him to give birth.
It's ridiculous!
Before the new prince was born, Lu Zexu was destined to sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince. For this reason, the little crown prince was sad for a long time.
Adhering to the principle that if I am not happy, no one else can be happy, the five brothers were clearly arranged by the little crown prince.
The eldest prince, who is in charge of the camp outside the capital, has so many soldiers under his command. Now there is no stick to beat them. He trains the soldiers for half a day and reclaims wasteland for half a day. Don't always wait for the Ministry of Revenue to give military pay
. The large tracts of wasteland outside the capital can be opened up for farming. Can't we be self-sufficient? Many ministers in the court disagreed, and they all fell under the mouth of Minister Qian. In the eyes of old Qian, anything that can save money for the treasury can be done!
The second prince is in the Imperial College, supporting miscellaneous studies while teaching chemistry. With so many students in the Imperial College, how can he study all day?
In the future, everyone will be an official. They must understand the people's sentiments and sufferings. Food is the foundation of people's livelihood. As a future official, how can you not distinguish between the five grains?
Go to the farm and farm!
This pissed off a bunch of scholars in the Imperial Academy. How can a scholar work in the fields? It's simply insulting!
Although the second prince had the experience of talking people down, vomiting blood, and almost killing them, he was also very tired when facing these scholars in the Imperial Academy. After all, it was just a long-lasting debate, not a one-time massacre like in the morning court.
Forget about the third prince. He is already a member of the fat army. However, there are so many farms. How can he handle it alone?
The third prince, who had just been appointed to the Ministry of Justice, had his eyes on the prisoners in the prison. These prisoners had to be fed and watered every day, so it was time for them to learn a skill that would allow them to make a living!
Every day, a group of prisoners were pulled out of the prison and began to learn how to make manure.
The prisoners really felt very miserable. If they had known that they would have to make manure every day in prison, they would never have committed a crime!
As for the fourth prince, don't think that you can escape the arrangement from the little prince by indulging in experiments. Apart from anything else, cement can be produced, and the roads in the capital and the city walls in the northwest should all be repaired.
Infrastructure is the most expensive but also the most profitable. The fourth prince who controls the cement formula is visited by people all day long. Such a big piece of fat meat, everyone wants to take a bite.
The fourth prince, who is not talkative to begin with, is so annoyed during this period that he even stopped doing his favorite experiments. He would rather make money with the third prince than face those ministers who use connections and backdoors.
Cement is a profitable business. If the fourth prince gives up, then his younger brother will have to take over.
The fifth prince, who is in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, directly set up a cement factory in the suburbs of Beijing. The profits go to the fourth prince, the crown prince, the emperor, and the remaining five all go to the Ministry of Commerce.
Who dares to take advantage of the emperor's business?
All those ministers who originally wanted to take a bite of the fat meat were discouraged. Do you think the fifth prince will have nothing to do now?
No, not really.
Since it is a road construction, there is a reason to decide which street to build first and which street to build later.
Since the city wall can be repaired, the dike is also feasible.
Every year, there are floods and floods, and the victims are all the people. Disaster relief still takes money from the national treasury. If the dike is built first to resist the flood, won’t the people not suffer from the disaster?
Besides, with cement, the cost of building dikes is much less than the money used for disaster relief.
Minister Qian counted with his fingers, hmm, this deal is settled!
It can be done!
However, the Yellow River basin is long, and there are many places to build dikes. It is also possible to argue about which place to build first and which place to build later.
Although the Ministry of Revenue gave them silver, they still needed to go to the Ministry of Commerce to buy cement. The Fifth Prince had the absolute say in where to ship first and where to ship later.
Just dealing with these people exhausted the Fifth Prince physically and mentally.
When the little prince saw that his capable brothers had all started to work, each of them was busy like a top, the resentment in his heart finally dissipated a little.
Since none of you want to be the prince and let him do this hard job, then no one can have a rest.
The main goal is to make sure that no one survives!
The princes did not intrigue or fight for power. They were all busy with their tasks, and the Daliang Dynasty was thriving.
Both the emperor and the ministers were very satisfied. Everyone wanted to live in a prosperous era, not a declining dynasty.
Perhaps the only one who was dissatisfied was the youngest prince, the Seventh Prince.
The Seventh Prince was 12 years old this year. Logically, he should be studying in the Shangshufang. However, the Seventh Prince was very ambitious. The Crown Prince entered the court at the age of 12. He wanted to be like the Crown Prince and also wanted to enter the court at the age of 12.
The Seventh Prince was Lu Chengtian's most beloved youngest son, and there was also a concubine who whispered in his ear. Seeing that the Crown Prince and his other brothers got along very well, Lu Chengtian felt that there would be no problem handing the Seventh Prince over to the Crown Prince.
When the Seventh Prince heard this, he felt as if the sky was dark. He wanted to refuse, but after going through so many things in the past year, the Seventh Prince had made some progress.
If he objected at this time, it would mean that he was dissatisfied with the Crown Prince and had opinions about him, which would not benefit him at all.
The Seventh Prince was assigned to the Little Crown Prince. Since the main goal was to kill all the enemies, and the Seventh Prince had taken the initiative to come to him, he would certainly not be polite.
Then the Seventh Prince was assigned to the fattening group.
The Seventh Prince, who had been spoiled since childhood and was treated with great respect, could not stand this. He vomited after less than a quarter of an hour.
The little prince sighed, shook his head and walked away. Although he didn't say a word, in the eyes of the Seventh Prince, it was as if he had said everything.
No, can't, these two words kept going back and forth in his mind.
Unconvinced, the Seventh Prince struggled to get up and continued to do it.
Then, he vomited again.
This went on for several times, and the Seventh Prince vomited bitterly. His legs became weak and he was carried back to the palace by the guards.
There was no way, he really couldn't hold on any longer.
After the Seventh Prince returned to the palace, he cried to Lu Chengtian, "Father, the Crown Prince doesn't like me. You asked him to take care of me more, but he actually asked me to go to the fattening farm!"
When the Seventh Prince thought of the fattening farm, he started to vomit again.
Lu Chengtian sighed, "Xiao Qi, you misunderstood the prince. He just likes to drag people to make money. He will only share what he likes to do with people who are close to him. The prince will not do this to ordinary people."
"Think about it, at first he liked to play with mud, and your royal brothers were all dragged to play with mud. Now he likes to play with shit and fertilizer, and your royal brothers are dragged there again."
Lu Chengtian said earnestly, "The prince asked you to make money, which means he treats you as a real brother. Don't misunderstand him."
The seventh prince who wanted to take the path of pity: "..."
Listen, listen, is this human language?
The smelly and dirty job of making money was arranged for him because he was treated as a real brother!
If brothers are treated like this, what about enemies?
The Seventh Prince had an impulse to die.
His father's attitude was very clear. Since he had handed him over to the Crown Prince, he would not interfere anymore. If he couldn't hold on, he would go back to the Shangshufang to continue studying.
What could the Seventh Prince do?
The next day, he continued to go to the manor to eat manure.
This time he persisted longer, but he didn't eat for a day. He vomited after eating and vomited after eating. Even gods couldn't stand it.
On the third day, he still went to the manor to eat manure.
It can only be said that in order to enter the court to participate in politics, the Seventh Prince did his best.
However, sometimes, perseverance is not enough.
On the fourth day, the little prince personally sent the fainted Seventh Prince to Lu Chengtian.
"Father, my seventh brother's body is not suitable for the things on the farm. How about you take care of him yourself?"
Lu Chengtian frowned as he looked at the unconscious old seventh brother. Dequan had already summoned the imperial physician with great foresight.
Lu Chengtian glanced at him, "I take care of him myself? Do you know what it means if I take care of Xiaoqi personally? You are quite generous!"
The little prince did not stand properly, and his whole person was full of laziness. "Xiaoqi is so young, isn't it normal for a father to teach his son personally?"
He said casually, "If you want to see Daliang fall, then let Xiaoqi be the prince. I have no objection. Anyway, a hundred years later, the ancestors will not scold me."
Lu Chengtian: "..."
His hands were itchy and he wanted to beat the naughty child!
"Cough cough!"
The little prince half-clenched his fist and coughed lightly against his lips.
Lu Chengtian suppressed his urge to beat him up, and his brows furrowed even more tightly, "What's wrong with your body? You are so weak and sick all day long!"
The little prince glanced at him, "Didn't father beat you?"
Lu Chengtian: "..."
No, he couldn't hold back the urge to beat his son.
It was just a spanking, wasn't it?
Are the consequences so serious?
The little prince continued, "Jiang Yuanzheng said that for this illness of mine, I cannot work too hard, cannot get angry, cannot waste my energy, and must rest."
Jiang Yuanzheng, who came in with a box, stumbled and almost fell.
He shouted in his heart, he never said that!
But the emperor was present, he really didn't dare to say anything, he could only bow respectfully and treat the seventh prince.
Lu Chengtian felt that if he continued like this, he would not be able to suppress the urge to beat him up, so he waved his hand and drove the little prince back.
Before leaving, the little prince said seriously, "Father, you can ask Dean Jiang to check your pulse. You can't delay your health and you must pay attention to it. Don't be like last time, when you got drunk for a thousand days and no one found out."
Lu Chengtian felt relieved to hear that. His son was a little naughty, but it was good that he cared about his health.
He was just moved when he heard the little prince continue to say, "Only if you are in good health can you give me more brothers."
Lu Chengtian: Is this your purpose?
You still want to beat your son!
But the little prince was smart this time. He ran away as soon as he finished speaking, faster than a rabbit, without any sign of weakness.