"The best policy is to improve people's livelihood and make the country rich and the people strong."

Zhu Ying smiled.

This sentence made Zhu Yuanzhang stunned for a moment.

He thought Zhu Ying would come up with a more effective method. After all, he had already given so many insights into the worst option. However, when it came to the best option, it was solved with just one simple sentence.

"The worst strategy is to take an unconventional approach, the best strategy is to take the high road."

"No matter what the strategy is, the ultimate goal is to improve national strength. If civil officials do not love money and military officials do not value their lives, then the world will be peaceful." Zhu Ying said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang had read this passage, which is a passage in the Biography of Yue Fei in the History of the Song Dynasty.

If you think about it carefully, there is no shortcut to governing the world. Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. The only way is to take it slow.

"If that's the case, then tell us, grandson, how should we go about governing the world?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a testing tone.

"Since it is about people's livelihood, we naturally start with the people. Now the first problem that Daming must solve is food."

"Having enough food and not starving to death is the most important thing for people today," Zhu Ying replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. This was a general direction, but it was good that his eldest grandson had this awareness.

"Is that all? Do you have any specific strategies to share with us?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying hesitated.

After all, he felt that he had said enough today. It was a bit too much for a businessman like him to talk about local governance.

Zhu Yuanzhang had been observing Zhu Ying and immediately saw what was going on. He smiled and said, "We are the only two of us here, grandfather and grandson. What do you have to worry about? Are you afraid that I will harm you?"

"Since the old man wants to listen, I will tell you." After a brief hesitation, Zhu Ying said with a smile.

The old man is His Majesty's secretary, which means he has the opportunity to meet with His Majesty every day.

Come up with some plans to make life in the Ming Dynasty better.

It is actually very beneficial to Zhu Ying.

Some things would take too long to complete with his own energy, so it would be better to borrow the help of the Ming Dynasty.

"For Daming at present, increasing grain yield per mu is the key."

"Building water conservancy projects, reclaiming wasteland, and fertilizing the land are what the Ming Dynasty has always been doing."

"But one issue that has been overlooked is agriculture itself."

"Since ancient times, scholars have read books written by sages, but no one has ever studied rice, wheat, or other crops themselves."

“How can we make the land more fertile, turn wasteland into good farmland, and is there a more efficient way to farm?”

"It's like the curved plow in the early Tang Dynasty. Such a far-reaching agricultural tool was invented by illiterate old farmers. This shows that agriculture itself has been neglected throughout the dynasties."

Zhu Ying said slowly.

In fact, he also has crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

But the improvement of agricultural production technology is more important.

Corn is okay, but the yield of tuber crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes has decreased significantly during the continuous cultivation process.

This is what happened in the Great Irish Famine in history.

Even in later times, when agriculture was so developed, wheat and rice were still the main crops.

Agricultural production technology is the foundation of everything.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What Grandson meant is to establish a government office to study agriculture and let scholars study agriculture."

"That's right." Zhu Ying nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. This was a very difficult thing to accomplish.

After ten years of studying hard, one hopes to get a place on the list of successful candidates. Which scholar would bother to study such things?

"You don't have to be well-educated. We can find some farmers to teach and train them. As long as they can read, it's fine."

"Things like this can't be accomplished overnight, but they are necessary accumulations."

Zhu Ying added.

Now in Europe, the Renaissance is already in its infancy.

Although the Ming Dynasty was the world's number one empire at the time, it was overtaken by Europe in the later period.

The Industrial Revolution is very important.

After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. In this regard, Zhu Yuanzhang was actually an expert.

After all, he came from a poor peasant family and was very familiar with agriculture.

Zhu Yuanzhang had personally experienced a series of processes including land preparation, seedling raising, rice transplanting, weeding and pest control, fertilization, water diversion, and harvesting.

If Zhu Yuanzhang had had a piece of land and a meal to eat, he would never have thought of rebelling.

Seeing that it was already noon, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that it was time for him to return to the palace.

There are still too many government affairs waiting for him to deal with.

He also summoned the ministers of six ministries to discuss the new work-for-relief method proposed by his eldest grandson.

Formulate specific rules and then implement them on a pilot basis to see the results.

Zhu Ying didn't say to keep it for lunch or anything like that. The current rebate is usually given at 10 a.m. and 2 or 3 p.m.

The third meal was also at dusk.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked a few steps, then suddenly turned back and asked:

"You are not young anymore, and now that your parents are gone, we will help you find a good girl."

Zhu Ying smiled bitterly and said, "No need to bother the old man. I have no fixed place to live, so I'll just have to wait and see."

"You kid, there are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants. Most people get married at the age of sixteen, and you are already twenty. How can you drag it on?" Zhu Yuanzhang scolded immediately.

When Zhu Ying heard this, he was unable to refute it. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Then I'll trouble you, old man."

Having said that, Zhu Ying actually had no intention of finding a partner in the capital.

Zhu Ying is not opposed to starting a family.

In fact, many of the leaders under his command had urged Zhu Ying to get married, either openly or secretly.

Because for them, only when Zhu Ying has offspring will their minds be more stable.

This is a very common idea in today's era.

This means that the power will be more stable, because if something unexpected happens to the lord, there is still an heir.

If everyone has someone to be loyal to, there won’t be too much confusion.

It's the same principle as when Zhu Yuanzhang immediately decided on the heir apparent after the death of Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Ying's compromise, he smiled and asked naturally, "Grandson, what is your birth date? If I see someone I like, I will help you match the horoscope first."

Zhu Ying was stunned when he heard this.

If he really wanted to find a wife, he didn't know whether he should report his birth date in his previous life or his original birth date in this identity.

Then he realized that he had never planned to start a family in the capital, so naturally he had to support his father and son.

However, when he recalled, it seemed that the birth dates of his adoptive father and son were a little vague.

Of course I know my date of birth, but I just can't remember the exact time.

After a slight pause, Zhu Ying changed the subject and said with a smile: "If the old man finds a good girl, he still wants me to meet her first."

"I am a person who pays more attention to appearance."

As people from later generations, we naturally would not like the current Ming Dynasty marriage style. Before marriage, we don’t even know what our wife looks like, and lifting the veil is like opening a blind box.

"Sure, sure."

Zhu Yuanzhang replied with a smile, but the moment he turned his head, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

You should know that in ancient times, the date of birth was like the ID card in later generations.

Moreover, the ancients believed that the eight characters of birth represent one's destiny and attached great importance to it.

Even an illiterate country farmer can accurately tell his own date of birth.

However, the eldest grandson obviously avoided this topic.

At this moment Zhu Yuanzhang could be sure.

My great grandson,

I don't know my own birth date.

How could a person forget his or her birth date?

There is only one possibility, he has lost his memory.

That way, everything fits in place.

After leaving the teahouse, Zhu Yuanzhang headed towards the palace and ordered:

"Jiang Li, summon the six ministers to the Huagai Palace immediately. We have something important to discuss with them."

"I obey your order."