The intelligence about Annan was sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty at the end of the 28th year of Hongwu.

The disadvantage of the long distance is that many things are difficult to be under the jurisdiction of the capital, and it takes two months to transmit information back and forth.

At this time, more reliable and loyal management talents are needed.

Many things can only be dealt with first.

After reading about Zhao Yuanhong, Zhu Ying felt a little sad.

When establishing the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, Zhu Ying naturally used the same methods from his previous life, which was really misleading to people's hearts in today's world.

Some things, when persisted for a long time, will slowly turn into belief and persistence.

Naturally, some fanatics will emerge here.

These people were the most loyal troops under Zhu Ying's command.

Most of them did not come to the capital to enjoy life, but continued the business of the Chamber of Commerce.

On the surface, Zhu Ying's Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce has been completely disbanded, but in reality, these secret personnel have been retained, and Zhu Ying has granted them greater power and more salaries.

Zhao Yuanhong is also considered to be one of the best.

This night.

Zhu Ying spent the night in Chen Muyue's bedroom.

This is also what the old man meant. You can't be too addicted to alcohol and sex. Even if you have a strong body, you can't withstand it.

Going to several bedrooms in one night will not work in the long run.

After making love, Chen Muyue lay in Zhu Ying's arms.

She is now very addicted to this feeling and feels that her mental state has improved a lot recently.

Zhu Ying helped Chen Muyue smooth her hair and said, "As for Annan, the Eastern Capital has been taken down now. Hu Jima can't run far. The Western Capital should be taken down in a few months."

"What do you think about Annan after the war?"

Chen Muyue didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ask her about this, so she said, "I will follow your instructions."

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "All the troops in Annan are now under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. The conquered areas have also been replaced by chieftains and nobles. The new nobles are very supportive of the Ming Dynasty."

"But Annan is too far away. It is difficult for the capital to directly govern it. It will take more than a day or two to educate it."

"Give me a son, and I will enthrone him as the King of Annan. From now on, the entire Annan region will be his overseas fiefdom."

Chen Muyue didn't expect the surprise to come so quickly.

Before, this matter was just a thought in her mind, but now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said it directly.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness. I... I don't know how to repay you."

Chen Muyue's tone was filled with emotion.

As a concubine from a foreign country, it is really hard to imagine that she could receive such favor.

Zhu Ying touched Chen Muyue's nose and said with a smile: "What's the use of repaying? He is also my son. Although he cannot inherit the Ming Dynasty, he certainly can't be left behind."

After saying that, he picked up Chen Muyue, and as the bed curtain fell, he scored again.

…

This is not just for Chen Muyue.

Including Zhao Xiangxi, Princess Xiangzi of Japan, and Ananiya of Champa, they all expressed almost the same idea.

In this world, blood ties are very important and the most stable relationship.

Even if you haven't gotten pregnant yet, you should start preparing.

Furthermore, preparing overseas fiefdoms for one's sons can also avoid fratricide to a greater extent.

If he really had a few talented sons, he would be able to have a goal for development instead of just staring at the fat piece of meat of the Ming Dynasty.

Thanks to Zhu Ying's hard work, by the end of the year, all four concubines were pregnant.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

But at the same time, a problem also emerged.

That means Zhu Ying has no place to sleep at night.

Ye Yueqing has just finished her confinement after giving birth. Because there was a difficult birth for her second child, she naturally needs to rest and cannot have sex for the time being.

The four concubines became pregnant at almost the same time, which meant that Zhu Ying had to sleep alone at night.

What kind of talk is this?

The New Year is approaching, how can I still sleep alone?

This is nothing for ordinary people, but this is the imperial palace.

Any problem concerning His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a big problem, let alone a top priority like sleeping.

Palace of Prince Zhongshan.

Regarding the issue of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Xu Zengshou in the court soon received the news from the eunuchs.

After returning home, she immediately started shouting: "Little sister, little sister, your chance has come."

Xu Yihua heard the shouting and came out to scold, "What are you yelling for?"

Because Zhu Di left with his two sons and Zhu Gaochi also went to Japan, Xu Yihua has been living in the Zhongshan Palace, where there are more people and it is more lively.

The current Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, is away from the capital to train his troops.

Of Xu Da's four sons, one died in battle, one died early, and the remaining one, the fourth son Xu Zengshou, lived in the mansion. He also asked for an official position and attended court every day.

The suppression of a sister over her brother comes from blood.

Hearing his elder sister's reprimand, Xu Zengshou subconsciously shrank his head, and then smiled flatteringly: "Sister, I am not talking nonsense, I heard the officials say it in the palace today."

"His Majesty's four concubines are all pregnant. His Majesty wants to choose another concubine for His Majesty."

"However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rejected His Majesty's proposal for a beauty contest."

"Look, isn't this our little sister's chance?"

"This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If my younger sister can marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as his concubine, our Xu family will surely prosper."

At this point, Xu Zengshou looked around the inner courtyard and said, "Sister, you know my younger sister's situation. Apart from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who else would dare to marry her?"

Ever since the news of Zhu Ying and Xu Miaojin's relationship came to light, all the people who had proposed marriage to her disappeared.

It is not a good thing to reach the age of marriage but no one comes to propose marriage to you.

Even the people in the harem kept silent about this matter.

Even if the Xu family took the initiative to bring it up, others would avoid it.

Xu Yihua thought for a moment and said, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has declined the selection of concubines, he must have his own ideas. I will go to the harem and ask Concubine Ning to see what she has to say."

Of course Xu Yihua would not say anything to stop her younger sister from marrying His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

This can also bring the Xu family and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince closer together.

From a long-term perspective, her husband, Prince Yan, might also need to ease the situation more.

After the decision was made, Xu Yihua did not hesitate and went straight into the palace.

It was at this time that Xu Zengshou discovered a figure in the corner.

"who!"

Xu Zengshou scolded.

A figure came out from the corner, it was my younger sister Xu Miaojin.

"Hey, it's my little sister. Why are you hiding behind me? I heard everything that Fourth Brother said just now."

Xu Zengshou asked carelessly.

Xu Miaojin's face turned slightly red, after all, this concerned her marriage.

"I heard it all."

Xu Zengshou immediately said, "Don't worry, little sister. I will make sure you can sleep on His Royal Highness's bed."

Hearing this, Xu Miaojin spat, "I'm not going to pay attention to you, Fourth Brother."

Then he turned and ran away.

Xu Zengshou laughed: "You are just a little girl, how can you be shy? Who doesn't want to sleep with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? What's the big deal?"

"Come to think of it, if I were a woman, I'd be thinking the same thing."

…

As the year draws to a close, the capital is quite lively.

Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang have also been leaving the palace more frequently recently.

The city of Nanjing really changes every year. Even though Zhu Ying has been coordinating the entire city and carrying out reforms, he naturally does not need to manage the lower-level affairs personally.

"Your Highness, this is about the renovation of the palace. Please take a look."

Eunuch Guo Zhong brought a plan for Feng Shui renovation to Zhu Ying for review.

Zhu Ying asked, "Grandpa has already seen it."

Guo Zhong replied: "Your Highness, His Majesty has already reviewed it once."

Zhu Ying nodded and began to read the story.

Just after looking at it, my brows were already furrowed.

Nanjing has both mountains and rivers and has all kinds of precious artifacts. The mountains are arranged in an orderly manner, the hall is spacious and meticulous, and it is connected to the three Chu states and controls the three rivers. It is surrounded by mountains and the Yangtze River. In particular, Zhongfu looks like a coiled dragon and Shicheng looks like a crouching tiger, which add a bit of grandeur to the gentle Nanjing. It should be the most supreme and precious place.

While Nanjing enjoys the natural water of the Yangtze River, the Ningzhen Mountains that stretch westward and the main dragon vein of Nanjing city are not thick enough. It lacks the important elements of the imperial capital, such as the hideous, tall and towering sun and moon, steles, gate towers, as well as the axis of heaven and earth, flags and drums, and rows of government offices.

The city is like a dragon crouching and a tiger crouching, because it has a mountain, but it lies scattered and has the shape but lacks the strength, and there is no remaining energy to be found.

Lailong lacks the noble dragon towers and phoenix pavilions, and the royal city has no tall and strong attendants and guards.

Such a city, even if it has dragons, tigers, lions and elephants, and thousands of auspicious signs, is not confident enough to serve as the center of the country that commands the world.

Zhongshan Mountain and the Yangtze River are two important Feng Shui factors in Nanjing, and they have strongly pushed Nanjing forward.

The conclusion given by the Feng Shui masters here is that the energy of the wall is leaking too much.

The Qinhuai River that runs through the city leaked Nanjing's royal aura, destroyed Nanjing's feng shui, and created a situation of "water breaking the center of the sky".

At this point, there is little possibility of recovery.

The current policy can only be to improve the structure of palace power, that's all.

"It seems that we can only follow the trajectory of history."

As for the Ming Dynasty, the second generation starting from Zhu Di moved the capital to Beiping, and then the Ming Dynasty lasted for three hundred years.

The capital of the Qing Dynasty was also in Peking, which was the beginning of the three hundred years of the Qing Dynasty.

Later generations naturally also took place in Peking.

From all aspects, Beiping is more suitable to be the capital of the Ming Dynasty in terms of national destiny.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that everything will be fine as long as the capital is in Beijing. The demise of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty show that the final key still lies in governance and reform.

But we have to admit that the capital is also an important factor.

After thinking it through, Zhu Ying naturally had a plan in mind.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not know some of the later events like Zhu Ying did.

The current feng shui pattern of Nanjing obviously cannot serve as a long-term capital, so the issue of relocating the capital becomes more important.

Chang'an has been abandoned because of severe soil erosion.

The only place that can be relatively confirmed seems to be Peking, the former location of the Yuan Dynasty capital.

After some discussion, the grandfather and grandson decided to move the capital to Peking.

After the New Year, the waterlogging problem in the Nanjing Imperial Palace was repaired first.

With the current financial resources of the Ming Dynasty and a full treasury, it can naturally invest more manpower and material resources in the new capital.

It was naturally impossible for Zhu Ying to attend the Feng Shui conference.

At best, it is a civil group guided by the Imperial Observatory.

It seems huge, but in fact it can only be regarded as a small circle.

There are not many Feng Shui masters, and not many of them are literate these days, let alone those who have profound knowledge of Feng Shui.

Zhu Ying took this opportunity to hand over the matter of rearranging the Peking Imperial Palace to the Imperial Observatory.

That day, Zhu Ying, who had nothing to do in the palace, went to the capital to take a look around.

It is obvious that there are too many people in Nanjing now, and there is a crowded feeling everywhere.

Especially in the outer city areas, it is crowded.

In this situation, there are queues in every restaurant and hotel.

It is not easy for outsiders to get a meal in the capital.

Some people who were unlucky were so hungry that they couldn't even have a single hot meal from morning to afternoon.

Not to mention the inns, which are almost full every day.

If you don’t have any connections, you may not even be able to get a room.

Some chambers of commerce stationed in the capital simply rented inn rooms for long-term use because of the need to travel back and forth for business.

"Master, there are too many people here. Let's not go to the market."

Song Zhong, who followed, said helplessly beside Zhu Ying.

The situation in the streets has reached the point where people are crowded. If the streets cannot be blocked without exposing their identities, some passers-by are likely to touch the body of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

This is a serious sin.

Zhu Ying looked forward at the dense crowd, and finally said helplessly: "Let's go to Xuanwu Lake. It's not bad to take a walk there."

There are many workers walking back and forth in the market, and all kinds of smells are pungent. It is not a good choice to go in.

Xuanwu Lake is not open to ordinary people, so it is much quieter.

This also made Zhu Ying realize that the development of Peking could no longer be delayed.

Soon we arrived at Xuanwu Lake.

Compared to before, Xuanwu Lake has become more lively, and young men and women from all families basically come here to enjoy the spring.

Zhu Ying didn't let Song Zhong follow.

As the pacification envoy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Song Zhong was famous and knew many people.

With this person around, even a fool can guess who he is.

Song Zhong was not worried that anything might happen to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here alone.

In terms of personal strength, Song Zhong was very clear that he was no match for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

I just waited at the door with peace of mind.

Zhu Ying also started strolling around alone.

He didn't know yet that Xuanwu Lake, due to some special reasons, had become a famous blind date corner among the officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Here you can see many women from official families traveling.

There are also many students, sir, here.

"Mr. Zhu."

Not long after Zhu Ying took a walk, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.