After spending some time with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunwen returned to the Eastern Palace and met his two younger sisters, Princess Yilun and Princess Jiangdu, whom he had not seen for many days.
They were both wearing thick coats now. The two girls were growing up and becoming more and more beautiful and charming.
They were overjoyed to see Zhu Yunwen. Since Zhu Yunwen rose to power, the two of them had never been bullied again and now lived a carefree life without any worries.
Zhu Yunwen felt inexplicably better after seeing them.
He went up to them, patted their heads, and said:
"How are things? Has no one been bullying you while Third Brother was away?"
The two maids laughed upon hearing this, and then Princess Jiangdu said:
"Third Brother, what you're saying is true. Nowadays, let alone the Crown Prince's Palace, who in the world would dare to bully us?"
Zhu Yunwen laughed heartily and continued:
"It's good that no one is bullying you. But Third Brother is usually very busy and can't come to keep you company."
Princess Yilun: "Third brother is the grandson of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince, so naturally he should be doing important national affairs. We are no longer children, and we understand this principle."
Zhu Yunwen sat in a chair and said to his two younger sisters:
"It would be best if you could understand. Third Brother has already taken care of many things. From now on, you can just play happily in this palace without any worries. Third Brother still has things to do and can't be with you often."
Both maids knew what Zhu Yunwen meant: Lady Lü was dead, and Zhu Yunwen had become a down-on-his-luck prince.
The injustices suffered by the siblings over the years have all been resolved.
Those things should naturally be let go of in your heart.
At the Eastern Palace, Zhu Yunwen spent quality time with his two younger sisters, and the next day he went to the Wenhua Hall.
Upon seeing Zhu Yunwen approach, Yang Shiqi immediately stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said:
Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince!
Yang Rong and Yang Pu also stood up and bowed to Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "What is it that you want to congratulate me on?"
Yang Shiqi laughed heartily: "Your Highness the Crown Prince's land policy has been implemented so smoothly and completely. Shouldn't we congratulate you? Originally, I predicted that it would take at least three months to implement."
Unexpectedly, it was fully implemented in just over a month, less than two months. His Highness the Crown Prince's contribution in this regard was truly outstanding.
"If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince traveling to various places to personally implement the policy and discover some problems, the land policy might have been delayed indefinitely."
Zhu Yunwen did not feign modesty in this regard, nodding and saying:
"Indeed, personally discovering problems always leads to the most incisive solutions. However, we still have a lot to do, and we cannot relax just because we have accomplished this one task."
When Ma Sanbao brings back grain seeds from overseas, promoting their distribution will be no easier than implementing land policies.
Yang Shiqi stroked his beard; although he was still young, he looked old and frail.
"Indeed, whether it's implementing land policies or promoting large-scale grain planting, it will harm the interests of certain people. Fortunately, this trend has only been going on for a short time since the founding of the country."
His Majesty the Emperor is supremely dignified and inviolable. His Highness the Crown Prince is resourceful and ruthless; together they are a perfect match, a powerful alliance. There is no policy in the world that cannot be implemented.
Zhu Yunwen laughed heartily. Although Yang Shiqi's words contained an element of flattery, it was undeniable that they were pretty much true.
Because it was the founding period, the founding emperor was majestic and domineering, possessed great courage, and was decisive in killing. Therefore, the people of the world, whether they were scholar-officials or powerful families, were quite afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang.
To put it bluntly, none of these powerful families and scholar-officials, including the civil and military officials in the imperial court, could influence Zhu Yuanzhang.
Having such a strong foundation greatly facilitated Zhu Yunwen's implementation of policies.
Suddenly, Yang Rong seemed to have thought of something and said to Zhu Yunwen:
"The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works have now perfectly integrated the mining and popularization of coal."
According to the memorials submitted by local county magistrates, even remote areas such as the Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast regions have achieved universal coal burning and affordability.
In addition, according to local statistics, the number of deaths this winter was roughly the same as in previous years, except at the beginning.
As coal was distributed to various regions, the number of deaths decreased rapidly, and today the death toll has been greatly reduced, to less than 10% of previous years.
After most people acquired coal for heating, the problem of the cold winter was solved.
Zhu Yunwen was quite satisfied with the data, but he still couldn't help asking:
"Although the number has decreased significantly, it is still 10%, which is still a terrifying figure. In previous years, the number of people who froze to death in winter was as high as hundreds of thousands or even millions. Even though it is less than 10% of the previous years, at least tens of thousands of people still froze to death this winter."
The cold weather will last for another month or two. During this time, we will continue to increase the promotion of coal and conduct surveys on truly impoverished families.
If they truly can't afford it, then the price can be lowered again appropriately. Even losing money is acceptable.
Yang Rong frowned and said, "If this is implemented, local officials will likely give special treatment, such as preferential treatment to those whose families are not poor."
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