Zhu Di sat in the empty vault again.

This is left by Lao Zhu and Empress Ma. Since Liu Chun targeted him, it has been empty. Although the royal family has a lot of money on the books, it is just a book asset.

When it comes to Zhu Di, it will be even worse, from assets to liabilities.

As soon as he ascended the throne, he forced Liu Chun to find a solution. As a result, Dongfan Island developed and the establishment of the Royal Stock Exchange finally made the wealth on the books soar.

Zhu Di was once very pleased, but within a few months, he owed a lot of debts.

What should I do?

When will I fill the treasury?

Zhu Di is getting worse the more he thinks. Could it be that I have to live by borrowing money for the rest of my life?

It is said that the emperor is rich all over the world, but why has I never felt that I was rich?

The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more he became, the more he became angry.

He didn't know who was angry, but he just wanted to find someone to vent. He really wanted to ask Yao Guangxiao or Zhang Yu to enter the palace and drink some wine with him. However, Yao Guangxiao was good at conspiracy and was not familiar with the national economy and people's livelihood. Zhang Yu was just a dull man. He asked him how to make money himself, and there was probably only one way left, which was to rob him.

Forget it, go find Liu Chun.

I asked you to raise money and say that it would be fine, and I would do whatever I wanted to sell the palace. But I just said that, how could you take it seriously?

Royal sugar companies, exchanges, banks, these are all my things. You are helping to spend it openly. What's the matter?

Zhu Di said to Mu En: "Go and prepare a jar of old wine from Hongwu for twenty years. I am going to leave the palace!"

Mu En agreed obediently. For the first few days, he was thinking that his spring was coming. As long as he caught Liu Chun's handle, he could lead the Dongchang to compete with the Jinyiwei. From then on, the eunuchs in the inner court would admire him.

What a great achievement is that so many civil and military officials have not done anything they have done!

But in a blink of an eye, Master Liu became the Sixth Master. The King of Chu went crazy and implicated a lot of literati. Then he wanted to start a school again. The emperor's treasury was empty again... If these things were really investigated, he would be wrong, at least he arrested the King of Chu! These days, Muen was worried, afraid that Zhu Di would get angry and he would suffer with it.

This time Zhu Di left the palace without asking, he must have gone to Liu Mansion.

Mu En saw through it. Zhu Di was able to trick all the civil and military officials, but he had no idea about Liu Chun, and maybe he would be fooled by Liu Chun.

I don’t know if His Majesty the Emperor can take advantage of this time. If he returns in a defeat, if he takes his anger, he will not be able to live this life.

Mu En was worried and followed Zhu Di to Liu's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, the Liu Mansion was very lively, and Liu Yuan Huangguan was also there. In addition, the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi and King Zhu Shi were shocked by Zhou, many people were there. They gathered under the grape trellis, as if discussing something.

Zhu Zhanji stood outside, listening with his ears pricked, suddenly turned around, saw Grandpa Emperor, and immediately ran over.

"Grandpa Emperor and the master are talking about the textbooks."

At this moment, Liu Chun and others noticed Zhu Di and hurried over to show their respects.

In front of so many people, Zhu Di was not good at speaking harshly, but instead he had to squeeze out a smile.

"What are you busy with?"

Zhu Xiao smiled and handed a book to Zhu Di, "Second Brother, look, this is the book we compiled."

Zhu Di frowned, "You are here too, are you going to compile medical books?"

Zhu Su hurriedly said, "No, I'm just a little bit responsible?" Zhu Su compared it with his hands. The narrow one can write at most dozens of words. Such a little thing is worthy of pride?

Zhu Di snorted, turned it open, and looked at it flashing.

The first lesson made Zhu Di shake his head: Who am I?

What is this called?

Zhu Di glanced at him quickly and said angrily: "Liu Chun, what are you playing with?

Liu Chun was wronged, "Your Majesty, I am dedicated to compiling books, but I have no tricks. If your Majesty thinks it is inappropriate, you might as well bring it up. I will definitely answer it for you."

Zhu Di ignored Liu Chun and found the problem after class: Please use what you learned in class to introduce what you are?

These editors of the books were thrown aside, and Zhu Di turned his head and happened to see Mu En.

"Come here!"

Mu En hurriedly ran over and bowed and said, "The emperor has given me instructions?"

Zhu Di looked at him for a long time and said casually: "Who do you think you are?"

"ah!"

Muen was stunned at once!

What is the problem?

Could it be that the emperor said that he was not a human being? Or that he did something that he was sorry for His Majesty? How can I answer this?

thump!

Muen knelt on the ground, kowtowed and cried bitterly.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged, I am loyal, I have nothing to do to be sorry to the emperor. I just collected some of the money I respected below, I..."

Zhu Di was so angry that he kicked.

"Silly slave! When will I ask these questions? I ask you, who is it?"

Muen rolled on the ground several times. Her mind was dizzy and she barely got up, looking bitter.

"Prince, I forgive the stupidity of my servant. I really don't know who I am."

"You don't know who you are, then who are you?"

"I, I am not a thing! I beg the emperor to spare my life!" Muen kowtowed again.

At this time, the prince Zhu Gaochi coughed and said, "Mu En, the father means to let you introduce your identity. For example, we two have never known each other. If you want me to know you, what do you want to say?"

After Zhu Gaochi's explanation, Mu En finally understood that he wanted to slap himself. Such a simple question made him so embarrassed. Don't let the people in the East Factory know, otherwise he wouldn't make him laugh to death.

Muen thought seriously and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am the slave of Emperor Yongle. Thanks to the grace of the emperor, I am the governor of the East Jushi Factory. I am loyal and obeyed the orders. I will never slackew on my slackness for a moment. I..."

"Enough!"

Zhu Di shouted angrily, "Get out of here, useless slave!"

Mu En couldn't figure out what he said wrongly. Why was His Majesty so angry? He retreated aside. At this moment, Zhu Di lowered his head again and carefully looked through the textbooks in his hand.

He patiently finished the first lesson, then thought about it for a long time before he nodded slowly.

"I underestimated the importance of this class!"

Liu Chun smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I think that taking advantage of the opportunity of promoting education, the people must be clear about who they are. This is the foundation."

Who you are sounds like a very naive question, but it contains the most basic identity of your identity and the basis for building a country.

Take later generations as an example. If you ask a person, his identity, as long as his mind is normal, he will basically tell you that he is Chinese, and then he is from another identity, from a certain province, from a certain industry, or from a certain class, and outline a complete person... Even if he doesn't say it, he will acknowledge his nationality in his heart.

Many people may think that the recognition of "Chinese" is easy, but it is not. Take the Ming Dynasty for example. Most of the people at the bottom, especially some remote rural areas, know nothing about the outside world.

When asked who they are, they will probably answer that they are from a certain village or a certain family, and it is rare to find out which county and prefecture they are in.

As for the emperor and officials, they are all very far away. Maybe they have a vague impression, but they are almost the same as the statues of gods in the temple.

The one they contacted the most was the minor officials, so in the hearts of the people, the court was mostly just for money and food, and that's all.

Not to mention the people, even ordinary scholars may not be able to figure out which country they are from, or in their hearts, the country is secondary.

If you ask them who they are, they will most likely say that they are from Huguang, from Shandong, or from Lingnan. In their hearts, their hometown is ranked first.

In addition, they will also say that they are disciples of XX and X to demonstrate their identity.

It is very interesting to say that in ancient times, the biggest and most widely recognized one was Confucian recognition. Scholars from all over the world regarded themselves as disciples of Confucius and Mencius.

Many people say that Confucianism has maintained a great unification for thousands of years, and from this perspective, it makes sense.

Because Confucianism has the widest and most solid identity, even if a foreign race comes in, he must bow to this Confucian identity.

But that's all the role of Confucianism. After the circle of scholars, ordinary people still agree with their hometowns. Therefore, they heard that there was war in the border areas, and they may not be willing to sacrifice. Once the enemy reaches the doorstep, many people will rise up to protect their hometowns, and even sacrifice their lives and be executed generously.

Because they were born and raised here, they had a deep affection for this land and knew that it was this land that nurtured them. When the distance exceeded their cognition, they naturally became cold.

"Your Majesty, what I want to build in this first lesson is the recognition of the Ming Dynasty. When asked about everyone, they can tell that they are from the Ming Dynasty, their king and father are the emperor of the Zhu family, and they live in a country with a long history... Over the years, countless people with lofty ideals have created splendid civilizations, and there are too many amazing historical figures that are worth remembering and remembering."

"When everyone has a common memory, they will consciously safeguard this country. When the country encounters difficulties, one side will support each other in difficulties, and 100 million people will be able to unite! Your Majesty can mobilize the grassroots forces of this country and make the Ming Dynasty truly invincible!"

Zhu Di's pupils tightened and bloomed in an instant, like flowers blooming, and his mood suddenly improved. This is the real unification. Even Qin Shihuang dared not expect... What is debt or emptiness of the treasury is not important at all.
Chapter completed!