eurekapd Chapter 532 Life and Death
Chapter 532 Life and Death
King Huai stepped forward, patted his shoulder, smiled, and sighed:
“Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are determined by heaven!
I, Zhu Youhua, was born into wealth and have enjoyed blessings that others do not have.
Now, I think this is destined.
If God really wants to take me away, there is no way I can hide from him!
If that's the case, why not face it frankly? "
After saying this, his expression became serious.
He turned and took out a scroll from the bookshelf next to him, held it up and said aloud:
"If I really die, then my original will will be followed.
Adopt the sixth prince Zhu Cinian into my family and make him the successor of King Huai.
As for requesting the imperial court to confer a title, Jiaqi will handle it, and he can follow the procedures that have been arranged before.
Remember, you must assist Ci Nian wholeheartedly, just as you have assisted me. Do you understand?"
Liu Jiaqi and the others wiped away their tears, knelt down and kowtowed:
"I will follow the prince's orders!"
King Huai looked at these playmates who had grown up together, and stepped forward to help them up.
He sighed and comforted them for a while.
But the sorrow of separation from life and death cannot be soothed by just a few words.
Seeing this, King Huai said no more.
Starting with Liu Jiaqi, he began to arrange his funeral arrangements one by one.
Liu Jiaqi was responsible for the official affairs of the entire King Huai's fiefdom.
If compared with the official positions in the court, he is more like a powerful tutor.
At this moment, King Huai entrusted all the matters that were of concern to him.
He also emphasized that the decree was so important that it must continue to be implemented.
Thinking of this year's drought, he instructed all counties to speed up the digging of canals.
In addition, he instructed Liu Jiaqi that when the autumn harvest came, taxes must be reduced or exempted in the disaster-stricken areas.
King Huai could never forget the first time he sneaked out to play after traveling here, and saw how thin the people in his fiefdom were.
As for selling children, it is even more common.
At that time, his father had no real power. Although the counties under him belonged to King Huai's fiefdom, the county magistrates were all from the imperial court.
Even if his father wanted to push the executive order, he couldn't do it.
At that time, he made up his mind to ensure that the people in his fiefdom had enough food and clothing.
Now, after so many years, although the goal has not been fully achieved, the lives of the people in the fiefdom have finally improved.
King Huai thought about it and continued to talk about the things he was worried about.
Liu Jiaqi remembered them all in his mind.
What King Huai said were the policies that they had worked hard to implement over the years.
They don’t know how much effort they have put in for these.
As long as Liu Jiaqi is alive, he will ensure that these policies can continue to be implemented.
After Liu Jiaqi was told, it was Wang Shimin's turn.
Although Wang Shimin was a eunuch, he was King Huai's personal eunuch.
He has a talent for identifying people and is now in charge of recruiting and training talents.
Brothers like Lu Tianming, Yao Xiancheng and Lu Qingqing were all recruited by him.
At this time, he was also in charge of the schools in various counties and cities as well as the highest institution of learning in the capital, Peking University and Tsinghua University.
After King Huai gave instructions on various matters, he emphasized the issue of women's education and asked him to continue supporting women's education in the future.
Over the years, he has been trying to establish a girls' school, but he has encountered too much resistance.
Fortunately, the Textile College gained some fame last year, and now more and more women are enrolled in the provincial capital.
As for the several special forces, they are the focus of training.
This has been tested in previous decapitation operations.
Needless to say, Wang Shimin would also take it to heart.
After dealing with Wang Shimin, it was Yang Shancai's turn.
Just by listening to the name, you can tell that this person is good at managing money.
This man was also King Huai's personal eunuch, mainly responsible for the properties under the name of the royal palace.
For example, the Yining Store was his work.
King Huai then inquired about the situation at the shipyard and learned that three large sea vessels had passed the water trial period and the rest were also being launched for testing.
Hearing this, he felt relieved.
These large sea vessels were equipped with newly developed artillery, whose range and power had been improved.
When the ship is equipped with this kind of weapon, there is no need to worry about being robbed even when passing through areas where pirates are rampant.
These days, as long as you don’t get robbed, going out to sea and bringing back stuff will be a huge profit!
Moreover, King Huai cared about the crew he had trained and tried his best to equip them with the best hardware.
As long as there is no major shipwreck on the way, you can basically come back.
Thinking about the countries in the past that completed the primitive accumulation of capital through navigation, and then thinking about the corrupt feudal dragon, King Huai became more and more angry.
Yes, in his previous life, King Huai deeply detested a certain dynasty’s policy of seclusion.
Think about how we fell behind and were beaten because of our isolation, and how many people sacrificed their lives before our country became a nation.
Therefore, after accumulating some financial and human resources in this life, he decisively started a shipyard.
This time, if there is an opportunity, he will also open sea transportation in advance to complete the original accumulation of capital first.
It also allows the younger generations to enjoy the feeling of working four days and resting three days, and receiving various subsidies.
Let’s get back on track.
Yang Shancai was a natural businessman, and King Huai did not have much to say to him.
Soon, it was the turn of Tian Wenxing, a mathematical genius discovered by King Huai from his fiefdom.
After so many years of training, he is mainly responsible for the production of various lethal weapons in the Ordnance Bureau.
The artillery and improved muskets currently equipped in the army were all improved under his leadership.
Even a small pistol was made a few days ago.
At this time, King Huai emphasized the future development direction.
He had previously drawn a simplified version of a steam engine with missing arms and legs based on his impression.
Currently, the Ordnance Bureau is conducting research on this.
He hoped that the Arsenal would devote more efforts to gunpowder, artillery and muskets in the future.
As we chatted for a while, it gradually got dark outside.
Upon seeing this, King Huai immediately arranged dinner and had a late-night conversation by candlelight.
There were only two days in total, and he had so many things to arrange.
If possible, he hopes he can still have the opportunity to see those government orders implemented.
Seeing that the Ming Dynasty, which was on the verge of disintegration due to internal and external troubles, was able to become strong.
On the other side, when it was dark, Li Rui finally woke up.
This time, when he woke up, he shouted that he was starving and wanted to eat meat.
Everyone was so happy to see that he was in good spirits!
After he came to his senses, he hurried to the kitchen to get some porridge.
Li Rui saw that there was only white porridge. He stretched his head to look back and saw that there was really nothing else. He pouted.
But during the days he was sick, he could only barely eat some porridge every day, and his stomach was used to being hungry.
He just woke up, who would dare to give him meat?
Seeing that everyone around him ignored him, Li Rui rolled his eyes and tried to act pitiful.