The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 265 May the flag of the Ming Dynasty fly throughout the world
Zhu Xiong Ying introduced him directly.

"This is a landmass we haven't seen yet. It's no smaller than the Ming Dynasty, but the key is that there aren't many people on it, only some primitive tribes of savages. Although some countries have developed, they are much weaker than our Ming Dynasty. It has many fertile lands, and there are even more fish than you can eat along the coast!"

"If we can take over this place, we can definitely develop it even better!"

Meanwhile, Prince Zhu Di of Yan turned his attention to the north.

The grasslands are the place he most wants to conquer. Now, the Yan Kingdom is no longer enough for him. He wants to build a powerful empire like the Mongol Empire of the past.

At this moment, Qin King Zhu Shuang frowned and looked at Zhu Xiong Ying.

"Since these places are so good, why did you tell us instead of just sending troops to seize them?"

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying sighed.

"These places are too far from the Ming Dynasty. An expedition would definitely consume a lot of resources. Besides, even if we conquer these places, we can't defend them for long!"

"Such a great place, instead of letting others benefit from it, we should let our own people benefit from it!"

"As long as our generation can conquer all these places, and then through the governance of our descendants, it won't be long before all the places under heaven belong to us, and the people of the Zhu family will be in charge of the whole world!"

The princes were extremely excited upon hearing this, as it was far better than being a prince who could only loaf around and wait to die in the mainland.

Many of the feudal lords were still young, and at this stage, it was still possible to bring them back to their senses.

With this in mind, these princes were no longer so resistant to the assessment methods that Zhu Xiong Ying had previously announced.

As princes of the Ming Dynasty, they all had their own pride, and none of them wanted to admit that they were weaker than others.

Seeing the excitement on their faces, Zhu Xiong Ying nodded in satisfaction.

Afterwards, Zhu Xiong Ying produced many copies of these maps. These maps were not as complete as the ones Zhu Xiong Ying had, but they represented various different locations.

The princes looked at these places and each chose their favorite one.

Two vassal kings also coveted the same piece of land and secretly competed with each other.

The twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, was extremely shocked to see this scene. What he thought would be a very difficult matter was resolved by Zhu Xiong Ying in just a few words.

None of these princes disagreed.

Upon seeing this result, the twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, was immediately impressed. As expected of Zhu Xiong Ying, he knew that nothing would happen if Zhu Xiong Ying was in this place.

At this time, they were at Renshou Palace.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao enjoyed a relaxed life.

Over the years, not only Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang had no rest, but even Crown Prince Zhu Biao hadn't had a proper rest.

Now that all the affairs of the court have been handed over to Zhu Xiong Ying, although they still have some worries, they are much more at ease than before.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang beside him and said.

"Is it really a bad idea to entrust all the affairs of my younger brothers to U.A. right now? It would be troublesome if it negatively impacted U.A.'s reputation!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression darkened upon hearing this, after all, he was the one who had established the system of vassal kings, and who would have thought that his favorite grandson would oppose it.

After thinking of this place, he snorted coldly.

"It's all that brat's fault for causing all this trouble. Even if something goes wrong, it's his fault!" "He only has himself to blame; we're not going to help him!"

Empress Ma looked at the father and son with a sense of helplessness.

Both of them have a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Although that's what they say on the surface, if anything happens to Zhu Xiong Ying, these two people will probably run faster than rabbits.

Soon Erhu outside brought the latest news.

We saw that the two tigers had arrived at this place, and both Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao were very excited.

After they saw the contents, they breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully nothing bad had happened.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang said triumphantly.

"I told you, our good grandson can handle this matter well. No matter what, they are all our sons, and our sons are all ambitious. How could they be anything but?"

Empress Ma and Crown Prince Zhu Biao couldn't help but purse their lips upon hearing this; Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't been like this just now.

However, Empress Ma breathed a sigh of relief after resolving this matter.

The issue of vassal kings has always been difficult to resolve throughout history.

But unfortunately, she didn't know how to say it.

They are all her sons, whether they are her biological children or not, she raised them all single-handedly.

Both are my flesh and blood, it's really hard to favor one over the other.

Now that these princes have their own ambitions, they will surely have the same goal in mind, rather than their own sons and brothers. This is what makes him truly gratified.

After reaching this place, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao and said.

"While you're all in a good mood, I have another piece of good news to tell you. The potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and other crops that U.A. had me plant before have yielded a bumper harvest. So I planted them again using the methods U.A. taught me, and got even more seeds!"

"Now that we've planted these seeds, we'll definitely be able to get more grain next year. I'm afraid we'll be able to grow grain in the Northwest region in the future!"

"We won't need to rely entirely on grain from the Jiangnan region anymore!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his crown prince Zhu Biao were extremely excited when they heard this.

Sure enough, this was Zhu Xiong Ying's doing again.

Historically, when problems arose in other regions, grain was usually transferred from the Jiangnan region. However, the Jiangnan region has not been doing well in recent years, and the Ming Dynasty is currently facing a severe grain shortage. If something serious were to happen, the Ming Dynasty would likely be unable to mobilize sufficient resources. Fortunately, Zhu Xiong Ying is in charge here. With Zhu Xiong Ying's arrangement, they will be able to obtain more grain in the future and will no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was complicated. This was a problem he had been trying to solve for years, so he tried to stockpile as much grain as possible, but he never expected that the grain he had stockpiled would be stolen by those corrupt officials.

But Zhu Xiong Ying solved the problem, and he sighed when he thought of it.

"Having a good grandson really makes things easy. Now we can finally relax and take a good rest!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao shared the same sentiment. He hadn't had a proper rest all these years. Even when he had a back ailment, he chose to endure it without seeking treatment. Now that the future of the Ming Dynasty was secure, they could finally get some rest.

(End of this chapter)