I'm really not the carpenter emperor

It wasn't until he looked at the withered old ginseng hanging on the wall that his expression froze, and he sat down on the Nine Dragon Throne.

Wang Chaofu followed in, holding the carefully prepared "family meal" in the inner palace and presented it to his eyes, "Master, this is brought by the concubine, and it is said to be the handicraft of the concubine Liang."

"Okay, let's put it here."

Zhu Youxiao smelled the aroma of the rice, his appetite soared, and he felt better.

Gong'e stepped forward and waited around wearing a sky-blue silk scarf. Zhu Youxiao picked up the chopsticks and started today's dinner on the imperial table.

After more than a month, the emperor finally came back to stay in the palace again, and the surrounding palace people looked happy, and the dinner at Kunning Palace was to celebrate this event.

The harem of the Ming Dynasty was ruled by a concubine and Zhang Yan, and Zhu Youxiao didn't have so many concubines. Since the Hakka family was expelled and Concubine Zheng was thrown into the cold palace, nothing happened.

"My lord, which palace will you stay tonight?" Wang Chaofu seemed to be in a good mood seeing the emperor's delicious food, and also asked the concubines what they were most concerned about.

"Just stay in Qianqing Palace, I will rest after eating." Zhu Youxiao mixed vegetable soup into the rice and ate it, and said while eating:

"After a tiring day, I don't feel like going anywhere now."

"Send one of the rabbits and deer hunted today to each palace one by one, and say that I hunted it myself and rewarded them."

Saying that, Zhu Youxiao glanced down at the fragrant food, and muttered:

"This harem doesn't eat human fireworks all day long, so it should be okay to eat meat and let them taste the game outside the palace."

Wang Chaofu raised his hand and took a look, then said calmly:

"Okay, servant girl will take people to each palace."

After speaking, he didn't leave, secretly guessing the emperor's thoughts in his heart.

Seeing that he hadn't left yet, Zhu Youxiao also smiled, and said, "Go to Kunning Palace first. I haven't seen the queen for a month. It's strange."

Only then did Wang Chaofu smile, and bowed and said:

"The servant understands His Majesty's intentions."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and said with a smile:

"You old eunuch, Zhongxian sent you here back then, and he really understood my thoughts. Go, I want to eat."

"Hey, the servant has gone."

Wang Chaofu smiled, and brought the two eunuchs to the outside of Xinuang Pavilion to give some instructions, and then slowly walked away from the corridor.

Hearing the sound of footsteps drifting away, Zhu Youxiao looked at the rice bowl with deep eyes.

According to the Ordnance Department, although the problem of gunpowder has been solved and the technology has been learned from the Spaniards, it is not so easy to carry out quantitative charging.

Quantitative charge, it is best to need a paper cartridge case to exert its maximum power.

However, this kind of paper eggshell requires sophisticated instruments to manufacture.

In terms of Ming's craftsmanship, it may take some time for the instrument to be manufactured, but certain parts of the instrument cannot be manufactured in the whole of Asia.

Parts and instruments are stuck, so it is impossible to count on the mass production of paper shells in the short term, and we still have to rely heavily on imports. The Spaniards may value this benefit.

To put it bluntly, if he didn't get benefits, why would Philip IV send the royal family across the oceans to sign military agreements and commercial agreements with Ming Dynasty?

Now in the whole of Asia, only the Hao mirror, that is, the Spanish Bucarao Cannon Foundry in Macau, as later generations said.

Buying from the Bugarao Cannon Factory is not an option. After all, bullet casings are a large amount of consumables, and they are used in large quantities during daily training.

The easiest way is to buy instruments and parts.

This time, the Armaments Division also took precautions, and purchased the first batch of equipment from Spain with funds allocated by the imperial court. It could have been used for a period of time, or at least equip the Yongwei Battalion and the Frontier Army. This is a good thing.

But this batch of instruments was intercepted by those Dutchmen when they were shipped back!

This matter must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the business will be affected, and the income will be directly reduced by a large amount, not to mention that the equipment is not in place, and the paper bullet casings have not been produced.

With such thoughts in mind, Zhu Youxiao quickly finished his dinner, and was washed and washed by two handsome ladies.

While cleansing the face, Feng Quan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Wang Chengen, the steward of Huangji Palace, asked to see him outside the door.

Zhu Youxiao squinted, wiped his face with a towel, and said lightly:

"Wait."

After a while, after Zhu Youxiao finished washing, he gave the outside a wink.

The two walked into Xinuang Pavilion carefully. After visiting, Feng Quan first said:

"I heard that His Majesty returned from a hunting trip in Nanhaizi, causing a sensation in the government and the public. I didn't want to disturb you. However, the three guards of Saibei sent a letter, saying that there is something that I want to lobby for."

Zhu Youxiao sat back on the throne, and said:

"Sanbei Sanwei, how did those Mongols get in touch with you?"

Feng Quan sneered, "Your Majesty forgot that Guihua City was built by a minister who was ordered to go out to supervise the construction, and I am familiar with Zaisai and others."

"I forgot, let's talk about it, what's the matter that I can't go directly to the memorial, and I want to ask you to mediate it?" Zhu Youxiao really didn't expect what it would be.

Could it be that the Chahar Department sent troops again?

But this is unlikely. With Lin Danhan's temperament in history, now he is afraid that his headquarters will be damaged and it will be difficult to subdue the troops, so how could he be so desperate.

"What are you here for?" Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wang Chengen.

Wang Cheng'en respectfully said: "This time, my maidservant, it is also because of what Feng Shangshu said. Last year, King Fuyu also mentioned this matter when he was sent to Saibei as an envoy."

"what's up?"

"King Fuyu wants to marry his daughter into the palace and become the imperial concubine of Ming Dynasty. I don't know if His Majesty will agree. That's why we two are called..."

Feng Quan was speaking, but suddenly heard a loud laugh from above.

He and Wang Chengen looked at each other, both were at a loss, the latter rolled his eyes, and said a compromise, "I think about it, the emperor likes hunting, and all the Mongolian women can ride horses, so they can accompany the king. "

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "So it's for this matter. Why did I never know that Zaisai had a daughter?"

After hearing this, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

It sounds like the emperor is not against this matter.

Feng Quan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the man has already been sent to the palace. If you want it, we'll see you first."

"What, you've already been sent to the palace?" Zhu Youxiao, who was about to go to sleep, suddenly became energetic. Mongolian girls, they must be pretty hot-tempered!

It's good to meet you, this is a scenery that you can't find in the Central Plains.

Zhu Youxiao still looked reluctant, "How could you secretly bring someone into the palace without telling me?"

"Isn't this trapping me and the Jedi?"

The two quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Feng Quan didn't even dare to raise his head.

"I'll see you, Lord. It's really not good. I'll find an excuse and send it back." After Wang Chengen finished speaking, his whole body was trembling.

Seeing their frightened appearance, Zhu Youxiao raised the corner of his mouth and sighed:

"In that case, let her come in."

Chapter 652 I'm not good at being a woman

Looking at the Mongolian girl who followed Gong'e into the Xinuang Pavilion step by step, Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up.

This kind of sassy and heroic spirit of grassland people walking is something that women in the pass will never learn.

It's just that this girl walked in the Forbidden City of the Great Ming Emperor, like a young eagle that was restrained and locked in a cage.

For a while, Zhu Youxiao couldn't bear it.

After all, I know how much time I usually have to take care of these children's love.

Even Zhang Yan, the most beloved queen, would not be favored for a month in a row, and Yu's concubine Liang, Chun, and Yu were even rarer.

Although those beautiful girls in the Chuxiu Palace and more concubines also live in the palace, they haven't even seen the shadow of the emperor for more than five years.

Zhu Youxiao has no skills at all, and it is difficult for one person to take care of everything.

The waves in Zhu Youxiao's eyes gradually rose and faded, and he walked out of the imperial case, came to her side, examined it carefully from head to toe, and asked:

"what's your name?"

It is rare for a girl to dare to look directly at the emperor at this time. This temperament also surprised Wang Chengen, who has been in the officialdom for many years.

She plucked up her courage, clenched her fists and said, "Utia, Borji Jinshi!"

Zhu Youxiao has long learned to hide his feelings with his eyes. No matter what he thinks in his heart, his eyes are still so flat, just like an ancient well without waves.

"The Golden Family can have an heir like you, and he can smile."

The so-called "he" in Zhu Youxiao's remarks actually carried the meaning of a respectful title, and Utia could naturally hear who it was talking about.

Only Genghis Khan, the hero in her heart, and Temujin, her ancestor who ruled the grassland, can make Emperor Ming show respect.

"how old are you."

"16 is old."

"16 years old..." Zhu Youxiao's eyes moved, raised his eyebrows, took down the saber hanging on the wall, and asked with a smile:

"Can you dance swords?"

Utia looked at the sword in the emperor's hand, shook her head and said:

"will not."

"The Mongols use scimitars. If you talk about riding and hunting, I may not lose to you."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at her, thinking that she was a girl with a strong temper.

These words also made Feng Quan and Wang Cheng'en extremely regretful, they brought a woman to attack His Majesty like this, how could the two of them still be panting when they went back.

"I won't forget it."

Zhu Youxiao said, his black eyes did not fluctuate:

"Look at the green mountains and green waters outside. When you came to Beijing, there were peach blossoms blooming on the side of the road, and eagles spreading their wings on the grassland. Why do you still want to go to the palace to be my concubine?"

"It's good to be free outside, isn't it?"

Utia was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect the Emperor Ming to say such a thing, she thought that she was no less beautiful than the women in the pass.

At the moment, become a little anxious:

"No, I will only marry real heroes!"

"I am not this hero."

"You are!"

"That's it." Zhu Youxiao chuckled, walked to the edge of the palace eaves, looked at the pavilions and towers in the Forbidden City from a distance, and restrained his smile on his brows:

"Do you know how long it takes for those concubines to see me? The shortest is a few months, and the longest is several years. You are still young, go back to the grassland and find someone to marry..."

"Stop thinking about entering the palace, my woman, it's not easy."

Utia's eyes were full of disbelief, and she was about to say something, but was stopped by Wang Cheng'en on the right.

Zhu Youxiao naturally knew that by marrying Zai Sai, he could become more pro-marriage with all the tribes in the north of Sai, and the ceremony of monarch and minister was even more unbreakable.

However, Zhu Youxiao couldn't bear to do this. Utia, she was supposed to be a young eagle on the grassland, and she shouldn't be locked in this deep palace because of this political marriage.

The so-called villain, let me do it.

To say a thousand words and ten thousand is because I don't like you. Go back to the grassland and live the happy life that should belong to you.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao turned around, waved his hands and said:

"Take her out of the palace and send someone to escort her all the way out of customs."

Utia, who was full of reconciliation, was finally forcibly pulled away by Xiao Xie.

Hearing her tweaking voice go away, Zhu Youxiao still felt a little empty in his heart, but after all, he didn't have any emotional basis, that's all.

Not long after, Wang Chengen returned to Xinuang Pavilion and said in a low voice:

"My lord, this is what Utia left for you."

Zhu Youxiao turned around and saw that it was actually a curved bow with a pink square handkerchief. It looked like a strong bow commonly used by grassland women.

Looking at the bow, Zhu Youxiao didn't know what to say for a while.