In fact, more than ten portraits and identities of women were passed on to Liu He, but all of them were rejected by Zhu Yuanzhang.

It always feels a little bit worse.

In the past, Empress Ma was basically responsible for the marriages of the Ming Dynasty royal family, and Zhu Yuanzhang never had much control over them.

Now Concubine Ning is in charge of the descendants of the royal family.

However, the eldest grandson's situation was special. Concubine Ning didn't know about it before, so it was Liu He who was always looking for someone.

Zhu Yuanzhang just said it casually and did not really want to punish Liu He. He was more concerned about his eldest grandson.

Zhu Ying's visit to the Gunpowder Department naturally could not be hidden from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang paid much more attention to the Gunpowder Department than Zhu Ying.

Ever since Ye Yueqing joined the Gunpowder Department to coordinate the development of matchlock guns, Zhu Yuanzhang would be informed of the situation in the Gunpowder Department in detail every day.

Over the past few days, Zhu Yuanzhang has been extremely satisfied with the progress of the development of matchlock guns, which is much faster than his previous work on fire-union artillery.

It turns out that Zhu Yuanzhang also thought that these matchlock guns would not be initially equipped in the army until next year.

But based on the current production, by the time of the expedition to Japan in the spring of next year, they will be directly equipped and put into use on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "These Japanese countries were really angry with us in the early years. This time our eldest grandson created such an artifact, we must let these Japanese people know how powerful it is."

"Command Feng Sheng, this old boy has nothing to do recently. He is going to build ships for us. We must build enough ships to go to Japan before the spring of next year."

In the early Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, a section of the Huitong River in Shandong Province of the Grand Canal opened by the Yuan Dynasty was blocked by silt due to the Yellow River bursting its banks.

At that time, the military pay transported from the south of the Yangtze River to Peking and Liaodong relied on sea transportation. It was Tang He who was responsible for supervising the construction of sea ships.

Later, Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai, established the Suzhou Shipbuilding Yard at Xiaobeimen of Taicang to cast large-scale shipping ships.

However, Wu Zhen died of illness in the twelfth year of Hongwu's reign. After he was granted the title of Duke of Haiguo, he was considered to be a member of Hu Weiyong's party and was expelled from the title.

After the maritime ban, the casting of sea-going ships gradually became less of a focus and shifted to the production of river ships.

Today's expedition to the Japanese country means that they need to be recast. It will definitely be too late to cast them all. It is still necessary to transform some large water transport ships into warships and equip them with sufficient artillery.

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When Zhu Ying returned to the palace, it was still a few hours before dinner.

After walking around the Imperial Guard Training Center, we returned to Kunning Palace.

For now, the old man didn't give him any time to rest. In the study room of Kunning Palace, no matter how much Zhu Ying reviewed, Guo Zhong, the eunuch who held the pen the next day, would considerately help him finish it.

So whenever he had free time, Zhu Ying would review the memorials.

Reviewing memorials may seem cumbersome, but it is also the fastest way to understand the current grassroots situation in various places in the Ming Dynasty.

According to the current system, the reporting of memorials already includes even the county magistrate of the lower county.

Every month, the county magistrate must report the current situation in his county and convey it directly to the emperor.

There were 1,427 counties in the Ming Dynasty.

This means that there are at least 1,427 normal work reports alone, and this is just for the county magistrate.

The officials in charge of the places going up must report.

Moreover, if Zhu Yuanzhang feels that there is something wrong with these reported situations, he will arrange for the censor to go and inspect.

This is why, during the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang's power had such a profound influence, because his edicts really reached the county.

The county magistrate was able to communicate directly with the emperor, so he naturally had more awe in his heart. When he reported the situation in the county, he did not dare to describe it wantonly. After all, everyone knew that his majesty was from a poor peasant background.

He may know more about the affairs of the people than the county magistrate.

When Zhu Yingcai entered the study, the eunuch Guo Zhong handed him a piece of information.

Zhu Ying opened it and saw that it was about the situation of King Zhu Di of Yan and King Zhu Fan of Jin.

The King of Yan, Zhu Di, thought that he had done it without anyone noticing, but the killing of the people and the clearing of the country were clearly written in the intelligence.

After reading it, Zhu Ying didn't feel much.

He was not surprised that Zhu Di was able to do this. After all, in future generations, this was Emperor Yongle.

I just read in my hand some of the military situation of King Yan and Zhu Di, as well as the army's armaments, logistics, control, etc.

Zhu Ying suddenly frowned.

As far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, his time to act in war is very slow.

For now, with regard to coastal Japanese pirates, everything has just begun.

According to time estimates, a large number of Japanese pirates should have gathered along the coast. On the side of King Yan and King Jin, except for some armies, the surrounding armies have not yet been fully integrated.

Marching in ancient times was originally very slow and relied entirely on soldiers walking.

Thinking of this, an idea suddenly flashed in Zhu Ying's mind.
Chapter completed!