Zhu Jun and Liu Guoxuan and the king and minister were having a good conversation. A sharp report suddenly came in from outside the hall: "Duke of Qian, Grand Secretary Mu Tianbo, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary Zhou Mubai, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and Grand Secretary of the Cabinet Yang Side."

Zhu Jun nodded to Liu Guoxuan: "You retreat first, I will let Mao Wenjing's naval army camp tomorrow."

Liu Guoxuan saluted and said goodbye. When he left the threshold, he was just catching three great scholars in front of him. Liu Guoxuan had to retreat aside and waited for the three of them to enter the hall before leaving the Cold Winter Pavilion.

"Long live my emperor." When the three great ministers saw the ceremony together, Mu Tianbo excitedly took out a stack of memorials and presented them to the imperial case, saying: "Emperor, the cabinet received the memorials from the governors, supervisors, and commanders of the provinces. The construction of the Chidao has been completed by eight or nine out of ten. The provinces are negotiating how to connect. The Yingtian Prefecture Office in Haidu City has also gone to negotiate. I believe that in another month, all Chidao will be connected and connected in all directions."

Zhu Jun nodded. The project, which had consumed the Daming treasury and invested a total of nearly eight million taels of silver, finally came to an end. Zhu Jun could have done the same thing. Seeing the three college scholars smiling all over his face, he knew why they were excited to come here. The affairs of the concubines could no longer be delayed. So he said: "Transfer my will to make Qu'er the daughter of Gui Bo Qu'er as the queen, and Xueer of Zhou as the imperial concubine, and choose a good day to get married."

Zhu Jun had long considered this. In the palace, there were only these two daughters who were familiar with him. Qu Ci's father was Qu Shisi, a famous general of the anti-Qing Dynasty. He also served as a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. He was one of the most powerful supporters to support Yongli's ascension to the throne. Although this person was a literati, when he supported Yongli ascended the throne in Zhaoqing, he had repeatedly defeated the Qing army. After the Qing army captured Zhaoqing, Emperor Yongli fled to Guilin. Qu Shisi borrowed 300 Portuguese soldiers from Macau and shot several more. He recovered a lot of lost land and protected Guilin's security for several years. Until the end, the Qing army came to Guilin, Yongli continued to flee west with the military and civilians. Only Qu Shisi in the entire Guilin city was unwilling to leave, and was willing to live and die with Guilin. In the end, he was captured and died unyieldingly.

Such heroes have always been regarded as spiritual idols by the remnants of the South China Sea. If Qu Ci does not discuss Qu Ci's character, just these deeds of her father are enough to be in the world. Although Zhou Xueer was Zhou Mubai's niece, she was also shrouded in the halo of a Grand Secretary, she was several levels worse than Qu Ci's orthodox status. What's more, if Zhou Xueer was the queen, Zhou Mubai would become a true royal relative. Royal relatives would inevitably have the act of taking power as Grand Secretary. Tian Fen during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han and Yang Guozhong during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang were all lessons. Zhu Jun had to care carefully.

"My emperor is wise." Mu Tianbo and Yang Side showed joy on his face, and his worries for several days were wiped out. For them, the establishment of the queen was even more festive than the capture of Java. What's more, Qu Ci was the queen, and she was the best choice among thousands. With her in charge of the harem, the foreign ministers were relieved.

Zhou Mubai didn't know what it felt. He originally suggested that the emperor first establish a concubine before giving birth to a prince, but now the situation is complete and he has no power to turn the world back. However, it is also a blessing to have his niece Zhou Xueer become the imperial concubine. For a moment, he didn't even know whether it was joy or sorrow.

The emperor's wedding is a big deal. We must first choose a good day and auspicious day. There are many complicated etiquettes and decorations. It will not be done in a few months. Although Mu Tianbo and Yang Side were happy, they began to remember that there are still many things to be prepared. Mu Tianbo said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to rush to issue this decree first. Wait for the ministers to discuss with the Ministry of Rites and jointly formulate auspicious day. It is not too late to make a red mark after the rules are issued. For the sake of the plan, be sure to prepare early. At that time, the envoys and commanders of various countries and provinces will come to the sea to pay their respects, and there will be no flaws."

Zhu Jun said: "This is the reason. Everything is done by Mu Aiqing. Qu Ci's adoptive father is Zhao Zhili, a attendant of the Hanlin Academy. What is this person's knowledge and character?"

Mu Tianbo said: "The Emperor Zhao Xueli was a Jinshi Tanhua, a 1st-class Jinshi in the 12th year of Chongzhen. He was selected as a attendant of the Hanlin Academy. He had no knowledge and was loyal and upright, and had noble character. Gui Bo Qu Shisi was close to him during his lifetime. When Qu Shili volunteered to guard Guilin alone, he entrusted his daughter to Zhao Xueli. Qu then appointed Zhao Xueli as his adoptive father."

Zhu Jun nodded and said, "Tomorrow, let Zhao Shijue enter the palace to meet him. He is appointed as the Prince's Young Guardian. One day, I have a prince. Let him teach you."

"I obey the order." Mu Tianbo bowed to Zhu Jun and said, "Your Majesty, the road has been repaired now. Will all the post stations be moved to both sides of the road? In this way, the post stations are delivered much faster. Moreover, the maintenance of the road is also a huge expense. If the road maintenance personnel are re-recruited, it is inevitable that there will be more and more losses. Why not hand over the maintenance of the road to the post station for treatment?"

Zhu Jun did not expect to raise the road. After Mu Tianbo reminded him, he hurriedly said: "This is the reason. I am sure. How did the Dutch prisoners arranged the land?"

"All of them have been detained in labor camps. Western consultant Ames personally registered and assigned craftsmen to them. Most of the men were assigned to workshops, shipyards and other places to work. Some Western geese doctors were assigned to medical treatment and teaching in medicine halls and colleges. All women and children went to textile workshops to do some work such as cocoon silk and weaving cloth within their ability."

"In addition, there are also some Dutch senior officials who are still in prison and are waiting for the emperor to leave."

Zhu Jun nodded: "Let them come to the palace tomorrow, I want to meet these people. Is there a director of East India Company among them?"

"It is the Earth Emperor, whose name is Mohan, it is said to be even bigger than the Governor's official. Java's government affairs must be carried out through his approval."

Zhu Jun talked about government affairs with the Grand Secretary, and it was not until the evening that the three Grand Secretary said goodbye.

On the second day, Zhu Jun first met with Qu Ci's adoptive father Zhao Zhili. He was quite polite to his father-in-law Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun chatted with him softly and announced his decree to appoint him as the young security guard of the prince, which made him work hard to cultivate the prince in the future. Zhao Zhili was moved to tears. Officials of his level of rank rarely could speak alone with the emperor on weekdays. Taking advantage of the opportunity, this loyal Taoist scholar hurriedly told Zhu Jun various great truths, such as opening up the road of speech, and the people value the king and neglecting him.

Zhu Jun felt a chill and said to himself: "My future son will suffer. When you meet a teacher and grandfather like this, wouldn't you be upset by these dogmas every day?"

Zhao Zhili was still tireless when he talked about it. He was talking and citing evidence. Zhu Jun couldn't interrupt him, so he had to laugh and nod and praise him. While he was busy winking at Xiao Guizi by his side, Xiao Guizi was stunned for a long time and still didn't understand what it meant. In the end, the general guarding the palace reported that the Dutch captive Director Mohan was brought to him and was relieved.

Zhu Jun relaxed all over, stood up and smiled and said to Zhao Zhili, "Zhao Aiqing is a great wise man. I have benefited a lot from hearing what Zhao Qing said. But I still have many state affairs to deal with. Let's talk about this for now."

Zhao Zhili was so excited that his mouth shivered when he received a comment from the emperor, his shriveled mouth trembled, and he turned around and turned his back three times.

"His Majesty the Emperor, the criminal Mo Han greets you." Mo Han's face was pale. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot in the past few days. He humbly knelt three times and kowtowed Zhu Jun. He could not speak Chinese, but his English was not bad.

"Get up. Mr. Mohan." Zhu Jun responded to him in his Chinese English. At this time, he and Mohan were only left in the cold winter pavilion. Mohan was already seventy-year-old and had to use crutches to walk. Therefore, the general guarding the palace was not worried about the emperor's safety. Zhu Jun asked them to guard outside the palace with one sentence.

"Great Your Majesty. You are the master of Nanyang and the master of the world. Your navy roams all over the world. The great achievements of the Lion Heart King are not as good as you..." Mo Han stood up slowly, a trace of cunning light emitted from his turbid eyes, and his mouth opened and closed. In order to save his life, he was not stingy with any praise.

"Okay, okay!" Zhu Jun let the old guy stop like he had eaten a fly. It was too obvious that Westerners flattered him. Compared to the officials of the Ming Dynasty, he felt disgusted by Zhu Jun.

Old Mohan quickly closed his dry mouth and never dared to say a word again. He is a businessman, and seeking profit and avoiding harm is one of the most basic qualities of a businessman. He is very clear. His destiny and his family are already in the hands of the young man in front of him. He will be very happy even if he is asked to do the most humble thing in the world.

"Mr. Mohan, are you a Dutch? I heard that you are one of the seven directors of the East India Company in the famous Netherlands." Zhu Jun did not show his fierce face. He sat on the table and drank tea cups on his own, asking with ease.

"Yes. I am a Jewish Dutch. Your Majesty. I am just the kindest and honest businessman. Maybe there was a misunderstanding between us, but I think it is not as difficult as a trench. There is an old saying in the Eastern people that you will not know each other without fighting. Your Majesty, have you heard this? It means that when you have a misunderstanding with someone, you can only make friends after fighting. Well, this sentence is very philosophical. Only great Eastern people can describe such a wise proverb..." Mohan is still flattering.

Zhu Jun was so cold that he was so cold that he was the old guy's distorted idiom, and almost sprayed out the tea in his mouth.

"So he was a Jew? No wonder he lies." Zhu Jun thought to himself. In his memory, Jewish merchants were both hardworking and able to endure hardships, but their mouths seemed to be covered with candied fruit, and they talked to others and talked to ghosts. They absolutely did not feel ashamed of the glorious title of the most cunning merchant.

Since they were Jews, it would be easy to cooperate. Zhu Jun was secretly happy. In his impression, Jews had no motherland. No matter what their nationality was, they would never be loyal to any country. This is also the reason why all European countries disliked and expelled Jews. Fascists slaughtered Jews and received top-down support from the Germans. This is enough to show this. In modern times, except for the United States, basically all European countries had issued anti-Semitism laws. This was not because of accident. In addition to religious factors, Jews were unwilling to integrate into the local society.
Chapter completed!