Daming: At the beginning, recognize Zhu Yuanzhang as grandfather!

Chapter 50 Seed
"Yes!"

After Li Jinglong was taken aback for a moment, he immediately reacted and replied loudly.

He didn't dare to deceive the old emperor. No one knew the old emperor's methods. Even if he remained motionless in the palace, he would always give people the feeling that he knew everything well, as if he had a third eye in the sky.

This is scary.

So even if Li Jinglong was given a few more heads, he would not dare to bully the king.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked, "What did our grandson tell you?"

"Uh……"

Li Jinglong pondered for a moment, stroked his train of thought, and replied: "Your Highness told me that this disaster relief matter is of great importance. If it is not handled properly, it may cause civil unrest..."

Like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, Li Jinglong poured out everything that Huang Xiongying told him.

He dared not hide anything.

And there is an advantage in saying everything, that is, to show your loyalty and attitude.

After listening to Li Jinglong's words, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face.

After sneaking a glance, Li Jinglong knew that he had done the right thing this time.

"Jing Long, you're a smart boy!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Xia Yuanji and Tie Xuan? Okay, let's let them go with you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Jinglong responded loudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, then solemnly said:
"Remember, millions of disaster victims are waiting for your help. When you go this time, you must always remember what our grandson said, and do it boldly. We will support you from the rear!"

"Follow the Holy Order!"

Li Jinglong knelt down on both knees and bowed deeply...

Seeing Li Jinglong's leaving back, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a smug smile.

"Good boy, you know how to hit a stick before giving a date, and you will keep it. It's really good. Let's do it, haha!"

……

When Xia Yuanji and Tie Xuan received the news that Li Jinglong had transferred them, they were shocked at first, and then excited.

The two of them are now in the prime of life and full of enthusiasm.

Going to the front line of the disaster area is bound to be extremely difficult. Maybe many people will shrink back, but the two of them are different. They are ambitious people. They are people who sincerely want to protect Daming and the people.

At noon that day, in the scorching sun.

Li Jinglong, together with Xia Yuanji and Tie Xuan, and a team of food and grass escorts, left the capital and headed for the disaster area...

……

Two days after Li Jinglong left, he was in Fengtian Hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness asked me to inform you that the first batch of glass mirrors has been made!"

Guo Zhen said respectfully.

"So fast?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised, and immediately said: "I see, you go back and tell our grandson, we will send someone to pick it up soon, and we will leave the sale to us!"

"As ordered!"

After the Guo brothers took the order and left, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked Fu Youde and Xu Huizu to be called.

Not long after, Fu Youde and Xu Huizu arrived.

"My lord, I have seen the emperor!"

The two bowed down, and Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands:

"Sit down, there are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be formal."

The two sat down as promised.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Huizu and said, "Huizu, it seems that we haven't had a good talk with your third brother for a while."

Xu Huizu said respectfully: "It's an eventful time, and the emperor has a lot to do every day, how dare the ministers take up the emperor's time."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, then changed the subject and said, "Huizu, how long has your father been gone?"

Xu Huizu immediately replied: "Back to the emperor, my father has been driving the crane westward for eight years!"

"Well, it's been eight years, how time flies!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and said with emotion: "When we attacked Hezhou with your father, we were captured by that bastard Sun Deya. !"

Listening to the old emperor reminiscing about the past, Xu Huizu couldn't help being moved, and said: "The emperor has gone through a lot of hardships and dangers all the way. It is my father's honor to be able to follow the emperor. Although I am not talented, I hope to be like my father." Like, do your best for the emperor, and do the work of a dog and a horse!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled when he heard the words, then sighed softly, and said: "We are old, and you young people will rule the world in the future. Do you know what is the most powerful thing about your father?"

Xu Huizu said respectfully: "Please enlighten me, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "The most powerful thing about your father is that he has a pair of eyes."

Smart eye?

Xu Huizu was slightly taken aback.

The ancients said that the wise eye knows a hero, the old emperor said it right, his father really has a unique insight, otherwise he would not have followed the old emperor without hesitation when he was in his last days.

Now that the old emperor said this to himself, the meaning is already obvious, that is, he wants to see the current situation clearly.

But why did you suddenly tell yourself this?
Could it be because of the last time Concubine Guo Hui talked about her marriage?Probably not...

Your heart is unpredictable!
Xu Huizu couldn't figure it out for a moment, but he said without hesitation:
"My lord, I would like to follow the emperor's instructions!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then said: "We came to you today. Apart from talking to you, there is one more thing I want to entrust you with. This matter is related to disaster relief. You have to be careful!"

Xu Huizu quickly stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Please speak, Your Majesty, my minister, I will not hesitate to die!"

The corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth curled up slightly, and he said, "We want you to sell mirrors!"

"Sell mirrors?"

Xu Huizu showed a dazed expression...

……

this afternoon.

Zhuangzi at the foot of Jubao Mountain.

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's secret order, Jiang Yu came here with a team of people, saying that he was going to deliver a batch of treasures to Wei Guogong.

Just to be cautious, he brought a full hundred guards in plain clothes this time.

Looking at this battle, Huang Xiongying knew that the old man should have reported to Emperor Hongwu, and he had obtained the approval of Emperor Hongwu.

Huang Xiongying recognized Jiang Xiong who took the lead. He knew that this was the old man's personal bodyguard. Looking at Jiang Xiong's habitual right hand covered with calluses, Huang Xiongying knew that this was a master, and that he was stained with an unknown amount of blood. master.

Huang Xiongying felt envious looking at it, where could the old man find such a good guard.

Jiang Yu was very respectful to Huang Xiongying, and followed Huang Xiongying to Zhuangzi's backyard. When he saw those mirrors, Jiang Yu was still shocked.

He had never seen or heard of such a clear and bright mirror.

Are these all done by His Highness?

As Jiang Yu thought about it, the way he looked at Huang Xiongying changed.

"Old Jiang, I won't help you anymore, you load the car yourself, take it back and give it to my grandpa!"

"Okay, Young Master Huang."

Jiang Yu bowed his hands respectfully in response.

After Huang Xiongying left, Jiang Yu began to have people carefully move these glass mirrors into the satin-covered box on the car, pack them up, and transport them to the mansion of Wei Guogong Xu Huizu according to the emperor's instructions...

Xu House.

When seeing this batch of glass mirrors.

hiss!hiss!hiss!
Xu Huizu almost sucked up all the air-conditioning around him!
Even though he had already prepared himself mentally, knowing that the mirror that the old emperor asked him to sell was absolutely extraordinary, but after seeing the real thing, he still felt dizzy, like a dream...

……

On the day of June, the face of the child changes as soon as it is said.

After several days of haze, the sky in the capital today is clear.

The morning sun shines on the world, but most of the people in the world have no time to appreciate this beautiful sunrise.

Chang'an Avenue next to Hongwumen.

This is undoubtedly one of the busiest streets in the capital.

Today's Chang'an Avenue is even more lively.

The busiest places were the storerooms of Daminghu's subordinates. After overnight renovations, the storerooms had been temporarily turned into places for selling mirrors.

As expected, the mirror became popular in the capital.

Overnight, all the wealthier families in the capital stared enviously at the mirror sold by the imperial court.

The reason why it is so lively here today is because there is news that a new batch of mirrors has arrived in the store, so people flock to it.

Since the third watch, there have been people queuing up one after another.

Mirrors aren't cheap, but they're definitely not expensive either.

Anyone who has a little money doesn't want to own a mirror, let alone those rich families, who think there are too few mirrors for each person.

Those young ladies all boasted of having a huge full-length mirror.

As a result, the imperial court had to increase the selling price of the mirror, but it still failed to stop the enthusiasm of these people...

In the private room on the second floor of a nearby tea house.

Zhu Yuanzhang held a large bowl of tea that had just been brewed, and after taking a big sip, he looked at Huang Xiongying sitting opposite him with a smile.
"Da Sun, there are so many people, your mirror is really good!"

Huang Xiongying said with a smile: "Grandpa, mirrors are a must-have at home. It's strange that there are not many people."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and suddenly said: "By the way, Grandpa has something for you!"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang fumbled out a small cloth bag and handed it to Huang Xiongying. Huang Xiongying took it and saw that it was a bag made of coarse cloth, about the size of three fingers. I squeezed it with my hand, and there seemed to be several grains of sand in it.

"Grandpa, is this?"

"This is a grain seed, it was left to us by your great-grandfather and grandma."

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, but there was a touch of sadness in his tone: "Our hometown suffered a rare severe drought back then, but the bastard emperor at that time ignored the government and was extravagant. Instead of providing disaster relief, he increased taxes instead."

"The tax collectors who came to collect taxes actually said that your great-grandfather owed more than 2000 taels of silver in taxes. You said where did your great-grandfather get so much money, so those bastards rushed into our house and searched for the property, but after searching for a long time, they only found A small bag of grain seed."

"Your great-grandfather begged them not to take away the last seed. Without this, the family lost even the last hope, but those bastards didn't listen at all, and snatched all the seeds away. Only thirteen seeds were fighting for it." It fell to the ground during the snatching..."

"The bag in your hand contains those thirteen seeds!"

After hearing this, Huang Xiongying suddenly felt that the small cloth bag in his hand was heavy.

"Grandpa, this is a thought my great-grandfather left for you. It is so precious. I..."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand to interrupt Huang Xiongying: "You have done a good job this time. We have experienced natural disasters. Man-made disasters caused by natural disasters are not uncommon in the past dynasties. This time you have made a great contribution. This is given to you by grandpa. Turn around." Let’s ask the imperial court to reward you again!”

"We give you this thing in the hope that you can remember that we were born in poor people. If we are capable, the last thing we should never forget is the poor people, understand?"

Huang Xiongying nodded solemnly: "Grandson remembers it!"

Fu Youde, who watched quietly from the side the whole time, was already in a turbulent heart.

These thirteen seeds are more than precious?
When the emperor ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he used these thirteen seeds to sacrifice to the sky in Zijin Mountain.

Now that the emperor handed over the thirteen seeds to the hands of the grandson of the emperor, the meaning is self-evident...

The father and two were talking on the top, and there was a bang of gongs in the street below.

The air suddenly became quiet, and countless eyes looked eagerly at the court officials who had removed the door panels and stood inside to sell them.

"Mingjing, the sale begins!"

A Hubu hall official stood on the steps in front of the door and shouted.

After shouting, just as he was about to clear his throat and continue to speak some official words, he heard a bang.

The crowd rushed over like a flood that broke the embankment.

Caught off guard, several officials maintaining order were almost drawn into the crowd.

I saw the crowd rushing to the door of the mirror seller in a turbulent manner. Countless people held up the shining silver and copper coins in their hands and shouted.

"I'm the first one here, give me the mirror!"

"I want ten noodles!"

"Full-length mirrors, I want them all, give me, give me..."

"..."

The officials hurriedly maintained order and shouted: "Everyone is lined up, each person can only buy one side, and those who don't line up will go out..."

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud on the second floor, and said to Huang Xiongying: "This battle has caught up with the granary we led people to rob the Mongolian dog thief back then!"

As Huang Xiongying looked at the crowded crowd and the busy sweaty officials, a sense of pride welled up in his heart.

This time, I have done my part for the troubled Daming...

……

The capital is prosperous, but the disaster-stricken area is not so easy.

As soon as Li Jinglong brought Xia Yuanji and Tie Xuangang here, all he could see was the Yellow River, the muddy water was still whimpering and flowing, leaving large areas of silted yellow pulp on both sides of the river bed.

The yellow slurry extends from the breached dike mouth to the inside of the dike.

The dike is full of washed-out houses and endless fields covered with yellow slurry...

Among the fields, there are heavy rolling ox carts.

On the bullock cart, the dead bodies of the victims were piled up like a hill.

"Snapped!"

Another dead body was thrown on the mountain of corpses.

A bullock cart full of dead bodies rolls away heavily, and an empty bullock cart rolls heavily towards it again.

Following the undulating rhythm of the corpse bearers, the corpses gradually piled up higher and higher.

Both sides of the driveway were full of groaning victims.

shocking!

It was Li Jinglong who looked at it, and his heart was full of sadness. If there were any officials who dared to take food from the victims, he, Li Jinglong, would be the first to let him go.

Next, the 100 million shi of grain transferred from the imperial military supply warehouse arrived one after another.

Tie Xuan was in charge of organizing local officials to set up porridge factories to provide relief to the victims. Many porridge factories were set up in severely affected areas to ensure that each of the tens of thousands of survivors could eat two scoops of chopsticks porridge every day.

And Xia Yuanji was in charge of building the embankment, but he made trouble for it.

Because it takes money to build embankments!

Without money, Xia Yuanji could only use grain instead, so that the villagers who participated in the construction of the embankment could have a bite of rice.

But at this time, food is much more precious than silver.

Food is needed at both ends, and the only thing the court can allocate is the 100 million shi. If it is consumed at this rate, it will not last for many days.

on the embankment.

A crescent moon has risen, illuminating the turbid water and the winding embankment.

Beside them are bullock carts full of sorghum straw, like haystacks, standing darkly on the edge of the river embankment.

Suddenly, a spark flickered.

A bonfire of sorghum straw and dead branches was lit.

The bonfire reflected Xia Yuanji's haggard and tired face, and he said: "My lord, according to my estimate, the 100 million shi of grain allocated by the court can last up to fifteen days. After fifteen days, If there is no relief food, I am afraid..."

Li Jinglong looked in the direction of the capital for a while, then said:

"Wait a little longer, the government's disaster relief funds will definitely arrive, definitely..."

(End of this chapter)