Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 60

Zhu Xiongying, who was dressed in golden armor, opened his hands with peace of mind, and let his grandpa help him dress up.

The other maids and eunuchs knelt aside, even if they wanted to show their faces, they would have no chance to show their faces.Obviously, this time the emperor's grandson went to Peiping, the emperor was reluctant, and now he was arranging the emperor's grandson's attire.

Helping Zhu Xiongying put on the armor, Lao Zhu tidied up the fringe of the helmet, "It looks good, our Yinger is good-looking!"

Zhu Xiongying patted his shoulder and said, "Grandpa, the cloak. Without the cloak, the grandson is not a young hero!"

"Okay, let's put a cape on Ying'er." Old Zhu smiled and took the scarlet cloak from the handmaiden. "That's it, Ying'er is a young hero! We are old, but our grandson is young!"

Zhu Xiongying looked at Lao Zhu with a smile, then knelt down, "Grandpa Huang sit down, grandson kowtows to Grandpa Huang."

Old Zhu originally wanted to help Zhu Xiongying up, but he just sat down with a smile.

Zhu Xiongying kowtowed to Lao Zhu three times and said, "Grandpa Huang, grandson is not here. Grandpa Huang remembers to eat well and sleep well, so don't work too hard. Father and king can also manage the government now, so Grandpa Huang will not It's going to be too tiring."

Lao Zhu waved his hands impatiently, and said, "Go away, don't worry about your mother-in-law, the army outside the city is still waiting!"

Zhu Xiongying got up with a smile, and immediately saved Lao Zhu.Don't look at Lao Zhu's disgusted look, but even if he pushes and pushes, he doesn't really use force, he still enjoys the intimacy of his precious grandson.

After thinking about it, Zhu Xiongying kissed Lao Zhu hard on the face, then turned around and ran away.

"You bastard!" Old Zhu was taken aback for a moment, and then he was about to take off his shoes, "Is there anyone like you?"

Zhu Xiongying ran out of Qianqing Palace, turned around and knelt down, "Grandpa, grandson is going to Peiping first. Grandpa must take care of himself at home and wait for grandson to come back!"

The old Zhu who held up the shoes was stunned for a moment, his eyes were a little red and his nose was sore, "Go away, don't be arrogant. Don't be afraid of getting into trouble outside. If you have something wrong, come back to us. Grandpa will help you out." Don't be afraid of making mistakes, we will take care of you if something goes wrong, remember?"

Kowtowing heavily to Lao Zhu, Zhu Xiongying stood up.This time, he didn't hesitate anymore, turned around and strode out of Qianqing Palace.

Seeing that Zhu Xiongying's back disappeared, old Zhu sighed heavily, then looked at the young eunuch Shuangquan, "You are with us, is there someone available for the grandson?"

Shuangquan hurriedly knelt down and said, "Go back to the emperor, there is Wang Cheng'en in front of His Highness."

Old Zhu remembered something, and asked again, "We remember that we arranged for the grandson to sleep with girls in the early years. What about them? Didn't you go to Peiping with you?"

"Return to the emperor." Shuangquan replied respectfully, "His Royal Highness is merciful, he said that Hongxiu and Tianxiang have reached their age, and let them out of the palace, and promised to the two hundred households of Jinyiwei."

Lao Zhu showed a smile, his empress was also like this, when she saw that the palace was about the same age, she let them out of the palace, for fear of delaying their lifelong events.

While Lao Zhu was still lamenting the emperor's grandson's benevolence, Zhu Xiongying had already left the palace, and led a mighty team straight to the outside of Yingtian Mansion, where the army was ready and waiting for the army to move out.

In fact, the people here are not all the people that Zhu Xiongying brought to Peiping this time. After it was confirmed that Zhu Xiongying was going to Peiping, many people have already set out one after another.And this time the troops are basically the army led by Zhu Xiongying.

Marching in ancient times was not that simple. It didn't mean that you could walk or stop when you wanted to. Zhu Xiongying's men and horses could also be said to be the elite of the Beijing camp, and they were also the most powerful army in Ming Dynasty.

The Fifth Army Battalion is a field army composed of elite cavalry and infantry selected from various provinces of the Ming Dynasty. It was formerly the [-] Ming Army of the Northern Expedition led by Xu Da.

The Shenji Battalion is a special unit in the army that is in charge of firearms. It is divided into four divisions, and each of the tuck and sentry is divided into three divisions. They handle guns, cannons and other firearms.Also affiliated to the battalion is the Five Thousand Battalion, which is in charge of practicing firearms and escorting the cavalry guards.

The [-] Battalion is based on Mongolian cavalry, but the actual number is more than [-], all of which are cavalry.It is divided into five divisions, which are in charge of the emperor's flag, public service, military battle golden drum, imperial treasures, etc. It is the main mobile force of the Beijing army of the Ming Dynasty.

This is the backbone of the Great Ming Guards, the real elite trump card.But this time the imperial guards that Zhu Xiongying took away were also slightly restructured, for example, the Shenji Battalion even changed its name.

Zhu Xiongying didn't say much about things like marching.Although he also read some military books, Lao Zhu or some veteran generals also taught Zhu Xiongying.It's just that Zhu Xiongying is also very clear, after all, he is not one of those battle-tested veterans, and it is better not to guide the experts too much.

This time, there were quite a few generals who followed him to Beiping. Even Xu Yungong and Li Jinglong, the second-generation princes, all had experience in going out to train soldiers. These people still had abilities.

Zhu Xiongying didn't say much at this time, and he didn't make any troubles on the way of marching. He was just marching obediently.

It's just that Zhu Xiongying did not pay less attention to some things on the marching road, and did not pay less attention to some local people's livelihood in the marching place and so on.

He had been in Yingtian Mansion before, and Zhu Xiongying could feel that Yingtian Mansion was still prosperous.Even if I go back to my hometown in Fengyang, I can feel that the local people's livelihood has recovered quite well. After all, it is the hometown of Emperor, and the resources are very skewed.

This time, he went all the way north, especially passing through the Central Plains, which also made Zhu Xiongying feel that it would take some time for Ming to recover.The war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty had already shattered the hinterland of the Central Plains, and it could be said that the people were in dire straits.

The elder Zhu has been recuperating all these years, and Daming is also constantly emigrating.

Since the third year of Hongwu, Daming has been emigrating on a large scale. This is also the largest, most extensive, organized, and planned migration in Chinese history.

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, military chaos and wars have made the Central Plains sparsely populated and the land barren.The Central Plains is full of manpower shortages, long-term barrenness, serious shortage of labor force, large areas of land barren, and sharp decline in fiscal revenue, which directly threatens the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

This also made Lao Zhu feel that it is necessary to emigrate to farmland, and large-scale official emigration has actually been carried out all the time.

This did cause many people to leave their hometowns, but it also played a considerable role in promoting the rule of the Ming Dynasty and the stability of the development of the Ming Dynasty. This has brought great help to the development of the Ming Dynasty.

This means that the further north you go, the more desolate Zhu Xiongying feels, and the long way to go.If you want to see the real development of Daming, it will definitely not be accomplished overnight.

The capital of Yuan Dynasty was the capital of Beiping. The construction of the capital of Yuan Dynasty has a very remarkable feature, that is, planning first and then building the city.

This also makes the planning of Yuandadu complete, with clear orientation, symmetrical left and right, and the streets and buildings in the city are in order.

Moreover, Liu Bingzhong, who was commissioned by Kublai Khan, followed the ancient capital design concept stipulated in "Zhou Li Kao Gong Ji".

The foundation is still a little bit, but Zhu Xiongying also feels that the current Beiping is too desolate.

"Forbidden City, I didn't expect that I would become the builder of the Forbidden City." Zhu Xiongying was a little emotional, looking at the slightly depressed Beiping and said, "The former dynasty and the later city, the left ancestor and the right society, this is the standard of an imperial capital. Fortunately, we Ming Dynasty There are not many other things, but I have rich experience in building imperial cities, so I have to worry about it."

This is not an exaggeration. The template that can be referred to now is the Imperial City of Yingtianfu. In addition to the previously abolished Fengyang Zhongdu, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xiongying has the experience of building the capital twice. Naturally, Zhu Xiongying does not need to worry about that. too much.

In fact, Zhu Xiongying really didn't need to do much for such a thing. When he came to Beiping to sit in town, he could be regarded as a "mascot" sometimes, unless Zhu Xiongying wanted to be busy and plan it himself.

It's just that Zhu Xiongying obviously won't do more things like that, and Zhu Xiongying will naturally not do more things that laymen guide experts.Not to mention the construction of the imperial capital, which also has too many regulations.

What Zhu Xiongying has to do is to make good decisions. He will only come forward or make decisions in some places that are obviously unreasonable.

As for the place where Zhu Xiongying lives now, it is Yanwang Mansion, the Longfu Palace in the southwest of the former imperial city of Yuan Dadu, that is, the Prince's Mansion of the Yuan Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty is still relatively short of money, especially now that it needs to build a capital, and there are many places where money needs to be spent. Naturally, Zhu Xiongying didn't make large-scale construction projects, and the places that can be saved should be saved.

(End of this chapter)