Daming heir

Chapter 698 A New Year’s Day Alone

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

This is a good day.

But Zhu Yunxi didn't expect that the old man would hold the abdication ceremony at this point.

As for the role of Qin Tianjian, it was probably to rationalize the date chosen by the old man.

"So urgent?"

Zhu Yunxi muttered lightly.

He originally expected that the old man would hold the abdication ceremony only when spring came and the flowers bloomed.

After all, this was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty who voluntarily abdicated.

In addition, the current Ming Dynasty can be said to be unprecedentedly powerful, and its national power far exceeds that of any previous dynasty.

The abdication ceremony of the founding emperor must have been extremely grand.

Not to mention that all countries will come to watch the ceremony, at least the surrounding small countries will send envoys and even their kings to watch the ceremony.

In addition to the chief officials of various tracts and the vassal kings of various places.

It took months of preparation for these people to enter Beijing together.

Zhu Gaochi moved his mouth: "My grandpa's intention is just to make the crown prince's name justifiable. All the civil and military officials in Beijing and the clan will be present to hold a grand ceremony to worship heaven, earth and the ancestral temple, and then declare the decree to the world. This matter can be ignored." It’s done.”

"Then this year, I'm afraid many people will have a hard time."

Zhu Yunxi said lightly.

Don't wait for Zhu Gaochi to respond.

A big fish already jumped out of the water on the lake, and immediately the fishing rod in Zhu Yunxi's hand sank sharply.

After all, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing didn't gain anything today, and they also missed the big fish that Zhu Yunxi caught, weighing more than thirty kilograms.

When the night falls on Jinling City.

The wind and snow during the day had stopped, and on the empty Xicheng project site, except for the light shining from inside the house, there was no one outside.

Occasionally, a few workers finished their final work, making a crunching sound on the snow outside, and walked into the food shack in the core of the West City.

It was warm in the shack.

As soon as people come in, they can smell the strong smell of pickled vegetables.

Although a big fish weighing more than 30 kilograms is rare, it is not enough to fill the teeth of the nearly a thousand workers staying at the construction site.

Naturally, Da Yu made a pot of pickled fish by himself and served it to the table of Taisun, the craftsmen, and the construction site leaders.

Lao Jia and his son, together with the helper chefs they recruited, slaughtered more than three hundred kilograms of fish and lined up thirty large pots before they could stew the pickled fish.

After the stew is cooked, put it into a small pot and bring it to the table. Then add a small stove and you can stew it slowly and eat it. While eating, add green vegetables, tofu and other things sent by Lin Yuan to it. .

Then there is the beef and mutton that can make everyone open their stomachs and make it impossible to finish them all.

The main body of Daqing City is now almost completed.

Most of the workers there also began to build buildings in the city.

Many herdsmen and Han Chinese have also moved into the city from camps outside the city.

When the herdsmen saw their companions living in the Daqing City they built with their own hands, they all firmly believed that only by following the Ming Dynasty can they truly live a good life.

The enthusiasm for construction in the Daqingcheng area has once again surged.

As a result, there was endless beef and mutton in Yingtian City.

On every table in the shack, there is a pot of beef stew, a pot of beef bone stew, a pot of mutton stew, a pot of sheep and scorpions, and then braised beef, cold beef, and beef and mutton soup.

There is no shortage of meat.

On the contrary, green vegetables are rare.

Because today is New Year's Eve again, Daming Company specially sent several carts of drinks.

This account is not included in the general ledger of the Xicheng project construction, but is all donated by Daming Company.

After all, the overall operation of the Xicheng project under construction will be handed over to Daming Company in the future.

With wine, meat, and a few peanuts.

These simple people in the past became high-spirited and bold.

Fortunately, the wine bottle in Zhu Yunxi's hand had long been replaced by plain water.

Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to get out of this shack today.

Late into the night, the people in the shack continued.

Zhu Yunxi left the game early.

Amid everyone's compliments and congratulations, Zhu Yunxi slowly walked out of the shack.

In the room, the atmosphere became more intense.

It seemed that some people were proposing a fight, while others were shouting for fistfights.

Some people even had their wages in their pockets, and started shouting and calling people together to gamble a few times and play mahjong a few times.

Zhu Yunxi walked out of the shack, exhaled a long breath, and then sucked the cold air outside into his lungs.

Several loud banging noises came from a distance.

Zhu Yunxi moved his body following the sound.

It is in the direction of Nancheng and Zhongcheng.

Someone has already started setting off fireworks over there.

Colorful fireworks bloomed in the night sky, lighting up the entire sky.

This is a prosperous Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunxi smiled on his face, but he bent down, clasped his hands together, shrank his head, and walked aimlessly.

It was just his head that didn't stop thinking.

The Ming Dynasty has reached this point, and all the reform measures have been announced to the world, letting everyone in the world know about it.

It's just that there will always be times when things are stagnant.

That is now.

Conflicts between the imperial court and local governments were increasingly exposed.

Although some of the inherent conflicts between different classes have been cleared up, many problems still exist.

This cannot be transferred by Zhu Yunxi's own will.

the existence of a country.

The existence of a strong country.

There will inevitably be a management class and a managed class.

As a result, conflicts and different interest demands naturally arise.

Zhu Yunxi understood a truth from a long time ago.

No system can be completely fair and just.

Even if one day in the Ming Dynasty, material resources are unprecedentedly rich, it will not be possible for everyone to live a carefree life with adequate food and clothing.

Because the development of a country requires a large number of people to fight for it every day.

Everyone has a house to live in, everyone has food to eat, and everyone has clothes to wear.

This is just a very basic requirement.

It is actually not difficult to meet such a requirement.

The hard thing is to make everyone live the same life.

Zhu Yunxi can swear that no one can do this.

If one day, everyone in the entire Ming Dynasty can live the same life, then the Ming Dynasty will reach the moment of destruction.

This is a very cruel and realistic issue.

Just like now, he can stand here and walk around casually, while the people in the shack will continue to be busy in this cold winter after dawn tomorrow.

but.

Life always requires something to look forward to.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxi gave Ming Dynasty the expectation of a prosperous age a long time ago.

That’s why the Hongwu New Deal emerged.

This is the most fundamental logic of this matter.

In the same way, he promised that the people would live a good life, so the people would be willing to believe and strive according to the court's plan.

The day when the Xicheng project was completed.

Those who participated in the construction will inevitably live a better life, and the imperial court will also get an unprecedented West City.

This is also the core law and logic of the development of things.

It’s just that some people are not willing to accept such laws and logic. They also hope to live a life supported by the people at the lower level.

They don't need to appeal, but the people need to work hard for them to live a good life.

The old man gave in and the prince drove him out of the imperial city. This was all a game.

When a country's rulers change, it is a period of uncertainty.

At this time, everyone is waiting for the change of power, resulting in a power void.

Since ancient times, there has been the classic saying that once the emperor is the emperor, there are always ministers.

This statement has never been groundless, nor is it a fantasy of the common people.

Even if he is the manager of a shop, when he takes the new job, he will try his best to find some loyal employees.

What's more, he is the most powerful ruler of a country.

Zhang Ergong was dismissed from the post of Minister of Industry.

Pan Deshan, the governor-general of the river channel, was recalled to the capital to report on his duties.

All this allowed people to see that the Crown Prince was preparing to update the officials in the court.

Xiaopang may feel that he stays at the Xicheng construction site every day and has become deaf to these things above the court.

But he didn't know that he was fully aware of the fact that even a small manager in the Taiping Mining District of Taiping Prefecture had switched to the new Minister of Industry.

After the expansion, many secret guard members were added to the Jinyi Guards.

After Zhu Biao handed these people over to Zhu Yunxi, he really didn't care about the secret guards at all.

Now, only Zhu Yunxi in the entire Ming Dynasty knew how many secret guards there were and where they were.

The wind direction above the court was changing rapidly.

Although no one said anything publicly.

But the situation has long since changed.

Even Zhu Gaochi didn't know that someone was already preparing to select a concubine and appoint the Empress of the Ming Dynasty after the Crown Prince ascended the throne.

The birth of a Ming empress can create a huge interest group.

What followed was a transfer of power throughout the court.

Find a new wife for the prince's father?

Zhu Yunxi thought about it and couldn't help laughing.

It’s just that at the current huge Xicheng construction site, people are staying in shacks, but no one is seen outside.

No one could see the bad taste in Zhu Yunxi's laughter at this time.

while walking.

Zhu Yunxi looked up and saw that he had arrived at the gate of the football field.

The grass on the court has been covered with snow.

The surrounding stands were renovated several times and roofs were added.

At this time, the stands were quite clean.

Zhu Yunxi's footsteps full of bad taste at home stepped directly into the snow on the court.

A few moments.

The snow-covered golf course, which was originally smooth, clean and beautiful, now has a deep footprint.

Passing through the rugby field, not far away is the martial arts hall area.

It seems that learning places like the Martial Arts Hall are either located in the mountains or surrounded by greenery.

The martial arts hall was originally located in an open space in Xicheng.

At the beginning, there were still large tracts of farmland around.

Good water for watering the ground!

Over the past few years, a large circle of land around the martial arts hall has been planted with trees.

These reckless men in the army later felt that trees were growing slowly, so they actually mobilized the local guards to transplant countless trees of various types for planting.

There are many precious trees among them.

Qiongzhou Prefecture sent hundreds of huanghuali trees as thick as an arm.

And from Shuzhong and Southwest, they sent a total of ninety-nine waist-thick golden nanmu trees like crazy.

As for those trees that are as thick as millstones and more than ten feet high, they are nothing.

There are many such trees on the Jiaozhi Road side.

The forest was a bit dark and airtight.

Stepping on the forest path, you will not be attacked by the slightest bit of wind and snow.

Zhu Yunxi glanced around the forest.

If it were in the past, there would probably be a few punished students in this forest, receiving punishment at the cost of guarding secret sentries in the forest.

However, since the Xicheng project started, the Martial Arts Hall has changed the punishment method for these students.

As for how he was punished now, Zhu Yunxi didn't pay attention.

Anyway, according to the behavior of those distinguished veterans, these students who were punished must have nothing good to gain.

Zhu Yunxi walked a little further and could already see the faint lights in the martial arts hall.

But he stopped.

It is still not suitable to enter the martial arts hall at this time.

In this special period now, if I go to the martial arts hall, it will inevitably lead to many unnecessary thoughts.

After thinking about it, Zhu Yunxi turned around.

Taisun Mansion has probably put on red lanterns tonight.

Just going back from Xicheng only lasted for the rest of the night.

There are a few rooms on the construction site in Xicheng, which were originally used for the officials in charge of the construction site.

Although the conditions are a little worse, they are not much worse.

Zhu Yunxi decided to find an empty room and stay here for one night.

So, Zhu Yunxi, who had made up his mind, turned around and took steps.

soon.

On the empty football field, there is another deep footprint.

The two footprints are not straight, but curved and intertwined.

Except for the stadium, Zhu Yunxi figured out the direction and then continued walking.

soon.

The Scenic Lake, located at the foot of the Scenic Mountain, which is only twenty meters high, appeared in front of Zhu Yunxi.

If you continue walking along the lakeside road around the lake, you will reach the accommodation.

At this time, the cold wind became stronger.

The snow that had stopped in the sky began to fall down again.

suddenly.

Zhu Yunxi stopped and looked ahead with a slight frown.

In front of him was a pavilion located by the lake.

It seemed to be the pavilion where he, Xiaopang and Xiaohan were fishing.

At this moment, the lights were on in the pavilion, and in the wind and snow, there was a shadowy figure, dancing slowly.

Zhu Yunxi's heart tightened.

In this weather, besides people working on the project, no one else would come to the central area of ​​the construction site.

Even on weekdays, the good people in the city would at most just wait and watch in the outer areas for a while, inquiring about some gossip that they didn't know.

Zhu Yunxi's right hand stopped swinging.

The steps are taken again.

In his right arm, there is always a short blazing gun.

Reload.

Just turn the trigger and you can fire.

Within ten steps.

Invincible!

(End of this chapter)