Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 140 We Haven't Done Enough
Early the next morning, Emperor Hongwu, accompanied by Li Shanchang, inspected his new residence, the Forbidden City in the central capital.

If it was said that yesterday he was still admiring the majestic momentum of the outer city, the order, the prosperity of regulations, and the crown of the world.

Today he was completely shocked by the grandeur and luxury of the Forbidden City.I saw that every building and every palace gate in the Forbidden City is extremely luxurious, and all kinds of stone carved buildings are even more gorgeous and ingenious.

For example, the nine dragons and four phoenixes and cloud patterns carved on the steps of the royal road are exquisite and lifelike, and they are completely top-level works of art.

Zhu Yuanzhang squatted down and stroked the relief on the steps that seemed to take off at any time, but his face gradually turned ugly. "How much will it cost?"

"Back to the emperor, this Yunlong step stone is carved from a whole block of white jade. The original stone is six feet long, one foot wide, and seven or eight feet thick." It took a total of more than 2 people to use rollers to transport it, and it took a full six months, and the shipping cost alone cost 20 guan.”

"Ridiculous!" Zhu Yuanzhang's face became even more ugly, and he turned his head and said displeasedly to Han Gong: "Isn't this too wasteful? 20 yuan to bring a stone? How much can this money do? It's too extravagant!"

"The superior should calm down." Li Shanchang cupped his hands calmly and said:
"Yesterday, the superior also talked about Xiao He's building Chang'an. At that time, Han Gaozu also inspected the newly built Weiyang Palace just like the superior today. After a tour, he thought the palace was too magnificent and luxurious, so he blamed Xiao He and said: "My uprising was originally to save the people." .Now that the world is set for the first time, and the people are exhausted, how can this palace be built so luxuriously?'"

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang really listened.

Li Shanchang knew Boss Zhu too well, and knew that he had a sympathy with Han Gaozu, so it was easier to talk about things with Liu Bang than anyone else.Then he continued:
"Xiao He saw Liu Bang blamed him, so he said calmly: 'Because the world is not yet stable, we can take the opportunity to recruit more people and things to build the palace. Besides, the emperor rules all directions, and the majesty of the palace can only be shown by its grandeur. Lest posterity come and rebuild it again.'”

Li Shanchang paused, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's face and said, "Liu Bang turned his anger into joy when he heard these words, and said, 'That's it, Mr. Lonely Wrong'."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not turn his anger into joy, his expression did ease a lot.He stood up slowly, looked at the rising sun in the distance, remained silent for a long time, and said, "It's still early, let's go out of the palace for a walk." '"

"Yes."

~~
The monarchs and guards changed into the uniforms of ordinary officials and soldiers, and left the Forbidden City through the Donghua Gate.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked ahead silently with his hands behind his back, not allowing anyone to lead the way, nor telling others where he was going.

Just walk and walk in silence.

At this time, everyone can feel that the atmosphere is not right.Xue Xiang, who was following behind him, felt hairy in his heart, and looked at Li Shanchang for help.

The Korean man shook his head slightly, signaling him to be calm.

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang stood still in front of a construction site under construction.

"This is..." Xue Xiang was about to introduce, but Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand to signal them to shut up.

Then he walked into the construction site and saw that although it was very busy inside, various materials and tools were piled up.The whole construction site is in good order, and the craftsmen and peasants also perform their duties and are busy in an orderly manner.

Zhu Yuanzhang carefully looked at the busy craftsmen and peasants.

Although they are unkempt and dirty, they have strong muscles and powerful movements, and they are obviously in good health.

"You two come here." Zhu Yuanzhang ordered two people casually.

The two looked at the official in charge, and the official smiled kindly: "The nobleman wants to ask you something, go over quickly."

"Hey." The two hurriedly put aside their work, wiped their hands carelessly, and walked carefully to Boss Zhu.

"Don't be nervous, let's just chat casually." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and asked where the two were from, how they came here, and how long they had been here.When can you go home?
The two answered Xiangguan awkwardly, one said that he was a civilian husband who was conscripted, and the other said that he was a craftsman who came to serve.Both of them have been here for almost a year, and they can go back to celebrate the New Year in winter.

"Do you have many civilian husbands?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"Not too many, not too many, ten households send out one worker, spring and autumn come, and it takes ten years to come around again." The craftsman said.

"Yes, I and another civilian husband came to our village." The civilian husband said.

"That's not bad, will you give workers and food money?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"Give it, it's all on time." The craftsman said with a smile: "But the food and lodging are all on the construction site, so I don't need it."

"Wait until you save up and go home and talk about your daughter-in-law." Zhu Yuanzhang joked.

"Hahaha." Li Shanchang and the others hurriedly laughed along with them.

"Are you tired on the construction site, and how is the food?" Emperor Zhu continued to ask.

"I'm sure I'm tired, but the food is good. The dry food is enough, and the vegetables are enough." The two craftsmen were full of praise:

"We can still have meat during the holidays."

"This is what it should be. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Besides, you are still working hard. How can you not have enough to eat?"

"We haven't done enough." Li Shanchang looked at his words, and then he dared to say in shame: "The construction is overspending, the money is too tight, and there are too many mouths to eat. At present, we can only eat enough, and we can't let everyone eat well. .”

"Well." Zhu Yuanzhang finally had a smile on his face, and said to Li Shanchang and Xue Xiang: "Reduce those flashy expenses and spend more money to improve everyone's food. You can't let the people from all over the world go back and say, repair it for Zhu Yuanzhang. It’s better to build a house for the landlord’s house than to have a royal palace.”

"Yes, yes." The two responded hurriedly.

~~
In the afternoon, Lu Bo left Zhongdu in honor of the holy car and drove to the imperial mausoleum.

On the imperial chariot, Zhu Yuanzhang leaned against the bright yellow pillow and asked the prince to press his legs.He walked at least [-] steps in the morning, walking Li Shanchang like a duck.

"His grandma's life has been going around all morning, but he didn't find a suitable fault." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "Boss, do you think this old Li's job is really so difficult?"

"Didn't you also find some faults?" Zhu Biao said softly.

"For such a huge project, nine points are good, and one point for minor problems is harmless, and we can no longer force it." Zhu Yuanzhang touched his chin and said with a complicated expression: "And the truth is the most important thing."

"Is it true..." Zhu Biao said softly again: "I think it's a bit deliberate."

After a pause, he whispered: "Besides, when I told Uncle Tang about the Zhongdu project, he talked about it several times, and kept saying that I didn't know anything about it because I had been recuperating for too long."

"That guy has been cunning since he was a child, and he can hide from danger faster than anyone else, so he is the least beaten." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "It seems that he has sensed some danger again."

He waved his hands and said: "Don't guess, after the ancestor worship is over, just ask him."

ps. The second update.

(End of this chapter)