Father-in-law Zhu Di, I am so happy to marry the disfigured princess
Chapter 225 Conferred as the Imperial Teacher of the Ming Dynasty, an extremely human minister!Confu
Chapter 225 Conferred as the Imperial Teacher of the Ming Dynasty, an extremely human minister!Confused, Zhu Gaoxu moved the capital to Peiping?
"This boat is great! It's big and nice!"
"True to ride the wind and waves, ride the wind and waves!!"
Standing by the side of the deck boat, Zhu Di felt the sea breeze hitting his cheeks. The big boat was moving very fast, pushing the sea water to both sides like breaking waves!
The reason why the boat runs fast is that Li Xiao installed an engine and used propellers to increase the speed. The engine is obtained from the system
And Zhu Di was very excited after getting on the boat, he kept looking around on the boat, touching this, touching that, especially the anti-aircraft artillery, he couldn't put it down.
"My son-in-law, can I show Gu Gu a shot?"
Zhu Di murmured while gently stroking the cannon with his palm.
"Of course." Li Xiao nodded, and then greeted: "Come here, show His Royal Highness the power of our Zhenhai Shenwei Cannon!"
"Yes!" An artilleryman came excitedly and began to adjust the artillery, then ignited the fuse, and fired the shells with a bang.
This is a smoothbore gun that only appeared in the late Ming Dynasty, and the blueprint given by the system is more powerful than this gun, with a longer range, and only weighs one thousand catties.
Zhu Di looked from a distance, and after a few breaths, the sea surface in a very far place was blown up, and the sea water bounced up to the sky, which is enough to see the distance and power of the shot.
It has far surpassed the cannons of the Ming Dynasty and swept the country! !
"My God, this artillery is really powerful!"
Zhu Di's eyes became brighter: "If this kind of artillery attacked the city this time, why would it be so difficult? If you just hit a few shots, the city wall will be blown through!"
Zhu Di looked at the cabin and asked again, "Why doesn't this boat use oars?"
Li Xiao explained with a smile: "This is because."
Zhu Di asked seven or eight questions in a row.
Li Xiao gave an answer.
"Father, you've been there since just now." Zhu Ningyun smiled and pulled Zhu Di's arm, "Come in and rest, sit and drink tea."
"well."
Zhu Di nodded, indeed he was a little thirsty, and planned to go into the cabin.
"Father-in-law, take a good rest. If you need anything, you can talk to Ningyun, and she will make arrangements for you."
Seeing that Zhu Di was about to leave, Li Xiao greeted him, and then brought his own fish box, intending to go fishing at sea, Zhu Gaoxu also took out a fishing rod, and wanted to compete with Li Xiao.
"You are."
Seeing Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu fishing with fishing rods, Zhu Di couldn't help asking, "What are you doing?"
"Father, the two of them are trying to fish, let's leave them alone."
Zhu Ningyun helped explain.
"Try fishing?"
Zhu Di rolled up his sleeves, and said with great interest, "Come here, too!"
Zhu Gaosui also excitedly said, "I'm coming too."
Zhu Ningyun: "."
It is true that a man is a teenager until he dies.
Afterwards, the four of them had a fishing competition together. Zhu Ningyun didn't join in, because she didn't have much interest in fishing.
And women will never experience the happiness of the fisherman.
Especially this kind of sea fishing, when you catch a big fish, instead of wrestling, you may not be able to pull it up for several hours, which is very exciting.
With the help of Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaosui quickly learned to use the sea pole, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
Two hours later, just as he was falling asleep, Zhu Di caught a fish on his fishing rod. Zhu Di picked up the fishing rod excitedly, and found that the strength of the fish facing him was so strong that he almost pulled him over.
"Here comes the big fish!!"
Zhu Di stretched his arms and began to pull the fish.
On the other side, the fishing rods of Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu did not catch any fish.
And Li Xiao caught a fish on his fishing rod, but he didn't move, pretending not to catch it, and the fish quickly unhooked
It's all about the world.
After half an hour.
Zhu Di pulled the fish up with brute force and successfully won the fishing competition championship.
"Father is amazing."
"Father is invincible!"
"Father-in-law is strong!"
The three of them flattered together, which made Zhu Di very happy.
Afterwards, everyone gathered around to see the fish.
This fish has a long body, thick and round, streamlined, tapering to the rear and a slender tail base, and the caudal fin is forked or crescent.
It is about one foot long, and the whole body is light blue.
"He Yu is this?" Zhu Di also saw it for the first time.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "This is the bluefin tuna! It is one of the fastest swimming marine animals, and only extremely ferocious sharks and large dolphins can rival it. It can reach 55 nautical miles. Therefore, this fish has no fat on its body, it is all lean meat, with a firm texture and a good taste. If it is sold in Beiping City, it can be sold at a high price of 1000 taels of silver. I have a big meal today. .”
Zhu Di said happily: "It's a pity that the boss is not here, Li Xiao, I will leave it to you."
Li Xiao cupped his hands: "Father-in-law, just wait and see!"
Ever since, Zhu Ningyun and Li Xiao started cooking together.
An hour later.
The tuna feast is on the table, and various methods of frying, steaming, and raw are arranged.
Relying on Li Xiao's consummate cooking skills and Zhu Ningyun's top knife skills, the fish fillets are as thin as cicada's wings
Everyone ate a seafood feast and drank red wine, and they were very comfortable.
This tuna has no spines and is very nutritious, low in fat and calories. The EPA, protein, and taurine in it all have excellent cholesterol-lowering effects. Regular consumption can effectively reduce malignant cholesterol in the blood.
There is also DHA, which can activate brain cells and promote internal brain activities.
At the dinner table, Li Xiao introduced the edible value of this tuna. After listening to it, everyone couldn't help eating more, and then lamented that Zhu Gaochi had no good taste.
"By the way, you three."
Zhu Di drank his red wine and said, "Now it's time to talk about what you three did when you went to the Japanese country, right? So many Japanese pirates probably didn't just appear out of thin air."
Li Xiao picked up the wine glass, "Father-in-law, here's a toast to you." After taking a sip of the wine, he said, "It's all my son-in-law's idea. I want to wipe out the pirates! The pirates are rampant and often invade the coast and rob merchant ships, which is a disaster." Also, you can’t get rid of it.”
Zhu Di frowned, and said: "In order to completely get rid of the Japanese pirates, so... you took the Japanese country?"
Li Xiao smiled awkwardly: "It turns out that nothing can be hidden from my father-in-law. If the Japanese kingdom is not occupied, the Japanese pirates will continue to be born. This is the only way."
Good guy, Zhu Di called him a good guy.
In order to get rid of the Japanese pirates, the lair was blown up, right?
However, he was overjoyed, he really took over the Wa country, and pretended to be displeased: "Even if you send troops, you still need to ask for a fight with the imperial court. What's the matter with you sending troops without authorization?"
Li Xiao said: "Father-in-law, the Holy Majesty has allowed this."
Zhu Di frowned: "When did the Holy Majesty approve it? He doesn't know about it either."
"No, no, no. The Holy Majesty has given permission." Li Xiao explained: "Beiping is a special zone, and all reforms are allowed."
Zhu Di snorted and said, "What does it have to do with Beiping if you occupy the Wa country?"
Li Xiao said with a smile: "Of course it has something to do with it. Occupying the Japanese kingdom is to get rid of the Japanese pirates. To get rid of the Japanese pirates is to open the sea. Opening the sea is the policy of Beiping. Do you think it has anything to do with it?"
Zhu Di: "?????"
Zhu Di was a little helpless, and this could have something to do with it.
Hey, what did Li Xiaogang say?
Open the sea?
Zhu Di was surprised: "You want to open the sea??"
Li Xiao nodded: "Yes."
Zhu Di: "."
Zhu Di took a bite of the fried fish, chewed it slowly, thought for a while, patted the table and said: "Yes, now that the Japanese pirates are eliminated, the sea ban can indeed be lifted, and my porcelain and silk from the Ming Dynasty can be exchanged in other small countries. Money can make Ming richer."
"Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and the people are strong, we should also go overseas to show the demeanor of a great country!"
As he said that, Zhu Di called out: "Call the horse here."
Li Xiao explained embarrassingly: "Now I am not called Ma He. My son-in-law gave Ma He the surname Zheng, and now I am called Zheng He."
Hearing this, Zhu Di felt that there was an unspeakable tacit understanding between himself and his son-in-law.
Not long after, Zheng He came to Zhu Di, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."
"Zheng He, I heard that you built this ship?" Zhu Di asked.
Zheng He cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness, it was made by the minister. It is just the blueprint provided by Duke Yongle. If there is no blueprint, the minister will not be able to make it."
Zhu Di nodded slightly: "You have been with Li Xiao for several years, it's time to come back and do things for Gu, are you still willing?"
Although it was the blueprint given by Li Xiao, if you don’t have the talent, you can’t build such a large ship, and sailing at sea also requires experience. Zhu Di can see that Zheng He has this talent, but it was discovered by Li Xiao. That's all.
How dare Zheng He not follow, he cupped his hands and said: "I am willing, but it is Yongle Gong."
Zhu Di looked at Li Xiao.
Li Xiao looked at Zhu Di, clasped his hands and said with a smile, "This kind of talent, my son-in-law has borrowed it for five years is enough, and it should be returned to the original owner."
Nonsense, why don’t you hurry and return it back, or let the whole of Beiping Prefecture take over the shipyard all the time, it will be a loss.
"Okay! Zheng He, when I return to Beijing this time, please play alone, so that you can open the imperial shipyard again, build the treasure ship of the Ming Dynasty, explore other countries in the sea, and show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Di said seriously.
Zheng He cupped his hands excitedly, this was the ideal in his heart.
"Leader! Thank you, Your Highness!"
The big ship sailed for five days.
Everyone is very relaxed on the boat, basking in the sun and fishing every day.
Zhu Di also discussed with Li Xiao and the others how to deal with the Wa Kingdom.
Zhu Di also learned that now the Wa Kingdom is not directly controlled, but semi-controlled. It supports the puppet emperor to control the situation and opposes the fierce confrontation of the family.
Li Xiao suggested that the puppet emperor should continue to support the army so that the war would continue.
When the Wa Kingdom was about to fall apart, Daming directly sent troops to destroy all the princes stationed in the Wa Kingdom, and then forcibly incorporated it into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di was also thinking about Li Xiao's suggestion. As for what to do, he needed to discuss it with all the civil and military officials after returning to Beijing.
A week later.
The big ship returned to Haijin Town (Tianjin) Wharf to dock.
A group of people embarked on the road back to Beiping.
"My God! What kind of road is this??"
As soon as he stepped into Beiping, Zhu Di was shocked by the asphalt road in front of him.
He walked on the asphalt road, looked and looked, touched and touched, it was hard and strong, and it was very smooth at a glance. If the carriage drove on such a road, it would be faster.
Li Xiao said: "This is an asphalt road, and now all the roads in Beiping are paved with this kind of road."
Zhu Di was surprised and said, "How much money will this cost?"
Li Xiao said: "It's not much, the whole of Beiping only cost more than 1000 million taels."
Zhu Di: "????"
Zhu Di's whole person is not well.
Do you know what you are talking about, the road construction cost 1000 million taels, what's the trouble?
Li Xiao explained with a smile: "To get rich, build roads first. As the saying goes, the roads are not smooth, and the commerce is not prosperous. In some places, there are good things, but because the roads remain unchanged, they cannot be transported and sold. The fruit is full of branches but rots on the branches. It’s a pity, that’s what building roads is all about.”
"Let's not talk about this first, nor ask you where the money comes from."
Zhu Di questioned: "But why did you spend 1000 million taels of silver on road construction? This is too much money!"
Li Xiao spread his hands and said, "Is there a lot?"
Zhu Di wondered: "Not much? Five years ago, the tax revenue of the entire treasury was only 3000 million taels of silver. After the unremitting efforts of the past five years, it has now doubled and the annual tax revenue has reached 6000 million taels of silver. But you It costs 1000 million taels of silver to build a road in a mansion? This is simply unbelievable!"
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Just tell me, is the road repair worthwhile?"
Zhu Di looked at the road and said, "It's straight."
Li Xiao: "."
Li Xiao put it another way, and said, "You just say it's worth it?"
Zhu Di frowned and said, "What a bargain, 1000 million taels!"
Li Xiao explained helplessly: "The reason why I spent so much silver taels is because my son-in-law canceled the labor service. This road was repaired with money, and the silver taels were paid."
In the Ming Dynasty, the ancient government yamen used labor labor to build roads, open rivers, and repair palaces. Labor labor was free of money, and every adult man had to participate.
Without these labors, the court would not be able to do many things.
And Li Xiao directly canceled the labor? ? ? ?
Zhu Di: "????"
Zhu Di almost jumped up.
Let you reform, you turned the table? ?
In the future, there will be no labor in the imperial court, so what will they use for engineering? ? ?
"Father-in-law, don't worry."
Li Xiao hurriedly said, "Let me explain to you."
Zhu Di got angry and said, "You explain to Gu well, otherwise even if Gu spares you, His Majesty will not spare you."
It's no wonder that Zhu Di was angry, after all, he was the heir apparent of a country, and what Li Xiao did was to directly change the dynasty's system.
"Father, calm down." Zhu Ningyun hurriedly took Zhu Di's hand.
"Father, you see that you are in a hurry, let your brother-in-law explain to you." Zhu Gaoxu also ran over immediately, and stroked Zhu Di's back with his palm to make him feel better.
Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaoxu: "Although Li Xiao is your brother-in-law, you are also a feudal lord, so why don't you let him mess around?"
Zhu Gaoxu said: "Old man, just listen to Li Xiao's explanation."
As he said that, Zhu Gaoxu played tricks on Li Xiao, "Brother-in-law, tell me about your circular theory, the one who eats shit"
"Eating shit?"
Zhu Di frowned, not knowing why there was a feeling of déjà vu.
"It's not about eating shit...my father-in-law, my son-in-law will explain it to you."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Father-in-law, look, what happened to the whole grains we usually eat?"
Zhu Di curled his lips: "Naturally, it became a filthy thing, and it was discharged."
Li Xiao asked again: "Did this filthy thing become fertilizer and nourish the whole grains to make them grow?"
Zhu Di nodded and said, "Indeed."
Li Xiao continued: "This manure has nourished the whole grains. Did it come back to the dining table, eat it again, and become the whole grains again, and it will continue to circulate?"
Speaking of this, everyone has a feeling of nausea and vomiting
But it’s not bad, Zhu Di faintly sensed something, but he didn’t quite understand, and asked, “What does this have to do with the abolition of labor?”
"It has something to do with it."
Li Xiao gestured with his hands and explained, "Father-in-law, look, although my son-in-law canceled his labor and spent more money to pay migrant workers to build roads, the migrant workers have earned a tael, so naturally they have to spend it. Wouldn’t it just be earned by the businessman? My son-in-law will collect business taxes from the businessman, and then we will have money again, so let’s use the money to continue building roads.”
Li Xiao clapped his hands and said, "Look, doesn't this mean that you didn't spend any money?"
I briefly talked about the theory of economic cycle. Although it is a bit crude, Zhu Di should be able to understand it.
Zhu Di frowned slightly: "You mean, this money is like manure, and it keeps circulating?"
"correct."
Li Xiao nodded and said: "This money is like manure. While nourishing the court, it also nourishes the people. Why not do it? It seems that the son-in-law canceled the labor, but it started this cycle, and everyone became more and more happy." With money, the yamen collects more and more taxes, and there are more and more things that can be done. The people have profitable jobs, and they can earn more money and improve their lives. Just change the way to earn money from the common people, all kinds of businesses can flourish, and businessmen earn more, so we can collect more taxes.”
"Huh?" Zhu Di came to his senses, "It seems to be the truth."
And Zhu Ningyun at the side said contemptuously: "Xiaolang, can you stop using manure as an example next time, it sounds a bit disgusting."
Li Xiao chuckled, and whispered: "We don't use manure now, don't we?" Zhu Ningyun cast a glance at him, and you are the only one who is smart.
Back in the carriage, Zhu Di was still thinking about the incident just now.
The more I think about it, the more right I feel.
Yes, if Li Xiao builds roads on such a large scale, wouldn't it be the same as when Emperor Sui Yang built the Grand Canal, causing complaints from the people.
If you give money like this and let the people go to work, the people will naturally not complain!
No wonder Li Xiao was able to accomplish this in just five years.
Then, Zhu Di was thinking about manure again.
It makes some sense.
This money circulates like manure. It nourishes everything.
"and many more!"
Zhu Di suddenly felt something was wrong, and slapped his thigh and said, "There is still a problem. The business tax is thirty one, and most of the money is earned by the businessman. Isn't it fattening the businessman?"
Thinking of this, Zhu Di was about to ask Li Xiao for an argument, but a sudden voice interrupted his train of thought.
woohoo-
A whistle sounded, the train arrived at the station.
Zhu Di and the others just arrived at the train station at this moment.
"what sound??"
Zhu Di popped his head out to look around, and then saw a big room with the name Railway Station - Gu'an Station on it.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved: "Old man, get off the carriage, the carriage is too slow, let you experience the steam train."
"steam train?"
Zhu Di got out of the carriage and asked, "What is a steam train?"
"Hey, you'll know when you go."
Zhu Gaoxu didn't bother to explain, he dragged Zhu Di to the train station, and the others followed behind.
When a few people walked to the gate of the train station, the common people were all elated when they saw Li Xiao.
"It's Lord Li Qingtian!"
As soon as they walked over, many people saw Li Xiao, shouted excitedly, and then bowed together and said, "I've seen Li Qingtian."
Li Xiao smiled and waved his hand in greeting: "Hello, people."
All the people bowed their hands: "Master Li Qingtian has worked hard."
Li Xiao waved his hand: "It's not hard."
The common people consciously gave way to a path, allowing Li Xiao and others to walk in unimpeded.
"I can't tell, your prestige in the local area is quite high." Zhu Di laughed.
"Little prestige, it's just a small prestige. It's just making decisions for the people." Li Xiao laughed.
When Li Xiao came in person, the people at the train station were all respectful, and they went straight through the VIP passage and entered the train station ahead of time.
Arriving near the railroad tracks of the train station, a big iron lump appeared in front of Zhu Di.
After Zhu Di saw the train, he became numb!
Totally numb!
If it was the big ship, he could still understand it, but he couldn't understand the train at all.
It's beyond the scope of cognition.
"This is a train???"
Zhu Di was shocked and said, "How did such a big iron bump move?"
Zhu Di and Zhu Gaosui were just like Grandma Liu entering a big manor, walking around, staring at the train left and right, and clicking their tongues.
Before Li Xiao could open his mouth, Zhu Gaoxu explained: "Grandpa, you are so ignorant, my child will explain to you, when boiling water, the water vapor will push the lid open, this is the principle of the steam train moving. "
In fact, Zhu Gaoxu himself didn't understand, it was Li Xiao who said it, and he was just repeating it.
"I see."
Zhu Di didn't understand too much, but he still pretended to understand.
"Can this train go to Nanjing?" Zhu Di asked.
"Of course." Li Xiao said, "However, it will take time to build the railway to Nanjing."
"Okay, okay!"
Zhu Di was overjoyed: "Where the railway needs to be repaired, the train can go there, right? Then if the whole country is covered with railways, wherever I want to go, wouldn't I be able to get there soon?"
Li Xiao nodded: "My father-in-law is wise, that's it."
"It's a miracle!"
Zhu Di was overjoyed and said: "Li Xiao, when you go back alone, you will issue an imperial decree. You have to build this railway to all parts of the country, and build the Nanjing road first."
Zhu Di thought, if this is the case, it will be more convenient to transport food and supplies.
Li Xiao complained, "Father-in-law, this request. You know, the railroads cost a lot of money. It's impossible to support the whole country with the fiscal revenue of one province, right?"
Zhu Di smiled and said, "Of course not. You can just say how much silver taels it will cost to build the railway track to the whole country, and the imperial court should pay for it."
"Ok."
Li Xiao made some calculations, snapped his fingers and said, "If it spreads all over the country, it will be about twenty million taels of silver."
Li Xiao is still conservative. In fact, with the current steel output, it is impossible to cover the whole country.
Hearing this, Zhu Di almost fainted, "Two trillion taels??? Are you kidding? The national tax is only 3000 million taels of silver."
"Father-in-law, it's impossible for my son-in-law to joke with you. Get in the car first, and my son-in-law will do the math for you."
After speaking, Li Xiao invited Zhu Di to the train, in the No. [-] carriage of Tianzi.
After getting on the train, Li Xiao calculated carefully for Zhu Di. It is true that so much silver is needed. This kind of railway can only be built in ten years. It is very difficult, very difficult to cover the whole country.
"How can you get so much money?" Zhu Di was helpless.
Li Xiao said with a smile: "Actually, let it develop slowly. The company that manufactures the trains and rails is a state-owned enterprise. It can generate profits by itself, and the money it earns can develop itself, without the need for my son-in-law to manage it."
"State-owned enterprise." Zhu Di heard another word he didn't understand.
However, he received too much information today, and some of them were unable to continue receiving information.
Ever since, Zhu Di got up on his own, and walked towards other carriages to check, and Zhu Gaosui followed after seeing this.
"Master Zhifu, the distinguished guest of Tianzi No. [-] came not long ago."
At this time, the guy in the car found Li Xiao and said secretly.
"What? Are you here?" Li Xiao was slightly startled, and asked in a low voice, "How long have you been here, did you leave by train?"
"I've been here for four months, and I haven't left by train," said the man.
"Okay, I understand."
Li Xiao nodded, "Back off."
He began to think in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang has been here for four months, and the court has not made any movement. It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang has already known his good intentions after investigating the people's sentiments.
No problem
Soon the train starts.
Zhu Di and Zhu Gaosui were shocked again.
After half an hour, we arrived in Peiping.
After getting off the train, Zhu Di was very excited.
"Traveling thousands of miles a day means that all kinds of information will be transmitted very quickly in the future!"
"In addition to transporting supplies, transporting soldiers is also very fast."
"In this way, you will be able to lay down a farther frontier without worrying about unmanageable situations."
In this way, Zhu Di kept thinking about the train in his heart.
We went to Peking City by car again.
When he arrived at the foot of the city of Beiping, Zhu Di was in a daze.
The city of Peiping has changed, and the walls have become taller and smoother.
Li Xiao explained that the city wall was re-expanded and better materials were used, such as reinforced concrete.
"It's really tough!"
Zhu Di walked over excitedly, felt it with his hand, then looked at Gao Sui and said, "Gao Sui, try the hardness of this wall."
"Yes."
Zhu Gaosui took out a hammer from his sleeve and hit the city wall violently.
Bang bang bang!
The wall was indeed very hard, and at the fifth hit, the wood of the hammer broke, and the hammer head flew out.
"Ah!" A scream came from afar.
A person rushed over holding his head, angrily:
"How can I be so unlucky, my head was smashed a few months ago, and I was smashed again a few months later, come with me to see the beater!"
Zhu Gaosui smiled apologetically, took out 20 taels of silver from his body, and handed it over: "Look at the silver, go and see the doctor."
The man said: "It's amazing to have money, can you smash people if you have money?"
Zhu Gaosui took out another 20 taels: "Go and buy some nutritional supplements."
The man took the silver, felt a sense of déjà vu, then nodded: "Be careful next time."
He took the money and left, probably to see a doctor.
"Old man, this wall is tough!" Zhu Gaosui said.
Zhu Di nodded: "I can see it. Unexpectedly, in just five years, this Beiping Mansion has undergone such a huge change. It is unbelievable that Bei Yuan wants to attack such a city wall. It is useless. Let's go into the city and have a look."
When Zhu Di entered Beiping City.
His scalp was even numb from the shock.
It's like entering another city.
Obviously, Beiping City has expanded a lot.
But the number of people walking inside was dozens of times that of before he left.
The commerce is prosperous, various shops emerge in endlessly, people come and go, it is more prosperous than Nanjing City, Zhu Di almost thought that he did not enter Beiping, but Nanjing or Jiangnan and other cities
Along the way, Zhu Di was dazzled.
So, while Li Xiao took Zhu Di for a stroll, he also contacted his own people and asked Huang Ba's location, and Li Xiongzhi hurried over after a while.
"Master, you are back"
Li Xiongzhi reported in a low voice: "I have invited Huang Ba to live in the Duke's Mansion temporarily. He goes out during the day and returns at night. The younger ones are well arranged."
Li Xiao nodded slightly: "Good job."
At night.
When it was getting dark, Li Xiao looked at Zhu Di and whispered, "My lord father-in-law, has the Majesty left the palace?"
Zhu Di said: "Don't tell me that Gu almost forgot, the Holy Majesty said a long time ago that he went to see you in Beiping, where is he?"
Li Xiao whispered: "It's in the mansion."
"Stop shopping"
Zhu Di hurriedly said: "Go back quickly."
Guogong Mansion.
Zhu Yuanzhang has been here for several months.
After learning that Tianzi No. [-] VIP had arrived in Beiping, Li Xiongzhi immediately invited him to live in the Duke's Mansion.
These days, Zhu Yuanzhang went out early and returned late every day, looking around for people's sentiments, and he found that after such a governance in Beiping, it was really a prosperous Ming Dynasty.
Li Xiao has really fulfilled the promise made to him at that time, so that the people can eat and wear clothes, and there will be no hunger and no tenants!
Zhu Yuanzhang also discovered that in addition to sweet potatoes, there are also high-yielding crops such as potatoes and corn.
The granary in Beiping Prefecture was overflowing.
The tax accumulated in five years is actually 8000 million taels of silver!
You know, when the Song Dynasty was the richest, the annual tax revenue was only 3000 million taels of silver! !
It is astonishing that a land of one mansion is richer than a country.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also discovered some disadvantages. Some old stubborn people are making troubles. It seems that they want to use our butcher knife to help this kind of prosperity spread to the whole country!
"We haven't had a good life for a few years. This time when Zhu Di returns to Beijing, we will pass on the throne to the fourth child. Let's promote this system to the world together with Li Xiao."
Thinking this way, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Zhu Di should come back soon, right?
Why don't you come to see us?
Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting in the upper seat in the hall of the Duke's Mansion.
"Father! Father! My son misses you!"
Zhu Di's shout was heard from afar.
Then a group of people walked over and knelt down to pay respects: "My son, see the Holy One!"
The voice fell.
The servants of the Duke's Mansion were all stunned, especially Li Xiongzhi, whose legs were a little numb, so it turned out that this bastard is the current emperor? ? ? ?
He always thought it was Li Xiao's big brother.
After finishing speaking, everyone hurriedly knelt down: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Pingshen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Then everyone stood up.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards Li Xiao with a smile, and patted Li Xiao on the shoulder: "Li Xiao, Li Xiao, I didn't expect that you really fulfilled your original promise. I am very satisfied."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!"
Li Xiao cupped his hands and said, "All this is the subject's job."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards Ningyun with a smile again: "Ningyun, you really found me a good grandson-in-law."
Zhu Ningyun smiled and said, "Grandpa, this is all Daming's blessing."
"And Gao Xu, you are not bad, you have contributed a lot over the years."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a smile and said.
Zhu Gaoxu was so excited, he cupped his hands and said, "It's what grandchildren should do."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, then turned around and sat in the front seat.
The next step is to announce what Zhu Yuanzhang has decided during this period.
Erhu came out, took out the imperial decree and said, "Imperial decree."
Hearing this, everyone knelt down again, "I am waiting for the order."
Erhu went on to say: "I am getting old, I will not return to the capital this time, starting today, I will abdicate as the Supreme Emperor. This time when I return to Beijing, the crown prince Zhu Di will choose a day to ascend the throne as Emperor, with the year name Yongle, and Zhu Di will be the Emperor of Yongle."
After the words fell, Zhu Di said excitedly: "My son leads the order to thank you!"
After waiting for so many years, this day finally arrived!
Zhu Di was so excited, but why is the year name Yongle?
Isn't that the same title as Duke Li Xiao?
Zhu Di thought for a while, and finally understood. I am afraid that the scene of the prosperous age seen today, the father wanted to spread it to the whole country, and Li Xiao had to be among them, so he used the same title.
Li Xiao, Li Xiao, your row of noodles is too big. In a sense, you and Gu are already on an equal footing.
Li Xiao on the other side was also taken aback.
Damn, Zhu Di and I named the year with the same title?
What surprised Li Xiao even more was that it has been Hongwu's 31st year now.
History still followed the route he should have. Zhu Yuanzhang also died and abdicated this year. The difference is that there is no such thing as Zhu Yunqi now.
Now, the whole family is happy for Zhu Di. Zhu Di has become the emperor, they will all be promoted, the princess will become a princess, and the county king will also be promoted to a prince.
The two tigers took the imperial decree, and continued to read: "Li Xiao has made great contributions to reforming the law. He was named the prince and grand teacher, and he was a first-rank official. He was named the Great Ming National Teacher and assisted Zhu Di in creating the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty."
"Thank you, minister." Li Xiao hurriedly kowtowed, thinking that fortunately it was a false job, that is, the kind with a higher reputation and no need to do anything.
Erhu paused, and said the most explosive last imperial decree:
"Beiping is the gateway of the Ming Dynasty. In order to protect the country of the Ming Dynasty from being invaded by foreign enemies, I have considered it carefully and decided to move the capital to Beiping and build it on the basis of the Nanjing Imperial Palace. The palace will be rebuilt in Beiping and named the Forbidden City. It will be implemented immediately after Zhu Di ascends the throne. There must be no mistakes. Hereby .”
Zhu Gaoxu: "????"
Zhu Di: "???"
Li Xiao: "????"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then became ecstatic.
Beiping is good, I like this place in the first place, and now it is more prosperous than Nanjing, it's wonderful, this place is lonely! !Ah no, it's mine! !
Li Xiao was dumbfounded.
So, history is still following his established route?
Or move the capital?
The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country?
I drop a mother.
The most difficult one was Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaoxu asked: "What about me, grandpa?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We are the Supreme Emperor now, if you have anything to ask your father."
So Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Di and said, "Father, what about me?"
Zhu Di thought for a while, and thought to himself, if Gao Xu were to be sealed off in Nanjing, would he have to go away?
Now that the capital is moved to Beiping, I have no choice but to deal with the remnants of Beiyuan. There is a shortage of generals. Gao Xu is a good fighter, so he must be kept.
If you want to keep him, you have to give him a fief that he doesn't want to go to.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di said: "Gao Xu, what do you think of Yunnan?"
Zhu Gaoxu: "?????"
Yunnan?
No dogs go!
Dad, you're not kidding me, are you? !
the next day.
Taking the imperial decree, Zhu Di immediately returned to the capital and ascended the throne.
Under the worship of hundreds of officials, Zhu Di successfully ascended the throne.
Hongwu 31 years, March [-]th.
Zhu Di ascended the throne as emperor, and his reign name was Yongle, and he was called Emperor Yongle.
After Zhu Di ascended the throne, Li Xiao, as the magistrate, did not continue to make great efforts to develop Beiping, but let him develop on his own and govern by doing nothing.
Because anything that develops too fast is prone to problems.
At this time, many problems have emerged.
Li Xiao solved it slowly and consolidated the foundation.
In addition, for the past five years, Li Xiao took Zhu Yuanzhang to maintain his health and enjoy his old age every day.
After being nursed by Li Xiao, the aged Zhu Yuanzhang is in good health.
The only thing he did was to build a railway from Beiping to Nanjing. It took five years to build a railway, which is not bad.
In the first year of Yongle, under the command of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers and officers and soldiers began to build the Forbidden City.
Of course, Zhu Di still used the original system and summoned labor to build it. After all, the national treasury could not support so much consumption.
The buildings in the original imperial city were demolished, and the people moved out.
Construction began on the basis of Yuan Dadu.
Zhu Di went to the grasslands in the north and went to Nanyang in the west, while the ministers headed by Song Li, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, left the capital and traveled all over the country to search for materials.
Going deep into the forest, he entered the mountain one thousand times and left the mountain five hundred times. He went through all kinds of difficulties to harvest the best golden nanmu, and then transported the nanmu to Peiping with the help of water power.
In order to facilitate construction, five processing factories including Liulichang were also built to continuously deliver the finished products of the palace.
Around the foundation, migrant workers dug the moat and piled the earth on a hill, which was cleverly designed to be called Longevity Mountain, which is now Jingshan Mountain.
Below the Longevity Mountain is the palace of the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
This is precisely to suppress the luck of the previous dynasty.
Five years later, the Forbidden City was officially completed.
The magnitude of the project is unimaginable for future generations.
Thousands of years of Chinese civilization are condensed on this project, Zhu Di walks to the throne, and a new prosperous age is coming.
Yongle five years, the Forbidden City.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"Eternal Ming Dynasty! The country will last forever!"
In front of Fengtian Hall, hundreds of civil and military officials went to see each other, and Li Xiao was naturally among them.
All the officials entered the new Fengtian Palace one after another, and the first morning court in the new palace was of little significance.
At this time, Li Xiao was wearing a black court uniform, and had been named the Imperial Teacher of the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Di.
Possessing the title of duke of the state, the real power of a prime minister, and being an extremely human minister, there is nothing better than this.
Calculated according to actual age, Li Xiao is already 36 years old, but his real age is only eight days old, and the passage of time has not left any traces on him.
In order to conceal his age, Li Xiao stuck a mustache around his chin.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Entering the main hall, the officials shouted again.
"Everyone loves to be flat."
Zhu Di waved his hand, and the imperial aura was clearly seen.
Li Xiao stood with his hands down and waited for the performance.
Do you think it's over? No, the real difficulty has just begun.
It is the most difficult thing to spread the Peking style to the whole country now.
It is not easy to reproduce the road that Peiping has traveled and start to carry out comprehensive reforms on the land of Ming Dynasty.
After all, I used to be a special zone, and I could do whatever I wanted, but now that the special zone is gone, everything must be done according to the procedures, and the world can't be messed up
The eunuch shouted: "Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do!"
Li Xiao, who was standing at the front, walked out slowly and clasped his hands and said, "I have something to say."
Zhu Di smiled and said, "Master, please tell me."
Li Xiao clasped his hands and said: "The imperial examination system has lasted for thousands of years, and its shortcomings are hard to recover from. I believe that the imperial examination system should be abolished, and a more appropriate national examination system should be used to select talents. Only by doing their best can the Ming Dynasty be more prosperous. "
This sentence directly caused the entire court to boil.
In a word, it touched the interests of the gentry across the country.
The voice fell,
Almost all officials have stood up against:
"This move is too absurd. How can the method of selecting talents for thousands of years be changed at will? If it is changed at will, it will shake the foundation of the country, and I oppose it!"
"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, the Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty is the teacher of a country, how can he act recklessly like this, and the minister also opposes it! National Teacher, please respect yourself and don't follow the old path of the Great Ming God of War!"
"If you change the rules set by the ancestors at will, the world will be in chaos. I oppose the abolition of the imperial examinations. Please think twice, Your Majesty."
Without waiting for Li Xiao to speak.
Zhu Di waved his hand directly and said, "It's useless to object, I agree."
Civil and military officials: "????"
Nima, you're just playing with words, believe it or not, we're resigning from office! !
(End of this chapter)
"This boat is great! It's big and nice!"
"True to ride the wind and waves, ride the wind and waves!!"
Standing by the side of the deck boat, Zhu Di felt the sea breeze hitting his cheeks. The big boat was moving very fast, pushing the sea water to both sides like breaking waves!
The reason why the boat runs fast is that Li Xiao installed an engine and used propellers to increase the speed. The engine is obtained from the system
And Zhu Di was very excited after getting on the boat, he kept looking around on the boat, touching this, touching that, especially the anti-aircraft artillery, he couldn't put it down.
"My son-in-law, can I show Gu Gu a shot?"
Zhu Di murmured while gently stroking the cannon with his palm.
"Of course." Li Xiao nodded, and then greeted: "Come here, show His Royal Highness the power of our Zhenhai Shenwei Cannon!"
"Yes!" An artilleryman came excitedly and began to adjust the artillery, then ignited the fuse, and fired the shells with a bang.
This is a smoothbore gun that only appeared in the late Ming Dynasty, and the blueprint given by the system is more powerful than this gun, with a longer range, and only weighs one thousand catties.
Zhu Di looked from a distance, and after a few breaths, the sea surface in a very far place was blown up, and the sea water bounced up to the sky, which is enough to see the distance and power of the shot.
It has far surpassed the cannons of the Ming Dynasty and swept the country! !
"My God, this artillery is really powerful!"
Zhu Di's eyes became brighter: "If this kind of artillery attacked the city this time, why would it be so difficult? If you just hit a few shots, the city wall will be blown through!"
Zhu Di looked at the cabin and asked again, "Why doesn't this boat use oars?"
Li Xiao explained with a smile: "This is because."
Zhu Di asked seven or eight questions in a row.
Li Xiao gave an answer.
"Father, you've been there since just now." Zhu Ningyun smiled and pulled Zhu Di's arm, "Come in and rest, sit and drink tea."
"well."
Zhu Di nodded, indeed he was a little thirsty, and planned to go into the cabin.
"Father-in-law, take a good rest. If you need anything, you can talk to Ningyun, and she will make arrangements for you."
Seeing that Zhu Di was about to leave, Li Xiao greeted him, and then brought his own fish box, intending to go fishing at sea, Zhu Gaoxu also took out a fishing rod, and wanted to compete with Li Xiao.
"You are."
Seeing Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu fishing with fishing rods, Zhu Di couldn't help asking, "What are you doing?"
"Father, the two of them are trying to fish, let's leave them alone."
Zhu Ningyun helped explain.
"Try fishing?"
Zhu Di rolled up his sleeves, and said with great interest, "Come here, too!"
Zhu Gaosui also excitedly said, "I'm coming too."
Zhu Ningyun: "."
It is true that a man is a teenager until he dies.
Afterwards, the four of them had a fishing competition together. Zhu Ningyun didn't join in, because she didn't have much interest in fishing.
And women will never experience the happiness of the fisherman.
Especially this kind of sea fishing, when you catch a big fish, instead of wrestling, you may not be able to pull it up for several hours, which is very exciting.
With the help of Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaosui quickly learned to use the sea pole, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
Two hours later, just as he was falling asleep, Zhu Di caught a fish on his fishing rod. Zhu Di picked up the fishing rod excitedly, and found that the strength of the fish facing him was so strong that he almost pulled him over.
"Here comes the big fish!!"
Zhu Di stretched his arms and began to pull the fish.
On the other side, the fishing rods of Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu did not catch any fish.
And Li Xiao caught a fish on his fishing rod, but he didn't move, pretending not to catch it, and the fish quickly unhooked
It's all about the world.
After half an hour.
Zhu Di pulled the fish up with brute force and successfully won the fishing competition championship.
"Father is amazing."
"Father is invincible!"
"Father-in-law is strong!"
The three of them flattered together, which made Zhu Di very happy.
Afterwards, everyone gathered around to see the fish.
This fish has a long body, thick and round, streamlined, tapering to the rear and a slender tail base, and the caudal fin is forked or crescent.
It is about one foot long, and the whole body is light blue.
"He Yu is this?" Zhu Di also saw it for the first time.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "This is the bluefin tuna! It is one of the fastest swimming marine animals, and only extremely ferocious sharks and large dolphins can rival it. It can reach 55 nautical miles. Therefore, this fish has no fat on its body, it is all lean meat, with a firm texture and a good taste. If it is sold in Beiping City, it can be sold at a high price of 1000 taels of silver. I have a big meal today. .”
Zhu Di said happily: "It's a pity that the boss is not here, Li Xiao, I will leave it to you."
Li Xiao cupped his hands: "Father-in-law, just wait and see!"
Ever since, Zhu Ningyun and Li Xiao started cooking together.
An hour later.
The tuna feast is on the table, and various methods of frying, steaming, and raw are arranged.
Relying on Li Xiao's consummate cooking skills and Zhu Ningyun's top knife skills, the fish fillets are as thin as cicada's wings
Everyone ate a seafood feast and drank red wine, and they were very comfortable.
This tuna has no spines and is very nutritious, low in fat and calories. The EPA, protein, and taurine in it all have excellent cholesterol-lowering effects. Regular consumption can effectively reduce malignant cholesterol in the blood.
There is also DHA, which can activate brain cells and promote internal brain activities.
At the dinner table, Li Xiao introduced the edible value of this tuna. After listening to it, everyone couldn't help eating more, and then lamented that Zhu Gaochi had no good taste.
"By the way, you three."
Zhu Di drank his red wine and said, "Now it's time to talk about what you three did when you went to the Japanese country, right? So many Japanese pirates probably didn't just appear out of thin air."
Li Xiao picked up the wine glass, "Father-in-law, here's a toast to you." After taking a sip of the wine, he said, "It's all my son-in-law's idea. I want to wipe out the pirates! The pirates are rampant and often invade the coast and rob merchant ships, which is a disaster." Also, you can’t get rid of it.”
Zhu Di frowned, and said: "In order to completely get rid of the Japanese pirates, so... you took the Japanese country?"
Li Xiao smiled awkwardly: "It turns out that nothing can be hidden from my father-in-law. If the Japanese kingdom is not occupied, the Japanese pirates will continue to be born. This is the only way."
Good guy, Zhu Di called him a good guy.
In order to get rid of the Japanese pirates, the lair was blown up, right?
However, he was overjoyed, he really took over the Wa country, and pretended to be displeased: "Even if you send troops, you still need to ask for a fight with the imperial court. What's the matter with you sending troops without authorization?"
Li Xiao said: "Father-in-law, the Holy Majesty has allowed this."
Zhu Di frowned: "When did the Holy Majesty approve it? He doesn't know about it either."
"No, no, no. The Holy Majesty has given permission." Li Xiao explained: "Beiping is a special zone, and all reforms are allowed."
Zhu Di snorted and said, "What does it have to do with Beiping if you occupy the Wa country?"
Li Xiao said with a smile: "Of course it has something to do with it. Occupying the Japanese kingdom is to get rid of the Japanese pirates. To get rid of the Japanese pirates is to open the sea. Opening the sea is the policy of Beiping. Do you think it has anything to do with it?"
Zhu Di: "?????"
Zhu Di was a little helpless, and this could have something to do with it.
Hey, what did Li Xiaogang say?
Open the sea?
Zhu Di was surprised: "You want to open the sea??"
Li Xiao nodded: "Yes."
Zhu Di: "."
Zhu Di took a bite of the fried fish, chewed it slowly, thought for a while, patted the table and said: "Yes, now that the Japanese pirates are eliminated, the sea ban can indeed be lifted, and my porcelain and silk from the Ming Dynasty can be exchanged in other small countries. Money can make Ming richer."
"Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and the people are strong, we should also go overseas to show the demeanor of a great country!"
As he said that, Zhu Di called out: "Call the horse here."
Li Xiao explained embarrassingly: "Now I am not called Ma He. My son-in-law gave Ma He the surname Zheng, and now I am called Zheng He."
Hearing this, Zhu Di felt that there was an unspeakable tacit understanding between himself and his son-in-law.
Not long after, Zheng He came to Zhu Di, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."
"Zheng He, I heard that you built this ship?" Zhu Di asked.
Zheng He cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness, it was made by the minister. It is just the blueprint provided by Duke Yongle. If there is no blueprint, the minister will not be able to make it."
Zhu Di nodded slightly: "You have been with Li Xiao for several years, it's time to come back and do things for Gu, are you still willing?"
Although it was the blueprint given by Li Xiao, if you don’t have the talent, you can’t build such a large ship, and sailing at sea also requires experience. Zhu Di can see that Zheng He has this talent, but it was discovered by Li Xiao. That's all.
How dare Zheng He not follow, he cupped his hands and said: "I am willing, but it is Yongle Gong."
Zhu Di looked at Li Xiao.
Li Xiao looked at Zhu Di, clasped his hands and said with a smile, "This kind of talent, my son-in-law has borrowed it for five years is enough, and it should be returned to the original owner."
Nonsense, why don’t you hurry and return it back, or let the whole of Beiping Prefecture take over the shipyard all the time, it will be a loss.
"Okay! Zheng He, when I return to Beijing this time, please play alone, so that you can open the imperial shipyard again, build the treasure ship of the Ming Dynasty, explore other countries in the sea, and show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Di said seriously.
Zheng He cupped his hands excitedly, this was the ideal in his heart.
"Leader! Thank you, Your Highness!"
The big ship sailed for five days.
Everyone is very relaxed on the boat, basking in the sun and fishing every day.
Zhu Di also discussed with Li Xiao and the others how to deal with the Wa Kingdom.
Zhu Di also learned that now the Wa Kingdom is not directly controlled, but semi-controlled. It supports the puppet emperor to control the situation and opposes the fierce confrontation of the family.
Li Xiao suggested that the puppet emperor should continue to support the army so that the war would continue.
When the Wa Kingdom was about to fall apart, Daming directly sent troops to destroy all the princes stationed in the Wa Kingdom, and then forcibly incorporated it into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di was also thinking about Li Xiao's suggestion. As for what to do, he needed to discuss it with all the civil and military officials after returning to Beijing.
A week later.
The big ship returned to Haijin Town (Tianjin) Wharf to dock.
A group of people embarked on the road back to Beiping.
"My God! What kind of road is this??"
As soon as he stepped into Beiping, Zhu Di was shocked by the asphalt road in front of him.
He walked on the asphalt road, looked and looked, touched and touched, it was hard and strong, and it was very smooth at a glance. If the carriage drove on such a road, it would be faster.
Li Xiao said: "This is an asphalt road, and now all the roads in Beiping are paved with this kind of road."
Zhu Di was surprised and said, "How much money will this cost?"
Li Xiao said: "It's not much, the whole of Beiping only cost more than 1000 million taels."
Zhu Di: "????"
Zhu Di's whole person is not well.
Do you know what you are talking about, the road construction cost 1000 million taels, what's the trouble?
Li Xiao explained with a smile: "To get rich, build roads first. As the saying goes, the roads are not smooth, and the commerce is not prosperous. In some places, there are good things, but because the roads remain unchanged, they cannot be transported and sold. The fruit is full of branches but rots on the branches. It’s a pity, that’s what building roads is all about.”
"Let's not talk about this first, nor ask you where the money comes from."
Zhu Di questioned: "But why did you spend 1000 million taels of silver on road construction? This is too much money!"
Li Xiao spread his hands and said, "Is there a lot?"
Zhu Di wondered: "Not much? Five years ago, the tax revenue of the entire treasury was only 3000 million taels of silver. After the unremitting efforts of the past five years, it has now doubled and the annual tax revenue has reached 6000 million taels of silver. But you It costs 1000 million taels of silver to build a road in a mansion? This is simply unbelievable!"
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Just tell me, is the road repair worthwhile?"
Zhu Di looked at the road and said, "It's straight."
Li Xiao: "."
Li Xiao put it another way, and said, "You just say it's worth it?"
Zhu Di frowned and said, "What a bargain, 1000 million taels!"
Li Xiao explained helplessly: "The reason why I spent so much silver taels is because my son-in-law canceled the labor service. This road was repaired with money, and the silver taels were paid."
In the Ming Dynasty, the ancient government yamen used labor labor to build roads, open rivers, and repair palaces. Labor labor was free of money, and every adult man had to participate.
Without these labors, the court would not be able to do many things.
And Li Xiao directly canceled the labor? ? ? ?
Zhu Di: "????"
Zhu Di almost jumped up.
Let you reform, you turned the table? ?
In the future, there will be no labor in the imperial court, so what will they use for engineering? ? ?
"Father-in-law, don't worry."
Li Xiao hurriedly said, "Let me explain to you."
Zhu Di got angry and said, "You explain to Gu well, otherwise even if Gu spares you, His Majesty will not spare you."
It's no wonder that Zhu Di was angry, after all, he was the heir apparent of a country, and what Li Xiao did was to directly change the dynasty's system.
"Father, calm down." Zhu Ningyun hurriedly took Zhu Di's hand.
"Father, you see that you are in a hurry, let your brother-in-law explain to you." Zhu Gaoxu also ran over immediately, and stroked Zhu Di's back with his palm to make him feel better.
Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaoxu: "Although Li Xiao is your brother-in-law, you are also a feudal lord, so why don't you let him mess around?"
Zhu Gaoxu said: "Old man, just listen to Li Xiao's explanation."
As he said that, Zhu Gaoxu played tricks on Li Xiao, "Brother-in-law, tell me about your circular theory, the one who eats shit"
"Eating shit?"
Zhu Di frowned, not knowing why there was a feeling of déjà vu.
"It's not about eating shit...my father-in-law, my son-in-law will explain it to you."
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Father-in-law, look, what happened to the whole grains we usually eat?"
Zhu Di curled his lips: "Naturally, it became a filthy thing, and it was discharged."
Li Xiao asked again: "Did this filthy thing become fertilizer and nourish the whole grains to make them grow?"
Zhu Di nodded and said, "Indeed."
Li Xiao continued: "This manure has nourished the whole grains. Did it come back to the dining table, eat it again, and become the whole grains again, and it will continue to circulate?"
Speaking of this, everyone has a feeling of nausea and vomiting
But it’s not bad, Zhu Di faintly sensed something, but he didn’t quite understand, and asked, “What does this have to do with the abolition of labor?”
"It has something to do with it."
Li Xiao gestured with his hands and explained, "Father-in-law, look, although my son-in-law canceled his labor and spent more money to pay migrant workers to build roads, the migrant workers have earned a tael, so naturally they have to spend it. Wouldn’t it just be earned by the businessman? My son-in-law will collect business taxes from the businessman, and then we will have money again, so let’s use the money to continue building roads.”
Li Xiao clapped his hands and said, "Look, doesn't this mean that you didn't spend any money?"
I briefly talked about the theory of economic cycle. Although it is a bit crude, Zhu Di should be able to understand it.
Zhu Di frowned slightly: "You mean, this money is like manure, and it keeps circulating?"
"correct."
Li Xiao nodded and said: "This money is like manure. While nourishing the court, it also nourishes the people. Why not do it? It seems that the son-in-law canceled the labor, but it started this cycle, and everyone became more and more happy." With money, the yamen collects more and more taxes, and there are more and more things that can be done. The people have profitable jobs, and they can earn more money and improve their lives. Just change the way to earn money from the common people, all kinds of businesses can flourish, and businessmen earn more, so we can collect more taxes.”
"Huh?" Zhu Di came to his senses, "It seems to be the truth."
And Zhu Ningyun at the side said contemptuously: "Xiaolang, can you stop using manure as an example next time, it sounds a bit disgusting."
Li Xiao chuckled, and whispered: "We don't use manure now, don't we?" Zhu Ningyun cast a glance at him, and you are the only one who is smart.
Back in the carriage, Zhu Di was still thinking about the incident just now.
The more I think about it, the more right I feel.
Yes, if Li Xiao builds roads on such a large scale, wouldn't it be the same as when Emperor Sui Yang built the Grand Canal, causing complaints from the people.
If you give money like this and let the people go to work, the people will naturally not complain!
No wonder Li Xiao was able to accomplish this in just five years.
Then, Zhu Di was thinking about manure again.
It makes some sense.
This money circulates like manure. It nourishes everything.
"and many more!"
Zhu Di suddenly felt something was wrong, and slapped his thigh and said, "There is still a problem. The business tax is thirty one, and most of the money is earned by the businessman. Isn't it fattening the businessman?"
Thinking of this, Zhu Di was about to ask Li Xiao for an argument, but a sudden voice interrupted his train of thought.
woohoo-
A whistle sounded, the train arrived at the station.
Zhu Di and the others just arrived at the train station at this moment.
"what sound??"
Zhu Di popped his head out to look around, and then saw a big room with the name Railway Station - Gu'an Station on it.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved: "Old man, get off the carriage, the carriage is too slow, let you experience the steam train."
"steam train?"
Zhu Di got out of the carriage and asked, "What is a steam train?"
"Hey, you'll know when you go."
Zhu Gaoxu didn't bother to explain, he dragged Zhu Di to the train station, and the others followed behind.
When a few people walked to the gate of the train station, the common people were all elated when they saw Li Xiao.
"It's Lord Li Qingtian!"
As soon as they walked over, many people saw Li Xiao, shouted excitedly, and then bowed together and said, "I've seen Li Qingtian."
Li Xiao smiled and waved his hand in greeting: "Hello, people."
All the people bowed their hands: "Master Li Qingtian has worked hard."
Li Xiao waved his hand: "It's not hard."
The common people consciously gave way to a path, allowing Li Xiao and others to walk in unimpeded.
"I can't tell, your prestige in the local area is quite high." Zhu Di laughed.
"Little prestige, it's just a small prestige. It's just making decisions for the people." Li Xiao laughed.
When Li Xiao came in person, the people at the train station were all respectful, and they went straight through the VIP passage and entered the train station ahead of time.
Arriving near the railroad tracks of the train station, a big iron lump appeared in front of Zhu Di.
After Zhu Di saw the train, he became numb!
Totally numb!
If it was the big ship, he could still understand it, but he couldn't understand the train at all.
It's beyond the scope of cognition.
"This is a train???"
Zhu Di was shocked and said, "How did such a big iron bump move?"
Zhu Di and Zhu Gaosui were just like Grandma Liu entering a big manor, walking around, staring at the train left and right, and clicking their tongues.
Before Li Xiao could open his mouth, Zhu Gaoxu explained: "Grandpa, you are so ignorant, my child will explain to you, when boiling water, the water vapor will push the lid open, this is the principle of the steam train moving. "
In fact, Zhu Gaoxu himself didn't understand, it was Li Xiao who said it, and he was just repeating it.
"I see."
Zhu Di didn't understand too much, but he still pretended to understand.
"Can this train go to Nanjing?" Zhu Di asked.
"Of course." Li Xiao said, "However, it will take time to build the railway to Nanjing."
"Okay, okay!"
Zhu Di was overjoyed: "Where the railway needs to be repaired, the train can go there, right? Then if the whole country is covered with railways, wherever I want to go, wouldn't I be able to get there soon?"
Li Xiao nodded: "My father-in-law is wise, that's it."
"It's a miracle!"
Zhu Di was overjoyed and said: "Li Xiao, when you go back alone, you will issue an imperial decree. You have to build this railway to all parts of the country, and build the Nanjing road first."
Zhu Di thought, if this is the case, it will be more convenient to transport food and supplies.
Li Xiao complained, "Father-in-law, this request. You know, the railroads cost a lot of money. It's impossible to support the whole country with the fiscal revenue of one province, right?"
Zhu Di smiled and said, "Of course not. You can just say how much silver taels it will cost to build the railway track to the whole country, and the imperial court should pay for it."
"Ok."
Li Xiao made some calculations, snapped his fingers and said, "If it spreads all over the country, it will be about twenty million taels of silver."
Li Xiao is still conservative. In fact, with the current steel output, it is impossible to cover the whole country.
Hearing this, Zhu Di almost fainted, "Two trillion taels??? Are you kidding? The national tax is only 3000 million taels of silver."
"Father-in-law, it's impossible for my son-in-law to joke with you. Get in the car first, and my son-in-law will do the math for you."
After speaking, Li Xiao invited Zhu Di to the train, in the No. [-] carriage of Tianzi.
After getting on the train, Li Xiao calculated carefully for Zhu Di. It is true that so much silver is needed. This kind of railway can only be built in ten years. It is very difficult, very difficult to cover the whole country.
"How can you get so much money?" Zhu Di was helpless.
Li Xiao said with a smile: "Actually, let it develop slowly. The company that manufactures the trains and rails is a state-owned enterprise. It can generate profits by itself, and the money it earns can develop itself, without the need for my son-in-law to manage it."
"State-owned enterprise." Zhu Di heard another word he didn't understand.
However, he received too much information today, and some of them were unable to continue receiving information.
Ever since, Zhu Di got up on his own, and walked towards other carriages to check, and Zhu Gaosui followed after seeing this.
"Master Zhifu, the distinguished guest of Tianzi No. [-] came not long ago."
At this time, the guy in the car found Li Xiao and said secretly.
"What? Are you here?" Li Xiao was slightly startled, and asked in a low voice, "How long have you been here, did you leave by train?"
"I've been here for four months, and I haven't left by train," said the man.
"Okay, I understand."
Li Xiao nodded, "Back off."
He began to think in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang has been here for four months, and the court has not made any movement. It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang has already known his good intentions after investigating the people's sentiments.
No problem
Soon the train starts.
Zhu Di and Zhu Gaosui were shocked again.
After half an hour, we arrived in Peiping.
After getting off the train, Zhu Di was very excited.
"Traveling thousands of miles a day means that all kinds of information will be transmitted very quickly in the future!"
"In addition to transporting supplies, transporting soldiers is also very fast."
"In this way, you will be able to lay down a farther frontier without worrying about unmanageable situations."
In this way, Zhu Di kept thinking about the train in his heart.
We went to Peking City by car again.
When he arrived at the foot of the city of Beiping, Zhu Di was in a daze.
The city of Peiping has changed, and the walls have become taller and smoother.
Li Xiao explained that the city wall was re-expanded and better materials were used, such as reinforced concrete.
"It's really tough!"
Zhu Di walked over excitedly, felt it with his hand, then looked at Gao Sui and said, "Gao Sui, try the hardness of this wall."
"Yes."
Zhu Gaosui took out a hammer from his sleeve and hit the city wall violently.
Bang bang bang!
The wall was indeed very hard, and at the fifth hit, the wood of the hammer broke, and the hammer head flew out.
"Ah!" A scream came from afar.
A person rushed over holding his head, angrily:
"How can I be so unlucky, my head was smashed a few months ago, and I was smashed again a few months later, come with me to see the beater!"
Zhu Gaosui smiled apologetically, took out 20 taels of silver from his body, and handed it over: "Look at the silver, go and see the doctor."
The man said: "It's amazing to have money, can you smash people if you have money?"
Zhu Gaosui took out another 20 taels: "Go and buy some nutritional supplements."
The man took the silver, felt a sense of déjà vu, then nodded: "Be careful next time."
He took the money and left, probably to see a doctor.
"Old man, this wall is tough!" Zhu Gaosui said.
Zhu Di nodded: "I can see it. Unexpectedly, in just five years, this Beiping Mansion has undergone such a huge change. It is unbelievable that Bei Yuan wants to attack such a city wall. It is useless. Let's go into the city and have a look."
When Zhu Di entered Beiping City.
His scalp was even numb from the shock.
It's like entering another city.
Obviously, Beiping City has expanded a lot.
But the number of people walking inside was dozens of times that of before he left.
The commerce is prosperous, various shops emerge in endlessly, people come and go, it is more prosperous than Nanjing City, Zhu Di almost thought that he did not enter Beiping, but Nanjing or Jiangnan and other cities
Along the way, Zhu Di was dazzled.
So, while Li Xiao took Zhu Di for a stroll, he also contacted his own people and asked Huang Ba's location, and Li Xiongzhi hurried over after a while.
"Master, you are back"
Li Xiongzhi reported in a low voice: "I have invited Huang Ba to live in the Duke's Mansion temporarily. He goes out during the day and returns at night. The younger ones are well arranged."
Li Xiao nodded slightly: "Good job."
At night.
When it was getting dark, Li Xiao looked at Zhu Di and whispered, "My lord father-in-law, has the Majesty left the palace?"
Zhu Di said: "Don't tell me that Gu almost forgot, the Holy Majesty said a long time ago that he went to see you in Beiping, where is he?"
Li Xiao whispered: "It's in the mansion."
"Stop shopping"
Zhu Di hurriedly said: "Go back quickly."
Guogong Mansion.
Zhu Yuanzhang has been here for several months.
After learning that Tianzi No. [-] VIP had arrived in Beiping, Li Xiongzhi immediately invited him to live in the Duke's Mansion.
These days, Zhu Yuanzhang went out early and returned late every day, looking around for people's sentiments, and he found that after such a governance in Beiping, it was really a prosperous Ming Dynasty.
Li Xiao has really fulfilled the promise made to him at that time, so that the people can eat and wear clothes, and there will be no hunger and no tenants!
Zhu Yuanzhang also discovered that in addition to sweet potatoes, there are also high-yielding crops such as potatoes and corn.
The granary in Beiping Prefecture was overflowing.
The tax accumulated in five years is actually 8000 million taels of silver!
You know, when the Song Dynasty was the richest, the annual tax revenue was only 3000 million taels of silver! !
It is astonishing that a land of one mansion is richer than a country.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also discovered some disadvantages. Some old stubborn people are making troubles. It seems that they want to use our butcher knife to help this kind of prosperity spread to the whole country!
"We haven't had a good life for a few years. This time when Zhu Di returns to Beijing, we will pass on the throne to the fourth child. Let's promote this system to the world together with Li Xiao."
Thinking this way, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Zhu Di should come back soon, right?
Why don't you come to see us?
Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting in the upper seat in the hall of the Duke's Mansion.
"Father! Father! My son misses you!"
Zhu Di's shout was heard from afar.
Then a group of people walked over and knelt down to pay respects: "My son, see the Holy One!"
The voice fell.
The servants of the Duke's Mansion were all stunned, especially Li Xiongzhi, whose legs were a little numb, so it turned out that this bastard is the current emperor? ? ? ?
He always thought it was Li Xiao's big brother.
After finishing speaking, everyone hurriedly knelt down: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Pingshen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Then everyone stood up.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards Li Xiao with a smile, and patted Li Xiao on the shoulder: "Li Xiao, Li Xiao, I didn't expect that you really fulfilled your original promise. I am very satisfied."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!"
Li Xiao cupped his hands and said, "All this is the subject's job."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards Ningyun with a smile again: "Ningyun, you really found me a good grandson-in-law."
Zhu Ningyun smiled and said, "Grandpa, this is all Daming's blessing."
"And Gao Xu, you are not bad, you have contributed a lot over the years."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a smile and said.
Zhu Gaoxu was so excited, he cupped his hands and said, "It's what grandchildren should do."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, then turned around and sat in the front seat.
The next step is to announce what Zhu Yuanzhang has decided during this period.
Erhu came out, took out the imperial decree and said, "Imperial decree."
Hearing this, everyone knelt down again, "I am waiting for the order."
Erhu went on to say: "I am getting old, I will not return to the capital this time, starting today, I will abdicate as the Supreme Emperor. This time when I return to Beijing, the crown prince Zhu Di will choose a day to ascend the throne as Emperor, with the year name Yongle, and Zhu Di will be the Emperor of Yongle."
After the words fell, Zhu Di said excitedly: "My son leads the order to thank you!"
After waiting for so many years, this day finally arrived!
Zhu Di was so excited, but why is the year name Yongle?
Isn't that the same title as Duke Li Xiao?
Zhu Di thought for a while, and finally understood. I am afraid that the scene of the prosperous age seen today, the father wanted to spread it to the whole country, and Li Xiao had to be among them, so he used the same title.
Li Xiao, Li Xiao, your row of noodles is too big. In a sense, you and Gu are already on an equal footing.
Li Xiao on the other side was also taken aback.
Damn, Zhu Di and I named the year with the same title?
What surprised Li Xiao even more was that it has been Hongwu's 31st year now.
History still followed the route he should have. Zhu Yuanzhang also died and abdicated this year. The difference is that there is no such thing as Zhu Yunqi now.
Now, the whole family is happy for Zhu Di. Zhu Di has become the emperor, they will all be promoted, the princess will become a princess, and the county king will also be promoted to a prince.
The two tigers took the imperial decree, and continued to read: "Li Xiao has made great contributions to reforming the law. He was named the prince and grand teacher, and he was a first-rank official. He was named the Great Ming National Teacher and assisted Zhu Di in creating the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty."
"Thank you, minister." Li Xiao hurriedly kowtowed, thinking that fortunately it was a false job, that is, the kind with a higher reputation and no need to do anything.
Erhu paused, and said the most explosive last imperial decree:
"Beiping is the gateway of the Ming Dynasty. In order to protect the country of the Ming Dynasty from being invaded by foreign enemies, I have considered it carefully and decided to move the capital to Beiping and build it on the basis of the Nanjing Imperial Palace. The palace will be rebuilt in Beiping and named the Forbidden City. It will be implemented immediately after Zhu Di ascends the throne. There must be no mistakes. Hereby .”
Zhu Gaoxu: "????"
Zhu Di: "???"
Li Xiao: "????"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then became ecstatic.
Beiping is good, I like this place in the first place, and now it is more prosperous than Nanjing, it's wonderful, this place is lonely! !Ah no, it's mine! !
Li Xiao was dumbfounded.
So, history is still following his established route?
Or move the capital?
The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country?
I drop a mother.
The most difficult one was Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaoxu asked: "What about me, grandpa?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We are the Supreme Emperor now, if you have anything to ask your father."
So Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Di and said, "Father, what about me?"
Zhu Di thought for a while, and thought to himself, if Gao Xu were to be sealed off in Nanjing, would he have to go away?
Now that the capital is moved to Beiping, I have no choice but to deal with the remnants of Beiyuan. There is a shortage of generals. Gao Xu is a good fighter, so he must be kept.
If you want to keep him, you have to give him a fief that he doesn't want to go to.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di said: "Gao Xu, what do you think of Yunnan?"
Zhu Gaoxu: "?????"
Yunnan?
No dogs go!
Dad, you're not kidding me, are you? !
the next day.
Taking the imperial decree, Zhu Di immediately returned to the capital and ascended the throne.
Under the worship of hundreds of officials, Zhu Di successfully ascended the throne.
Hongwu 31 years, March [-]th.
Zhu Di ascended the throne as emperor, and his reign name was Yongle, and he was called Emperor Yongle.
After Zhu Di ascended the throne, Li Xiao, as the magistrate, did not continue to make great efforts to develop Beiping, but let him develop on his own and govern by doing nothing.
Because anything that develops too fast is prone to problems.
At this time, many problems have emerged.
Li Xiao solved it slowly and consolidated the foundation.
In addition, for the past five years, Li Xiao took Zhu Yuanzhang to maintain his health and enjoy his old age every day.
After being nursed by Li Xiao, the aged Zhu Yuanzhang is in good health.
The only thing he did was to build a railway from Beiping to Nanjing. It took five years to build a railway, which is not bad.
In the first year of Yongle, under the command of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers and officers and soldiers began to build the Forbidden City.
Of course, Zhu Di still used the original system and summoned labor to build it. After all, the national treasury could not support so much consumption.
The buildings in the original imperial city were demolished, and the people moved out.
Construction began on the basis of Yuan Dadu.
Zhu Di went to the grasslands in the north and went to Nanyang in the west, while the ministers headed by Song Li, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, left the capital and traveled all over the country to search for materials.
Going deep into the forest, he entered the mountain one thousand times and left the mountain five hundred times. He went through all kinds of difficulties to harvest the best golden nanmu, and then transported the nanmu to Peiping with the help of water power.
In order to facilitate construction, five processing factories including Liulichang were also built to continuously deliver the finished products of the palace.
Around the foundation, migrant workers dug the moat and piled the earth on a hill, which was cleverly designed to be called Longevity Mountain, which is now Jingshan Mountain.
Below the Longevity Mountain is the palace of the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
This is precisely to suppress the luck of the previous dynasty.
Five years later, the Forbidden City was officially completed.
The magnitude of the project is unimaginable for future generations.
Thousands of years of Chinese civilization are condensed on this project, Zhu Di walks to the throne, and a new prosperous age is coming.
Yongle five years, the Forbidden City.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"Eternal Ming Dynasty! The country will last forever!"
In front of Fengtian Hall, hundreds of civil and military officials went to see each other, and Li Xiao was naturally among them.
All the officials entered the new Fengtian Palace one after another, and the first morning court in the new palace was of little significance.
At this time, Li Xiao was wearing a black court uniform, and had been named the Imperial Teacher of the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Di.
Possessing the title of duke of the state, the real power of a prime minister, and being an extremely human minister, there is nothing better than this.
Calculated according to actual age, Li Xiao is already 36 years old, but his real age is only eight days old, and the passage of time has not left any traces on him.
In order to conceal his age, Li Xiao stuck a mustache around his chin.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Entering the main hall, the officials shouted again.
"Everyone loves to be flat."
Zhu Di waved his hand, and the imperial aura was clearly seen.
Li Xiao stood with his hands down and waited for the performance.
Do you think it's over? No, the real difficulty has just begun.
It is the most difficult thing to spread the Peking style to the whole country now.
It is not easy to reproduce the road that Peiping has traveled and start to carry out comprehensive reforms on the land of Ming Dynasty.
After all, I used to be a special zone, and I could do whatever I wanted, but now that the special zone is gone, everything must be done according to the procedures, and the world can't be messed up
The eunuch shouted: "Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do!"
Li Xiao, who was standing at the front, walked out slowly and clasped his hands and said, "I have something to say."
Zhu Di smiled and said, "Master, please tell me."
Li Xiao clasped his hands and said: "The imperial examination system has lasted for thousands of years, and its shortcomings are hard to recover from. I believe that the imperial examination system should be abolished, and a more appropriate national examination system should be used to select talents. Only by doing their best can the Ming Dynasty be more prosperous. "
This sentence directly caused the entire court to boil.
In a word, it touched the interests of the gentry across the country.
The voice fell,
Almost all officials have stood up against:
"This move is too absurd. How can the method of selecting talents for thousands of years be changed at will? If it is changed at will, it will shake the foundation of the country, and I oppose it!"
"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, the Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty is the teacher of a country, how can he act recklessly like this, and the minister also opposes it! National Teacher, please respect yourself and don't follow the old path of the Great Ming God of War!"
"If you change the rules set by the ancestors at will, the world will be in chaos. I oppose the abolition of the imperial examinations. Please think twice, Your Majesty."
Without waiting for Li Xiao to speak.
Zhu Di waved his hand directly and said, "It's useless to object, I agree."
Civil and military officials: "????"
Nima, you're just playing with words, believe it or not, we're resigning from office! !
(End of this chapter)
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