People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 402: The idea of ​​​​big infrastructure, I want to go to Japan

"I've been sealed off as a real person?"

From Jiangxi to Qiongzhou, Wu Baohe quickly found Zhang Yi despite the exhausting journey.

When Zhang Yi received the order, he was surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it made sense.

Back then, he contributed Yaowangdao, but it was unreasonable that he didn't even get a reward.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was two years late in awarding him the reward, which already seemed strange to him.

A real person is not a big deal to Zhang Yi, but as a Taoist priest, this title is somewhat useful. '

With this title, if he travels around the world, he will probably be familiar with local officials.
There are still some thin noodles left and right!

Of course, this is just his personal idea. In fact, for other Taoist priests, this is almost the highest reward that a Taoist priest can get in the Ming Dynasty.

Except for the fact that my father banned the great master because of the vaccination method!

Zhang Yi can be regarded as a wise man from now on.

But what he cared about most was the emperor's actual reward, according to Wu Baohe.

First in Hainan, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him one thousand acres of land.

This thousand acres is not just fields, but also some mountains and forests.

Zhang Yi's coke was broken. These lands were exactly what he was scarce.

With land, he could recruit tenants openly.

Then let them work for themselves.

When Wu Baohe handed the deed to Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi sighed:
"The emperor did this thoughtfully!"

Fame, land, silver, cloth...

Zhang Yi didn't like the more than 1000 taels of silver, so he gave it to Song Zongzhen and asked him to help take care of his land.

Rubber has been planted, and the fields are ready to be planted directly with potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Having experience with Yaowangdao, he knew that these things could be used as seed grains and shipped to the Central Plains next year for sale, and they would definitely fetch a good price.

One good thing about Hainan is that there is no winter.

If you want to grow these crops in other places, you can only after spring.

But he can plant it right away.

When the imperial court begins to promote it and the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes becomes known to others, it will definitely trigger a wave of panic buying.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes have a shorter maturity period, but apart from the imperial court, even Zhang Zhongli, who has saved seeds on Longhu Mountain, will not have any seeds until the second half of next year at the earliest.

And he, Zhang Yi, will kill everyone except the imperial court in the first half of next year.

What a pleasure!

Zhang Yi handed the seeds to Song Zongzhen and asked him to arrange them for him before going to see the rubber seedlings.

Now the seedlings have taken root, grown, and passed the most dangerous period.

Relieved, Zhang Yi started to pack his things and went home for the New Year.

……

On the other side, the palace!

The emperor also waited for Zhu Xi's report.

Zhu Zhen explained everything about cement construction in detail.

"Is that thing really so magical? Is it better than glutinous rice juice?"

"Father, it can't be compared! I saw that Zhang Yi had done it. He glued cement mixed with mortar and gravel together. After this kind of concrete dries, it is as hard as stone. The younger brother of Zhang's family also used a kind of soil. The method of making steel..."

Zhu Xi gave Zhang Yi a general explanation of how to build a house.

Lao Zhu noticed that Zhu Ping called Zhang Yi the younger brother of the Zhang family.

Lao Zhu was happy to see his son have an irreversible relationship with Zhang Yi. He was pleased and took the sample Zhu Ping brought back from Hainan.

Concrete mixed with mortar gravel is very hard!

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this material, he thought of many possibilities!
"Brother Zhang's brother said that this thing is not very useful for building city walls, but it is a good thing for building castles..."

City walls and castles are two completely different buildings. The former is called a wall, but it is not actually a wall in the true sense. Zhu Yuanzhang understood this.

“Cement, good!

What’s rare is that Zhang Yi does not hide the manufacturing process, which I am very satisfied with..."

The strength of concrete is actually very good for building military facilities. If the cost can be controlled, many counties can actually use it.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood one thing. There were many counties in the vast land of Ming Dynasty.

In theory, county towns should have city walls, but most county towns actually don't have such a thing.

He walked through the north, raising the canal all the way to Beiping Mansion.

The state capitals on the banks of the Grand Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties were already relatively economically prosperous places. However, Zhu Yuanzhang passed through many county towns, but they did not even have city walls.

Even if some of them have city walls, the walls may not be as high as the landlord's home wall, which is just a show.

The absence of city walls not only represents poverty,

It also means unsafe.

Although the world is now at peace, there are still bandits and rebels.
Even if there are no man-made disasters, it still happens from time to time when wild beasts descend from the mountains.

But what the emperor saw was another kind of insecurity, a heart disease that stuck in his throat.

Jing Nan's story reminded Zhu Yuanzhang that once the Great Wall was broken and all the way south, there would be almost no effective defense line in the entire northern land.

The story of Jing Nan pierces the weakness of Ming Dynasty.

During the Ming Army's Northern Expedition, Lao Zhu had no problem with consciousness. Looking back, he now understood the importance of protecting these small counties.

If the Mongols really move south, if the walls of these state capitals and counties can still hold up, they will at least have a line of defense that can block them.

Zhu Yuanzhang had long wanted to let the state governments repair the city walls, but where would the money come from?

cement!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of one thing. If there was no way to build city walls, could he use this adhesive to build some strong high walls in those county towns first?

Well, you can calculate the cost!
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and planned to ask General Zhang Cundao to report the money for building the military camp to see if it could be done?

If it works, at least, at least...

In the past few years, the city walls of the northern prefectures and counties must be repaired.

But, it’s so difficult!

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed when he thought about money.

Many of the city walls in Nanjing are in disrepair and need others to work on...

"Forget it, no more!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his attention back to Zhu Ping again.

"Father, I have something to apologize to my father for!"

Zhu Xi knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor.

"what's up?"

"My son made a drunken mistake and told the Zhang family's brother about my Ming Dynasty's plot to Japan..."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, this matter was just a trivial matter to him.

"Drinking Mount Fuji, I said it myself, it's not a secret, but since you know that you made a gaffe while drunk, you should drink less!"

Zhu Xi nodded.Zhu Yuanzhang asked:
"What was the little Taoist priest's reaction?"

Zhu Ping replied:

"The young master told his son a story about the First Emperor and Japan. It is said that Xu Fu went to sea..."

After Zhu Xi finished telling this story, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly:
"This kid, it's interesting, I haven't found a good reason yet, but he helped me find one?
The so-called since ancient times, since ancient times...

Yes, since ancient times, Japan has belonged to China...

These kids are disobedient and deserve a spanking! "

The emperor made no secret of his dislike of Japan, so a chance to beat Japan up was a sure thing.

But beating Japan and occupying Japan are two different things.

As the aegis of China, these three islands, Japan, Taiwan and Qiongzhou, cannot be lost.

In the future described by Zhang Yi to Zhu Yuanzhang, the dragon's energy moves westward.

The struggle in the world has become a struggle in the world.

There is no reason for China not to put a shield on itself.

But China is also a country of etiquette and follows the royal way.

It would not be justified if we did not have the right to occupy Japan.It is true that Lao Zhu has been preparing to accumulate strength in the past few years, but he also has headaches for reasons.

Zhang Yi gave him a title. Regardless of whether the legend about the First Emperor was true or false, if the emperor said he was true, he was true...

In the past two years, Jinyiwei has a department called the Navy, which has actually been developing quietly for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already wondering whether the fourteenth floor in the capital that he controlled should have some scripts about Japan and the First Emperor?

Or, the storyteller writes a paragraph.

This is called public opinion propaganda.

"This time, you did a good job!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was not stingy with his praise for Zhu Xi's meritorious service.

After knowing his heart disease, Lao Zhu changed his previous education style of not hitting the three boards first, and gave Zhu Xi enough affirmation.

"This is what my son should do!"

"Okay, you go down!"

The emperor waved his hand, lowered his head and prepared to go about his business.

But after a long time, he didn't hear Zhu Ping get up to say goodbye.

"What's your plan?"

Lao Zhu raised his head and looked at Zhu Chong.

"Father, I actually have one more request!"

"what's up?"

It is definitely not a good thing to make him serious.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew these brats in his family very well.

Zhu Xi laughed: "Father, in fact, the little real person still has something to say!"

The emperor looked like he was listening, but Zhu Xi didn't show off. He said:

"Xiao Zhenren said that Japan is different from Qiongzhou in Taiwan. These two islands are close to the mainland and are easy to manage!

However, Japan is a long way away, and it is not easy for the imperial decree to reach those places!

How to manage Japan well is also a major problem!

This problem is not just in Japan, it is also true in the depths of Mobei and other places..."

Regarding the fact that the territory of the feudal dynasty should not be larger than the place that the central government could not reach within a month, Lao Zhu thought it over carefully, and it made sense.

However, the practical problem reflected by this principle is that if you go to the Americas in the future, it doesn't matter if you go to the nearest Japan.

How to manage effectively?
Zhu Yuanzhang understood the meaning behind Zhang Yi's words, and he had actually vaguely thought about this issue.

Before he figures it out, Zhu Yuanzhang will not easily conquer Japan.

But Zhang Yi's body shape seemed to tell him the answer.

Thinking back to the story of King Qin, Lao Zhu also understood Zhu Cang's little thoughts.

He sighed.

He has discovered Zhu Xi's inner demon. How to solve it? He actually doesn't have a good solution?
As a father, he didn't want to face some sensitive issues.

But as an emperor, he must also pay attention.

Thinking of what he said back then, he asked Zhu Di to see the world.

Could it be that Zhu Di hasn't left yet and he has to lose another son first?
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Ping, and Zhu Ping also put away his playful expression, lowered his head and knelt on the ground.

"King Qin, Japan...

Ha ha! "

Lao Zhu laughed at himself, and Zhu Chong knew that his father had understood.

He was a little worried. With his father's scheming, how could he not figure out what Zhu Xiangdu was thinking?
"You don't want to be the King of Qin, but the King of Fusang?"

Lao Zhu's question was straight to the point, leaving no room for maneuver for Zhu Xi.

Zhu Xi's cold sweat seeped out from every pore.

The emperor's question is difficult to answer. If he answers it wrong, the rest of his life will probably be ruined?

But Zhu Fang gritted his teeth and decided to respect his own heart and shouted:

"Father, the world is very big, and I want to see it!"

His ambition and his unwillingness are all in this sentence.

Lao Zhu smiled when he heard his admission. Zhu Fang didn't understand why the emperor was laughing, he lowered his head and trembled.

Each other knows everything about the Tian family.

But there are some things that cannot be said openly.

Zhu Yuanzhang finished laughing and took a deep breath.

At this time, he also understood another thing. The story Zhang Yi told was pointing the way to Zhu Ming.

Did that child also see the unwillingness in Zhu Xi's heart?

So give Zhu Xi some directions?

If it was Zhang Yi's advice, Lao Zhu would have to seriously consider this issue.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew Zhang Yi very well. He might help someone out of emotion, but it would involve his family, country, and the world.

This guy is too cold to be human.

Therefore, since Zhang Yi gives Zhu Xi advice, it must be beneficial to the world.

As for whether it will be beneficial to Zhu Xi, that's not necessarily the case.

There was silence in the study, and you could hear a pin drop.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a long time and said:
"If you want to go overseas and open up territory for our Ming Dynasty, that's not a problem!
But your ability, I don't recognize it! "

Zhu Xiang blushed. Does the emperor reject him?
"Next year, I will hold a military exercise. If you can satisfy me, I will let you go!"

When Zhu Ping heard this, he couldn't believe it. He suddenly raised his head and looked at the emperor.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang looked disgusted, Zhu Ping's eyes filled with tears.

Father, are you willing to let him go?
"My son, I will definitely surprise my father next year!"

Zhu Xi gritted his teeth and agreed to Zhu Yuanzhang.This time, he must ask his father to recognize him.

Lao Zhu had never seen such a determined Zhu Xi, and sighed, his son was getting older, and he couldn't keep him anymore.

"Second thing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said:

"You can leave if you want, and leave me a grandson!"

Zhu Xi's face flushed again, this time from embarrassment.

He just refused to marry, and the emperor asked him to marry again?
"Girls of the right age from the Duke's family, if you see who you like, just pick one!
Anyway, it’s too late this year, but you must get married next year!

Before I decide to march to the east, if you can't lay an egg, just get out of here! "

Damn it, forget about urging you to get married, why not urge you to have a baby?

Zhu Xi was stunned and didn't know how to react for a moment.

"You have never been on the battlefield, you don't know the cruelty of the battlefield!
The sea is a hundred times more cruel than the land!
I don’t want you to leave, but if you insist on leaving, I will always leave you in my thoughts! "

"Yes, Father!"

Zhu Ping read the sadness in Lao Zhu's eyes and immediately became depressed.

"As long as you are not a Guanyin slave, the emperor will do what you want, and the son will obey the order!"

"Then go out!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved and Zhu Xi nodded.

The joy on his face couldn't be hidden, and he couldn't wait to find someone to share it with.

"My son retire!"

Zhu Ping ran out as fast as he could.

Before Lao Zhu had time to express his feelings, Zhu Biao walked in from outside.

"When did you come?"

"Back to my father, when the second brother confessed his feelings, the son felt that he shouldn't be there, so he avoided the second brother!"

"This is the best result!"

The complicated expression in Zhu Biao's eyes fell into Lao Zhu's eyes. He walked over and comforted Zhu Biao.

(End of this chapter)