People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 438: The ideal promoter, paving the way for moving the capital

"you……"

The girl from the Xu family was there. The moment Zhang Yi opened the door, she also saw everything in the house.

Zhang Yi made a shushing gesture to ask her to avoid it.

The Xu family girl nodded silently and stepped aside before Guanyin Nu could turn around.

Zhang Yi closed the door and walked forward.

The Xu family girl followed naturally.

"Why have you been so mysterious and invisible recently and so close to His Highness King Qin?
His Royal Highness the King of Qin has taken charge of Jin Yiwei, you'd better stay away from him..."

The Xu family girl caught up with Zhang Yi and whispered a reminder.

Zhang Yi smiled and said:

"I thought you were going to ask me about Guanyin Nu?"

Xu Miaoyun's face turned red suddenly, and she replied:

"What does your sneaking around have to do with me? I'm not your person."

After saying that, she felt it was inappropriate and added:

"And I believe you are not a person who takes advantage of others!"

Zhang Yi was stunned, this girl actually trusted him.

But thinking about it, she and I could barely be considered childhood sweethearts, and they were also Taoist friends.

In this world, the only person whose behavior patterns and thoughts are probably the most consistent is this girl.

"There's something going on, but it's not convenient to say!"

Zhang Yi explained in a low voice:
"If the truth comes out later, I will talk to you in detail!"

"Ok!"

Since she came back from the Xu Mansion last time, the Xu family girl has become more shy when getting along with her.

Zhang Yi naturally knew the reason and didn't reveal it.

He bid farewell to Xu Miaoyun and got on the carriage to Prince Qin's Mansion.

King Qin Zhu Xi, the King of Qin who is in charge of the Jinyi Guards, is currently very popular.

However, his reputation gradually darkened as his business became more prosperous.

When Zhang Yi walked around the market in another identity, he often heard the name of His Highness, but the way he appeared,

Ok……

"You came!"

When Zhang Yi saw Zhu Xi, he was handling affairs in the study room of the palace.

It has to be said that rights make people grow.

Zhu Xi also seemed to enjoy the baptism of power brought by Jin Yiwei.

Zhang Yi never took the initiative to step into Zhu Xi's study, lest he see things he shouldn't.

Zhu Xi walked out of the study and asked for tea, and the two of them sat down in the small courtyard in the yard.

There was a servant to serve, but Zhu Ping kicked him out.

"I heard that you met Hu Weiyong when you went out that day?"

"Well, it seems he is here to see His Highness?"

“He did come and beg to see me, but I turned him away!
I don't have a good impression of this person, but I can't say I dislike him either!
It’s just that he has many thoughts, and he even wants to take the king’s path, so he doesn’t know how to advance or retreat!
After you left that day, my father reprimanded him..."

Zhu Fang told Zhang Yi what happened that day, and Zhang Yi was thoughtful.

Hu Weiyong eventually became the prime minister of Zhongshu Province according to his destiny, but will he still rebel?
Zhang Yi himself was not sure because Jin Yiwei was born in advance.

In Zhang Yi's impression, although he, the Jin Yiwei of time and space, is not as powerful as the Jin Yiwei after Zhu Di.

But compared to the original Jin Yiwei from the Hongwu period, they were a bit stronger.

The butterfly effect of history will change many things.

For example, he tricked Yang Xian to death, such as the piracy case...

But history also has inertia, and many approaches based on the concept of butterfly effect seem to be trying to return to their original trajectory.

No matter what, if this person doesn't provoke him, it has nothing to do with him.

Zhang Yi only listened to Zhu Xi continue to say:
"This king has actually figured it out. My father asked me to take charge of the Imperial Guard because he wanted me to be a lone minister!
Those officials must be up to no good if they come near me! "

Hearing this, Zhang Yi understood that Zhu Xi had finally figured out the emperor's intentions.

The price of giving him enough respect and power was to make Zhu Ping stop thinking about the throne.

If Zhu Xi can accept this truth, it's actually okay.

Zhu Xi seemed to be really relieved.

“I’ve been busy with the Imperial Guards for a while now, and my father asked me to train in the army, and then I’ll be busy with the wedding. I’m really exhausted!

However, this life is more fulfilling than before!
By the way, you took Guanyin slave out a while ago, but it was too risky..."

When it comes to Guanyin Nu, Zhu Xi always feels a little unhappy:
"You knew there was something wrong with that woman, why did you take her out?"

Zhang Yi chuckled:
“How can you fish if you don’t take it out?”

He glanced at Zhu Xi, and Zhu Xi understood instantly.

"Thanks to His Highness' reputation as a playboy, it seems reasonable to have you protecting me..."

Zhang Yi mentioned it slightly, and Zhu Xi immediately understood Zhang Yi's intentions.

He went out deliberately to give those people hope of rescuing Guanyin slaves.

As long as they have hope, they will take action.

And as soon as they move, their channels and connections will surface.

Even how they left, how they sent the Guanyin slaves out and then to the north...

There are all doorways here.

If Jin Yiwei can master this doorway, it will be equivalent to pulling out all the nails that Bei Yuan left in the Ming Dynasty.

“Our spies reported that shopkeeper Chen’s life seems not to be very good!

He has two blood lines, one that is apparently the one through which he normally marries a wife and has children, and the other is the child he had from a previous relationship, but he doesn't recognize him!
This person's name is Wu Shan, his talent is average, but he is also Shopkeeper Chen's hope!
Chen Ke thought he was hiding well, but unfortunately he never thought that he would be targeted by us!
I estimate that the higher-ups are forcing him, and the results we expect will be there soon..."

Zhang Yi nodded silently, this was exactly the result he expected.

If Guanyin Nu wants to run away, then he doesn't mind using her to count against the King of Qi in the north.

It’s good to be able to calculate it, but there’s no loss if you can’t calculate it?
But thinking of Guanyin Nu, Zhang Yi also remembered the way she begged him just now.

Damn, my heart is so excited!

But after all, I still have a bottom line. It's obvious that I'm scheming against others, and I'm embarrassed to eat everything.

If not, well, it’s not bad...

However, if he chooses to use her, the other party will definitely hate him to death in the future.

He was distracted when Zhu Ping said:

"But you have to be careful, Chen Ke has a bottom line, but those people don't!
Your safety is higher than this operation. If you can't do anything, even if it's bad, you can withdraw voluntarily..."

Zhang Yi was slightly moved by Zhu Xi's words.

For a prince to say this proves that he truly regards him as a friend.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I have a sense of propriety..."

After Zhang Yi thanked Zhu Xi, the two chatted about other things.

Zhu Fang did not treat Zhang Yi as an outsider. He told Zhang Yi many inhumane secrets.

Zhang Yi learned from Zhu Xi that the emperor was speeding up shipbuilding.

What Zhu Xiannian had been thinking about gradually came true.

"Zhang Cundao's Qiongzhou branch of the Xuanwu Army has begun training to combat pirates and smuggling in the surrounding areas...

General Chang's navy training is almost complete, and it has been quite effective recently..."

The navy is Zhu Ping's future, and he pays a lot of attention to this aspect.

Zhang Yi didn't know much about military affairs, so he just agreed.

But the situation in the court made Zhang Yi feel that he felt a little happy.

According to Zhu Xiang’s introduction, Zhejiang’s pilot project was basically considered a success.

Not only that, in the three years since he promoted Yaowangdao, Ming Dynasty’s tax revenue has indeed increased.

Excluding commercial taxes, state tax revenues have increased significantly.The Ming Dynasty paid taxes with grain, and grain production was related to the foundation of the world.

After years of promotion, Yaowangdao has gradually spread in southern Zhili, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Huguang.

Even north of the Huaihe River, Shandong, Henan, Hebei and other places, there are also plantings.

Zhu Yuanzhang's investment in the north over the years is indeed quite good.

In addition to using the imperial examination to immigrate, many elites took the initiative to move their household registration, which improved the quality of the population.

Lao Zhu also gritted his teeth and separated a large part of the people from the large-scale immigration policy and migrated to areas in the north except for the border fortresses.

These results, after three years of fermentation...

Positive feedback has gradually emerged.

"There is something that is still a secret. My father is not ready to announce it yet, but at most this year and next, we will definitely make everyone ready..."

Zhu Zhen was mysterious, with an expression like "I'll just tell you."

"Our Ming Dynasty has decided to move the capital..."

The cup in Zhang Yi's hand shook. Was this move more than ten years early?

He forced himself to calm down and asked:
"Where does Your Majesty intend to move the capital?"

"Beiping Mansion!"

"what?"

Zhang Yi never expected that the place where Zhu Yuanzhang moved his capital would be Peiping?

"Are you weird? Speaking of which, this is indeed weird enough. My father initially moved the capital to Peking incorrectly, but he was convinced!
There was a county magistrate named Huang He in Shanxi who wrote to the emperor. His father saw that he spoke in an orderly manner, so he summoned him to the capital. He didn't know what he said to his majesty. His father was very happy!

This matter has been settled for a long time..."

When Zhu Ping said this, he deliberately confused the source of the news.

When Zhang Yi heard this, he suddenly realized, who else is there in the Huang family?
It turned out that it was the Huang family brother who played a role in fueling the flames.

"What is this person's name?"

"The surname is Huang, and the name is Huang He. This person was average in the imperial examination, but because father and son had made great contributions, the emperor rewarded them with serving as officials. The father declined, so the emperor rewarded his son...

It’s just that my father said that at first he only thought that this son was mediocre, but he didn’t expect to express such an opinion..."

Zhang Yi: ...

In his eyes, Huang's brother was indeed mediocre.

At least what she showed in front of him was more of just childishness.

The words he used to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang were all copied from his own, but Zhang Yi didn't feel there was anything wrong at all because of Huang Mu's actions.

Brother Huang knows that he doesn't care about this.

And many times, Zhang Yi dreams of having someone who can help him promote his ideals.

In his opinion, as long as Zhu Biao does not die, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not move the capital to Chang'an.

During this period of the Ming Dynasty, Chang'an was indeed no longer suitable to be the capital due to climate changes.

If Lao Zhu was not stupid, he would definitely find another place.

But this will not happen until at least ten years later.

Now, after Ming's national power has recovered faster than in the original time and space...

Many things also accelerated.

This also means that it is almost impossible for Zhang Yi to predict the future.

But he welcomes the change.

Zhang Yi didn't like the future he knew.

The unknown that has been changed may be chaotic and may not necessarily have good results.

But it is finally moving in the direction it likes.

"Then, sir, won't the emperor give you a reward?"

Zhang Yi seemed careless, but actually he was nervous inside.

Zhu Xi saw everything in his eyes and laughed secretly.

However, he also envied his eldest brother. In Zhang Yi's heart, he was a good friend, but his eldest brother was a relative.

"Father said to suppress him for two years first, after all, he is still too young..."

When Zhang Yi heard this, he was not surprised but happy.

In the history books, there is a person who was treated like this by Zhu Yuanzhang, and that person was named Fang Xiaoru.

Lao Zhu is training Huang Mu as Fang Xiaoru, that's fine.

When he was in a happy mood, Zhu Ping asked people to bring wine and food, and the two of them started drinking.

"I haven't seen my eldest brother in many years!"

Zhang Yi was not sure whether Zhu Biao had confessed to him, so he did not tell Zhu Ping about his relationship with the Huang family and his son.

He changed the subject:
"Moving the capital would be a big project!"

"Yes, so my father must do many things before moving the capital!

The most important one is the food issue. To transport food to the north, the main method is to take the sea route, but the sea route is not smooth, and this matter will be solved sooner or later!
After my father asked the Xuanwu Army to sweep the supply points in the surrounding sea areas, the Japanese pirate chaos became much less frequent!

But this does not stop the Japanese pirates coming from the south, as well as those coming down from the coast of North Korea...

Therefore, the Xuanwu Army going to sea to solve the trouble from the source is also one of the prerequisites for moving the capital! "

Moving the capital is never a trivial matter, especially when the productivity of the feudal dynasty was backward.

From the decision to move the capital to the successful move, it takes many years of hard work.

In the original historical trajectory of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di completed Zhu Yuanzhang's unfinished business and moved the capital to Beijing.

For this purpose, he opened the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

It's just that it will take decades for this canal to be fully usable.

If the imperial court wanted to move the capital in advance, shipping by sea would be the best option.

It’s just that sea transportation is not as stable as inland waterways, which is also a problem.

It was only a matter of time before the canal was dug.

In the early Ming Dynasty, there was a shortage of people, and there was not enough for production, let alone doing such a waste of people and money.

So, shipping by sea is really the only option.

Now that the shipping route has been decided, the imperial court naturally has the motive to stabilize coastal defense.

Link by link, Zhang Yi has seen the motivation of the imperial court to go out.

"Father is currently preparing to go on a mission to Ryukyu, from the direction of Ryukyu, to pave the way for the future!

And in the name of fighting against Japanese pirates, the imperial court might be able to secure a garrison there! "

Ryukyu has always been a loyal vassal state of China, and it is a small country most influenced by the Confucian cultural circle.

Zhang Yi became more and more happy as he listened to Zhu Xi's eloquent talk.
He couldn't help but drink a few more drinks.

When he came out of Prince Qin's Mansion, he was already a little tipsy.

After blowing the cold wind, Zhang Yi gradually sobered up.

"Let's go back!"

Zhang Yi got on the carriage and prepared to return to Qingxin Temple.

But on the way, Jin Yiwei told him that Chen Man passed by in his car.

"That direction over there is my home, right?"

Zhang Yi asked casually, and immediately understood that Chen Man was looking for him.

"Take me home!"

Since Chen Man was looking for him, Zhang Yi knew that he couldn't go back to Taoist Temple, so he simply asked Jin Yiwei who was driving the car to turn around.
He took off his Taoist uniform in the car, revealing the common clothes he had already worn underneath.

Zhang Yi got off the car not far from his favorite, then wandered towards home.

"The shopkeeper wants to see you!"

Chen Man was a little unhappy when he saw Zhang Yi's drunken appearance. He came once today but failed.

"it is good!"

Zhang Yi got into the car after hearing this and did not look at Chen Man's stinky face.

(End of this chapter)