My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 61 Zheng He who is ready to take the blame!

"One two... hey yo hey!"

"I want green bricks here, hurry up and bring them here."

"Is the glutinous rice milk ready? Hurry up, hurry up, use it up..."

Outside Jinling City, in an open space beside a river that flows into the river, there were bursts of noise.

Tens of thousands of soldiers in military uniforms, and almost the same number of civilians, took advantage of the coolness of the morning to work in full swing.

Not far from the work site, smoke from cooking rose straight into the sky. The strong smell of meat and the fragrance of big steamed buns made the soldiers and workers salivate for a while.

On the high platform, Zhu Gaoyu, several generals, and Lu Fei and others pointed at the work site, asking people to adjust it from time to time.

This is the future camp of craftsmen, and also the nest of Daming Technology in the future.

Zhu Gaoyu received the transfer order from the old man and sent him to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

Just as they were about to report to the old man, some old fellows in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army immediately threw the half-written note aside as soon as they saw the transfer order.

1 soldiers with construction experience were selected, and under the leadership of Zhang An, they went to the construction site.

In addition to these soldiers, the workers who signed the contract with the artisan battalion were also required to come here to work.

At the beginning, the workers complained, but it was stipulated in the contract that they only did handicraft work, and did not include such chores as building a house.

But when the stewards who asked them to work said that they would take care of three meals a day, one meal of meat a day, and the other two meals should be taken care of when they are full.

The workers put aside their complaints and happily took the boys in the family to work.

Alas, there is no way, half a child eats me to death.

Anyway, on the construction site, they didn't say that they are not allowed to bring people to work, but they can save a lot of food by bringing a few big animals at home.

Regarding this situation, after the stewards reported it, Zhu Gaoyu just said that he would be given food for work, and the stewards no longer cared about it.

"Your Highness, the foundation has been dug now. According to the estimates of Chen and Mr. Lu, with the current progress, the main body will be completed in about two months."

"The small details behind will be finished before the end of the year."

A member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, held the architectural drawings drawn by Zhu Gaoyu in his hand, and reported the estimated completion time.

Originally, the Ministry of Industry couldn't recruit any manpower, but when Zhu Gaoyu slapped the old man's transfer order on the servant's face.

The Ministry of Industry gritted its teeth, suspended a relatively unimportant project, and sent a team over.

This Yuanwailang is the person in charge this time.

"Very good." Zhu Gaoyu nodded in satisfaction, glanced at the somewhat hot sun, and then ordered: "Although the project is a bit urgent, don't make it difficult for the people below. Let them rest when it's time to rest, and keep mung bean soup to relieve summer heat."

"If someone is exhausted to death on the construction site, I'll ask you."

Yuanwailang responded with a distressed expression.

This is the difficulty of working for officials.

It is necessary to maintain quality and quantity, and the speed must be fast, and there must be no trouble.

After the people from the Ministry of Industry went to supervise the work, Zhu Gaoyu said to Lu Fei: "Don't lag behind in your studies. You should work harder. After work, teach the workers for an hour. We are short on time and have heavy tasks. We can't wait for the craftsmen to finish construction before teaching the workers."

Lu Fei nodded and replied, "I've already talked to several gentlemen, and they don't have any opinions."

"The only requirement is to give them some extra material so they can do some quizzes."

"Don't worry about this, let them take it at will, as long as they can make a name for themselves, it doesn't matter how much is wasted." Zhu Gaoyu nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "The warehouse and the supervision camp must be built first, and all materials have already begun to be transported here. We must have a place to store them."

As for the purpose of the supervision camp, Zhu Gaoyu did not explain, but only ordered Lu Fei to build it as soon as possible.

"Your Highness, your subordinates are back."

Just as Zhu Gaoyu finished explaining to Lu Fei, a call sounded from behind.

Zhu Gaoyu looked back, and saw Zuo Jun, who had changed back into his guard clothes, was running over quickly.

"I'm right. You've just finished your work, and you've been kicked away before you get credit for your credit."

Zuo Jun smiled nonchalantly, "People went in the morning, I saw that there was nothing left for me, so I came back."

As soon as he heard that the new commander of Jinyiwei had taken office, Zhu Gaoyu became interested and asked, "Who is it?"

Zuo Jun looked around and said in a low voice, "Hou Liang."

Zhu Gaoyu's information quickly appeared in his mind.

Hou Liang, the guardian of the old man in Yan Wang's mansion, was cut off to protect the old man's right arm when he was in trouble, and he was recuperating at home.

Loyal to the old man, and ruthless, no worse than Ji Gang.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't have much contact with this person, but after only a few contacts, Zhu Gaoyu gave him the evaluation of a hungry wolf.

"In the future, I will also be responsible for my life."

Thinking of the character of the other party, Zhu Gaoyu shook his head and drew a conclusion on his fate.

"By the way, Your Highness, when your subordinates go to hand over their orders, His Majesty asked your subordinates to tell you that Eunuch Zheng will be back tomorrow and asked you about the Grand Ceremony of Nations and how your preparations are going."

"Zheng He is back."

Zhu Gaoyu froze for a moment, then patted his forehead annoyed.

These few days he was only busy with the artisan camp, and forgot about the Great Ceremony of Nations. It is estimated that the old man Lu Zhen must be going crazy.

"Go, go back, you go and send someone to inform that old man Lu Zhen, let the guys in the Ministry of Rites who are idle to eat, hurry up and gather for a meeting!"

July [-]th of the ninth year of Yongle.

Zheng He, who went to sea on behalf of Daming, returned to Daming after nearly two years of voyage.

"Finally back, I don't know what kind of disturbance this time will cause."

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zheng He looked at the visible figures on the pier, feeling a little worried.

Zhu Gaoyu's two actions have had a great impact on Western countries, and there are rumors that are not good for Ming Dynasty in all countries.

These remarks seriously affected the original intention of the imperial court to make friends with all nations, and left the concept of the Ming Dynasty as a powerful and evil country to Western countries.

Thinking of the troubles this would bring to Daming, Zheng He smiled wryly, and at the same time pressed his decision.

When he was about to see the old man, he directly pleaded guilty and took all these matters on himself.

Although Zhu Gaoyu was the culprit who caused these things, he was a young man after all, and he watched him grow up.

The means of doing things are a bit extreme, but the starting point of what he does is for the good of the court.

Look at Zhu Gaoyu's three shots.

Mount Ceylon, the Sultanate of Bengal, and Manga.

These three locations are the throats of the entire West Ocean. If you control these three areas, you will control the entire West Ocean.

As the No. 1 sailing in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He still knows how much resistance the officials of the imperial court have to going to sea.

He is not young anymore, and he can't run a few times in the sea.

Sometimes he is worried that if the old man who supported the voyage leaves with him, it is unknown whether the people behind will continue this action.

Even he was worried that, just after their side passed away, the sea-going operation was stopped by the imperial court, with Emperor Taizu's order to ban the sea.

Thinking of those possibilities, Zheng He felt unwilling.

If that is the case, then his painstaking efforts to go overseas with tens of thousands of soldiers will be in vain.

Therefore, he needs to train someone to take over the old man and his banner, and continue to lead Daming to the sea.

It just so happens that Zhu Gaoyu is very interested in this aspect, and the fief is also in Qiongzhou, so he will definitely develop towards the sea in the future, and his status is enough to influence Daming.

Coupled with the character of the prince, the two sides probably will not conflict, and will definitely join forces.

With Zhu Gaoyu's support for sailing, the truth of sailing will not change for at least the next few decades.

Therefore, no matter how big the turmoil is, he will do his best to save Zhu Gaoyu.

If Zhu Gaoyu is saved, Daming's future maritime shipping will be saved.

As for the risks involved, he didn't care at all.

Compared with the future maritime fortune of Ming Dynasty and the countless benefits that can be brought to Ming Dynasty in the future, Zheng He's personal gains and losses are nothing.

If Daming can maintain control over Xiyang, and even go one step further, even if Zheng He is condemned as a sinner through the ages, he will have no regrets.

(End of this chapter)