The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 386 Zhengyang Avenue
In the 26th year of Hongwu, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

There are thousands of boats by the river, and there are no people coming and going on the pier, only a large number of soldiers are constantly gathering.

Because the main action is to transport troops, the ships are mainly cargo ships, supplemented by a small number of warships for escort.

"How long is the departure?"

Lan Yu asked Cao Zhen beside him.

This time, there are more than 6 people in command of the ten guards, plus logistics.

It seems that there are not many people, but those who can participate in this redress this time are all elites.

According to the current intelligence, even if the rebels are powerful, at best they will not exceed 3 people. After the rehabilitating army arrives, they can still call up the surrounding guards.

Cao Zhen naturally followed along this time.

"Reporting to the general, we will be able to set off in about half an hour. This time, we have brought a lot of firearms from the Gunpowder Department, so the transportation will be slower." Cao Zhen replied.

Sapphire nodded, looked towards Zhengyang City Gate, and said, "I tell my brothers to hurry up. Your Majesty and His Highness Taisun are coming here soon. At this time, don't make any trouble."

Cao Zhen nodded and went to convey it immediately.

After Lan Yu finished explaining, she headed towards Zhu Quan.

At the moment Zhu Quan is on the edge of the pier, watching all kinds of warships, surrounded by more than ten personal guards to protect him.

"Your Highness King Ning, you're going to go to war soon, but you're not used to it." After Lan Yu came over, she clasped her fists and asked with a smile.

For King Ning, Lan Yu's attitude is very polite. Now that King Ning is also a member of the Taisun family, he naturally wants to get closer.

Zhu Quan clasped his fists back and said, "I'm a little nervous."

Lan Yu laughed, and said: "I get used to this thing after a lot of times. I've heard that King Ning is good at strategy. This time, we need to communicate more."

Zhu Quan also smiled and said, "Naturally, naturally."

Although Zhu Quan is the king of Ning, he is still a bit inferior compared to Lan Yu, Duke of Liang.

After all, this year's Zhu Quan is only 15 years old, and he is in command of the army for the first time, and he is far from grown up. If it wasn't because of his good relationship with the grandson, Lan Yu would not pay much attention to him.

Taisun didn't have any special explanations, but Lan Yu knew that not only should he protect King Ning's safety, but also take care of him and be familiar with the battlefield.

Especially in terms of military exploits.

Sapphire herself has no room for improvement. With so many sons of His Majesty, the king of the opposite sex is considered a taboo thing.

Stabilizing the current power and preserving the inheritance of the title is the best situation for Lan Yu at the time of the inheritance of the monarchy.

After a stick of incense.

On the tower of Zhengyangmen, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying appeared.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!!!"

"His Royal Highness, a thousand years ago, a thousand years ago!!!"

Hearing the loud shouts below, Zhu Ying's mouth twitched slightly.

This thousand-year-old name is not popular. For later generations, the most famous one is the nine-thousand-year-old.

However, what is that nine-thousand-year-old eunuch, but a servant of the royal family.

The key to this embarrassment, only Zhu Ying knows.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled all over his face, very satisfied with the title of grandson, a thousand years old.

Long live myself, grandson thousand years old, more worthy.

Zhu Ying easily understood the meaning in the old man's eyes, and the corners of her mouth continued to twitch.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's gesture, the voice stopped soon.

But that's all.

Now that there is no loudspeaker, at such a long distance, I can't hear clearly when my voice is hoarse.

Relying on eunuchs to spread the word can only be a sentence, which is embarrassing.

"Your Majesty is watching us, this expedition will definitely defeat the rebels in one fell swoop!!!"

Sapphire growled and shouted.

Fortunately, it is a generation of famous generals, and the echoes are echoing throughout the pier.

The soldiers also roared together.

"Da Ming Wansheng!!!"

The momentum was shocking, as if the clouds in the sky were broken, revealing the clear blue sky.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that our Ming soldiers are still very good."

Zhu Ying nodded in agreement.

He looked at Zhu Quan Sapphire who was standing by the pier from a distance.

To a large extent, the redress this time was to gild Zhu Quan and get familiar with the battlefield.

Zhu Ying once discussed military affairs with Zhu Quan, and during this time, Zhu Quan also studied with Xuanjiawei.

In terms of personal bravery, it is natural not to say how strong it is, maybe even a small soldier of Xuanjiawei can't beat it.

However, for some of the advanced military theories provided by Zhu Ying, the speed of understanding and absorption is very fast, and it cannot be said to draw inferences from one instance, but it can also be quickly applied in military deduction.

For Zhu Quan, what he lacks most now is real experience on the battlefield.

As for Zhu Ying, even though she had traveled all over the country for so many years, she actually had no experience in large-scale battles. Even if there were any battles in the grasslands of the Western Regions, they were mainly small-scale battles involving dozens of people, and few of them involved more than a hundred people.

In the process of getting in touch with Zhu Quan, Zhu Ying understood that this is a real handsome talent.

After returning to the palace, the old man went to deal with government affairs.

And a piece of news was quickly conveyed to Zhu Ying by Ye Yueqing.

"You mean, the cement formula has been tested and is ready for use?" Zhu Ying asked with some surprise.

He also knew in his heart that it was almost impossible to reach the cement standard of later generations.

Because the development of society requires a lot of productivity as a foundation, a breakthrough at a single point is extremely unrealistic.

The most important factor at present is the application of coal.

The production of quicklime requires high-temperature calcination, and wood cannot meet the demand. However, the use of a large amount of coal makes the production of quicklime possible.

Naturally, there are still many matching ratios in the future. Ever since Obaro's craftsmen came over, they have been constantly trying.

Because it is winter, the trial process is relatively longer.

Now there is finally a formula that can achieve better results.

"His Royal Highness, at the residence of Obaro craftsmen, a ten-foot path has been paved with this cement. It has been formed for twelve days, and the horses and horses are tested every day. There is no sign of any loss."

Ye Yueqing replied.

She had investigated these matters first, and only after confirming that they were correct would she come to the palace to report to Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying nodded, and said: "Notify the carriage, go to the outskirts of the city immediately, I want to check it myself."

"Follow the order."

An hour later, Zhu Ying arrived at the residence of Obaro craftsmen.

"His Royal Highness, a thousand years ago, a thousand years ago!!!"

As soon as the rush arrived, the guards on duty knelt down on one knee and shouted excitedly.

The coldness of the cold wind that had been standing guard was instantly dispelled, and everyone was full of energy.

It can be seen that Zhu Ying's reputation in the army is currently high.

After Zhu Ying raised her hand, she followed to the backyard.

There, there are more than a dozen stretching paths, all of which were laid by the experiment.

Among them, a clean road is very eye-catching in contrast to other dilapidated roads.

Seeing this road, Zhu Ying's spirit was a little bit in a trance, as if she had returned to the road in the memory of her previous life.

"That's right, that's it."

After recovering, Zhu Ying said affirmatively.

By his side, most of the responsible officials had naturally gathered long ago.

Hearing His Royal Highness's approval, all faces were filled with joy. After many days of continuous work, they finally achieved results.

You must know that because of the previous plan for the construction of Zhengyang Avenue, the craftsmen and officials here are under great pressure, and they are studying the ratio almost every day and night to figure out the best cement.

"Everyone who has meritorious service will be rewarded with a hundred coins, and those who have made the most achievements will be rewarded with a thousand coins. Those who have contributed to Obaro craftsmen will receive half of the treasure notes and a Daming household registration."

Zhu Ying directly set the reward.

For Obaro craftsmen, the Daming household registration is the foundation for them to settle down here.

The Baiguan Baochao is also a great reward for these officials who are constantly researching day and night.

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your gift!"

Before Obaro's craftsmen could understand, the officials, workers and craftsmen had already knelt in a row, shouting eagerly.

But craftsman Obaro naturally has his own intelligence, no matter whether he can understand it or not, anyway, if the officials of Daming kneel in front, just follow him.

Zhu Ying waved his hand, and then ordered: "Bring a few wrestlers over here, bring a sledgehammer, and show me how hard this cement road is."

Hearing His Royal Highness Taisun's order, six warriors with sledgehammers came over after a while.

Under Zhu Ying's guidance, they smashed hard against the concrete floor.

The gravel splashed randomly, and several eunuchs with quick brains immediately stood in front of His Royal Highness, forming a human wall to prevent being splashed by the gravel.

After the smashing, the originally complete road surface was smashed into potholes.

Zhu Ying signaled to stop, and then stepped forward to check.

I am extremely satisfied with the current cement effect. This feeling is comparable to the rural roads of later generations.

"Command the chamber of commerce to hoard cement-related raw materials immediately, no matter how much, buy them at the bottom."

"In addition, the treasures of the shops and houses on both sides of Zhengyang Avenue will be placed in wooden boxes for future use, and we will wait for the instructions of the palace."

After reading it, Zhu Ying thought about it in her heart and passed down the order.

"Follow the order." Ye Yueqing replied.

At noon the next day, outside Wulong Square.

The appearance of hundreds of Jinyiwei attracted a lot of attention, and the Department of Public Security maintained order.

A large number of people gathered, but they were not dispersed, and the more than ten wooden boxes of the Jinyiwei in the front row made people look over involuntarily.

"Open the box!"

With a loud shout, more than a dozen boxes were opened immediately.

People looked intently, each box was full of precious banknotes.

"So many treasures, God, this is the first time I have seen so many treasures."

"What is Jin Yiwei doing? Did he raid his house from somewhere just now?"

"If I can have so many, no, even if there is only half of them, I will be rich."

"Half of what, half of the box is rich, and I don't know what Jin Yiwei is doing with so many treasures all of a sudden."

Precious banknotes are very common in Daming.

There are also many denominations, such as one hundred Wen, five hundred Wen, and consistent.

In the early Ming Dynasty, when the economy was not considered wealthy, a lot of treasure banknotes were issued, and some big families could produce millions of banknotes, but for the common people, the millions of banknotes stacked together were simply It is a visual impact that has never been experienced before.

This feeling is like the impact of Zhu Ying's millions of cash in her previous life.

Putting it in the bank is just a number, but after putting it in cash, no one is shocked by it.

Yesterday Zhu Ying was planning to use a large amount of precious banknotes to shock the senses of the people in the capital.

Among the onlookers of more than [-] people, I saw Jin Yiwei holding the wooden box of treasure money in his hand and slowly moving forward.

In front of this, several officials walked to the first shop on Zhengyang Avenue with books in hand.

"Wenxuan Pavilion, according to His Majesty's decree, two guan notes per square on the first floor, and one guan note on the second floor upwards, a total of 170 six guan notes, which may be questionable."

The official of the household department said seriously.

The shopkeeper bowed respectfully and replied, "No doubt about it."

The household official nodded, handed out a pen and said, "Let's just sign here."

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of royal guards and several officials, the shopkeeper dared not be negligent. Under the guidance of the officials, he hurriedly wrote Wenxuan Pavilion and his name with trembling hands.

At the same time, the house deed was also handed over.

After receiving the deed, the household department official nodded, and then another official counted 170 Liuguan bills from Jin Yiwei and handed them to the shopkeeper.

"Thank you sir, thank you sir." The shopkeeper tightly grasped the treasure in his hand, bowing and saluting excitedly.

"You don't need to thank me. If you want to thank me, please thank His Royal Highness." The household official waved his hand and left directly.

It is still busy to get all these shops done today.

Of course, he wasn't alone, there were a total of more than a dozen officials acting together, and behind each official was a brocade guard carrying a wooden box of treasure money.

At the same time, there are two teams of Jinyiwei guards.

boom!
The crowd suddenly exploded.

After a brief explanation, the common people realized that the treasures in these wooden boxes were all for the shops on both sides of Zhengyang Avenue.

170 six-pass banknote, I'll be a good boy.

How many years does it take to earn it.

Wenxuan Pavilion is not that big, it mainly sells pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the business is not bad, but in terms of how much it earns, that's it.

After all, there are only so many readers.

According to the current market price, a shop like Wenxuan Pavilion is in Yahang, which is about 120 Guan notes.

Now direct premium so much.

In the eyes of everyone, this is a waste of money.

The most important thing is that this is a royal expropriation.

All the people in this world belong to the royal family, even if they don't give money, they are considered unlucky.

Not to mention the royal family, the local government, nobles, and even landlords and gentry basically have no subsidies at all when there is government collection.

Many people have long been accustomed to this.

But today's scene almost broke their cognition.

"His Royal Highness is benevolent!!!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout from the crowd.

After a momentary pause, a large number of people were mobilized and shouted loudly.

People have the mentality of blind obedience, ancient and modern, and suddenly His Royal Highness shouted like a wave.

Just when the crowd was cheering for this, somewhere in the corner.

"Damn it, why did such a thing suddenly appear at this time, which obviously gave him a reputation as a tyrant."

"Arresting and killing Shanxi merchants, implicating innocent people, wantonly ransacking homes to search for money, outside the capital, it will soon spread, if this matter is spread, the previous business will be destroyed, hateful!!!"

(End of this chapter)