Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 19

Although limited by the times, there are no modern equipment.

But Yang Xian still tried to level the gap between the two by increasing manpower.

This asphalt road running through the north and south of Yangzhou City was finally successfully completed.

Standing on the road, looking from a distance, you can't see the end.

The road surface is smooth and smooth.

Not a speck of dust to be seen.

this day.

A carriage from the capital slowly drove towards Yangzhou.

In the carriage was none other than Zhu Yuan, the second son of Zhu Yuanzhang and the future King of Qin.

The purpose of coming here is to complete the task assigned to him by Zhu Yuanzhang before, and to investigate whether the new rice seeds in Yangzhou City are really as amazing as he said.In the past few days, some officials at the court have brought up the old issues again in the morning, trying to convict Yang Xian of secretly distributing rice seeds to the court and forcibly pulling out the rice that the common people had planted.

Therefore, Zhu Yan's trip to Yangzhou is indispensable.

Accompanying Zhu Yan was an extremely handsome man.

As well as some accompanying guards, all of whom were disguised, the group looked like businessmen who came to Yangzhou from other places to do business.

The carriage came from the south and stopped at the south gate of Yangzhou City.

Hear the report from the attendant.

Zhu Yan, who was dressed in casual clothes, opened the curtain and took a look, then jumped out of the carriage. Looking at the dark asphalt road in front of him, he immediately froze on the spot.

Zhu Han subconsciously reached out and wiped his eyes.

What the hell is this?

This was the first time he had seen such a dark road.

Why haven't you heard your father and eldest brother talk about this?Zhu Yan thought in his heart.

He raised his head, looked at the city gate guard, pointed to the road in the city in the distance, and asked: "Dare I ask the guard brother, what is going on on this road?"

When the guard heard Zhu Yan's question, he turned his head and looked over.

"Are you from out of town?" the guard asked.

Hearing the guard's tone of voice, Zhu Yan felt a little unhappy, but he still nodded in agreement.

Then he saw the city gate guard looking at him like a country bumpkin.

At this time, Zhu Yan had not yet officially gone to the fiefdom to become a vassal, and the tyranny in his heart had not yet fully awakened. If this guard met Zhu Yan a few years later and dared to talk to him like this, he would probably have three grasses on his grave. [-] feet taller.

"This is called an asphalt road. It was built by Mr. Yang, the prefect of Yangzhou, personally. According to his words, this is the first asphalt road in the Ming Dynasty. There is no other land next to it. We are the only one in Yangzhou!" Guards The eldest brother straightened his back and said with great pride.

In fact, saying so is still modest.

It should be said that this is the first asphalt road in the world!

These days, people from nearby state capitals often come here to look at the asphalt road.

Seeing the shocked eyes of these outsiders and hearing the praises coming from their mouths, the guard brother, who is from Yangzhou, felt inexplicably proud.

Therefore, when facing an outsider like Zhu Yan, it is inevitable that he will feel proud.

"Asphalt. Highway?"

Zhu Yan knew asphalt and roads.

But when the two things were combined, he became confused.

But he could understand what the guard said.

But this asphalt road was too shocking to him. Indeed, as the guard brother said, such a road had never appeared in the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention seeing it, I haven't even heard of it.

This asphalt road is truly unprecedented.

Hearing the movement outside the carriage, the unusually handsome man in the carriage also walked out out of curiosity.The moment he saw the asphalt road, he had the same reaction as Zhu Yan.

But he quickly came to his senses.

I saw him directly crossing over the crowd and taking a tentative step towards the city.

"It feels different from what I imagined." Wang Yuemin tilted his head, raised his feet and took a look. The expected footprints did not appear, and they were much stronger than expected.

"Yue Min!" Zhu Yan shouted.

At the same time, this handsome man named Wang Yuemin also walked in with the other foot.

Both feet stepped on the dark road, and Wang Yuemin felt the feeling coming from the soles of his feet, which he couldn't explain.

It was something he had never felt before.

For him who likes to accept new things, this feeling is wonderful.

Even the unique smell of asphalt smelled particularly good to him now.

Seeing this, Zhu Yan also followed him into the city.

He first took two steps to test the feeling, and then, perhaps to verify something, he jumped on the spot a few times.

Afterwards, Zhu Yan lowered his head and glanced at the ground under his feet, amazed.

Seeing this, the eldest brother of the city gate guard smiled and said: "Brother, you can jump hard. This asphalt road is very strong. According to Mr. Yang, the black leather is durable. Not to mention your feet, even if it is more than a dozen The horses can gallop back and forth without any problem."

Zhu Yan nodded and took note of these words.

Zhu Yan looked up and saw this straight north-south avenue with no end as far as the eye could see.

Moreover, there was almost no pedestrian seen on the road. I couldn’t help but curiously asked: “Why can’t you see so many people in Yangzhou City?”

"That's what you said." The guard brother smiled and said. "The autumn harvest is coming soon. Today is the day of the Autumn Harvest Ceremony. Mr. Yang is presiding over the ceremony outside the north gate, and most of the people are following him."

It seems the time has come just right.

Now that the autumn harvest has not really started yet, since he is sitting here from beginning to end, it is clear at a glance whether Yang Xian's words about doubling the yield per mu a few months ago are true or false.

After entering the city, Zhu Yan and Wang Yuemin walked for a while and then got on the carriage again.

After all, Yangzhou is also a big city. There is a long distance from the south gate to the north gate.

Not that the two of them would be exhausted from this.

In fact, both Zhu Yan and Wang Yuemin were able to mount their horses and kill the enemy.

Such a small distance is really nothing to them.

The main reason for getting on the carriage was to get to the North City Gate faster.

Zhu Yan became more and more curious about Yang Xian.

He remembered that he had seen it a few times before, but it felt quite ordinary to him at the time.

At that time, Zhu Yan would never have thought of today.

Wang Yuemin opened the car curtain and took a look, making some predictions in her mind.

The width of this asphalt road can accommodate up to four standard carriages passing at the same time.

This is simply too wide.

Such a wide asphalt pavement leaves room between the shops lining both sides of the street.

The person who designed this road is simply a genius.

Wang Yuemin admired in his heart.

Moreover, he found that since entering Yangzhou City, the carriage drove extremely smoothly, without feeling any bumps.

In addition, there were almost no people on the road at this time, so the carriage was traveling extremely fast.

It's like flying.

(End of this chapter)