Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 20 The First Meeting

Inside the carriage.

Zhu Yan and Wang Yuemin sat on both sides, far away from each other.

Even in the same carriage, the two of them seemed to be in two worlds.

Wang Yuemin is her Chinese name, and her real name is Minmin Timur (Guanyin slave), the sister of the famous general Kuo Kuo Timur (Wang Baobao) in the late Yuan Dynasty.Although she is now staying in the capital as a prisoner, the court actually treats her as a distinguished guest.

This time when Zhu Yan came to Yangzhou, she disguised herself as a man and accompanied him, which was Zhu Yuanzhang's intention.

Although Zhu Yan didn't like the woman in front of him, this was Zhu Yuanzhang's wish, and he naturally didn't dare to disobey it.

He didn't know what his father was thinking. Zhu Yan just wanted this trip and the two of them could live in peace.

But Wang Yuemin knew what Emperor Zhu meant.

But I can only pretend not to know, but now I am a bird in a cage, and I have no freedom.

There is no choice.

What she meant was not important at all in the eyes of those above.

In their eyes, she is just Wang Baobao's sister, nothing more.

Putting the worrying things aside, Wang Yuemin remembered the feeling of stepping on the dark asphalt road with her feet just now.

The feeling was completely different from the road she had walked on before.

The bluestone road is also very smooth and solid, but it is hard to step on and will make you tired after walking for a long time.

As for the gravel road, although it is soft, no matter how smooth it is, it is still made of gravel. The shoes in ancient times are not like modern ones, which can provide all-round protection for the feet.Wearing cloth shoes while walking on gravel roads will inevitably sting your feet.

This asphalt road perfectly inherits the advantages of these two types of roads while eliminating the disadvantages.

It's not as hard as a bluestone road, nor is it as harsh as a gravel road. In short, it's very comfortable and effortless to walk on, and your steps become much brisker.

Wang Yuemin leaned against the window, pushed open the curtain, and looked at the dark road outside.

Smell the unique smell of asphalt.

Thoughts were racing.

She thinks a lot.

For example, if all roads across the country are built into such asphalt roads, transportation costs and efficiency will be greatly improved.

For example, if it is used in the military, soldiers are valuable and quick. If such a road is built, logistics support will be completely worry-free.

If Dayuan had such a path at that time, perhaps it would not have perished.

The more she thought about it, the more she admired the man who invented and built asphalt roads.

The smell of asphalt, which was originally a bit unpleasant, now becomes refreshing and makes people feel happy.

The corners of Wang Yuemin's lips raised slightly. She was curious about what kind of man this Yang Xian was.

As the younger sister of Wang Baobao, with such a brother around, she has always had a very high regard for men since she was young. There are few men that she admires, and Yang Xian is one of them.

Wang Yuemin closed her eyes and carefully felt the feeling of the carriage driving on the asphalt road.

No bumps at all, everything is stable.

After closing his eyes, he even forgot that he was still in the carriage for a moment.

If you change the way you were before.

Needless to say, the gravel road is bumpy and makes me suffer.

But no matter how smooth the bluestone pavement is, there will always be gaps at the connection between the bluestone slabs. It's okay if the gaps are small, but if the gaps are big, it's not much better than a gravel road.No matter how small the gap is, there will still be a rattling sound when the carriage wheels pass by.

Nowadays, the carriage wheels fit perfectly with the asphalt road surface, which makes the carriage run so smoothly.

The guard in charge of driving the carriage was also amazed.

Being able to drive the prince, there is no need to question his driving skills, but now that the carriage is driving on such a road, his strength cannot be used at all.

Because there is simply no place for him to use it.

"Sure enough, he is someone who can invent a new method of making salt. As my father and eldest brother said, this Master Yang is really not simple!" Even though Wang Yuemin may not have thought as far as he thought, but regarding the superiority of asphalt roads, Zhu Yan can naturally feel it.

Because of this, he is looking forward to this trip to Yangzhou even more.

He urged: "Hurry up and hurry up, don't miss the Autumn Harvest Festival."

"Order."

When the guard heard this, he whipped his whip and cracked it in the air.

The horse immediately spread its hooves and started running happily on the asphalt road.

The carriage was very fast, and it took almost no time to pass through the entire Yangzhou City.

After leaving the north gate of Yangzhou, Zhu Yan and the others saw another scene.

In the distance are endless rice fields.

Golden rice came into their eyes. The rice was covered with fruits, which were so heavy that the rice was bent.A breeze blew by, and the golden rice swayed with the wind, like a golden ocean.

This scene is really shocking.

In the past few years, the war has continued year after year, and the war has never been extinguished.

Whether it is Wang Yuemin, the princess of the former Yuan Dynasty, or Zhu Yan, the prince of today's Ming Dynasty.

They, too, didn't know how long it had been since they had seen the scene before them.

This was not only the first good harvest in Yangzhou City, but also the first good harvest in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Wang Yuemin was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses.

At a glance, she spotted the man standing in front of the rice field, receiving praise from all the people in Yangzhou.

I just feel a little dazed.

The man was taking the sickle handed over by the people at this moment and cutting the first ear of rice in this harvest.

Then came the deafening cheers.

As long as you are not blind, you can tell at a glance that Yangzhou will have a good year this year.

Of course, the exact amount of food that can be harvested in the end will have to wait until the entire autumn harvest is over.

You must know that autumn harvest is also a physical job, and it cannot be completed in one or two days.

After completing the autumn harvest ceremony, Yang Xian began to walk back. In front of the city gate, he happened to meet Zhu Yan and his party.

At this moment, Yang Xian is barefoot, with his sleeves and trouser legs rolled up high, and holding boots in his hands. He does not look like a prefect of a state at all, but like a farmer who has just finished his farm work. .

There was no care on his face.

As for why his feet were bare, it was because he had just come out of the rice fields. Although the mud on his feet had been washed away with water, they were still wet. It would be uncomfortable to wear shoes directly.

So Yang Xian simply stopped wearing them.

And this is how Wang Yuemin saw Yang Xian for the first time.

Although Zhu Yan and the others were disguised, Yang Xian could still tell the difference between them at a glance.

Clothes can be deceiving, but the temperament of a person cannot be deceived.

Yang Xian walked directly in the direction of Zhu Yan and the others.

"Did you recognize me?"

"It shouldn't be. I remember that I didn't have direct contact with him."

With Zhu Yan thinking in his mind, Yang Xian was already in front of him.

"It seems that you are coming from the capital, right?"

　There are a lot of trivial matters in work and life these days. Today's second update is late, and tomorrow's update will still be late, but I will try my best to do the second update. Thank you all for your support and bow to express my gratitude.

　　
　
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