Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 42 Father and Daughter

Xu Da looked at Xu Miaoyun with a complicated expression.

Xu Da thought to himself that he had been busy with the war in the northern border areas in the past few years, and he really cared too little about his children.

He didn't even notice that his eldest girl had grown up unknowingly.

I can't help but feel a little guilty.

On the other side, Xu Miaoyun's expression was equally wonderful.

It's obvious that he didn't do anything shameful, but why he acted like he had done something wrong is simply inexplicable.

When she thought of this, Xu Miaoyun's expression immediately returned to normal, and her back straightened subconsciously.

The same is true for Xu Da. In order to take care of his daughter's face, he also pretended as if nothing happened.

But in my heart, I was thinking that after the New Year, the eldest girl is almost old enough to have haircuts. Is it time to make plans and prepare for her to find a good husband in the future?

Xu Miaoyun is so smart. Just by looking at the change in Xu Da's expression, he can already guess a little bit about his father's thoughts.

"A Dream of Red Mansions is the best book I have read in the past two years. If it is a novel, then this is the first good novel since ancient times." Xu Miaoyun said.

Xu Miaoyun also read various folk essays and novels due to his extensive reading, but he found them boring after reading too much.

The Dream of Red Mansions in front of her was different from the novels she had read before.One of the points is that it dares to describe it truthfully without any concealment. It is very different from previous novels in which the good guys are completely good and the bad guys are completely bad. The characters described in them are all real people.

Before that, most of the novels circulated among the people were about talented people and beautiful women.

The Dream of Red Mansions also contains stories about talented men and beauties, but it surpasses all other talented men and beauties in the past. The talented man in the story is full of talent but hates fame, and he is a dandy but full of tenderness.What admires Xu Miaoyun most is that the portrayal of beauties in the novel is particularly outstanding.

The 60 episodes of The Red Chamber she watched depicted the various life styles of a large number of boudoir beauties who behaved better than men, showing a touching beauty of humanity and tragedy.

"Yeah, the big girl is right." Xu Da said with a smile.

As soon as Xu Miaoyun saw Xu Da's expression, she knew that he didn't believe it, so she could only continue to say: "Although I have never met the author of this book, I can tell from the book he wrote that his poetry is extraordinary and his chest and abdomen are strong. "

These are two very high comments.

Xu Miaoyun rarely praised others like this.

Xu Da continued to nod and said with a smile: "The big girl is right. When you have some free time as a father, you should also read this book carefully."

Xu Miaoyun was speechless. She was fooling herself like a child.

She knew in her heart that no matter how she explained it today, her "stupid" old father would never believe it again.

She could only choose to shut up.

Xu Da also thought that he hid his thoughts very well and took good care of his daughter's emotions, and was secretly proud of it.

Even the undefeated military god of the Ming Dynasty would act like this in front of his most beloved daughter.

This is the father.

"Dad, I seem to be back a few days later than expected this time." Xu Miaoyun took the book handed over by Xu Da, carefully put it aside, raised her head and said.

"Yeah." Xu Da nodded and replied. "Before returning to Beijing, I made a special trip to Yangzhou and stayed there for most of the day."

"Yangzhou. But in Yangzhou, which has just received a great harvest, I heard that during the autumn festival a few days ago, the emperor led the civil and military officials of the court to drink rice-flavored porridge. The rice used was produced in Yangzhou. And even earlier, in The snowflakes and salt turmoil that caused a commotion in the capital seems to have originated from that place." Xu Miaoyun said.Xu Da smiled and said, "That's right, whether it's snowflake salt or a great harvest, it's all because of one person."

"Who?" Xu Miaoyun asked curiously.

"Yangzhou Magistrate, Yang Xian!"

"And what Yang Xian did is far more than that."

Next, Xu Da told Xu Miaoyun one by one what he saw and heard during his trip to Yangzhou.

During this period, Xu Miaoyun would ask questions from time to time. For some of these questions, Xu Da could answer some, but some could not.

"It turns out that the asphalt road also comes from Yangzhou." Xu Miaoyun said.

"Why, the big girl has seen asphalt roads before?" Xu Da said in surprise, knowing that this was his first time seeing this thing.

Xu Miaoyun nodded, and then said: "A few days ago, His Royal Highness the Second Prince suddenly started building a road at Taipingmen, and the material used for building the road was asphalt. It is unheard of to build roads with asphalt. It took a long time at first, but it was all over. no effect."

"It immediately aroused heated discussions among the people in the capital. I heard that some censors reported this to the emperor and said that the second prince was wasting public money. The emperor asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to directly stop the expenses."

"I originally thought that the matter would be over when it reached this point. But not long after, the second prince got another batch of money from somewhere and started to build the road again. This time, although the process was equally bumpy, it was really We built a short road for him, which is the section of road leading to the front door of Taipingmen."

This incident caused quite a stir in Beijing at the time.

Many people went to see it.

Xu Miaoyun was no exception. She went to the site to experience the asphalt road. It was indeed completely different from the previous gravel roads or bluestone roads.

But there is still a gap between what Xu Da said he saw in Yangzhou.

First of all, the most important thing is that the road is too short, so many of its advantages cannot be shown.

Rough roads are minor issues compared to this.

When Xu Da returned to the capital, he went directly to the palace to meet the emperor, and then immediately returned to the palace. He did not pass through Taipingmen, so he did not see Zhu Yanxiu's path.

Since Zhu Yan can build this asphalt road, it means that Zhu Yan has also been to Yangzhou.

"Dad, if asphalt roads are built all over the country, the transportation of people and goods between state capitals, border logistics, etc., will undergo earth-shaking changes." Xu Miaoyun expressed his own views on the asphalt roads.

"As expected of a big girl, I want to go with my father." Xu Da showed a smile on his face, paused, and then said seriously. "However, the money involved in building roads is too huge, let alone involving the whole country. Now that the Ming Dynasty has been established, it remains to be discussed whether the national treasury is enough to support the court to do this."

"Let's not talk about these things anymore. Big girl, I haven't seen you for more than a year. Do you want to be a father?"

"No."

"." Xu Da pretended not to hear what he just said and smiled. "Daddy misses you so much. He even brought you gifts."

Originally, Xu Miaoyun had no expectations for Xu Da's gift.

But when she heard that the gift came from Yangzhou, she suddenly became interested again.

Xu Da said and took out a package from behind.

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