Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 142 142: Offending the King of Han is equivalent to kicking the iron plate!

After arriving at this newly built commercial building, Zhu Li climbed directly to the roof of the building!

This is also the highest location in Hanzhong City!

Zhu Yue has really not stood on such a tall building and looked into the distance for a long time!

This is a completely different feeling from standing on the mountain. It allows Zhu Yue to regain the feeling of being in a high-rise building before traveling through time!

There are not too many tall buildings in Hanzhong City. Apart from the surrounding city walls, the building before that, the Han Dynasty Palace, was considered the tallest!

So standing on the 12th floor of the Hanzhong Business Building, Zhu Li can basically see everything in the entire Hanzhong City at a glance!

Twelve-story business buildings, about forty meters high, are extremely common in modern society and can be seen everywhere!

But in the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that only the pagodas in large temples could reach such a high height!

Of course, there is no such pagoda in Hanzhong Prefecture, but there is one in Xi'an Prefecture!

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Small Wild Goose Pagoda are both very tall!

But for the Ming Dynasty, there were only a handful of towers like this!

Looking down at the scenery of the entire Hanzhong Mansion from a high position also reminded Zhu Li of the time when he first came to Hanzhong!

When he first came to Hanzhong and established the vassal state, it would be great if the people had enough to eat!

You can see dilapidated old houses everywhere, and the whole city looks very dilapidated!

However, with the rapid development of Hanzhong City in recent years, it is not an exaggeration to describe Hanzhong City as completely new. All this is because of the existence of Zhu Yue, the King of Hanzhong, who made Hanzhong reach the height it is today, and it will inevitably be the same in the future. More brilliant!

Now, the problem of people in Hanzhong having enough to eat has been solved, and their lives are getting better and better!

Most people's families have begun to become wealthy and have a relatively stable source of income!

The so-called craving for lust when full and warm is human nature!

After having enough to eat, even the simplest people will inevitably have more ideas to satisfy their desires!

This is true both at the material level and at the spiritual level!

This requires those in power to provide correct guidance at the social level and provide a stable and positive living environment for the people!

Improving the quality of life is a must!

If left unchecked, big problems may arise later!

In addition, Zhu Yue is also considering cultivating a group of fruit farmers to be responsible for growing a large number of fruits!

But growing fruit and growing food crops like potatoes are not the same thing.

Most fruits ripen once a year, and the planting cycle is relatively long. More importantly, due to geographical restrictions, the number of fruit varieties that can be grown in the northwest is still extremely limited!

Although in later generations, the northwest area was also a major fruit-producing province!

But the region with the greatest fruit production is Gui Di in the south!

This mainly depends on the climate. Guidi is an area with a climate suitable for growing all kinds of fruits, and the yield is very high!

Olives, pipa, lychees, longans, pitayas, pineapples, citrus, bayberry, durian, bananas, etc... basically any variety that can be named can be cultivated and grown in Guidi!

But for matters like this, Dekong still needs to discuss it with the old man!

After all, Guidi is not governed by the King of Han. If you want to develop the fruit industry there, you can only rely on the support of the imperial court!

But if we discuss it carefully with the old man, I think he won’t object!

In fact, there are quite a lot of fruits in the south, but in the final analysis, it is because the transportation distance is too long. It is very difficult to transport them to the north, and they will rot halfway!

From this point, we can also see the necessity of building cement roads!

As the saying goes, "When a concubine rides on the earth and laughs, no one knows it's a lychee." ’ Doesn’t it also illustrate this problem?

If the north wants to eat lychees from the south, they have to send people 800 miles to deliver them urgently. Ordinary people are even less likely to have this treatment!

If you want people in the north to be able to eat fruits from the south, the most important thing is not the problem of planting in the south. There is no shortage of fruits in the south. The key thing is to solve the problem of long-distance transportation!

So Zhu Yue thought that after the old man came to Hanzhong, he would discuss it with the other party. Hanzhong could jointly pay for it with the court to build a cement road directly from Guangdong and Guangxi in the south to Hanzhong!

It’s not just because of the fruit. For example, the transportation of large quantities of rubber in the future will naturally be more convenient with cement roads!

Zhu Yue didn't stay in Hanzhong Business Building for too long. After seeing it, he left quickly and went back to Hanwang Palace!

"Yue'er, that commercial building has been completed?"

Seeing Zhu Li come back, Concubine Zhou also asked curiously.

During this period of time, she has been taking care of several grandchildren in the palace and accompanying Mrs. Li who is about to give birth. She really has no time to go out and hang out.

"Yes, Erchen just went to see it, it's quite good!"

"When my father comes in a few years, he will definitely be surprised!"

Zhu Yue said with a smile.

"The cement road from Hanzhong Prefecture to Yingtian Prefecture will be repaired soon, right?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang's western tour was mentioned, Concubine Zhou thought about building roads and couldn't help but ask.

"Well, judging by the progress, it should be completed by February at the latest!"

Zhu Li nodded and gave an approximate time.

In fact, regardless of whether the repairs are completed by then, it will not affect Zhu Yuanzhang's travel. With at least 89% of the road sections already repaired, Zhu Yuanzhang's trip to Hanzhong will be greatly shortened!

"I heard that your fourth brother also wants to build a road to Yingtian Mansion?"

Concubine Zhou suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"Well, there seems to be such a movement. How did the mother-in-law know about it?"

Zhu Li glanced at Concubine Zhou in surprise.

"I heard that girl from the Li family mention it when I was chatting with her!"

"But you still want to ask the court to build a road to the south. Will there be a conflict with your fourth brother?"

"How about the cement road to the south be slowed down first?"

Concubine Zhou hesitated and suggested.

To put it bluntly, Concubine Zhou just wanted to be a good person and did not want conflicts between brothers to arise between Zhu Yue and Zhu Di because of the road construction matter.

Even she felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was a little partial to her son, and she was afraid that other vassal kings would have objections!

"Mother, please don't worry about this matter!"

"Whether the cement road on Fourth Brother's side is repaired or not, the cement road from Hanzhong to the south must be repaired anyway!"

"There's no reason why he wants to build a cement road, so my son has to let him go. After all, he's still the fourth brother!"

"I won't meddle in his affairs, and he can't meddle in mine either. Everyone can do what they want!"

"Even the father will have his own considerations. Whether to build a road or not will definitely not depend on which son he values ​​more, right?"

Zhu Li naturally knew what my mother was thinking, so she could only persuade her helplessly.

"My mother is just worried that you will be hated by your brothers because of this!"

Concubine Zhou Guifei also looked helpless when she saw Zhu Li's resolute attitude.

But Zhu Li obviously didn't take it seriously.

Is it the grudge coming from King Zhu Di of Yan?

If you have any tricks, feel free to use them!

Zhu Yue didn't bother with Concubine Zhou on this matter. After coaxing her, she went directly back to her study.

Regarding building roads to the south and allowing Guidi to grow a large number of fruits, he needs to plan carefully and then give the old man a discount!

In fact, you can wait until the old man comes to Hanzhong and then give it to the old man!

But if you want to convince the old man to build a road to Guidi, just the fruit will definitely not be enough! The road will definitely be repaired, but whether we can let the old man repair it as soon as possible is a key issue!

But this problem is not difficult for Zhu Yue. Because of Guidi's special geographical location, Zhu Yue already has a reason to make the old man agree!

That is, Guidi is closer to Annan and other places. Building a cement road to Guidi can also radiate to Yunnan. Even if you simply extend a section of the cement road to Yunnan!

In this way, when the imperial court wants to mobilize troops to Guidi or Yunnan, it will naturally be more convenient when it wants to mobilize troops abroad!

What Zhu Yue has to do is to start from the military level and get the old man to agree to his plan!

When the time comes, I will have to bear the cost of building the road to Shu. After passing Shu, it will be the border of Yunnan. If Yunnan and Gui are handed over to the imperial court, the old man must be very happy!

After all, I have helped the court save a lot of money, and I think the Ministry of Revenue will be more happy!

As for the King of Yan, Zhu Di, who wants to build a road to Yingtian Mansion, if he has the ability, he can do the same as himself and pay half of the money to build the road to Shandong!

If Zhu Di knew that he had been tricked by Zhu Yue again, would he be so angry that he would vomit blood?

But not long after Zhu Li returned to the study, Zhao Jian knocked on the door with an ugly expression!

"Is something wrong?"

Zhu Li asked with a frown.

"Your Highness, there is news from Shu that something happened to the Taoist priest who drove away the corpse!"

Zhao Jian explained and handed a letter to Zhu Li.

Is there something wrong with the corpse removal team?

Zhu Li was also surprised when he suddenly heard the news.

He had also heard before that the Taoist priests who drove away corpses would scare the people when they were driving at night. However, these were small-probability incidents and should not have much impact!

After all, corpse hunting is basically done at night, and when people go out for activities during the day, they basically don’t encounter them!

Under such circumstances, what problems can happen to the corpse exorcism team?

Soon, Zhu Yue read the letter delivered by Zhao Jian, and his face suddenly darkened!

"Who wrote what is said in this letter?"

Zhu Li asked directly.

"A Taoist boy was almost exhausted when he arrived in Hanzhong. The general let him rest in a side hall and got him some food and drink!"

Zhao Jian hurriedly explained.

Zhu Yue didn't waste any time and went directly to the side hall of the palace.

A little Taoist boy who looked like he was in tattered clothes, who was still eating pastries, and who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, when he saw Zhu Yue appeared, he knelt down without caring about the pastries still stuffed in his mouth that he had not swallowed. In front of Zhu Yue!

"Your Highness, you must save my master!"

Tao Tong's tone was excited, and he obviously had deep feelings for the master he spoke of!

"Please tell me clearly first, what exactly happened?"

Zhu Li pulled the little Taoist boy up and asked in an unquestionable tone.

The little Taoist boy didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly told what happened, which was much more detailed than what was written in the letter!

After all, this child is only a teenager and doesn’t know many big characters. It is indeed difficult for him to express himself in writing!

To put it simply, this little Taoist boy and his master drove the body to Meishan County in Shu region, but were arrested by the local magistrate!

The master and the apprentice did not commit any crime, but the county magistrate made all kinds of troubles and refused to let them go!

After some prodding, the county magistrate finally revealed his purpose, which was because he was personally curious about the art of exorcising corpses and wanted to see if dead people could really stand up and walk on their own, so he asked this master to Let the disciples demonstrate it to him!

The master and apprentice had no choice but to demonstrate it to the county magistrate.

This demonstration didn't matter. The county magistrate was even more shocked and asked the master and apprentice to teach him the art of exorcising corpses. He also wanted to learn it!

If they don't agree, the master and the apprentice will not be able to leave, and they will be arrested and imprisoned immediately!

In order to get out of trouble, the master of this Taoist boy could only block the county magistrate and his yamen servants, and then covered the little Taoist boy's escape and asked him to come back to Han Wang Zhu Li to deliver a message!

After Zhu Li listened to Tao Tong's story, he immediately became angry!

"Don't worry, this just king will definitely get it back for you, master and disciple!"

"I would like to see how courageous this dog official is?"

Zhu Yue snorted coldly, and then called Geng Qing over directly.

"Your Highness, Shu is not our territory. If we go directly to get a county magistrate, will we..."

Geng Qing reminded with some hesitation.

"If anything happens, I will bear it!"

"As the saying goes, the dead are the most important. People are already dead, but they still have to be tortured like this by this dog official!"

"Doesn't this dog officer want to learn the art of exorcising corpses?"

"Then just chop him up for me, then take the body back to Hanzhong, and then let the Taoist priests drive his body back!"

Zhu Li waved his hand and snorted without hesitation.

"The general will obey the order!"

Geng Qing didn't dare to be negligent after hearing this. He agreed and immediately retreated!

Geng Qing could feel that His Highness the King of Han was really angry this time!

The art of exorcising corpses was a skill Zhu Yue personally taught these Taoist priests to make a living. Zhu Yue was also very fond of Taoism. How dare this dog official covet His Highness the King of Han's art of exorcising corpses?

This time I was kicked on the iron plate, I can’t blame others!

Not long after Geng Qing left with his people, Concubine Zhou heard the news and immediately found Zhu Yue.

"Yue'er, did you send someone directly to Shu to fetch someone?"

"Even if the county magistrate is not a thing, he is still an official of the imperial court. What if your father finds out about this?"

Concubine Zhou said to Zhu Li eagerly.

"Don't worry, concubine, nothing will happen!"

"I will say hello to the King of Shu and act in the name of the King of Shu!"

Zhu Yue was a little helpless. In fact, he really didn't think anything would happen to him even if he killed the dog official!

The worst he can do is give the old man a letter of apology!

(End of this chapter)