Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

When Mei Yin knew what Lao Zhu was thinking, he immediately laughed.

Prepare to give Lao Zhu some shock.

"Father, this problem is easy to solve.

Can we build a bridge here?
The bridge spans from north to south, and a railway is built on the bridge.

In this way, wouldn't it be possible for steam trains to run north and south along the railway? "

After hearing what Mei Yin said, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened suddenly.

He turned to look at Mei Yin, as if he had heard something extremely incredible.

Naturally, he knew about the bridge construction.

We also understand that if we encounter a river or a ditch that cannot be bypassed, we can build a bridge to allow people and vehicles to pass through.

This is common sense.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was still shocked by what Mei Yin said.

After all, the bridge repair that Mei Yin mentioned at this time was not an ordinary bridge repair.

But build a bridge across the Yangtze River!
This is the Yangtze River!

It’s so wide and there’s so much water, I don’t know how deep it is!

But now the girl says that she wants to build a bridge here!

To him, it was like listening to a foreign language!
By the way, it’s not like no one had ever thought about building a bridge across this river before.

But this is just something I can think about.

It can’t be built at all!

It's too difficult!
So big that it is simply impossible to achieve.

Mei Yin nodded and said, "Yes, it is to repair the bridge.

Although the river is wide and has high waves and much water, it is still possible to build a bridge across it.

It’s nothing more than making the bridge bigger and the piers bigger…”

Hearing what Mei Yin said, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but widen his eyes for a moment.

Then, a lot of things came to my mind.

Since Mei Yin said this so confidently at this time.

It is definitely not aimless.

Then there is a great possibility that in the era when Mei Yin lived, a bridge had already been built across the Yangtze River, spanning the north and south!
Otherwise, Mei Yin wouldn't have said this so naturally at this moment.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became excited.

I also feel extremely emotional. The era in which Mei Yin lived has truly reached an unimaginable level!

It is actually possible to build a bridge across this big river!

This kind of thing is incredible to think about!

This is the Yangtze River!
If a bridge is built across it, wouldn't that turn the natural barrier into a thoroughfare?
From now on, it will be so convenient to travel between the north and the south!

At this moment, I heard my son-in-law speaking so confidently.

Some other thoughts arose in his mind.

Does this also mean that my good son-in-law also has the ability to build a bridge across this river?
"Xiao Yin, then...can you repair the bridge?
Can we have such a bridge here?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, his voice couldn't help but tremble.

The look he gave Mei Yin was filled with great hope.

If only we could really build a bridge across this river to connect the north and the south.

This feeling is just too good to be true.

For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t even dare to imagine how beautiful this scene would be!

However, facing Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, Mei Yin shook his head.

“Well…Father-in-law, I don’t have the ability to build such a bridge.

At least not now.”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Mei Yin said, he almost did a split.

I have the urge to curse.

No...really, this guy just said it with such certainty.

I thought he would be able to build such a bridge.

After all the effort, he still couldn't do it!

Isn't this just a false alarm?

However, I then thought of what Mei Yin said, that it doesn’t exist now.

Think again about what we saw in the simulator, where Mei Yin was able to gain benefits by making his own death-defying remonstrance.

Zhu Yuanzhang became anxious.

For a moment, he wanted Mei Yin to make more persuasion to him so that he could get the method to build the bridge.

Mei Yin said: "Bridges are something that can definitely be built in the future, right?
But this thing does require a lot of things.

It requires long-term accumulation of experience and corresponding technology to gradually accomplish this task.

However, in addition to building such a bridge, there are other ways to do this.

Let this train run north and south."

After hearing what Mei Yin said, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt some hope again.

Then he pricked up his ears and listened to what Mei Yin would say next.

Mei Yin said: “This matter is simple.

We can build a ship first!
On this ship, corresponding rails were built.

Drive the train onto the ship, and use the ship to carry the train to the other side.

Connected to the track on the other side.

In this way, wouldn't this train be able to connect the north and the south?"

"So...how big a ship would this require?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked subconsciously.

After all, what Mei Yin said was to drive the entire train onto the ship.

He knew very well how long and how heavy the steam locomotive made by Mei Yin was.

Especially after the goods are loaded, the weight is even more astonishing.

Now, no one has mentioned building a boat that can allow such a long car to drive directly on it. It is simply unimaginable!

However, after saying this subconsciously, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered the steamship made by Mei Yin that he had seen in the simulator.

That boat is really big!

If we use a boat like this to carry the train across the river, wouldn't that solve the problem immediately?
Sure enough, the next moment a smile appeared on Mei Yin's face.

“Father-in-law, an ordinary ship will definitely not work.

But we can build big ships!

For example, a ship powered by a steam engine.

Such a ship can definitely carry a train!"

"it is good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands and praised.

This is indeed a good idea.

It’s you young people who have flexible brains and think quickly, and you can even think of these things.

From now on, I'll leave this matter to you!

Let’s try to build such a big ship as soon as possible, so that we can open our eyes!”

While Zhu Yuanzhang praised Mei Yin, he also handed this task to Mei Yin.

By now, Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Mei Yin had also changed greatly.

It's no longer like before, where people are always finding fault with everything.

There were even many times when he would praise Mei Yin in front of her.

This was the first younger generation besides Crown Prince Zhu Biao to be treated like this by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang's other sons generally did not receive such treatment!

Mei Yin was a little surprised. He thought that after he said all this, he would need to spend more time talking before he could convince Zhu Yuanzhang.

Let Zhu Yuanzhang believe this.

Who would have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would agree to this matter right after the start.

However, he then thought that he had already made the steam locomotive, a very useful thing.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw how useful this thing was.

After seeing the steam locomotive, which was far beyond the level of that time.

It is understandable that Zhu Yuanzhang would have such great trust in the steamship he had mentioned. However, what he did not know was that the real situation was that his father-in-law, Zhu Yuanzhang, had already seen his future through the simulator and knew a lot of things.

After talking about these things with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Mei Yin returned home quickly.

After playing with his wife and children for a while, he continued to work on many things such as laying railways.

Now, he feels that his life is fulfilling and meaningful.

Today, the Ming Dynasty is moving forward along the path it has envisioned.

The Ming Dynasty will definitely enter the steam age completely during its lifetime!
When Mei Yin was doing this, something similar was happening in the south, or more precisely, in Guangdong.

That is, the struggle between Zhu Liangzu and his son Zhu Xian and Daotong has also entered a white-hot stage.

Of course, although it is called a struggle, in reality it is actually a one-sided crushing.

After all, Zhu Liangzu was the Marquis of Yongjia, and he was in charge of Guangdong.

High position, powerful and distinguished status!
Daotong was just a small county magistrate, and the gap between him and him was huge.

The struggle between them can only be described as a one-sided crushing.

Daotong was just a small magistrate of Panyu County and should not have gone against such a powerful man as Zhu Liangzu.

However, there are always some people in this world who do not read other people's faces, and there are always some people who have morality and responsibility in their hearts, and are very tough.

Do not go along with the corrupt and do not fear the powerful.

I want to plead for the people.

Daotong is obviously such a person.

Zhu Liangzu and his son Zhu Xian came to Guangdong.

It's really lawless.

The two of them are like this, let alone the arrogant and powerful soldiers under their command.

Each of them is extremely arrogant and domineering.

There they do all kinds of evil things, violate laws and discipline, and wantonly infringe upon the interests of the people.

Killing people at will, completely unrestrained by the law.

Moreover, when these soldiers committed crimes, ordinary people could do nothing about it.

The only thing we can do is let the military handle it.

But their backer is Zhu Liangzu.

This is exactly what Zhu Liangzu meant.

So what constraints does military law impose on these soldiers?
They have no fear of punishment.

Therefore, many things became even more out of proportion.

Daotong couldn't bear it anymore.

The magistrate did not swallow his anger and took an action that many people thought was simply a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

More than once, he chose to fight head-on and led people to stop these soldiers from committing crimes.

Protect the interests of local people.

Want to rule for the people.

Even if we don't provide them with full protection, at least we should give them some corresponding support.

Protect the interests of the people.

Then...the county magistrate Daotong was insulted by these soldiers.

How could they take him, the county magistrate, seriously?

Not only did they do some excessive things in front of him, but when they were annoyed, they even went to the county government office and started smashing things.

There is no law.

If that was all we did, then everything would be fine.

In addition to doing these, these soldiers went to even more extreme lengths in order to retaliate against Daotong.

This made Daotong unable to bear it any longer, so he went to find Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia.

After arriving at Zhu Liangzu's place, what he got was not Zhu Liangzu's commanding soldiers.

Instead, it was the scolding and warnings from Zhu Liangzu, Zhu Xian and others.

Let Daotong stop meddling in other people's business.

Just do his job as a county magistrate honestly.

Otherwise, he will suffer the consequences!
If an ordinary person faced such a warning, he would just give in.

But Dao Tong didn’t have that.

After returning, I saw that the soldiers led by Zhu Liangzu were even more excessive and doing whatever they wanted.

Having oppressed the people and caused countless sufferings, he finally chose to deliver his strongest blow.

This attack was to send a written document directly to the emperor, informing him of what Zhu Liangzu had done and letting the emperor handle the matter.

Daotong knew that Zhu Liangzu was a cruel and cunning guy, and that if he did such a thing, he would most likely not survive.

But he did it anyway!

He had to do these things even if it meant his death.

Zhu Liangzu must be taught a lesson.

We must seek justice and an explanation for the many people here!

We must plead for the people!

He is the county magistrate, which means he is the official in charge of the county.

The people regard him as their parent. If he cannot give them a bright and peaceful world, how desperate will these people be?
So, he has to do this.

There can't be any leniency!
……

"Daotong, this bastard, really deserves to die!

I'll tear him into pieces right now!"

Zhu Xian couldn't help but curse loudly, and his whole expression was ferocious.

Because he had already received the news at this time.

They knew that Daotong had submitted a letter to the emperor through the post station, impeaching them father and son.

This made him extremely angry.

At the same time, there is also a feeling of hair standing on end.

They, father and son, can do whatever they want here without any rules.

You can be a local emperor.

But in the Ming Dynasty, there was still a real emperor.

If this matter was really reported to the emperor by Daotong.

Given Emperor Zhu's temperament, both father and son would most likely be punished.

These are things they don't want to see.

Hearing what Zhu Xian said, Zhu Liangzu reached out and grabbed Zhu Xian, telling him not to be impulsive and not to do this.

“Can’t kill him.

Killing him would make matters worse.

Although this person is as small as an ant, he has an official position.

If we kill him, we will definitely get into trouble and nothing good will come of it!
If I could kill him, I would have killed him long ago!"

Hearing what Zhu Liangzu said, Zhu Xian suddenly became anxious.

"Dad, are we just going to watch this crap thing go against us?
Pissing and shitting on our heads and acting like a tyrant?

Watch him report us to the emperor?"

Zhu Liangzu shook his head and said, "Of course not.

What I mean is that we can't kill him here.

But, you can let others kill him!"

After hearing what Zhu Liangzu said, Zhu Xian was stunned for a moment.

There was a puzzled look on his face, and he looked at his father and said:

"Then... who should Dad let kill that bastard Dao Tong?

Do you want to find someone to pretend to be a bandit, or do you want to use some other method?"

Hearing what he said, Zhu Liangzu shook his head and said, "Neither."

neither?
Zhu Xian was even more confused and didn't understand what his father was going to do.

Besides this, who else would be worthy of killing Daotong?

Zhu Liangzu said: "I am going to let the emperor kill Daotong!"

(End of this chapter)