Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 138: His Majesty's Favor Is Not Over Yet
July 2026.

Zhu Yunfeng’s modern industry has become very large, and the steel plant in Xuefeng Mountain has been built.

In the second half of the year, a textile factory, a supermarket, a timber mill and a building materials factory were set up.

It feels like he has monopolized the business of the entire town.

It's not just Lansha Town, the GDP of their county already depends on his mood.

This made Zou Ting very confused.

I don’t know why, I always feel that there are not that many orders, but the business is getting bigger and bigger, and the factory has never stopped operating.

There is also more and more land being rented, more and more livestock being raised, and more and more mines being opened.

Recently, it even purchased the mining rights to a gold mine in Xuefeng Mountain.

If he continues like this, he will become the richest man in the city.

After becoming the richest man in the city, he became the richest man in the province. After that, he became the richest man in the country and the world. After that, no one was richer than Zhu Yunfeng.

Zou Ting felt that there was something fishy going on.

But seeing that her salary had increased from 150,000 to 230,000, and that the company had also equipped the senior executives with a BMW 5 Series, she finally gave up the idea of ​​looking for Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He to get to the bottom of the matter.

Anyway, even the county industrial and commercial bureau and tax bureau couldn't find any problems.

Yunfeng Company pays so much tax to the county every year and provides so many jobs, but the county doesn't say anything and treats Zhu Yunfeng like a big shot. Why should she care?
For Zhu Yunfeng, this year is not only a year of rapid expansion of the company's scale, but also a year of sweat.

Dancing on the edge of a knife.

After all, the source of the money is not completely legal and formal. If the authorities really want to conduct a thorough investigation, there is a high possibility that they will find the problem.

Therefore, Zhu Yunfeng could only be cautious and develop himself in a perfunctory manner, not daring to do anything to stand out.

It was not until last year that a gold deposit was discovered in the Xuefeng Mountains in the neighboring county. This year, Yunfeng Company actively cooperated with a Hunan gold listed company to jointly purchase mining rights, and only then did they dare to go ahead and start working.

Individuals cannot contract gold mines, but private enterprises can. If they join forces with listed companies as representatives of local companies, they can also enjoy certain policy preferences.

The listed company provided technical support, while Zhu Yunfeng, as a local enterprise, actively recruited personnel for training and carried out mining and smelting work.

In just two years, Yunfeng Company's total assets have rapidly expanded from approximately 50 million yuan at the beginning to approximately 700 to 800 million yuan last year, and to more than 3 billion yuan this year.

It is expected that the total assets will reach at least 10 billion by next year.

This is total assets, not market value.

The stock market capitalization is a fictitious estimate, while total assets are actual assets, which cannot be compared.

For this reason, Zhu Yunfeng decided to enter the real estate industry
Of course, there is not much potential in real estate in their town and county, and the real estate market has been sluggish in the past two years, so there is no point in entering this market.

However, he was actually selling dog meat under the guise of mutton. He built high-end residential communities in counties and towns under the banner of providing benefits to employees, and the prices of the completed communities given to internal employees were much lower than the local housing prices.

In fact, a large amount of building materials, supplies, steel, and equipment were transported to the Ming Dynasty.

For example, Yunfeng Company now has more than 40,000 employees. According to the budget, it will build a large community in the county and the town, which requires so many supplies.

Zhu Yunfeng raised the budget by 50%.

Purchase 50% more supplies and send them to Ming Dynasty, using this cost to cover up another cost.

Among them, walkie-talkies are mixed in.

Because Zhu Yunfeng discovered that walkie-talkies are used not only in hotels, shopping malls, residential areas, parking lots, and fleets, but also on construction sites.

So he bought more than 100,000 walkie-talkies, most of which were sent to Ming Dynasty.

It was September of the fourteenth year of Hongwu, and winter was about to begin.

The population of Nanjing city has increased significantly this year, from 300,000 last year to 500,000.

Large-scale construction has also begun in the city since the second half of this year.

This includes replanning and adjusting streets, repairing roads, erecting electric poles, and gradually installing electric lights.

Housing construction remains the same as before, and no large buildings are being built.

It’s not that there’s a shortage of materials.

In fact, cement plants and brick factories are already under construction, and the steel plant in Nanjing has also gone into production.

After solving the technical problems of thermal power generation, Wu'an Iron and Steel Plant and Nanjing Iron and Steel Plant started construction at the same time, and basic industrial building materials such as cement, bricks, and steel were sufficient for use.

But it is meaningless to build buildings. The population is small, and building buildings is not meaningless. Besides, buildings also need skilled migrant workers, so they are not completely unskilled.

Therefore, we still have to take things slowly, and large-scale reconstruction work can only be carried out when the population in Nanjing is relatively large.

This morning, Zhu Biao inspected the sewing machine factory.

After a bumper grain harvest in the first half of the year, the imperial court decided to switch from rice to mulberry, develop cash crops, and improve the development of the textile industry.

Zhu Yunfeng imported a large number of sewing machines and set up a textile factory in the Hongwu Dynasty to train female workers.

Recently, Xinjiang's cotton production has increased again. Zhu Yunfeng purchased a large amount and sent it to Ming Dynasty to make cotton coats, socks and shoes for the army to use in the Northeast.

It is said that even though early winter has not arrived yet, the Greater Khingan Range is already covered with ice and snow. Without warm clothing, it would be good enough to reach Liaodong, but it would be impossible to reach Jilin and Heilongjiang in the future.

When Zhu Biao came back from the textile factory, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunfeng having a meeting in the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing him come in, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "You've come just in time."

"Has father decided to send troops?"

Zhu Biao asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang had planned to send troops to attack Nahachu before, but preparations must be made before the war.

Including soldiers' weapons and equipment, clothes, shoes, food and military supplies, etc.

Now that more than two months have passed, it should be about the same.

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled happily and said, "Yes, come and have a look."

Zhu Biao walked over and saw a map.

It is not an ancient map, but a printout of a modern satellite map.

Marked above is the Ming Dynasty and its surrounding situation.

It was obviously custom-made by Zhu Yunfeng. It is only generally accurate, but the details may not be accurate.

Because the national border had not yet been drawn at that time, the border between the two sides was changing at any time, but it was often the Ming Dynasty that was fighting outward, so the Ming Dynasty had more changes.

"Nahachu occupied Jinshan."

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to Nahachu's stronghold, which was later referred to as Shuangliao City in Jilin Province, and said, "The terrain around here is flat and suitable for marching. But if we send troops from Liaodong, there are vast Liaoze Lakes. We should go up along Jinzhou, pass Guangning, and directly attack Jinshan to annihilate Nahachu in one battle."

Zhu Biao looked at the map above. There was Liaoze in the Ming Dynasty, which was the triangular area from Shenyang to Panjin in later generations, and this was only the larger part of Liaoze.

Between the Baishan and Heishui, north of the Yalu River and south of the Heilongjiang River, there are also many swamps and lakes in the vast jungles and mountains, so there are rich fishing and hunting resources. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the present, it has nurtured a large number of fishing and hunting ethnic groups, the most famous of which are the Jurchens.

The Han people had never been able to set foot here. In addition to the cold weather, the biggest obstacle was that the water system was too developed, making it difficult to cultivate. It was not until the Ming and Qing dynasties that the land was developed with the continuous flow of people going to Guandong.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has the support of modern times, Zhu Yunfeng has also opened a sawmill. Xuefeng Mountain is rich in timber resources, and their town itself is also a famous timber processing town. It is not difficult to purchase a large number of logging tools and wood processing machinery from modern times.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously had his eyes on this piece of fat meat, and in the name of the Northern Expedition to Nahachu, he took advantage of the situation to incorporate this place into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he deterred Korea and paved the way for the southward march to Japan.

"Ah."

Zhu Biao pondered and said, "This is an old-fashioned view. But after destroying Nahachu, should we continue to send troops to the desert?"

"The desert is not in a hurry yet."

Zhu Yuanzhang was still very rational and said, "It is best to eat one bite at a time. Digest Liaodong and Changchun first, and then conquer step by step."

“What should be done with the local ethnic groups?”

"For those who are willing to surrender, disrupt the order and let them engage in production. For those who are unwilling to surrender, then they will naturally die."

"I have no opinion on that. Everything is up to you, father."

Zhu Biao said.

Now the division of labor is clear.

While Zhu Yuanzhang was fighting foreign wars, he was governing the country internally.

All preparations have been completed. When and where to send troops are all up to Zhu. "Hold a ceremony to officially launch the Northern Expedition."

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Set up a loudspeaker on the parade ground of the Beijing Camp. I want to say a few words to mobilize the Northern Expedition."

Ji He became interested and said, "I'll write the speech material. I'm specialized in this field."

"Then the fourth brother and I will be responsible for setting up the loudspeakers."

"Can you get it done tomorrow?"

"no problem."

Zhu Yunfeng patted his chest and made the promise.

He couldn't handle those specialized equipment and machinery, but it was easier to buy ready-made things.

Ji He looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Would you like to say something, Grandpa Taibo?"

"Row."

Zhu Biao nodded.

He actually watched the military parade.

Know the importance of speaking to and mobilizing the troops.

This condition didn’t exist before.

Now that we have the conditions, we naturally have to learn.

After all, you can tell by looking at the fact that they are all young players.

If the Zhu family wants to continue to rule the country, they must be good to the army and strengthen the army's ideology.

Zhu Yunfeng then went back to the scene to transport things.

The loudspeaker is easy to get. Just call Zou Ting at noon, and the county loudspeaker manufacturer will deliver the goods to your door in the afternoon.

In this era, as long as you pay, even if your car breaks down in the mountains and forests in the middle of the night, if you increase the price to 3000 yuan, the nearest repair shop will answer your call in the middle of the night and come to help you repair it.

Soon, it was the next day.

In late autumn and early winter, the weather in the south is actually not cold, but rather slightly hot.

The soldiers were still wearing autumn clothes, but new shoes had been issued.

In the morning, just after morning exercises, the soldiers saw a group of craftsmen running into the barracks and starting to lay electric wires.

Since the construction of a hydroelectric power station last year, the city of Nanjing has had electricity.

Initially, it was only used for the imperial farm. Later, electric poles were erected and laid in the palace to provide lighting and charge some equipment.

Now it is gradually being rolled out throughout the city, and some hydroelectric generators have been purchased to continue increasing power generation.

Under such circumstances, a group of electricians were gradually trained.

They worked very efficiently, and in just over an hour they had erected the electric poles with wood. Then three-wheeled vehicles drove into the training ground and began carrying the large black boxes one by one.

"What is that?"

In the military camp, the soldiers who had just received new shoes and were about to go to lunch noticed the situation on the parade ground and couldn't help but become curious.

"I'll tell you that His Majesty will come to the camp in the afternoon, and we should all go there then."

An officer came over and said.

"Your Majesty is coming to the camp? Can we see His Majesty too?"

"Not only that, His Majesty also wants to speak to you."

"Oh hey hey."

Several soldiers laughed so hard that they couldn't stop talking and said, "Your Majesty wants to talk to us."

They spoke the vernacular spoken by ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, which was basically mixed with some southern dialects, but they could barely understand each other.

In fact, when Zhu Yuanzhang and his people first went to the modern era, they also spoke like this. It is similar to the local accents of later generations, and modern people can also understand it roughly.

However, now the old Zhu family accent has been led by Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He to develop in the direction of Mandarin, and the accent is also very close to the daily spoken language of Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He.

At this moment on the parade ground, Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He directed the craftsmen to place speakers everywhere in the parade ground to cover the entire ground.

After plugging in the power quickly, Zhu Yunfeng picked up the phone and said, "Hello, hello."

The sound immediately swept across the entire training ground.

"Okay."

Zhu Yunfeng turned off the microphone.

"try again."

Ji Hyuk plugged his phone into the audio console and clicked on a song to play.

"You came from Dandong and gave me back my white clothes."

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Zhu Yunfeng was speechless and said, "Where did you get this little song?"

Ji He spread his hands and said, "I just want to ask if you are suitable for the occasion."

"In the speech you wrote for the ancestor, you didn't write anything about loyalty, gratitude, etc., did you?"

Zhu Yunfeng asked tentatively.

"That must not be the case."

Ji He patted his chest and said, "Why did the ancestor say this?"

"That's good."

Zhu Yunfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Hezi is too abstract.

Although I knew that he had been abstract before, I didn't expect him to be abstract in such an important occasion.

But then again, I’m pretty abstract myself, so it’s not bad to be a little abstract.

"How is it?"

Li Wenzhong came over and asked.

This mobilization will start heading north tomorrow, and he will be responsible for on-site organization.

"done."

Zhu Yunfeng said: "When uncle is speaking, the soldiers have to shout slogans or applaud. Can you ensure that everyone is in unison?"

"Small things."

Li Wenzhong smiled and said, "Just tell me what to do and when."

"Then I'll make the arrangements. You go up and talk first."

Ji He took out a speech manuscript and said, "After you finish speaking, let all the soldiers applaud. Then it will be your majesty's turn to speak. He will end with "Long live the Ming Dynasty", and the soldiers can just shout "Long live the Ming Dynasty". Just applaud once, and shout "Long live the Ming Dynasty" once."

"it is good."

Li Wenzhong took the speech and took a look at it.

Zhu Yunfeng leaned over and saw that the first sentence was asking everyone whether they had received their clothes and shoes, and whether they had received this month's salary.

After the soldiers said they had received it, Li Wenzhong said that this was the grace of His Majesty, and that it was His Majesty who led everyone to expel the barbarians and restore China, and he wanted the soldiers to remember that His Majesty's grace would not be exhausted.

From now on, under your majesty's leadership, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will have warm clothes, full meals, and salaries to support their families. Your majesty's kindness is deeper than the sea and higher than the sky.

After reading this speech, Zhu Yunfeng's eyes went dark.

Okay.

Lao Zhu didn't make it abstract.

It's brought to Li Wenzhong.

(End of this chapter)