Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 70 Zhu Yuanzhang's Modern Tour
"Beep beep!"

On the streets, countless cars are surging like the ocean.

The Maybach was also stuck in traffic.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife had already changed into old-age winter clothes.

Their rear windows were open, and they looked at this bizarre world with curiosity.

They had countless questions along the way, and Ji He patiently helped them answer them.

Changsha is seven times more prosperous than their Loucheng. When you look up, you can see countless high-rise buildings.

There are residential areas, elevated roads, commercial plazas, apartment buildings, and countless villas.

When they came this morning, Ji He drove Zhu Yunfeng's Maybach to bring them to Changsha. It took more than four hours to reach their destination.

But even at noon, not during the rush hour of 8-9 in the morning or 5-6 in the afternoon, the traffic is still like a sea.

"what is that?"

“Ferris wheel.”

"What is this for?"

“People can sit on it and enjoy the view.”

"That's great, can we sit down too?"

"I'll take you there later."

"What's that?"

"It's the International Financial Center, more than 400 meters. Well, if we calculate it according to the Ming Dynasty, it would be more than 100 zhang."

"More than a hundred feet?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife were both stunned. There was actually a building over a hundred feet high in the world.

As they were amazed along the way, they traveled more than ten kilometers and squeezed in traffic for more than an hour before finally arriving at the hotel.

This is one of the most luxurious five-star hotels in Changsha. It is gorgeously designed and located on the bank of the Xiangjiang River. It is picturesque and some specific room windows even overlook the Orange Island.

Ji He parked the Maybach in front of the hotel, and then a hotel staff member came up, opened the door, and respectfully invited them to get out.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife were used to this and were not at all nervous. They got out of the car with ease.

Their temperament was extraordinary. The hotel manager came over to greet them and said, "Dear guest, I will take you to your room."

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded majestically.

Ji Hyuk handed the keys to the parking attendant and followed him inside.

He booked the presidential suite for 38888 per night, located on the th floor. He said on the phone that he was booking it for their chairman.

There is no need to fill in the ID cards of Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife, you can just use Ji He's.

The hotel doesn't dare to offend guests like this who can book the presidential suite. They can just fool them by saying they want to protect the chairman's privacy. There's no need to worry at all.

After all, these days as long as you have money, many things don’t matter.

Several people entered the VIP elevator. Everything Zhu Xiongying saw was unfamiliar. He had a lot of questions to ask, but Queen Ma hugged him and signaled him not to speak.

The elevator was so stable that you didn't feel like it was moving.

The first room you turn right after exiting the elevator is this one. There are very few rooms here, and the serial numbers are very interesting.

Ji He booked room 666666. Looking at the next room on the right corridor, which was probably more than a hundred meters away from them, it was room 88888888.

The manager opened the door for them, handed the room card to Ji He, and then retreated respectfully.

"Grandfather, are you satisfied?"

In fact, it was Ji He's first time to stay in the presidential suite, which was 388 square meters and had not only a luxurious living room, bedroom, and bathroom, but also the boss's office and a small gym.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma looked around curiously. For those who lived in the Forbidden City in Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty, 388 square meters was not a small amount, but it was definitely a world of difference.

They were curious about the many facilities inside, which were not only decorated magnificently, but also had crystal chandeliers and various household appliances.

Ji He pressed the curtain switch, and the curtains slowly opened automatically. Changsha's winter revealed a bleak feeling, but the surging crowds and traffic outside diluted the loneliness.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma stood by the curtain. Empress Ma's legs felt a little weak, so she supported Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Chongba, why do I feel a little dizzy?"

"It's probably fear of heights."

Ji He hurriedly said, “Standing too high will make people uncomfortable.”

"Then come and sit for a while."

Zhu Yuanzhang helped Empress Ma to the sofa next to him.

Zhu Xiongying had not allowed anyone to speak before, but now he could not help but said, "Grandpa Emperor, Grandma Emperor, where is this place?"

"This is the world six hundred years from now."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and touched his grandson's head. He didn't mind telling the truth to his eldest grandson, who was his future heir to the Ming Dynasty.

"The world six hundred years from now?"

Five-year-old Zhu Xiongying blinked his eyes. At his age, he was unable to understand such complicated things. He was like a blank sheet of paper in a fairy tale and needed to be indoctrinated with ideas.

“It’s beautiful here.”

Zhu Yuanzhang stood with his hands behind his back, in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the entire Xiangjiang River, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

There are tall buildings and towering trees, and the greening in this world of steel and concrete is also very good. Looking around, you can even see many trees in small parks.

The most important thing is that the transportation is convenient, the technology is advanced, and the power is strong.

How wonderful it would be if this world belonged to him.

"I really don't know when my Ming Dynasty will be like this, even if it's just Nanjing that will be like this."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion.

"Let's take it step by step. It's not easy to achieve what we have today."

Ji Hyuk said casually as he took out his phone to order.

"Yunfeng said that in fifty years, the Ming flag will be planted all over the world. Do you think it can be done?"

"Maybe."

"should?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. He didn't like uncertainty.

"Fengzi and I can't actually be sure, it's just an estimate, if everything goes well."

Ji He placed the order and said, "Feng Zi told me that the Ming Dynasty is too poor now. If we don't solve the problem of food, it's a luxury to talk about development. So we must first increase grain production, promote basic education, improve literacy, and cultivate a large number of talents before we can start construction. However, these things are all for laying the foundation. Once the foundation is laid, the future development will be very rapid. Our country's development has actually only been in the past 20 years, but it took us nearly 50 years to lay the foundation!"

Some people always think that modern development depends on reform and opening up.

But in fact, the main factor of modern development came from the establishment of the new era, when teachers went against public opinion and carried out heavy industry construction and literacy campaigns.

With the construction of heavy industry, steel production soared, followed by the fertilizer industry and the pesticide industry, which rapidly increased food production and fed a large population. Then basic education was fully rolled out, and the illiteracy rate was greatly reduced.

Once these foundations were laid firmly and securely, a large amount of foreign investment flowed in as a result of reform and opening up. They discovered that my country not only had a stable steel production, but also had a large number of highly qualified talents.

The combination of the two quickly drove the economy to take off, leading to an exaggerated economic miracle in the next twenty years.

It can be said that if the US still had some financial sector to drive GDP, my country would have already surpassed the US by ten blocks in terms of industrial GDP alone. Even the nine countries from second to tenth in the world combined are not as good as my country.

So although reform and opening up is indeed a huge opportunity, the foundation laid in the early decades should not be underestimated and can be said to have determined the fate of the entire country.

Otherwise, look at the monkey in the south. Without these basic accumulations, it will be useless even if he is given the opportunity.

"Well"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Construction and development are not easy.

Seeing this magnificent world with his own eyes, it was actually hard for him to imagine that this city was built in just twenty years.

"Ding!"

Just at this moment, the waiter outside rang the doorbell.

Ji He went to open the door, and the order he had just placed at the hotel arrived. It was a deluxe set meal worth 12888.

This set meal is still relatively cheap. The most expensive set meal costs over 100,000 yuan. It not only includes king crab, giant Australian scallop, bluefin tuna, sea cucumber, abalone, marbled steak, but also expensive red wine. It can only be said that he does not understand the world of rich people.

I'm afraid even Zhu Yunfeng's family didn't dare to eat like this during its heyday.

In the afternoon, after a short rest in the hotel, Ji He took Zhu Yuanzhang and others to the hospital.

It's not a big hospital, but a private hospital.

The destination is a high-end sanatorium located in Meixi Lake, Hexi. It is well-equipped and has very high confidentiality. The general doctors there are all highly educated with master's and doctoral degrees.

There is no need to queue or wait for a bed here. Doctors and nurses are always available to provide medical services to patients.

If surgery is needed, they will invite experts and professors from Xiangya Hospital and Provincial People's Hospital to perform the operation. If necessary, they will even go to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to invite the top domestic teams.

It can be said to be the top private medical club in Hunan.

of course.

you get what you pay for.

Only the rich or the noble can come here to treat illnesses.

Ordinary people have never even heard of such a place; it is only known among the upper wealthy circles.

The membership fee only required 100,000, but Ji He directly paid one million.

Such a generous person was immediately arranged into the most advanced testing room.

Even Ji He simply came for a medical examination at public expense.

The sanatorium is not like a hospital, but more like a villa area. There are very few people coming and going, and the cars parked in the parking lot outside are all luxury cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It is probably driven by the doctors and nurses who work here, but the cars driven by the guests are different.

Zhu Yunfeng's Maybach, which costs more than two million yuan, is considered low-key.

The few cars owned by customers were Rolls-Royces, Aston Martins, and some had logos that Ji He couldn't even recognize.

After all, it is a high-end hospital, the kind of place that is considered good if it can be open once a day. In addition to treating illnesses, its main business is actually the health care of wealthy elderly people. It is completely unlike the crowded public hospitals.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his companions were accompanied by doctors and nurses throughout the whole process. The air in the hospital was very fresh, without the smell of disinfectant that is often smelled in public hospitals, and the decoration was also very luxurious.

After a comprehensive physical examination, a middle-aged chief physician handed Ji He the test report and said, "Your blood pressure is a bit high. You are so fat in your twenties. You need to lose some weight."

"I'm fine, go see our old man."

Ji He said hurriedly.

The doctor picked up Zhu Yuanzhang's report again, looked at the test results, and said with a little surprise: "The old man is in good health. All the test indicators are normal, and there is no problem with the film."

Ji He looked at Lao Zhu with fear for a moment.

really.

The physiques of different people are different.

Although he is over 50 years old, his body functions are still at peak levels.

When the old man traveled over, if it weren't for the advantage of terrain and his surprise attack, he and Fengzi would have been dead.

"Well"

After reading Lao Zhu's examination report, the doctor picked up Zhu Xiongying's examination report.

The test was normal.

It is said that Zhu Xiongying died of smallpox, but as long as he was not infected, everything would be fine.

Ji He planned to have them vaccinated later, but he didn’t know if this kind of hospital had smallpox vaccine.

However, various vaccine facilities are now very complete, and even if the hospital does not have them, it can be quickly obtained.

After a moment, the doctor picked up Empress Ma's diagnosis report again, looked at it for a while, and frowned.

"What's wrong doctor?"

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his face looked strange, so he started to ask.

"According to the results of the head CT scan, there is a huge mass in the left lateral ventricle with supratentorial hydrocephalus, ependymoma, widening of the extracerebral space in the right temporal region, and an arachnoid cyst to be drained."

The doctor stared at the film and said.

Lao Zhu didn't understand and looked at Ji He, who asked, "Is it cancer?"

"Not necessarily. It depends on whether there are precancerous lesions. But this tumor is also very dangerous. There is already hydrocephalus. I have to be sent to the neurosurgery department immediately. I may need surgery to remove it."

The doctor put down the film, looked at Queen Ma and said, "Do you feel any discomfort? For example, dizziness?"

"Sometimes, I get a headache every now and then."

Queen Ma said.

"That's right. We have to go through the admission procedures today. We'll be admitted to the neurosurgery department first. If you agree to the surgery and your family members sign, it can be arranged at any time."

"Operation?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ji He with a puzzled look.

Ji He whispered, "Just open the head and take out the tumor inside."

"Open the head? Is it dangerous?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became nervous. How could a person open his own head?
The doctor thought for a moment and said, "Surgery has risks. We cannot promise 100% safety, but we will ask the best experts to perform the surgery. However, if we don't have surgery, we are afraid that the tumor will worsen. Once it worsens, I am afraid that within two to three years..."

Historically, Empress Ma died of illness three years later in the 15th year of Hongwu. The cause of death was not recorded in history. Now it seems that it is most likely caused by the deterioration of the brain tumor.

Ji He whispered in Zhu Yuanzhang's ear: "Master Hongwu, this is probably the cause of Grandma Ma's death. We have to treat it. It is safest to remove the tumor now before it gets worse. Once it gets worse and spreads throughout the body, it will be incurable."

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth and after a while asked Empress Ma: "Sister, you..."

Queen Ma smiled and said, "I can."

"Then that's it."

Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with difficulty.

He could not accept the departure of Queen Ma.

But he also could not accept the fact that Empress Ma would leave after three years.

Therefore, even though we knew that it could not guarantee 100% safety, we had no choice but to agree.

Ji He then said that he would come back tomorrow to complete the hospitalization procedures.

After leaving the hospital, they went to the mall, had dinner, went shopping, and went to Window of the World Amusement Park to play bumper cars and carousel.

Zhu Xiongying was very happy. He had never had such fun in his life.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also full of surprise.

The world of steel and concrete outside contains too many wonderful things that he is not aware of.

It was the first time he saw so many people, and the population density was even higher than when he led troops to war.

And when he heard that Changsha's population exceeded 10 million, he could only remain silent.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the national population was only 50 to 60 million. The city of Changsha alone accounted for one-fifth to one-sixth of the population of the entire Ming Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)