Zhu Yuanzhang Returns from Modern Times

Chapter 29: Fighting against the Heavens, the Joy is Endless

"This Li Shanchang is so cruel! He doesn't treat people as human beings at all.

Even animals don’t use it like this!”

Someone spoke from the shadows, with some emotion.

"Hehe, what we want is that he doesn't treat us as human beings. The more he does this, the more space we have for survival.

The more believers we can attract, the greater our power will be!"

"How many believers do we have in Zhongdu City now?"

A calm voice sounded.

"Reporting to the leader, there are already 20,000 people."

Another person answered, their voice filled with suppressed excitement.

"Master, why don't we... start an uprising soon? Zhongdu City is like a powder keg, ready to explode!
Twenty thousand people are enough to start a rebellion!"

The man in the middle shook his head, his voice still steady:
"Don't worry, good things come to those who wait. If we continue at this rate, the number of believers in Zhongdu City will increase by at least another ten thousand in another month.

There are many imperial troops in Fengyang, and Li Shanchang is not someone who can be dealt with easily. It is not easy to cause trouble with only 20,000 people.

Wait a little longer..."

A few people looked here for a while and then left quietly.

Soon it disappeared into the night...

……

It was still early in the morning, but Zhu Yuanzhang had already woken up.

Subconsciously, I reached out to the bedside table, wanting to take out my phone to check the time.

But he found nothing.

Only then did he realize that he had returned to the Hongwu period and was no longer in the modern era.

Where are the mobile phones?
In modern times, mobile phones have long become like a second life, and we really cannot live without them.

It has been a few days since he returned to the Hongwu time and space, but he still isn't used to it and feels that everything is inconvenient.

I couldn't help but think that it would be great if I could bring my cell phone back when I return to the eighth year of Hongwu.

Even without the Internet, the information stored in it can be of great use to you.

However, I also know that this is simply wishful thinking.

He has not yet made it reliable for Ming Dynasty to produce mobile phones through his own governance.

But think again about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty and the level of technological development in later generations.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that rubbing the phone with his hands was equally unreliable.

It would be very difficult to see the Ming Dynasty enter the steam age in my lifetime...

Shaking his head, Zhu Yuanzhang threw these thoughts out of his mind and felt that the most practical thing was to quickly deal with the issue of Zhongdu City.

After getting dressed and washing up, I did some boxing to stretch my muscles and then went to have breakfast.

While eating, there was a scholar telling him stories.

This is not a habit of listening to books that he developed in modern times, but something he has always insisted on doing.

As an emperor, he was busy every day, and Zhu Yuanzhang himself was very time-conscious.

He always felt that simply eating was a waste of time, so he arranged for a scholar to read history books to him while he ate.

Zhu Yuanzhang used to enjoy this, but now he is used to listening to novels and other things at double speed on his mobile phone in modern times.

Now listening to the real-life version of Daming, the high-pitched and cadenced recitation is really a bit awkward.

I always want to adjust it to double speed...

After breakfast, he went to court, dealt with state affairs for a while, and then returned to Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang soon issued an edict, saying that the three Princes of Qin, Jin, and Yan, Di, had committed serious mistakes and were to be imprisoned in Xuanwu Lake for two months to reflect on their mistakes.

In order to set an example and punish severely, no visitation is allowed!
This statement is quite convincing.

After all, during the New Year's Eve dinner, many people noticed that the King of Qin, the King of Jin, and the others were unable to move easily. It was obvious that they had been beaten...

Xuanwu Lake was originally open to the public. When Liu Bowen was asked to select a site for building the imperial palace, he chose Yanque Lake after a careful inspection.

So they filled up Yanque Lake and built the imperial palace. Because it was close to Xuanwu Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang simply had Xuanwu Lake enclosed as well.

High walls were built and it became the royal private lake.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that many so-called humanists and scholars scolded him for this, saying that he had occupied Xuanwu Lake for his own personal enjoyment.

Only he himself knows what his real purpose is.

The purpose is to build houses on the islands in the lake to prepare for the storage of the Yellow Book in the future!

The Yellow Book is the Ming Dynasty version of the household registration, but it covers more things than the household registration of later generations.

Not only does it record in detail how many people there are in the family, but it also records how many acres of land the family owns.

It is a comprehensive survey of the population and land of the Ming Dynasty.

Only with it can we know the specific situation of the Ming Dynasty, and have a basis for collecting taxes, levying labor service, and formulating development plans in the future.

Combined with the fish scale atlas that began to be drawn in the 20th year of Hongwu, it became the basis of the Ming Dynasty's rule over the country.

Such vital things must naturally be managed properly.

Among them, the most important is fire prevention.

It would be best to store it on a small island in a big lake like Xuanwu Lake.

However, there is no Yellow Book on the island of Xuanwu Lake yet.

Because in his previous life, it was not until the 14th year of Hongwu that he began to order the inventory of land and the establishment of the Yellow Book.

The reason why he waited until the 14th year of Hongwu to start this was not because he didn't want to do it earlier, but because he couldn't.

Surveying land and checking hidden households have always been an extremely difficult task.

This is to make enemies with the entire wealthy class in the world and to cut flesh from them.

You can imagine how great the resistance is!

If this matter were easy to handle, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, who was able to revive the Han Dynasty, would not have failed to complete the land inventory.

Even though it took him ten years to accomplish this in his previous life, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt that it was difficult when he thought about doing it again in this life.

But no matter how difficult it is, this thing must be done, and it must be done better than in the previous life!

Land surveying, whoever disobeys, whoever dares to stop, will die!
Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly determined on this matter!
And I also feel that I need to pave the way for this matter in advance.

At least it should take less time and be done better than in the previous life.

If I could live my life over again and still be at the same level as in my previous life, wouldn't all these years have been a waste?
Fighting against the heavens brings endless joy! Fighting against people brings even more joy!
While Zhu Yuanzhang was racking his brains, Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang and Zhu Di had already been taken to Xuanwu Lake and placed under custody.

Brothers, you all look depressed when you are in front of others, but when no one is around, you immediately become like eggplants that have been watered.

It stood up again.

I am full of anticipation for the upcoming trip.

Everyone wants to make a big splash.

But they had no idea what the situation was like in the place they were going to.

How difficult and dangerous it would be to go there as an ordinary citizen...

I don’t know how much information their loving father has concealed from them in order to trick them into the past.

All in all, this will surely be a journey they will never forget!

Late at night, when everyone was asleep, a small boat carried them secretly through the water gate and into the river.

After a long journey, he took the three brothers, who had changed their appearance, along the waterway towards Fengyang...

Zhu Yuanzhang waited until all his sons were gone and he was sure he could not get them back.

Only then was he ready to tell Crown Prince Zhu Biao about an important fact that he had previously concealed...

It can be said that the image of a loving father is portrayed vividly...

……

War horses with sparks coming out of their hooves rushed into Zhongdu City and went straight to the Ministry of Industry to find Li Shanchang.

A moment later, a letter was placed on Li Shanchang's desk.

Just a glance and Li Shanchang's expression turned ugly...

(End of this chapter)