The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 339 Demolition of the capital, a century-old plan (seeking monthly ticket)
October has passed, and it has slowly started to become a bit chilly.

The continuous rain for several days has made the streets of the entire capital muddy.

A minister from a poor family naturally has no extra money to buy a sedan chair bearer, even if it is leased, it cannot afford it.

Then you can only walk on your feet, and when you get in the dark, you will naturally be covered in mud.

It's not good to go to court this time, there are a lot of rudeness, the eunuch who is in charge of ceremonies will not care so much about you, so he will record it directly.

The last time they were fined several months of salary.

The already poor family situation will be even worse.

In desperation, the only way is to wash it with water at the Wulong Bridge outside the palace before entering the court.

The breakfast at the Meridian Gate made the upright official from a poor family feel warmer.

As a result, every day, many ministers accidentally fell into the lake.

Those who can enter the Fengtian Temple are generally older. In such weather, they can't afford to get sick and go to bed at home.

"The next morning, let's postpone it for half an hour."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang likes to oppress officials, this is indeed a bit bitter. After all, they are all Beijing officials who can enter the Fengtian Temple, which can be said to have entered the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron."

Many ministers kowtowed sincerely. Now that the sunrise is extremely late, being able to postpone it by half an hour is an excellent thing for most officials.

Looking at the drizzle outside Fengtian Hall, Zhu Ying said, "Grandpa, it's the slack time for farming, and the autumn harvest is over. Now inside and outside the capital, the roads are broken, the rain is flooding, and muddy water is splashing."

"Grandson wants to ask Grandpa to issue an edict to build something inside and outside the capital."

Zhu Ying has long wanted to do infrastructure construction for the great Ming capital.

Now the name of the capital is second to none in the whole of Daming, or the capital city of the world.

But for Zhu Ying, who has experienced tall buildings and big summers, clean roads and well-proportioned houses, it is like entering a slum after leaving the palace.

Even the bustling Qinhuai streets are surrounded by low houses.

Because most of them are made of wood, they are all decayed and old at first glance. The prince's mansion in the inner city, the rich mansion compound, and the bluestone cast wall look a little neater.

The rest of the area is full of filth, and there are some narrow alleys. No one cleans up the toilet and defecation, and the stench is overwhelming.

In addition, the land has not hardened, except for the stone road near the inner city of the palace, it is hard to say anything about it.

This is the real portrayal of the Great Ming Dynasty now.

This is the case in Nanjing, and the rest of Ming Dynasty needless to say.

Hearing that His Highness Taisun wanted to repair the capital, the ministers below immediately became extremely quiet.

The current capital, especially in such a rainy day, really makes people suffer, whether they are literati, scholars, or traffickers, they have suffered for a long time.

It's just that after so many years, I have long been used to it.

Now His Royal Highness Taisun suggested that there can be better improvements. This is all related to oneself, and who can say no to it.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it when he heard the words.

Just after the autumn harvest, the national treasury is full, and the internal funds are even richer. It seems that it is a good idea to spend some money to repair the entire capital.

"Okay, this matter was proposed by Dasun, so Dasun is in charge, and the six departments should fully cooperate with Grandsun."

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered.

"Follow His Majesty's orders."

Huagai Hall, located in the middle of Fengtian Hall and Jinshen Hall, is relatively smaller in size.

On weekdays, this is also Zhu Yuanzhang's office.

However, when the grandson's government affairs need to be dealt with, Zhu Yuanzhang will let him out and go to the larger Jinshen Hall to handle government affairs.

For more than ten years, this place has always been the fixed location of Prince Zhu Biao's office.

Now the power as the emperor is the same as before, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually transferred to the grandson, and the Huagai Palace is also the same.

"There may be planning drawings inside and outside the capital. What is the basis for the current construction of the Ministry of Industry?"

Zhu Ying summoned Shen Mo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, to Huagai Hall and asked in detail.

The construction craftsmen are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.

Shen Mo bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, when the Ministry of Industry builds buildings, its own painters issue drawings, and then the craftsmen cast them with the drawings. The method of construction is based on the classic "Kaogongji"."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying ordered Guo Zhong to take a copy of "Kao Gong Ji" and look at it, and then asked Shen Min again: "Do you have detailed planning drawings inside and outside the capital?"

Shen Mo replied: "His Highness, all the blueprints related to the internal and external planning of the capital are stored in the library of the Ministry of Industry. If His Majesty needs it, I will immediately fetch it for His Majesty."

Zhu Ying just asked casually, unexpectedly, the capital really had a plan.

In fact, this is really Zhu Ying's ignorance, not to mention the construction of the capital, even other cities have detailed plans.

It's just that the current plan is not too detailed, only the general direction and positioning, and during the construction process, there will be many changes depending on the location.

"If that's the case, then quickly fetch it." Zhu Ying ordered.

Shen Mo hurriedly said: "Follow the order."

Then hurried to get the blueprint.

Regarding the transformation of the capital, Zhu Ying began to ponder.

The first is to harden the ground, which must be done, but it is a bit difficult to pave all the stone slabs.

Stone slabs need to be fired, and the production cycle is not short.

Paving the entire capital with stone slabs, the cost of this is probably not a small amount, even if Zhu Ying does have a lot of money now, and can even use the treasure to lift the department, such a large project is too extravagant and wasteful .

'It seems that Roman mortar is still the way to go, adding sand and gravel, and the whole ground is similar to concrete, which is the kingly way. '

'The hardening of the ground is a problem. Manual compaction is too slow. It would be great if there was a compactor. Roll it back and forth twice, and it will be firm. '

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying's eyes lit up.

The soil compactor is not difficult to make in the final analysis. It is nothing more than a big roller, but the power is difficult to get.

'As for the power, there is no machinery, and if there is more human and animal power, I am afraid that it will not be able to pull it. '

'If four cows are not enough, then eight cows, if there are five people, there will be ten people, you have to do it quickly. '

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying immediately began to paint.

It took a few pictures, but Zhu Ying was not satisfied. After all, when it comes to painting, Zhu Ying is good at freehand brushwork, not realism.

It's just that when the artistic conception is too profound, it is relatively difficult for others to understand.

At least Shen Jin, who came back with the blueprint, looked at it for a while, but didn't see why.

"Do you know what this palace is painting?" Zhu Ying asked after finishing her pen.

The painting in front of him is the most proud one among the dozen or so paintings.

When Shen Min heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he could see what was in this pitch-black mass.

If you say you can't see it, wouldn't you offend His Highness the Grandson? Do you want to mess with your life in the court in the future?
In desperation, Shen Mo could only bite the bullet and guess: "His Royal Highness's painting has a far-reaching artistic conception, which is beyond my reach, but after looking at it, it seems that His Highness's painting is a plow used for plowing the fields?"

Even guessing, the little black group on the screen seems to be a person, or some kind of animal in front of it, with a few black lines pulling it, which is barely similar to the scene of plowing the fields.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying was stunned.

The principle of this soil compactor seems to be similar to that of Niu Gengtian.

But one is to loosen the soil and the other is to compact the soil.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying said with a smile: "It is indeed similar to a plow, but in this respect, it is not for loosening the soil."

"Look at Shen Shangshu, the painting on the back of this palace is a huge iron cylinder. Its purpose is to compact the ground like cattle plowing the field. You only need to count the number of cattle and pull the iron cylinder back and forth. Roll, the ground will be compacted in no time."

Zhu Ying paused, frowned and continued: "It's just that it's a little troublesome to make this iron cylinder. It's such a big iron cylinder, and it will take a lot of time for craftsmen to make it."

Hearing His Highness Taisun's words, Shen Mofu added in his heart: "Your Highness, if it's just for tamping the ground, even though iron cylinders are good, you can also use stone pillars. The center of a huge stone pillar is hollowed out, and it can also be used for tamping the earth."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying couldn't help but said, "Good way."

This time, Zhu Ying had a thorough understanding of the wisdom of the ancients.

What he lived temporarily was foresight, but it was slightly insufficient in terms of actual implementation.

As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shen Min, who controls craftsmen, has long been familiar with such matters, and with a little guidance, he can draw inferences from one instance to another.

In terms of a single round of IQ, there is not a single idiot who can pass the Jinshi exam.

They were all forced out by thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge.

"The production of the pressed earth and rocks will be handed over to Shen Shangshu." Zhu Ying said with satisfaction.

Shen Mo hastily stated his position, saying that within three days, dozens of them could be formed.

Then, it was about the planning and construction of the capital.

The existing blueprints are relatively detailed. From the blueprints, it can be seen that the current Nanjing City of Ming Dynasty can be roughly divided into four categories.

They are: handicraft industry area, commercial area, official and wealthy residential area, and scenic recreation area.

As for the slums, of course they all went to the outer city, and they didn't have the financial resources to live in the inner city.

Among them, the handicraft industry area is the bulk of the city.

The majority of the residents in Nanjing today are handicraftsmen. The Peasant War at the end of the Yuan Dynasty made most of the labor slaves become more free craftsmen.

The vigorous agricultural production in the early Ming Dynasty became a solid foundation for the development of handicraft industry.

The prosperity of the handicraft industry has also given birth to many new industries, and the various stages of product production have gradually become independent.

For example, paper making and printing, sugar making and selling.

In the past, papermaking and printing were mostly produced in one piece, but now they are gradually separated.

The reason why Zhu Ying decided to collapse the sugar factory is largely because of the current prosperity of the sugar industry.

Although it is a little troublesome to make, most of the icing is made on a family basis, sold in the front shop, and made in the backyard.

The impact of the icing factory on the folk will make many families lose their roots.

Zhu Ying naturally does not want the private sector to suffer too much, and must maintain a good environment for the development of the private sector.

Like brewing, weaving, clothing, porcelain.

There is little impact on the private sector, and the main direction is still military officials and export sales.

Today's handicraft industry has developed as many as 360 lines.

It is extremely appropriate now to say that lines are separated like mountains.

Every line of business has its own local language, which is not common to each other. When I first heard it in junior high school, I didn't even know what language it was.

Chinese characters have multiple sounds, and there are many dialects in various places in Ming Dynasty, so it is very difficult to communicate.

Only Huaixi dialect, because His Majesty speaks it, should be the first to learn.

This is passed down from top to bottom. If His Majesty said this, the ministers would naturally have to learn it, otherwise they would not be able to hear the oracle clearly, and they would be committing suicide.

As a Beijing official, the first step is to learn Huaixi dialect.

At present, there are as many as 62 shift craftsmen in the government-run handicraft industry of Ming Dynasty, which shows the prosperity.

The handicraft industry area is located in the southwest of Nanjing, and most of them are designated by the government, so that each industry has its own area.

Craftsmen are also classified by industry.

The place of residence is often called a certain workshop, such as a wood workshop, a brocade workshop and so on.

It also has something to do with the location. For example, dyeing workshops are mostly arranged in Liuye Lane and Chuanban Lane, which are close to the low end of the water source, which is convenient for use.

Another bustling area is the business district.

Most of the shopkeepers in the capital are non-natives.

Those who live here are generally out-of-town businessmen with large-scale industries, and there are also various fellow villagers' associations and business gangs.

But now, most of the entire business district is occupied by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

There are also official rich household areas and scenic areas.

These are basically the residences of dignitaries and dignitaries, the west section of the Qinhuai River, that's all.

Where it intersects with the business district is where Zhuying Ping'an Tea House is located.

There are various brothels and brothels, showing wealth and prosperity.

The current capital, just from the blueprints, is already quite bloated, such as the commercial area and the industrial area, the shops have begun to squeeze the truth, and some alleys are difficult to pass through.

So that some local government carriages were sad, and finally Zhu Yuanzhang issued a penalty rule: Anyone who invaded the streets and roads and built houses will be punished with sixty rods, and each order will be restored.

Only then did the encroachment stop, but it had already been built earlier, and it was not convenient to demolish it.

This demolition left tens of thousands of people displaced and homeless.

It has been 25 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and Nanjing was the capital, and people from all over the world poured in here.

Refugees, merchants, scholars, all walks of life, all kinds of things, all of them are like this.

Zhu Ying looked at the drawings for a long time, and under Shen Mo's explanation, she also understood the situation of the entire capital clearly.

After a while, Zhu Ying sighed leisurely: "I am the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the capital of the world. Now that sweet potatoes and other crops have begun to spread, the people's lives will naturally become more prosperous in the future."

"By dividing the land into acres, the Ming Dynasty will be strong and prosperous, and the future can be expected."

"Although the capital is large at present, in the next few hundred years, the number of people will only increase. How can such a layout show the glory of the Ming Dynasty?"

"The current strategy is to demolish and relocate, expand the city to build pools, and rectify the architectural pattern, so that the capital can accommodate all rivers."

Hearing this, Shen Mo held his breath and was shocked.

He originally thought that His Royal Highness Taisun just wanted to repair the roads, but he didn't realize that he wanted to completely rebuild the entire capital.

In particular, the expansion of the city and the construction of pools can be described as a great change in Nanjing for thousands of years.

"Your Highness, with such a huge scale, isn't it a sky-high cost? Although the national treasury is full and the internal funds are rich, but this scale, I am afraid that it will not last for three to five years, so it will be difficult to sustain."

"If the weather is good every year, I don't need to worry too much. If there is a bad year, I'm afraid it will be too inefficient and waste people's money."

After recovering, Shen Min knelt down and kowtowed to try his best to persuade him.

Now the situation in Daming is getting better. In this way, the national treasury will actually be sucked dry.

Zhu Ying helped Shen Min up and said, "Shangshu Shen is too worried. I started out as a businessman. Of course I understand the cost of this. I think I have a plan in mind. Not only will it not cause too much damage to the national treasury, but maybe it will make a profit."

joke!

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is tens of thousands of kilometers, and the population is more than [-] million. If a city of Nanjing is built, the society will be turbulent and its foundation will be unstable.

Then Zhu Ying might as well commit suicide and go back, and become a grandson of Ming Dynasty.

These basic business methods are really not difficult from the perspective of future generations.

Shen Mo naturally didn't believe it in his heart, but it was impossible to refute His Majesty the Grandson face to face. He planned in his heart to write a memorial and report to His Majesty when he returned later.

Zhu Ying didn't pay too much attention to Shen Mo's expression. He looked at the blueprint for a long time, then pointed to the Zhengyang gate and said, "Starting from Zhengyang gate, a total of [-] zhang avenues were built on the left and right at Wulongqiao Square outside the imperial palace. Remove them as much as possible.”

"On the left and right sides of the avenue, we plan to build another three-story small building with a width of one foot, three rooms on the first floor, and an alley on every fifth floor, starting from Zhengyangmen and ending at Waiwulong Square."

When Shen Mo heard the words, she immediately understood.

His Highness Taisun's idea is to build a main road leading directly to the inside and outside, just like the Suzaku Avenue in Chang'an in Tang Dynasty.

Thinking back to the ancient records, Chang'an was prosperous, and Shen Mo couldn't help but yearn for it.

Just immersed in it for a while, after recovering, Shen Min couldn't help asking: "If so many houses are demolished, I don't know how the people should resettle them."

Zhu Ying replied directly: "Naturally, the size of the demolition should be used to resettle the treasure banknotes. The size of the size should be based on the land deed, and the occupation will not be issued."

After a little calculation in Shen Mo's mind, she couldn't help saying: "Your Highness, this amount is huge, I don't know how much should be used as the standard."

Zhu Ying was calculating.

According to the drawing, from Waiwulong Square to Zhengyangmen, there is a boundary of about three and a half miles, which is 750 meters long.

About 17 meters, that is [-] square meters.

In addition, besides the road, Zhu Ying planned to advance 15 meters on the left and right sides to build shops, so an additional 5 square meters was added.

A total of 22 square meters.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Ying said: "Then we will use two banknotes per square on the ground, and one banknote per square on the second floor upwards, to resettle the people."

Although the current housing prices in the capital are higher than those in other places, an ordinary house has an area of ​​about 45 square meters, which is roughly [-] bills, which is about [-] bills per square meter.

The price of the store is slightly higher, and there is no difference.

This price can be described as a big profit for the demolished people.

At present, the shops next to the street are about fifty or sixty square meters, counting the second floor, you can get nearly a hundred treasures.

It is not difficult to find a new address after spending dozens of coins.

Zhu Ying also calculated that even if the street area is considered, the total will not exceed 50 guan notes.

For the current Qunying Chamber of Commerce, these are really not too big a deal. They don't even move their muscles and bones. The mobile money on the books can be withdrawn at any time, and it will not have any impact on their own business.

Shen Mo opened his mouth slightly.

Hundreds of thousands of banknotes, His Royal Highness Taisun, one by one, just went out, and it was just the beginning.

Even if His Majesty is repairing the inner court of the imperial palace, it usually costs only tens of thousands of banknotes, but looking at the appearance of His Royal Highness, these hundreds of thousands of banknotes seem not to be taken seriously.

"Your Highness, is it too much to resettle the people?" Shen Min couldn't help but said.

From Shen Mo's point of view, for the government to handle affairs, it is enough for each household to have more than ten or twenty banknotes, how can they make money.

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "It's nothing, the shops on the left and right sides of our avenue are sold, and we have everything."

Shen Min asked a little strangely: "I don't know how much His Highness plans to sell for the new store."

The corners of Zhu Ying's mouth curled up, and she stretched out two fingers.

Shen Mo frowned and said, "One side of two banknotes seems to be too cheap. If you count the same price of the three layers, it's not too bad."

A newly built house is 150 square meters per room, and the first floor of three rooms is 450 square meters per floor. The total of the three floors is [-] square meters.

Nine hundred treasure notes on each floor.

Calculated at the market price, it is about 600 silver.

As far as the capital market is concerned, it is already relatively low.

After all, it is around Zhengyang Avenue, and it will be the most prosperous area in the future.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying slowly shook her head and said, "How can you make two taels of banknotes? What I said is [-] banknotes per square, and the price is the same for three layers."

Shen Mo's thoughtful expression suddenly became stiff.

His Majesty the Grandson is so kind, he could have directly robbed the money, but he still had to give away a three-story building.

Zhu Ying didn't care so much, and continued: "Based on this calculation, you can get more than three million treasure banknotes if you sell them all. Even if you add the ground repairs and build houses, there should still be some surplus."

Thinking this way, Zhu Ying thought again and said: "At that time, let's see how much is left. If it is not enough for the palace, I will add a little more, and repair the Zhengyang Gate. Even in this inner court, some places need more repairs." , seems a bit outdated."

Seeing that His Highness Taisun seemed to be in a sweet dream, Shen Min couldn't help but interrupted: "Your Highness, the price here is about [-] yuan on the first floor. Even if it is converted into the market price, it will cost nearly [-] taels of silver."

"How can there be so many rich people, buying this kind of house is simply beyond my imagination."

As the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shen Min's annual salary, including rice, banknotes, silk and satin, etc., totaled no more than 500 taels of silver.

He is a minister of the second rank, and now that there is no prime minister, he is already the first among all the officials in terms of real power, and has a high position.

Moreover, it takes nearly seven years without eating or drinking, and the remaining salary is enough to buy these three small buildings.

Zhu Ying got up, walked to Shen Jin's side, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Shen Shangshu, go and look around when you have time, not to mention the capital, even just Jiangnan, those rich gentry are enough It buys out."

"What's more, there are so many merchant gangs in Ming Dynasty, and a mere ten thousand taels of silver is really nothing in front of a merchant gang in a province."

"There is no restriction on the purchase of the small buildings here. Just wait for the news to come out. Shen Shangshu will take a look. Within three days, everything will be sold out."

Poverty limited Shen Mo's imagination.

So he still didn't believe His Majesty the Grandson, he had made a plan in his heart, made up his mind, and when he got back, he would give a memorial to His Majesty and make a small report.

Looking at Shen Mo's expression, Zhu Ying roughly guessed a little bit, and said meaningfully: "This matter should be done as soon as possible. Shen Shangshu will issue specific regulations according to what I said just now, and then make friends with Grandpa to review."

"Pending the approval, we will coordinate the measurement."

Shen Mo bowed deeply and said, "I obey His Highness's order."

Seeing Shen Min leave, Zhu Ying smiled lightly, not caring much.

He knew in his heart that with this little money, the old man would not say much.

Besides, the old man is also a face-saving person. Zhengyang Avenue, which is several miles long, is thirty feet long and a hundred meters wide.

This is undoubtedly the favorite of the old man.

In the future, when foreign ministers enter Beijing, they will naturally be shocked, just like the scene of all nations coming to court in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, showing the style of the Ming Dynasty.

From another perspective, this is called political correctness.

The most important thing is that no money from the national treasury was spent. Even if the houses in the back could not be sold, it would naturally be paid by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

However, these houses and shops, how can there be a scene that cannot be sold.

Zhu Ying had already made a plan in her heart, and only waited for the plan to be announced, and then directly passed the announcement through the post station, and sent it to all the prefectures in an urgent manner, and immediately started the pre-sale.

Naturally, Zhu Ying can guarantee that this is definitely not an unfinished project.

(End of this chapter)