The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 387 The Right to Walk the Official Road
Zhu Ying's decree, wantonly arresting Shanxi merchants for interrogation, will naturally be counterattacked by Shanxi merchants.

But in the boundary of the capital, the forces organized by the Shanxi merchants had no possibility of doing anything, and they were directly suppressed.

Then the next best thing is to lay out outside the capital.

It is nonsense for a business organization to say how many people it needs. All actions can only be carried out in secret.

For them, the only thing that can effectively attack today's grandsons, apart from supporting the rebel forces, is to use their reputation and justice.

This is their only advantage.

Therefore, he secretly spread rumors that the grandson was a tyrant, disregarding the life and death of the people, and wantonly connived at his subordinates to arrest, ransack their homes, and even sit down.

If things go on like this, the people will be destitute, the national strength will be exhausted, and everyone will be in danger.

No one knows whether tomorrow's continuous sitting will be on his own head.

In particular, local forces are vaguely contending with the government.

After all, Shanxi merchants have laid a long way to go. The merchants in this province can be said to be spread all over China and abroad, and they are extremely united, and they are also very friendly with many forces.

Some of those who were implicated naturally returned to the clan to seek asylum.

According to the current Ming Dynasty, the law does not enter the country.

The so-called state-owned state law, family has family rules, is the most true portrayal.

That is to say, in the village, the family law established by the elders of the clan and the head of the clan must be above the law.

It sounds unbelievable, but the world is like this.

The government searched and arrested according to the law, but the elders led the villagers to stop them forcefully.

Some powerful villages don't have the slightest fear of the government. They usually don't violate the river water. Now they have no evidence to arrest people, and they don't bring any face.

Besides, in powerful villages, there are usually clansmen who are officials in the capital or other places.

Even if you forced your way in today and find fault later on, don't blame yourself for being rude.

For this reason, Shanxi merchants began to talk about the tyranny, bloodthirsty and reputation of the grandson in the middle and lower levels.

Including doubts about the authenticity of the grandson's identity.

Seeing that the scope of the spread is getting wider and the effect is getting better and better, this wave of land expropriation broke out.

This will have a devastating blow to the actions of Shanxi merchants.

In less than half a day, the name of His Highness Taisun's benevolence and righteousness will spread throughout the entire capital, and then quickly expand to the outside.

In the Daming Palace.

"Da Sun, your move is not bad. A few days ago, we were going to let Jin Yiwei take action, but it seems that it is unnecessary to spread rumors and slander him to death."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

As far as the current situation of Daming is concerned, after going through the three major cases and the recent rumor case, it has already spread widely.

Zhu Yuanzhang is also unwilling to go to war when it is not necessary.

It's just that the eldest grandson is involved, so there is such an action.

"Grandpa, the compensation has been issued in full. Within three days, the houses on both sides of Zhengyang Avenue will be demolished, and then Zhengyang Avenue will be laid."

"These are all planned. The grandson has good news to tell grandpa."

Zhu Ying pretended to be mysterious and said.

"What's the good news?" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help asking.

He knew that his eldest grandson was extremely capable, and if it was good news, it must be very good news.

Zhu Ying didn't hesitate, and said immediately: "My grandson bought a lot of craftsmen from Obaro some time ago, and grandpa still remembers them."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Of course there are. Why, could it be that they have something unique?"

Zhu Ying praised: "Grandpa is really powerful, it is true."

"In the countries of Obaro, most of their buildings are stone houses, unlike my Ming Dynasty wood, so in the study of stones, they have been using and pondering for many years."

"This time when laying the ground on Zhengyang Avenue, my grandson has been thinking about whether there is a material that can replace bluestone bricks. This Zhengyang Avenue is my face, so naturally I can't be sloppy."

"Obaro craftsmen, together with our Daming craftsmen, developed a new material. Because it is mainly made of stone and water, it is like clay before use. My grandson calls it cement."

"This cement is laid on the compacted ground, and it is extremely strong. Even if a carriage weighing a thousand kilograms was rolled back and forth for the last month, there would be no movement at all. Even if the hammer smashes violently, there will be only a small gap, and then it can be filled again with cement. "

"In this way, my grandson decided to use this cement to repair Zhengyang Avenue."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help asking: "Is it really so useful?"

Zhu Ying said affirmatively, "The grandson has gone to inspect it, and it is indeed so useful."

After Zhu Yuanzhang got an affirmative answer, he didn't show any overly surprised expression, but fell into deep thought.

Naturally, he didn't have the slightest doubt about Dasun's words, but was thinking about another possibility at this moment.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "How much is the cost of this cement, can you estimate it?"

Zhu Ying replied, "It's not easy to calculate. The main source of cement is a special kind of limestone, which will react violently when it meets water."

"Then it is calcined at a high temperature to extract carbon dioxide, and then it is produced through the proportioning of sand and gravel."

The refining of charcoal mentioned by Zhu Ying is actually coke.

To be able to calcine limestone at high temperature, coal alone is not enough, and bituminous coal must be used for high-temperature coking.

There is also the cooperation of the blast furnace.

The so-called home-made blast furnaces have actually been used as early as the Song Dynasty. The shape of the iron-making shaft furnace is very close to the blast furnaces at the beginning of later generations, and the appearance is not too different.

With coke to raise the temperature, it is said that it is not much different from a blast furnace.

Of course, there is no need for Zhu Ying to tell the old man in too much detail about these specific things.

Zhu Yuanzhang got up suddenly and paced back and forth in the hall, apparently in deep thought.

Zhu Ying waited quietly without interruption.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked again: "How long can the road paved by this method last?"

Zhu Ying made some calculations in her mind and said, "At present, there is no specific service life, but according to current estimates, it will be at least three years, or even five years, and basically there will be no major damage."

"Even if there is damage, it is not difficult to repair it."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded heavily: "Good!!!"

Then he said: "Da Sun, you said that if we want to build a concrete line from the capital to Beiping, we can do it."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying's pupils trembled.

In fact, he came to talk to the old man this time because he wanted to open up the truth.

Daming has a better material than the current cement, and that is triadic clay.

After the triad is formed, it is extremely hard. It can not only withstand huge pressure, but also prevent wind and water erosion and last for a long time.

However, the production cost of Sanhe clay is not low, and the process is not to mention long and extremely troublesome.

At present, the main use of Daming Sanhe Clay is in city defense.

For example, the Nanjing city wall, even if the artillery bombarded it back and forth for two days, at most it would be peeled off.

In addition to city defense, such as coffins will also be used.

For example, the gaps in Zhu Ying's coffin were filled with the best compound soil.

In some movies and TV shows of later generations, in the area of ​​tomb robbery, some large tombs, the coffins are opened as soon as they are pushed, which is all nonsense.

Seven or eight tomb robbers, without tools such as a sledgehammer, could only look at the coffin and sigh.

Under such circumstances, even for officials, it is impossible to use expensive triadic clay.

At present, the official road of Ming Dynasty can also be called post road.

The standard post road is about one foot wide, and the road surface is paved with similar stone slabs.

The gaps between the stone slabs are not filled with clay, which leads to potholes after a long time, and when the wheels run over, there will be a bang sound.

On both sides of the post road, there are paths about two feet each, usually paved with pebbles and sand.

The roads on the left and right sides are several inches shorter than the post road in the center.

This is also the legal road that ordinary people and merchants can walk on.

If the common people occupy the cobblestone road while the officials are traveling, it is against the law, and depending on the situation, they will be punished to varying degrees.

Such a major matter as delaying a military plane will be executed directly, or even killed on the spot.

Naturally, if no one finds out, the people will still go up, which is much easier.

However, when walking the official road, it is inevitable to be sincere and trembling, and at the same time listen to the yelling with ears pricked up, and look back at any time to prepare to avoid it.

"Grandpa, it's possible." Zhu Ying said affirmatively.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "The output of cement can keep up."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very concerned about this point. After all, it was a new thing. Although he heard from Dasun, he knew that the manufacture of cement was basically worthless.

It is nothing more than some labor.

For Daming, especially Zhu Yuanzhang, labor is worthless.

The only concern now is how long it will take to build a wide concrete official road to Beiping.

"Grandpa, don't worry, the blast furnace has been built. Huishi's grandson has sent people to consider it. We have it all over the Ming Dynasty. With full efforts, the output will naturally keep up."

Zhu Ying replied.

If it is about other minerals, then there is no way.

For Daming, this limestone is really abundant. It can be said that there are two capitals and thirteen provinces of Daming, all of which are found.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with some relief: "If a concrete official road can be built directly to Beiping, then Liaodong, Nuergan, is directly under our noses."

"It's not just Liaodong, the military towns in the frontiers can also build concrete official roads, and all parties work together to call those prairie barbarians, how dare they provoke our Daming Tiger Beard."

Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to the official road station, and is also very clear about its deep-seated role.

Anyone who touches the post station or the post road will not give any kindness.

The current Daming post station, whether it is postmen or other aspects, is very clean and honest. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang took a son-in-law out to sacrifice.

If anyone wants to do something in this regard, or seek some personal gain, first of all, he must compare the weight of himself and his son-in-law.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who has been fighting for many years, only talked about the role of cement in Dasun, and immediately turned his thinking to the official road without Zhu Yingduo.

"Grandpa, the distance from Nanjing to Beiping is about 2000 miles. If it is considered a detour, if you bypass the mountains, it will add hundreds of miles."

"If you want to build it quickly, you have to go on this road, assuming there are no less than ten factories, so as to ensure faster completion."

More than 2000 miles, according to Zhu Ying's calculation, that is to say, every [-] miles, a cement plant must be built.

Start by paving at the same time, and then reach the docking of the road.

The only thing that is more convenient is that there are official roads at present, so there is no need to survey the roads, and only need to widen the main official roads.

After so many years, it is completely possible to set a point and start directly.

The expansion and compaction of the ground will also take a certain amount of time. At the same time, the cement plant will be opened and put into production quickly.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "Ten factories are not enough. In Liaodong, the fertile land cultivated by the slaves is extremely important. The earlier the land is reclaimed, the sooner the grain can be produced. Our army can also gather and arrive faster."

"Not only food, it is also very important for the soldiers at the border. At the same time, it can also deter the grassland tribes, including those Mongols and Jurchens who are slaves in Liaodong. They can more or less keep their own place."

"After tomorrow morning, the eldest grandson will stay and call all the officials from the Ministry of Industry to discuss a charter and see if it is possible to build this official road this year."

"As long as it can be achieved, no matter how much money or labor it costs, it is worth it."

"Ten cement plants are not enough, then twenty, thirty. If there is not enough manpower, it doesn't matter if you spend money to hire or call for corvee, no matter how big the difficulty is, you have to go up."

"If it can be completed this year, next spring, we can only sow the seeds, and when the summer harvest comes, it will be completely different for us in Ming Dynasty."

"We want to see, at that time, who will dare to offend our Daming, those prairie barbarians, hmph!"

Zhu Ying did not expect that the old man's courage was so powerful.

In fact, Zhu Ying thinks that even if it takes two years to complete, it is considered very fast.

After all, this is Daming, not a later generation. Without machinery and equipment, it can only be done by manpower, and the efficiency will naturally be much slower.

As for the recruitment of corvees, it is definitely unavoidable. With such a large amount of work, it is estimated that there will not be enough recruits.

But at that time, even if it is a corvee, although according to the law, there is no need for the government to pay any money, but Zhu Ying will pay the same wages to other laborers.

The simplest fact is that once the number of people is too large, it will definitely affect the income of the farmland. Even if there is a tax reduction policy, it will make it worse for many families who are already struggling to meet their food and clothing standards.

It's just that if this money is all borne by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, it is too huge.

There are also a series of expenses such as cement factories, blast furnaces, artisans, limestone digging, and transportation.

It can be said that the construction of this official road is enough to directly drag down the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, which is now in full swing.

However, Zhu Ying still has a lot of tricks when it comes to ways to get money, and she still has to know a little bit if she follows the gourd.

"Grandpa, the sooner the better for the construction of the official road, but my grandson once measured that the labor from the corvee, if you don't work hard, often ten of them are not worth one."

"If there is a subsidy for the same salary, then naturally I will work hard."

"As for the money that needs to be spent, my grandson has some ideas."

Zhu Ying said.

Zhu Yuanzhang heard the words and asked: "Let's listen to what the grandson said."

Zhu Yingdao: "There is a saying that building bridges saves people from crossing water, paving the foundation for roads and roads, goodness comes from the heart, paving roads has great merits, and building bridges has immeasurable merits."

"Since this official path has great merit, it naturally cannot be enjoyed exclusively by the imperial court. It should be distributed to some local landlords and gentry."

"Sun Er established a monument of merit and virtue every twenty miles to record those who have donated to the officialdom."

"And if there is a donation, it will not affect the government's walking, or the army's marching. Within the three generations and five blessings, it can enjoy the right to walk in the official way."

(End of this chapter)