Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 24 Military Training
This Fengyang is only three hundred miles away from Yingtianfu, and it takes only one day to ride alone on a fast horse. However, Zhu Qi and Zhu Di are going to patrol around Fengyang, so naturally it is impossible to go straight from Yingtianfu to Fengyang, the central capital, and It took a big circle from the east, detoured to the north of the Huaihe River, and patrolled along the way, and walked for five days.

When the prince travels, no matter how light and simple it is, counting the guard of honor and the accompanying guards, Zhu Qi and Zhu Di will be accompanied by four to five hundred people. There are bandits on the mountains, and water bandits on the lakes.

This was something that could not be avoided in ancient times. Even in the 80s and [-]s, there were still nails on the roads in remote areas to puncture the tires of passing cars and then rob them, let alone just experienced the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The early Ming Dynasty in troubled times.

But no matter how rampant the bandits were, no one would dare to come forward to die when they saw this army of about [-] people carrying the flag of Ming Dynasty.

It was the first time for Zhu Qi to ride a horse-drawn carriage, and it was more exciting than riding a bouncing car. Zhu Di took the third chapter of "Ming Shanhe" and watched it in the carriage. Zhu Qi kindly reminded him to be careful of motion sickness, while Zhu Di was smiled and said:

"Don't worry, third brother, I've never been carsick."

Then he got motion sickness and vomited so loudly that the team just stopped to rest for a while.

The place where the team stopped happened to be a wasteland, and there were no villages around. Zhu Qi couldn't help asking:
"There is so much wilderness here, why haven't I seen anyone coming to reclaim the wasteland?"

Just like most dynasties, when the dynasties were first established, there were fewer people and more land. Because there were also many wastelands caused by wars, the country always issued some policies to encourage reclamation. It was the same in the early Ming Dynasty. It was stipulated that all reclaimed wasteland , Whoever reclaims it will belong to him. If the previous owner of the land is found back, a piece of land will be relocated to him on the side to encourage the development of agriculture.

This place is already close to Fengyang. It stands to reason that after Zhu Yuanzhang moved the rich households in the south of the Yangtze River, this place should be full of fertile fields, but looking at the barren scene in front of him, it is obviously different from what he imagined.

Gao Jin is just a guard, and he is not from Fengyang. How could he know these things? After hesitating for a while, he said:
"Maybe I'm too busy."

Zhu Qi didn't think much about it, he thought it was because of the sharp drop in population caused by the war at the end of Yuan Dynasty, and it was really because he was too busy, but Xu Da happened to pass by at this time, so he said to Zhu Qi:

"Boy, this is not a barrenness caused by being too busy. It is basically the same from here to the north, all the way to the south bank of the Yellow River."

Zhu Qi was startled when he heard this. This place is close to Fengyang, that is, the north bank of the Huaihe River. From the north bank of the Huaihe River to the south bank of the Yellow River, is there such a large area of ​​desolation?
Xu Da raised his whip, pointed to the east and continued:

"Going east, you have to pass Hongze Lake, which is the big lake we walked through before, and then go east to see the scene of thousands of hectares of fertile land."

Zhu Di vomited all over the place, raised his head and asked palely:
"Uncle Xu, why is there no one here to farm?"

Xu Da looked towards the north and said:
"It wasn't caused by the South Yellow River. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Du Chong destroyed the Yellow River channel and used water instead of soldiers. The Jin people did not stop it, but his family suffered heavy casualties. Since then, the Yellow River has burst its embankment every year. Later, the Yellow River seized the Huai River and entered the sea. , Changed the river course, and the water of the Huaihe River was blocked into the current Hongze Lake. Regardless of the current calm, if there is a lot of rain this year, the Yellow River will rush from the north, and it will be flooded from here to the north. Changhuai To the north, it is called Maocao."

Xu Da raised his hand and drew a big circle. Just listening to Xu Da's description, Zhu Qi could imagine what kind of hellish scene it was.

The course of the Yellow River in the Ming Dynasty was very different from the course of the modern Yellow River, and in the 200-year history of the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River had to undergo many diversions and floods, and with the passage of time, the serious intensification of soil erosion in the upper reaches , will become more and more serious.

But Xu Da said with a smile again:

"However, in recent years, the situation has improved a lot. Since the former Jialu ruled the river and dredged the old course of the Yellow River in Cao County, this generation can live in peace. Otherwise, let alone wasteland, there may not even be a place to step down. "

Zhu Qi couldn't help but feel a little bit sad, but the management of the Yellow River is not a one-time job, but there is never a shortage of warriors who go forward and succeed.

The team soon continued to set off, and as Fengyang got closer, they finally saw some reclaimed fields, and only then did they gain some popularity.

And the further south you go, the more you can feel the bustling scene. After seeing a row of majestic city walls from a distance, Zhu Qi knew that he and others had arrived at their destination.

Fengyang, the central capital, is the place where the Ming Dynasty prospered!
Fengyang originally had no city walls. In the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to move the capital to Fengyang, so he began to build a large area of ​​buildings including the outer city walls, inner city walls and the imperial palace. It's seven or eight, just looking at the city wall is still very oppressive, no worse than the one from the outer city of Yingtianfu.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang's migratory population of 20 filled Fengyang, the original remote village, which was abruptly elevated to become the central city of Huaixi region.

Just looking at the cars and horses passing by on the official road, one can feel the prosperity and hustle and bustle of Fengyang.

After leaving the Yingtianfu Imperial Palace and arriving in Fengyang, Zhu Di was like a wild horse that had run wild, and immediately planned to have a good time. As the elder brother, Zhu Qi naturally couldn't let his younger brother run around, so he was ready to go together.

But before the two had time to enter the city, Xu Da slipped one in one hand and took it away, saying:

"You two boys, don't bother running around. The emperor said that bringing you to Fengyang is not for fun. Come with me to the barracks. Let's start with training!"

In this way, Zhu Qi and Zhu Di's trip to Fengyang was strangled in the cradle before it even started.

Zhu Qi also finally experienced the first military life in his life. He thought that as a prince, he would have some privileges, and it would be nice to do things like military training, but under Xu Da's command, it didn't exist.

Before dawn, you have to wash and get up, put on thick armor, wear a sword, and review the army with Xu Da. At this time, the military training is to hold ordnance, form an army formation, and then look at the flag bearer's flag, or stab Charge, or raise shields to defend, or retreat in an orderly manner.

The military training at this time is about the speed of advancing and retreating. To put it bluntly, soldiers must understand the meaning of waving the flag. If you are asked to enter, you will enter, and if you are told to retreat, you will retreat. The second is the skills of personal fighting.

In addition to observing and learning these military training methods and military flag sign language, Zhu Qi also needs to learn the art of war from Xu Da, such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Military Records", etc., are the most basic teachings. Fortunately, the original owner has already learned After reciting it, Zhu Qi could recite it after thinking for a while, Zhu Di was still thinking about it for a while, but Zhu Qi was able to answer it fluently.

Xu Da nodded when he saw it, and praised Zhu Qi for being smart and talented as a general.

Zhu Qina was ashamed, he just knew how to memorize, the specific meaning and how to use it, he knew very well that he didn't understand the fart, to put it bluntly, it was just talking on paper, when it came to actual combat, he was worse than Zhao Kuo.

But it doesn't matter, as long as you can pass the test with Xu Da.

But this is not the hardest part, the hardest part is the training in the afternoon, that's right, being a prince also requires training!

Horseback riding and archery are indispensable. This is Zhu Qi's weakness. The original owner is not in good health. Zhu Qi himself was born as a cartoonist, so his athletic talent is basically zero. Otherwise, he would not have been able to learn martial arts for 3 minutes. just give up.

But Zhu Di is a natural sportsman, compared to his weakness in reciting military laws, horseback riding and archery are more than capable for Zhu Di.

In Xu Da's view, the two brothers complement each other.

After a day of training, it was already dark, and Zhu Qi went to bed after eating, so he didn't have any extra energy!
Such a day lasted for ten days, and Zhu Qi felt like he had gone through another military training. Of course, he was much more tired than military training. Military training does not need to wear armor!

The armor in the early Ming Dynasty was really heavy, and of course, handsome is also really handsome.

Another whole day of training ended this day, and Zhu Qi dragged his exhausted body back to Fengyang Palace, still muttering about the meaning of the military flag, and was about to fall asleep next to the pillow in a daze.

But suddenly he heard footsteps, he just opened his eyes when he saw Zhu Di lying furtively on the side of his bed, whispering:

"Third brother, I'll take care of everything inside and out, and I've made inquiries about the venue. Let's go out and play!"

ah?You, Zhu Di, really... suit me too much!
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(End of this chapter)