Jingming

Chapter 349
Huadang's son Daha entered the city wall from the east of the capital, and saw the prosperous light industry park, as well as the piles of cloth, ironware, and various exquisite goods beside the canal wharf.

His eyes were amazed and salivating, and then he pointed to the southeast: "Is there a fire there?"

The doctor of the Ministry of Rites who came to welcome him said with a faint smile, "That's the iron factory."

"...I came to Dadu back then, and it wasn't like this."

"It's Beijing, not the capital of Mongolia and Yuan."

After correcting him, the rite doctor raised his hand: "Go to the city and rest for two days. See you in the palace in two days."

During the Zhengde period, Hua was a criminal, and later sent Daha to Beijing to plead guilty.

Duoyan Sanwei and Daming actually have a lot of tribute history, but this time, Wang Shouren sent a different message to Huadang.

Daha entered the city full of expectations, and the first thing he saw was a car with three wheels running around on people's feet.

"This..." He pointed at that person in surprise and wanted to ask for advice.

"Rickshaws are not worth mentioning." The doctor in the Ministry of Rituals pretended lightly, "It's not very useful, it can only be used in a place like the capital with flat roads. It doesn't need mules or horses to pull it, and it saves a little manpower compared to two-wheeled carts. .”

But Daha doesn't think so, because the riders of these bikes are all wearing the same clothes.On the trunk of the car, there are papers and letters.

Then, something surprised him even more.

A young man who was blind in one eye but dressed in exquisite clothes rode a car with only two wheels, front and rear, to the front.

He actually stopped, then tilted his head to look at himself.

"This is the Duoyan Mission?"

"I've met Mr. Yan." The doctor of the Ministry of Rites immediately smiled at the son of the boss of his own Ministry of Rites, "Exactly."

Yan Shifan was one of the first boys in the capital to play bicycles.Although the ass is bumped, it is more stylish than riding a horse.Riding this bicycle is better than riding a horse!

Now Yan Shifan was practicing back and forth on East Chang'an Avenue, and stopped by to see the Duoyan mission that was going to enter the city today.

"What tribute did you bring?" he asked.

"Young Master Huiyan, we don't call you tribute now. The Duoyan mission only brought some wild ginseng, mink fur, and horses, which are national gifts to His Majesty."

"Where's the horse?" Yan Shifan stepped on the ground and looked up.

"It has been sent to the horse farm of the herd supervisor."

"...no fun, I'm going to meet the King of Shu." Yan Shifan rode on the bike again and turned a corner.

Daha was dumbfounded, and after he came and went like the wind, he asked: "Who is this young master?"

Da Ming, the fifth-rank official of the Ministry of Rites, has seen the performance in front of him.

Now the doctor of the Ministry of Rites put on airs again: "Young master of Da Zong, I also admire his knowledge from the bottom of his heart."

It seems that his flattery to Yan Shifan is only because of his talent and learning, not his status.

Daha went all the way to the Huitong Hall, and naturally he was scrutinized along the way.

The township examination was approaching, and there were many scholars in the capital taking part in the Beizhili township examination. Daha faintly heard them talking about philosophy.There are more people in the capital than in Daha's impression. Now I hear them talking about railway tracks, buses and carriages, and I feel dizzy.

Daming is becoming more and more different from the Daming he knew.

In the southern suburbs of the capital, Shu King Zhu Rangxu also stared blankly at the wide avenue in front of him.

His identity is enough for Yan Song and Lu Bing to greet him in person.

After seeing the ceremony, Yan Song explained in person: "This is the newly fired cement. Zheng Kui was promoted to the county magistrate because of his meritorious service. This cement is better than the mortar and rice paste. The reason why the outer city wall has not yet started Construction is waiting for cement and new bricks. It is also very firm and stable when used to pave the road.”

Zhu Rangxu just pointed at the craftsman who was lifting the rails to be laid on the road in surprise: "There is so much iron, can it be laid on the road?"

"But there are not so many." Yan Song laughed, "In the entire Ming Dynasty, there is only one road to try this rail carriage first. There is not much iron. However, Datong coal and iron are now being transported to Huailai through the Xuanfu. , Beijing, the production of iron is much more than before."

It is precisely because of the large purchases by the Baojin Bureau that Shanxi businessmen will be more supportive of building the Sanggan River dam in the first step and the Yongding River dam in the second step.Now, Tang Shu is in charge of the project there, and some factory buildings have also been preliminarily built in Huailai Ordnance Park.

Zhu Rangxu looked back: "This railway... will be built outside the city in the future? If the people steal..."

Yan Song shook his head: "I don't know how many years later, how can there be so much iron? However, I heard that cement is not expensive, and the Chidao will probably be repaired gradually first, so that the travel between provinces will be faster."

"...Your Majesty is holy." Zhu Rangxu could only sigh with emotion.

Yan Song immediately echoed the sound, and then said with a smile: "Your Highness, let's get on the carriage first and go to the palace."

Starting today, the King of Shu will become the first vassal king to live in the capital for a long time.

His two sons have died, and now there is only a five-year-old concubine's third son.The emperor's personal driving force returned from a great victory, and now he can do whatever he wants.Zhu Rangxu just took advantage of the fact that there was no city wall in the outer city of Beijing. Since the emperor didn't reprimand him, he would just be a safe and prosperous prince from now on.

Zhu Rangxu doesn't have any meritorious skills either. His son will be the king of the county, and that's his fate.

His Majesty has been sitting on the throne for eight years, and he has seen the changes in Ming Dynasty. No one in the clan can dare to make irresponsible remarks about any arrangements made by the emperor.

Zhu Rangxu saw the palace located to the west of the Temple of Earth, and also saw many private houses under construction next to the Temple of Earth.

When passing by a place, he saw two princess mansions, so he looked at Lu Bing.

"It's very close to the Shu Palace." Lu Bing grinned, "Your Highness, we will be neighbors from now on."

"...Consort Lu's big wedding, the king only had time to send someone to send a congratulatory gift, and now he is out of the city to welcome the king into the city..."

Zhu Rangxu said polite words, but his heart was pounding: this has been promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei because of his status as a son-in-law.As the future commander of Jinyiwei, Zhu Rangxu dared not move at all with his neighbor.

Are the other kings not moved?
Lu Bing also said: "After settling down, the prince can be picked up and sent to the palace to study every day, with five days of study and two days off. Now, it is time for the two princes to be enlightened. Your Majesty will teach you a lesson every three to five days. Lesson, for the youngest sons of the kings and relatives, His Majesty also hopes that they will become talents in the future and serve the country."

"...Your Majesty Long En, Xiao Wang feels inexplicably tearful."

He still wants to send the child to the palace from time to time, so he dare not move.

But going to school with the prince, there is a famous teacher to teach, and His Majesty will teach in person, this is a great favor!

"Daddy! Daddy! How come so fast?"

Zhu Rangxu turned around in astonishment, only to see a one-eyed young man riding that strange bike with sweat on his head, and shouted happily at Lu Bing: "Brother Lu! How do you think I am riding?"

Lu Bing stared: "Why are you riding so fast? I've said that this bike is not good, and it's hard for Tiemu to stop the wheels!"

He walked over and held down the front of the car with one hand, and lifted Yan Shifan out of the car with the other hand, while Yan Song said with a sullen face, "Nonsense!"

"...You asked me to take the martial arts test again in the future, so I have to step up and train my body by cycling." Yan Shifan didn't care, came over and glanced at Zhu Rangxu, and then saluted, "Your Highness!"

"...Young son Shifan, His Highness laughed at you."

"Is your son going to take the martial arts exam? Guan Shicai... Riding a bicycle is amazing, and he will definitely go to high school!"

Yan Shifan felt that he had good eyesight, so he raised an eyebrow at Lu Bing.

Yan Song felt a headache.Since he returned to Beijing to take up his post, Yan Shifan has become more and more flamboyant.He was too young to learn anything in Jinyiwei School, and now that Huangming University is on summer vacation again, he has nothing to do.

"Your Highness praises you, the dog is really naughty..." Yan Song snapped at his son, "What are you doing here? Go home! You will be fined to copy Xinjian Hou's "A Test of Practice and Dialectics" three times! Before you finish copying, Don't go out! Concubine Lu, you really shouldn't have given him this car..."

Lu Bing smiled and said, "It's a congratulatory gift from Duke Ding. Now I'm a son-in-law, but it's not easy to ride. It's not a bad thing that Shifan is willing to learn."

"Look, brother Lu said so..."

"Go back and copy the book!" Yan Song seemed to want to kick him over.

In this way, Yan Song seemed to have no intention of being courteous to the King of Shu any more. After Yili welcomed him and sent him to the palace, he hurriedly prepared to go back to the palace to teach Yan Shifan a lesson.

Lu Bing returned to the palace and reported the mission to Zhu Houcong, and also mentioned this matter.

Zhu Houcong just smiled and said: "That kid is energetic and smart, Yan Songfei suppresses him, how can he vent his energy when there is no use for him? Why are you bringing this up?"

Lu Bing bowed and said: "Last year, there were people in the capital connecting with each other, looking forward to the reappearance of civil engineering changes, and because of this, they left a state minister. Now Mr. Fei is about to resign, Wang Guowu and Yang Guowu are also old, and Zhang Lun's state affairs are more important. He didn’t make much achievements, and he wanted to resign after hearing about it, so the capital moved around frequently. Based on my understanding of Yan Shifan, he should not make it so public. Now, it seems that Yan Shangshu wants him to do this, so as to give people a reason to talk about it.”

Naturally, the state affairs didn't really have any intentions, but he was getting older, so he retired a little earlier, so as not to be stared at by people this year and expose some scandals.It was his ambiguity that exposed more than a dozen officials in the capital, and Zhu Houcong did all of them after returning to Beijing.The state affairs officer who was in the fringe in itself resigned, and Wang Xian, who returned to Beijing with meritorious service, took his place.

Zhu Houcong looked him up and down, and then said: "After getting married, he has become more stable. Yan Song is a smart man, he will not rush into the Palace of State Affairs, he can return to Beijing, and he can help me with the errands of the Ministry of Rites. It's important. It's not the first day that Yan Shifan rode a bicycle to show off in the capital, and by doing so, everyone else will understand that Yan Song has no intention of competing with the Minister of State. Keep calm, and the vote in his hand is very important."

"Your Majesty knows everything."

Zhu Houcong waved his hand: "It's not a big deal. It's a good thing that the minister wants to make progress. It's normal to walk around frequently in the Palace of National Policy and the Palace of State Affairs. As long as you don't miss work and don't have other plans. Just keep an eye on it." Regarding the matter of Wei Binzou and the problems in Huangming Ji, find out and report it as soon as possible."

"The minister leads the order!"

After Lu Bing resigned, Zhu Houcong pondered for a while.

Fei Hong resolutely resigned. Zhu Houcong could actually accommodate him for two terms, but Fei Hong was afraid of blocking the way of too many people.Jiang Mian is also 66 years old, and I heard that he is going to return to Beijing with his resignation form to attend the last great national policy meeting.

Yang Tinghe's health also began to fail, and Wei Bin's health also deteriorated. The group of veterans when Zhu Houcong came to the throne is now about to retire on a large scale.

Today, a prime minister of state affairs, among the six state affairs, has to leave three at once, and Zhang Lun, who has done nothing but has done nothing, is also a person who is preparing to retire.

After the general change of term, Zhu Houcong felt a little embarrassed.

The problem with Zhang Fujing is that it would be hard for him to convince the public if he became the chief assistant after eight years in office, even though his talents are the most suitable.

This time, it is only suitable for entering the Palace of State Affairs, and this is just one of them.

Although Mao Ji is 65, but he is in very good health, he can also make up for one of them.

Wu Tingju's talent is not bad, but he also puts a lot of emphasis on practical work, so he can make up another one.

Xia Yan... Let him work in Zhejiang for another three years.

Then if Fei Hong resolutely resigns, there is still a lack of one person in the State Affairs Hall, or even a chief assistant, and Zhu Houcong has no other good candidates in mind.

Who is the chief assistant? After thinking about it now, Fei Hong is still more suitable.

Over the past two years, he has done very well and is very stable.

The main reason is that Zhu Houcong wanted to set a routine, and each person only worked for three years, which was really not conducive to the continuity of some things.

Although the continuity depends on Zhu Houcong, the change of the general assistant will have a big impact.

"Huang Jin, go to Xuan Feihong, Yang Yiqing and the others. The Duoyan mission has arrived, and they all come to the imperial court to discuss how to talk to them."

……

Yan Song was the last one to rush to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. When he entered, Fei Hong, Zhang Zilin, Wang Qiong, Yang Yiqing, Wang Xian, and Gu Dingchen were all present.

After seeing the emperor, Yan Song sat down and listened to the emperor talk about a topic that had nothing to do with Duoyan.

"Fei Zongfu has submitted his resignation three times. Today, I will say it again in front of all the ministers." Zhu Houcong looked at Fei Hong, "You have to work for another three years."

Yan Song's heart was shocked, and he saw Fei Hong's complex expression: "Your Majesty, I'm getting old..."

"61, that's all." Zhu Houcong shook his head, "Since I have entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, I am not jealous, so you don't need to worry. Dehua and Zongyuan are indeed old, and Zhang Lun has the intention of leaving. Fourth, there have been too many changes. What's more, in the past, the chief assistant of the cabinet had served for more than ten years, why should the chief assistant be like this?"

"It's really difficult for a minister to take on a big job. There are many people who are in charge of the court. There are not many people who are more talented than the minister. Your Majesty..."

"There are few who are old and respected." Zhu Houcong said after a pause, "Furthermore, if there is no serious fault, the chief assistant should be re-elected at least twice, so that many government affairs will not be handed over frequently, and the court will be disturbed every three years. Definitely. Fei Qing, you are the first chief assistant, and you must make a good start for the successors. Resolutely resigning at the end of three years, it seems that I am too suspicious of the prime minister."

"...The minister is terrified."

"That's it, please don't allow it!" Zhu Houcong made a decision, "Let's discuss the business. I have already read the strategy discussed at the State Council. In general, it is decided like this, but the place where the market will open is set to be opened. Originally, it would be better to settle in Guangning."

Yang Yiqing was stunned: "Guangning?"

Zhu Houcong nodded: "Guangning! As long as the market opens, the population of the Liaohe area will increase, and farming will flourish. The land in Liaodong is fertile. I read the history books. During the Jin Dynasty, they went to Beijing and waited for the road. There were only 17 households in Liaodong. The annual tax collection of millet can reach more than 20 stones. After that, in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, there were many tribes and endless wars, and the agriculture of Liaodong regressed. The start of trade was not only to use it to divide the Mongolian Yuan, but also to develop Liaodong and naturalize The people of various ethnic groups outside the border wall in the Liaohe area."

Zhu Houcong has not forgotten the Jurchen who finally destroyed the Ming Dynasty, and Liaodong is really a place that must be carefully managed.

Before the little ice age comes completely, the future troubles over there must be eliminated.

Starting from the opening of the market, restore the agriculture in the Liaohe area as much as possible, which is also the basis for some food and grass for future military use there.

For the Duoyan Sanwei who are already close to Ming Dynasty, this time, they should no longer think about making profits in many ways, but cut off from their herdsmen roots their willingness to work hard for their descendants in the future.

Zhu Houcong is sure that the Northeast can support many people in a stable manner.

And Duoyan Sanwei, who has mastered many good things such as iron pots and ironware exported by Daming to the north, will certainly have a greater say in the grassland, but will also become the target of public criticism.

Yan Song took the lead in praising: "This is a thousand-year plan! If all the Northeast is subdued by Wang Hua, why worry that the captives will not be able to stop?"

"Da Ming is going to give Duoyan three guards, and they will be ecstatic. It's just that the Liaodong side wall needs to be guarded." Zhu Houcong looked at Wang Xian, "Whether this plan will be successful or not, Liaodong needs capable ministers and good generals. This is more important than how to talk about trade. Important. In this meeting of major national policy, Qing and others should also ponder over these things."

The Northern Yuan Khan Court is now unable to compete with the right wing, and the northeastern tribes that now occupy most of the Songnen Great Plain will probably become their new target.

In my impression, after the rise of Alda, Khan Court moved eastward.Since they want to move eastward, sooner or later they will have friction with Duoyan Sanwei.

After destroying Khan Ting and driving away I Da, the captives in the north of Daming will be cut off.

Wei Bin reported that the descendants of the Li family could not be found in Jiaozhi, but now no one has come to Daming to ask for help, and Mo Dengyong is busy suppressing the unfathomable rebellion.Today, his main enemy is Ruan Gan, the former general of the Right Guard of the Li Dynasty who fled into Ailao.It is said that Ruan Gan is looking for the descendants of the Li family to take the banner everywhere.

That being the case, he took advantage of the situation to cut Bodie's prestige and manage the northern border of Ming Dynasty.

Daming had to lead Al Da by the nose, and he had to deal with it.Next, declare the front line, and Daming is only going to defend.Peace is the most precious thing in Liaodong, and trade is open.Things to the north, the next step is Hetao.

If Gunbilik has something to do, can I help?
(End of this chapter)