The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 7 Yanmen Welcomes You, Surround Zhu Yuanzhang Anytime!
In front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma was a large archway across the street.

Rao Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife, who have experienced wind and rain, and have traveled both south and north, were shocked after seeing this archway.

This archway with the five characters of "Welcome to Yanmen" is not only magnificently built, but also exquisitely carved and decorated. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that it is expensive!

That's just secondary!
The most shocking thing is that the archway has a total span of 45 feet.

And the total span of 45 feet is divided into three sections by two columns.

The middle section is thirty feet long, and below it is a flat black road, and there is a lot of traffic, passing by endlessly.

The two sections on both sides are [-] zhang respectively, and the road below is paved with stone slabs, full of smiling passers-by.

"Presumably, the road where people and cars are separated is also written by Mr. Ye!"

"The sidewalks on both sides are almost a step higher than the road in the middle for carriages and horses. This design is really wonderful!"

"It's really good. It not only makes the traffic on the whole street orderly, but also effectively prevents the accidents of cars and horses hitting people."

"That's right, in our Yingtian Mansion, no less than 50 people are killed and injured by vehicles and horses every year!"

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Standing behind Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, Mao Xiang and others looked at everything in front of them, and they were all kinds of emotional discussions.

I don't know which big-hearted pro-military guard was talking loudly when talking about Ying Tianfu's traffic accident data.

undoubtedly,

His words directly hurt Zhu Yuanzhang's self-esteem!
Zhu Yuanzhang just frowned slightly, and said lightly: "Although the road is wide and well built, it shouldn't be spent on this archway!"

"what is this?"

"This is a typical face project!"

As soon as the voice fell, Zhu Yuanzhang walked onto the sidewalk alone.

Empress Ma looked at the back of Lao Zhu who consciously obeyed the local order, and shook her head helplessly and smiled.

She knew that his family, Zhu Chongba, wholeheartedly approved of the road design where people and vehicles were separated, and felt relieved that Ye Qing spent money on urban construction.

It's just that the young guard was ignorant and said something like 'stepping on Zhu Yangye'.

Where is Yingtianfu?
Yingtian Mansion is the most benevolent place under the emperor's feet!

The road planning of the city where the emperor is located is not as good as the county governed by the Qipin county magistrate, which somewhat makes him feel uncomfortable.

If it was normal, he would have already vented his anger on the ignorant young guard.

But now he didn't. He just picked on Mr. Ye's extravagance and waste, not spending money wisely.

It's a fault purely for saving face!
The function of the road archway is actually the facade of the house.

Rich people also spend money to decorate their facades to show their face. A well-developed county town can naturally build such a large archway on the main street of the county town.

Besides, the words [Welcome to Yanmen] can also make business travelers who come from afar feel valued, and can also play a role in attracting businessmen.

"Not bad!"

"This Ye Qing is indeed a thoughtful person."

Empress Ma, who followed Zhu Yuanzhang silently, just looked at him and praised him in a low voice.

Empress Ma did not expose it, and chose to keep silent for the sake of her family's Shigehachi's face.

But after catching up with Zhu Yuanzhang, she gave the young guard a blank look, and warned him with gestures that he must think before speaking in front of the emperor.

Mao Xiang, who is the commander of the pro-military guards, also criticized a few words in a low voice, aiming to tell him what it means to be "accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger"!
Soon, Mao Xiang arranged everything.

A group of people drove Zhu Yuanzhang's carriage and these trucks pulling Shu brocade, and moved slowly on the road.

Another group of people kept a relatively safe distance and followed Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.

At the same time, they have to keep an eye on six directions and listen to all directions!

No matter how well developed this place is, it is still a frontier where fish and dragons are mixed together, and the safety of the emperor and empress must be guaranteed.

From this moment on, they completely entered the role of guards.

But even so, these professionals who specialize in eating this bowl of rice still didn't find the agents who were following and monitoring them.

"Follow!"

"Keep encircling and destroying the formation at all times!"

Behind Zhu Yuanzhang and his group, a small captain of the Yanmen Secret Service Brigade gave professional sign language to the others after whispering orders to his companions.

In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang and others, who were walking around to see, were surrounded by hidden secret agents at any time.

As long as he dared to see what he shouldn't see, as long as he dared to inquire about what he shouldn't inquire about, the agents would definitely rush forward.

In the sharp eyes of the agents,
Just when Mao Xiang arranged everything and walked to Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped immediately.

by the crossroads,
In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and his group, the sidewalks are full of houses with a courtyard layout. These houses are all six stories high, the upper five floors are residences, and the lower floor is stores.

The common people walking on the sidewalk, coming in and out of the major stores, all with smiles on their faces.

Empress Ma saw it, and immediately awakened the nature of women who like to go shopping.

Just when Empress Ma entered a jewelry store, Zhu Yuanzhang focused on the watchtower in front of him.

A watchtower erected by square columns and beams stands at the crossroads.

There are soldiers equipped with crossbows and firearms on duty on the watchtower, and they are not alone, there are four of them.

They stood in all directions, watching all the movements on the streets in four directions in a condescending posture.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded in satisfaction again.

It can be seen that the county magistrate is indeed a lover of Tang Dynasty culture, but he is also a talent who dares to innovate boldly and understands the way of governing the world!
The urban planning of the chessboard layout, coupled with its own unique ideas for details, has created this criss-crossing and bustling street.

And the watchtower built at every intersection has become the best security method!

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction, Mao Xiang immediately smiled and said: "My lord, these watchtowers cost a lot of money. It seems that the county magistrate charged so much tolls and didn't put them in." Personal pocket."

"These watchtowers can control the law and order of all the streets and alleys in the whole city."

"This person is like this. When he didn't see it, he couldn't think of it, but once he saw it, he immediately figured it out."

"If we also have this kind of consciousness, we won't lose the law and order under the emperor's feet!"

"You said yes?"

It was only when Mao Xiang finished expressing his emotions and turned his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang that he realized that he had also made the mistake of a newcomer.

In Mao Xiang's eyes,
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was so ugly that it was longer than a horse's face!
(End of this chapter)