I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 379 Private visit in incognito, Ming Dynasty Shuo Shu!
Shaanxi Chengxuan Political Envoy Department, Xi'an Prefecture, has jurisdiction over Chengcheng County.

Tomorrow the sky will be bright and clear.

The grass and trees are withered and yellow, and the maple leaves are all over the ground.

The group of people was walking on a national highway that was only half-built. There seemed to be only four or five people in total, each with an imposing eyebrow and an imposing manner.

The leader was a short young man dressed in white, who looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old.

"Your Highness, we have entered Chengcheng County."

"It's just that there is still no news about Mr. Yang..."

"But my subordinates have sent people to search all the places near Chengcheng County. After several inquiries, no trace of Mr. Yang was found."

"And in recent days, there have been no bandits in the area."

A middle-aged man following the young man in white said with self-blame, this group of people was none other than Zhu Yunzhen who came from the capital and the commander of the Jinyi Guards Song Zhong!

While Song Zhong was talking, Zhu Yunxuan compared the national road construction map he had seen before with the actual situation here.

If he remembers correctly, it was in the information reported to the imperial court by the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi Province.

This section of road is 'under construction'. Looking at the surrounding situation, who is there?

After half of the national highway was built, it was left half abandoned here.

And if someone from above comes to inspect it, they will come back to start construction. There are still many traces of pretense on both sides of the road.

In this way, you can perfectly coax through the above.

Not only was it possible to obtain funding from the court, but at the same time, there was no need to actually spend such a large amount of money. As for where the money was misappropriated.

It is unknown.

It is even possible to be directly included in the bag by some people.

Ming Dynasty's road to modernization still has a long way to go...Zhu Yunzhen has never had such a profound feeling in the capital.

This is the real Ming Dynasty!

Even Chengcheng County, which is close to Xi'an Prefecture, still cannot truly represent the entire Ming Dynasty.

Only by going to the most remote and unnoticed places can we truly see the true and complete picture of the Ming Dynasty!
"Still haven't found it yet?"

Zhu Yunxian was neither salty nor bland, and said without a hint of reaction: "Don't worry, Yang Shiqi won't grow wings and fly from the sky."

"Everything that appears must have traces."

"Since there is no trace of Yang Shiqi around Chengcheng County, this means that Yang Shiqi must still be in Chengcheng County!"

"This is good news for us!"

If Yang Shiqi really grew wings and ran away from the sky, it would be a hell, and Zhu Yunzhen would not have to govern the Ming Dynasty.

He directly imitated Emperor Jiajing and went to practice immortality.

But there are no ghosts and gods in the Ming Dynasty. If there must be ghosts and gods, then someone is playing tricks!
In Shaanxi, there are many people who are doing tricks and fooling the court.

"Small rats, big rats, don't eat my millet."

"This great master of the Ming Dynasty is in the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi Province!"

Zhu Yunxuan came to Shaanxi Province this time.

Not only must we eliminate those false ghosts and gods that cause trouble in the court, but we must also get rid of those rats that steal the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!

If you turn your mind to the imperial court, you are simply seeking death!
As for Yang Shiqi, Zhu Yunzhen was very worried before coming, but after arriving in Chengcheng County, he felt confident.

The other party must not be dead.

Firstly, no one dares to assassinate court ministers in this place, and secondly, the people in this place are simple and simple, and there are few bandits.

Of course, the most important thing is that this place has not suffered any disasters this year!

Unlike other disaster-stricken places in Shaanxi Province, banditry did occur.

There are many bandits and thieves on the road.

This is not a rare thing in Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the chance of Yang Shiqi encountering danger is very small. It is more likely that he is still trapped somewhere.

This also made Zhu Yunxuan feel relieved.

We can pay more attention to the conditions of the people around us, how they are living, whether they are rich or poor, and whether the people's lives have become better after Zhu Yunzhen's New Deal.

These are the points that Zhu Yunxuan is concerned about.

Along the way, Zhu Yunxuan has visited many homes.

The answers obtained were basically surprisingly consistent. The Ming Dynasty's New Deal did affect many people, such as corvee. Everyone hated it before, but now it has been abolished by Zhu Yunxuan, so they are naturally happy.

But without the corvee, the things the people usually do are still much the same.

It seems that the day has not fundamentally changed.

After all, even if there were no corvees, wouldn’t we still have to build roads?And build a reservoir?It’s just that the court has to give something this time.

But even so, because of the previous corvee.

Most of the people are reluctant to build roads and reservoirs. Most people's cognitive level is very low. They think that they only need to live on their own one-third of an acre of land.

As for road construction, what kind of roads do we need to build when we usually don’t even leave the village?

And the reservoir...is important.

But after all, we can't see it. Everyone thinks that now that sweet potato has been promoted, it will be enough to eat.

Instead of working hard to build roads, it is better to farm the fields at home and enjoy yourself.

When you have offspring, train them to study. When the time comes, they can get one or two official positions, which can be regarded as a glorious ancestor.

But this idea is naturally inconsistent with the wishes of the court.

Zhu Yunxuan issued successive orders, wasn't it to carry out large-scale construction in Ming Dynasty?But the people are unwilling to work, how can this be done?

It is even more difficult for the officials below.

So in the end, it was basically semi-coercive, nominally voluntary, but actually forced.

The only difference from corvee is one more wage.

Moreover, the word of corvee is more severe, and now the government will not be too coercive in treating everyone.

This can be considered a real benefit.

But apart from that, the people felt that nothing else had changed.

After all, not every place can experience the same rapid changes as the Ming Dynasty Capital. Places like the Ming Dynasty Capital are the outliers of the Ming Dynasty.

But in a place like Chengcheng County, this is normal!

"Sure enough, some things can't be seen clearly from above, but only when you go below can you understand the truth of the matter."

Zhu Yunzhen's heart became heavier and heavier.

Many things often backfire, and Zhu Yunxun's original intention of exempting him from corvee was not wrong.But at the bottom, there was still a mistake with Zhu Yunzhen's idea.

Due to a combination of circumstances, the situation ended up like this, but even if Zhu Yunzhen knew about it, there was nothing he could do about it. After all, if Ming Dynasty wanted to develop, it would inevitably require people to pave roads and build bridges.

It’s inevitable that someone will pay!

If everyone enjoyed life at home, the Ming Dynasty would have perished within a few hundred years!

And in a few hundred years, the powerful ships and guns of the Westerners will arrive on China's coastline, completely tearing off the last layer of fig leaf!

This is not alarmist.

But it is a fact that will definitely happen!Because the land of China is enough to support too many people!

Although Wuhua Tianbao is a boast, it is also true to a certain extent!
“After all, the people’s wisdom is still unclear!”

"At the same time, compared to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the population is far from saturated."

Zhu Yunzhen thought silently. At this moment, he realized what it means to have a long way to go, and he also realized that his previous ideas were somewhat naive.

Daming's problem is not a technical problem, nor is it a money problem.

Rather, it comes from the deep-rooted idea that small wealth means peace, from the long-standing official-oriented idea, and even more from the vast land of the Central Plains!

Walking on the road to Chengcheng County.

Zhu Yunxuan thought a lot, and at the same time he saw the future of Ming Dynasty more thoroughly and clearly.

And just thinking about it.

At the end of the long road, a not-so-high city wall appeared in front of Zhu Yunxu.

The khaki wall is surrounded by cement structure walls.

It seems a bit nondescript.

But it is a very cost-effective move for Chengcheng County. It can enhance the defensive capabilities of the city wall without tearing down the city wall and rebuilding it.

save time and energy.

At the city gate of Chengcheng County, people were coming and going, including village women from the countryside entering the city, and wealthy ladies wearing silks and satins going out to play in the city.

From time to time there was also a large caravan.

For a small county, it is pretty good to have such a situation.

"stop!"

"Who are you waiting for?"

Zhu Yunxu and his party were planning to enter the city.

But he was stopped by the surrounding soldiers.

Song Zhong frowned.

But he did not have an attack. Instead, he put on a smile and said kindly: "Fellow military lords, I don't know why you stopped us?"

“How come it’s okay when other people come in and out of the city?”

The soldier rolled his eyes angrily.

He struck the ground with the spear in his hand.

Said: "You guys look like this, but you all look like this."

"If I don't interrogate you, wouldn't that be dereliction of duty?"

Chengcheng County is not big.

The old soldiers guarding the city here are already familiar with most of the residents. Some people only need to take a look, but Zhu Yunxu and the others are strangers.

Naturally, I have to come up and make an investigation.

"Is there a way out?"

The soldier continued to ask.

After hearing this, Song Zhong was about to take out the forged road guide from his arms, but at this moment, he heard Zhu Yunzhen suddenly say: "There is no road guide."

"We came from Yingtian Mansion."

"I want to visit Chengcheng County and open a factory here."

"Can I go into the city?"

Zhu Yunzhen planned to test whether the Ming Dynasty's road guide system still existed. He also wanted to see how a veteran guard in a small town would react when he heard about the factory.

In other words, do you know the existence of the factory?

Seeing Zhu Yunxuan speak first, Song Zhong took his hand back.

In a blink of an eye, he looked at the old pawn.

"Factory? Wow, he is actually a distinguished guest from the capital!"

"Please, please!"

"Speaking of which, our youngest son likes to read the People's Daily the most, and this factory is mentioned in it."

"It is said that the things produced here are all good!"

After asking many people, Zhu Yunxu finally found a trace of Zhu Yunxu here.

People's Daily has really spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

In this remote place of the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi Province, although the news cannot be real-time, everyone knows that after returning to the capital, they must take good control of the newspaper, a big killer!
The lethality of this thing is greater than I imagined in this era!

"Don't need directions?"

Zhu Yunxuan smiled slightly.

The old pawn waved his hand.

Said: "Why do you care about the road guide now? As long as it doesn't look too suspicious, I won't check it."

“But the procedures that need to be followed still need to be followed.”

"Dear guests, please cooperate and leave weapons and other things here."

"These things are not allowed in the city."

The old pawn had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that the people behind Zhu Yunzhen were not easy to mess with.

That's why I came here to investigate.

Only after hearing Zhu Yunzhen's foreign accent did he dispel his suspicion.

It shouldn't be a local bandit, at least not from around Shaanxi. It does sound like the accent from Yingtian Mansion.

As for the people in the capital, why do they need to be bandits?

It was such a nourishing life!
(End of this chapter)