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

Chapter 409 Lao Zhu’s first wish!
Capital.

Jinling Yangtze River Bridge.

Zhu Yunxuan, together with all the civil and military officials, rode a carriage and drove on the wide bridge.

Below your feet is the river with unlimited waves.

It’s the natural danger of the Yangtze River!
Countless soldiers in the past are buried here!This place used to be an insurmountable natural danger!
Since ancient times, it has been the basis for establishing separatist regimes by dividing rivers and governing them!

But now it has been broken by Ming Dynasty!From then on, the Yangtze River could be crossed with just two feet!The Yangtze River is still a natural hazard, but for the people of Ming Dynasty, it can no longer be an obstacle!
Zhu Yunzhen inspected the bridge deck and found that the entire bridge was smooth and uniform.

The finish is of extremely high quality.

Even hundreds of years later, it can still be used intact. I am more and more impressed by the skills of the Ming craftsmen. There are really talented craftsmen among the Ming craftsmen!

Deserving of an award.

On the side, Lao Zhu, who was also in the carriage, couldn't help but said: "Today's Ming Dynasty, we really can't understand it more and more."

"In the past, it would have taken at least several decades to build such a magnificent bridge."

“It might even be impossible to build at all.”

"But now...it only takes a few years..."

Zhu Yunxuan is also extremely satisfied with the construction speed of the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge.

He said with great ambition: "Grandpa Huang, this is just the beginning."

"Sooner or later, my grandson will make the entire Ming Dynasty covered with bridges like this!"

Lao Zhu nodded yearningly.

With a little regret.

Said: "It's a pity that we can't see this day. Fortunately, after seeing this Jinling Yangtze River Bridge."

"We can at least have a little idea of ​​what the Ming Dynasty will be like in the future."

"How prosperous it should be."

Listening to Lao Zhu's slightly regretful tone.

Zhu Yunxuan suddenly thought of the three regrets that Lao Zhu had mentioned before, and felt that maybe this was the time to ask Lao Zhu.

So he said: "Grandpa Huang."

"You said before that you still have three regrets in life that you have not yet completed."

"I don't know these three regrets."

"What are they?"

"Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and its national power is extremely strong, it has been recuperating for a while. No matter what regrets it is, I can help you, Grandpa Emperor, to complete it."

Zhu Yunxuan took the opportunity to ask.

But Lao Zhu just smiled mysteriously.

After a moment of indifference.

Just now he said: "As long as you have this intention, Xi'er."

"In fact, we have no regrets at all. All our wishes are our hopes for the future of Ming Dynasty."

"As long as Ming Dynasty continues to develop step by step."

"In the future, Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to fulfill our wish, so we don't have to work hard to do it."

"But let's talk about our biggest wish."

"Of course I still want Mobei to return home!"

Lao Zhu finally expressed his first wish!Return to Mobei!It’s just this wish, but it’s very difficult!Very difficult!
At least, I want to do it while Lao Zhu is still alive.

Almost impossible!

Because the current desert has been divided as much as possible by Zhu Yunxuan, and some areas of the desert have been taken back and given to some tribes who are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty for grazing.

But even the loyalty of these tribes who are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty is a problem.

These tribes only had to rely on the power of the Ming Dynasty to compete with the large tribes in the grasslands and obtain the rich pastures in the desert.

Not to mention.

The Tatars in the depths of the desert!

These Tatars never meant to surrender to the Ming Dynasty!Even after suffering an unprecedented defeat, he just didn't dare to provoke Daming again!

But because he went to graze herds deep in the desert, his interactions with the Ming Dynasty became less and less.

But if we want to bring Mobei back, we must not only deal with the tribes living in Mobei that have attached themselves to the Ming Dynasty, but also the Tatars living further away, so that these Tatars will never dare to enter the Ming Dynasty again. pasture!

But this is really difficult to do!
Until now, Zhu Yunxian has only tried to divide the Tatars as much as possible.

Just let some tribes on the grassland submit to the Ming Dynasty.

But it is tantamount to wishful thinking to expect these tribes to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and drive away all the Tatars who dare to approach Mobei for the Ming Dynasty!
And when I heard the four words "Return to Mobei".

Zhu Yunxuan also had a dilemma in his heart. If he wanted to bring Mobei back, he could not do without one thing - the train!
As a Han Chinese, he had a natural feud with the Tatars.

Almost impossible to reconcile.

Unlike the Manchus, the rulers were not Han Chinese. They naturally had certain interests with the Tatars, and it was easier to communicate with each other.

But for Ming Dynasty, dealing with Mobei, no matter how divided it is.

In the end, absolute strength must be used to suppress those with ulterior motives in this grassland!
Only by laying railroad tracks deep into the desert and having trains that can carry enough soldiers and supplies can a large number of soldiers be dispatched anytime and anywhere.

Only in this way can these people be suppressed!
Only then can Mobei return to his heart!
However...not to mention the difficulty of developing a large steam engine, it is just to lay the rails deep into Mobei.

It requires an astronomical amount of silver!

And behind the scenes, it requires countless manpower and material resources!
even at this moment.

Zhu Yunxuan began to consider... Even if Ming Dynasty had the ability to fulfill Lao Zhu's regrets, it would be too cost-effective. It would be too wasteful to spend a lot of Ming Dynasty's manpower and material resources for a piece of land that has little use!

now.

Zhu Yunxuan clearly felt the views of many emperors in the Central Plains on the northern grasslands.

It's tasteless to eat, it's a pity to throw it away, it's really worthless!
For a farming civilization, this is basically a piece of waste land. It can only get a piece of land that cannot be cultivated, and it cannot obtain any population. Isn't this a piece of useless land?
But since Zhu Yunxuan has said it, he will do his best to make up for Lao Zhu's regrets.

Then you must do it!

No matter how outrageous Lao Zhu’s wish is, Zhu Yunzhen must do it!
not to mention.

The land in Mobei is not without any use. In fact, there is no such thing as land and it has no use.

In the future, all resources mined on this land can be owned by Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, it can increase the strategic depth of the Ming Dynasty, allowing the Ming Dynasty to have more space to move around, leaving a broad territory for future generations!

Rather than just occupying the Central Plains area!
It can be said that bringing Mobei back home is a thankless task that anyone other than Zhu Yunzhen would never do.

But Zhu Yunzhen came from later generations and was able to accept the price paid at this time.

The big deal is that after Lao Zhu's death, Zhu Yunzhen can just rest and recuperate for a few more years!The Ming Dynasty’s national power will never be exhausted so easily!

Think here.

Zhu Yunzhen no longer hesitated.

He immediately said: "Grandpa Huang, don't worry, my grandson will definitely let you see this day!"

"within one year."

"No! Within half a year! My grandson will definitely let Mobei return to his heart! Even if he doesn't return, he won't be allowed to make any choice!"

"We must return to our hearts!"

Zhu Yunzhen didn't believe it. When the time came, he would drive a train over it and lead his army to Mobei at any time.

Do they still have a choice?
The knife is on their necks, who cares what they think?

Zhu Yunzhen doesn't care!Hearing Zhu Yunxuan's solemn words, Lao Zhu was a little confused.

Although he expressed his wish, in fact, Lao Zhu knew the situation in the Ming Dynasty very well, and he also knew the situation in Mobei even more. How could he not know the difficulty of conquering Mobei?
In his opinion, maybe it can be done decades after his death.

But Zhu Yunxuan said that Mobei would be able to return home within half a year, which made Lao Zhu a little confused for a while!

What is it that makes Zhu Yunxian so confident?

"Zhen'er, do you have any good ideas?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but asked curiously.

Although Lao Zhu doesn’t really believe it in his heart.

But after seeing the miracle of the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge, no matter how much he didn't believe it in his heart, Lao Zhu began to believe it.

Maybe... Zhu Yunzhen really has a solution?
"Hahaha, Grandpa Huang, just wait and see!"

"My grandson has his own way!"

Zhu Yunxuan smiled and gave it up. It happened that he had completed the entire Jinling Yangtze River Bridge at this time without any mistakes.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxu also announced that the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge was officially opened to traffic!

With the civil and military officials and Lao Zhu, he began to return to the capital.

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Capital.

Royal Palace.

After returning from the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge, Zhu Yunxu immediately came to the imperial study room, looking for a list

since last time.

After Lao Zhu became seriously ill, Zhu Yunxuan specially asked Xu Miaojin to compile a list of the latest technologies of the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau.

This list had been sent a few days ago.

But because of the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge incident, Zhu Yunzhen only took a quick glance at it.

Then he started to care about the bridge.

But even with just a glance, Zhu Yunzhen clearly remembered that he had seen a somewhat unexpected word in the list of the latest technologies!

Big steam engine!
That's right, after several years of research and development, Ming Dynasty's first large-scale steam engine has also come out!
After rummaging for a while, Zhu Yunxuan finally found this list.

There is not only the technology of large steam engines, but also many other technological breakthroughs. It can be said that although the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau is not well-known today.

But it is quietly changing the lives of all Ming people!
This is the power of technology!
Zhu Yunxu opened the list and found the column with large steam engines written on it. He was immediately relieved. It seemed that Zhu Yunxu's memory was not wrong.

Large steam engines had indeed been developed.

However, there is a small note at the back. Although this large steam engine has been developed, it is only a first-generation product and has many problems.

For example, the horse power is not big enough, and it only has the power of ten horses.

Another example is that the conversion efficiency is impressive. If you continuously add coal to the boiler and drive it with a huge water tank, you can only output ten horses.

And apart from that.

This thing is also very easy to damage!If it is really applied in practice, it may open up one road but ruin it all the way!
Complex and troublesome!
But no matter how many shortcomings this thing has, it is also the first large-scale steam engine of the Ming Dynasty!

This is what can truly change the Ming Dynasty!

At the same time, it is a treasure that can fulfill Lao Zhu’s wish!
After reading the list, Zhu Yunzhen calmed down his excitement and quickly found Xu Miaojin.

It doesn't take a while.

Xu Miaojin appeared in front of Zhu Yunzhen.

After Zhu Yunxuan saw Xu Miaojin, he said directly without any nonsense: "There is one thing that must be left to the You Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau."

"I will allocate 500 million taels to you!"

Pointing to the large steam engine on the list, he said: "We must iterate this large steam engine more than three times within half a year!"

"Develop a practical, large-scale steam engine with more complete functions!"

"After half a year, I will be of great use!"

Although Xu Miaojin was a little confused, she still took the list from Zhu Yunzhen.

When I saw the large steam engine.

Xu Miaojin couldn't help but look embarrassed.

Said: "Your Highness, this is not a matter of money... Just to build this first large-scale steam engine, the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau has spent countless taels of silver!"

"This is a large steam engine, albeit an imperfect one."

"But it is already the highest technological achievement of the Ming Dynasty!"

“I want to iterate three more times.”

"It will take at least three years, or even more than five years!"

“This can’t be solved with money alone!”

Xu Miaojin frowned. If just stacking money could make the large steam engine come off the ground, it wouldn't have been stuck for so long before.

After all, the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau has never been short of money.

Especially the R&D department.

There has never been a shortage of money. Just the production of firearms by Jinling Shibafang over the years has made the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau a lot of money!
Looking at Xu Miaojin, he looked embarrassed.

Zhu Yunzhen instinctively wanted to use a commanding tone to force Xu Miaojin to agree, but when the words came to his lips, he came to his senses.

The person in front of him is not his minister.

Zhu Yunzhen could easily say to Song Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, or Zhai Shan, the director of Haisi, and the others: If something goes wrong, come and see them!
But of course it is impossible for Zhu Yunzhen to say that to Xu Miaojin.

Unless Zhu Yunzhen is really mad and wants to behead his future queen!

Of course Zhu Yunzhen couldn't do this kind of thing.

So he could only say: "This matter is related to Grandpa Huang's regret."

"Grandpa Huang doesn't have that much time to wait. No matter how many craftsmen are recruited or how much silver is needed, it must be completed within half a year!"

"I'll leave this to you!"

I heard that this matter was related to Lao Zhu.

Xu Miaojin's expression suddenly straightened up. She naturally knew how important Lao Zhu was in Zhu Yunzhen's heart. At the same time, Lao Zhu had always been very good to Xu Miaojin.

She has been training her as the future Empress of the Ming Dynasty.

Now, Lao Zhu's regret falls on the Technical Research and Manufacturing Bureau she is in charge of.

So no matter what, she must finish it!

We cannot let Lao Zhu die with regrets!

"Don't worry, Your Highness."

"It will definitely be completed within half a year!"

Xu Miaojin's eyes were firm.

Taking the mission given by Zhu Yunzhen, he quickly turned around and left.

And wait for Xu Miaojin to leave.

Zhu Yunxu's eyes were full of thoughts. He would feel relieved to leave the large steam engine to Xu Miaojin, but if he wanted to return to Mobei, a train alone would not be enough.

What comes next is the real priority.

We need to lay a railway track that can go directly from the capital to Mobei!
Directly to the depths of the core of Mobei!

(End of this chapter)