Daming: Distribution of Lingnan, you develop the Pearl River Delta?

Chapter 28 Is This Really Lingnan?
A month later.

A carriage driving on the road.

On both sides of the road, there are dry paddy fields, and tall chimneys can be seen in the distance, which seems unreal from a distance.

Because this place was originally the Ming Dynasty.

In September of the tenth year of Hongwu.

"Huang...cough, Mr. Huang, it seems that Panyu County is ahead."

A man with a somewhat thin face, but firm eyes and an extraordinary demeanor spoke.

But the woman sitting with Mr. Huang smiled and said: "Tiande, you are the founder of the Ming Dynasty, why are you so cautious? We haven't arrived in Panyu yet, so you don't need to be so careful, right, Your Majesty?"

It turns out that this group of people has a lot of background.

The leader is really the Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang!
Sitting next to him was the current mother of the country, Queen Ma!

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Empress Ma said, he said coldly: "Queen, it's better to be cautious. The reason we came to Panyu this time is to see what the traitor has done here. It's best not to expose his whereabouts and let him know. That way, we are afraid that what we see and hear may not be true."

Empress Ma was unhappy after hearing this: "Peng'er is your son, but you don't believe him so much? Then let me ask you, it has only been half a year since you sent him to Lingnan. Before, Lingnan paid less than ten thousand taels of tax every year, but this year he has to pay How can we explain this when we paid 190 million taels of silver?"

"That's why I came to pay a private visit incognito!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Queen, I know you care about your son, so I brought you here. However, after that traitor became a vassal, he did all kinds of ridiculous things. Last year, he took advantage of the situation. The banquet in the palace during the first month actually ruined the reputation of Tiande's beloved daughter... Don't forget, this son is still guilty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very helpless towards his son Zhu Xi.

When Queen Ma heard this, she could only sigh softly.

Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly mentioning this matter again, Xu Da didn't say anything.

On the other hand, the woman who was accompanying Empress Ma blushed slightly and turned her head away.

Her name is Xu Miaojin.

Xu Da's youngest daughter.

Her sister is Xu Miaoyun.

It was naturally impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to bring Xu Miaoyun for this private visit incognito, because in his opinion, the matter between Zhu Fang and Xu Miaoyun had not yet been resolved.

However, Queen Ma needed a smart woman to accompany her along the way.

The young and smart Xu Miaojin became the only choice.

At this time, she heard Zhu Yuanzhang talking openly about her sister and the future brother-in-law, and also talked about the fact that the two were married. As a young girl waiting to be married, she naturally didn't want to listen too much.

Instead, she was quite curious about the towering chimney in the distance.

The carriage finally arrived in Panyu County.

The scenes he saw along the way completely changed Xu Miaojin's view of Lingnan...

The legendary Lingnan is not only poisonous by mosquitoes, the weather is very hot, and there are barbarians everywhere. In the past, at least seven or eight officials who were sent into exile here would die, which is a very terrifying mortality rate.

It's just hell on earth!
However, during this private visit with the emperor incognito, all she saw along the way were large houses, fertile fields, and even many such tall chimneys in some places, as well as many new things that she had never seen before. ...

For example, when I entered Panyu County, I saw many flat and hard roads along the way.According to local people, this is called a cement road and was built by King Qin.

At this time, there were still many people riding on the road in Panyu County, riding on a kind of iron bump.

This kind of iron wheel has two wheels, and I don’t know how it maintains balance, but it looks very convenient. You can stop it when you want and put it aside. Although it is not as majestic as riding a horse, it is much more trouble-free.

In addition, there are some three-wheeled vehicles with a large bucket at the back containing goods.

Zhu Yuanzhang and the others got out of the carriage.

At this time, some people pulled rickshaws and came over and started chatting up: "Sir, are you from out of town? Wherever you want to go, I can take you there."

"How do you deliver it?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the rickshaw, very curious.

The man smiled and said: "Of course I took the villain's car."

"How many people can fit in your car?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

The man continued to smile: "We can do it for two, it just so happens that the master and his wife are together."

"Call another one. Tiande, you and Miaojin will also ride, and let the carriage follow." Zhu Yuanzhang was generous and called another car. He planned to experience it, so he got into the rickshaw.

The man pulled the car and left directly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled and said, "Don't you ask me where I am going?"

"Sir, wealthy businessmen like you from out of town must be looking for a place to stay. I'm used to hosting you, so I will naturally take you to the best local hotel." The coachman responded.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, but he didn't understand...

Didn’t I say that barbarians are everywhere in Lingnan?
Why do you think that a driver here who makes a living by pulling carts knows so much and is so smart?

The rickshaw passed through a street. Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma saw the tall buildings on both sides of the street. The style was quite different from that of Jinling. They were all new buildings and the streets were very busy. Zhu Yuanzhang finally couldn't help but look at the rickshaw driver again. Asked: "Hey, let me ask you, why can the houses on these two sides be built so high?"

"Returning to the Lord, we have to rely on His Highness the King of Qin and the professors at the Daming International University founded by His Highness. Of course, it is mainly His Highness the King of Qin who is wise and can lead us to transform Panyu County, which originally did not even have streets, from The barren land has become what it is now." As the coachman spoke, he could not avoid praising and admiring Zhu Ping, King of Qin in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.

Is all this really the fault of that traitor?
The coachman spoke again: "Since His Highness the King of Qin led the development of our area, the entire Panyu County has become very valuable. Everyone wants to live in Panyu, but Panyu is only so big. The original population is still around [-] , how can it be accommodated? However, His Highness the King of Qin still has a way. He ordered the professors at the university to design these new-style floor houses. In this way, the same piece of land may only be able to accommodate one family in the past. Now it can accommodate dozens or even hundreds of households!”

So those new buildings actually have such benefits?

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he fell into deep thinking.

Unconsciously, the rickshaw stopped in front of a magnificent gate.

The signboard above the gate also read the five characters of 'Qin Palace Hotel'!
"Master, here we are."

The coachman smiled and said, "Chenghui, three hundred coins."

"So expensive?" Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked.

(End of this chapter)