Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 309 Vertical and horizontal
Zhu Tuo smiled and said: "Father, you misunderstood me. I never wanted to hide it from you. The most important thing is that if you report this matter to the court, you will have to go through their review. This series of When the time comes, it will be too late.”

"But if it weren't for the help of the government, how could such a highway be built?"

"There is no need for the government to contribute, just [-] or [-] laborers are enough. However, these [-] laborers are not forced, but are given some benefits and let them do it themselves."

"If you want to give money, it will cost a lot of money."

burden. "

"It doesn't matter, I've already made a plan to let the merchants in Jindi pay part of it. When the road is built, we can charge part of the fee and maybe make a profit."

Lu Xiaofeng said: "Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang thought over and over in his mind, wondering whether the matter was credible, so he ordered the eunuch to ask Zhuo Jing, the Minister of Household Affairs. When Zhuo Jing heard what King Su said, his expression suddenly changed and he quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty , this is not okay! "

"Why not? Anyway, it won't cost much." After Zhu Tuo said this, Zhuo Jingcai felt relieved and agreed with Zhu Tuo's behavior.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang advised earnestly: "Zhu Tuo, building a road is no small matter, especially if it passes through the Taihang Mountains. If anything like this happens again in the future, you must report it to the court in advance. Do you understand?"

"Father, what's the big deal? Look, our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory with mountains and mountains everywhere. We can start from Kaifeng and connect the Ming Dynasty's territory into a whole.

Zhuo Jing asked strangely: "What do these four words mean?"

"Look, the highway from Yanjing to Suzhou and Hangzhou, the highway from Lanzhou to Huguang, the highway from Yingtian to Taiyuan, there are a total of eight highways in the Ming Dynasty, four vertical and four horizontal!"

Zhuo Jing was startled and said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, such a big project will cost a lot of energy and resources. How can our Ming Dynasty afford it?"

"It's not much. I calculated it. With 1000 million laborers, it can be built in 30 years." Zhu Tuo said proudly.

"This this

Zhuo Jing's heart felt cold and he was speechless.

Zhu Tuo said: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhuo. If there is this road, you can imagine that it will take less than five days to get from Yanjing to Yingtian City. Our Ming Dynasty will be prosperous."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened quietly to Zhu Tuo's words. After a while, he finally said: "Zhu Tuo, has anyone in the world ever offended you?"

"Oh, Dad, where did you start saying this? Has anyone ever offended me?"

"If that's the case, why do you still go to all the trouble to kill them?"

Zhu Tuo looked innocent: "Why would I think so? I am thinking about Ming Dynasty. I hope Ming Dynasty can prosper!"

"Hey, Emperor Sui Yang thought so too at the beginning, that's why he worked so hard for the people, but compared to him, you are still a little behind, at least he was building the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

And how did you do it?But you actually dare to say that you want to open up eight avenues running north and south! "

"One step at a time, one step at a time. If you take too many steps, you may hurt your eggshell. Do you understand?"

"Father, you may be a little hobbled when you are old, but I am young and can not only run, but also jump...

"shut up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him and shouted: "Don't pretend to be stupid here. It has been more than 30 years since the Ming Dynasty was founded. Even if it has some foundation, it cannot withstand such a blow from you! I am uneasy about entrusting the Ming Dynasty to you at this time!" Zhu Tuo was pleased. He said: "In that case, father, you can be your emperor."

"Even if I am in power, how many years can I still be in power?" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Your future depends on you, but I can't completely trust you, so I entrust this country to you."

Zhu Tuo had no choice but to take out a folding book and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Father, my son is not just talking nonsense. This folding piece is written by his son. It is called "The Northern Expedition". When I was in Jin Dynasty, After traveling, I deeply felt the suffering of the Jin Dynasty and the people were in dire straits, so I made this comment."

Zhu Yuanzhang became interested and read the letter.

"Taking the Northern Expedition in the 28th year of Hongwu's reign as an example, he recorded his coming and going and wrote this book. This is what happened at Yumu River. It is said that things are different in the world, but the records of the Rong family are different. It is consistent with history. In history, there are civil servants, civil servants, and civil servants, so this is why we have this saying."

This report described the situation in Jin and the problems encountered one by one, and proposed countermeasures.Every sentence is to the point, and every sentence is very appropriate.

"you said?"

"of course."

Zhuo Jing also read it for the first time. It is indeed a good article. It draws inferences from one case and draws inferences from one case to another, and it is well-founded.These policies involve many aspects such as military, government affairs and people's livelihood.

What should he do to ensure that his people have enough food and clothing, how to annex the Mongols, and how to open the Silk Road to the West.
Seeing their doubtful looks, Zhu Tuo said loudly: "Father, I have always been thinking about the people and have never done anything bad. Now everyone in the world looks down on me and thinks I am an uneducated person. However, Liu Sanwu said earlier He even came to me personally to ask for advice."

"It is conceivable that my knowledge has long been extraordinary and comparable to Confucius. Liu Sanwu once said that without my existence, Zhu Tuo, the literature of Ming Dynasty would always be in darkness."

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Zhuo Jing praised him: "This strategy shows that the prince has an innocent heart, which is really wonderful."

"Yes, this article is well written."

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and sighed again: "It's just, Zhu Tuo, before you pay tribute next time, you should take a good look at it. There are two errors in this article."

"What? How to write it?"

"By the way, replace the editor Yang Rong's name with Zhu Tuo's name."

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Even a shameless person like Zhu Tuo blushed and said hesitantly: "These are what I said, what Yang Rong said, my guard Lu Qing can do it for me." I bear witness, I will invite him right away..."

"No need. In my opinion, Yang Rong is a very good person. He knows everything about Jin. Hasn't he been chosen yet? I can send him to Jin and let him come. Build this road. If your grades are good enough, you can be promoted to a ruler and participate in the state affairs of Jin."

Zhu Tuo immediately beamed with joy and said, "Father, what a great idea!"

After leaving the palace, Zhu Tuo explained what happened here to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing said in surprise: "Your Majesty, if, if, if, if, if, your Majesty succeeds to the throne in the future, do you really want to build all four vertical entrances?"

"Do I look like a tyrant?" Zhu Tuo asked with a sneer.

"It's a bit like it." Lu Qing looked over it several times and finally nodded.

Zhu Tuo was furious, grabbed Lu Qing's collar, and heard him say: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you just looked a bit alike before, but now that you are angry, you look more like His Majesty, you are simply the reincarnation of a king! "

(End of this chapter)