Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 162
The first case was called the forced purchase and sale of charcoal case.

Near the Xicheng Market, there was a charcoal vendor named Sun Hongwei. He was initially an idle ruffian, but later he hooked up with an official in the DPRK, the former Chief Liu of the Ministry of Justice, and became daring.

He gathered former ruffians and forcibly purchased charcoal at low prices near the market, then sold it at high prices to make huge profits.

Generally speaking, Sun Hongwei's behavior is the target of severe crackdowns by the Military and Horse Division, but Sun Hongwei spent money to bribe the military and horse division officials in his jurisdiction. Not only was he not punished, but he became brothers and sisters with former officials such as the former Chief of the Criminal Department, Liu, and had frequent contacts.

Of course, paper cannot contain fire.

After Admiral Zheng He took charge of the Wucheng Military and Horse Division, he ordered the regulation of neighborhood markets and set up thirteen public buses on the order of Prince Zhu Gaoxu to collect letters of complaint from civilians reporting unjust officials and traders.

In this way, someone anonymously wrote a letter about Sun Hongwei's behavior and reported it to Zheng He via a bus, exposing the case.

After Zheng He learned about this, he reported it to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu ordered Yin Xiangbao of Yingtian Prefecture to handle the case.

After Xiang Bao's trial, the case soon came to light.

However, when officials such as Liu, the former head of the Ministry of Punishment, and the officials of the Military and Horse Division were involved, he had no right to execute, so he wrote the incident in a memorial and submitted it to Zhu Di, who asked Zhu Di to make a decision.

The second case is called the sick chicken case.

By the way, there is a Wang's Chicken Shop at the east entrance of Nancheng Market.

Not long ago, the owner of a chicken shop bought a batch of chickens that died of illness from the countryside, processed them and sold them on the market.

After many buyers ate the meat of sick chickens, some developed symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, and coma, and some even died of high fever.

After being reported by the residents, the Bingma Division immediately arrested the owner of the chicken shop and sent him to Yingtianfu Yamen.

After Xiang Bao heard the case clearly, he sentenced Boss Wang to "execute execution" and reported to Zhu Di for instructions.

The two cases Zhu Di mentioned refer to the above two cases.

"Sun Hongwei's forced purchase and sale of charcoal involves former Chief Liu of the Criminal Department and others. If it is up to you to decide, how do you plan to deal with them?"

Zhu Di asked.

"Father, I believe that Sun Hongwei and the former head of the Criminal Department, Liu, should be sentenced to death, and the other officials who accepted bribes should be dismissed from their posts and investigated, and exiled to the Nurgan region."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Such a severe punishment is a warning to others not to commit the crime again."

Zhu Di opened the memorial written by Yin Xiangbao of Yingtian Mansion, and said as he read: "Xiang Bao suggested that all unlicensed shops in the capital, and if there is a private boundary, do not allow others to open nearby; and negotiate a certain price for the boundary before being allowed to take over the roof; When selling goods such as liquor and catty, the dealer should set up a brand name and take control of the goods alone and not allow others to take care of the goods. Those who violate the prohibition and control the goods will be yoked for two months and given a hundred canes."

"My son thinks it's feasible."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "As for the case of sick chickens, I believe that my father should agree to Xiang Bao's request. Anyone who sells meat that has been transformed into livestock and kills or maims people should be severely punished without mercy." "

Zhu Di nodded and said: "Yes, human life is of paramount importance and should not be trivial. Those who speculate and benefit the people should be severely punished."

As he spoke, he spread the memorial presented to Xiang Bao on the imperial table, picked up the imperial pen and wrote a vermillion accurate character on the back.

In this way, Boss Wang of the chicken shop paid the price with his life in order to earn money from a batch of sick chicken meat!

Zhu Di closed the memorial, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and then continued: "Zheng He's return voyage set off a huge wave in a stagnant water in the Ming Dynasty, causing mixed praise and praise, as well as mud and sand. Although cruising on the sea established a new trend, but Various countermeasures are far from mature due to poor thinking."

"From the salary discount to the seven-day trade, from the Qinhuai chaos to huge profits, on the surface, it is the product of opening up the country and liberalizing our mind, but it is inevitable for the development of the Ming Dynasty. National policies must change in due course. Now Zheng He, the five-year-old admiral The city's army and horse department are of great use, and the imperial court can take advantage of this opportunity to make great achievements."

"Use the chaos in the Qinhuai River to rectify the secular affairs and people's customs, promote rituals and music, and strive for great governance in the world. The temporary difficulties caused by the opening of the sea are the opportunities given to the Ming Dynasty by God. I will use this to rectify the official administration and promote the new imperial examination system Throughout the country, it is said that 'cultivate good virtues to carry forward things, and respect Confucianism to rejuvenate the country.'"

Zhu Gaoxu then said: "My father wants to set a precedent in the past and present. In order for the Ming Dynasty to reform and strengthen itself, and to create a prosperous age, it must be from a high place. We have been in China for 5000 years, and there are countless sacred scriptures. As long as we remove the rough and select the essence, remove the false and preserve the true, we will definitely promote good. Evil must be rectified.”

"The Ming Dynasty's national policy of opening its doors and overlooking the four seas will never change. The policy of opening the sea and patrolling cannot stop here. I will also let Zheng He visit all countries and go further. The Ming Dynasty will not only open the sea, but also develop rituals and music. , promote the way of heaven, enhance national power and educate the world!"

Zhu Di put his hands on the royal table and said with high spirits.

At this moment, Li Xing hurried into the palace to report.

"Hurry up, what's your style?"

Seeing Li Xing's anxious footsteps, Zhu Di scolded him.

Li Xing knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen has just sent someone to deliver the news. Two-quarters of an hour ago, the Crown Princess fainted while weaving brocade in Kunning Palace."

"Where is the person now?"

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu stood up almost at the same time, and they asked almost at the same time: "Have you asked the imperial doctor?"

Li Xingdao: "While we are still in Kunning Palace, the Queen has sent someone to invite the Imperial Hospital envoy Dai."

"Let's go to Kunning Palace." Zhu Di said anxiously.

After a quarter of an hour.

Kunning Palace.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Crown Princess is happy."

Dai Sigong said respectfully after saluting Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu respectively.

Zhu Di asked: "Why did the Crown Princess faint? Why hasn't she woke up yet?"

"The Crown Princess will have symptoms of dizziness if she is pregnant. In addition, brocade requires physical strength. Over time, she will naturally become exhausted, which will aggravate the symptoms of dizziness. She will wake up after a short rest."

Dai Sigong explained hurriedly.

"What's wrong with me?"

Li Yao suddenly opened her eyes and asked weakly.

Zhu Gaoxu walked to the bedside, excitedly held Li Yao's left hand, and said with concern: "You are weak and lack of rest. You can just take a nap."

At this moment, Empress Xu came over and said to Dai Sigong: "Envoy Dai, please take the opportunity to check Wang Cairen and Quan Xuan's pulse. I think they are not looking very good recently."

"The old minister takes orders."

Dai Sigong bowed and saluted.

After a while.

"Your Majesty, three blessings are coming to our door! Wang Cairen and Quan Xuan are also happy!"

Dai Sigong bowed to Zhu Di excitedly.

Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu, and Queen Xu were stunned when they heard this.

Wang Qihong, Quan Shuying and Li Yao, who were lying on Queen Xu's bed, were also briefly stunned.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations to the Queen! Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Congratulations to the Crown Princess, Wang Cairen, and Quan Xuan!"

With the shouts of the maids, chamberlains and others on duty in the palace, Zhu Di, Zhu Gaoxu and others reacted from their surprise.

Zhu Di was overjoyed and said to Dai Sigong: "Mr. Dai Sigong has made great contributions in conducting consultations and should be rewarded! Come on, please give Dai Sigong, the envoy of Taiyuan Hospital, 50 yuan of Yunjin and a thousand taels of silver!"

Empress Xu's face was filled with unconcealable joy, and she said to herself: "I just said that this morning I kept hearing magpies chirping in the yard outside. It turned out to be the three blessings coming to my door."

When she said this, she looked around at the maids and chamberlains kneeling on the ground and said: "Today is a good day, so you are all happy. This month, everyone in the harem will receive double the monthly salary!"

"Slave, please thank the Queen!"

All the maids and chamberlains kowtowed and shouted.

Two hours later.

Chunhe Hall, study room.

Zhao Junchen entered and bowed to report: "Your Highness, Mo Qiaosi sent someone to deliver an iron horse."

"Where is the Iron Horse now?"

Zhu Gaoxu was in a particularly good mood today. He heard another good news at this time. "I have led people to transport the iron horse to the yard outside the palace gate."

Zhao Junchen said respectfully.

"Come on, Kang Ping, follow me out for a look."

Zhu Gaoxu came to the yard in front of the palace gate and immediately saw the iron horse-the bicycle.

Ever since Mo Qiaosi developed high-strength alloy steel last year, Zhu Gaoxu has already started developing bicycles.

Generally speaking, a bicycle is composed of more than 20 components such as frame, tires, pedals, brakes, and chains.

Among them, the frame is the skeleton of the bicycle, and most of the weight of the people and goods on the bicycle is carried by the frame.

Therefore, what determines the quality of the frame is the strength of the steel.

The so-called strength refers to the ability of an object to resist damage. The stronger the strength, the stronger it is.

Bicycles can be roughly divided into guide types, transmission types, and brake types according to the characteristics of each component.

Guide components include handlebars, front forks, front axles, front wheels, etc. Riders can change the driving direction and maintain body balance by manipulating the handlebars.

Transmission components include pedals, bottom brackets, sprockets, cranks, chains, flywheels, rear axles, rear wheels, etc.

The pedaling force generated by the human foot is transmitted through the pedal crank, sprocket, chain, flywheel, rear axle and other components, thereby making the bicycle continue to move forward.

Braking components are mainly brakes. Riders can operate the brakes at any time to slow down and stop the moving bicycle and ensure driving safety.

Among the three major categories of bicycle components, the most critical ones are transmission components, namely sprockets, chains, bearings, etc.

It took Mo Qiaosi half a year to develop usable high-strength steel sprockets and bearings.

"Your Highness, you can't do it!"

Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward, grabbed the handle of the bicycle, and was about to get on, but Kang Ping stopped him and hugged him from behind.

Mo Qiaosi had made a simple bicycle before, but one of the craftsmen who tried to ride it at that time was overweight, causing the seat cushion to sink, and his buttocks were cracked by the steel pipe under the cushion.

Since then, many craftsmen have had accidents of one kind or another while trying out the improved simple bicycles.

Kang Ping did not dare to let Zhu Gaoxu put himself in danger.

"In that case, you try."

Zhu Gaoxu reluctantly stepped aside and gave instructions to Zhao Junchen who was standing by.

"Yes."

Although Zhao Junchen didn't want his butt to explode, he had to obey the prince's order and had no choice but to bite the bullet.

After he walked over, he found that the height of the bicycle frame was at the same level as his waist, and he was in trouble for a moment - he didn't know how to ride on it.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: "That's it, don't try it."

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness."

Zhao Junchen cupped his fists and said.

Zhu Gaoxu saw cold sweat on Zhao Junchen's forehead and said with relief: "It doesn't matter. If you take the time to practice more in the future, you will one day conquer this iron horse."

"Kang Ping, try it."

"First put your right foot on the pedal and then lift your left foot, alternating the two feet, to drive the wheel to rotate. Do you understand?"

Zhu Gaoxu reminded.

"clear."

Kang Ping bowed.

Then, he grabbed the handle on the front of the car, lifted his legs and stepped onto the car, sitting down safely.

Kang Ping was just about to try to pedal, but he suddenly missed the pedal. His body suddenly became unstable and he fell to the side.

At this time, several attendants saw this and wanted to go over and help Kang Ping up, but Zhu Gaoxu stopped him with his eyes.

"Kang Ping, I believe you can do it."

Kang Ping endured the pain, stood up again, and helped the fallen bicycle.

Zhu Gaoxu told the chamberlains: "Go and call over the maids and chamberlains of Chunhe Palace who are not on duty today, and ask them to come here to watch 'Kangping Horse Taming'."

"I would like to obey the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince."

The servants bowed and took orders.

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and looked at Kang Ping, who was on the iron horse again, and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, try again. First put your right foot on the pedal, then lift up your left foot, alternate with both feet, and drive the wheel Turn.”

"My slave understands, Your Highness, don't worry, my slave will not give up!"

Kang Ping knew that Zhu Gaoxu intended to take this opportunity to let him show off his abilities, so he would naturally not let down Zhu Gaoxu's good intentions.

After a while, the maids and chamberlains who were not on duty in the palace came to the outside of the courtyard one after another to watch Kang Ping train his horse.

Even the Crown Princess Li Yao, the talented Wang Qihong, and the elected attendant Shuying arrived at the entrance of the palace under the careful attention of the palace maid.

"I have met Your Highness." The three women saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "No courtesy."

From the beginning to now, Kang Ping has lost count of how many times he has fallen, but he is still trying to control the iron horse under his crotch.

"I'm so battered from the fall, why bother?"

Quan Shuying said feeling distressed.

Wang Qihong looked at the bicycle that had fallen over many times and was still unscathed, and sighed: "This kind of ingenious thing is really difficult to control."

"I think it all depends on human factors." Li Yao had a different view and said.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Although Kang Ping is a slave, he is also an ambitious slave and will not be discouraged by small setbacks."

Kang Ping, who was in the distance, couldn't hear what Zhu Gaoxu was saying, but he knew that this was a great opportunity for him to become famous, and he could never give up just yet.

"I must be able to ride it."

Kang Ping said silently in his heart.

"Kang Ping, haste makes waste. Take a breath, relax your body, move forward without hesitation, maintain balance, and keep turning your feet."

Seeing Kang Ping finally riding a bicycle for a short distance, Zhu Gaoxu said loudly: "Lower your body and look forward. You must look forward. If you follow the trend, you will stabilize your body. You can definitely do it!"

Under the attention of everyone, Kang Ping stepped on the pedal again and drove the bicycle forward for a long distance.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, make way for Kang Ping."

Seeing Kang Ping stop his bicycle and start riding forward steadily, Zhu Gaoxu immediately shouted to the people watching in the distance.

"Move the handle left and right to control the direction of the iron horse, and try turning it around."

Afterwards, Zhu Gaoxu continued to direct.

Kang Ping drove the bicycle and turned around and around.

He shouted excitedly: "Your Highness, this iron horse is controlled by the slave!"

Zhu Gaoxu responded loudly: "Okay, very good, I was not disappointed! Kang Ping, you are the first person to drive the iron horse after it came out!"

(End of this chapter)