Zhu Yuanzhang Returns from Modern Times

Chapter 26 Spend money

"We're going to give you two months off. Let you go back to our hometown of Fengyang and check on the progress of the construction of Zhongdu City for us."

Under the vigilant gaze of Zhu Biao and the expectant gaze of the other three brothers, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at them and told them his mission.

The three brothers, who were already prepared to face enormous difficulties, were stunned when they heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words. Is this the glorious and great task entrusted by their father?

Isn't this too simple?
Then the third and fourth brothers became excited.

I don’t have to go to the main hall to study for two months!

No matter what the task is, this condition alone is enough for them to agree without hesitation.

Not to mention, the mission that my father mentioned was to go to Zhongdu City to take a look.

To be honest, all of us brothers have longed to visit Zhongdu City for a long time.

There was a long debate at the beginning about whether to move the capital and where to move it if necessary.

There were three plans at the time, one of which was to stay in Yingtian.

Another option is to move to Kaifeng, the former capital of the Song Dynasty.

Another thing is to build a central capital in the hometown of himself and others.

After a long debate, the Huaixi people led by Duke Han Guo finally won, while Liu Bowen, who supported continuing to make Yingtian the capital, lost and returned to his hometown in Qingtian.

The construction of Zhongdu City began in the fourth year of Hongwu, and a large amount of money was invested in it every year.

Li Shanchang, Duke of Korea, the first minister of the Ming Dynasty who was compared to Xiao He by his father, was personally responsible for the construction of Zhongdu City.

It has been under construction for nearly four years since the fourth year of Hongwu.

Over the years, the brothers have heard a lot about Zhongdu City.

It is said that it was Duke Han who built the Zhongdu City magnificently. Apart from anything else, its area alone far exceeded that of the Yingtian Prefecture City.

The constructed Zhongdu city had the prosperity of Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty and the grandeur of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.

It is the most magnificent and greatest capital city from ancient times to the present!

Although it is not yet completed, its grandeur far exceeds that of Yingtian Prefecture!
We brothers have been itching to listen to this for a long time.

I want to go and see it.

But firstly, they have a lot of schoolwork, and secondly, the emperor would not agree to them leaving Beijing so far.

So we brothers never got the chance.

If they wanted to see Zhongdu City, they would have to wait a year and a half until the construction of Zhongdu City was completed, and then they could go there with their father.

But who could have thought that a surprise would come!

"Would you like to go?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his sons with a smile on his face and asked.

"Yes, of course!"

Zhu Gang, feeling refreshed, immediately responded.

Zhu Chong also agreed immediately, fearing that if he was too slow to agree, his father would go back on his word.

Zhu Di was careful and felt that things would definitely not be as simple as his father said, so he wanted to think about it carefully.

As a result, I heard that the third bitch had already agreed.

He immediately ignored the rest and said hurriedly, "My child is willing!"

The voice was three times louder than Zhu Gang's.

"Just... can you let the teacher make up for the missed lessons after you come back?"

Zhu Gang asked with some hesitation. Unlike the second and fourth brothers, as a top student, he loved learning.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gang, who were overjoyed, wanted to beat this guy up on the spot when they heard what Zhu Gang said.

I have never seen such a mean person!
"As long as you want to make up for it, then we will definitely let the master make it for you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang still approved of the third son's positive attitude towards learning.

Zhu Gang ignored the resentful yet friendly looks of Zhu Chong and Zhu Di, and happily thanked his father Zhu on the spot.

"Father, this shouldn't be as simple as just letting them go and see Zhongdu City, right?"

Zhu Biao hurriedly asked, ready to find out what his father was going to do.

To prevent my three stupid brothers from being cheated by their father.

"Our Biao'er is still smart!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who never liked to praise his sons, praised Zhu Biao so smoothly and naturally.

"When we say we're going to Zhongdu to take a look, we don't mean you should go there with guards and ceremonial guards, parading all the way.

In this case, it is a waste.

You can't even see the real Zhongdu City or the real scenes along the way.

What you see is arranged by others and what they want you to see.

Therefore, we plan to let you go to Zhongdu City incognito and see Zhongdu City from the perspective of an ordinary citizen.

Let’s see whether our regulations have been truly implemented.

Let’s see how Zhongdu City was built.

Look at how the people at the bottom of society live.

Is it as the Duke of Han reported to us, the construction of Zhongdu City is progressing at a rapid pace, and the people who are building Zhongdu have not suffered much?

I feel like my eyes are covered by a veil and I can't see clearly.

You guys are our eyes, show us what Zhongdu City is like."

Zhu Yuanzhang began to explain his true purpose to several of his men.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well what Zhongdu City looked like, after all, he had experienced it once in his previous life.

But it is not easy to find solid evidence and catch Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang had a huge influence and was the leader of the Huaixi nobles.

At this time, Zhongdu was built in his hometown of Huaixi, and there were too many people willing to serve Li Shanchang.

In his previous life, he had suffered a loss from this, and this time he would learn from it. He would not take any action here for now, but would secretly send his own son over and enter Zhongdu City as an ordinary citizen.

When that time comes, let’s see how Li Shanchang and his men can cover up and fool themselves.

No matter how much they did, he would call out in front of them the sons who had sneaked into Zhongdu City to work.

Everything they did would be a joke in the face of his decisive blow!
You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously prepared to spend a lot of money this time.

Throw out three children at once.

"no problem!"

Zhu Chong agreed immediately.

Although he was tall and strong, he had a simple mind and thought about things in a simple way. Even after Zhu Yuanzhang had said these words, he still didn't think much about it.

In his opinion, as long as he was not allowed to study in the main hall, let alone go to the capital city as an ordinary citizen, he would be in trouble.

Even if he holds a broken bowl and wears clothes that expose half of his buttocks, there is nothing wrong with him following in his father's footsteps and begging for food!

"Where are you two?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the third and fourth brothers and asked, with a hint of provocation in his eyes.

"Go! Definitely go!"

Zhu Di quickly agreed, and while speaking, he glanced at Zhu Gang inconspicuously.

It was obvious that he was proud of himself for speaking before Zhu Gang this time, thinking that he had slightly turned the game around.

"I will definitely go! As your father's sons, we should share his worries.

He is also a prince of the Ming Dynasty and will be a vassal in the future. How can he be born in the deep palace and not know the sufferings of the people?

Now is the best opportunity to gain experience!"

Zhu Gang said solemnly to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Dry! ! !
When Zhu Di heard what Prince Jin said, he immediately cursed in his heart.

I thought that I could suppress the third brother by speaking before him this time, but in the end, the third brother, this bitch, actually said such words.

This bitch, why is her mouth chattering like that?

People who are good at studying are really full of bad intentions!
"right!

I beg you, father, not to secretly send anyone to protect me and others.

He didn't even need to bring any money for travel, nor any food or drink. He just went there as an ordinary citizen and lived there for two months.

Come experience how ordinary people live!"

Zhu Di was not willing to be outdone and rolled it up directly.

After hearing what Zhu Di said, Zhu Gang wanted to curse at Zhu Di.

Can you not roll it like this?
Is it really necessary to be so cruel to yourself? !
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction. He called the third and fourth sons together to talk about this matter, which was quite successful.

Just knew these two guys would roll up.

"Great! You're worthy of being our son! You're so ambitious! We're counting on you!

I also look forward to you telling me the true situation of Zhongdu City!"

Zhu Yuanzhang praised with a smile on his face.

Being praised so highly by their father who rarely praised them, several princes who lacked fatherly love felt as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

They all expressed that they would never bring shame to their father.

"Father, you can't do this!"

Zhu Biao couldn't stand it anymore and spoke to his silly brothers.

“Zhongdu City is under construction, you can let them go to Zhongdu City as ordinary people.

So what else can you do besides working there?
This work is too hard and too dangerous.”

"It's not serious, it's not serious, big brother, why would we be afraid of this?"

"Yes, yes, we are not afraid!"

Zhu Gang, Zhu Di and others spoke up one after another.

"Look, Biao'er, none of them are afraid of hardship."

Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Biao with a smile.

"Then... I'll go with my brothers! I can also experience the lives of ordinary people."

Zhu Biao also changed his rhetoric.

"That won't do! Biao'er, you will be the emperor in the future, so the direction you need to be tempered is different.

As the saying goes, every monkey has its own way of tying it up, and this matter also needs to be different for each person.

It cannot be generalized.

Besides, Biaoer, you are older than your younger brothers and have witnessed the sufferings of the people.

There’s no need to go through this again at this time.”

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately found a bunch of reasons to prevent Zhu Biao from going, staging a famous double standard.

"Besides, your mother also agreed to this."

Seeing that Zhu Biao wanted to say something else, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly brought up Empress Ma.

Hearing that his mother agreed, Zhu Biao finally stopped talking and agreed to the matter.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief...

……

At night, in Kunning Palace, facing Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang's relief from the daytime was now lifted up again.

Because he had lied to Zhu Biao during the day, and he had not yet told Empress Ma about this.

Now, he is worried about how to tell the girl and get her to agree to this.

Unlike those silly guys, my sister is even harder to fool than Biaoer...

(End of this chapter)