Zhu Di: My fourth son is a great emperor of all time?

Chapter 88 The People of Xunzhou Respect the Elderly as if They Were Gods

Prince Qi was well aware that displaced people were difficult to manage and posed a threat to public security. Therefore, he created a special management model for them.

Firstly, they cannot enjoy the welfare benefits of Xunzhou residents. All benefits requiring Xunzhou residency, such as housing, medical care, and trade preferences, require an identity card.

Migrants without ID cards or passports face obstacles in employment and housing. However, they can still access medical care because Prince Qi stated that everyone has the right to live.

[If migrants wish to remain in Xunzhou, they need to learn a skill or apply based on their unique abilities, and then wait for an assessment. Only after passing the assessment can they become registered residents of Xunzhou.]

Zhu Di was secretly alarmed. Such a strategy was actually devised by his fourth son!
With its people prosperous and even having local welfare policies, is this really something that Xunzhou, a remote and undeveloped place, could achieve?

Zhu Di became engrossed in watching it without realizing it.

He wanted to know, he wanted to learn more about Xunzhou.

Xunzhou is like a fairyland on earth, with things everywhere that are different from what I have ever known!

After passing through customs, we'll see Xunzhou's famous photo spot. The buildings here were carved by local Xunzhou artisans, and people stop to pay their respects as they pass by. Yes, this is the statue of the Goddess Tin Hau!

Zhu Di frowned. It wasn't a statue of himself?

Well, local beliefs are also a means of winning people's hearts.

Xunzhou is located by the sea, and the people of Xunzhou worship the Goddess Tianhou, believing she can bless them with bountiful harvests and smooth sailing in all endeavors. Prince Qi not only did not obstruct the construction of the temple dedicated to the Goddess Tianhou, but also supported the local people in building it.

[You see, now when people thank the Empress Dowager, they also pay their respects to Prince Qi.]

Everyone believed in Prince Qi's wise rule. Therefore, a peculiar phenomenon existed in Xunzhou: if people argued and the conflict reached an irreconcilable point, the local officials would take them to the mediation room.

[Look, this is the mediation room. Inside are statues of the Heavenly Empress and Prince Qi. Both sides in an argument or fight must swear before the Heavenly Empress and Prince Qi that what they said is true and they are absolutely not lying.]

[You see, after these two people made their oaths, all their conflicts disappeared. They believed that if they continued to lie to these two, they would be punished. Therefore, everything was true, and all conflicts vanished.]

Zhu Di was greatly alarmed.

He wouldn't find it strange if people believed in a deity. There are even cases of people being fooled into sacrificing themselves for a deity.

But he had never seen anyone who believed to this extent!

What great virtue and wisdom this must have been, and what powerful ruling skills it must have possessed!
Okay, now that we've covered the people's livelihood aspect, let's look at Xunzhou's infrastructure. Here, there's not only an efficient transportation system, but also a well-developed command and control system. Besides dedicated traffic police, there are traffic lights that regulate pedestrian traffic through changes in red and green signals.

Prince Qi has decreed that everyone in Xunzhou must abide by the rules, including himself.

Xunzhou has numerous islands. To connect these islands and facilitate transportation, Prince Qi planned a long-term, dual-track transportation route, named the Xunzhou Sea-Land Duet.

At sea, Xunzhou built a port that was ahead of its time. Its throughput could accommodate all the ships in the world at that time!

The shipyard in Xunzhou has already built a vessel capable of circumnavigating the globe.

These stainless steel materials were extremely precious at the time, but Prince Qi used them not only for shipbuilding but also for making everyday items. Prince Qi once said that developing the nation's great undertakings was just as important as living a good life!

Stainless steel?
Zhu Di did not understand what this meant.

Steel that won't rust?

Does such a material really exist in the world?
Where did Zhu Gaoshuo get it from?
If this is classified as steel, then the steel reserves are terrifying!

The ships in the footage are at least five times larger than the ocean-going vessels he built for Zheng He!
It sails extremely smoothly on the sea, it's practically a moving island.

The fact that it's not made of wood means it's more robust, and it looks like it has good buoyancy. It's even equipped with cannons!

However, the cannon was different from the one Zhu Di had seen before; the muzzle was narrower. But for some reason, he felt that the cannon's power must be extraordinary.

The men standing around the cannons were holding muskets. Had those things gotten so common that even the common soldiers had one?! Zhu Di began to tense up.

With a scale like this, if Zhu Gaoshuo were to rebel one day, would he really have a chance of winning?
Zhu Di had no interest in Zhu Gaoshuo on the ground anymore. He dragged his feet and sat down at his desk in deep thought, continuing to watch the scene in the sky.

Ships at sea are categorized into merchant ships, fleet ships, and cruise ships.

Even small merchant ships can carry tens of tons of cargo at a time.

The fleet's capabilities at the time far surpassed those of the British Empire.

As for the cruise ship, it provides ample entertainment opportunities.

Unfamiliar scenes flashed before Zhu Di's eyes.

That cruise ship was bigger than his largest palace!
On the cruise ship, there were women dancing and men singing. The food seemed plentiful, and people's clothes were colorful. Everywhere was filled with laughter and joy.

On land, Prince Qi planned and constructed the Mingguang Bridge. The Mingguang Bridge consists of several interconnected bridge sections, connecting the islands within Xunzhou.

[This way, even people from Xunzhou who don't want to leave their hometown can have the opportunity to travel freely.]

[They also earned a substantial income.]

[Routine supplies are also more abundant.]

At this moment, everyone looking at the sky fell silent.

Is this really the human world?
Is this a fairyland?
Zhu Gaoxu frowned: "You're saying this is really the fourth brother? I don't believe it. I must be dreaming."

But Zhu Gaochi pinched him: "Does it hurt?"

"It hurts so much, brother, let go!" Zhu Gaoxu jumped three feet high.

"It's good that it hurts." Zhu Gaochi's expression was more serious than anyone else's.

"What does our father think?"

"what do you think?"

"What can I think! He's my fourth brother!"

“Then our father is the same; that’s his fourth son.”

"Brother, never mind. Let's keep watching. I just don't believe such a wonderful place could really exist. Could it be that kid set up some kind of detached palace for himself?"

Compared to the somber mood of the royal family, the common people were much happier.

"See that? Plenty of white rice!"

"I noticed that the drinks those people were drinking were colorful. Could they be poisonous?"

"Never mind whether it's poisonous or not, they have food and drink, we can't rely on them for the rest of our lives!"

"Their clothes are all new, nice, and brightly colored!"

"Stop talking, I wish I could move to Xunzhou tomorrow."

"I want to go too!"

"I also!"

(End of this chapter)