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

Chapter 94 What the heck is this hospital?

He ate with the people.

Just four words were enough to change Zhu Di's expression drastically, and he was almost on the verge of tears.

His son actually understood such a simple principle.

Back when his father fought his way out of a miserable life, he lived a life even worse than that of ordinary people.

Zhu Di himself grew up with his father and never experienced a life of luxury.

He always believed that food and drink were unimportant; good horses, good saddles, and good weapons were what mattered!
Which of these isn't more important than eating and drinking?
But food and drink are essential for human survival.

If the soldiers don't eat or drink well, their morale will drop.

Horses will be listless if they don't eat well!

When my father was conquering the world, he would even tear a single pancake in half and share it with everyone.

For this reason, Empress Ma's skill in making pancakes was more precious to the founding heroes than the imperial edict.

But now, while his son is probably alright, his grandson has truly never experienced this hardship.

Let's take a look at what Prince Qi looked like when he first arrived in Xunzhou.

Ladies and gentlemen, this hazy mist, though possessing a mesmerizing beauty, is actually miasma. There is still no definitive conclusion regarding the formation of miasma and its pathogenic effects.

But that's not important. As the Central Ancestor said, studying a problem and solving a problem can be separated. Now that he has come to Xunzhou, he will certainly not let the people of Xunzhou continue to suffer.

"Responding to each move as it comes" was Zhongzu's motto. His first act upon arrival was to transform his Qi Prince's residence into a comprehensive hospital.

Huh? A general hospital? What's that?
When this kid arrived at his destination, he actually gave up his own palace?
Where does he live?!

Zhu Di was somewhat angry. Could it be that his fourth son was squandering his family's wealth?

No matter what, it was a royal residence given to him by the imperial court!
In Xunzhou at that time, the people were poorly clothed, lacked food and clothing, and had few doctors and medicines. Treatment methods were often traditional and lacked reliable guarantees.

The scene depicts a black-clad barbarian shaman offering a human skull as a sacrifice to the heavens.

Zhu Di knew that this was often the case in wild and uncivilized places, where shamanism and medicine shared the same origin, and people's daily lives depended on their faith in shamans.

They only knew about witch doctors, not about the imperial court.

He, the emperor, had tried to solve this problem countless times.

But this is precisely the most difficult part, because changing their beliefs would incite resistance among the local barbarians!
So Zhu Di used his own methods: conquer! Seize! Forcefully reform the military and government! Anyone who dared to rebel, just look at the soldiers' armor and spears before they dared to speak!
When the fourth prince went to Xunzhou, he did bring some close associates from the capital. Does that mean he can control the entire Xunzhou by relying on these personal guards?
[The Qiwangfu General Hospital was actually built on the site of the Xunzhou Prince's Mansion, divided according to medical needs. This was because it was one of the more well-preserved and hygienic areas in Xunzhou.]

The first to be admitted to the Qi Prince's General Hospital were the guards brought by Prince Qi from the capital. They were unaccustomed to the environment of Xunzhou, developing symptoms of acclimatization sickness upon arrival and also contracting malaria.

Prince Qi ordered both the local shaman and the physician from the capital, whom he had brought with him, to treat the child simultaneously, to see whose treatment was more effective. The entire treatment process was made public.

[The common people, seeing the doctors in the capital patiently examining patients and achieving good treatment results, began to accept doctors from the capital.]

[Especially women, children, and the elderly; the Black-Clad Barbarian shamans believe that the weakness and illness of women, children, and the elderly are divine will. The elderly are even more likely to be abandoned because of their serious illness.]

[Only doctors from the capital were willing to prepare detailed prescriptions for them. Furthermore, Prince Qi allocated medical funds.] [It was during this process that Prince Qi discovered that, besides illnesses caused by geographical conditions and insect bites, the people of Xunzhou suffered primarily from malnutrition—they weren't eating enough, their food wasn't good enough, and their diet wasn't balanced; the food they consumed wasn't meeting their body's needs.]

The lack of food left the people of Xunzhou weak and frail. How could such weak bodies guard the maritime borders of the Ming Dynasty? From that moment on, Prince Qi resolved to usher in a new era for Xunzhou.

How can a frail body guard the nation's maritime borders!
Zhu Di was stunned. He was speechless.

One reason I sent my fourth son to Xunzhou was to keep him away from the capital. The other reason was that Xunzhou was a place where he wouldn't cause any trouble, so I wanted him to suffer a bit and learn a lesson.

But this kid actually came up with the idea of ​​guarding the maritime borders of the Ming Dynasty.

He actually has a strong sense of the big picture; no wonder he's Zhu Di's son!
The illness of the imperial guard offers a glimpse into the entirety of Xunzhou. This man possesses not only the talent of an emperor but perhaps also the exceptional talent of a prime minister. If he could remain in the capital, he could assist the imperial grandson in the future… Alas.

[You're probably wondering, since Prince Qi traveled all the way to Xunzhou and gave up his own palace, where did he live?]

Zhu Di was curious!
This kid isn't like he has countless brothels to visit in the capital. In Xunzhou, is he going to sleep in a military tent?

Our ancestor is sleeping in his military tent.

They really do sleep in military tents!

Zhu Di's eyes widened. This kid usually eats and lives well in the capital, but he changed his nature as soon as he went to Xunzhou.

Look, this is the military tent where the Middle King lived...

The scene shifts, and an ordinary military tent with many repairs appears before Zhu Di.

This, how come this looks so much like the military tent he lived in when he was conquering the world?
"Your Majesty, this..." Gou'er kept stealing glances at Zhu Di.

It wasn't the emperor personally leading the expedition, but rather the military tents where Zhu Di stayed when he was still the fourth prince, when he followed his father across the country and fought in the wilderness!

If it were a military tent where the emperor personally led his troops, then Prince Qi would be committing absolute insubordination. But that dilapidated military tent was once a symbol of the Zhu family's conquest of the empire.

One of the...

Ok?
Before Zhu Di could recover from his emotions, the sky continued to unfold.

Soon, Prince Qi had drawn up the blueprints and began constructing his new Prince Qi's Mansion.

Snapped!
Zhu Di slapped his thigh in anger!
It was all for nothing, all the emotion was wasted!

What nostalgia for the past? So this kid is just using his military tent as a temporary place to stay!
The new Prince Qi's Mansion was personally designed by Prince Qi, and the craftsmen built it according to his specifications. But please take a look, everyone; doesn't this Prince Qi's Mansion look somewhat familiar?

Zhu Di looked at the houses appearing on the sky, with stone walls and wooden frames. The courtyards were paved with blue bricks, and gauze curtains hung on the doors and windows.

Although it cannot compare to the wealth and luxury of the Prince Qi's mansion in the capital, it is still a leisurely place.

It looks... kind of familiar?

This, this is the Xunzhou folk house we just saw!

The woman carrying the stove was going in and out. Could it be that she was in the Prince Qi's residence?

(End of this chapter)