Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"You've been here for so long, you should have some news."

When it comes to business, Zhu Ming is no longer so casual and looks at Ao Chengye and the others seriously.

These people knew that there was food in the city, and they should have known what was happening in the city.

"really."

Ao Chengye nodded. They did know that the emperor's grandson was leading the people of the county to rebuild the county town.

What they didn't expect was that all of their men were trained and had fought against other robbers before.

However, His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Emperor still made them carry bricks and do hard labor like the common people.

"Don't you want to?"

Zhu Ming asked back.

"I dare not. I will follow your highness' orders."

Ao Chengye bent down respectfully.

Since he had chosen to join Zhu Ming, he had already put his life into Zhu Ming's hands.

"Then go down. After your identities are verified, someone will take you to the work place."

Zhu Ming nodded with satisfaction. With these hundreds of laborers, the construction speed could be increased to a higher level.

Among all the buildings in the county town today, the private school is what Zhu Ming cares about most.

If the private school is effective, Zhu Ming plans to build one in different places in the county to make it convenient for people to go to school.

For this purpose, Zhu Ming personally went to inspect the private school.

Wang Juren also knew that Zhu Ming attached great importance to the private school, so he arranged most of the people brought by Ao Chengye and Wang Weiheng here.

They have been trained and their execution capabilities are much better than those of other people.

"Your Highness."

Wang Juren, wearing somewhat worn clothes, stood among the people and personally supervised their work.

Seeing Zhu Ming coming, he immediately went over to him and bowed with a smile.

"Progress is slower than I thought."

Zhu Ming looked at Wang Juren, frowned, and spoke in a deep voice.

He wasn't kidding, he really didn't have much time.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to come to supervise the disaster relief situation in the entire Hedong area. It has been two months, and he cannot just stay in the small county town.

He was also anxious to see the effectiveness of his measures and whether they could be promoted throughout Hedong.

In fact, with the addition of Ao Chengye and Wang Weiheng, the construction of this private school has been faster than usual.

But Zhu Ming couldn't wait any longer.

"Your Highness, in my opinion, the establishment of a school does not necessarily have to wait until the private school is built."

Upon seeing this, Wang Juren took a step back and gave his suggestions in a more respectful manner.

"what do you mean?"

Zhu Ming looked at Wang Juren with some confusion and asked in a deep voice.

"I searched the former magistrate's money and found a house from a wealthy businessman."

Wang Juren looked around and handed an account book to Zhu Ming.

This account book records in detail the assets of the previous county magistrate that he investigated after he became the county magistrate.

"Although he has squandered all the money he looted, I still found a few houses, but they are all in the hands of a few wealthy businessmen."

As Zhu Ming watched, Wang Juren respectfully supplemented what was said.

"Then how did you get these houses back?"

Zhu Ming frowned. The account book recorded that the former county magistrate had embezzled more than 50,000 taels of silver.

"I didn't, I just told them that these houses can be considered as their donation."

Wang Juren shook his head. These houses were also acquired by the wealthy businessmen legally.

It is bound to make people feel uneasy if we rashly bring people up to confiscate the items.

Therefore, he asked these wealthy businessmen to send it out in the name of donation.

They knew that the house was acquired through illegal means and was being targeted by the government, so they dared not keep it and had no choice but to do this favor.

"Well, good job."

After listening to Wang Juren's report, Zhu Ming also responded with approval.

Wang Juren does have his own way of doing things.

"These houses have been recently inventoried and only require a little renovation before we can accommodate the teachers and students."

Wang Juren said.

"Then do as you say."

Zhu Ming also nodded. Since these houses have no other use now, they can be used as private schools for the time being.

After returning from the construction site of the private school, Zhu Ming took out paper and pen and began to write a letter.

The book that I asked Zhu Song for is currently with the prefect, so I have to write a letter and have someone deliver it to me.

The road has been almost repaired, making the transportation of goods much more convenient.

Moreover, he had been in Hedong for two months, so he rewrote a letter back to Beijing to report to Zhu Yuanzhang on the progress of disaster relief.

After Zhu Ming's letter was rushed to Zhu Yuanzhang over a distance of 800 miles, Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the government affairs at hand and asked Yun Qi to read it to him.

"Okay, okay, our good grandson's methods are becoming more and more mature."

Listening to what Zhu Ming had done in this county, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded happily.

He waited for news from Zhu Ming for two months. Zhu Ming's disaster relief work in Hedong was also making good progress. It was a double blessing, and it made Zhu Yuanzhang temporarily forget the worries he had in handling government affairs.

"Read this letter tomorrow in front of all the officials."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke excitedly.

He couldn't help but want to spread the news to the world, so that these people would know how powerful his grandson is.

The next day, when the civil and military officials in the court heard the contents of the letter, they were all shocked to find that the emperor's grandson, who was rumored to have died, had actually been providing disaster relief in Hedong for two months and had achieved quite effective results.

This imperial grandson really surprises them from time to time.

Only Xu Yungong felt relieved.

The emperor's grandson was not dead after all.

He saw the feelings his sister had for the emperor's grandson.

After knowing this news, Jin'er was finally able to rest assured.

"hateful!"

After hearing what Zhu Yunwen said that Zhu Ming was still alive, Lu roared, stood up, and smashed the jade bracelet in her hand to the ground, breaking it into pieces. Her face was ferocious with anger.

This guy is not dead.

"Mother, you are..."

Zhu Yunwen was frightened by Lu's sudden rage and asked timidly.

"nothing."

After hearing Zhu Yunwen's voice, Lu realized her own gaffe and tried to calm herself down.

"You go down first, and let me be quiet for a while."

Her chest heaved violently, and she waved her hand to let Zhu Yunwen retreat.

Zhu Yunwen was worried about his mother's health, but he did not dare to disobey Lu's order, so he could only leave obediently.

"That bunch of rubbish, it's a shame for the palace to spread that guy's schedule."

Lu gritted her teeth and spoke, but then she deflated like a deflated balloon.

That kid has been in Hedong for two months and has established a solid foundation. Even I can't reach that far.

"Come here, prepare your pen and ink."

After a long silence, Lu regained her dignified demeanor and shouted in a calm tone.