"Your Majesty’s teachings, the old ministers really feel the same, Rong Chen will go back and think about it, and then give your majesty a discount." Li Chunye also thought about the security of the army, which requires a huge expenditure. Without the emperor’s consent, the Ministry of Finance will never Will allocate such a large sum of money, since Zhu Youjian took the initiative to talk about the aftermath of the disabled and killed soldiers, he believes that Zhu Youjian must have his own ideas.
How did Li Chunye know that during the Northern Expedition, the Ming army got a large amount of gold and silver in Shenyang, and Zhu Youjian kept his mind at that time.
"Li Aiqing don't have to worry, these things are not a day's work, go back and think slowly, you can also investigate in the army, understand the real thoughts of the soldiers, and gradually improve." Li Chunye, who has no experience in later generations, can keep up with his own thinking. , It's good to get things done. Zhu Youjian naturally didn't mean to blame, he turned his attention to Li Changgeng again, "Li Aiqing, how are the main roads built?"
"My Majesty, the first avenue from Jingshi to Udi has been built to Binjiang City. It is estimated that Haru City can be built before the freezing sky." Li Changgeng was not prepared, so he had to report on the most familiar First Avenue.
Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly and motioned to Li Changgeng to continue.
"The Second Avenue has crossed Liangzhou (now Wuwei), and can reach Ganzhou (now Zhangye) by the end of August at the latest. If all goes well, before winter, it can be built to Suzhou (now Jiuquan), or even Jiayuguan, to end the whole journey. "
End the whole journey? Zhu Youzhen thought silently, how could Jiayuguan be the end of Second Avenue? It's not bad to be able to calculate the midpoint. It will be long in Japan, and Zhu Youjian hasn't broken it either.
"The third avenue from Jingshi to Chita has been built at the same time in sections, and the speed has been greatly accelerated. If the mileage is calculated, it should have been built to the midpoint of Linhe City on the banks of Xilin and Klulun. It is estimated that before the official freezing , The section from Xilin to Linhe can be completed, and it will be frozen in the next spring, and construction from Linhe and Hengjiu can be started at the same time, but this Kellen River Bridge..."
Zhu Youjian searched his intestines, and finally remembered something vaguely, “The Klulen River will have a dry period every year, and it may even dry up. You can look for local hydrological data.”
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister understands."
"How is the survey of the road from Beijing to Nanjing?" If the first and third avenues are used to control the outside, then the passage between the two Beijings is for the prosperity of Daming's industry and commerce. After all, there is no developed industry and commerce. As a basis, the territories recovered outside the pass will be lost sooner or later, so Zhu Youjian's strategy of "road first" shifted the focus to the core area under the rule of Ming Dynasty.
"Back to your Majesty, the survey of this road has been completed. There are currently two plans, please make your decision."
"Two plans?" Zhu Youjian was puzzled, "What two plans are there?"
"One is to take the east route, starting from Jinan, passing through Yanzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province, Huai'an Prefecture in Jiangnan Province, and Yangzhou Prefecture, and arriving at Pukou on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Nanjing. The other is to take the west route, starting from Jinan and passing through Xuzhou Prefecture in Jiangnan Province. , Fengyang Mansion, Chuzhou, and arriving at Pukou, which line does your Majesty think you should take?"
Zhu Youjian thought silently for a while. Both routes have certain truths. The current Yangzhou government is a well-known prosperous city in the country. The passage of roads may promote Yangzhou to become more prosperous, but he clearly remembers that later generations of Beijing The Shanghai railway line took the western line. As for why he took the western line, he didn't know the reason. It is better to have the experience of later generations. "The western line is blocked by Hongze Lake on the east line."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Changgeng has another problem. "It's just that this section of the Yangtze River is too wide to build the Yangtze River Bridge temporarily. The minister plans to build the Pukou Wharf on the north bank and the Xiaguan Wharf on the south bank."
The Yangtze River Bridge really stumped Zhu Youjian. The Nanjing section of the Yangtze River is three miles wide. If the Yangtze River Bridge is built and the approach bridge is added, it will probably take seven or eight miles. The key is not the length of the bridge, but the difficulty of construction. The flow is large, it is impossible to stop the flow, and it is impossible to build a dyke upstream to block the river. To repair the bridge, it must be constructed underwater, but there is no underwater construction technology at all. Besides, it is not known whether the cement produced is underwater. Construction conditions.
"Well, let's do this first, the Yangtze River Bridge will be built sooner or later, but not now."
"Your Majesty, when the roadbed survey is completed, when will the road between the two Beijings be built?"
"Since the survey is completed, I will start building immediately, and I will personally go to Bi Ziyan for money."
"Your Majesty, the highway from Xi'an to Chengdu is inconvenient for pedestrians due to too many rivers and rivers. The survey has not been completed until now." Li Changgeng knew that Zhu Youjian had always been vigorous and resolute. He didn't know his speed, whether Zhu Youzhen was satisfied. .
"Xi'an to Chengdu?" Zhu Youjian felt something was wrong, it seemed that it wasn't this road, right? He thought of the Baocheng Railway, from Baoji to Chengdu, and Baoji is now Fengxiang Mansion. "Li Aiqing, the road from Xi'an to Chengdu is difficult. Try to take a look from Fengxiang, Fengxiang to Chengdu."
"Fengxiang to Chengdu?" Li Changgeng said silently for a while, "it seems almost the same?"
"It's not about the same, it's much worse, a world of difference."
"Yes, yes, your majesty, after the minister returns, he will re-survey."
Zhu Youjian felt that today was not like a luncheon, but rather like an information meeting. It seemed that he was still too anxious. He laughed mockingly, "Li Aiqing don’t worry. You are the Minister of Transportation. If the road is completed, you Isn’t the Minister of Transportation going to be a part-time job? As long as he doesn’t make a mistake, it’s not office time, come and drink."
"Your Majesty, please."
Zhu Youjian relied on himself not to be drunk for a thousand cups, and toasted with every minister, the atmosphere of the luncheon reached its peak for a while.
When the banquet ended, Hongri was already west.
With the support of the eunuch, Kong Zhenyun went out crookedly. When he left the front door, he almost ran into the door frame. He was not the only minister standing unstable. There were more ministers with blushing necks, only Huang Li. Ji, Li Chunye and others are still basically sober.
There is no prohibition on working hours now, and there is no need to worry about losing the official hat. Moreover, this is the emperor’s banquet, and the minister is not to be blamed.
When Zhu Youjian came to Kunning Palace, the scorching sun was already on the top of the mountain, and the hot climate had dropped a lot. Wan'er, Hu Xinxue, and Wang Meiyu happened to come over after dinner.
Hearing from the palace lady that Zhu Youjian had arrived, the four women greeted the middle door together.
Wang Meiyu lightly supported Zhu Youjian's left arm. The two leaned together. I don't know if she was leaning on Zhu Youjian's left shoulder or Zhu Youjian was leaning on her right shoulder. Anyway, the two were glued together. Your Majesty, there is a good message and one more trouble. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Zhou Yufeng, who was supporting Zhu Youjian's right arm, trembled slightly, her blushing face drooped, but Zhu Youzhen, who had drunk a lot of distilled liquor, didn't notice it.
"Well... I like to solve problems. Let me talk about the troubles first. After the troubles are solved, listening to a good message in a relaxed mood will infinitely magnify its festive effect."
"Then talk about troubles first!" Wang Meiyu's eyes darkened for a moment. "Daddy sent someone to Beijing to find your majesty. It happened that your majesty was hosting a group of ministers. He couldn't get away, so the envoy came to see his concubines."
"What kind of trouble is this? Is it because I'm so stingy, I won't allow Yu'er to see A-da's messenger?"
"No, Your Majesty," Wang Meiyu's little hand slapped in front of Zhu Youjian, almost stomping her feet in a hurry. "Your Majesty restricts the number of men in the Horqin Department to no more than 80,000. The extra men must join the cavalry of Ming Dynasty, or participate. Hard labor, compared to the killing of extra males by the Golden State, is already an extra favor."
This doesn't seem to be a nuisance, Zhu Youzhen becomes more confused as he listens, "Yu'er, what are you trying to say?"
Wang Meiyu finally came to the topic: "Your Majesty, after the number of males in Horqin has decreased, women have not decreased. Now the number of males in Horqin is 80,000, but there are 230,000 women, and many women of the right age cannot get married."
Zhu Youzhen finally understood something, "How did you solve it before?"
"In the past, it was mainly that princes and nobles marry more, but more marrying will inevitably lead to more lives. There are more and more noble males in Horqin tribe, while ordinary herdsmen have fewer and fewer strong males. Big, if it is the nobles, Ada and Auba sweat, and face the pressure of the upper-class aristocracy," Wang Meiyu finally clarified the problem, "So Ada sent someone to Beijing to ask your majesty."
Zhu Youjian only knows that more boys and girls will cause social problems. He didn't expect that more boys and girls are also social problems. Horqin civilians don’t have much surplus, and they can’t feed the surplus population, so they can’t marry more, so the remaining Horqin women , Can only marry aristocrats who have a surplus as concubines, otherwise, they can only be old girls for a lifetime, but there are 150,000 more women in the Horqin department, which is not a small number.
"Yu'er, what does your dad mean?"
"Your Majesty, Daddy can't think of a way. He said, Your Majesty is wise, martial and wise, and has an unprecedented ability to deal with things. His admiration for you is like the river of Segereng, eloquently, Daddy knows better. Your Majesty is far away, so he wants to ask what your Majesty means." Wang Meiyu smiled and glanced at Zhu Youjian, with both ridicule and expectation in her eyes.
Zhu Youjian knew that Wang Meiyu was mainly ridiculing, and his woman praised him, he was still very happy, but he was also very alert: "Your dad meant to let me release those strong men who were building roads?"
Wang Meiyu shook her head: "Daddy absolutely didn't mean that. It is their good fortune to make these strong men survive."
Zhu Youjian didn't think about what to do with these Horchin women for a while, so he had to make a haha first: "Then what can I do? I can't let me marry these women, right? Besides, I can't support so many people. "
The four daughters were all thrown to Zhu Youzhen’s eyes, and they were still rubbing on his body, as if Zhu Youzhen was a piece of dough. When Wan'er rushed up, she pinched Zhu Youzhen’s old waist. He stomped his feet bitterly, still unwilling to give up, and finally glared at Wang Meiyu, as if she was the culprit.