Construction has started on the first avenue from Jingshi to Shanhaiguan. Based on Zhu Youjian's suggestion, the Ministry of Engineering basically adopted straight-line distances. When encountering hills, use gunpowder to blast the channels; when encountering water channels, you may fill up roads or build concrete bridge decks. After excluding a large number of corners, the roadbed was only 500 miles away, which was less than 70% of the original, which left some former opponents speechless.
Zhu Youjian personally came to the construction site to watch Siyongying's road construction. After investigation by the Ministry of Industry, this road departs from the capital, passes through Yongping Mansion, and then reaches Shanhaiguan.
In order to speed up the construction speed, Jingshi and Yongping started construction at the same time. This section was about 300 miles away. After the construction of this section was completed, the road construction army would build the section from Yongping Mansion to Shanhaiguan. It's just August, and it's almost five months away from the Singapore dollar. Zhu Youjian estimates that it should be possible to fix this section before the Singapore dollar.
The road construction army was so busy that no one had time to take care of Zhu Youjian, the only spectator.
Looking at the cement road that is gradually going away, Zhu Youjian thought to himself: "With this cement road, Liaodong will definitely be the Liaodong of Ming Dynasty. The Liaodong Dusi and Nurgandus will also regain the brilliance of the Han people. It’s just that I don’t know when Daming’s banner will be inserted into these homelands."
banner? Daming seems to have no banner. There was a flash of flame in Zhu Youjian's mind. There was no banner, so what was it that represented Daming? Is it the imperial power weighing on the people? No, only the flag is the symbol of Daming, and the flag can improve the cohesion of the Han nation.
There is no national flag, and no one consciously promotes Daming, and Zhu Youjian has nothing to do.
Now there is only the court, and the people do not have the concept of the country. The emperor is still the home of the world, and the court does not regard the people as the foundation of the country. In many cases, it becomes a burden to the country.
The Ming court insisted not to retreat in Liaodong because it was not concerned about the local people, but because of the court’s face and the responsibility of defending the land. I really wanted to ask the high officials of the court why they couldn’t give up Liaodong and why they spent a lot of military expenditure just to keep For the narrow Liaoxi Corridor, they may have countless reasons, but none of them are for the people.
Zhu Youjian rushed back to the Xingqin Palace angrily. It would not be helpful to think about these issues too much. He didn't want to be a "lonely" wanderer like Qu Yuan.
When you are too far ahead of this era, you can't ask others to be like you. If others go further, if you take a step back, everyone will have a common language. The lone ranger can act arbitrarily and happily, but he can only be a lonely person.
When Zhu Youjian returned to Xingqin Palace, before entering the gate, Wan'er came to report: "His Royal Highness, Empress Empress sent someone to invite you to go to Kunning Palace!"
"Kunning Palace?" Zhu Youjian remembered. Last time in Kunning Palace, Empress Zhang Yan chose Princess Xin for herself, and she asked herself to check it out more often. In fact, she cultivated more feelings. But I had too much business, and I forgot about it.
Zhu Youjian didn't enter the door, he turned and headed to Kunning Palace.
The Kunning Palace is almost in the center of the entire inner court. On the north side, the Kunning Gate is the Imperial Garden and the Qin’an Temple. The south side is separated from the Jiaotai Hall to the Emperor’s Qianqing Palace. On the east and west sides, the Emperor’s concubines are located. The sixth house where you live.
The Xuqin Palace where Zhu Youjian lives is in the southeast of Kunning Palace. He must pass through Qianqing Palace and Jiaotai Palace to reach Kunning Palace.
The courtyard is wide and quiet, with two heavy vermilion lacquered gates ajar, and the pink bricks and blue tiles freely reflect the brilliance of the sun, making the courtyard a lot brighter. Zhu Youjian didn't know whether to shout "I'm coming" at the Zhuqi door, and at this moment, the palace lady Ting'er walked out of the Zhuqi door slowly.
"Your Highness is down."
While leading Zhu Youjian into Kunning Palace, she asked other eunuchs to notify Zhang Yan.
"His Royal Highness is a busy man, it's not easy to come here!" Before Zhang Yan came out, Zhu Youjian's eardrums trembled with her sweet voice.
"My minister has seen the emperor's wife." Zhu Youjian quickly got up and bowed to Zhang Yan.
"Fifth brother, don't be polite, get up and sit down! Ting'er, watch tea." Zhang Yan's voice was soft, clear but not humorous, and Ling'er not charming. There was always a slight smile on her face, which made her look more dignified. "Ting'er, go, let Feng'er stop busy, come and sit! Kunning Palace is a guest, she is busier than me, as if I often abuse her."
Zhu Youjian knew what Zhang Yan meant. Last time it was a blind date with Zhou Yufeng, but this time it was a date and relationship. Although he had a girlfriend, the entire Kunning Palace is now watching him dating Zhou Yufeng, and he blushes.
"Fifth brother, when training soldiers from the Fenwu camp and shooting Japanese pirates in Shandong, I'm afraid I won't blush? Why would my fifth brother blush when I get to my Kunning Palace?" Zhang Yan's eyes were almost narrow The line is now, "If the fifth brother is satisfied, Feng'er will be your faithful princess in the future. Feng'er is quiet and dignified."
"Sister-in-law..." Zhu Youzhen didn't know what to say, and scolded himself secretly. When did he blush when he saw a beautiful woman. Zhou Yufeng only met once, but remembered that he seemed to be a good queen in history. As for satisfaction, I didn’t know her at all. However, this is the Ming Dynasty. Is there a choice for me
"Feng'er is here." Ting'er walked ahead, as if to lead the way. Zhou Yufeng lowered her head, without squinting her eyes. She lightly took the small steps that Zhu Youjian was familiar with, and slowly walked in, bowing her head to salute Zhang Yan and Zhu Youjian: "The slave servant has seen the queen, and his Royal Highness Xin Wang."
"Feng'er, sit down!" Zhang Yan sighed secretly. This calm and dignified Zhou Yufeng also blushed, as if he had discussed it with Zhu Youjian.
"The servant girl didn't dare, the servant girl stood and waited on the empress." Zhou Yufeng didn't dare to look up, but his eyes rolled around, wondering if he was looking for Zhu Youjian in the crowd.
"Feng'er, His Royal Highness Xinwang came to see you today. From now on, you don't have to do some work in Kunning Palace. If you are tired, some people will feel distressed." Zhang Yan chuckled lightly. Then, she looked at Zhou Yufeng and Zhu Youjian again, and found that Zhu Youjian's gaze had not left Zhou Yufeng.
Zhu Youjian also discovered his gaffe. He was just looking at what kind of person the queen in history was. Zhang Yan must have misunderstood, but this kind of thing cannot be explained. His face turned redder, and he looked at Zhang Yan awkwardly.
"Fifth brother, I will have time to watch in the future. Today, I will talk to the emperor's wife, what are you busy with?" Zhang Yan didn't seem to find Zhu Youjian's red face this time. After the topic changed, she cared about Zhu Youjian's life. Up.
"Back to the imperial sister-in-law, the younger brother is mainly planning to build a military academy and supervising the construction of cement roads." Zhu Youjian has so many things now that he can only pick the main ones.
"Fifth brother, I heard that the cement road is very flat, and I am not afraid of rain washing. When will I build a cement road for my Kunning Palace?" Although Zhang Yan does not usually go out of the palace, she is the head of the sixth house, outside the palace. Naturally someone reported to her.
"Back to the emperor's wife, Kunning Palace will definitely build cement roads in the future. But right now, the golden brick road of Kunning Palace itself is relatively flat, not much worse than the cement road. However, when the capital was to Shanhaiguan, the road was tortuous. The transportation of military supplies is very inconvenient. Moreover, the simplicity and elegance of the BRICS roads are blending with the aura of the Jiangnan waters from the emperor's wife, making the emperor's wife even more refined and elegant." Zhu Youzhen has no concept of inferiority. , Just now Zhang Yan made fun of herself, and now she just has a chance to take Zhang Yan to take a spin.
"Greasy mouth slippery tongue." Zhang Yan sneered at Zhu Youjian, the smile on her face thickened, obviously lifeless. "Feng'er, it's rare for my fifth brother to come to Kunning Palace. You are not familiar with the scenery in the palace. Please accompany him around the palace! I want to rest. Also, take care of his mouth for me, don't let him go anymore. Nonsense."
Zhang Yan went back to the warm pavilion, and the other court ladies and eunuchs gradually dispersed with Zhang Yan's footsteps. Zhu Youjian walked over to Zhou Yufeng. Originally, he wanted to pull her little hand, but then remembered that it was Daming now, and he was still in Kunning Palace, so he retracted his hand, but he couldn't help but uttered a voice: "Feng'er!"
Zhou Yufeng just snorted, and finally raised her head. She glanced at Zhu Youjian, her face flushed, and she followed Zhu Youjian silently, as if Zhu Youjian was her guide.
"Feng'er, do you usually live in Kunning Palace?" Zhu Youjian didn't know Zhou Yufeng, but he knew from the history books that she was a more competent queen, a native of Suzhou Prefecture in Nanzhili. Zhang Yan also said that Up.
"Since entering the palace, the slave servant has been working in Kunning Palace." Zhou Yufeng is used to her status as a maid of the court. Although Queen Zhang Yan deliberately promised her to be her wife Zhu Youjian, she still looked up at this young man. Prince.
"Feng'er, don't be nervous, now you are not working as a errand. Look, your face can match this red chrysanthemum." Zhu Youjian looked at the shy Zhou Yufeng. The women are like flowers, probably referring to their shy appearance in front of their lovers. Right! But true beauties should pose as flowers, with every move, glance and smile, all reflecting a certain posture of flowers, I don't know what Zhou Yufeng usually looks like.
"His Royal Highness made fun of the slave-maid." Zhou Yufeng's face turned red, and her eyes didn't know where to look, but she twisted her body and stirred the ribbon on her waist with both hands.
This is the first time she has walked with a normal adult man, and this man will be her real man. She feels embarrassed, but she likes the feeling that she has never had before.
As the two walked along, Zhou Yufeng was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning.
They didn't see much of the scenery in Kunning Palace. They all regarded each other as the most beautiful scenery they saw in Kunning Palace. By the time the two returned to the front hall, it was almost noon.
Zhu Youjian bid farewell to Zhang Yan and Zhou Yufeng, and is about to leave the palace to return to the capital's residence.
"Fifth brother, remember to come to Austria often! Otherwise, I won't be able to accept your Fenger's grievances in Kunning Palace." Zhang Yan saw that the two of them had a speculative discussion and thought that their affairs were basically promising, so she smiled and told Zhu You Check.
"The younger brother will definitely come to visit the emperor's wife." Zhu Youjian bowed his hands again and withdrew from Kunning Palace.
"Do you see me or visit Feng'er?" Zhang Yan said with a chuckle at Zhu Youjian's figure, but in her heart she felt the soft wind at the entrance of Kunning Palace, ironing every pore was extremely comfortable.