This time the Northern Expedition to Naha will definitely be based on Peiping. Whether it is food, grass, or soldiers from various guards, they must be gathered in Peiping before entering Tongzhou to wait for the opportunity.
Han Du's shipment of grain and grass landed at Dagokou, and Zhu Di had to meet him.
"Five days ago, the secret letter was sent to Peiping on an 800-mile rush. If there were no accidents, it should have arrived in Peiping by now." Zhu Biao answered with a normal expression.
Lao Zhu didn't worry too much about this. He just nodded to express his understanding and said nothing further.
In the past, Lao Zhu might have worried about whether the secret letter would be intercepted. But since I learned Han Du's method of encrypting letters, I no longer have any worries.
With this encryption method, even if someone intercepts the secret letter, the secret will not be leaked at all.
After asking all the questions that should be asked, Lao Zhu waved his hand, signaling Zhu Biao to step back.
But when Zhu Biao saw it, he stood there without moving. Instead, he pursed his lips, as if he had something difficult to say.
"What? Do you have anything else to say?" Lao Zhu raised his eyes and saw Zhu Biao's expression, and asked casually.
When the matter came to an end, Zhu Biao had no choice but to bow down and bow, and then curiously asked: "Father, I have something that I don't understand. I hope my father will clarify my confusion."
"Tell me about it." Lao Zhu said calmly, without saying anything more.
"I would like to ask, in the past several northern expeditions, food, grass and weapons were mobilized by water transport. Why did my father agree to use sea transport this time when Han Du mentioned sea transport?" Zhu Biao finished speaking in one breath and raised his eyes. He definitely values his father.
The transportation of grain, grass and ordnance is not a trivial matter, but a major event related to the world. For this kind of thing, since the water transport has several transportation experience, logically speaking, it will not be replaced easily. After all, food, grass and military equipment were of great importance. Once something went wrong, even the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty would be affected.
Although shipping has been proven many times in Southeast Asia, it is considered reliable. But it's impossible. As soon as Han Du said it, his father immediately agreed.
This seems like child's play, unless the father and Han Du have already discussed it.
Lao Zhu seemed to see through Zhu Biao's thoughts, smiled and shook his head slightly: "I have not discussed this with Han Du in advance."
That's even more inappropriate... The doubtful look in Zhu Biao's eyes became even stronger.
"There is no other reason. Just like what Han Du said before, I also think that walking on two legs is better than one leg."
Walking on two legs, is it better to walk on one leg? Zhu Biao slowly began to understand something interesting.
Seeing that Zhu Biao had understood something, Lao Zhu nodded secretly with satisfaction and explained to him straightforwardly: "Water transport is a leg, and sea transport is also a leg. As Han Du said, there are both water transport and sea transport, even if one of them is As soon as something goes wrong, I can immediately activate another one so that I won't be passive. And if there is only water transport, once it is deliberately damaged by someone, the harm caused will be too great. At that time, even if I want to save it, I can't. I’ll be helpless.”
Lao Zhu and everyone else understand the disadvantages of being stuck in passivity. Therefore, ever since he heard Han Du say he wanted to walk on two legs, he would intentionally keep two options open for many things.
Not only water transportation and sea transportation, but also the secret discount system for hundreds of officials originally proposed by Han Du. While he ordered the ninth-rank officials in the world to get secret discount, Lao Zhu did not give up on transforming the Jinyiwei of Yiluan Division. However, the scale of the transformation was not as large as originally planned, and it was not carried out with great fanfare. Instead, it was promoted slowly in secret.
In this way, not only does it not attract attention, but it also maintains Jin Yiwei's privacy very well.
"You will inherit everything from me in the future. Remember, you must not let yourself fall into passivity unless you have to." Old Zhu looked at Zhu Biao with deep meaning in his eyes and an uneasy mood.
"My son... I understand." Zhu Biao bowed solemnly.
Lao Zhu smiled and nodded, waved again and said, "You should keep these words in mind, think about them all the time, and then step back."
"My son, please retire."
Zhu Biao bowed and took two steps back, turned around and left Jinshen Hall.
As soon as he stepped out of the Jinshen Hall, after walking a few steps, Zhu Biao recalled his father's instructions.
"Walking on two legs?" I tried taking a few steps, but it felt no different than usual.
"One leg..." After just one step, Zhu Biao took etiquette into consideration and did not continue to try. But I have already made up my mind as to which one is better and which one is worse.
Peiping, once the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.
As a former capital, Peiping is naturally very grand. This is true even if it has not been expanded again.
Speaking of Yuan Dadu, we have to mention a strange man who participated in the construction of Yuan Dadu, Guo Shoujing.
Guo Shoujing worked as the Capital Water Supervisor in Meng Yuan Dynasty. Since the arrival of Guo Shoujing in Du Shui Jian, he has become mysterious. Some say that the Du Shui Supervisor was from the Yuan Dynasty's secret service department, while others said that the Du Shui Supervisor was responsible for astrology.
In fact, the Du Shui Supervisor is not to blame, but Guo Shoujing is to blame. I heard that this guy is not proficient in astronomy, astrology, and Feng Shui.
Since Guo Shoujing is so hexagonal, it is natural that his participation is indispensable for the construction of Yuan Dynasty, which has high hopes for generations to come.
It is not known exactly what Guo Shoujing did in the process of building Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty, but what is known is that he mainly "irrigated" Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. The Grand Canal from Tongzhou to Yuandadu was dredged, and various springs in the city were opened to ensure water supply for the whole city. More importantly, he dredged the Jinshui River and Tonghui River, and then connected the two rivers relying on Taiye Pool, forming a huge moat that completely surrounded the entire Yuan Dynasty.
It can be said that the construction of Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty was originally aimed at a complete military fortress. There are two rivers guarding the outside, and there are many springs inside. Even if it is besieged by ten times the army, there will be no shortage of water or food.
However, Kublai Khan, who built the capital of the Yuan Dynasty to perfection, would not have thought that in less than a hundred years, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun would lead the Ming army to attack the capital, forcing Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty to flee to the grasslands.
Today, Peiping still has a large population, with nearly 200,000 households. It is not only the largest city in the north, but even if you look at the world, only the capital can slightly surpass it.
Beiping Xiaoqiang, inside the wall is the former imperial city of the Yuan Dynasty, now renamed Yanwangfu. All the previous halls in Prince Yan's palace have been preserved, but the difference is that Peiping has the important task of attacking the grassland after all, so almost all the people in the palace are military generals, and the atmosphere is similar to that of a handsome tent.
In order to avoid suspicion, Zhu Di did not choose Taiming Hall, where the former Yuan emperor originally conducted his political affairs, but chose Wang De Hall, a small side hall in the west, as the place where he usually handled the affairs of the vassal state.
