Zhu Di took out the sword from his waist and raised it high, shouting loudly: "Since ancient times, in this land of wealth and treasure, only the virtuous live!"
"What is virtue? It is your firm ambition, your courage to move forward, and your unswerving determination!"
"Now tell me, do you have the ambition, courage, and determination to find the Great Lakes?"
"have......"
"have......"
"have......"
Zhu Di just raised his sword high and walked back along the line.
The people's response was like a wave, one wave after another.
"Long live the prince! Long live Xinming!"
"Long live the prince! Long live Xinming..."
Zhu Di led the people to trek for more than a month, when suddenly a fast horse came running over.
"Your Majesty, the Great Lake! I finally saw the Great Lake..."
Zhu Di was shaken up. He had been relying on his breath these days. He could inspire the morale of the people, but no one could inspire him.
Now that I heard the news, my eyes were shining brightly, and all the fatigue in my body was gone. I rode forward and asked impatiently: "Where is it?"
"It's less than thirty miles ahead, behind a hill." The cavalryman was out of breath from exhaustion, "The big lake, the big lake as far as the eye can see!"
Upon hearing the news, Zhu Di had not yet come to his senses. The people first burst into joy, and the cheers spread at the speed of sound.
"Take me quickly!" Zhu Di pointed at the cavalry.
The cavalryman was also very excited. Even though he was still very tired, his spirit was very high. He quickly reined in his horse and turned around to lead the way for the prince.
Zhu Di galloped all the way on his horse. After running up the hill, seeing the scene in front of him, Zhu Di subconsciously reined in the reins.
"Is this a lake?"
A huge body of water occupied Zhu Di's entire field of vision. If he said it was the sea, he would believe it when he reached the seaside.
Zhu Di suddenly thought of this and quickly rode his horse to the lake. He got off his horse and eagerly picked up the water and took a few sips.
The taste is sweet and refreshing, with no bitter taste at all.
"Hahaha, it really is a lake. I have found it. I have found it!"
Zhu Di happily raised the water splash with both hands. The water splash flew in the air and was crystal clear under the sunlight, just like ice crystals.
"Your Majesty, there are so many fish, so many fish!" A guard picked up a two-foot-long fish from the water with both hands.
The big fish struggled desperately and the guards desperately tried to catch it, creating a scene of a good harvest, which made Zhu Di laugh.
Zhu Di immediately sent people to continue searching along the big lake, and sure enough they found four other big lakes further away.
"Handu really didn't lie to me. There are really five such huge lakes here!" Zhu Di was so excited that he couldn't contain himself. He stood on a hill overlooking another large lake. "This is a land of abundant resources and treasures. This is a real land." A land of natural treasures!"
"No wonder Han Du can't let go. I blamed him wrongly. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to let go either! Hahaha..."
Huang Huai was an old minister of the Prince Zhu Diyan's palace. Seeing this, he quickly raised his hands and congratulated him: "Your Majesty has received this heaven-given land. He should proclaim himself emperor to fulfill God's will!"
proclaim oneself emperor!
Of course Zhu Di thought so, but when he thought about only a million people under his command. Wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing to proclaim yourself emperor?
"Ahem, let's talk about this later." Zhu Di waved his hand and dismissed Huang Huai's suggestion, "Let's choose a place to build the city first."
For the people of Ming Dynasty, the sense of security provided by the city was unmatched by other things. Only when we have a city can we establish a foundation, otherwise it will be like a tree without roots.
That night, Han Shu found Zhu Di.
"My lord."
When Zhu Di saw it was Han Shu, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, he stood up and said enthusiastically: "Han Shu is here, sit down quickly."
Han Shu said: "Thank you King
Sir, I am here to give something to the prince and to invite his subordinates. "
Seeing the envelope Han Shu took out, Zhu Di laughed and said, "If you don't come, I will forget about it."
"This is my brother's order. I dare not forget it." Han Shu quickly held it up with both hands.
Zhu Di glanced down, and after a few breaths he picked up the envelope.
Han Shu immediately saluted: "I will take my leave first."
"Go, it's getting late, go to bed early." Zhu Di nodded with a smile.
After Han Shu left, Zhu Di returned to his seat and sat down. He looked at the envelope in his hand, paused and then tore it open.
"...Lead is very poisonous. If buried underground, it will pollute water sources. Drinking it for a long time can kill your heirs..."
Absolute heir!
Zhu Di's eyes narrowed violently. He valued his son very much. In this world, as long as you are a man, who doesn’t want to be able to branch out?
Jue Si’s move was so vicious!
Zhu Di's eyes were red with murderous intent, and then he put the envelope on the candle and burned it. As the envelope turned into ashes, Zhu Di's expression returned to calm.
...
After Zhu Di went to America, Ming Dynasty finally calmed down.
To everyone's surprise, Zhu Biao re-appointed a new chief minister of the cabinet, but it was no longer Han Du, but Fang Xiaoru.
"Are you disappointed? The emperor didn't reinstate you." Tang Ding sat next to Han Du, drinking tea and teasing with a smile.
Han Du raised his eyes and glanced at him, then asked: "What about you? The navy is gone too. Now you only control the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. Are you disappointed?"
"Why am I disappointed?" Tang Ding shrugged nonchalantly, "The Fifth Army Governor's Mansion is idle, which is just suitable for me to take care of myself in old age. I am no longer as young as I was when I was young, and I don't want to run around anymore. Anyway, with the current Duke of Xinguo's Mansion, generations of descendants will not be able to eat or drink. I’m worried, why should I be disappointed?”
Han Du glanced at him steadily. The more he said this, Han Du knew that he still cared a little.
"Then you think I will care? I am also the Duke of the country, and my descendants will have no worries about food and drink."
"Hahaha..." Tang Ding smiled at first, then a hint of loneliness appeared on his face, "Are you going to live like this?"
"How is that possible?" Han Du shook his head firmly and looked up at Tang Ding, "I finally have some free time and do something I like."
"What's going on?" Tang Ding has really been busy lately, otherwise he wouldn't have come to Han Du out of boredom.
"There was news from the machine shop yesterday that the thing I asked them to build is showing signs of success. Are you interested in taking a look?" Han Du explained.
"What is so important?" Tang Ding asked subconsciously, "What can make you so important must be a good thing. Come on, take me to see it."
With that said, he pulled Han Du up.
Han Du stood up helplessly and complained as he walked: "If you hadn't come, I would have gone there a long time ago. It was because of you that I was delayed. Now you are getting anxious."
Why would Tang Ding care about this complaint now? He quickly pulled Han Du into the carriage.
Arriving at the machinery workshop, Han Du took Tang Ding in.
When Tang Ding walked into the machinery workshop for the first time, he was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Everything he saw felt very fresh.
"What's this?"
Tang Ding stood in front of a piece of rusty iron.
Han Du took a look and said calmly: "It's just a piece of gear, abandoned."
"So big? Is it made of iron? How much does it weigh?" Tang Ding gestured up, down, left and right with his hands one after another.
"Okay, let's go!" Han Du quickly pulled Tang Ding and continued walking inside.
I just walked through a door and happened to meet Sun Xian.
Sun Xian was stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed and saluted: "Greetings to Duke Xin, sir."
"No courtesy." Tang Ding smiled and waved.
Han Du nodded in response and asked directly: "I heard that you made something? Where is it?"
"Sir, please come this way." Sun Xian quickly walked in with Han Du.
They came to a long room. There was no dividing wall in the middle of the room. Although it was only two feet wide, it was twenty feet long.
Two straight steel tracks were laid on the ground, and a giant steel beast was placed on them.
"What is this?" Tang Ding saw such a tall beast for the first time, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.
If Han Du wasn't standing beside him, his fear would be even more intense.
"A steam locomotive, or you can think of it as a larger steam engine." Han Du explained calmly.
"It turns out to be a steam engine..." I am no stranger to the steam engine soup kettle. Even though the thing in front of him was a bit bigger, since it was a steam engine, he had nothing to be afraid of.
"What's the use of this thing?" Tang Ding looked at it curiously.
Han Du waved his hand and interrupted Tang Ding's question. He asked Sun Xian directly: "How is this thing doing now? Can it move?"
Sun Xian smiled and nodded: "Okay, but..."
After a pause, Sun Xian sighed: "Sir, let's see for yourself."
Han Du nodded slightly, no matter how much he said, it would not be as comprehensive as seeing it in person.
As Sun Xian waved, hundreds of people quickly took their seats. They were all students from the academy. They all chose to follow Sun Xian to the machinery workshop because they loved machinery, and there were many people who were as skilled as Sun Xian.
As the fire was ignited and charcoal was added, clouds of white gas slowly emerged from the jet tube, and the huge steel beast began to move.
It's just that the movement was very slow, and it took a cup of tea to cover half the distance. And as the boiler fire was extinguished, it gradually stopped.
Sun Xian said with an embarrassed look: "Sir, this is how it is now. I can move, but the speed is too slow, not as fast as walking."
"Besides, this thing is so heavy that it would be troublesome to stop it."
Han Du ignored Sun Xian's nagging at all. The moment he saw the front of the car moving, his eyes burst into light.
"There's nothing wrong with what you made." Han Du waved his hand to interrupt Sun Xian.
Under Sun Xian's puzzled gaze, Han Du turned back to look at him and said seriously: "At least we can't see the problem yet."
"It's so, so amazing!" Tang Ding was dumbfounded in surprise and pointed at the front of the car with trembling hands. "Such a big thing can actually move on its own? Isn't it true that you were using a horse? Or were you using force just now? Push it?"
Tang Ding said the last words to others. Although he also murmured in his heart that these people could move such a big thing, but other than that, he really couldn't understand how this thing moved.
