Prince Yan's Mansion.
This is a huge mansion, even if it is placed in the capital, it is one of the best. In the past, when Zhu Di was still the vassal king, he used it as a place to live in the capital.
Later, Zhu Di raised an army and was arrested, and was also imprisoned in Prince Yan's Mansion. Ever since Zhu Di went to America, Prince Yan's Mansion has been sealed off and no one has ever lived there again.
Zhu Zhanji dismounted and looked at the familiar gate of the palace and the majestic stone lions in front of the door, which were as tall as a pair of people. He walked up slowly and subconsciously.
The plaque on the gate was gone long ago, and there was no time to put it back up now. Moreover, I don’t know what to pretend. Anyway, I definitely can’t use the name of Prince Yan’s Mansion anymore.
Zhu Zhanji reached out and touched the door. The thick copper ring was covered in dust and turned black and green to the point where the light of the brass could no longer be seen. The original bright red patent leather has long been dull and covered with dry and cracked lines, just like the bark of a dead old tree.
Even if there was a painful touch of scratched patent leather on his hand, Zhu Zhanji had no intention of taking back his hand. He caressed her with great attachment as if he were caressing the skin of a beautiful woman.
After a while, Zhu Zhanji retracted his palm, took a deep breath and sighed heavily: "Open the door."
"yes."
With a heavy creaking sound and waves of vibrations, a large amount of dust fell, and the heavy door was opened.
Zhu Zhanji ignored the dust that fell on his body and simply waved his hand to blow away most of the dust, and then he couldn't wait to step into the house.
The overgrown weeds and a desolate atmosphere hit our face.
Without anyone to take care of it, the soil in the garden has dried up, and even the weeds that have grown up have dried up. Even the once green trees were completely dead, with not a single leaf to be found, only a dark section of dead branches.
There was no trace of water stains in the pool, and the original green on the rockery had turned into patches of gray, as if it was suffering from a serious illness.
Walking in step by step, Zhu Zhanji saw scenes in front of him, which were both strange and familiar at the same time.
His childhood memories were awakened, and when he compared them with the withered scene in front of him, Zhu Zhanji slowly recognized that this was the former Prince Yan's Mansion.
"We sincerely welcome His Highness back home."
A eunuch held a whisk and trotted up to Zhu Zhanji.
"Who are you?" Zhu Zhanji glanced at him.
The eunuch bowed quickly and said, "Go back to Your Highness. Your Majesty has sent servants to clean the palace. They will also wait for Your Highness's orders."
When he straightened up and saw that Zhu Zhanji's eyes were still on the dead branches and leaves, the eunuch quickly explained: "We are in such a hurry that we haven't had time to clean up this place yet. Please forgive me."
Zhu Zhanji looked at the eunuch in front of him and knew that the emperor might not only send him to serve him, but might also have the purpose of monitoring him.
But Zhu Zhanji didn't care. Just monitor him. Anyway, he never thought about doing anything secretly.
"Don't be in a hurry, just take your time." After saying that, Zhu Zhanji strode towards the inside, "Have you swept out the house?"
"It's been cleaned up." The eunuch turned around quickly and quickly followed Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji walked into his room. After it was cleaned, it looked the same as before.
But after a while, Zhu Zhanji let out a long sigh. Although the room was swept clean, he could still see a trace of twilight in it.
Prince Yan's Mansion has really fallen into decline.
After sighing with emotion, Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
"This Prince's Mansion has fallen since its decline. Compared to the capital city of Xinming, this Prince Yan's Mansion is nothing at all."
Since the emperor agreed for him to go to Xiaoling to worship, he needed to prepare a lot of things.
In the next few days, Zhu Zhanji was fully preparing for the worship.
...
Han Du returned home and was seen by An Qing in a state of despair.
"What's wrong with you?"
Han Du came back to his senses, took her hand and sat down, sighing: "The emperor just called me
Enter the palace. "
"Yes." An Qing nodded slightly, waiting for Han Du's next words.
After touching his chin and thinking for a moment, Han Du raised his eyes and looked at An Qing, "Zhu Zhanji is here."
An Qing's eyes suddenly lit up and he said in surprise: "Zhu Zhanji? Is the fourth brother back?"
Han Du shook his head slightly and said: "Only Zhu Zhanji comes back. Zhu Di once swore not to step into the Ming Dynasty again, so it is impossible for him to come back."
An Qing's face was immediately full of disappointment, and he sighed: "That's right, Fourth Brother... He is such a proud person, how can he be willing to bow his head so easily?"
Seeing that she was in a low mood, Han Du put his hand on her back to comfort her a few times and said comfortingly: "Now that Zhu Zhanji is back, there will definitely be a lot of contact between Daming and Xinming in the future. Although it is impossible for Zhu Di to come back, if you miss me If so, you can write to him."
An Qing immediately raised his head and looked at Han Du with bright eyes. He even took the initiative to kiss Han Du on the face.
With a face full of surprise, he said: "Husband, you are really quick-thinking, why didn't I think of it?"
Although they were an old couple, Han Du was still very surprised to be kissed by An Qing so suddenly. Han Du didn't answer and looked at her with a half-smile.
An Qing was stunned for a moment, then reacted, his face turned red, and he lowered his head to avoid it.
He hesitated and said, "I, I'm going to write a letter."
Looking at An Qing's back as he turned and walked towards the study, Han Du shouted, "Do you want me to help you?"
"Get out!" An Qing turned around suddenly and showed a fierce face towards Han Du.
Get out!
Han Du smiled and Shi Shiran stood up and walked out of the yard with his hands behind his back.
Zhu Di actually sent Zhu Zhanji back and bought so many slaves at once. It seems that Zhu Di's life in America was not easy. Otherwise, how could such an ambitious person bow to the Ming Dynasty?
You must know that back then, he dared to rebel against Zhu Biao without thinking of bowing his head. If it was not a last resort, how could Zhu Di take the initiative to show his favor to Zhu Yunye?
Compared with Zhu Biao, Zhu Yunye is not even a bit worse.
The only people in America who could threaten Zhu Di were the local indigenous people. But with the strength of those natives, could they force him to this point?
Han Du was very skeptical.
There was too little information, and it was difficult for Han Du to guess what was going on. However, the advantages of this transaction outweighed the disadvantages for Ming Dynasty, and Han Du was too lazy to find out.
With the advent of steam engines and various machinery, productivity has greatly improved. More and more products are being produced, and now there is a new market called Xinming, which is an excellent opportunity for the rapidly developing workshops. .
Although the machinery workshop was split up by Handu on his own initiative, its huge earning power has long been noticed by people.
Strong people set up workshops one after another to seek high profits. In just a few years, dozens of workshops have appeared on the outskirts of the capital. These workshops vary in size, but regardless of size, the production efficiency is far higher than the previous model of purely manual work.
