Nanmen Street.
Zhu Gaochi looked at his old man carefully.
He has made it very clear that over there is the Qinhuai River, which is not a place where people like them can wander around.
Even if nothing is done, it is still unsightly.
What's more, there are still concubines and ladies in the palace here today.
Ren Hengtai and others also silently focused their eyes on the emperor.
There were many women in the emperor's harem, but no one had ever thought that the emperor in front of him was a king obsessed with women.
In fact, for the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, womanizing was nothing more than a task.
A huge clan is a responsibility that any king should have.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly under the gaze of everyone.
These people are good at everything, but they always make various assumptions about a thing from the worst point.
"I saw that the place over there was not as bright as the other side. It was quite different, and it attracted people to find out."
In the air, Xie Jin's sword was already soundless, one after another, almost cutting Zou Xueyu alive.
Zou Xueyu looked embarrassed.
Today, he was still thinking about entering the palace to meet the saint, but now that the emperor was right in front of him, he had no intention of letting the emperor see his thoughts.
But right now, I have no choice. If my husband doesn't speak up and explain for me, the chief assistant and others probably won't want to speak either.
Zou Xueyu walked silently from the back of the crowd to the front.
He was annoyed that the spies deployed by the government in the city were still a little slow. They should have found out when the emperor just left the palace, and then he would immediately tell the cabinet and the central court.
This way, the emperor could be stopped near the imperial city as quickly as possible.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zou Xueyu who walked up to him, thought for a moment in his eyes, and then showed a clear look on his face: "Oh, it's our Yingtian Prefect. Speaking of which, you are in charge of both the city and the outside. You know the situation best over there, right?"
It's just too bright over there.
It was so bright that Zhu Yuanzhang found it strange.
It has never been seen that there is such a bright place in the city at such a night.
Zou Xueyu suppressed his embarrassment, nodded and said: "Back...over there is the Yingtian City night light project that Yingtian Mansion and the Ministry of Industry just came up with not long ago. I...previously made a memorial and sent it to the cabinet."
He and Ying Tianfu just drafted a plan together with the Ministry of Industry, and it was the cabinet that approved it. In the final analysis, this matter is not just a matter for Ying Tianfu and himself.
Zou Xueyu held the principle that everyone should bear the burden of difficulties together and spoke out.
Jie Jin, who was standing behind him, immediately rolled his eyes.
This kid didn't realize that he still had the potential to deceive his master and destroy his ancestors.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up: "Yingtian City night light plan?"
Zou Xueyu nodded: "It's a new technology that Zhang Shangshu and the others just came up with a few days ago. It uses human and animal... excrement as raw material, and ferments it deep underground to produce a gas. As long as it is transported through pipelines and controlled, it can light up the lights. All around.
Qinhuai River...no! There are a lot of people on the Confucius Temple side on weekdays, and there are people on the south bank day and night. Therefore, more raw materials are produced than elsewhere.
Therefore, I thought that if more of the new technologies developed by the imperial court could be used in people's livelihood, they would benefit the people. He then submitted a memorial to the Ministry of Works, and after getting permission, he immediately got it done.
But we all made night lanterns on the north bank of the Qinhuai River, on Gongyuan Street. "
Zou Xueyu thought hard and explained before making what he said more comfortable.
He couldn't say it, because there were a bunch of river houses with hooks on both sides of the Qinhuai River, where there were countless prostitutes throughout the day, and countless people stayed there at night.
The people here poop and pee every day, which can be regarded as the most common place in Yingtian City. That's why the night light project was decided on the Gongyuan Street line.
Finally, Zou Xueyu did not forget to confess that what he did, in terms of details, was to illuminate the Confucius Temple, Fuxue, and Gongyuan on one side of Gongyuan Street.
"Can poop be lit and illuminated?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was as curious as a baby at this moment.
His eyes searched among the ministers in front of him.
Zhang Ergong bowed and walked out of the corner.
He lowered his head and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the gas produced by the fermentation of feces buried deep under the ground is sent to the place where it is needed through pipelines. Only through control can it be safely ignited and illuminate the streets."
Zhang Ergong has been a pure technician from the beginning. These days as an official and holding the position of Imperial Minister gave him some different insights.
At this moment, besides retaining the technical aspects, he felt that he had carefully reported the technical matters to the emperor in a more straightforward way.
But it is destined to be.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not pay attention to the technical aspects. He only paid attention to the answer given to him by his Minister of Industry and Commerce, which was that human feces could pass through a bunch of means that he did not understand, and then illuminate the four directions at night.
This is what he cares about most.
So naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again: "Since this thing can be ignited and illuminated, can it also be used for heating? Or, can it be used by ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, so as to save the people's troubles in winter?" The suffering of firewood.”
Zhang Ergong nodded honestly and said: "According to the test of ministers and others, it can be done. However, this method is very dangerous. At the beginning of the verification..."
When we first conducted the verification according to the method given by the Emperor Taisun, there was a scene in the process that people never want to recall again.
That sky full of...
Zhang Ergong couldn't help but closed his eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang was nervous for no reason: "But the casualties are heavy?"
In essence, Zhu Yuanzhang is a kind person.
He can kill corrupt officials, but he is never willing to bully good officials and people in the slightest.
As soon as he heard what Zhang Ergong said and looked at him at this moment, he thought that in order to get this thing, the people under the Ministry of Works suffered heavy casualties.
Zhang Ergong immediately explained: "Your Majesty, there are no casualties. It's just that these raw materials... can easily explode underground, and the scene is very embarrassing..."
After Zhang Ergong's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately reacted.
That sky full of...
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt an inexplicable smell coming from his nose, which forced him to breathe heavily.
"It's a good thing that there are no casualties."
But in the end, Zhu Yuanzhang's hanging heart fell steadily.
Zhang Ergong added: "It's just that although it has been applied to people's livelihood in the city, it is still risky. So this is why I chose the site near the Qinhuai River, in order to build the cellar for storing raw materials. Underground by the river bank. In this way, if an accident occurs, the river water can flow back immediately, reducing unnecessary casualties and losses."
"Go and have a look."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were shining, and he looked at both sides of the Qinhuai River, which was brighter than anywhere else in the city, showing great interest.
Zhang Ergong is naturally indispensable.
However, Ren Hengtai and others still wanted to persuade him, but knowing that the emperor could sneak out of the palace, they would definitely not listen to their advice.
Everyone silently turned their attention to the crown prince standing next to the emperor.
Zhu Biao also wanted to go to the Qinhuai River to see what the new Yingtian City night light project looked like.
He said softly: "Since it's over there on Gongyuan Street, let's go and take a look."
The prince also said that he wanted to go there.
Suddenly everyone present turned pale, but they were helpless.
It's like in a group, the chairman and general manager both agree to do something.
Can the department managers below still have objections?
Unless you don’t want to hang out anymore.
Unable to stop the emperor's family from sneaking out for a wander, Ren Hengtai could only fix his murderous eyes on Zou Xueyu, the magistrate of Yingtian who was standing aside.
"Zou Zhifu."
Ren Hengtai just called out in a faint tone.
Zou Xueyu was suddenly shocked, and he immediately stood up and raised his chest: "I will ask the Military and Horse Department and the government officials to go to the street to clean the streets and arrange them."
Zhu Yuanzhang was already leading a large family at this time, walking from Nanmen Street to Dongpailou and Gongyuan Street.
Hearing Zou Xueyu's words, he turned around and said calmly: "There is no need to mobilize troops and disturb the interest of the people in the city. Just send people to guard the streets. I don't believe that there can still be assassins in Yingtian City of the Ming Dynasty. Something happened!"
Zou Xueyu silently agreed and arranged for his men to rush to the Qinhuai River quickly.
Less and more.
Everyone finally turned from Nanmen Street to the bank of Qinhuai River and went to Gongyuan.
From Nanmen Street to the Qinhuai River, you need to turn northeast first, then gradually go around two bends, and then you can see the Confucius Temple, Fuxue, Gongyuan and other places located on the riverside.
Zhu Yuanzhang was in high spirits along the way.
The lights in front of me became brighter and brighter, and there were roaring sounds in my ears.
The roar was very familiar to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Under the light shining from the front, Zhu Yuanzhang looked happily at Zhang Ergong, who was named and following him: "Is that the sound of a steam engine?"
Zhang Ergong immediately replied: "It's a steam train. I specially made a smaller one and placed it next to the Qinhuai River. Firstly, it adds something special to this place. Secondly, I also want to see how the steam train operates. "
He just finished explaining.
Ahead, what caught everyone's eyes was a row of extremely bright lights, which were inserted into the ground by poles one foot high. There was a flame burning continuously in a covered iron box with windows on all sides at the top. With.
It was obviously just an ordinary flame, but it was brighter than it.
Zhang Ergong took the initiative to explain at this time: "There is a reflective thing on the top of the box, which can gather the firelight and then reflect it outside."
"It's really amazing..."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh.
Looking at the extremely bright Qinhuai River in front of me, it is completely different from what I remember. Everything around me is like daylight, and everything in the corner can be illuminated.
He just felt it was amazing.
Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Ren Hengtai and others were extremely surprised when they saw what they saw this time.
However, among the crowd, there were several officials who often came to the Qinhuai River. Their faces remained calm. It was obvious that they had known the current situation here for a long time.
However, before Zhu Yuanzhang's surprise was over, there was already a much smaller steam train in front, making a clanging sound, whining and spraying white water vapor, and driving slowly along the rails on the shore from the front. .
The train is not completely closed. There are many old, young, women and children from the city on the train. They are all sitting in the carriage laughing and looking at the scenery on both sides of the Qinhuai River.
A peaceful scene.
Zhang Ergong seemed to have remembered something, and said: "I was originally thinking of building a railway directly to Xuanwu Lake from Shangyuan Gate outside the city to verify whether it is feasible and to add some help to the capital's freight.
On the contrary, Magistrate Zou came to the Ministry of Industry to discuss the biogas night light with his ministers, and also proposed that the train should be laid here.
Anyone in the city can take this train to visit the Qinhuai River without any expense. It can be regarded as a good governance, and it completes the governance method of government and people having fun together. "
Zou Xueyu, who was still nervous at first, heard Zhang Ergong suddenly praise him, and immediately got out of the corner to the front.
"Your Majesty, I am thinking that our Ming Dynasty's new technology will not only be used in military and political affairs, but it will be best if it can be used more in people's livelihood."
Zou Xueyu knew how to be an official. After sublimating the theme, he continued: "I and my colleagues in Yingtianfu are also preparing to extend this train along the Qinhuai River from Dongshuiguan Pier to Xishuiguan. , given time, we can add another scenic spot to our Yingtian City.
As for the railway from Shangyuanmen Pier to Xuanwu Lake that Zhang Shangshu just mentioned, I have just sorted it out recently and am waiting to submit it to the cabinet for review in the next few days. "
Zhu Gaochi was looking at the people in the truck, ordinary people who were excited because of these novel things. Suddenly hearing Zou Xueyu's words, he couldn't help but turn around and look at the Yingtian magistrate lightly.
He is really an official.
The old man looked at these things in front of him today, and he immediately proposed to build another railway. You can tell with your toes that the old man will definitely agree.
Zhu Gaochi should have sworn that the so-called memorial in Zou Xueyu's mouth did not contain a word at all.
Sure enough the next second.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even pay attention to Ren Hengtai, whose face was already showing dissatisfaction. He nodded and said, "I'm sure. Ying Tianfu has submitted a memorial, the Cabinet has drafted a memorandum of approval, the Ministry of Household Affairs has allocated money and grain, and the Ministry of Works has sent people to take care of the matter." Get it done as soon as possible.”
Zou Xueyu's face immediately showed joy.
He immediately bowed down and said, "I accept the order and thank you."
Less and more.
The train has stopped steadily at this end.
There were guards from Yingtianfu on the bus urging the passengers to get off, so as to give the people waiting outside a chance to get on the bus and travel.
As for those who didn't want to get off the bus, the guards ignored them. After all, there was no charge for this thing, and the government had already said that anyone who wanted to sit there could sit there all day long.
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very interested in this.
"Is the end over to Dongshui Pass?"
Zou Xueyu immediately replied: "To the fork of the Dongshuiguan River."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Then let's also take this train. When we get to Dongshui Pass, we will get off and go back to the palace."
They have already arrived here, and no one has any intention of persuading them anymore.
As Zou Xueyu appeared, the government servants in the car immediately noticed.
Seeing that his magistrate was standing beside the people outside the car, he knew that these people in front of him must be big shots in the court, so he immediately stopped caring about the passengers in the car and insisted on holding on to them. The people rushed to the car behind.
In an instant, the entire carriage was emptied.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others boarded the car with great expectations.
Woohoo.
On the bank of the Qinhuai River, under the illumination of the biogas lamps, the small train started to move with a clang.
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