Chapter 86 Li Shanchang’s response
I wonder if Li Shanchang is really old. Still pretending to be confused, he seemed not to have thought about why Zhu Yuanzhang took him on the northern tour.
Li Shanchang said tremblingly: "I want to let you down your Majesty. My eyes are not working well, and my vision is blurred. I can't even see the city of Nanjing clearly. Even if I follow Your Majesty on the northern tour, it's just a show."
"Why don't you want to patrol the north?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, others may be confused, but Li Shanchang is determined not to be confused. He is just relying on his old age and selling himself off.
Li Shan has grown older. He is also the number one hero of the founding of the country appointed by him. Killing Li Shanchang was to pour dirty water on Zhu Yuanzhang himself. Waiting for Li Shan to die of old age is the best way. This is what Zhu Yuanzhang thought in history. But after waiting and waiting, the prince died, and Zhu Yuanzhang fell seriously ill and almost failed to save him.
Only then did he wake up. Some people can't wait for him to die.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang has read history. He knew that Li Shanchang lived a long life. There is no problem at least living for a few more years. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang must solve this problem during his northern tour this time.
Of course, this solution may not cost Li Shanchang his life.
But Li Shanchang was willing to cooperate with Zhu Yuanzhang's political affairs.
Zhu Yuanzhang is still willing to start well and end well.
Of course, if you don’t eat after being toasted, you will be fined by the bar.
Tired of traveling. It's normal to be seriously ill and unable to afford it. After all, he is over eighty years old. It is normal to die under any circumstances.
Li Shanchang said: "Your Majesty summons me, how dare I, an old minister? I just have old arms and legs. I am worried that if I get sick during the journey, it will distract from His Majesty's interest."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't worry, this time I am bringing Dai Shenyi with me. Most of the time we will go by water. There will be no problem."
Although, the canal has not been repaired at this time. But the so-called canal in the Ming Dynasty actually had a small amount of work. During the reign of Emperor Chengzu, it took less than a year to complete the repairs. Of course, it is not the opening of Beijing-Hangzhou. Instead, it was repaired on the basis of the Yuan Dynasty.
From Yangzhou to the capital, there are some sections of road that are blocked. But it’s only a hundred or two hundred miles away. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang did not completely follow the canal. These hundreds of miles were not a problem at all. The canal borrowed the course of the Wei River in the north. The Huai'an section of Yangzhou was a canal that had already been built during the Wu and Yue periods. There is no problem.
Therefore, most of this road is waterway.
Li Shanchang said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for caring for me. I am so grateful that I shed tears."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang, and some words were brewing in his heart, but he did not say them out in the end. He didn't believe that Li Shanchang didn't understand the meaning of his words, he just didn't want to respond. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't explain it clearly.
Because once the words are clear, there is no room for maneuver.
Li Shanchang must also choose one, life or death.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to kill Li Shanchang in Nanjing, but there was another obstacle: Queen Ma.
Queen Ma is still alive now, and she focuses on keeping healthy. Don't care about other things anymore. However, Queen Ma was kind-hearted and saved many ministers from Zhu Yuanzhang's violent temper. Li Shanchang is the chief hero. Empress Ma was even more unwilling to let Zhu Yuanzhang have such a stigma.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Li Shanchang did not respond, he sneered in his heart and said to himself, "Don't be in a hurry." Then with a smile on his face, he talked about old things with Li Shanchang. Who built this river? How is he now? Who built that city wall? When attacking Nanjing today, where should we attack first, and who should attack first?
So much.
Talking about these old things, the monarch and his subjects suddenly seemed to have a common topic. Recalling the glorious years before, I feel even more emotional.
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang thought, Li Shan has grown up. But he is not confused yet. Perhaps Li Shanchang did not guess Zhu Yuanzhang's intention when he first started, but he understood it later. But, so what if you understand? Li Shanchang didn't want to praise Zhu Yuanzhang's stinky feet before he died.
It is rare in ancient times for people to reach sixty, and he is already eighty. Can't you live as you please? Let Zhu Chongba know that I just don't want to, and I don't want to lower my head to you again. Do you have the ability to bite me?
Even ordinary people are considered auspicious if they live to be eighty. Li Shanchang is the most important figure in the founding of the People's Republic of China. He has lived to this age. Zhu Yuanzhang really killed him. Zhu Yuanzhang's face will never be clean from now on. No matter how Li Shanchang thought about it, he still felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's gains outweighed his losses.
Zhu Yuanzhang is also old. Already sixty. People of this age. Don't you want to have a good reputation after your death?
So, I pretended to be confused.
This is the current situation.
It's a pity that Li Shanchang didn't understand Zhu Yuanzhang in his whole life.
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As Zhu Yuanzhang patrolled the north, orders flew to the north one after another. It is an order for local officials to welcome the Holy Emperor. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang and his party numbered tens of thousands. Although I also carried a lot of food and grass. But most still require local supply.
This is also a big project.
Not even easier than a battle.
Naturally, I have to say hello in advance.
Everything in the itinerary is arranged for a certain day.
And He Xi also received orders in Liaodong.
I want to meet He Xi in Liaodong in September.
He Xi was surprised, but also felt that it was natural.
After the Qing Dynasty began, He Xi learned about things in the south through various channels. He had many ideas in his heart and wanted to communicate with Zhu Yuanzhang. Similarly, Zhu Yuanzhang probably also had a lot of things he wanted to ask about He Xi.
Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely meet him this time during his northern tour.
However, He Xi thought it was very likely that he went to Peking to meet Zhu Yuanzhang, but he never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted to come to Liaodong.
Huang Zicheng was also very excited and said, "Teacher, we will arrange the pick-up arrangements right now."
He Xi shook his head and said, "No need. Let's wait until then. The most important thing is not to pick up the troops, but that the situation in Liaodong must be stabilized. What Your Majesty wants to see is not how big the ostentation is. What Liaodong has achieved today."
Huang Zicheng knew that He Xi was Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite. Understand Zhu Yuanzhang better than yourself. There should be nothing wrong with listening to He Xi. Although I have some doubts in my heart. But he still said: "Yes."
He Xi thought for a while and took over the plan of Liaodong Textile Factory.
Thousands of skilled female workers have matured the design of new textile machines at the Institute of Technology. There is no shortage of wood, iron, or even artificial materials in Liaodong. The only thing missing is the raw material. Of course. Totally filling this textile factory. It will be almost impossible within a year or two.
But the current raw materials can support production for one or two months, so it should be possible.
Not to mention, new environment, new venue, new technology, plus psychological counseling for personnel, etc. Some time ago, it was normal for production efficiency to not improve.
But He Xi was still prepared to use this Liaodong Textile Factory as his answer to Zhu Yuanzhang. The steel industry has certainly boosted people's livelihood. But not much. It has a huge impact on other industries. There is enough iron. Liaodong Textile Factory is just one of them. You must know that Korean paper is also famous. It is also well-known among the top papers in China.
Especially in Buddhist scriptures, it is used a lot.
This time, He Xi caught all the craftsmen of Goryeo, and the craftsmanship of Goryeo paper was even more clear. Combined with Jiangnan papermaking technology, so much wood in Liaodong can be returned. Naturally, there will also be paper mills and so on.
However, the factory He Xi runs must truly meet the elements of industrial production. Therefore, papermaking technology also needs to be studied. Transform original handicraft production into industrial production. Research a lot of new machines. This takes time. Now the only thing Zhu Yuanzhang could see immediately was the textile factory.
He Xi was preparing to focus on the textile factory and figure out all the problems in the textile factory before Zhu Yuanzhang arrived. He suddenly received a letter from the Korean front. Written by Sapphire.
In the letters. Lan Yu exchanged pleasantries for a while and briefly talked about the Goryeo War.
After all, Japan's national conditions are there. If the shogunate wants to send troops, it will not send troops directly. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also wants to suppress the Kyushu princes. Therefore, Zhengxuan selected one of several famous names such as Dayi, Dayu, and Asu to lead the strategy of Goryeo.
Therefore, Japan's reinforcements were very slow.
Anyway, if Japanese reinforcements don't come, Lan Yu won't take action. Lan Yu focused more on cleaning up the occupied areas, imitating He Xi's example of confiscating the property of wealthy families, freeing their slaves, and granting them their fields. However, Lan Yu's work was much rougher than that of He Xi.
When He Xi was working in Pingcheng, he killed many people. After all, profit lies in nothing but blood. And Sapphire killed more.
It was so bloody that He Xi even felt that if he hadn't asked Lan Yu to relocate the people of Goryeo. Lan Yu will only kill more and more fiercely.
However, when He Xi saw the end, he suddenly stood up excitedly and said, "What? Fang Mingqian is back?"
Who is Fang Mingqian? It was one of the three fleets originally sent out for the expedition. His route was north along the continent and through the Bering Strait to America. It is also the easiest to achieve among all routes. But from the 16th year of Hongwu to now, there has been no news for several years. It's very worrying.
Now there is finally news.
How could He Xi not be excited? He even had the idea of going to Goryeo to meet Fang Mingqian immediately. I want to know if corn, potatoes, these high-yielding crops have been brought over. But he really couldn't get away. Write a letter to Lan Yu immediately.
Please invite Lan Yu General Fang Mingqian and his party. Send it to Liaodong immediately.
He Xi even felt that Zhu Yuanzhang would also meet them.
