Luo Yan'er's face was full of shock. Although she was a member of the harem, she also knew that there was more than two thousand miles between Nanjing and Peiping. It was difficult to walk across such a long distance, let alone road construction...
"Your Majesty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Grand Canal, and there are especially ancient river channels that can be borrowed. If a concrete road is to be built, can it be built according to the official road?"
Luo Yan'er asked worriedly.
Zhu Yunwen knew that Luo Yan'er was worried that he would abuse the people's power and work for the people, so he explained: "The construction and laying of concrete roads takes a long time and is not a year's work. Talents do not need to worry, finance the people, the people's power will not be exhausted, and the roads will not end." . I plan to use concrete roads to connect major towns and border defense areas in twenty years."
"But wouldn't this cost a lot of money..."
Luo Yan'er was worried that the empire's finances would be overwhelmed.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said seriously: "There will always be a way to solve financial problems. Even if we miss a few meals, this road must be built."
Luo Yan'er looked at the determined Zhu Yunzhen and said with a smile: "Then I will weave more medical gauze and then exchange it for silver to build roads for the emperor."
Zhu Yunwen liked Luo Yaner's thoughtfulness very much.
Concrete roads must be built, so there is naturally a later generation’s thinking of “if you want to be rich, build roads first”.
With the road connection, the efficiency of cargo turnover and allocation will be improved, the frequency of transactions will increase, and the cost will decrease. The economic effects will be huge and far-reaching.
In addition to economic considerations, Zhu Yunwen also valued the military value of concrete roads.
When fighting in ancient times, it was basically impossible to move in heavy rain or snow. The reasons are:
Traveling is difficult.
There were "national highways" in ancient times. The earliest "national highway" was built during the period of Qin Shihuang. It was called "Chidao". It centered on Xianyang and radiated to the whole country. Shangjun Road, Linjin Road, Dongfang Road, etc. were from that time Highway name...
"Treading on the Stars"
From the Qin Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, except for the dynasties that were busy fighting, rebelling, beating people, and being beaten, everyone attached great importance to road construction.
Many places originally had no roads, but as more dynasties built them, roads became available.
By the Yuan Dynasty, the territory was vast.
The Yuan government took a look and realized that no matter how vast and sparsely populated it was, it was still its own territory and it needed to arrange for people to keep an eye on it.
As a result, the construction of roads and inns became important projects in the Yuan Dynasty.
In the Yuan Dynasty, land stations were set up on the land, there were water stations by the river, and sea stations by the sea. Oh, the frozen local roads in the Northeast were too difficult to repair, but "dog stations" were also set up.
Don't get me wrong, the dog station does not mean that the man stationed at the inn is a beast, but that dogs pull the cart...
There are more than 1,500 inns across the country, and these inns are places to stop, change horses, and stay temporarily on the national highway.
Although the war in the late Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Central Plains and killed very few people, the road was still the same road. No matter how much it was destroyed, the main road could not be destroyed.
After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty, he also advocated building roads.
But what needs to be explained is that Lao Zhu's road construction was an indirect act. It will be built this year. Well, the people are tired. Let's build it next year.
But whether it was Lao Qin, Lao Hu, or Lao Zhu, most of the roads they built were dirt roads except for a few stone roads in and around the city.
To what extent is earthy? In the words of Ming Dynasty people, that is:
Dust accumulates three feet,
Rain, snow, and mud were all over the place.
They say a man is seven feet tall, but think about it, three feet tall, the mud is almost up to his waist. This kind of road is still a road, it’s a standard mudslide...
Although people in the Ming Dynasty exaggerated their words, it is undeniable that the roads in ancient times were really difficult to walk in rain and snow, so much so that things were delayed.
Zhu Yunwen needed concrete roads because the Second Artillery Bureau was already under construction, and future artillery would inevitably need to go to the frontier.
You can't just rest there two hundred miles away from the capital, and the road ahead is muddy, right? Not even in ancient times
The tractor weighs several hundred kilograms. It’s so tiring to drive on a muddy road. How far can it go in a day?
Fighters wait for no one.
Concrete road is the most feasible option for Zhu Yunwen at the moment.
It's not that Zhu Yunwen has never thought about asphalt roads, but with the small amount of oil production in Ming Dynasty, it is pure fantasy to want to get a lot of asphalt.
Luo Yan'er saw Zhu Yunwen looking at her, looking at each other without evasion, and said softly: "I know about the limestone. There are many lime cellars in Jurong County, but aren't they medicine stones? Why are you here with the emperor? Pour into concrete road?”
Zhu Yunwen walked towards Luo Yan'er and said: "The same thing can be used in a variety of ways. Who said lime can only cure diseases? How did the talented person know about Jurong?"
Luo Yan'er looked a little unhappy, turned sideways and said, "I am originally from Jurong County, but..."
His hateful uncle, who took charge of the family after his father's death, not only trampled the uncle's family under his feet, but also sold himself to the Clothing Bureau, causing himself to suffer.
Zhu Yunwen took Luo Yan'er's hand and said, "Actually, I know Cai Ren's past. Speaking of which, it's Taizu's fault."
Luo Yan'er looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise. In order to comfort herself, he accused his grandfather?
Zhu Yunwen looked at Luo Yan'er seriously and said: "In the Lan Yu case, too many innocent people were killed. The court has already concluded this matter. I asked the Security Bureau to check Luo Shao's files. He has nothing to do with Lan Yu. Related. Hey, I owe you this too."
Luo Shao, Luo Yan'er's father.
Zhu Yuanzhang killed so many people in Lan Yu, a large part of the reason was because Zhu Yunwen was too weak, the leader was weak and the ministers were strong, which was a taboo for the country.
"I do not allow the emperor to say this."
Luo Yan'er quickly stopped Zhu Yunwen's words, looked at Zhu Yunwen with some complicated eyes, and said: "Let everything pass. I don't want to have any hatred, I just want to feel it in my heart."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Luo Yan'er deeply, and was touched by her feelings and true feelings. He stepped forward and picked up Luo Yan'er, and walked to the couch aside. Luo Yan'er was a little flustered.
When the straps were gently removed and the skin touched each other, Luo Yan'er frowned in pain, bit her red lips, and whispered until her brows relaxed and her face turned pink...
The eunuch in the courtesy room outside the room picked up a pen and started recording in a small notebook...
The sky was slightly bright, and Zhu Yunwen woke up. He looked sideways at Luo Yan'er, who was clenching his fists. He was a little defensive and couldn't help but smile. He stretched out his hand to brush away the hair between Luo Yan'er's eyebrows, admired it carefully, and then stood up gently. .
Luo Yan'er opened her eyes slightly, sat up, frowned, and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, it's still early."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Luo Yan'er with a smile, stretched out his dishonest hand, and said: "It's still early, can I sleep a little longer?"
Luo Yan'er quickly dodged away and said resentfully: "I don't want it. I am waiting for the emperor to change his clothes."
Zhu Yunwen stayed down and said softly: "I plan to go to Dongshuiguan to see how the resettlement of the victims is going, but what's missing? Do you want Talent to come with me?"
"Can I go too, my concubine?"
Luo Yan'er asked in surprise.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "Why not pay a private visit incognito? After lunch, I will send someone to pick you up."
Luo Yan'er smiled brightly.
After a simple breakfast, Zhu Yunwen walked out of Chengqian Palace and said to Shuangxi: "Promote Luo Cai to the concubine Shu."
"According to the order."
Shuangxi smiled, and then saluted Luo Yan'er: "Our family has met Concubine Shu."
Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the interrogation report on the table, took a deep breath, and said: "Hou Tai, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Hu Run, the Minister of Dali Temple, and Lian Zining, the Yushi of the Imperial Palace."
Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are the three legal departments.
In view of the serious crimes committed by Navy Commander Chen Xuan, Zhu Yunwen arranged for the Three Law Departments and ministers of various ministries to interrogate Chen Xuan. What is now given
The result of the trial made Zhu Yunwen a little uneasy.
Chen Xuan committed huge corruption, deliberately conspired to rebel, and bullied the sergeants... If found guilty, he should be executed.
All family property was confiscated and three tribes were wiped out.
The three of them hurriedly entered the palace.
Zhu Yunwen pointed to the interrogation report and said, "Did Chen Xuan himself confess?"
Hou Tai solemnly said: "Back to the emperor, Chen Xuan has confessed all the crimes and signed them."
Zhu Yunwen sneered and said: "There is really such a disloyal person. In this case, I have no objection to him. But how did he come to destroy the three tribes?"
Lian Zining replied: "Your Majesty, treason is a capital crime. It is a light crime to destroy three tribes. According to law, nine of the tribes should be punished."
Zhu Yunwen knew clearly that the three clans were the father's clan, the mother's clan, and the son's clan. If this was pursued, it would not just be one head, but dozens or even hundreds of heads.
Is it appropriate to destroy someone's entire family at every turn?
"Did Chen Xuan's father, mother, and children all participate in the rebellion?"
Zhu Yunwen asked with a frown.
Lian Zining was stunned, Hou Tai and Hu Run were also a little confused.
Chen Xuan even wanted to rebel. If he wanted to kill, he would kill them all together. Who would ask if his family members were involved?
Shouldn't we learn from Grandfather Taizu and kill Su Jing with one knife?
Zhu Yunwen picked up the interrogation report, threw it in front of the three people, and said: "Chen Xuan is guilty and admitted it. I want to kill him, but he has no complaints. But you didn't even ask whether his family knew about it and whether they were involved. , then directly determine that the three tribes have been destroyed? Take it back, review it again, investigate clearly, and then report it to the police!"
Zhu Yunwen was not interested in annihilating three, nine, or even ten tribes.
Will future generations live a good life without even sitting together?
Deterrence does not necessarily mean killing everyone.
After dealing with Chen Xuan's case, Zhu Yunwen looked through a few more memorials. It was not painful or itchy, and there were not many major events.
Opening a memorial and looking at it carefully, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but smile.
Yang Shiqi did a good job in the Imperial College. It only took more than two months to complete the rearrangement of various subjects. In addition to the subset of classics and history courses, mathematics, business, agriculture, geography and astronomy, military science, medicine, etc. were divided.
In order to prevent the prison students from being overly stressed and distracted, the main coursework only includes the Four Books, Five Classics and Mathematics. However, no matter who wants to study in the Imperial College, they must take two miscellaneous subjects.
Yang Shiqi also came up with the genius idea of changing the Sixth Hall of the Imperial College into the Lower Third Hall and the Upper Third Hall.
After studying in the third class for three years, I understood the Four Books and Five Classics, and initially mastered mathematics and two miscellaneous subjects.
Attend three classes and study for three years, gain a deep understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics, master higher mathematics, and study two miscellaneous subjects intensively.
Yang Shiqi's proposal was in line with Zhu Yunwen's wishes. The Jingshi Junior College was a primary school, the Fuzhou County School was a middle school, and the Imperial College was a university.
But among the capital, there are no prefectural or county schools, only the Imperial College...
Therefore, the only way out for the Capital Junior College was through the Imperial College.
It is not appropriate to directly go from primary school to university, and the next three classes proposed by Yang Shiqi, in Zhu Yunwen's view, are the existence of the middle school level, well, the High School Affiliated to the Imperial College.
Zhu Yunwen found that Yang Shiqi, who was floating around the rivers and lakes, was obviously different from other Imperial College sacrificial wines.
Whether it was Song Ne who offered wine to the Imperial College during the Hongwu period, or Zhang Xianzong, or later Cheng Shizhou, their management of the Imperial College was to follow the rules. Although there were innovations, they could not escape the pursuit of discipline and examples, which was the real institutional problem. Change has never occurred.
Of course, we can’t blame them entirely. In Taizu’s time, it was not their turn to reform...
At the end of Yang Shiqi's memorial, the cabinet's instructions from Xie Jin were: be kind.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly. Xie Jin was not stubborn about reforming the Imperial Academy, so he wrote: "Extremely good, accurate!"
