ten years!
This is the deadline given by Zhu Yunwen to move the capital, and it is also the construction period for the construction of Beiping City.
Ten years of construction is by no means an easy task for the capital of a country. After all, it took Zhu Di fifteen years to build the Forbidden City. Zhu Yunwen directly cut off the five-year construction period, which is really an exaggeration.
But Zhu Yunwen was by no means a utopian who pursued progress and ignored reality. Zhu Di took a long time to build the Forbidden City and the Beijing City. A large part of the reason was that he lacked planning at the beginning. He built a palace first, then a West Palace, and then arranged the Ministry of Rites, Large-scale construction of the Ministry of War, Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate came later, and manpower, material resources, and financial resources were not concentrated in the early stages.
And compared with Zhu Di's period, Zhu Yunwen had a huge advantage. The dredging of the Huitong River would be completed soon, and various construction materials and supplies could be transported directly to Peiping through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. You must know that when Zhu Di built the capital city in history, Huitong River had not yet started construction. When the dredging of Huitong River was completed, Zhu Di could almost pack up and prepare to move...
The most important thing is that Zhu Di is not an "urban planner and designer", and of course Zhu Yunwen is not either, but Zhu Yunwen has drawings...
When the cabinet ministers, the Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple saw the blueprint produced by Zhu Yunwen, they couldn't help but be stunned. Ru Yu did not believe Zhu Yunwen's design plan, so she asked Yao Guangxiao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to find Cai Xin and the talented person who designed the prototype. Kuai Xiang, known as "Kuai Luban", took out the map of Peking from the Ministry of Industry and carefully proofread it.
Cai Xin and Kuai Xiang analyzed it for more than an hour and were astonished.
Kuai Xiang faced the questioning gazes of the court officials and said seriously: "This drawing not only fits the current situation of Beiping City, but also makes full use of the waterways. It is laid out symmetrically on the central axis and is magnificent. It has the grace of the Nanjing Imperial Palace and the beauty of Peiping." The solemnity, from the current point of view, is completely feasible."
Cai Xin echoed: "This drawing has a clear plan. Although it does not indicate specific dimensions, it is enough to guide the overall construction. The design is clear and the layout is clear. Not only the court offices are complete, but also the people's livelihood streets are taken into consideration. It is a masterpiece!" With this drawing, the engineering department only needs to determine the dimensions and mark the specifications, and the construction preparations can be completed in the shortest time!”
Xie Jin, Ru Yu and others looked at Zhu Yunwen with fear. While he was inspecting Peking for a walk, he had already thought of the drawings?
what is this?
Genius design and planning skills?
When Zhu Yunwen learned this thing and when he drew it, there was no news about it.
Which company is better at preparation, it has to be the emperor Zhu Yunwen...
The construction of Beijing City is a super project and cannot be accomplished by one place.
On April 2, Zhu Yunwen issued an order to transfer Shanxi Inspector Shi Kui to Huguang, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel Mao Taiheng to Sichuan, Minister of the Ministry of War Gu Pu to Jiangxi, Yushi Dong Yong to Shanxi to collect wood, and arranged a team of officers to work for the Ministry of Affairs and the Security Bureau. Following, I strictly ordered not to work the people unnecessarily, not to deduct people's capital excessively, not to exploit the common people and big households in the name of wood mining, not to...
On the third day, Zhu Yunwen issued another decree, promoting Zhang Sigong, who built the city and port of Tianjin, as the minister of the Ministry of Works, and promoted Chen Gui, the dragon guard of Qianhu, as the minister of the Ministry of Works. Zhang Sigong, Chen Gui, and Yao Guangxiao were ordered to preside over the construction of the northern capital, and ordered Cai Xin and Kuai Xiang are the directors of the Ministry of Industry, responsible for specific design, specifications, scales, construction arrangements, etc.
On the 5th, Zhu Yunwen announced to the world that he would recruit 100,000 craftsmen, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a new capital in Peiping. Stoneworker Lu Xiang, bricklayer Yang Qing, and others participated in the effort.
The soil quality in Suzhou is excellent and suitable for firing hall floor tiles, so it was set up as an imperial kiln. Linqing can prepare other building bricks. Shibi needs mugwort bluestone, which needs to be mined from the mountains. The buildings need various kinds of glazed objects to decorate, so they set up glazed factories around Beiping...
In mid-April, the Huitong River dredging project was completed and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was connected from north to south. Then 300,000 people went to Peiping under the leadership of Song Li.
The smooth flow of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has given great support to the construction of Peking. In particular, large quantities of grain are shipped from the south. Following the southeast monsoon in spring and summer, it only takes half a month to reach Peking without stopping, which greatly saves transportation costs.
Xia Yuanji, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, felt deep pressure. He originally thought that the preparations for moving the capital to Peking would be long and the money would be spent slowly, so that the Ministry of Revenue could easily support it. However, because of the design drawings Zhu Yunwen came up with, the layout and arrangements were quickly made, causing the Ministry of Revenue to Money was spent like water. From April to June, the Ministry of Revenue paid 2 million taels to Peking, and other places also spent 600,000 taels for wood, rocks, and masonry...
The only thing that comforted Xia Yuanji was that Zhou Dajiang's family copied 1.5 million taels, and Liang Wenxing's family copied 500,000 taels, which made up for part of the expenses.
As for Cao Youshan, because his family was in Shanxi, it was a bit slow to confiscate his house, but he was the richest among the three. The confiscation of his house and the sale of his property amounted to 2.3 million taels. Xia Yuanji did not ask the Chief Envoy of Shanxi to deliver the money. Instead of going to the capital, he devoted himself to the construction of the great northwest. Creating new things is a big thing, but the construction of the northwest is also a big thing.
In July, the weather is hot.
In the evening of this day, as the heat gradually subsided, Zhu Yunwen put on a slight disguise and paid a private visit to the capital incognito. He walked to the jewelry gallery and looked at the still bustling Qiao Gong shop, with a slight smile on his lips.
Tang Buping looked at the pedestrians around him with vigilance. Cong Pei'er was chatting with Zhu Yunwen on the side, and his pride for the Second Security Bureau was revealed in his words.
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Cong Pei'er and said: "Just leave the Second Security Bureau to Chu Yun. You are pregnant now and should stay in the yard to recuperate. Why run out to accompany me? Maybe you want to ask where Pang Huan went? ?”
Cong Pei'er shook her head slightly: "Pang Huan told me when he left. You can't tell me, and you're not allowed to ask. I just want to know how long it will take for him to come back."
Zhu Yunwen put his hands behind his back and looked solemn: "How long will it take to come back? I don't know."
Cong Pei'er looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise.
Zhu Yunwen said seriously: "Don't worry, Pang Huan has not been assigned. He has an important mission. He will come back naturally after the things are done. However, it may take a long time. If you think the house in Yangshiqiao is deserted, You might as well move to Cining Palace, with the Queen Mother and Queen here, at least you won't be lonely."
Tang Buping heard this and saw Cong Pei'er's hesitation. He couldn't help but be anxious and reminded in a low voice: "Why don't you thank me soon?"
Cong Pei'er declined with a smile: "The Queen Mother has sent a maid to take care of me and rewarded me with many things. It's good to live here. But I want to write a letter to Pang Huan, is that okay?"
"no."
Zhu Yunwen rejected Cong Pei'er, looked at her sad eyes, and said seriously: "You can write the letter, but no one can deliver it to him."
Tang Buping pulled Cong Pei'er's arm: "Don't ask about this matter."
Seeing this, Cong Pei'er had no choice but to nod.
Zhu Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know where Pang Huan was now, so how could he send him a letter? Besides, any letter might expose Pang Huan's identity, so he couldn't do this kind of thing.
"Wow!"
The girl's cry attracted the attention of Zhu Yunwen and others.
Zhu Yunwen stepped forward and took a look, only to see a burly man with a half-undressed short coat, revealing lush chest hair, and a strong smell of alcohol coming from his mouth. There was a broken wine jar on the ground, and wine was flowing all over the floor.
In front of the big man was a frail middle-aged man, protecting a little girl. The girl had scratches on her legs, blood seeping out, and she was crying in pain.
"I broke a certain wine jar, please pay for it!"
The big man had a loud voice and a fierce look.
The middle-aged man looked a little uneasy: "How much compensation do you have to pay?"
The big man held out five fingers.
The middle-aged man quickly found the treasure banknotes from his sleeves, collected five hundred coins, and handed it over. Seeing this, the big man raised his big hand, knocked the middle-aged man to the ground with a slap, and shouted viciously: "It's five hundred coins." Yinzi, you humiliate a certain family like this, I think you don’t want to live anymore!”
"Daddy!"
The girl was more frightened and cried even more sadly.
"Five, five taels?"
The middle-aged man ignored the pain on his face and shouted: "Aren't you blackmailing me? This is obviously the drink from Qingpingqiao Restaurant, and the best one is only two taels of silver."
"Who told you this is a drink from Qingpingqiao, this is a drink from Wenchang Lane, five taels, if you miss one penny, I will send you to the government!"
The big man threatened.
The middle-aged man couldn't come up with five taels of silver. After searching all over, he only found 700 wen. When the big man saw this, he sneered: "If you can't come up with the money, just fend off your daughter. She's a bargain. I won’t let you pay for your five taels of silver.”
"Don't even think about it!"
The middle-aged man scolded angrily.
The big man spat and walked forward. When he saw the middle-aged man blocking him, he slapped him again with his big hand, knocking the middle-aged man to the ground, and then stretched out his hand towards the girl.
The girl panicked and shouted "Daddy", but the middle-aged man was beaten until he was so dizzy that he could not move for a while.
The big man grabbed the girl's clothes, lifted it up with all his strength, and shouted: "You all saw it, she broke my wine, and her father couldn't pay for the compensation, so he used her daughter to pay for it."
The onlookers pointed and pointed, seeing that the big man was so difficult to deal with, no one dared to say anything to help.
Cong Pei'er was so jealous that she reached out and just pulled out the nine-section whip from her waist. Then she remembered that she didn't wear a whip since she was pregnant. It seemed that she could only teach this gangster a lesson with her fists.
As soon as Cong Pei'er moved, an arm blocked Cong Pei'er.
Tang Buping stepped forward and guarded Zhu Yunwen's side. His hands were slightly lowered and his wrists were ready to go. Zhu Yunwen's pupils condensed slightly. Cong Pei'er suddenly felt something and turned to look at the field.
The white brocade skirt danced, and a pair of black leather boots trampled across the big man's chest. The big man was in pain. As soon as his hand loosened, the girl fell down. A sleeve hand stretched out, held the girl's shoulder, took a step back, and landed safely.
Zhu Yunwen looked intently and saw that the person who took action was a woman with eyebrows like mountain daisy, eyes like stars, red lips and white teeth, and an extraordinary heroic appearance. There was a red forehead on her forehead, and a blood-colored jade bead hung between her eyebrows. , like a little rouge, dressed in white clothes, tightly tied around the waist, with a scimitar hanging on the left waist, the handle of the scimitar is covered with flame-like body patterns.
Tang Buping whispered to Zhu Yunwen: "Looking at his attire and scimitar, he should be a Jurchen."
Zhu Yunwen raised his eyebrows and said: "A few days ago, I reported that Jianzhou Jurchen Aha went to Beijing to pay tribute. Then he fell ill on the way and rested in Yangzhou. He came to Beijing soon. Could it be one of them?"
