Even Xiao Zhu Zhanyan was so excited that he danced for joy!

"Concubine, how about this fireworks feast?"

Zhu Mei looked at Concubine Gao's surprised expression and asked with a smile.

"So beautiful, so beautiful!"

"I have never seen such beautiful fireworks in my life!"

Concubine Gao stared at the fireworks in the night sky, with a hint of excitement in her tone.

As an imperial concubine, she naturally had never seen the fireworks set off by the palace on festive occasions!

However, even those fireworks specially used by the royal family were different from what she was seeing tonight. It pales in comparison to what I have seen!

"As long as the mother-in-law likes it!".Zhu

Kai smiled and nodded when he heard this.

"Hey, where did these fireworks come from? Concubine

Gao asked curiously

"It was specially developed by some of Erchen's craftsmen who were proficient in gunpowder!"

"If the mother-in-law likes it, the son-in-law can often arrange to show it to you for you to enjoy!"

Zhu Kai patiently explained

"Did you specifically ask craftsmen to study fireworks?"

Concubine Gao couldn't help but frown slightly when she heard this.

"Mother and concubine, please rest assured that your son will never do anything prohibited!"

Zhu Hui said helplessly. He didn't expect that a fireworks feast would make his mother so nervous!

In fact, it's no wonder that Concubine Gao is so sensitive!

After all, things like gunpowder are out of reach for ordinary people!

They specialize in manufacturing fireworks. It may be harmless, but if gunpowder is used to make firearms and other contraband, it really violates the taboos of the court!

Even the lord does not have such privileges!

After some patient explanations and repeated assurances, he just asked people to make fireworks. After coming to please her family, Concubine Gao doubtfully stopped the topic.

This was just a small episode!

Although some of Zhu Hui's actions often touched Concubine Gao's sensitive nerves, her time in Ganzhou was undoubtedly a close one. The happiest time in years!

Of course, Concubine Gao also knew that her staying in Ganzhou had caused a lot of trouble for Zhu Kai!

At least during this period, no matter how busy Zhu Kai was, he would take time to accompany her as a mother. Happy!

Concubine Gao knew in her heart that such peaceful years were destined not to last long. As an imperial concubine, she would not be able to escape the constraints of the deep palace walls. Because of this, the day of returning to the palace was not far away.

Concubine Gao cherished every minute and second she spent in Ganzhou.

She tried her best to learn more about Zhu Kai and the various policies and measures he implemented in Ganzhou.

One day, Concubine Gao came straight to her after returning from the market. I found Zhu Lai and asked straight to the point about the construction of the mud road leading to Xi'an Prefecture.

"Cui'er, I heard that you intend to extend the cement road to Xi'an Prefecture?"Her tone revealed concern about this matter.

It turned out that she heard people talking in the market, saying that Zhu Kai was recruiting a large number of people to make a fuss about road construction.

"Yes, concubine, I do have plans to build roads!"

"Nowadays, all roads in Ganzhou City have been replaced by cement roads. My mother and concubine must have also seen the benefits of such roads!"

"Not only Xi'an Prefecture, Hanzhong Prefecture, and Ganzhou Prefecture will also start construction of cement roads connecting all other states and counties in the Hexi Corridor!"

"Erchen plans to complete the laying of all cement roads in the northwest region within two to three years!"

Zhu Gai told his plan frankly without hiding anything!

In addition to the rubber grass that he had previously exchanged for fine salt, Zhu Gai actually arranged for people to go to Yunnan to plant a large number of rubber trees more than a year ago!

His original intention of collecting rubber grass , in order to initially extract rubber for early research and try to make a batch of rubber tires.

When the cement road is laid, the rubber tires will come in handy.

The cement road itself can shorten the travel time from various places to Ganzhou. It is shortened by nearly half. If combined with rubber tires, the efficiency can be further improved.

Whether it is the transportation of military supplies or commercial goods, rubber tires play an indispensable role.

However, judging from Ganzhou's current industrial level. It seems that rubber can only be used to make tires.

Of course, the road construction project is also huge. Before rubber tires can be mass-produced, Zhu Kai plans to build all the cement roads that need to be reconstructed. , that is, wages are settled weekly and paid every seven days.

This kind of treatment will undoubtedly attract a large number of young and middle-aged laborers to participate. Concubine Gao listened very carefully to Zhu Kai's plans and nodded her approval from time to time.

When asking about road construction, she was mainly worried that the project would be too large and consume too much manpower and material resources, which might cause overwork and financial burden on the people.

But after listening to Zhu Kai's detailed explanation, she found that her previous worries were unnecessary..

Zhu Kai has already formulated a thorough response plan, and the fiscal revenue of Ganzhou Prefecture can fully support this expenditure.

Not to mention anything else, the revenue from fine salt alone is already an astonishing figure.

Zhu Kai's concept of"taking from the people and using it for the people" also completely dispelled Concubine Gao's concerns.

……

Deep in the palace of Yingtian Mansion, the night was already dark.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting in the imperial study, reviewing the memorials that Prince Zhu Biao had reviewed during the day.

Recently, most government affairs have been handled by Zhu Biao, and most memorials have been reviewed by him, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a lot more relaxed.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not completely let it go. He would still personally check some major matters to supervise whether Zhu Biao's handling methods were appropriate. In this way, if there is a problem, he can correct it in time.

After handling these matters, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his palace.

After washing and lying on the bed, his thoughts began to wander again.

He had not been able to deduce other target persons for more than ten days in a row, which made him feel a little unable to control himself.

"System, show me the deduction list!"Zhu Yuanzhang awakened the future deduction system with a thought. What he wants to see most now is still the life simulator of the fourteenth old Zhu Lai.

However, the demand for one year and five months means that he has to wait until next year, which makes him Feeling a little tormented, he began to consider whether to deduce the descendants of Lao Si. From their life trajectories,

Zhu Yuanzhang soon narrowed down the list to those of Lao Si. son's position

【Zhu Zhanyan: The required sign-in days are six months】

【Zhu Zhanye: The required sign-in days are seven months】

【Zhu Zhanxuan: The required sign-in days are seven months】

【Darkhan: The required sign-in days are nine months】

【……】

It is now the end of October, and it seems that I only have enough check-in days to deduce Zhu Zhanyan's life, while the other two cannot activate their life simulators.

However, judging from the number of sign-in days required for several people, Zhu Yuanzhang also realized that these descendants of Lao Si4 did not seem to be simple people.

He knows that the number of check-in days required is related to an individual's longevity and historical influence.

Although Zhu Zhanyan can only be deduced at present, Zhu Yuanzhang guessed that after the fourth son ascended the throne, Zhu Zhanyan was likely to become the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Through his perspective, we may be able to observe many situations after Old Fourteen came to power.

Zhu Yuanzhang was full of expectations and yearning for the future after the fourteenth Zhu Lai ascended the throne.

This confidence comes from the outstanding talents and governance methods of Lao Shi4.

His intuition told him that if Old Fourteen was allowed to take charge of the Ming Dynasty, a prosperous era would surely usher in in the future.

"System, let’s start deducing Zhu Zhanyan’s past and present life tonight!"

Zhu Yuanzhang no longer hesitated and made a decision.

He was eager to use Zhu Zhanyan's life trajectory to get a glimpse of the possible scene after the old fourteen ascended the throne.

Immediately, Zhu Zhanyan's life simulator was finally launched, and the familiar tiredness returned Sweeping through, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly fell into a deep dream!

【The duration of this simulation: five hours!】

【Zhu Zhanyan's dream journey has officially begun! 】

Although the opening method is still the same, the five-hour simulation time caused Zhu Yuanzhang to have quite a stir in his heart!

This was the longest simulation he had ever experienced so far!

Looking back on the life I simulated Zhu Yunwen before, it only lasted just over an hour and a half!

However, before Zhu Yuanzhang could think about it carefully, the simulation picture was already clearly visible!

What was displayed in front of him was still the familiar scene of Yingtian Mansion....

【In the autumn of the 23rd year of Hongwu, you were born in Yingtian Mansion. As the son of Su Wang Zhu Mei and Princess Gu, you have been prominent since the day you were born. Later, after Su Wang Zhu Mei came to Ganzhou, you were appointed by the emperor's grandfather. For the crown prince of King Su! 】

This is the way Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Zhanyan again after many years!

Even though he is his own grandson, so far, because Zhu Lai was not taken seriously in the past, he has only had a glimpse of him when he was born, and now he has no impression of him at all.

Looking at the tiger-headed little guy in the picture, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh that he looked so similar to his own fourteen hours later!

However, in this simulation, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that he would no longer see his sister!

Because she passed away in the fifteenth year of Hongwu!

Although he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly adjusted his mentality and began to observe Zhu Zhanyan's life trajectory attentively!

【Not long after you became sensible, according to royal practice, you should have been sent to Yingtian for education. However, because you were frail and sick since childhood, your father finally decided to let you stay in Ganzhou! 】

Huh? Zhu Zhanyan didn't go to Yingtian to study?

Sickly? Zhu Yuanzhang was filled with doubts!

He knew that his fourth son had extraordinary abilities, so how could he let his son be so weak?

But soon, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of a possibility - all this was done deliberately by the fourteenth old man!

Zhu Zhanyan's physical condition may be just a symptom. The real purpose of the Fourteenth is not to let Zhu Zhanyan go to Yingtian!

【Not long after, your grandfather, the current emperor, passed away, and the world changed. Your grandmother, Taifei Gao, insisted on responding to Tianben's funeral, and her father finally agreed with her decision in desperation! 】

oh? In this way, Lao Sisi tried every means to keep Concubine Gao in Ganzhou Mansion!

He must have foreseen the changes in the situation in the court after his death and was worried that the court would use Concubine Gao to deal with him, so he made this move!

But why did he let Concubine Gao go to heaven later?

When Zhu Yuanzhang simulated Zhu Yunwen's life before, he did not think deeply about this period of history, but now that he saw this period of history again, he felt that there seemed to be a mystery hidden in it that he had not noticed!

Reminiscent of the fact that the Fourteenth later went to Beijing with a small number of guards to surrender because he was worried that his biological mother was in the hands of Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen... Could this be a carefully planned move on his part?

Is it just to find a reasonable reason to enter Yingtian?

If this is really the case, then the scheming of the fourteenth old man is terrible!

How could Zhu Yunwen compete with him?

【After the new emperor Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he began to reduce the vassal status, which made all the vassal kings feel uneasy!】

【Sure enough, it didn't take long for the court to lose control and sent several petty officials to Ganzhou to monitor every move of the palace!】

【This incident angered your grandmother, Princess Gao, and she had a fierce conflict with the court! The new king, Emperor Jianwen, attached great importance to his own face, so he ordered your grandmother, Princess Gao, to be imprisoned!】

【After learning about this, your father resolutely led hundreds of personal guards to Yingtian for rescue. During this period, your mother managed all affairs of Ganzhou Prefecture on your behalf!】

【After a long wait, you finally received a message from your father. He ordered Marquis Changxing and Geng Xuan to escort you to Yingtian! You don't know what happened, so you can only follow your father's arrangement and follow the footsteps of the Ganzhou Army to this strange capital!】

【This is your first time to set foot in Tianfu, the kingdom of Ming Dynasty! Have you ever imagined that Yingtian Mansion, as the imperial capital, must be more prosperous and spectacular than Ganzhou City! However, when you actually come here, you find that the reality is very different from your imagination! 】

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at all this, feeling deeply helpless in his heart!

Those words were like sharp arrows, piercing his heart, because Ganzhou in the past was indeed more prosperous and prosperous than Emperor Yingtian Mansion!

At the same time, he also witnessed with his own eyes that most people in Ganzhou have moved into solid stone houses.

Although the stone bricks are not as good as the stones of the Great Wall, they are too luxurious to build houses.

Foreign tourists once visited Ganzhou, and after returning they all praised Ganzhou as a fairyland with gold flowing everywhere!

It's such a stark contrast, it's heartbreaking.

Is it possible that Zhu Yuanzhang, as the king of a country, is not as good as the border areas governed by his own son?

Is this due to his incompetence, or is Old Fourteen just too outstanding?

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart began to have subtle waves.

【The moment you step into Yingtian Mansion, you are shocked to find that all the imperial guards have been replaced by elite Ganzhou troops, and even the prince Zhu Yunwen has been tightly imprisoned.】

【You have already heard about what Zhu Yunwen did. He once imprisoned the vassal king and killed his relatives, but now he is behind bars. You are full of contempt for him, and even make sarcastic remarks from time to time】

【However, battle reports from the front came like snowflakes, and King Yan's army was ready to attack Yingtian Mansion. My father was forced to personally lead the Northern Expedition】

【The war continued, and the court finally fell into the hands of his father. The most difficult problem right now is how to resist the iron hoof of King Yan's army】

【My father did not want to start a war and hurt innocent people, so his tactics have always been quite conservative. However, King Yan's march south was also extremely difficult. Due to lack of food and grass, he turned his troops to the west and took Ganzhou directly! 】

Zhu Lai also advocated avoiding unnecessary killings? Zhu Yuanzhang's brows raised slightly.

In Zhu Yunwen's"Life Simulator", he did not notice this.

At that time, he looked at everything from Zhu Yunwen's perspective and thought that King Yan was so powerful that he could contend with Zhu Mei for three years!

But now it seems that the reason why Zhu Lai allowed King Yan to survive for so long was entirely because he deliberately let go!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it carefully and felt that everything was reasonable.

With Zhu Mei's resourcefulness and the strength of the Ganzhou army, it was more than enough to defeat King Yan.

What's more, Zhu Kai now actually controls the entire court, which is equivalent to controlling the court's millions of troops.

With such an advantage, what could King Yan do to compete with Zhu Mei?

Just with his army of hundreds of thousands? If the two sides had equal forces, they might still be able to fight, but now that Zhu Kai controlled the imperial army, it would be easy for him to defeat King Yan!

It was precisely because of Zhu Lai's"tolerance" that King Yan gave him a chance to breathe, giving him the opportunity to turn his gun and take Ganzhou directly!

It turns out that everything is under Zhu Kai's control!

Ganzhou is heavily guarded by Zhu Kai and it is impossible for King Yan to break through!

But Zhu Lai could take the opportunity to mobilize the tiger away from the mountain and easily capture the city of Beiping!.

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