I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 34 This is my good minister!

Rewarding twelve dukes, more than thirty marquises, and sixty-seven earls at a time, this "grand event" only appeared when Emperor Taizu proclaimed himself emperor and conferred meritorious officials.

By the way, Emperor Yongle also did such a feat.

What made him especially happy was that this operation not only completely solved the problem of famine in the north, but also allocated millions of shi of grain to solve the Liao pay that had been in arrears for three or four months.

According to Wei Zhongxian's report, in the past few days, sea transportation has been arranged to send a batch of grain and payment to Shanhaiguan, Pidao and other places.

Zhu Youjian laughed out loud, Long Yan was very happy, and wanted to personally grab a pen to write a special report for these "Ming Heroes".

Unexpectedly, when I picked up the writing brush, one hand was trembling unreasonably. After thinking for a long time, I couldn't write a word, so I had to laugh dryly: "Zhongxian, it's you who come to write the decree on my behalf!"

Wei Zhongxian: "..."

This big straw bag!
"By the way, Yuan Chonghuan has become the principal of our Daming Academy, who is in charge of the land of Liaodong now?" Zhu Youjian asked casually.

Wei Zhongxian was slandering again and again.

An emperor who does not know who is guarding the gate of the northeast country for him?If it weren't for this guy's consecutive big money, Wei Zhongxian really wished he could just abolish this idiot and become the emperor himself...

"So that Lord Long Live knows that since Yuan Chonghuan resigned, the land of Liaodong has been temporarily governed by Liu Zhao..." Wei Zhongxian said with a guilty conscience.

The biggest reason why Yuan Chonghuan resigned in anger was because he was a great eunuch.

Liu Zhao?That guy is a scholar, he can write well, but unfortunately he doesn't know how to farm. "Zhu Youjian knew little about military affairs, so his evaluation of Liu Zhao was almost ignored by Wei Zhongxian.

"Where is Sun Chengzong? Why don't you send him to farm to support the army, and beat those slaves back to grandma's house by the way?"

Wei Zhongxian hesitated and said: "Sun Chengzong originally managed the land of Liaodong. Although he is good at using soldiers, he is also good at spending money. He is also stationing troops, building cities, and training soldiers. The money spent in one year is worth as much as Yuan Chonghuan spent three years."

Will spend money?This is my good minister!

Hurry up and let him continue to waste in the land of Liaodong!
Isn't money, grain and so on just for waste?It just so happened that this time selling officials and nobles got a lot of money and food, and if he didn't find a suitable person and a suitable reason to waste it, Zhu Youjian felt uncomfortable!

"Decree ordered Sun Chengzong to be governor of Jiliao and concurrently governor."

"In addition, order Mao Wenlong to be the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, lead the military department with the title of Minister, and give Shang Fang a sword. I will not write a special order by myself, and no one can easily touch him!"

This arrangement, Zhu Youjian really did not do whatever he wanted, but after several breaths of 'deliberate consideration'...

Wasn't Mao Wenlong beheaded by Yuan Chonghuan?

Give him a promotion and give him the Shangfang sword. Even if others want to kill this Liaodong military officer, no one can touch him without the emperor's special order!
At the same time, Sun Chengzong, who was supposed to take office two years later, was dispatched ahead of time, and Governor Ji Liao...

This is tantamount to changing the course of history slightly, just not knowing what subtle changes will happen?
Anyway, that Sun Chengzong is a good minister, and he even spent money to the court's distress, and he was farming, building cities, and training soldiers. These are the "excellent qualities" that Zhu Youjian valued most!

Send that "infrastructure maniac" Sun Chengzong to the Shanhaiguan area and spend a lot of money to build a "Maginot Line of Defense" that is of no use. Who knows what will happen.

Wei Zhongxian was tongue-tied for a while, and finally heaved a sigh, silently obeying the order.

In the long run, the operation of the idiot emperor seems to be quite reasonable. As the governor of Jiliao, Sun Chengzong is better than that guy Yuan Chonghuan, right?

Regarding this, Wei Zhongxian actually had no idea.

"Let's go and see the development and construction of Daming Academy!"

Promoted two prodigal sons in one breath, and lost several 10 taels of silver and several million stones of grain by the way. Zhu Youjian was in a good mood and wanted to go out of the palace to wander around.

So, more than an hour later, the idiot emperor and Wei Zhongxian quietly slipped out of the palace in plain clothes, and came to Wangfu Street under the covert protection of a large number of guards.

The area of ​​Xinwang Mansion had been emptied a few days ago, freeing up more than a hundred acres of land, and more than [-] construction sites were covered with fences.

It is now the winter month of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, and the heavy snow a few days ago has not yet melted away. There are thousands of miles of lead clouds in the capital area, and wild dogs and cats frozen to death by the roadside can be seen everywhere.

But because the "Daming Engineering Bureau" transported a large amount of low-priced coal to the capital, there is not a single person in the capital who froze to death, which made Wei Zhongxian very admired.

In previous winters, not to mention the years of catastrophe, even in normal years, people in the suburbs of Beijing were often heard of people who froze to death. Since the idiot emperor made a fuss, the treasury's money has not decreased, but the situation seems to have improved slightly.

"Long live, this is the construction site of the Chamber of Commerce of All Nations, and that is the office building of our Daming Engineering Bureau."

Wei Zhongxian was quite proud of giving Zhu Youjian advice along the way.

The re-planning of this area was nominally decided by Zhu Youjian, but in fact, it was mainly designed and planned by him, the great eunuch, together with Xu Guangqi, Qian Qianyi, Song Yingxing and others.

"Long live, an underground passage has been built here, which can handle the defecation and waste water of more than 10 people..."

At a construction site covered by a fence, Wei Zhongxian pointed out: "According to Mr. Yang He's design drawings, this underground passage is twelve feet wide and eight feet high, which is the largest in our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youjian calculated with his fingers for a long time, roughly estimated the size of the 'sewer', his face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Yang He, this guy is really petty, the sewer repair is so cramped, is it just for excreting excrement and urine? ?

No, this plan is not grand enough and not long-term enough, so start over. "

There is a sentence that Zhu Youjian is inconvenient to say, that is, how much money can such a petty planning and design cost?

This group of treacherous ministers, who can't even lose money, are really trash!
As he spoke, the idiot emperor pushed the fence aside and was about to get into the construction site.

Wei Zhongxian was taken aback, and hurried forward to stop him, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, the construction site here is now closed, and there is no one inside."

"Decree, let Yang He, Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing, Qian Qianyi and others come here immediately, I have something to say to them!"

Zhu Youjian got into the construction site and walked around the messy ground. From time to time, he looked up to the sky, contemplating, as if he was thinking about some important family and country affairs.

In fact, he was silently calculating how much money he would need to spend to rebuild the entire capital's 'sewer' and how much 'prodigal value' he could harvest...

In Zhu Youjian's impression, the "sewer" of the capital of later generations is the real underground passage, which can not only excrete feces and urine, but also run trains in it!
There were no trains in the Ming Dynasty, but if one's "prodigal value" goes up, what about rewarding a blueprint for making a steam train?

If you want to lose a lot and become the number one prodigal son of Ming Dynasty, how can you do it without a long-term vision?
Since the street has been dug up, it is not cost-effective not to build a super-large project integrating sewers, flood drainage ditches, steam train tracks, underground air-raid shelters, underground bunkers, etc. in one go!
Just when Zhu Youjian conceived, planned and expected silently, only by building an underground passage in the capital, he could increase a lot of "prodigal value" for himself, several ministers arrived.

"This large passage, redesigned, will be constructed as the first model of Daming city construction!"

"A big project related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, if it can't surpass the bean curd dregs 600 years later, don't waste money and food anymore!"

"You so-called important ministers of the country, go back to your hometown to hold your grandson!"

(End of this chapter)