The emperor's grandson had 6,000 guards, passed Chuzhou and passed Dingyuan County, and had arrived in Fengyang, Zhongdu.

On the way along the official road, officials at all levels in Zhongdu and civil and military ministers left the city to kneel down to greet them.

The car drove slowly through the magnificent city gate. Zhu Yunxi returned to the hometown of the Zhu family for the first time, Zhongdu and Fengyang of the Ming Dynasty.

Fengyang was a former city in the Yuan Dynasty. In fact, it was not a world-class city, and it was not as rich as it was. But because of the emergence of Emperor Zhu, this place was already the place where the world was victorious.

Because it was the old man's hometown and the place where he raised a war, and most of the senior civil officials and powerful generals in the Ming army were from Fengyang. In the early days of the founding of the empire, it almost became the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

In the second year of Hongwu, Li Shanchang, the first civil official of the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Liang, the Marquis of Jiangyin (one of the twenty-four generals in Huaixi, later posthumously named Duke), were ordered to build the Huaixi General Administration Office in Zhongdu and build the Zhongdu City.

In the carriage, Zhu Yunyu lifted the curtain and stared at this city that was even more heroic than the capital in the footsteps that echoed under the city gate.

Fengyang is not only a city, but also another military and cultural center of the Ming Dynasty.

When this city was built, the Ming Dynasty was founding and it was victorious in every battle. Therefore, the city built was full of the spirit of no other than me.

Zhu Yunyu's previous generations, the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Qin and Jin and Yan Kings all lived here when they were young. Especially those kings, this was their initial training and commanding troops.

Zhongdu City is extremely large, covering an area of ​​more than 300 hectares, and the imperial city built is more than 100,000 square meters larger than the Forbidden City in the capital. All regulations in the city are exactly the same as those in the capital, and even have them. Official military camps, grain warehouses, smelting offices, manufacturing departments, imperial temples of all dynasties, temples of founding heroes, etc.

The construction of this majestic city is also strict. The magnificent city walls are all made of bricks in the city. Each brick has an exclusive manufacturing inscription. The city walls are made of materials such as lime, tung oil, glutinous rice juice. The key points of the connection are even used to replace mortar casting with molten pig iron.

The moat is more than 70 meters wide, and there are 104 yards in the city, which are tightly matched in length and orderly.

Zhongdu is not only the hometown of the Zhu family, but also the most precious treasure land for the founding martyrs of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to build this city, the old man who had always disliked imposing labor service on the people, conquered more than 100,000 people. Because the project was too big and the requirements were too strict, in the eighth year of Hongwu, a resentful craftsman wrote curses when he was casting the city.

The old man Long Yan was furious, and tens of thousands of craftsmen were killed by the old man, leaving only a thousand people.

But later, after reflecting on the old man, he felt that such a waste of money was indeed undesirable. He issued an order to continue to build places that have started construction. Places that have not started construction will no longer be built.

The construction of Fengyang Zhongdu is such a magnificent and strong city. In fact, it demonstrates the achievements of the emperor and is not the blessing of the people.

Building a city requires people and money, but in order to support Zhongdu’s huge army and bureaucracy and maintain the imperial tombs, the people are overwhelmed. On the surface, the world is majestic Zhongdu, but the people say it in secret.

Speaking of Fengyang, Fengyang is a good place to go to Fengyang. Since Emperor Zhu came out, there has been ten to nine years of desolation!

Until later, the old man killed all the heroes in Huaixi, took back the possession of the nobles in Fengyang, and stopped building cities, so the burden on the people was lighter.

Before the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhongdu was intact. Later, Li Chuang and Zhang Xianzhong captured this place and burned the Zhu family's ancestral tomb. Then in the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping Army burned the city again. There were no ten palaces and pavilions in Zhongdu.

Despite this, when future generations see such majestic relics, they feel regretful when they think back then.

(Oh, it's watery again!)

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After Zhu Yunqiu arrived in Zhongdu, he moved into Zhongdu Imperial City.

Unlike the Forbidden City in the capital, the Zhongdu Imperial City has a bit of solemn and iron-blooded spirit. There are few flowers and plants in the imperial city, and there are mostly quaint trees. There are locusts, elms, pine, and cypresses. They are as dense as shade, and look like a forest from afar.

The residence of Zhu Yunyu, the imperial city, was the place where Zhu Biao lived when he was a teenager. Standing at the window, you could just see the towering bell tower and drum tower in Zhongdu City.

After just getting settled down and washing up, the body was exhausted. The turtle was well-known, and officials such as Gou Ren, the Imperial City of Zhongdu, Wu Zhong, the general manager of Huaixi, were looking for a meeting outside the hall.

After Zhu Yunxiu changed his clothes, he sat on the throne with some difficulty and passed on!

Screaming, the heavy palace gate was pushed open, and a little cold air was poured out.

The military generals were headed by Wu Zhong, the Duke of Haiguo, the general manager of Huaixi, and the civil officials were headed by Zhu Tong, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. More than a hundred people came in in neatly.

(Wu Zhong is the title of hereditary father. His uncle is Duke of Jiang Guo Wu Liang, and his father is Duke of Hai Guo Wu Zhen. Zhu Tong is the youngest son of Zhu Sheng, the founding hero.)

I will pay homage to His Highness, the Emperor, who will be thousands of years old!

In the long-lasting hall, the echo was particularly strong and even a little harsh.

My beloved ministers are calm! Zhu Yunxiu said lightly, "I am tired from the journey, but you are exhausted both physically and mentally when you are waiting. These false gifts will be spared. Come and give me a seat to me!"

The ministers in the hall sat down. The Ming Dynasty was not as clear as the Qing Dynasty in later generations. When the king and his ministers met, they asked the ministers to sit and talk, but instead of kneeling.

However, among these ministers, there was an old hunchbacked man who was still kneeling.

The eunuch who stayed behind in Zhongdu is Gou Ren!

Old slave, I'll see His Royal Highness! Gou Ren's hair and beard are white, and he is a little weak when speaking.

You should get up too! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said.

Gou Ren, a left-behind eunuch, was the steward of Zhongdu Imperial City. Although the status of an eunuch in the Ming Dynasty is low, he is also a figure in Zhongdu. However, at this time, in the hall, he was so capable of standing up and speaking, and he dared not even think about his seat.

This time, Gu came to Zhongdu, and first worshiped the imperial tomb and the temple of meritorious officials. Zhu Yunyu looked at everyone, were all things ready?

Zhu Tong, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, bowed and replied, "Your Highness, the ministers and others have already prepared the orders. All kinds of worship instruments, ceremonial guards and other matters are appropriate. The things used are all selected from thousands of miles away!"

Well! Zhu Yunxi responded.

No one is perfect, and the old man is used to being simple and cannot stand being extravagant. However, when it comes to worshiping ancestors, he is afraid that he will not be prosperous enough or grand enough.

Where are you? Zhu Yunhuang asked Gou Ren again.

Go back to Your Highness, all kinds of livestock needed for worship, silk cloth, incense, candles, gold paper, etc., the old slave is ready! As he said that, Gou Ren paused and suppressed the cough in his throat. He continued to say that the Imperial Heaven Supervision had also seen the life, and the servants needed were all arranged!

OK! Zhu Yunxiu thought about it. After worshiping the imperial tomb and worshiping the meritorious officials in the temple, he would choose the meritorious officials who followed the emperor's ancestor to join in. If there are disabled veterans in the city, they should also be brought with them, and they should not be neglected!

Compared with worshiping the ancestral tombs, Zhu Yunqi attaches more importance to worshiping the temple of meritorious officials.

The ancestral tomb is the family, while the heroes are the world.

I followed the order! Wu Zhong, the general manager of Huaixi, replied that over the years, the descendants of the descendants of the soldiers who have made meritorious will be kept in Zhongdu. If Your Highness summoned him, it will be seen immediately!

Zhu Yunxi nodded again, looked at Zhu Tong, and suddenly changed his mind. How is the people's livelihood in Zhongdu? In previous years, the court had to pay the money for Zhongdu. This year, the emperor's grandfather Long En, exempted Zhongdu from taxes, so how are the people's lives better?

Your Majesty is so kind that the people of Zhongdu have had much better life this year than in previous years! Zhu Tong replied.

How good is it? Zhu Yunxiu was quite displeased when he saw that he was a little unpragmatic in his words. Don’t just say it nicely. Gu must stay in Zhongdu for some time and take a good look at what you said, the good days for the people! Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxiu snorted with a bad face. Before Gu came, he heard that Zhongdu’s expenses have increased dramatically year by year!

The ministers in the palace all bowed their heads and didn't dare to show off their anger.

In the final analysis, it is because of the same decoration. There are too many people to raise and too many powerful people. Fengyang's foundation is too poor, far less than that of Jiangnan.

In addition, let alone the land of noble families, there are too many imperial villages in Fengyang.

The world is actually the world of one person, which is why Zhu Yunyu felt a little powerless after entering Zhongdu.
Chapter completed!