When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the outside of the city had not become a hell on earth, his tense nerves immediately relaxed a lot.

Before leaving the city, he had prepared for the worst. On such an icy winter day, there must be no one alive outside the city.

However, Zhu Yunxi was able to take precautions in advance and think of countermeasures in advance, which really made him very happy.

Lao Zhu relaxed his mind and immediately pulled Lin Rong to start the household chores.

"Little brother, how did you dig out such a big underground tunnel in this freezing weather?"

Lao Zhu is also a person who is used to doing farm work and knows that it is not easy to break ground in winter.

"This old man finally got the idea!"

"The reason why we were able to dig out such a good cellar was all because of the engineering shovels that the Third Emperor's grandson gave us!"

"Engineer shovel?"

As soon as Lin Rongyi said these words, not only Lao Zhu was confused, but also the gangsters behind Lao Zhu.

Rujun, Minister of the Ministry of War, was even more nervous, thinking that the grandson of the Three Emperors was secretly making weapons again, right?

The muskets and cannons that the Third Emperor Sun used to go out to fight Japanese pirates last time were made privately. He, the Minister of War, has already pretended to be blind once. He can't keep pretending to be blind, right?

If things go on like this, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty still think that the two holes on my nose are for venting anger!

However, when Ru Rui saw the engineer shovel that Lin Rongyi took out, she couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

fine!

Although this shovel looks a bit weird, it is still a shovel after all!

Lao Zhu curiously took the engineer's shovel and weighed it in his hand. He thought to himself, "Oh my god, this thing doesn't look eye-catching, but it's actually quite heavy to handle?"

Lao Zhu stepped on the engineering shovel and inserted it into the ground. He shoveled a shovel of soil effortlessly.

Then Lao Zhu dug one shovel after another, and within a short time he dug out a rather deep hole.

Lao Zhu took the shovel and clicked his tongue in wonder.

"I can't believe that this kind of shovel is so labor-saving. It's really a rare good thing!"

"Chen Zongli, Qin Kui, you two should come over and try it out to see if you can still get this thing?"

Upon hearing this, the two men hurried forward to take it, and took turns digging two more small holes next to the hole dug by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this thing is indeed good, but the design can be improved."

"For example, the handle of this shovel could be longer, which would save more effort."

"In addition, if you want to popularize it, you can just rely on its shape, and don't have to do so many folding and side-sharpening tricks."

"If this is a clan fight, this kind of shovel doesn't need to be sharpened. It can be used as a weapon just by carrying it!"

After hearing this, Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction and secretly praised Qin Kui for what he said.

He also discovered that the side of the engineering shovel was sharpened, and its sharpness was comparable to that of an ordinary sword. In addition, the entire body of the engineering shovel was made of high-quality steel, so its actual use might be somewhat more powerful than that of an ordinary weapon.

"Um!"

"Then you can take it back and improve it. From now on, our Ming Dynasty's shovels will be made based on this!"

"promise!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was chatting with several ministers as if no one else was around. When he turned around to chat with Lin Rongyi again, he found that the five members of the Lin family were already kneeling on the ground.

"The little man pays homage to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he glared at Chen Zongli in displeasure. It was this guy who had just revealed his identity!

"Get up!"

"You are living a good life, but what else are you missing?"

"I tell you, the Emperor, that the little people are living a good life and don't lack anything."

"Uh uh..."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he was stunned on the spot, and the gangsters behind him were also stunned on the spot.

If these words came from an official, Lao Zhu would just secretly praise the other person for being sensible and save himself a lot of rewards.

But these words come from the mouths of impoverished people. They are so poor that they can only live like mice by digging holes in the ground, but they still lack anything. This is a bit surprising.

Intrigued.

"Tell the truth, has anyone warned you not to talk nonsense?"

Lin Rongyi said with a confused look.

"No!"

"The Third Emperor's Grandson gave us a lecture yesterday, saying that we don't lack anything now, we just lack time."

"As long as you give us a few months, we will definitely be able to live a good life that everyone will envy!"

"Oh... Mr. Emperor, can you give me some time?"

"Uh uh uh..."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he was stunned for a while, thinking that he still lacked time, where would he find the time to give to others?

"What else did our eldest grandson tell you?"

It took Lin Rongyi a lot of effort to realize that the grandson the emperor mentioned was the grandson of the third emperor.

It's not that he's stupid, but it's so interesting to listen to the Third Emperor's grandson's speech. It's so cordial and he speaks what's in the hearts of the people.

"When I spoke to the Emperor, the Third Emperor's grandson said a lot. I just listened and didn't remember much at all..."

"However, the Third Emperor Sun said that he was also short of time. He also said that there was an old man who was holding him back every day, always delaying his scientific research and construction, so that he could not properly build the Ming Dynasty and the Gyeonggi region's economic demonstration zone..."

After hearing this, Lao Zhu's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver.

The officials behind Lao Zhu all covered their mouths and snickered, gloating that His Majesty the Emperor had another reason to beat his grandson, hahaha.

Lao Zhu left with a dark face, and everyone hurried to follow him.

However, as soon as Lao Zhu reached the city gate, he looked at the Purple Mountain in the distance in astonishment.

He suddenly thought of something, that is, in such bad weather, what should the people do to make fires to keep warm?

Chen Zongli guessed what Lao Zhu was thinking and immediately stepped forward to report it.

"Your Majesty, the price of charcoal has been rising for days. After this heavy snowfall, it is estimated that the price will rise even more!"

Lao Zhu sighed secretly when he heard this.

"well!"

"How difficult people's lives are!"

"Rujun, you go to the Wenjing camp and ask them to send out manpower to clear the official roads. Make sure that the post roads between other prefectures and counties and the capital are smooth!"

"promise!"

"Chen Zongli, please take stock of the treasury and first take out a thousand shi of grain and distribute it to the people affected by the disaster inside and outside the city."

"promise!"

"Everyone else will go back to their headquarters and organize people to clear the snow on the streets. We must give us an accurate estimate before Chenshi on how much damage this heavy snow has caused!"

"promise!"

After everyone made a loud promise and was about to disperse, they saw Zhu Yunwen leading dozens of guards and pulling several large carts of food towards the city gate.

"The Second Emperor is so wise. In such a snowy day, he still did not forget to help the victims outside the city..."

When Zhu Yunwen walked to the city gate, he happened to see Lao Zhu and hurriedly got out of the car to say hello to Lao Zhu.

"My grandson pays homage to Grandpa Huang!"

Upon seeing this, Lao Zhu laughed and praised a few words.

"good!"

"very good!"

"You go ahead and do your work. If you need anything, just ask Chen Zongli. He will fully support you!"

"My grandson thanks Grandpa Huang!"

When Zhu Yunwen happily went to rescue the victims outside the city, a group of officials praised his back a few more times.

Although Lao Zhu found it a bit harsh, he had to admit that Zhu Yunwen was indeed a good boy, sensible, well-behaved and kind-hearted.

Unlike a certain turtle grandson, a real iron rooster, miser, or mosquito can scrape two ounces of flesh off his legs for you!

Lao Zhu returned to Qianqing Palace, washed his face with cold water, and then sat down to have breakfast.

Looking at the empty chairs at the dining table, Lao Zhu's face turned ugly again.

"Qin Deshun, didn't we tell you yesterday to inform the grandson to enter the palace this morning?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, I have indeed informed you, but who knew that the Third Emperor's grandson would still refuse to enter the palace..."
To be continued...