"I am from Nanyang, Henan Province. When I was a child in Nanyang, I saw with my own eyes the track that your Majesty mentioned."
"I was young at the time and didn't know why. But after listening to His Majesty's story, I recalled that the track was used for carriages."
Tie Xuan replied loudly.
With the distance between him and Zhu Yuanzhang now, if the voice was softer, he might not be able to hear clearly.
Therefore, all courtiers must have a loud voice.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised.
He thought that the orbit was the idea of Da Sun, but he didn't expect that it had already appeared in the previous dynasty.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang carefully recalled that the history books he had read in his mind had nothing to do with orbits.
It is easy to think of the benefits of the track. If the cost was not too high, Zhu Yuanzhang would of course build it on a large scale.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he might not have read the relevant classics, so he turned his eyes to the Hanlin Academy and said:
"My dear friends, please review it carefully. Since Keystone mentioned the existence of orbits, they must have really existed. I don't know much about it. Please help me think about which dynasty built orbits in the past."
Although he was asking civil and military officials, in fact Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to hear the opinions of the Hanlin Academy.
Regarding the dynasties before the Ming Dynasty, the relevant historical documents are the responsibility of bachelors of the Hanlin Academy. When it comes to understanding the previous dynasties, the Hanlin Academy naturally bears the brunt.
After hearing His Majesty's question, the officials of the Hanlin Academy also began to whisper and discuss.
"I have never heard of such a rail carriage. I wonder if you, sir, have heard of it."
"I've never heard of it either. It stands to reason that once you see something like this, you will definitely remember it in your mind. But I don't have any impression."
"Me too."
"Me too."
After a discussion among many academicians from the Hanlin Academy, they found that they had never heard of such a track, and they even began to wonder if Tie Xuan was talking nonsense.
However, these remarks were quickly overturned. Tie Xuan's reputation among the courtiers was still very high, and if it was nonsense, it would be tantamount to bullying the emperor.
Since he said he had seen it when he was a child, it naturally still exists now, so there is no need for Tie Hyun to lie.
"Since the ironclad story is true, it must exist. Maybe there are very few records about this paragraph, so that none of us have read it."
It was proposed by a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
Most of the Hanlin Academy scholars looked at each other and thought it was impossible.
Although there are many books in the Hanlin Academy, these bachelors and bachelors present, together, may not have memorized all the books in the Hanlin Academy, but they have definitely read them all.
Thinking about it this way, there is only one possibility, that is, there is no record about the track in the Hanlin Academy.
"Maybe it was a dynasty before the Yuan Dynasty, but it can never be the Yuan Dynasty, and naturally it can't be the Song Dynasty."
A bachelor opened his mouth to analyze and said.
If there are no documents, then we can analyze it through the situations of previous dynasties.
Being able to stand in Fengtian Hall can be called a historian, well versed in the relevant customs of previous dynasties.
Just like that, in front of all the civil and military officials and Zhu Yuanzhang, the discussion started directly.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry and waited quietly for the Hanlin bachelors.
This kind of situation does not happen once or twice during the morning dynasty.
Now among the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, Liu Sanwu is taking the lead.
Liu Sanwu set a strategy, starting from the Yuan Dynasty and gradually working upwards, analyzing which dynasty was most likely to build the track.
Even the Yuan Dynasty could not let it go. It was probably a certain prince who did it himself.
The first is location.
Since it is in Nanyang, Henan, it must be possible only for the orthodox Wang Chao.
Henan has been part of the Central Plains since ancient times, and Nanyang is close to ancient capitals such as Xuchang, Luoyang and Kaifeng.
Countries that have not unified the Central Plains can be completely excluded.
When this opinion came out, the scope was much smaller.
Then we began to target dynasties that might need to build tracks.
Liu Sanwu pointed out: "The function of the track is to transport a large amount of baggage, and it was built in Nanyang, which obviously met the needs of Nanyang at that time. And since it was built in the Central Plains, it must be more than just Nanyang."
"From this point of view, the track mentioned in Tie Duanshi must be very far back from the present dynasty. According to my opinion, it should be in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty."
Liu Sanwu's words opened up the thinking of Hanlin scholars.
Liu Sanwu can be regarded as the most knowledgeable in the current Ming Dynasty.
You must know that when Liu Sanwu entered the court, it was in the 18th year of Hongwu. He was recommended by Ru Yu, the current Minister of War, as a "literary candidate to enter the court."
Moreover, Liu Sanwu was already seventy-three years old at that time, and was already well-known in the Imperial Academy when he entered the court.
After entering the Hanlin Academy, he is equivalent to the uncrowned head of the Hanlin Academy.
The seventy-three-year-old Liu Sanwu not only showed no sign of confusion, but was also highly regarded by Zhu Yuanzhang because of his good memory and detailed response, and he had repeatedly served as an adviser and had many orders. He asked him many times for advice on how to govern the country.
However, in the 23rd year of Hongwu's reign, the crown prince was awarded the King of Jin scriptures, and the officials accused him of "negligence in his duties."
Liu Sanwu is now eighty years old, and he can still be called a quick thinker.
It can be seen from this analysis of the dynasty affairs of the track.
"It's impossible in the Western Han Dynasty. The Western Han Dynasty lacked horses. The track carriages naturally require a large number of horses to pull them. The mule and ox carts are definitely not possible. The only possibility is the Eastern Han Dynasty."
A bachelor who was proficient in the history of the Western Han Dynasty immediately proposed.
Many Hanlin scholars also nodded. From this point of view, only the Eastern Han Dynasty was the one.
After some discussions, the possibility of the Eastern Han Dynasty was constantly being ruled out. Although some people put forward hypotheses, the reasons were untenable.
At this point in the discussion, two sticks of incense had passed, and both the other officials and Zhu Yuanzhang were getting a little impatient.
Seeing that the discussion had lasted so long, Zhu Yuanzhang was ready to shelve the matter and let the Hanlin scholars discuss it after the court, and finally give him a result.
At this time, Liu Sanwu half-squinted his eyes and said, "Colleagues, have you ever thought about whether this Nanyang track was made by the pre-Qin Dynasty?"
As soon as this statement came out, many Hanlin scholars immediately became quiet.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was about to speak, stopped when he saw this.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him, and immediately a eunuch came quickly and informed Zhu Yuanzhang of the situation just described by Liu Sanwu and other Hanlin scholars.
During the court meeting at Fengtian Palace, officials stood every few meters.
The duties of these eunuchs in Fengtian Palace are, firstly, to monitor whether officials have exceeded their limits. Without His Majesty's permission, many things that are not in line with etiquette will be recorded by these eunuchs.
The same applies to conversations. Important conversations will be memorized and then conveyed to Zhu Yuanzhang at any time.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded slightly.
According to the analysis of Hanlin scholars, the Qin Dynasty is obviously the most likely.
And the Qin Dynasty also had other similar measures in this regard.
For example, ‘Qin Zhidao’, ‘Qin Chidao’.
Now it seems that the introduction of another "Qin Track" is completely understandable and is very consistent with the style of the Qin Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty was the most active in building roads, spending a lot of manpower and material resources on road construction across the country.
It can be said that the traffic arteries of all dynasties after Qin almost all followed the roads of the Qin Dynasty.
Even in the Ming Dynasty nearly two thousand years later, the roads between many major cities were opened by the Qin Dynasty and continue to this day.
"It seems that after the Qin Wuchi Road and the Qin Great Wall, Epang Palace, the First Emperor's Mausoleum, Lingqu, Zhidao, and Chidao, the Qin Railroad will be the eighth building in the pre-Qin period."
Zhu Yuanzhang made the final decision and said with emotion.
For Qin Shihuang, no matter in the literature, or in the past emperors, many officials, and literati all over the world, they all admired and worshiped him very much.
Not just because he unified the world and became the first emperor.
He has also made a lot of contributions to the construction of many countries.
Zhu Yuanzhang also had an idol, and Qin Shihuang was the idol he worshiped.
It can be said that in the sixteen hundred years since the Qin Dynasty, so many dynasties and countries have been born.
Except for firearms, in most aspects, various dynasties and countries are not very comparable to the Qin Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty was the first feudal dynasty and the pinnacle of the feudal dynasty.
Zhu Ying once told Zhu Yuanzhang that if the current Ming Dynasty faced the Qin Dynasty at its peak.
Under the chaos of time and space, there is only 50-50 openness.
In fact, this is still a bit too much. If there is a fight, the current Ming Dynasty cannot be the opponent of the Qin army under the rule of Qin Shihuang.
The Ming Dynasty now has a standing army of 1.2 million people. After the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the standing army was about 8.9 million people.
However, the standing army of the Ming Dynasty was mostly composed of field soldiers.
The standing army of the Qin Dynasty was all professional soldiers.
The difference between professional soldiers and field soldiers is not just a small difference. With the same strength, the field soldiers can only be crushed.
This is why Zhu Ying insists on creating the concept of professional soldiers.
In Zhu Ying's vision, field soldiers would only serve as a reserve source of troops, and future wars would gradually be dominated by professional soldiers.
"Keystone."
"I'm here."
"Go back to Nanyang, check out the track you once saw, and bring some of it back so we can have a good look."
"I obey the decree."
Zhu Yuan (zhan), the 16th son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was born in the first month of the eleventh year of Hongwu. Last year, he was granted the title of King Qing and was granted the vassal territory of Ningxia.
Even if he is granted the title of king, he cannot escape the consequences of being drilled, just like Zhu Quan.
According to historical records, Zhu Zhuan was the first king of Qing in the Qing Palace. He lived in Ningxia for forty-five years through the six dynasties of Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande and Zhengtong.
Because he and Zhu Yunxi were born in the same year, although one is at the beginning of the year and the other is at the end of the year, and they are still uncle and nephew, this does not affect the relationship between the two.
Zhu Zhen's personality is relatively close to Zhu Yunxi's, and he is not outstanding among many princes, so the two of them have similar personalities.
The two of them were in a nearby formation, so they took the opportunity to chat while taking a break.
During the break, leaving the formation to chat was a privilege that only princes and grandsons had. Obviously, many soldiers had no objections to such privileges.
In a dynasty where the imperial power reigns supreme, it is already a great honor for the princes and grandsons to practice with them. Just this matter is worthy of the bragging rights of the soldiers for a lifetime.
"I once practiced with a certain prince and a certain emperor's grandson. He was standing next to me at that time."
"You said that so-and-so prince, the county king, they were practicing with me in the palace at that time."
Many soldiers, even now, have already prepared plans to brag about in the future.
Zhu Zhuan said to Zhu Yunxi: "Emperor Nephew, last night, I went to the eldest brother's Renzhi Palace. The person in the palace is definitely the eldest brother. From this point of view, training our commander may have a close relationship with the eldest brother."
"I have good eyesight. Our commander looks to be in his early twenties at most. My nephew, tell me, is this the illegitimate son of your father?"
In the palace, everyone has nothing else to do except study literature and practice martial arts. Teenagers are most curious when they are in their teens.
When Zhu Yunxi heard this, his face, which was already a little red due to training, immediately turned red, and he immediately retorted: "Uncle Seventeen, you are talking nonsense, my eldest brother"
Speaking of eldest brother, Zhu Yunxi reacted immediately and stopped quickly.
The identity of the eldest brother has not been disclosed by the emperor until now. Apart from himself and his sister, the only ones who know about it are his second brother Yunwen and his seventeenth uncle Zhu Quan.
The elder sister and the second brother naturally have a closer relationship with the eldest brother, and the seventeenth uncle was also appointed by the emperor.
Apart from that, not many people know about it.
I can't reveal my eldest brother's identity, as it might be a bit disadvantageous for him.
Although Zhu Yunxi is not very old, he is more politically intelligent than a child who grew up in the palace, and he vaguely understands his eldest brother's current status.
Zhu Zhuan had sharp ears. When he heard this, he immediately knew that the emperor's nephew Yunxi must know the situation of the commander, and the words "my eldest brother" meant a lot.
With a roll of his eyes, Zhu Zhuan pretended to be angry and said: "Emperor's nephew, this is your fault. We have such a strong relationship. We are said to be uncles and nephews, but in fact we were born in the same year. I have always regarded you as my best friend."
"It's inconvenient for you to tell others about this kind of thing, why should you hide it from me?"
"Besides, I am also a prince. Last year, my father named me Prince Qing. We are all members of the same family. One family does not hide anything from the other family. I cannot know what could happen."
"Or, you no longer consider me a close friend."
When talking about the latter part, Zhu Zhuan looked lonely, as if he had been betrayed.
Seeing this, Zhu Yunxi looked a little intolerable.
The relationship between him and his seventeenth uncle Zhu Zhuan was indeed very good, and their statuses were similar. Zhu Zhuan was the vassal king, but he, Zhu Yunxi, was also his direct grandson, and he would definitely also be the vassal king in the future.
Last year, when Zhu Zheng was granted the title of Prince Qing, the two children also said together that they would both be vassal kings in the future and should help each other.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi gritted his teeth gently, looked around, and whispered: "Uncle Seventeen, I have never told anyone else about this. Don't tell anyone else."
"Don't worry, we have known each other for such a long time, and you still don't know who I am." Zhu Zhu said immediately.
Zhu Yunxi nodded slightly, then leaned over and whispered: "The commander is not an illegitimate son, he is my eldest brother, the real eldest grandson."