The two brothers Zhu Xi and Zhu Di were accustomed to seeing rotting corpses, but they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
Is this an official from the Ming Dynasty? Why is he less human than the officials from the Yuan Dynasty?
What was worse was yet to come. Perhaps the tall and powerful brothers were too conspicuous. The young high-ranking official who was about to leave suddenly noticed the two brothers and pointed at them with his riding crop.
"You two, don't move!" The officers and soldiers following behind immediately swarmed up to capture the two of them.
"Why are you arresting us?!" Zhu Xi was furious and was about to rise up to resist, but Zhu Di held him tightly.
"Don't be impulsive, it won't be worth it if you get hurt!" Zhu Di held Zhu Xi down and reassured him in a low voice: "Lao Liu and the others have a way to save us!"
In the face of this violent machine that eats people without spitting out bones, even if you are one against ten big guys, you will still suffer big losses.
Zhu Xi always listened to his fourth son, so he had no choice but to surrender angrily.
"These two people are sneaking around in Zhongshu. I'm afraid they are Tatar spies. Take them down and interrogate them carefully." The young high-ranking official casually waved his hand and sent the two ordinary people to the eighteenth level of hell.
Then he smiled coolly at the blue-robed official who was sent out and said:
"Mr. Ji, don't you always dislike me for killing you for your hard work? These two big guys can be considered as compensation."
Then he said with a cold look:
"Next time I kill someone, I hope you shut up, or I'll kill you too!"
After saying that, he led a group of minions and walked away.
"Ding Bin is really becoming less and less like a human being." The officials around him whispered, "Working under him will be a bloody disaster for eight lifetimes."
"Silence!" Ji Langzhong glared fiercely. "If this reaches the ears of Commander Ding, I will not be able to save you!"
"Hey, it's..." All the officials shut up.
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It is said that Ding Binding commanded the group, leading the way with flags, followed by dozens of horsemen, walking proudly on the Tian Street of Zhongdu.
Wherever he passed, from officers and soldiers to craftsmen and civilians, they all looked at the wind and knelt to welcome him, as if they were paying homage to the royal family.
After passing Hongwu Gate and arriving in front of a heavily guarded government office, he got off his horse and went straight in.
Behind the yamen entrance, a plaque with gold letters on a blue background that reads "Zhongdu Industrial Department Yamen" shines brightly in the sun and cannot be looked at closely.
The Construction Department was a yamen specially established by Zhu Yuanzhang, specializing in the construction of Zhongdu City, and doing everything at an advantage. It is no exaggeration to say that the life and death of the entire Zhongdu City, and even the entire Fengyang Mansion, were all in the hands of this yamen.
If you don’t believe it, look at the luxurious leadership team of this yamen—Korean Duke Li Shanchang, Zhongshan Marquis Tanghe, Huaiyin Marquis Wu Liang, and under them Xue Xiang, the Minister of Industry and Commerce.
In addition to having high positions and powerful positions, these people have one thing in common. Qing Yishui was both from Huaixi.
When Boss Zhu first built the Central Capital, most of the officials in the court headed by Liu Bowen were opposed to it.
The Huaixi Gang headed by Li Shanchang strongly supported it. They also wanted to build Zhongdu with the same honor and glory for their ancestors, so naturally they couldn't ask for it.
Boss Zhu's tendency is self-evident, so the result of the fight between the two sides was that Liu Bowen was eliminated sadly. However, Liu Bowen still did not give up, and before leaving, he strongly advised Zhu Yuanzhang that "Fengyang is the hometown of the emperor, but its land is spread over many places, and it is not the residence of the emperor."
Having fought with Liu Bowen for half his life, Li Shanchang knew best his influence on Zhu Yuanzhang.
Even if Boss Zhu didn't listen to Liu Bowen in the end, what he said would pierce the emperor's heart like a thorn, making Zhu Yuanzhang feel uncomfortable when he thinks about it.
In order to remove this thorn in the emperor's heart as soon as possible, Li Shanchang took the initiative to take over the construction task of Zhongdu City.
In order to complete the project as soon as possible, the Korean government has been working on this large construction site for several years with the same enthusiasm as before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
He was standing in front of the huge Zhongdu City sand table, discussing with Xue Xiang, who was in charge of the specific construction, whether to expand the southwest corner of the Zhongdu City Wall to include the entire Fengzui Mountain.
"When we originally designed it, Fengzui Mountain was outside the city." Xue Xiang frowned and said, "If we bring it in, the entire Zhongdu City will no longer be square. There is an extra piece in the southwest corner, which is not good-looking and will increase the construction period."
"No, no, the superior changed the name of the Central Palace to Fengyang because the imperial city was built in the south of Fenghuang Mountain." Li Shanchang shook his head and said: "If Fengzui Mountain is separated from the city wall, won't we behead Fenghuang?"
"Oops..." Xue Xiang broke out in a cold sweat. He was very aware of the weird taboos of his superiors. He hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed: "My grace minister saved my life again."
"Haha, you guys always get stuck in the details and forget what is most important." Li Shanchang is tall, with long hands and feet. The sky is full, the earth is slightly smaller, but the oval forehead is obviously convex.
This is the bone of a giant turtle Fu Xi, which is said to be the symbol of the most noble person.
Moreover, he has a straight waist, black beard and hair, and a voice like a bell. His body is much stronger than his old enemy Liu Bowen, and he is completely unlike an old man in his sixties. "The likes and dislikes of the superior are the most important."
"Yes, that's what Enxiang taught me," Xue Xiang complimented, but felt a little embarrassed: "But in this way, we will have to build an extra ten miles of city wall, and the extra cost can be managed. This construction period..."
"The construction period must not be delayed!" Li Shanchang said without doubt.
While the two were talking, Ding Bin came in, bowed and said: "Uncle."
"How was the inspection? How is the progress of the project?" Li Shanchang nodded and asked in a deep voice.
"It's very pessimistic." Ding Bin untied the collar of his official robe, drank some ice-cold plum juice, wiped his mouth and said, "The progress at all construction sites has slowed down, and we are unable to complete this month's tasks."
"What's the reason?" Li Shanchang frowned.
"It's because it's too hot and I can't work for at least two hours a day." Ding Bin shook his fan to fan the air and said, "I got angry with them, but I don't know if it's any use."
Xue Xiang also said from the side: "The weather is really stuffy and hot, and many people are sick. If we force them to do it, more people will get sick. If there is a heat epidemic, it will be completely impossible to do it.
It’s better to take it slow.”
"No, over the years, there has never been a summer that wasn't hot. Didn't you get through it like this?" Ding Bin immediately objected: "It's just that after working for a long time, everyone above and below has become slick, so I just need to push harder."
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"They have reached their limit. If they push further, something will happen." Xue Xiang frowned and said. I will take the blame if something goes wrong. Of course you are not afraid!
"In the ninth year of the Dragon and Phoenix years, Chen Youliang took advantage of his superior position to rescue Anfeng. He led an army of 600,000 and a thousand warships to attack. Governor Zhu Wenzheng guarded Hongdu, which bought us time to prepare for the war." Li Shanchang spoke slowly about his story.
Brilliant career.
"The biggest difficulty at that time was that we did not have a naval force to compete with Chen Youliang. The superiors gave me a fatal order and asked me to supervise the construction of 500 warships within two months. If it exceeds the deadline, the ship will leak when it sails.
, just chop off my head!" He slammed the table and said loudly:
"At that time, no one thought it could be completed, and I was doomed! But as a result, we worked hard and tried every means to build the ship, and finally it was built as scheduled! Let the soldiers sail to Poyang Lake smoothly and fight.
Eliminate Chen Youliang!"
"As a Korean man, we are dedicated to completing impossible tasks!" Li Shanchang said confidently: "This is just another one!"
ps. Sixth update, additional update after 12,500 orders.
