Chapter 63 Benevolent Tyrant

Zhu Xiongying got up in the morning and washed up under the service of the maid. Looking at the bleak autumn wind outside the window, he still wrapped his cloak tightly.

Wang Chengen trotted to the outside of Longfu Palace. The guards were ready. Today the Emperor Taisun was going to inspect and see the residences of these craftsmen, their homes and their lives.

In fact, building a capital cannot be done overnight. It is normal for it to take ten or twenty years.

Take Yingtian Mansion, for example. The current population of Yingtian Mansion is nearly two million, and it has been under construction for more than twenty years. The construction of Peking as the capital has only just begun.

A large number of craftsmen came here, and people also needed to be relocated to enrich Peiping. Those who were forced to move to Peiping included refugees from various places, wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River, businessmen from Shanxi, etc. There was a lot to do next.

Next, we still need to build palaces and city walls, and we need to travel all over the country to mine precious wood and stone. These preparations will take a lot of time, and then we will also need to bake square bricks specially used for royal buildings - gold bricks...

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These preparations cannot be done overnight, it all takes too much time.

If nothing else, Zhu Xiongying may live in Peiping permanently in the next five or ten years. If Peiping does not have a certain scale, he will definitely not move the capital immediately. This is something that will take a certain amount of time to be done.

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Zhu Xiongying seemed relatively calm at this time. Looking at the slightly depressed Beiping, Zhu Xiongying also felt that not only was Beiping a bit depressed now, but the atmosphere of a military town was too strong.

His father-in-law must be blamed for this. In the first year of Hongwu, Xu Da conquered Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty, and then moved some residents of the city to Kaifeng. He destroyed the palace of the Yuan Dynasty and piled earth on the old site to build Jingshan. In order to facilitate defense, the city wall on the north was built.

Moving south, the originally prosperous capital city of the Yuan Dynasty turned into a relatively deserted northern border city.

Zhu Xiongying looked at Jingshan and smiled. The famous Jingshan is also called Coal Mountain. Of course, it is not that name today. It was called Qingshan in the Yuan Dynasty and was changed to Jingshan in the Qing Dynasty. Nowadays, because of the pile of coal, it is called Coal Mountain.

Si Tianjian's officials introduced Jingshan with great interest. The location here is exactly on the central axis of the city, and it is also a barrier to the north of the palace. Therefore, Feng Shui magicians call it "Zhenshan".

Zhu Xiongying suddenly became interested, because this place is tall and steep, with lush trees and magnificent scenery. It is the best place in Beiping City to climb up and overlook the whole city. Therefore, the planning here also needs to become a royal garden.

"No locust trees are allowed in Meishan, and there are more evergreen pine trees." Zhu Xiongying said directly without much explanation, "Wang Chengen, please pay more attention here. If there are locust trees, you will be able to see it!"

Although he didn't understand why His Highness Taisun said this, Wang Chengen did not hesitate and said, "I accept your order."

No locust trees are allowed in Meishan. Zhu Xiongying issued an order. Even though many people did not understand the reason, it did not affect their resolute execution of such an order. After all, it was not a big deal, and the lack of locust trees did not affect it at all.

The etiquette does not affect the scenery of Meishan.

Zhu Xiongying smiled. Maybe others didn't understand some of his thoughts, but Zhu Xiongying knew it himself.

However, Zhu Xiongying also feels that if he succeeds to the throne, it is unlikely that his fourth uncle will ascend the throne. By then, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty, the Great Emperor of Meishan, the Carpenter Emperor, and the Daojun Emperor will definitely not appear.

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Looking at these craftsmen, Zhu Xiongying is quite satisfied. He will not ask for treatment of these craftsmen according to the standards of future generations. That is also unrealistic.

After taking a brief look at Meishan, Zhu Xiongying was not idle and continued to confirm the affairs of the imperial city. This did not require him to worry too much. Based on Yingtianfu Imperial City, Zhu Xiongying only needed to ensure that the

As long as there is no problem with the direction.

Zhu Xiongying, who was in a good mood, had been busy for half a month. In addition to arranging some personnel, he was also dealing with some military and political matters, including that he also needed to visit the border troops and craftsmen, and he couldn't take any time off at all.

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At this time, Zhu Xiongying also admired his grandpa the emperor more and more. Not everyone is a workaholic like Lao Zhu, and not everyone can handle such high-intensity work.

Zhu Xiongying felt that he was under some pressure now, and he also felt that he wanted to be a good emperor, which was really not an easy task.

How can this be so easy, such as the Three Palaces and Six Courts, or nonsense. If you want to be a wise king, diligence seems to be the most basic requirement. This is not an easy task.

The pressure is not small.

Zhu Xiongying's mood is generally good. The main thing is that although he seems to be busy now, his life is relatively solid.

It is true that things are very complicated, but Zhu Xiongying can also feel that he has indeed made considerable progress during this period of time. In such tedious work, he has gained more training and improvement.

This is how Zhu Xiongying feels now. He also feels that he is relatively at ease now. The main reason is that during this period of time, Zhu Xiongying has made considerable progress and improvement. He can feel that he and his subordinates are

Civil and military contact leads to greater understanding.

Although it is true that he is the grandson of the emperor, he does have some honors and the focus of civil and military attention, but Zhu Xiongying also knows very well that he needs more experience and the ability to "know people"

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Exercise well and slowly and steadily take over a series of affairs in Peking. This is what Zhu Xiongying is doing now, which also makes him feel that time passes relatively quickly.

Winter in the north also comes relatively early. Zhu Xiongying only left Yingtianfu in the autumn, and it was almost winter when he arrived in Peiping. Looking at the heavy snow outside, Zhu Xiongying breathed a sigh of relief and was a little worried.

Although there are briquettes and firewood now, the winter is indeed relatively cold.

"Cotton, no one likes to grow cotton now." Zhu Xiongying sighed and said, "This thing keeps you warm, but it doesn't make you hungry. People who are afraid of hunger are thinking about getting more food."

Food has been brought back to Liaodong, but today's Liaodong is still relatively remote. This is not Beidacang, and the development here is also relatively rudimentary.

Zhu Xiongying, who was sitting in the study, looked at the map and then said, "Have someone ask Duke Song and Duke Liang where the prisoners captured during the Northern Expedition are now and draw up a list for me."

Wang Chengen naturally accepted the order immediately, but such news did not require him to personally ask for the orders. His subordinates must have delivered the news.

Zhu Xiongying couldn't help laughing and said to himself, "My grandpa likes to kill prisoners, and my grandpa is a tyrant in the eyes of many people. Now it's my turn. I guess I will have to say this in the future."

I don’t practice benevolent government.”

After thinking about it, Zhu Xiongying just shook his head. In fact, there was no need to pay too much attention to such things. He was a realist, so naturally he would not consider so many things.

The most important thing is maximizing profits, or it can be said that Zhu Xiongying is now thinking more about gaining a false reputation.

Zhu Xiongying really doesn't care about whether he is a benevolent king, a tyrant, a faint king or a wise king. What he hopes more is to be like his imperial grandfather, holding great power and controlling the court. This is the most important thing.

As for other things, in Zhu Xiongying's eyes, it is really just a false name, and there is really no need to worry too much. In the face of absolute power, there are many things that there is no need to worry about at all.

Today's Ming Dynasty is not what it was like in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Not to mention that the Wuxun Group made the civil servants breathless, even the Wuxun Group did not dare to breathe in front of Lao Zhu.

Zhu Xiongying still has a lot to do. The land of Liaodong is the focus of his next attention. He is not just here to be a mascot in Peiping, but to simply build a capital. The tens of thousands of troops in his hands are not just decorations.

This is not about making small fuss!
Chapter completed!