He planned to find a homestead outside Nanjing to build a machinery factory.

When Li Shengli strode to the gate of Nanjing, he saw a large number of people crowding inside and outside Nanjing.

The imperial court sent patrol officers from the patrol house to separate an open space near the Nanjing city gate.

Li Shengli subconsciously stepped forward to watch the excitement and asked a middle-aged man next to him.

"Brother, brother, what are you doing? Why are there so many people blocking the city gate?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man turned back and glanced at Li Shengli.

At this time, although Li Shengli was dressed more decently because he was going to the bank to apply for a loan, the oil stains on his palms accumulated from long-term machine repairs were not easy to wash off, coupled with the wind and frost on his face.

If you have enough eyesight, you can tell that the well-dressed Li Shengli in front of you is actually just a middle-class person.

They are still the kind of middle class people whose income is not low, but their social status is not high.

The middle-aged man nodded to Li Shengli and said.

"The imperial court is going to demolish the Nanjing city wall!"

"It is said that the first step is to start from the Treasure Gathering Gate!"

When Li Shengli heard this, he also showed a very interested expression on his face.

The fact is that he is really interested in demolishing the Nanjing City Wall.

The tall and majestic city wall just stands there. After the rotation of the sun, the moon, and the change of dynasties, it seems that it will never be shaken.

However, such a seemingly eternal building will be demolished under his witness. In Li Shengli's view, this will be a very meaningful thing.

When the middle-aged man saw this, he spoke again.

"It is said that His Majesty will also visit the demolition site of the city wall later!"

When Li Shengli heard this, he became even more interested in it.

The emperor is coming!

Then wouldn't he be able to see the beauty of the sky?

Although Zhu Hongyu often attends various activities and inspects everywhere in Nanjing, not everyone can see him because he cleans the streets every time he travels.

For these ordinary people, being able to see the emperor's beauty is also a very meaningful thing.

After all, he is the emperor!

In the minds of many people in this era, there is no difference between the emperor and the gods walking on earth.

Li Shengli temporarily forgot his purpose of leaving the city and just stood in the crowd, preparing to join in the fun.

Just as more and more people gathered inside and outside the Nanjing City Gate, a gong sound suddenly sounded in the distance.

Several soldiers from the Imperial Guard came on horseback, holding gongs in their hands and beating them continuously.

While beating the gong, he shouted.

"The royal chariot is coming, those who are idle should retreat!"

"The royal chariot is coming, those who are idle should retreat!"

"..."

The soldiers of the Imperial Guard kept shouting and opening their mouths to disperse the people gathered inside and outside the city gate.

The emperor is coming. For the safety of the emperor, cleaning the streets is the most basic method.

In addition to Jingjie, there are also many plainclothes spies of Jin Yiwei hidden in the crowd, full of vigilance, monitoring every move of the crowd around them.

As the streets were cleared, some young eunuchs trotted over, sweeping the garbage on the ground with brooms, and then spraying water to suppress dust.

Immediately afterwards, there was a series of crisp sounds of horse hooves.

The horseshoe hit the concrete floor, making a clanking sound.

A cavalryman from the Guards Division galloped over and then dismounted.

Human walls were set up on both sides of the road to separate the bridleway in the middle from the sidewalks on both sides to prevent anyone from bumping into the driver.

Then, the leader was a group of Han generals holding ceremonial guards.

These honor guards are all tall and handsome, and they wear Mingguang armor, mountain armor and other traditional styles of armor.

The polished and shiny nails shine under the sunlight, so beautiful!

Apart from these people, the only ones left were a group of Guards soldiers carrying muskets on their backs and pistols on their waists.

These members of the escort and honor guard surrounded Zhu Hongyu in the middle.

Zhu Hongyu rode an Arabian horse with a pure white coat without any stray hairs, a tall and strong body, and a very handsome horse, riding slowly.

Riding on horseback, dressed in military uniform, he looked more and more extraordinary.

Because after he finishes his work here, he will have to go to the military camp to inspect.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"..."

As soon as Zhu Hongyu's chariot appeared, the crowds on the roadside couldn't help but spontaneously congratulate him.

Zhu Hongyu rode forward, enjoying the feeling of being worshiped by thousands of people.

Finally, he came to the Jubao Gate. The official from the Ministry of Construction who was responsible for the demolition of the city wall ran all the way to Zhu Hongyu's horse and saluted.

"Qi Changfeng, Minister of Construction, pays homage to His Majesty!"

Zhu Hongyu got off his horse, helped Qi Changfeng up, and then asked.

"Qi Qing's family, how are the preparations for the demolition of the city wall?"

When Qi Changfeng heard this, he spoke with excitement.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready here!"

"As long as His Majesty gives the order, the demolition can begin at any time!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.

"In that case, let's get ready to start!"

When Qi Changfeng heard this, he leaned forward and said.

"I obey the order!"

After that, he set about making arrangements.

As preparations for the demolition work were almost complete, the crowds gathered around the city wall were evacuated.

Because of the demolition of the city wall this time, the Ministry of Construction plans to use explosives to blow it up.

In this way, man-hours can be saved to the greatest extent.

Otherwise, it will take too long to waste!

In order to prevent the people watching around from being accidentally affected, it is also necessary to evacuate people.

As the crowd was almost evacuated, relevant construction workers also began final inspections.

As the lead laid on the ground was ignited with a match, the next moment, a burning sound sounded.

As the fuse burned, the smell of gunpowder smoke began to fill the air.

A ball of fire followed the lead laid on the ground and quickly approached a section of the city wall in the distance.

Well, that’s right, it’s a city wall, not a city gate!

Although Zhu Hongyu made up his mind to demolish the city wall to promote the development of Nanjing City, it is enough to demolish ordinary sections of the city wall, and there is no need to demolish the entire city wall.

The more important buildings such as the city gate tower and the urn city will be preserved, which can be regarded as the cultural heritage left by Zhu Hongyu to future generations.

As the burning point of the fuse gradually disappeared from sight, Zhu Hongyu subconsciously covered his ears.

The next moment, a loud bang sounded.

There seemed to be thunder roaring between heaven and earth, and a cloud of thick smoke exploded from the blue-grey city wall...

Then, under the witness of everyone, a section of Nanjing's city wall bulged high and then collapsed.

The loud crashing noises continued one after another!

Pieces of bricks that were blown up into the sky continued to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, the crowd was evacuated and Zhu Hongyu stood far enough away so that no one was accidentally injured.

As a gust of river wind blew, the smoke and dust dispersed.

Under everyone's gaze, the tall, majestic, seemingly eternal city wall disappeared, replaced by a huge mound of earth.

Looking at that mound, many people had mixed emotions!

Suddenly I feel empty!
To be continued...