This is the largest dock outside Nanjing. A group of people led by the prince were bidding farewell to the southern expeditionary army.
In fact, the Southern Expeditionary Army has already set off one by one. It takes boats from various docks to enter the Yangtze River, and goes upstream from the Yangtze River to Hunan, and then enters Guizhou to prepare for the attack on Yunnan. This journey will take more than a month. This is still in the southwest.
The various guard posts have already begun preparations and have prepared all the materials needed for the army. Even the vanguard troops have gathered on the border of Yunnan.
Although the so-called 300,000-strong army is not entirely composed of soldiers, with the addition of civilians, it is determined to mobilize more than 300,000 soldiers.
It's not even possible to follow a path.
The entire southwest road leading to Yunnan, whether it is the Qin Wuchi Road or the new road opened in the Yuan Dynasty, almost all roads have long marching queues.
Even the battle with King Liang's army in Yunnan had already begun. It was just a small battle. The real battle only really started when Fu Youde and other generals led the main force with the Beijing camp as the core to the front line.
At this moment, Fu Youde was quite energetic.
In the past ten years, Fu Youde has often been the deputy general of Xu Da and Li Wenzhong in the northwest. As a deputy general, there is no way to be comfortable leading an army. Although Mu Ying is his deputy general, there is no lack of surveillance, but it is also a common thing in the army.
In Fu Youde's opinion, Mu Ying is still too young, what can she do against him?
And today, Zhu Yuanzhang also gave Fu Youde enough face. First, in the Golden Palace, in front of all the civil and military officials, he personally gave him the command flag and the commander's seal. It had the meaning of worshiping the general in the altar, and then the prince led the officials out of the city to see him off.
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It seemed that he had conquered the whole city for one person. Only Xu Da had received this kind of treatment before.
Such as the treatment, even if Fu Youde had not touched any alcohol, he was still a little drunk.
The high-spirited Fu Youde said: "I have to say farewell to you after a long journey. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please report to your Majesty. I ask your Majesty to listen carefully. Within a hundred days, there will be good news."
The prince said: "Father has said that the generals are out there and will never be controlled remotely. Matters in the southwest are handled by Marquis Yingchuan. I am just waiting here for the good news from Marquis Yingchuan."
Fu Youde said: "Your Highness, don't forget what you promised me."
The prince laughed and said: "Secretary He is here, what is the Marquis Yingchuan afraid of?"
He Xi, who was behind the prince, heard this and immediately came out to salute and said: "Please rest assured, Marquis Yingchuan, the Ordnance Bureau has put down all work and is building steel crossbows first. We are determined not to miss the needs of the front line."
Fu Youde immediately saluted the prince, swung his red cloak behind him, revealing his gilt armor, and boarded the ship with a large seal wrapped in bright yellow in his arms.
Then dozens of large ships set sail and headed for the Yangtze River.
As soon as Fu Youde left, the prince ordered all the officials to disperse. But the prince had not left yet. The prince turned around and said to He Xi: "Do you have to leave now? The matter in Zhejiang is just a chief envoy.
It's nothing serious. No need to be so anxious."
After all, the emperor did not tell the prince everything.
The prince only knew that He Xi went to Zhejiang to check on Guo Huan. But why did he check on Guo Huan? What was the meaning of checking on Guo Huan's death? The prince didn't know.
In the view of the prince, the chief envoy of a province is important, but it cannot be brought to the attention of the imperial court. The focus of the Ming Dynasty was on the center, on military power. However, the chief envoys and local officials of a district are really not that important. He Xi is with his father.
The attention he received was no more than three or five people in the world, and who were these three or five people? They were his prince, Duke Xu Da of Wei, Duke Li Wenzhong of Cao, and others. These are all high-ranking and powerful people. What's more, what's more,
Xi's meritorious service in the capital has not yet been rewarded.
From the prince's point of view, he would rather let He Xi help him in the capital. At least He Xi can talk to Zhu Yuanzhang, and sometimes he can communicate with Zhu Yuanzhang through He Xi. Instead of asking him to investigate an inexplicable Guo Huan.
But the matter of Guo Huan has become a knot in He Xi's heart.
He Xi said: "The affairs of the Ordnance Bureau have been arranged in the past two days. Since Your Majesty has an order, don't delay. If you go early, you can come back early."
The prince said: "Well, I'll listen to you. Leave early and come back early."
He Xi saluted the prince and said, "I'll say goodbye to you now."
We boarded the ship immediately. We boarded the ship from Nanjing, entered the Yangtze River first, and then headed south along the Yuhang section of the canal.
Along the way, He Xi saw the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Nanjing is already prosperous enough, after entering Jiangnan, He Xi discovered that the prosperity of Nanjing still lacks a lot of details compared to Jiangnan. The prosperity of Nanjing was created by Zhu Yuanzhang. And the prosperity of Jiangnan
Well, it started from the pre-Song Dynasty and has hundreds of years of history.
Even with the devastation of the war, it recovered very quickly. Especially in Suzhou City, there are no traces of the hundreds of thousands of troops that surrounded Pingjiang City for more than a year of fierce fighting 20 years ago. It seems that back then,
The gold and iron horses have long been washed away by the spring rains in the south of the Yangtze River.
Some small villages along the canal have the shadow of some antique villages built by later generations. After all, even in the south of the Yangtze River in later generations, there are some small towns that are said to be more than a thousand years old, and most of them are based on the Ming Dynasty.
This kind of prosperity made He Xi think of some of the prince's descriptions of Jiangbei.
Throughout the north, there were decades of fierce fighting by the Red Turban Army, then the Northern Expedition, and now there are also wars on the grasslands. Many places were covered in white fields, and it was only after the founding of the Ming Dynasty that immigrants began to populate.
Jiangnan and Jiangnan are suddenly two different worlds.
He Xi secretly thought: "How should we deal with this problem? If we can't deal with it well, it will be a big problem."
Such differences in regional economies give rise to various conflicts with different interests. If they are not handled well, big problems will arise.
Suddenly, He Xi asked herself: "What do I want to do with this?"
He Xi looked at the slowly flowing water under the boat and her own figure in the reflection of the flowing water. She was wearing a moon-white robe with a jade belt tightening in the middle. Although there were loose sleeves, there was a silk belt tied at the cuffs, giving her the air of a scholar.
There is also a neat end. As for a small hat on his head, it covers his hair that has not yet grown out.
For a moment, He Xi couldn't recognize him. He was from the 21st century or He Xi from the 14th century.
He is changing the times, and the times are melting him.
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Hangzhou Prefecture. In front of the Chief Envoy’s Yamen.
Countless government officials were erected, and Guo Huan and a group of officials were waiting outside the door.
Guo Huan is wearing a bright red official robe, his face is red, and his skin is very smooth, as if there is a layer of oil. His figure does not appear fat, perhaps it is the long sleeves of the robe that best conceals his figure. It gives the impression that he is just fat.
Some burly.
A person next to me came over and said, "Sir, everything is ready."
Guo Huan was smiling and his expression remained unchanged as he spoke. From a distance, he seemed to be chatting with the people around him. But if you listen carefully to what he said, that was not the case.
Guo Huan's lips moved slightly and said: "Tell the others that this matter was committed by everyone together. If something happens, no one can escape. This is not the time to give up good money. Even if you sell it, you must make up for it."
Make it all up. Also, make it clear. If someone is really found, I'm sorry and ask him to bear all the responsibilities for everyone. No one will forget him. If not, no one will have an easy time."
The person next to Guo Huan shook slightly and said, "Yes."
Guo Huan's voice was still very low and he said: "Go and do it quickly."
Guo Huan's face didn't change at all, but he felt a little nervous inside.
Shangfeng came down to check the accounts. Such things can be said to be too much or too little. The only difference today is that those who came to check before were all from the Household Department. Guo Huan had already opened up the whole Household Department. Someone tipped off the information, so what?
What can be found?
But it's different now.
This secretarial supervisor was newly established. I heard that he was a close official of the emperor, which was very impressive.
What's even more remarkable is Secretary He. Guo Huan sent someone to inquire about Secretary He. He said everything. After saying that He Xi was an old friend of His Majesty, some people said that He Xi was His Majesty's illegitimate son.
After an old friend or something. Guo Huan really can't remember any nobles named He in this dynasty. Probably the only one is He Zhen, the uncle of Dongguan who surrendered to Guangzhou. But He Zhen is not dead, and he is in charge of the southwest, and is responsible for the logistics department of the southwest war.
One of the members. And He Zhen's son He Gui is now very important in the East Palace.
Except that the origin of He Xi is a mystery.
What made Guo Huan even more touched was that His Majesty sent Secretary Lang to investigate the money and food in the world. However, Secretary Lang who went to other provinces had not yet set off, and He Xi had already taken the lead. It was almost here.
This is too fast.
Of course, Guo Huan had braced himself from the beginning and was ready to fight a tough battle.
Fortunately, he has been in Zhejiang for many years, and has worked with the Ministry of Household Affairs and various counties. He dare not say that everything is monolithic, but he has his share. Everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope. This is a young nobleman who wants to fool
It's still possible to pass him.
Just when Guo Huan was thinking about what loopholes there were.
Suddenly someone came to report and said, "Sir, Sir, Sir He's ship has arrived."
Guo Huan was shocked and said, "Hurry up and come with me to greet you."
Before Guo Huan attacked, all the officials in Hangzhou City, including more than a hundred people, large and small, arrived at the dock. At this time, several large ships slowly docked. As soon as the first ship docked, many soldiers came down. Guo Huan
Huan took a closer look and his calves trembled slightly.
Because each of these soldiers was wearing brocade clothes, with swords in their hands, bright armor, and some even carried fire guns on their backs. They looked like elites.
Guo Huan thought it was the Jin Yiwei at first, but then he took a closer look and breathed a sigh of relief. He found that it was not the Jin Yiwei, but the Luan Yiwei. In the late Ming Dynasty, the so-called Luan Yiwei had already become an honor guard. But in Hongwu, it was not
no the same.
The guards in the palace during the Hongwu period were all top-notch masters. Take Mao Xiang, the current commander of the Jinyi Guards, for example. He served as the deputy commander of the Luan Yiwei for many years before he was transferred to the commander of the Jinyiwei. It can even be said that the Jinyiwei descended from Luan Yiwei.
Separated from the guards. This chapter has been completed!