Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 504 There was also a traffic jam in the Ming Dynasty

Put aside Lao Zhu’s previous temper.

This kind of bandit is so bold that even he dares to rob him, so he can just execute the law on the spot.

"kill……"

Before the word "kill" was completely spoken, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought of Zhu Han again.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Han has persuaded him more than once to kill sparingly and with caution.

When this sentence came to his lips, Zhu Yuanzhang swallowed it back.

After all, he is also a person from this class, and he also understands that some people really have no choice but to take this road.

Lao Zhu is here for a mountain tour...no...he is here for a private visit in private.

He didn't bother to deal with bandits.

"Send it directly to the local government and let them inquire clearly."

"If there is no blood on your hands and you have no choice, let the local government consider lenient treatment."

"But if someone has a human life on his hands..." Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Just how you should be sentenced."

"Tell the local government to investigate carefully. You can't let a bad guy go, but you can't unjustly accuse an ordinary citizen."

A master responsible for protecting Zhu Yuanzhang first agreed.

After a slight hesitation, he lowered his voice and asked Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, do you give orders to local officials in the name of the imperial palace, or in the name of the Changfu?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he kicked him over.

"With my status in the palace, don't those people know where we are? Why are you so stupid?"

After being kicked by Zhu Yuanzhang, the man was not angry, but smiled innocently.

His question may seem silly, but it's actually a very smart one.

After all, having followed Lao Zhu for such a long time, I really know Lao Zhu’s character and temper very well.

Some things may not seem like a big deal, but Lao Zhu might take them to heart.

If Zhu Yuanzhang is concerned about this...

Therefore, even though it seemed very stupid, this person asked these questions clearly.

If you ask more about this sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang may be regarded as a fool, but he has really picked himself out.

Others are not surprised by this kind of thing.

If they were themselves, they would do the same thing.

Anyone who can stay with Lao Zhu for a long time is definitely not easy to count.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there are really stupid people, but people like that usually don't stay with Lao Zhu for long.

After all, the competition for this position of protecting Lao Zhu is actually very fierce.

I don't know how many people are trying to climb up with their heads sharpened.

What they have to deal with is not just those who have bad intentions towards Lao Zhu.

Sometimes, those people are actually much easier to deal with than the open guns and hidden arrows around them.

With Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, the guards tied up the bandits and sent them directly to the local government.

Now the Ming Dynasty has just been established, and there is no tradition of using civil society to control military affairs as it was later.

The name of E Guogong Chang Yuchun is still very intimidating to local officials.

Moreover, there is no overreaching, we must let them deal with it how they want.

At that time, as long as some Chunqiu brushwork is used, this will be regarded as a good political achievement for officials like them.

Therefore, after receiving the note from "E's public family".

The local county magistrate immediately began an all-out investigation.

It only took three days to get to the bottom of the matter.

I am afraid of taking everything seriously.

Under the supervision of the county magistrate, things soon came to light.

The bandit leader was originally just a rogue, but he always thought of himself as a hero.

Once again, he got drunk and got into an argument with someone, and ended up accidentally beating someone to death.

He simply didn't stop doing anything, and directly found a hilltop to fall into the enemy's trap.

However, this guy is a semi-monk after all, not a real reckless person.

They don’t understand anything about these things in the Tao.

As for his men, most of them are actually lazy people.

They robbed Zhu Yuanzhang not long after their mountain had just opened.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he started doing business, he robbed the most powerful person in the world.

If the bandit leader knew that he was robbing Zhu Yuanzhang, he would probably be scared to death.

There are so many people on the avenue. You can't say no one should be robbed, but Lao Zhu must be robbed.

If we talk about this incident alone, it can be regarded as the bandit leader's highlight moment.

After all, in this world, those who can rob the emperor are extremely rare.

Because the bandit leader had a lot of lives on his hands, the county magistrate immediately sentenced Qiu Houwen to be executed.

As for the other minions, they will be dealt with one by one depending on the situation.

But these things are not what Zhu Yuanzhang cares about.

When the county magistrate officially closed the case, Zhu Yuanzhang had already led the donkey and Queen Ma all the way to Yingtian Mansion.

Even the martial arts masters couldn't bear this journey.

Although they practice in winter and summer, they have never slacked off.

However, the situation is different now.

Zhu Yuanzhang just walked slowly and leisurely, but on the one hand, they had to protect Zhu Yuanzhang's safety, and on the other hand, they could not get too close to Zhu Yuanzhang.

So as not to disturb you, Your Majesty is paying a private visit incognito.

In addition, for Zhu Yuanzhang's safety.

To avoid the previous bad situation where ordinary bandits could show up and directly rob His Majesty the Ming Emperor.

They had to advance, check the way forward, and eliminate all unstable factors in advance.

Lao Zhu followed the official path, although the official path in this period was actually not particularly easy to follow.

But compared to them running around in the wilderness, it would be as comfortable as possible.

In just two days, many of the experts who protected Zhu Yuanzhang had lost weight visibly.

When they arrived in Yanjing, many of them even shed tears.

That kind of life is simply not human life.

Compared with them, Zhu Yuanzhang was in high spirits.

Not only did he not look tired, but he was also very energetic.

Returning to Queen Ma, she looked a little tired even though she was sitting on a donkey the whole time. "Xiuying, look at this, is this still the same Yanjing?" Seeing Yanjing's appearance from a distance, Zhu Yuanzhang blinked in disbelief.

He had been here before, but the current Yanjing was completely different from the Yanjing in Zhu Yuanzhang's impression.

Many of the original tall city walls have been demolished.

Regarding the city wall, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that Zhu Han seemed to have told him.

But at that time, he was still thinking about Zhu Han's questions about various projects in Yanjing, so he didn't pay much attention to them.

It was not until today that Zhu Yuanzhang remembered this matter when he saw Yanjing City, which was deserted around the city and completely unprotected by city walls.

It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay attention to the construction of Yanjing, it was precisely because he paid attention to it that he ignored this point.

His main focus was on the palace and the various functional buildings designed by Zhu Han. The city wall was really a small thing.

"You brat, the city walls are gone, how can we collect the city entry tax?" Zhu Yuanzhang complained angrily.

Queen Ma looked at the bustling scene in front of her and felt that all the fatigue in her body had been dispelled at once: "I think this is quite good. You can see what the city looks like at a glance."

"Unlike before, all we saw were city walls."

Thinking of Zhu Han, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but reveal a knowing smile on his face: "This little bastard can surprise people no matter where he goes."

"Let's go, we want to see what a city without walls is like."

Although Zhu Han once told Zhu Yuanzhang that based on the future scale of Yanjing City, the city wall would only become an obstacle to his development.

At most, only part of it will be left as a tourist attraction or landmark building.

In Lao Zhu's impression at the time, Zhu Han seemed to just want to expand the entire Yanjing City beyond the current city wall.

But I didn't realize that Zhu Han didn't want the city wall at all.

For Lao Zhu, a city without city walls is like a woman without clothes, with no sense of security at all.

The closer he got to Yanjing, the more Zhu Yuanzhang could feel the changes that had taken place here.

Originally, because of the drought in Datong, Yanjing should also be affected now.

The result was completely beyond Zhu Yuanzhang's expectation. Not only was Yanjing City not affected, it seemed to be more prosperous than before.

Along the way, there was almost no interruption in the traffic of cars, horses and pedestrians.

This situation became more and more obvious when approaching Yanjing.

The newly built official road was almost blocked by horse-drawn carriages.

Zhu Yuanzhang was holding the donkey, almost unable to move an inch.

After a long time, the team barely moved forward a few hundred meters.

As a result, after a while, I had to stop again.

"People in front of you, are you guys moving forward quickly?"

A driver driving a carriage, after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, asked with a half-smile: "Brother, it seems that you are from out of town, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked back at what the driver was pulling behind him.

It should also be some goods such as wood, so this man's carriage is also extra long, at least a lot longer than others.

"Haha, brother, you guessed it right. This is indeed my first time coming to Yanjing. I heard that there are more opportunities here, so I want to find some work."

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the coachman's eyes suddenly lit up, and he explained with a smile: "That's not surprising."

"Brother, it's useless for you to call us that. It's not that the people next to us don't want to move, but they really have no way to move."

As he spoke, the driver pointed in the direction ahead: "You are anxious, is there anyone more anxious than you?"

"There must have been a car accident ahead, so there was a traffic jam."

"This kind of situation happens every three days. It's not a big deal."

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the front with some surprise: "Is this place often so congested?"

Shen Sheng laughed and said: "This kind of thing didn't happen often in the past. Although you have to go through the city gate, it just takes some time to pay taxes and enter the city for inspection."

"Later, our Yanjing began to carry out large-scale construction, and His Royal Highness demolished all the city walls. It was very convenient at that time."

“You don’t even have to pay the city entry tax, you can leave wherever you want.”

Talking about what happened at that time, the coachman's face was full of yearning.

They don't even have to pay the city entry tax, something they didn't even dare to think about before.

But soon, the driver said depressedly: "But later on, we built more and more projects in Yanjing, and there were more people coming and going. There were trucks pulling goods everywhere."

"The roads that were once spacious are no longer sufficient. And from time to time, there will be some accidents."

"It's fine when nothing happens. Although it's a little slower, I can still walk."

"But once something happens, you'll have to wait."

"The most I've ever experienced was that I was stuck in traffic for more than an hour."

Lao Zhu has never experienced such a thing as a traffic jam. He was a little curious for a moment: "Then we can only wait like this? Can't we find another way to go?"

When a driver on the other side heard this, he immediately came to join in the fun: "It's just as blocked on other roads."

"Actually, in order to alleviate this problem, we have already built more than ten new roads in Yanjing, but they are not open to traffic yet."

The coachman who just spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and sighed: "Actually, even if it is repaired, it will not alleviate much."

"A dozen roads may sound like a lot. But think about it, these dozen roads are scattered around Yanjing."

"For those of us, it's just one or two more ways to go. If we go other ways, it might be slower than the traffic jam."

The two coachmen started chatting directly with each other across Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless. How could these two people be so eloquent?
It seemed that compared to them, the eloquent ministers in the court were all taciturn.

"Since something happened here, wouldn't the imperial court send someone to deal with it?"

The two coachmen explained to Zhu Yuanzhang one by one.

"Of course the court takes care of it, otherwise do you think we are in the mood to chat here?"

"In order to deal with this kind of thing, we have set up a special Yamen here in Yanjing."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes.

He had never heard of the establishment of a new government office.

A brand new yamen involves all kinds of problems.

Even when he wanted to establish a new yamen, he had to weigh the pros and cons and make careful decisions.

As a result, my younger brother established a new yamen just because he said he would establish a new yamen?

This kind of thing was not reported to him.

It can be said that if it was not Zhu Han who did this, it could be replaced by another person.

Even if he has great achievements, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not tolerate him.

Little did the two coachmen know that the person chatting with them was the current Emperor.

Still eloquent, he said: "We have set up a traffic police brigade here, which is said to be responsible for dealing with these problems."

Another also said: "I can't tell what the specific situation was before, but someone should have taken care of it now."

Zhu Yuanzhang became interested in the new words that came out of their mouths: "What is this traffic police brigade? Police officers who specialize in managing traffic?"

(End of this chapter)