Chapter 365: Speculation

Standing on the flagship deck of the naval fleet, Zhu Youxiao smiled at the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help imagining the impact of this article he wrote when it came out. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Thinking about the way those people looked terrified, he was in a good mood.

Around him, there were countless transport ships, all of which were originally used to transport food to carry people, and just like that, only one army could be loaded, and the rest had to go a second way. Moreover, this is also the reason why the hussars went by land on their own. For large transport ships, Zhu Youxiao is becoming more and more thirsty.

"I don't know how the big ship with 5,000 materials in the shipyard is built." Zhu Youxiao asked Shen Yourong, who was standing next to him.

"According to the news that the end will get, almost halfway through, although a lot of technical problems have been solved, there are still new problems emerging one after another, and I don't know if I can see the ship go to sea at the end of the year." As he spoke, Shen Yourong pursed his lips, obviously dissatisfied with the slow movements of the group of craftsmen.

"Haha, even if I can see the ship next year, I will be very satisfied." Zhu Youxiao laughed, and then asked about the fleet, "How many warships have been added this time." ”

"Two more periods of construction were completed during the grain purchase, the number of battleships increased by six, the number of cruisers increased by ten, and there were not many destroyers and frigates, two each." Shen Yourong counted with his fingers, and finally gave an accurate number, so as to add the previous one. At present, the Navy has eleven battleships and sixteen cruisers. A total of twenty-seven capital battleships.

However, Shen Yourong still said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, the remaining timber is no longer enough, only enough to build two battleships and two cruisers." ”

"Well, what about the subsequent wood?"

"It's already drying, but there is not enough time, at least until March next year, and I'm afraid I won't be able to replenish any warships this year." Shen Yourong's face was unhappy, and anyone who saw his fleet stop growing would be very unhappy.

"It's okay, it's good to increase investment in the future, it will make up for it after all, and besides, the twenty-seven search battleships are almost enough in this South Sea region." Zhu Youxiao smiled and patted Shen Yourong's shoulder, "Train the young man well, it won't be long before there will be a fight." ”

"There is a battle, could it be to exterminate the three kings of the East China Sea?" Shen Yourong asked with fire in his heart.

Zhu Youxiao smiled but did not say anything, turned around and went back to the room.

"Your Majesty......" Shen Yourong shouted unwillingly from behind, trying to get some news.

……….

A few days later.

The south gate of the outer city of Beijing, the gate of Yongding, at this time, it is a gathering of crowns and belts, and the city is full of vermilion. The entire 12 departments of the Beijing Division, the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, the Dali Temple, the cabinet, all the waiters of the second grade, the Shangshu of the second grade, and the cabinet scholars of the first grade, all came, stopped here, and looked forward to it.

The court of the Ming Empire poured out of the nest and gathered here, who else could they greet like this, except for Zhu Youxuan, who was known as the Holy Emperor at that time.

Outside the Yongding Gate, the loess mat road, oh no, now it is all cement road, no need for loess, but changed to clean water sprinkling road, the whole road is wet, covering the dust and mud.

Among the officials who greeted them, they were roughly divided into three waves, the eight cabinet scholars were a circle, the twelve Shangshu and the Zuodu Imperial History, the Dali Siqing was a circle, and the ministers of each ministry and the heads of important institutions were a circle. Below, it's a petty official like the Dead Five Pins.

People say that if you don't go to the capital, you don't know the official university, and in the locality, the county order and the like are local officials, but in the Beijing division, you really don't even have the qualifications to come to greet the emperor.

All circles gathered together, all of them were discussing problems, and the 12th department was okay to say, after all, they were all personally inspected and promoted by Zhu Youxiao, and the atmosphere was relatively harmonious, and there were many attendants and chief officials of important institutions in various departments, and there were many factions, and there were many people and mixed eyes, and there was no quarrel, and the atmosphere was relatively harmonious.

However, in the cabinet circles at the forefront, it is not so good. Eight people, each with their own expressions, some have a smile on the corner of their mouths, their eyes are expectant, some have gloomy faces and flashing eyes, and some people have expressionless faces and look like they are out of the way.

There are also some people who gather together and discuss with each other, and the topic is the article of the past few days. Participating in the discussion were several cabinet scholars who were relatively unqualified, so they were relatively close and had a good relationship.

"I read yesterday's newspaper that the master of the royal road is the pen name of His Majesty, but you say this is true." Zhu Xieyuan asked. He also read that article, and it really made people's scalp tingle, like an initiation, which made people suddenly clear, as if they understood a lot, but they didn't get anything when they thought about it.

"I don't know." Li Changgeng cherishes words like gold, he is such a person, except at critical moments, he rarely speaks.

"Hehe, I'm afraid eight or nine will not leave ten." Bi Ziyan said with a smile.

"Oh, what do you say?" Cai Fuyi asked curiously, "Could it be that you also believe in yesterday's analysis article?" ”

Yesterday, there was an article in the Imperial Daily that analyzed who this royal master was, and from the tone of the article, from the calmness of talking about the emperor's policies, from the unparalleled view of the overall situation and the understanding of the secrets of the local government, it was conclusively said that this is the vest of the emperor today.

Then, today someone immediately jumped out and slapped his face, and analyzed it from another angle, proving that this is not the emperor. In short, it's a chaotic war. And such a program, since the Imperial Daily's hairstyle has been going on for a long time, it has become more and more prosperous, tearing or something, or high-level literati tearing, it is a program that the people like to see.

With the support of popularity, it is even more prosperous.

Before coming out, Cai Fu looked at today's newspaper, and there were several articles on it that refuted it, and he felt that what he said was very reasonable, and he could not preconceive the concept that the master of the royal road was the emperor, and then analyze it.

"Hehe, you can't guess how I'm sure." Bi Ziyan smiled a little treacherously, and his betrayal attracted the laughter of several other people.

"Okay, okay, don't sell it, I'll bring you a bottle of palace wine rewarded by His Majesty." Cai Fuyi immediately placed a heavy bet.

"Yes, yes, Lao Cai Changliang, don't hide it, I'll bring you two drinks and food when the time comes." Zhu Xieyuan shouted.

"Yes, yes, tomorrow I will have two more drinks, and I will drink two cups with you." Li Changgeng saw that he had nothing to sell, so he sold himself.

Xu Guangqi looked at the four of them, shook his head and smiled bitterly, you just want to ask me, why speculate here. As a bull who studied various techniques with Zhu Youxiao, he had long determined that the master of the royal road was the current saint, after all, that style of writing was not something that anyone could imitate.

Moreover, this kind of argument, which has no trace in ancient Chinese books or Western writings, can only be done by His Majesty, a person whom he privately calls a demon.

"I'll remember all of this for you, don't be fooled!" Bi Ziyan saw that it was almost over, and he was not selling Guanzi, so he opened his mouth and said what he had confirmed.

"Just the day before yesterday, I finally seized the opportunity to seize the loophole of Yang Lian, the secretary of the Ministry of Education, and blocked him."

As soon as these words came out, several other people were stunned, secretly scolding themselves for being stupid, others didn't know who this royal master was, but how could Yang Lian, who was in charge of the Imperial Daily, not know.

"I asked him if this royal master was His Majesty. Yang Lian smiled bitterly, shook his head and said I can't say it. So I understood. Bi Ziyan was a little triumphant, happy that he didn't make the mistake of going dark under the lights.

Everyone here is a shrewd person, they all know what kind of person Yang Lian is, if this royal master is not His Majesty, then he will directly tell Bi Ziyan, with Yang Lian's person, he will definitely not lie in this matter, then it is still this answer, and the conclusion is self-evident.

"It's really Your Majesty!"

"Yes, yes, although I have a long guess in my heart, but ......."

"By the way, Your Majesty is really worthy of being known as a saint who comes out once in a thousand years, and the various theories are really breathtaking."

"Especially the invention of cement, I think Your Majesty's invention is the greatest, you look at how easy it is to build roads and cities now." Wang Zuo, who was listening next to him, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

His mind was relatively simple, and all his energy was devoted to road construction, and he didn't notice that the atmosphere was wrong at the moment.

"yes, yes, but cement is great." Several others chimed in.

This topic was opened, and they began to discuss which of the new technologies that appeared after the Holy Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne, which was the most practical and influential.

Some say cement, some talk about sewing machines, some talk about hydraulic transmission mechanisms, and some talk about the wool textile technology that has just come out recently. In short, each has its own point of view, and there are many disputes.

Just when the hundred officials were talking, in the distance, a horse came to the dust, shouting in his mouth, Your Majesty has arrived!

Subsequently, people with good eyesight can already see a set of long dragons rolling in the sky, which is the Yulin Army after all the mules and horses. As for the Hosoyanagi Army, they are still waiting for the fleet to return to pick it up in North Korea.

Seeing that the main lord was coming, the hundred officials quickly became familiar, and then under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, they patted the queue and waited respectfully.

The long dragon looked very small, but in fact, it was not far away to be able to see with the naked eye, but a quarter of an hour later, Zhu Youxiao took the lead and galloped over.

At this distance, you can already see Zhu Youxiao's face. At a glance, many ministers were stunned.

Your Majesty, it's much darker, and it's much rougher.

This was the first impression of most officials, especially the cabinet members, who were in contact with the emperor every day and felt it even more deeply. The emperor was a little less youthful, more mature and steady, and a kind of atmospheric and majestic bearing gradually formed. It's not about age, it's about location, it's just about experience.

After the tempering of the grassland wind and frost, Zhu Youxiao has grown greatly.

Sigh!

A familiar voice sounded, and Zhu Youxiao, who was galloping, had stopped his horse, although he was the emperor, Zhu Youxiao still liked to ride a horse rather than a carriage, although the carriage was safer and more in line with his status.

The horses stopped, and the roar of the mountains and seas sounded.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty's triumphant return! Your Majesty has become a martial artist, and he is glorious! ”

This was followed by the neighing of horses frightened by the sound. After the hundred officials knelt down to greet them, it was a grand ceremony to enter the city, just like the last time when the Jurchen Eight Banners were annihilated, the heroic soldiers ushered in bursts of screams, and many people received the silk handkerchiefs of the daughters of the capital.

In the midst of the cheers and noise, Zhu Youxiao slowly returned to his palace, and a shadow was waiting for him faintly.

[Author's digression]: These are today's two chapters.