The construction of the Nanjing palace has gone through several times, starting from the time when Zhu Yuanzhang was the king of Wu, and then the construction of the capital was deliberately abandoned, and later the Zhongdu project was too expensive to be stopped, and the Nanjing palace room was finally finalized after a major adjustment and repair.

Outside the palace city, from the Chengtian Gate to the south, and then to the north of the Hongwu Gate, the left and right sides are the famous thousand-step corridor, the east side is the Yamen such as the Ministry of War and Industry, the criminal department is outside the Taiping Gate, and the west side is the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

The project that Chen Zilong has to be responsible for is indeed very huge, the cabinet built in the palace, the military affairs office on the east side of the Qingmen next to the Qianqing Palace, and the many yamen on the thousand-step corridor outside the palace.

He is a very pragmatic person, he has been surveying for several days, and he came in today, and he reported to Zhu Cihong in an orderly and well-organized manner. How many houses are there in which yamen, how many have collapsed, how many need to be re-pasted, and so on...... In the end, Chen Zilong paused, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, what you need is really a lot ......"

"All repair, one does not pull. The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is not waiting either. ”

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "It's been so many years, and it's only been cultivated once, so it's time to spend some money." I can't make the court system too unspeakable, hundreds of officials go to the court in the rubble, where is the face of the court? ”

"Yes!"

Chen Zilong didn't say much, and after persuading Zhu Cihong not to accept it, he just gave up.

"You're good."

Junchen was silent for a while, and then Zhu Cihong nodded, and said softly: "If you change someone else, I'm afraid what I think is that the bigger the project, the better, it is best to have hundreds of thousands of materials and tens of thousands of labor, so that the material can be deducted, and the small worker's rice and salt and vegetable silver money, I'm afraid I can also deduct a lot of money......

"The minister has always promised himself that His Royal Highness has won the award."

Chen Zilong was still the same as just now, listening to Zhu Cihong's praise, not only did he not like it, but his brows furrowed a few times.

"I know what you're thinking." Zhu Cihong suddenly smiled and said to everyone: "Wei Yue, you are waiting at the palace gate, and the rest come with me." ”

Everyone obeyed the order, and most of the people went out of the West Corner Gate first and waited at the palace gate, only Chen Mingxia, Yu Huai, Chen Zilong and others followed behind Zhu Cihong.

The palace ban in Nanjing has not been inhabited for more than 200 years, and it has always been taken care of by eunuchs and relatives respectively.

In the early to middle of the country, it was still maintained as an individual, and until now, the imperial court has not been able to check it for decades, although several halls still maintain the appearance of the surface, but the colorful paintings are mottled, and the beams are decaying, that is, they can be completed without collapsing.

The outer court is still a little decent, and under the leadership of Zhu Cihong, as soon as he entered the inner court, he immediately made several young officials sink their faces.

The paint on the red wall has all fallen off, and it looks very decayed, and the edge of the palace wall is also full of weeds that grow more than half a person high, and the grass has been moving from it, and I don't know if it's a snake or a small animal.

The palaces everywhere are in disrepair, and even in addition to the palace walls, the palaces have collapsed, and when they reach the boundary of the West Sixth Palace, they can see, not only the palace no longer exists, only the ruins and broken walls remain, only some small houses are still standing, as far as the eye can see, there are still many corners of the temple soaked in the water!

"See, right?" Zhu Cihong had a smile on his face, and said: "Where my father lives, and where I live temporarily, it looks like it." The two queens, as well as the princesses and princes, all lived in this kind of place. At the beginning, Emperor Taizu built the palace, filled the Yanque Lake, and drove piles as the foundation, in the end, the south is high and the north is low, and the humidity is too heavy. ”

There is no need for him to explain, how could an official from Nandu Shizi not understand this truth?

Zhu Yuanzhang was also because the palace was damp and low-lying, and the west was too close to the outer city wall, and it was not easy to defend the pass, so he moved the idea of moving the capital several times.

To this day, Zhu Chongba must not have expected that his children and grandchildren would actually live in this kind of collapsed palace that was still soaked in water!

"Your Highness, the minister is terrified!"

Chen Mingxia, Yu Huai, and Fang Yizhi all looked shocked, and after a long time, they couldn't come back to their senses.

If you don't see these things in front of you, I'm afraid no one can believe it. But in the palace room in front of me, there are still some palace people and eunuchs cleaning, using small cars to remove rubble and garbage, trying to smooth out the stagnant water, they are not enough, they look very hard and embarrassed, I don't know how, several young officials who are learning five cars, are actually in tears.

"Death penalty!"

As an official of the Ministry of Industry, Chen Zilong was extremely shocked at first, and then knelt down to ask for guilt, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that no matter how frugal the palace is, it will not be like this, please repair the inner court first, and then repair the outer court." ”

"No need."

Before Zhu Cihong could answer, there was already a voice in the palace room on the side.

"Wait and get down on your knees!"

Looking at the few courtiers who were a little in a daze, Zhu Cihong said with a serious face: "It's Empress Yi'an!" ”

As he spoke, he himself went deep, and Chen Zilong and the others around him were of course busy kneeling down and saluting.

According to the system, whether it is the queen mother or the queen, at most you can summon the relatives of the pepper house, and the foreign ministers cannot see it without permission, otherwise it will be a serious violation of the system.

Today, the situation is also wonderful, separated by a half-height palace wall, the sound can be heard and no one is visible, so they are at ease with each other.

After everyone finished saluting, Empress Zhang said aloud: "Yu and Huang Yanjing don't seek comfort, it's enough to shelter from the rain." Today, the state is not enough, so why spend money on things that are not urgent? Today's repair of the outer dynasty should also be simple and pragmatic, not luxurious...... The crown prince, you must tell the officials in charge of the Ministry of Industry to know! ”

This queen has always been very popular, and at this time, she told the story from the bottom of her heart.

At that moment, Zhu Cihong responded first, Chen Zilong was the official in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and he also answered a "yes" in a deep voice at the moment.

There was nothing to say for a while, and then everyone followed Zhu Cihong out again, this time, everyone was walking heavily, all of them were respectful, even Fang Yizhi, who had always been a little flashy, his face was full of solemnity.

Everyone didn't expect that several queens and princesses would actually live in such an environment.

Even if it is a well-off family of the people, I am afraid that it is much more comfortable than the people in the family these days.

Zhu Cihong was also very emotional in his heart, and said that Empress Zhang summoned him and personally talked about Wei Gelding's collection of gold, and gave him all the antique jewelry that he had treasured for many years, which was also worth a lot of money.

These are all left by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, many of them are royal treasures, and Empress Zhang also kept them for play, and she never took them out when she was in the most difficult time.

After fleeing south, she saw a lot: "If you don't come out, you don't know who these things are in now?" It's too stupid for me not to take it out for national use! ”

With this remark, Zhu Cihong was willing to accept it, and at that time, he also mentioned repairing the inner court, but he was also resolutely rejected by the two queens!

Bringing these high-ranking courtiers in, his intentions are also very clear!

After the farewell, several stalwarts of the Restoration Society were all solemn, and the inner court and his party were more effective than a thousand words.

However, Zhu Cihong will not stop there.

He looked at Fang Yizhi and said warmly: "China and foreign countries cannot be separated, in the forbidden palace in the past, everything could not be reached, and the courtiers outside guessed more false words. Now that my father is hunting in the south, the world is in turmoil, what is the royal family like, I think, the courtiers outside should also know. ”

Fang Yizhi was very smart, but he couldn't guess Zhu Cihong's intentions for a while, so he only replied in a deep voice: "Yes, after the ministers leave the palace, they will widely publicize the holy virtues of the two queens." ”

"I said that I want to say," Zhu Cihong said in a deep voice: "In the future, the situation in the palace, the use of expenses, and the construction of expenses and items will also be the same as the Hanlin Academy sending someone to remember the living notes in front of the father, so let someone write it down." Of course, there is also the construction of the Ministry of Industry in the imperial city, the intention, and the intention of the imperial court, which is best recorded and widely published. Don't study with Di...... That is, the palace gate copied the edicts, the decrees, you not only have to copy, but also explain, to narrate! People have facial features, and it is very important to see and hear, but you also have to say with your mouth, Fang Yizhi, you have to be a good mouth for the court! ”

He followed his own train of thought and said that several officials present were all from the Fushe Society, and of course the important surnames of public opinion were very clear. The situation in Jiangnan is very different from other places, how many champions may be in each county, and the strength of jinshi, squires and students is particularly strong, these people really have to be encircled and mastered by means first!

"In the name, I'll give it to you in a few days."

Zhu Cihong was very happy to say it, and smiled at Fang Yizhi: "With Jun's big pen, I think this is a very simple matter. The money, location, and manpower will be allocated to you in a few days, how about it, are you willing to be this official for this matter? ”

Fang Yizhi's subjugation is actually closely related to his father.

The prince said that as soon as he asked Fang Kongzhao, he was sweating and sweating, and now Fang Kongzhao has been called by Zhu Cihong, and the senior officials must not resist the order like the official, so Fang Kongzhao has already gone to Huai'an.

In such a situation, where can Fang Yizhi say the word "unwilling"?

He smiled, bowed down and replied: "What a glorious and glorious thing is it to publicize the heavenly family's moral decree, spread the news, and explain the great affairs of the imperial court?" It's just that the ministers are afraid to learn shallowly......"

"Don't be modest." Zhu Cihong said with a smile while hurrying: "If you are still a shallow learner, there will be no well-educated people in the world." Don't be humble, I'm going to go north, time is tight, don't bother me anymore, okay? ”

"Yes, the minister doesn't dare to resign!"

Since the prince said this, although Fang Yizhi felt too eager, he had no choice but to bow down and agree.

"Chen Qing," Zhu Cihong turned to Chen Zilong again and said with a smile: "Your strengths are meticulous and careful, and you are down-to-earth. Also, you are familiar with agricultural books, I know that you have sorted out all of Xu Guangqi's agricultural books once, and you are his real disciple. Let me tell you the truth, outside the Ministry of Industry, I am ready to set up a Ministry of Agriculture, or pay equal attention to agriculture and industry, and what will really rely on you in the future is your talent and ability in agriculture...... Wait, okay? ”

Chen Zilong only felt that his eyes were sour and hot, and he had been convinced by Zhu Cihong, although he didn't know how the crown prince got Fan Wencheng's recital, but he was extremely convinced in his heart, it was really a rare blessing for the country to have such a pragmatic and wise prince. Now that he has such heartfelt words, what else can he say? At the moment, he just reached the ground for a long time, and only said in his mouth: "The minister is willing to be driven by the prince, and he will die without resigning!" ”

(To be continued)