There were also many people in Beijing in the 14th century, although it was not as good as the 21st century, where a fart could stink a group of people to death, but it was still a big city. Although the Yuan Dynasty brought great suffering to the Han people, it has to be said that they renovated this Beijing city well.

Five days have passed, and many people have walked on the merit platform, as for how many, just look at the account books written down by Zhang Yu and his son.

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed up to participate in the construction of the dam, including Beijing natives, Hebei people, and Tianjin people who rushed to Tianjin after hearing the news.

The original Zhu Di was worried about not having enough labor, but now he is worried about too much labor. Even if the two dams of Guanting and Miyun start construction at the same time, it will not take 100,000 people.

Dao Yan is worthy of being Zhu Di's first adviser, and he simply solved Zhu Di's problem. 100,000 people is too much, it can be divided into five batches of 20,000 people each. The five batches were started in turn, so that they could participate in the construction of the dam and would not delay their farming, which was really a double win.

Speaking of this, Zhu Di smiled, if it weren't for the hard talk he had been telling the people for a few days, it is estimated that these people would still be waiting for the rain to rain and then sow wheat. Although the yield of millet was a little smaller, Zhu Di promised not to make them hungry, so the people still accepted Zhu Di's suggestion, so let's plant millet seeds.

Everything is done, the money is there, the people are there, and we are waiting for an engineer to come to Nanjing. But before that, we still have to satisfy the vanity of the merchants, otherwise I'm sorry for the one million taels of silver they put in Zhu Di's hands.

"Your Highness, you have to write a hundred pairs of merits. I have to say that this is the most expensive calligraphy and painting I have ever seen, 10,000 taels of paintings. I think I should find a time to take out the benevolent character that His Highness rewarded me with and sell it. Maybe it can be sold for 18,000 taels, just to alleviate the problem of shortage at hand. In the Yanwang Mansion, Hu Ye said to Zhu Di.

"You're getting bolder and bolder, and you dare to come up with my calligraphy and painting ideas. Is the word I rewarded you hanging in the middle of the hall? I've been busy these days, and I don't have time to look at it. When the dam starts, I'm going to see what you've done with the General's Palace. Zhu Di slowly took the brush and wrote, and said to Hu Ye while writing.

"Of course, it hangs in the middle of the hall, and the word "Princess's reward" hangs together. My master once said that Ren Yong's family has a flat place and a peaceful world. I disagree with this opinion, and this is the only thing I oppose my master, I think he is wrong. That's why I asked the prince and the princess to reward me with these two words, and I want to see what magic these two words have. Hu Ye looked at the account book boredly and said to Zhu Di casually.

Zhu Di's hand holding the brush shook, and he suddenly clicked a little under the word "person" just now, and this character is considered a waste. So Zhu Di took a piece of paper again and began to write.

Hu Ye didn't know how much Zhu Di listened to what he said just now, anyway, he had already said what he should have said. So he continued to look through the account book.

Zhang Yu and Jin Zhong only thought that this was an ordinary conversation, only Daoyan's mouth was closed one by one, and it was impossible to see whether he was talking to himself or reciting Amitabha.

Writing is also a manual work, and when Zhu Di finished writing the 100 characters, his back and legs hurt, but he also felt that the 100 characters were worth it.

"Okay, post the list of good people, and send these calligraphy and paintings to the businessmen on the list, they did contribute this time." After writing, Zhu Di said to Hu Ye and them.

So, Hu Ye followed Zhang Yu and them out of the Yanwang Mansion, preparing to post the list of good people on the nine city gates.

At the same time, another person came in from the Yan Wangfu and walked straight into Zhu Di's room.

If it was an ordinary person, he would have been killed by Zhu Di's guards if he broke in like this, but this person is different, he is the supreme commander of the Beiping Terraching Division just established by Zhu Di, Liu Sheng.

"Did you find out?"

As soon as Liu Sheng walked into the room, Zhu Di asked.

"I found out, those two people were indeed instructed by a thousand households of Yongpingwei, and most of the protection money they collected was handed over to this thousand households." Liu Sheng replied respectfully.

"Did that Qianhu be caught?"

"Caught, he also confessed to this incident, and he insisted that everything was instructed by him alone, and it had nothing to do with anyone else."

"Hmph, it's a good move to abandon the car to protect the handsome, but I didn't expect this thousand households to really be willing to work for them." Zhu Di's tone became gloomy.

"Your Highness, do you want to investigate thoroughly? Two days ago, the envoys came to me and said that we had overstepped our bounds. Liu Sheng asked, as Zhu Di's confidant, he clearly knew that once Zhu Di became this tone, the consequences would definitely be serious.

"Acting for you? Expropriation on my territory, and say that I am overstepping? Even if it makes trouble for my father, I won't take care of it. ”

"Then, what does Your Highness mean by a thorough investigation?"

"No, it's still useful for me to keep these heads, and it's not good for me if they fall. So let's stop here, and if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, you will deal with it according to this matter. Zhu Di shook his head and refused.

He knew very well that behind these thousands of households who were rampant and rampant, there must be the shadow of the three divisions. If you investigate thoroughly, you will definitely find out these three heads. But Zhu Di also kept Hu Ye's words in mind, if these few fall, there will be a few more difficult to deal with, it is better to maintain the status quo. It's best to make them hate as much as they want, and the more they hate, the better.

"Then what to do with this thousand households? According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, those who are corrupt will be exterminated by raiding their families. ”

"Since he wants to take the blame for others, then do as he wishes, everything will be done according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Di waved his hand to signal Liu Sheng to retreat, he was really tired in the past two days, and he had to sleep well.

"Yes, the subordinates retired." Ryu Sheng saluted, then stepped outside.

He has seen the tragic end of this thousand households, and the aftermath of the empty seal case and Guo Huan's case has not yet dissipated, and now Emperor Hongwu is very interested in corruption. Moreover, the evidence of this matter was conclusive, and as many as 10,000 taels of silver were found in the homes of the thousand households, and the two ruffians testified. So even if this matter goes to the emperor, the emperor will only praise Zhu Di for discovering corruption, and will never say that he exceeded his authority.

"Wait." Just as Liu Sheng was about to walk out of the door, Zhu Di suddenly spoke again.

"Send the case file to Nanjing, together with a thousand households, and hand over this matter to the Criminal Department for handling. The wives and children of the thousand households were dismissed, and if they stayed here, they would only wait for death. Zhu Di pondered for a moment and made a decision that made Liu Sheng stunned.

Although Liu Sheng wanted to ask Zhu Di Weishenme to make this decision, as Zhu Di's confidant, he knew what to ask and what not to ask, and curiosity was not something he should have. So Liu Sheng answered and exited the door.

"You have to have a flat place, and you have to have two peaceful worlds." Zhu Di recalled Hu Ye's words, then picked up the calligraphy and painting that had been written by himself just now, and muttered to himself, "It's a little interesting." ”

After Hu Ye and the others walked out of the Yan Palace, they went their separate ways. Paste this final list of benevolent people at the nine city gates, and then meet at the merit platform, waiting for those who make the list to receive the "certificate".

However, after Hu Ye and the others returned to the merit platform, the people of Beiping saw three notices.

A list of good people who pay money, a list of good people who pay food, and a more attention-grabbing letter of repentance.