Hu Weiyong felt that Li Shanchang was a bit exaggerated.

Even in Yingtian City, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, Hu Weiyong didn't dare to say a word about the fairyland on earth.

Just by virtue of the small county of Shanghu County, can it be called a fairyland on earth? It's a fantasy.

"Teacher, is this a bit exaggerated?"

Li Shanchang shook his head with a wry smile and said:

"No, not only is it not exaggerated, but even the fairyland on earth may not be enough to describe this Shanghu County."

"If you really follow the description of that person, this Shanghu County is the rule of Datong described by the ancients."

Hu Weiyong was shocked, his eyes were full of disbelief, and asked:

"The rule of Datong?"

"This is just the imagination of the sages, even the sages have never seen the prosperity of the times, how can it happen now?"

"Teacher, isn't that person..."

In the end, Hu Weiyong stopped abruptly, but it meant that Li Shanchang was probably deceived by his subordinates.

Li Shanchang shook his head again and said:

"No, he has been adopted by me since he was a child, and he is loyal to me, so he can't lie to me."

"According to him, that small county on the coast of the East China Sea is not only populous, but also prosperous in business."

"In the county seat, there are many high-rise buildings, shops are like clouds, and the cultivated land is endless, and the fields are full of people working hard."

"There was a major drought in the south of the Yangtze River this year, but it was not affected at all in Shanghu County."

"There has been a bumper harvest of grain in the field, and it looks like this year will be a bumper year."

"In addition, there are not only a large number of private schools in Shanghu County, but also many nursing homes that provide free support for the elderly."

Hu Weiyong opened his mouth wide, feeling that Li Shanchang was facing the prosperity in the books, and he was reading to himself.

You must know that it is now the fourth year of Hongwu, and all places are in a state of ruin.

Not to mention Shanghu County, a place that was poor before, even Yangzhou, which was full of flowers before, has been down.

And now Li Shanchang actually told himself that this Shanghu County is actually a prosperous scene, can he Hu Weiyong believe it?

"Teacher, this... It can't be, right? ”

"Although the disciple is from Huaixi, he has long heard of the poverty in Songjiang Mansion."

"This province is so poor, and it is said that it is only a county, the disciples really can't believe it."

Li Shanchang stroked his beard lightly and said:

"That's one of the reasons the old man called you."

"The old man hopes that after you have done a good job in the things arranged by the emperor, you will take the time to go to Shanghai County."

"Let's see if this is really the case there, if so, then we must pay attention to Shanghu County."

"It is likely to become a tax center for the imperial court, even more than Ying Tianfu."

"And the emperor has also begun to notice Shanghu County, you know, we must find an opportunity to take it."

"Otherwise, if we let those people in eastern Zhejiang take the lead, then our life will be difficult."

After all, Shanghu County belongs to the territory of the people of eastern Zhejiang, and Li Shanchang and they belong to the Huaixi people.

If the Zhedong Party is allowed to take the lead and grab Shanghu County, it will be very unfavorable to the situation of the Huaixi Group in the court.

Hu Weiyong naturally knew what Li Shanchang meant, and nodded in response:

"Teacher, rest assured, after the disciple has done a good job here, he will immediately set off and go to Shanghu County."

"If it is true as the teacher said, the disciple will definitely tell the teacher as soon as possible."

Li Shanchang nodded and said with appreciation:

"You do things, the old man is still relieved."

"The emperor went out for a private visit to Weifu again, but the things that explain to you must be done quickly, and the quality must be guaranteed."

"In this way, when the emperor comes back and sees your ability, he will promote you again."

"Do a good job, you are destined to have a bright future in the future."

Hu Weiyong didn't stay in Li Shanchang's mansion for too long, and after explaining the matter, Li Shanchang asked Hu Weiyong to do what Zhu Yuanzhang explained.

After Hu Weiyong came out of Li Shanchang's mansion, he was greatly excited and full of energy.

...

When Zhu Yuanzhang rushed back to Tianfu from Shanghu County, it was already three days later.

In the past three days, Zhu Yuanzhang kept saying good things to Queen Ma, explaining the reason why he went to the painting boat in the first place.

But Queen Ma didn't believe it at all, although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't seem to be close to women on the surface, he still couldn't escape the lustful characteristics of men in his bones.

Otherwise, where did so many concubines in the palace come from?

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang has 26 princes and 16 princesses in his life, you can imagine how colorful Zhu Yuanzhang's harem life is.

Seeing that Queen Ma was angry, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly pulled Zhu Biao up and explained to Queen Ma.

It wasn't until she arrived at Yingtianfu that Queen Ma forgave Zhu Yuanzhang, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little relieved.

For this sister, who has been following him in the poorest period, Zhu Yuanzhang is loved from the bottom of his heart.

When Zhu Yuanzhang came to Yingtian City and saw Hu Weiyong supervising the work in the city, he couldn't help but look stunned.

I didn't expect Hu Weiyong to start the work of the Ministry of Industry in such a short time, and looking at the progress of the project, it can be seen that Hu Weiyong is indeed concerned.

"Sister, you and Biao'er go back first, let's go up to the city tower to have a look."

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang got out of the carriage and walked towards the city wall.

When Hu Weiyong saw Zhu Yuanzhang coming, he was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute Zhu Yuanzhang and said:

"Weichen Hu Weiyong see the emperor, long live my emperor."

After Zhu Yuanzhang asked Hu Weiyong to get up, he saw a large number of square bricks piled up on the city wall, and asked:

"How much does this brick cost?"

When Hu Weiyong heard the question, he bowed slightly and said:

"On the sacred, the average price of square bricks, thirty-six copper coins."

"This brick is enough for a common person to eat for more than half a month."

Zhu Yuanzhang kept looking along the piled city wall, and soon noticed the difference in this brick, and asked:

"Why is there a person's name and year engraved on this brick?"

Hu Weiyong smiled confidently and said:

"At the beginning of the construction, the bricks handed in from all over the country were uneven, or defective, or shoddy."

"The subordinates thought that the construction of the city wall was a hundred-year plan, so the subordinates set a rule."

"Instruct the kilns everywhere to engrave the name, place of origin and date of the brick burner every time a square brick is fired."

"And also record the names of the brick inspectors."

"In this way, if there is a problem with the bricks, you can quickly locate who is responsible."

"In this way, no one from the top down can escape responsibility."

"Good rules."

After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled on his face and praised:

"Hu Weiyong, it's easy to do a good thing for officials, but it's not easy to set up a good rule."

When Hu Weiyong heard this, he forcibly endured the excitement in his heart, and said calmly:

"That's what subordinates should do."

"That's what my subordinates told them, if the city wall cracks, we will punish and kill those who should be killed, and no one will be able to escape."

"But if the walls are there for thousands of years, won't their names shine on the sun and the moon on the city's head?"

"Okay, that's great."

"We know you're a man who can get things done."

Zhu Yuanzhang praised Hu Weiyong again, but then his tone changed, and he said:

"But the ability to cause trouble is not small, are you right?"