Wanmin umbrella and plaque, this is a reasonable "gift" to express gratitude, a large piece of rosewood carved with the four big characters of "protecting the territory and the people" is quite pleasing to the eye, Zhou Changfeng gladly accepted.

"Sir, the bus to Jiujiang Mansion has entered the station, let's leave now?" Xiao Li walked over and pointed to the opposite platform and asked.

"Okay, let's go now."

Since Zhu Lingjing requested that the chemical protection unit be seconded, Zhou Changfeng and the anti-chemical platoon turned south to Jiujiang Prefecture, while the rest of the officers and soldiers returned directly to the Jiangxinzhou garrison in the capital.

To tell the truth, Zhou Changfeng himself was actually reluctant to go, because he and Xia Xiaoshi hadn't seen each other for many days.

But she couldn't stand it, so Zhu Lingjing named him and asked him to personally accompany the anti-chemical platoon to direct the incineration of the snails. Obviously, this is just a casual excuse, so why should the commander of a regimental-level unit go there in person?

This train actually passed through Yiling Prefecture and Jiujiang Prefecture, and because it was a freight train with hundreds of flatbed cars and stuffy tank cars, it was swaying and slow.

Jiujiang is located in the north of Jiangxi, south of the Yangtze River, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei and Hunan provinces intersect here, here is quite a famous tourist city, Lushan, Poyang Lake, Donglin Temple, Bailudong Academy are located in Jiujiang.

It can be said that this is also a typical microcosm of the development of the mainland city of the Ming Dynasty today, with railway stations, ship terminals, airports, passenger bus stations and other transportation facilities readily available, and the construction of the urban area is also quite thriving.

However, in terms of specific statistics, the agricultural population of Jiujiang Prefecture is 84.9%, the non-agricultural population is only 15.1%, and the urbanization rate is only about 14%.

The progress of this modernization can only be objectively assessed as too slow, but considering that the Ming Dynasty did not carry out large-scale land reform and the speed of economic development was limited, this situation is also commonsense.

Zhou Changfeng is naturally not satisfied with this, if the reform in this area can be more far-reaching, the more than 30 years since the constitution has been established can make the Ming Dynasty much stronger.

Leaving the station and riding all the way, he finally arrived at the minister's platform before sunset.

This is actually the mansion, and the decoration is probably newly built more than ten years ago, which is beautiful and generous.

After entering, he was led to the waiting room, and before he could wait, someone took him to the back.

It was more than five o'clock in the evening, and it was close to dinner, Zhu Lingjing planned to go to dinner, but she learned that Zhou Changfeng had come over today, so she postponed dinner.

"You're positive, I thought you'd be there tomorrow morning." Zhu Lingjing, who was wearing a beige round-necked robe, sat on a chair, holding a cup, looking as leisurely as ever.

Zhou Changfeng bowed, and then turned his gaze away, "Generally speaking, I will fulfill this kind of instruction as soon as possible. ”

"There are many people in the capital, and there are many inconveniences, so it is much more relaxed here, so you can talk about it more."

"Talk?"

"There are many problems and contradictions in the dynasty today, and the forces of all parties are fighting openly and secretly. Not to mention anything else, just today, when you were taking the train, the Chizhou prefect was anonymously accused of corruption, and the local marchers blocked the entrance of the government office...... There are so many things like that. ”

"Hmm... So what do you mean, Your Highness? ”

"The wind is surging, naturally we should not stay out of the matter, especially at this juncture, Daming cannot be chaotic, otherwise we will inevitably miss the opportunity of a hundred years." Zhu Lingjing's words are high-sounding.

However, there is nothing wrong with this judgment of strategic opportunity.

Zhou Changfeng said: "You are worried about the country and the people, and you care about the world." ”

Enigmatical? No, absolutely nothing! You look at me as if I'm being mocking.

Hearing this, Zhu Lingjing glanced at it and replied nonchalantly: "Shouldn't this be?" It's like I'm going to get drunk and die. ”

Aha?

This riposte really made Zhou Changfeng choke for a moment, and it took him two seconds before he spoke: "Your Highness's consciousness and realm are higher than the dignitaries and nobles in my impression. ”

"It's not important, the important thing is that the emperor is not in good health, and the crown prince is stubborn...... If there is a change, it is difficult to guarantee that the dynasty will not be in turmoil, and this is self-evident. ”

After speaking, Zhu Lingjing paused for a while and continued: "As far as war is concerned, what do you think about the early war or the late war? ”

Obviously, she directly acquiesced to Zhou Changfeng's support for the war, so she directly asked about the difference between morning and evening.

The latter hesitated for a moment and replied: "That depends on how early it is, I personally think that if you really want to fight, it should be no later than the year after." ”

If it is later than 39 years, the other side of the ocean will gradually begin to expand its armaments.

Zhu Lingjing picked up the delicate white glazed teacup and took a sip, and said leisurely:

"However, the prince did not think so, and he and the prince's faction even drew up a specific construction draft for the next three years."

"They think it's best to be well prepared and fight again, but they don't know that many times, good opportunities are more important than hard work and preparation."

The emperor's attitude towards this was also ambiguous and unclear. To this day, he is still watching from the wall, which is really ......"

Is opportunity more important than effort?

Standing on the tuyere, pigs can take off, right?

From her words, Zhou Changfeng heard her dissatisfaction with the crown prince and the emperor.

After thinking for a moment, he hesitated and said, "Maybe it's because the emperor doesn't dare to make up his mind, after all, the early battle and the late battle are two completely different strategic deployments. ”

"You'd be wrong to think so." Zhu Lingjing, who showed disdain, said lightly: "In today's fierce contradictions, whether the two strategies are right or wrong, one should be clear to curb the endless infighting, and whether it is right or not is secondary. ”

She continued, in a strange tone that resembled an outsider's assessment of an insider: "The Emperor... My father, what happened when he was young forged the way he behaves today, he only cares about maintaining the system and the great treasure. ”

To put it simply, the emperor was unwilling to end the fight himself at the expense of his own authority.

Zhou Changfeng felt that her words were very strange, "This... But isn't the emperor's core priority to maintain his rule? ”

"There is no mistake, but it has to be classified, in this situation, such behavior is extremely irresponsible, full of contradictions, and how much trouble has been added to the prince."

"Maybe he thinks the time hasn't come yet?"

It's not that she said good things to the emperor, but Zhou Changfeng felt that Zhu Lingjing was very prejudiced against her father, so he was a little curious.

"The time has not yet come?" Zhu Lingjing sneered, "If you want to do this kind of thing, you should do it as soon as possible." ”

Although she didn't treat her father well, Zhou Changfeng felt that no matter what, Zhu Shiyan in the current dynasty was indeed very shrewd and knew how to advance and retreat, which was very suitable for the era when it was necessary to dance on multiple eggs.

If it were an emperor with a straight personality or a tendon, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty would fall apart at that time, and it is really hard to say what it will be like now.

At this point in the conversation, Zhu Lingjing said so much, in fact, she wanted to clarify her attitude, and then it should be ......

After a while, Zhou Changfeng, who had been silent for nearly ten seconds, suddenly asked, "Your Highness, you don't want to usurp the throne, do you?" ”

(End of chapter)