"One-two... Hey, hey! ”

"I want green bricks here, hurry up and transport them."

"Is the glutinous rice milk boiled well, hurry, hurry, hurry up, use it in a hurry......"

Outside Jinling City, in a clearing by a river that enters the river, there are bursts of noise.

Tens of thousands of soldiers in military uniforms, and almost the same number of civilians, took advantage of the cool morning to work shirtless, in full swing.

Not far from the place of work, smoke rose into the sky, and the strong aroma of meat and the fragrance of big steamed buns made the soldiers and workers of Gou mouth for a while.

On the high platform, Zhu Gaoyu and several generals, as well as Lu Fei and others, pointed at the work site, and asked people to adjust it from time to time.

This is the camp of the future of craftsmen, and it is also the mother nest of the future Daming technology.

Zhu Gaoyu got the order given by the old man, and sent it to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

was about to report to the old man, and a few old guys from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies directly threw aside the half-written transcript as soon as they saw the order.

10,000 soldiers with construction experience were selected, and under the leadership of Zhang An, they went to the construction site.

In addition to these soldiers, workers who had signed contracts with the artisan battalion were also required to come here to work.

At first, the workers complained that the contract had agreed that they would only do handicraft work, not building houses.

But when the stewards who let them do the work say, "Take care of three meals a day, one meat a day, and the other two meals are full."

The workers put aside their complaints and happily took a few children from the family to work.

Alas, there is no way, half the size eats Lao Tzu to death.

Anyway, on the construction site, there is no saying that people are not allowed to work in the past, and they can save a lot of food with a few large animals in the family.

Regarding this situation, after the stewards reported, Zhu Gaoyu just said that he would be given food when he worked, and the stewards would no longer care about this matter.

"Your Highness, now that the foundation has been dug up, according to the estimation of Mr. Chen and Mr. Lu, with the current progress, the main body will be almost completed in two months."

"In terms of the small details that follow, it will be completed before the end of the year."

A member of the Ministry of Works, holding the architectural drawings drawn by Zhu Gaoyu, reported the estimated completion time.

Originally, the Ministry of Industry couldn't transfer manpower, but when Zhu Gaoyu slapped the old man's order on the face of the waiter.

The Ministry of Engineering gritted its teeth, suspended a relatively unimportant project, and sent a team of people over.

This member is the person in charge of this time.

"Good." Zhu Gaoyu nodded with satisfaction, glanced at the somewhat hot sun, and ordered: "Although the project is a bit urgent, don't be embarrassed for the people below, let them rest when it's time to rest, and mung bean soup and summer tea should be prepared." ”

"If someone dies of exhaustion on the construction site, I'll ask you."

Wailang responded with a depressed face.

This is the difficulty of working for the official family.

It is necessary to ensure quality and quantity, and the speed must also be fast, and there can be no chaos.

After waiting for the people from the Ministry of Industry to go down to supervise the work, Zhu Gaoyu said to Lu Fei: "Don't fall behind in learning, you will work harder, after work, give the workers an hour to teach, we are short of time, the task is heavy, and we can't wait for the craftsmen to build and then teach the workers." ”

Lu Fei nodded and replied, "I have already told a few gentlemen, and they don't have any opinions. ”

"The only requirement is to give them more materials so they can take some quizzes."

"Don't worry about this, let them take it as they please, as long as they can make a name for themselves, it doesn't matter how much they waste." Zhu Gaoyu bowed his head in satisfaction, and then said: "The warehouse and the supervision camp must be built first, and all materials have already begun to be transported here, so we must have a place to store them." ”

As for what the supervision camp was for, Zhu Gaoyu did not explain, but just instructed Lu Fei to build it as soon as possible.

"Your Highness, your subordinates are back."

As soon as Zhu Gaoyu finished explaining to Lu Fei, a call sounded from behind him.

Zhu Gaoyu looked back and saw that Zuo Jun, who had changed back into his guard clothes, was running over quickly.

"I'm right, I'm just done, and before you have time to share the credit, you'll be kicked away."

Zuo Jun smiled nonchalantly, "People went in the morning, I saw that there was nothing left and right about me, so I came back." ”

As soon as he heard that the new Jinyi Guard commander had taken office, Zhu Gaoyu became interested and asked, "Who is it?" ”

Zuo Jun looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "Hou Liang." ”

Zhu Gaoyu's information about this person quickly appeared in his mind.

Hou Liang, the old man was guarded in the Yanwang Mansion, and when Jing was in trouble, his right arm was cut off in order to protect the old man, and he was recuperating at home.

is loyal to the old man, and he is also ruthless, no worse than Ji Gang.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't have much contact with this person, but after only a few contacts, Zhu Gaoyu gave the other party an evaluation of a hungry wolf.

"In the future, it will be a fate."

Thinking of the other party's character, Zhu Gaoyu shook his head and made a conclusion about his fate.

"By the way, Your Highness, when your subordinates handed over their lives, Your Majesty asked your subordinates to tell you that Eunuch Zheng will come back tomorrow and ask you about the Great Ceremony of the Nations, how are you prepared."

"Zheng He is back."

Zhu Gaoyu was stunned for a moment, and patted his forehead in annoyance.

In the past few days, he has been busy with the affairs of the craftsman camp, and he has forgotten about the affairs of the Great Ceremony of Nations, and it is estimated that the old man Lu Zhen should be crazy.

"Let's go, go back, you go and send someone to inform Lu Zhen's old man, and let the guys in the Ministry of Rites who are idle and eating dry rice gather quickly and have a meeting!"

July 13 of the ninth year of Yongle.

Zheng He, who went to sea on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, returned to the Ming Dynasty again after nearly two years of sailing.

"I'm finally back, and I don't know what kind of turmoil it will cause this time."

Zheng He, who was standing at the bow of the boat, looked at the figures visible on the dock from afar, and had some worries in his heart.

Zhu Gaoyu's two actions had a great impact on the West, and bad remarks about the Ming Dynasty were circulated in various countries.

These remarks seriously affected the original intention of the imperial court to make friends with all nations, and left the concept of the Ming Dynasty as a powerful and evil country to Western countries.

Thinking of the trouble that these would bring to Da Ming, Zheng He smiled bitterly, and at the same time pressed the decision.

When he was about to see the old man, he directly asked for guilt and took these things on himself.

Although Zhu Gaoyu is the culprit who caused these things, he is a young man after all, and he grew up watching.

The means of doing things are extreme, but the starting point of everything he does is for the good of the court.

Take a look at Zhu Gaoyu's three shots.

The Hill Country of Ceylon, the Sultanate of Bengal, and the Manraka State.

These three positions are the choke points of the entire Western Ocean, and if you control these three areas, you will control the entire Western Ocean.

As the first person in the Ming Dynasty to go to sea, Zheng He still knows how much resistance the officials of the imperial court have to go to sea.

He is not young anymore, and he can't run a few times into the sea.

Sometimes he is worried that if the old man who supported the West and him leave, it is unknown whether the people behind him will continue this action.

Even he was worried that as soon as their side passed away, the operation to go to the sea was stopped by the imperial court and Emperor Taizu's order to ban the sea.

Thinking of those possibilities, Zheng He was unwilling in his heart.

If that's really the case, then his efforts to go overseas with tens of thousands of soldiers will be in vain.

Therefore, he needs to cultivate a person, take over the old man and his banner, and continue to lead Daming to the ocean.

It just so happens that Zhu Gaoyu is very interested in this aspect, and the fief is also in Qiongzhou, and he will definitely develop to the sea in the future, and his identity is enough to influence the Ming Dynasty.

Coupled with the character of the crown prince, it is estimated that the two sides will not have a conflict, and they will definitely join forces.

With Zhu Gaoyu's support for navigation, the principle of navigation will not change for at least the next few decades.

Therefore, no matter how big the turmoil is, he must desperately protect Zhu Gaoyu.

If Zhu Gaoyu is saved, he will be able to protect the future maritime shipping of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the risks, he didn't care at all.

Compared with the future maritime fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the countless benefits that the future can bring to the Ming Dynasty, his Zheng and personal gains and losses are nothing.

If Da Ming can always maintain control of the West, or even go further, even if he is condemned Zheng He as a sinner through the ages, he will have no regrets.