Chapter 178 Zhu Yuanzhang once beheaded hundreds of military generals’ servants! !
After these people expressed their opinions, they left one after another. Lan Yu left without even looking back.
After Lan Yu and the others left, Xia Yuanji let out a sigh. Chen Han turned around and looked at Xia Yuanji, whose face looked a little strange.
Xia Yuanji is not an unstable person, even though he is only 27 years old.
But among his age group, he can be considered successful and famous, and he has soared to the sky.
Therefore, he had the capital to be proud, but Xia Yuanji was not like this. On the contrary, he became more and more calm.
But Chen Han was a little surprised when such a sound suddenly came out today.
"Why, brother Wei Zhe, do you seem to have something to hide? Can you be lucky enough to hear it?"
Xia Yuanji smiled and said: "Zhinian, I'm not going to hide it from you, I really can't stand these people. In the six months since you left, it is true that as they said, they themselves are a stumbling block to our reform.
There are several marquis here. They were discovered by our own people in their farms on the outskirts of Beijing. Each one of them thought that he was so capable, not only obstructing the measurement of the land, but also broke the legs of the officials who measured the land. "
Chen Han became angry when he heard this: "What's going on?"
"What's going on? Let me tell you, don't look at how flattering they are in front of you now, with smiles on their faces, in fact, everyone behind the scenes is so vicious.
The servants in their house are all people who take advantage of the power of others, and they even let dogs out to bite people.
Many officials who went to their farms to survey the land had their legs bitten by dogs or had their legs broken.
The evil slaves in their family are like this, let alone the master.
We did not hide these matters at all and reported them directly to His Majesty.
Your Majesty beheaded many evil slaves in their family, but so what?This group of people still received little punishment.
No matter what, this group of people can be regarded as having made great contributions to the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty must look at the Buddha's face even if you don't look at the monk's face.
Even if what these evil slaves did was ordered by their masters, so what?
Is it really possible to chop off the heads of all these princes?
I have already reduced the salary of some marquises for two years, which is an explanation. Your Majesty can only stop there. "
Xia Yuanji patted Chen Han on the shoulder and said, "To be honest, the six months you went to the Japanese slaves, in the eyes of those of us who know the truth, it was the final preparation for reform.
But people who don’t know are all saying that you were frightened by the assassination of Brother Meng Li, so you hid in the Japanese slaves.
As a result, their arrogance burned even more like adding fuel to the fire.
Not only are they obstructing reforms at every turn, but they are also spreading rumors that our reforms will definitely fail. Even His Majesty does not dare to cover up for us.
Even if a reform pioneer like Brother Meng Li is assassinated, we still cannot catch the murderer and give us an explanation.
The words passed down were really evil. "
After hearing this, Chen Han felt uncomfortable in his heart.
He patted Xia Yuanji on the shoulder again: "Otherwise, we reformists are still facing a lot of problems now.
Isn't the reason why you want to go to the Japanese slaves just to settle the situation and give these people a heads-up?
Now that we have finally succeeded, we have finally come to the end of our hardships. "
Xia Yuanji let out a long sigh, "Who says otherwise? In the past six months, we reformists have really faced many dangers.
Although he would not be assassinated in the street like Meng Li, it is because His Majesty sent a lot of guards to protect us reform officials.
However, feces and dirty water are still thrown into the home from time to time, and dead chickens and ducks are left at the door. This is a perfectly normal thing.
Several officials who had followed him all the way had no choice but to resign and return home because they were under too much pressure.
To be honest, in the past six months, you have been fighting with the Japanese slaves with real swords and guns, but we are really scared in the court.
It was with countless ideals in mind that I got to where I am today.
If you hadn't escorted the silver back from the Japanese slaves on time, given us the most powerful medicine for reform, and brought us people back to life from the brink of death, then I really don't know what would have happened.
Today you see these high-ranking princes and nobles, one by one, they finally bow their heads in front of us.
Is it really because we see our current status? No, they saw that you got all the money back from the Japanese slaves, let the people, the world, and your majesty see that our reforms are right.
Let everyone see that you are going in the right direction, and then they will lower their heads.
They did not surrender to us as individuals, but to the fact that our reforms were finally on the right track.
What makes me surrender is that His Majesty really saw the results of our reforms and really gave his full support.
Otherwise would these people give in?
Otherwise, these people would still be waiting for us at the palace gate?Then talk to us so gently? The tail has already been raised.
So all this is really your credit. We don't envy you at all for being named a marquis.
Because only we reformers know how much grievance you have endured.
In fact, at your current age, you have made so many inventions and creations that have greatly improved the livelihood of people in the world. It is enough to be recorded in the annals of history, and it is enough to make all people in the world support you.
But you still have to fight on the front line, rush to the front line, travel across the ocean to the unfamiliar land of the Japanese slaves, and go to the deep mountains and forests to refine the silver. Only you know how many dangers there are.
You didn't tell us, but we also understand. "
Chen Han didn't say anything. Even with the Japanese slaves, it was not as smooth as it was at the beginning, and there were some obstacles. The final result was good.
And now that she has laid all the foundations there, Mu Ying only needs to follow the route she has planned.
Just like now, after he came back, a shipload of silver was quickly delivered to Ningbo Port.
There will be a steady stream of shipments coming in the future.
And according to Mu Ying's character, even though Chen Han said at the beginning, it only takes 100 million [-] silver to be transported to Ming Dynasty a month.
But with Mu Ying's character, it is estimated that more silver will be shipped later.
They have even made a plan to seize the Zuozai Gold Mine.
If gold can be transported by then, the gold reserves will become more abundant, and Ming's finance will be even more secure.
What pleased him the most was that Mu Ying's efficiency was very fast.
Before he left, the Eastern Expeditionary Army only occupied the few countries where Ouchi Yoshihiro was.
In addition to the relatively powerful Yamana, Nizi, and Mori clans in China, there are also many small warlords.
But in such a short period of time, Mu Ying had already wiped out all the small warlords in China.
And it achieved the north-south convergence with Zhao Shenyan, who occupied the Japanese slaves in the Southern Dynasty, directly cutting off the connection between Kyushu and Kinki, Kanto and other places.
It can be said that even though Kyushu is still hesitating now, their state of swinging and riding on the wall cannot continue for a long time.
They will either surrender or be destroyed, it is only a matter of time.
It can be seen that Mu Ying, the commander-in-chief, has a very strong execution ability and is loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, Chen Han must have chosen the right father-son relationship between Mu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang is the best guarantee.
Xia Yuanji felt extremely emotional, especially when he saw people like Lan Yu and others inexplicably bowing their heads to their own people. Xia Yuanji felt that all the grievances he had suffered before had disappeared because these people bowed their heads. .
At the same time, I thought about the grievances and oppression I had suffered during these days, as well as the disrespect these people had for me, and suddenly I felt an urge to release.
After thinking for a long time, Xia Yuanji suddenly said: "Our reform is so successful now, I somehow thought of going to Brother Meng Li's tomb to tell him."
Mentioning Shen Liqian, Chen Han also felt his heart was filled with panic, and it was true.
If you can succeed in reform, you must remember Shen Liqian's contribution.
It can be said that Shen Liqian saved his life due to a strange combination of circumstances.
So the two of them originally planned to go to the School of Engineering to take a look at the cement pavement.
But now without any warning, the two people got on the carriage and left the city directly.
Then we arrived at Shen Liqian’s tomb in Zhongshan.
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In front of Shen Liqian's grave.
As soon as Chen Han arrived, they saw Shen Liqian's son reading Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" in a newly built thatched pavilion under the instruction of Shen Liqian's wife.
Listening to the sound of Shen Liqian's son reading, both Chen Han and Xia Yuanji felt very sorry for Shen Liqian.
When Shen Liqian was drinking with his people, he told them many times that the world is not peaceful now and the two of them should be more careful.
Even asking both people to wear the iron piece like themselves for self-defense.
But at the time, the two of us were obsessed for some reason. Not only did we not do this, but we persuaded Shen Liqian to remove the iron piece.
Shen Liqian was still a little persistent, but after the two people's repeated persuasion, he took off the iron piece for self-defense, and then something like that happened.
This incident can be said to be the greatest pain and guilt for both of them in their lives.
I saw Shen Liqian's wife and son from a distance, guarding the tomb and teaching their son in front of his grave, and I felt heartbroken.
The two men stepped forward and bowed to Shen Liqian's wife, "Sister-in-law, let's see Brother Meng Li."
After seeing the two people, Shen's wife stepped aside very virtuously, and then took her son to a temporary home with several thatched huts built nearby.
The two of them sighed with emotion, came to Shen Liqian's tomb, and laid out all the offerings and drinks.
After putting wine on the table for everyone, the two of them drank the wine in one gulp.
Then Chen Han picked up the wine glass belonging to Shen Liqian and sprinkled it in front of the tomb.
Looking at the tombstone and the epitaph written by Xia Yuanji, Chen Han had mixed feelings.
After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, if we were to talk about real friends, they would probably be Xia Yuanji and Shen Liqian.
The two of them have noble character, superior abilities, and like-minded interests. They both have a heart to save the dawn of the world.
So when the reform measures proposed by Chen Han were approved by the two people, they tried their best to implement them.
But he didn't expect that Shen Liqian would leave him and the others.
And in such a tragic way.
Sitting at Shen Liqian's grave, I had a lot of thoughts and had many things to say to Shen Liqian.
But in the end it turned into silence.
The two of them sat in front of Shen Liqian's grave all afternoon.
Just sit quietly.
Looking at Shen Liqian's grave, he spent his time in silence.
When it got dark, the two of them got up and left.
They didn't even ask each other what they were thinking at the time. They seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and left silently.
……
Early the next morning.
Xia Yuanji arrived at the Engineering College earlier than everyone else.
When his feet stepped on the cement road of the Engineering College, he felt something.
The road is more than just a loop on the engineering school playground.
It is also a broad road for the Ming Dynasty.
He stepped hard on the concrete pavement.
Even regardless of the image, he jumped up and down on the cement road and stepped hard, but he didn't leave any trace on the road.
Now Xia Yuanji understood, what did Chen Han create? This is really more powerful than a textile spinning machine.
Because this represents a huge change in transportation and transportation during the Ming Dynasty in the future.
It will bring countless conveniences to people’s travel.
He sat on the edge of the curb, digging into the cement pavement with his hands, and burst into tears.
What followed was a blur of crying, which stunned Zhu Gaochi and the others who had just gotten up and had to go for a morning run at Chen Han's request.
Five people, Zhu Yuntong, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Jixi, Zhu Shangbing, and Zhu Youdou, stepped forward to take a look and were stunned for a moment when they saw that it was their vice president Xia Yuanji.
Zhu Gaochi stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Xia, what's wrong with you? Are you wronged?"
Xia Yuanji took the handkerchief handed over by Zhu Gaochi and wiped his tears, "No, I just saw this road and felt that your husband is really great.
He created miracles, miracles, one miracle after another.
You should know very well how much changes this kind of road will bring to our Ming Dynasty once it becomes popular. "
Zhu Gaochi nodded: "That's right, after this road appeared, we knew that it would definitely change the world.
If nothing else, if this road is built and all the official roads in the world are built like this, how convenient will it be for our Ming Dynasty to fight wars?I dare not even think about it. "
Xia Yuanji nodded: "Isn't it?"
Then Xia Yuanji said: "Today, your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince are going to the academy to take a look at this road and prepare to welcome His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Gaochi immediately became energetic when he heard this.
Because whenever Grandpa Huang saw this road, he would be very shocked.
I will definitely be even more shocked than when I saw the automatic grinding machine designed by myself and others a few days ago...
(End of this chapter)