After confirming this important matter, Li Junhua asked someone to serve tea and left Zhao Junsu to ask about the situation of the colony. In fact, this knowledge was not only the emperors of the empire, but also the senior officials of the empire generally lacked corresponding common sense. At least Pei Chengyi and others thought that the people in the colony were in trouble, otherwise everyone would not be willing to explore overseas. Only the most adventurous sailors and exiled criminals went.

But the actual situation is not the case. Zhao Junsu introduced the colony situation much better than everyone thought. For example, after he became deputy prime minister, the first thing he did was to deal with the end of the immigration case. The Yangjiyuan system was completely reformed. Zhao Junsu inspected the Yangjiyuan in Shenjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou. He discovered a problem, that is, as the richest Yangtze River Delta region of the empire, the young people here were not as strong and healthy as their peers in the colonies.

The same young man who just grew up at the age of fifteen, the American colonies are at least two inches taller than those in the local rich areas. This is very interesting. The reason is that although the colonies face external threats such and such, they are not short of material resources in a stable internal manner. The vast land and advanced agricultural technology have created high-yield farms. The abundant food and local environment make animal husbandry more common. Not only grain, but also meat and dairy products. Children who grow up in such an environment will naturally become stronger and have outstanding height.

Everyone also found that the colonial people, both officials and the people, have a very different view of the situation and strategy than their localities, because the white people who had never been defeated by Europa in the process of the rise of the empire, and the great Chinese thinking of the Celestial Kingdom made the people of the empire generally despise the European countries, but the people of the colonial people do not think so. In their eyes, each country has its own strengths and does not exclude other ethnic groups and races.

When he came out of the imperial study room, Lin Junhong did not go home directly. Instead, he got into the car of Prince Yu's mansion and returned to Prince Yu's mansion with Li Junwei. Lin Junhong said: "It's strange today. What does the war with Spain have to do with you? He actually brought you to the imperial meeting. Isn't you just sending your sister-in-law and the others to India? Why are you involved in these?"

Li Junwei also shook his head: "I don't know, but it doesn't matter. Everyone has a whim."

Lin Junhong whispered: "Are you planning ahead? Now the great prince has established a country in India and is the descendant of the Supreme Emperor. The emperor will not let you go to America to be a local emperor."

"It shouldn't be true. Although I have made contributions to the Western Expedition, you know, I am not interested in any great and overlordship." Li Junwei said.

Lin Junhong shook his head: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Li Junwei smiled: "As long as my father is still there, there will be no such possibility. If there is really one day in the future, at worst, I will leave Shenjing to Nanyang or Beijing and live my little life. What will I do with me if I conquer or achieve great things? Life is like a lifetime, and the plants and trees are all in autumn. If they are so cliché, it will be boring."

Lin Junhong nodded slightly and did not think about it any more. In July of the 22nd year of the empire, Princess Yu gave birth to twins, all of whom were sons, which made the royal family very happy. Li Junwei was so proud that the birth of these two children was the clarion call for the journey westward. Li Junwei directly arranged his wife and two children into the palace, moved into the Changshou Palace, and asked the Queen Mother to take care of him. He was accompanying the emperor on the western tour.

The road to the Western Tour was noisy from the beginning. Except for Shaanxi where the destination was located, all places were on the one hand, on the one hand, on the other hand, obstructed, and no one dared to let the emperor walk on the ground. Hunan and Hubei said that it was ready to welcome the emperor, but the Yangtze River was surging this year, and heavy rains were constantly in the territory, which was likely to cause floods. This meant that the emperor would go around the Dabie Mountains to enter Henan and Guanzhong by land. Henan did his homework in advance, reported the famine and other matters, and gave the emperor a vaccination in advance.

Even so, the emperor still set a Western tour route early, and did not follow the Yangtze River or enter Henan from Anhui, but went north along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.

The Jinghang Canal, which was once related to the fate of the Eastern dynasty, has long since disappeared. After the establishment of the empire, the first wave of abolished yamen was the Cao Transport Yamen. For this reason, the army was even dispatched to suppress a group of officials and civilian forces affiliated canals such as Cao Dian and Cao Gang. These people eventually became immigrants and were moved outside the pass or to the north. The rise of shipping caused the Jinghang Canal to decline, but this canal still exists, but it was maintained by provinces such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shenjing and Zhejiang along the way. What Li Junhua really wanted to inspect was the project of the Yellow River returning to the north.

When the empire was established, the Yellow River seized the Huai River and entered the sea. The southern line took place, resulting in siltation in central and northern Jiangsu, and the local poverty was in vain. The main water flow of the Huai River flowed into the Yangtze River and into the sea, making the Huai River almost a tributary of the Yangtze River. By the time the empire took over this land, the Huai River was already a hanging river on the ground, and Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake were also above ground lakes.

However, the Ming Dynasty has never been effective in governing rivers because it set up rules and regulations to limit itself. The Huaihe River is the first to protect the Ming Dynasty’s ancestral tomb in Sizhou, the second is to preserve the lifeline of the imperial court, and the third is the common people on both sides of the Huaihe River. Therefore, for hundreds of years, they have abandoned the Huaihe River to protect the canal, abandon the south bank, and protect the north bank. After hundreds of years, they cannot limit the Huaihe River at all, causing the Huaihe River to rush out of the sea estuary and enter the Yangtze River from Yangzhou, the Huaihe River, and even the Yellow River have become tributaries of the Yangtze River.

The Gaojia dam in Hongze Lake is related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty’s ancestors. The grandfather, great-grandfather and Gaozu, who were posthumously conferred by the Ming Dynasty, were buried here. In the era of the empire, this still bound the empire’s strategy of governing the river. The reason is very simple. The emperor of the empire also had the blood of the Zhu family flowing on each sacrifice. Each sacrifice was made by the two families. Fortunately, for more than 20 years after the founding of the empire, they were busy with war and expansion, and the Huai River or the Yellow River had no nature, so they were able to ensure temporary stability.

The dawn of the empire's river management originated from a major flood in the Huaihe River Basin four years ago. This major flood that occurred in 1680 AD directly flooded Zhu Ming's ancestral tomb. The ancestors of the Ming Dynasty submerged the bottom of the Hongze Lake. If they wanted to see the light of day again, they would have to wait another three hundred years. This established fact led to the empire's comprehensive renovation of the Yellow River.

The empire first built the general river channel in northern Jiangsu, and found its own sea access for the Huaihe River 40 billion cubic meters of water each year. Then it repaired the river channel east of Zhangqiu, Shandong, so that the Yellow River could completely return to the northern line. However, the price paid was that the canal transport in the north gradually became more serious due to the silt accumulation of silt and sand, and it was gradually unusable, but for the overall strategy of the empire, it was worth it.

This project has lasted for four years. It is the largest livelihood project since the founding of the empire. It mobilized millions of migrant workers and invested tens of millions of funds. However, it only completed the two major projects of the Yellow River Return to the Old Road and the Huaihe River Entrance Channel. Even so, it will be an immortal achievement that will benefit thousands of years.

Li Junwei was not interested in this. He sounded like a big deal about national economy and people's livelihood. Therefore, when the emperor inspected the Yellow River and Huai River waterways, he took his nephew Li Zhaogui to travel north to see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland, and by the way he joined Ozil, the unlucky guy who had been in the Lifanyuan Prison in Beijing for more than half a year.

Ozil was directly out of prison, regardless of his previous crimes, and sent him to King Yu to serve. When Li Junwei saw this guy again, he was still the same unshaven and impatient appearance. Although he was only twenty years old, he looked like a man in his thirties. However, unlike when he was wearing the military uniform of the Imperial Guards, he was re-assigned to the Qixue camp. Although Qixue was dressed in uniform, he was mostly hats, cloaks and other accessories. In fact, most of the time, soldiers of all races with family traditions were more willing to wear their own clothes and armor.

Ozil is an exception. He did not wear the armor of the Hoshuo Special Division. Instead, he found a set of magnificent mountain-patterned armor, a pure black horse, and his weapons were even more alien. Two one-handed axes were obviously not standard weapons. I don’t know where he built them. The long-handed weapon in his hand was not a rifle or a spear, and it looked very much like the Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

The axe is Li Kui's weapon in Water Margin, and the Qinglong Yanyue Sword is Guan Yu's weapon. When this guy saw Li Junwei, he started talking like a familiar story and talked endlessly, saying that he had given himself a Han name, Li Kui was fooled by his classmates in the dormitory. When he was bored in prison, he read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He felt that Guan Yu was very loyal and brave, and that he believed in martial arts, so he made a Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

Li Junwei despised: "This dog who is not serious and likes to make these things. How can it be a big deal? It's so stupid and hard to tame! As long as he looks like, Guan Yu, he should have a snake spear, which is quite suitable for Zhang Fei."

"Uncle San, the child thinks his personality is very similar to Xing Daorong." Li Zhaogui said with a smile, and asked again: "Is this person really a noble chief from the Heshuo special department? Why do you look more and more like an unknown local bun? You are not afraid of embarrassment, and your mind is too simple."

Li Junwei said: "The material is just such a material. There are no perfect things in the world. Such a material is not unusable, it depends on your own skills."

"Uncle San, then teach me how to use such a person? I see that he can be called loyal. The word "courage" is a complete reckless man. It is appropriate to be a loyal guard chief. But how can it be of great use?" Li Zhaogui asked.

Li Junwei smiled and said, "I can't teach you this anymore. When you go to India, your father will naturally teach you."

"What kind of person is my father?" Li Zhaogui asked.

Li Junwei replied seriously: "Your father is a great hero who can dominate the world! Only people like Genghis Khan can compare with him. But it's a pity that the times create heroes, but heroes may not be able to adapt to the times!"

"So, what the empire needs is an emperor like the second uncle, and not an emperor like his father or Genghis Khan, right?" Li Zhaogui asked back.

Li Junwei nodded slightly: "You can say this to the child, but who told you this? I believe your mother will definitely not tell you this."

"It was said by Grandpa Emperor." Li Zhaogui replied.

Li Junwei knew that before leaving Shin Kyung, Li Zhaogui was taken to the emperor for a long time, but Li Junwei still reminded: "Your grandpa must have said a lot to you, but Zhaogui, you have to remember that apart from saying these words to your father, don't say them to others."

"Is it okay for Uncle San?"

Li Junwei nodded: "Uncle San is not good either. Uncle San is not only your uncle, but also the emperor's younger brother. If you know some things, you can't be considered unaware of them. But if this is the case, it will be very difficult. Uncle San is best at solving problems, but the solution is to try not to cause trouble."

Ozil is an exception. He did not wear the armor of the Hoshuo Special Division. Instead, he found a set of magnificent mountain-patterned armor, a pure black horse, and his weapons were even more alien. Two one-handed axes were obviously not standard weapons. I don’t know where he built them. The long-handed weapon in his hand was not a rifle or a spear, and it looked very much like the Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

The axe is Li Kui's weapon in Water Margin, and the Qinglong Yanyue Sword is Guan Yu's weapon. When this guy saw Li Junwei, he started talking like a familiar story and talked endlessly, saying that he had given himself a Han name, Li Kui was fooled by his classmates in the dormitory. When he was bored in prison, he read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He felt that Guan Yu was very loyal and brave, and that he believed in martial arts, so he made a Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

Li Junwei despised: "This dog who is not serious and likes to make these things. How can it be a big deal? It's so stupid and hard to tame! As long as he looks like, Guan Yu, he should have a snake spear, which is quite suitable for Zhang Fei."

"Uncle San, the child thinks his personality is very similar to Xing Daorong." Li Zhaogui said with a smile, and asked again: "Is this person really a noble chief from the Heshuo special department? Why do you look more and more like an unknown local bun? You are not afraid of embarrassment, and your mind is too simple."

Li Junwei said: "The material is just such a material. There are no perfect things in the world. Such a material is not unusable, it depends on your own skills."

"Uncle San, then teach me how to use such a person? I see that he can be called loyal. The word "courage" is a complete reckless man. It is appropriate to be a loyal guard chief. But how can it be of great use?" Li Zhaogui asked.

Li Junwei smiled and said, "I can't teach you this anymore. When you go to India, your father will naturally teach you."

"What kind of person is my father?" Li Zhaogui asked.
Chapter completed!