"Although Jiangnan is good, Your Majesty cannot stay here forever!"

Finally, a loyal minister stood up and spoke out.

The person who dared to offend Yan Zhijian was Zhu Xieyuan, the Minister and Counselor of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. Although Mr. Zhu was from the south, he was the Prime Minister of the North. He was tall and burly, with a long beard and eyes like torches. He looked upright and awe-inspiring whenever he went there.

But what he said was wrong. In his previous life, Zhu Youjian lived in Nanjing for so many years, and finally died in Nanjing. Wasn't it okay?

"Why can't I live in the south of the Yangtze River forever?" Zhu Youjian looked at the old minister in front of him and asked, "Our Ming Dynasty implemented the two-capital system, with Shuntian Prefecture as Beijing and Yingtian Prefecture as Nanjing. Why can't I live in Nanjing?

"

"Your Majesty," Zhu Xieyuan said loudly, "now Liaodong has fallen to the enemy, and the Eastern captives invade the territory every year. The country is in danger. It is only thanks to the bloody battles of the Yan and Liao soldiers that we have been able to survive until now. If your Majesty and the imperial court move south, Yan Liao will defend the country.

Do the soldiers still have morale? Once Ji Liao and Yan Ning are lost, the gates of the country will be opened and the world will be shaken. Therefore, I ask your Majesty to return to Beijing as soon as possible to supervise the war and ward off the slave thieves!"

"But the emperor's nephew is in charge of Beijing!" Zhu Youjian said, "Since our southern tour last year, the emperor's nephew and King Xin have defeated the Eastern captives. The country is as stable as Mount Tai, and they have also regained a lot of territory. They have never been

What a mistake!"

Zhu Youjian is very confident about the defense of the north!

Because now not only the rebellious son Zhu Cixiang, the Xinwang Zhu Cixuan, but also the third prince Zhu Cijiong were born... Zhu Youjian has already thought about it. When the third prince Zhu grows older, he will be named Prince Ning and go to Daning to take charge.

, so you can sit back and relax.

"Your Majesty! The emperor's nephew is only five years old! How can you let a five-year-old child guard the country?" Zhu Xieyuan was a little anxious.

He originally thought that although Zhu Youjian was a little faint, his military ability was still very good!

This can be seen from the fact that Zhu Youjian twice defeated a large group of slaves and Eight Banners soldiers in field battles far away from the castle. Since the Saer Hu, the Ming army has been defeated more and the Jin army has been less victorious, and in field battles

The number of victories is even rarer. However, this trend of enslaving the strong to the weak was completely reversed after Zhu Youjian came to power. This shows that Zhu Youjian's military ability is enough to rank third among the kings of the Ming Dynasty.

But now Zhu Youjian, who has the third strongest military ability, actually wants a five-year-old child to guard the country. It is really ridiculous.

"Although the emperor's nephew is young," Zhu Youjian considered his words, "he has the talent to lead troops in battle... From my perspective, he will make great achievements in military strategy in the future!"

As he spoke, Zhu Youjian's face was full of pride: All of my sons can fight, and it's up to them to pacify Liao and eliminate slaves!

"Your Majesty, the nephew of the emperor may be able to lead troops in the future, but he is only 5 years old now!" Zhu Xieyuan was already frightened by Zhu Youjian's words. Is this foolish king's mind normal?

Zhu Youjian looked at the old loyal minister who was blowing his beard and staring, and sighed in his heart: It seems that it is difficult for people to believe that a five-year-old child can defeat Huang Taiji!

"The emperor's nephew is a little young..." Zhu Youjian sighed, "I will wait another ten or eight years! But during this period, I have to run in both directions, the north and the south.

Beijing! I can’t love Beijing alone and not come to Nanjing!”

"Your Majesty, the palace in Nanjing is dilapidated and in disrepair, and has been uninhabited for a long time." Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry of Nanjing, stood up at this time. I don't know if he wanted to persuade Zhu Youjian to go to Beijing to guard the house for everyone, or to promote business?

It is a huge project to build the palace in Nanjing!

Zhu Youjian nodded, "That's true...but I don't want to live in the Forbidden City. Xiyuan by Mochou Lake is nice. I want it to be renovated as my future residence in Nanjing."

In addition, the old mountains in the north of the Yangtze River are very nice, with beautiful mountains and rivers. They overlook the river in the south and the Chu River in the north. I want to build a palace there."

Two big projects!

Zhou Yingqiu, who was also a remnant of Wei Zhongxian's lackey, immediately made plans in his mind, but Zhu Youjian's next words made him happy in vain.

Zhu Youjian said: "There is no need to trouble the Nanjing Ministry of Industry for the construction of Xiyuan and Laoshan Palace. I will let Huangzhuang come forward to find someone to build it!"

The projects of Xiyuan and Laoshan Palace will be handed over to the Bai family salt merchants in Yangzhou. In this era, Yangzhou has many gardening experts. If you leave the project to them, the price is not expensive, the quality is reliable, and the garden can be built well.

She's pretty, and her work is much better than that of the Ministry of Industry.

"But the Nanjing Ministry of Industry also has work to do!" Zhu Youjian's tone became heavier, "Commander Luo, Commander Xu, please tell us about the floods in Huaibei and the interruption of water transportation!"

When Zhu Youjian said this, of course he was preparing to abolish the canal and reform the sea!

This matter involved too many interests, so it was extremely controversial. Zhu Youjian had long wanted to abolish the canal, but he was worried that the opposition would be too fierce, so he never formally raised it.

And now...the Xuzhou and Huaibei sections of the canal have been flooded again!

The water from the Yellow River will bring a lot of sediment, which will silt up the Xuzhou and Huaibei sections of the canal. Even if the flood recedes, the canal will not be able to resume navigation soon, but the court will need to allocate funds to dredge it... This

But big projects sometimes take several years.

Of course, the siltation of the canal does not mean that the grain cannot be transported northward, because there is still the Yellow River channel. However, the Yellow River channel is difficult to pass because the water flow is too fast, and the canal boats heading north have to go up from low to high.

, which is very laborious. In addition, there are many dangerous shoals in the Yellow River, and the boat can easily capsize.

Under this circumstance, as long as Zhu Youjian stops the canal dredging project, the canal transportation will naturally be abolished. The power to allocate or not allocate this money is in Zhu Youjian's hands. If he doesn't give the money, others will

There is no way!

"Long live my Lord," Luo Yangxing said, "this time the floods in the Yellow River are very serious. The city of Xuzhou has been soaked in water again, and the country is surrounded by lakes... I still took a boat out of the city!"

Zhu You asked: "Will the Xuzhou city wall collapse again?"

"That's not true," Luo Yangxing said, "I am personally responsible for the reconstruction of Xuzhou City. According to the plans given by Long Live Lord, I first built a bastion made of sandbags and prepared to cover it with bricks later. Although the new city wall

It’s not very tall, but its bottom is so thick that it can even reach the embankment of the Yellow River, so it blocks the river water.”

"What about the canal?" Zhu Youjian asked again, "Can it be restored? Can water transportation be maintained?"

"Your Majesty," Xu Yunsong said, "the canal channel has long since disappeared. We have to wait until the water recedes before we can see it... As for water transportation, of course it is also interrupted. We can only transport it to Huai'an and then change to a sea ship."

The Huaihe River now has an outlet to the sea, and Huai'an is still a city with an inland river port!

Zhu Youjian asked again: "After the water recedes, can the canal be restored immediately?"

"Impossible," Xu Yunsong replied, "the canal can only reach Huai'an for the time being... It is estimated that new river channels will have to be dug in the river section north of Huai'an."

The sediment of the Yellow River can even bury the city walls of Xuzhou, not to mention the canal channels in the Xuzhou section and the Huai'an-Huaibei section? They no longer exist!

"How old is it for the new river channel to be dug? Is it possible that the river channel was not dug properly and was flooded again?

"This...I don't know."

"Since you don't know..." Zhu Youjian pretended to think for a moment, "Then let's take the sea route first! This year, after the autumn grains from Huguang and Jiangxi are harvested, 4 million dan will be transported to Nanjing. Your canal army wants to

They are shipped to Huai'an, and I will ask Haisha to help transport the grain to Tianjin."

Shanghai has not yet opened a port. The future international shipping center is currently just a fishing village, which cannot handle millions of tons of grain. Huai'an has always been an important water transportation town, with ready-made docks, warehouses, and enough dock workers and boatmen.

Therefore, the operation center of Haisha Gang is not in Shanghai, but in Huai'an. In recent years, Haisha Gang has taken over the business of "opening COFCO" and transports about 2 million shi of grain and other materials from Huai'an every year.

Liaodong and western Liaoning are already familiar with the shipping routes. As long as Zhu Youjian gives the order, Shen Tingyang can take over the big business of transporting 4 million stone grain to the north... But the problem now is that so much water transportation is needed
Chapter completed!