Chapter 533 The First Thing Zhu Yuanzhang Did when He Returned to the Court: Dismember the Beijing Camp!

Jinling Station was built outside Wuding Gate, on the north bank of the Qinhuai River.

On the south bank is the Jinling Industrial Zone, which has been expanded several times.

It's approaching evening.

Merchants traveling from north to south walked towards the platform one after another as the train entered the station.

Among acquaintances, they talked with each other with emotion while walking out of the station.

"After the north-south longitudinal line is connected, there are so many benefits. It takes less than four days to get to Jinling from Peiping, but three and a half days."

"Isn't that right? In the past, it would take more than ten days to travel eight hundred miles at a fast pace, not to mention trafficking goods. Now we can arrive within four days with a large amount of goods."

"The trains are indeed good, but the transportation system introduced by Yanwang Yanhua is the best. After our goods are loaded at the warehouse at Beiping Station, there is no need to worry about anything. There is no need to intervene when we arrive at Jinling. The goods It will be automatically unloaded to the freight warehouse at the station. Tomorrow, we just need to take the note and pick up the goods. Think about how troublesome it was to store the goods and how much time and manpower it took to store the goods at every stop on the road. "

"I don't know what the big shots in the DPRK and the Central Government think. They don't follow the example of Yanhua in establishing a shareholding system for employees. I support this! Why are they still secretly restricting railway construction?"

…

Ta-ta-ta...

The sighs and complaints were broken by the sudden sound of horse hooves.

Travelers and merchants leaving the station all looked in the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from.

"Forbidden Army mixed cavalry association!"

"Liu Dongjia, how are you sure that this is the Forbidden Army Mixed Cavalry Association?"

"Master Wang, this is your first time coming to our Jinling City from outside the customs. It is understandable that you don't know. In fact, it is easy to identify. Look, the equipment of this cavalry, the horses are covered with dark green canvas outer armor. They are a mixture of the Forbidden Army. The Cavalry Association, this Cavalry Association is modeled after the Yanhua Mixed Cavalry Association. No, Yanhua’s Mixed Cavalry Association has now been reorganized into the Cavalry Town. It is said that the war horse protective gear of this mixed Cavalry Association in the DPRK is... The only one in the entire Ming Dynasty that orders from Yanhua!”

"Moreover, the commander of this mixed cavalry association has an extraordinary status. He is controlled by the Beijing Infantry Army and is concurrently held by Young Master Xu of the Xu family. It is said that he was appointed by his majesty."

"Hiss, this Young Master Xu is really simple at the heart of the emperor. He commands an infantry army and also serves as a member of the Forbidden Army Cavalry!"

…

While the business travelers were standing on both sides of the station talking.

Nearly a thousand people mixed into the cavalry association. After riding their horses close, they all got off their horses.

Security began inside and outside the station.

"Look, Mr. Xu!"

"Xu Xiaogong personally came to warn? Is there any big shot arriving today? Could it be King Yan who arrived in Fujian and took a train from Fujian to Jinling?"

"Didn't you hear that King Yan is coming back? Moreover, last year, His Majesty and the Queen became seriously ill one after another, and Your Majesty issued a decree strictly prohibiting King Yan from returning to the court."

"By the way, His Majesty did not allow King Yan to return to the court at that time. According to rumors, he was worried that after King Yan returned to the court, he would take advantage of the transfer of imperial power to aspire for that position. Is this true as the rumors say?"

"I don't know. Anyway, it's said that there are noses and eyes."

…

Xu Huizu, accompanied by several guards, approached and dismounted.

Listening to the discussions of the business travelers on both sides.

He couldn't help but frown slightly.

Last year, His Majesty did not allow my brother-in-law to come back because he was worried that he would be in danger when he came back.

However, this decree was deliberately misinterpreted by the conservatives who hated my brother-in-law. His Majesty was worried that his brother-in-law would come back and take advantage of the transfer of imperial power and the unstable situation to seize the opportunity to seize power and aspire to Yunyun.

As His Majesty's health deteriorates, he becomes worse and worse.

Conservatives both inside and outside the Ming Dynasty became increasingly restless and radical.

At present, the Ming Dynasty already has a bit of a burning atmosphere.

As for why conservatives are like this.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand.

First of all, these people believe that the action against their brother-in-law can be ignited immediately.

As soon as the news of His Majesty's death comes out.

This group of snakes and rats, who have been suppressed by His Majesty and his brother-in-law for more than twenty years and are already impatient, will immediately take action.

Now it's just a matter of making various preparations.

For example, public opinion preparation.

Secondly, although this group of people can't wait to attack their brother-in-law.

But they are afraid and frightened.

My brother-in-law has been overseas for nearly twenty years, but the pressure on this group of people during these twenty years has not diminished at all because my brother-in-law left Ming Dynasty.

On the contrary, with the rapid development of Yanhua over the years, and the collision and friction between the brother-in-law and the prince in the 30th year of Hongwu.

The pressure on this group of people is getting bigger and bigger.

The current mentality of this group of people is very tangled.

On the one hand, they hope that their uncle, the strong emperor, will leave soon. With his uncle gone, they can target their brother-in-law unscrupulously.

On the one hand, they were very worried about losing their uncle, the strongman emperor, because of their fear and fear of their brother-in-law.

Once their conspiracy against their brother-in-law fails and they face a fierce blow from his brother-in-law, there is no room for recovery.

Many conservatives think so.

The gun went off that time in Hongwu's 30th year, if my uncle hadn't been alive.

I'm afraid it's not just a simple misfire.

Even if the gun goes off.

Even with the prince's death guarantee, Lu Zhongheng is still imprisoned in the imperial edict.

Moreover, more people died at that time.

The entire Lu family was wiped out.

A town army commanded by Lu Zhongheng.

The generals above the camp management were all in fear and committed suicide in order not to implicate their families.

At that time, more than 20 generals, big and small, died!

When Xu Huizu came back to his senses, a captain approached quickly, "Commander, the preparations for martial law inside and outside the station have been completed."

Xu Huizu nodded.

In fact, there is no need for special martial law.

In today's world.

Even if someone hates his uncle, who dares to assassinate his uncle?

Besides, he believes that not many people hate his uncle.

Among officials, those conservatives may be dissatisfied with his uncle, but those who are in the officialdom are all smart and will never do such a thing of exterminating nine clans.

As for ordinary people.

To be honest, I am only grateful to my uncle.

The development of the Ming Dynasty has been hovering between conservatism and innovation, taking one step forward and one step back.

Shaking.

Even after nearly 20 years, the main policy line of whether to carry out comprehensive reform has not yet been clarified.

Many problems have accumulated.

But it is undeniable that the overall improvement of people's lives compared to 20 years ago is still very large.

"So many carriages?!"

The exclamation from the crowd interrupted Xu Huizu's thoughts.

Xu Huizu came back to his senses and looked forward.

A long line of carriages slowly approached.

When the third carriage stopped, Xu Huizu immediately stepped forward.

When Zhu Biao, with the Crown Princess Chang, got off the carriage, Xu Huizu hurriedly saluted, "Your servant Xu Huizu, pays homage to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."

"Huizu, no need to be polite." Zhu Biao smiled and helped Xu Huizu up. Looking at Xu Huizu, who already had the style of a great general, he felt bad.

Among the third generation of generals in the army.

Huizu is an absolute leader.

Not only is he good at leading troops, but he is also good at both civil and military affairs.

Especially in terms of innovative ideas and local governance.

Just after he was crowned, Huizu followed the fourth son to govern Min County, Fujian.

This experience also gave Huizu a very good relationship with the officials of the Fujian faction.

Later, taking over the mess of Jinling Industrial Zone and revitalizing Jinling Industrial Zone further proved Huizu's outstanding ability in reforming civil governance.

Before the 31st year of Hongwu.

Before the Jinling Industrial Zone accepted Yanhua's aid and carried out a comprehensive reform of the employee share system.

Although Huizu left the Jinling Industrial Zone.

But the Jinling Industrial Zone has been continuing to use the team of officials brought by Huizu.

Huang Zicheng and others have thought about replacing the team brought by Huizu with other people.

But after the replacement, the production and economic benefits of the Jinling Industrial Zone will soon have problems, and they have to replace those who were brought out by Huizu.

Until the 31st year of Hongwu.

After the various factories built by the fourth brother Yanhua started construction in the industrial zone.

The aid team repeatedly wrote to the court, suggesting that the Jinling Industrial Zone carry out the employee share system reform, otherwise, the aided factories will be difficult to play an efficient role.

After the emperor issued an edict to agree to the reform, the team brought by Huizu ended its control over the Jinling Industrial Zone.

They were dismantled by the conservatives in the court and transferred to local prefectures.

This time, the conservatives had little resistance to the reform of the employment share system in the Jinling Industrial Zone.

The reason is that.

The conservatives did not want the Jinling Industrial Zone, the most elite heavy industrial zone in the Ming Dynasty, to be controlled by the team brought by Huizu, the fourth brother-in-law.

The conservatives would rather pinch their noses and accept the reform of the employment share system.

They were unwilling to be controlled by the people brought by Huizu!

In fact, he did not want this heavy industrial zone, which was closely related to the military, to continue to be controlled by the people brought by Huizu. This disintegrated Huizu's influence on the Jinling Industrial Zone.

The emperor continued to put pressure on Huizu.

He let Huizu concurrently serve as the commander of the mixed cavalry brigade of the imperial army.

He also handed over the ownership of this mixed brigade to Xiongying.

In fact, the emperor's meaning was very clear.

It is to let Huizu assist Xiongying.

Strengthen Xiongying's military support.

The father is worried that after he leaves, the conservatives will target Xiongying because of their hatred for the fourth brother.

This also means that even if the father leaves, Huizu, the assistant commander of the mixed cavalry brigade, cannot be moved!

"Thank you, Prince!" Huizu solemnly thanked him and then stood up.

The prince has complicated feelings for him.

He knows it very well.

That's exactly the case.

He must be more cautious in his every move.

Looking at Hu Weiyong, Huang Zicheng and others who came with him and looked at him with gloomy expressions, Xu Huizu made a gesture of invitation, "Prince, the station is completely under martial law inside and outside, and you can enter the station."

Zhu Biao nodded and followed Xu Huizu into the station.

The ministers hurriedly followed.

The kneeling merchants stood up, and soon, the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's return to the court spread among the crowd, and the merchants who were about to leave also stayed.

Their feelings towards Emperor Zhu are complicated.

To be honest, they have benefited a lot from the rule of Emperor Zhu, a strong emperor, over the years.

For example, this railway running from north to south.

They know it very well.

If your majesty did not want to build this railway, based on the prince's past performance, he would never take the initiative to bow his head and sign this railway with the King of Yan.

...

They are grateful to your majesty.

They also hope that your majesty will live a hundred years and continue to lead the Ming Dynasty to make it better, and bring more technology and policies from Yanhua that make everyone more convenient.

But at the same time, the strength of this strong emperor has made everyone breathless.

They are eager to hope that the prince, a benevolent monarch, can ascend the throne as soon as possible.

In addition, this strongman emperor, if not shown, hopes that the Ming Dynasty will fully imitate Yan Hua.

It also made everyone very resistant.

…

Similar to this kind of embarrassing emotion towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

It is also the mainstream among the elites of the Ming Dynasty.

Even among conservative officials, there are many people who have this very embarrassing feeling towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

…

Inside the station.

Zhu Biao, accompanied by Xu Huizu, stood on the platform.

Zhu Biao looked at Xu Huizu, took out a palm-sized and exquisite 'pocket watch' from the pocket of his military uniform, and asked with a smile: "Is this given to you by the fourth child?"

Many people nearby looked at Xu Huizu.

He looked at Xu Huizu's palm-sized 'pocket watch' with a glass cover in his hand with envy.

This pocket watch.

Very few.

It was just made by the Shen Family Watch Company.

It is said that it is not for sale yet.

Not even the prince.

Only at the beginning of the year, Zhu Yongming returned to Fengyang from Yanjing and brought a piece to Emperor Zhu.

Unexpectedly, Xu Huizu actually got a piece in advance.

Xu Huizu smiled bitterly.

Since receiving this watch, he has developed the habit of taking it out to read the time anytime and anywhere.

Today, the occasion was forgotten.

I forgot that the prince was around.

Immediately, holding the clock in both hands, he handed it to Zhu Biao and explained: "Yongming came back during the Spring Festival and brought this pocket watch with him. He said he had no use for it, so he gave it to me."

Zhu Biao took the clock.

Looked at it carefully and curiously.

The clock is very exquisite.

Not to mention anything else, the glass cover of the clock is very delicate.

Transparent and flawless, with rounded edges.

Most importantly, I don't know what kind of production process was used. This piece of glass is different from the previous glass. It is composed of prismatic lattice patterns.

Zhu Biao said with emotion: "The mechanism inside can't be seen, so I can't comment on it for now. Just from this unique glass cover, we can judge that Yanhua's glass manufacturing technology has made great progress."

Xu Huizu didn't know how to answer.

He was certain that the prince would feel unhappy when he saw Yanhua's technological progress.

In recent years, brother-in-law Yanhua's technological progress has been rapid.

Not to mention this tiny glass cover.

Yanhua’s rice transplanters have begun to use paper tape!

Yanhua's papermaking industry is developing rapidly.

Except that it did not impact the traditional market of Ming Dynasty.

Yanhua paper almost dominated the surrounding countries, and every year, hundreds of ships were sent to the far west.

In particular, Chen Zuyi led the followers of Malacca and united with the forces of brother sects in the Far West to tear off a piece of flesh from the decadent Roman Empire and gain a firm foothold in the Far West.

Yanhua's paper, cloth, silk, clocks, carriages, bicycles, etc. began to fully occupy the market in the far west.

Seeing Xu Huizu's cautious appearance, Zhu Biao couldn't help but smile and took Xu Huizu's hand.

Return the watch to Xu Huizu.

In a low voice, he said forcefully and solemnly: "Huizu, my father trusts you, and Gu also trusts you. Don't have too much psychological burden. Gu knows very well that even if the fourth brother one day challenges Gu, you will not betray the Ming Dynasty." , It’s okay to do things boldly and be low-key, but there is no need to be so cautious.”

"Thank you for your trust, Prince!"

…

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang arrived.

Zhu Yuanzhang said a few words briefly, and the group got on the carriage at the station, and went straight out of the station under the guard of the imperial army.

"His Majesty!"

"Long live your Majesty!"

…

When Zhu Yuanzhang opened the car window amidst the cheers and waved to the business travelers outside, the cheers were obviously choked with sobs.

The business travelers watched the convoy go away.

There was a sudden discussion in low voices, and some people had even more complicated emotions, with a hint of choking.

"Your Majesty is really old!"

"Yes, I just felt a little sour when I saw His Majesty with his white hair and how thin he was."

"Hey, I don't know how to evaluate Your Majesty."

…

Inside the carriage.

Zhu Yuanzhang closed the window.

very good mood.

He heard the choking sound just now.

This proves it.

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, had done something, and even these merchants who should have resisted him, hated him, or even hated him did so.

Not to mention the common people!

It was quiet inside the car.

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Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and suddenly said: "When my father comes back this time, in addition to seeing the completed north-south longitudinal line, my father also wants to adjust the Beijing camp. The soldiers and horses commanded by the conservative generals. My father wants to Transferring them from the capital camp and turning them into local armies, Lan Yu’s Northern Army Corps, my father wants to transfer half of them back and mix them with other towns in the capital camp.”

…

Zhu Yuanzhang is still talking.

Zhu Biao suddenly raised his eyebrows.

Then his brows furrowed.

He did not expect that as soon as his father came back, he would dismember the capital camp.

how so?

What is the father worried about and what is he guarding against?