Even Xiao Zhu Zhanyan was so excited that he danced!

"Mother, how is this fireworks feast?"

Zhu Ao looked at Concubine Gao's amazing expression and asked with a smile.

"It's beautiful, it's just beautiful!"

"I've never seen such beautiful fireworks in my life!"

Gao Guifei stared at the fireworks in the night sky, and her tone revealed a hint of excitement.

As the imperial concubine, she naturally has seen the fireworks set off by the palace on festive occasions!

However, even those royal fireworks pale in comparison to what she saw tonight!

"It's good if the mother likes it!".

Zhu Ao smiled and nodded when he heard this.

"Ao'er, where did you get these fireworks?"

Gao Guifei asked curiously.

"It was specially developed by some craftsmen under Erchen who are proficient in gunpowder!"

"If the mother concubine likes it, the sons can often arrange it for you to enjoy in the future!"

Zhu Ao patiently explained.

"You deliberately asked the craftsmen to study fireworks?"

Concubine Gao couldn't help frowning slightly when she heard this.

"Mother, please rest assured, the sons will never do anything forbidden!"

Zhu Ao said helplessly. He didn't expect a fireworks feast to make his mother so nervous!

In fact, it's no wonder that Gao Guifei is so sensitive!

After all, such a thing as gunpowder is out of reach for ordinary people!

It may not hurt to specialize in making fireworks, but if gunpowder is used to make contraband such as firearms, it really violates the taboo of the imperial court!

Even vassal kings don't have such privileges!

After some patient explanations and repeated assurances that she was just asking people to make fireworks to please her family, Concubine Gao stopped the topic suspiciously.

It's just a small episode!

Although some of Zhu Ao's actions often touch Gao Guifei's sensitive nerves, her time in Ganzhou is undoubtedly the happiest time in recent years!

Of course, Concubine Gao also knew in her heart that she had been staying in Ganzhou and had caused a lot of trouble to Zhu Ao!

At least during this time, no matter how busy Zhu Ao is, he will find time to spend time with his mother to make her happy!

Concubine Gao knew in her heart that such a quiet time was destined to not last long.

As the imperial concubine, it is difficult for her to escape the shackles of the high walls of the deep palace after all, and the day of returning to the palace is not far away.

Because of this, Gao Guifei cherishes every minute and every second in Ganzhou.

She did her best to get to know Zhu and the various policies and initiatives he pursued in Ganzhou.

One day, after returning from the market, Gao Guifei went straight to Zhu Ao and asked straight to the point about the construction of the water 360 mud road leading to Xi'an Mansion.

"Ao'er, I heard that you are interested in extending the cement road to Xi'an?" her tone revealed concern about the matter.

It turned out that she heard a lot of discussion in the market, saying that Zhu Ao was recruiting a large number of people and making a fuss about building roads.

"Yes, the mother concubine, the son does have plans to build the road!"

"Now that all the roads in Ganzhou City have been replaced with cement roads, the mother concubine should also see the benefits of this kind of road!"

"Not only Xi'an, Hanzhong, and Ganzhou will also start to build cement roads connecting all other states and counties in the Hexi Corridor!"

"Erchen plans to complete the paving of all cement roads in the northwest within two or three years!"

Zhu Ao didn't hide it, and told his plan directly and frankly!

In addition to the rubber grass that was exchanged for fine salt before, Zhu Ao actually arranged for people to go to Yunnan to plant a large number of rubber trees more than a year ago!

His original intention in collecting rubber grass was to be able to extract rubber for early research and to try to make a batch of rubber tires.

When the cement road is laid, rubber tires come in handy.

The cement road itself can shorten the travel time from various places to Ganzhou by nearly half, and if it is combined with rubber tires, the efficiency can be further improved.

Whether it is in the transportation of military supplies or commercial goods, rubber tires play an indispensable role.

However, at the current level of industry in Ganzhou, it seems that rubber can only be used to make tires.

Of course, the road construction project is just as huge. Before rubber tires can be mass-produced, Zhu plans to complete the construction of all cement roads that need to be rebuilt.

The construction team he recruited, the people, were paid weekly and every seven days.

Such treatment will undoubtedly attract a large number of young and middle-aged workers to participate.

Regarding Zhu Ao's plans and measures, Gao Guifei listened very carefully and nodded in agreement from time to time.

When she inquired about the construction of the road, she was mainly worried that the project would be too large, consume too much manpower and material resources, and might cause excessive labor and financial burden on the people.

But after listening to Zhu Ao's detailed explanation, she found that her previous worries were unnecessary.

Zhu Ao has already formulated a well-thought-out response plan, and the financial revenue of the Ganzhou government is fully able to support this expenditure.

Among other things, the benefits of fine salt alone are already a staggering number.

Zhu Ao's concept of "taking from the people and using it for the people" also completely dispelled Gao Guifei's concerns.

......

In the depths of the imperial palace in Yingtianfu, the night was already dark.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the imperial study, reviewing the recitals that the crown prince Zhu Biao had reviewed during the day.

Recently, most of the government affairs have been handled by Zhu Biao, and most of the folds have been reviewed by him, which has made Zhu Yuanzhang a lot easier.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not completely let it go, and would still personally check some major affairs to supervise whether Zhu Biao's handling was appropriate. In this way, if there is a problem, he can also come forward in time to correct it.

After dealing with these affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his dormitory.

After washing up and lying on the bed, his mind began to wander again.

For more than ten days, he didn't deduce other target characters, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.

"System, show the deduction list!" Zhu Yuanzhang's mind moved, and he woke up the deduction future system. Now what he wants to see most is still the life simulator of the old fourteenth Zhu Ao.

However, the demand of one year and five months meant that he had to wait until next year, which made him feel a little tormented.

He began to think about whether to deduce the heirs of the old fourteen first, so that he could get a glimpse of some of the situation after the old fourteen ascended the throne from their life trajectories.

Soon Zhu Yuanzhang pulled the list to the position of the sons of the fourteenth child.

[Zhu Zhanyan: The number of sign-in days required is six months]

[Zhu Zhanye: The number of sign-in days required is seven months]

[Zhu Zhanxuan: The number of sign-in days required is seven months]

[Darhan: The number of days required to sign in is nine months]

【......】

It's the end of October now, and the number of days he signs in seems to be only enough to deduce Zhu Zhanyan's life, while the other two can't activate their life simulator.

However, judging from the number of sign-in days required by several people, Zhu Yuanzhang also realized that these heirs of the old fourteenth do not seem to be simple characters.

He knows that the number of check-in days required is related to the individual's longevity and historical influence.

Although Zhu Zhanyan can only be deduced at present, Zhu Yuanzhang guessed that after the old fourteenth ascended the throne, Zhu Zhanyan was likely to become the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Through his perspective, we may be able to observe many situations after the old fourteen came to power.

For the future of the old fourteenth Zhu Ao after he ascended the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang is full of expectations and yearning.

This confidence comes from the great talent and statecraft of the old fourteen.

His intuition told him that if the old fourteen were to be in charge of the Ming Dynasty, then the future would definitely usher in an era of prosperity.

"System, let's start deducing Zhu Zhanyan's past and present life tonight!"

Zhu Yuanzhang no longer hesitated to make a decision.

He is eager to peek into the possible scene of the old fourteen after he ascends the throne through Zhu Zhanyan's life trajectory.

Immediately, Zhu Zhanyan's life simulator was finally activated, and the familiar tiredness swept over again, making Zhu Yuanzhang quickly fall into a deep dream!

[Duration of this simulation: 5 hours!]

[Zhu Zhanyan's dream journey has officially begun!]

Although the way of opening is still the same, the five-hour simulation time has set off a lot of waves in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart!

It's the longest simulation he's ever experienced!

Thinking back to simulating Zhu Yunwen's life before, it was only a short hour and a half!

However, before Zhu Yuanzhang could think about it, the simulated picture was already clearly visible!

What unfolded in front of his eyes was the familiar scene of Ying Tianfu first of all...

[In the autumn of the twenty-third year of Hongwu, you were born in Yingtianfu, as the son of Su Wang Zhu Ao and Princess Gu, you have been prominent since the day of birth, and later Su Wang Zhu Ao was designated as the son of Su Wang after he became a fan of Ganzhou!]

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance of witnessing Zhu Zhanyan again after many years!

Although he is his own grandson, so far, because Zhu Ao was not valued in the past, he has only glanced at him when he was born, and now he has no impression at all.

Looking at the tiger-headed little guy in the picture, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel that he looked so similar to his old man fourteen hours later!

However, in this simulation, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that he would no longer see his sister!

Because she died in the fifteenth year of Hongwu!

Although there was a little discomfort in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly adjusted his mentality and began to focus on observing Zhu Zhanyan's life trajectory!

[You have just become sensible, and according to royal practice, you should have been sent to Yingtian for education. However, due to your frail and sickly childhood, your father finally decided to let you stay in Ganzhou!]

Huh, Zhu Zhanyan didn't go to Yingtian to study?

Frail and sickly? Zhu Yuanzhang was full of doubts in his heart!

He knew that his old fourteen was extraordinary, how could he let his son be so weak?

But soon, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of a possibility - all this was deliberately done by Lao Fourteen!

Zhu Zhanyan's physical condition may just be an appearance, the real purpose of the old fourteen is not to let Zhu Zhanyan go to Yingtian!

[Not long after, the emperor of the dynasty, your imperial grandfather, died, and the world changed. Your grandmother, Concubine Gao, insisted on responding to the funeral, and in desperation, my father finally agreed to her decision!]

Oh, in this way, the old fourteen originally tried every means to leave Concubine Gao in Ganzhou Mansion!

He should have foreseen the changes in the situation in the court after his death, and was worried that the court would use Concubine Gao to deal with him, so he made this decision!

But why did he later let Concubine Gao respond to the sky?

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think deeply about this experience when he simulated Zhu Yunwen's life before, but now that he sees this history again, he feels that there seems to be a mystery hidden in it that he has not been aware of!

Thinking of the old fourteenth later, it seems that it was because he was worried that his biological mother was in the hands of Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen, and he entered Beijing with a small number of guards...... Could it be that this is also a move that he has carefully planned?

In order to be able to find a reasonable reason to enter Yingtian?

If that's the case, then the old fourteen's scheming is too terrifying!

How can Zhu Yunwen compete with him?

[After the new monarch Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he began to cut the feudal domain, which made all the feudal kings feel uneasy!]

[Sure enough, it didn't take long for the imperial court to hold back, and sent a few petty officials to Ganzhou to monitor the palace's every move!]

[This incident angered your grandmother Concubine Gao, and she had a fierce conflict with the imperial court! Emperor Jianwen of the new monarch attaches great importance to his face, so he ordered your grandmother Concubine Gao to be imprisoned!]

[After learning of this, my father resolutely led hundreds of guards to Yingtian to rescue, during which your mother managed all the affairs of Ganzhou Mansion on his behalf!]

[After a long wait, you finally received a message from your father, who ordered Changxinghou and Geng Xuan to escort you to Yingtian! You don't know what happened, so you can only follow your father's arrangement and follow the footsteps of the Ganzhou army to this strange capital!]

[This is the first time you have set foot in Yingtianfu, the capital of the Ming Dynasty! You have imagined that Yingtianfu, as the imperial capital, must be more prosperous and magnificent than Ganzhou City! However, when you actually come here, you find that the truth is very different from your imagination!]

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at all this, and a deep helplessness swelled in his heart!

Those words were like sharp arrows, piercing his heart, because the former Ganzhou was indeed more prosperous than the imperial capital Yingtianfu!

At the same time, he also witnessed that most of the people of Ganzhou had moved into sturdy stone houses.

Although the stone bricks are not as good as the stones of the Great Wall, they are used to build private houses, which is already excessively luxurious.

There have been foreign tourists who set foot in Ganzhou, and after returning, they all praised Ganzhou as a fairyland of gold everywhere!

It's a stark contrast, and it's painful.

Could it be that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the king of a country, is not as good as the border important land under the rule of his vassal king's son?

Is this due to his incompetence, or is Old Fourteen too outstanding?

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart began to ripple with subtle waves.

[The moment you stepped into Yingtianfu, you were shocked to find that the forbidden army in the palace had all been replaced by the elite of the Ganzhou army, and even the prince Zhu Yunwen was strictly imprisoned. 】

[You have already heard of what Zhu Yunwen did, he once imprisoned the vassal king and brutalized his relatives, but now he is in prison. You are full of contempt for him, and even sarcastic from time to time. 】

[However, the front-line battle reports flew like snowflakes, and the army of King Yan was ready to attack and approached Ying Tianfu. My father was forced to personally take command of the Northern Expedition. 】

[The war continued, and the court finally fell into the hands of his father. The most difficult problem at the moment is how to resist the iron hooves of King Yan's army. 】

[My father didn't want the war to burn the prairie and hurt the innocent, so his tactics have always been quite conservative. However, the pace of King Yan's southward movement was also extremely difficult, and due to the lack of food and grass, he turned his army to the west and went straight to Ganzhou!]

Zhu Ao even advocated avoiding senseless killings? Zhu Yuanzhang's brows raised slightly.

In Zhu Yunwen's "life simulator", he did not perceive this.

At that time, he looked at everything from Zhu Yunwen's perspective, and thought that King Yan's strength was extraordinary, and he could compete with Zhu Ao for three years!

But now it seems that the reason why Zhu Ao let King Yan linger for so long was entirely because he deliberately released water!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it carefully and felt that everything was reasonable.

With Zhu Ao's wisdom and the strong strength of the Ganzhou army, it was more than enough to defeat King Yan.

What's more, the current Zhu Ao has actually controlled the entire imperial court, which is equivalent to mastering the imperial court's million-strong army.

With such an advantage, what does King Yan do to compete with Zhu Ao?

If the forces of the two sides are equal, they may be able to barely fight, but now that Zhu Hao, who controls the imperial army, it is easy to defeat King Yan!

It was precisely because of Zhu Ao's "tolerance" that he gave King Yan a chance to breathe, giving him the opportunity to turn his gun and go straight to Ganzhou!

It turns out that everything is under Zhu Ao's control!

Ganzhou has Zhu Hao's heavy troops guarding Yanwang, and it is impossible to break through it!

But Zhu Ao can take the opportunity to transfer the tiger away from the mountain and easily take Beiping City!.

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