Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

In Jiangning County, the main rivers are the Qinhuai River and the Yangtze River.

The Qinhuai River is the longest river in Jiangning County, running from north to south with dense tributaries, irrigating more than half of the farmland in Jiangning County.

The source of farmland water conservancy in Tuqiao Village comes from the Qinhuai River.

The western part of the county borders the Yangtze River, with a 22.5-kilometer river bank. The Jiuxiang River, Qixiang River, Jiangning River and others within the county eventually flow into the Yangtze River.

Throughout Jiangning County, there are rivers and lakes all over.

It provides abundant water conservancy conditions for Jiangning's agricultural production.

But everything has pros and cons.

The water system is developed, and floods are frequent. The rainfall in summer is slightly abundant, and inland lakes cannot accommodate it. The rivers cannot drain the water at the fastest speed, and backflow will occur.

The water in the rivers will either break down the dikes and flood the county.

Either along the farmland water conservancy, backflow floods the farmland.

In short, any situation is unacceptable to Jiangning County officials and people.

Floods will affect people's survival.

It will affect the official's performance for one year, and even lead to accountability by the court.

Although the people complained about corvee labor, they would not take it lightly and they would not dare to do so!

outside the county.

On the embankment of Qinhuai River.

There was a roar of people.

Rows of bamboo-roofed bungalows line the river embankment.

Zhu Di and his party set out late and were not close together, so they were the last group to arrive.

Registration Office.

The clerk glanced at Zhu Di with disgust and said coldly: "I informed you ten days ago, why are you here now?"

"Sir, we set off yesterday. Our Tuqiao Village is far away..." Zhu Di responded with a smile.

The official's upper and lower lips touched each other and he spoke lightly.

Everyone rushed here right on time.

As for why.

That would be too simple.

At home, if you don't eat idle food, you can always do a day's work by eating a day's worth of food.

As a farmer, no matter whether God rewards you with food or not, those who are diligent will always live a better life than those who are lazy.

But what about doing corvee service?

You must bring your own tools and dry food!

Come a day early and have a free day!

Being a farmer, having a hard time eating, and feeling panicked!

If he told this to officials, they would not be able to empathize with him or understand him, so he was too lazy to waste his words.

Just make up any excuse and fool him!

The clerk glanced at Zhu Di coldly and urged impatiently: "Name!"

"Zhu Silang, leader of Tuqiao Village!"

When the clerk heard that he was the leader, he looked at Zhu Di in surprise. While registering his name, he reminded: "Since I am the leader, I will say a few more words to you. ♦✎"

"Restrain the people in your village."

"Don't cause trouble while you're doing corvee service!"

"Follow the arrangements!"

"If one person makes trouble, the whole village will be arrested!"

"The residence of our villagers is on the far left, the Datongpu at the top."

The clerk said and handed Zhu Di a bamboo stick: "The number on it represents your number. Every day when you go to work, the yamen who supervise the work must register your number and check your attendance."

"If someone is sick, as the team leader, you must report it as soon as possible, and the county government will send a doctor to check and treat the patient."

"The inspection revealed that he was pretending to be ill, and the big boss will take care of him!"

"If you are really sick, you have to pay for the medical expenses yourself!"

"Tomorrow, the County Lord will come to the river embankment to mobilize and give a speech. You and others must welcome him with full spirit and enthusiasm. If you slip up, the County Lord will be disgraced and serve with a big boss!"

"do you understand?!"

"I understand, I understand." Zhu Di responded while cursing secretly.

If you are not a farmer, you may never know what kind of life farmers live down there.

The old man most likely doesn't know what kind of bad behavior the officials under his command have to govern the people, right?

Of course, this will be the case tomorrow.

The Qin Dynasty of the First Emperor, the Han Dynasty of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty...

The most glorious period in all dynasties was probably just like this!

After the forty-eight people in Tuqiao Village were registered one by one, it was already dark.

The clerk looked at the sky, cursed in a low voice, and hurried away on horseback.

Zhu Di and his men found the Datong Shop arranged for them at the far left corner according to what the clerk said.

Too simple and unattractive.

Use bamboo poles to build the frame.

There is very little thatch on the top, and in some places, you can still see the sky.

It will definitely leak when it rains.

There were tattered mats hanging around.

Inside the house, there is a passage in the middle, and large pavilions made of bamboo boards on both sides.

It’s like going to a grave and burning newspapers to fool the devil!

Even the grass on the ground has not been shoveled away. The corridors inside the house and the reeds under the beds and other wild grasses growing on the riverbanks are lush and green.

Zhu Di turned around and looked at everyone and asked, "Are you guys tired? Do you still have the strength to clean up our place?"

Uncle Eighth smiled and said: "Silang, we farmers, if nothing else, have a lot of strength. You can give us whatever you want to deal with!"

"Yes! Fourth brother, just do what you say!"

…

Everyone smiled and expressed support.

Zhu Di went to Tuqiao Village and gradually affected the entire village.

In the past, most men did not take the initiative to clean up the yard.

But seeing Zhu Di tidying up every day, keeping it clean and fresh, gradually, many people began to follow suit.

Slowly it became a habit.

Zhu Di found it difficult to accept the situation before him, and so did everyone else.

Zhu Di smiled and said: "Fourth uncle will take a few people to go farther away and choose a clean river bend to fetch water."

"The rest of you, please clean up the reeds and weeds in and around the house. This will avoid snakes and reduce mosquitoes. We will live in a safe and comfortable place."

"Good rest is one of the necessary conditions for coping with heavy physical work."

"Don't throw away the reeds and weeds either."

As he spoke, Zhu Di pointed to the roof, "This roof, if it rains heavily outside, it will rain moderately inside."

"The reeds and weeds will dry out in the sun for a few days. Let's take the time to lay them on the roof. After all, we have to live here for a while. It's better to be prepared than to improvise."

No one knows whether it will rain during this period.

If you catch a cold in the rain, you have to spend money.

For farmers, every penny is worth breaking into several petals.

There are ways to save, so why not? It’s nothing more than spending some time and effort.

Soon, everyone started to take action.

Roll up the tattered matting all around.

new

Light a bonfire inside and outside the shed for lighting.

At the same time, the smoke can also drive away mosquitoes.

The movement here alerted the villagers in other sheds.

"Which village is this?"

"Doqiao Village!"

"Are they cleaning? It's pretentious! We don't want to live here forever, why are we wasting this energy?"

…

The villagers who came out to watch were either puzzled or laughed at the behavior of Zhu Di and others.

Everyone in Tuqiao Village ignored it.

Those who were watching the excitement gradually felt bored and returned to the shed one after another.

An hour later.

Zhu Di led everyone to melt the remaining ashes of burned plants into water, and then sprinkled the water inside and outside the shed on the clean ground.

The cleaning is over.

Everyone looked at the fruits of their labor and smiled with satisfaction.

Uncle Eight was standing by the bonfire outside the shed and said, "The water is boiling. Come and fill up the water. Let's eat some dry food with this hot water and rest early."

…

While everyone was enjoying the refreshing summer night wind and eating dry food.

The shed in front suddenly became lively again.

"The flower boat is here!"

"Come and see the flower boat, the girl in the flower boat is so white and tender!"

"Those of us, in our entire lives, have never even had the chance to touch someone else's hands. To be able to take a look at them is a gift from God!"

…

The mats in the adjacent shed facing the Qinhuai River were rolled up by the villagers.

A group of shirtless men climbed on the bamboo poles and looked ahead.

Uncle Eight and the others also forgot to eat and looked around curiously.

Zhu Di looked at it and couldn't help but smile and shake his head, thinking of the sentence: A man will be a boy until he dies!

Soon, bursts of sweet piano music came. Zhu Di looked along the piano music and saw a brightly decorated boat with red and pastel gauze hanging on it, swaying with the water.

The sweet music of the piano floats on both sides of the Qinhuai River.

"sounds so good!"

"The person playing the piano in the cabin must be Yangzhou Shou Ma."

"Brother Dahu, have you ever seen a Yangzhou thin horse?"

"Of course I've seen it!"

"Dahu, tell us what Yangzhou Skinny Horse looks like!"

"Yangzhou Skinny Horse has a slender figure, big breasts, and most importantly, a pair of small feet that look like horse hooves. So it's called Yangzhou Skinny Horse?"

…

puff!

Zhu Di almost laughed when he heard the bragging in the shed next door.

The villagers who were listening attentively noticed that one young man was itching to ask, "Fourth brother, have you seen Yangzhou's thin horse?"

"No, I haven't seen it." Zhu Di shook his head repeatedly.

He has never seen it, but he knows about the so-called Yangzhou thin horse.

It’s better not to tell the folks about this kind of thing.

Not a good thing.

Flower boats pass by from time to time.

Or singing Wu Nong's soft-spoken ballads, or playing the piano, or...

Zhu Di counted and found that in just one hour, seventy or eighty ships passed by!

For more than a month after he was reborn as a prince, he once visited the Qinhuai River in Jinling City.

The Jinling City section is very quiet at night.

I thought that the Qinhuai River during the old man's time had no rouge gas.

Now it seems that it is not that there is nothing, but that the powerful people do not dare to do this in the Jinling section of the Qinhuai River. Outside the Jinling area, this kind of "romance" has quietly become popular in the dark...

This is also easy to understand.

People should have a sense of satisfaction and excitement.

Ordinary people can obtain a sense of spiritual satisfaction and accomplishment by managing their ordinary lives well.

People with money and power get too much.

Life is boring, you have to find ways to seek excitement.

Rocking on the couch at home.

It cannot be compared with the fireworks in the willow alley and the shaking on the couch.

The fireworks in Liuxiang are incomparable to the rocking of boats on the river.

Looking at the sparkling water under the moonlight, Zhu Di was in a daze.

…

At some point.

Uncle Yang was tired of looking at it, so he came to sit down next to Zhu Di and asked with a smile: "Silang, what are you thinking about?"

After returning to his senses, Zhu Di pointed to the river and said with a smile: "I wonder if those people sitting in the flower boat have any troubles? At the same time, they are also thinking about whether we can eat from the mountains and water, and get some fish from the river, which is meaty." , I have the strength to work and my body will not be exhausted.”

"I think it works!" Uncle Eight couldn't help but excitedly said.

Immediately, he called to everyone: "Don't look at it! Come into the room, Shiro has something to discuss with everyone!"

…

Tuqiao Village.

Inside the cabin.

The lights in the house have been extinguished.

The weather was muggy and the small window was open.

The moonlight shines through the window into the house.

On the desk, Xu Miaoyun's moxa incense made from mugwort burned slowly. The quiet smell, neither strong nor light, drove away mosquitoes.

On the bed.

Xu Miaoyun lay on her back, staring at the roof...

Has Shiro arrived in Jiangning County?

What are the living conditions like?

Isn't it bad? Have you had a good meal...

After quieting down, all kinds of concerns and worries emerged uncontrollably.

swish swish...

There was a slight noise next to her, and Xu Miaoyin turned over and hugged Xu Miaoyun.

Xu Miaoyun turned around and asked with a smile: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Sister, are you still worried about your brother-in-law, whether he can eat or sleep well? Don't worry, my brother-in-law can run this small family so warmly, and he can definitely take care of himself." Xu Miaoyin comforted with a smile.

Xu Miaoyun reached out and pinched Xu Miaoyin's cheek, "It's so hot, don't hug her so tightly!"

Xu Miaoyin smiled and said: "If you really can't sleep, you can lean in my arms and treat me as your brother-in-law."

"Damn girl!"

Giggle...

Delicate laughter sounded...

After the laughter subsided, Xu Miaoyin held one of Xu Miaoyun's hands and whispered enviously: "Sister, you are so happy!"

Hearing this, under the moonlight, Xu Miaoyun's pretty face turned red, with a smile on her lips, she closed her eyes and said, "Sleep!"

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