Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 508 Someone is corrupt
The Yanjing man who was eloquently talking didn't care when he was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang, and continued directly with what Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This plainclothes policeman is the King of England who has discovered that more and more people in Yanjing are committing crimes. After a while, a new one will be selected from among the original ones."

"Unlike the previous police officers, these plainclothes police officers do not need to wear the clothes prescribed by the court when handling cases, they only need to wear the clothes of ordinary people."

As he said this, the man began to show off proudly: "Brother, do you know what the benefits of this are?"

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang could vaguely guess it without him having to say it.

But regarding this, he still wanted to hear what these ordinary people thought, so he smiled and said: "I would like to hear the details."

Lao Zhu's expression of a country bumpkin who had never seen the world made the Yanjing man's vanity unprecedentedly satisfied, and he explained to Zhu Yuanzhang even more diligently.

"In the past, no matter whether they were handling cases or doing whatever they were doing, the police officers had to wear the clothes prescribed by the government."

"In the past, when we didn't have so many outsiders in Yanjing, the effect of doing this was actually pretty good."

"They are all locals. They are naturally honest when they see the police. After all, everyone knows everything."

"If something is done, the police will soon find the family. By then, the whole family will not be able to hold their heads high."

"But it's different now. There are really too many outsiders in Yanjing."

"It is said that people's hearts are separated from each other. No one knows what bad intentions others have in their hearts."

"These people are honest and honest in front of the police, but when there is no police, they can do anything."

"So, His Royal Highness brought out this plainclothes detective."

"Because they usually wear the clothes of ordinary people, no one knows whether they are police officers, so naturally it is impossible to avoid the police officers to commit crimes."

"Those who want to do bad things often have hesitation in taking action because they don't know whether there are agents around them."

"Compared with before, our number of police officers in Yanjing City has not actually increased much."

"But... that something." After talking eloquently for a long time, the man from Yanjing suddenly got stuck.

It seemed that a word came to my lips, but I couldn't remember it.

Lao Zhu was listening with interest when the other party suddenly stopped and became a little depressed: "Which what?"

"It's just...it's just..." The man from Yanjing almost knitted his brows together and scratched his head and thought for a long time.

Suddenly he slapped his thigh: "By the way, it's called the crime rate!"

It was another new word that he had never heard before. Lao Zhu was already used to these things.

If you don’t know, don’t rush to understand. Anyway, the other party will definitely explain it clearly to you.

"What is this crime rate you mentioned?"

It's a pity that this Yanjing man only knows a little about this word. He said with a smile: "I don't know what this thing is exactly. Anyway, the general meaning is, how many people in Yanjing commit crimes, right?"

"It should be that the lower the crime rate, the fewer people do bad things. But I can feel it. Since there are plainclothes police officers, there really are not so many people doing bad things."

"The main thing is that these plainclothes detectives are really good. They can quickly investigate many cases. For example, today's robbery in broad daylight."

"In the past, this old lady had to report to the government after someone had her things stolen. By the time the government officials arrived, the person who had taken the things had long since disappeared."

"How can it be like now, where he was caught as soon as he started taking action?"

After understanding the role and origin of this plainclothes agent, Lao Zhu left decisively.

This guy talked about Zhu Han in nine out of ten sentences, as if he regarded Zhu Han as an omnipotent god.

Lao Zhu was really too lazy to listen to these words.

Zhu Han is his biological brother. Who else knows better than him how much his brother is capable of?

Therefore, Lao Zhu decisively found a reason to say goodbye and leave.

"Brother, don't leave in a hurry. You and I hit it off right away, how about we find a place to sit down and have a drink, I'll treat you!"

The man from Yanjing seemed to be unable to hold back his chatter. He was very eager to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to stay, and even did not hesitate to treat Lao Zhu to a drink.

How could Lao Zhu be willing to stay? The good guy has been talking about this for a long time. If he only drank three glasses of wine, wouldn't this guy have more to say?

"Next time, definitely next time. When we come here this time, we still have some things to do, and we really don't have time to have a good chat with you, brother. If there is a chance next time, we can have a drink at the door, and then I will treat you to a drink. "

After refusing for a long time, the extremely enthusiastic Yanjing man gave up his idea.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had conquered the world all his life and faced millions of troops without even frowning, had been defeated several times in Yanjing.

After bidding farewell to the man from Yanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly left in any direction.

He just wants to do one thing right now, get away from this talkative man.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's somewhat embarrassed figure, Empress Ma couldn't help but laugh: "Chongba, are you afraid of even an ordinary person?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "We don't want to know each other like these people. This guy talks more than those censors."

It's not that Lao Zhu is annoying, it's just that these Yanjing people talk like a hammer here and there, and they say whatever comes to mind.

Many times, if he didn't cheer up and listen, by the time he came to his senses, he would have lost track of what the other person was talking about.

Lao Zhu really dislikes this feeling of not being under his control.

If he revealed his true identity, I believe these guys would not even dare to fart.

But in that case, the meaning of coming out this time would be lost, wouldn’t it?

Unconsciously, after walking two streets, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that his eyes were dark.

Looking up, a building like a hill appeared in front of Dean Zhu.

The building is still under construction.

The outside is densely covered with scaffolding, and many workers are busy on it.

The size of an adult is as large as an ant compared to this huge building.

Although the construction has not yet been completed, the shape of the building already has a faint outline.

The huge building was like a giant beast lying on the ground, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little depressed.

"Where...is this place?" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but swallowed.

Queen Ma was also stunned: "Such a huge building, could it be a palace?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded subconsciously. He also felt that a huge building of this scale must be an imperial palace.

Anyway, compared to his palace in Yingtian, except for the larger area, it was completely reduced to rubbish in other aspects.

How could such a majestic building not be a royal palace?

Their conversation happened to be overheard by a passerby, who glanced at the two of them with disdain: "What palace? You look like you have never seen the world. This is the royal library of our Ming Dynasty."

After finishing speaking, he snorted disdainfully, his proud chin almost hit the sky, and left with a swaying step.

"The Ming Dynasty Royal Library?"

After all, Lao Zhu had seen Zhu Han's plan for Yanjing.Although because it is so huge, many places are hard to remember.But being reminded like this, Lao Zhu really remembered it.

There is a huge building on the plan, which is indeed the Ming Dynasty Royal Library.

It can be said that Zhu Han attached great importance to this building, even more than the imperial palace.

Although it is marked on the map, the size and height of this building.

But pure numbers are completely different from the feeling of actually seeing the real thing.

"This kid Qiwu..."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a complicated look on his face. He always felt that Zhu Han seemed to have an extraordinary obsession with this big library.

Although the Great Library is an important building, Lao Zhu didn't find many inns or the like around here.

Can only continue to move forward.

It was still early in the morning, so Lao Zhu and Queen Ma were not in a hurry. They just let their horses go wherever they went.

They were already shocked before, but being in it, Lao Zhu and Queen Ma were even more shocked.

The entire Yanjing City gives people the biggest feeling of being alive.

Almost no one you meet on the street has a sad face.

They seem to be full of hope for their future, unlike the people in other places who seem to just live dully.

Along the way, there are various construction sites and various shops everywhere.

Lao Zhu even had the illusion that he was in the army at this time.

Looking around, there are pedestrians everywhere.

"It seems that it was indeed correct to let Qi Wu take charge of the construction of Yanjing."

"Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, there will never be another person who can do as well as Qi Wu."

Empress Ma covered her lips and smiled softly: "I see you, you are getting an advantage and being good. Wasn't it you who deliberately tricked Qi Wu before?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly straightened his face and pretended to be displeased: "You can't say that. How can it be called a trap? We are just giving those students from the [-]th Five-Year Plan a chance to practice."

"It's Qiwu himself. Those students who are worried about him must follow him, okay?"

The proud look between Zhu Yuanzhang's brows could not be concealed at all.

Finally, the two found an inn on the side of the road that looked relatively clean.

As soon as we entered, the waiter at the store greeted us with great enthusiasm: "Are you two working as a top or staying at the hotel?"

"Stay in the hotel!" Zhu Yuanzhang had just finished explaining his purpose when he saw the waiter's expression of embarrassment: "I'm really sorry for you, the hotel is already full and there are no rooms."

"Is it full?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the dense crowd of people in the inn lobby, but he didn't feel that the other party was deceiving him.

Turned around and came out and changed to another hotel.

But the result was the same as before, it was still full.

It was not yet noon, but Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma visited more than two dozen inns, all of which were full.

If this was in Yingtian Mansion, or somewhere else, it wouldn't be too strange.

After all, in this era, ordinary people rarely go out.

Many people may never leave the village where they were born throughout their entire lives.

Therefore, the number of inns in many cities is not particularly large.

But in Yanjing.

Just on the street they were walking on, there were seven or eight inns.

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang had never seen so many inns on one street in any city.

But even though there were so many inns, they were all full.

Lao Zhu couldn't help but want to ask how many people there were in Yanjing City.

After searching dozens of inns in succession, he failed to find a single inn, and Lao Zhu's temper grew.

"Since we don't have any, let's save the money."

After waving casually, a master responsible for protecting Lao Zhu immediately walked through the crowd and came to Dean Zhu's side in less than a breath.

Because there were many people here, the master didn't say anything, but bowed slightly as a courtesy.

"Check for us where Liu Ji's mansion is."

"Yes!"

The master who protected Lao Zhu quickly took two steps back and disappeared into the crowd.

Empress Ma said with a smile: "When we come out this time, don't we have to keep our whereabouts secret? Now that you have met Liu Ji, our whereabouts will definitely be leaked, right?"

Lao Zhu chuckled: "If it were someone else, I wouldn't be too worried. But Liu Ji...he is a person who knows the depth and the depth, and knows what to say and what not to say."

The two of them walked casually in the city for a while. The master who left before quietly appeared beside Zhu Yuanzhang, leaned into his ear, and began to whisper.

"go!"

Soon, the two people arrived in front of a huge mansion.

The plaque above the vermilion gate reads "Liu Mansion" with two typing figures of dragons and phoenixes dancing in the air.

Seeing this huge house, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression darkened.

It's not like he doesn't know anything about the situation in Yanjing.

Almost every few days, Zhu Han would write memorials on all aspects of Yanjing and send them to Yingtian for Zhu Yuanzhang to read.

It's just that although there is a railway now, the line between Yanjing and Yingtian is only half built.

Therefore, there was still a certain delay in the news Zhu Yuanzhang received.

In addition, no matter how meticulous Zhu Han was, it was impossible to write down all aspects of a city's development in a memorial.

Therefore, Lao Zhu's understanding of this place is just that of a blind man feeling the elephant, and his knowledge is limited.

But one thing Lao Zhu knew was that Zhu Han once said that because the capital of the imperial court was in Yanjing, the price of land here was rising.

At least from what Lao Zhu learned, the prices of land and houses here have increased five times.

So the question is, although Liu Ji is considered an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, according to his salary, how can he buy such a huge mansion in Yanjing City, where land and houses are becoming more and more expensive?
Based on the size of this mansion, even if it is not a palace, it should be the residence of a prince or noble.

Could it be said that Liu Ji is corrupt?

(End of this chapter)