Chapter 345 Travel
"Huh?" Li Jie in the study opened the letter from Tang He. When he saw the content on it, he couldn't help but shouted softly. He stood up in shock at the end, with an incredible expression on his face.
"What's wrong with Husband?" Zhu Yuning happened to walk in and asked curiously when she saw Li Jie's shocked look.
"Yunning, come and see, Grandpa Tang's condition has improved!" Li Jie also anxiously shared the good news with his wife.
"Really, didn't everyone say that he was not good before?" Zhu Yuning asked in shock when he heard Li Jie's words, and then quickly stepped forward to take the letter. He found that it was actually a letter written by Tang He to Li Jie. There was not much content in the letter, mainly Tang He reported his peace and said that his condition had improved and he could walk around with the help of his servants.
"I can't understand it too. I visited him many times before. Grandpa Tang's condition was really bad at that time. To put it bluntly, he might die at any time. His Majesty also sent the imperial physician to see him. Everyone said that his hope was slim. At that time, he sent Grandpa Tang back to his hometown just to let him return to his roots, but he didn't expect his illness to recover!" Li Jie looked disbelief at this time.
"Maybe God is open to his eyes and doesn't want Duke Xin to leave!" Zhu Yuning also put down the letter and said softly. She knew that Li Jie had been taken care of by Tang He and their relationship was also very good. When Tang He was seriously ill, Li Jie was also sad for a long time.
"No, I suspect that this old man is pretending to be sick again!" Li Jie suddenly spoke. The condition shown by Tang He at that time was almost on the verge of dying, and the hope of recovery was very small, so Li Jie would rather believe that he was pretending to be sick, or that his illness was not as serious as he was at that time.
"Pretending to be sick? Why?" Zhu Yuning asked in surprise when he heard this. If Tang and pretend to be sick, then there must be a reason to pretend to be sick. You can't just go back to your hometown to recuperate just to pretend to be sick, right?
"I have to ask him this, but I suspect it may be related to Yun Yu!" Li Jie stood up straight and smiled, and put himself in Tang He's perspective. It seemed that it was not difficult to understand the reason why he pretended to be sick.
"It has something to do with Yun Yu?" Zhu Yuning was stunned at first when he heard this, and then woke up and said, "Donald Xinguo saw the battle between Yun Yu and Yun Wen, so he wanted to hide back to Fengyang while he was sick, so as not to get into trouble in the future?"
"Yes, this old man is the most capable of changing things with the wind, especially in recent years, and he will not even express any opinions on the court, let alone intervening in the dispute between the crown prince. But his friendship with me is unusual and I can easily be pulled into the water, so it is better to hide in Fengyang early to avoid such trouble!" Li Jie also showed a confident expression at the end of his analysis.
Tang He's mind is very complicated. In this world, except for Lao Zhu, only Li Jie understands his mind best. Li Jie was scared by his pretending to be sick and didn't think about it at all. But now when you think about it carefully, you will find that something is not right.
The most obvious one is Lao Zhu's reaction. Tang He was so sick, but Lao Zhu agreed to send him back to Fengyang without hesitation. You should know that the patient is most afraid of bumpy on the road. Is Lao Zhu not afraid of Tang He dying halfway?
Thinking of this, Li Jie immediately told Zhu Yuning about the above. As a result, Zhu Yuning nodded in agreement after hearing this. Tang He was sick because of something strange. Now it seems that the other party is really pretending to be sick.
"Sister! Brother-in-law! Where are you?" At this moment, Zhu Yunxi's excited voice suddenly came from outside, and then he rushed in with excitement. When he saw Zhu Yuning and the others, he immediately said, "Sister, you are really, aren't you here to call your brother-in-law? Why haven't you made any noise for so long? Didn't we agree with our father to go to the Great Wall?"
"Go to the Great Wall?" Li Jie was also stunned when he heard this.
Zhu Yuning slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot. When I came, I kept talking about going to the Great Wall. My father kept remembering this. Today he happened to be free, so he decided to take us to the Great Wall. I came to find my husband just now and wanted to tell you to prepare!"
"That's great. Let's go quickly, don't let the prince wait in a hurry!" Li Jie immediately agreed when he heard this. Although he had already climbed the Great Wall when he came to Beijing last time, Zhu Yuning and Zhu Yunxi had never seen each other before. Now they finally came to Beijing. While Lao Zhu was not around, they could go out freely.
When Li Jie and the other two met Zhu Biao, they found that Zhu Di's family and Zhu Xueqing were all here. This time, Zhu Di not only came by himself, but also brought his wife and children. This was mainly because Princess Xu missed Zhu Yuning very much. After all, she and Zhu Yuning could only communicate with each other by letter. When they met a few days ago, they also hugged their heads and cried. After all, for Zhu Yuning, after his mother died early, Xu's concern for her seemed particularly precious.
When everyone arrived, Zhu Biao immediately announced his departure. This time was not an official event, but more like an outing for a big family. Zhu Biao and Zhu Di took the lead, and juniors such as Li Jie and Zhu Yunhuang followed. As for Princess Xu, Zhu Yuning and other female relatives, they followed behind.
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The Great Wall is the most solid line of defense in Beijing. Now that the capital is to be moved to Beijing, it is naturally more important. Therefore, this is also the reason why Zhu Biao came to inspect the Great Wall immediately after he arrived in Beijing. Zhu Di has not returned to Beijing for a long time. He was sighing along the way that the changes inside and outside the Beijing city were also huge, and he could hardly recognize some places.
"Li Jie, can I send some cement from the imperial court? I think it is very convenient to use this thing to build cities or houses, and it can even be used on roads. It is much better than bricks and stones!" Zhu Di suddenly asked Li Jie at this time.
"It is definitely okay for the fourth uncle to use it, but the output of cement is limited. Now there are only cement workshops in Beijing and Jinling. These two places are large-scale cement consuming customers. The cement workshops are not enough for these two places, so it is probably difficult to squeeze out excess cement for the fourth uncle." Li Jie said at the end and said helplessly that the demand for cement is too great, especially in Beijing, where it is being rebuilt everywhere, and no amount of cement is produced is enough.
"This is not simple. Isn't it enough to set up a cement workshop in our Goryeo?" Zhu Di immediately spoke when he heard this.
However, when Li Jie heard Zhu Di's words, he looked at Zhu Biao and did not answer Zhu Di's words without authorization. Sure enough, Zhu Biao also turned his head and smiled at Zhu Di and said, "Fourth brother, don't think about it. My father has said that cement has too much effect and is not allowed to be circulated outside the Ming Dynasty for the time being. It is definitely okay if you use it, but it is impossible to set up a cement workshop in Goryeo."
"What should I do? I'm still thinking about rebuilding the Goryeo port. After all, that small port is not enough to dock with a too large fleet." Zhu Di said very distressed when he heard this.
"Let's do this, Dengzhou also needs to rebuild the port. It just so happens that yours is not far from Dengzhou, so you can simply build another cement workshop in Dengzhou. It is a bit larger and half of the cement produced is distributed to you. Anyway, it is convenient for you to transport it by sea boat." Zhu Biao thought for a while before speaking.
Dengzhou has always been a famous military port in the north. When the Tang Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, it once went out from Dengzhou to sea. During the Ming Dynasty, especially after frequent exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, the geographical location of Dengzhou became increasingly important, and the original port also needed to be expanded and rebuilt.
"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news from brother!" Zhu Di nodded again after hearing this. He didn't care. Anyway, as long as there is cement, it's fine.
Zhu Di's ideas have changed a little now. Since reaching cooperation with Zhang Dingbian and deciding to send people to explore the Americas together, Zhu Di has turned his attention to the wider ocean. During this period, he not only often discussed overseas situations with Li Jie, but also paid attention to the development of maritime trade situations, and even had the idea of rebuilding the port. If it were the case, he would definitely not have noticed these.
After chatting for a few words, Zhu Biao suddenly turned to Li Jie and asked, "How do you plan to start the banking matter? Do you have any specific plans?"
Chapter completed!