Ten years of Hongwu of Ming Dynasty.
Xu Prefecture.
On the official road within the territory, a small caravan was slowly moving forward.
The carriage passed by.
The yellow sand that filled the sky did not disperse for a long time.
A family of four sat in the carriage.
The leader was a middle-aged man with a dignified gaze. He had the aura of a superior. Even though he was tired from traveling, his aura did not decrease.
In contrast, his two sons, who were also sitting in the carriage, showed signs of fatigue, but they still stood upright and forced themselves to stand.
At this moment.
The woman sitting next to the middle-aged man reached out and lifted the curtain to look outside. She said,
"Chongba, we're about to enter Pei County, and we're not far from the ancestral land.”
"After this, let's name the ancestral land.”
The woman said kindly, but her face revealed a relaxed smile and respect for her ancestors.
The ancestral land symbolized the roots of a family.
The commoners who had a little extra money would work hard to repair the ancestral land and build it high, big, and imposing!
Because this was a form of honor!
The more imposing the ancestral land was, the more capable the descendants were.
Even the people are like this.
Not to mention the royal family?
That's right.
In this caravan, there was a family of four, and their true identity was actually the Ming royal family.
The mighty middle-aged man in the carriage was Zhu Yuanzhang.
Beside him was his wife, Empress Ma.
His two sons were the eldest son, Zhu Biao, and the second son, Zhu Xi.
As for the guards outside the carriage, they were disguised as members of the Divine Arms Battalion.
The purpose of this trip was to find out the location of the Zhu family's ancestral land.
The reason why he still sent people to investigate.
It was because in the generation of Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather, in order to avoid the exploitation of the Yuan Dynasty, he left the ancestral land of the old Zhu family and fled elsewhere with Zhu Yuanzhang's father.
After the death of Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather, the family was penniless, and Zhu Yuanzhang's father could only migrate again.
In the end, he settled down in Haozhou (Fengyang), where Zhu Yuanzhang was born.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that after investigating the ancestral land for almost ten years, he was still uncertain...
In the end, he could only trace it back to Pei County, a village called Zhu Village.
"It's not bad to set a name in Pei County.”
"This is a good place."
When he thought about how this matter had been resolved, a rare smile appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's serious face.
" What's wrong?" Zhu Xi asked curiously.
"Father, could it be that Pei County is such a small place with good Feng Shui?”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
"Pei County has always had good feng shui.”
"Back then, Liu Bang was from Pei County.”
"Not only that, but there are also three other villages near Liu Bang Village that have produced famous people. Jiang Marquis Zhou Bo, An Kingdom Marquis Wang Ling, and Ying Yin Marquis Guan Ying.”
"The three lands are in the shape of a character and are five li apart. That's how the 'Three Dukes within Five Li' came about.”
"Pei County also has the beauty of 'the land where dragons fly for thousands of years'.”
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, his old face also looked a little proud.
Although our Old Zhu is a boor, he can still be arrogant sometimes.
The others in the carriage nodded in agreement.
As such, it was indeed a good thing to be conferred a title in Pei County.
......
Very quickly.
The carriage had already entered Pei County.
Gradually, the laughter of the people could be heard coming from outside the carriage.
In the carriage, everyone's faces revealed a happy smile.
After rushing all the way, they were finally about to reach the place.
In ancient times, traveling was tiring. Just sitting in a carriage without sitting on anything was tiring.
These days, she could not even eat a few mouthfuls of food a day, and Empress Ma had become much more haggard.
Only Zhu Yuanzhang, an emperor on horseback, and Zhu Xi were slightly better.
Now, all of this would soon be over.
However…
Zhu Yuanzhang and his family, who were sitting in the carriage, felt that something was wrong.
Why did the carriage suddenly feel lighter?
"Father, do you feel that the carriage is much steadier?" Zhu Biao asked in surprise.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised and nodded.
Zhu Xiong couldn't help but pull open the curtain and look outside.
"What is this? Look!"
Everyone was shocked by Zhu Xiong's voice.
"What's wrong, second brother?"
Zhu Biao also looked out.
Then, he became like Zhu Rong.
"Father! This road…It's different from what I've seen before!”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.
Why were his two sons so shocked?
What did he see?
He and Empress Ma were also curious.
He stuck his head out.
then
The two of them were also stunned.
The road on the ground was indeed something they had never seen before.
A very flat black road appeared in front of them.
His field of vision was wide.
The carriage traveled on this road without any bumps.
Because there were no potholes at all.
Not only that!
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that even someone like him who had practiced martial arts would have no problem sleeping on it!
"What's going on?"
"Even the roads to the palace aren't that good.”
Empress Ma also nodded in praise." That's right. It's also my first time seeing such a smooth road."”
However…
On this road, only his family was looking.
The other passers-by looked calm, as if they were already used to it.
Only Zhu Yuanzhang's family acted like they had never seen the world.
Instead, the four of them stuck their heads out and were stared at curiously by passersby.
Zhu Yuanzhang coughed a little awkwardly.
"Go, investigate for us."
"Yes, sir!"
The guard received the order and quickly left.
Zhu Yuanzhang simply ordered his men to stop the carriage.
The few people in the carriage also came down to get some fresh air and waited for the guard to return with a reply.
Zhu Yuanzhang stepped on the ground.
Hmm, it's really sturdy!
He did not know what it was made of, but it was harder than iron. It was not something that ordinary mud roads could compare to.
Very quickly.
The guard returned.
"Master, this subordinate has inquired clearly."
"This road is called 'Road' and was built by Pei County's County Magistrate Meng Yin.”
"And there are eight such roads in Pei County! It was connected to all parts of Pei County, covering a huge area!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was a little shocked.
He originally thought that it would not be easy to build such a road.
I didn't expect there to be eight more.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.
"This Meng Yin is not bad. He is a good official who brings benefits to the people.”
When the commoners nearby heard Zhu Yuanzhang loudly praising Meng Yin, they all spoke up.
"I can tell that you're from another city. Everyone within a dozen miles knows of the county magistrate's reputation.”
"Exactly! Our county magistrate is the best person in the world!”
"The county magistrate has only been in Pei County for a short while, but he has done more for the people than the previous county magistrate did in ten years!”
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