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Chapter 137 Lao Zhu Arrives In Shangjing (Subscription)
Malacca Royal Palace.
No, it’s time to call it Shangjing.
And this official term was completely settled two months ago.
Even if it changes in the future, I am afraid it will not be called Malacca again.
Malacca was conquered by the Portuguese Abu Kwai after defeating Tianzhu and became a strategic base for Portuguese expansion in the East Indies. Portuguese: Malaca, the name was taken after the Portuguese occupation.
Of course there can be no Portuguese anymore.
Naturally, this name will no longer exist.
The North Sea Fleet and the South Sea Fleet arrived.
Lao Zhu, Lan Yu, Mu Chun and others stepped into this place, and the first feeling was shock.
This is an unimaginably huge port.
Its scale, let alone Guangzhou Prefecture, seems to be dwarfed even by the port of Jinling.
And above the port, the busy figures are even denser.
The city is huge.
At a glance there is almost no edge.
If it was not already determined that they were in Nanyang, not Jinling, everyone would suspect that they might have returned to Jinling.
At this time, Shangjing has undergone several development by Zhu Bo, and its scale is undoubtedly extremely huge.
The perimeter of the capital is more than 60 kilometers, the enclosed area is about 248 square kilometers, the height of the city is 8-10 meters, the width of the city is 6-8 meters, and there are 18 city gates. Compared with today’s Nanjing City, there is not much difference.
You must know that in the early Ming Dynasty, Jingshi had a total population of about 700,000 people. It was the largest and most populous city in China at that time, and it was also the largest city in the world. The Nanjing Ming City Wall, which took 27 years to build, was also the largest city wall in the world at that time.
Now 22 Shangjing has not made much difference in these short years.
And this was undoubtedly a huge shock to Lao Zhu, Mu Chun, and those guards.
And in shock.
In the distance, Zhu Bo, Lan Xia’er, Wu Hui, and a group of officials quickly greeted him at this moment.
“Father!”
Zhu Bo saluted Old Zhu slightly.
Seeing Lao Zhu again at this moment, his mood couldn’t help being complicated.
After all, he is actually not much different from rebellion.
And his father came over in person.
And looking at his son, Lao Zhu’s expression at this moment couldn’t help but be equally complicated.
He opened his mouth, but for a while he didn’t know how to speak.
When he first listened to the news, he was shocked and angry.
Later, as Lan Yu gradually descended south, Lao Zhu was in disbelief and stunned.
Until, after seeing the map and seeing everything under Zhu Bo’s control, all the thoughts in Lao Zhu’s heart turned into silence at this moment.
I don’t know how to describe it or how to express it.
until a moment later.
Lao Zhu sighed softly.
“Let’s go, take me to see you under your rule! 35
The words were soft, and complex emotions were revealed, and all the inner thoughts at this moment were only transformed into the simplest words.
“Yes, Father.”
Zhu Bo nodded, although he was equally complicated at this moment.
But Lao Zhu’s words, he still responded quickly.
Then, surrounded by the crowd, the two walked into the city ahead.
Today’s city walls are no longer comparable to the original ones. The city walls in the castle period were only two meters long. It is a city wall, or rather an earth wall. After entering the era of empires, the height of the city wall has reached ten meters, although it is as high as Nanjing City. The city wall of dozens of meters is incomparable, and it is extremely huge.
Everyone stepped into the city.
Suddenly there was a commotion.
Compared with the port, the liveliness in the city is less.
But the population in the city is not much at all.
On the street, a huge main road spreads to the front. In the distance, a majestic palace stands quietly, and the main road is surrounded by branch roads, dividing the entire city into small squares. Similar to the planning of the Tang Dynasty.
But it is different from the planning in the Tang Dynasty.
These houses along the street are all hanging signs.
Or a tavern, or a store, or a cloth.
All kinds of work.
In front of the store, there are also people who set up stalls.
Although a lot, it does not appear cluttered.
On the contrary, in this kind of crowding, this city looks extraordinarily prosperous.
Now, it has developed over a few years.
The main city under Zhu Bo’s rule is no longer a simple military base, but has developed towards a civilization and a real country.
Shangjing is the center of Nanyang.
It is also the center of Zhu Bo’s governance today, and it is the center of development here.
Today, the entire population of Shangjing is more than 300,000, and this is just the number of residents. In fact, the population of Shangjing exceeds 500,000. There should be a few natives who come here to help and make money.
As for slaves, slaves were not allowed in Shangjing.
Everything is bright here.
Everything is great.
represents all good things.
In this case, Shangjing can undoubtedly attract more people.
If it weren’t for the strict restrictions on the natives in the capital, I am afraid that the number of people breaking through one million may not be a big problem.
But even so, today’s Shangjing is currently the most populous of all his cities.
With the support of a huge population, the construction of civilization is naturally extremely rapid.
As for the scene in front of you.
Of course, Zhu Bo developed it based on the experience of later generations and combined with the present.
The household registration was cancelled and the curfew was lifted.
The entire Shangjing, as the gathering place of Nanyang, can naturally prosper.
When he stepped in, Lao Zhu’s footsteps could not help but stop.
He stared blankly at everything in front of him.
Zhu Bo waved his hand.
He motioned for a large number of followers behind him to retreat.
Only he was left, Mu Chun, Lao Zhu, Lan Xia’er, Wu Hui and dozens of guards.
As for Sapphire, he had already left.
He still has things to do.
For a long time, Lao Zhu recovered from his daze and looked at the people who stepped back behind him.
Then he spoke to the guard.
“Go back!”
The words came out, indicating that these people also retreat.
Everyone was a little hesitant, but when they saw Lao Zhu’s eyes, they bowed and retreated.
In the end, only Lao Zhu, Mu Chun, and Zhu Bo were left on the entire street.
“Let’s take a walk and show us your Shangjing.”
The words opened, and there was a bright light in Lao Zhu’s eyes.
“it is good!
Zhu Bo nodded.
Then he took Lao Zhu to wander around the entire Shangjing city.
There is no purpose and no intention.
Just simply look at it.
But even so, Lao Zhu quickly became immersed in it.
On the street, Zhu Bo and Lao Zhu stood in the front row, Lan Xia’er and Wu Hui were beside Zhu Bo.
Mu Chun was also sent away long ago.
Seeing Zhu Bo along the way, they all saluted and looked curiously at the figure that Zhu Bo was pushing, but no one bothered them, and even their lives were not chaotic.
And Daming can be said to be completely different.
In Daming, not to mention the emperor’s trip, even if a high-ranking official travels, it will cause great disturbance to the people.
But it doesn’t seem to exist here.
These people clearly knew Zhu Bo, but everything was still so orderly.
At this time, Lao Zhu actually found that the life here is almost exactly the same as the perfect Ming Dynasty he imagined.
Stepping in.
Watching all this quietly, his heart went from ups and downs, to shock, to gradually calming down, to peace.
He didn’t speak, but just watched silently.
847 Zhu Bo also did not speak, and followed quietly.
At this moment, it seems that there are only two father and son between heaven and earth.
For Lao Zhu, Zhu Bo’s emotions are complicated.
With this fear, there is also the worship of the previous life.
And these thoughts gradually merged together with the passage of time, and turned into a more inexplicable emotion.
Dusk gradually came.
on the street.
The flow of people seems to be more.
The prosperity of this city seems to be accompanied by the arrival of the evening, and it has once again reached a new level.
“how much is this?”
“Ma’am, this is the freshest cabbage, 10 cents a piece.”
“Okay, give me one!”
“Boss, how do you sell this?
“This, this is the best perch meat, twenty cents a pound.”
“Have you heard that there is a new tailor’s shop opened in the north of the city, and his clothes are really nice! 55
“Yes, yes, I went there last week to buy a piece of clothing, that fabric, that workmanship is really good.
“By the way, have you heard that the North Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet both arrived in Shanghai today. I don’t know what happened.”
“Hey, I don’t know if my family will be able to enter the school this year.”
“It’s very difficult. It is said that the quota of the four major fleets this year is only 1,000 people, which is not enough!”
“Yes, yes, I don’t look forward to it anymore, I still look forward to my family being able to enter the university.”
The sound of one after another was mixed, and the whole Shangjing seemed to have a firework atmosphere.
At this moment, Lao Zhu even felt that he had entered an ideal country. This was the existence of countless fantasies in his dreams, but at this moment he directly entered his reality.
This kind of feeling, even in the capital, has never felt, let alone the whole big tomorrow,