King Liang's decision gave Zhu Chong in Songming enough time to breathe.
In just less than ten days, the 15-meter-high city wall was rebuilt under the leadership of the construction talents he exchanged for points and the joint efforts of nearly 100,000 people.
Today, the height of the city walls and the defensive configuration of Songming City surpass all other cities in the Ming Dynasty, including Yingtian Prefecture.
After all, the city wall of Yingtian Prefecture is only twelve meters high, and the width of the wall is not as wide as the eight meters wide of the main city wall of Songming City. With the protection of such a towering city wall, Zhu Chong's heart finally became much more peaceful.
You know, in the past ten days, he was worried every day, fearing that King Liang would send troops again.
But surprisingly, after such a long time, there was no movement from King Liang's side. For this reason, he even sent Yu Jin out, but the result was still the same.
Now that the city has been repaired, Zhu Chong’s heart is finally half relieved.
The remaining half is actually not important, mainly because the system now "rewards" him with more people every day than before, reaching an astonishing number for Zhu Chong.
In just these ten days, the population of Songming City increased by nearly 200,000. Together with the previous population, the number of people Zhu Chong now has is close to 300,000.
Of course there is someone, so he has enough confidence to continue staying in Songming.
Ten days ago, he demanded that all citizens should be mobilized for military training.
But ten days later, the city was built, and Zhu Chong immediately changed his tone, saying that he wanted to make the best use of people.
Apart from Yu Jin and Lin Shu who continued to train their troops, Changsun Shunde began to devote himself to the planning of the city, as well as the construction and development of civil and military facilities.
Professionals do professional work. Zhu Chong has a system that can exchange for corresponding excellent talents at any time.
Songming City is changing with each passing day. The army alone is no longer the same as before. Both the quality of the soldiers and the weapons and equipment are fundamentally different from before.
Because the number of people was large enough, under the instruction of Zhu Chong, the army implemented a policy of elite troops on the basis of universal conscription.
That is to say, those who are not suitable for combat will be eliminated, and those who remain are all capable fighters. Even those who are eliminated will make great progress in their mobility and execution after military training.
Whether it is building a city or doing other things, the efficiency is extremely high.
In this way, Zhu Chong finally saw hope. It was really not easy. He finally had a place to settle down in this world.
But soon, the joy turned into sorrow. The person Zhu Chong arranged in Fei Ju passed back the news to him that the angel had arrived at Fei Ju's military camp and read the imperial edict, which included content related to Zhu Chong.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to return to Beijing to report on his work. Not only that, Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered Fei Ju to hand over all the nearly 100,000 laborers he had recruited from Zhu Chong to Mu Ying, who was sent to Yunnan and Yunnan.
When Mu Ying arrived in Yunnan and Dian, there was one more border army in Yunnan and Dian, the number of which was equal to that of Fei Ju. This was undoubtedly sending a signal specifically targeting Zhu Chong.
Zhu Chong must return to Beijing, otherwise Mu Ying's border army would not be prepared for the former Yuan Mongols in Yunnan and Yunnan, but for him, Zhu Chong, and the purpose was to prevent Zhu Chong from rebelling!
After learning the details from the person who came back to report the news, Zhu Chong sat alone in the study.
Zhu Chong had actually been mentally prepared for this situation. He could also understand that in the eyes of the old Zhu, except for the crown prince Zhu Biao, all his sons were tough guys. Anyone who dared to act rashly would be slapped in the face!
Of course, Zhu Chong is a special case. He has an unreliable system. People of unknown origin appear all day long. With so many people surrounding him, it would be wishful thinking for him not to be discovered by Zhu. Zhu's Jinyiwei are not blind!
It is also clear that even the Jinyiwei could not find out the origins of the people under Zhu Chong's command, so there is naturally reason for suspicion.
It was just a direct order to summon him back to Beijing, but Zhu Chong didn't expect that Old Zhu would give the order so quickly.
After all, he was the legitimate son of Zhu Biao and Empress Ma, a legitimate prince after Zhu Biao. Could it be that he had done something infuriating in Yingtian Prefecture that made Zhu Yuanzhang distrust him? Was that why he was so afraid of his rebellion?
Zhu Chong was puzzled, but his mind had already turned to another place. He began to think about how to solve the current dilemma.
He had to solve this problem by himself, and there was no one to talk to.
Forget about Lin Shu, the talented Qilin might really instigate him to rebel, and as for Guanyin Nu, there is no need to mention him at all.
Ever since losing the bet, the woman seemed to have disappeared from Songming City. Even if Zhu Chong saw her, she would disappear the next moment. Zhu Chong avoided her like the plague.
As for Yu Jin and Changsun Shunde, there is no need to mention them. The two are now busier than Zhu Chong. Besides, Zhu Chong might as well think about how to commit suicide instead of relying on them.
Because Zhu Chong knew that Old Zhu was already suspicious of him. Mu Ying's arrival with his army was clear proof, and the imperial edict ordering him to return to Beijing was even clearer proof. Returning to Beijing was nothing more than one thing, to explain clearly what Zhu Chong had done in Yunnan and Yunnan.
But how do you explain this? You say you have a system that automatically gives money to your people every day.
I guess if this was said, Old Zhu would chop Zhu Chong to pieces on the spot as if he were a ghost.
But if he didn't go back, he would be labeled a rebel, and Mu Ying would definitely send troops to Songming City.
Zhu Chong had no psychological barriers to fighting the Mongols, but to be honest, he couldn't fight against his own people!
As long as he resisted, Mu Ying and Fei Ju would definitely join forces with him. They were not Mongols, but were world-famous and experienced generals.
What's more, Zhu Yuanzhang's famous generals such as Xu Da, Lan Yu, and Fu Youde are still alive. With Zhu Chong's current manpower and foundation, making enemies on both sides is definitely a way to death.
Returning to Beijing was not an option, and resisting was even less so. Zhu Chong was caught in a dilemma for a while.
He thought of the system, but the system was still in the upgrade stage and he didn't even know what stage it had reached. Apart from the system mall, Zhu Chong could not see anything else.
Just when Zhu Chong was bored and looking through the products in the system mall, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Fuck, how could I forget about this?"
Looking at a product in the system mall, Zhu Chong was immediately overjoyed.
The substitute puppet was a commodity that Zhu Chong had exchanged a long time ago. He originally intended to use it to save lives in times of crisis, but Zhu Chong found that now was the best time to use it.
Because the substitute puppet and Zhu Chong are in telepathic communication, they can be directly commanded by Zhu Chong regardless of distance.
In this way, no matter what the purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's recall of Zhu Chong was, Zhu Chong would be able to deal with it calmly. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang killed him without any reason in the end, for Zhu Chong, it would only be the loss of a substitute puppet.
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