When the emperor came to inspect, the iron factory naturally had to be prepared in advance. The clean water streets and loess paved roads were cleaned over and over again. However, after all, this is an industrial area. No matter how careful the cleaning is, it cannot be as comfortable as the three mountains and five gardens.
The air exudes a choking smell of sourness and smoke. Many elderly officials have to cover their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs. Although the main streets have been padded with loess and leveled, you can still see the alleys on both sides. I saw the mud that was turned out after the snow melted and mixed with the soil.
The officials who greeted him were all wearing bulging furs and wearing court clothes. They looked like pandas that just needed to lose weight. Looking at the emperor, their flattering eyes narrowed into slits, and his molars were exposed when he smiled. .
King Yu Benge did not go with the train, but came to the industrial zone in advance to take charge of the security work here. He led the officials in the industrial zone to collectively give deductions to the emperor.
Then he walked up to Zai Chun with a smile and said, "Your Majesty... all the officials of the third rank and above from the Capital Iron Works have arrived. Long Live Lord, would you like to give me a few words of instruction?"
"I'm here to look at the factory and find faults! Let us, the important ministers of the country, open our eyes first, and then I will lecture you when I find faults, hahaha..."
"Hey..." Benge waved, and a eunuch brought a war horse to the little emperor. Zai Chun got on the horse and walked on the loess road towards the blast furnace.
"Let's ride! Let's play music..." Unexpectedly, Benge also brought a band. The emperor rode in front of the horse, and the sedan chairs of the two queen mothers protected him in the middle. The ministers clustered on both sides, accompanying them like stars over the moon. Go forward.
The ticking drum music attracted countless workers to look around, but all the street intersections were blocked by local police.
On both sides of the main road, people were carefully selected in advance to kowtow and perform performances. There were even incense tables set up to burn incense for the emperor to kowtow to.
Foreign engineers and Chinese technicians have never heard of such a scene. Many of them put down their work at high places in the factory and looked at this fantastic scene.
"Is this...is this a wedding and a wife? It's quite festive?"
"Shhh... keep your voice down, let those scoundrels here hear you, it's another troublesome thing!"
"Bah... I'm afraid of him? The royal laws of the Qing Dynasty can't control my Chinese family. At most, they won't let me do it. Send me back. I don't want to do it!"
"Look... you have a bad mouth! These bastards have evil intentions. We are not afraid of them doing it openly. What we are afraid of is that they are doing it behind the scenes!"
"Hey... look, isn't that Xin Jian? What did he do in the past? Oops... he was stopped. His thugs stopped him!"
"Let's go... let's take a look..."
Some Chinese blue-collar workers were inspecting the blast furnace on a high work frame when they suddenly discovered an alley. Xin Jian, the leader of these Chinese workers, led a few people straight to the imperial street where the emperor walked.
It is impossible for the emperor to have any contact with ordinary people during this tour. The Capital Police Headquarters has already arranged the tour route. In this complicated route, everyone the emperor can come into contact with is carefully selected.
Xin Jian obviously didn't know these rules and wanted to go to Yu Street. He was suddenly stopped by his subordinate Xiao Huang, "Hey, hey, hey... Who told you to go this way? Take a detour, take a detour." Go...didn't you know that His Majesty is here?"
Xin Jian was not afraid to look at these ridiculous people wearing new police uniforms but with pigtails on their backs: "I want to see Your Majesty, and I have something to report to Your Majesty!"
"Ouch...you want to see His Majesty? Who are you? Have you gone to the Ministry of Ceremonies? Have you been recommended by an official? Is this Long Live Lord someone you want to see?"
"If you want me to tell you, go back quickly. You Chinese people are all here to make a fortune. Isn't it good to have a high salary, wine and meat to eat? After exiting the alley, turn right. Five miles away, you will reach the flower shack!"
"There are half-open doors for prostitutes over there... If you have enough money to touch a few big girls and have fun, what kind of emperor do you want to meet? What kind of emperor do you want to meet?"
"Let's go, let's go... let's go!"
Xin Jian felt sick when he heard this: "Get out of the way! Your Majesty knows me, and I was invited by Your Majesty from the industrial zone. Why can't you see me?"
"Why are you stopping me? If you don't move away, be careful I'm going to scream!"
While a group of people were entangled, suddenly a group of officials wearing silk satin and fur collars ran up behind Xin Jian. The leader yelled, "What's going on? What's the fuss about? Lord Long Live will be here soon. Be careful of collision!"
When Mr. Xiao Huang saw the person, he immediately patted his thigh, "Uncle Guangliang! Come this way, you're just in time... You are the manager of South Sixth Road. This Xin Jian lives at your place. You need to persuade him!" "
There are over 100,000 workers in the Jingshi Iron Works at the moment. This is an extremely large area, and the management of so many people is naturally a headache.
The imperial court divided the entire industrial area into factory areas and residential areas, and this residential area was further divided into two roads in the east and west, and four roads in the south and north.
The so-called road means road. Blocks are divided according to these naturally formed roads. There are ten blocks in total. Uncle Guangliang is the general manager of Nanliu Road. He manages the food, drink, and daily life of more than 10,000 people.
He could coordinate some minor public security conflicts without going through an official, and some announcements from the court had to be conveyed through his hands. He was considered a local emperor.
What's more coincidental is that Xin Jian, one of the first batch of skilled workers to come to the steel plant to assist in construction, lives in Nanliu Road, and the two sides have interacted with each other on weekdays.
Guang Liang looked at Xin Jian and frowned, "Xin Jian! What are you going to do? Normally you and I don't quarrel with each other, but now you want to collide with Yu Jian, are you trying to cause trouble for us?"
Xin Jian shook his head, "I know your Majesty. I see that your Majesty has something to say. Please get out of the way!"
"Oh... you want to see the emperor? There are rules. You have to write a note and send it to me first. I will then send it to the Ministry of Rites or Prince Yu. Finally, after submitting it to the emperor, I can decide whether to see you or not?"
"There's no such thing as a meet-and-greet... Hehe, brother Xin Jian, give me a face and go back! Tonight, I will be a host and invite all the Chinese brothers to drink. Do you think it's okay?"
Xin Jian still shook his head, "I'm not here to cause trouble. I have met Lord Long Live before, and Lord Long Live has promised to meet me in the future. I educate new workers for Your Majesty and run literacy classes. I will report on my work. You guys Why stop it?"
Guang Liang's face darkened, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Xin Jian! If you don't say secret words in front of people...are you sincerely going against me?"
"Everyone is carrying the sedan chair, but you still have to keep a thin line when doing things. What good will it do to you if you have to go all the way?"
Xin Jian glanced at him: "I don't know what you are talking about. Anyway, I must see His Majesty the Emperor today!... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Xin Jian of the Chinese ethnic group wants to see His Majesty!"
This Xin Jian was so brave that he actually shouted. Xiao Huang was so frightened that Mr. Guang Liang, the general manager, turned pale in the face and broke into a cold sweat!
At this time, Zai Chun was explaining to the Empress Dowager Ci'an how to make coke and what the use of the coke was next to the sedan chair. Suddenly, there was a commotion on the right side of the team!
Xin Jian was still too far away from the emperor, and the sound could not be transmitted at all, but the commotion here naturally alerted the new Yulin army, and the slight commotion was noticed by the keen Zai Chun.
"What happened? Why did someone run into the alley?"
Those low-level officers in the Yulin New Army were going to the alley for reinforcements, but Zai Chun saw them.
Ma Ming couldn't hide it at first sight, "Come down and have a look!"
