The city of Tianjin Wei was built entirely according to the trend of the Haihe River. During the Qing Dynasty, the city was concentrated on the south bank of the Haihe River, and the north was basically full of crop fields and villages.
When the railway was built, the location of the train station was chosen based on the geographical location of Tianjin Station in later generations. It was on the north bank of Haihe River. The key was that the land was convenient and cheap.
Behind the train station is a large warehouse area and stockpiling area. Across the Haihe River, you can see the lights of the foreign concession in the south, and you can also see the outline of the old Tianjin city wall to the northwest.
Walking through this warehouse area, you can see crop fields, including wheat, corn, and many watermelon fields and vegetable fields. Looking further ahead, Deng Shichang's eyes lit up.
"Ah! Gas lamp? It's such a big house..."
As expected, it is a very large house, a courtyard with blue bricks and red tiles, three entrances, and two courtyards on the left and right. The roads between courtyards are bright, and there is a gas lamp more than ten meters away. In an era without electric lighting, this kind of infrastructure was already top-notch.
"Come on! This is the village that Wang Hua Yinzi founded in the Far East. It's called the Jingwu Heroes Association, and we all call it the Heroes Village!"
"Let alone seven or eight hundred people, even two or three thousand people will be fine... Look at the piles of stones and bricks on the west side. Looking back, we need to build a wall around here. There are only two gates in the north and south of Zhuangzi. …”
This young Huo Yuanjia was really inexperienced in the world, and the court was afraid of hearing what he said on purpose. In the darkness, the guards from the capital were livid in the face.
"Haha, when the wall is repaired, a trench will be dug outside and a watchtower will be built inside... Then we won't be afraid of how many bandits or foreign devils come to fight!"
Brother Huo En angrily kicked him secretly, "You brat, what the hell do you know? How dare you show off in front of adults?"
Deng Shichang and the others kept their expressions and walked forward with smiles. After a while, they heard a burst of fierce dogs barking, and there were twenty or thirty fierce dogs barking.
Under the gas lamp, several patrolling guards suddenly appeared. One of them was holding two sleek German wolf greens. Their ears were all erect, and they were grinning to be wary of these uninvited guests.
These people from Europe are all knowledgeable. "Ah! What a good dog, the German black-backed wolf green, this is the best trained fighting dog... except for the Chinese who breed them, there are none elsewhere!"
"It seems like this is really Mr. Long's industry. It's amazing, it's amazing..."
Huo Yuanjia ran all the way and said loudly, "Brothers, please inform the owner of the village that a group of high-ranking officials from the imperial court have temporarily got off the train and want to stay with us..."
Deng Shichang smiled and said, "We are naval students who have just returned from Europe. We inspected Naha before departure, and we also met the King of the Far East... But we were not lucky enough to talk to him. We heard that this is his villa, so we are not polite. Excuse me!"
When the nurse heard that this was an official, and had also been to Naha to meet the King of the Far East, he did not dare to be negligent and his expression became much more polite. He patted Lang Qing's head, and the well-trained big wolf dog immediately stopped barking.
"Several officials, please come in. We will go and report to the owner of the village right away... It just so happens that there are a few distinguished Chinese guests now, and the wine and food are all ready..."
One of the nurses ran back quickly, and the rest slowly walked with the guests to the main hall. After a while, they saw the black door, which was creaking open at this moment.
"Hahaha... I said that today the magpies are chirping and the lanterns are popping. It turns out that there are distinguished guests coming to the door!"
The door opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a sapphire blue lake silk gown came out, clasped his fists and saluted, "I am Xiang Lang, the clan brother of the Far East King. I don't have much ability to help the prince with some miscellaneous matters..."
"I heard a telegram from the Chinese people a long time ago, saying that the elites who studied abroad in the Qing Dynasty are coming back. I thought that I was not lucky enough to have the opportunity to meet all of you... By coincidence, the Bodhisattva sent the distinguished guests here. !”
"Ouch... who is this?" Xiang Lang saw Gordon in the crowd. Before being introduced, he slapped his forehead. "Ouch! I'm so blind. Isn't this Lord Gordon? Xishan Camp The deputy commander-in-chief!"
"We are really full of distinguished guests today, please come in quickly... at the front door!"
The Xiang family is indeed from a rough and shabby background. It seems that Mr. Long, a member of the family, met many people in the Jianghu community in Xiangjiazhuang. He has a lot of enthusiasm and loyalty, and he has a very good eye.
The high status of the Xiang family can naturally reveal a lot of information about the Chinese. Even if they don't know each of the dignitaries in the capital, they have all seen their photos.
After watching it once, you must remember it in your heart and never forget it. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, it is of no use. What matters is human connection and sophistication!
Gordon was stunned, "The owner of the village actually knows me?"
"Hahaha... I know each other. I have seen the Lord's photo in the newspaper, and during the Long Live Lord's wedding celebration, I was also lucky enough to escort the King of the Far East's congratulatory gift into the palace..."
"Haha... I took a look at it from a distance. The lord is very good-looking. I'll keep it in my heart when I meet you! I'll invite you soon..."
A group of people stepped into Zhuangzi. After entering, they found that the old and new manor could not be distinguished. Huo Yuanjia said it was newly renovated, but when people looked at the ancient books and green cypresses inside, they were all as thick as two people holding each other. This must not have been two or three hundred years old. Old tree?
How could a new house have such an ancient tree?
Xiang Lang saw everyone's doubts and laughed and said, "The prince said, we Jingwu heroes will do what we can do for ten thousand years... and do everything for the best!"
"These ancient books were all moved from the old forests of Changbai Mountain outside the customs. Special ships and special gardeners brought the soil here!"
"Have you seen this emerald cypress? An old gardener saw it... It must have been three hundred years old!"
Hiss... Several of the imperial guards took a breath of air and thought to themselves, this is a rebellion. Changbai Mountain is the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty. How dare this family steal ancient trees from the land of Longxing?
Three hundred years more? This kind of ancient trees are for royal use and can only be planted in the palace. How dare he move it to his own house?
It’s the opposite, it’s really the opposite!
But they just cursed in their hearts. Even if the Far Eastern King really rebelled against him, would Emperor Tongzhi still dare to conquer it himself?
It’s better to swallow this breath!
A group of people passed the second gate and as soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard shouts of people practicing martial arts inside. They looked closely and saw two heroes in the field who were breaking down moves. They were either fighting or going back and forth to break down a few simple moves.
"Sir, let me introduce you... These are all high-ranking officials in the Chinese Army. What a coincidence today!"
"This is the deputy brigade commander of the Independent Brigade of the First Army of the Chinese Army, Jiang Lie! This is the battalion commander Ma Hui..."
"These two are incredible, major-level Chinese special operations snipers, Pang Chaoyun and Ye Qiu..."
The four of them were senior officials of the Chinese military. Originally they did not want to see these Qing Dynasty officials and were too lazy to talk to them. However, after taking a closer look at the clothes of these people, they all stood up.
"Are these naval students who have just returned from Europe? If my memory serves me correctly, you are Deng Shichang and you are Yan Fu..."
The high-minded Chinese officers still respected the naval talents who had studied abroad. When they saw that they were not corrupt officials in the imperial court, they all put down their arrogance and took the initiative to chat.
Finally seeing Gordon present, Jiang Lie turned around and said to the two people in the field, "That's it for today, don't practice anymore... let's talk later!"
"Haha... Sir Gordon, nice to meet you!"
