"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."
Just as Erhu was about to leave, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Forget it, let's go ourselves."
Such a loud voice just now made Zhu Yuanzhang's heart skip a beat.
My curiosity surged, as if I had been tickled, and I couldn't wait any longer.
After coming to Peiping, he was shocked too much.
The first is the asphalt road under my feet, and the second is the movie.
He felt that this thing that made a sound and made the ground vibrate was probably another new thing.
After getting off the carriage, what came into view was a building about five feet wide.
There was an endless stream of people coming in and out. Some of the people looked like hawkers, carrying poles, while others carried cotton wool, making it particularly lively.
There is a large plaque on the building with large characters: Railway Station-Gu'an Station.
"TRAIN STATION?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly. He had heard of carriages, ox carts, and donkey carts, but he had never heard of trains. What is a train?
Since you don't understand, you can only ask.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the people coming in and out. Erhu knew what he wanted to do without him opening his mouth.
Erhu scanned around and saw a man who was about thirty years old. He showed a gentle smile and said, "Brother, can you step over and ask a few questions."
While talking, Erhu knocked a few pieces of broken silver into his hand.
The thirty-year-old young man's eyes lit up, and he immediately followed Erhu to Zhu Yuanzhang, rubbed his hands and said, "Boy, what do you want to ask?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "What are you doing carrying a pole?"
The young man, wearing burlap clothes, placed the pole on the ground and lifted the cloth off the basket. Inside were some woodworking planes, saws and other tools.
"Look, sir, I am going to Beiping City to do carpentry for others. Now there are people in the city renovating their houses every day and needing furniture. The market is good."
The young man smiled honestly and stated his purpose.
"How much money can you make in a day doing carpentry?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
The young man said truthfully: "Carpentry is very popular now. The salary is one hundred yuan a day."
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised. Is the coolie job so profitable now?
The salary of one hundred yuan is indeed no worse than farming.
According to the current prices in Peiping, one day's wages can buy a big fat chicken and more than 30 kilograms of wheat. This is enough for a family of six.
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly startled and began to think about the situation of the people in Peiping.
No wonder these farmers no longer need to farm, because large households have contracted large tracts of land and used chemical fertilizers to grow more food, and food prices have dropped.
The common people do not need to pay poll tax, land tax and other taxes. They become completely free people and earn a living by relying on their skills.
This Li Xiao's ideas are really special. When we first met him, he could always think about problems from other angles. Now it seems that his angle is too special.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought that he had not yet asked about the train.
Thinking of this, he pointed to the train station, "What is this train station?"
"Oh, that's what you wanted to ask."
The young man explained enthusiastically: "Let's talk about this."
There was admiration on his face, "That is simply a miracle, a magical method. We don't believe it, this is something that humans can create."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What on earth is it? Don't lie about it."
The young man spread his hands and stared: "Big guy! It's so big! It makes a huge noise. You can think of it as a very big carriage that can carry people from here to Peking."
"Big guy, if you carry people to Peking, it won't be a carriage, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"No, no, no." The young man waved his hand: "It's definitely not a carriage. It's a big iron lump that can pull hundreds of people."
"Invite several hundred people?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. He could not imagine anything that could pull hundreds of people to walk on land. Only large ships could do that.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "What is this thing and when did it appear in Peiping?"
"half year ago."
The young man explained: "Six months ago, the newspaper suddenly announced that the train was officially in operation. It can be reached by train from Gu'an County to Beiping, passing through Daxing County on the way. There is currently only this line in Beiping."
After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.
Erhu gave the man the broken silver, and he took the silver and left with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Huang, do you want to go in and take a look?"
Erhu asked.
"Go, of course I want to go. I want to see what this big guy who is called the Immortal Means is really like."
Zhu Yuanzhang walked toward the train station gate with his hands behind his hands.
Seeing this, Erhu waved his hand, and Jinyiwei immediately appeared secretly. Erhu said one after another: "Send the carriage to Peiping." Jinyiwei nodded, and then pulled the carriage away.
After finishing the process, Erhu also followed Zhu Yuanzhang into the train station.
There are many people in the train station and it is extremely noisy.
If this train is the same means of transportation as a ship, Zhu Yuanzhang judged from this that his layout for more than thirty years was now in chaos, and the people of Peiping were very mobile.
There are also shops inside the train station, selling pasta, dry food and water.
There is a large window in the center that says: Ticket Office.
I asked another passerby and learned that if I wanted to take the train, I had to buy a ticket first.
So Zhu Yuanzhang began to line up in order again. After all, it was a people's petition, and he always treated himself as an ordinary citizen.
When it was his turn, the conductor at the window asked: "Where are you going?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Beiping."
The conductor said: "One penny per person in Peiping."
Erhu took out the broken silver and handed it over, but was rejected by the conductor, saying: "I'm sorry, Sir, there are a lot of people buying tickets here every day, so we don't accept broken silver, you have to use Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. If you don't have it, Please go to the exchange office to redeem it in advance.”
The broken silver also has to be weighed, which is very inconvenient due to the large number of people buying tickets, so it must be exchanged for treasure banknotes in advance.
"Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. Can treasure money be used here?
Li Xiao, this kid, asked his fourth son to deactivate the treasure banknotes just because he said they were devalued like useless paper.
Why can it be used now?
Is he doing this secretly?
Damn it, isn't this guy secretly printing treasure money?
This is a serious crime. It is a serious crime to kill everyone. This boy is so bold!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Erhu and said, "Erhu, do you have any treasure money on you?"
"Mr. Huang, there really is one."
Erhu was ecstatic and took out a treasure note from his body.
That was the salary added to Erhu by Zhu Yuanzhang a few years ago. The Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes with a face value of one thousand taels had long since become waste paper, but Erhu was unwilling to accept it and was unwilling to throw it away as waste paper, so he kept it with him.
He thought to himself, great. I didn't expect that these one thousand taels of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes could be used in Peiping. Later, they would give me 999 taels of silver. I was very happy.
This extra salary can finally be cashed in! !
Erhu took out the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes and slapped them in front of the window.
He smiled slightly and waited for the money.
Unexpectedly, the conductor's expression changed immediately. Peking stipulates that using counterfeit banknotes is a serious crime. This guy actually used such fake banknotes to fool him?
"Come on! Someone is using counterfeit money!"
"Clock guard! Someone is using counterfeit money!"
The conductor immediately took the treasure note in his hand and kept shouting loudly.
Erhu: "????"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "????"
The two of them were a little confused.
How come this regular Ming Dynasty treasure banknote turned out to be a counterfeit?
In an instant, everyone in the train station hall was stunned and looked over. Who would have thought that someone would dare to use counterfeit money?
Anyone who dared to use counterfeit money before had their heads chopped off.
"Another person with counterfeit money."
"Look, there are people who are not afraid of death."
"We have heard that Magistrate Li hates people who use counterfeit money the most. Last time he destroyed a den and beheaded all of them."
The people were pointing and talking.
At this time, a group of watchmen in black clothes with gongs hanging on their chests came quickly from the train station with knives.
"How dare you use counterfeit money here, take it down!"
The leader Yinluo gave an order.
Immediately, four or five people attacked Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Bold! Who dares!"
Erhu was shocked, these people were really crazy.
The Ming Dynasty treasure banknote he took out was said to be counterfeit, so he still wanted to take it from the Holy One?
Erhu was about to wave his hand and call out the Jin Yiwei to capture this group of people with unknown origins.
The leader, Yin Luo, went to check the counterfeit banknotes first.
His vision was sharper than the new conductor's. He knew at a glance that it was a Ming Dynasty treasure note that had been invalidated a few years ago. He was probably someone from out of town who didn't know the situation and had misunderstood him.
"Stop, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"
The leader Yinluo hurriedly stopped his men and explained: "This is a Ming Dynasty treasure note that was invalidated a few years ago. It is not a fake note. I misunderstood."
Yin Luo walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang and Er Hu again.
"I'm sorry, you two. This was our mistake." He bowed and apologized, and then handed the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes back to Erhu.
"What do you mean, isn't this a Ming Dynasty treasure note?"
Erhu looked unhappy and said: "Didn't that person just say that he needed Ming Dynasty treasure money to buy tickets? Isn't that true?"
Yinluo looked at Erhu, obviously helpless, and said: "Who would have thought that the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes that have been abolished for several years can still appear. We are not using this kind of treasure banknotes."
Erhu asked: "What, is there another kind of treasure money in Beiping?"
Yinluo nodded, and then explained: "Beiping now uses the new second edition of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. If you have banknotes and cash, you can go there to exchange for Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes and then buy tickets."
As he spoke, he pointed to a window.
That's where the Ming Dynasty banknotes are exchanged.
That's right, when Li Xiao issued this treasure note, he didn't want to use it only in Peiping.
In the future, after his father-in-law Zhu Di ascends the throne, he can directly promote it.
Anyway, sooner or later it will be promoted nationwide, so the name is Daming Baobao, the new version of Daming Baobao! !
Because it has only appeared for three years, it is not yet completely popular, only 80% popular.
However, the Ming Dynasty banknotes are very stable and have not depreciated at all.
"What? New version of Ming Dynasty treasure banknote??"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt numb after hearing this, and his scalp was numb! !
Forget about other things, now we even dare to print treasure banknotes! !
Zhu Yuanzhang originally printed treasure banknotes because he wanted to control the money system of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Once you control the money system, you can then control everyone in the world.
Although he failed and gave up.
But that doesn’t mean others can do it! !
If you control money, doesn’t that mean you control the country? ? ?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but said angrily: "Who stipulates that Peking can print new versions of treasure banknotes? Doesn't your Peking Prefect Li Xiao want his head?"
"How can you call our Lord Magistrate by his first name?"
This Tongluo might have a crazy fanaticism towards Li Xiao, and said loudly: "In Beiping, the prefect is God, Li Qingtian, we don't listen to anyone, we only listen to Li Qingtian."
The words fell.
The people around him also spoke one after another:
"There is a Li Qingtian in Peiping who defends loyalties and traitors without mercy!"
"Yes, since Li Qingtian came to Peiping, the lives of our people have changed dramatically."
"We don't listen to anyone, not even the emperor, we only listen to Li Qingtian."
Not only Yinluo, but also other people were enthusiastic about Li Xiao.
"Bold."
Erhu was furious.
He was about to wave his hand to take down these rude and unruly people and this strange man with a gong hanging around his neck.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to interrupt, saying no.
If the identity is revealed, the purpose of the covert visit will change.
Zhu Yuanzhang also suddenly understood why Li Xiao wanted to show the movie "Li Qingtian of the Ming Dynasty" in various places in Peiping.
The content of the movie was all about praising and bragging about how selfless Li Xiao was in Peking and made decisions for the people.
This is to better control people's thoughts and achieve his own goals.
No wonder, no wonder, Peking has undergone earth-shaking changes.
It must be possible to do it only if you can respond to everything at once.
In Peiping, Li Xiao's reputation has reached its peak, surpassing him as the emperor.
This kind of person only needs to raise his arms and raise his arms, and he is afraid that he can immediately organize a powerful army of soldiers and teams that can overthrow the dynasty.
"Li Xiao, Li Xiao. Fortunately, we know your purpose, and you are still our grandson-in-law. Otherwise, you would not be able to save your head just by relying on this."
Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous intention flashed away, but he thought that he would still be sworn sworn to Li Xiao after a few years of asking him, and he still owed Li Xiao a favor, so he pressed it again.
At least now, he doesn't see a single person dissatisfied with life.
Instead, everyone had a smile on their face.
"What kind of government office do you belong to?"
At this time, Erhu frowned and looked at the group of people in front of him.
The black clothes and the gong on the chest make people wonder. Did the Ming Dynasty have such a yamen?
"You're from out of town, right?"
Na Yinluo said with a smile: "We are watchmen. We are mainly responsible for maintaining public security, catching criminals, and serving the people."
After saying that, he bowed his hands and said goodbye.
"Watchman"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Erhu and said, "Remember the person who called the watch."
Li Xiao is indeed very bold. He has established a new yamen. It should be an organization like Jinyiwei.
No wonder some people impeached him and said that he would establish a royal guard again and claim hegemony.
Erhu nodded and took out his notebook to write down.
"Let's go over there and take a look. We've even printed Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes for us. It's lawless!"
Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards the place pointed by the watchman just now.
Above the window is written: Ming Bao Banknote Exchange Office.
Erhu felt a little disappointed. His treasure banknote was indeed useless.
Just throw it away as waste paper when you get home.
He walked to the window and asked, "How do I exchange it?"
The man in charge of the exchange smiled and said: "How much silver can be exchanged for as many treasure banknotes as you want. You can exchange silver notes for current silver or banknotes from well-known banks. Treasure banknotes can be exchanged for silver, and silver can be exchanged for treasure banknotes. You can exchange them at will. It's a one-to-one exchange."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly startled.
Can I exchange it at will?
In the past, the treasure banknotes printed by the imperial court could only be exchanged for silver, but the treasure banknotes could not be exchanged for silver.
By the way, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought of it.
Five years ago, Li Xiao once talked to himself about the depreciation of banknotes.
It is said that if you want the treasure banknotes to not depreciate, you must control the issuance of the treasure banknotes.
Is it linked to gold or something? Is that the reason?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked excitedly: "Can the treasure banknotes be exchanged for gold? Can gold be exchanged for treasure banknotes?"
The clerk smiled and said: "Of course, no matter how you exchange it, you will not lose money. The price of treasure banknotes and gold and silver are equivalent. The three can be exchanged anytime and anywhere. In addition to our temporary site, Beiping City and Daming Bank also have It’s redeemable.”
"Change!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang ordered: "Erhu, let's exchange for one thousand taels first."
He wanted to try to see if Li Xiao's Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes could be used freely in Peiping.
After all, when I promoted the Ming Dynasty treasure banknote before, many people did not recognize it and did not accept it.
"yes."
Erhu took out a thousand tael of silver notes and handed it over.
After checking and confirming the authenticity, the clerk took out a thousand taels of treasure banknotes and said, "For your convenience, here are some scattered ones."
Erhu took the treasure note and felt something different when he touched it on his hand.
This treasure note is very small, very small, and very light.
The treasure banknotes issued by the imperial court used mulberry paper as the printing material.
The note is one foot long and six inches wide.
It is very large when unfolded and has various anti-counterfeiting marks on it.
And this treasure note is only about the size of a palm, with two ends long.
The treasure note reads: Ming Dynasty Tongxing Baobao.
The denominations above are different: one hundred taels, fifty taels, twenty taels, ten taels, five taels, one tael, five qian, and one qian.
Erhu counted the numbers, there were nine one hundred taels, one fifty taels, one twenty taels, two ten taels, one fifty taels, three one taels, three five taels, and five one taels. .
Erhu nodded and found something was wrong.
His forehead began to sweat.
The number is no problem.
It is indeed one thousand taels.
But there is a big problem with Baoqian
The small amount is okay, the pattern on it is a landscape.
The large banknotes actually had their faces printed on them.
This avatar.
Erhu didn't dare to look any further, sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Master Huang, here."
"What's wrong, show us."
Zhu Yuanzhang took the treasure note from Erhu and took a closer look. He was completely stunned!
This treasure note feels very good and has a concave and convex feel.
It's actually printed with colored ink.
These are nothing.
The treasure banknotes actually had their family’s faces printed on them! ! !
Zhu Yuanzhang only felt his scalp numb.
He turned over the bills in his hand.
Twenty taels of silver were printed with Zhu Gaochi's portrait.
Fifty taels of silver, stamped with Zhu Di's portrait.
And the one hundred taels of silver printed on it turned out to be his own portrait.
What is worth mentioning is that Li Xiao actually printed his own face on the denomination of one coin.
Numb, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely numb!
This Li Xiao not only printed treasure banknotes secretly.
Even the family’s faces were printed on it.
Outrageous, outrageous!
"Mr. Huang, think of the good."
Erhu whispered from the side: "In this way, everyone in the world can see how wise and powerful you are, and remember you from generation to generation."
He felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was about to explode, and hurriedly found a reason to persuade him to avoid hurting innocent people.
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang softened.
He stared at his own face in the hundred-tael note in his hand in a daze.
No. It doesn’t make sense.
The person on this banknote looks like he was thirty years old. He looked really wise and powerful at that time!
If this treasure banknote could really be circulated and used, wouldn't the world remember him as the Hongwu Emperor for generations to come? ?
"Let's not talk about this first, go buy a ticket and see what the train is about"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced around and saw that there were seats in the hall, so he sat down to rest.
Erhu took the treasure money to buy a ticket.
Two silver coins, buying two tickets, using two one-money banknotes.
When buying the ticket, Erhu suddenly discovered that Li Xiao had printed his face on one piece of silver. It was intentional. This piece of silver has the highest usage rate.
Not long after, the ticket was bought. After asking, Erhu found that there was a time limit for the departure of the train. So Erhu asked what time it was, and the guy replied: "It departs at nine o'clock."
Then, Erhu's head appeared:? ? ? ?
The guy smiled and explained: "The prefect changed the time in Peiping from twelve o'clock to twenty-four hours. There is a big bell tower in Beiping City. The time in the bell tower shall prevail."
As he spoke, he pointed to the side: "See, that's a clock. When the shortest hand reaches nine, it's nine o'clock, and the train leaves on the hour."
Erhu turned his head and took a look and found a big guy, about how tall he was, with a wooden shell. There was a hammer swinging left and right underneath, and there was a disk and a long and a short pointer on it. After studying it, he found that this was clock
"Mr. Huang, I bought my ticket. It's nine o'clock to leave. That's nine o'clock."
Returning to Zhu Yuanzhang's side, Erhu explained: "Nine o'clock should be the beginning of Si Shi, one hour has been changed to two hours, and there are twenty-four hours in a day."
"What???"
Zhu Yuanzhang became numb and said speechlessly: "Even the time set by our ancestors has been changed? How to determine the time?"
"Mr. Huang, look at the clock over there."
Erhu led Zhu Yuanzhang to a big clock, "My subordinates have just asked clearly. Every swing of the pendulum below is one second, sixty seconds is one minute, sixty minutes is one hour, and there are twenty-four hours in a day. .”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he realized that this clock was extraordinary.
"Can we tell time without a sundial now?"
You must know that in order to ensure the accuracy of the time, the Ministry of Rites has a yamen that specializes in timekeeping. Only by having a dedicated person record the time can we ensure the accuracy of the time. Once there are continuous rainy days, we can only rely on the timekeeping of the Ministry of Rites.
"This can actually tell time? But what if this clock breaks down?"
"Master Huang, everything shall be based on the bell tower of Beiping City."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
He thought to himself, Li Xiao has changed almost every aspect, how come he has so many weird ideas in his mind?
However, dividing the twelve hours into twenty-four hours makes it easier to time time. One hour is too long, and sometimes it is difficult to confirm the accurate time.
And this clock is actually accurate to the minute
At this time, a wealthy businessman wearing silk and satin walked in front of the clock. He looked at the clock and then aligned something on his palm.
Then he nodded and was about to leave.
“What’s on your hand??”
Zhu Yuanzhang saw a delicate little thing in his hand at a glance.
"You mean this?"
When the wealthy businessman saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's clothes were not ordinary, he was willing to chat and said with a smile: "This is a pocket watch to tell the time."
As he spoke, he showed off the exquisite pocket watch in his hand.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened immediately.
"Can I borrow it for a look?" Erhu asked hurriedly.
"Yeah." After hesitating for a moment, the wealthy businessman nodded: "Yes, but you have to be careful. This is more expensive, and there aren't many in Beiping."
He spoke with pride. Owning this pocket watch represents a status symbol.
Erhu took the pocket watch and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang respectfully.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it and was stunned again.
Good guy, this small and exquisite thing is similar to that big clock. It is also used to tell the time. Doesn't it mean that you can tell the time anytime and anywhere? ? ?
"How much silver is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became interested and wanted to buy it.
"Sorry, this is not for sale."
The wealthy businessman explained: "If you want to buy one, you can go to a watch shop in Peiping. Such a pocket watch costs one thousand taels of silver."
"One thousand taels?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought it was expensive at first, but then he felt that it was not expensive at all. This exquisite and small object in his palm was like carrying a sundial with him, and it was the kind that was not afraid of rainy days.
"Humph, we don't need to buy it. We went to Peking, so of course someone will give it to us."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, when we go to Peking, won't Li Xiao give us the best pocket watch? ?
Thinking of this, he gave the pocket watch to Erhu, and Erhu returned it to the businessman.
When the businessman heard this, he felt that Zhu Yuanzhang had a lot of background and it didn't look like he was lying. He took out his business card and handed it over with a smile on his face:
"Let me introduce myself. I am Zhang Tiezhu, a member of the Peking Chamber of Commerce. I have a large chicken farm in Dong'an County. We sell fat chickens and eggs. You are a foreigner. In the future, when the railway is connected, if there is a business in this area, I can Let me introduce you, nice to meet you."
"chicken farm?"
Zhu Yuanzhang became interested and said, "I'll pay him a visit if I have the chance."
The businessman said: "I'm waiting for you at any time, sir."
Erhu introduced: "My father's surname is Huang, and he is a grain merchant."
The businessman smiled and said, "Mr. Huang, I'm glad to meet you. You look noble at first glance."
At this time, a staff member at the train station shouted: "Dear passengers, the train is ready to leave at nine o'clock. Please enter fifteen minutes early. Please take your tickets and enter in order."
Then, people began to line up and enter one by one.
"Mr. Huang, come with me. I have a VIP card here and you can use the VIP channel. I will arrange for you to take the VIP carriage later."
The businessman named Zhang Tiezhu warmly invited.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and followed.
He thought to himself, this Li Xiao also divided people into three, six or nine grades.
As expected, there were very few people in this VIP channel.
Passing through the VIP channel, there is a stand blocking the entrance.
An identity check is required.
When he arrived at the VIP channel interrogation office, Zhang Tiezhu reported his identity and took out the tooth tag to verify his identity, and the clerk began to check the VIP quota.
Teeth cards were used to prove identity in the Ming Dynasty, and Li Xiao did not change this.
"Zhang Tiezhu, VIP No. 0189, please enter."
The guy put Zhang Tiezhu in.
Zhang Tiezhu said with a smile: "These two are my distinguished guests. Help them register. I will take them in and the fee will be charged to me."
The clerk smiled and said, "Okay, no problem. Please state your name, please, and take out your tooth tag to register briefly."
"Huang Ba, Wang Erhu."
With that said, Zhu Yuanzhang and Erhu took out the tooth tags from their pockets and registered them.
Zhu Yuanzhang's tooth tag is a fake identity, but Erhu is real.
"Wang Erhu, a Nanjing resident, remember to go to She District to apply for a migrant population permit after entering Peiping. Please come in."
After the clerk finished registering, he put the two tigers in first.
Then we started to register Huangba. Huh? Huangba?
He frowned, the name was too familiar.
Because the number one on the VIP list is Huang Ba’s name.
"This guest, are you Huang Ba?"
The man looked at the old man in front of him in surprise.
"Yes, we are Huang Ba, how about it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated and said: "Can't we enter?"
"No, no, no, you misunderstood."
The clerk immediately became very respectful and bowed: "Master Huang Ba, you are our No. 1 VIP here. Welcome to come. As required, you can take any of our trains for free at any time, and you can take It’s a Tianzi carriage.”
The so-called Tianzi carriage is where Li Xiao's family rides. Others, no matter how rich they are, cannot ride.
hiss! ! !
That Zhang Tiezhu took a breath of cold air.
I actually made friends with such a person! !
I really didn’t expect it. I’m so lucky.
Tianzi carriage, Tianzi No. 1 VIP! ! !
Isn't this Mr. Huang Ba a relative of the prefect Li?
Make a good friend, you must make a good friend!
"We, Huang Ba, are the number one VIP in the world."
"Is this prepared by that boy Li Xiao? He is still thinking about us."
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt a warm current pouring into his heart, making his whole body warm.
When people reach old age, what they desire most is the care of their relatives.
Many of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons were enfeoffed in various places and were not allowed to leave their fiefdoms. They rarely met each other and lacked the care of their sons.
Li Xiao, who had not seen him for five years, always kept him in his heart.
This sudden scene reminded him of the time he spent with Li Xiao in the yard five years ago, vividly in his mind.
He still remembers us, he still remembers us.
"Hello, Mr. Huang."
At this time, a waiter came and bowed respectfully, "Master Huang, please go with me. Please."
The treatment given to Tian Zi No. 1 VIPs is the treatment of Tian Zi No. 1.
Full escort service!
"Lead the way." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
In Zhang Tiezhu's surprise, he consciously followed Zhu Yuanzhang. He, a VIP customer, could not enjoy such treatment.
After passing the passage and arriving at the square, a huge thing came into view.
steam train!
Steam trains, also called steam locomotives, are the most primitive and oldest trains that use coal as power and a steam engine as the core. By burning water with coal, the water turns into steam, thereby pushing the piston to make the train run.
The train was pitch black, with a big chimney on the locomotive and a Ming Dynasty flag in front.
The outer skin of the eight carriages is painted with military green paint. Under the carriages are round steel wheels, hundreds of meters long, like a long queue! ! !
In a feudal society, I can't even imagine how this was created.
“Oh my God, this train is so spectacular!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang made a sound in surprise.
The two tigers on the side were also stunned.
numbness, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were numb again, and his scalp was numb! !
There were also many people in the square who were taking a train for the first time and were shocked:
"Is this the legendary steam train?"
"It's spectacular, it's magnificent, oh my God."
"The prefect is really a god, he can actually create such a big thing."
"That's not true. With this train, we ordinary people don't have to buy expensive carriages to travel. This train will reach Peiping very quickly."
"What a miracle, Li Qingtian, Li Qingtian!! Li Qingtian of the Ming Dynasty!"
"With Li Qingtian in Peiping, life is getting better day by day."
Many people even knelt down on the spot and kowtowed to the train!
There is no other reason. I just feel that it is too shocking, like a god.
"Mr. Huang, this is my first time seeing a train. I am also like you, but you get used to it after sitting on it for too long." Zhang Tiezhu chatted enthusiastically on the side.
It took a long time for Zhu Yuanzhang to recover from his surprise.
He pointed at the train and asked: "This iron lump can go faster than a carriage?"
"It's not only faster than a carriage, it's faster than a horse, and you don't need to rest."
Zhang Tiezhu explained enthusiastically: "At this time, we are still in Peking. I heard that when the railway reaches Nanjing, we can go from Peking to Nanjing in one day!"
hiss!
Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath of cold air.
If so, wouldn't it be possible to quickly transport troops and food to Peiping?
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty spent countless lives to dig the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Just for the south-to-north grain transfer! !
And Li Xiao only had five years to create a train that was more efficient than the Grand Canal?
An eternal wonder, shocking! ! !
Zhu Yuanzhang felt trembling all over and was so surprised! !
This train will surely be famous throughout the ages! ! !
"Mr. Huang, please move. This is Tianzi No. 1 carriage."
The waiter bowed and made a gesture of invitation.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and followed. He wanted to see what the train looked like inside and what it felt like to sit on it.
"Are these two friends of Master Huang?"
The man looked at Er Hu and Zhang Tiezhu. They were not VIPs.
Zhang Tiezhu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang expectantly. He also wanted to take a ride in this Tianzi carriage.
"Yes, let them come together."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Needless to say, Erhu, this Zhang Tiezhu is staying here so he can ask about things later.
"Thank you, Mr. Huang." Zhang Tiezhu was very excited.
in this way,
The three of them entered the Tianzi carriage.
This carriage can't be called a train carriage at all. It's basically a room with a soft carpet on the floor, a soft couch, a big bed, seats, and a separate cook, man.
“My God, this carriage is so luxurious.”
It was the first time I saw Zhang Tiezhu in the Tianzi carriage.
This is countless times better than the VIP carriage.
Zhu Yuanzhang found a table and sat down, while Erhu led Zhang Tiezhu to sit at the table next to him.
As soon as we sat down, a waiter brought good tea, exquisite pastries, cut fresh fruits, and good seeds and peanuts to the table one by one.
And asked Mr. Huang if he wanted to eat something.
But Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and refused.
"Oh my god, what kind of treatment is this?" Zhang Tiezhu's eyes widened.
Of course, a portion was brought to their table.
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting by the window. Seeing that the train was silent, he asked, "When will we leave?"
"Mr. Huang, the train will leave in five minutes."
The guy explained immediately.
Waited patiently for five minutes.
Sudden,
An extremely loud whistle sounded.
Wuwuwu————
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look forward to how the train would move.
Immediately afterwards, I felt the entire car begin to vibrate.
The frame clangs clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clangs
The frequency is getting faster and faster, and the trains are getting faster and faster.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting next to the car window, felt that the surrounding scene began to recede gradually, faster and faster, and a cool wind blew against his face.
The frame clangs clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clangs
At the back, the carriage gradually stabilized, and the retreating scenes around it gradually blurred. Sure enough, it had surpassed the speed of the horses.
Fast, too fast!
If we maintain this speed, we can really cover the distance from Nanjing to Peking in one day.
How exactly is this done.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up slowly, wondering if he couldn't stand up at such a fast speed?
But when he stood up and walked around, he found that he was walking on flat ground! !
"Okay! Great! I never expected that such a divine creature would appear in my Ming Dynasty."
"This is an important weapon for the country! An important weapon for the Ming Dynasty!"
“Even if we are thousands of miles apart, we can still reach each other day and night!!”
“The train that travels thousands of miles a day and tirelessly brings about unimaginable changes!”
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy. If there was such a thing, he could expand the territory and open the Ming Dynasty's territory to further places!
"It's a pity. We are getting old. In the future, we will only rely on the fourth child to do this."
Zhu Yuanzhang walked around in the carriage with his arm rested, walked around a few times and then returned to the soft couch to sit down.
A cloud came flying in the wind and rain, and all of Kyushu could be seen in an instant.
Outside the couplets, I can hear the sound of fresh water, and in the distance I can see the blue sky opening.
Zhu Yuanzhang slowly picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. A poem he had written before could not help but come to mind. This situation and scene were like this poem.
In an instant, I could see all over Jiuzhou in the clouds and mist. At first, I just used this to express my ambition, but I didn’t expect that now it can actually be realized.
OK, great! !
Li Xiao, Li Xiao, we really saw you right!
No matter how bold you are, you are not!
A train more magical than the Grand Canal
This one thing can make up for all the mistakes!
"Mr. Huang, this is a letter that the prefect left to the distinguished guest No. 1 Tianzi, that is, you. He said that if the distinguished guest No. 1 Tianzi comes to visit, this letter must be handed over to you."
At this time, the waiter on the train respectfully placed the letter in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Letter? What did that boy Li Xiao leave for us?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, picked up the letter, waved his hand, and the servants beside him all retreated.
He opened the envelope, took out the letter, and looked down. Sure enough, it was left by Li Xiao.
[Brother Huang B, the word is like me. ]
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel warm when he saw the words Big Brother Dahuang. It was indeed left to us by Li Xiao, and he continued to look down.
[Seeing this letter, it proves that the elder brother has once again paid a private visit to the people incognito to check the public sentiment.
It’s been five years since we last met?
The eldest brother once said that he would visit his younger brother in a year.
But the younger brother waited and waited, but he couldn't wait for the elder brother to come.
Haven’t seen you for many years, I miss you so much!
As you can see, the city of Peiping has undergone tremendous changes.
In the past five years, I have been working hard for New Beiping day and night. I once said that we would create a prosperous Ming Dynasty.
After years of hard work, we finally see some signs in Beiping City.
Nowadays, Peiping has achieved the goal of providing education, income for work, medical treatment for diseases, support for the elderly, and housing.
There were a lot of difficulties, a lot of opposition, and a lot of things that chilled me. I wanted to give up many times, but I gritted my teeth and persevered.
During this period, many methods were used, and even the army was used to suppress it. There was a painful period, but that is all in the past. As the elder brother said, what kind of reform is without bloodshed?
The span of the reform was very large, and it completely changed many of the systems of Big Brother.
I hope you will forgive me for this!
The next step is the plan to achieve a moderately prosperous society for all.
Let everyone in the world live a better life! ! !
There are so many kinds, too many words to describe them all.
Big brother, I miss you!
After reading this letter, after you have visited Peiping, please remember to inform me that our good brother is here and we must give you the best hospitality!
In addition, I hope you can stay here with peace of mind and let's live a good life!
In my free time, I keep fit and go fishing.
Once you come to Peiping, don’t leave.
——————My beloved younger brother Li Xiaojing. ]
After reading the letter.
Zhu Yuanzhang read it again and was speechless for a long time.
My heart is touched
Li Xiao, Li Xiao.
You really moved us, we don’t know what to say to you
(End of chapter)
