1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 823
On May 1667, 5, Daxing Railway Station.

A group of gendarmes with live ammunition tightly guarded several carriages, watching the passengers coming and going vigilantly, while patrolmen scattered around set up a simple cordon to isolate the passengers on the train from these carriages outside.

"Is there some important person who wants to take this train to Chang'an with us?" Huang Yuancai turned his head and said in a low voice, "Look, those gendarmes are all acting very nervous."

"I guess it's a big person like a senior official in the cabinet." Li Qingli said, "It's also possible that someone from the royal family has arrived in Daxing and is going to Chang'an to inspect the construction of the capital."

"People from the royal family? Is it possible that our king is here?" Scott Moore said excitedly.

"Improbable." Li Qingli shook his head and said, "If the king came here, it would not be such a small battle. Maybe it was a prince or princess who came....There are guards near those carriages. The officers and soldiers are on duty."

"Oh, handsome prince and beautiful princess!" Scott Moore poked his head and looked over there vigorously, "They should come out to meet their subjects! To be honest, as a Hanzhou person, I still Haven't really met any of the royals. It's such a pity!"

"Come on, royal nobles, you can see them whenever you want?" Huang Yuancai looked at the fascinated Scott Moore mockingly, "In your European countries, I'm afraid you won't be able to easily meet a prince or Princess."

"No, in the German area where I used to live, you can really often see princes and princesses. Even the kings and grand dukes of some kingdoms can occasionally be seen on the streets of the city." Scott Moore laughed He said: "Of course, this may be because we have too many kingdoms and duchies in Europe."

"Then what do you think, is Europe better for you, or Hanzhou for us?"

"Now, I live in Hanzhou, which already shows the various advantages of Hanzhou." Scott Moore said slyly, although, deep down in his heart, there is still no need to miss Europe and the former hometown of Germany , but now that he has been naturalized in the state of Qi and has his own family here, naturally he can only say that Hanzhou is good.

"Damn it, do you want to die?" There was a sudden shout near the carriage where the group of gendarmes were located, which attracted the attention of many passengers.

I saw two Hanzhou natives carrying a large box to the car. For some reason, one of them staggered, let go of his hand, and the box fell to the ground.A gendarmerie officer hurriedly stepped forward to check and found that a valuable vase contained in the box had been broken.

"It's a crime!" An official of the Ministry of Culture and Education squatted on the ground, holding the vase with a cracked line, and couldn't help but feel extremely distressed. "This is a Qingyao from the Song Dynasty brought back from the Guangnan King's Palace. It is priceless!"

Seeing this, several patrolmen who rushed over could not help but look at each other in blank dismay.Yesterday, I received a notice from the above, saying that some important people arrived in Daxing City, and then took the train to Chang'an. Along with the train, there were also some historical sites and cultural relics from Jianye City, which were going to be sent to the Chang'an Museum for placement.

Early this morning, a group of military police escorted several carriages and a large number of precious cultural relics to the railway station, and then ordered the railway staff to find some coolies to carry the goods onto the trains one by one.And they, as patrolmen at the station, must help maintain the necessary order, and at the same time take good care of the indigenous coolies.

In addition to the military police and patrol police, many officials and scribes from the Ministry of Culture and Education also came. While checking the precious cultural relics that needed to be loaded into the vehicle, they checked the quantity and batch number with the accompanying military police to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the transported items.

With the acceleration of the construction of Chang'an City, some cabinet departments and personnel have begun to migrate from Jianye to settle in this newly built capital ahead of schedule.At the same time, a large number of precious cultural relics and classics plundered through years of wars will also be transported to Chang'an in batches to fill the newly built museum and decorate the slightly barren cultural atmosphere of Qi.

"His Royal Highness, the people below will take care of some minor matters, so there is no need to worry too much." Sun Houming, the magistrate of Daxing, saw that Prince Qi Zixing opened the curtains and looked at the small episode that was happening outside, and he carefully comforted him.

"Even if you beat someone to death, can you restore the damaged items?" Qi Zixing shook his head, "There are so many passengers watching outside, so we should pay more attention to the impact."

The gendarmerie commander and Yuwu Xiaowei (captain) Zhang Jingfeng's face froze when he heard the words, he saluted Qi Zixing, and then hurriedly got out of the carriage, ready to restrain the tyrannical behavior of the gendarmerie.Damn, a bunch of rough guys, who taught a native a lesson, didn't know how to drag it to a secluded place first, and they were still inside the station, in front of so many people, making such a big commotion.

Half an hour later, with the sound of a high-pitched train whistle, thick smoke rose from the front of the train, and the train started slowly and left Daxing Station.

"His Royal Highness, this railway is currently the first public-private partnership railway in our country. The Ministry of Communications holds 30.00% of the shares, Daxing Mansion holds 20.00% of the shares, and the remaining 40.00% of the shares are all raised by domestic merchants." Sun Houming introduced the railway to Qi Zixing, "The operating mileage of the railway is nearly 130 kilometers, and there are four stations along the way, which greatly facilitates the flow of materials and people in several inland counties. Daxing Prefecture is going to take this opportunity to Raise funds from the society again to build a coastal railway to Yongchangfu (now Gold Coast, Australia) to strengthen the connection between the two places."

Yongchang Mansion was separated from Daxing Mansion three years ago, under the jurisdiction of Luoshan (now Southport District, Gold Coast, Australia), Longchuan (
Today's Tweed Heads in eastern Australia), Pingjiang (now Ballina Town, Australia), Guangshui (now Cassino Town, Eastern Australia), Dongping (now Yamba Town, Australia), Wujiang (now Coffs Harbor, Australia) ) six counties with a population of 12, and the main economic base is agricultural planting and fishery.

Although Daxing Mansion has a population of more than 35 from Yongchang Mansion, it still has the largest population in Qi with a population of [-]. In addition, it is close to the future capital Chang'an, and its development prospects will be limitless.

"The eastern part of Hanzhou is the fertile land of Qi State. For decades, whether it is industrial transfer and expansion, or a large number of immigrants, they have enjoyed exceptionally favorable policy care." Qi Zixing looked at the villages and farmland that flashed from time to time outside the window. , I couldn’t help but be very satisfied, "Daxing Mansion is located in the essence of the east. It is necessary to give full play to the local favorable geographical conditions and consolidate the agricultural foundation. In addition, Daxing, as the material supply place of Chang'an and the distribution center of north-south commerce, is very important for industry and commerce. The development of industry must also be given considerable attention. Only in this way can Daxing Prefecture play a leading role as a regional center and drive the rapid development of surrounding areas."

"What His Royal Highness said is very true." Sun Houming nodded and said: "My Daxing Mansion has been governed by three successive mansions, and has laid a solid and solid foundation for the development of today's agricultural, industrial and commercial industries. Today, the railway has connected Chang'an and There are several counties and towns in the inland west, which will accelerate the flow of materials and people from various places, coupled with the continuous advancement of the construction of the capital, the entire Daxing Prefecture will inevitably leap to a new height in the next few years."

Prince Qi Zixing was appointed as the magistrate of Chang'an more than a month ago, temporarily acting as the new capital city, in order to train and accumulate experience in local governance.

For the first time in more than 20 years, I left Jianye City and came to this remote eastern region of Hanzhou, and managed a place independently without the constraints and constraints of my father and the cabinet.This made Qi Zixing not only excited, but also a little more uneasy.

Although the land of Chang'an is a prefecture, it only governs one city and five counties, with a population of only [-] people, and Chang'an City is still in the process of various constructions.It stands to reason that this kind of place in the initial stage should be very easy to manage and easy to produce results.

But Qi Zixing grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, and has never had any experience in governing anywhere.Although he received all kinds of precepts and deeds from his father's side every day, he had never personally experienced it.But as the future successor of the Qi State, if he had never had ambitions in his heart and wanted to work hard to make some outstanding achievements, then he would not have been a prince for more than 20 years.

After all, since I was a child, I have heard about the great achievements of my father from various channels. As a 15-year-old boy, he was in charge of civil affairs in Hanzhou. It can be said that he established the initial foundation of Qi.As the future king of Qi, how can he not feel a little pressure?
The train only traveled less than ten kilometers, and it stopped at the first stop - Fengshan County (now Akesheridge District, Brisbane City).Immediately, many hawkers poured in on both sides of the train. They carried baskets and sold small commodities next to the window of each carriage, including boiled eggs, sweet potatoes, melon seeds, peanuts, fruits, and even roast chicken and fish. Passengers earn a little extra income.

However, there was a row of gendarmes and imperial guards standing outside the carriage that Prince Qi Zixing and many other officials were riding on. Many peddlers were so frightened that they ran away from them.

The overall layout of the railway station in this small county is somewhat similar to a granary. In addition to being used as a waiting place for passengers, it is also used as a carport. Simple wooden fences are used on both sides to form a station. People and goods are all in one place. The car is noisy and chaotic.

As for whether someone will sneak into the station and catch a train, it is not impossible.However, there are special ticket inspectors on the bus, who will repeatedly check the passengers' tickets almost every half hour.Once it is found that there is no ticket, it will be turned over to the train security personnel immediately, and then it will be handed over to the station personnel after arriving at the station, and a fine will be imposed.

Fengshan County is not on the Daxing River (Brisbane River), but in a vast plain area.After 20 years of continuous development, more than one million mu of farmland has been reclaimed here, and it is the most important wheat producing area in Daxing Prefecture.

Although this area is mainly based on agricultural planting, there are still more than a dozen small grain, oil, food processing plants and woolen textile factories in the county. In addition to meeting the needs of the local people, they also transport a large number of them to Daxing and Chang'an to meet these "large City's residents' needs.

The train stopped in Fengshan County for 15 minutes, during which more than [-] people boarded several passenger carriages one after another.Some of these people spend a few cents to come up for a new picture, some are officials and clerks who are going to Chang'an, and some are businessmen who are planning to go to several inland counties to find business opportunities.

In other words, since the Daxing-Changan railway was completed, the economies of Chengde (now Ipswich, Australia) and Shuntian (now Gatton, Australia) counties, which were still stagnant, seemed to be awakened suddenly. In addition to more and more immigrants being distributed to the inland areas, there are also countless businessmen traveling between counties by train.

Grain, oil, wool, minerals, fruit, meat, sugar cane and other agricultural and sideline products are continuously transported to Daxing by railway, and then after some industrial processing, they are loaded on large ships and transported to the South Pacific Territory or the Nanyang region .At the same time, various industrial products, steel, building materials, whale oil, sugar, tea, various hardware tools, and agricultural machinery were transported from Daxing Port to inland counties and towns and Chang'an City by train.

It can be said that the completion and opening of the railway immediately increased the original logistics speed by dozens of times, and greatly promoted and enhanced the economic development of the entire Daxing area.Therefore, Daxing Prefecture, which has tasted the sweetness, plans to raise funds to build a coastal railway linking Yongchang Prefecture and Shaoliang County (now the Sunshine Coast of Australia) in the next few years.

During the 130-kilometer journey, in addition to stopping at Fengshan, I also made short stops at Chengde (now Ipswich City, Australia) and Shuntian (now Gatton City, Australia). It took nearly five days before and after. Hours, just arrived in Chang'an.

The capital city of Qi, built on the Dadong Mountain (now the Great Dividing Range in Australia), has an average altitude of more than 600 meters, and looks condescending to the east and west.The land was originally an excellent pasture with lush water and grass.Ten years ago (1657), after various surveys, it was established as the future capital.

After ten years of construction, Chang'an City has begun to take shape. The main buildings of public facilities such as the Royal Palace, the Prime Minister's Office, the Military Building, various ministries, Wenyuan Pavilion (library), museums, Chang'an University Hall, and several primary and secondary schools All have been mostly completed.

Since the capital city is named Chang'an, this newly built city has a bit of the charm of the ancient Chang'an city in the mainland of China.The whole city is built on the hillside, and the roads in the city are also rolling.Moreover, the city is located in the inland area, so it is not afraid of foreign enemies to invade, so it does not have a large section of walls and defense facilities like other coastal cities.

The design concept of the whole city is "Tang style and Han charm, prosperity and prosperity". Almost all the buildings are simple, solemn, majestic and magnificent as a whole, showing the strong style of Han and Tang Dynasties.

As the gateway of Chang’an City, the railway station also incorporates the elements of the ancient Chang’an architecture Daming Palace Hanyuan Hall and the city wall. The roof, entrance hall, and elevated floors are respectively derived from the deep-reaching roof and structurally exposed walls of the Daming Palace Hanyuan Hall. Body, thick and powerful platform.When people look at it, they will give birth to a magnificent manner.

"I swear, the architectural structure of this railway station is more magnificent than the royal palace of any country I have seen in Europe!" After Scott Moore and his companions walked out of the railway station, they still looked back from time to time towards the station.

"I heard that the royal palace in the north of the city is even more magnificent than the station." Li Qingli said, "We will eat something in the city later, so let's find a place to rest. You might as well take a carriage to have a look tomorrow."

"Can the palace be visited too?"

"We didn't go in, we just took a look outside. It shouldn't matter. Besides, it's still under construction. It's estimated that no members of the royal family will live in it, so we can visit it in advance."

(End of this chapter)