Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 248

However, from the moment they entered the hotel building, Princess Le An felt that the money was really worth the money.

The hall is spacious and bright, the ground is bright, and a huge glazed lamp hangs from the ceiling above the head. The ceiling is higher than the palace hall.

On the ceiling, all kinds of beautiful patterns are colorful.

Princess Le'an is a royal princess, why do you think you haven't seen such a big scene?
However, after walking into the hotel, she was shocked.

The front desk was chest-high, and there were two handsome men and beautiful women standing behind them. They said they were receptionists, and they answered their questions with a smile on their faces. After collecting the money, they arranged rooms for them.

Now, it is early winter season.

The weather in Xuanfu Town was bitterly cold, and one night, the cold air was already very strong.

Princess Le'an and Princess Le'an were on their way all the way. At noon, they were wearing thin clothes. Before they had time to add more clothes, their hands and feet were cold.

But after entering the hotel, it was as warm as spring.

A large column leads directly from the hotel lobby to the guest rooms.

This column turned out to be made of crystal... In Qiangdi, this is called glass.

It is said that Qiangdi can make glass, which is clearer than crystal, beautiful and beautiful, and the price is extremely expensive in the capital.

But in this hotel, huge glass is everywhere.

The room where Princess Le'an lives now has a huge floor-to-ceiling window.

Standing here, you can see the whole strong land.

After nightfall, the whole city is brightly lit, and the streets are full of people.

It's hard to imagine that this is actually a street in early winter.

Even the capital does not have such a prosperous scene.

Even more exaggerated is this glass cylinder.From the first floor to the seventh floor, the top floor where they lived.

The middle of the glass cylinder turned out to be empty, and there were fish swimming in this cylinder.

There are many kinds of fish and colorful colors, which Princess Le An has never seen before.

Lying on the bed, you can see the fish swimming around, like a dream.

"Your Highness, are we living in the Crystal Palace of the Dragon King of the East China Sea?" Qiu Qing lay on the glass cylinder, unable to close her mouth for a long time.

It's no wonder she hasn't seen the world, it's really beyond this era!
"The Crystal Palace of the Dragon King of the East China Sea is probably not so beautiful!"

Princess Le'an murmured.

She too was overwhelmed by the room.

The cold wind is blowing outside, and the room is as warm as spring. Through a layer of glass, you can still see fish swimming in the water, aquatic plants swaying inside, and beautiful large corals are magnificent.

On the other wall, there is a huge TV set.

Opened it, and it was Journey to the West that was playing.

Rhythmic music sounded, the stone exploded, and a monkey jumped out of the stone...

Princess Le'an and Qiu Qing were immediately fascinated.

They have long heard that there is a Zhuge artifact in Qiangdi, called a movie, or a TV, and there will be people acting in a small box, which is very realistic.

Seeing it with my own eyes now is even more miraculous than the legend.

It is said that this TV set is extremely precious, and even in strong places, the number is very limited.

Only in high-end hotels like the Swan Lake Hotel, the rooms are equipped with TVs.

Princess Le'an and Princess Le'an were lying on the bed watching TV, and soon became addicted to it, their hearts were affected by the fate of the monkey.

Before I knew it, the night passed.

When the sky brightened outside the window, both of them were shocked.

"Oh! It's dawn! How can we stay up all night?" Princess Le'an was shocked.

In her more than ten years of life, this was the first time this had happened.

sleepless night...

It's almost unimaginable.

You know, there is nothing to do in the palace, and the lights are often turned off at night.

Everyone went to bed early.

"Fortunately, I'm not in the palace, otherwise, if the talkative go to the empress to complain, we'll be finished! Miss, let's go to bed quickly!" Qiu Qing was also secretly afraid.

Unknowingly, they did something that they had never done in their life and broke what they took for granted in their subconscious mind, which made them all feel terrified.

"Go to sleep now!"

After turning off the TV, Princess Le'an and Qiu Qing lay on the bed, tossing and turning, but they couldn't fall asleep.

They are so excited.

"Your Highness, tell me, can Sun Wukong save Tang Seng to obtain the Western Classic?" Qiu Qing couldn't help asking.

"Yes! I've heard people tell the story of Journey to the West. It seems that Tang Monk and his disciples finally obtained the West Classic." Princess Le'an's tone was not very confident.

In this era, Journey to the West already exists, but this kind of book is naturally not suitable for princesses to read.

"That's good! I knew that monkeys are so powerful, they will definitely get the scriptures. Zhu Bajie is also so cute..."

The two girls chatted blah blah blah, as if they couldn't finish talking, and they didn't know when they slowly fell asleep.

Not long after they fell asleep, there was a loud noise outside the window, which woke them up.

In fact, there are windows for sound insulation, so the noise is not too loud. However, the two girls grew up in the deep palace and are used to quietness.

This strong place was already a bit too noisy for them, and if there were lively sounds from the street outside, the two of them woke up immediately.

Go to the window and look down.

I saw that groups of soldiers were lining up neatly and walking through the street.

They were all wearing gray military uniforms, carrying long guns, and the bayonets on the muzzles were shining coldly, all in one piece, like a forest of blades.

Those soldiers held their heads high, with confident smiles on their faces, and sang loudly and neatly.

On both sides of the street, people stood full of people, men, women, young and old. Everyone held a small red flag in their hands and waved it vigorously.

"What are you doing? Is the army going to march?"

Princess Le'an opened the window, and immediately, a loud singing voice came to her face:

The smoke rises from the rivers and mountains and looks north / the dragon flag rolls up the horse and hisses long and the sword is like frost / the heart is like the Yellow River and the water / who can resist in 20 years
Crazy with hatred, where the long sword is headed/How many loyal brothers and sisters buried their bones in other lands/He regrets a hundred deaths to serve his family/country/Holding his sorrow and being speechless, blood and tears filled his eyes

Horseshoes go south and people look north / People look north to see the grass green and yellow dust flying / I would like to defend the soil and restore the frontiers / China wants to let the Quartet come to congratulate
The smoke rises from the rivers and mountains and looks north / the dragon flag rolls up the horse and hisses long and the sword is like frost / the heart is like the Yellow River and the water / who can resist in 20 years
Crazy with hatred, where the long sword is headed/How many loyal brothers and sisters buried their bones in other lands/He regrets a hundred deaths to serve his family/country/Holding his sorrow and being speechless, blood and tears filled his eyes

Horseshoes go south and people look north / People look north to see the grass green and yellow dust flying / I would like to defend the soil and restore the frontiers / China wants to let the Quartet come to congratulate
The tune of this tune is very weird, Princess Le An has never heard such a tune.

It just sounded very nice, and the solid voices of the soldiers made her heart agitated.

"Quick! Qiuqing, hurry up and take a pen and paper and write down the lyrics!" Princess Le'an hurriedly ordered Qiuqing.

"Hey!"

Qiu Qing agreed, and hurried to get the pen and paper.

It's a pity that by the time she brought it over, the soldiers below had already stopped singing.

"Will win! Win! The Western Expeditionary Army will win!"

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Marshal Wan Sheng!"

Suddenly, those proud warriors became excited, with fanaticism and admiration on their faces, and they all shouted.

"Will win! Win! The Western Expeditionary Army will win!"

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Marshal Wan Sheng!"

The common people around also shouted loudly, and the shouts shook the sky, soaring straight into the sky.

Qiu Qing's ears buzzed.

I saw a young man riding a tall horse and wearing a gray military uniform.

It's just that his gray military uniform is slightly different from the uniforms of the soldiers. All kinds of gorgeous ribbons are hung on his body and hat, making him majestic.

"The soldiers have worked hard!"

Zhao Cheng raised his hand and saluted the soldiers.

Swish!
For a moment, the whole street was like a torrent. All the soldiers shook their arms at the same time, raised their right arms, and raised their palms on the brows.

"Listen to Marshal Zhao! Follow Marshal Zhao!"

All the soldiers roared in unison.

"I wish you success in the Western Expedition, take down Lin Danhan, and return triumphantly at an early date." Zhao Cheng said.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

"Marshal Zhao wins! The Conquest Army wins! The Western Expeditionary Army wins!"

All the soldiers roared in unison, and the entire strong ground seemed to be boiling at this moment.

Princess Le'an stood by the window, her heart beating faster.

"These soldiers seem to adore Marshal Zhao!"

Princess Le'an had seen the imperial army in front of the emperor, and although she would bow down, her expression was only fear, not adoration.

As for these soldiers, although they did not kneel down to Marshal Zhao, their expressions were obviously full of fanaticism.

"Marshal Zhao is so young, Your Highness!" Qiu Qing was a little crazy.

"Don't be so worthless!" Princess Le'an stretched out her hand and knocked on Qiu Qing's head.

However, she herself couldn't help her heartbeat speeding up.

Marshal Zhao is really young!Very capable.Moreover, from such a distance, it seems very handsome.

"No, Marshal Zhao is really young! No wonder people say that Marshal Zhao is a Bodhisattva from heaven who came down to save the suffering of the world. I think this must be true. Otherwise, how could he do such a thing at such a young age?" There are many things? Even with so many old men in the cabinet, there are things that can't be handled well, and Marshal Zhao can easily solve them." Qiu Qing is about to become Zhao Cheng's brainless fan.

Princess Le An couldn't laugh or cry.

Immediately afterwards, her brows furrowed.

If Marshal Zhao is a bodhisattva from heaven who came down to save the suffering of the world, then what is her imperial brother?
Here in Qiangdi, everyone obviously only knows about Marshal Zhao, but no one knows about her imperial brother.

Even in words, everyone did not take the imperial court or the emperor seriously.

Princess Le'an was born in the royal family, although it is said that the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty taught that even princes do not participate in politics.

But Princess Le'an's status as a daughter actually took advantage of her.Because she is not qualified to compete for the throne, her father and brothers are unguarded against her, and they don't shy away from her when they say a lot of things.

Under the influence of her ears and eyes, Princess Le An naturally knew much more than ordinary people, and she was also more knowledgeable than ordinary people.

She could see that the soldiers and civilians in the strong land were all up and down, and it could be said that the opposite was already evident.

In the future, this Marshal Zhao is likely to become the opponent of the emperor's brother.

It is not a good thing for Brother Huang that the opponent is so popular!

……

"Zhao Cheng, how can he win the hearts of the army and the people so much?"

Cao Bianjiao was among the crowd on the street, watching this scene, the shock in his heart could not be described in words.

He is very clear about the importance of leading troops to fight to the morale of the army.

When these soldiers saw Zhao Cheng, they were all so fanatical.

This is the dream of every general.

This Western Expeditionary Army has as many as 5000 people.

Among them, 1000 were equipped with Lee's rifles; the others were equipped with new rifled guns newly produced by Qiangdi.

This gun was named Mi-2 rifle by Zhao Cheng.

The Mi-2 rifle uses the Minie bullet produced by Qiangdi, which is not as powerful as the Li's rifle, but in Cao Bianjiao's view, it is already a magic weapon.

As a general leading troops, Cao Bianjiao is naturally most interested in weapons.

He found that along the banks of the Sanggan River, there are hydraulic factories one after another, which are constantly building new weapons day and night.

Every night, the factory is brightly lit, and the lights illuminate half of the sky; the light and shadow are reflected in the river, which is extremely gorgeous.

Cao Bianjiao has never seen such a beautiful scenery.

"I'm afraid this world will be owned by the Zhao family sooner or later!" Cao Bianjiao sighed with emotion, frowning tightly.

However, looking at the crowd holding red flags around them, everyone was dressed brightly, with smiles on their faces... Cao Bianjiao's heart was a little complicated.

The people in the strong land can eat enough and wear new clothes!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have dared to believe that such a place existed in this world.

Even the legendary world of Datong can't compare to this place!

Over the years, natural disasters have occurred year after year, and even landlords and rich households are barely able to eat enough.

The standard of fullness is to eat Zamian noodles twice a day.

And the people in Qiangdi actually eat three meals a day, white flour and rice, and meat from time to time.

Cao Bianjiao saw with his own eyes that there were people from the "Street Office" who carried piglets on their backs and gave them to some people in need, encouraging them to raise pigs and cattle...

The imperial court also had horse administration.

However, the horse policy of the imperial court is to allow the common people to raise horses for free, and if they accidentally raise them to death, they have to pay compensation.

It was a good horse government, but it turned into a tyranny.

Because of the horse administration incident, many farmers and small landlords went bankrupt. In the end, they could only sell their land to compensate for the horses that died carelessly or failed to reproduce on time.

In the process of selling the land, they were exploited by the gentry, and the land was sold very cheaply.

Farmers and small landlords who lost their land still had to raise horses for the imperial court.

Many people have nowhere to go and can only be reduced to thieves.

There is a reason for the endless suppression of bandits.

The Qiangdi Sub-district Office has done a good job in this regard. They directly gave the piglets and calves to the common people.Ordinary people can raise them to sell meat, or they can raise them to breed cubs.

This policy, which seems to be similar to the imperial government's horse policy, has become a good policy for the benefit of the people because of this difference.

There are particularly many farmers in strong land who raise pigs and cattle.

(End of this chapter)