I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 281 Melon Seeds Drink Mineral Water, This Young Master Takes His Legs Back.

"Children, don't be greedy, after Laba is the New Year."

Nursery rhymes sounded on the street, and with the school holidays, the little guys who were rarely seen on the street on weekdays had fun.

With the small change their parents gave them in the morning, they surrounded the hawker in groups and bought all kinds of food and toys.

As the imperial court became more and more wealthy, the tax burden on the common people gradually decreased a lot. Coupled with the part-time job policy and various jobs provided by the chamber of commerce, the common people gradually became richer.

The adults who have money at home, who are not willing to spend it on weekdays, are also very generous. They give the little ones who have studied for a year one or two copper coins and let them play.

"Uncle Shi, I've been living here these few days quite satisfactorily. Is there anything you're not used to?"

In one of the huge carriages heading to the train station, Zhu Zhangui smiled and talked to a man with a serious and dignified expression on the opposite side.

This person is the second son of Qianning King Muying, the head of the Mu family's generation, Mu Sheng, Duke of Qian.

For this grand ceremony, the old man called over all the people related to the royal family, even Mu Sheng, who only let his son come over when Zhu Zhangui got married, rushed over in person.

"Fortunately, it's just that the capital has changed a bit. I haven't been here for a long time, and it seems a little bit old."

Mu Sheng has a steady personality, is unsmiling, and usually speaks rigidly, even when facing Zhu Zhangui, the grandson of the emperor, he speaks very seriously.

Since Zhu Pangpang fasted and meditated in the ancestral temple, the old man gave Zhu Zhangui the task of entertaining the Duke.

Since the two met in the morning until now, if Zhu Zhangui didn't take the initiative to speak, the master would just sit there without saying a word, which made Zhu Zhangui feel dizzy for a while. In addition, the two had never been in contact with each other. Kyu can only have an awkward chat with nothing to say.

Seeing Mu Sheng who replied with a sentence, he looked out of the window in silence again, Zhu Zhangui's eyelids trembled, and he continued to ask questions when he had nothing to say.

"Recently, I heard that Cochin is not stable. Uncle Shi is in Yunnan, so he knows about these things."

When the question of the place was mentioned, Mu Sheng finally responded. He frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said simply and competently.

"There may be a fight this year, and the court has to make preparations."

Then fell silent again.

Zhu Zhangui: "..."

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhangui asked with a smile.

"If this matter is left to Uncle Shi, I wonder if Uncle Shi can settle it."

Mu Sheng frowned again thinking, and just when Zhu Zhangui thought he didn't intend to answer, he replied: "8 soldiers can solve the problem, but fighting can't solve the problem. The problem of local management is the most important thing. There is no good official. , there will still be problems."

"The Yu Qian you sent to Yunnan Guizhou to be the governor some time ago is good. If possible, let him preside over Cochin!"

After Mu Sheng said this, Zhu Zhangui thought that the other party would shut up immediately, but when he was about to express his thoughts, Mu Sheng continued.

"It's a mountainous forest area, and it's not easy to deploy a large army, and the main thing is to fight in small groups. I heard that the weapons of the Shenji Battalion are good. Can you send a group there when I leave!"

Now it was Zhu Zhangui's turn to be silent.

The Mu family is a very special family for the Ming Dynasty.

The founder of the family, Mu Ying, is Lao Zhu's adopted son, and his own father is a brother.

Mu Ying has nothing to say, she has made great contributions to the Great Ming's wars all her life, although she is not her own son, Lao Zhu treats him like her own son.

Later, Empress Ma died of illness, and Mu Ying vomited blood even more in grief. When Zhu Biao passed away, she was even more heartbroken, and then followed closely.

The sons even guarded the border for the country, guarding the tranquility of Yunnan and the frontiers of Ming Dynasty.

But those who become emperors are all suspicious people, not to mention outsiders, even their own family members don't believe it.

The status of the Mu family in Yunnan has already faintly overwhelmed the royal family. If Yu Qian and Zheng Heng hadn't engaged in that incident, the local people would only know that the Mu family did not know the court.

With a high position and authority, living in the frontier, and having a great reputation, such a local prince, the emperor can rest assured that it is a ghost.

Perhaps for this reason, many emperors of the Ming Dynasty in history did not trust the Mu family, and even wanted to eliminate their titles many times.

In fact, don't say that the later emperors, including Lao Zhu, tried to weaken the Mu family's rights after Mu Ying's death.

Zhu Zhangui's two grandfathers were both sealed off to Yunnan. The meaning was that they wanted their sons to weaken the Mu family's influence on Yunnan. Unfortunately, neither of the two sons succeeded.

During the Jianwen period, Zhu Zhangui's fifth grandfather, Zhu Wei, was played by the unsmiling Mu Sheng in front of him when the court was cutting down the vassals, and told Jianwen about some of his illegal actions. Zhangzhou.

Later, when the old man ascended the throne, he wanted to deal with the north. In addition, because of his improper position, in order to win people's hearts, after a battle, he promoted the Mu family's original title of Marquis to Duke. The position in Yunnan is more stable.

When Yu Qian came back from Ah San and passed by Yungui, the night Yu Qian chatted with Zhu Zhangui, he also talked about the Mu family.

In Yu Qian's words, it is a blessing for the court that the Mu family is loyal to the court. If there are ulterior motives, it will be a catastrophe for the court.

In the past few years, with the stability of the north, the power of the imperial court has gradually become stronger, and he has the strength to withdraw his hand. The old man wants to take back the rights of the Mu family.

So this time, Mu Sheng was called over in the name of ancestor worship, just to find an opportunity to move the Mu family out of Yunnan.

It doesn't matter if they are sent to the capital to watch, or they can be sent to other places as officials, anyway, they are not allowed to stay in Yunnan.

Seeing that Zhu Zhangui heard that he wanted a weapon, he just laughed and said nothing, Mu Sheng didn't say anything more, and turned his head to look at the scenery of Shiji outside the window.

Although he is a bit serious, he is not a person who does not know the world.

According to what he learned in Jinling these two days, he already understood in his heart that the imperial court planned to weaken their Mu family's strength.

He was a little dissatisfied with this.

His father and son did their best for the court, and his father fought for the court all his life. As a result of such a great effort, not only did he not gain the trust of the court, but he was guarded against him. How can this not be chilling.

Resist, he didn't think about it.

Although the Mu family is strong, compared to the imperial court, they are nothing more than bigger ants.

Today's old man is also a man who is good at fighting, and his prestige is no less than that of old Zhu. If he is determined to weaken the Mu family, no one will dare to stand up and object.

Thinking about what the Mu family should do in the future, Mu Sheng's face was full of melancholy.

There was silence in the carriage, and there was no conversation until the train station.

"Uncle Shi is here, let's go, let's go see the lifeblood of our Daming in the future!"

Zhu Zhangui got out of the carriage first, then smiled and reached out to help Mu Sheng.

An unnatural smile appeared on Mu Sheng's serious face, and he waved his hand to reject Zhu Zhangui's kindness.

"I'm not old yet, so I won't bother Your Highness."

After getting off the carriage, Mu Sheng nodded to Zhu Zhangui, tidied up his national uniform, and strode towards the old man who also got off the carriage.

Looking at the distant back, Zhu Zhangui narrowed his eyes slightly, and followed with a smile.

"How are your uncles and nephews talking!"

Looking at the two people who came over, the old man asked with a smile, and then said to Zhu Zhangui.

"Your second uncle is an experienced veteran on the battlefield. If you don't understand anything, you should ask your second uncle for advice."

Then he smiled at Mu Sheng and said, "Jing Mao, you are not allowed to hide your secrets!"

"I don't dare. If Your Highness has any questions to ask, I will definitely tell you everything!"

"Hahaha, good!"

The old man laughed and said hello, cast a veiled glance at Zhu Zhangui, saw him shaking his head slightly, and held Mu Sheng's hand with the same smile on his face.

"Let's go, let's take a look with me, our Ming Dynasty's future transportation artery has officially set sail!"

Mu Sheng naturally didn't dare to refuse, and followed the old man into the train station.

"Grand grandson, is your grandfather planning to take over the Mu family?"

Just when Zhu Zhangui was about to follow, Ning Wang Zhu Quan, who jumped off the carriage, narrowed his eyes and looked at the old man and Mu Sheng who walked in with a big smile, walked quickly to Zhu Zhangui's side, and stretched out his arms over his shoulder.

Zhu Zhangui cast a glance at the gossip-faced Ning Wang Zhu Quan, and said unhappily.

"Grandpa Seventeen, when will you be able to control your mouth? Why did you get beaten last time? Have you forgotten?"

Zhu Quan curled his lips, and said in a low voice indifferently.

"Grand grandson, Grandpa Seventeen is not talking nonsense this time. The Mu family has already taken root in Yunnan. If you don't get rid of it as soon as possible while your grandfather is here, it will become your heart disease in the future. Ten Seventh Grandpa, this is all for your own good."

Several black lines appeared on Zhu Zhangui's forehead.

This master is really a crow standing on the coal pile, saying that others are black but he doesn't think he is black.

The Mu family is an unstable factor, and you, the old man, don't seem to be a good bird either.

Zhu Zhangui's disgusted eyes, as if King Ning didn't see it, looked at the tall train station with a smile and asked.

"I heard from your grandfather that this train does not need to eat grass or rest, and it takes only two days and one night from Jinling to Peiping."

Zhu Zhangui, who was also looking at the layout of the train station, nodded.

"Yeah, it's about this time."

Immediately, a smirk flashed in his eyes, and he said to King Ning, "The next step is to build from Jinling to Nanchang. When you come again, Grandpa Seventeen, you won't have to travel so hard in a carriage."

"The road from Nanchang to Jinling can be reached in less than a day. By then, Grandpa will miss you. We can go there anytime, and you can come here anytime."

"And the transportation capacity is also very strong. With fully armed soldiers, it is no problem to pull thousands of people."

"At that time, someone will dare to bully you, Grandpa Seventeen. I received the news the day before and went there the next day."

King Ning Zhu Quan, who was laughing and listening, froze suddenly, looked at Zhu Zhangui who was sizing him up jokingly, and said with a dry smile.

"Really? That's very fast, very good, very good, hehehe..."

What he said was good, but King Ning scolded his mother in his heart.

Who the hell invented the train, how can I get into trouble after messing with me like this.

Thinking of his rebellion the day before, and the imperial army driving to his door the next day, King Ning wished that the train would explode immediately, and the guy who developed the train would die immediately.

What a fucking bad conscience, there are so many things in the world that I don’t study, but I study this, which guy who has a son without an asshole thinks it.

The grandfather and grandson chatted awkwardly all the way, and entered the train station with the brigade.

Because it was a trial run, there was only one train parked on the few rows of tracks in the train station.

The tall locomotive is billowing with thick smoke, and the steam is continuously released, and it is ready to set off at any time.

It took too long for the ignition fee to start, and it was impossible for the old man and the civil and military ministers to wait here.

So after setting the time, the steam engine was ignited in advance at the train station, ready to leave at any time.

"How's it going, can we go?"

When he came to the side of the train, the old man looked at the tall locomotive and the carriages hanging behind him, and asked Zhou Xuan, who was in charge of the steam engine, who came up to him.

"Going back to the emperor, I'm ready and ready to go at any time."

It was the first time for him to face so many civil and military ministers, and it was also the first time for his own research to face the world. Zhou Xuan was a little excited and stuttered.

"Hahaha…"

Seeing that the capable craftsman under his command was a little nervous, the old man laughed and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Such talents are precious.

There is no shortage of famous ministers and generals in Ming Dynasty, what is lacking is this kind of top talents who can promote the development of the times, as Sun Tzu said.

Since Daming had undergone tremendous changes due to the craftsman camp, the old man was no longer as ordinary to these craftsmen as before.

Every time I inspect the artisan camp, I will greet these artisans cordially, and the welfare of their families will be maximized.

For some skilled craftsmen, the benefits that the old man asked the court to give were even higher than that of a second- and third-rank official.

Although many officials complained about this, the old man pretended not to hear it.

There are many people in the world who want to be an official. If you have an opinion, don't do it and let others come. Don't occupy the latrine and waste the position.

"Let's go, everyone, there is nothing to do these two days, all loves, follow me to see the Peking Palace!"

After appeasing Zhou Xuan, the old man waved to the civil and military officials behind him, and was the first to board the carriage with Mu Sheng's support.

The rest of the ministers saw that even the emperor had gone up, and entered the compartment one by one according to their grades without thinking too much.

"How's it going? Are you okay?"

When everyone boarded the car, Zhu Zhangui pulled Zhou Xuan aside and asked in a low voice.

The person who boarded the car was the big boss of the entire imperial court. If something happened, the entire imperial court center would be ruined.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I haven't left for the past two days, and I've been checking and staring. Even a single screw, I have checked several times."

"For a while, I will still be watching at the front of the car, and will stop the car at any time if there is any problem."

Zhu Zhangui nodded and patted Zhou Xuan on the shoulder.

"Don't be under pressure. The road of scientific research is impossible without mistakes. If something goes wrong, I will bear it. Don't be afraid!"

Zhou Xuan nodded vigorously when he heard the words, and vowed in his heart that even if he was exhausted, he would ensure the safety of the train traveling in Daming for the first time.

After explaining to Zhou Xuan, Zhu Zhangui asked him to prepare, and boarded the old man's carriage.

Daming's train track is much wider than that of later generations, so the carriages will not appear so crowded.

The old man originally wanted to sit in the first car, but considering that the steam engine would explode in case of an accident, it would be very dangerous in the first and second car, so Zhu Zhangui let the old man sit in the third car and put Section 1 and Section 1 were given to those princes.

The section where the old man was riding was specially processed, the skin of the compartment was specially reinforced, and there were no side-by-side seats inside, but a structure similar to later generations of touring cars.

Anyway, how to come to luxury, how to enjoy how to come.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Zhu Zhangui saw that the old man was taking his third uncle Zhu Gaosui, Mu Sheng, several cabinet ministers, and several vassal princes of the same generation with his hands behind his back to visit the structure of the carriage.

"Little brat, what's the matter, when can we leave!"

Seeing Zhu Zhangui coming up, the old man asked expectantly when he could leave.

Thousands of miles away, it will take a little more than two days and one night to arrive. The old man is very much looking forward to this feeling of speed.

"Already ready, when the auspicious time comes, the salute will be fired!"

Zhu Zhangui first saluted the old man, and then reported the departure time with a smile.

"OK!"

The old man nodded in satisfaction, and then waved his hand, "You don't need to accompany me anymore, just look around, it's the first time for ministers to make this kind of thing, there are many things you don't understand, please go and answer them."

"And your uncles and uncles, you also go to greet grandpa, and get to know them by the way."

"As ordered!"

Zhu Zhangui responded, opened the car door, and walked to the first two quarters.

The treatment in the first two quarters is not as good as that of the old man.

The seats are arranged side by side, with a gap for walking in the middle, leather seats opposite on both sides, and a small tea table in the middle for people to put things and rest.

At this time, the carriage was noisy.

The feudal king and his sons, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, were greeting each other and chatting, pointing at the seats in the surrounding cars from time to time, discussing something.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Zhu Zhangui was spotted as soon as he appeared, and everyone who was chatting got up quickly.

"Greetings to Your Highness Taisun, Your Highness Taisun is blessed and safe."

"My uncles, please be polite. There are too many people today, so I hope you will forgive me."

"Drinks and snacks are available in the car. If you need anything, you can call the waiter at any time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Grandson!"

The sons of the vassal princes quickly saluted and apologized again.

After greeting everyone and greeting each other, Zhu Zhangui said sorry and went to other cars.

There are too many people, and if we chat one by one, I am afraid that he will not be able to finish chatting until dark.

After strolling around in several carriages, Zhu Zhangui always felt that something was missing.

When he accidentally saw the door of the carriage, the waiter who was ready to serve at any time, his eyes widened.

"Melon seeds, drinks, mineral water, please take your legs back..."

A waiter was pushing a small cart full of various items, with a professional smile on his face, passing by the aisle.

While shouting the name of the item in his mouth, he reminded from time to time that those who stretched their legs in the aisle should retract their legs.

Zhu Zhangui, who was leaning against the door of the third carriage, listened to the familiar voice, nodded with satisfaction, and said to an old brother who had withdrawn from the guard camp next to him: "In the future, this service will be added to the car." Health, sell some snacks from the chamber of commerce on the car."

The old brother who was the conductor of the train nodded again and again, took out a small notebook and wrote down the matter.

"His Royal Highness, it's time, we can start!"

Song Xuan ran over and rubbed his hands nervously.

Zhu Zhangui nodded, and was about to report to the old man when he suddenly thought of something and said to the train conductor.

"It's enough to increase the price a little bit. Don't sell it too expensive, or you will be scolded by the ancestors for eighteen generations."

The train conductor scratched his head when he heard the words, he couldn't figure out why the price of the same goods would increase when they were sold on the train.

In the future, the car will serve the common people. The common people have no money, and the price of some daily necessities has to be raised. Is this what humans do? Even animals can’t do it.

"Grandpa, the auspicious time has come!"

Coming to the third carriage, Zhu Zhangui said to the old man who was recalling the past with several vassal kings.

The old man nodded, got up and walked to the open window of the carriage, took out a pair of golden scissors, and cut the red rope.

As the rope broke, the red silk covering the front of the locomotive slipped off, revealing a large logo on the front of the locomotive.

Yongle number.

This is the name of this locomotive, and it is also the code name of all locomotives after Ming Dynasty.

Yongle Yongle, eternal happiness.

The old man decided on this name because he wanted future generations to no longer be devastated by war disasters, and to enjoy the prosperity and peace forever.

"Woooooooo..."

As the red silk slipped, the train whistle sounded.

The drummers on the platform played joyful music.

The Jiaofangsi girls led by Ziyue danced on the platform to the drums.

Hundreds of fireworks that had been prepared a long time ago were lit by the waiter at the same time, and the fireworks shot straight into the sky, bursting out sparks.

"Your Majesty has an order, let's go!"

Little Snot standing at the door of the third car, after the old man waved his hand, yelled into the loudspeaker tied to the door, and gave the order to leave.

"bang bang bang..."

The train moved slowly, and there was a bang bang sound as the wheels rubbed against the rails.

"It's moving, it's moving, it's really moving!"

As the train moved slowly, there were bursts of exclamations from the carriages.

The old man stood at the window, holding on to the handrail by the window, looking at the scenery slowly moving backwards, and excitedly looked at the sky.

"Father, have you seen that our family's Daming is stronger, stronger than any dynasty. In fact, I am no worse than the eldest brother, and I am a hundred times stronger than the Zhu Yunqi you chose!"

Fortunately, this is just what the old man thinks. If Zhu Zhangui knows what the old man thinks, he will definitely be puzzled, why are these words so familiar, as if he has heard them somewhere.

The train is officially running today, and the people in Jinling know about it.

Many people are very curious about the large buildings built outside the city and the long steel track, but they don't know what it is for.

It wasn't until the emperor personally attended the ceremony that the railway track was built that everyone understood what it was.

It turned out that they didn't let the carriage go as they imagined, but a thing called a train, and the track route it traveled.

Just say that there is no need to feed grass, no need to rest, as long as the fire is kept on, this thing called a train will keep running.

The 2000-mile road from Jinling to Beiping only takes two days and one night, or one day and two nights to go to the place, and it can carry a lot of things and a lot of people.

Many people don't believe this, and feel that there is no such fetish in the world, even if Lu Ban is alive, I am afraid that such a fetish cannot be created.

But what the imperial court said was never false, so many people were skeptical and curious, looking forward to the day when the train really appeared.

Just yesterday, the imperial court announced that the train will run today, and the emperor will take the train with all his civil and military officials to go to Peiping to inspect the Forbidden City.

A lot of idle and curious ordinary people and brothers and sisters of various families rushed to the train station early in the morning.

They wanted to go in and take a look, but they were stopped by the guards and they were not allowed to go in. In the end, they ran out of the train station and watched by the railroad tracks.

For this phenomenon, the court has long been prepared.

In order to prevent people from getting on the train track by mistake and being injured by the train, isolation nets were installed on both sides when the train track was laid.

Of course, the imperial court was not so proud to install the steel mesh, and it was still a fence nailed up with wooden stakes on both sides.

In addition, a notice was issued to the counties and villages that the train passed by, and anyone who climbed over the fence and stepped onto the train track and was accidentally injured would be responsible for the consequences.

If it caused the train to derail, a major accident occurred.

In addition to heavy fines for those who caused the accident, local officials were also implicated and punished.

Under such strict regulations, many people have left a deep impression in their hearts, don't run on the train tracks if you have nothing to do.

"Why haven't you come yet? It's such a long time. Didn't you say you can see it today?"

On a hill ten miles away from the train station, a group of young masters and ladies chatted with each other, looking towards the direction of the railway.

On the table in front of them, there are also paper, ink, pens and inkstones, as well as various fruit snacks for people to eat.

This situation should be preparing for a literary meeting.

"Why are you in such a hurry? The court has to set a time for everything. If the time is not up, it will definitely not start."

"What do you think the train looks like? How should we write poems to describe it later?"

"Who knows, but looking at the long track, it should be an iron guy!"

"Iron guy? This is miraculous. The one made of iron can run automatically. It's just like the legendary wooden cow and horse!"

"Oh, what brother Liu said is true. Wooden cows and horses can carry people and deliver goods, and they don't need to eat grass or drink water, and they can run by themselves."

"You said this so-called train, could it be the legendary wooden cow and horse?"

"It's very possible. After all, the train was researched by craftsmen, so it's probably an imitation of wooden cows and horses!"

"woo woo woo woo…"

While the young master and the ladies were discussing in low voices, a burst of air horns sounded suddenly at the station in the distance, followed by the explosion of various fireworks soaring into the sky.

"I'm coming…"

In an instant, everyone was refreshed and looked in the direction of the station.

The ladies who were chatting quietly in a group also looked in the direction of the station curiously.

It's just that because of the reservedness of the daughter's family, they don't stretch their necks and tiptoes to watch like those young masters.

"Hey, what a big smoke!"

The car didn't see it, but the first thing everyone saw was a column of smoke that shot straight into the sky.

"Have it!"

When the huge smoke column in the distance approached slowly, a young master who was watching clapped his hands with a folding fan in his hand, yelled, turned around and came to the front of the desk to write.

As if to show off, he wrote it and read it aloud.

"Sound like thunder, and the air rises to the sky,"

"The heart of every body is shocked and the soul is shaken."

"I used the god of thunder to express the anger of the sky,"

"I know later that Lu Ban is in the present."

"Hahaha…"

After finishing writing, Brother Gongzi seemed very satisfied. He flicked the brush in his hand triumphantly, picked up the wine jug next to him, and poured it vigorously.

When the people next to him heard the son's poem, some curled their lips, some disapproved, and some licked their faces and flattered.

"I saw it, I saw it!"

Just as Brother Young Master was enjoying the flattery, someone suddenly exclaimed.

Some were flattering, some were preparing to write a poem, or frowning in thought, all stopped their movements and looked towards the end of the railway.

A giant steel beast, with long carriages hanging behind it, rushed towards it.

There was a huge chimney on top of the giant steel beast, and thick smoke was billowing from the chimney right now.

And in front of the chimney, a bright sun and moon flag was blown straight by the wind, as if showing the power of Ming Dynasty to the world.

The winter sun shone on this giant steel beast, reflecting a icy aura, which made people feel cold inside, and fear rose in their eyes.

"My God, what a huge monster!"

"Is this a train? It really has no horses, no one to lead it, and it can move by itself. It's really a miracle!"

(End of this chapter)