The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 528 Annan’s surviving ministers went to Beijing to file a complaint
"Selling snails, ice tea, sake, and melon seeds."

Guilin Railway Station, Guangxi.

Many people took the train for the first time, stretching their heads and looking around, fearing that they had gone to the wrong place. There were also many police officers, businessmen and vendors, etc., and they found their seats by familiar means.

on the platform.

Vendors from out of town occupied the area divided by the platform for selling small commodities, food, drinks and the like.

This is the advantage that information brings.

With the railway built in Peiping, the earliest people in Peiping have been exposed to new business avenues.

In other places, while we are still familiar with it, there are already many smart people who have grasped this business opportunity.

Big businessmen do big business, small businessmen do small business, and ordinary people without capital start from the smallest business.

Relying on humble small businesses, some people have become big bosses and rented shops in the trade center.

Smart vendors discovered local specialties, purchased them immediately, and sold them at the station, creating their own supply chain.

"Borrowed, borrowed."

"Excuse me."

There are small vendors carrying large and small bags. They are polite all the way, never have conflicts with others, and are very polite.

The local specialties of Guangxi are transported to the wealthy areas of Beijing and Peking for sale, and the profits are not small.

The old man, who looks similar to the locals, is more capable. He sits in his seat and takes in all the scenery.

"Were there such big changes in the previous dynasty?"

"There are so many small vendors and they are very competitive. Can they make money?"

The old man was a little worried.

In Annan, only the capital and large prefectures have some small businesses, but they cannot accommodate transportation methods such as railway stations.

Steam engine locomotives are semi-manual and semi-mechanical, and the output is not high. Even so, they have already reached the forefront of the industry.

Even if it is a combination of half manpower and half machine to make a machine, it is already fundamentally different from manpower making a machine and using a machine to produce.

The old man didn't understand these principles, but when he saw nine trains of carriages carrying both cargo and passengers, he was extremely shocked.

"Crack clap."

The train started and made a rhythmic sound. The sound became faster and faster. It did not make people feel noisy, but felt comfortable.

The carriage was bustling with people, sitting or standing, talking loudly.

Those small vendors who had worked hard for several days piled up large and small bags of luggage, and they were reluctant to pay for the delivery of the goods.

The railway station is currently not at full capacity, so no effort has been made to manage it.

Most of these vendors come from the same place, and they are all fellow villagers, who lead fellow villagers, forming a township gang.

Some are from the Beiping area, and more are from the Huizhou area.

The tradition formed by Huizhou merchants since ancient times is that when fellow villagers get rich, they go home and lead more fellow villagers out, forming a gang.

In essence, it is a business model that concentrates funds and resources, resists risks and maximizes profits, and is more advanced than traditional small farmer thinking.

Therefore, even the vendors in Peiping have gradually fallen into a disadvantage in the competition.

Pattern is always fundamental.

Although vendors in Peiping can still make money, the effective utilization of funds is not as good as that of vendors in Huizhou.

The vendors in Huizhou changed from ten to ten. They all united and started their business very quickly.

The Huizhou merchants at the bottom also occupy the first position in the wave of industrialization. In less than 20 years, they will continue to monopolize various new industries.

"cheers!"

The villagers took turns taking care of the goods. No one had to worry about losing their goods. The rest of the people drank the purchased wine.

After the train started, it ran at a speed of about sixty miles per hour. The unfamiliar scenery on both sides of the road was novel.

The breeze blew in through the open windows, making people feel cool again.

The comfortable environment makes passengers who are tired from the journey feel transcendent and filled with the desire to communicate.

The old man couldn't help sighing.

"The people of the previous dynasty lived in a state of intoxication, but they did not know that the danger had come. As the ancients said, live in peace and die in sorrow."

The old man couldn't help but feel proud of his knowledge, but he soon became discouraged.

Didn't he just go to Beijing to complain to the court?

From Guilin, Guangxi to Changsha, Huguang, there has not been much change. The traditional rural appearance makes the old man sigh but not surprised.

Because it is a train bound for Beijing, it does not pass through the Wuchang area and goes directly to Zhejiang Province.

Zhejiang Province is one of the most prosperous areas in the Ming Dynasty.

The old man was amazed when he saw it. It was indeed the scene of the previous dynasty. He did not pass through the city and arrived at Yingtian Mansion all the way.

The old man was speechless.

six days.

It only took six short days to travel from Guilin, Guangxi to Zhejiang, and then transfer from Zhejiang to Yingtianfu. Although he had not yet reached the capital, the old man could not describe his inner feelings.

It's not unusual to go too fast.

But the meaning of this train is different.

The army of the previous dynasty set out from Yingtianfu. If they did not stop and wait on the way, it would only take six days to reach Guilin, Guangxi.

In other words, in six days, the imperial army of the previous dynasty could reach most places, and the hinterland would not take more than five days.

What is the meaning of this.

The supply model has undergone earth-shaking changes, and supply is the lifeline of the army. After solving the supply problem, the army seems to have broken through several bottlenecks.

The train arrived in Chunhua New Town.

Many people got off the train at the platform. At first, the carriage with large and small bags was mostly empty, and then some passengers got on.

With more than a dozen floors, plus the water tower and clock tower on the roof, the old man saw the shadow of the building in the distance, his mouth wide open and speechless.One building, two buildings, three buildings, four buildings, five, six, seven, eight or ninety buildings.

Buildings like mountains emerge from the horizon, as if they are connected with the sky and reach the sky.

"Dangdangdang."

The bell tower of the train station, in the operation of the machinery, sounded the bell with the help of the mechanism, which spread throughout the square.

The bell rang eleven times.

"Eleven o'clock." The person next to the old man said.

The old man made a joke and asked humbly: "What does eleven o'clock mean?"

The man said politely.

"It's Si Shi Yu Zhong." The man smiled and said, "Old sir, look at the scale on the clock tower. It's more detailed than the hours. One hour is equal to two clocks."

The scale has existed since ancient times, and people have long been accustomed to it. The old man understood it at a glance, and finally bowed his hand in thanks.

soon.

As the train headed for the capital, the old man couldn't help but stick his head out of the train window and look at the model of the new city getting further and further away. He finally knew that things were different from the previous dynasty.

Arrived in Beijing.

The old man tidied up his appearance and walked in the steps of Chinese etiquette.

The body is straight, the head is held high, the steps are gentle, neither hasty nor slow, and the limbs are not easy to shake, showing dignity.

Come to the Ministry of Rites.

main entrance.

Bow, then take the lead with your right foot...

Annan general Pei Boxi came to court to sue Li Jiya.

"Li Jiyou, the auxiliary minister of Annan State, rebelled, massacred the royal family and civil and military officials, and proclaimed himself king."

Detailed records from officials of the Ministry of Rites.

"The current king of Annan is Li Jisao?"

"No."

"In order to deceive the upper court, he passed the throne to his youngest son."

"What does this say?"

"Li Jishou's youngest son was born to the old king's princess and is of royal blood."

The officials of the Ministry of Rites understood.

Last year the Annan envoy said that Annan's royal family had no heirs, so the bloodline of the royal princess should be inherited as a matter of course.

"There's also the matter of territory."

Pei Boxi pointed out the lawsuit between Huang Guangcheng, the local magistrate of Guangxi, and Annan, and the envoys sent by the saint to investigate.

Territory was not extremely clear in ancient times.

It had just been decided in the early Ming Dynasty. The territorial scope of some areas was very clear, while some areas were relatively vague.

For example, the junction of Guangxi and Annan.

Chieftain Hu Guangcheng said that these areas belonged to him, so they should be attributed to the Ming Dynasty, while Annan Li Jiya said that these areas had always belonged to Annan, and it was Hu Guangcheng who made up the dispute because he wanted to expand his territory.

From the perspective of future generations, of course what Hu Guangcheng said is the most satisfying.

But in the early Ming Dynasty, the chieftains were not obedient. They were the actual controllers of the land. They implemented tribal systems in their own territories and had no etiquette.

The chieftains rebelled repeatedly, based on their own interests and ambitions, and did not really consider themselves Ming people.

The Ming Dynasty did not adopt massacre methods. Unlike Western methods, the Ming Dynasty used the productive forces of civilization to teach the other side through production, absorption and culture. After two or three hundred years of hard work.

This land has no hatred and is integrated with the Central Plains.

Even in the most dangerous moments in later generations, unlike the Outer Mongolia region, there were many internal ambitions to separate and were not of the same mind as China.

Therefore, in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang did not blindly believe in Hu Guangcheng or Annan, but talked to them about the truth.

First, he told Annan that if he really thought he could do it, then he would try to start a war. The Ming Dynasty would use a hundred thousand troops to march on both land and water to clear his name and punish the barbarians.

Annan did not dare to reply, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not raise an army in anger. The most severe punishment was to cut off diplomatic relations and tribute.

Most people in Annan turned to Ming Dynasty and cursed Chen Siming.

Therefore, Annan repeatedly sent envoys to the court in the hope of gaining understanding. This was also one of the reasons why Li Jisao's father-in-law and the first person in power, Chen Siming, seized the throne and abdicated.

It is Zhu Yuanzhang's performance of loving the people.

He said: "The barbarians in the four directions are all isolated in a corner, separated by mountains and seas. Their land is not enough to provide for them, and their people are not enough to command them. If they do not control themselves and come to disturb us, it will be unlucky for them; they will neither It is also unlucky for me to raise an army and attack lightly because of China's troubles. I am afraid that future generations will rely on China's prosperity and strength, be greedy for temporary military success, raise armies for no reason, cause harm to human lives, and seek peace in the world. This is extremely unacceptable."

The Ming Dynasty's expansion method mainly relied on the combination of education and big sticks, rather than blindly war and conquest.

Although the effect is slow, it is deeply rooted and is also the best way for the ancient people.

If the Ming Dynasty's vassal system had not been completely defeated by the Qing Dynasty, its value would be far greater than that of later Western systems.

This is also the reason why later American officials accused China of trying to restore the Ming Dynasty's tribute system.

Just like Gao Dai's comments from the Ming Dynasty, they reflect Zhu Yuanzhang's philosophy of governing the country.

"Given the generals of Xionghuhu at that time, with the power of hundreds of battles, how could it be difficult to defeat them as small barbarians? However, there are many of them in our country. If they are not enough to cause trouble to China, why bother to embarrass my innocent son and invite him to do no good? Is it evil?"

"So what the hell is going on."

Zhu Gaochi received the investigation report from the Ministry of Rites and said coldly.

Although he agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's foreign policy, at this time, the railway, an epoch-making mode of transportation, had changed the social model.

Was the official he sent to investigate deceived, or was it intentional? What was his motive?

Zhu Gaochi was more concerned about the safety of the mission he sent.

(End of this chapter)