My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 931 The arrival of the mission
"Woo~"

As the train whistle sounded, Yang Shan sat in front of the train window and looked at the scenery outside the window.

On both sides of the railway, you can see various factories from time to time. The railway in Dahan represents convenient transportation, so wherever the railway is built, factories will be built.

"Mr. Yang, our Beijing-Tianjin railway was built just a few years ago, so why does it feel less stable than the railway on the Han side? Is it because the Han people hid their personal interests when building the railway and deliberately didn't repair it well for us?"

At this moment, a young official sitting opposite Yang Shan asked with a frown.

This young official's name is He Weiwen. He was the top scholar in the new subject last year and is currently the editor of the Hanlin Academy. This is also his first mission to the Ming Dynasty. Yang Shan is friends with He Weiwen's father-in-law, so he also takes good care of him. .

"You are wrong to blame Dahan. When the railway from Beijing to Tianjin was first built, it was smoother than Dahan's railway."

Yang Shan shook his head and replied that he had been on several missions to the Han Dynasty. When he asked the Han Dynasty to help build the railway in the Ming Dynasty, he personally participated in the negotiations. Even when the railway in the Ming Dynasty was opened to traffic, he was one of the first to go for a test ride. official, so he knows the situation of the railways between the two countries better than anyone else.

"This is strange. Since our railway was very stable at the beginning, why is it not as good as the big man now?"

He Weiwen asked very puzzledly. He had taken the railway in the Ming Dynasty when he went to Beijing to take the exam and when he went to Tianjin as an envoy. At that time, he felt that the railway in the Ming Dynasty was not bad, but now he has arrived in Han Dynasty and took the railway in Da Han. Finally, after a comparison, we found the gap. The trains and railways in Daming were obviously worse than those in Dahan.

"You don't know something. After the railway is repaired, it will not be done once and for all. It will need someone to maintain it continuously, and maintenance costs money. Only in this way can the use of the railway be guaranteed. Dahan has a long-term vision and is willing to spend money on maintenance. Money, so the condition of their railways has always been very good. In comparison, our railways over there... haha~"

Yang Shan suddenly sneered at the end.

Not long after the railway from Beijing to Tianjin was built, the Empress Dowager Zhang died. Later, when Wang Zhen came to power, he immediately put his confidants on the railway and even regarded the railway as his own cash cow. Not only did the ticket prices skyrocket, but he was also reluctant to spend money. Maintenance of railways and trains led to the deterioration of Ming Dynasty's railways.

Fortunately, Daming's railway is still relatively new, so even if it lacks maintenance, there are no major problems for the time being. However, some small problems continue to emerge, and sometimes trains will be out of service. It is estimated that if it continues like this, it will not take a few years. , this railway, which represents the testimony of the friendship between the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, will be abolished.

"It's these eunuchs who have done something good again!"

He Weiwen was young and impulsive. When he heard this, he slammed the table and said angrily.

"Be careful, although there are big men here, the people in the mission are talkative and have sinister hearts. As Wenwen, you have already entered the court as an official. Don't you know that disaster comes from words?"

But Yang Shan lectured him with a straight face. He still valued the young man He Weiwen very much. He was not only talented, but also the son-in-law of an old friend. If he didn't make mistakes in the future, he might have the possibility of joining the cabinet.

"Mr. Yang, of course I know that trouble comes from the mouth, but now the eunuchs are rampant in the court and down the hall, and Your Majesty is indulging in them. Can't we do something?"

He Weiwen said again with a heartbroken look, but this time he lowered his voice to avoid being heard by outsiders.

"You said it yourself, the reason why Wang Zhen and others are so tyrannical is because of His Majesty's indulgence towards them. Unless His Majesty changes his mind, what can we ministers do?" Yang Shan also sighed at this time. The tone said.

In fact, the relationship between Yang Shan and Wang Zhen is pretty good. This is mainly because Yang Shan is good at dancing and has a graceful appearance in the court. He cannot offend anyone. Therefore, after Wang Zhen came to power, he treated Yang Shan pretty well. Otherwise, he would He will not be sent as an envoy to the Han Dynasty.

However, in Yang Shan's heart, he still looked down on eunuchs like Wang Zhen. In his opinion, he was just being conciliatory. If there was a chance to get rid of Wang Zhen in the future, he would never be soft.

"Your Majesty, he..."

He Weiwen was speechless for a moment when he thought of what Zhu Qizhen had done since taking office. As a minister, he could not criticize the king behind his back, but as a conscientious scholar, he really could not go against his conscience and serve Zhu Qi. Excuse the town.

"Wei Wen, our manpower is exhausted, and there are some things we can't do anything about. For us now, completing this mission is the most important thing, so don't think too much about other things!"

Yang Shan patted He Weiwen on the shoulder and said again. After saying that, he turned to look out the window and stopped talking.

He Weiwen, who was opposite, had a tangled expression. After a while, he finally sighed and turned his head to look out the window in silence.

The train moved forward and soon arrived at Xijing City in Dahan.

Yang Shan was already on a mission to Dahan for the second time, and he was familiar with Xijing City. After all, when they came last time, Dahan officials took them to visit the inside and outside of Xijing City.

But when he came to Xijing again, Yang Shan was still shocked by the Xijing city in front of him. He saw that a very prosperous market had formed near the train station. There were shops everywhere outside the station, and there were rows of shops behind the streets. of dwellings.

I remember that when Yang Shan and the others came last time, the Xijing Railway Station was still outside the city. Although there were some vendors doing business around, there were no such shops and houses. However, after not seeing each other for more than ten years, the Xijing Railway Station was actually occupied by shops and houses. Surrounded, if the train station was not still the same as before, Yang Shan would have suspected that the big man had built a new train station.

He Weiwen, these officials who were on a mission to the Han Dynasty for the first time, were also more curious about Xijing City, so after they followed the Han officials who greeted them out of the station, they all looked around curiously.

In fact, the layout of Xijing is very similar to that of Beijing. However, as the national power of the Han Dynasty increased and the population increased, the scale of Xijing continued to expand outwards. There was no room for habitation in the city, so areas could only be divided outside the city. The original city walls of Xijing City, It has been completely surrounded by residential areas.

Even around Xijing City, several satellite cities have been formed. These satellite cities vary in size and are generally formed according to certain industries. For example, Zhicheng in the south of Xijing was originally a gathering place for some textile factories. Later, people from the factories They settled around, attracting more people to do business, and slowly formed a town.

Yang Shan followed the Han officials who greeted him and boarded the carriage. As he walked to the post house, he looked at the scenery of Xijing City. Compared with more than ten years ago, Xijing was obviously more prosperous. Xijing back then was no better than Beijing. Now Xijing, I’m afraid, The city of Beijing has long been left behind.

　It’s still a chapter, and my throat feels like it’s being scraped with a knife. It’s so uncomfortable.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)