Chapter 30: Dragon City
Yunzhou is not far from Longzhou, and the small train will arrive in three or four days.
If the train is not broken on the road, more than 30 hours is enough.
The closer you get to the heart of the empire, the more technologically advanced you become...... It makes no difference.
Core technology is only used in the military industry, and the control of the empire is built on technological crushing.
For most people, apart from food, clothing, shelter and transportation, there is not much difference from a hundred years ago.
The clothes are a little cheaper, and there will not be a situation where the family does not even have a complete dress.
There is enough food to eat, and there will be no famine, and the crops in the fields will produce more.
The housing is good, the previous kind of yard and thatched hut have been knocked out and replaced with six or seven storey tube buildings, and a family of more than ten people lives in a 30-square-meter hut, which will not be too cold in winter.
Walking is a little troublesome, and you have to carry things to the outer areas to farm the land, but this trouble is nothing for farmers, and there are not many people who can farm in their own backyards before!
Because you can't go out, you don't have to go out, you will live in a small town for the rest of your life, and the county seat is the only place you can go, so the world is so big.
Everyone's life is very satisfying, most of the time is very fulfilling, even if they can't survive, there are very few rebellions.
In winter, there are far more people who freeze to death in their own houses than those who go out to steal wood, and a hundred people freeze to death, and there may not be one who dares to steal mulberry wood, so it is common sense to freeze to death at home.
Because he wants to freeze to death, he will steal mulberry wood, which is a rare thing in the strange, there is a backbone in the back of the head, it is not a pity to die, and it is not enough to deter Xiaoxiao if he does not kill.
The empire is clean and neat in many things, especially when it comes to killing, and it deserves to be decisive in killing.
This good habit was not passed down from the previous emperor, but the current emperor, who is seventy-two years old, always says that he is only seventy years old.
Emperor Yanwu gave birth to many children, and Emperor Wenwu was not the biggest or the most powerful among them, but he was the chosen one who survived several princes and grandsons, and also killed his Laozi and many sons.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the chosen one, ordinary people like him toss like this, and he should have died seven or eight times a long time ago.
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The train arrived at Longzhou Railway Station, passing through Muzhou, Yunzhou, Tongzhou, and Longzhou along the way.
Longzhou is a good place, the people inside want to go out, and the people outside want to come in.
After the train stopped, the soldiers on the platform quickly stepped forward to check it.
In addition to people, there are also trained police dogs that specialize in checking to see if anyone has sneaked into the train and crossed the line.
The official documents sent from all over the country were collected by special people, and these letters were not many, and they could not fit more than a tricycle.
The steam tricycle traveled quickly on the railroad tracks, and after a series of inspections, it came to the outskirts of Dragon City, and then entered the Holy Palace after various formalities.
It's still a brightly lit night.
Getting up at four o'clock in the morning and going to bed at eleven o'clock in the evening, Emperor Wenwu has been dealing with government affairs since he was twelve years old, and has now adhered to this good habit for sixty years!!
The imitators were all boiled to death by him, and no one could fight him in this kind of thing, including his sons and great-grandchildren.
really made the profession of emperor unprecedented.
Around this quiet hall, in addition to the Wenwu Emperor, who handled official documents on the high platform, there were more than a dozen conscientious court ministers, their hair was gray, and their greasy faces and dark circles were standard.
Every day, it's every day, get up at one o'clock every day to get dressed and line up, then hold a meeting at four o'clock until ten o'clock, eat in the palace for half an hour, continue to meet and discuss, then take a one-hour lunch break, then deal with all kinds of government affairs until six o'clock, have a meal, and then deal with government affairs until eight o'clock in the evening, and go home.
Since his accession to the throne last year, ten prime ministers have been killed, and there are countless civil officials.
There are no days off, and even if they are paid for the spring festival, they have to come back in the afternoon to continue their work.
The top students and top intellectuals from all over the country have been continuously concentrated in Longzhou Longcheng.
The Empire's ascension was fast, really fast.
People outside don't know the actual situation in Longzhou at all, they always think that this is the pearl of the empire, a shining lighthouse, but they don't know that there are countless sunburned and dried corpses under the old sun in the sky.
In the main hall, there are civil officials, military generals, and princes and royal families who handle government affairs.
When you become an official, you must first practice martial arts before becoming a big official.
The civil officials of the empire will also learn some methods of health and strengthening, and then after being promoted, they will step into the silent battlefield.
No one doesn't want this old emperor to die quickly, but everyone can't say it, this old emperor has followed Emperor Yanwu to govern the country since he was a child, and has mastered the core strength of the country for decades, and others can't make a splash at all.
The official documents sent from all over the country were quickly sorted and sent by the eunuchs to the corresponding officials.
It was also sent to the emperor in a special document, and these were all information transmitted by secret agents who belonged only to the emperor.
Emperor Wenwu reviewed the document in his hand, he frowned, and wrote a killing word.
Some people who make mistakes are killed, but there are some things that upset the old emperor.
He looked gloomily at the new official document opened in his hand.
Money money money, money again!
Some of them were annoyed to dispose of these documents, and as a person in power who had been in power for many years, he also knew that this kind of thing could only be delayed.
When it dragged on until it couldn't be dragged on, and the people below made a fuss, he would kill a big official to calm down the situation, he had done this kind of thing many times, and he was very skilled.
These officials could only shout down and shout to explain and plead upwards, but no one wanted to understand.
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The nobles and high-ranking officials in Dragon City, several feudal officials in the frontier, the situation overseas, and the events in the military in various places are the things he pays attention to every day.
The hall remained silent, save for the sound of ballpoint pens writing on white paper.
When the allotted time was reached, a eunuch walked in from outside.
"Holy Lord, Chai Guangyu, the secret guard, is waiting outside the hall to be summoned."
Emperor Wenwu continued to look at the paperwork and said, "Let him in." ”
"Yes!"
Soon people came in, and the people around them who were dealing with government affairs continued to deal with government affairs.
Chai Guangyu said: "Holy Lord, there is nothing to do in Longcheng today, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no case of life. ”
Emperor Wenwu didn't raise his head, and while writing his opinion expressionlessly, he said: "How about the affairs of the ministry, didn't someone say a while ago that he wanted to go to the court later and get off work early?" ”
Chai Guangyu bowed down and clenched his fists and said: "After the investigation of the last general, there is no conspiracy, it is the officials of the ministry who are afraid of hardship, so they jointly signed several veteran officials around them to submit documents." ”
Emperor Wenwu was very calm about this, these people always said to let him have a good rest, but he knew very well that these dog officials just wanted him to let go of the power in his hands.
This world is my world! I conscientiously guard the foundation of my ancestors, what are you tired of?! What's there to be tired of?!
These dog minions just want to rule the world with me, and rule the world with the Son of Heaven like before.
This world can only be mine!
"It needs to be honed. Sent to Muzhou, guarding the frontier, feeling the humanistic care of the sky and the earth, starting from the frontier officials. ”
Emperor Wenwu calmly gave these people a disposition.
It's not good to kill people, and Emperor Wenwu has been exercising restraint since his father died last year.
Chai Guangyu quickly said: "Yes! ”
After solving the people who made him unhappy, Emperor Wenwu's good memory remembered the person who resigned a few days ago.
Every official who resigns, he will remember a period of time, and if he can get through this time, he will be fine.
If you can't get through it, then there's a problem.
"The director of the library collection department of the Ministry of Officials, three days ago, on the pretext of serving his parents, he returned to his hometown, how is it now?"
The surrounding Wenchen was cautiously looking down at the paperwork, and the most difficult thing in the empire was not promotion, but resignation.
Chai Guangyu said: "is packing up things, his family property is not exceeded, his subordinates have been inspected, for the official integrity, there is no corruption, although there are occasional funding, but they are normal exchanges between literati, he has served in the library for many years, has given many people academic guidance, and has also participated in various chemical competitions together." ”
Emperor Wenwu nodded, "When is he going to leave?" ”
Chai Guangyu said: "It is said that he will leave the day after tomorrow, his daughter has a marriage contract with a rich family in the city, and the day after tomorrow is the wedding day, and now the family is temporarily living in the in-laws' house." ”
Emperor Wenwu disposed of the document in his hand, closed it and put it aside, put his hands on the table and quietly looked at the people below.
The scene suddenly became serious, and a cold sweat suddenly broke out on Chai Guangyu's back, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to look up.
Emperor Wenwu said very calmly: "What did he say? ”
A fine sweat appeared on Chai Guangyu's forehead, he tried hard to recall the report of his subordinates, and quickly said humbly: "The last general...... The last general didn't find out, maybe it's a subordinate ......"
Bang!
Emperor Wenwu stood up angrily, his hands slammed on the table, and his eyes were furious!
"You don't know what the old man said, do you?! He said while drinking with a friend that he sold his daughter for a good price! I have the money to return to my hometown, and I have the money to give my son back to Yunzhou to marry a daughter-in-law! ”
Chai Guangyu didn't dare to look up, he investigated in great detail, and he had seen this sentence, but he really couldn't understand what went wrong......
Emperor Wenwu was furious, he couldn't wait to call the person who said this over and cut it down!!
When have I done you wrong?!!
Have you worked here and there for many years, and have done so much work, haven't I rewarded me enough?
Am I not good enough for you guys?!
I have to sell my daughter to go home and enjoy happiness, so that my son can start a family, this is to say that I am stingy, and I don't want to give you money, right?!
"Since he wants to sell his daughter! The widow helped her sell her daughter! Herald! Send his daughter to [Qingxiaofang] as a prostitute, and buy money for his son to go home and marry a daughter-in-law! ”
Chai Guangyu didn't dare to object, even if he sold the daughter of the director of the book collection department, a genius woman with a graduate school culture, to a brothel, he could only do this.
"Yes! I'm going to do it! ”
"Wait!" Emperor Wenwu shouted Chai Guangyu, who was about to leave, his anger had not yet dissipated, "You need to sell your daughter to the point of being a person in vain!" Castrated both their father and son!! ”
Chai Guangyu really didn't know how this family provoked the emperor, but he knew very well that if he interceded for them now, he would only end up in a different place.
"Yes!" Chai Guangyu decisively agreed.
Emperor Wenwu was a little angry, although he also knew that the person might be joking, but the words happened to hit the muzzle of the gun, it was to humiliate him as an emperor, damn it!
"Go, and take the cleansing room with you, and don't hurt the lives of their father and son."
Emperor Wenwu waved his hand and asked people to carry out his orders.
The princes and civil officials below are all carefully handling their official duties, accompanying the king like a tiger.
They can only endure it and see if they can survive the Chosen One among the emperors in their lifetime.
This emperor's civil and martial arts are not very good, and the achievements of the empire are all the accumulation of Emperor Yanwu in the past seventy or eighty years, as well as the joint efforts of many officials, scholars, and craftsmen, which have little to do with this old emperor.
But he lived long!
Emperor Yanwu has only been dead for a year, and the empire is still strong.
Longzhou is a good place, the people inside want to go out, and the people outside want to come in.
Angry is angry, the old emperor did not delay government affairs, and after stopping for more than ten seconds, he calmed down and began to deal with government affairs again.
Ta Nyima is really a good emperor, he never slacks off on government affairs, and he is not too stupid to make some irreparable mistakes, so everyone can only endure it.
A few more documents were processed, and by almost ten o'clock in the middle of the night, the old emperor was still reading the documents.
At this time, the surrounding civil officials and princes had already left, and the hall was quiet.
It was still early to go to bed, and after the old emperor closed his eyes slightly and rested for a minute, he picked up a document that he had not read and opened it gently.
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