"Did you see, there was an accident in the palace last night!"

"No, the emperor is the true dragon emperor, what can happen?"

"That's right, with the emperor here, how can something happen!"

"Really, don't you see? It's the real dragon Tianzi who appeared, and the dragon's eye knows very much, and when it is closed and closed, the dragon's eye can shoot out a beam of light and go straight to the sky! It is said that this was accidentally revealed by the emperor when he was drunk. If it were mortals, would there be this? ”

"Hey, you said this, don't say it, I seem to have seen it too, the beam is very bright, it turns out to be the dragon eye of the true dragon emperor!"

“……”

After this kind of remark came out, it was even more confirmed that the current emperor was the true dragon son of heaven. After Emperor Chongzhen received the advice from the factory guard, he couldn't help but feel funny. It's just that the prince and the concubines like to play with that electric light, I don't know it!

Thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen didn't think about refuting the rumors, anyway, this rumor was not a bad thing for him. And over time, the outside will eventually find out what's going on!

At this time, he checked the eavesdropping system and found that Hong Chengchou's department was far away on the other side of the Tianshan Mountains, because he vigorously popularized Sinology among the herdsmen, which attracted the dissatisfaction of the surrounding countries, and there were already small-scale wars.

Although every time there was a conflict, it was the victory of the Ming army, but it was funny that Hong Chengchou received a message that he would not receive it at night, and it was several surrounding countries that were ready to unite to attack Luntai. What do you say to ask Daming to go back, Tianshan is their Tianshan words.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sneer. Nomads only, in the previous Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to expel the Xiongnu to Europe, with the strength of the Ming Dynasty now, not to mention expelling them, just caught them to build the railway from Gansu to the Tianshan Mountains, which is short of manpower!

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not wait for Hong Chengchou's advice, and gave him a holy decree, emphasizing that those who dared to offend the Ming Dynasty should be arrested to repair the railway.

In the past two years, under the condition that Emperor Chongzhen personally grasped the construction of infrastructure, the railway has developed greatly. At least in places where there is plenty of manpower in the Kannai, and where the main railway roads are planned in advance, many towns and cities have begun to connect.

The reason why the efficiency is so high, Emperor Chongzhen personally grasped is an important reason, after all, in this way, officials will not dare to slack off, funds can be kept sufficient, and manpower will be available. Another reason is that the railway demonstration effect in Jingshi and Tongzhou is good, whether it is transporting people or goods, it has a great advantage over road transportation.

Especially for businessmen, if the train is built, it can greatly reduce the logistics cost, so people like them are the most active people for the construction of the railway.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen's railway treasury bonds issued at the beginning of the year to raise funds for the construction of the railway have received enthusiastic responses. After all, the prospect of the railway is in everyone's eyes. The emperor used the income of the railroad as a guarantee to issue treasury bonds, and with the prestige of the emperor, it was much more cost-effective to buy treasury bonds than to keep the money in the cellar.

For Emperor Chongzhen, money is not too much. He tried to issue government bonds for the first time, guaranteed by railway revenues, but he did not expect to be so successful, and of course he was also happy. As long as the money is enough, as long as the private funds can be fully utilized, the infrastructure construction of Daming will definitely not be slow.

No, the railway from Beijing to Tianjin is the first long-distance railway to be completed. The reason why this is the first to be completed is because the Ming Dynasty began to pay attention to shipping from the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, under the will of Emperor Chongzhen.

And Tianjin Port is a very important port in the Ming Dynasty, not only from the customs to Liaodong, North Korea materials, will go to sea from Tianjin Port, and even to the Wa State, now should be called Wa Province, are from Tianjin Port. Of course, more importantly, from the south of the Yangtze River, and even further away from Fujian, Guangdong, Annam and other places, as long as you come to Beijing, many of them arrive at Tianjin Port by sea ship.

As soon as the railway from Beijing to Tianjin Port was built, it was originally a journey of more than 300 miles from Beijing to Tianjin, and it would take three days for the carriage to go, after all, the horse had to rest, eat, etc., in fact, it could not walk long on the road. However, the steam train can run non-stop, and the speed is about 20 miles per hour, which is about 15 hours, and it can be reached in one day.

After the train began to run, not only did the travel time between the two places be shortened several times, but also the passengers and goods pulled at one time were not comparable to horse-drawn carriages. Tianjin Port wharf immediately became busier, Tianjin City also began to expand rapidly, it can be said that there is a month of change in a month, if a year is not in Tianjin, it is estimated that Tianjin will not be recognized.

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On this day, in the imperial garden, Emperor Chongzhen was chatting with his concubine. Suddenly, he saw that the expressions of Empress Zhou and Concubine Tian were a little unnatural, and he knew that something was wrong at a glance, so he asked: "What's the matter, look at the door of your head, it has been written that you have something." ”

As soon as she heard this, Empress Zhou didn't care, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, you see that the two of them are already the eldest and the youngest, although we as mothers hope that our children can always be by our side, but when they are old, it is indeed time for them to become vassals." ”

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen saw what she was referring to, he saw Zhu Cijiong, who was born to Empress Zhou, and Zhu Cijiong, who was born to Tian Guifei. The two princes, who would have disappeared in 1644, are now almost adults.

Older than them, the crown prince has moved to the East Palace, Princess Changping has been married, and her husband is Song Yingxing's youngest son Song Shixue. Both husband and wife are interested in scientific research, especially chemistry. And both husband and wife already have the title of "professional craftsman" at this time. If you make a little more important results, you will definitely be able to be named a "master".

For these two, Empress Zhou is satisfied.

However, for the other children, she, Tian Guifei and others were worried. My daughter is a little better, but she is not very old. Even if you are big, choose a good son-in-law to marry. However, the sons, especially the two sons who had been crowned kings, were very worried.

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen had issued a holy decree before, and set a national policy of demotion and succession for the titles of clan relatives and nobles, and they also started with their own sons, which made them a little worried.

Then, for the sons to be crowned kings or fiefs, they have been on the side of the Beijing Division, and they have not been able to become a vassal for a long time, which made Queen Zhou and others have a feeling that it is not good that the emperor will have a name in the area of the clan nobles.

Based on the increasing prestige of Emperor Chongzhen, they did not dare to make a move to interfere in politics. However, it has been twenty-three years since Chongzhen, and the princes are getting older and older, so they have been given pressure and excuses, and on this day, they finally couldn't help but say it.

Although Tian Guifei didn't speak, when it came to her son, of course she was also very concerned, staring at Emperor Chongzhen, her eyes unblinking. However, Yuan Guifei is very calm, because she has no son, only one daughter, and she is still young. But after all, this is a big deal, and I am listening to it with my ears pricked up.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen looked at them, looked at their expectant and nervous faces, thought for a while, and asked the palace maids to retreat, leaving only the queen and the two concubines, and then said to them: "The Zhu family's clan policy set by Taizu when he became an ancestor, I believe you have all seen it, and it has been dragged to the precarious position of Daming. The country's endowment for a year is not enough to pay for the clan. As a result, the imperial court has no money, and the clan is in a difficult situation, and there is even something called Hanako......"

These things have been analyzed in detail by Emperor Chongzhen when he carried out the reform of the sect's policy, and Empress Zhou and the two concubines also knew about it. However, when they heard this opening remark, they couldn't help but sink their hearts. They could have a hunch that they had guessed correctly, and the emperor was going to attack the sect.

“…… Although I have worked tirelessly and expanded the territory of the country, the land area has increased, but there are still not many rich places. Emperor Chongzhen patiently told them, "For the sake of future generations, for the sake of the society left by my ancestors, I don't plan to divide the feudal kings in the homeland, and even move out the feudal domains above the county king......

Hearing this, Empress Zhou couldn't help but interrupt Emperor Chongzhen's speech and said, "Your Majesty, where does the local mean?" ”

"Your Majesty, where is the clan going to move?" Tian Guifei was also nervous in her heart, and asked.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them with a worried expression, and said kindly: "You don't have to worry, they are also my children, won't I feel distressed?" It's just that for the royal family, Jiangshan Sheji is more important. But even so, my son's treatment will be far better than that of ordinary people, and you don't need to worry about this. ”

Having said that, Empress Zhou and Concubine Tian were still not happy.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at them and continued: "The local area is the territory that the Ming Dynasty currently has. As for where they will move in the future, I have already thought about it for them. ”

After speaking, he instructed Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch on duty, to bring a world map. This map, which was not released to the public, is a world map drawn by Emperor Chongzhen based on the memories of later generations.

After spreading out, Emperor Chongzhen pointed to the location of Australia in later generations and said: "This place is almost as big as the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the past, but it is still an undeveloped area now. No one knows where except the natives. ”

Then, he pointed to the map of North America and said, "You should have heard here that there are Spaniards in the south, but most of the area is still unexplored. ”

Empress Zhou, Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan all stood up, hugged to the edge of the world map, lowered their heads and looked at the map seriously, especially concerned about the places that Emperor Chongzhen was referring to. Because they knew that nine times out of ten, the Great Ming Sect might have to go to those places.

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