Zhang Ruitu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou, the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture in Shaanxi, can be in this position." ”

Hong Chengchou, it's really suitable.

If this guy wants to be ruthless, he is ruthless enough, he is not merciless when he kills the rebels in Shaanxi, and he is also thick-skinned, and he never shirks anything to explain to him.

Now it is necessary to set up two separate ministries, especially the Ministry of Railways, which involves too many interests of all parties and too many people to offend.

This kind of black pot is not allowed to be carried by Hong Chengchou, so who will be carried?

After all, this guy has been cleared.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen didn't think that the current Hong Chengchou still had the courage and opportunity to surrender to the Qing.

Even if this guy goes to the battlefield one day and is captured, he may not be as clear as in the original history.

It was really the previous Zhang Wanchun, who was descended after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, and his fate was a little too miserable.

And Jiannu is declining day by day, seeing that it is not as good as day by day, it is really dead, and it is much better than surrendering.

Nodding, Emperor Chongzhen continued to ask, "Is there anything else?" ”

Seeing that no one else recommended others, Emperor Chongzhen simply decided: "Since this is the case, then Zhao Hong Chengchou will enter Beijing, re-serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Railways, build a scholar of the Jidian University, and add the prince and young master to preside over all matters of the Ministry of Railways." With Gu Bingqian as the secretary of the Ministry of Communications, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, and the crown prince Shaobao, he presided over various matters of the Ministry of Communications. ”

When he received the will of Emperor Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou was already excited and burst into tears - Your Majesty, do you finally remember Hong Chengchou from Yan'an Mansion?

didn't say anything, as long as the new prefect sent by the ministry to replace him arrived, he would immediately pack up his things and get out, and he didn't even want the time for the unspoken rules, so he dealt with it in advance.

According to the rules of officialdom, when a new official arrives, he or she should set aside a few days for the former official to clean up some things that should not exist.

For example, if there is evidence of corruption, the one that should be dealt with will be disposed of, so that it will be clean and clean, so that the later ones will not be able to grasp it.

Especially when the former official is promoted.

Just like Hong Chengchou's current situation, it is obvious that he is about to enter Beijing to take charge of the first department, and later officials have to set aside time for others.

Otherwise, what do you want to do? Do you hold the handle of Shangguan?

But Ni Wenhuan really didn't expect that his behavior of slowly going to Yan'an Mansion made Hong Chengchou anxious.

Not only was it unhappy, but he also sent someone to block himself on the way.

Looking at the housekeeper sent by Hong Chengchou in front of him, Ni Wenhuan couldn't believe his ears: "Say it again, what did your master say?" ”

Hong Youfu bowed and said: "Back to your words, my lord said, please hurry to Yan'an Mansion, don't worry about anything else, my lord will rush to the capital in these few days." ”

Ni Wenhuan simply made his words clear: "It's all already dealt with?" ”

Hong Youfu said: "It's all over." Just wait for your old man to come over and do the handover. ”

Ni Wenhuan nodded, and instructed his housekeeper: "Let's hurry up and rush to Yan'an Mansion and hand over the affairs of Yan'an Mansion as soon as possible." ”

After hurrying to Yan'an Mansion, Ni Wenhuan realized how anxious Hong Chengchou was to enter Beijing.

Ni Wenhuan is a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu, and Hong Chengchou is a native of Quanzhou, Fujian.

But after all, he is also a eunuch and has some friendships, and Ni Wenhuan admires Hong Chengchou very much for what he did in Shaanxi, because he asked in a shallow manner: "Why is Brother Yan so anxious?" ”

Hong Chengchou heaved and said: "It's not that Your Majesty is urging you to do this new Ministry of Railways, and now the foolish brother is also black-eyed, isn't this in a hurry to go to Beijing to find out the situation." ”

As soon as Ni Wenhuan heard Hong Chengchou's statement, he immediately knew that he had asked too much, so he had to smile and say: "Brother Yanyan, don't worry, what about the railway, the younger brother knows a little." ”

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he immediately got up and bowed: "Brother Wangxian will teach me!" ”

Ni Wenhuan hurriedly got up and supported Hong Chengchou, and said in a continuous voice: "Brother Yanyan, what are you doing?" But whatever the younger brother knows, he must tell everything. ”

The two sat down again, and Ni Wenhuan pondered: "According to the younger brother, my brother's entry into Beijing this time is both an opportunity and a crisis.

Although it is said that the blessing of the blessing is lurking, and the blessing of the disaster depends, but at this time, the elder brother is more in trouble than in blessing. ”

Hong Chengchou said: "Please make it clear to the virtuous brother." ”

Ni Wenhuan said: "If the elder brother enters Beijing to preside over the affairs of the Ministry of Communications, the younger brother will definitely not say this, and the Ministry of Communications is just stripping the civil part of the post station from the back, which is all original things, so as not to offend too many people."

But my brother's trip is presided over by the Ministry of Railways, which is in charge of railway affairs in the world, but he will offend too many people. ”

Hong Chengchou said: "As the name suggests, the railway must be related to iron, so there is a lot of iron to be used?" To be requisitioned from the people? ”

Ni Wenhuan laughed and said, "No, no." The iron of the people is not enough, and although there is more iron used, it will not be too much, let alone the requisitioning of the iron of the people.

All needs are provided by the Ministry of Industry, and do not do private business. ”

Hong Chengchou snorted and asked curiously: "In that case, how can you say that it will offend too many people?" Since it is not a requisition of the people's iron, it will certainly not arouse the anger of the people, and as for the others, they will not dare to disobey His Majesty's wishes? ”

Ni Wenhuan said: "Don't requisition the iron of the people, but requisition the land of the people." Once the construction of the railway began, it would have to be rebuilt with another road, which would not be with the existing road, or even far away.

Of course, it's easy to say that the land of the people is easy to say, and naturally there are households to worry about, but what about this dignitary? ”

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he laughed: "If the virtuous brother said that the land of the people was requisitioned a lot, and it was easy to arouse the anger of the people, then the foolish brother would still be a little worried."

If it's those dignitaries, it doesn't matter. ”

Hong Chengchou certainly has this confidence.

If it is said to arouse public anger, then if you don't do it, your head will be used by Emperor Chongzhen to calm the people's resentment - the guys who were cut off in Shaanxi in front of them are proof of this.

But when it comes to arriving officials and nobles, it is not for nothing that they dare to disobey Emperor Chongzhen, but they have already been buried in the pit by Emperor Chongzhen.

Now that he is ordered to preside over the affairs of the Ministry of Railways, although he said that it was he who offended people, judging from Emperor Chongzhen's past performance, he would definitely not let himself carry this black cauldron.

Since you don't have to hack this black cauldron yourself, then if you offend people, you will be offended, anyway, these people will only hold a grudge against His Majesty the Emperor and not a mere second-grade Shangshu like themselves.

Seeing that Hong Chengchou didn't take it seriously, Ni Wenhuan said with a straight face: "Brother thinks it's just a few officials?" ”

Hong Chengchou said curiously: "What do you say?" ”

Ni Wenhuan said: "The section of the road from Jingshi to Tongzhou alone has been built for more than two months before it can be opened to traffic, and the section from Jingshi to Shanhaiguan has not even been completed by His Majesty, let alone the section from Jingshi to Nanzhili."

Of course, this part is a matter of the Ministry of Works, and my brother can not take it to heart. But at present, these things are being watched by the palace and the cabinet, and when the elder brother presides over the Ministry of Railways, it is the elder brother who will keep an eye on it. When the time comes......

What's more, where will this railway be built in the future? Where not to repair? Where are the stations? Where is it?

What if it involves the fiefdom of a feudal king?

How to deploy in the military? What about the civilian ones? How do the people use it? What about readers? What about the government?

In short, in the eyes of the younger brother, the affairs of the Ministry of Railways are always very troublesome, and the elder brother really has to be careful on this trip. ”

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Since the virtuous brother has said this, then the foolish brother won't hide it from you." ”

After finishing speaking, there was another long sigh, and Hong Chengchou continued: "Now that the foolish brother is in Yan'an Mansion, it is actually difficult to move an inch.

Although the officials below are not slacking off, the governor of the three sides, Lord Yang Heyang, has some opinions about the foolish brother, so the foolish brother is not very easy to mix in this Yan'an Mansion. ”

Ni Wenhuan said curiously: "Lord Yang? Why do you have a view about your brother? ”

After smiling bitterly, Hong Chengchou said: "Isn't it the reason why the foolish brother disagreed with Lord Yang in the matter of the rebels and killed something." ”

Ni Wenhuan said angrily: "Governor Yang is so confused! If it weren't for my brother's thunderous tactics here, I really don't know how many people would be the king! ”

Then he comforted: "Brother, don't worry, the younger brother will write to impeach Governor Yang!" ”

After pressing the angry Ni Wenhuan, Hong Chengchou said: "Brother Fool thinks he is right, but Governor Yang is not necessarily wrong.

The matter of counterinsurgency is to pay equal attention to suppression and appeasement, blindly suppressing will lose the people's hearts and righteousness, blindly pacifying, but conniving at the rebels, so there is a saying that it is equally important, otherwise, it is enough to directly suppress or appease, so why bother to say anything about suppression?

Now the virtuous brother is already the prefect of this Yan'an Mansion, and he is no longer the imperial history of the capital. What's more, it is a taboo in officialdom to impeach oneself for overstepping one's ranks, and virtuous brothers must not be careless. ”

When Ni Wenhuan heard this, he got up and thanked him: "Thank you brother for your advice." ”

Because Hong Chengchou was in a hurry to enter Beijing, all the matters that should be handed over to Yan'an Mansion had been prepared, and after introducing Ni Wenhuan to other officials one by one, Hong Chengchou said goodbye to Ni Wenhuan and marched to Beijing.

When he arrived near the capital, Hong Chengchou suddenly ordered: "Take a detour to Yongding Gate, let's go and see what kind of railway it is." ”

The housekeeper Hong Youfu responded, and immediately ordered people to go in the direction of Yongding Gate.

It wasn't until he saw the empty platform of Yongding Gate and the four long railroad tracks that stretched out and could not be seen in the distance, that Hong Chengchou had a deep understanding of what this rail was.

In the previous Di Bao and Daming Half Monthly News, although there were some descriptions, they were also unclear and not as intuitive as they seemed in front of them.

It was also at this time that Hong Chengchou understood what Ni Wenhuan said about offending people.

This thing is actually similar to the straight - anyway, whether it's the straight or this railway, as long as you get it, it doesn't matter what kind of field it is, you don't want to plant crops within ten steps of it.

In particular, most of the land in the south is paddy fields, and it is impossible to plant them anymore, so they must be isolated from each other for a certain distance.

This inevitably leads to the encroachment on the fields.

What's even more fucking is that this thing is made of iron after all, and it can't be changed directly like a normal straight.

If you want to divert this thing, it will probably be very troublesome.

How many people's Zhuangzi will be occupied during this period? How many people are involved? How many vassal kings?

And, with 100% certainty, you will pass by some people's graves.

Can your little arms and legs resist it?

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou's joy had already flown out of the clouds when he first received the holy decree from Emperor Chongzhen.

Your Majesty, can't you change your own pit?

In Shaanxi, Weichen has been pitted, and now he has made such a big pit for Weichen to jump, regardless of whether Weichen's small body can fill this hole?

Hong Chengchou was falling into deep thought, but he heard the sound of "dirt" in the distance, slowly from far to near, with the clearer and clearer sound of chirping, a swarthy, steel giant Zeng slowly walked over.

At first, Hong Chengchou was still a little unimpressed.

But when he saw the long carriage pulled behind the front of the car, and the coal piled up like a hill on the top of the carriage, Hong Chengchou finally realized how terrible this steel giant was.

The amount of cargo carried by a column of such steel behemoths is enough to cover the amount that hundreds, if not thousands, of civilians can carry.

The saved people's power is not mentioned, and the fire consumption along the way is not mentioned, and this efficiency alone is by no means comparable to the use of people's husbands.

The speed of this thing seems a little slow now, but when you improve it and increase the speed, it makes more sense.

Basically, wherever this thing is cultivated, it is the land of the Ming Dynasty.

Is there a rebellion within the Ming Dynasty? Liaodong's Jiannu wants to jump? Tartars on the steppe going south?

As long as there are dozens of these giant beasts, Da Ming can transport tens of thousands of soldiers and equipment to the battlefield at a time.

Moreover, the soldiers did not have to travel on their own, as long as they had a good rest on the body of this steel beast, and they could immediately go into battle when they arrived on the battlefield.

That would be a nightmare for anyone who is an enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou couldn't care about looking at it anymore, and urged repeatedly: "Quick, enter the city, find an inn to stay first, master, I want to write a chapter!" ”

The housekeeper Hong Youfu said helplessly: "Master, don't we have to go to the officials to repay the emperor first?" ”

Hong Chengchou said angrily: "What kind of officials to go to!" I looked for the inn first, and then I waited for my recital to be written! ”

Hong Chengchou can't even care about going to the Ministry of Officials to respond to Mao now, let alone going to see the Ministry of Railways that is with the Sixth Ministry, which is under his own jurisdiction, and now he is a bare pole Shangshu.

I have to hurry up and write a chapter, this matter is too big, so big that if I don't tell Emperor Chongzhen about it, Hong Chengchou will feel like a sinner.