Chapter 328: The Arrival of the British Mission
The next day, Gao Junshan didn't go there, just waiting for Liu Wenxiu's news in the villa. In the afternoon, Liu Wenxiu and the others had not returned, but Ruan Fangqing, Ma Xinyue, Zhou Ruolan, Ma Erxi, and Hui Min, who had stayed in Pattaya, came to Yangon.
As soon as Ruan Fangqing entered the living room, she began to cheer, she had never seen such a luxurious residence, the courtyard here was one after another, one was bigger than the other, she couldn't finish it!
Ma Xinyue is not as out of shape as Ruan Fangqing, they live in the palace, no matter how luxurious this kind of Western-style villa is, in their eyes, it is not as luxurious as their own palace.
Gao Junshan asked them all to sit down first, and then asked the servants to serve tea and snacks, and then asked, "How did you come to Yangon so quickly?" ”
Ruan Fangqing replied: "We came here on a navy battleship, and it only took five days. ”
After three days of rest, the twelve battleships anchored in Rangoon all sailed out to carry out a cruise mission in the Strait of Malacca, and this time they were picked up by one of the Zheng He-class battleships.
Gao Junshan said: "When you come, you can live here with peace of mind, Yangon is a big city, there are many places you can go and walk." ”
Ma Xinyue said: "We heard that a railway station is being built in Yangon, and we want to see what the railway station looks like. ”
Gao Junshan said: "The railway station is still under construction, and I want to see it later." Let's not talk about the fun, but you eat here at noon, and after you have eaten, you go back to your own house. ”
Ma Xinyue said: "We don't know the way home!" ”
Gao Junshan smiled: "Do you still need to worry about this? After eating, I sent you back to your own home. ”
Ruan Fangqing asked, "Your Majesty, can we take a walk around?" ”
Gao Junshan nodded and said: "This is your home, you can go wherever you want, you go to the backyard and have a look, there is a lake there, and you can also row in the lake." ”
Ma Xinyue shouted happily: "Let's go, let's go rowing!" ”
Several women chattered together and flocked to the back garden.
Gao Junshan shook his head and said to himself: "It's going to be lively now!" ”
After the chattering of the women disappeared, he sat back on the Taishi chair, picked up the teacup, and read the newspaper while sipping tea.
The article on the front page of the newspaper on this day mainly focused on how to let the people live a rich and happy Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival is coming, and the busy Gao Junshan sighs that time is like a shuttle.
He glanced at the date of the newspaper, which was January 5, 1655, and the Spring Festival of that year was January 27, and he could not see the newspaper of that day in Yangon, so it was already close to the Spring Festival.
He was not very interested in the content of the front page, so he opened the next edition, this edition was published to introduce the development of domestic construction articles, he saw one of the articles about the construction of the railway, the article introduced the progress of eight railway lines, and focused on the construction of the international railway line from Xichang to Persian Bushehr, this railway was also laid from both ends, and has been laid nearly a quarter of the distance, and in the territory of the Persian Kingdom, it has been connected to the train.
The speed of railway laying was expected by Gao Junshan for a long time, because Huaxia invested 1 million railway workers, and the railway bureau concentrated 300,000 railway workers in the section from Xichang to Persia, and the terrain of this section was very conducive to the laying of railways.
By this time next year, Suena will be able to return to the capital. Gao Junshan thought so in his heart. He promised Suena that when there was a train, she could go back to the capital, he would not break his promise, as long as Suena was willing, of course she could take the train back.
Suena is the cousin of the Persian king Abbasid II, Gao Junshan sent her back to Persia to establish the alliance between China and Poland, and now the alliance between the two countries, after the baptism of war, is already unbreakable, Suena can be said to have completed the task given to her by Gao Junshan, she can return to China at any time.
Gao Junshan was holding a newspaper in his hand and wanted to look down, but the servant came to report to him that it was time to have dinner.
"It's time to eat!" Gao Junshan put down the newspaper, stood up and said to the servant, "Then let's prepare for dinner, I am indeed a little hungry." ”
He asked the servants to prepare the meal, and he himself went to the back garden to call the playful women back for dinner.
He walked through the backyard to the garden, and when he entered the courtyard, he heard the sound of the women chattering.
"Let's eat!" He shouted.
When the women heard the emperor's voice, they all ran over. Ruan Fangqing is the youngest, and she is also the fastest runner, running ahead of those women, she said while running: "The emperor is calling us to eat, let's go!" ”
Gao Junshan saw these women running over and asked, "Didn't you go down to the lake to go boating?" ”
Ruan Fangqing replied: "That boat is too small to be fun. We are enjoying the tweed in the pavilion! ”
Gao Junshan said: "Let's go back to eat with me, otherwise the food will be cold!" ”
"What are you going to eat today?" Ma Xinyue asked.
"We'll see when we go back." Gao Junshan did not answer them directly.
He led a few women to the dining room, and at this time the dining table was already full of tables, on the table: steamed yellow bone fish, bean drum abalone, three fresh mushu pork, fried prawns, honey elbow, boiled crab roe, mutton roasted wheat, shrimp tofu steamed eggs, boiled fat beef enoki mushrooms, sweet and sour pork ribs, ginseng whiskers, red dates and black bone chicken soup. There are ten dishes and one soup in total.
The women hadn't eaten meat like this for a long time, and they were so happy.
Gao Junshan was about to eat with chopsticks, when Liu Wenxiu and Tian Qiliang came back.
He hurriedly put down his chopsticks, stood up and said to the women, "You eat first, I still have important things to do." ”
He led Liu Wenxiu and Tian Qiliang to the second floor, closed the door and asked, "Have you seen anyone?" ”
Liu Wenxiu replied: "I saw it, they were indeed preparing to go to the capital, but fortunately we arrived in time." ”
Gao Junshan asked again: "What is the purpose of their coming?" ”
Liu Wenxiu replied: "General Cromwell learned of our intention to deepen the alliance with the British, and specially sent this mission, and their mission is to discuss cooperation projects. ”
Gao Junshan asked, "How many people did they come?" ”
Tian Qiliang replied: "This time there are five of them. This mission was not part of the military and was coming on behalf of the British. They came to Yangon on merchant ships in the name of doing business. ”
Gao Junshan instructed: "Immediately arrange for them to live here at the headquarters, you can talk to them before them, you can clearly tell them that I am in Yangon now, and when your negotiations have a certain result, I will meet them." ”