"Woo——。" With a long whistle, the special train slowly drove into the platform, the prefect Wang Ganwang was a little nervous, it is difficult for an official of his level to see Yi Zhicontentment in ordinary times, this opportunity is very rare for him in the entire Ganzhou, of course, if the special train is only a temporary stop, then there is no need to have any extravagant hopes.

The carriages were quickly opened, and a team of heavily armed guards quickly took over the defense of the station, Wang Ganwang didn't know which carriage Yi Zhixiang was taking, and he didn't dare to ask indiscriminately, so he could only wait passively, and soon, a middle-aged officer walked over quickly, "Ganzhou prefect, Lord Wang?" ”

"It's Xiaguan." Wang Ganwang put his posture very low, he didn't know the identity of the other party, but he didn't think it would be low.

"The prince is in the twelve carriages, come with me."

Just temporary parking? Wang Ganwang was slightly disappointed in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, and hurriedly followed the past, and when he arrived, he saw an old man dressed in a light gray robe, short hair, and a white beard, looking at an old man of about fifty-four or five, who stepped onto the platform neatly, followed by a middle-aged man in his forties, who he had seen - Zhao Liewen.

Wang Ganwang didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to salute, "Xiaguan, Wang Ganwang, the prefect of Ganzhou, has seen the prince." ”

Yi Zhizu looked him up and down, and saw that he was only in his early forties, with short hair, wearing a black tunic, and no beard, and at first glance, he knew that he was a new-school official, so he immediately nodded slightly, "Lord Wang doesn't need to be formal, let's make arrangements, we will rest in Zhangye for two days." ”

Hearing this, Wang Ganwang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Hearing that the prince is coming, Ganzhou is overjoyed, it has already been arranged, and the prince invites ——。 ”

Although the Qing Dynasty has been constitutionalized for nearly ten years, it is still the Qing Dynasty, and the first prime minister is Prince Gong, so the officialdom is quite chaotic, some officials still wear braids and beards, wearing official robes, commonly known as old-school officials, and some officials have short hair, do not grow beards, and wear Mao suits, which is to imitate the dress of Yi Zhicontent in some public occasions, commonly known as new-school officials.

There is also a type of official who is centrist, with a shaved head, a mustache, and depending on the situation, he wears a fake braid and an official robe, or wears a top hat and a suit, also known as the wall-riding faction.

The new-style officials are basically in the southeastern provinces, and many of the officials are graduates of new-style universities, and after a long time, with the transfer of officials, it will become a little chaotic, but fortunately, freedom is now advocated, and officialdom is no longer strictly required to wear braids and official robes, and a group of officials are also free.

Zhangye pillows Qilian Mountain in the south, Heli Mountain and Longshou Mountain in the north, and the Heihe River runs through the whole territory, forming a unique desert oasis scene. The terrain is flat, the land is fertile, the forest is lush and the grain is abundant, and the melons and fruits are fragrant. Snow-capped mountains, grasslands, clear water, and deserts complement each other, which not only has the charm of the southern country, but also has the style of plugging up.

It is known as the "land of mulberry and hemp", the land of fish and rice, and also has the reputation of "gold Zhangye, silver Wuwei".

However, for Yi Zhicontent, Zhangye is not the focus of the inspection, although Zhangye has developed agriculture, but the number of immigrants is not large, not the main immigration area, and in his opinion, Zhangye does not have the conditions for the development of industry, at least not yet, he inspected the northwest this time, the focus is still in Xinjiang and Anxi.

Yi Zhizhi and his entourage stayed in the mansion, and after a short rest, they went out of the back door and walked on the street, Wang Ganwang was naturally unwilling to let go of this rare opportunity, and accompanied him all the way after a simple change of appearance at the request of Zhao Liewen.

Zhangye City is not big, the streets are wide and neat, the buildings are lined up one after another, it is very prosperous, there are many businessmen, and many are ethnic minorities, at a glance on the street, there are many people wearing Yugur, Tibetan, Hui and Mongolian costumes.

Wandering along the way, Yi Zhizhi also noticed that there are many guilds here, such as Shanxi Guild Hall, Shaanxi Guild Hall, Zhidong (Zhili, Shandong) Guild Hall, Liangzhou Guild Hall, Zhenfan Guild Hall, Lianghu Guild Hall, Henan Guild Hall, from this point, it is enough to see the prosperity of Zhangye's commerce.

After a few people walked around for a while, they entered a teahouse to drink tea, and Zhao Liewen said with a smile: "I didn't expect Zhangye to be so prosperous, and I am afraid that it is second to Lanzhou in Gansu." ”

"In the past, Zhangye was more prosperous and wealthy." Wang Ganwang said with a smile: "However, with the development of the northwest and the development of the railway, the role of Zhangye's military and political center and commercial channel has gradually disappeared, and the status of Ganliang commercial port has been much inferior. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Yi Zhizhi and said, "Ganzhou has rich coal and iron resources, can it vigorously develop industry?" ”

After a slight sigh, Yi Zhizhi said: "At present, the focus of Yuanqi's development is Xinjiang and Anxi, in addition, the development of industry, the pollution situation is very serious, and Heihe is an inland river, I don't recommend rushing to develop industry now, or based on agriculture and commerce as well." ”

Hearing this, Wang Ganwang couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart, seeing his sullen demeanor, Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly: "It is good to have this idea for the sake of being an official and benefiting one party, but we must focus on the long-term."

There are great defects in the current industrial technology in dealing with pollution, and in terms of Zhangye's geographical environment, vigorously developing industry will bury great hidden dangers to the environment, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”

After a pause, he continued: "With the changes of the times, the prosperity and decline of a city and a place are inevitable, and you should not care too much about it. ”

The next day, Yi Zhizhi inspected the vicinity of Zhangye for most of the day, and only returned to the government at about three o'clock in the afternoon, and when he came out of the shower and clothes, Zhao Liewen came in with a telegram, "Big shopkeeper, call from Shanghai, the ministers of Bolívar and Peru will purchase more arms in the afternoon, and they want to buy torpedo boats——。 ”

Buy a torpedo? Yi Zhizu took the telegram and glanced at it a few times, the telegram was sent by Yi Zhengxing, after learning that England had sold a large number of ironclad ships to Chile, Bolívar and Peru could not hold their breath, hoping to buy torpedoes and deal a heavy blow to the Chilean Navy in one fell swoop.

It is true that the ironclad ships of the Qing Dynasty are equipped with torpedoes, which is enough to make up for the lack of naval gun firepower, and in the case of disassembling the torpedoes, the combat power of the ironclad ships of the Qing Dynasty is indeed inferior to that of the British.

After Poland and Spain spent a lot of money to buy more than 10 ironclad ships, they found that they were still not Chile's opponents, and proposed to buy torpedo boats, which is actually a reasonable thing, but the Qing Dynasty has always kept the torpedo technology strictly secret, so how could it be easy to sell it to Poland and Spain?

Seeing him, he put down the telegram, and Zhao Liewen said tentatively: "Is it possible that England wants to obtain my country's torpedoes through this war in South America?" ”

"I don't rule it out." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "England has not been able to overcome the difficulty of controlling the course of torpedoes, to obtain our country's torpedoes to study, the war in South America is a good opportunity, to sell a large number of ironclad ships to Chile, and deliberately release the news, may be this purpose." ”

"If we don't sell torpedo boats to Poland and Syria, there are only two possibilities." Zhao Liewen pondered and said: "One is that Poland and Syria were defeated, and the other is that Poland and Syria raised funds to buy ironclad ships from European countries or the United States. ”

"Where can Poland and Secria raise funds to buy ironclad ships?" Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "This arms deal with my country is all secured by mining taxes. ”

Zhao Liewen said: "If the two countries are defeated, won't our losses be too great? ”

"Torpedo boats certainly can't be sold." Yi Zhizhi said: "Let Zaizhao lead a fleet to South America, anchor in the port of Lima in Peru, mediate first, if it can't be mediated, sign a protection treaty with Poland and Syria, and then declare war directly!" ”

Zhao Liewen said with some concern: "Will my country's rash intervention lead to more complicated situations?" ”

"Hmph." Yi Zhifen snorted coldly, "I want to see who dares to interfere?" ”

Zhao Liewen said tentatively: "Directly announce it publicly? ”

"That's not necessary." Yi Zhizhi said: "Don't make a noise first, let them fight a few battles with Chile first, and it will be more beneficial for our country to lose both." Tell Zaizhao to cross the Pacific, first to North America, and then to Peru, not to be in a hurry. ”

Xinjiang, Gongning, Railway Station.

On the platform, Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Xinjiang, who was wearing a new official robe, shook a folding fan and looked at the end of the railway, and behind him was Lingding Brilliant, and all the civil and military ministers were wearing official robes, which was naturally required by Zuo Zongtang.

This requirement is not excessive, even if it is a short haircut, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to buy a fake braid, in fact, there are shops in the city that specialize in selling fake braids, and then wear a red tasseled hat, even if it is short hair, you can't see it.

Zuo Zongtang was born in a person, and he soared all the way to the position of the governor of Xinjiang, both with the appreciation of easy contentment, and the importance of Xianfeng, who has been in charge of the northwest for so many years, which is completely a result of the balance between Yuanqi and the imperial court.

After the officials, there was a group of gentry and merchants, although the weather was a little hot, they were all robes and horse coats, and the special train did not arrive, and everyone was talking excitedly and softly.

The Qing Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years, except for Kangxi who pacified Geldan and went to Xinjiang, the successive emperors have never set foot in Xinjiang again, Guangxu is the second emperor of the Qing Dynasty to come to Xinjiang, many people are very excited, although the Qing Dynasty has been constitutionalized for almost ten years, but in the hearts of many people, the Qing Dynasty is still mysterious and sacred.

"Woo——。" A long whistle sounded, and the crowd that had been waiting on the platform for a long time immediately became excited, and they all stood in the positions they had designated earlier.

The special train entered the station and stopped, when the Empress Dowager Ci'an, who was wearing a court dress, led the Guangxu Emperor to slowly step onto the platform, and everyone on the platform immediately knelt in the dark, "Chen Zuo Zongtang and others respectfully invite the Empress Dowager Sheng'an, and respectfully invite the Emperor Sheng'an." ”

"Respectfully the Queen Mother, please the Emperor!" The call suddenly resounded on the platform.

Looking at this scene in front of her, the Empress Dowager Ci'an was in a complicated mood, since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, countless times of use of troops in the northwest, countless money and food have been spent, and now the northwest is finally completely consolidated, but the Qing Dynasty has been a hypocrisy, and she did not expect that she would one day inspect the northwest.

Guangxu is not stage frightened, he has been patrolling all the way, he has experienced countless such scenes, a pair of small black eyes swept everyone, and he said in a crisp voice: "Holy bow." ”

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany.

Chancellor Bismarck sent a telegram to Wilhelm I, "English Prime Minister Disraeli made a secret visit to Petersburg, was received by the Russian Emperor, and held secret talks with Prime Minister Gorchakov. ”

After taking the telegram and glancing at it, William said in a sullen voice: "The British are trying to unite with Russia to contain our country, I don't know what conditions they offered?" ”

"What can attract Russia is nothing more than the Balkans." Bismarck said slowly: "I don't think the Russians will offend our country and the Qing country at the same time for the sake of the Balkans, especially when the Qing-Russian railway is about to be opened." ”

"It's hard to say." William shook his head slowly, "Once our country annexes France, it will be a huge threat to Russia, besides, if you are not sure, how can Disraeli secretly visit Petersburg?" This is not to be taken lightly. ”

Bismarck, of course, knew that Germany could not confront Britain, France, and Russia at the same time, and he said slowly: "After all, Russia has signed a defensive agreement with our country, and as long as it can stabilize England, Russia will certainly not act rashly, and I plan to go to London." ”

William glanced at him, "Are you sure you're sure to convince Disraeli?" ”

"For England, the Qing Kingdom is the worst enemy." Bismarck said in a deep voice: "As long as we agree to resell torpedoes and submarine technology, I believe England will agree." ”

William said slowly: "Once England has mastered torpedo and submarine technology, our navy will not have any advantage. ”

"As long as France can be annexed, even if it loses its naval superiority, it will be worth it." Bismarck said: "After the annexation of France, our country has completely got rid of the dilemma of being attacked on three sides, even if it loses its naval superiority, England does not dare to rashly become an enemy with our country, after all, England still has the great enemy of the Qing State." ”

After a slight groan, William said, "Are you planning to annex France and then transfer technology to England?" Do you think England would agree? ”

Bismarck considered this question, if it was said that after the war, England would definitely not agree, and no one would agree to it, and England would definitely be afraid that they would not keep their promises!

He said slowly: "Even if England acquires torpedo and submarine technology, it will take time to produce it in large quantities, and I think it is entirely possible to determine the time of technology transfer after the start of the war, according to the course .......of the war, for example, after the capture of Paris." ”

"Disraeli may not agree." William poured a basin of cold water, "When our country captures Paris, even if it does not keep its promise, England can only stare dryly, and the situation is irreparable." Anglia will definitely ask for technology transfer first. ”

Transfer the technology first, that will definitely be impossible! Bismarck groaned for a moment before saying, "Let's try it first?" ”

William said: "The attitude of the Russians should be tested first. ”

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