Chapter 70 Emperor Chongzhen cuts the ribbon Tongguan Bridge opens to traffic

Zhang Zhimu was originally very worried that Fang Cai's words would affect Emperor Chongzhen's interest, but Zhang Zhimu didn't see the slightest displeasure on Emperor Chongzhen's face, so he let go in his heart. The four of them walked all the way in Fenglingdu, and Emperor Chongzhen was extremely happy, and said to Zhang Zhimu: "Zhang Dongjia is still living as comfortable as you. The biggest takeaway from my visit to Yaogang this time is that I can walk around so easily. This is much better than eating those delicacies from the mountains and seas! ”

"Hey! Isn't the emperor willing to come out and see when he can come out? Zhang Zhimu said.

"Hey! No way! Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said, "In Beijing City, if I am like this, those adults will immediately be able to fall to their knees and write to criticize me!" ”

Zhang Zhimu couldn't help but blurt out, "Don't care about those bastards who can't do anything serious!" ”

"Haha!" Emperor Chongzhen listened to Zhang Zhimu's foul words, felt extremely happy, and laughed and said, "Yes, yes! They're all bastards who can't do anything serious! ”

The emperor said a foul word, and he also felt very happy!

"Your Majesty! In fact, people have such a short time in their lives, why should they let themselves be in their pockets? Zhang Zhimu said, "It doesn't matter if he's good or bad, just be happy!" ”

"Yes, yes! I came out this time to see it! Emperor Chongzhen said, "Let's just talk about my princes and princesses, they eat well in the palace, but one by one, they feel that the food they eat is good!" It's not the same mood. ”

Zhang Zhimu accompanied the emperor to walk around this Fenglingdu, and met many kiln workers and other adults of the court on the way. Of course, those people took the initiative to wave their pens, and they couldn't reveal that the emperor had come out.

At the end of the stroll, they were a little tired, they came to a restaurant at the highest point of Fenglingdu Wharf to look at the wind tower, Zhang Zhimu said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the location of this restaurant is good." How about we have dinner here today? ”

"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen was even more interested, "We will taste the delicious taste of the Yellow River here!" ”

"However, as soon as the emperor enters the restaurant, your word will be put away first. How about the emperor also calling the big boss for the time being? Zhang Zhimu reminded the emperor that it was best not to reveal his identity.

"Good! Just what the doctor ordered! "Emperor Chongzhen immediately replaced the word I with my word.

The two laughed and came to the restaurant.

The guy who greeted the door of the restaurant saw that several people who came over were extraordinary, and hurriedly came over and bowed, "A few guest officers upstairs, please!" ”

"Is there a private room with a view?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"Yes, yes!" The man knew that these people were not the ones who were just going to eat something, and such people were not afraid to spend money, so they immediately shouted upstairs, "Your guest has arrived!" Waiting in a private room! ”

After a lot of work, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't close his mouth with joy. He especially likes the human atmosphere.

The restaurant looks like it has been renovated, the wooden staircase is freshly painted, and the carpets on it are all new. When he came to the private room upstairs, the guy bowed down and invited Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Zhimu into the private room together.

While adding water to the teapot, the man introduced: "A few guest officers, this is the best private room in our restaurant. When you look out of the window, you can see the three provinces and the three rivers at a glance. ”

"Oh! I," Emperor Chongzhen felt inappropriate as soon as he said the word "I," and the following words were changed to "Just want to see what the three provinces are like!" ”

Fengling Gudu is located at the junction of Jin, Qin and Henan provinces at the bend of the Yellow River, where the geographical location is unique, the transportation is convenient, the Yellow River, the Wei River, the Luo River three rivers converge, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan three provinces junction. The advantage of this restaurant is a high place here, and when you look up, you can see that the Yellow River is rushing away, and Weishui and Luoshui are coming from soup. On the other side of the Yellow River is Tongguan, and a bridge now flies north and south.

Coming to the window, Emperor Chongzhen looked at it for a while, and suddenly sighed: "The name of the restaurant is good!" You said that you can look at both the mountains and the water here, and it is not appropriate to look anywhere, this is good! ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Dadongjia, here is the intersection of three provinces, the intersection of three waters, and now it is the three links of waterway, highway and railway. This thousand-year-old ferry is about to change again! ”

"Yes! Fenglingdu has always been a battleground for soldiers, and now that the bridge is open again, the whole pattern has been broken, and Fenglingdu can't change if he wants to! Emperor Chongzhen agreed.

When ordering, Zhang Zhimu suggested that the emperor order dishes such as Yellow River catfish soup and steamed Yellow River carp. Emperor Chongzhen eats very well, "They all say that Shanxi people don't eat fish, but I didn't expect the fish to be so good!" ”

The guy who served the food answered: "They all learned from the Yaogang people, they took the lead in eating fish in Shanxi, and we all followed here." The practice is said to be learned from Zhang Dongjia! ”

Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Zhimu laughed when they heard this.

The guy understood what was going on and said, "Guest, really, everyone said so!" ”

The guy went out, and Emperor Chongzhen asked with a smile: "The fish that I learned from Zhang Dongjia are so good, so Zhang Dongjia himself can't eat his teeth?" ”

"During the Spring Festival, I have time, please invite the emperor to my house, I will make fish, and see if the emperor can save his teeth!"

After Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, everyone laughed even more.

"Good! Okay, how about I try my teeth? Emperor Chongzhen said.

For dinner today, only Queen Zhou and the pouting little princess stayed in the dining car to eat, and the others, whether they were from Yaogang or the adults of the imperial court, got off the car and went to Fenglingdu to eat. The little princess was extremely dissatisfied with Queen Zhou for keeping her and not letting her go out to eat with Anping and them. Empress Zhou resolutely did not allow her to go out, so angry that she kept pouting.

Tonight, several good restaurants in Fenglingdu have special guests coming up. It makes the whole Fengling like a festival.

Emperor Chongzhen originally thought that no one could find out his identity, but when they went downstairs, the shopkeeper and the guy in the hall downstairs had already knelt down, and the young man who was still talking and laughing when he was serving the food also knelt to the side with a sallow face.

Emperor Chongzhen was immediately stunned, and said in his heart: "Where is this showing the horse's feet?" ”

It turned out that when the young man served the food, he listened to them and talked differently from other merchants, and when he went downstairs to serve the food, he heard that the emperor's special train stopped at Fenglingdu, and many adults in the imperial court ate in Fenglingdu, so after serving the food, he listened to the people inside outside the private room. As a result, he heard that it was the emperor and Zhang Dongjia of Yaogang who were eating here, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly came down and told the shopkeeper about it. When the shopkeeper heard this, his legs were weak, and he waved his hand to give the guy a mouthful, and asked, "!" This can't be nonsense! ”

"Shopkeeper, really! I heard it myself! The guy said aggrievedly, covering his face.

The shopkeeper asked the guy to say what he heard, and said in his heart that it should be the emperor and Zhang Dongjia. But I didn't dare to believe it, so I came to the outside of the restaurant and took a look, and I was convinced that the upstairs must be the emperor and Zhang Dongjia. Because outside the restaurant, there are a lot of plainclothes people, and they are not ordinary people at first glance. They all stood guard for the emperor and Zhang Dongjia.

The shopkeeper had also seen the world, and said to the fellow, "Don't let anyone else know about it." ”

However, the shopkeeper's mind suddenly lit up, and his heart said: "Our restaurant is going to make a fortune!" The emperor came to our restaurant for dinner, and it will be difficult to think about business in the future! But after thinking about it, I let the emperor go so quietly, and when I told others, others couldn't believe it!

Thinking of this scheming guard, when the emperor and Zhang Zhimu went downstairs, the shopkeeper led everyone to kneel downstairs, and those who came to eat outside also knelt down, and the shopkeeper resolutely did not accept the emperor's meal money. How could Li Jing owe money for this meal, she had to give money to the counter.

Zhang Zhimu saw the doorway, glanced at the paper and pen on the counter, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty! It is a great honor for you to have a meal at this restaurant today. How can they take your money? ”

"Hey! It's not easy for them to start a business and make money, so how can I not pay for food? Then he said to the shopkeeper, "Your food is very good, and I am very satisfied, but you must accept the money, so that I can have peace of mind!" ”

Zhang Zhimu took it and said, "Your Majesty! You still have to understand their hearts! They have taken your money, and their hearts are troubled. I think so, why don't you leave your ink treasure as the emperor, how about it be worth the silver? ”

The shopkeeper always wanted to say this, but he didn't dare to say it, but when he heard Zhang Zhimu say, he hurriedly said: "Please give the emperor a word!" After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Zhimu gratefully.

This is a matter of showing his face, and the emperor took advantage of the slightly drunk wine and said, "Okay! Pen and ink waiting! I'm going to exchange words for this meal! ”

The guys hurriedly spread out the pen and ink, and Emperor Chongzhen picked up the wolf's hair, pondered for a while, and wrote down the three big words "Wangfeng Tower" with a pen!

put down the pen and said to Zhang Zhimu, "Zhang Dongjia, how many words can you write too?" "Actually, the emperor knows that Zhang Zhimu's words are not good, not now. Zhang Zhimu: When they were in Zhangjiakou before they became a climate, they knew it when they saw Zhang Zhimu's letter.

Zhang Zhimu hurriedly said: "Oops! Your Majesty, don't be embarrassed for me! ”

"Haha!" Emperor Chongzhen finally found a little superiority, laughed and left the Moon Tower.

Out of the Moon Tower, Zhang Zhimu said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, a few years later, the four seas are calm!" Let's walk around together! If you don't get hungry wherever you go, we'll talk about it when we're done eating, and if it's a big deal, you'll make some effort and write a few words. ”

"Haha! I think that's a good idea! "Emperor Chongzhen is rarely so happy. In fact, Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhang Zhimu that after a few years, the four seas will be calm, and he will be more interested in traveling with him.

Back in the car, Emperor Chongzhen found that they had come back early. It turned out that those ministers were very happy when they saw the emperor go out by himself, but no one cared about it, and they all went out together. Huang Yukun and his group of female dependents asked them to go to a restaurant first, and then they chartered the restaurant, and the female dependents were all concentrated in this restaurant, and there were no outsiders to disturb them, and they were also happy and lively. It's just that Queen Zhou considered her identity, Huang Yukun didn't persuade her to go, and at the same time felt that the little princess was too young and didn't let them go. The princes followed the son of King Zhou, and they didn't know where to go to drink for a long time. Almost all of the giants in Yaogang are wine fairies, and today they have to find a place to drink. Because the emperor and Zhang Zhimu were accompanied by Li Jing and Wang Gonggong, they didn't have to worry about safety at all.

However, Emperor Chongzhen came to the car and saw the pouting little princess, knowing that Queen Zhou didn't let her out, he quickly took out a few small toys he had just bought and handed them to her. He turned back to Queen Zhou and said, "I know the benefits of having money in my hands, and if I see something good, I can exchange it for money." No wonder those people are desperate to be greedy for money! ”

turned around and asked Zhang Zhimu again: "Zhang Dongjia, how do you treat corrupt officials?" ”

"The problem of corrupt officials is not very serious now." Zhang Zhimu said, "Those who have access to silver, the accounts must be made public, and the people will supervise them." Silver is not allowed to be spent casually. Some of the rights that can be exchanged for silver are also to be used publicly. It's a little easier to have a lot of eyes overseeing things. Otherwise, how can you see it with the emperor's eyes? ”

"Historically, there has never been a time when you have done so well! Even grandpa Tai can't. Emperor Chongzhen said, "In order to cure corruption, Taizu has thought of many ways. The past generations have also thought of many ways and killed a lot of people, but none of them have done a good job as you! Is this what you call democracy? ”

"It's just part of democracy!" Zhang Zhimu said, "This is ****! ”

"Look! We adults are different from those in Beijing, when we arrived at Yaogang, we learned democracy very quickly, and we dared to leave me behind and go to drink and have fun. This is also democracy, right? Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"Huh! I don't know," Zhang Zhimu joked, "when they were in Beijing, when the emperor couldn't see it, were they also so democratic?" ”

At this time, the prince came to the carriage of Emperor Chongzhen and said to Zhang Zhimu: "Zhang Dongjia, someone sent you a telegram!" ”

"Hmmm! Take it! Zhang Zhimu said.

"It's not a secret, is it?" Wang Gonggong asked with a smile.

"I don't keep it a secret from you, we are friends who have passed our lives!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"That's it!" When the prince heard Zhang Zhimu's words, his heart was very beautiful.

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Sometimes, I think this thing is closer to you than to me!" It was the same when I was in Beijing, and I was happy when I heard about Yaogang and Zhang Dongjia! ”

"Your Majesty! I have been on the battlefield with my father-in-law, and of course our relationship is not ordinary, but how can it be compared to your relationship! Let's talk about Father-in-law Li, then for the sake of the emperor, he would rather turn his face with us. However, our kiln gang up and down, on the contrary, admire his sincerity very much because of this. ”

At this time, Wang Gonggong came in with a telegram and handed it to Zhang Zhimu. Zhang Zhimu took the telegram and saw that it was sent back by Jiang Jiao.

It turned out that the Tokugawa shogunate had sent troops to retaliate against Ezo Island. They sent more than a hundred ships, large and small, to attack Ezo Island. Attacking head-on, more than a dozen warships were sunk by the artillery of Yaogang. Instead, they landed on the flank, but on land they were killed by our defenders more than 200 people and withdrew to the sea.

After reading the telegram, Zhang Zhimu didn't speak, and handed the telegram to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen finished reading the telegram and said, "Okay! But it's cold! There won't be any more big wars over there, I'm afraid the Japanese won't stop next year! ”

"We won't stop next year! Hehe! The emperor can rest assured that our navy is preparing, and next year we will take the initiative to block them and defeat them with our superior navy. Zhang Zhimu said, "In the past, we were always very passive, and in the future, we must take the initiative in everything." If we have the strength to build the Great Wall, we will build roads, roads leading to the enemy, and we will attack along the roads to destroy all enemies who have limited ambitions for us. ”

"Good! Joyfully! Emperor Chongzhen listened to Zhang Zhimu's words with the strength of wine, and was a little excited, "How many years, I am most afraid of calling the police at the border gate." In the future, let them call the police! ”

Emperor Chongzhen is very willing to chat with Zhang Zhimu, and there seems to be endless words to be with him. In fact, Emperor Chongzhen has never met anyone who can be psychologically equal to him, and he can't talk to anyone equally. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen didn't realize that it was also a very beautiful thing for people to talk on an equal footing.

The opening ceremony of the Tongguan Highway and Railway Bridge the next day was held on the side of Fenglingdu. The radio station in Yaogang broadcast the live broadcast. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was very lively, with colorful flags flying everywhere and gongs and drums noisy. Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Zhimu spoke separately, and then Emperor Chongzhen, Zhang Zhimu, King Zhou, and King Dai cut the ribbon together. After the ribbon cutting, firecrackers rang out, and the smoke of the firecrackers covered the bridge.

Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Zhimu crossed the Tongguan Bridge by car. The convoy stopped in the middle of the bridge, where Emperor Chongzhen looked east and west of the Yellow River. The current Tongguan Bridge is new everywhere, and it is completely different from what they saw when they first came. All the steel frames are freshly painted, and the black pavement is exceptionally flat. The white line in the middle of the road is very striking. The majestic bridge makes people feel very small, and they have to sigh that the power of people is very great.

On the bridge, countless magnesium lights "Kaka" flashed, taking pictures of Emperor Chongzhen. Now Emperor Chongzhen is used to the spotlight, and even enjoys this remarkable feeling. Emperor Chongzhen knew that his photo would appear on the front page of the Yaogang newspaper tomorrow at the latest. Emperor Chongzhen really likes this feeling too much.

The ceremony was held at Fenglingdu, and the guests attending the ceremony were invited to a banquet in Tongguan. Zhang Zhimu told Emperor Chongzhen that this arrangement was to take care of the emotions of the places on both sides of the bridge.

Emperor Chongzhen also nodded again and again at this arrangement.

The Tongguan banquet was also very rich, and although Emperor Chongzhen kept saying that it was good, he still felt that he didn't eat as well as last night.

Zhang Zhimu also saw it, and said in the emperor's ear: "Your Majesty! When we go back, will we look at the wind again? ”

"Oh!" Emperor Chongzhen understood what Zhang Zhimu meant, smiled and said, "Hehe! All right! The scenery there is really nice! ”

The opening of the Tongguan Bridge to traffic is a major event that caused a shock in the entire Ming Dynasty, which shows that the trench has really changed the way, and the opening of Tongguan here is not the same as elsewhere. Tongguan has been the barrier of Guanzhong since ancient times, and its danger also has a contribution to the Yellow River. Now that a majestic bridge connects the Fenglingdu and the passage, the whole effect has just begun.

However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to stay in Tongguan after attending the luncheon in Tongguan, and his heart had already run to the reservoir construction site on the other side of Tianshui.

After attending the ceremony in Tongguan, several people will be separated. Except for Mr. Lu Bingyi, who accompanied Zhang Zhimu and the emperor to the reservoir construction site, the rest of the people took the car directly back to the kiln. And the ladies decided not to go to Tianshui, they got off in Xi'an, and waited for Emperor Chongzhen to meet them in Xi'an.

Emperor Chongzhen readily agreed to such an arrangement, and he also knew that it was very difficult for them to let the women go to see the construction site of an unfinished reservoir.

As soon as the train started, a telegram came from Xi'an, telling them that the reception work in Xi'an had been done.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Hey! I thought that Xi'an had to make a mess! How many people went at once. ”

Liu Jiantai said: "Your Majesty! The efficiency of the kiln people is simply unimaginable. Chen has been wondering if our gap is a little bit. Alas! It's too bad! ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't speak, and said in his heart: "You are the pillars of the imperial court, how can you talk about all this useless nonsense!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Zhimu were left, Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "Why are there all these useless bastards here in my court!" "Foul language is also addictive.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Your Majesty! In fact, these adults can get to this position today, and they didn't get to this position little by little after decades of hard work. It would be wrong to say that they were all unconscious. They're not the smartest and they can't get to you. ”

"Oh!" Emperor Chongzhen asked in a low voice, "Aren't they bastards?" ”

Zhang Zhimu whispered: "Not all! ”

"Oh! Ha ha! Emperor Chongzhen laughed, he really hated these Wenchen, but he couldn't do without them.

Zhang Zhimu said: "I think many people are not using their strengths! ”

"Huh? Let's talk about it! Emperor Chongzhen felt that what Zhang Zhimu said was a bit interesting.

"The emperor went up to see the smelter." Zhang Zhimu said, "When I bought this smelting field from the prince of Jin, there were still many important criminals of the imperial court. Originally, after we took over the smelter, those who wanted to go had nowhere to go, and they had to be executed. I bought them at a very cheap price. These people played a great role in the construction of the kiln. The emperor reads "Yaogang Weekly" every day, and Fan Yongfu, the editor-in-chief of "Yaogang Daily" and Yaogang Radio, is one of them. Tang Jingyao, who supervised the construction of the Hutuo River Reservoir, is also from there, and Mr. Duan Jingzhong, who built the road, is also there, and there are many more. As long as you use people's strengths, you can play their role! ”

"Alas! I'm not as good as you in this regard! Emperor Chongzhen sighed and said, "Even Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong can be used by you." I can't even think of such a thing! ”

"Actually, it's not that difficult." Zhang Zhimu looked out the window and said, "As long as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong understand, it is impossible for them to be emperors." They'll think about what to do. Let's give them a little more hope and lead them down the path we all hope for. It's that simple! ”

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