Xu Yingxiang is a speech official, and the court always "has a little dignity" for speech officials, even if he is wrong, in most cases, he will not reprimand him harshly. But Guan Zhuofan's words, why not just "speak sharply"? I'm even stripped of my clothes! If Xu Yingxiang is present, he must drill into the cracks in the ground!

But no wonder Guan Baylor is poisonous, Xu Yingxiang's mistake is really ridiculous! It is also absurd that most of the people who attended the meeting had seen Xu Zhe, and there was no second person who found such an obvious mistake! What's going on?

Han Zhan Kedao, who participated in the meeting, was as good as Mang's back.

Some people, although they are not speech officials, are shocked more than speech officials, and sweat is dripping down! For example, Yan Jingming.

Yan Jingming has always been proud of being good at calculation, but when he looked at Xu Zhe, this passage gently "slided" through his mind, and he did not react to the numbers in it. His mind was in turmoil, and he couldn't help but ask himself: What was going on?

King Gong groaned and said: "China divides a day into 12 hours, and the Western day is divided into 24 hours. ”

Guan Zhuofan nodded and said, "Sixth Master Mingjian." Someone must have told Xu Jie'an that this steamer runs 50 miles an hour, and he thinks that "hour" means "hour", and "one hour" runs 50 miles, doesn't this day run 600 miles? Compared with the stagecoach, isn't it 'fast and late'? ”

"Xu's fallacy doesn't stop there! The British man-made steamer is not only in the British Isles, but also in India. One 'hour' has already run to ninety-six miles--people told Xu Jie'an that 'the steamer runs fifty miles in an hour'. It is by no means China's 'li'. It's the 'kilometer' or 'mile' of the Western Ocean. One 'kilometer' is equivalent to two 'miles', and one 'mile' is more than three 'miles', Xu Jie'an regards it as our China's 'li'. ”

The relatives and dignitaries who participated in the meeting were all dumbfounded.

"I don't know anything about foreign affairs, but I have to point fingers and don't make jokes. How can it be? I had to open my eyes and tell nonsense, deceive others, deceive myself, and finally 'full of absurd words'! ”

Guan Zhuofan sighed and said: "Just the year before last, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, had built the first underground railway, called the 'Metropolitan Railway' - you heard it right, this railway, really. Cultivated underground, like the grandson of the earth. Drill around underground! ”

"People are thousands of miles a day, and we are still here arguing about whether we should build a railway, and when we become famous, we will probably 'don't know whether there is a Han, regardless of Wei and Jin'!"

"It's a pity that China is not a peach blossom paradise, and others will never let you stay out of the world, be free, and be a Wuling fisherman!"

Having said that, although only one of the "25 Articles" was discussed, there was no need to discuss Xu Yingxiang's excerpts at a glance. However, Kwan Zhuofan does not intend to stop there.

"Let's see what else Xu Shi has to say."

Guan Zhuofan picked up Xu Zhe's "copy" and read: "'China can rely on the only land route to take the risk, open up the railway, extend in all directions, the mountains and rivers are blocked, and the road is smooth. How can China stand on its own feet? ’”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said: "According to Xu's routine, if we start a war, foreigners will use our railway, so will foreigners use our post road?" Absolutely. What to do? Dig up all the post roads now! Will the foreigners' warships go up the river, from the coast to the inland? Absolutely. What to do? Now all the rivers are filled! ”

"Also, if our guns accidentally fall into the hands of foreigners, will the foreigners use them to fight us back? Absolutely. In order to prevent future troubles, destroy all the foreign guns and cannons in your hands now! ”

Guan Zhuofan flexed his fingers and struck his knuckles on the table, not with much force, but it was difficult to hide his indignation: "It turns out that Xu's method of defending against the enemy is to retract his neck into the cavity and be a turtle with a shrunken head, I can be regarded as knowledgeable!" I just don't know, is there a turtle shell in the world that can't be broken? ”

Guan Zhuofan raised his voice and said, "What mountains and rivers can withstand the bombardment of artillery?" If you don't want to be bullied by foreigners, there is only one way, and that is to shoot your cannon more accurately and farther than theirs! Other than that, it's all! ”

Huanghuang political discussion, suddenly popped out of the word "nonsense", since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, I don't know if it is the first time? The important ministers who participated in the meeting had colorful faces and were very impressive.

Guan Zhuofan's breath was slightly calmer, and he said: "Let's look down again, build a railway, 'destroy the earth's leylines, bad feng shui, dry the sum of heaven and earth, and cramp the life of living beings' - what a big hat!" What's more, it will disturb the 'God of Mountains and Rivers, the Palace of the Dragon King, and the Mansion of Hebo', hehe, it seems that Xu Shijiao is very familiar with the ghosts and gods. ”

Guan Zhuofan raised his head and said: "This left is a 'leyline', and the right is a 'feng shui' - hum, I don't understand, is this 'earth vein' and 'feng shui' only available in China, as soon as you go abroad, you will immediately disappear without a trace?" Otherwise, Britain and the United States, after building so many railways, have all been built underground, and it stands to reason that they should have died a long time ago! But why is it that the more railways are built, the more prosperous the country becomes? ”

"Also, is Xu Shi really familiar with the ghosts and gods? Otherwise, how would you know that the construction of the railway will disturb the 'god of mountains and rivers, the palace of the dragon king, and the house of the river'? Well, shouldn't I learn from Simon Leopard and ask him to explain to the Dragon King Hebo? ”

That's not a good word! Many of the people present couldn't help but lose their color, wondering if Guan Beile was just sneering and angry, or if he really wanted to do this?

Guan Zhuofan raised his voice again and said, "Everyone, which book of sages has talked about this leyline, feng shui, dragon king, and river bo?" Is it the Analects, or Mencius? I only know that Confucius is 'silent and strange'! The country talks about politics and moves out these illusory things, is this what Confucianism should do? Is this still a protégé of the Son of Heaven? ”

One big hat after another "buckled back", and the important ministers attending the meeting, especially Han Zhan Kedao, couldn't help but be shorter, and then shorter.

Guan Zhuofan continued: "Look at this paragraph again, 'If the railway is not in China, it is not okay to do it in China. Why? Waiyi takes business as his business, and the king and the people seek their own benefits; China takes the support of the people as its business, and the king benefits the people and the king does not say the benefits. Hey, he knows that railroads are profitable! ”

Guan Zhuofan raised his head and said: "What Xu means is that our emperor and queen mother can't talk about 'profit' - that is, they can't mention the word 'money', so they can't build railways." However, I would like to ask, do you need money to control the river? Do you need money for charity? Do you need money to build bridges and roads? Do you need money to buy a gun? Do you want money to give him Xu Jie'an? This is also 'not profitable', that is also 'unprofitable', it is time to spend money, what's the matter, ask him to pay out of his pocket? ”

Guan Zhuofan picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said: "I just admitted that the railway can make profits, so here are the following sentences, please see, 'The railway takes the benefits of the poor with its arrogance, causing the small people to suffer and have no recourse, and they are forced to hang upside down' - I don't know how this routine came up?" ”

"There is a saying, have you heard it? It's called 'If you want to get rich, build roads first'! Railways are not comparable to roads, once opened, the flow of materials and personnel is unimpeded, the number is a hundred times that of before, the poor countryside is immediately changed into a big city, the market is prosperous, the economy is developed, the officials and gentlemen and the people are all benefited, where is the 'hardship and no inform'? If you don't build a railway, from top to bottom, in a narrow place, there is no growth, so it is called 'hardship without notice'! ”

"Britain, France, the United States, and the Netherlands are all looking forward to it, looking forward to the railway being repaired to their hometown one day earlier.

"Also, with the opening of the railway, the price of land along the line has risen, and the landlords of these lands have benefited the most! However, it is also this group of people who oppose the construction of railways the most now! How could there be such a strange thing in the world? ”

The important ministers attending the meeting all looked at each other. This, the railway to my house, it turns out that I earned it? We didn't know about these situations before.

*(To be continued......)