Chapter 440: Wenxiang's Journey to Manchuria (Second Watch)
Wen Xiang was also born as a pure civil official, and when he was young, his family education was very strict, not to mention that he participated in the fights on the street, and he had never even seen them. The "emperor" that Guo Xing shouted was roughly equivalent to "who is behind you", and the naïve Wen Xiang was so fooled, and looked behind him stupidly.
Wen Xiang didn't hold the murder weapon in his hand, he just pulled the little Buddha's arm and didn't let go, it was too simple for him to let go. Zou Degui, the number one master among the civil officials in North Manchuria, and Wu Ke, the personal guard of Guoxing'a, both grabbed out at the same time, Zou Degui answered the little Buddha, and Wu Ke caught Wenxiang. Wen Xiang, who was turning around, only felt that his palms and knees were numb, so he involuntarily let go of the little Buddha, fell backwards, and then was supported by a very tall North Manchurian officer. When Wenxiang reacted, Zou Degui had already helped the little Buddha to board the train again, and the little Buddha was still nodding to Wenxiang before leaving.
"Mr. Bochuan, why are you doing this! We are also old acquaintances, if there is anything you can't sit down to talk about, why do you lose your identity so much! Guo Xing'a walked in front of Wen Xiang, looked at Wen Xiang who was mourning, and comforted him.
"You sent the Living Buddha to Chahar again?" Wenxiang is more concerned about the whereabouts of the living Buddha.
"No, the Buddha has been tired for a long time, and he returned to the Zen Temple in Jilin to rest!" Guoxinga also doesn't want to develop westward, the development of Mongolia requires a lot of money and enough domestic demand, and the three alliances that have been subdued at present are enough for Guoxinga to digest for a while, and Guoxinga has other goals, and he is really not interested in Mengxi.
"Yun Xian, you and I are considered to have known each other, and your talent Gu Wen is admired, but if you are bent on rebellion, Wen Xiang will fight to the death with you today!" The imperial court wanted Wen Xiang to stop the living Buddha and negotiate with Guo Xing'a by the way, but Wen Xiang was currently emotional, and he directly played the routine of not being a thief.
"Mr. Bochuan won't!" Guoxing A was speechless, although Wen Xiang brought a few entourages, but it was no different from being alone, looking for Guo Xing A in Changchun, the center of North Manchuria, it was difficult to have any other results except for Wen Xiang dying under the gun. Regardless of the forces of both sides, even if it is a heads-up, Wen Xiang, a little old man who has no power to restrain the chicken, even if he can shadow a clone, he can't beat the strong Guoxing!
"Men and thieves are not separate! Wenxiang can only be loyal to the death! Wen Xiang finally said it clearly, but he seemed to have forgotten that he was a flag man.
"No, no! I haven't abolished the name of the Great Qing Dynasty, Long Live Lord is still the monarch of my Northern Manchuria, and we are not an enemy country, so we won't be so fierce! "Goxinga and the British are now ostensibly reconciled, and they are about to start a war against Tsarist Russia, he doesn't want to make enemies on all sides, not to mention that North Manchu urgently needs the population and raw materials in the Guannai, and he doesn't want to completely turn his face with the imperial court.
"You still consider yourself a courtier of the Qing Dynasty? Since you left the customs, you have been ordered by the imperial court! You wantonly changed the imperial court system, killed the imperial court officials without authorization, privately conferred and received foreign people, embezzled the northern four banners of the Zhelimu League, privately set up official offices, arbitrarily sealed official titles, changed the boundaries of various provinces without authorization, and privately set up provincial capitals, this time you even embezzled the four alliances of Mongolia and Eastern China, and you dare to say that you are a courtier of the Qing Dynasty! Wen Xiang also knew that he was too radical, but he had come to this point, so let's follow the feeling!
"The one who had already negotiated with Prince Gong, Su Zhongtang and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces before leaving the customs, they all agreed! Moreover, the first emperor also had a clear edict when he was there, allowing me to act cheaply in Manchuria, and it seems that it is nothing for me to do this! The Mengdong Four Alliances are also within the scope of the first emperor's moderation, not to mention that the local people and princes voluntarily came under my jurisdiction, and I can't shirk it! "Guo Xing'a has already made an excuse, no matter what he says, he is justified.
"Have you written to the court? Did the imperial court allow it? The imperial court issued an edict for you to return the Aspen fleet, have you ever given a ship to the imperial court today? Guoxing Aqiang's words are reasonable, and he is even more angry.
"My relationship with the imperial court is indeed not very good, but this does not affect my relationship with the emperor, I am loyal to the emperor, but I ignore the imperial court!" Guo Xing'a has no expertise in debate, he can think of words in advance, Wen Xiang asked coldly, Guo Xing'a really can't react.
"Ridiculous! The court also acts according to the emperor's will, you are loyal to the emperor, and Anke ignores the court! Wen Xiang finally gained the upper hand and immediately became aggressive.
"How to say it! I am a loyal servant of the emperor, but there are a group of fools in the court, the emperor is still young, and everything is decided by fools! For the sake of the future of the Qing Dynasty, I must ignore the imperial court and do my own thing, otherwise let the fools make trouble, and the Qing Dynasty will be over. Although I am infamous as a rebel, I am also saving money for the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, at least Manchuria will always be the backing of the Qing Dynasty. If Mr. Bochuan doesn't believe it, you can take a walk around my North Manchuria, and see if the people here are rich, the soldiers are strong, and the place under the rule of the imperial court is comparable to my Manchuria! If I have won the battle against the British, who can the court win now? "The family background of North Manchukuo is the capital of Guoxing Ahu's nonsense.
"You! ...... "Wenxiang is completely angry, Guo Xing'a said that all the princes of the dynasty are fools, which is too much. And unfortunately, Wen Xiang is also one of the fools, and he is the top-ranked boss of the Military Aircraft Department, so he should be regarded as a big fool.
An argument at the train station came to an end when Wen Xiang was so angry that he almost turned his back on him. No one dared to let Guo Xing'a, who was talking nonsense, talk to Wen Xiang again, because if he talked a few more words, Wen Xiang would not be fainted by Guo Xing'a's anger, and he would have to fight with Guo Xing'a. As a top figure in a country, you have to save some face, even if you want to fight, you have to fight where no one wants, and you can't always practice at a station where people come and go.
Wenxiang was arranged in the state guesthouse, and foreign envoys often visited North Manchuria, and of course Guoxinga had to take care of food and accommodation, so he specially built such a state guesthouse. However, because Guoxinga has always picked the door, this state guesthouse in addition to the high level, in fact, there is no special at all, decoration and internal facilities, it is similar to the private Jilin Hotel, even Changchun Hotel can not be compared. However, Wen Xiang, who lives here, is still a stupid roe deer and goes into the city to see everything fresh, there are too many things here that he has never seen.
The tap water that comes out of the water with a twist is not a miracle, but it is only a miracle that it can adjust the hot and cold water. As for the electric light, Wen Xiang studied it for most of the night, and he couldn't figure out how Guo Xing'a put the fire in it, and it could be controlled with a switch. However, Wen Xiang thinks that the electric light is very good, this thing is much brighter than a candle, and there is no oil smoke, clean and comfortable. The shower and four-legged white porcelain bathtub made Wenxiang feel beautiful, and the flush toilet made Wenxiang feel that Guoxinga had a bag in his brain, and this is the life of a person? Dogs know not to poop in their own nests. And drowning on the exquisite white porcelain made Wen Xiang feel that Guo Xing'a was so luxurious that he didn't know how to get worse. The fabric sofa also made Wen Xiang feel bad, although it was really comfortable to sit, but this thing was too soft, and people would fall into it when they sat on it, which was not only easy to consume people's ambitions, but also had no official prestige.
Wenxiang rested in the State Guesthouse for two days, and Guoxinga did not come to quarrel with him again, until Zou Degui sent someone to send an itinerary to Wenxiang to choose by himself, and Zou Degui was ready to take him to visit Changchun, Jilin and other places. The things in the itinerary such as agriculture, education, medical care, water conservancy, etc., Wen Xiang is not interested, these things are also in the Guan, even if Manchuria is slightly different, it is just Guoxing's demagogic and misbehaving. Wen Xiang, who is the leader of the Westernization faction, checks all the industrial projects on the itinerary, he wants to see the steel mill, he also wants to see the shipyard, but he has to look at everything related to industry, and Wen Xiang himself also added an arsenal in the blank space of the form. Zou Degui didn't reply to the end whether he could see the arsenal, anyway, according to Wenxiang's own choice, he began to arrange his daily life.
Hundreds of projects to get the fuel internal combustion engine out, but it is still very imperfect, and relatively huge, like to leave the hole card Guo Xing'a, the internal combustion engine like many other projects to hide, secret research but not into civilian applications. Therefore, when Manchurians traveled, they still mainly used horse-drawn carriages in close proximity, but they were replaced by four-wheeled carriages with larger space and more comfort. Wen Xiang went out to visit in such a big four-wheeled carriage, but after getting on the car, he didn't go far, and Wen Xiang asked Zou Degui to stop.
"Mr. Bokawa, what are you looking for?" How to call each other has always been a difficult problem for Manchurian officials and court officials to come into contact, after all, you Wenxiang is the Minister of Military Aircraft, and Lao Tzu is still an important member of the cabinet! It is inconvenient for no one to pretend to be an official, not to mention that Zou De is their official position, and the imperial court will not recognize it at all. So everyone uses words to address each other, so as not to embarrass both parties.
"Why is this car moving so smoothly and the bumps are almost unnoticeable?" Wen Xiang has sat in all kinds of cars, including horse-pulled, ox-pulled, mule-pulled, donkey-pulled, and even once pulled by camels, none of them can be so stable, more stable than a sedan chair, even if it is written on the small table between the seats, there will not be much problem.
"There is a shock absorption system in the car, so the vibration is less, and the wheels are rubber inflated, which not only reduces the weight, but also reduces the vibration. This road is smooth, so it will not be bumpy! "Zou Degui doesn't know much about cars, he is not a technical official, he can only take a car and can't make a car, he can only pick up his own clear explanations. And Zou Degui felt that Wenxiang's problem was almost nonsense, the road was so flat, there was not even a horse manure, so naturally there was no bump.
"Road?" Wen Xiang looked at his feet in horror.
Wen Xiang hasn't been out for the past two days, and has been studying new things in the house, so he doesn't know what it's like outside. When they were delivered, they were all about to explode, and of course they didn't have the idea to cross the road. Looking down now, he found the difference, there was no loess pavement, no clean water splashing the streets, and the pavement of Manchuria was all made of some very strange things, smooth as a mirror and hard as iron.
"Is this the way you all over the city?" Wen Xiang didn't dare to imagine how much it would cost to build such a road.
"Except for a few remote villages! The general ordered that all the roads in Manchuria should follow this example, and the roads in the countryside were not so clean, and the roads were narrower! Zou Degui, who has been living in this environment and has become accustomed to his current life, feels that Wen Xiang's brain may be angry with Guo Xing'a, and he keeps asking some strange questions.
"The project to build this road is too huge!" Wen Xiang sighed and returned to the car, Qin Heqin's voice was relatively close, and Wen Xiang, who was shocked, didn't hear Zou Degui use some arrogant words for Guo Xing'a.
Wen Xiang stopped talking all the way, he pulled up the white embroidered curtains on the car window, and looked straight out of the window. The core area of Changchun has begun to inch a little bit of land, the two-story small building is too luxurious, with electric lights and ventilation fans, more than five floors of large buildings have risen from the ground, here will be a big shopping mall, a large restaurant, a bathing center, a bank and so on. Wen Xiang still didn't understand these names, but he knew one thing, the Taihe Palace, which was once majestic in his heart, was just a little guy here, and the gate building of the capital seemed to be not as high as a few buildings with nearly twenty floors. In their carriages of this level, there were police officers in front of them to close the road, so that they could be unimpeded, but outside the cordon, Wen Xiang saw a sea of people, and countless carriages, which were even more luxurious than his current car.
The carriage had been gone for a long time, and the market was still so bustling, and a strange thought came to Wen Xiang's mind, Changchun, which was only a small border town five years ago, now seems to be bigger than Beijing. When Wen Xiang was calculating how big Changchun was, the carriage suddenly stopped, but there was no attendant to open the door, which made Wen Xiang confused.
"What's wrong with Mr. Huanyuan? Is it there? After getting in the car, Wen Xiang finally said a word to Zou Degui.
"Huh? No way! "Zou Degui sat stupidly alone, if it wasn't too undeceitful, Zou Degui wanted to beat two hazes.
"Oh! Over the light rail shuttle, we'll have to let it! After a while, the car has passed, and we continue walking! Zou Degui took the opportunity to open the curtains and secretly snorted.
"Trains? Why is it also called a light rail shuttle? Wen Xiang also looked at it and saw the railway and the train coming slowly, but he didn't understand why Zou Degui didn't say the train directly.
"Ugh! How to say it! There are many people in Changchun City every day, some of them have not taken a car to go out for a while, and some of their families cannot afford to buy a car, but they have to go to work and do business, and it is too inconvenient to walk. Therefore, the general allowed some public transportation in the city, such as relatively expensive taxi carriages, and relatively cheap public carriages, which are similar to the mule carts in Beijing! "The major cities of North Manchurian already have taxis and buses, although they are horsepower, but they are also relatively advanced concepts, Zou Degui explained to Wenxiang very hard.
"Oh, what about this train?" There are also mule carts in Beijing, so the concept of public transportation is very well understood by Wenxiang.
"But the transportation capacity of horse-drawn carriages is somewhat insufficient, so the general has built a few railways in the city, and there are many train carriages, many people are pulled, and the price is cheaper, so that more people can travel conveniently. Because these trains run slowly, the body is light, and the tracks used are narrow, so they are called light rail, and because they run according to shifts, they are called shuttles! Zou Degui felt that it was too troublesome for him to say tongue twisters again.
Wen Xiang didn't speak again after that, and his eyes widened in the chemical plant, steel mill, and other places, but he didn't say a word after all.