Guan Zhuofan slowed down his tone slightly, and said: "In fact, the railway is convenient for the people and the country, and there is clear proof that all countries that have built railways have been built, as long as you open your eyes and look at the world, it is clear and clear." If you are afraid, you are afraid to close your eyes and listen, and if you imagine it out of thin air, you will inevitably draw tiger dogs, and you will not be able to speak righteously, laugh at the generous and small things, and mislead the country and the people! ”

After a pause, he said: "Take the telegram as an example, at the beginning of the erection, there were many floating discussions between the government and the opposition, and there were ignorant people stealing the line. What is happening now? Urgent information, across the ocean and sea, thousands of miles away, is coming in an instant - if this is on a boat or horse, how long will it take to arrive? In addition to the military affairs echoing Ruyi, businessmen also began to use telegraphs! Doing business is the most time-sensitive, with the telegraph, the first whip, I don't know how much business I can do? ”

Guan Zhuofan glanced at the audience and said slowly: "May I ask today, is there anyone who says that the telegram should not be done?" ”

The audience was silent.

Guan Zhuofan said: "I only hope that some people will not repeat the mistakes of the telegram, do not hinder the imperial court from enriching the country and strengthening the army, and do not take away the great benefits of the people!" ”

These words, with a metallic trill, entered the ears and hearts, and the liver and gallbladder vibrate.

Guan Zhuofan picked up Xu Zhe's "copy" and said: "There is another one on it, accusing the railway of 'smoke hurting the crops and shaking the tomb'." A few puffs of smoke from afar on a train can choke crops to death? Where did such strange theories come from? If this is the case, the British, the French, and the Americans will starve to death if they don't choke to death! Truly ignorant! "The hearts of the important ministers are all in the heart.

Guan Zhuofan tried hard to make his voice sound very "painful": "Britain and France committed internal crimes, and the first emperor went hunting." The Old Summer Palace, which had been under hard work for several generations, was burned down -- this is a great shame that I have never had since the founding of the country! The first emperor was in pain, and the curable disease finally became an unspeakable disease, and the medicine was ineffective! To this day, every time the Queen Mother of the two palaces thinks about it, she cries blood! ”

There was an uproar in the room.

Guan Zhuofan said sharply: "Why is it here? But four words - 'skills are not as good as others'! ”

"Foreigners call the Old Summer Palace 'the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens' - everyone. I watched this 'Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens' soar into flames! A hundred years of hard work, ashes are gone, and the world changes color! At that time, Zhuo Fan swore to the sky: not to be ashamed, not to be a man! ”

"Then how can you avenge your father's revenge? It's just four words - 'Shiyi Long Technique'! ”

"What is the long skill of Yi? It is called foreign guns and foreign cannons, and it is also called ironclad ships. It is called industry and mining, it is called an enterprise, it is called a telegraph, and it is called a railway! ”

"If not, it depends on Xu's 'reasoning' and 'unspeakable'. Ladies and gentlemen, ask yourself, have you avenged your father's revenge?! "If you continue like this, not only will you not be able to avenge your father's revenge, but I am afraid that it will not be long before you will attract foreign insults again!"

"When the time comes," Guan Zhuofan smirked. said, "Don't you know what Xu Shijiao plans to take for others to burn, the Forbidden City?!" ”

There was a low uproar in the venue.

Xu Yingxiang was fortunately not at the scene. Otherwise, you will have to pass out.

When the discussion in the venue slowly subsided, Guan Zhuofan said loudly: "I dare to say that there are spirits under the ancestors and ancestors, and when they hear the train whistle, they must be smiling, because. Snow shame is expected! ”

I only heard the sound of "pop", and someone said loudly: "That's it!" ”

Everybody watched. It was King Rui Renshou, and I saw his white beard moving. The old face was flushed, and he looked extremely excited. There was a "snap", but he slapped his thigh hard.

Guan Zhuofan nodded to King Rui and said, "Lord Mingjian! ”

Guan Zhuofan lowered his voice slightly and continued: "To build a railway, it is inevitable to demolish a few houses and move a few graves - so what? We Chinese pay attention to 'relocation', not 'relocation'! The word "heavy" means "attention", that is, as long as the "move" is worth and the "move" is reasonable, it should be "moved"! ”

"If you really want to be like some people say, when the home is settled and the bones are buried, you can't move -- then for thousands of years, we Chinese have to still nest in Hangu Pass and on the edge of the Yellow River, drinking yellow water and gnawing sand. I have no choice but to stay in the extremely cold place outside the gate, what do you say about the world? ”

"Besides, the imperial court will not give compensation or resettlement, and there will never be people displaced because of the construction of the railway, at this level, you can rest assured!"

Speaking of this, Guan Zhuofan turned to King Gong and said, "Sixth Master, my few words of opinion have been finished, please ask Sixth Master to preside." ”

King Gong faced everyone and said with a smile, "Which one has a high opinion?" Please express them all. ”

Where else can there be any "high insight"?

King Gong waited for a while, saw that no one spoke, nodded, and said: "In this case, I have drawn up an excerpt here, you can take a look, if there are no more opinions, we will list it above, and it will be regarded as the result of today's meeting, and the recital will be decided." Oh, but don't force it, if you don't want to be listed, if you have something else to say, please feel free to do it. ”

Everyone thought to themselves: Okay, even the "decision" has been written in advance.

The content of the excerpt is very simple, roughly "The attendant of the Chahanlin Academy said that Xu Yingxiang's performance was absurd, and the queen mother of the two palaces was heartily lit by candles, and the edict was issued, and the bitter refutation was given to show right and wrong", Yunyun.

Well, I still have to "make an edict", it seems that there is still a good show in the future.

According to past experience, after the meeting, two or three excerpts were drawn up on such a dividing topic as "railway", which were divided into two or three groups of people, and each of them was listed as a recital; If you refuse to be listed, there will be a lot of people who will be discounted by name alone. Today, however, the situation is different.

Even if there are different opinions, who will lead the preparation of another excerpt? In other words, who would dare to lead the way and draw up another excerpt?

In today's meeting, in fact, there was no "discussion" at all, almost from beginning to end, Guan Zhuofan was alone, talking there endlessly-there is nothing unusual about long speeches, you can go in the left ear and out the right ear, you are done, I am done, what should everyone do.

But not today!

After hearing this, some people were full of blood, and they were eager to go out, so they looked up to the sky and shouted, waved their knives and got on their horses, and made a big deal -- as for what they "did", they couldn't say clearly; Some people's thoughts fluctuate, and their minds are chaotic, and they can't distinguish the taste.

Even the most conservative and "cold" people have a big stir in their hearts - not that they have accepted Guan Zhuofan's views, and some still feel inexplicably frightened - but in any case, no one is indifferent.

Many people have a vague sense that something around them is collapsing, and a new world has appeared on the horizon that they have never seen before.

For this new world, some people are surprised and inexplicable; Some people feel that the light is dazzling and instinctively want to close their eyes - but even when they close their eyes, they can still feel its dazzling light.

Either way, there's no way to pretend you can't see this bright thing anymore.

Guan Zhuofan said a lot of things, many people still can't "digest", neither can it be it, nor can it be wrong, it is a feeling of "can't parry", but because of this, there is a sense of Mount Tai's pressure! Among them, one "hat" after another was thrown over, and each "hat" was "unbearable for the ministers", unable to dodge, unable to wear, panting, and had to lower his body and lower again.

Therefore, even if some people still have any doubts about the railway, but Xu Yingxiang's "absurdity" is a certainty, you don't "list" on the excerpt, do you think Xu's words still have some truth?

Many people who were not in favor of building a railway were also thinking: This railway, maybe Guan Beile is right, is actually not so terrible, and it really "has more advantages than disadvantages"?

A long table was set up in the room, and the fold was spread on top of it—it was quite long, but it had very little content, and most of the space was reserved for everyone to sign it.

King Gong led the way and signed his name first; Then the kings of Rui and the kings came forward in turn, and signed the folds; Then there was Guan Zhuofan - all without any hesitation. Then, it was time for the Cabinet Fellows.

Everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Fengbiao and Rui Chang.

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