Chapter 35: Witnessing a New Era
The weather in September is no longer as hot and dry as July, and last night's rain brought some coolness to the originally hot and thirsty earth.
When the sun rises from the east, the white sunlight from the highest tower in Xincangzhou into the city, this city with nightlife slowly wakes up, the west shop of the square, the street of the south gate, the ring road of the central square gradually has pedestrians coming and going, as the sun gradually rises, Xincangzhou is also more and more lively, pedestrians are gradually rubbing shoulders, the farmers' market with people coming and going, the bustling new Song Dynasty money trading house, and the endless flow of Cangzhou main road, showing a vibrant and prosperous picture.
Jiang Yin got up early today, and after bathing, he wore a white wide bathrobe, held a glass of pure water, pushed open the door, walked out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, looked up and sniffed deeply at the empty garden, and the air was mixed with the fragrance after last night's rain.
"Your Majesty, the officials of the three divisions and six departments, as well as the five temples and three eunuchs, have already set off, do you think you want to change your clothes now?" Beside Jiang Yin, Wang Shiyi nodded and asked, he now looks two times fatter than a few months ago, and he no longer shows that he was once a lowly servant, and he is dressed in silk and satin, and those who don't know will think that he has become a dignitary.
Jiang Yin raised his glass and took a sip of water, and chuckled: "Why do they all get up so early." ”
Wang Shiyi hurriedly replied: "Today is the first day of the operation of my new Song Dynasty railway, you said before, once the railway is completed, it is an epoch-making event in my new Song Dynasty, all the ministers in the court are in mind, today the railway is open to traffic, Guozijian has written three issues in the "New Song Daily" in a row about the impact of the completion of the railway on my new Song Dynasty, not to say that it is the minister of the court, even the rural people, now they are all looking forward to it, want to see what the artifact on this road everyone is talking about. ”
"Ha" Jiang Yin chuckled, "It looks like everyone is waiting for me, so what are you waiting for, call the maid to change clothes...."
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The golden crown of heaven hangs down the jade to cover Jiang Yin's eyes, wearing a red silk gauze robe, the cloud dragon red gold yarn runs through it, and the festivity is revealed in the festivities, the silk gauze skirt uses a white Luo square heart curved collar, white socks and black skulls, Qiu crown, crown, underwear, tungsten gold shoes, and a huge jade plate is worn around the waist, the whole is a true portrayal of the emperor of the Song Dynasty.
In fact, Jiang Yin doesn't like to wear this kind of imperial costume, three palace maids, plus one Wang Eleven, four people are busy for almost an hour in order to put on this set of clothes for Jiang Yin, which is simply a model of wasting time.
But after really putting on all those clothes, the effect is still quite good, at least Jiang Yin looked at himself in the mirror, and he had an urge to worship, the golden silk threads, the exquisite workmanship to every detail, and those luxurious accessories, all of which made people look like gods.
Clothes make the man!
In this era, wearing a body skin, no matter what kind of general or Confucian, from the people to the people, all will bow down to this dress, this is the effect of the costume! It is also the essence of feudal society to fool people!
Jiang Yin would not be stupid enough to talk to the ancients about democracy and equality in front of them, after a few months of communication, he has fully understood the urine nature of these ancients, and talking about democracy and freedom with them is simply more incredible than playing the piano to a cow, as long as you use their set to do things, they will immediately do it quickly and well.
Therefore, Jiang Yin has also given up on realizing modern democratic education for these ancients, the servility of feudalism has penetrated into their blood, and it is impossible to let them not myth the emperor, if you treat them politely, they are like sitting on pins and needles, and they feel that a catastrophe is coming, and many things cannot be done well; But if you dictate to them and give orders, they will be refreshed and will do things beautifully.
"Eleven, is the car ready?" Jiang Yin kept admiring his new court dress in front of the spotlight, except for his face that was still a little immature, the rest were exactly the same as an emperor.
"I've been waiting outside the hall for a long time, and when I get to Yuntinggang in the southern suburbs of the city, there will be a step transfer." Wang Shiyi said humbly.
"Okay, send a report to Lao Lin and them, and let them lead people to maintain discipline on the spot, I don't want anything else to happen in this kind of hall."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Royal Firearms Battalion led by Lin Shangshu and General Di has imposed martial law on Yunting Gang since a week ago, and the younger generations don't dare to approach it at all."
"Well, let's go, then." Jiang Yin walked to the front of an extended Lincoln parked outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and a man in a black suit wearing black sunglasses opened the car door, and he sat on it......
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Xincangzhou, the southern suburbs of the city, Yuntinggang.
Yuntinggang on the outskirts of the city ten miles south of Xincangzhou City is already crowded with people at this time, four straight black lines start from Yuntinggang, and extend to the end of the sight, near the railway, most of them are the people of Xincangzhou, since the "New Song Daily" began to report on the railway, there are many people who go around the railway all day long, although the modern railway construction equipment is not as huge as those cranes and trucks in the city, but it also has its own peculiarities.
Therefore, following the battleship of Cangzhou Wharf and the display screen of the central square, the Cangqing Railway has become a famous attraction of the third New Song Kingdom.
However, although the railway has been being built, it has not been repaired for a long time, and it is not possible to see the kind of iron monster that travels thousands of miles a day written in the "New Song Daily" running on the railway, so gradually the popularity of the Cangqing Railway has also decreased.
But today, the popularity of the Cangqing Railway has suddenly risen to the highest, for no other reason, precisely because the Cangqing Railway announced today that it will be officially opened to traffic!
Cangqing Railway starts from Xincangzhou, passing through Hejian, Renqiu, Cangxian, Qingxian, Wuqiao five places along the way, these five places are more prosperous places for commerce and trade, so they are also screened by Jiang Yin as the first development zone of the New Song Dynasty, if the railway is opened, the development speed of these five places can naturally achieve blowout growth.
There are many private interests involved, those businessmen who have become rich in Cangzhou, who have a little brain, all want to know what kind of convenience will be brought to them after the railway is opened, and at the same time, they also want to know what kind of existence the development zone in the mouth of the national lord Jiang Yin.
Just as everyone was crowded around the railroad in anticipation, suddenly, the crowd from the starting point began to stir, and then an extremely excited voice came: "It's Your Majesty!" Your Majesty is here! ....”
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