Chapter 522: Empire
Imperial Capital!
For Chinese people, this is a strange city!
Although as early as two years ago, there were rumors that the empire would move its capital to the "imperial capital" between Nanyang and Xiangyang, which is also known as the "imperial capital". Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In this regard, most of the Chinese people can understand, after all, the history of "Nanjing has not been established for a hundred years" has plagued the country like a curse, as early as the beginning of the capital of Nanjing, some people raised objections, but at that time, there was indeed no better choice except Nanjing, but most of them did not expect that His Majesty had already planned for the future capital - the so-called "Jiangbei Passenger Terminal" is where the future imperial capital is located.
The Imperial Capital, the "Imperial Capital", is located on the middle line of China's geography, with the Pinghan Railway, China's first north-south artery railway, passing through the edge of the city, and the nearby Danjiang Hydropower Station, the world's first large-scale hydropower station under construction, which will provide the imperial capital with abundant and cheap power, as well as an abundant source of clean water.
In the first phase of the Imperial Capital Construction, parks and sports fields account for 12% of the new 20 square kilometers, which is a high proportion. By the fourth year of Kaihong, the total area of green space in the imperial capital was 10.8 square kilometers, which was far beyond the domestic situation and also exceeded the level of Europe and the United States.
It's not so much a city as a city of parks, lakes and trees. Because of this, this city, which was founded on a field field, has won the hearts of the people from the very beginning.
When the late autumn of the third year of Kaihong came, in the retention of the people of Nanjing, the relocation of the capital began, and hundreds of official offices were first moved to the imperial capital, and since then, the relocation of the capital has continued throughout the winter.
Hundreds of thousands of officials and their families have left Nanjing, which they have long been accustomed to, but for them, the imperial capital has given them a surprise, parks everywhere, blocks full of green space, spacious streets, for women, they see neat apartments, as well as the kitchen that uses gas, of course, the most gratifying thing is that whether it is in the home or the official hall, there is a unified heating, and even in the city, there is just put into use Metro Line 1 and the city There are also trams that are being experimented, People first felt the changes that modern science has made to their lives.
In short, Imperial Capital is a fascinating city, a city that symbolizes the modern and the future.
One of its charms is that no matter how glamorous and prosperous the city is, when you look out from the window, you can see a combination of Chinese and Western buildings, those buildings built of reinforced concrete are Chinese-style, and also have a Western style, which will always inadvertently reveal a long-standing ancient charm.
The solemn and extraordinary modern Chinese buildings and landmark buildings make the city more solemn, which is completely different from the bustling and lively Nanjing, which is like a forest and lake, the "capital of the empire" and the heart of the future Chinese empire.
And in the middle of the city, the solemn and solemn imperial palace was still waiting for the arrival of its master until the spring of the fourth year of Kaihong, and when the subordinate bureaucrats moved to the imperial capital, the emperor himself remained in Nanjing, which was somewhat of a comfort to the people of Nanjing.
After many failed attempts to retain Nanjing, the people of Nanjing have accepted this fact and accepted the fact that Nanjing is once again the "capital of retention". On the other hand, they are also grateful to His Majesty the Emperor for his decision to make Nanjing the capital in the first place, and it is this decision that has enabled this city, which was badly damaged by the war, to regain its old prosperity in just four years, and even its prosperity far exceeds that of the past -- in the three years of Kaihong, although more than 100,000 officials and their families moved out of Nanjing, Nanjing's population still exceeded one million, and it was still the most populous city in the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Although the mission of the imperial capital ended, the four-year temporary imperial capital brought too many changes to the city, wider streets, street lights, sewers, parks and a large number of other public facilities, all thanks to its temporary capital, and now for the people of Nanjing, they even have an extra expectation - after His Majesty leaves Nanjing, the imperial palace will be open to the outside world like the Forbidden City and the Old Summer Palace in Beiping, and it only costs a few copper dollars to enter the imperial palace, and the same is true here.
However, despite this, in April of the fourth year of Kaihong (lunar calendar), as the date of the royal departure from Nanjing approached, the people here still felt an unprecedented sadness, which meant that the imperial spirit was far away.
In the early morning, the entire Zhonghua Avenue on both sides is crowded with people from inside and outside the city of Nanjing, today is the day when the royal family moves to the imperial capital, which also means the end of Nanjing's mission as the capital, and also means a new beginning - Nanjing will continue to prosper as an industrial and commercial center in the south of the Yangtze River.
As for the imperial capital, located in the heart of China, it will take on the mission of the heart of the empire!
"Finally leaving!"
Under the escort of the cavalry of the Imperial Forest Army, the royal carriage drove in the center of the wide Zhonghua Avenue, and Zhu Yifeng, who was in the carriage, looked at the people on the side of the road, they all knelt on the side of the road, and kneeling in China has not been abolished, at least not completely.
Especially for the common people, they may no longer need to bow down to officials, but out of awe of the imperial power, they still choose to kneel to express their awe, and this is also what the royal family needs.
The royal family can love the people, but the people must fear the imperial power, and only have enough reverence for the imperial power, so that there will be no "prince and general Xiangning!" "Thoughts.
For the sake of this reverence, in all schools, students are required to bow and recite the "Edict of Education" every day during class, which is a form of national education, or more precisely a kind of subject education. And this kind of "national education" covering the whole country is unprecedented, and it is this kind of national education that has been implemented for four years that makes people have an unprecedented fear of the royal family.
An investment in education will always pay off in many ways, and this is just one of them.
Facing the people kneeling on both sides, Zhu Yifeng's mood could not be calm for a long time, although when he came here five years ago, he had already made preparations to leave here, but now, when he really left, it was inevitable that he would be a little sad.
Just when he was sentimental, Xu Lingyun, who was sitting next to him wearing a red gift phoenix robe, gently put his hand on his hand, turned his head to look at him, and said with a blink of his smart eyes.
"Your Majesty, is the imperial capital really as beautiful as it is described in the newspapers?"
Although she had seen the imperial capital through oil paintings and models for a long time, Xu Lingyun was still full of curiosity about it, but now, the reason why she said this was to divert Zhu Yifeng's attention, so as not to make him feel sad about leaving Nanjing.
"Just a city!"
No matter how much the outside world boasts about that city, for Zhu Yifeng, it is just a city, nothing more, he cannot be like the imperial capital in another time and space, it is also an administrative center, an academic center, an industrial center, and a commercial center, and tens of millions of people are destroying the fragile ecological environment there.
What will the future emperor look like?
Zhu Yifeng does not know, but it is at least certain that in the future, there will be no need to divert water from thousands of kilometers away to meet the city's domestic water needs. In fact, in the past few years, Nanjing, Wuchang and other cities have been subjected to similar tests again and again, and modern large-scale drainage facilities have been tested by heavy rain and even floods.
"After that, our home will be there......"
When he said this, when the carriage drove out of the Zhonghua Gate, Zhu Yifeng deliberately looked back at the majestic Zhonghua Gate, although he knew that this was not a farewell, he was still a little sad.
This kind of sentimentality was still permeated in Zhu Yifeng's heart until Yu Xiaguan took a royal cruise ship to Pukou on the other side, until he boarded the train and the royal train was rushing on the land of Nanzhili.
It wasn't until the royal train passed through Hefei that Zhu Yifeng's somewhat sentimental mood was fully recovered, and the gorgeous royal carriage was wrapped with warm wallpaper on the wall. The wheels collided with the rails with a rumbling sound.
Sitting on the train to the imperial capital, looking at Nan Zhili outside the window, holding the telegram he had just received at the Hefei Railway Station, Zhu Yifeng couldn't help but lose his mind.
The scenery outside the window is rapidly regressing, when passing through the town, you can always see thousands of ordinary people, either kneeling on both sides of the railway, or bowing deeply on both sides, there is no doubt that this is the spontaneous of the people, and whenever this time, Zhu Yifeng will always look out through the window, as the emperor, he does not need to respond to the awe of the ministers, he only needs to look at all this, it is enough.
This is the majesty of an emperor!
Again, Zhu Yifeng set his eyes on the telegram in his hand.
"The Navy took Panama!"
The telegram is only a few simple words, not detailed, all is just a few simple words, and what does the information revealed in these words mean?
It means that the heaviest throat in the world has been mastered by China - Panama!
This is the throat of the Americas!
Although there is no canal there now, the importance of its strategic location is well known to the world, and will the Europeans approve of the Chinese occupation there?
Again, Zhu Yifeng's mind was filled with the strong dissatisfaction of the British with China's contacts with the Republic of Bur, and they were already so impatient with China's presence in Africa, let alone Panama, which is known as a chokehold.
Now, the United States, which has been mired in a civil war, is indeed unable to stop China's occupation of Panama, even Colombia, oh no, it should be New Grenada, and it is also because it is at a critical time of the civil war, and it is unable to ask Panama, the time is just right, and who is the only one who can stop China?
Only the British!
Only Britain can stop China!
If Britain is determined to intervene, what should it do when the time comes? Not just Panama, but also Hawaii, if all goes well, soon the Kingdom of Hawaii will become a vassal of China, where it will control the throat of Panama and Hawaii in the center of the Pacific Ocean, which is almost equal to China's "bathtub".
Can the UK accept all this?
The answer is unknown, but at least one thing is certain, whether the news of China's occupation of Panama or Hawaii's annexation to China, once it reaches London, it is destined to cause an uproar there, and in the midst of the changing diplomatic situation, Sino-British relations will suddenly become strained, and at that time, there is even a possibility of war!
The question now is, is China ready for war?
Sitting quietly in the train, Zhu Yifeng's mind flashed too many thoughts, but more were two voices.
Concession!
Now that China's power is still very weak, perhaps it is enough to consider concessions, such as making key concessions in the African colonies, and giving some areas to European countries, as long as they can guarantee China's right to immigrate, but also the right to trade.
After all, China still needs to learn from European countries, and needs to send a large number of students to study European science and other aspects, although in the past four years, the "unknown body" in my mind has given a lot of help, and many key breakthroughs have been made by "it", but only those are not enough, after all, China's foundation is too weak.
Just when this voice appeared in my heart, another voice came to my mind - no concession!
How can you spit out the meat that you finally ate in your mouth?
How can there be any reason to spit it out?
Even if they decide to make crucial concessions on the issue of colonies in Africa at the expense of China, how can the British be satisfied with all this, they will obviously not be satisfied with Africa, and what if they demand concessions on the question of Panama or Hawaii? When the time comes, whether to refuse or accept, if it is accepted, then the Pacific Ocean will inevitably change from the confrontation between the two countries to the Three Kingdoms, to be precise, it should be the Anglo-American alliance to jointly squeeze China, which is obviously impossible to accept!
If it accepts, then it means that China will have to face the step-by-step pressure of both countries!
Any concession is absolutely unacceptable, otherwise the interests of the country will be seriously damaged, and may even affect the fortunes of the country!
When this voice sounded in his head, Zhu Yifeng's brows furrowed, and the corners of his lips made people shudder and smile, and there was a hint of coolness in his heart.
Maybe......
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