At that time, the New York Times quoted a man named Albert? Bickmer's American observer put it sharply: "The greatest obstacle to the implementation of such a great project can only be the hostility of the Chinese people towards all foreigners, and their own superstitious thoughts." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Many Chinese believe that railways will destroy the harmony between humans and nature, they cut through the earth for a long time, disrupt the normal rhythm, divert the benevolent power of the earth, and they also unwork road and canal workers and change the established market model."

In other words, the controversy over whether to build a railway occurs in two aspects: one is whether the construction of the railway will alarm the ancestors, and the other is whether it will destroy the thousand-year-old agricultural economic model.

But Lin Yizhe, who is a traverser, knows that these are actually appearances. As for the railway, the common people and the local gentry actually had no objection. Because if the transportation is smooth, it will facilitate the flow of goods and materials, and bring them only benefits and convenience.

The biggest obstacle to the construction of railways in China actually comes from the stubborn insistence of traditional scholars and doctors on the "traditional ********"!

As a traverser, Lin Yizhe began to study a way to solve this problem very early.

Now, he has a draft for it.

And Li Hongzhang has already guessed Lin Yizhe's method.

Gardener!

Regarding Lin Yizhe's statement that he moved overseas Chinese businessmen to donate money to repair the garden, the Qing gossip officials have always hated it very much, thinking that this is a "traitorous move" to "charm the monarch's father" and "harm the people to invite favor", but because of the prestige of the Empress Dowager Cixi and the fact that several officials who had previously written against it were all extremely miserable, they did not dare to openly oppose it with great fanfare, but as long as there was a suitable opportunity, they would jump out and make an article with it.

But they wouldn't have thought that the reason why Lin Yizhe was willing to take the risk of "being pointed out by a thousand people" to promote the garden workers was not to invite pets from above, but for another purpose!

"Gardeners need a lot of wood, all have to be mined from Taiwan, now the wood is picked by the people to undertake, the shipping by the seaway transshipment, are very appropriate, but the land transshipment of Beijing and Tianjin, is not very convenient, quite time-consuming. If there is a railway, it will not only save time, but also reduce people's manpower. Lin Yizhe said, "If the Queen Mother is summoned this time, she will be summoned in person." ”

"The Queen Mother must agree, but how to block the mouth of the Qing Discussion, you have to pre-empt the item, otherwise, the Queen Mother will be in a difficult place." The thoughtful Li Hongzhang reminded Lin Yizhe.

"Brother Shaoquan is worried, and Brother Fool has already thought of what to say." Lin Yizhe smiled and said.

"Oh? Tell me about it? Li Hongzhang's thick eyebrows raised sharply and asked with interest.

"When the scholars discussed the harm of the railway, one is to destroy feng shui, and the other is to damage farmland. In fact, these two items, when discussed in detail, are untenable. Lin Yizhe said, "The science of feng shui focuses on finding the dragon's potential, including returning to the dragon, going out of the ocean, descending the dragon, giving birth to the dragon, the giant dragon, the needle dragon, the dragon, and the dragon. The dragon vein of auspicious land is created by thousands of years, and the dragon vein of the railway is artificially built. In addition to its natural dragon veins, the 'golden dragon' built by itself is also a great help. In addition, in the study of Feng Shui, there is the theory of 'calling for images', compared to this, this railway is also a dragon potential, and it can be built to prosper and be harmless. ”

Listening to Lin Yizhe's seemingly well-founded and seemingly apocryphalic words, Li Hongzhang couldn't help laughing.

"I can't imagine that Kunyu is also very proficient in this feng shui science! I've never heard you talk about it before. ”

"It's just a matter of learning and selling." Lin Yizhe said with a smile, "This time I confiscated Liu Xuan's family property, and I got a lot of books, and I flipped through it casually, and I got a lot of money, hehe." In the past, my brother had always disagreed with the way of feng shui, but after reading these books, he had already recognized the previous theories. ”

The two looked at each other and laughed, Li Hongzhang laughed so much that tears were about to come out, obviously he hadn't laughed like this for a long time.

"This is the spear of the other, the shield of the other, even if you are powerful, the destruction of feng shui has been solved by you, but how to resolve the damage to the farmland?" Li Hongzhang asked again.

"There is no damage to the farmland of the railway, and the so-called locomotive rumbling and shaking the seedlings is nonsense." Lin Yizhe said, "But for the sake of not disturbing the people, when building the roadbed, all farmland, graves, mountains and rivers, etc., are bypassed." When Japan first built the railway, the voice of domestic opposition was no different from that of China, and in order to avoid civil discussions, the government did not hesitate to build a sea dam by detouring, and the railway was finally completed. After that, the railway had great benefits for the people, and now the Japanese people no longer oppose the construction of the new railway. ”

"Good! Good! Li Hongzhang stroked his palms again and again, looking at Lin Yizhe's eyes full of admiration, "As soon as you say that, this matter will definitely be done!" I'll turn around and fold! Please repair the railway! ”

At this time, the night was already deep, but Li Hongzhang was still talking in good spirits, forgetting that he was going to meet with the American minister the next day, ignoring the fact that the guards behind him had already yawned, of course, he did not notice that the shipmaster and navy soldiers brought by Lin Yizhe were still in good spirits and did not relax a little.

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"Li Wenzhong's Public Collection: Diary: See the Brief Description of the American Envoy":

"On the 11th, the US envoy came to the Governor's Office to pay respects, accompanied by Consul Shi Bo and Vice Consul Bidege. Bidege said that Ai Envoy still has a secret conversation, please screen around. Bi Degeyun: When I returned to the apartment last night, I had to think of a way to mediate the affairs of the Orient with Ai Envoy. Today, Dongyang insists that Taiwan is not under the jurisdiction of China, and its desires are very extravagant, and if this layer is not determined, it will be difficult to end. After arriving in Beijing, the General Administration of the People's Republic of China (GAO) will first abridged the notes from the beginning of the matter to the present day with Japan, and the documents of the transfer of the land to the Taiwan government and county and the jurisdiction of the government, and to clarify the notes one by one. Ai Envoy also said: In the past, Su Yun has held peace treaties with various countries and Japan, all of which clearly stated that Taiwan is a part of China. All countries have also recognized the whole territory of Taiwan as a part of China; Is Japan willing to consider that the entire territory of Taiwan is not under China's jurisdiction, and that in the future, the treaty between various countries has already specified the place of trade, and it will be disturbed by Japan. And the first paragraph of the US treaty: If other countries are unfair and contemptible, they must help Yunyun, and Japan despises China in this matter, and dares to despise China's territories that have been recognized by other countries. The relationship is not light, please check impartially, and follow the truth. This Minister shall repeat that the peace treaty stipulates that Taiwan is a part of China, that there must be a treaty port, and that the entire territory of Taiwan shall belong to China, and shall not be called ownerless and barbaric. If Japan is to be designated as terra nullius, it must surrender the ownerless certificate, and there must also be a seal of China's voluntary withdrawal from the land and no return to its jurisdiction. If Japan does not have such credentials, how can it be fabricated? Answer: In this way, Xun is straightforward, but I am afraid that Japan does not mean it. Ai Zhiyun: The General Administration can carry out the US correspondence with the Eastern Envoy, and I will discuss the questions and answers of the General Administration with the Eastern Envoy one by one. The US minister to the Orient, Ping An, has always been trusted by his country's Bethle Seal, and has repeatedly persuaded the Orient to persuade him to fight in Taiwan, and has forbidden American ships to go to Taiwan to help. The letter was sent to the U.S. Imperial Court, and it was deeply believed that it would be done safely. He is still trying to stop it. I mean the same thing as peace, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Japanese government knows it. Japan will also know that if we are reconciled with the United States, it will be cowardly. Answer: The opinions of the ministers of various countries stationed in Beijing may not be consistent, and it seems that your minister does not need to discuss it again. Ai Zhiyun: Absolutely. I have not seen the envoys of Wille, and I cannot guarantee that they will not have a left side. As long as the document of the General Administration is clear and peaceful, and the first paragraph of the US treaty is cross-examined, and it is sent as soon as possible, I will express my opinion and reply. The envoys have heard of the business, and I have spoken the truth, and they cannot refute it. There are many situations in various countries that resemble Taiwan, and the public law of all countries does not allow other countries to forcibly occupy and contend with each other. At that point, I will be arguing with China on my behalf. And the envoys or the prevarication should be transferred to the General Administration of their own country for discretion, and I have been ordered to come to China, and the imperial court has the intention of obstructing and mediating. The United States has never invaded other people's territory or divided people's interests and powers, and it is not like the countries of Europa that harm others and benefit their own selfish intentions. After I arrived in Beijing, the General Administration met with each other, and I only had to mention it lightly, and I did not ask any in-depth questions when I met with the envoys, and waited for the General Administration to reply to the communication. Answer: I should take care of your minister's words before and after, and close to the General Administration.

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Beijing, Forbidden City, Changchun Palace.

In the study, the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Empress Dowager He Ci'an sat on chairs, the Empress and Concubine Hui sat on the embroidered pier, and several people quietly listened to Liu Chengyin reading a book.

“…… At that time, the ships of the navy division had been forced to the mountain pass, looking at the cliff from afar, all dressed in white clothes and head from the day of rebellion, the minister on the 'Fujing' flying bridge to look at the clairvoyant mirror, saw that the forehead was already wounded, covered with bloodstains, the bullet was exhausted, still fighting hard with the rebellion, the minister's eyes were cracked, the heart was broken, just shouted loudly, he had already turned around, jumped off the cliff, fell straight into the sea...... When the ministers saw their loved ones martyred, they were sad and indignant, and they vomited blood and fainted, and they were rescued by the generals, and it took a long time to wake up, and they rushed to the deck, looking at the sea, but there was a red one, and the people were gone......"

Hearing this, the corners of the Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes moistened, and she wanted to say something, but suddenly found that her throat was choked.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an, who was sitting next to her, was also full of sadness at this time.

The queen and concubine Hui, who had already listened attentively, burst into tears and did not realize it.

After a long while, Liu Chengyin finished reading the recital and stopped.

It was only then that the queen and Concubine Hui came back to their senses.

"Liu Chengyin, why don't you read it?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, slave ...... After reading ......" Liu Chengyin carefully looked at Cixi with a sad face, closed the fold, and replied.

"Say it again!" Empress Dowager Cixi said.

Liu Chengyin was stunned, but he quickly understood from the sad eyes of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and quickly opened the fold again and read it again.

As Liu Chengyin's voice sounded again, the queen realized that her tears had wet her clothes, so she quickly took the handkerchief and wiped the tears on her face.