A group of people, very fast, immediately entered the hall, seeing this, the Qin family couldn't react at all, even Qin Zuo, the prefect of Changzhou, was the same, stunned, and looked at the colonel in a daze, fortunately it was brought over by his own family, otherwise he would definitely ask loudly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The leading colonel and officer, explaining his intentions, Qin Zuo reacted for a long time, General Zhang will ascend the throne as emperor and establish the Chinese Empire, and his son and daughter Qin Xiaoyu has become the queen?

Colonel Liu said: "Yes, Lord Guozhang, I was ordered to take Lord Guozhang's family to Beijing. ”

Colonel Liu explained a lot of matters, and only left after about a cup of tea, and Qin Zuo's family set off tomorrow morning, first by train to Shanghai, and then boarded a ship at Shanghai Port and headed for Beijing.

After Colonel Liu and the others left, the entire hall was very quiet, and a needle could almost be heard on the ground, and everyone had not yet come to their senses.

Mother Qin pinched herself fiercely, realizing that she was not dreaming, and then she became overjoyed, and said in a voice that almost trembled because of joy: "Old... Master, Xiaoyu she... She became the queen! ”

Qin Zuo finally came back to his senses, nodded, and said happily: "Xiao Yuguang Sect Yaozu!" Now that you are the queen, the family is very lucky! ”

The happiest person is Qin Xingye, laughing, and said with joy: "Xiaoyu, you are too promising, haha, now I am the uncle of the country, I want to do a big business and do business all over the country." ”

For a long time, Qin Xingye has an idol in his heart, that is Zhang Feng, Zhang Feng started in business and created many business miracles, Qin Xingye's ideal is to become a big businessman, a national big businessman.

This time, Qin Zuo did not object, knowing that the status of businessmen would definitely rise, because Zhang Feng himself was also a businessman, and after ascending the throne, Zhang Feng would definitely introduce many measures to encourage the development of industry and commerce.

The news gradually spread, and in the afternoon, many people came to Qinfu to congratulate, and the next morning, Qin Zuo's family, accompanied and escorted by a large group of soldiers, took a train to Shanghai Port.

I have to say that with the railway and train, travel is a lot more convenient, if it is placed in the past, from Changzhou Road to Shanghai, there are not several days, don't think about it, slow down, maybe ten days and half a month are possible, now there is a train, get on the train from Changzhou in the morning, and arrive at Shanghai Railway Station in the afternoon.

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Beijing.

The new emperor ascended the throne, naturally there was a new atmosphere, as the day of Zhang Feng's official accession to the throne approached, the whole city of Beijing was full of joy.

All preparations were in order, and under Meng Mingzhao's preparations, everything was gradually prepared, and the nine-member cabinet was basically decided.

On May 8, 1642, Zhang Feng officially ascended the throne as emperor, established the Chinese Empire, and built the capital of Beijing.

On the day of his accession to the throne, Zhang Feng first sacrificed to heaven and earth, announced his accession to the throne, and then held a grand enthronement ceremony in the Forbidden City, announcing the establishment of the Chinese Empire, announcing this year as the first year of China, canonizing Princess Kunxing, Chen Yuanyuan, and Qin Xiaoyu as queens.

A month after ascending the throne, Zhang Feng held a grand funeral for Chongzhen, who was buried in the Ming Mausoleum on the outskirts of Beijing.

At the end of one era, a new era begins.

At this time, more than a dozen infantry divisions entered the territory of Hubei, and after several major battles, exterminated the Dashun army, killed Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin and others, Li Zicheng escaped, but died soon after at the hands of several peasants in Tongshan County, Hubei.

After pacifying the Dashun Army, several infantry divisions entered Sichuan and began to pacify Zhang Xianzhong, and in addition, the Guanwai was gradually pacified.

After more than a month, the Tatars outside the Guanxi killed and surrendered, and the Manchu Qing perished, and the remaining Manchu people will settle in Heilongjiang Province and accept jurisdiction.

With the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Mongolia was divided into several ministries, one of which sent envoys to Beijing and was willing to accept Zhang Feng's jurisdiction.

Several infantry divisions went to the territory of Mongolia and began to pacify Mongolia, and Zhang Feng welcomed those who did not accept it, which did not say, to conquer by force, and those who were willing to surrender.

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Beijing.

A large railway station is under construction and has begun to take shape, with several platforms and a total of several railways in the station.

The railway leads from the station to the outside of Beijing, all the way to Tianjin Wei, and at the same time, the construction of the Tianjin train is also beginning, the railway extends from Tianjin Railway Station all the way to Beijing Railway Station, and the other road goes south from Tianjin Railway Station to Nanjing Pukou.

Of course, in Nanjing Pukou, the railway station is also being built, and the railway is also being built, and the railway will go north from Nanjing Pukou, and finally it will be connected with the railway built south of Tianjin Railway Station.

Historically, the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, which was founded in 1908 (the 34th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty) and opened to traffic in 1912 (the first year of the Republic of China), is the key point of China's north and south, and an important north-south trunk line.

The railway is 1,009 kilometers long and was completed in just over four years, which is the fastest railway in the Qing Dynasty.

The first railway built after Zhang Feng took charge was the Beijing-Pudong Railway, which started construction more than 200 years earlier than the history, as a traverser, Zhang Feng knew the importance of the railway to the development of the Chinese nation, and Zhang Feng was very concerned about the construction of this railway.

With the experience and foundation of building the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, coupled with the fact that there were so many captive laborers and sufficient manpower, Zhang Feng planned to build the railway in three or four years.

Tianjin Weibei.

A large station was being built, and it was evident from the construction that at least two or three thousand people were involved, all of whom were wearing gray vests with numerical numbers, all of whom were captive laborers.

In addition to these captive laborers, there are also some soldiers with muskets and military uniforms, these soldiers are a little different from the soldiers of various infantry divisions, mainly because the military uniforms are different, and there are armbands on their arms, on which are written "Chinese Railway Soldiers" in black on a white background.

This is a newly formed railway soldier, wearing the same uniform and equipped with muskets, the number of which is already more than 10,000, and there are hundreds of people at the Tianjin Railway Station.

A railway, extending from Tianjin Railway Station all the way to Beijing, it can be seen that this section of the railway has been built for a short distance.

For miles along the railway, a large number of captive laborers were building the railway, laying gravel, erecting sleepers and railroads, and in the distance, many people were building the roadbed, which stretched all the way into the distance, and the number of people involved in the construction of the roadbed was in the thousands.

Tens of thousands of captive laborers were stationed along the entire railway line, and under the construction of so many people, the railway grew little by little, and the roadbed, bridges, etc., were repaired one by one, and the progress was very fast.

The whole construction site was bustling, and under the muzzle of the muskets, these prisoners worked honestly and seemed to be more obedient, because everyone knew that they were only forced to work for two or three years, and then they could be freed, and there was no need to escape.

Zhang Feng's ascension to the throne was of course not only about building railways, but also about encouraging the development of industry and commerce, and attaching importance to agriculture, as well as education.

In Beijing, it is planned to establish "Kyoto University" and in Nanjing, "Jinling University", which will recruit talented people or children from all over the world, who will enter the university and receive new education, study mathematics, physics, chemistry, and other courses, and all realize free education.

In the entire Nanzhili area, the entire capital area, these two places began to try to reform the education system, the notice has been posted, will set up a lot of new schools, these new schools, open a new curriculum, no longer learn the four books and five classics, and no longer announce the selection of talents in the imperial examination.

Instead, courses such as Chinese language, arithmetic, physics, and chemistry are offered, and courses such as Chinese language, arithmetic, and nature are offered in each new school, which are studied for five years, and then mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and other courses are offered for another five years, which is somewhat similar to the current primary and secondary schools.

Because this is a new thing, it has not been rolled out in a large area across the country, but first piloted in Nanzhili and the Beijing area, and then slowly rolled out across the country after a year, and in three or five years, the whole country is unified with a new style of school.

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The Royal Palace, in the Imperial Study.

After Zhang Feng finished processing and reviewing some of the folds, he rubbed his eyes and thought in his heart, the emperor's job is really not easy. Some time ago, Zhang Feng was even busier, because Zhang Feng personally compiled a lot of textbooks, and he was tired to death.

Fortunately, the Chinese textbook does not need to be done by Zhang Feng himself, as long as he talks about the general idea, there are a large number of literati below who can compile the Chinese textbook, and then hand it over to Zhang Feng for final review.

The arithmetic textbooks in the primary school do not need Zhang Feng to do it himself, some of his textbooks are not good, either Zhang Feng personally compiles, or Zhang Feng gives guidance to list the outline, and the following group of people are responsible for compiling, and Zhang Feng is responsible for reviewing.

After a lot of work, these textbooks have finally been compiled, and now, some of the textbooks should have begun to be printed, and then they will be sent to the various schools, just in time for the fall enrollment to be used.

Rubbing his eyes, Zhang Feng thought in his heart, I don't know how Zheng Chenggong is doing, and whether he can complete the task he assigned.

As early as more than a month ago, Zhang Feng gave Zheng Chenggong a task, that is, to persuade Zheng Zhilong to surrender, and now at this time, there should be results.

Sure enough, a few days later, the news came, Zhao Weibin, the military minister, personally entered the palace to report to Zhang Feng, and after Zheng Chenggong's personal persuasion, Zheng Zhilong promised to surrender, put down his military power, disband the fleet, and be a leisurely prince.

Of course, this prince is just a treatment, and he has no real power, Zheng Zhilong can spend his old age in peace, and it can be regarded as a safe landing.

After listening to Zhao Weibin's report, Zhang Feng was also light, and finally solved a big matter, it seems that Zheng Chenggong, a lobbyist, is very good and successful.

Of course, in addition to this news, Zhao Weibin also brought another news. Zhao Weibin said: "Your Majesty, the Dutch are very active in the Taiwan Strait, and there have even been frictions with our caravans, almost an armed conflict.

Dutch?

Of course, Zhang Feng knew that the Dutch were entrenched in Taiwan, built a fortified city in Taiwan, and had very frequent activities with Taiwan as the center.

The fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company had long opened up the Luzon route, and merchant ships often traveled between Luzon and the port of Shanghai, so that they had to pass through the Taiwan Strait, so that conflicts and frictions with the Dutch were inevitable.

In the past, Zhang Feng was mainly busy cleaning up the tartars, and Zhang Feng didn't have the time and energy to clean up these Dutch, and he didn't think that these Dutchmen would jump out without knowing the sky.

Zhang Feng thought in his heart, since you are not interested and you are not comfortable taking the initiative to find it, then it is no wonder to me.

Zhang Feng said slowly: "Commander-in-Chief Zhao, I will give you a task, formulate a plan, recover Taiwan, establish a military port in Taiwan, and Zheng Chenggong's second fleet should also be moved." ”

Zheng Chenggong's Second Fleet stationed in Naha will not be conducive to the control of the vast sea area in the long run, and if there is a lack of control over the Taiwan area or even the Luzon area, the establishment of a military port in Taiwan will greatly strengthen the control and influence on the Luzon area.

Zhang Feng attaches great importance to the navy of the navy, and now there is a mature technology for the construction of steam-powered warships, the most advanced breech-loading artillery of this era, and in addition, China already has relatively advanced navigation technology, and it is a great opportunity to vigorously develop the navy.

According to Zhang Feng's request, as early as a month ago, the navy began to select a site and prepare to build another military port in Quanzhou and Qingdao.

Of course, Zhang Feng also valued the area around Macao and Hong Kong, and had the idea of building a port there, both for civilian and military purposes.

And in order to speed up the construction of steam-powered warships, another large shipyard is being built in Quanzhou, and a number of civilian shipyards are already under construction.

As soon as Zhang Feng's policy of encouraging industry and commerce was introduced, not only a large number of civilian factories were built by private capital, but some civilian shipyards were also built by private capital.

In addition, Zhang Feng began to gradually disclose the manufacturing technology of steam engines, Zhang Feng hopes that after a few years, the country will enter the era of comprehensive steam.

After listening to Zhang Feng's order, Zhao Weibin looked happy, the navy has not fought for a long time, and it is naturally best to fight a dozen Dutch.

Zhao Weibin said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this time you will definitely drive away these Dutch and recover Taiwan." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Feng nodded, "This time, let Zheng Chenggong's second fleet teach these Dutchmen who don't know the height of the sky a lesson." ”

Zhang Feng personally ordered the general and let Zheng Chenggong's second fleet be dispatched.

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Taiwan strait.

Today the wind is calm, and a fleet of ships is sailing, this is a fleet of more than a dozen steam-powered ships, ten steam-powered transport ships of 3,000 materials, and four steam-powered warships of 1,000 materials.

This fleet, laden with all kinds of supplies, left Luzon and, after a long voyage, began to sail through the Taiwan Strait towards the port of Shanghai, which was the fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company.

There are already several such fleets of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company, which are active in the Luzon region, or in regions such as Korea and Naha.

On one of the 3,000-material transport ships, a middle-aged man stood on the deck, looking at the endless sea, Huang Wanqing was the captain of this fleet, and personally led the team to Luzon, transporting a large number of industrial products, as well as a large number of porcelain, silk, tea, etc., in exchange for a large amount of grain, as well as some local specialties in Luzon and so on.

"Captain, the observation post reports that a fleet has appeared in front of us, presumably Dutch, heading towards us."

"Damn, it's the Dutch again." Huang Wanqing said hatefully, for the Dutch in this area, Huang Wanqing, who often passes through the Taiwan Strait, is no stranger, and has met the Dutch many times, and once almost used force.

……… (To be continued.) )