On the day of Chun in 1837, it was cold and the morning fog had not yet dissipated, and the builders of the railway had already arrived at the construction site. However, today's situation is a little bad, the leading Ministry of Industry officials camp Qing Officials Division Director Wen Zu Cambodia is now on the front of the construction site black pressure a number of people, this scene makes Wen Zu Cambodia feel bad. When they got closer, they realized that these people were all fellow villagers nearby, carrying hoes and flat burdens one by one, and glaring angrily at Wen Zukhan and others who were approaching.

Wen Zukhan was in charge of the construction of the section of the road from Wangzhuang to Zhaojiatun, and he probably guessed what was going on. After all, it is not the first time that Wenzu Cambodia has experienced something similar, the last time the railway passed through Zhaojiatun, Wenzu Cambodia and the construction team were stopped by the other party. At that time, hundreds of angry villagers insisted that the road had to pass through the ancestral tomb of Zhaojiatun and had to be rerouted. Wen Zu had no choice but to report to the imperial court and diverted to bypass Zhaojiatun.

With the experience of the last time, Wen Zu Khan and Yan Yuese greeted him with a pen sticker, and an elderly squire in the crowd on the other side greeted him.

Wen Zu Cambodia stepped forward and greeted: "Wen Zu Cambodia, the director of the Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of Lower Officials, is straightforward, I don't know what is disturbing the fathers and villagers on this side, if there is anything offended, the lower officials will accompany him first." ”

Don't dare, in front of Shanxi Datong prefect Wang Shouzhi, three years ago to return to his hometown, after returning to his hometown to get the love of the villagers, promoted to the patriarch of the clan, now this move is really a last resort. ”

"Oh! You and I used to be ministers of the same court, and we have the friendship of colleagues, so I ask Wang Lao to make it clear. ”

"Alas! Do you know where this railway passes? ”

"I don't know, I still have to ask Elder Wang."

"This mountain is called Longtou Mountain. And the nearby Turtle Mountain, Snake Tail Mountain together is the local feng shui treasure land, the dragon head, turtle, snake tail three mountains are actually connected as a whole, its shape is like a dragon, this mountain is the head, Turtle Mountain is the body, Snake Tail Mountain is the tail. The momentum is endless, and Wang Cun is just under the dragon's head. If the adults are determined to cut this dragon vein, I am afraid that the people of Wang Village will not agree. ”

"Well, the lower officials will report to the court immediately, and I believe there will be a way to get the best of both worlds."

"Brother Xu, Your Majesty has compared Yao Shunyu of the Three Dynasties in ancient times, you see that as soon as this sectional contracting responsibility system came out, the quality and degree of railway construction have improved a lot." Lin Hongnian, the minister of industry in charge of construction, sighed. While looking at the reports sent by each section.

Finance Minister Xu Daoran has been busy with the affairs of national bonds recently, and when he heard Lin Hongnian's words, Xu Daoran smiled and said: "Your Majesty's wisdom is naturally worthy of the word "Holy Monarch." It is even more unheard of to have the foresight of His Majesty today. This is like playing chess, based on a lofty position, with a broad heart, and every chess hand is inadvertently operated in the future. ”

Lin Hongnian nodded with deep feeling and said, "Yes." Take letting me wait to study in the West as an example (the system has transformed Lin Hongnian's thinking and set Lin Hong's funds to let them study abroad), without extraordinary foresight, they can't do such a big thing. In the future, the four railway arteries in the plan have been completed, and I don't know how far-reaching it will have in China. ”

"I wonder what the development of foreign countries is like now? I'd love to see it. Xu Daoran said with some regret.

"Brother Xu doesn't have to worry, according to the younger brother, the world will get smaller and smaller, you see that mules and horses were used before, and now the train is already under construction. When the steam engine is used on the big ship, it will not be too far to go to Yingjilin. ”

Xu Daoran laughed a few times, and said to Lin Hongnian: "Brother Beicun, it's hard to talk about things that are too far away, let's discuss the matter of the railway in Wangcun being rerouted by the local squire." ”

"The elder brother according to the younger brother, this matter needs to consult the prime minister, this matter is quite troublesome, a detour to cross the Xiaolangkou, Huangtantou, need to build three more bridges, spend a lot of silver. And what if the other villages that pass through after the railway detour say that they can't pass? ”

The railway is like a long queue surrounded and blocked. After countless detours, the world is still not satisfied. Thinking of this, Xu Daoran sighed and said, "Brother Becun doesn't know yet, Chen Xin, the new governor of Hebei Province, handed over the documents this morning. Hundreds of squires along the railway jointly wrote to His Majesty to withdraw the railway, fearing that the railway would damage the feng shui along the line, and that the foreigners' strange skills would break the old Chinese customs, causing instability in the country. ”

Lin Hong walked around the Heart Cultivation Hall with some trouble, and the railway was still under construction, so there was constant trouble. Even with the explanations and teachings of the propagandists, these pedantic masters still oppose the construction of railways every day, and spread rumors everywhere, and the construction of railways is useless by such rotten Confucianism. The south is fine, and the north is even worse.

Prime Minister Zuo Yu asked on the side: "Does Your Majesty plan to let these squires go back?" ”

Minister of Home Affairs Jia Yongzhen said on the side: "By all means, these people are all good people among the people, and they are highly respected in the local area. ”

Lin Hong turned his head and asked loudly: "Then what do you say, just rely on them not to build this railway." ”

Zuo Yu saw that His Majesty was on fire, and hurriedly replied: "This railway must be repaired, but the villagers still have to be appeased." Your Majesty Yichen believes that now the train has been placed in the Changping Locomotive Management Office, and the mile-long railroad tracks from the management office to Changping Station have been paved, and these fellow villagers can be organized to go to Changping to watch the performance of the train pulling goods. In addition, some people who sing the big drum can be arranged to compose the benefits of the train into a song and perform it for these people. ”

Half of the troubles in Lin Hong's heart were gone, this idea is good, and there are still articles to do. However, it would be nice to buy more propagandists, but unfortunately I can't buy them now.

The officials of Changping locomotive are located in Machikou Village, ten miles away from Changping Zhou, where vigorous construction was started as early as half a year ago, and now it has been almost built here. A huge locomotive factory bulged out of a huge open space outside the village, and several parallel monorails stretched out from the factory to Changping, and finally these railways converged into a line, becoming thinner and thinner until they disappeared into the horizon.