The implementation of the new deal has brought earth-shaking changes to the Ming Dynasty, the most intuitive embodiment of which is the railway.

On the map, the huge railway network is being rolled out in an all-round way, with the two capitals as the center, connecting the major prefectures and cities across the country.

One of them stretches southeast and has passed through Chengdu Province to the Tibetan Plateau.

The other goes straight into the hinterland of Mobei and leads to the North Sea.

Before the last section of the road was opened to traffic, King Ning handed over a note to the Jingshi and asked the holy driver to go out on patrol.

Roughly speaking, it means that the emperor will go around along the newly repaired railway.

This move is not only to increase the sense of ceremony, but more importantly, to show the importance that the emperor attaches to railways and trains, so as to ensure that the business of the railway bureau is on fire.

After all, the railway bureau in the hands of King Ning is now quite large-scale, although it is not as good as the railway bureau of the imperial court, it is also one of the best among the vassal kings.

Zhu Qizhen saw Song Shu, and immediately agreed, during this time, none of the strong enemies around him could fight, and a bird came out in the Beijing Division, taking advantage of this opportunity, don't hurry up and go out for a walk!

The cabinet and the Ministry of Rites were naturally reluctant, and in their eyes, as emperors, they had to stay in the capital and couldn't run out at every turn.

What if something happens?

However, Zhu Qizhen finally seized the opportunity, how could he give up easily.

Imperial history, above the court, Bei Lin, president of the Academy of Sciences, played, saying that under the new policy of the imperial court, all industries are prosperous, and the emperor should go out for a walk and take a look.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Xinggu, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, began to talk eloquently, which probably means that this can be had!

In this way, the Ministry of Rites is passive.

Because the Ministry of Rites and the Metropolitan Procuratorate both supervise and restrain others, if they insist on their own words on the etiquette and law, it will only end up being a tie, and no one can help anyone.

On the cabinet side, Yu Qian presided over the new policy in Wusizang, and Cao Nai and Zhang Yi came out to oppose it, but they were immediately opposed by a large number of officials.

Now everyone has learned to be smart, unlike before, every day they either speculate on the emperor's thoughts, or rely on the emperor to win a clear name.

The emperor's mind has been very thorough, as long as he does his job well, he can say anything.

Otherwise, it's useless to figure it out.

As for what clearing...... Hehe, look at Tang Xinggu, hug the thighs and choose the thickest one!

In the end, the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites were defeated, and Zhu Qizhen began to patrol in a grand manner. Bei Lin of the Academy of Sciences, Tang Xinggu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and others accompanied, and Jinyiwei escorted the whole process.

Now it's easy to get out of Beijing, take the train directly, and go to Nanjing first.

Zhu Qizhen and Fan Zhong, Bei Lin, Tang Xinggu, Yuan Bin, and Huai En, a total of six people, sat in the first carriage, and the other accompanying officials sat in the second carriage according to the size of their official positions.

After everyone finished taking their seats, at this time, a royal historian suddenly appeared, saying that this arrangement was unreasonable, and then ran to the first carriage.

"Start the emperor, the minister Li Yan has something to play."

Zhu Qizhen first looked at Tang Xinggu, and then asked, "What's the matter with the Qing family?" ”

Behind him, Tang Xinggu was also puzzled, what did you tell me in advance, what did you do to run directly to the emperor to make a fuss?

Li Yan said respectfully: "The minister thinks that the emperor is the honor of the Ninety-Five, how can those coachmen and furnace workers be in front of you, this move is unethical and unetiquette!" ”

Zhu Qizhen's face changed, and he said in his heart that this product was deliberately here to find trouble, right?

Tang Xinggu was ready to drive people away, but after listening to it, he fell into deep thought.

Clearly, he was wrapped in.

Li Yan's reason is very simple, before the first carriage, there is also a locomotive, in which are the drivers in charge of control, the workers who fill the coal, and some craftsmen who are responsible for the maintenance of the body, these people are ordinary people, and according to the rules, they cannot sit in front of the emperor.

But the question is, if the driver is not driving in front, how can the train run?

However, that's not what the Imperial Historian cares about, after all...... Yushi, the duty is to do things, and only by finding something unhappy for others can you reflect your sense of existence.

In an era when the monarch's power is above all else, this so-called etiquette is indeed a problem.

Zhu Qizhen knew that Tang Xinggu might not be able to react for a while, so he said, "What do you mean...... Is it for me to drive the train? ”

Li Yan hurriedly said: "What do you mean, can you put the front of the car behind?" ”

Finally, Belin couldn't help it, stood up and said, "You mean, let the locomotive push the train away?" It's better to go home, turn your carriage upside down, and let the horse walk with your cart on his head, but you are also a famous historian, and the horse is a brute. You let the brutes run in front of you, how unruly, where do you put your face in the Inspectorate? ”

Li Yan was sprayed, and suddenly his face was dull, Tang Xinggu also looked at Belin with a resentful face, and said in his heart This is the people of our Metropolitan Procuratorate, when you spray people...... Anyway, save me some face!

Zhu Qizhen didn't want to dwell too much on this matter, so he waved his hand and said, "Go down, the train is about to start!" ”

Li Yan seemed to want to insist, and said: "The identity of the emperor ......"

"The emperor asked you to go down, didn't you hear?"

Belin didn't save face at all, and said directly: "I let you learn more about natural sciences on weekdays, but you don't want to, now you don't even know what a train is, and the railway that the imperial court spent millions of taels of silver to build is not for you officials who are full of food and have nothing to do!" ”

Li Yan's face was like pig's liver, so he had to leave in ashes and return to his second carriage.

Tang Xinggu looked confused, as if asking, who am I and where am I......

After this little episode, the train honked and started slowly.

Zhu Qizhen was secretly amused in his heart, in fact, in this era, there are not a few people like Li Yan.

In the late Manchu Dynasty, when the Qing government built a railway in Xiyuan, Beijing, the Empress Dowager Cixi even abandoned the steam locomotive introduced by the Germans and used eunuchs and mules to pull the steam locomotives because the driver of the car sat in front of her.

At the time, this behavior was incomprehensible and impolite, and the train driver was sitting in the front of the train and driving, which was a great disrespect to Cixi.

This situation, or such sadness, is entirely due to the self-imposed attitude of those in power.

It wasn't until later that Cixi understood that the train driver had to sit in front of her and drive, but she set two strange rules:

First, all the craftsmen on the train had to dress up as eunuchs.

Think of the comical scene of those train workers, wearing black satin boots, round-necked brocade robes, and umbrella hats on their heads, sweating like rain by the coal pile.

Second, anyone on the train, except Cixi, could sit, everyone else had to stand.

That's right, even the train driver had to stand and drive, I don't know what the driver's mood was at that time.