Nanjing City, Railway Station.

The steam train let out a whining roar and slowly approached the station.

King Ning received the emperor's holy decree to go on patrol, and ran over from Chengdu Mansion early, and led the officials of Tianfu to meet him at the station.

The train stopped, and the first to come down was a team of brocade guards.

Yuan Bin looked around, and after confirming that there was no danger, he turned around and knocked on the door of the carriage.

The door opened, and Zhu Qizhen walked out of the train accompanied by Fan Zhong and others.

From Beijing to Nanjing, it is about 2,000 miles, and in later generations, it only takes less than half a day to arrive by high-speed rail.

The most primitive steam train traveled at a speed of only about 50 kilometers per hour, and it ran for two days and two nights.

For Zhu Qizhen, it was simply turtle speed, too tormenting.

Others, however, were quite excited, as if they had discovered a new continent.

Because the train does not need to rest, as long as the coal is replenished at the stops along the way, it can continue to run tirelessly.

Moreover, trains are carrying people and goods, just imagine, if there is a war, truckloads of soldiers and horses, weapons and equipment, grain and grass baggage are transported to the front line without interruption, and the other side surrenders before the battle starts.

Fighting a war is not only about numbers and equipment, but also about supplies.

At that time, Emperor Taizong invaded Mongolia in the north and Annam in the south, and each major war required more than half a year to prepare.

Before the army set out, a vanguard was needed to go out to explore the road and open a grain road.

This grain road will be related to the trend of the whole war situation, the original battle of Tumubao, the grain road of the Ming army was cut off by Wara, resulting in the army being besieged, if it were not for Zhu Qizhen's cauldron and sinking the boat, the battle against the water, the history of the emperor would repeat itself.

But with railways and trains, everything changed.

No matter when and where there is a war, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are coming day and night, and the baggage supplies are endless, how can the opposite side fight?

King Ning stepped forward and said respectfully, "The ministers welcome the emperor on his patrol!"

Zhu Qizhen walked out of the train, let out a long breath, and said, "After sitting for two days and two nights, I'm tired to death!"

It's not that he's hypocritical, it's really ...... In this era, the trains do not consider comfort at all, and even the most luxurious A-class carriages are only gorgeously furnished and the seats are more spacious.

The whole carriage is like a huge iron can, not to mention the noise, the key is that the air circulation is extremely poor, and because the carriage is in front, the soot from the locomotive steam engine is poured into it, and after a long time, it makes people sick to their stomachs.

Zhu Qizhen walked out of the station in the company of everyone, it was the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and there was a charm of "the sunrise river flowers are red, and the spring river is as green as blue".

King Ning couldn't help but smile and said, "The emperor has worked hard, and the ministers have prepared a banquet to wash the dust for the emperor."

"Forget about the feast, extravagance and waste are not advisable!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have understood the wishes of your Qing family, let's do the right thing first, and I want to take a walk in Jiangnan and take a look!"

King Ning is a person who is good at attacking the heart, and when he heard this, he immediately made a muttering in his heart.

The so-called business is just to inspect the railway, to be honest, let the emperor come up this time, mainly to go through the motions. ….

Even he didn't expect that the emperor really came in person.

However, it doesn't matter if it's here, the railway, the new deal, are all about the people's economy and people's livelihood, and the emperor is here, so he attaches great importance to it.

As a result, the stock of the railway bureau has risen even more!

Therefore, when he learned the news of the emperor's tour, he was excited and didn't sleep for three days and three nights.

Where is the emperor, it is clearly a golden dragon, walking on the railway, with the superpower of turning iron into gold!

But...... What does it mean to take a walk in Gangnam and take a look?

Where to go and what to see?

Thinking about it again, what can Jiangnan have?

Beauty!

The emperor is now in his twenties, and it is the time when he is strong in blood, when he comes to Jiangnan, he doesn't go to see the beauties on the banks of the Qinhuai River

Scenery?

However, what if it is known by the queens and concubines in the harem......

Forget it, I don't want to, when the time comes, I, as the emperor's uncle, will pull down my face and personally carry this pot!

"The emperor has been tired all the way, and the minister suggested that he should go to the palace to rest first, and then go to inspect the railway tomorrow. Then, the minister walked around with the emperor, I don't know what the emperor wants?"

Zhu Qizhen looked at the sky, it was already evening, and said, "It's okay, the Qing family will arrange it, and I will go to the railway bureau tomorrow and ask everyone."

King Ning hurriedly bowed his head: "The minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Qizhen went all the way back to the palace to rest, but King Ning did not dare to slack off, first ordered to go down, and the railway bureau prepared to welcome the holy driver, and then went to the bank of the Qinhuai River.

Although the singers on the banks of the Qinhuai River are famous all over the world, this is the emperor after all, and he has to personally choose a few beautiful ones, so as not to let those vulgar whitewashers sweep away the emperor's Yaxing.

At this time, the Qinhuai River was the time when thin horses were popular, and at a glance, eight of the ten women were thin, and two were yellow-faced and thin...... Hungry!

Raising thin horses is a synonym for a deformed aesthetic in this era, rich people will buy back girls from poor families and learn to teach them singing and dancing, piano and chess, calligraphy and painting, and sell them to the rich as concubines or enter the Qin Mansion Chu Pavilion when they grow up, so as to make a profit. Because poor girls are so thin, the name "thin horse" comes from this.

The writer Zhao Yi said in "The Examination of Raising Thin Horses": "Yangzhou people raise *** and sell people as concubines, which is commonly known as raising thin horses. The meaning of this is unknown. Baixiangshan Shiyun: Mo raises thin horses, Mo teaches small ***, the future is at present, I don't believe in Jun remember: the horse is fat and walks quickly, the prostitute can sing and dance, and in three or five years, it has been heard that the owner has changed. Song Mantang quoted it, thinking that this is the original theory of raising thin horses."

I don't know why, those dignitaries like to be thin, the thinner the better, therefore, the thinness of thin horses is not only due to natural weakness, but also deliberately hungry.

King Ning came to the riverside and directly found the largest painting boat.

The ship was converted from a treasure ship, and it was a three-story building with withered beams and paintings, which was extremely luxurious.

It was a middle-aged woman who went out to greet the guests, and when she saw King Ning's extraordinary bearing, her face was full of flattering smiles.

"Uncle, you haven't been here for a long time!"

King Ning was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, when did I come?

Then he reacted that this set of rhetoric was just the skill of the old bustard solicitor, and when he saw the face, he would say so.

He nodded quietly and said, "I heard others say that you are the façade of Qin Huaihe here, how can you say it?" ….

"Hey, uncle, can you say, our painting boat is converted from an official boat, how can it be compared to those small fishing boats?"

"Who asked you about the ship?"

King Ning's face was slightly displeased, did I come to you to take a boat?

The old bustard hurriedly smiled: "What the old man said is that the girls here are all beautiful, especially the girl who is Pianxiang, who is this year's Oiran, and there are countless celebrity students who come here every day......

This person was very noisy, and King Ning didn't listen much to the next words, only knew that there was an Oiran called a girl with mercy.

It's not good to hear this name, pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and the vulgarity is unbearable!

"Then call it out, and let this king ...... Ahem......

King Ning almost leaked his mouth, and hurriedly pretended to cough.

Fortunately, the old bustard kept babbling about how good and beautiful their Pixiang girl was, how good she was, what piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she was proficient in everything, and then the conversation changed: "Uncle doesn't know, there are too many people who ask to see Pitian girl every day, if you are interested, you need to make an appointment."

King Ning frowned, Lao Tzu saw that the emperor had never made an appointment, and when he came to you, he still had to make an appointment?

"It's just a singer, and I still need to make an appointment?"

"I'm really sorry, the person who made the reservation has been waiting for ten days, you see......

Hearing this, King Ning was about to turn his face on the spot, but after thinking about it, he was here to have fun for the emperor.

Forget it, don't follow this

Some people are generally knowledgeable.

Syllable!

I saw him take out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, all of which were in the denomination of one hundred taels, and there were ten of them, and they fell directly on the table beside him.

The old bustard's eyes were straight, and he hurriedly shut up.

King Ning said, "Do I still need to make an appointment?"

"No, no......

The old bustard carefully put away the silver ticket, saw that the other party didn't care about it at all, and secretly said in his heart, this time he met the God of Wealth.

"Upstairs, please!"

The old bustard led the way, and King Ning followed her upstairs to the door of a room.

"Girl, you have a distinguished guest!"

After King Ning entered the door, the old bustard left in a playful manner, but after only about a cup of tea, King Ning came out.

The old bustard was a little surprised, in such a short time, he didn't finish singing a song, why did it come out?

Miss Lianxiang is born with a beautiful national color, isn't this ...... No way?

She couldn't hide the strange look in her eyes, looked at this person again, and secretly said in her heart, it doesn't look like she is very old, and she looks like she is about thirty years old, why can't she do it?

Shouldn't you take this opportunity to recommend him some ancestral secret recipes......

"Come here!"

"Ah......h

The bustard was thinking wildly, but saw the other side beckoning to her.

Immediately afterwards, King Ning took out five more silver tickets and said, "Your ship, including the people on board, I will cover it for three days!"

The old bustard's eyes were fixed on the silver ticket, this time the denomination was not one hundred taels, but one thousand taels, that is, five thousand taels of silver!

"Uncle, are you...... Do you want to entertain any distinguished guests?"

"Not bad!"

King Ning nodded and said, "From tomorrow, you won't be open anymore, this is half of the pay, and after three days, I will give you another half!" ….

The old bustard felt like he was dreaming, five thousand taels of silver, and it was only half.

You can earn 10,000 taels in three days, and you can't dream of doing this!

She stretched out her slightly trembling hand, took the silver ticket with a trembling voice, and said in an equally trembling voice, "You...... Tell me!"

King Ning thought for a moment and said, "Miss Lianxiang, you don't need to say more, are there any other girls here?"

"Yes, yes!"

The bustard immediately called out all the girls in the painting boat, and as for those who were picking up customers, he drove them away......

Just kidding, those poor scholars, one by one, boast of being romantic, but when they take out the silver, they pick and choose, even if they sit for a day, they can't take out a few taels of silver, how can they be compared with this God of Wealth?

Among these women, King Ning chose four singers with good faces, including Miss Pixiang, a total of five, and said in his heart that it should be enough.

However, after all, I don't feel at ease, who knows what kind of aesthetics the emperor is, in case the five can't look down on it, and the railway bureau can't be opened?

So, I selected eight women from other painting boats as backups, and I said that this time it should be enough.

He walked around the banks of the Qinhuai River, and the people who came and went here on weekdays were some dignitaries and dignitaries, or romantic and talented people, and if he sent some more people, there should be no problems.

As for the painting boat, he let his guards guard the ship in advance, and replaced the boatmen who served tea and water with his own people.

Everything was ready, and I waited for the holy car to come tomorrow, and then I left satisfied.

Early the next morning, Zhu Qizhen brought people to the Railway Bureau and began to inspect.

It is said that it is an inspection, but in fact it is equivalent to condolences, anyway, it is to look here, ask there, and then walk along the railway line.

The craftsmen of the railway bureau and the people of Nanjing City were moved to tears when they learned that the emperor was coming.

Your Majesty, live!

When the White Lotus Sect rebelled, the emperor personally led the troops to exterminate it, and at that time, some people were lucky enough to see the dragon's face, but more people just heard about it.

It is said that at that time, the White Lotus Sect summoned heavenly soldiers and generals to descend to earth, and they were invulnerable, invulnerable, and invincible

Blockable.

However, the emperor personally came to the front of the battle, and only blew a breath, and those people were suddenly broken, and finally fell into a big defeat.

Anyway, in the people, after experiencing all kinds of oil and vinegar, the real war situation has long been forgotten, and the rumors that the emperor blew the gods were rumored to be divine.

Zhu Qizhen didn't know that he had such a god.

He just saw a thriving scene, and his heart was very relieved.

As the emperor, what he has to do is to show the way to the world, and the next thing will naturally be done.

For example, some technical problems encountered by the railway bureau do not need to be asked by themselves at this time, and Belin has already answered them one by one, and has put forward a lot of opinions and suggestions for the current situation.

As for Tang Xinggu, the imperial history of the left capital, along the way, he prepared many questions, after all, he is the imperial history, and he always has to ask some questions.

If you look for a sense of existence from time to time, won't it become a little transparent?

However, when he arrived at the scene and heard Belin communicating with the other party, he was silent.

Interlaced like a mountain, he can't understand the issues discussed by people at all, think about it, forget it, this is not his own battlefield, just be a little transparent!

After a day's trip, Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied, everything was developing in a good direction, this was the Ming he wanted.

According to the itinerary discussed by the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites, it was supposed to continue southwest all the way to Chengdu Prefecture and inspect the entire railway line.

However, since he is out of the Jingshi, he will naturally not be subject to these constraints anymore, at least play for a few days.

Jiangnan is good, the scenery is old!

When you come to Jiangnan, if you don't have a good stroll, won't you live up to such a beautiful scenery?

King Ning stepped forward, with an imperceptible smile, and whispered, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the minister has already made arrangements!"

There are dragons in Nanshan