"Don't be greedy, child, it's the New Year after Laba."

The sound of nursery rhymes sounded in the streets, and with the school holiday, the little ones who were rarely seen on the streets on weekdays were happy.

They took the small change given by their parents in the morning, and gathered around the vendors to buy all kinds of food and toys.

As the imperial court became richer and richer, the tax burden on the people gradually decreased a lot, coupled with the part-time job policy and various jobs provided by the chamber of commerce, the people gradually became rich.

The adults who are reluctant to spend money on weekdays are also very generous, giving one or two copper coins to the little ones who have been in school for a year and letting them play.

"Uncle Shi, I've been living satisfactorily these days, is there anything I'm not used to?"

In one of the huge carriage queues heading to the train station, Zhu Zhangui smiled and talked to a man with a dignified expression on the opposite side.

This person is the second son of Mu Ying, the king of Qianning, the head of the Mu family's generation, Mu Sheng, the prince of Qianguo.

In this big festival, the old man called all the people who had a relationship with the royal family over, and even Mu Sheng, who only let his son come over when Zhu Zhangui got married last time, also rushed over in person.

"It's okay, it's just that the Jingshi has changed a little, and I haven't been here for a long time, so it seems to be a little raw."

Mu Sheng has a steady personality, does not smile, and usually speaks with a straight eye, even in the face of Zhu Zhangui, the imperial grandson, his speech is extremely serious.

Because Zhu Fatpang fasted and meditated in the ancestral temple and entertained the prince, the old man handed it over to Zhu Zhangui.

The two have met since the morning, if Zhu Zhangui doesn't take the initiative to speak, this master has been sitting there silently, which makes Zhu Zhangui have a big head for a while, plus the two have not been in contact with each other, Zhu Zhangui can only have an embarrassing chat without words.

Seeing Mu Sheng, who had replied to a sentence, he looked out the window silently and was silent, Zhu Zhangui's eyelids trembled, and he continued to ask without words.

"Recently, I heard that there is instability in Jiaozhi, and Uncle Shi is in Yunnan, so he knows these things."

When it came to the problem of the place, Mu Sheng reacted, he frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said simply and competently.

"There may be a fight this year, and the court has to prepare."

Then there was silence again.

Zhu Zhangui: "......"

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhangui asked with a smile.

"If this matter is handed over to Uncle Shi, I don't know if Uncle Shi can settle it."

Mu Sheng frowned and thought again, and just when Zhu Zhangui thought that he didn't plan to answer, he replied: "80,000 soldiers can solve it, but it can't solve the problem, the local management problem is the most important, without a good official, there will still be problems."

"The Yu Qian you sent to Yungui to be the governor some time ago is not bad, if possible, let him preside over Jiaozhi!"

After Mu Sheng said this, Zhu Zhangui thought that the other party would immediately shut up, and was just about to express his thoughts, Mu Sheng continued.

"It's a mountain and forest area, and it's not easy for the big corps to be deployed, so it's mainly a squad battle, and the minister heard that the weapons of the Shenji battalion are good, can you transfer a batch of them when the minister leaves!"

This time it was Zhu Zhangui's turn to be silent.

The Mu family is a very special family for the Ming Dynasty. ….

Mu Ying, the founder of his family, is the righteous son of Lao Zhu, and his old man is a brother.

Mu Ying didn't have to say that, he had made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty in the southern and northern wars all his life, although he was not his own son, but Lao Zhu treated him like a son.

Later, Queen Ma died of illness, Mu Ying vomited blood in grief, and Zhu Biao was even more heartbroken when he passed away, and then followed suit.

Several sons guarded the border for the country, guarded the tranquility of Yunnan, and guarded the frontier of the Ming Dynasty.

But the emperors are all suspicious people, let alone outsiders, and even their own family members don't believe it.

The status of the Mu family in Yunnan has faintly overpowered the royal family, if it weren't for Yu Qian and Zheng Heng to do that, I'm afraid the locals would even know that the Mu family doesn't know the imperial court.

High and powerful, on the frontier, and famous, such a local prince

, the emperor can rest assured that there are ghosts.

Perhaps for this reason, many emperors of the Ming Dynasty in history did not trust the Mu family, and even wanted to eliminate its title many times.

In fact, don't say that the emperors behind, including Lao Zhu, tried to weaken the power of the Mu family after Mu Ying's death.

Zhu Zhangui's two grandfathers have been sealed to Yunnan, which means that they want their sons to weaken the influence of the Mu family on Yunnan, but unfortunately the two sons have not succeeded.

During the Jianwen period, Zhu Zhangui's fifth grandfather, Zhu Yang, was the unsmiling Mu Sheng in front of him, when he was cutting the feudal domain in the imperial court, he played to Jianwen and said some of his illegal behaviors, and was abolished by Jianwen as a concubine and sent to Zhangzhou.

Later, the old man ascended the throne and wanted to deal with the north, coupled with the reason why he was not in the right position, in order to win the hearts of the people, after a battle, the original marquis title of the Mu family was promoted to the prince of the country, that is, from that moment, the Mu family's position in Yunnan was more stable.

When he came back from Ah San and passed by Yungui, Yu Qian and Zhu Zhangui chatted about the night they also talked about the Mu family.

In Qian's words, it is the luck of the court that the Mu family is loyal to the court, and if it is something else, it is a catastrophe for the court.

Now in recent years, with the stability of the north, the power of the imperial court has gradually become stronger, and he has the strength to withdraw his hand, and the old man wants to take back the rights of the Mu family.

So this time, in the name of worshipping the ancestors, Mu Sheng was called over, just to find an opportunity to move the Mu family out of Yunnan.

It doesn't matter if they are put in Beijing to watch, or they can be sent to other places as officials, anyway, they are not allowed to stay in Yunnan.

Seeing that Zhu Zhangui heard that he wanted a weapon, he smiled and said nothing, Mu Sheng didn't say anything more, and turned his head to look at the scenery of the world outside the window.

Although he is a bit more serious, he is not a person who does not understand the world.

According to what he learned in Jinling in the past two days, he already understood in his heart that the imperial court intended to weaken the power of their Mu family.

He was a little dissatisfied with this.

His father and son did their best for the court, and his father fought for the court all his life, and as a result, he paid so much, not only did not get the trust of the court, but was wary, how can this not be chilling.

Resist, he didn't think about it.

Although the Mu family is strong, compared to the imperial court, it is just a bigger ant.

Today's old man is a person who can fight well, and his prestige is no worse than that of Lao Zhu, if he is determined to weaken the Mu family, no one will dare to jump out against it. ….

Thinking about where the Mu family should go in the future, Mu Sheng's face was full of melancholy.

There was silence in the carriage, and there was no conversation until the train station.

"Uncle Shi has arrived, let's go, let's go and see the lifeblood of our Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Zhangui was the first to get out of the carriage, and then smiled and stretched out his hand to help Mu Sheng.

Mu Sheng's serious face showed a trace of an unnatural smile, and he waved his hand to reject Zhu Zhangui's kindness.

"The minister is not old, so he will not bother His Highness."

After getting out of the carriage, Mu Sheng nodded to Zhu Zhangui, tidied up the national official clothes on his body, and strode towards the old man who also got off the carriage.

Looking at the distant back, Zhu Zhangui's eyes narrowed slightly, and he also followed with a smile.

"How are you two uncles and nephews talking?"

Looking at the two people who came over, the old man asked with a smile, and then said to Zhu Zhangui.

"Your second uncle is an experienced veteran on the battlefield, if you don't understand anything, you have to ask your second uncle for advice."

Then he smiled at Mu Sheng and said, "Jing Mao, you are not allowed to hide your secrets!"

"The minister doesn't dare, if His Highness has a question to ask, the minister will know everything, and the words will be endless!"

"Hahaha, good!"

The old man smiled and said hello, glanced at Zhu Zhangui vaguely, and after seeing him shaking his head slightly, he took Mu Sheng's hand with a smile on his face.

"Let's take a walk, accompany me to take a look, our future transportation artery of the Ming Dynasty has officially set sail!"

Mu Sheng naturally not

dared to refuse, and followed the old man into the train station.

"Eldest grandson, is your grandfather planning to engage in the Mu family?"

Just when Zhu Zhangui was about to follow, Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, who jumped out of the carriage, squinted his eyes and looked at the old man and Mu Sheng who walked in with a big smile, walked quickly to Zhu Zhangui's side, and stretched out his hand to wrap his shoulder.

Zhu Zhangui glanced at Zhu Quan, the gossipy King of Ning, and he didn't have a good attitude.

"Grandpa Seventeen, when will you be able to control this mouth, why was you beaten last time, have you forgotten?"

Zhu Quan pursed his lips and whispered unconcernedly.

"Eldest grandson, Grandpa Seventeen is not talking nonsense this time, this Mu family has taken root in Yunnan, if you don't eradicate it as soon as possible while your grandfather is there, it will become your heart disease in the future, Grandpa Seventeen, this is all for your good."

Several black lines appeared on Zhu Zhangui's forehead.

This man is really a crow standing on the coal pile, saying that people are black and don't think they are black.

The Mu family is an unstable factor, and your old man doesn't seem to be a good bird.

Zhu Zhangui's disgusted eyes, King Ning looked at the tall train station with a smile as if he didn't see it, and asked.

"I heard your grandfather say that this train doesn't need to eat grass or rest, and it can arrive in two days and one night from Jinling to Beiping."

Zhu Zhangui, who was also looking at the layout of the train station, nodded.

"yes, it's about that time."

Immediately, a wicked smile flashed in his eyes, and he said to King Ning: "The next step of the imperial court is to repair from Jinling to Nanchang, and when you come again, Grandpa Seventeen, you won't have to work so hard to ride in a carriage."

"The road from Nanchang to Jinling, it is estimated that you can get to the place in less than a day, and when the time comes, grandpa misses you, we can go over at any time, and you can come over at any time." ….

"And this transport capacity is also very strong, heavily armed soldiers, it is not a problem to pull a few thousand people."

"When the time comes, someone will dare to bully Grandpa Seventeen, I received the news the day before, and I went on the second day."

Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, who was smiling and listening, stiffened his expression, looked at Zhu Zhangui who was looking at him playfully, and said with a dry smile.

"Really? That's fast, it's good, it's good, hehe..."

What he said was very good, but King Ning scolded his mother in his heart.

Fuck who invented the train, and how will I get into trouble in the future?

Thinking that he rebelled the day before, and on the second day, the imperial army drove to his doorstep, King Ning couldn't wait for the train to explode immediately, and the guy who researched the train died immediately.

What a fucking bad conscience, so many things in the world are not studied, but I just study this, which guy who gave birth to a son and didn't think of it.

The grandfather and grandson chatted awkwardly all the way, and entered the train station with the team.

Because it was a trial trial, a train stopped on the rows of tracks in the railway station.

The tall locomotive was emitting billowing smoke, and the steam was constantly being released, ready to leave at any time.

The ignition start fee is too long, and it is impossible for the old man and the ministers of civil and military affairs to wait here.

Therefore, after setting the time, the steam engine that was lit in advance at the railway station was ready to leave at any time.

"How's it going, are you ready to go?"

Coming to the side of the train, the old man looked at the tall locomotive and the few carriages hanging behind him, and asked Zhou Xuan, the person in charge of the steam engine who greeted him.

"Back to the emperor, you are ready, and you can leave at any time."

The first time he faced so many ministers of civil and military affairs, and it was also the first time he had researched something to face the world, Zhou Xuan was a little excited in his heart, and he stammered a little when he spoke.

"Hahaha..."

Seeing that his capable craftsmen were a little nervous, the old man laughed, reached out and patted his shoulder to appease.

This kind of talent is a treasure.

There is no shortage of famous ministers and military generals, and what is lacking is this kind of top talent that promotes the development of the times, as Sun Tzu said.

Since the Ming Dynasty has undergone great changes because of the artisan camp, the old man is no longer as bland about these craftsmen as before.

Every time I inspect the artisan camp, I will greet these craftsmen cordially, and the welfare of their families will be improved to the maximum.

Some craftsmen with craftsmanship, the benefits given by the old man to the imperial court are even higher than that of a second- or third-grade official.

Although many officials complained about this, the old man pretended not to hear it.

There are many people in the world who want to be officials, if you have an opinion, don't do it, let others come, don't occupy the pit and don't and waste the position.

"Let's go, everyone, it's been okay for the past two days, you Aiqing will go with me to see the Beiping Palace!"

After appeasing Zhou Xuan, the old man waved his hand to the civil and military ministers behind him, and was the first to board the carriage with Mu Sheng's support.

When the rest of the ministers saw it, even the emperor went up, and they didn't think much about it and entered the carriage according to their grades one by one.

"How? No problem, right?"

When everyone boarded the car, Zhu Zhangui pulled Zhou Xuan aside and asked in a whisper. ….

It was the boss of the entire court who got on the bus, and if there was an accident, the entire court center would be finished.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the minister hasn't left for the past two days, and has been checking and staring, even if it's a screw, the minister has checked it several times."

"The minister will be watching from the front of the car for a while, and he will stop the car at any time if there is any problem."

Zhu Zhangui nodded and patted Zhou Xuan's shoulder.

"Don't be pressured, the road of scientific research is impossible without mistakes, I will stand up to it if something happens, don't be afraid!"

Zhou Xuanyan nodded vigorously when he heard this, and vowed in his heart that even if he was exhausted, he would ensure the safety of the train traveling in Daming for the first time.

After explaining Zhou Xuan, Zhu Zhangui asked him to prepare, and then boarded the old man's carriage.

The train tracks of the Ming Dynasty are much wider than those of later generations, so the carriages will not be so crowded.

The old man originally wanted to sit in the first carriage, but considering that the steam engine would explode in case of an accident, it was very dangerous in the first and second sections in the front, so Zhu Zhangui let the old man sit in the third carriage and gave the first and second sections to those vassal kings.

The section that the old man rode in was specially processed, the skin of the carriage was specially reinforced, and there were no side-by-side seats inside, but a structure similar to that of later caravans.

Anyway, how to luxury, how to enjoy.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Zhu Zhangui saw that the old man was taking his third uncle Zhu Gaosui, Mu Sheng, several ministers of the cabinet, and several vassal kings of the same generation to visit the structure of the carriage.

"How's it going, little cub, when can we go?"

Seeing Zhu Zhangui coming up, the old man asked very much expectantly, when can he leave.

Thousands of miles, two days and one night can be a little more than a little time to arrive, the old man is very much looking forward to this feeling of speed.

"It's ready, and when it's auspicious, fire the salute and set off!"

Zhu Zhangui first saluted the old man, and then reported the departure time with a smile.

"Hello!"

The old man nodded again and again with satisfaction, and then waved his hand, "You don't have to accompany me, let's take a look around, the ministers are doing this kind of thing for the first time, there are many things that you don't understand, you go and help solve it."

"And your uncles and uncles, you can also go and greet grandpa, and get to know them again by the way."

"Yes!"

Zhu Zhangui answered, opened the car door, and walked to the first two sections.

The treatment of the first two sections is not as good as that of the old man's.

The seats are side by side, with a walking space in the middle, leather seats facing each other, and a small coffee table in the middle for people to put things and rest.

At this time, there was a commotion in this carriage.

The vassal kings and princes, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, were greeting each other and chatting, pointing around from time to time

The seats in the carriage are discussing something.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Zhu Zhangui was discovered as soon as he appeared, and everyone who was chatting hurriedly got up.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Taisun, His Royal Highness the Taisun Wanfu Jin'an."

"Uncles are polite, there are a lot of people today who are a little inhospitable, and I hope you will forgive me." ….

"There are drinks and snacks on the bus, and you can always greet the waiter if you need anything."

"His Royal Highness Taisun Xie!"

The princes of the feudal lords hurriedly bowed and apologized again.

After saying hello to everyone and greeting each other, Zhu Zhangui said sorry and went to other carriages.

There are so many people that after chatting one by one, I'm afraid he won't be able to finish talking until dark.

After walking around a few carriages, Zhu Zhangui always felt that something was missing.

When he accidentally saw the waiter at the door of the carriage, ready to serve at any time, his eyes were fierce.

"Melon seeds, drinks, mineral water, troublesome sons collect their legs..."

A waiter pushes a small cart full of various items and a professional smile on his face as he passes through the aisle.

While shouting the name of the item, he reminded from time to time that the person whose leg was stretched out to the aisle retracted his leg.

Zhu Zhangui, who was leaning on the door of the third carriage, listened to this familiar voice, nodded with satisfaction, and said to an old brother who had retired from the guard camp next to him: "In the future, this waiter will be added to the car to sell some small snacks from the Chamber of Commerce on the car."

The old brother who served as the conductor nodded again and again, and took out a small notebook to write down the matter.

"Your Highness's time is up, it's time to go!"

Song Xuan ran over and rubbed his hands nervously.

Zhu Zhangui nodded, and was just about to report to the old man, when he suddenly thought of something and said to the conductor.

"Just add a little price to the thing, don't sell it too expensive, otherwise you will be scolded for the eighteenth generation of ancestors."

The conductor scratched his head when he heard this, he couldn't understand why the price of the same goods should be increased when they were sold on the train.

In the future, cars are meant to serve the people, and the people have no money, and the price of selling some daily items will increase.

"Grandpa, the auspicious time has come!"

Coming to the third carriage, Zhu Zhangui said to the old man who was reminiscing about the past with several vassal kings.

The old man nodded, got up and walked to the open compartment window, took out a pair of gold scissors, and cut the red rope.

As the rope broke, the red silk covering the front of the locomotive slipped off, revealing a large logo on the front of the locomotive.

Yongle.

This is the name of this locomotive, and it is also the code name of all locomotives after the Ming Dynasty.

Eternal happiness and eternal happiness.

The old man decided this name because he wanted future generations to no longer be devastated by the disasters of war and enjoy the peace and happiness of the prosperous world forever.

"Woooooooo

As the red silk slid down, the train's whistle sounded.

The drummers on the platform played a joyful song.

The girls led by Ziyue danced to the drum music on the platform.

Hundreds of fireworks that had been prepared long ago were ignited by the waiters at the same time, and one by one the fireworks shot straight into the sky, exploding sparks.

"Your Majesty has a will, go!"

The little snot standing at the door of the third carriage, under the wave of the old man's hand, shouted at the loudspeaker tied to the door, and gave the order to set off.

"Bang bang..."

The train moved slowly, and there was a clattering sound from the wheels rubbing against the rails.

"It's moving, it's moving, it's really moving!" ….

As the train moved slowly, there were bursts of exclamations in the carriages.

The old man stood at the window, holding the handrail by the window, looking at the scenery slowly rowing back, and looked at the sky excitedly.

"Daddy, you see

Is it, our family's Ming is stronger, stronger than any dynasty. In fact, I'm not worse than my eldest brother, and I'm a hundred times stronger than the Zhu Yunwen you chose!"

Fortunately, this is just what the old man thinks in his heart, if Zhu Zhangui knows the old man's thoughts, he will definitely wonder, why is this so familiar, as if he has heard it somewhere.

Today, the train is officially running, and the people of Jinling also know it.

There are so many people who are curious about the large buildings built outside the city, and the long steel tracks, but they don't know what they are for.

Knowing that on the day the railroad tracks were built, the emperor personally attended the ceremony, and everyone understood what it was.

It turned out that it was not the carriage they imagined to go, but a thing called a train, a track route to travel.

It means that there is no need to feed the grass, no need to rest, as long as the fire is kept burning, this thing called the train will keep running.

The 2,000-mile road from Jinling to Beiping only takes two days and one night, or one day and two nights to run to the place, and it can pull a lot of things and many people.

Many people don't believe in this, thinking that there is no such thing in the world, even if Lu Ban is alive, I am afraid that such a god will not be created.

But what the court said was never false, and many people were so skeptical and curious, looking forward to the day when the train really appeared.

Just yesterday, the imperial court announced that today's train will run, and the emperor will take the civil and military ministers to Beiping to inspect the news of the Forbidden City by train in person.

Many idle and curious people and little sisters rushed to the train station early in the morning.

I wanted to go in and have a look, but the guards stopped them and didn't let them in, and finally they ran out of the train station and watched by the railroad tracks.

For this phenomenon, the imperial court has long been on guard.

In order to prevent people from getting on the train track by mistake and being injured by the train, when the train track was laid, isolation nets were installed on both sides.

Of course, the imperial court was not so arrogant to install steel nets, or fences nailed with wooden stakes on both sides.

In addition, a notice was issued to the counties and villages where the train passed, and anyone who climbed over the fence and stepped onto the train track without permission and was accidentally injured will bear the consequences.

If the train derails is caused, there is a major accident.

In addition to the heavy fines imposed on those who caused the accident, local officials were also implicated.

Under such strict regulations, many people have left a deep impression in their hearts, don't run on the train tracks if you have nothing to do.

"Why haven't you come yet, what time has it been, didn't you say you could see it today?"

On a hill ten miles away from the train station, a group of boys and ladies chatted with each other, looking at the direction of the railway.

On the table in front of them, there are also paper, ink, pens, inkstones, and various fruit snacks for human consumption.

In this situation, this scene should be preparing for a cultural meeting.

"What are you doing in such a hurry, the court has to set a time for doing things, and if the time is not reached, it will definitely not start." ….

"What do you think trains are like, and how are we going to write poems about them later?"

"Who knows, but looking at the long track, it should be an iron guy!"

"Iron guys? It's amazing that the iron can run automatically, which is just like the legendary wooden ox and flowing horse!"

"Alas, Brother Liu really said this, isn't the wooden ox and the horse able to carry people and goods, and there is no need to eat grass, no need to drink water, and can run by itself."

"You say this so-called train, could it be the legendary wooden ox and flowing horse?"

"It's very likely, after all, the train was researched by craftsmen, and it is probably a copy of the wooden ox and flowing horse!"

"Woooooooo

Just as Childe and the ladies were discussing in a whisper, a burst of air whistles suddenly sounded at the station in the distance, followed by the explosion of various fireworks rising into the sky.

"It's coming, it's coming..."

In an instant, everyone was in high spirits and looked in the direction of the station.

Those chatting quietly in a bunch

The ladies and ladies also looked curiously in the direction of the station.

It's just that out of the reserve of the daughter's family, they don't stand on tiptoe like those sons, stretching their necks and watching on tiptoe.

"Oh, that's a big smoke!"

The car didn't see it, and the first thing everyone saw was a pillar of smoke that went straight to the sky.

"There it is!"

When the huge pillar of smoke in the distance was slowly approaching, a young brother who was watching, clapped his hands with a folding fan in his hand, shouted, turned around and came to the table to write.

He seemed to want to show off as he wrote, and read it out loud.

"The sound is like thunder in the sky,"

"The heart of every body is shaken."

"Originally, Thor's engine was angry,"

"Later, I know that Luban is in the present day."

"Hahaha..."

After writing, Brother Gongzi seemed to be very satisfied, shook the brush in his hand proudly, picked up the wine jug next to him, and poured it violently.

The people next to him heard the poems of this boy, some pouted, some disagreed, and some licked their faces and praised them.

"I saw it, I saw it!"

Just when Brother Gongzi was enjoying the praise, someone suddenly exclaimed.

Some were touting, some were about to write poems, or they were frowning and contemplative, and they all stopped their movements and looked at the end of the railway.

A steel beast with a long carriage hanging behind it rushed towards him.

Above the steel beast's head was a huge chimney, which was billowed with smoke.

And in front of the chimney, a bright sun and moon flag was blown straight by the wind, as if to show the world the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

The winter sun shone on this steel beast, reflecting a cold breath, which made people's hearts chill, and fear rose in their eyes.

"Oh my God, what a big beast!"

"Is this thing a train, there is really no horse, no one to lead, you can do it yourself, it is really a divine thing!"

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Xun Yan