The young man pushed the cart and slowly marched in front of Zheng Zhibao, and at this time he had not yet reflected on himself from his daze.

"This passenger, please take care of your feet~" The young man reminded Zheng Zhibao with a smile.

"Alas, alas, all right."

Zheng Zhibao reacted and hurriedly squeezed back. Seeing that the young man was pushing the cart to leave, he subconsciously spoke.

"How much is a pack of melon seeds?"

"Ten copper plates for a large bag, five copper plates for a small package. Which one do you want?"

"Big, small!"

Zheng Zhibao took it out of his arms and found that there was no copper plate on his body, so he remembered that he was escorted into the capital as a prisoner this time, and he couldn't help but blush. Just as he was about to say no, he found that the eldest brother's personal soldiers handed five copper plates to the young man.

The young man thanked him, handed the melon seeds to Zheng Zhibao, and continued to shout and walk forward.

Zheng Zhibao held the melon seeds wrapped in paper and stood in place in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

After nearly two hours, the speed of the train slowly slowed down, and after continuing to travel for a while, the Beijing Railway Station arrived.

The passengers in the car began to pack their belongings, and those sitting in the seats also stood up and prepared to get out of the car.

When the train came to a complete stop, the conductor opened the door.

The next process is the same as when you get on the train at Tianjin Station, except that you get on the train to get off.

Zheng Zhibao and a few people followed the flow of people and walked straight out of the train station.

He was once again stunned by the sight at the entrance of the train station.

What catches your eye is a super large square, in the middle of the square, where there is an endless stream of travelers coming and going.

On the opposite side of the square is an extremely wide road, and on the opposite side of the road is a row of two-storey buildings, and below it are shops with all kinds of cries and soliciting customers.

"How many are objective, do you live in the hotel?"

A guy who didn't know where he came out of nowhere.

"Huh?"

Zheng Zhibao looked at the sky, the sun was shining at this time, what store did he live in?

"No need."

"If you don't live, you can come and rest for a while, we have everything in the store." The little girl's expression became ambiguous.

"Can I eat?"

"Ahem, how many of you are coming to the capital for the first time?" The little guy seems to understand something.

"How do you know?"

Zheng Zhibao is really weird, how the hell does everyone know that I entered Beijing for the first time?

"If it's not the first time I've entered Beijing, how can I ask if we have anything to eat? Turtles."

The little servant pursed his lips disdainfully, turned around and went to the next guest.

After a while, he led a middle-aged businessman into the distance.

Zheng Zhibao looked at the eldest brother and a few entourage, with a question mark on his face.

"Let's go." Zheng Zhilong didn't explain anything, took the lead to a carriage shop on the edge of the square, rented two carriages, and drove in the direction of the capital after getting on them.

Along the way, Zheng Zhibao was lifting the curtain to watch the scene on the road, and more and more questions arose in his mind.

The capital is different from what he imagined.

Very different.

Half an hour later, they stayed in a restaurant that was not luxurious, but it was not shabby.

"How do you feel?" In the room, Zheng Zhilong took a sip of tea and asked Zheng Zhibao softly.

"I can't say it, it's very different from what I imagined. The city of Nanjing is also very prosperous, but it does not have as much shock as the capital has brought me. The feeling that the capital gives me is very new."

"Novelty? If the train is full of elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and then depart from the port of Tianjin, take a boat to Luzon, and you can arrive in a maximum of ten days. When the cannonballs fall into the city and the muskets hit you, do you still find it a novelty?

From the moment we landed, all the way was cement. Do you know what that means?"

"No,

I don't know."

"It means that the imperial court is very rich! Your Majesty is rich! In the past two years, there has been a saying from His Majesty to the government and the opposition: If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Roads are now being built in various provinces and localities. Big cities build railways, small cities build cement roads. To build roads, you have to use people, and if you use people, you have to pay for wages, and those people who work in the fields have a way to make money.

After the road is repaired, the cost of transporting goods will also be reduced, and the cost of living for the people will also be reduced. It's a virtuous cycle.

The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the court had money in their hands. Who wants to rebel, you say? A brainless *** like you?"

"Big brother..."

"Don't call me big brother, if you still have me as a big brother in your eyes, you won't be led by the nose like a stupid donkey. Go back to your own room and go to sleep, Your Majesty must have learned about our entry into Beijing, and the two of you will summon us." It's time to reveal what the future holds for our Zheng clan."

Zheng Zhibao wanted to say something more, but seeing that his eldest brother was unhappy, he swallowed it back.

In fact, he already regretted it in his heart.

Along the way, I felt that the strength of Daming came from all sides.

And he is still trying to be proud of his achievements and rebel to become the king, which is ridiculous to the extreme.

But it has happened, and there is no regret medicine in the world.

If it were possible, he would rather die than save the lives of his family.

Zheng Zhilong didn't expect it badly, he didn't eat dinner, and the people in the palace came to the door.

"Uncle Tainan, Your Majesty asked you to bring Zheng Zhibao into the palace tomorrow, don't miss the hour!" A eunuch in his thirties conveyed Zhu Youzhen's message to Zheng Zhilong with a cold face.

"There's Father-in-law." As he spoke, Zheng Zhilong was about to take something out of his arms.

"No need."

But when he saw the eunuch turn around and leave, he left a sentence.

What are you kidding, your brother has threatened to rebel in Luzon and become king, and our family still dares to accept your things?

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, and his face became ugly.

To a certain extent, the attitude of the people around the emperor determines the attitude of the emperor.

Alas...

Zheng Zhilong sighed and sat down, starting to worry.

This night was extraordinarily long for Zheng Zhilong.

He thought over and over again, what His Majesty would do with them, and felt that His Majesty would not be able to do anything to them for the time being. Otherwise, they would have been taken down as soon as they entered the capital, how could they have summoned them?

Day 2

Zheng Zhilong got up early in the morning, changed into his official mansion, and took Zheng Zhibao and the two to wait outside the palace gate early.

In a moment, a small eunuch brought them in.

In the Qianqing Palace, I saw Zhu Youzhen, who I hadn't seen for many days.

"The criminal minister Zheng Zhilong knocks on Your Majesty!" As soon as he entered the house, Zheng Zhilong fell to his knees and lay motionless on the ground after the ceremony.

Zheng Zhibao did the same, kneeling next to his eldest brother.

"The first official is here. Get up, and don't be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youzhen's tone was very calm, and Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to be hypocritical, so he got up from the ground and stood with his head down.

"This is your third brother, Zhibao, right?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's my unsuccessful third brother Zheng Zhibao!"

"I heard he's going to rebel?"

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