Chapter 142: People are panicking

After He Xi left Japan, he took a boat to Yingkou. Take the train from Yingkou to Beijing.

In just a few months, the train has become an important artery connecting Liaodong and Beijing. It's just that now it's only open for freight. As for passenger traffic, it has not yet begun. It's nothing more than adding a compartment to the back of the truck, or simply sitting in the middle of the truck.

After all, the production of steam engines is very difficult in itself, and the production of steam engine locomotives is a high-tech technology in this era. The opening of the Beijing Yingkou Railway has connected Beijing and Liaodong into one economy, and many materials have been facilitated. But the flow of people is not so urgent.

So, there isn't much need for the time being. In the case that the freight needs are not fully met, it is also possible to put the passenger transport first.

However, He Xi is not an ordinary person. He now has a special carriage.

Originally, the people below were going to provide a special train for He Xi. But He Xi refused. After all, the pressure on rail transport is quite high today. Not to mention, He Xi knows what officials are like. If he dares to relax an inch today, he will dare to relax an inch below.

He Xi's use of a special train is nothing. But He Xi is worried that in the future, all officials will have to use special trains.

Of course, He Xi can't be too harsh on officials. He just hung a carriage. With his standard, the officials of the lower officials will not go too far. Because, in doing that, it is not a matter of corruption, but trespassing.

In officialdom, the former is not important. But the latter is important.

At this moment, the railway itself is already a major source of revenue for the Beijing Imperial Court.

Because now the railways are state-owned. State-operated. Although it will take several years to recoup the cost compared to a huge investment. However, the transportation fee that can be collected every year is live money.

The financial situation is still incidental.

Now He Xi has a deeper understanding of money itself.

For individuals, money, is money.

For the state, money is a means of mobilizing social resources. Naturally, this is not the case with simple and narrow values.

He Xi was originally happy for the completion of the main artery of the railway. When he got off the train at Beijing North Railway Station, he found that Yang Shiqi was actually greeting him.

He Xi said: "I didn't say it. Go about your own business. It doesn't have to be. ”

Yang Shiqi's face was a little pale, and he said, "My lord, it's not that I don't want to come." It's not okay if you don't come. You've got it. Your Majesty is waiting for you, if I hadn't stopped you, it would have been Your Majesty who would have picked you up now. ”

When He Xi saw Yang Shiqi look like this, he immediately knew that something was wrong. His expression didn't change much, and he said indifferently: "Let's talk about getting in the car." ”

The two men got into the carriage one after the other. He Xi then asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Ye Shen is defeated. Retreat more than 100 miles. The Duke of Yingguo marched north, and the King of Jin and the Marquis of Changxing broke the well path, and the soldiers were really determined. Zhending County has already moved the city to the south. People in Beijing are panicking. His Majesty doesn't know what to do. ”

He Xi was silent for a while.

He didn't expect Ye Shen to lose.

He Xi is confident in his vision, Ye Shen is the one who has the most thorough understanding of his military thoughts. This is also the reason why he is relieved to hand over the southern line to Ye Shen, but he never thought of it. Ye Shen gave such an answer.

He Xi said: "How did Ye Shen lose. ”

Yang Shiqi had already prepared and handed a stack of military newspapers to He Xi.

He Xi read them one by one according to the timeline, and there were Ye Shen Tiexuan at the bottom, as well as the letters of guilt from several relevant generals.

After He Xi read it, he felt a little clear in his heart.

He Xi secretly said in his heart: "Success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He." Ye Shencheng also has firearms, and defeat is also firearms. ”

The reason why Ye Shen succeeded in making Fu Youde unbearable and making this famous general feel aggrieved for a year was not because Fu Youde was incompetent. Instead, Ye Shen used tactical victories to change the strategic form.

Yes, it is Ye Shen's series of mature firearms tactics that make the war different from the original. Fu Youde, a veteran who has fought all his life, has to learn new tactics and new tactics step by step. But Ye Shen was also a little proud in his heart. Thought these veterans were outdated.

But the problem is that the weapon has changed. The nature of war has not changed.

Or, Ye Shen's use of firearms is more limited to tactics. Not much has been put into the strategic impact of firearms.

Finally, there was the Battle of Anlingpu.

Ye Shen's tactical victory could not hide the strategic defeat.

However, after reading it, He Xi was relieved.

Without him, it sounds like a terrible defeat. But the personnel remained mostly intact, and Ye Shen also showed his military talent, and retreated well, although nearly half of the general's firearms and a large amount of ammunition were thrown to the other party. But it doesn't matter.

Beijing is not short of this.

What Beijing lacks is people.

Only the main force is still there, and there is a chance to turn the tables.

The Battle of Anlingbao actually did not have such a big impact on the Northern Army. It's just that the impact of winning or losing a war is not just about the war itself. Especially in the civil war between Beijing and Nanjing, most people don't really care so much about who becomes the emperor.

They care about themselves.

Especially after a year, Jianwen can be regarded as sitting on the throne. Zhu Yuanzhang has been in Nanjing all his life, and in the hearts of many people, Nanjing represents the orthodoxy. In the past year or so, Zhu Yunwen has made some achievements both internally and externally, and after the Nanjing court stabilized, there were naturally many people who supported it.

In this case, there are not many staunch supporters of Beijing. In addition to He Xi and He Xi's reform faction, that is, the backbone of Zhu Xiongying's faction. Even some large local households in Liaodong, Beijing, are not fully supportive.

In this war, most of the people in the world are wallgrass.

Once Nanjing falls to the downwind, the situation is actually the same. It's just that Beijing's foundation is thinner than Nanjing's. Can't afford the twists and turns.

In the past, Beijing was able to stand tall because it had not lost militarily, and even had some upper hand. This is no longer the case. The Southern Army attacked from two directions, and it seemed that it was winning one after another. It doesn't matter how much moisture these victories have. After all, ordinary people don't understand this.

Naturally, people are panicking.

At present, the fundamental solution to these problems lies in the military. But it's not just military, but it's not just

He Xi said: "Turn to Chang'an Avenue. Beat my guard of honor. ”

Chang'an Avenue is the main street outside the main gate of the Imperial Palace, and it is also the most prosperous street in Beijing. It has always been densely populated. He Xi is the first assistant, there is the honor guard of the prime minister, and he is about to set it up, with at least sixteen people in front and behind to open the way, and sixteen people in the back to escort him. In addition, He Xi has guards around him, and there can be fewer guards on weekdays, and there must be no less guards for this kind of travel with a guard of honor. That's up to almost a hundred.

And such a guard of honor enters and exits Chang'an Avenue, it must be cleared. That is, to control traffic and let He Xi pass first.

He Xi has never been interested in this kind of etiquette.

Most of the time, He Xi travels alone, without a guard of honor, there are two carriages in front and behind, and a few companions are just guards.

It's just that today is different.

He Xi is to calm people's hearts.

Yang Shiqi also understood this truth and immediately sent someone to arrange it.

After a while, they set off again.

Immediately, the entire Chang'an Avenue was cleared. Countless people could only fight on both sides of the street, watching the convoy under the escort of more than a dozen flags in front and behind pass by. They asked each other who was so pompous.

Naturally, some knowledgeable people pointed out that it was the honor guard of the head of the dynasty and the horse.

Although many people are strange, He Xi never brings a guard of honor to enter and leave on weekdays. What's going on today.

But soon some people felt much more at ease.

It seems that as soon as He Xi comes, the situation of the soldiers in the south will become less important.

Even the market conditions of the day have changed. Because of the war in the south, many people are afraid to operate normally. I am afraid that the southern army will come over, especially the treasury bonds issued by He Xi, although there is no exchange. But it can't stop people from trading privately.

In the past few days, the price has collapsed all of a sudden. Almost turned into a piece of waste paper. No one wants it anymore. But He Xi came back. Treasuries are still untraded. That's because everyone thinks that this national debt will definitely rise.

And the news of He Xi's arrival in Beijing spread even more. Although the panicked situation in Beijing has not completely changed, it has also begun to operate normally.

Some people died, but not completely......