Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1185, Train Fever
"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"The Beijing-Tianjin Railway was officially completed and is scheduled to start operation on the first day of October."

"The stock of Beijing-Tianjin Railway has soared, as high as 55 silver dollars per share!"

"Train tickets will be sold today. One-way train tickets to and from the Beijing-Tianjin area will cost 110 renminbi each!"

In the capital city in the early morning, accompanied by the chill of autumn, the cries of newsboys resounded in the streets and alleys of the capital. Soon, a large number of people poured out from every corner, and quickly sold out the newspapers in the hands of the newsboys.

"Haha, the Beijing-Tianjin Railway has finally been completed, and the stock has risen to 55 yuan, which is a big profit!"

"I've heard about this train for countless times, and now that it's finally fixed, I must take a look and take this train."

"Yes, yes, go together, go together!"

"I also want to see what the train looks like, and how the train walks on the rails."

"I heard that this train is as powerful as a cow and can pull hundreds or thousands of people at a time. I don't know if it is true or not."

"Of course it's true. I've seen it a few times. The train is like a big long snake. There is a steam locomotive in front of it, and there are many carriages behind. There were whistling whistles and billowing black smoke."

"It actually looks scary, but its strength is really great. The strength of a cow is nothing compared to it. Being as strong as a cow is simply an insult to it."

"Is it really that powerful?"

"Buy a ticket to see if you don't know it. It's not expensive anyway. It's only 110 yuan per ticket. It's just a novelty. I heard that the emperor will take this train to Tianjin on that day. Maybe you will be lucky. You are on the same train as the Son of Heaven."

"Really?"

"It's still fake. Hurry up and buy tickets. If you don't buy tickets, the tickets will be sold out by then."

"Yes, yes, buy a ticket, buy a ticket. It just so happens that there is a ball game here in Tianjin that day, so I will go to Tianjin to watch the game."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of it, it will be much more convenient to go to Tianjin to watch the football game in the future, just take the train."

"..."

Following the report of the Mingming Morning Post, all the young and old in the capital knew about the official opening of the train. People who were free and happened to be going to Tianjin all of a sudden began to come to the train station in the southern district, ready to buy trains. Tickets, try fresh.

After all, there are only a small number of people who have taken a train, and a new thing like a train is definitely the most attractive thing to attract people's attention, plus the stock of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway Firm.

The young and old in the Beijing-Tianjin area have been paying attention to this railway and this train for a long time. After waiting for more than a year, they finally waited for the railway to be repaired and the train to pass. Naturally, they wanted to see what the train was like.

The ticket office of Xincheng Railway Station in the southern district of Beijing is already crowded with people. There is a long queue at every ticket gate, and there are too many people joining in the fun.

What the Beijing-Tianjin area lacks most is people who have nothing to do. For any new things, these old and young men who are full and have nothing to do have to join in the fun.

"Give me a train ticket to Tianjin on the first day of October."

"Excuse me, do you want to buy a train ticket for the departure time?"

"What time is it?"

"Of course there are time divisions. There are dozens of trains every day. From the quarter past in the morning to the eighth quarter in the evening, there is one train at every quarter."

"Oh, I'll buy the same train that God will take that day."

"How can we know the itinerary of the emperor? Whether we can take the same train with the emperor depends on luck. The ancestors are smoking, so naturally they can be honored by the emperor."

"Yes, yes, then buy me a train ticket for Sishiji~"

"A train ticket for Sijiji, please show your ID card."

"Do you still need an ID card?"

"Of course you need an ID card. If you don't have an ID card, wouldn't it be a mess?"

"Here, here, luckily I have my ID card with me~"

"This is 110 copper coins~"

A window of the train station is here, because buying train tickets is also a lot of jokes.

There are many requirements for buying train tickets. For example, only the silver bills and silver dollars issued by the First Bank of Ming Dynasty and the copper coins minted by the imperial court are accepted, and the change is only in accordance with the ratio stipulated by the imperial court.

At the same time, it is also required to show ID cards and so on. Because of these things, many people have quite big opinions, but they still can't stop everyone from wanting to take the train and try something new.

The train tickets sold out quickly. The train tickets for the first day of October were sold out that morning, and even the second and third day train tickets for the next month were all sold out.

The young and old in the capital really want to experience the feeling of this train.

In the imperial palace, above the Golden Luan Hall, many ministers are discussing matters in the morning court.

"Your Majesty, the king of Siam submitted his credentials, hoping to become my vassal state of Ming Dynasty. This is the sixth time they have submitted their credentials to become my vassal state of Ming Dynasty."

Fu Han, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, reported to Emperor Hongzhi.

"What do you guys think about this matter?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly. This Siamese country submits its credentials to Daming almost every year, hoping to become a vassal state of Daming, because after becoming a vassal state of Daming, it can enjoy many benefits, and at the same time, there is no need to worry about it. Daming sent troops to attack him.

So now there are many countries that want to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, among which there are dozens of countries, large and small, in the Nanyang region, and almost everyone wants to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Siam's heart is towards Ming Dynasty, and it is willing to learn from my Chinese civilization. This is the manifestation of my Ming Dynasty's prestige in the world. I think it is reasonable to agree to Siam's request."

Some ministers came forward to express their opinions.

"Master Zhang, this statement is wrong."

"The Siamese country, like other barbarian countries, fears authority and does not hold morality. If it hadn't been for our Da Ming army to sweep across the countries in Southeast Asia, this Siamese country would not have submitted letters every year to become a vassal state."

"Back then, when I, Ming, asked them to become vassal states, none of the Nanyang countries except Luzon was willing to become my vassal states, but now they want to become my vassal states."

"I really think that Ming Dynasty is a vassal state, so I can enter as soon as I want, and get out as soon as I want."

"I think that Siam's request should be rejected. If you want to become a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, you must first learn from my Chinese civilization. They just want to gain benefits from our Ming Dynasty, and they don't really want to learn from my Chinese civilization. of etiquette."

A minister immediately stood up and pointed out Siam's intentions very directly.

Siam is only interested in the benefits of becoming a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, but it doesn't really want to learn Chinese culture. The king of Siam has not yet changed his Chinese surname, adopted a Chinese name, and talked about becoming a vassal state of Ming Dynasty.

We should look at North Korea and Japan, who are working hard to learn from Ming Dynasty from top to bottom. Everyone changes their Chinese surnames, speaks Chinese, and writes Chinese characters. This is the real vassal state.

"Well, well said~"

"Reject the request of the King of Siam, and consider this matter when they really want to learn my Chinese culture."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded to express his support, and then made a decision.

The King of Siam, Emperor Hongzhi naturally knew about it, and now he would send people to send several boats of tribute to Emperor Hongzhi every year, in order to please Emperor Hongzhi.

It's just a pity that Emperor Hongzhi didn't want anything like the King of Siam at all, and refused every time. He didn't bother to accept your tribute, and don't expect me to return the gift to you. It's a dream to want to be the same as before.

"Your Majesty, the King of Spain wrote to Ming Dynasty, hoping to form an ally with us and fight against the attacks of England, France and Portugal."

After talking about Siam, they soon talked about the European war. Spain has also been conveying to the Ming Empire the meaning of continuing to forge alliances.

In fact, to put it simply, he wanted to pull Daming into the water.

"Reject Spain's demand for alliance."

"However, we were allies after all, and we can't watch Spain being bullied. Reply to the Spanish envoy. We, Ming Dynasty, can provide loans to Spain and sell them a batch of arms and weapons."

Emperor Hongzhi refused without even thinking about it, and at the same time he did not forget to do business.

The loan is naturally handled by the First Bank of Ming Dynasty. The arms sold must be produced by the Miyun Iron Works, and the two Emperor Hongzhi are major shareholders. Earn interest, while selling arms to make money.

"Yes~"

Fu Han nodded quickly.

With the frequent exchanges and contacts between Ming Dynasty and countries in various regions of the world, the work of the Ministry of Rites has become more and more heavy. The biggest part of it is to receive foreign envoys, and it is very busy every day.

After discussing this matter, many ministers above the court were silent for a long time, seeing that everyone had nothing to report, Xiao Jing raised his voice and shouted to retreat from the court.

"Your Majesty~"

At this time, Liu Jin stood up.

"Liu Aiqing, what's the matter with you?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin and asked with a smile.

The entire government and the public knew that Liu Jin was very lazy, and he seldom spoke if he had nothing to do.

"Your Majesty, the Beijing-Tianjin Railway has been fully completed recently, and it is scheduled to be officially opened on the first day of October. I would like to invite Your Majesty and the princes of the court and China to take the train together and witness this great historical moment!"

Liu Jin quickly said respectfully.

"Haha, okay~"

"The Beijing-Tianjin Railway has been repaired for more than a year. I have heard too much about the train and the railway. My ears are callused. Now I finally have the opportunity to ride it myself. Experience what this train really is like."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he laughed happily and agreed immediately.

"Let's go together, everyone, take this train and see my first train in Daming!"

(End of this chapter)