Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1261, reminds me of a man named Li Hongzhang

At the VIP exit of Xincheng Railway Station in the southern district of Beijing, Li Dongyang, Liu Jin, Minister of Rites Fu Han and some officials are waiting for Ali Pasha to arrive.

After all, the other party is the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Where is his identity? Although the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Ming Dynasty is not good, the two countries will not fight each other. What's more, the other party came with a big order this time. The respect that should be given is still necessary.

So Emperor Hongzhi sent Li Dong, Liu Jin, and Fu Han with some officials to greet him at the train station, which was enough to give Ali Pasha face.

"Liu Jin, can the train from the capital city to Guangzhou, Guangdong pass through our Huguang side? Huguang is the central area of ​​our Ming Dynasty. Jiangxi is relatively farther away, and it is also closer to the Beijing-Hangzhou railway. Isn't that a bit of an overlap?"

Li Dongyang whispered to Liu Jin.

Throughout the nineteenth year of Hongzhi, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful, and there was nothing to worry about. The ministers above the court were all fighting for the construction of the railway.

Railways are of great importance, and have a strong driving effect on the economy and transportation of the areas along the way. The imperial court is planning to build railways, and almost every railway will cause disputes among the ministers above the court.

Almost all the ministers in various places want the railway to pass through their hometowns, the ministers in the court, the local feudal officials, etc., are almost arguing about this matter.

Even Li Dongyang, an old cabinet minister, is unavoidable. Recently, Ming Dynasty has released a new railway plan, planning to build a railway artery from the capital of Ming Dynasty to Guangzhou, Guangdong, and run through the north and south.

For this railway, the ministers above the court fought again.

The railway from Beijing to Guangzhou, the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, is an important railway artery running from north to south. Everyone knows its importance, so these provinces along the way want to compete for this railway to pass through their hometown.

Among them, the most controversial place is whether to go to Guangdong from Huguang or from Jiangxi to Guangdong. For this reason, officials from Huguang and Jiangxi have also been arguing for several months, so that it has been unable to decide for a long time.

Some people may say, how could that corner of Jiangxi win over Huguang? In future generations, let alone Huguang, any province can beat Jiangxi, and everything has to go around Jiangxi.

But this was the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Jiangxi in this period was not good enough. There were court scholars and semi-Jiangxi people who talked about Jiangxi.

In contrast, officials from the Huguang area are far inferior to officials from Jiangxi. This Li Dongyang is a cabinet minister from Hunan. Naturally, officials from the Huguang area will come to him, hoping that Li Dongyang will fight for his hometown.

"Li Gong, it's hard for me to say anything. If I speak for you Huguang, the princes in Jiangxi will have opinions again. If I speak for Jiangxi, you princes in Huguang will have opinions again."

"So, let your Majesty come down to the Holy Judgment on this matter."

Hearing this, Liu Jin felt a slight headache in his head. For this matter, he has been annoyed a lot. There are many people looking for Liu Jin. Everyone knows that Liu Jin's words are useful.

But how could Liu Jin go back and intervene in such a matter, no matter where he came from, the railway needs to be repaired, and it is the same for him, so there is no need to go to the muddy water.

"Liu Jin, you can't say that. The railway has a lot to do with it. Naturally, you have to think carefully. It's obviously better to go to Huguang than to go to Jiangxi. How can you not see it?"

Li Dongyang is naturally reluctant, there is no way, in order to be able to return to his hometown after retirement, this is what should be fought.

"Li Gong, the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire has arrived~"

Liu Jin wouldn't argue with Li Dongyang on this issue. He looked at the time, then at the exit, and saw a few foreigners at once, and immediately reminded him.

"You, you~"

Li Dongyang had no choice but to tidy up his clothes slightly, and took Liu Jin and Fu Han to meet Ali Pasha and Moses and his party.

"My servant, Li Dongyang, welcome the Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire to come to our Ming Dynasty!"

Li Dongyang, who was dressed in a crimson robe, stepped forward to say hello.

When Ali Pasha, Moses and others saw Li Dongyang, Liu Jin, and Fu Han, they thought it was something, but soon Lu Situ also translated and told Ali Pasha the identity of Li Dongyang.

"My lord, this Li Dongyang, Mr. Li, is an important minister in the Ming cabinet, and his status is equivalent to our Ottoman Grand Vizier."

"In addition, the person next to him is Liu Jin, the official secretary of the Ming Dynasty that you have always wanted to know, and the other one is Fu Han, the official secretary of the Ming Dynasty. There are six books in the Ming Dynasty, and each book has a high position. He is the real decision maker of Ming Dynasty."

Lu Situ's general introduction is also translated while emphasizing the identities and status of the three people.

"Thank you very much, Lord Li, Lord Liu, and Lord Fu for coming to welcome me. I am really flattered."

After Ali Pasha and Moses finished listening, they responded quickly and politely, and at the same time looked at the three of them carefully.

Neither Li Dongyang nor Fu Han paid much attention to it, but Liu Jin surprised them. They thought that Liu Jin should be older, after all, he is the son of a high-ranking man and holds a high position, but who knew that Liu Jin was so young.

"Master Liu Jin Liu's name has long been known to me, but I didn't expect it to be so young."

Ali Pasha looked at Liu Jin and sighed.

"Haha, Your Excellency the Prime Minister has praised you."

"My lord prime minister came from a long way. Please forgive me for being far away. We have prepared a little thin wine to cleanse the dust for you. Please honor me."

Liu Jin is also carefully looking at Ali Pasha and Moses in front of him. Ali Pasha is dressed in a typical Ottoman Empire style, holding a headscarf, likes to wear gold and silver, and has a big beard. As for Moses, he looks more like He was a European. After thinking about it carefully, he immediately guessed that this Moses was most likely a Jew.

Soon, everyone left the train station in a luxurious four-wheeled carriage and headed for a well-known restaurant in Xincheng, South District.

Liu Jin and Li Dongyang accompanied Ali Pasha in the same four-wheeled carriage to explain to him some things in the capital.

The four-wheeled carriage was advancing on the spacious concrete road, with the windows open, Ali Pasha looked at everything in the capital curiously.

Before coming here, he was full of longing for the capital, and he really wanted to visit the capital of Daming, the capital of this powerful empire.

Ali Pasha looked at everything in front of him. The road was very spacious and divided into two sides. Each side could hold seven or eight carriages at the same time. A large number of trees were planted in the middle and on both sides of the road, and many sidewalks were divided. A bridge was also built in the place.

The number of four-wheeled carriages on the road is very large, far exceeding the four-wheeled carriages seen here in Xi'an, and all kinds of luxurious four-wheeled carriages can be seen everywhere. The best horses, many carriages even use the same color of horses at the same time.

Carriages flowed continuously on the spacious road. On the sidewalks on both sides, there was also a very large flow of people. They were in a hurry, and the people of Daming who were in a hurry seemed very busy.

Looking a little farther away, there are many tall buildings, and the glass windows reflect the dazzling light.

These tall buildings are even taller than the ones seen here in Xi'an. Many tall buildings are even more than ten or twenty stories high, overlooking the earth like giants.

These are high-rise buildings that have just been built recently, and there are not many of them, but there are just a few here in Xincheng, South District of the capital. These high-rise buildings use elevators, pulleys and human power to move up and down, so a new profession has emerged here. A person who specializes in pulling elevators.

Take a closer look at the Ming people on the street. They all look very well dressed, and they give people a sense of fashion. They are not at all like the Ming people seen in places like Hezhong and the Western Regions. They look more trendy. ,Fashion.

Especially the girls here in the capital, one by one, they are all beautiful and painted with rouge and gouache, etc., they all look like daughters from aristocratic families.

There are a lot of shops on both sides of the road, and they are basically merchants with large glass windows. You can see the goods inside and the lively sales scene inside.

Ali Pasha could not take his eyes off everything in front of him, so much so that he forgot about Li Dongyang and Liu Jin sitting beside him, and even forgot to have a chat with them.

Liu Jin and Li Dongyang are naturally used to everything here in the capital, so they have no interest in watching it, and they will look at Ali Pasha in front of them from time to time.

The Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, the prime minister of a country, is also a man of the times and an outstanding person. It is worth learning, learning, and communicating with each other.

Especially Liu Jin, looking at the Grand Vizier in front of him, he immediately saw the surprise and shock in his eyes, which made Liu Jin sound like a person, a powerful man of later generations.

"Liu Jin, what are you thinking?"

Li Dongyang immediately saw that Liu Jin seemed to be thinking about something, and asked with a smile.

Now that Ali Pasha is busy looking outside, he can have a chat with Liu Jin, and it is best to persuade Liu Jin to help him talk to Huguang, and pass the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway through the Huguang area.

"Seeing the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire reminds me of a man named Li Hongzhang."

Liu Jin came back to his senses, smiled and said.

"Li Hongzhang?"

"Why haven't I heard this person's name?"

"What kind of person is he?"

When Li Dongyang heard it, he was still from his old Li family, but after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have never heard of it.

"He is a man of great ability and wisdom, but it's a pity that he was born at an untimely time!"

(End of this chapter)