1825 My New Daming

Chapter 26 Zhuge is the Tao, are you guilty? (Seek collection, ask for monthly pass, ask for recommendation, ask for follow-up)
"Boom, boom, boom, boom."

With the sound of the train whistle, Zhuge Weidao, who was studying hard, raised his head and glanced out of the car window, and was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him.This time, what he saw was no longer the endless desolation, but the factory buildings that seemed to be endless!

Unknowingly, the train has driven from the Monan prairie where the wind blows grass and low cattle and sheep into a heavy industrial city full of power in the industrialization era, which also makes Zhuge Weidao's understanding of his new Ming motherland a step further!
This time, the railway line that transported Zhuge Weidao from Yining to Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, is called the Saibei Railway. It started from Yining, the capital of the Ili Frontier Province, and went northwest first, bypassing the remaining veins at the northwestern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and entering Junggar. The grassland passes through the passage between the Tianshan Mountains and the Altai Mountains, enters the western part of the Monan Grassland, then goes east all the way to the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain, and finally crosses the Badaling Mountains through the tunnel and enters the territory of Beijing Shuntian Prefecture.

Such a large railway, not counting the branch lines leading to the south of the Tianshan Mountains, the north of the desert, and the large iron mine of Baiyun Mountain, the total length of the main line alone exceeds [-] kilometers, and many railway bridges will be erected along the way. There are still many tunnels to be opened, and the problem of windbreak and sand fixation has to be solved in the section west of the Monan Grassland. It is no exaggeration to say that the Ming Empire's ability to build such a railway already shows its strong national power and industrial strength.

However, the economic value of this railway does not seem to be high. At least to the west of the Yanshan section, the train is almost alone in the mountains, deserts and grasslands, and only occasionally sees herdsmen. To be precise, it should be the village where the ranchers live— —Looking at the appearance of these villages from a distance, the cattle pens, sheep pens outside the villages, and the small stations near the villages specially used for loading cattle and sheep, Zhuge Weidao can also imagine the life of these herdsmen on the grassland It was quite moist.

The train sometimes stops at the towns along the way to add water, coal and rations, and these towns between the grasslands, deserts and mountains seem to be very small, and they are usually located in the bastions that have become historic sites. Look at those The castle has been in disrepair for a long time but still majestic. Zhuge Weidao can imagine how the grey-haired King Zhuge Wuzhong immediately rode on the grassland, drew his sword and looked around.

It's just that the ancestors are awesome, but the children and grandchildren are more cowardly than each generation.
However, the internal affairs of those who encouraged Zhuge seemed to be doing well. Not only did the herdsmen on the grassland seem to be quite wealthy, but the small towns that depended on grassland animal husbandry for their survival also seemed to be well-governed.

When the train passed through each town, Zhuge Weidao would put down the "memory review materials" in his hand and observe carefully.The buildings in these small cities seem to be a combination of Chinese and Western styles. Two-story and three-story buildings are also common. The greenery in the city is also good. Tall trees can be seen everywhere, and it doesn't seem to be short of water.

Near the station, there are usually cattle pens and sheep pens where many cattle and sheep are waiting to be delivered. The merchants who sell cattle and sheep, the railway workers on the station, and some other passengers seem to be living well. Dishes and ragged clothes.

Zhuge Weidao also saw schools flying the sun and moon red flag (the national flag of Ming Dynasty) and schoolchildren carrying schoolbags in several small towns. Education is compulsory.After more than 100 years of development, the period of compulsory education in Ming Dynasty has reached nine years, and the adult literacy rate is infinitely close to [-]%!

The role of high-level compulsory education in promoting the second industrial revolution cannot be overemphasized!
And the train that Zhuge Weidao was on is passing by now, which is a typical heavy industrial city in the era of the second industrial revolution!
Zhuge Weidao put down a piece of "Daming Daily" in his hand, and began to carefully look at this city full of chimneys and factory buildings. Suddenly, there was another siren roar, followed by a heavy-duty freight train roaring towards, Passed by the bus that Zhuge Weidao was riding in.Zhuge Weidao inspected the heavy wagons, and found that they were filled with pitch-black coal. I don't know if they were used for power generation or coking.
Thinking of this, he turned his head and asked He Tianran who was sitting by the side reading a novel called "New Jin Ping Mei", "Mu Ru, where is this place? What are these factories for?"

He Tianran immediately put down "****" and introduced: "This is Xuanfu. These factories are all owned by the Zhuge family's Xuanfu Iron and Steel Co. It has been many years! Until now, it is still the last of the five major iron and steel companies in the Ming Dynasty. It has a good net profit every year and is a very reliable investment! However, among the many investments of the Zhuge Family Industry Association, Xuanfu Iron and Steel can only be regarded as a second-rate and third-rate asset. Borneo Zhouzhou Petroleum, Jiangdong Heavy Industry, Datong Coal Industry, Anben Iron and Steel Company, etc., that is called a lot of money!"

Zhuge Wei Daoxin said: "The capitalists who can pinch and count will of course have a lot of money to do business, and that is more choice than hard work! If the direction is wrong, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain. That's why I am a talent who can really pinch and count" , must be the sweet pastry in the eyes of those old cowards of the Zhuge family!"

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao's heart was fixed a lot, and he picked up a "High School Grade Three History Textbook" bought in Yining City to continue his self-study. A high school history teacher actually wanted to buy a history textbook from the 19th century after time travel Self-taught, no one here, right?
Beijing, Forbidden City, Compassion Palace.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and I saw an elderly black eunuch and a short female officer in white clothes coming in one after the other, and they arrived with my elder brother Zheng Guozhong and another 24-year-old young man. Beside the Empress Dowager Zheng who drank tea and talked together.The short white-clothed female official possessed herself to the Queen Mother Zheng's ear and whispered a few words.The Empress Dowager Zheng showed a surprised expression, and muttered in a low voice, "How is that possible?"

Both Zheng Guozhong and the young man heard the Queen Mother Zheng's words, and they all cast their gazes over.

Empress Dowager Zheng ignored them, but asked again: "Are you sure?"

The female officer in white replied: "Very sure!"

"Zhongming!" The queen mother called the black eunuch's name again.

The black eunuch immediately replied: "The old slave has been following her since Yining, and she has never been alone with anyone except for two maids along the way."

"Understood," said the queen mother, "this matter will be kept secret for now!"

"Yes!"

The black eunuch agreed with the female officer.

"Queen, what about her?" the black eunuch asked again.

"Send all three of them to Yingtai, so that they can be taken care of, but they are not allowed to leave."

"Yes."

"Back off, all back down!"

"Yes!"

Not only the black eunuch and the white-clothed female officer stepped down, but also the other black eunuchs and little maids in the hall—because the "Da Ming Constitution" passed by the Political Council during the reign of King Wu Zhong endowed the people of the Ming Dynasty with inviolable personal freedom, so There are no eunuchs and maids of Ming nationality in the Daming Palace.Now the eunuchs in the Ming court are all imported from the Ottoman Empire, and the maids are made in Japan. Of course, they all entered the palace at a young age, and they have long since lost contact with their mother country.

Zheng Guozhong and the young man did not retreat, but looked at Queen Mother Zheng curiously.

Empress Dowager Zheng frowned and said: "Fourth brother, 38th brother, Zhuge [-] seems to have slept with Grand Duchess Natalie!"

"What? How is this possible? How could brother Daozi do such a thing?"

Zheng Guozhong and Zheng Zhongtang were not doing well, but the young man who came with him, called "38th Brother" by Queen Mother Zheng, spoke first.

He is also from the Zheng family, named Guoxian, and the younger brother of Empress Dowager Zheng.He called Zhuge Dao Dao Zixiong, which is obviously the existence of Zhuge Dao and Dao brother.

"Brother 38," Zheng Guozhong pointed to his head, "It seems that there is really something wrong with the little fox of Zhuge's family!"

"Then" Zheng Guoxian frowned, "That's an opportunity to clean up Brother Daozi and divide the Zhuge family!"

Zheng Guozhong asked with a smile: "How to clean up? How to divide?"

Empress Dowager Zheng said: "You can't deal with Daozi too badly. Aijia will be heartbroken!"

"Sister, don't worry," Zheng Guoxian said with a smile, "I will definitely let Zhuge Daozi be used by my sister."

"That's about the same," Queen Mother Zheng asked, "tell me, what do you want to do?"

"Let's borrow a knife to kill people first, and let the Zhuge family deal with Zhuge Daozi themselves," Zheng Guoxian said with a smile, "Wuxiang Hou Yifang's status in Zhuge's family is second only to Wu Wang Yifang, but there is no military adviser in place now. It happened to be an opportunity for each house to suppress them. Originally, there was Zhuge 88 who followed the old man Zhuge, and there was Zhuge Daozi, who everyone called a talented man. A fat man left must not be able to hold on to the situation. When Zhuge Daozi is dealt with, we will act as good people, excuse him, and give Grand Duchess Natalie to him, so that he can be used by us."

Zheng Guozhong said: "His brain is broken, how can he be used by us?"

"Brother Eighteen," Zheng Guoxian said with a smile, "Zhuge Daozi just lost part of his memory, and his brain should still be very useful. Otherwise, he can bring back the Grand Duchess Natalie? He can grab the order for the iron-clad ships of the Raksha Kingdom." Got it? Emperor Daoguang and He Shen of Jin Kingdom would give him something like Fairy Nalan as a furnace? These two are famous old foxes.

In addition, we give timely help.What did it cost to pull Zhuge for the Tao?So what if Grand Duchess Natalie gave him to be his wife?If it wasn't for Zhuge Youde's legacy, how could it be possible for the Holy Majesty to marry a Rakshasa Grand Duchess?Now the princesses of the Zheng family of Siam are still waiting to marry the Holy One!Now Zhuge Daozi himself has broken his father's plan, isn't it in our favor?The price offered by Siam is not low!
And Zhuge Daozi's amnesia. How long can he lose it?What if?Then we can earn it! "

(End of this chapter)