My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 894 A gift to Zhu Qizhen

Compared to sending an envoy to the Han Dynasty, it was more convenient for Hu Hui and the others to return to Daming. They took either train or steamship along the way, and this time they arrived at Tianjin Port directly on the steamship, which only took a month.

But after arriving at Tianjin Port, Hu Hui and the others had no choice but to abandon the ship and take a carriage. The big man sent a huge number of gifts in return, and the carriage alone contained nearly thirty vehicles.

Looking at the long queue of horse-drawn carriages, Hu Hui also missed Dahan's trains more and more. If a railway could be built from Tianjin to Beijing, then one train could bring them all back to the capital. Why would there be such trouble?

What's even more unbearable is that after Hu Hui and the others experienced the speed of the train, they now feel extremely slow when riding in the carriage. Because the carriage pulls too many things, the speed cannot go up at all, and the road is not smooth, so all the time The road was also very bumpy, which made Hu Hui almost get carsick.

"It's really easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality!"

Hu Hu couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the scenery slowly moving backwards outside the carriage window.

"That's right. I miss the environment in Dahan more and more now. Not only the trains, but many things seem to be better than our Da Ming."

Wu Ce also nodded at this time.

They saw many new things in Dahan, such as bicycles. When they left, Zhu Zhanhe gave one to everyone in the mission. In addition, the various daily necessities in Dahan were more abundant than those in Ming Dynasty, so Wu Ce had This feeling.

No matter how much Hu Xi complained, the convoy could only move forward slowly. Halfway through, there was a congestion on the road due to too many cars and horses. Even if they waved the flag of the mission, it was useless. After all, the people in front were already blocked. Blocked unless they can fly over.

Finally, the road was cleared, but it was getting dark. In desperation, they had no choice but to rest in the car for one night. Others were okay, but Hu Hui was old. Not only did he not sleep well one night, but he also couldn't sleep well the next day. When he woke up, his whole body ached, which made him miss the big man's train even more.

After breakfast, the convoy entered the official road again. This time there was no more congestion, but even so, they still didn't arrive in the capital until noon.

Yang Rong and Yang Pu received the news yesterday. They originally went out of the city gate to greet them, but were told that Hu Hui and the others were blocked on the road, so they had to return disappointed. They left the city early today to prepare for the greeting, but they waited all morning to see them. To Hu Hui and his team.

"Brother Hu, did your trip go well?"

When Yang Rong saw Hu Hui getting off the carriage, he immediately stepped forward anxiously and asked.

"Brother Yang, don't worry. His Highness the Crown Prince welcomed our visit very much. The subsequent discussions were also very harmonious, and the two sides also reached a lot of cooperation!"

Hu Hao laughed and replied.

Hearing Hu Xi's answer, Yang Rong and Yang Pu also breathed a sigh of relief. Then they welcomed Hu Xi and his party back to the city. As they walked on the road, they asked Hu Xi about their mission to the big man.

Hu Hui, Wu Ce and others also briefly recounted what they had seen and heard on their mission to the Han Dynasty, especially when they talked about the Han Dynasty's train. The envoys who were stuck on the road just after they came back also exclaimed in exclamation. It seems that not only Hu Hui, but everyone in the mission is missing the speed of the train.

However, due to limited time, Hu Xi and the others only picked some important things to talk about. After entering the imperial city, everyone in the delegation immediately became quiet. After all, noise is prohibited in the imperial city, and Empress Dowager Zhang has been waiting since yesterday. They are.

It was still the Wuying Hall. Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhu Qizhen sat side by side. She was unwilling to listen to politics behind the curtain, so most government affairs were handled by the cabinet. Only when there were some particularly important matters, she would summon the cabinet for discussion in Wuying Hall, and every Zhu Qizhen must accompany him in every capital. After all, he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"My ministers Hu Hui and Wu Ce have returned from their mission to pay homage to our emperor, Long Live the Emperor, and to pay homage to the Empress Dowager!"

Hu Hui and Wu Ce entered the Wuying Hall and solemnly saluted Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhu Qizhen.

"Pingsheng, how was your trip? Did it go well?" Queen Mother Zhang also asked immediately.

"I report to the Empress Dowager that my trip went very smoothly. When I arrived in Xijing of the Han Dynasty, the prince also led the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty to greet him..."

Hu Xi stepped forward and told them about the first time they met Zhu Zhanhe after arriving in Xijing.

Empress Dowager Zhang was relieved to learn that Zhu Zhanhe went to greet the envoy in person, because this represented the attitude of Zhu Zhanhe and the Han Dynasty. As long as they valued the Ming Dynasty's envoy, the next thing would be easy to handle. too much.

Sure enough, Hu Hui then introduced some of the agreements and cooperation they had reached with Dahan. Many of them were specially instructed by Queen Mother Zhang before. Not only were the results achieved, but some of the results exceeded Queen Mother Zhang's expectations.

When Hu Hui reached the end of his speech, he suddenly changed the subject and reported again: "The Queen Mother, when I come back this time, Her Majesty the Crown Prince specially gave His Majesty a very interesting gift!"

"Given to me?"

Zhu Qizhen, who was drowsy, suddenly heard Zhu Zhanhe give him a gift. He immediately sat up straight with a look of surprise on his face. After all, he did not expect that the other party would prepare a gift for him.

"Zhan He is your Majesty's elder, so it is appropriate to give him a gift."

Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Zhang also smiled lovingly at Zhu Qizhen, and then ordered Hu Hui to deliver the gift.

After a while, several eunuchs came in carrying a large box. They made a "bang" sound when they put it on the ground. It was obvious that the contents of the box were very heavy.

Hu Xi stepped forward and opened the box himself. Zhu Qizhen also looked into the box curiously. He wanted to know what gift Zhu Zhanhe, his uncle he had never met, would give him.

Hu Hui took out a small box from the big box and carefully put it aside. At this time, Wu Ce also stepped forward to help and actually took out a stack of long iron shelves from the inside. It looked a bit like a ladder, but it was Only as wide as a palm.

Wu Ce placed these iron frames on the ground, connected them head to tail, and finally formed an oblong shape.

Hu Hui also packed the small box and took out a long and exquisite car with wheels that could just fit on the iron frame.

"This is……"

When Queen Mother Zhang saw this strange-looking car, she always felt that it looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before.

"Empress Dowager Qi, this is Dahan's train. Of course, it is just a toy made in the shape of a train, and it can run on its own!"

Hu Xi reported again at this time that this train toy was a gift specially given to Zhu Qizhen by Zhu Zhanhe. It was also a tool used by Hu Xi to persuade the Empress Dowager Zhang and the cabinet to agree to build the railway. After all, no matter how good the train was, it was not as good as letting it be built. They saw the shock with their own eyes.

"So this is the train!"

Queen Mother Zhang suddenly remembered that she had seen a picture of a train in a newspaper. No wonder it looked familiar.

(End of this chapter)