Chapter 57 The Emperor and the Queen

During the New Year, the religious leaders of the empire gathered in the capital. In addition to attending the Privy Council meeting, several living Buddhas and imams also held a blessing ceremony for the royal family in the Forbidden City.

If there was no crisis of Sino-British conflict, the empire would have been full of good news last year. By the Spring Festival this year, the railway from Lanzhou to Dihua was officially opened to traffic. Not only that, the Dihua to Tianhucheng Railway, which began to be built three years ago, was opened to traffic at the end of last year.

Tianhu City is located east of Lake Balkash and on the banks of the Ayaguz River. It is the latest immigrant city that has emerged several hundred miles northwest of the Alashan Pass.

If Ye Zhao estimates that it is correct, the immigrant city should be near Akdoka City in Kazakhstan in later generations. Because a huge copper mine was found near Tianhu City, it was just because the ore content was very low and it could not be mined under current technical conditions. However, this largest copper mine in Central Asia was undoubtedly under the rule of the empire. In this era, once the railway was opened, it meant that the central government had absolute control over the place.

The main line from Alaska Pass to Central Asia was achieved by Ye Zhao a hundred years in advance. Of course, in later generations, the main reason is whether Central Asian countries are willing to connect with your railway network, rather than technical factors.

Tianhu City is adjacent to the Eastern Kazakhstan controlled by the Russians in the northern border of the Empire, and is more than 2,000 miles away from Turkestan, an important town in the northwest border of the Empire. In a short period of time, the Empire did not plan to build a railway to Turkestan. However, no matter what, the opening of the Tianhu City Railway trunk line has obvious positive significance for the empire's rule in the Western Regions.

Today, Hucheng will not become a mining city. Large areas of farms have been built in the Ayaguz River Basin. Like all border immigrant cities, Tianhucheng implements a "military household" system. There are more than 80,000 immigrants in Tianhucheng area. They are organized into Tianhucheng to build a militia corps. There are also inspection, audit and other institutions to implement semi-military control and half-people governance.

In fact, Central Asia has a flat terrain, so it is relatively easy to build railways, and the construction speed will be extremely fast, but it is not necessary. For example, after the urban construction period, it is expected that one train per month will be enough to meet the needs of material circulation. The construction of railways is more strategically considered.

The construction of the Imperial Railway is developing rapidly. This year, it has been the ninth year of its founding. From the construction of the first railway fifteen years ago, to the end of last year, the national railway operation trunk lines had exceeded 50,000 kilometers.

This year, the railway construction is expected to reach more than 8,000 kilometers. It is conceivable that the next ten years will maintain a very rapid growth momentum.

Compared with the New China, the construction of the Imperial Railway is astonishingly fast. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, for various reasons, railway construction was only about 1,300 kilometers per year. Even after the 11th Five-Year Plan, the average annual railway construction was less than 4,000 kilometers per year.

But what about the United States? In today's era, in the 1870s and 1880s, the railway construction in the United States had reached an astonishing number, especially in the 1880s, the average annual construction of American railways was 12,000 kilometers. In 10 years, the railway trunk line increased from 150,000 kilometers in 1880 to 270,000 kilometers in 1890. The land area of ​​the two countries was similar, and the population of the United States was far inferior to China. However, more than a hundred years ago, railway construction was even more rapid than China entering the 21st century. It is a pity that the differences in railway operation concepts have led to a huge gap in the development of railways between the two countries.

Under the imperial dictatorship, the model of vigorously encouraging private capital to operate railways is obviously more efficient than the Americans.

With the explosion of railway construction, Imperial Mining and Steel industries have also developed in geometric multiples. Last year, Imperial coal production exceeded 20 million tons, pig iron production reached 1.3 million tons, steel production reached 900,000 tons, steel rail production reached 160,000 tons, steam engine exceeded 400,000 horsepower, fertilizers, threshers, harvesters, mowers, steam tractors, and trucks are increasingly used in large farms.

Chinese people have a misunderstanding that they often believe that agricultural machinery and transport vehicles are the products of the era of internal combustion engines. In fact, in the second half of the 19th century, electric and steam-powered agricultural machinery and transport vehicles were widely used. At the end of the 19th century, the United States produced more than 10,000 electric vehicles in a year. However, with the improvement of internal combustion engine technology, automobile assembly line production emerged, and agricultural machinery for steam and electric power systems were gradually eliminated.

For the empire, Ye Zhao's goal was to try to compress the transitional era of electric cars and steam cars as much as possible.

On this day, when he listened to the first hearing of the Imperial House of Representatives after the New Year, Ye Zhao was excited to take the electric bus. Speaking of which, with the improvement of the imperial political system, Ye Zhao, who only needs to make big plans, had a lot of leisurely life than before.

There are five routes for the Beijing bus. Ye Zhao took the third bus. He got off at the entrance of Jiaozi Hutong in Xicheng. Not far away, there was a school with green tiles and green wood. "Huiwen Women's Middle School". Misaki studied here and enrolled in holiday classes. Two study days a week, mainly for ladies from a family or women who have married but yearn for new culture.

Misaki is fourteen years old and has been with Ye Zhao for three years. The two have a very deep relationship. In Ye Zhao's eyes, she is like her own relatives. The Forbidden City Palace Maids' Study Class is mainly cultural literacy, which is basically equivalent to primary school and some elementary middle schools. If you want to further your studies, you still have to come to an outside school to learn cultural knowledge systematically and comprehensively.

What's more, Ye Zhao also hopes that he will contact society. When he comes back every day, Misaki will tell Ye Zhao about the changes outside and the interesting stories about the school, which means that there is an extra little detective.

Sitting in the second floor of a teahouse diagonally opposite the girls' school, Ye Zhao was slowly tasting tea. In fact, today is not the day for Misaki to come to the hall. Even if he was studying, Ye Zhao would not come to pick Misaki up. No matter what, the master and servant are different, he can treat her as a relative in his heart. Many things are also a matter of course. The dignified emperor came to pick up the palace maids from school. If others didn't say anything, Misaki was scared to death.

Ye Zhao suddenly wanted to walk around the capital today, and got on the electric car. Seeing that there was a stop at Huiwen Girls' School, he got off here and savored the tea. Ye Zhao sighed, "What a pity, I can't travel around every corner of the capital with my whole life, let alone the entire country."

Zheng Aqiao, deputy general manager of the Great Inner Guard who stood beside Ye Zhao, smiled and said, "The place where the slaves have walked by is the emperor. Every inch of the world, the emperor will definitely be able to govern the Qingqing Mingming." With Ye Zhao's side for many years, these inner guard leaders also know Ye Zhao very well. The emperor has extraordinary feelings for every inch of land in the entire country.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "It's not easy to talk about Qingqing and Mingming?" He suddenly asked, "Do you know the fourth young master in the capital?"

Zheng Aqiao was stunned, not knowing why the emperor suddenly asked, and not knowing what it means. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I have heard of it a little."

Zheng Aqiao naturally heard of the title of the fourth prince. The four princes in the capital include Mr. Li, the nephew of Li Ge Lao, who was enjoying his old age, Mr. Han San, the third prince of the governor of Vladivostok, Mr. Wu, the youngest son of the financial tycoon Wu Chongyao, and the former prince of Durokeqin, Jin Qi, who was named viscount, was called Master Qi in the outside world.

In fact, the so-called fourth young masters are just a matter of being together outside. Because of family relationships, the four young masters know each other, but they are afraid they can't talk about any friendship. There are many young masters in the capital, and these four are the most active.

Ye Zhao asked lightly: "What are the praises of these four people?" The title of the fourth young master was still heard from Misaki.

Zheng Aqiao hesitated and said, "I dare not say anything."

"Say." Ye Zhao's face turned a little unkind.

Zheng Aqiao was startled and said, "Yes, I heard that these four people are famous playboys in the capital, and they are all artful and elegant all day long. They are like the nephew of Li Ge Lao, with many literati and many disciples. They set up some poetry clubs and sued the professors who promoted vernacular Chinese in the newspapers with Beijing University, which made it very lively."

Ye Zhao was stunned for a moment and asked, "That's all?"

Zheng Aqiao said carefully: "I wonder what the emperor wants to know?"

Ye Zhao waved his hand. In fact, the value system was different. These young men born with golden pacifiers often regarded greed as the first vulgarity, and paid attention to the fact that all the money was gone and the return was returned. What they wanted was fame and style. The noble and noble people disdained power and disdained to study and become officials were even more different from the pursuit of the second generation of wealthy and second generation in later generations.

After savoring the tea for a while, Ye Zhao stood up and said, "Let's go."

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When he returned to the palace, he saw Rong'er preparing for a trip to the south. In a few days, Rong'er will go to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces to tour. In fact, it is to put on a political attitude. For example, going to Guangdong is to highlight Guangdong's political and economic status in the empire and soothe the hearts of Guangdong officials, businessmen and people. When going to Yunnan, it is to promote the local governments of the empire to care for border residents, etc.

Ye Zhao has not been to Guangzhou for three years, which will inevitably make the governor of Guangdong feel uneasy. Now it is not ten years ago, when the railways are developed, the emperor likes to visit places, and this kind of patrol is often sending political signals. If he has not visited Longxing for three years, it will inevitably make people speculate that the governor of Guangdong may have shortcomings. Some members of the royal family went to Guangdong to be the hearts of Guangdong officials from Huian, and Queen Rong'er's identity is enough.

If it weren't for the worry that Rong'er could not stand the plateau climate, Ye Zhao really wanted her to tour Lhasa by the way, which would definitely make Tibetans grateful. However, the journey was difficult and the time was even more time-consuming, so she could only leave it for herself in the future.

After dinner with Rong'er and she went to Cining Palace with the two empress dowagers, Rong'er returned to Kunning Palace to prepare for her trip, Ye Zhaoze and Concubine Lan and Niuhulu went to Changyin Pavilion to enjoy the latest "Picture Mirror".

The so-called picture mirror is the prototype of a movie. It is shot with a continuous camera of a moving negative film. During radiation, it uses the continuous rotation of the film to create the illusion of photo and image activity. In a specific machine box, only one person can be viewed at a time.

The Concubine Lan and Niu Hulu were naturally surprised. Seeing that Concubine Lan was curious and stared at the round hole without a moment, Ye Zhaoxin said, "You didn't scold her for being a strange trick, that's also good."

After returning to the Ganqing Palace, Ye Zhao walked a few times and ordered the palace maids to call the matchmaker, Sisi, Weiyueyi.

I took a comfortable shower, changed into yellow satin pajamas and pajamas, and the best silk material was very comfortable to wear. The matchmaker, Sisi and Weiyue Yiori arrived one after another, and they were all surprised. The three of them thought it was Ye Zhao who called them to serve the bed. They all washed deliciously, and they all changed into pajamas and cloaks. Who knew that Ye Zhao summoned the three of them in one breath.

Seeing their expressions, Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Isn't it good to be lively? Apart from the whole family having dinner, we haven't been reunited in private for a long time."

No, the concubines have their own world. Needless to say, the matchmaker and Sisi are in college, and they have very little contact with the concubines. Although it is different from the few contacts with the previous dynasty, objectively speaking, they have relatively cold relationships and have different relationships. For example, the matchmaker and Rong'er, Zhu Sisi have a good relationship, and Rong'er and Sisi are just as good as the matchmaker, Jinfeng and Sharaba. This is because Rong'er is nostalgic and is different from the people who followed Ye Zhao at the beginning.

As for Aiyue Yiori, she has a very cold relationship with the other concubines, only Jinfeng, who is versatile and is considered her friend.

Hua Ji has the best popularity and all the concubines like her very much.

Ye Zhao made a gesture as he spoke, "Okay, I've all gone to the cloak, and I'm not afraid of heat." He pointed to the card table next to the Jinxiu screen and said, "Let's roll dice to play Monopoly and chat with each other."

In early spring, the dragons in the bedroom were burning hot. After a while, the three concubines came in, and there were fine crystal beads of sweat on their pretty faces, which were so beautiful.

The matchmaker, Sisi and Iori looked at each other, obviously feeling a little embarrassed. The matchmaker was the best. The first one to untie the cloak, wearing red silk pajamas and pajamas underneath, with a graceful figure, classical style, noble and sexy.

Sisi secretly glared at Ye Zhao, slowly unbuttoned her cloak, revealing a light silvery nightgown. In addition to the soft curved high-heeled slippers, it was very modern, with a small sapphire flower on the upper, and beautifully painted with bright green toes like flowers. It has just been carefully modified.

Iori was even more exaggerated, wearing a sexy lace-lace-laced lace nightgown, blushing like an apple.

Looking at the three of them, Ye Zhao laughed, and the matchmaker said, "You are so proud, right?" Ye Zhao coughed dryly and said, "Come on, play games."

The four of them sat at the card table and started to roll dice to play Monopoly. Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Whoever goes bankrupt first will stay. If you three go bankrupt before me, they will stay all." He explained, "Save you to let me." The reason is high-sounding.

It is naturally not Ye Zhao's purpose to enjoy the blessings of all people. He savored coffee and watched the dice rolling, Ye Zhao said, "In a few days, I may go to Tianhu City."

The matchmaker said: "Is your university lab project?"

Ye Zhao nodded and said, "You need to see the soil in Tianhu City. What kind of fertilizer is better to use. The university arranges a professor to inspect and put me in. It's okay. I also want to go to Tianhu City for a look. It's about half a month. Military management is afraid that if you encounter the domineering general, you will become the local emperor."

The matchmaker smiled and said, "You are accustomed to the government and science. Fortunately, there are many outsiders who don't know about your scientific achievements, otherwise you would have to regard you as a monster."

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Do you think I look like a monster?"

Matchmaker and Sisi nodded at the same time. Even if this husband is sexually involved, he is not like a monster?

Ye Zhao said: "I am speechless."

The matchmaker and Sisi giggled. The unfathomable husband was extremely cute when he was defeated. However, Iori was quiet and bought a piece of land and handed the dice to Ye Zhao.

Ye Zhao sighed softly and said, "It's easy to govern the country, but it's hard to settle down! Matchmaker, Sisi, who do you two know about Iori's birthday?"

The matchmaker and Sisi said together, "Isn't it the sixteenth day of May?"

Ye Zhao was surprised, and Iori looked at them in surprise.

The matchmaker smiled softly and said, "Master, I understand what you mean."

Ye Zhao nodded and said, "You have different personalities and have their own circle of life. It is impossible for us to kiss each other every day, but don't fight each other." He turned to Iori and said, "Actually, your sisters are all very good. If you have any worries, just tell them."

Iori nodded.

With the matchmaker's land rent in his hand, Ye Zhao said again: "The railway from the Russians to Novosibirsk has also been built?"

The matchmaker said, "Yes, I'm still going east to practice."

Ye Zhao picked up the cup and savored the coffee slowly.

While chatting, they rolled dice. In the first game, all three beloved concubines went bankrupt. Matchmaker and Sisi began to cheat. Ye Zhao had no choice but to play the second game with them, but the three beloved concubines went bankrupt.

At the suggestion of the matchmaker's "no matter how many things are", the four of them started playing the third game. From the beginning of the third game, Ye Zhao had a feeling that these three people had agreed. Sure enough, they built a house and bought land in a very targeted manner. Every time they encountered a lawsuit or something, the three concubines chose Ye Zhao, and then rolled the dice to determine the winner and lose the lawsuit. With the joint efforts of the three, although Iori and Sisi went bankrupt one after another, Ye Zhao finally couldn't support it and was the third one.

Looking at Sisi and Iori sticking out their tongues, the matchmaker giggled, and Ye Zhao said helplessly: "You are sacrificing Iori, bullying honest people, it's not good enough." He said: "Stay all, let's chat."

The matchmakers and the other two looked at each other for a few times and nodded slightly. It was obvious that the game just now made them feel much closer to each other.

The dragon bed is big enough, but it became a problem for who sleeps beside Ye Zhao. The three girls were humble. In the end, Ye Zhao Qiangang was arbitrary and said domineeringly: "Matchmaker and I sleep on the same bedding, Sisi and Iori slept on both sides." Sisi and Iori both laughed and said yes. The matchmaker thought about it and couldn't help Ye Zhao's interest, so he agreed.

However, he was lying in the same quilt with Ye Zhao, and there were Sisi and Iori on both sides. The matchmaker was very alert and did not touch Ye Zhao. He even said seriously in Ye Zhao's ear: "You can't mess around."

Ye Zhao nodded and said yes, but did not harass the matchmaker, but chatted with them, talked about Iori's hometown, Sisi's proposal for political discussion, and then talked about his acquaintance with the matchmaker back then.

Seeing that Ye Zhao had always been so concise, the matchmaker couldn't help but feel a little apologized. She seemed to have been too much just now. No matter what, her husband said, there were still some measures.

Therefore, when Ye Zhao secretly clamped the matchmaker's soft and charming snow feet below and enjoyed the warm and soft taste, the matchmaker also let him go.

Chatting, the four of them fell asleep in the second half of the night. Ye Zhao enjoyed the warmth, but it was very regular all night.

...

Ye Zhao's plan to go to Tianhu City was temporarily ruined. A Filipino uprising suddenly broke out on Luzon, and the Spanish minister actually asked Beijing for help.

The Spanish army only stationed 1,600 people in the Philippines, of which 700 were stationed in Manila, and there were 5,000 Philippine auxiliary troops, and a fleet of 9 warships. Although the Spanish army was not large in number, it was well-equipped, well-trained, and had strong combat effectiveness. Of course, it was compared with the quality of the Philippine uprising army.

In the Philippines, the current part of the Philippines is the Filipino movement, which also represents the birth of Philippine nationalism.

After Catholicism was introduced to the Philippines, the dioceses were managed by Spanish priests (mostly monks of the sects). In the second half of the 18th century, there were sharp conflicts between the Spanish colonial authorities and the various sects. In order to combat the power of the sects, the Spanish colonial authorities allowed the sects of the sects to manage some dioceses.
To be continued...