Chapter 51 The new policy is blocked

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the three major festivals, so it is naturally very lively. The court has a favorable policy that compassionates the suffering of the common people. For example, those over 70 years old will be given two bottles of wine, two kilograms of meat, rice, grain and oil, seasonal mooncakes, etc., and Jinwu in various cities cannot help but do not need to make detailed statements.

After talking to several people from the Military Affairs Office for a while, he handled all the matters before the festival came. The emperor waved his hand and asked them to retreat: "Let Lao Liu come in."

Prince Gong entered the hall with all his clothes, and behind him were Baofeng, Li Hongzhang and Wen Xiang: "I respectfully invite the emperor to the holy care of you."

After not seeing each other for many days, not only Baofeng, Li Hongzhang and others have lost a lot of weight, but Yi also looks haggard. The emperor saw it and felt pity in his heart. He waved his hand to let them stand up: "Lao Liu, thank you for your hard work in this period."

"What is the body of a dog and a horse that is so worried about me!" Yi replied loudly: "I heard in the capital that the emperor was not at ease in the dragon body, and I was very worried. I asked myself whether the art of Qihuang was clear, so I had to do my best to do the job and do the job that the emperor gave me perfectly and to worry. I thought the emperor was working hard for the holiday."

"It is of course great if you can think like this. But..." He looked at the few people standing next to him with their hands down: "You guys, don't ask Lao Liu for advice on anything. First, he is a young man and has not had enough experience; second, Lao Liu is my brother. I have different relationships with him. I can be considered half of your master. Do you want me to teach you if you share your work for your master?"

"Yes. I remember the emperor's teachings and my ministers and I dare not forget them for a moment."

"Old Liu, the General Administration is very busy, especially in the future. I am afraid that you will have to work hard. You have to learn to combine work and rest. One tension and relaxation is the way of civil and military affairs, huh?"

"Yes." Yi felt warm in his heart and knelt down first: "My brother is favored by the emperor and is ashamed of him. He asked himself that he could only repay him with all his heart and be loyal to him.

"Get up and talk." The emperor said: "This Mid-Autumn Festival, I asked you to come to Rehe. First, I wanted to give you a few days off to reunite with the old concubine; second, I wanted to ask you, have the things that the barbarians in the capital arranged properly?"

"Yes. My brother thanked God for his kindness on behalf of my mother." Yi knelt down and met, and then he said, "Reply to the emperor's words. The consulates in the city where the barbarians in Britain, France and the United States have been built, and all the people of all countries have moved in as much as possible. The barbarians from all sides have opened their hearts to our heavenly dynasty and allowed them to set up a consulate in Beijing to express their greatest welcome. Moreover, he also said that he hoped to get the permission of His Majesty the Emperor and come to Rehe to express their gratitude to the emperor in person. I dare not make a decision, but I just agreed to them to report this matter truthfully. Whether it is allowed, please ask the emperor for the holy wish."

"We have to catch up with an excuse. I'm afraid it's too late these days. It's time to wait until the end of the year. As the Chinese New Year approaches, I'll take the time to meet again."

"Yes. In this case, after I go back, I will preach this decree to the ministers of all countries in public." Yi agreed, then turned around and took a note from Baoqiu's hand and handed it forward: "Emperor, this is a list of gifts offered by the ministers of all countries to express their festival congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire."

An eunuch took it and presented it to the emperor. He took it and opened it to see it. They were all kinds of strange and lewd things that seemed to be strange and lewd in the clear stream, such as muskets, self-ringing bells, ornaments, various flower oils, and wine cloths. He was watching, and Yi suddenly remembered something: "Your Majesty, I have another big thing here, I want to ask the emperor for advice."

"Oh?" The emperor asked absent-mindedly without looking up, "What's the matter?"

"I wrote a memorial on July 13th this year to make an obstruction for the construction of railways for the governors of various places..."

"Ah. What's going on?" The emperor immediately closed the gift list and looked at Yi with a smile, "I know this, how did you discuss it?"

On July 13, the Yihe General Administration Office submitted a memorial, asking to choose a place on the land of the Celestial Empire, and the British produced essential items such as technology, locomotives, rails, etc.; the Qing Dynasty provided manpower and funds to build it into the first railway in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Who would have thought that it would cause an uproar in the way of speaking. Including the cabinet bachelor's, Hanlin students, and governors of various provinces wrote letters to oppose the matter.

Especially, the governor of Hubei Gong Yu opposed the most fiercely. He submitted a memorial, saying that there are eight harms to building railways, namely: 'Nancao is transported by railways, and the work will be completed for two or three years. Whether it is slow or urgent, merchant ships will be closed, hunger and cold, and thieves will prosper, one is the harm; Shandong Yellow River floods, causing disasters every year, and the common people are in trouble. Now, if the railway is held, it will not be used to manage the rivers and facilitate the barbarians, and they will be disheartened. The second harm is the Qingjiangpu as a key water and land rushing to the north and south, and it will be directed to the non-trade terminal. Once the railway is opened, the barbarians will require the place to build villas, add investigation stacks, and build churches. The throat is used to rush to the important place.

, share with the barbarians, and the harm is three. The barbarians want to open a railway in China, and have been thinking about it for more than ten years! Now China first created it, and it will follow the law. If you agree, you will open the door to treat the thieves. If you reject it, you will start a provocation and promote the army. The harm is four. China can rely on the land to seize the danger, only the railway will be opened by land, open the railway, and all the barriers will be connected. How can China stand on its own? The harm is five. For example, it is easy to recruit soldiers and adjust funds, but it does not know that although the railway is strong, it will not be able to move. If you guard the troops, how can you prevent it everywhere? The harm is six. For example, it is easy to report documents, check the steamer only travels fifty miles at a time. China urgently delivers documents for six or seven hundred miles a day or night, and there is speed but no delay....'

I have written thousands of notes, but in short, it’s just a sentence, everything on the railway cannot be prosperous!

Others include, such as the "mobilization of migrant workers is more than one million? The waste of money is caused by the people and money. If you don't see the benefits, you should not try it lightly. The "six cannot be opened" by the Censor of Zhejiang Dao Supervision Censor Wang Zhengyuan, etc., which caused a stir, and the verbal lawsuit was fought in front of the imperial court. The emperor was ill, and the Military Affairs Office did not dare to be too troubled, so the matter was dragged down.

Yi was the first to be the one who was scolded the most, the most ruthless. He was wronged, and he was also very frightened. The prince was very strange. The emperor was very suspicious. He had done a lot of low-key behavior for this matter. He has been in charge of the General Administration Office for more than a year. He knew it was a jealous job and hated job, and he was even more unprepared. This time, in order to build the railway, he and the General Administration Office became the target of public criticism and were attacked by Qingliu.

When I met the emperor today, his young man could not hide his grievances. "Emperor, as the blood of the emperor, I have been burdened with the emperor's kindness. As long as I benefit the country, I will be happy to accept it no matter how hard or tired I am. However, I don't understand that these well-educated people use loyalty as their armor and etiquette as their armor, and rituals as their oars to prevent their affairs..."

The emperor sat down silently by the soft couch and sighed: "Old Liu, I know your grievances." He said: "If you talk about railways, the governors and governors of all parties do not know the details, and they do not know the benefits, they will inevitably impose improper words. I have read Gong Yu's memorial a few days ago. Although it seems brilliant on the surface, in fact, as long as you can calm down, you can see the mistakes. It just happened..." He said, "Liu Fu?"

"The slave is here."

"Give me the memorandum of Hubei that I have seen a few days ago."

"Yes." Liu Fu agreed, quickly walked to the Neiju Office, took the memorial note from Gong Yu, and turned it back.

The emperor took it in his hand, opened it and looked for it: "There's it. Look here... Gong Yu's memorial said, 'The steamer only travels fifty miles every time. China's emergency post delivery documents can be six or seven hundred miles a day and night. Compared to a train, there is a speed but no delay...'"

Handing the note to Yi, the emperor chuckled softly: "Look at the merits I gave to Gong Yu?"

Yi carefully examined the red red comment on the white space of the note: "The clerk is confused! He walks fifty miles in an hour, how many should he walk in a day and night? Isn't it a thousand two hundred miles? Compared with six or seven hundred miles, it is said that there is speed but no delay? Isn't it a stare and lie? Or is the clerk who is completely unaware of the knowledge of counting? With such common sense, he still wants to report the harm of the train? Who would he deceive? I advise you to find more people to learn and come to me to vent my words."

Without the emperor, Yi did not dare to hand over the memorials to Baoyan and others to pass on them, and handed them back. The emperor waved his hand and said, "Let them see it too."

Baofeng, Li Hongzhang and a few people read it once. Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "What the emperor said is very true. In my opinion, all the reasons for opposing the railway are not to know how big the world is, and the croaking frogs that peek at the sky from the bottom of the well are not worth refuting." He said, "I think that the only reason is that if we want to dig many graves and destroy other people's feng shui, we must prepare this layer first."

"Li Hongzhang is right. The people can't control so much. In their opinion, destroying the Feng Shui of their own ancestral tombs is an amazing event. So in the last time I reiterated the comments for you, I said that we should discuss it properly with the British and strive to do the best things so that no mistakes can be found between the government and the public - one of them is to appease the people."

"Yes, the emperor's holy concerns Zhou Yuan, and others have recorded it. We must always enable the railway to play the role of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and not hurt the emperor's will to love the people and the holy."

"The General Administration has worked so hard on this matter. No matter where the railway boundary is finally selected, you must..." The emperor hesitated for a moment, and he said, "You can't do it. At that time, I will send people from the Military Affairs Office to the province to explain the obstacles of this law of power to the people. I think the people are mellow and should be able to understand the difficulties of the court."

Yi's heart was sore and his eyes were red! The emperor, the king of the country, said such a self-defeating voice for the railway, which could be implemented smoothly, made the ministers move and ashamed! If he and the General Administration do not work hard, help the country, and make everyone shout good for the railway, then he would be so sorry for the emperor's efforts.

On the fifteenth day of August, Concubine Zhen felt heavy from the morning when she woke up. She wanted to support herself and salute the emperor and the old concubine. Who knew that her steps were unstable when she got out of bed and fell down halfway. This was really bad. She only felt that the pain in her lower abdomen was unbearable. Calculate the days, the baby in her abdomen was probably going to have a child.

When the inner court came to report, the emperor was happy: he gave birth on August 15th, and he added joy to himself in addition to the festive festival. This is a great thing! He ordered someone to come inside and ask, and sure enough, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already reported that the arrival of the nanny, the nanny, and the nanny were just waiting for the delivery.

It was almost noon this day, and a loud sound of a baby cry came. Concubine Zhen, who had worked hard for two hours, breathed a long sigh: "This little enemy has finally been born!"

"Congratulations to Master Zhen, it's a princess!" A woman in Wen picked up the child and sent it to her mother's side. Concubine Zhen raised her eyes and looked at it. She looked like a little wife, with wrinkles on her face, and a purple-red ball of flesh, her face was wet, and she opened her mouth and cried loudly: "Hey, is it a daughter?"

"Yes." The Wen Po carried the baby girl away, took a bath and dressed her, and there was no need to say much. The eunuch who was waiting for the news quickly came to the study and reported the good news to the emperor: "Congratulations to Master Zhen, Master Zhen has added a princess to the emperor."

"Okay!" The emperor blurted out his joy without hiding his heart, "I don't like those bald boys, it's better for my daughter."

A few people from the Military Affairs Office smiled at the same time: "The princess is really good. Even the little people have the saying "daughter is my mother's little cotton jacket". If you talk about being cold and feeling sorry for others, ten thousand kids are not as good as a daughter."

"Is that? I said that." He picked up the pen on the desk and wrote a sentence: "Concubine Zhen was promoted to the imperial concubine and took charge of the affairs of the six palaces; the daughter he gave birth to was named the Lord of Eshan Gu, and named Xiuhui."

"Such as a beautiful woman." Jia Zhen took the simplified script and read it in public: "Just look at the emperor's good chanting and praying so well, we can know that the future princess will definitely tie her love to all her heart."
Chapter completed!