When the train completely left the capital station and the dense trees on one side of the railway track came into view, the guard's voice was heard outside the compartment.
It must be the person Han Tong mentioned.
Yinzhi pondered and said calmly,
"Let him in."
The sliding door of the carriage opened and a burly man came in.
Perhaps it was because the man's clothes were a little strange, Yinzhi couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"Wu Shao, captain of the train police, greets His Majesty."
Wu Shao gave Yinzhi a standard military salute.
Yinzhi nodded lightly in response.
"Um."
Wu Shao put down his arms and said solemnly,
"It will take nearly three days for the train to reach the Gannan Military Factory. During these two days, if Your Highness needs anything, please send someone to find me. I'm in the last compartment of this train."
"I know."
Yinzhi gave his attendant a wink, asking him to go and meet Wu Shao.
The long-servant understood and immediately pulled Wu Shao out of the box, leaving Yinzhi alone sitting in the box, watching the scenery outside quickly receding.
After watching for a while, he felt that the train was moving at a speed similar to that of riding horses, but it was more stable. Except for the moment when the train just started, he didn't feel much of a bump.
Moreover, Wu Shao just said that this train can reach the Gannan Military Factory in three days, which is quite fast.
If you ride a horse, it will take at least half a month to get from the capital to the Gannan Military Factory. If you go by water, it will take at least ten days, but by train it only takes three days.
Yinzhi narrowed his eyes.
He had heard about the convenience of trains before, but it was not until today that he truly felt it.
If this is transporting troops...
The corners of Yinzhi's lips curled up slightly. Their original choice was indeed correct. Yinreng was the emperor who could make the Qing Dynasty prosperous and stand at the top.
Not long after, the attendant knocked on the door of the box with excitement on his face.
Yinzhi called him in and asked him about it, and only then did he have a deeper understanding of the convenience of trains.
There are actually restaurants and toilets on the train.
Yinzhi thought that he could only survive on some dry food for these three days, but he didn't expect that the service on the train was more thoughtful than he imagined.
Three days later, the train arrived in southern Jiangxi.
After Yinzhi got off the train, someone was already waiting for him on the platform.
Yinzhi looked back at the train that was coiled on the tracks like a giant dragon, and then with a smile on his lips, he followed the people who came to pick him up out of the train station.
He knew that the final destination of this train was not southern Jiangxi, but Guangzhou.
After he fulfills his wish, he will definitely take a train and take his grandchildren to visit various parts of the Qing Dynasty.
After Yinzhi left Beijing, Yinreng's life returned to its previous simple and unpretentious state.
He was not as stubborn as Kangxi. In order to show his diligence, he forced court officials to attend morning court every day.
Sometimes, even if there was nothing to report, everyone had to stand outside the Qianqing Palace and watch Kangxi chatting with his trusted ministers.
Yinreng abolished the rule of attending court every day and changed it to once every three days.
Moreover, after he took drastic measures against those memorials of respect, the number of memorials has been reduced to about half.
And he also had the diligent Eighth Brother who helped him handle government affairs, so compared to Kangxi, he had considerable free time.
He will have more time to do other things.
Yinreng would occasionally visit newly opened laboratories, schools, and even the fields outside the city.
And most of the time he would bring Guaerjia with him. The two of them would change into ordinary silk clothes and basically walk through all the areas inside and outside the city.
As for Yuanbao...
During the two days of rest, Yinreng would take him to ride horses and see the world inside and outside the city. Most of the time, Yuanbao had to stay in the palace to learn knowledge and etiquette.
Guwalgiya occasionally felt sorry for Yuanbao, but Yinreng did not feel any guilt at all.
Who made Yuanbao the heir to the throne from birth?
That was what he deserved.
Just like Yinreng in his childhood...
Yinreng felt that his current life was quite comfortable, except that he could not leave the capital city at will.
To be honest, sometimes Yinreng was quite envious of those brothers.
Although it is tiring to run around outside, the advantage is freedom.
But fortunately, he is not a bird in a cage. The world is vast, and he is already measuring the world in his own way.
It was early autumn again, and Yinreng, for the first time, began to organize people to inspect Khalkha Mongolia.
Since he ascended the throne, he has only gone to the autumn hunting twice because he has focused on infrastructure and the navy. The last time was several years ago.
Ever since he ascended the throne, he had not sent any princess to Mongolia for marriage. Mongolia was somewhat dissatisfied and on the birthday celebration of the fifth year of Xiangyi, they sent a prince to ask for the hand of a royal princess.
But Yinreng didn't respond at all.
He also made it clear that if he could win the princess's heart with his own abilities and she was willing to follow him back to the grassland, he would never stop her.
Otherwise, don't have any sweet dreams.
Yinreng's ruthless attitude successfully angered most of the Mongolian tribes.
They united and wrote a letter to the court demanding an explanation and accusing Yinreng of being ungrateful.
Yinreng simply replied:
"So what? You want to start a war?"
After these words were spoken, the Mongolian tribe became even angrier.
In the autumn of that year, a small group of cavalry was sent out to teach the Qing Dynasty a lesson.
Yinreng did not give in to the temptation and transferred a thousand soldiers from the Firearm Battalion. In just three months, he advanced deep into the heart of Mongolia.
Wherever they went, no tribe could stop them.
It was that time that the Mongolian tribes successfully faced reality.
Not only has he learned his lesson in recent years, he also offers large numbers of cattle and sheep to the Qing Dynasty every year.
Yinreng was not a stingy person. In the past two years, he had opened up trade channels with various Mongolian tribes, which greatly improved the local material shortage problem.
However, it was impossible for Yinreng to provide firearms and ammunition.
But the Kejing tribe is an exception.
Yinreng had heard about Kejing's development in Mongolia in recent years, so two years ago, Yinreng recalled Kejing to the capital.
He also gave her enough firearms to arm an army of 500 men and asked her to take them back.
This time, he not only wanted to lead the Eight Banners Army to the autumn hunt, but also planned to visit Kejing's tribe.
After hearing about this, Kangxi actually took the initiative to send someone to the Qianqing Palace to greet Yinreng, and he also wanted to go with him.
Yinreng was not very happy at first.
After all, Kangxi's body could not withstand the fatigue of a long journey, so he went to reason with Kangxi in person, but Kangxi was stubborn and didn't listen to him at all.
Insisted on going with me.
Yinreng was so annoyed that he lost his temper and could only leave Qixiang Palace cursing.
Originally, he planned to set off after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now with the old man who was about to die, Yinreng could only advance the departure time of the Eight Banner Army by half a month.
If the train line from Beijing to Chengde had not been opened, this time would have been even earlier.
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