Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 801
No wonder the two of them were stunned, because what they saw at this moment was that the city of Tianjin was endless and full of houses, but there was no city wall.

In fact, the point of Catherine's question was not how to hide 5000 people, but why Tianjin City was so big that it was beyond their imagination?
Not only that, but it was full of traffic, people coming and going, but it was orderly, and even the ground was clean, at least the street they saw was very clean.

Before Catherine came to the Far East, she deliberately read "Marco Polo's Travels" and checked other materials, and found that they all praised the cleanliness and prosperity of the Eastern Empire.She has never been here, so I don't believe it.Seeing this, beyond her imagination, she was naturally stunned.

Catherine thought back to the European side, even the port of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, not to mention the garbage everywhere, but there are quite a few.You can also see the vomit of drunk sailors mixed with the port debris from time to time; there are even feces and urine, which are left by someone defecating in the corner of the port while others are not paying attention or after night Yeah, you can smell shit and urine in the air.

This is after the European Renaissance. If it was in the Middle Ages, it would be full of shit.

However, the city of Tianjin in front of you doesn’t need to look at the panorama to know that it is larger than Lisbon and has more residents. However, why is it so orderly and clean?
"My official is Fang Yizhi, You Shaoqing of Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty, and I have met Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine of Franz Ji!" Just as they were in a daze, a group of officials from the Ming Dynasty came over. He was very knowledgeable, and greeted them in a neither humble nor humble manner.

After saying hello, Anders came back to his senses, hurriedly stepped forward to salute and communicate, and at the end, he asked Fang Yizhi: "Master Fang, our princess is very interested in coming to your country for the first time. It's only afternoon, how about first?" How about taking a stroll around the customs of Tianjin and then going to the post station to rest?"

Fang Yizhi was a little surprised when he heard this, and then replied: "If your highness wants to go shopping, you can go directly to the capital. Could it be that your highness wants to rest in Tianjin because she is tired?"

When he was talking, he was a little confused.If you were really too tired, you wouldn't ask to visit Tianjin City as soon as you got off the boat, would you?

Hearing his words, it was Anders' turn to be stunned.He looked at Catherine, thought for a while, and without an interpreter, he communicated directly: "Master Fang, does it mean to go directly to the capital and travel overnight? Although Her Highness the Princess is not very tired, but if you travel overnight , is it a bit bad after all?”

Seeing that Fang Yizhi seemed a little disapproving, Anders added: "Our ship is full of gifts for His Majesty the Ming Emperor, the whole ship. Just unloading the cargo and loading it into the car, it is estimated It's getting dark, is there still a need to hurry?"

Hearing this, Fang Yizhi finally came back to his senses, and said with a slight smile: "I forgot that Her Royal Highness the Princess just came from Frangji, we are going back to the capital by special train, and we will be able to arrive in the capital tomorrow after a good night's sleep." Yes, it should be more comfortable than you resting at sea, except that the sound is a little louder."

Anders couldn't help blinking his eyes when he heard this, can he arrive at the capital tomorrow?I must have heard this wrong!At any rate, I knew in advance that the journey from Tianjin to the capital would take about three days in a normal horse-drawn carriage.

Also, I heard the word train again just now, what exactly is this?
Just as he was about to ask for clarification, he suddenly saw Catherine looking at him unblinkingly, curious about the content of the conversation, so he had no choice but to suppress his doubts and said to Catherine: "This official of the Ming Dynasty explained that the capital city is more It’s prosperous and even more fun. Therefore, we suggest that we drive overnight and drive to the capital tomorrow...not...in three days."

When Catherine heard this, she couldn't help frowning, feeling a little unhappy: Didn't you say that the Far Eastern Empire is a state of etiquette?Is there such a hospitality?

Thinking of this, she said to Anders: "There are still three days away, why do we have to travel overnight? Is it necessary to be in such a hurry? This...is this their way of hospitality in the East?"

After a little hesitation, she said the latter sentence.

Although King Joao IV had repeatedly stated that Ming was Portugal's most powerful ally before leaving, the future of Portugal depended to a large extent on the will of the Emperor of Ming, so it must not be offended!But she still felt a little unhappy, and she didn't want to wrong herself from the beginning, otherwise, she would be bullied all the time!

Of course Anders knew the seriousness, but when he looked back, it seemed that this time it was indeed a bit too much, so he pondered over his words, and the other party wisely said: "Master Fang, it's a three-day journey to the capital, why bother to hurry?" Tonight, rest in Tianjin until early tomorrow morning, then it’s not too late, right?”

"Three days?" Fang Yizhi listened, questioned, and then laughed, but quickly stopped laughing, and said with a smile: "Just now, the official said that if we leave today, we can arrive tomorrow morning." The capital is here, where did the three days come from?"

"Ah?" Anders was surprised when he heard this, and quickly confirmed, "I can get there in one night? Is it impossible? Even if you are galloping on horseback, you can't run fast in the dark at night! More Besides, there are so many salutes!”

Fang Yizhi smiled silently after hearing this, shook his head and said: "Of course it's not a carriage or a horse, but a train to the capital. I have made it very clear just now that it is a special train specially prepared for Her Royal Highness the Princess. .”

Speaking of this, he paused before saying again: "You haven't seen it, so it's probably useless to say it. When you see it later, you'll know. I'm here to pick you up, so it's impossible for me to lie to you."

"..." Anders was speechless for a while after hearing this: He has traveled tens of thousands of miles across the ocean and has seen a lot of things.What kind of train is this of yours? Are there other trains that I haven’t seen before?No matter how great it is, can a three-day journey be reached in one day?

However, the officials of the Ming Dynasty said so, so he did not insist anymore. Anyway, he saw it soon.So, he turned around and said to Catherine: "Your Highness, the lord said that there is a special train to pick up Her Highness, and I will be able to arrive at the capital tomorrow morning..."

When he said this, he remembered what Fang Yizhi said before, and added: "And sleeping on this train at night is more comfortable than sleeping on the sea, except that the sound is slightly louder."

When Catherine heard this, she was immediately surprised.Curiosity made her nod her head, does the Ming Dynasty really have such a powerful car?Then you should see it soon!

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Naturally, the train station in Tianjin was not too far from the pier. Catherine and her party got into the carriage and arrived at the train station soon after being cleared by the local army.Of course, the train station side is naturally under martial law.

Catherine got out of the carriage and was a little surprised to see the long iron cans parked in front of her.Looking down, the red blanket on the ground extends to the side of the tin can, which means it is very clear, this is the so-called train.

With surprise in her eyes, she turned her head to look at Anders, who had just arrived at her, and asked curiously: "This is the train? Didn't you say that it was burned with some old almanac and could be transported by ship? So How do you transport a long iron can?"

It was also the first time Anders saw it, so he was naturally confused. He knew that if he pretended to understand, he would make more jokes, so he had to ask Fang Yizhi beside him, "Master Fang, is this the train?"

"It's a train!" Fang Yizhi listened and nodded with a smile.He felt very comfortable in his heart about shocking these Xiyi with the rapid changes in the Great Tomorrow.

However, since the two sides have already formed a brotherhood, he didn't intend to continue to read the joke, so he smiled to Anders and introduced to Catherine: "This is the locomotive, the power of the whole train. It is It is the thermal energy generated by burning coal that is converted into kinetic energy, and it drags the carriages behind to move forward together, so it is called a train, and it was built by His Royal Highness under the direction of the emperor..."

He didn't speak quickly, obviously giving Anders time to translate.

Listening to the introduction, Catherine completely forgot about the reservedness of the princess when she went to a strange place. She didn't even pay attention to the opening of Cherry's mouth. She just kept looking at this thing called a train. It is a bit unbelievable under the premise of dragging so many carriages for hundreds of miles.

After listening to the introduction, I got into the train without knowing it.She found that the interior of this train was luxuriously furnished.If you hadn't seen it from the outside first, and then opened your eyes when you came here suddenly, you would have thought that you had arrived at a very noble and luxurious dining place.

Behind it is the sleeping compartment.It still feels the same. If I hadn't seen the situation outside, I would have thought this was a house in the Royal Palace of Paris.Although it is a bit shorter and narrower, it still feels like this.

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After visiting the inside of the train compartment, Catherine went outside again. When she re-examined the train, she still felt a little weird when she thought of the interior layout.

At this moment, she saw the salutes being transported from the ship, and they were being loaded into the rear compartment of the train, one car after another, being loaded into the car, which made her a little worried, whether the train could run smoothly move?

At this time, she already understood that Anders had never seen it, so she didn't ask him, and just admired the never-before-seen train.

When it was almost evening, when everything was packed, Fang Yizhi smiled and asked the guests to get on the car, and then gave the order to set off.

Catherine felt novelty in everything at this time, even when she heard the roar of the train and the smoke, she felt novelty and fun.At this time, she was only 13 years old, and she immediately showed it.

Daming in the East really deserves its reputation!
(End of this chapter)