Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 296 Gu Yanwu Buys a Newspaper

The streets of Shanghai are bustling and lively, with numerous pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages coming and going, and people's faces are full of joy and excitement.

Gu Yanwu sat in a carriage, looked out the window, and said to Mo Ziping, his colleague in the car: "Shanghai's weather is really different from Yingtian's. It's hard to imagine that this is just a new city, but it's already so hand in hand. .It is obviously a place in the south of the Yangtze River, but it seems that people in Shanghai accept new things much faster, and there are not so many bicycles and tricycles on the streets of Yingtian."

A bicycle can be said to be an industrial product that is not so difficult to produce and is very practical. For ordinary people, it means that the speed of daily commuting has increased.Therefore, after the Shanghai Bicycle Factory was put into production, people quickly discovered the charm of bicycles. From the cadres in the government office to the workers in ordinary factories, everyone was willing to spend two taels of silver to buy such a large durable product. Transportation.

The porters on the street were still pulling rickshaws a few months ago, but later found out that with the tricycle as an artifact, not only can they pull more things, but they are not so tired, so the rickshaws were almost eliminated by the tricycles at the speed of light. up.

Gu Yanwu came to Shanghai this time for a meeting.The Ministry of Communications of the Legislative Yuan intends to carry out the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway. Yingtian is an important stop in the middle, and Gu Yanwu cannot neglect it.

At this moment, Gu Yanwu saw the crowds of people at the newsstand by the side of the road, Mo Ziping became interested, and guessed: "Could it be that the good news came?"

Gu Yanwu was also heartbroken, and ordered the driver to stop and get out to buy a newspaper.

The coachman didn't jump out of the carriage at all, and shouted at the top of his voice: "You all make room, let our adults buy first."

The citizens who were still queuing just now were a little hesitant and a little scared, but their faces were more dissatisfied.On the contrary, the owner of the newsstand rolled his eyes and cursed in Wu dialect: "My lord, I don't know where I came from. Although my newsstand is small, even the senior officials of the first and second ranks of the Lizhengyuan are usually I have seen that people have to queue up to buy newspapers, how high is your lord, and whether you eat or not, you will be impeached by the procuratorate?"

The coachman was originally a small person, a relative of a civil servant's family in Yingtianfu, who recommended him to find a job.The coachman thought that he was driving for Yin Tianfu, and he was quite stylish, but he didn't expect that the world has changed now.

Gu Yanwu's original intention was to ask the coachman to line up, but he didn't expect that he would be attacked by the newsstand owner with a gun and a stick.The key is that people are justifiable. Now all the public offices are strict with discipline, especially requiring civil servants at all levels to refrain from ostentation and official authority. Moreover, terms such as adults with obvious superiority and inferiority are replaced by positions or comrades.

Gu Yanwu had no choice but to get out of the carriage himself, adjusted his clothes and followed the crowd in line.Everyone looked at him a few more times and then ignored him.Gu Yanwu was also a little surprised by this, and said in his heart: "It seems that Shanghai is really different. The officials here are strictly restrained. The common people are no longer afraid of the officials, and they are just ordinary people. His Royal Highness requires the officials of the Ming Dynasty to be able to bend down and accompany them with a smile. An official who serves the people and puts the people first, but unexpectedly, it will have some effect in a short time."

Gu Yanwu asked the citizens queuing up: "Here, please ask, is it because of the good news from the north that everyone is so excited to buy the newspaper."

The citizen said: "That's natural. It is said that His Royal Highness Prince Jian Guo has entered the Shuntian Mansion, and the little emperor of the dog tartar has been beheaded. Our Ming Dynasty has completely won!"

Gu Yanwu was very excited, and even shed tears on the spot: "Twenty years of chaos, today is the end! The great fortune of the country, the great fortune of the country!"

It's just that he himself was not so lucky. When he was in line, the newsstand owner spread his arms and said, "Sorry, today's newspaper is sold out."

Gu Yanwu asked in surprise, "Is "Daming Daily" sold out? What about other newspapers, "Daming Morning Post", "Express", "Shenbao"?"

"It's all sold out, and there's not a copy left today. Customers can go to other newsstands to check. I'm going to close the stalls, and then go to the newspaper office to see if there are any reprints. Today's business is really good. "

Gu Yanwu hurriedly asked a big brother next to him who got the newspaper, and said, "Brother, you have finished reading this newspaper, why don't you sell it to me again!"

Who knew that the man refused, shook his head and said: "This is impossible, it's not because I'm stingy, but because this newspaper published a good news about the recovery, the crown prince killed the enemy chieftain, and my Ming finally got his blood revenge. The commemoration is of great significance. I want to take it home and store it properly.”

Mo Ziping helplessly said to Gu Yanwu: "Don't worry, Governor, the government offices all subscribe to newspapers. When we go to the Legislative Yuan, there must be ones in every office. Let's borrow a copy and have a look."

Gu Yanwu clapped his hands and said, "It's the same."

After saying that, the two of them got on the carriage again. They didn't go to the hotel where they were staying first, but came directly to the Council of Governors.A clerk inside found a copy of that day's newspaper, and Gu Yanwu sat on a wooden chair and started reading.

"It's a big deal!" Gu Yanwu was still crying while reading the newspaper. He couldn't restrain his joy no matter how hard he looked.

Gu Yanwu said to Mo Ziping: "Brother Mo, don't blame me for being so excited. When the mountains and rivers were broken that day and I was forced to shave my hair, I was more sad than dying. I don't know if the country will have a chance to recover. When I started traveling, I had already lost my mind, knowing that it would be impossible to succeed in reversing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. But I never thought that the crown prince would wake me up, Da Ming again!"

Mo Ziping also praised: "This skill is unprecedented and unprecedented. It is like changing the world. I am afraid that in the future history books, Tang Zong and Song Zu will not be able to compare with His Highness's brilliance."

Gu Yanwu slapped his thigh and said, "This is a good time for His Royal Highness to ascend the throne."

Mo Ziping was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Fu Yin, why did you say that?"

Gu Yanwu calmly said: "If you say a disrespectful word, anyone with a discerning eye will know what the Holy One is like. If it was a time of peace, maybe he could be a happy king. But now it is different. The country is newly restored, all industries are withered, and the people are in poverty. , and the world is undergoing major changes unseen in a thousand years, with all kinds of scientific things emerging one after another. It is impossible for the Holy Majesty to control the current Lizheng Yuan, let alone the current National Restoration Army. Only the crown prince has this ability! If Ming Dynasty If you want to take advantage of this golden opportunity of recovery, create eternal peace, and lay a foundation, you must have a virtuous king like the prince."

Mo Ziping asked: "The Fu Yin is afraid that some people will cause chaos, and push the Holy One to take back the power of supervising the country?"

"As a person, I don't think the king is really a good thing. But there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the country. The prince has always been regent in the name of supervising the country, and there is always something wrong. Although I don't think the prince It may be calculated by someone with ulterior motives, but if these problems are not resolved at this time, and they are dealt with later, it is easy to cause greater hidden dangers." Gu Yanwu said very wisely.

(End of this chapter)