My Daming New Empire

He clasped his fists and said, "Of course the telegraph line will be investigated by the Telegraph Bureau, but the governor should also actively prepare the army. No matter what problem occurs in the area that the tribe is in charge of, it should be vigorously investigated, and don't let a spy go."

The telegraph line from Yingtianfu to Samarkand in Ming Dynasty was built along with the railway, and it took 20 years to connect it.

Whether it is railways or telegraphs, starting from Turpan, they have been assigned to the local tribes to be responsible for security according to the distribution of tribes.

The maintenance of the railway and the maintenance of the telegraph lines are in the charge of the railway stations along the way, and each station is equipped with a telegraph machine, so you can inquire along the way.

And if the telegram is blocked somewhere, it is easy to find out.

At this time, it will be checked whether the line is aging or the power pole has been blown down by the strong wind. If it is caused by man-made damage, the local tribe will be responsible.

Zheng Neng glared at Staff Officer Hu and said, "Now that the white men are attacking, do you still want the officials to force the people to rebel and mess yourself up?"

Staff Officer Hu watched him remain silent for a long time, then sighed and walked out after a long while, and said as he walked, "My lord, the three generations of the Zheng family have guarded the river, so don't let yourself be defeated..."

Zheng Hong remained calm, but a group of his subordinates were full of resentment, wishing to go up and beat this crow's mouth violently.

Staff Hu's two guards stared at the crowd and retreated cautiously, only then breathed a sigh of relief.

In the hall, Zheng Hong sent all the generals to leave, but left behind his two sons and seven grandsons.Waiting for everyone to leave, he asked, "Do you also think I did something wrong?"

The two sons and four of the seven grandsons knelt down, and the other three hesitated before kneeling too.

His second son, Zheng Fang, said: "Father, the children grew up in Yingtian Mansion, so they naturally know that my Ming Dynasty is full of flowers. Although Hezhong claims to be rich in resources, let alone compare with Guannei, even Nanzhou is better than Hezhong. .Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and all the people in the world are united. Before there was no war, he turned a blind eye to me, but now that the war is urgent, my father is obedient and obedient. It is really his own..."

Behind him, Zheng Shao, the eldest grandson of the concubine, kowtowed heavily and said, "Grandfather, times have changed, and now it is no longer the generation in the past where the king's orders were not tolerated. With telegrams, messages from thousands of miles away , can be sent to His Majesty in one day. With His Majesty's order, a hundred thousand troops can reach thousands of miles away in a few days. How can such things be hidden from His Majesty?"

Zheng Hong sighed and said, "You guys grew up in Yingtian Mansion, and were taught to be good-looking babies by that majesty."

Zheng Shao looked at his third brother, Zheng Ji, who was beside him. Their gazes happened to meet, and they could see each other's worries.

Zheng Shao bit the bullet and said: "Father, the eldest brother and more than ten grandsons and granddaughters of the family are still in Yingtian Mansion. If His Majesty doesn't let them go, my Zheng family will directly decline. Father is afraid that the birds will be exhausted. Support the soldiers with self-respect. But is it true that the soldiers under this command only follow the lead of the father?"

Zheng Hong inherited the title of his father Zheng Neng and became the Duke of Wu, Governor of Hezhong.

When he was a teenager, he followed his grandfather Zheng Heng in the South and North Wars. After Yongle captured Samarkand in 19 years, and when he inherited the title in 30 years, he went to Yingtian Mansion and met Zhu Zhanji.

In his grandfather's eyes, His Majesty the Emperor, whom his father spoke of as a wise and mighty emperor, was nothing more than a mortal.

Therefore, in his heart, he never really put this majesty in his heart.

He knew very well that if the Zheng family wanted to guarantee their own power, they must have their own value of existence.

Therefore, what he has been implementing is the policy of Zheng Heng when he was alive, being gentle to the hundreds of clans, keeping in touch with each other, and not completely following the imperial court's will.

If the hundred clans all submit to Daming docilely, wouldn't the Zheng family's governorship end?

Like my father, I listened to the court for everything, and the result?But there was a dead body.

But he forgot, if Zheng Neng hadn't directly expanded the border to Haixi (Ukraine) at the beginning, laying a strategic depth of thousands of miles for him, how could he enjoy the peace of the past ten years.

If Zheng Neng had guarded the iron mines in Haixi back then, the power of the Zheng family would definitely be far greater than it is now.

"Report...the telegraph office has sent a message that it has been determined that there is a problem with the telegraph line where Tashqin is located, and it is man-made damage. It will not be repaired until tomorrow."

"Does Staff Hu know about it?"

"People from the staff department are guarding the telegraph office, and they will know when the news comes."

Zheng Hong pondered for a while and said, "Let the Tajiks find out the perpetrator and send the head to Samarkand."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Let the Tajiks hand over their heads, I am afraid that the other party will randomly chop off two heads to make a difference.This way of dealing with errands will be recorded by Staff Hu again.

Chapter 9 Journey

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but the sky is extremely gloomy, with only a faint moonlight shining through the clouds between the sky and the earth.

Thick white snow, like a huge woolen blanket, covered the vast wasteland, shining with a cold silver light.

Although it was dark, it was still bright outside, which was a good thing for the fast-moving train.

But because of the thick white snow, the journey had been delayed for too long. Lin Hanlun, who was sitting in the carriage, ignored the howling north wind coming in through the gaps in the windows, and wiped the glass with his hands from time to time, calculating the journey.

It has been six days since I set off from Yingtian Mansion, but I have only come to Beihai Governor's District now.From here, it is still more than 1 miles away from Tanglin City, and it will take at least six days.

But Lin Hanlun knew that this was just an ideal state. With such heavy snow alone, it would take at least twice as long to reach Tanglin City.

Looking at the telegraph wire frozen by ice and snow, he worried in his heart that it must not be disconnected.If he couldn't get news from Tang Lincheng at any time, he would be even more anxious.

Although his grandmother and father comforted him in telegrams, since he knew that the white allied forces had started to attack, his heart could not be settled.

He knew very well why the white allied forces were launching a war now. They just wanted to compete for the pastures near the Volga River.

Only when they are occupied at this time can they feed more sheep in spring and summer.

The slow-moving train stopped again, and Lin Hanlun turned on the light switch beside him, but he heard Zong Yu Dashan, the commander of the Shenji Camp on the opposite side, sternly shouted: "Turn off the lights!"

The more than 100 people in the carriage raised their heads and looked over. Lin Hanlun knew that he was reckless, and quickly turned off the lights.

Yu Dashan stood up according to the light coming from the window, staring at the snow outside. "Extreme West Hou Shizi, in the Mobei area, except for Beiming Mountain and Xiaohai (Lake Baikal), many areas are still very chaotic due to the migration of more Han people and better security. Many tribes often rob trains in order to survive. Although they will not kill people at will, but if they are unlucky, they will also become their targets."

Lin Hanlun said reassuringly: "I also know these things, but just now I was distracted and turned on the light."

The other party nodded and said, "Let me ask what's going on. It's not safe for the train to stop here if there's no village in the front and no store in the back."

Although he was scolded just now, Lin Hanlun was not angry because of the disparity in identities between the two parties.These soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who have been escorting this line all the year round have very rich experience.

Although he thinks he is no worse than the other party, but in terms of experience, he is definitely not as good as the other party.

Although the other party scolded him, but then specifically explained to him, in fact, it was an apology in disguise.

After a while, Yu Dashan came back from the front of the car and said in a low voice: "It's not a big problem. There is a branch line of the gold mine ahead. The rail fork is frozen. Just straighten the rail and you can go."

The long railway line, except for the double-track at the small stations, is single-track in other places.In order to miss the train, some double tracks will also be set up in some places far from the station.

When encountering a wrong train, the train driver will stop the train, pull the rails by himself, drive the train to a safe area, and then return the rails.

Because people often forget to return to their positions, the trains of this era will stop the train to check every time they pass a fork, so as to prevent them from taking the wrong route.

For future generations, it will be strange for trains to stop and go, but in this era, it is very normal.

Soon, the train restarted and headed north.

Yu Dashan didn't feel sleepy anymore, seeing that Lin Hanlun wasn't asleep, he talked to him and said, "Will the son of Jixihou return to Tanglin City when he grows up?"

Lin Hanlun nodded and said, "After the railway was repaired, I came back twice, but both were in summer, and it was the first time I took this road in winter."