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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 6 Night Talk

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    "My dear brother, what you said is wrong. The sages said, 'A man cultivates himself, manages his family, governs the country, and brings peace to the world!' These are all the same. You are also over thirty, but you have never married, let alone any children. Others  No matter how successful you are, it is still a bit regretful to say that if the eldest princess is really interested in you, marrying her will be a good thing. If nothing else, your career will be half done. After all, even if you are granted a title in the Celestial Dynasty,  Isn't it better for Hou Baixiang to become king outside the territory and pass it on to future generations forever?" When Chen Zaixing heard this, he felt moved in his heart, but he still excused himself and said: "Brother Shen and I are just reminiscing about our old friendship today and not talking about these things. Come on, you.  I'll have another drink!" Seeing this, Shen Hongmao was already six or seven points in his heart. He smiled and drank a drink with his friend: "Fusheng, if you want to stay in Myanmar, I will naturally try my best to help you, but now the DPRK has the final say.  It is Mr. Wang Qinian who is in charge of Pingzhangjun¡¯s state affairs. Empress Dowager Deng also trusts him very much. If you want to stay in office, you have to follow his path. " "Well, I have heard about it in Myanmar, but my mentor and him don't seem to be at odds.  Too much to deal with, otherwise it would be easy!" At this point, Chen Zaixing showed a trace of worry on his face.  "It's not that we can't deal with it!" Shen Hongmao said with a bitter smile: "My mentor and he were both important ministers of the former dynasty, and they were a little older. If my mentor hadn't happened to be at home when the late emperor passed away, Ding You, I'm afraid that the position of the lone and important minister might not be that of Wang Xianggong.  Yes, if I were him, I would naturally be more careful. " "Well, what you are saying is that I will try to figure this out in Beijing. If it doesn't work, I will just resign!" Chen Zaixing asked: "But there is one more thing.  , Do you remember what I mentioned to you last time when I returned to Hanking? " "The Yunnan-Myanmar Railway? Are you going to do it so soon?" Shen Hongmao couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this. It was no wonder that he needed to build a railway at that time.  The money, manpower and material resources are amazing. The war in Myanmar has just ended, and Chen Zaixing is preparing to do this. It is really incredible.  "Yes, because this is the best time!" Chen Zaixing said with a smile: "Think about it, Myanmar has been fighting for more than a year, and there are countless refugees. It happens to be providing work-for-relief, so there is a sufficient labor force. Moreover, the British just  After signing the peace treaty, paying indemnity and ceding the land, the flesh is still hurting. Now let them pay for road construction and make it easier for Da Shun soldiers to enter Myanmar to protect them. Is this reason more convincing? " "This?" Shen Hongmao was stunned when he heard this?  , thought for a moment and smiled bitterly: "Although what you said makes sense, building a railway is very expensive and involves many things. It cannot be accomplished overnight. You should think about it in the long run!" "Brother Shen, don't miss this opportunity.  I won¡¯t come again. Now my mentor is serving as a military governor in Yunnan and Guizhou. The war in Burma has just ended. Our great success is still lingering. The British have just signed a peace treaty. It¡¯s not good to use weapons again. If we don¡¯t take this opportunity to build the road.  , if one of the above three conditions is removed, road construction will not be possible. Major matters in the world can only be discussed by two or three people. Now that I have the money and land ready, I am waiting for someone. Brother Shen, you are from the Ministry of Industry.  Officer, we know best about building railways. If you are willing to help, half the problem will be solved!" Shen Hongmao looked at Chen Zaixing's eager eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "Well, this is also a matter of benefit to the country and the people. I will do it tomorrow!  Go to the ministry to check the catalog of engineers and select the right candidate. " "That's great!" Chen Zaixing clapped his hands and said with a smile, "There are also the two steel furnaces you mentioned last time.  Take the banknote and hand it over as soon as possible, and try to get all these things done in Hanking this time." "Resurrection, resurrection!" Shen Hongmao couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "You act so recklessly, but my teacher lets you do it.  I really don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re doing!¡± Chen Zaixing said with a smile: ¡°My mentor has long seen that I am not a prime minister, so he allowed me to do this. Brother Shen is the one who will inherit the mantle of my mentor, but I live in a rough place.  Among them, it is different from the one above the court. The one above the court is like a Cantonese stew. It needs to be simmered slowly on a low fire to reconcile the yin and yang, weigh the pros and cons, and only do things in six or seven points. But in the grass, it is like twice-cooked pork in Sichuan.  The iron pot needs to be set over high heat, heavy in oil and salt, and stir-fry a few times before cooking, otherwise the meat will be too chewy to chew. "Haha!" Shen Hongmao couldn't help but laugh after hearing Chen Zaixing's analogy: "This is not a good analogy."  It's very appropriate. Didn't the sages also say, "Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes." The court's laws cannot be changed overnight.  In terms of talent and intelligence, no one on the list is better than you. I once heard my mentor say that if you were not too young at the time, the late emperor was afraid that you would succeed at a young age, so he harmed you and moved you down one place. This is the number one scholar.  The position is yours. It's a pity that you are too smart to go ashore early and don't go through this muddy water, but Brother Yu is still on this official career." "Brother Nian, don't say that, it's just the same destination.  I feel that this path is closer to my goal. Even if you are above the court, you are not able to do everything.It's all right, I was living in the wilderness at that time, couldn't we work together to achieve great things?  " Shen Hongmao thought about it and said with a smile: "Brother Yu just felt sorry for the talent of the wise brother, but he didn't expect you to be so open-minded. It's Brother Yu's fault. Come on, I'll punish myself with three cups!  "Said, Shen Hongmao poured himself a drink, and Chen Zaixing hurriedly raised a glass to accompany him. After several glasses of wine, the two of them were both a little smokey. Shen Hongmao smiled and said: "Brother, the court has decided on the matter of Burma in these few days.  If you don¡¯t want to seriously resign, you¡¯d better go to the palace of the king and sit down as soon as possible. To be honest, although this person is a little wary of his mentor, he is indeed a gentleman. You understand the feelings of the Burmese vassal country and are shrewd and capable.  , is a rare operator. Staying in Myanmar will be a good thing for the country and the people. As long as you explain the situation clearly, I believe he will not deliberately embarrass you!  " "Thank you, Brother Nian, for reminding me!  "Chen Zaixing hurriedly offered another toast to Shen Hongmao. Shen Hongmao was already 70 to 80% drunk at this time, so he drank it all in one gulp without any hesitation. He just put down his glass and wanted to say something, when he suddenly threw himself on the table and shouted.  Falling asleep ¡°Brother Nian, Brother Nian!  "Chen Zaixing hurriedly got up and pushed a few times, but Shen Hongmao was like mud and snored loudly. He was obviously very drunk. Chen Zaixing gave a bitter smile, called the waiter to get hot water for Shen Hongmao to scrub, and moved to the next room to rest.  After everything was done, Chen Zaixing felt that the room was very dirty. He stood up and walked to the window, and opened the window. He saw the moonlight pouring in from the window like water, illuminating the room. It was already the first watch.  At that time, a gust of cool breeze came, and Chen Zaixing's already slightly tipsy mind suddenly sobered up. He recalled the conversation he had just had with Shen Hongmao, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, his whole mood suddenly relaxed.  During his return to China, he was like a spinning top, extremely busy. He first went to Shanghai to discuss the matter of borrowing money from Myanmar with the southern banking community represented by Houde Bank. After finishing his busy work, he rushed back to Hanking to finalize the construction of the railway.  All kinds of things, it was only now that he could stop and breathe a sigh of relief and relax his tense nerves. At this time, a sharp crane roar came from the sky, and Chen Zaixing's thoughts were suddenly drawn into his memories by the crane roar.  He remembered that when he was at the Hongwen Hall in Hanjing, he often heard the crow of cranes because some of these auspicious birds were kept in the palace for the emperor to enjoy. When he and Jiang Qingyue fell in love, they went to watch them together, but  I haven't heard the cranes anymore since I went to Myanmar. I don't want to hear the cranes again today, but where is the beauty now? Cining Palace was built during the reign of Emperor Shizong. According to the custom, it is a memorial.  It was the residence of the Queen Mother of the previous dynasty. The emperors of this dynasty all governed the world with filial piety. In addition, the emperor was still young, and the final decision-making power was actually in the hands of the Queen Mother Deng. Therefore, this palace was actually the actual center of power of the entire empire at that time.  The lights were bright, Empress Dowager Deng was reclining on her seat, and the still-young Emperor was sitting next to her. She was looking curiously at several strange birds with green feathers in the birdcage. Under the birdcage, there were  There is a wooden box about half a foot square, and next to the wooden box is an emerald Buddha statue as tall as one person. The jadeite drops are obviously of extremely high quality, and the Bodhisattva's eyes are inlaid with high-quality rubies.  , under the illumination of the light, it looked gleaming and extremely luxurious. Empress Dowager Deng reached out and touched the Buddha statue. A cold and slippery feeling came from her fingertips. She retracted her hand and looked at the statue in front of her with a mixture of love and regret.  Buddha statue: "Hey, the eldest princess and the little king of Burma are really polite. I heard that they had just finished fighting a war, ceded the land, and had to compensate the British with a large amount of money. They actually gave such valuable gifts.  The gift comes!  It¡¯s really hard for them.  " "Look at what you said, Queen Mother!  Lin Wanqing on the side smiled and said: "If the Queen Mother hadn't made the decision to send troops to rescue Myanmar, wouldn't the princess and the king have come to an end now?  Anyone with a little bit of humanity knows how to repay kindness!  "Having said this, Lin Wanqing took two steps forward, opened the small wooden box, and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, take a look, these are top-quality gems. The eldest princess and His Majesty the King said in the letter that I  I wanted to use these gems to make some jewelry to give to the palace Bingbi, but I was afraid that the craftsmen were not good at craftsmanship and wasting the raw stones, so I simply sent the raw stones directly and bothered the craftsmen from the country to process them.  " Empress Dowager Deng looked inside the wooden box and saw that the wooden box was filled with all kinds of unprocessed rough gemstones. Under the light, they were even more dazzling. Myanmar was originally the largest gem producing area in the world.  First, these gems are the best quality from Myanmar. Even when Empress Dowager Deng saw so many gems at once, she couldn¡¯t help but be stunned. ¡°We sisters all felt this after looking at the contents in this box.  It's so rare that those of us who are not blessed can't bear it. Then we thought about who else in the world is more blessed than the Queen Mother, so we gave it to the Queen Mother, so I brought it to you.  "Then Lin Wanqing was in front of Empress Dowager Deng.He has a eloquent tongue and a beautiful smile, and he doesn't look like he usually has power and a dignified palace.
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