He Long always thought that Nanjing City was the most powerful city in the world and no longer belonged to the miracle that should appear on earth.

However, along the way from Nanjing to Beijing, he saw more than ten such a strong city!

Although many people saw a corner or a rough outline from a distance, the deterrence that seemed to be an ancient giant beast entrenched on the earth silently suppressed the world and rushed towards people's hearts.

When he curiously asked the officials of the Honglu Temple who were accompanying him, the officials of the Honglu Temple were also a little confused - if they didn't get close to those cities, who would know which city it was!

The Ming Dynasty is so big, can you tell which city it is just by a distant outline?

What a joke? I’m almost the same as asking the guys from the Ministry of Railways. They built the railways and the routes were set by them. If you have any questions, ask them to go!

If you have to ask me, there is no problem. Wait until you get close to the city and let me see what words are written on the city gate before asking!

It is obvious that the officials of the Honglu Temple in Nanjing did not intentionally conceal it, but they themselves couldn't figure out what the cities were called - The Great Ming Dynasty, which shows this!

However, it is impossible to get close to the city.

Except for the railway stations in Beijing and Nanjing that connect directly to the city, all the remaining railway stations are built outside the city, bypassing the city walls far away, and the nearest one is three or four miles away.

For what purpose, no one knows, even Emperor Chongzhen has never cared about these decisions. Hong Chengchou led the maids of the Ministry of Railways.

In addition to the huge cities that continued to appear and disappear behind us along the way, what was left was the farmland and the busy people.

The thirteenth year of Chongzhen was a very painful year. God did not admire his face and did not even give his son's face, but it would not rain.

From Emperor Chongzhen to the common people, and to the officials of all sizes in the middle, there is no one without headache.

What can I do if it doesn’t rain? I’ll do something like praying for rain once or twice. However, God said that if I don’t give face, I don’t give face. Do you still want His Majesty to issue a crime to ask for rain?

Just think about this kind of idea. If anyone really dares to say it, it is to be a dying person. First, ask the people and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, will they agree?

Since Emperor Chongzhen cannot issue an edict to guilt and God does not give face, there is only one way left - relying on the well water!

Anyway, a large-scale well drilling project was started as early as the sixth and seventh year of Chongzhen, and almost 20,000 barbarians died for this.

No matter how little water is, you can water some land, right? Even if it is difficult to obtain water, you can always water the land!

What he Long saw was the people of the Ming Dynasty fetching water and farming.

It is very simple to get water. Punch the water from the well, then pour it into a large bucket on the flatbed truck, and then pour the basin into the ground little by little.

There is no way, now there is less water, so I can only save watering the land like this - although it is better than nothing, it can at least make the crops harvest, right?

His mouth was wide open and he asked blankly: "What are the people of the Ming Dynasty who are watering the ground?"

The one who accompanied Hilong to the capital north was Liao Jinzhong, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple in Nanjing.

Liao Jinzhong also saw the scene he saw.

Hearing King Long's words, Liao Jinzhong's face couldn't help but feel a little gloomy: "Your Highness goes north and you should have noticed that there has not been a drop of rain in these many days, but the fields cannot be deserted, right?

The government can only mobilize the people now, and by fetching water from the wells for irrigation, it can save some harvest."

He Long couldn't help but nodded and said, "No wonder, the upper country has been buying food from the lower country before, so I guess there is this reason?"

Liao Jinzhong said: "There is this reason, but it is not absolute. The Changping warehouses and reserve warehouses in various parts of the Ming Dynasty are now full of food. As for buying grain all the time, it is just the order of Your Majesty."

King Long nodded thoughtfully and stopped talking.

According to the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, Daming is not short of food at the moment, but he has never stopped buying food. Even the food in Myanmar and Siam neighboring countries were bought all by Daming.

Where did that food go?

Without spending too much thinking, Talong could guess where the food was going - either used as military rations, or part of the reserves, part of it as military rations.

In short, what is going on is definitely unrelated to military rations!

As long as the Emperor of Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, the food consumed was definitely an astronomical figure!

Through the grain sold to the Ming Dynasty itself by Myanmar and the number of so many vassal states in the Ming Dynasty, I secretly calculated it.

The conclusion is that so much food is enough for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to harm him when he went to war, even the people of the Ming Dynasty did nothing, it would be enough for two or three years!

However, why hasn't stopped buying grain?

Reserve, intentionally consumed!

These two words appeared in King Long's mind instantly.

The reserve is easy to understand, and it is to store enough food for future wars and natural disasters to facilitate the response to the shortage of food.

As for intentional consumption, I am afraid that it was done intentionally by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The price of grain purchased by the Ming Dynasty was not low, but it was not very high. It could make these countries selling grain profitable, but it would definitely not be too much.

If you want to make money, you must sell more food!

The money earned by selling grain, in addition to the cost of purchasing grain from the people, basically flowed back to the Ming Dynasty through various transaction channels.

The final result was that the Ming Dynasty basically didn’t spend much money. Through all kinds of messy things, it solved its own domestic problems and stored enough food!

And what choices will be made by selling grain and the people of these countries make after they get the way to make money by selling grain? You can even think of them with your butt!

Grow a lot of food! Don’t think about anything else!

From some perspectives, King Talong believed that he had to thank His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty - because the large amount of grain purchased, the people thought that farming was enough and they would not think about other messy things anymore, and the situation in Myanmar was very stable.

But from another perspective, Emperor Chongzhen's behavior made King Long feel a little chilled - when everyone is busy growing food, will they still be in the mood to think about anything else?

The answer is yes. The soldiers will not think about fighting, but will think about growing grain. The merchants will not think about managing anything else, but will sell grain.

When a country is living for food, the country is basically abolished!

King Long thought he saw these things very clearly. The more he thought about them, the more he admired Emperor Chongzhen's far-sightedness, and even more determined that his decision was correct!

It took about ten days to stagger from Nanjing to Beijing. It was not as fast as a horse, but it was not much slower.

Especially the specially made train carriages are as luxurious as a small palace.

Or the palace is a bit exaggerated, because due to the limitation of area, it is not even comparable to the houses of normal people.

But the facilities inside can definitely meet all needs and are luxurious enough!

The entire carriage was covered with thick wool blankets, and several were separated into large beds. In addition to the bedroom space, there was a large space similar to the study room, and even a bookshelves filled with books.

As for food, there is no problem. There will be a special carriage with a skilled chef cooking all kinds of food to bring, so you can eat it with great pleasure.

In such a car, King Talong experienced a more luxurious and comfortable life than in his Burmese palace.

Moreover, this kind of train is not like a horse-drawn carriage. It has to rest at night and stop to feed water. As long as you keep changing the front of the train, adding water and coal, you can walk forward day and night.

Maybe there is no horse in a short time, but when you really get so far from Nanjing to Beijing, the speed of the two is not much different at all!

When the train arrived at the capital of the Ming Dynasty, he Long thought he had arrived in heaven!

There are quite a few cities along the way. King Long thought he had gained some knowledge and was no longer a ignorant countryman.

But the Ming Dynasty capital in front of him still made King Long deeply realize his insignificance and ignorance!

Like an eternal giant beast, entrenched on the earth, the tall city walls stood upright, and the endless stream of people were something I had never seen before in my life!

The train passed through the thick wall after about two days.

Judging by the train speed that did not change much along the way, the thickness of the city wall alone is almost five meters!

In addition to the envoys from Myanmar, there were also the Minister of the Honglu Temple in the capital.

As for Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple in Nanjing, there are also guards who accompany him all the way. When they reach the station in the capital, their mission was completed.

After reporting to the Honglu Temple and the Ministry of War, these people had to return to Nanjing - there was no train this time, so they walked back to the official road and the inn.

King Long was also very conscious, and did not think that it would be a shame for the Minister of Honglu Temple to receive him - it was already higher than the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple in Nanju!

As for what the Ming Dynasty cabinet or the royal family would send people to greet him, King Long did not think he had such a face.

Along the way, King Long learned a lot of information. Even if he was able to take a train to Beijing, it was specially approved by His Majesty the Emperor and the Ministry of Rites. This is a special train that can only be taken by the prince. No matter how high other people are, they cannot do it!

This is enough to give yourself face. What else do you want? Even the King of Korea and the King of Ryukyu did not enjoy this treatment!

Of course, this also has to do with the fact that North Korea's Ayong Jun Li and Ryukyu Wang Shangfeng were too early. At that time, the Ming Dynasty did not have such awesome trains.

After returning to Honglu Temple for two days of rest, King Long finally received an imperial edict from Emperor Chongzhen.

When meeting King Long, Emperor Chongzhen did not choose to be in an ordinary palace during the grand dynasty meeting.

The people accompanying were Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, Meng Shaoyu, the Minister of Rites, and two leaders of the Governor's Office of the Five Army, Zhu Chunchen, and the British Duke Zhang Zhiji, which were almost the top reception specifications of the Ming Dynasty.

Even further up, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't think of it - would he want me to meet him alone?

Stop being funny. Meeting him with King Long today has already given him great face. How can everyone have such an opportunity to play alone?

After King Long changed into the most solemn court robbery prepared by the Honglu Temple, he was led by the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple and waited outside the palace gate.

The high palace gate was closed tightly, without any intention of opening it, and the guards guarding the gate had no intention of turning their eyes on them. They just stood straight, holding the musket in their hands tightly.

King Long looked around and then exclaimed: "How majestic!"

He Long could see that among the people who guarded the palace, in addition to the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei General, there were also some other existences who did not look like the Ming people.

However, these people were standing neatly outside the palace gate, guarding the palace, and the emperor who existed like a god in their hearts.

Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple was startled by his King Long's voice and whispered: "Silence!"

King Long was shocked by the words of Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple - why, he still won't let him praise him?

The next actions of the guards made King Long deeply understand why Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple had such a reaction - the guard closest to him had already raised the muzzle of the muzzle, which was quite meaningless to kill him if he made a sound.

Through the news that the merchants could still pass back to the scholars, King Long knew that his identity was not a big deal in the Ming Dynasty. These guards might not just scare him, or did they really have murderous intentions?

Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple explained in a low voice: "Your Highness is quiet. Several empresses in the palace gave birth to a dragon son and a dragon girl. If they disturb the nobles, they are afraid they will really kill people!"

He Long slowly raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. In such a big palace, even if he shouted here, I am afraid no one could hear it? Why do you have to play so much!

Is it a special way to give me a warning?

Before King Long could think more, a voice came from afar from the palace.

At first, I couldn't hear clearly, but after repeated repetition, and the voice was also coming to the location where the palace gate was, King Talong heard clearly what these voices were shouting: "Your Majesty has an order to announce the meeting of King Talong of Myanmar!"

The guards guarded at the palace gate slowly opened the palace gate. A eunuch walked out from behind the palace gate and said loudly: "Your Majesty has an order to announce the meeting of the Burmese King Talong!"
Chapter completed!