From Zhongzhou to Nanzhou, it took them a full month to arrive.
At this time, Nanzhou, the westernmost county of Lishui, was where the starting station of the entire Nanyu Railway was located.
Tina and all the railway office staff and various officials in Nanzhou have been waiting for a long time.
When I saw Nan Yanxi's team approaching from a distance, the small Lishui County suddenly burst into flames with firecrackers and gongs and drums.
All officials should go out of the city on foot and kneel down in front of Nan Yanxi and his entourage, shouting long live long live long live long live.
Nan Yanxi, who had a cheerful face, waved his hand to signal everyone to get down, and was greeted by the Nanzhou governor, and slowly entered Lishui County.
This trusted governor of Nanzhou was named Zhang Jingheng, and he was once Li Qi's military advisor.
When Li Qi followed Nan Yanxi to conquer the world, he also made plans with the team and contributed a lot.
This man is resourceful, upright and honest. If it weren't for his age, Nan Yanxi would have wanted him to serve in the capital.
Let him serve as governor in Nanzhou. Firstly, the climate here is mild and it belongs to the southwest territory. There will not be too many complicated affairs at present. It is also far away from Haizhou.
This can be regarded as taking care of this veteran's health.
Speaking of which, if you go further to the west of Nanzhou, Chuzhou, Ganzhou, and Yuanzhou, you will find the Gobi no-man's land that stretches for hundreds of miles.
A towering mountain range is like a barrier descended from the sky, blocking people's sight and footsteps.
High cold, lack of oxygen, year-round snow, and harsh climate. In this scenic spot known as life, there are no wild animals, and even birds are rare.
For thousands of years, no one has been able to climb over this mountain range, not even the eagle on the plateau can fly over this mountain range.
Therefore, the southwest territory is a good and relaxing place, with a mild climate and not too humid.
Originally, the governor Zhang Jingheng wanted to carry out large-scale construction here and build a palace for Nan Yanxi, but Nan Yanxi quickly rejected it.
He was unwilling to do such a thing that wasted people and money, so he passed down an imperial edict to Zhang Jingheng and told Zhang Jingheng that it would be fine if he stayed in an inn, and he must not waste people or money.
After all, in the new Ming Dynasty, money was needed everywhere and must not be wasted.
Although it was the first time that the emperor stayed in an inn, since the emperor had given the order, Zhang Jingheng, as a minister, could only follow it.
While secretly praising the frugality of his new emperor, he also ordered the best restaurants in the county to stop operating and fully await the arrival of the emperor.
At the same time, he offered a large price and asked the people within two hundred steps to move out first, leaving the vacant houses for the imperial guards and palace officials to live in.
After the emperor leaves and he moves back, if there is any damage to the house, the local government will pay double compensation.
With such a policy, the people were very happy and gave up their houses one after another.
After Nan Yanxi entered the city, he was very satisfied with Zhang Jingheng's clever arrangement and told him to do a good job in compensating the people.
At the same time, he ordered his troops and palace officials to take good care of their houses, clean them before leaving, and if there were any problems with some houses, they should take the initiative to help repair them.
Not only must we ensure that we do not miss the autumn, but we must also ensure that we leave at the right time, chop the firewood in the yard well, fill the water tank, keep the house clean, etc...
After arranging everything, Nan Yanxi summoned Nanzhou officials, big and small, in the restaurant lobby, especially Tina and others from the newly established Nanzhou Railway Yamen and Daming Railway General Yamen.
We carefully listened to the reports, opinions and suggestions from all parties, and at the same time reminded everyone that when expanding the railway in the future, we should try to avoid people's farmland, houses, and ancestral graves wherever possible.
If it is unavoidable, adequate compensation must be given, double or even triple the compensation, and the people's ideological work must be done well to appease their emotions.
But we must also pay attention to prevent some unscrupulous people from deliberately looking for trouble, and we must have a good sense of proportion!
Many officials expressed their agreement with this view and must strictly implement it.
All the officials were very excited about this summons, especially since 90% of the officials could not see the emperor often, and even said that they might not see the emperor even once during their term of office.
This time in this inn, I unexpectedly saw him, and knew that he usually had no airs and was an approachable and good emperor.
Everyone spoke freely, and this summons actually lasted longer than the previous court meetings in Zhongzhou.
It lasted until late at night, and then at Zhang Jingheng's suggestion, the meeting broke up, and everyone left still unfinished.
The departure date of the train was initially set at 15 days later. After all, Nan Yanxi had traveled a long distance and needed to rest for a few days. Various matters along the railway also needed to be prepared.
After all, it is the emperor's ride, so many things cannot be sloppy, especially in terms of safety and security.
Nan Yanxi was very happy. This Nanzhou was picturesque. Speaking of which, she had never been here since she came here two years ago to save Li Jingmo.
Since they need time to prepare, they are happy to go around and play again. The fifteen days are enough for him to play for many days.
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In the dim underground palace, there was a long table, and several men in black sat beside it, saying nothing.
The slightly swaying candlelight illuminated the faces of these masked people, which were extremely ferocious.
No one spoke, as if they were waiting for something.
After about a stick of incense, I heard a glimmer of light coming from outside the basement, and then with a creak, the light disappeared.
It seemed like someone had walked in.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and from the entrance of the secret room, seven or eight more people walked in one after another.
Everyone bowed to each other and sat down one after another, but they all had their faces covered and were dressed in black, so no one could recognize anyone.
After everyone sat down, one of them, who seemed to be the leader, slowly stood up and whispered in a hoarse voice: "Everyone... we all come from all over the world. We didn't know each other before, and we won't have any involvement."
"However, we have a common enemy, and that is the leader of the Ming thieves who returned to our foundation and homeland, Nan Yanxi!"
After the man in black finished speaking, he circled the table fiercely, with hatred in his eyes.
He raised his head and looked around at everyone: "Among us, some have been given back their century-old heritage, some have had their clans exterminated directly, and some have been chased to the point where they have nowhere to go to heaven or earth."
"Now, let me introduce them one by one..."
As he spoke, he pointed to the first one on his left: "This is the heir apparent of the Arsle tribe in the North Plains, Altay. All his tribes died at the hands of Nan Yanxi."
After the words fell, this young man in black clothes, with his face covered, and with a strong build slowly stood up.
His sunken eye sockets revealed a sinister look, and he nodded slightly to everyone, then sat back down.
The man in black continued to introduce everyone one by one, pointing to the second person on his left hand and saying: "This person is the son of the Eagle and Falcon King of the Eagle and Falcon Khanate, Yali Kun!"
"His country and family were all killed by Nan Yanxi's army, and no one was spared!"
After the words fell, a tall and thin young man stood up. His sunken eye sockets were also gleaming with a trace of blue. He slowly looked around the crowd, nodded and sat down again.
The man in black continued to introduce, and those on his left were almost all people from these small countries that had been destroyed.
There is this prince's eldest son, that duke's son, and so-and-so people from a certain tribe. Anyway, they are all the remnants of national-level forces that were destroyed by Nan Yanxi.
The ones on the right obviously have more people, but their status is lower.
The man in black introduced them one by one: "The first person on the right is the Tianyue Sect, the third largest sect in the former Daxia, and the first disciple of the sect leader, Chen Zhihuan."
"His sect was forcibly rectified by Nan Yanxi's rectification yamen. His master did not agree and was annihilated by the Ming army."
After the words fell, a man in black who also had his face covered stood up, bowed to such a person, and then sat down.
The man then said: "This second person is the fifth sect of Great Xia, the master of the Black Blade Sect, Li Feng!"
"His sect was wiped out by Ming thieves for the same reasons. Fortunately, he escaped, but his entire family fortune was completely destroyed."
Then he pointed at the third person: "This is Li Yuanjie, the son of the master of Nanhai Qinglong Sect!"
"After all, this Nan Yanxi is his cousin, but that Nan Yanxi showed no mercy and took all of Qinglongmen's century-old foundation as his own."
The man in black introduced them one by one. There were more than a dozen people in the room, all of whom were defined as rebels and fugitives.
Either the clan and the country were exterminated, or they were the people in the world who tried to use force to resist reform.