While local Shanghai military and political dignitaries, gentry and celebrities were waiting for the imperial special train at the Shanghai North Bank Railway Station, Li Xuan was still sitting in the royal special train.
At this time, the royal train has entered the North Bank Development Zone in Shanghai Special County. Looking out from the window, you can see many buildings. Some of these buildings are ordinary residential, commercial, and office buildings, but they are much better.
But it is a huge factory.
However, Li Xuan did not look at these anymore. He sat and thought about things in Shanghai.
But what he was considering was not the economic development of Shanghai that Xu Chenbing was worried about. In fact, unlike Xu Chenbing's anxiety, Li Xuan still had great confidence in Shanghai's economic development.
As a trade-oriented industrial city, Shanghai exports a large amount of goods to the outside world which is the basis for its rise and development. However, according to the current situation, Shanghai's external market is still vast.
This market does not refer to the overseas trade market. In fact, unlike Guangzhou, which relies more on overseas trade, Shanghai's economic development has never relied on overseas trade. In the early stage, it relied on the market of the Yangtze River Delta itself. In the mid-term,
It relies on the entire Yangtze River Basin, and after the large-scale railway opening, the various products and raw material sources produced in the Shanghai area have basically covered most of the country.
The domestic market of the Tang Empire was in a period of great development everywhere, which was of great benefit to Shanghai.
You must know that the domestic market of the contemporary Datang Empire is the largest market in the world.
All other markets around the world combined are not as big as one-third of the domestic market!
There was no way, Datang had a large population and a strong economy.
This is because many large enterprises in the Tang Empire are not actually engaged in export business, but they are still the top enterprises in the country, and this is particularly serious in heavy industry.
Hong Kong Dingsheng Shipyard, a series of companies starting with Jiangnan, basically do not produce export products, and their products are all for the domestic market.
Those that are truly export-oriented are actually only some light industries and agricultural products industries, mainly porcelain, textiles, tea, daily chemicals, and weapons.
However, among the above-mentioned industries, their export-oriented output value only accounts for a small part. The main markets for porcelain, textiles, tea, daily chemicals, and weapons are still in the country.
Therefore, in fact, overseas markets cannot really affect the survival of domestic enterprises.
What really affects the survival of enterprises is the domestic market. With the emergence of trains and steamships, domestic transportation has been greatly improved, which has further promoted the development of domestic industry and commerce.
Under such circumstances, Shanghai still has a lot to offer.
Of course, the reason why Li Xuan is not worried is because he is already considering putting Shanghai under direct jurisdiction on the agenda. Once Shanghai is under direct jurisdiction, it is absolutely impossible to have only one special county directly under Shanghai.
Before Shanghai is directly governed, Li Xuan will merge the entire Songjiang Prefecture and turn Shanghai into a super large city, which will then be directly governed.
In this way, the limitations currently found in Shanghai such as insufficient land area and insufficient population will naturally disappear.
It's a pity that Xu Chenbing still doesn't know the emperor's plan.
In fact, not only he didn't know, but other courtiers didn't know either.
They don't know that Li Xuan has always had a clear positioning for the development and positioning of Shanghai, and even the development path has been planned.
Moreover, he did not need to waste his own brain thinking, he could just imitate the relevant policies of later generations. How Shanghai developed in modern times was how he did it.
While Li Xuan was sitting with his eyes closed, contemplating the arrangements for Shanghai, the imperial train was getting closer and closer to the Shanghai North Shore Railway Station. At this time, the accompanying secretary from the Secretariat had quietly walked up to Li Xuan, and then bowed slightly.
Shen Qing said: "Your Majesty, the conductor reports that the special train will be able to enter the station in ten minutes!"
After hearing this, Li Xuan opened his eyes, and then said: "Well, let's go down and let all departments make relevant preparations!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he continued to close his eyes. There were still ten minutes left, so he still had time to continue in a daze!
The royal train was about to enter the station, and the civil and military officials and prestigious gentry who had been waiting for several hours at Shanghai North Bank Railway Station became agitated at this time.
Because just now, a ferocious armed train had passed through the North Shore Railway Station. Naturally, the armed train of the Guards would not enter the platform directly, but would drive directly through the outer railway track!
When this ferocious and armed train that was not easy to mess with passed by, the waiting civil and military officials all knew that the royal train was about to arrive.
Then came the support train, carrying multiple military trains from the 1st Guards Division.
These trains passed on the railway track outside the platform, and then stopped in the train parking lot in the distance. Then a large number of Guards soldiers began to jump off the carriages, began to line up and set up defenses.
The 1st Guards Division will complete the defense of the entire Shanghai area together with the 2nd Guards Division, which arrived earlier. At the same time, they will be assisted by the 52nd Garrison Division stationed in the Shanghai area and the Wusongjiang Naval Base.
3rd Marine Regiment.
In the outer areas of Shanghai City, there is the Second Infantry Division of the Datang Army, which belongs directly to the First Army.
While the soldiers of the Guards were setting up defenses, a special passenger transport class carrying many accompanying officials also drove into the platform. Then some officials began to get off the bus and began to hand over with local officials in Shanghai.
After the official train arrived, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were constantly shuttled among the waiting people, mainly to check the etiquette issues of the reception. At the same time, they found the officials in charge and asked them to follow certain etiquette procedures to pick up the train without causing any mess.
things to come.
These officials of the Ministry of Etiquette were all very aware of the situation. They quickly reprimanded several officials who were inappropriately dressed or even stood in the wrong posture, and carefully warned them that being disrespectful before the emperor was a serious crime, so don't make it difficult for yourself.
At this time, no one paid attention to this. They were waiting for the royal train to arrive. However, what came onto the platform was still not the royal train, but the special train of the First Cavalry Regiment of the Guards.
The carriages of the special train were opened one after another, and then a group of Guards cavalry wearing pen-style military uniforms came out. Accompanying them were their tall horses, all of which were over one and a half meters tall at the shoulder and were bred by the empire itself.
Arabian horse.
These cavalrymen got off the horse with their horses, but only their riding horses. As for their spare horses and accompanying cavalry, they were naturally not with them, but rode in ordinary military columns with other Guards troops.
The First Cavalry Regiment of the Guards is not only one of the few heavy cavalry regiments in the empire, but also the ceremonial cavalry of the empire. They will accompany the emperor on major occasions. While protecting them, they also demonstrate the empire's huge strength to the outside world.
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The special class of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the Guards drove to the platform in the distance, then got off the car and lined up, preparing to serve as Li Xuan's bodyguard and honor guard later.
However, people did not pay much attention to them at this time, but continued to stare into the distance. What they looked forward to most was still the royal train, not these soldiers or officials.
After waiting for about two minutes, everyone saw a special train entering the platform again.
When they look at this train, many people know that this is the special train they have been waiting for. Why?
The locomotive is so big that it’s half a person’s height. It’s made of pure gold and weighs hundreds of kilograms. Didn’t you see the five-clawed golden dragon badge?
In this vast world, who would dare to use such a pure gold five-clawed golden dragon badge except for the chariot of the Holy Emperor?
When the royal train entered the platform, all the civil and military officials and distinguished gentry waiting on the platform immediately became quiet. Even the officials from the Ministry of Rites who had reprimanded others before now lined up honestly to welcome the train.
Everyone knows that the wise and great, greater than the sun, the benevolent Eternal Saint King, the God Emperor who surpasses the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Son of Heaven, the Holy Son of Heaven is about to appear in front of everyone.
However, after the royal train stopped, several carriages were opened and the first to get out were a group of royal guards wearing black uniforms, wearing dragon badges on their chests, and hanging swords.
This actually made people take a few more glances, because the imperial guards could not be seen elsewhere, and some ordinary officials were quite curious about them.
The total number of imperial guards under the Attendant Department is about a thousand. However, not all of the imperial guards are able to protect Li Xuan. In fact, there are only about 500 imperial guards responsible for Li Xuan's security.
In addition, there are hundreds of imperial guards, some of whom are assigned to the princes as security personnel. It is worth noting that there are about 200 female imperial guards, assigned to the empress dowager, queens, princesses and other female members of the royal family.
As a security officer.
These imperial guards will not appear in Shanghai unless there are special circumstances, so it is normal for people to be curious about them.
The imperial guards in front of them were naturally the imperial guards responsible for Li Xuan's security. After they got off the train, the compartment door of the imperial train was closed again.
The imperial guards who got off the car divided their troops into two groups, directly surrounding the imperial specialties and forbidding anyone to approach. Of course, at this moment, others would approach. In fact, the waiting officials and gentry
They didn't even dare to move, for fear of being disrespectful in front of you.
On the other side, they dispersed into teams of several people and conducted a thorough search of the waiting crowd and the entire train station!
Time passes minute by minute, one minute, five minutes, ten minutes!
The door of the royal train is still not open! .m.