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782 The Wizard Emperor

Fuhui couldn't help but cry in the end. When she stepped onto the land controlled by her own man, her heart had never been so stable.

The two teams of new recruits on the opposite side saluted in an orderly manner. The representatives of officials sent by the Prime Minister's Office bowed together, and the Ryukyu people watching outside bowed at this moment. Even the foreigners in suits and ties took off their hats and bowed to pay tribute.

There were more than a thousand people watching on the pier at this moment. The girls had never encountered such courtesy before, and tears were burst into tears in their eyes.

But at this moment, Feng Fu, who was annoying, said again, "How arrogant this is. A woman dares to accept the respect of all people. It's really a reversal of yin and yang, and the hen Si Chen."

Qingwen and Zijuan looked at each other again as if they were murderous. This time Zijuan whispered, "Damn it, why don't you kill me? Be careful these days and don't eat your stomach again..."

"You." Feng Fu understood immediately, "You dare to assassinate the minister..." At this moment, Weng Tonghe suddenly grabbed his hand and said tremblingly.

"Your Majesty... Yes yes... Yes yes yes." The old man knelt down on the ground with a thud, "Long live my emperor."

The heroic young man who walked out of the crowd was really His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He was really Emperor Tongzhi who was only 12 years old after the Chinese New Year. Even the ministers who came from the Sijiu City could not believe it.

Because the person walking in front of him was a young soldier wearing a special military uniform, his vigor and sturdy appearance were completely different from his previous weak appearance in the Forbidden City.

The light blue military uniform was straight, with braids wrapped in the military cap, a pistol was inserted on the cowhide belt, and the leather boots on their feet were shiny and thick iron palms were pinned. Walking on the stone road, it made a crackling sound.

Zai Chun walked quickly for a few movies and helped Weng Tonghe who was kneeling on the ground. At this time, the girls such as Fuhui Huniu and others also quickly knelt down on the red carpet to pay their respects to His Majesty.

"No, don't kneel down... The Prime Minister issued an order that unless a major tribute meeting in Ryukyu is celebrated, you will be prohibited from kneeling down... Get up quickly."

"The courtesy cannot be abolished. Your Majesty cannot obey Xiao Letian's nonsense." Feng Fu on the ground quickly refuted. In his eyes, the emperor was not only a representative of the power of the country, but also a relative like his father. It was natural to kneel down.

After glanced out of the corner of his eyes, Feng Fu became even more angry. He found that only one-quarter of the people around him chose to kneel down, while others just bowed and bowed.

It’s okay for foreigners, but the barbarians are not polite, but it’s obvious that many of them are Han people present, who dare not kneel down. Even the Japanese immigrants knew some of the rules, and most of them knelt down.

Feng Fu wanted to have an attack, but the old man pulled his sleeve and didn't dare to speak anymore. Zaichun tried his best to pull all these people up.

"Master Weng worked hard all the way and worked hard for the country. In fact, it should be me, the emperor, who gave you a bow... Today I am wearing military uniforms, so I will salute you."

After saying that, he stood attentively and saluted. A standard Western-style military salute combined with a straight military posture, the old man seemed to see a green pine growing vigorously.

The emperor has really changed. The nearly one year of study tour has changed the temperament of the young emperor. In the past, he was more feminine and less masculine, but now he has completely turned it over.

In fact, since the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties had this problem. Weng Tonghe has always kept it in his heart and dare not say that it is that one generation of emperors is more feminine than the other. This can be seen from the portraits of the court.

Since the Jiaqing Dynasty, emperors have become thinner than those of the previous generation, and they are thinner, not those with energy. Traditional Chinese literati will read miscellaneous studies such as medical books or Zhouyi Bagua.

Of course they can know that this is all due to excessive alcohol and color. Such a face is not only masculine, but even longevity is difficult.

Weng Tonghe had a feeling that it seemed that the Qing Dynasty had gradually consumed their heroic spirit, and the ruler became more and more feminine, which was not a good phenomenon.

But today the changes of Emperor Tongzhi made the old man see hope. Zaichun became darker and taller, and the flesh on his body became solid, and even his eyes became sharper.

How did Xiao Letian do this? This is amazing.

The welcome ceremony ended soon. Xiao Letian's family and Lord Weng separated and took a Western carriage to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Officials from the Ryukyu Rites came to arrange the residences of the Qing envoys and notified them that the King Shangtai would receive diplomatic documents from the Qing Dynasty in Shuri Castle tomorrow.

The carriage arranged by the Ministry of Rites officials was rejected. Zaichun and four eunuchs and the four guards became tour guides of the envoys. Everyone walked in peace and began to visit this miracle port in the East China Sea.

Along the way, the old man and Feng Fu and the others opened their eyes. There was a clean and flat stone road under their feet, and some streets also used the latest watermending ground, which is what foreigners call cement.

There are shops on both sides of the road, and all the products you can imagine are for sale here, with endless hawking, and all the guys spared no effort to promote their own products.

The streets are full of people, and they are people with different clothes and appearances, blond and blue-eyed Europeans, dark-skinned Kunlun slaves, thin South Asian natives, and short Japanese with a decent look. This is simply a World Expo.

Zaichun is already very familiar with this place. He has never been idle all the way. "Don't look at the busy streets, it's actually small transactions here. Real big transactions are all in trading banks. Do you see those places with the flag of Lotte Bank? Those places can not only provide deposit and loan services, but also provide transaction places for large merchants to do business..."

"It is impossible to count how many goods are sent to Ryukyu and distributed to the entire East Asia. The bristles, rhubarbs, silks, porcelains, tea, etc. produced by our Grand Prix now require half of the goods sold in Ryukyu."

"Not to mention overseas goods, including Japanese copper mines, North American silver mines, Europa arms and Western goods, a large part of them have to be delivered here for distribution first, and then transferred to the Qing Dynasty, Fusang and other countries."

"Your Majesty, isn't this a waste of time? Since a Ryukyu cannot eat so much goods, they are just conducting subcontracting and distribution. Why don't merchants do business directly with their destination?" Feng Fu was stubborn but was still very accurate in looking at the problem.

However, such a problem is not difficult for Zaichun now. The little emperor with a wide vision smiled and said, "You can't think so. Although Ryukyu is booming, the population is limited after all, and you can't digest much goods... But Ryukyu has a powerful weapon that is not available in other places, that is capital."

Note: The second update will be delivered today, and there will be another update later.
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