Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1242

Merchants from all over the country were invited to come to the capital. You should know that this was a very rare opportunity as they were summoned by order of the Crown Prince.

Putting aside the question of whether railways are really that magical, from the perspective of profit, businessmen have to come.

They didn't come the last time the court held a tender, but now those who won the bid are making a fortune.

Regardless of whether the court has new bidding this time, they will come to take a look, at least to see the magic of the train.

Fortunately, Wei Wu and his men left home early, and carriages like the chariot were too luxurious, so most people didn't dare to get close to them.

Anyone who saw the elephant carriage would consciously avoid it, so although the speed was very slow, Wei Wu did not stop moving.

After a while, Wei Wu's elephant carriage finally stopped because they had to take a boat for the next journey.

Yingtianfu is Nanjing in later generations. The Yangtze River passes through here, dividing Nanjing into two parts. The river is about two kilometers wide.

With the current technology of the Academy of Science and Technology, it is not possible to build a bridge across the river, so the train station is actually on the opposite side of the river.

But this is actually a good thing. The train station cannot go directly to Yingtian Prefecture, which is also a safer approach for the capital.

The group of seven arrived at the riverside. As soon as they got off the chariot, a palace maid came up to them and said:

"Lord Zhenguogong, Your Highness, the ferry is ready. Please follow me."

"Ok!"

Wei Wu nodded in response, then took six girls, five adults and one child, and followed the palace maid onto the boat.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao will both be coming today, a large area near the train station has been blocked by soldiers.

The imperial court had announced it long ago, so the people all knew that there would be a display of something called a train today, and they all came to watch the fun.

However, the other side of the river was blocked and they had no way to get across, so most of the people gathered on this side of the river.

Those who could cross the river to the other side were merchants who had registered with the government and obtained permission from the government, and they could only cross with their credentials.

But it doesn’t matter, because the train station is not far from the river, and there is a section of railway right by the river, which can be seen.

Wei Wu thought he arrived early, but after crossing the river, he found that he was the last one to arrive.

When he took Zhu Yuxuan and the others off the boat, everyone was already waiting there, all looking at him.

In addition to civil and military officials, those permitted merchants were also here. Only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were absent.

However, according to Wei Wu's speculation, they should have arrived long ago, but since he didn't come, they didn't show up.

Looking at the two clearly separated groups of people in front of him, Wei Wu walked towards the merchants without saying a word, because the people from the Sihai Chamber of Commerce were there.

After all, he had only attended court a few times so far, and except for a few people, he didn't know anyone else.

It’s boring to be with those officials and I don’t know what to say. It’s better to chat with people from the Sihai Chamber of Commerce.

"Who is this guy?! We all came here alone, but he brought six women with him. That's too much!"

"That's right, look at the officials over there. They are all civil and military officials who can attend the morning court, and they also come alone."

"Could this guy have mistaken this train for a pleasure boat on the Qinhuai River? He actually brought so many women here."

The emperor and the crown prince had not yet appeared, and among all the people present, only Wei Wu was present with a large group of women, which was bound to cause controversy.

However, just as these people were whispering, someone in the crowd suddenly spoke up, saying in an anxious tone:

"Why don't you guys shut up right now? Don't you want to die? Do you know who this person is? This is the Duke of Zhenguo!"

"The place we are standing on now, and the train we are about to see, were all conceived and built by the Daming Institute of Science and Technology."

"And the Duke of Zhenguo is the Vice President of the Ming Dynasty Academy of Science and Technology. And let me tell you, the President is His Majesty!!"

After hearing what this person said, the businessmen who were originally complaining were all stunned, and then they felt a chill on their backs.

These people may not be very familiar with the Academy of Science and Technology, but they are very familiar with the title of Duke of Zhenguo.

When Wei Wu was granted the title of Duke, the imperial court issued a special document to announce it to the whole country. How could these merchants not know about it!

The key point is that the notice also specifically described in detail Wei Wu’s brilliant military achievements. He is a ruthless man comparable to Zhao Zilong!

So, after hearing what that person said, the businessmen who were complaining just now immediately hid in the crowd.

However, the merchants did not dare to criticize Wei Wu, but the civil and military officials did not care about that, and many people talked about him.

As for those who talked about Wei Wu behind his back, they were naturally his old rival, the Censor, and the officials surrounding Li Shanchang.

"What the hell, this guy surnamed Wei really treats this as his own backyard, and he even brought a woman to such an important occasion."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense, Princess Weiyang is also with him! Are you still trying to say that Princess Weiyang can't come?"

"So what if it's Princess Weiyang? Our duty as censors is to correct social norms. Besides, Wei Wu didn't just bring Princess Weiyang with him."

The censors were at odds with Wei Wu, so naturally they said whatever they wanted, but these people could only speak so hard with their mouths.

In fact, they were all whispering, not even daring to raise their voices for fear of being heard by Wei Wu.

Li Shanchang was much more unscrupulous, and the people around him had no scruples at all.

"The Duke of Zhenguo is in such a good mood! He's actually in such a good mood to bring so many concubines with him for such an important occasion today."

The person who was speaking was standing closest to Li Shanchang, which showed that they were very close, but Wei Wu had no impression of him.

But this is not important. No matter who this person is, he must be a member of the Huaixi civil service group. This is enough.

Moreover, when this person spoke, he was deliberately so loud and specifically addressed him, obviously looking for trouble.

Since he was looking for trouble, Wei Wu was not afraid of him and immediately responded loudly.

"Indeed, I'm in a good mood today. However, as a fellow Duke, on such an important occasion, isn't there a lot of people around Duke Han?"

Having said this, Wei Wu suddenly stopped and glanced at the officials around Li Shanchang.

Then he deliberately showed a playful smile and continued:

"A concubine!"