Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 722
The audience of a country's envoys does not mean that they can meet the emperor just by pulling them over.

There are special people from Honglu Temple to communicate with Zhao Gou and the others.What to communicate?The names of the two parties in the communication, the etiquette when meeting with each other, and even the dress of Zhao Gou's party.

Just like Macartney's visit to China that many people in later generations know!
The entire Qing court became the buffoon in this drama. From the perspective of God, the opium war more than 40 years later showed the arrogance of Emperor Qianlong and his ministers to the fullest.

In later generations, when many Chinese mentioned this incident, they laughed at Qianlong's ridiculous arrogance.Putting your head in the sand, you think you are the biggest in the world, and you don't know how powerful the Europeans were at that time.

But there has always been a saying in China that the guest should do as he pleases.The British traveled thousands of miles to China to celebrate Qianlong's birthday, but ultimately failed due to etiquette issues. This is not so much a collision of Eastern and Western cultures as a confrontation of national power between the two sides.

In 1792, although the British Empire lost the fertile thirteen-state colony in North America, and because of the old enemies in Europe, the French took the lead and fought a bad battle that cost a lot of money but ended in failure. The entire empire suffered Inflicted heavy losses, but they still hold India in their hands.The strength of the empire is strong!
As the number one power in the Western world, Macartney could not bend his knees, which is normal in the eyes of later generations.Because that corresponds to the decadent Manchu Qing Dynasty?Macartney's actions were correct in the eyes of many people in later generations, and his choice did not have a bad impact on his diplomatic reputation.

But what if the opioid war is a failure?What will it look like then?
Therefore, it is true that weak countries have no diplomacy.In the final analysis, it depends on whose fist is stronger, whether it is the guest's choice, or the host's choice!
Today's Shu Song is almost incomparable with Lu Qi. Under Song Qing's deliberate care, Zhao Jiumei almost reluctantly agreed to all the 'humiliating' demands.

Before the contact between the two sides started, Shu and Song Dynasty became ministers first.Zhao Gou, the 'little king', would kneel down three times and kowtow nine times to Emperor Lu!

Even Xiao Jiumei thought ideally that it would be best for Emperor Lu to stay in Suzhou for tens of millions of years.

Zhao Jiu didn't care about the prosperity of Jinling City.When he stayed in the hotel, he also entered the city. Although he just took a look around, the quality here is not as good as Jinguan City.But he came out this time not just to look at the market here.

The governor of Jinling is none other than Zhao Ding.This person can't be said to be loyal to Zhao Song, but can only be said to have a good impression.

"The county king Xiu thought that Zhao Ding was a lobbyist. In fact, the gap between the two countries is too great. It is a blessing for the Zhao family to raise troops and horses to surrender the city." He didn't mention it to the people, and it was useless.If you want to make those nobles behave, you can only speak in their interests.

"The king of the county has lived in Sichuan and Sichuan for a long time. I wonder if he has heard about Yeluchun, the king of Liao and Wei? This time, His Majesty is on a southern tour, and he has Yeluchun's grandson with him. The latter was named An Beibo by His Majesty because of his meritorious service, although he did not add the word "founding the country" , but was also allowed by His Majesty to be hereditary for three generations." That end is enviable.

"As for the concerns of the prince and even the officials," Zhao Ding said with a smile on his face, "to be disrespectful, the current ruler of Qi is not Emperor Taizu."

Emperor Lu's country was obtained by punching and kicking, but Zhao Da's country was obtained by bullying orphans and widows.The former Jiangshan Sheji was upright and not weak Han Gaozu, so naturally there is no need to worry about the rebellion of the princes who surrendered, the ministers and the people under him.

What's more, the man Meng Chang is well-known at any rate, smart and intelligent, self-assertive, quite diligent in politics, the border is not towering, the country is safe and secure, he also guards against the loss of Wang Yanhuang's prostitution, arrogance and loss, diligently seeks governance, and rests with the people, although the punishment It is a bit steep, but not cruel, and the Shu people are quite at ease.

This reputation and talent are both excellent.But it is far beyond the reach of the current great artists!
While chatting and chatting like this, the car window had already been opened, and Zhao Gou looked around from time to time, and then he discovered something.

In this Jinling city, people who go to and from each other go to one side, whether it is people or horses and horses, they are all like this, and the two are still separated, he has not seen a difference during the journey.Moreover, the cleanliness of Nanjing City far exceeded his imagination.

Like Jinguan City, it is also extremely prosperous, but the pedestrians, carriages and horses on the street can only be described as mixed.Not to mention the cleanliness of the city, even Zhao Gou wondered if it was done on purpose.Because Emperor Lu is in Jiangnan.

While thinking like this, the carriage has arrived at a crossroad with a lot of people, vehicles and horses. Originally, he thought that such an intersection with a lot of people, vehicles and horses would be chaotic, or even congested. Chariots and horses scrambled for the road.This is often seen in Chengdu and even in Tokyo.

But what surprised him was that after some pedestrians, vehicles and horses arrived at the intersection, they stopped before the intersection and let the pedestrians, vehicles and horses on the other side pass first. Carriages and horses passed by one after another.

Zhao Gou was shocked, how could he abide by the order like this?
Pedestrians, carriages and horses went their own way, and they came and went in an orderly manner, so that this intersection with a large number of people and dense carriages and horses became orderly, and there was no congestion at all.

Zhao Gou was dumbfounded watching this scene!

Of course, he soon found out again, a policeman in yellow trousers.He recognized the policemen's clothes, which were similar to those of the Qi army, but the color was navy blue.What's more, ordinary policemen don't carry knives and guns, but only a two-foot short club.

"Huh..." This discovery made Zhao Gou heave a sigh of relief.

Zhao Jiumei, who was born in the first year of Daguan, is fifteen years old this year, and she is seventeen years old. Because she is not very old and has not yet married, she has never participated in government affairs. Her understanding of Lu Qi is average.

What he saw before had already amazed him, but the scene at the intersection was even more beyond his imagination.If he saw the police, he would have fallen in love with Lu Qi's admiration.

Think about it, ordinary people can do this, how should soldiers respect military rules and discipline when they fight.Zhao Gou is young and doesn't know much about state affairs, but he still has the most basic knowledge.The combat effectiveness of the army lies in discipline!

This intersection traffic mode has already been implemented in many big cities in Lu Qi.In an important place like Jinling, where the market is prosperous, the traffic police are not only on duty during the peak hours when the traffic is most dense.Instead, set up police posts for a long time at some important intersections of pedestrians, vehicles and horses to direct traffic, so as to avoid heavy congestion!

In addition, what impressed Zhao Gou was that the entire city of Jinling was so clean and tidy that people were amazed. Many places in this city were even comparable to the imperial city in Jinguan City.

As early as when he docked at Jiangling Wharf, Zhao Gou felt that this was already the cleanest and tidy wharf, but when he arrived in Jinling, he realized that there is no cleanest but cleaner one in this world.

And thinking about it, I don't think it's surprising, the Emperor Lu is in the south of the Yangtze River, and he will return to Jinling soon, how can the latter be untidy?

But he never imagined that a city could be so clean and tidy.

Of course, in addition to the cleanliness of the city, Jinling City under Lu Qi's rule has many differences from the cities under Zhao Song's rule.There are so many private schools and government schools here, which shocked Zhao Gou.

What shocked him in particular was Tianyi Pavilion, the library of Jinling City, which was personally mentioned by Emperor Lu who was in the late stage of impotence syndrome.

Hearing that, Zhao Gou's eyes lit up.

No matter how dissatisfied you are with Zhao Gou in the official history, you can't deny that this bird man is the good son of a great artist, and he has a literary style in his bones.Proficient in poetry and music, good at calligraphy and painting!Running script and cursive script, the brushwork is free and easy, graceful, natural and smooth, and has the charm of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Zhao Ding smiled without saying a word.

He is not the first governor of Jinling City, but he is very clear about how the rules are formed.

Jinling City is very clean and tidy. There is no rubbish and boiling water on the streets, and there is no smell of feces and urine in the alleys. The reason is the word "fine money".

Many people think that the city is clean under Lu Qi's rule, but they don't know that the city management brigades under Lu Qi's prefecture and county police stations are the so-called town gods.When Emperor Lu established Yidu City as his capital at the beginning, in order to make the city of Yidu clean and tidy, to the level required by Emperor Lu himself, the people below him worked so hard. God knows how many people there are in the entire Central Plains. Fine!
Jinling City has also gone through years of rectification. After being ruthlessly punished by the front and rear governors, the people inside and outside the city have learned to go to the public toilet in three ways, and the garbage and wastewater are classified into different categories. This is how the entire city has what it is today. The results!
After a long time, the people in this place are also used to not being able to defecate indiscriminately, and not being able to throw garbage anywhere and splash dirty water.

Otherwise, if the person was caught by those wearing red armbands, the fine would not only be a small amount, but it would also be very embarrassing.Wearing red and yellow thongs to go to the place where I live, sweep the streets, and take out garbage.The neighbors in the neighborhood are watching, is it embarrassing or not?
As for some grumpy people who dared to swear or even beat people during the period, that was easier, not to mention more fines, and those with red armbands would even talk about beating people with batons!If a violent conflict breaks out, such as a bloody conflict, it will be easier to handle. Shanghai and Hong Kong in the east are short of people to repair the earth.

This system is a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder of Emperor Lu, and it has many benefits.Not to mention the better appearance of the city, it also reduces the growth of germs, especially in the warm and humid south.

Besides, this person is lazy, defecating everywhere, throwing garbage and splashing dirty water everywhere, of course it is comfortable.So they have to be whipped, so those who don't follow the rules often end up miserable!
In fact, the requirements of Emperor Ren Lu are not very high. In the 21st century, is this normal?As long as you can ignore the 900 year difference to the period.

As far as the governments of various places are concerned, although the work of rectifying the appearance of the city is a very difficult and cumbersome task, part of the fines belongs to the management brigade, and the city management brigades in various places are quite willing to do it!
(End of this chapter)