Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 484 I, Ming, must build the railway!
Other ministers who learned about trains and railways for the first time basically thought like Fang Kongxuan, thinking that using iron to pave roads was too extravagant.

Then, when everyone saw thick smoke billowing from the front chimney, the train began to move.

only--

'Is this too slow? '

All the ministers who saw the train for the first time couldn't help but think so.

I even feel that this train is not as fast as a person walking.With such a slow car, it is necessary to pave the road with iron, is it practical?
Isn't this a joke.

Some ministers even thought: The treasures that His Majesty obtained from the fairy world before are very magical and practical, but this time the treasures obtained are not only extravagant, but also look like waste. Could it be that they were deceived by the people of the fairy world?
Soon, their thoughts were gone.

I saw the two-section train running faster and faster in the video projection, and after a while, it caught up with the trotting speed of the horses, and it was still tisu!

In the end, the train was running at the speed of normal horses (about 20 kilometers per hour), without any sign of exhaustion!
'This is the train?It's incredible! '

Fang Kongxuan stared at the video projection with wide eyes, shocked in his heart.

Just now he saw that this train does not use horses, just like the armored warships on the river do not need sails and oars.

As far as Fang Kongzhen knew, the iron-clad warships on the river used a coal-fired machine. As long as there was coal and water, they could sail without fatigue.

If the train is the same as the armored warship, doesn't it mean that the train can also sail on the railway all the time.

However, even so, paving the road with iron is still not cost-effective, is it?
Why can't the trains run on normal roads?
All of a sudden, many questions and thoughts arose in Fang Kongzhang's mind. If he hadn't been five or sixty years old and had enough energy to nourish his energy, he might not be able to resist getting up and asking.

Soon, Fang Kongxuan had no time to think about it, because the second video started.

Almost as soon as he appeared, he almost opened his eyes.

In the video, two railways extend to a distance invisible to the naked eye, and then a "long train" that is similar to a train but very different drives to the distance at an extremely fast speed.

Not only was this "long car" significantly faster than a galloping horse, but there were dozens of carriages behind it, each of which was fully loaded with goods!

At this moment, Fang Kongxuan understood the horror of the train - its cargo capacity will far exceed that of the current carriages and ships!
Immediately afterwards, he had the experience of leading troops and thought, if this railway can be laid to all parts of Daming, wouldn't it be possible to transport the imperial army to where it is needed at any time?

If so, perhaps Daming would not need an army of over a million to maintain its rule.

In addition, if there is a disaster and food shortage in a certain place, a large amount of food can be quickly transported by train or railway without any loss...

The second part of the video was not long, just over two minutes long, but it shocked the ministers far more than the first part of the video.

None of these ministers are stupid, and they can even be said to be extremely smart.Like Fang Kongzhang, many people think of the usefulness of railway transportation in various aspects and the great changes it will bring.

When the video ended, Du Yinxi couldn't help trembling and said: "The country's most important weapon! This is the real country's most important weapon!"

Huang Daozhou, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites who was sitting near the front, even stood up directly, cupped his hands and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, this railway is too important, and my Ming Dynasty will build it no matter what! If the railway can be built to all parts of Daming, the world will surely Dazhi, the Great Ming Dynasty will also last forever!"

Hearing this, Auntie Zhu smiled and said: "Mr. Shan Shan's words are a bit exaggerated, but this railway transportation will indeed make my Ming Dynasty more prosperous, and even go as far as the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Therefore, in the future, railway construction will become a major priority for my Ming Dynasty. Even if I and all the ministers pass away, it will not stop.

After the railway reaches a certain scale, it will also replace river transportation and become the most important mode of transportation in Ming Dynasty! "

In this way, through a video and the statements of some ministers, none of the ministers in the meeting had any concerns about the water transportation reform, let alone objected.

It would be foolish to stick to river transport when sea transport has become safer and land transport has such an astonishing new form of rail transport.

As for the consumption of a large amount of iron for railway transportation, no one is worried about this—Through the improvement of the equipment of the new army of the Ming Dynasty, and the iron and steel factories outside Nanjing, all the ministers basically know that the steel production of the Ming Dynasty has increased by a large margin. And there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Besides, Auntie Zhu has said that it will take a lifetime to build the Daming Railway, rather than completing it in a few or ten years.

This means that the steel consumed in the construction of railways every year should be carried out within the scope of the imperial court.

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After talking about the reform of water transport, it is how to stabilize the people and restore people's livelihood in various places.

In this regard, Daming has already explored a set of effective methods, but Zhu Wei also gave some useful suggestions through Hao Guangming's reminder.

But Auntie Zhu and all the ministers understood that to do a good job in the post-war work of reassuring the people in the provinces and resume production as soon as possible, it still depends on the ability of local officials.

And this, in turn, involves the selection and appointment of officials and the management of officials.

Zhu Yuxi has been working on the reform of government officials since she came to the throne, and the reform of government officials in Yingtian Mansion and even the whole of Nanzhili has been quite effective.I just want to promote it to other provinces, but it still takes a lot of time...

The joint meeting of the Military Affairs Council, the cabinet and some local governors lasted for three days before it ended.

During this period, hundreds of imperial forest troops handed over with [-] guards from the second town of the border guards outside Nanjing, escorted two carriages into Nanjing City, and drove directly into the Forbidden City.

After getting off the carriage, Zhu Cijiong found that Jinshen Hall was in front of him.

At this time, Zhu Cizhao also got off from the next carriage, looked around, and couldn't help but walked over and said, "Brother Huang, have we arrived at the Imperial Palace in Nanjing?"

Zhu Cijiong said: "It must be, isn't the Jinshen Palace in front of you?"

However, in order to avoid accidents, the Imperial Forest Army did not allow the two of them to open the curtains and windows on the way to the city and the palace in a carriage.

While the two were looking around, Liu Zhu came over with two court ladies and two eunuchs.

After saluting, Liu Zhu said: "Your Highness, please sit in the Jinshen Hall first, and Your Majesty will come over later."

If it was before the disaster, Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cizhen would never pay attention to a female official, not to mention beating and scolding at will, and they would definitely not look straight at her.

But now, both of them nodded nervously, followed Liu Zhu into Jinshen Hall honestly, sat on a chair each, and waited nervously.

Liu Zhu watched from the side, seeing that Zhu Cizhao looked at the snacks on the table from time to time but didn't move, so she smiled slightly and said, "This tea and snacks are for your two highnesses, if your highnesses are hungry, feel free to eat, if not enough You can still send someone to get it."

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)