The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 103
The richest group in the early Ming Dynasty was naturally the honorable military generals.

The concept of landlord is too broad.

Officials, scholars, nobles, generals, businessmen, and mine owners can all be called landlords because they all have a large number of acres.

And the boundaries between them are not so clear.

The children of military officials, merchants, and rural landlords, etc., are also scholars.

The Ming Dynasty established schools on a large scale and supported them vigorously. The literacy rate was higher than the sum of the world, and it is the highest in the world today.

Changing the mode of social production naturally includes the mode of consumption.

A carriage with a super long body.

The craftsmen polished the surface and painted red paint, which is dazzling, and carved exquisite hollow patterns on the guardrail.

Each component does not pursue cost, but only pursues luxury.

With the industrial capabilities of China Heavy Industry, it naturally created a pleasing handicraft, the first carriage for nobles to travel.

A four-wheeled carriage does not require horses to bear the weight, only to provide pulling force.

The smooth friction between the rails and the iron wheels is many times less than that of traditional road surfaces.

Unlike later railways, this new railway has no iron sleepers.

Just like in history, the first railway in Britain hundreds of years later, the rails were laid directly on the rammed road.

The road is mixed with a lot of gravel, which makes the road more reinforced, and prevents it from becoming muddy in rainy weather.

The shortcomings of this railway, compared with the railways that have gradually matured in later generations, are numerous.

It can't be too fast, and the load should be limited.

It may not take two or three years to renovate the roads and replace the rails.

……

But it is cheap.

The biggest cost is labor cost instead.

Iron ore is worthless, cheaper than coal mines. Most of the coal mines are useless iron ores, and China Heavy Industries can buy them all in one go.

As for the tools and livestock of the engineering team, they are all recycled. The longer the railway is built, the lower the cost.

The most important thing is that there is no technical content in building it, and the building speed is fast.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing, and when Cixi returned the following year, she had to take a train to plead guilty to the former emperors of the Qing Dynasty.

For this reason, within four months, a railway with a length of more than 70 miles was built. It is a railway that includes iron sleepers and uses steam locomotives.

"It took the engineering team only three months to build a [-]-mile railway. With this experience, the engineering team will build a railway in the future. The same [-]-mile railway will only take more than two months."

Zhu Gaochi said proudly.

Beiping, Shandong, and Liaodong are all suitable for building railways. The most difficult is the south, because of the dense waterways, bridges are needed.

The carriage on the railway, rattling on the rails, was smoother and more stable than on the road.

The table is covered with brightly colored silk cloth, and the water in the teacup on the wooden tray is constantly sloshing. This kind of approach is impossible to be in a two-wheeled carriage or on the road.

The disciples of noble and martial arts felt incredible. Among these people, many of them still gave up their lives and rode loose.

In the ninth year of Hongwu, the imperial edict selected the public, marquis, governor, and the second son of the commander of the guards to be a Sanqi, a servant of the servants, attached to the governor's mansion, and served as a guard, or assigned to the affairs of the guards.

Everyone was very curious about the new things along the way, and they asked questions one after another.

A total of two carriages.

In the front row are the noble children, and in the back row are the ladies and maids from various prefectures.

There were 52 passengers from [-] companies in total.

They are all the legitimate sons and daughters of each family, the only exception is Yuan Hong, only he is born as a common son, and many people are unwilling to talk to him.

However, some people knew about his relationship with King Yan's mansion, and they were so close to the eldest son of King Yan, so they naturally treated him kindly.

"Will the railway be built after that?"

"Of course it will. In the future, the entire Beiping Prefecture will build railways. You can take rail cars to go anywhere. It is not only comfortable, but also convenient."

In order to promote the railway, Zhu Gaochi became a salesman.

There are only a dozen or so, and dozens of passengers, but you can't look at it that way.

Young people are the most receptive to new things.

And they are the noble children of the top of Peking.

As long as they are willing to be called horse-drawn trains, it will not be long before people will switch to railways for travel.

Railway travel will definitely change the way people travel.

Because the advantages are obvious.

But Zhu told us to speed up the process, so more things have to be done.

"Our families communicate with each other, we should communicate more. The sisters in the family have nothing to do at home, and they seem depressed all day long."

"Every month in the future, we will organize several outings, and all families can participate."

Zhu Gaochi laughed.

"it is good."

"As long as the eldest son is here, I will definitely come, and I will never fall behind."

"Me too."

"The eldest son really values ​​love and righteousness. My sisters are also bored and bored. Every time I go out, they will ask me to bring something home from outside to relieve boredom."

Someone said sincerely: "I'm not as good as the Eldest Young Master, I can talk to move the mansion, but the Eldest Young Master can come forward to call all the families, and the sisters of each family will benefit, so they don't have to stay at home anymore."

Zhu Gaochi nodded with a smile.

Of course, what this person said was exaggerated.

Although the ladies of each family don't go out often, it's not that they don't go out of the door.

Every female family member goes to the temple to watch, there are always several times a year.

There are also the contacts of the female relatives of various families.

But it is indeed different from this behavior, this time is a kind of freedom, a breakthrough in behavior.

That is to say, if I have this face, if I were an ordinary noble son, I would definitely not be able to organize it.

"The second younger sister in the family, after learning about today's events, she was happy for a few days, and then started talking about how good the eldest son Jiu Ri is. My ears can almost hear the cocoon."

"Hahaha."

Everyone said something, and I said something, and the topic always revolved around Zhu Gaochi.

It's a wonderful feeling.

Zhu Gaochi has the illusion that he is the center of the world.

"This matter can be handed over to Yuan Rong. In the future, Yuan Rong will organize everyone and form a routine. Everyone will be happy."

Zhu Gaochi pointed to Yuan Rong.

Xungui is different from ordinary people.

The nobles are already at the pinnacle of their lives, and what the children of each family have to do is to maintain the lintel. The starting point for them to become an official is the end point for ordinary people.

This kind of ecological chain has caused Xungui to attach the most importance to the interpersonal relationship with each family.

Ordinary people have to rely on their own talents to fight for opportunities, and nobles have to rely on interpersonal relationships to maintain or get good opportunities for official career.

Although Yuan Rong is from an honorable family, he cannot inherit this kind of right, but he can be valued by the eldest son, this is his chance.

With the attention of the two generations of Prince Yan's Mansion, Yuan Rong must stand up.

Seeing this, the young disciples became more polite to Yuan Rong, at least no one would ignore him anymore.

"Eldest Young Master, I have an unfeeling request. I take this opportunity to ask you today, and hope Eldest Young Master Haihan."

Suddenly someone spoke, and the people fell silent.

"Tell me, as long as we can help, we will definitely not stand idly by." That's all Zhu Gaochi could say.

"For our family's business, if we want to use the railway, please ask the eldest son to open the door for convenience, and the price is still stated."

Everyone suddenly realized that this guy is really smart.

Zhu Gaochi was speechless.

This is not asking him for help, but offering a deal on his own initiative.

It is definitely cost-effective to transport by rail, but there is always a process and adaptation for the development of new things to be accepted by the market.

This man does have a heart.

The two of them didn't have much communication in the past, and naturally they didn't have any feelings, but it was just because of their identities.

"The price must be cheap. Later, I will ask the guys in the outer cabinet to go to the shopkeeper on your shop to negotiate."

"Thank you, Eldest Young Master, for your success."

"Then I'll be shameless, and I'll follow suit. If the eldest son fulfills one, it's also fulfilling, and if he's perfecting two, it's also fulfilling." Another person fawned.

"You guys."

Zhu Gaochi pointed and smiled helplessly.

The atmosphere in the car was hot.

Another carriage.

Yingying and Yanyan couldn't help smiling when they heard the loud laughter coming from in front of them. Traveling is not just a play for their families, but a new communication.

It was the first time that the eldest son of King Yan's mansion came forward and formally invited the children of various families. Although the way was strange, King Yan didn't stop him.

Naturally, before the children of each family go out, they have been instructed by the elders, even if they can't get ahead, they can't lose face.

"Jingle Bell."

Arriving at the simple station of the two houses, which is also the end of the trip, the driver on the front of the car rang the bell.

The first four-wheeled carriage, two carriages, came down respectively for the princes and ladies, as well as the nuns and maids.

The second four-wheeled carriage, a carriage, got off the entourage of each family.

Fangshan is huge.

There are mines in it, but there are also high mountains with great views.

"Who is brother-in-law?"

Zhu Yuegui looked curiously at the young masters in front, and Zhu Yuying anxiously stepped forward to cover Third Sister's mouth.

"Hee hee hee."

The young gentlemen couldn't help turning their heads back. Under the watchful eyes of the nuns, they all looked away, but they still sneaked a few glances from time to time.

Unconsciously.

The chests of the young masters straightened up, and they didn't flatter Zhu Gaochi like they did just now.

The voice of speaking is also a little louder, trying to let the other side hear it, as if they have changed into different people.

The ladies of each family are too.

They didn't look there, as if they were not curious at all.

The atmosphere of the scene is subtle and fantastic.

In any case, this way of communicating without the presence of elders in the family has indeed won the favor of young people.

Sixty miles from Beiping City to Fangshan.

The road was bumpy in a carriage, and the female family members of various families would not travel so far on weekdays, at most they would be in the suburbs of Beiping City.

I was able to travel so far today, and it only took an hour. The journey was not tiring at all, and it was full of fun.

Before it even started, the young people are already looking forward to the next time.

The terminus of the railway is still ahead, connected to the railway built by the owner of the mine, but the environment there is not quiet.

So I just stayed outside Fangshan.

In an open space, the servants arranged the tables and chairs they were carrying, and the maids visited one by one with various fruit cakes.

The older attendants stayed at a distance, and the nuns were in the middle.

"Yuan Hong, go over there and ask, here is Xu Ji osmanthus cake, do they want to eat it?" Zhu Gaochi deliberately sent Yuan Hong over there.

Yuan Hong's face was stiff, he lost his composure, and acted like an idiot at a loss.

When approaching the next table, she behaved even worse, walking with the same hands and feet, causing the ladies to cover their mouths and laugh, and Zhu Yuying had already lowered her head.

"Hahaha."

The children at this table laughed exaggeratedly, some even slapped the table and laughed wildly.

Zhu Gaochi raised the corner of his mouth.

Young people are always lovers of new things.

(End of this chapter)