The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 450 The prince looks at the building
Jiayuguan.

The main route of the ancient Silk Road.

The Silk Road was so prosperous in ancient times, why did it fail?

Because of the loss of the support of the Central Plains.

The prosperity of the Silk Road relied on the productivity of the Tang Dynasty, and relied on the order of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions to form a healthy and developing trade and economic circle.

After the Anshi Rebellion, these areas lost the order of the Tang Dynasty, not only broke the trade and economic circle, but also their own productivity fell into a regression.

Then in the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty failed in the external war. Not only did it fail to restore the trade circle of the Western Regions, but the Western Regions fell into a great regression due to the long-term loss of the productivity of the Central Plains.

For hundreds of years, the Silk Road has become a legend.

Only in the murals before Tubo occupied Dunhuang, not only can we see murals of various colors, but also the prosperity at that time.

After Tubo occupied Dunhuang, the murals in Dunhuang all turned blue-green. Because of the loss of the rich supply of pigments in the interior, the local pigments became monotonous.

now.

With the establishment of the provinces of the Western Regions, the stationing of the new army, the railway that terminated at Jiayuguan, and the cotton trade engaged in by various commercial firms.

Although the Silk Road has not risen, the Cotton Commodity Road seems to be emerging.

Shami Chagan arrived at Jiayuguan respectfully.

Since the war in the past few days, Shami Chagan has not dared to joke with the generals of the Ming army casually, always feeling a little scared.

At Jiayuguan, Chen Cheng has come to meet Shami Chagan.

"Mr. Chen Cheng."

"Prince Shami Chagan, long time no see."

Chen Cheng warmly stepped forward to embrace Shami Chagan, and Shami Chagan embraced Chen Cheng excitedly, feeling at ease.

After a short exchange of pleasantries between the two, Chen Cheng told Sand Mi Chagan some bad news.

"The little prince was very angry, and decided to use his troops to fight against him."

Chen Cheng had a serious face.

Shami Chagan panicked, "Mr. Chen Cheng knows my father Khan, and my father Khan has always been loyal to Daming."

"So this time I decided to go to Peiping with you."

Chen Cheng said.

Hearing Chen Cheng's reply, Shami Chagan was relieved.

Shami Chagan filed a complaint: "When this general and I were in Hami, we were attacked by a group of horse thieves. These horse thieves were definitely assigned by Anke Timur."

"It is very possible that he also sent people to attack the construction site of the railway engineering team in Yilibali, just to frame my father Khan."

"Anything else?"

Chen Cheng looked at the general.

The general nodded, "It seems that they are not ordinary horse thieves. We also interrogated the ones who survived. They said they were appointed by Haha Hudulu."

"Are they An Dingwei's soldiers?" Chen Cheng frowned.

"No."

"They said it was the people from Haha Hudulu who asked their tribe to send troops."

"Another conspiracy that is difficult to find out."

Thousands of miles of desert.

It is different from the densely covered cities in the Central Plains.

Although the cities one after another are a proof of prosperity, they also make the inland thieves lose the possibility of fleeing.

In the desert, it is hard to tell who is who.

Hahai Hudulu is the governor of Ming Dynasty, and he is also the thorn in Anke Timur's side, and the Hei Erhuo in Yili Pai is also the thorn in the side of Haha Hudulu and Anke Timur.

In short.

Since the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions has been a continuous history of wars. Finally, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, all the vitality was consumed and they could no longer jump up.

Therefore, Chen Cheng did not want Zhu Gaochi to use troops in Yili.

Day two.

Hahai Hudulu came to Jiayuguan in person.

He also came to complain.

"I heard that someone slandered me?"

"I will investigate this matter when I come back from Beiping." Chen Cheng reassured.

Chen Cheng and Hahai Hudulu are old acquaintances.

It can be said that Ha Haihu returned to Daming and became the governor of Daming in Andingwei. Chen Cheng contributed a lot.

Hahai Hudulu didn't mess around, and muttered: "Chen Gong is wise, he must understand that I am innocent."

After comforting Ha Haihu Dulu, because he was worried about Beiping, Chen Cheng took Shami Chagan and took the train to Peiping first.

Shami Chagan's mission temporarily stayed in the Western Regions province.

With the spread of the missionaries in the Western Regions provinces, people said that Anke Timur sent people to attack them.

According to the prisoners of the Ming army, the murderer was Haha Hudulu again, but the people of the mission, the murderer who killed him was Anke Timur.

Amidst the dazzling rumors, no one noticed the achievements of the Ming army.

But a wise man will always be a wise man.

Anke Timur of Hami called his nephew Tuotuo.

"Hei'er, Huo Zhe's son, will definitely slander us in front of the little prince. We can't let him talk nonsense. You go to Peiping instead of me."

The young Tuotuo was unwilling to go to Peking.

Anke Timur said with a dark face: "You must go."

Tuotuo reminded: "Uncle, we are so obedient to Daming, I'm afraid Guili Chihan won't tolerate us."

"Da Ming's strength can no longer be stopped, and Guili Chihan's power is getting weaker and weaker. We must stand by Daming."

"But Guili Chihan is not something we can deal with."

"That's why you are going to Beiping, and let the little prince of Beiping know our intentions. I guess that the things in Yili are probably sent by Guili Chihan."

Ankh Timur also introduced a murderer.

Tuotuo understood what his uncle was thinking.

Everyone has a theory about the murderer.

Zhu Gaochi also had his speculation.

"The murderer is definitely Timur."

The crowd was amazed.

Timur is thousands of miles away, so how could it be involved in him again.

"It must be him."

Zhu Gaochi bit him to death in one bite.

Everyone was speechless.

……

The establishment of the Western Regions Province, including Shaanxi Xingdusi and Hami.

But the railway is only open to traffic south of Jiayuguan.

The railway in Hami and the railway in Yilibali have just started construction, and they have been attacked in the early stage.

The railway in Jiayuguan uses horse-drawn carriages.

Shami Chagan and Chen Cheng took a railway carriage, and in the carriage, they watched the scene outside the window curiously.

"I didn't expect the railway to be used like this."

Shami Chagan's face was filled with wonder.

"With the railway, the cotton and BMW in Yili can be easily transported to the mainland."

Chen Cheng laughed.

The sage decreed early on that the private households in the interior were required to grow cotton extensively.

However, due to the problems of people's hearts and climate, the promotion of cotton is not very smooth, but it is also different.

In the southern region of Yilipali, there are many places where cotton has been planted for a long time, with high yields and excellent quality.

With the development of industrialization in the north, people's economy has become richer in the area centered on Beiping.

Cotton clothes, quilts, etc., have become one of the most popular commodities.

Merchants in the north couldn't compete with the silk products in the Jianghuai area, so they began to choose the lower-level route. With the establishment of the Western Region provinces and the smooth trade roads, various cloth shops began to bring goods to Peiping in Yili, and at the same time purchase cotton locally.

Although the scale is still small, Chen Cheng has already seen a brand new path.

Chen Cheng did not take the railway in the southern province of Saipan, but chose to go from Jiayuguan to Lanzhou, and then from Lanzhou to Xi'an.

For the first time, Shami Chagan saw the changes in the former Shaanxi Xingdusi.

The guard has changed.

"Song Jiajun" is gone.

Military depots built on railways became the main force.

Outside the railway, a large area of ​​guard military land was allocated to military households, and each military household was also allocated one hundred acres of land.

"It seems the fields are thinning out."

Shami Chagan said strangely.

The number of acres obviously hasn't decreased, but it feels like it has become sparser.

There are many Han people.

The fields are densely packed, but they are still awe-inspiring.

"The little prince said that after thousands of years of cultivation in Shaanxi, the land needs to enter a long recovery period, and the capital of Shaanxi has a large area of ​​land and a small population, and it is an area where military households are located, so land reform has been carried out."

"Although the number of acres per capita has increased, the planting method has also been changed, instead of the traditional deep plowing and careful digging."

"The wasteland will not be over-cultivated, and the natural appearance will be maintained."

"That's a good idea."

Shami Chagan said in admiration.

"Actually, not only the Western Regions province, but also Senan Province. The ecological environment of the grassland is more fragile and needs to be restored, so the Senan Province has also carried out reforms."

"yes."

Sha Mi Chagan murmured.

Shami Chagan would have been skeptical if he hadn't seen the fighting power of the Hami Ming army, but now Shami Chagan is very sure.

With the strength of the Ming army, Senan's reform may not be difficult.

What's more, Ugqihashha killed Elbek Khan and moved westward with his troops, making Senan, which had a small population, even more desolate.

Shami Chagan looked at the carriage again.

He is a stranger to the railway, but he is no stranger to it now.

Daming built a railway running from east to west in Senan Province, and I am afraid there will be no changes in the future.

It is one thousand and hundreds of miles from Yili to Jiayuguan, and it is also one thousand and five hundred miles from Jiayuguan to Lanzhou.

former.

Shami Chagan's camel team traveled for nearly a month.

From Jiayuguan to Lanzhou, it only took ten days to take the railway carriage, including eating on the platform and stopping along the way.

Lanzhou.

Shamechagan saw many factories beside the railway.

"These belong to the Ten Thousand Factories and Ten Thousand Mines Project, and they are all newly opened factories this year."

"factory?"

Sand Mi Chagan couldn't recognize the changes in Daming.

When arriving in Xi'an from Lanzhou.

Shami Chagan even thought he had come to the kingdom of heaven.

One building after another in the new urban area, the shocking Shami Chagan was stunned, the tall bell tower, the water tower on the building.

"This……"

Shami Chagan was indescribable, his whole mind was like a paste, and he followed Chen Cheng closely, for fear that he would get lost.

Xi'an is a big station, mainly there are steam engine trains here.

There are warehouses and businesses everywhere outside the station.

It was full of people's heads. Shami Chagan had never seen so many people in his life.

Follow Chen Cheng on the steam engine train.

"Woo~"

"Crack...Crack...Crack..."

The steam engine train runs faster and faster.

It is more than two thousand miles from Xi'an to Peiping.

In addition to stopping and eating along the way, sleeping on the train, and even waiting for half a day in Taiyuan, it took less than five days.

Shami Chagan arrived in Peiping after half a year's work, but it took only one and a half months since he set off.

There is also a month in Hami, because there is no railway.

The power of the railway.

Shami Chagan has already seen clearly, clearly.

"finally reached."

"If all the railway carriages in the Western Province are replaced by steam engine trains, we will only need seven or eight days."

Chen Cheng stretched his waist.

Shami Chagan was shocked by the Beiping train station platform in front of him like an idiot.

He could see tall buildings in the distance from inside the platform, such a building made his eyes blurred.

(End of this chapter)