Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 1855 Sudden Arrival
To be honest, it didn't take much time for Su Cheng to go back and forth to Haizhou this time, because the train from Chang'an to Luoyang saved a lot of time, and Su Cheng didn't stay in Haizhou for long.

But the appearance of the train suddenly changed people's views on the journey. It only takes half a day from Chang'an to Luoyang, which is really convenient.

In Li Shimin's dream, he wanted to build the railway as soon as possible, not to mention anything else, the annual grain and grass transportation would save a lot of loss.

Compared with digging canals, railways can be built wherever they want, and there is no need to mobilize a lot of manpower. The only constraint is that the manufacture of rails cannot keep up.

Hearing this, Su Cheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although the steam engine has been developed, industrial development still has a long way to go.

Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Your Majesty is talking about trains and railways all day long. You should go to Liangyi Hall and talk about it later. Chang'an, come here quickly."

After hearing this, Su Changan stepped forward obediently: "I pay my respects to the empress."

Empress Changsun held the child's hand to look it up and down, and said with a smile: "Look at this nose, this small mouth, and Su Chengchang's true resemblance, Silla is so far away from Chang'an, and the child is so young, the journey was very hard, right? "

Jin Shengman said with a smile: "Empress Lao is worried, the child is quite obedient and doesn't make trouble at all, it's okay to stop and stop along the way."

Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Since you are in Chang'an, you should stay in Chang'an for a while longer."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, boy Su is the one who conquers the world, let the child learn more from Su Cheng, and he will definitely be a good king in the future."

Jin Shengman said with a smile: "I just wanted to let the child learn more from my father, so I came all the way to Chang'an, hoping that he can live up to his expectations."

Li Shimin took a jade pendant from his body, waved to Su Chang'an and said with a smile, "This little guy is also a lucky one. I like this jade pendant very much. I will reward you today."

While speaking, Li Shimin personally tied the jade pendant on Su Changan's body.

Jin Shengman was very excited. After all, the jade pendant worn by the emperor has a different meaning. This kind of reward is given to the child, and it will also be of great help to the child's future in securing the throne of Silla.

Not only that, Prince Li Zhi also asked the child to call him little uncle, which made Jin Shengman even more happy, and she was really satisfied with this entry into the palace.

"Chang'an, thank you Your Majesty soon." Jin Shengman said happily.

Su Changan said obediently, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "This child is really likable. Since you will live in Chang'an in the future, don't be polite and bring your child to the palace."

Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Changle always runs to the palace. If you come with Changle, the palace will be lively too."

Jin Shengman said, "Thank you Your Majesty, thank you Empress."

Empress Changsun turned her head and asked Su Cheng, "What's so interesting about going to Haizhou?"

Su Cheng shook his head and smiled slightly: "Haizhou, the sea view is beautiful, vast and far away, the beach is good, the waves are blooming, and the seagulls are circling. Of course, the most popular thing is the seafood, which is delicious. It's a pity that the distance from Chang'an is really long. It’s too far away, and if it’s shipped over, the seafood will stink too.”

"However, if the railway is built to Haizhou in the future, seafood can be transported by train."

Seafood is of course delicious, but it's a pity that Chang'an is too far away from the sea. Empress Changsun shook her head slightly and said, "Thousands of miles away, it's too wasteful to transport seafood from such a far place to eat!"

Is it a waste of money to use the train?That's because you haven't heard of "When a concubine rides the world of mortals and laughs, no one knows it's litchi."

Su Cheng smiled and said: "It's not extravagance at all, it's just an extra car when transporting goods or pulling people."

Li Shimin couldn't help clapping his hands and said with a smile: "Yes, but the matter of adding a few more carriages, in fact, even if it is a special trip to transport seafood to Chang'an by train, it is not too extravagant and wasteful. After all, it is just burning some coal, and it is not worth anything."

Su Cheng said with a smile: "It's not just seafood. Fruits from the south can be transported to the north in large quantities. The fruits from the south are varied and delicious."

Li Shimin, Empress Changsun, and Princess Changle all felt their eyes light up when they heard this. The fruits in the south are indeed various and delicious. The only drawback is that they are too precious.

It takes too much manpower and material resources to transport medicine from the south to the north, and it takes too much time. If the railway is built and transported by train, it will be fast and convenient.

Princess Changle smiled sweetly and said, "Lychees, red bayberries, loquats, oranges, bananas, and longan, can you eat as much as you want in the future? Oh, the railway needs to be built quickly."

In this era, long-distance travel is really too difficult. Even a princess as expensive as Changle cannot eat southern fruits to her heart's content.

Of course, if Princess Changle is as extravagant as Concubine Yang, she can actually do it.

However, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun are the kind of people who covet enjoyment and don't care about people's feelings, and their children are not extravagant people.

If the railway really goes to the south of the Yangtze River, everything will be different.

Eat seafood, eat southern fruits, and even no matter what kind of delicious food there is, you can easily achieve it with the train.

Princess Changle's big eyes are shining. Although she has fully realized the significance of the train, she is not so eagerly looking forward to the rapid passage of the railway to the south of the Yangtze River.

For foodies, food is the biggest driving force.

Princess Changle urged: "Royal father, you should urge the Ministry of Industry to speed up, don't be lazy, and build the railway to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible."

Empress Changsun smiled and nodded in agreement: "Compared to digging canals, building railways requires much less manpower, and the Ministry of Industry is not unsympathetic."

Jin Shengman and Su Chang'an watched with dazed faces, because they had never even heard of the fruits that Princess Changle mentioned, let alone ate them.

There is no way, who made Silla such a big place, and the climate is cold.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "I also want to build the railway quickly. I've been thinking about it day and night. It really made me think of a way."

Not to mention Empress Changsun and Princess Changle, even Su Cheng couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard that, what else did the emperor think of?
It's not that he looks down on Li Shimin, it's that he doesn't think Li Shimin can come up with any good ideas.

"Your Majesty, what did you come up with?" Su Cheng asked curiously.

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Xiao Yu is old and energetic and no longer wants to be an official. I want to appoint you as Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Your ability is recognized by both me and the ministers of the court. You have become more and more calm in the past two years. You are the most familiar with the construction of railways in the world, and you have many ideas, so it is perfect for you to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry."

(End of this chapter)