The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 2435 Train Trial
More than two months have passed.

There was excellent news from Li Zhaoen. With the efforts of [-] soldiers from the Xianglong Military Region, the railway track from Changsha to Xiangyin was successfully opened, and the steam train developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology was successfully running.It takes less than two hours to travel from Changsha to Xiangyin.

This means that the transportation level of Da Song has entered a new world.

From human and animal power transportation to the level of steam transportation.

Moreover, steam trains are not only faster than horse-drawn carriages, but more importantly, they can carry much more goods.

Zhao Dongting was very excited.

With the train, as long as the steam engine is used more and more in the future, and even the steam engine is modified.Perhaps, long-distance railways across continents can really appear.

This is what he is likely to see in his lifetime.

Far from being as far away as the high-speed rail.

With the train, Da Song has the foundation to control the surrounding countries.

He seemed to be able to imagine that the railway tracks built by the Song Dynasty would be spread across the land in Asia, Europe and other places like spider webs.

Commercial transactions, resource circulation...

Cultural integration!

Every aspect of the process will definitely be greatly improved.

After receiving Li Zhao'en's report, Zhao Dongting was overjoyed, and immediately summoned all the central cabinet ministers to discuss matters in the imperial study.

Zhong Jian and others went to the imperial study one after another, saluted Zhao Dongting, and then sat down.

Li Zhaoen was also inside.

Waiting for everyone to gather, Zhao Dongting said: "Just now Li Shangshu announced the good news to me that the steam train has been successfully tested on the railway track from Changsha to Xiangyin!"

All the ministers were surprised, and then they were overjoyed.

Zhong Jian's eyes lit up, and he said, "Your Majesty, if this is the case, can we start building railroad tracks all over the Song Dynasty?"

"Ah."

Zhao Dongting nodded, "I called you here to tell you about this matter. First, build the railway track from Changsha to Zhongdu as quickly as possible."

All the ministers understood what he meant.

The matter of moving the capital has been delayed again and again, and now, the emperor finally waited until the Ministry of Science and Technology got the steam train out.

It is indeed time to move the capital.

Since ancient times, it is true that Changsha City has not been used as the capital.

Not a single objection was raised.

Zhong Jian even asked directly: "How much manpower and material resources does the emperor plan to invest in the construction of the railway tracks?"

The construction of the railway track from Changsha to Zhongdu is definitely a big project.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Dongting said, "It's up to your central cabinet to make overall plans! In short, I have given you the greatest authority, and you can deploy troops from all over the place. In addition, I have ordered the transfer envoys and Jiedu envoys from all over the place to go all out." Cooperate with you. As long as the railway track route is studied, the railway tracks can be built at the same time, and even the state can be built at the same time. This should be the most ambitious project in the Song Dynasty. If it succeeds, it will be successful for thousands of years. In Sheji, it will not be inferior to the Grand Canal."

"I'm waiting for orders!"

Zhong Jian, Zhao Yuluo and the others stood up almost at the same time and bowed their hands to accept orders.

My heart is naturally excited.

Opening up the railway track between the north and the south is to open up the great traffic between the north and the south.

This has definitely had a profound impact on Da Song.

And these people will definitely add a lot of color to the history books of Song Dynasty because of this incident.

Zhao Dongting looked at Li Zhao'en again, and said, "Zhao'en, come forward and listen."

Li Zhaoen stepped forward and bowed.

Zhao Dongting thought about it for a while, and said: "You are the minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and you are also the backbone of our Song Dynasty's scientific and technological research and development. It is inconvenient for me to promote your official rank, so I will make you the Duke of Yiguo. What do you think?"

The ministers were slightly startled.

Duke?

Nowadays, there are only a few Dukes of the Song Dynasty.

Among those present, Wen Tianxiang was conferred the title of Duke of Yi.

Even Zhong Jian, Zhao Yuluo and others were not conferred such titles.

But after thinking about it, the emperor obviously did this on purpose.

Want to use this to stimulate those who are engaged in scientific research in Dasong to invest in research and development with deeper enthusiasm?
Actually, Zhao Dongting had another idea.

With Li Zhaoen's intelligence, it is undoubtedly unfair to him to hold him in the position of minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

He told Li Zhao'en about it.

With Li Zhao'en's potential, he could become the highest-ranking official in the Song Dynasty in the future.He himself had such a dream.

Just thinking about the future of Da Song, he is willing to invest in technology research and development.

Zhao Dongting is also his compensation.

The Duke of the State is also an extremely human minister.

Li Zhao'en was a little apprehensive, and said: "Your Majesty, the research and development of the steam train is not the work of one person, and I dare not accept this award."

He felt that he was far behind the seniors like Wen Tianxiang.

Even those veterans who were so bloody on the battlefield, and the important ministers who worked hard for the Song Dynasty for many years, failed to be named Duke, how could I?

(End of this chapter)