Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Cui Tao said again: "No, the railway cannot be privatized!"

Xue Hu was also silent, and even Zeng Mu, a magistrate who advocated the government's less interference in private affairs, also said:

"It's true that building a railroad is a long-term investment, and it can spur heavy industry."

"Historically, except for the United States, the railways of other countries were driven by state-owned capital."

"Although state-owned investment also has the problem of low investment efficiency, the disadvantages of transportation privatization are too great."

"Furthermore, by issuing railway stocks, the class that buys railway stocks will become a long-term rentier class, which is also detrimental to the development of Hexi."

"This project still needs to be firmly in the hands of the Governor's Mansion."

Cui Tao nodded and said: "The construction of the wooden rail railway this time will definitely become a model model for railway construction in the future. If the foundation is not laid this time, it will be troublesome to revise it later."

Since there is no way to increase investment, the final conclusion is to maintain the status quo of the wooden rail railway and put it on hold for the time being.

In the end, the meeting of the three giants only reached a consensus. The three jointly signed a letter to King Jianning, requesting to control the scale of the slave trade in the Tuyuhun area.

Zhan Yaguang originally wanted to do it in one step, wrapping the iron sheet on the wood. Because there is no financial support, he can only wait for the wooden rail railway to make a profit before upgrading.

For the players of the technology party, they are naturally scolding the short-sightedness of the decision-makers.

However, according to Zhan Yaguang, who has already presided over the laying of railway tracks, this is also a last resort.

After all, this is the first [-]-kilometer railway. Even Zhan Yaguang has no idea whether the railway can be profitable.

The most urgent task is to build the first railway first. As long as this railway is profitable, all places will rush to build railways.

However, Qin Chuan, who was spurned by the three giants in Hexi at this time, was sitting in Tianzhu City, looking at the financial report with joy.

Cui Tao, with his elm head, refuses to engage in the slave trade in Hexi, so is the life of these Tubo people expensive?

It is not necessary to use the lives of the Tubo people to complete the primitive accumulation, so is it possible to use the lives of the Han people to fill it?

Apparently, Qin Chuan, who was beaten to death in Tuyuhun, had seen those inhuman slaves tortured in the cellars of Tubo aristocratic manors. Qin Chuan didn't have any good feelings for Tubo people.

The invaders were defeated, should the people of the victors still be raised?

Qin Chuan was outside the Dadouba Valley, but he had seen piles of Han Chinese skulls.

These are all small Jingguan built by the Tubo people with the heads of soldiers from the Tang Dynasty in order to show off their military exploits.

In Hexi, the Tang people and the Tubo people are blood feuds that will never die.

Pulling a Han Chinese slave out of any manor, I would like to eat these Tubo slave owners alive!
What about banning the slave trade at this time?
Now the Tubo slaves coming from Hexi are all doing the most dangerous work in the mines of Tuyuhun.

Those Han and Qiang slaves rescued from the manor are now the best supervisors, and if they are a little lazy, they will be whipped up.

Although Tuyuhun is a plateau area, there are not many places where grain can be grown.

But here is also rich in mining resources.

A copper mountain and a jade mine were discovered near Tianzhu City.

The players of the Gemologist Society also discovered two medium-sized coal mines near the Dangjin Pass.

The merchants and players who came from Hexi spent money to buy Tibetan slaves to mine.

Qin Chuan resumed his old profession of civil engineering, led another group of slaves to build roads, and prepared to eat such a wave of primitive accumulation.

Zhang Hua walked into the government affairs hall of Tianzhu City, and angrily threw a report on the table.

After seeing Qin Chuan, Zhang Hua immediately complained: "It's okay for these guys in Hexi to suffer from the Madonna's disease. They ban slaves themselves, and they won't use slaves for us!"

"This is what they wrote to the Jianning Palace, saying that they want to limit the total number of slaves in our Tuyuhun!"

"It really makes no sense!"

Qin Chuan opened the file, looked at it for a while and said, "Let them make trouble! Can they manage us in Hexi? Now the mine is in short supply of manpower. Instead of Tubo slaves, let us players mine?"

Zhang Hua also said angrily: "If you want me to say, they just haven't been on the battlefield, so they don't know how cruel these Tibetans are on the battlefield."

"Besides, we are not slave labor! It's reform through labor, just working in the mine to atone for sin!"

Qin Chuan also nodded and said: "In troubled times, heavy codes must be used. It's ugly for a mother-in-law like Hexi to act and stand up again!"

"If they don't give it, can't we catch it ourselves?"

"Let all places speed up the investigation of war criminals, and all Tibetans who have committed evil deeds of oppressing the people will be sentenced and sent to the mines as soon as possible!"

"We're also writing a letter! It's not slave trading, it's labor reform!"

"These Tibetan war criminals, as long as they complete two years of labor reform, they will be released and go home!"

Zhang Hua nodded and said, "It's reform through labor! I'll make it clear to those mine owners and players that it's reform through labor!"

Qin Chuan continued: "These few mines alone are not enough, we have to make some achievements!"

"Why is Hexi so arrogant? Isn't it because of the good economy?"

"As long as we make achievements, the palace will naturally value our opinions."

Zhang Hua asked: "But how to develop?"

Qin Chuan said: "If you want me to say, the traffic problem still needs to be solved!"

Qin Chuan opened the map and said:

"There are actually two roads going out of Tuyuhun."

"One is Dadou Bagu, and the other is Dangjin Pass."

"Needless to say about Dadou Bagu, the relationship between Hexi and us is not good, but the economic connection cannot be broken, and this road should be repaired as soon as possible."

"The next step is Dangjin Pass. From Dangjin Pass to the north, there are two core areas in Longyou, Shazhou and Guazhou."

"Winter is coming soon, and the Governor's Mansion ordered Longyou to start storing fuel for the winter. I heard that many workshops in Longyou have stopped working due to lack of fuel."

"This is a good opportunity for our Tuyuhun Coal Mine to enter the Longyou market!"

In the past, Longyou's fuel was produced by cutting down trees and burning charcoal, plus some sporadic small coal mines.

Tuyuhun's coal resources are not rich, but the mining cost is low.

These Tibetan slaves, driven by the oppressive Han and Qiang supervisors in the past, dig mines desperately every day in order to get a little food to satisfy their hunger.

If the output is low one day, they will be severely beaten.

Even in a modern society where mining has been mechanized, many mines still rely on manual excavation.

Perhaps the mining efficiency of these Tibetan slaves is not as high as that of the Longyou miners, but they work long hours, so the output is naturally not low.

But the problem still remains, how can the mine be transported out after it has been dug out.

Qin Chuan said: "Actually, my plan was correct back then. When Jinshan Pass needs to be connected with a railway, the Tuyuhun area and Longyou can be linked together!"

"After the railway is connected, the coal mines near Jinshankou can be transported out!"

"I just don't know when the steam engine will be invented."

"With the steam engine, the efficiency of our mine can also be improved a lot."

Just when Qin was feeling emotional, Guazhou Dashuixia Iron Works——

WISCO looked at the steam engine in front of it with pride and pride on its face.

Wu's steam engine, this is the first steam engine prototype manufactured by WISCO in Datang World based on the mature Watt steam engine drawings.

"Dad, you can start the test!"

A man who looked similar to WISCO, but a little older, filled the steam engine with fresh water, then lit the boiler and started the steam engine.

The coals in the firebox start to burn and the water in the boiler starts to heat up.

Steam is ejected from intricate pipes, pushing the intricate pistons and connecting rods of the steam engine.

The roaring machine is finally moving!
"Dad? Is this a success?" Wu Gang asked tremblingly.

Wu Zhonghua looked at the steam ejected from the top of the steam engine and said:
"Why, you don't believe in your dad's skills? This game is really good! I feel like I'm young again! I don't feel tired driving for twelve hours straight!"

Wugang looked at this machine. The outer frame of the entire machine was built bit by bit by Wugang and his son.

The precision parts of the boiler are all made by Wu Zhonghua.

Wugang did not expect that Wu Zhonghua, an eighth-level fitter, would be so terrifying!
In this world without precision instruments, Wu Zhonghua can produce extremely high-precision parts with just one hand.

Now WISCO finally knows why it was able to manufacture so many high-tech equipment in such a poor and empty situation.

Wu Zhonghua looked at the rumbling steam engine, and said to Wugang: "The engine of your father's rocket car back then could not have a single error! It is not a trivial matter to be your steam engine."

The rumbling steam engine made a sound, and the piston pushed the connecting rod, transmitting the power from the core of the steam engine to the gears.

WISCO connected the power to a stamping hammer. With the rotation of the steam engine gear, this hydraulically driven mechanical device is slowly lifting the huge hammer head.

When the hammer was raised to the highest point, WISCO pulled the lever, and the huge hammer fell from the top of the machine and hit the steel ingot below.

The heavy hammer collided with the red-hot steel ingot, and a huge spark burst out. With such a loud noise, in this Great Tang world, the first steam equipment was manufactured.

This is the first time that humans have unearthed a great power from outside the natural world. A steam beast is released from the machine and will completely affect the entire world.

This steam engine burned day and night for two days. The power provided by the steam engine steadily raised the hammer and forged the steel ingot a thousand times.

The power of the steam engine is much more stable than that of the water flow. Although there were several minor faults during this period, they were easily repaired by Wuhan Iron and Steel and Wu Zhonghua.

Wu Gang stayed in the game for two days. After confirming that the steam engine had no major failures, he excitedly said to Wu Zhonghua:

"Dad! We made it!"