Daming heir

Beyond the East China Sea.

The base camp of the Zhenwa army, which has been built and maintained for three years, has been facing the sea breeze and washed away the summer heat.

Located at the foot of the mountains, the big camp on the seashore has undergone many expansions, and the wooden pile camp walls in the past have also been replaced by wide walls made of thick stone slabs.

In the bay, the wharf and trestle bridge in front of it is like a sharp sword piercing into the deep sea waters, so as to cater to the docking of warships with deeper drafts.

Bursts of roaring sounded from the distant mountains, and the smoke and dust rose into the sky along with the forest birds.

On the tops of the hills, there are fortress fortresses that look like they have been sliced ​​off by a sword-wielding god, and are so huge that they can be seen with the naked eye on the sea, deterring all directions.

And in the valley of the mountain stream under the fort, there is a thick black smoke that is constantly trying to invade the pure white steam.

When the thick smoke and steam entangled from the mountain forest, a huge and towering steel behemoth was seen, crushing the two steel tracks on the ground with the force of destroying the city.

Behind the giant beast, carriages full of raw ore were pulled by the giant beast to the smelting plant in the corner of the bay not far from the camp.

On the side of the smelting plant facing the pier, there is a road that only allows Ming people to go straight to a restricted trestle bridge at the pier, which is tightly guarded by tall walls.

On the ridge not far from the smelting plant, a team of officers and soldiers was distributed over a long distance, looking at the surrounding distance. From time to time, some people raised their brass binoculars to look at places farther away that were invisible to the naked eye.

On the pier, a treasure ship slowly sailed from the sea into the trestle where only ships with exclusive flags were allowed to dock.

And on the sea in the distance, several small boats of three to two thousand materials, with their muzzles opened, and officers and soldiers lined up, were carried by the boats out of the shallow water area of ​​the bay, and spread out to the deep water area outside the bay and beyond.

A long whimper sounded from the sea.

On the hills behind the bay, horns sounded to meet the signals on the sea.

There was a ding dong ding dong sound in the smelting plant, and a few beeping sounds came out, and a few much smaller steel machinery drove out on the laid track between the two walls.The carriage was covered with a thick tarpaulin.

There is only one carriage that can be counted with hands, but there are hundreds of officers and soldiers guarding it impenetrably, and even the gaps in the carriages hide officers and soldiers holding crossbows.

"In this world, why are there so many smart people, and why can't there be more stupid people? At least everyone other than me, Da Ming, is stupid."

On the tall watchtower behind the camp wall near the smelting plant, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, a scholar of the Hall of Martial Arts, put down the brass and gold-plated binoculars and spoke with a faint sigh.

Tie Xuan, who was beside him, smiled calmly: "Our army has increased to [-], and we have stopped hundreds of miles away. According to Treasure Island, it is unique to Daming. And we have been here for three or four years. How can the Japanese Don't you know the yellow and white things hidden in the two places?"

"My lord, if I go out now, I have to worry about being stabbed on the bed by those Japanese women." Li Jinglong scolded twice in annoyance.

Tie Xuan rolled his eyes, and turned his head to look at the steam train that was already driving on the trestle bridge: "Except for the gold and silver in the second quarter, which is reserved for buying the Northern and Southern Dynasties of the Japanese Kingdom, all of them will be sent out today. Can the general have a memorial or It's a letter, and I can send it back today."

Li Jinglong waved his hand with great vigor: "No memorial is more real than this carload of gold and silver. As long as my father-in-law and I have done a good job for the court, nothing major will happen to the family."

On the distant sea, a horn sounded.

A fleet of ships carried flags one after another, lowered their sails, and slowly stopped on the sea.

Tie Xuan was a little surprised by Li Jinglong's subtle changes today: "Treasure Island's second-quarter production has arrived. The father-in-law seems to be more relaxed and calm now."

Li Jinglong turned around and moved to the direction of the sea on the watchtower, frowned and said: "According to my opinion, there shouldn't be such a big fight now. If you do it like this, no one with evil intentions will dare to move.

If you want me to say, just get a ship to load this batch of gold and silver, and send it back to Yingtian City.

What is a few 10 taels of gold and silver?
The imperial court will have a reason to send it to the hand. When the time comes, the Wa country will be wiped out in one fell swoop. How can it be like it is now? "

Tie Xuan became more and more speechless.

Look, what is this called?How many 10 taels of gold and silver are discounted?

That's why Li Jinglong was able to say such things because people like them are living in piles of gold and silver every day.

If it was put in the imperial court, I'm afraid it would have been sprayed by a bunch of people.

Tie Xuan shook his head: "Using a large army to fight will definitely affect the output of Shi Jian and Treasure Island. Moreover, the current situation in the court is changing. As a subject at this time, we should not add any more burden to the court."

After finishing speaking, Tie Xuan turned to look at Li Jinglong.The two led the army to the sea, away from Yingtian, and spent several years together in this foreign land, so it can be said that they have a close relationship.

He hoped that the Duke and General, who could already be said to be a friend, would understand what he meant.

Li Jinglong snorted twice: "Our army is [-], let alone one against ten, one against five. The Japanese have been managed by us in the past few years, and the wind of pleasure has begun to emerge. As long as there is a chance, first Take the Northern Dynasty, and then go south to the Southern Dynasty. The rest of the ordinary Japanese people are just Japanese workers who did not keep their names in the books of Ming Dynasty."

Tie Xuan immediately retorted: "There was indeed a trend of pleasure in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but we must not forget that some of them also began to collude secretly, trying to drive us Ming people out of this tiny land."

"So what? The Ming army is invincible!" Li Jinglong raised his brows, his disdain clearly showing on his face.This is not because he is arrogant, but as a general who leads the army, he must have the confidence.

Tie Xuan had a headache and sighed: "Our army still relies on Shandong Province and Lee's North Korea to supply most of the food and supplies. Once the war starts and the purpose is exposed, whether it is going south or going north, do you think the two dynasties will sit idly by? When the time comes , our army is facing the enemy!"

Li Jinglong sighed softly, remained silent for a while, and then his expression darkened slightly: "I want to go back to Beijing... I almost forgot what the lights on the Qinhuai River in Shili look like."

As soon as these words came out, Tie Xuan fell silent immediately.

Li Jinglong's words were pure, he was talking about ten miles of lights in the Qinhuai River, at this moment it was really just those ten miles of lights, without any selfish desires.

This is a person who is outside, longing for his homeland.

For a while, Tie Xuan didn't know how to persuade this friend who never spoke clearly.

Li Jinglong suddenly shouted: "Chaos! As long as the Japanese country is in chaos, we will have a better chance! If there is a big war, I will have endless Japanese workers.

Shi Jian here, the Manchu dynasty was the first to use steam trains, and the court knew little about it.But Treasure Island, the coal mines in Shanxi Road, the cement road in Yinghang, and the places where the imperial court started construction are nonexistent.

As long as the Japanese country is in chaos, more Japanese workers can be used for me! "

A bold idea gradually became clearer in Li Jinglong's mind.

Tie Xuan seemed to have sensed something, turned around, stared at the big brother in front of him solemnly, and said solemnly: "You'd better not use it as a shield that you will not accept the fate of the general!"

Li Jinglong remained silent, but kept shrinking his eyelids and narrowing his eyes slightly, looking at the warships in the bay that only Da Ming could build today.

Chill.

Tie Xuan panicked for no reason, and he looked at the silent Li Jinglong in disbelief: "You must have done it already."

After asking, Tie Xuan took a deep breath, but felt more stuffy in his chest.

Li Jinglong withdrew his gaze, looked at Tie Xuan with a tense face, and smiled slightly.

He opened his mouth and said ah, raised his arms lightly and patted on the railing on the edge of the watchtower in front of him: "Tie Xingxing is worthy of being a member of His Highness Taisun's entrainment, he is really smart!"

"Li Jiujiang! Are you crazy!"

In the watchtower of the big camp by the bay, Tie Xuan vomited and roared in grief.

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"Unless you're crazy! Otherwise, how can you cover the entire Ming Dynasty with railways?"

Zhu Gaochi stood on a high platform, looking at the steel track in front of him and the steam train running on it, his face was full of shock and surprise, as well as an expression of disbelief.

This place is located outside Yingtian City, next to the cement road leading to Taiping Mansion, near the Yangtze River, and a piece of land where boats can pass, has been occupied by workshops with chimneys in the past two years.

Yan Shizi's incomprehension and doubts were transmitted to the ears of everyone on the stage.

Now Zhang Ergong, who has been appointed as the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, has never worn a big red robe, but only a dark red but full of stains.

The robe that was originally pressed on the waist was just put down, and it was still deeply wrinkled.

Hearing Shizi Yan's question, Zhang Ergong raised his head to look at His Royal Highness Taisun who was facing away from the crowd at the edge of the stand.

Zhu Gaochi had just checked the material used for the steel track.He didn't believe at all that it was possible to spread this thing all over Daming.The imperial court does not eat or drink for a whole year, and at most it may only be able to connect Yingtian's surroundings.

On the contrary, Zhu Shangbing, who was wearing a pro-military uniform with a long knife on his waist, showed deep thought. After a while, he whispered tentatively and said: "This road is expensive, and steel is forbidden. Road guards, in case local thieves destroy the road and steal."

Ok?
Ah!
Although no one spoke in the entire stands, Zhu Shangbing swore that he could hear doubtful voices with different meanings from the voices of these people.

Even Zhu Yunxi, who was standing at the front of the stands, turned around and stared at Xiaohan with a somewhat unpredictable expression.

Zhu Gaochi even opened his mouth and said: "Now it's on point."

What I think is right?
Zhu Shangbing began to wonder if he forgot to wear his ears when he went out today.

He turned his head to look at Zhu Yunxi hesitantly, as if he wanted to ask for more accurate opinions.

Zhu Yunxi didn't speak, but his eyes revealed a look of affirmation, and then he waved to everyone.

Zhu Shangbing, who was continuously affirmed, suddenly burst into smiles, and rushed to Zhu Yunxie's side ahead of everyone else.

He even puffed out his chest, and looked at the steam train running on the track, which was undergoing a verification experiment: "I think, this thing... this car has obvious advantages and disadvantages. But if it is used well, it can Helped me a lot."

Zhu Gaochi, who walked over with Zhang Ergong, couldn't help smiling, and asked, "Then tell me, what are the advantages and disadvantages?"

With supporters, the smile on Zhu Shangbing's face was even bigger.

He waved his hand and pointed at the three fully loaded carriages pulled by the steam locomotive on the track: "The biggest advantage is that this carriage can pull more things than a horse-drawn carriage, even a steam carriage is not like this. In this way, if the imperial court wants to give relief to a certain place in the future, Or if the goods from a certain place are transported to the sky, it will save a lot of manpower.

As for the disadvantages... the road used by this car is fixed, and the cost is high, so it is easy to be coveted by thieves.

But just now I also thought that this car is obviously not only capable of transporting goods, but with a slight modification of the carriage, it can also be used to carry people.At present, one carriage can hold a hundred people, and ten carriages can hold an entire army of thousands of households!
This meaning is probably no less than that of transporting goods. "

Zhu Gaochi blinked and muttered to himself that he would never say that he is really stupid again.

Zhu Yunxi nodded again and again: "Except for shipping, I can't think of anything more than this car for cargo transportation. As for carrying people or soldiers and horses you mentioned, it is indeed a first-class car." advantage."

The transportation of strategic materials and the projection of military power are based on various types of transportation.

In today's Ming Dynasty, the well-equipped cavalry is already the most mobile.

But how far can you run all day?And the war horse also needs to rest at regular intervals.

But the train is different, there is no need to consider the rest time.

As long as sufficient coal is added to the combustion chamber, the vehicle can always be driven on the railway.

What caused the imperial power not to go to the countryside for thousands of years?
In addition to the sinking of the layers of the official system, resulting in the elongation of the administrative system.

The most important ones are transportation and communication issues.

"Whether the road is built or not, the imperial court needs to mine more iron ore!" Zhu Shangbing continued to focus on the core point of the problem.

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "Under the new policy, the imperial court must have sufficient preparations. But at the moment, such things as renting people into mu, Beijing police, and military meritorious titles are all being implemented, and there is also a trial of loosening household registration. I am afraid it will be difficult for the government and the people to collect corvees. Civilian."

Zhang Ergong also said from the side: "We call this road a railway, and this car is a train. The ministers have verified that if the imperial court wants to build a railway, it must employ sufficient labor. The road needs to lay the foundation, and then cut down wood for sleepers." , and lay rails on it.

And the ministers have recently discovered traces of new mines in the area, and they also need to be mined by hand, otherwise, compared with the current annual output of iron ingots by the imperial court, it is impossible to guarantee the construction of the railway..."

"Then let Cao Guogong and Kai Guogong catch the laborers back from outside!" Zhu Shangbing directly stated the solution firmly.

Before Zhu Gaochi could speak, Zhu Shangbing had already raised his hand and said, "The court is now in Shanxi Dao, Zhili and other places, and there are already countless Japanese workers. As long as the Japanese people don't die, my Ming Dynasty will have no shortage of workers!"

Zhu Gaochi frowned, and looked at Zhu Yunxi silently.

Zhu Yunxi nodded with a smile on the other hand: "Good advice, Brother Bing!"

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