Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 741 Officially opened to traffic
  The concubine was pregnant with a dragon seed, and the news spread like wildfire.

It spread not only in the palace, but also outside the palace. Many officials close to Zhu Xuan began to think about giving gifts to the future emperor's great-grandson in advance to gain more favor, hoping to gain the attention of the court and achieve success in the future.

Zhu Xuan didn't care about those officials, and he didn't care what kind of gifts they gave. Anyway, he would accept as many as they came, and he was not polite to them at all.

However, not long after this incident was lively, another equally lively thing happened, that is, the cross-river bridge outside the city was officially completed, which could pass pedestrians and trains, and the railways were also spliced ​​together.

Building the bridge took a long time, but while building the bridge, Zhu Xuan's engineering team was not idle. At the same time, they were building the railway and mobilized many workers to start the work, which greatly improved the employment rate of ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty. Even the Yangtze River crossed the river. The technical difficulties of the bridge have been overcome. Bridges can be built when railways pass through various other rivers, including the Yellow River, and river embankments have also been reinforced.

These technologies are not difficult for the Science Pavilion, and they can be studied in depth.

The cross-river bridge is of great significance and represents a further step forward in transportation and technology in Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Xuan requested that Lao Zhu be present at the completion and opening ceremony, and that officials from the DPRK and China be allowed to follow and come to the bridge to witness the progress of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course Lao Zhu agreed, so other ministers could not and did not dare to object. They came to the bridge together and saw this bridge across the Yangtze River. Many people were amazed.

None of them imagined that the bridge could be built so big and so long.

Some officials had seen the cross-river bridge before it was completed, and most officials had actually not known much about the cross-river bridge. They were shocked!

"What do you think of the bridge, Grandpa Huang?"

Zhu Xuan walked in front and asked back expectantly.

Zhu Yuanzhang also did not expect that the Ming Dynasty could develop to this extent. Even before his good son became emperor, he had already brought the Ming Dynasty to a new peak. It was much better than himself. He praised: "The bridge is great! It is so wide that it can pass through all kinds of roads." There are fewer horse-drawn carriages, and pedestrians can still pass on both sides of the bridge. People in Yingtian can cross the river without spending money to hire ferries. There is also a railway below, which is beneficial to the country and the people!"

Not only did he think so, but other officials also thought so.

Including the officials at Yushitai, they couldn't fault the bridge except that it cost a lot.

From the perspective of long-term development, the cross-river bridge is very necessary for the Ming Dynasty!

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Shen Qian flattered her and said, "His Royal Highness, the grandson of the Emperor, is omnipotent. This is your Majesty's blessing and the Ming Dynasty's blessing!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Other ministers echoed Shen Qian's words.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked delighted, laughed happily for a while, and then said: "Let's cross the bridge for a walk."

How can we do this epoch-making bridge without taking a walk?

"Here comes the carriage!"

Zhu Xuan said.

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted: "We can still walk without a carriage! My dear grandson will walk with us."

Some officials were also preparing to get on the carriage, but they saw that Zhu Yuanzhang chose to walk. If he used the carriage, he would be taken away by the Jin Yiwei if he turned around, so he had to drag his weak body across the bridge and back together.

I walked along the bridge and saw the river on both sides of the bridge.

It's still very shocking to the senses.

"Good boy, get ready. When will ordinary people be allowed to pass on the bridge?"

"By the way, there's also a train."

All Zhu Yuanzhang thought about was for the people.

First use it on the people.

Zhu Xuan said: "When we finish walking, we can let the people come up. As for the railway, Sun'er is going to use it for commercial and civilian purposes. We also need to set a ticket price standard."

"Ticket?" This was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang heard this word.

"It's just a voucher for getting on the train. Railway operation requires costs. People can buy a ticket when taking the train without spending too much money."

Zhu Xuan explained.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood this and asked again: "Where is Guaisun's railway built now?"

Zhu Xuan said: "We are almost arriving in Shanxi now. My grandson is planning to build it all the way to naturalization. The second railway is also under planning, which is to be built to the Qinland in Guanzhong. The third railway starts from our Yingtianfu and runs along Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, etc." land, all the way to Guangdong.”

Zhu Xuan has already prepared the follow-up plan for the railway.

It's just that there are currently not enough manpower, and the population of Ming Dynasty is still not large enough. Most ordinary people still rely on agriculture. It is relatively difficult to change the concept of small-scale peasant economy in an instant.

However, as long as the treatment provided by his engineering team is good enough, it is easy to expand the number of employees in the engineering team. However, in the future, infrastructure construction will require many workers, and the number of workers will not be enough.

The Ming Dynasty did not have to worry about food. A small number of people farmed to meet the food needs of most people, so the spare labor force should be used.

Zhu Xuan will not cheat workers, never defaults on wages, has a high monthly salary and favorable conditions.

The engineering teams for the cross-river bridge and the first railway were recruited in this way. Of course, some of them were slaves brought back by Zheng He from overseas.

"Doing this for my grandchildren can also promote employment."

"With more people in the engineering team, we can do more projects, which can bring rich income to many people and improve their lives."

Zhu Xuan talked about this, Grandpa Huang loved serving the people the most.

Infrastructure construction can firstly provide convenience to the people, and secondly, it can also provide employment for the people and mobilize some idle people, even beggars on the roadside.

For those beggars, Zhu Xuan followed the same model in Guangzhou, first providing relief, then cultivating livelihood skills, providing them with household registration, and taking those who were willing to join the engineering team to work on projects, and those who were unwilling to do other things.

"I never imagined that there is so much truth behind an engineering team building bridges and railways."

Zhu Yuanzhang patted the railings of the bridge and said: "If this is done well, the lives of many ordinary people can be improved."

Xia Yuanji followed from behind and said flatteringly: "His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun is for the entire Ming Dynasty. He loves the people like a son and seeks the welfare of the people."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "You are the only one who can speak!"

"Let's go back. We're going to take a train and go somewhere farther this time."

"We saw the train station on the edge of the city."

He was more interested in this.

After all, trains have a greater strategic significance. They can transport grain, grass, troops, etc. in large quantities and quickly to any place that a train can reach.

This is the most important channel for fighting in the future.

They walked back and soon returned to the train station.

The station is not very big. Compared with what Zhu Xuan saw before he traveled through the station, it even looks a bit crude. Once you enter the gate, you will find the waiting hall. There are some seats here and a simple train schedule, but it has not been completed yet.

Someone will arrange the departure schedule in the future.

But now there is only one line, and even if it is perfected, it is still very simple.

There is also a ticket counter at the edge of the waiting hall.

No one is selling tickets yet and it's empty inside.

Zhu Xuan led Zhu Yuanzhang and a group of ministers into the waiting hall and explained the various riding procedures. There will also be dedicated personnel in charge of these in the future to prepare for people who are taking the bus for the first time.

(End of this chapter)