Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 197 After Countering the Rebellion (2)
Guan Xuqing bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then asked: "How much silver dollars is needed to build such a railway, and how long will it take to build it?"

"The preliminary estimate is that it will cost 580 million silver dollars. If the manpower is sufficient, the project can be completed in one year." Zhan Tianyou replied without thinking.

"Does the 580 million silver dollars include workers' salaries?" Guan Xuqing asked in surprise.

"It doesn't include it. In fact, the biggest support for the construction of the railway is actually the workers' salaries. If it takes 1 people to build it and it takes a year, it's not a small expense." Zhan Tianyou bowed his head and said.

"Well, you don't have to worry about it. Make a note right away, and I will approve it now. This railway still needs to be repaired!" Guan Xuqing said excitedly.

"Cha." Zhan Tianyou himself did not expect that the emperor would trust him so much, and he didn't even ask himself if he had the confidence to undertake such a project.

After approving Zhan Tianyou's memorial, the other princes' homes were also copied.

It seemed that all of this had passed, but Guan Xuqing suddenly ordered to summon all the princes, Baylors, county kings, and chiefs of various Mongolian tribes, Dalai Lamas, and Xinjiang Panchen Lamas in Beijing to the Xishan paddock.

At this time, Guan Xuqing not only had a high prestige in the country, even if he looked at the whole of East Asia, he dared not fail to invite people.

It's not autumn yet, and the people are all there.

Guan Xuqing finally sat down with the leaders of the tribes.Due to his busy government affairs, Guan Xuqing hadn't participated in hunting activities for several years. Now he was sitting on the ground under the sky in this crisp autumn day. Looking around, the flags were flying and the grassland was vast, which made his mind relax a lot.

While raising his full wine glass, Guan Xuqing said to the Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama, and the chiefs of various Mongolian tribes below: "As we all know, I am a Manchu descendant of Jurchen. Back then, Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda had nine brothers, all of whom were outstanding. The father's position was constantly fighting with each other, until one day Aguda's father, Xi Libo, recruited all his brothers to his side. First, he asked one of the brothers, Wu Yashu, to break a feathered arrow. Wu Yashu was a well-known warrior in the tribe. After breaking the feathered arrow, Xie Libo put the three feathered arrows together again. This time, Wu Yashu spent a lot of effort to break it. Finally, Xie Libo put the nine feathered arrows together. However, Ya Shu couldn’t stop breaking. Xi Libo used this incident to tell his nine sons that there is a huge Khitan to the west of Jurchen, and they kill Jurchen’s people every year and plunder Jurchen’s cattle and sheep. , if the nine brothers continue to fight with each other, they will be broken as easily as a single feather arrow. And if the nine brothers work together, even as strong as Khitan, they will not be able to defeat them. Since then, Jin Taizu's brothers stopped After the battle, they worked together for the tribe, and finally defeated the mighty Khitan."

All the princes and princes at the scene looked at each other, not knowing why the emperor suddenly told the story. Only a few of them were thoughtful.Among them, the young patriarch of the Torghut tribe attracted Guan Xuqing's attention the most. The Turghut tribe was originally one of the four tribes of Erut Mongols. It was only after they moved westward to the Volga River for a generation that they gradually became independent.Now there are no outstanding figures in Erut Mongolia. On the contrary, because the leader Ubashi led his troops to break through many difficulties and return to the motherland thousands of miles away, he has honed countless talents. The Khalkha tribe, representing the Horqin tribe in Monan Mongolia, and the Erut tribe representing Moxi Mongolia, resisted Li.

Guan Xuqing looked at the head of the Turghut clan at this moment and said, "Zolik Khan, do you know what I just said?"

Drake stood up firmly.He bowed and gave Fang Huai a chest-stroking salute: "This minister is dull, and can only understand a little bit about the emperor's meaning. It is probably to unite our ministries as brothers and prevent foreigners from taking advantage of it."

Guan Xuqing stroked his hand lightly and said: "Yes, I have this meaning, and I have a deeper meaning. Not only should all your Mongolian tribes unite, but I, the Manchus, Mongolians, Huis, Tibetans, and Han people should all be united." Divide each other. Like a family."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a lot of discussion among the audience. Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and established the unification, it has enforced the apartheid system.Intermarriage is strictly prohibited among various ethnic groups, and they are not allowed to move at will, and even deliberately create conflicts among them, so as to facilitate the rule.Now Guan Xuqing said something like this.No one understood the meaning behind him.

However, Guan Xuqing didn't intend to let them guess on their own, and continued: "Since we are as close as a family and love brothers, I will never do anything wrong to my brothers. From now on, the Mongolian tribes will never 'reduce'" As soon as the words came out, everyone who had been discussing in low voices suddenly seemed to be boiling, and even the leader of the Turghute tribe, Zhuo Like, showed a look of excitement.

Jurchen's policy of "reducing Ding" to Mongolia first originated in the Jin Dynasty.The Jurchens who lived between the white mountains and the black waters were famous for their horse skills.It is known as "Jurchen is dissatisfied with ten thousand, and ten thousand is invincible", but when it comes to riding and archery.There is another tribe that is even higher than the Jurchen, and that is the Mongols who once swept Europe and Asia.Whether it was after the Jurchen established the Jin Dynasty or the Manchus established the Qing Dynasty, they brutally massacred Mongolia to keep the number of men at a certain number. ,exile.Although the emperors of the past dynasties did not show much of these things in order to whitewash their achievements, it is an indisputable fact that Mongolia is a tribe with the lowest population growth rate since the Qing Dynasty.

The Mongols are indeed the most terrifying nation in the Cold Weapons Era. Think about how 10,000 Mongolian cavalry can defeat the 50+ coalition forces of Poland and Sweden, and [-] Mongolian cavalry can defeat the nearly [-] troops of the Ming Dynasty. Guan Xuqing feels that if he is in such a position , will also be afraid.However, with the end of the era of cold weapons, such threats have gradually disappeared, and it is undoubtedly foolish to continue the policy of "decreasing the number of soldiers".

Ignoring the elation of the leaders of the Mongolian tribes here, Guan Xuqing said to the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama: "Now the world is popularizing new learning, and it will be necessary to do this in the future." Guan Xuqing changed the subject and said, "But please rest assured, the two masters. We will promote new learning in the future. This Buddhism must not be abandoned. At that time, we will invite two masters and the seat." The disciples of the lower class are the only ones who can preach the scriptures." Both the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama nodded slightly.It must be joy in my heart, this is a great thing to improve the status of the two of them.

Finally, Guan Xuqing said: "How long did you spend on the way to Beijing this time?"

Everyone said one after another, some said: "Your Majesty, the minister arrived in only 10 days." Some said 20 days, some said [-] days, and the Dalai Lama took a whole month.

Guan Xuqing looked at them with a smile, and continued: "I intend to build two railways from the capital to Ulan Bator and connect to Longhai Road. In the future, it will be more convenient for you to come to the capital, or for me to go to Mongolia, Xinjiang."

"Okay." "That's great." "That's great."

There was applause from the audience, but Guan Xuqing knew in his heart that if he hadn't given so many promises that excited them just now, they would not have supported them so much no matter what.

"But this year, I have been fighting in the Qing Dynasty for years, and the national treasury has long been exhausted. I can barely scrape together the money to build the railway, but I still need to borrow something from everyone." Guan Xuqing asked tentatively.

Now everyone is stunned, does the emperor want to ask us to borrow money?It should be impossible.

"Your Majesty, besides cattle and sheep, our Mongolian tribes only have people, and we don't have any money." A patriarch sealed Guan Xuqing's mouth for borrowing money as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Hehe, I don't borrow money from you, I only ask you to borrow what you have." Guan Xuqing said with a smile.

"What is it?"

"people."

"Human?" The patriarch asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"Yes, I need you to send people to build the railway. There is no salary. If I pay to build the railway, you can send people." Guan Xuqing continued.

"I thought what did the emperor want? It turns out that it is so. Don't worry, the emperor, we Torghuts must have the right to support the emperor's construction of the railway." Zhuo Like Khan promised loudly.

"Okay, I'll thank you first." Guan Xuqing gave a boob salute while speaking.

(End of this chapter)