BSI Chapter 268 Completion of the first railway
Chapter 268 Completion of the first railway
Chapter 268 The First Railway Completed
He Shi Lie Zhining knew very well in his heart that what Xiao Qi said was right.
Not to mention that the soldiers of Changsheng Battalion are treated very well, and many Jin soldiers wish to become Song soldiers.
It is these years that the Song Dynasty vigorously reduced and exempted the common people's taxes, and even gave money for giving birth, so many women from the big gold on the north bank went to the south bank.
If tens of thousands of Jin soldiers were to leave with the Song army, in a few years those Jin soldiers might really take off the military uniforms of Da Jin, switch to Da Song and never return to Da Jin.
When Xiao Qi saw that the Zuo Shuai of the Kingdom of Jin fell silent all of a sudden, he knew that he agreed with his statement.
Comforting him, he said, "You don't have to worry about this matter anymore, Shuai Zuo, many things won't change just because you and I have a good relationship.
There are too many variables in this. Even if what I said will not happen, what if the two armies mix and clash?
The two countries are still friendly now, it would be safer to maintain the status quo. "
He Shi Lie Zhining also recalled that although he is the left commander of the Great Jin Kingdom, the various forces in the Jin Dynasty are deeply intertwined. He thought well, but he didn't know what would happen if he was bullied by those people in the middle of the court. What is it like?
If those greedy guys in the Jin Dynasty knew that Da Song had found a gold mine, and if those greedy guys wanted to raise troops to rob the Song people, then Da Jin would be finished.
There are still many ministers in the Jin Dynasty, and they don't believe that the Song people are too powerful to be provoked.
These people are still immersed in the memories of decades ago, when they could bully Song people at will.
Even his Zuo Shuai has been criticized in recent years. It seems that Da Jin has always lost miserably against the Song people in recent years because of his incompetence as Zuo Shuai.
If it wasn't for the fact that the current Dajin Emperor is a wise emperor, he would have been encouraged by those ministers to replace him long ago.
Thinking of this, He Shi Lie Zhining sighed, his mood fell instantly, he lowered his head and drank the dull wine.
Seeing this, Xiao Qi didn't say any more, no matter what, this Heshi Lie Zhining was the marshal of the Kingdom of Jin, and the Kingdom of Jin had a blood feud with the Song Dynasty.
If I hadn't known that they had been jumping for a few days, I might have led my troops to destroy them long ago.
Filled Heshi Lie Zhining's cup, the two drank another cup, Xiao Qi didn't say anything to comfort him, the short life of Jin Kingdom is doomed.
Moreover, my current main energy is focused overseas, as for the land here, Xiao Qi has long planned.
That is, even if Mongolia grows stronger and annexes everywhere in ten years, in the end Mongolia annexes other countries, and it will definitely expand to send troops to provoke the Song Dynasty.
At that time, it will be a good time to lead the Changsheng battalion to attack.
By that time, all countries other than Song Dynasty had been taken by Mongolia, and I only needed to lead people to bring down the Mongols, and those territories would be taken over by Song Dynasty as a matter of course.
In this way, I can avoid the war of destroying the country that caused the most killings. The villains will be done by the Mongols, and the things that will be taken over will be handled by our Great Song Changsheng Camp.
Xiao Qi was thinking about the future when He Shi Lie Zhining, who was already slightly drunk, suddenly asked:
"Prince Zhenbei, please tell the truth to me, your Changsheng Battalion has long been able to crush Daikin, so you have been waiting for the best opportunity without doing anything?"
Xiao Qi was taken aback when he heard the words, and suddenly smiled: "Shuai Zuo is serious, I, Da Song, are not as belligerent as you Jin people.
You Jin people always see who you can beat, and you go to bully them endlessly. I, Da Song, will not do such barbaric things.
We just want to live a good life. Da Song's eyes are now on the sea, and he never thinks about tossing on land. "
Picking up the wine glass, he took a sip, and then said: "But if someone provokes Da Song, then you can't blame me, Da Song, for raising troops and erasing it!"
He Shi Lie Zhining didn't think that Xiao Qi's words were harsh, only from the changes he had learned about the Changsheng Camp in the past few years, he knew that the current Changsheng Battalion was many times stronger than before.
It is true that the Changsheng Battalion of the Song Dynasty raised troops to attack Dajin, and it is really possible for them to completely wipe out Dajin.
He Shi Lie Zhining sighed: "Since I haven't been alive for a few years, let's just enjoy a few days of happiness at home. I just hope that King Zhenbei won't lead his troops north to torment my old man."
Xiao Qi laughed: "Commander Zuo is overthinking. Xiao has never wanted to be enemies with his neighbors. With the national power of the Song Dynasty, we can easily destroy a country.
Has Zuo Shuai seen who we are going to trouble? "
Xiao Qi stayed in the north for about ten days, and after drinking a dozen drinks with Da Jin Zuo Shuai He Shi Lie Zhining, he bid farewell and returned to Lin'an, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.
After He Shi Lie Zhining bid farewell to Xiao Qi, he also returned to the capital of the Kingdom of Jin in the carriage sent by Xiao Qi, and went to the emperor to give orders.
In the middle of the court, He Shi Lie Zhining told Jin Shizong Wan Yanyong in detail what he had seen and heard this time, and told the Great Jin Emperor bluntly, never to think of going to war with the Great Song Dynasty.
Jin Shizong Wan Yanyong was very surprised by the big ship in the Song Dynasty that He Shi Lie Zhining said had a big chimney and a stern with wheels that rotated by themselves to push the ship forward.
He asked a lot of questions, but unfortunately He Shi Lie Zhining didn't know what was going on with that thing.
Finally, Jin Shizong Wan Yanyong took the carriage that Xiao Qi gave to Heshi Lie Zhining, and went around the Dajindu City, marveling at the skills of the craftsmen of the Song Dynasty.
On the carriage, Wan Yanyong asked Heshi Lie Zhining if such a carriage could be imitated by Dajin.
He Shi Lie Zhining took out the spare rubber tire that Xiao Qi gave him, and repeated Xiao Qi's words.
Wan Yanyong summoned all the ministers the next day and asked them to identify what material the tire was made of, but no one had ever seen it.
The result was a blow to the ambitious Dajin Emperor.
Thinking of what He Shi Lie Zhining said about him as the Zuo Shuai having only two years to live, although he couldn't believe it in his heart, He Shi Lie Zhining himself firmly believed in it.
The most important thing is that He Shi Lie Zhining decided that the two carriages will be handed over to craftsmen for disassembly and study in two years, and he will ask the emperor to hand over the position of Zuo Shuai and go home to retire.
Wan Yanyong didn't approve, he asked Heshi Lie Zhining to focus on self-cultivation at home, not only did he not agree to his resignation as Zuo Shuai, but he also named him King of Guangping County.
Although Wan Yanyong didn't believe that his most beloved general had only two years left to live, but the emperor's love for Heshi Lie Zhining was true.
Completely showed the importance attached to this important minister of gold in front of the ministers of the DPRK and China.
This made the ministers of the Great Jin Kingdom, who had participated in the memorial of Heshi Liezhining's unfavorable command of the army, disappear overnight, and it also left the Zuo Shuai with a few days of peace.
The affairs at the court of the Kingdom of Jin subsided quickly.
However, Xiao Qi's side is getting busy day by day, because there are too many things that the foundry bureau needs to forge.
Not only the power system of the steam ship, but also the loom, the steam engine of the locomotive, and later even the steam-powered noodle grinding machine.
It can be said that the current Song Dynasty has formed the stage of the first small technological explosion.
All kinds of whimsical ideas based on steam engine power were first proposed by many craftsmen. After the research of the senior craftsmen of the Foundry Bureau, practical and feasible ideas were selected for research and creation.
The entire Great Song Foundry Bureau has set off a small wave of technological innovation, and Xiao Qi also took the opportunity to promulgate attractive reward rules to encourage these craftsmen to innovate and create.
Although the craftsmen in the casting bureau were enthusiastic about innovation, Xiao Qi's attention was drawn away by other things.
What can draw Xiao Qi's attention away from the exciting scene of the Foundry Bureau is that the first railway that he has been paying close attention to is about to be built.
This is a task he has been thinking about to complete as soon as possible.
Since the construction of this railway, Xiao Qi has specially sent someone to monitor the progress of the railway construction and report to him every day.
Moreover, a special person was sent to solve all the problems encountered during the laying of the railway. If they encountered problems that they could not solve, they should report to him as soon as possible.
Due to the fact that the production of Dasong Iron and Steel is not large, only one railway has been laid, and the train can only travel in one direction.
However, Xiao Qi has long formulated the driving rules, which is to implement the single-even day limit system that those car owners hated in the previous life.
The one-day train departs from Pingjiang City to Shanghai Port, and the double-day train departs from Shanghai Port to Pingjiang City.
Now the Song Foundry Bureau has built five steam locomotive heads and nearly fifty carriages, ten of which are used to transport passengers and more than 30 others are used to transport goods.
This day, Xiao Qi was studying how many carriages would be suitable for a freight train.
"Ding! The host's fifth dragon force check-in task: the construction of the world's first railway has been completed."
"Ding! The reward for the host's fifth dragon power sign-in task: increasing the host's dragon power value to the fifth level of dragon power has been issued."
"Ding! The host triggers the dragon power sign-in task six: discover and occupy the big island in the south of the ocean."
"Host: Xiao Qi."
"Sign-in level: Longli sign-in level five."
"Sign in: No sign in this time. (After completing the sign in task, you will get a random reward from the system.)"
"This check-in task: discover and occupy the big island in the south of the ocean. (Are you checking in?)
“Experience of signing in and upgrading: 5/6.”
What followed was that Xiao Qi was very familiar with it, and a huge amount of inner energy poured into the meridians again, which made him feel that his ability had been significantly improved.
After the situation in his body stabilized, Xiao Qi didn't hesitate, and said silently in his heart: "Sign in."
"Ding! The host has signed in this time, the task of signing in: discovering and occupying the big island in the south of the ocean. (After completing the task, you will get a random reward from the system)"
After confirming that he had received the sign-in task again, Xiao Qi immediately left the study room and rode to the Great Song Foundry Bureau.
He wanted to arrange the operation of the first railway as soon as possible.
Because the new task is to discover and occupy the big island to the south.
This task is destined to lead the warship to sea, and arrange the railway as soon as possible, so that he can seize the time and focus all his attention on building a new steam ship.
The steamship of today is not capable of such a long adventure voyage.
There is only that one steamship, in case something breaks down at sea, or if it runs aground in an unfamiliar sea or encounters other unexpected situations, there is not even a rescue ship.
Xiao Qi planned to build at least three such giant ships, and only with three such giant ships could he undertake such a long-distance sea adventure.
At the same time, Xiao Qi sent an order to Long Yongsheng of the Great Song Navy in Nanyang, ordering him to send a fleet to explore as much as possible the islands south of Java and build some small supply stations.
Xiao Qi knows very well that the current big island is still a paradise for wild animals, especially the poisonous snakes and insects there, which are simply outrageous.
Moreover, most of the land in the northern region that arrived first was not suitable for planting, and a large amount of supplies were needed in the early stage to gain a firm foothold there.
For this reason, Xiao Qi began to prepare to mobilize craftsmen and prospectors, and train them on how to avoid snakes, insects and wild animals.
Of course, dogs with the most sensitive senses of smell and hearing must also be taken. For this reason, Xiao Qi also ordered people to build a native dog breeding base to collect all kinds of loyal and intelligent dogs from all over the Song Dynasty to breed.
Although Xiao Qi knew that after going there, he would face great difficulties, but this task must be completed.
Even if the system didn't give him this task, sooner or later he would grab that place first, and absolutely couldn't leave that place for others to discover and occupy.
After more than a month of busy work, the railway from Pingjiang City to Shanghai Port has also undergone many trials of opening to traffic. Although many problems were found, they were all quickly resolved and improved.
No one thought there was anything wrong with Xiao Qi's various strange preparations in order to occupy the big island in the south of the ocean.
Because King Zhenbei did too many strange things, no matter how many strange things he did, no one would think it was abnormal. Maybe one day Xiao Qi didn't do strange things, those people would think it was abnormal.
Regarding the fact that the world's first railway will be opened to traffic, it has long been spread throughout the Song Dynasty, especially the officials and people in Pingjiang Mansion and Shanghai Mansion.
They all want to know what kind of changes this novel behemoth will bring to them.
And the entire court has long been full of uproar.
Because Xiao Qi wrote a letter a few days ago, inviting the emperor and the court ministers to take the first train together, which is considered to celebrate the completion of the first railway in the world.
Most of the ministers are looking forward to the novelty of taking a train, but there are also many conservative ministers who feel that such a big iron lump has never been seen before.
The king of Zhenbei asked the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to sit down. In case of any accident, wouldn't the entire ruling class of the Song Dynasty be brought to the same pot?
These people strongly prevented the emperor and ministers from riding.
After hearing the alarmist remarks of these guys, many ministers retreated secretly, thinking that it would be safer to stay at home and play hide and seek with the concubines.
Zhao Shen knew very well that Xiao Qi would not harm him, but he did not force those ministers to experience the feeling of riding a train with him.
Just let Yu Yunwen count the ministers who are willing to take the train.
In the end, half of the people in the court were willing to go, and half of the people dared not say that they would not go with the emperor, but they all found various reasons to shirk.
(End of this chapter)