Since then, the imperial court has built railways and passed trains.

It crosses Henan, Shaanxi and two dozen prefectures, starting from Jiayu Pass, Yumen Pass, Yangguan in the west, and ending at Hamiwei."

Tie Xuan was already dizzy and muttered: "How long will this road be..."

Xie Jin smiled slightly: "I've asked the Ministry of Industry to calculate it, and it's probably five thousand miles.

As long as this road is built, it would have taken several months or even half a year for the imperial troops, horses and supplies to reach Hamiwei. From now on, it will only take one or two months to travel back and forth.

If the imperial court sends troops from Hamiwei, this road can continue to be built to the west, leading directly to the hometown of the Western Regions."

Tie Xuan's fingers kept tapping on the table, his brows furrowed: "How much will it cost? Do you have a budget?"

"The terrain from Henan Road to Shaanxi Road is relatively flat, making it easy to build and the cost is slightly lower. The area from Baoji to Wuwei is mountainous and rugged, so too much investment may be required."

Obviously, Xie Jin had already made plans for building this railway starting from Luoyang City and ending at Hamiwei.

He spoke slowly and revealed the total budget.

"The total length is five thousand miles, and the average construction cost per mile is about ten thousand taels of silver."

Tie Xuan opened his mouth, and after a long time he said: "Fifty million taels of silver!"

He stayed in Yingzhou for several years, and the output of Iwami Silver Mine and Treasure Island was almost always shipped to Tiancheng under his nose.

Tie Xuan clearly understands the concept of fifty million taels of silver.

Even if all the output of Yingzhou was used to fund the construction of this railway from now on, it would take the court no less than ten years to fill the budget of 50 million taels.

And this is despite the fact that the imperial court also has to spend a lot of money and food expenditures, and at the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the construction of this railway goes smoothly.

According to Tie Xuan's estimation, if the Ming Dynasty really wanted to build this railway, it would not have been completed within thirty years.

Xie Jin smiled.

"In fact, the steel needed for the railway can be produced by Qiongzhou Prefecture, the money can be produced by Yingzhou, and the grain and grass can be supplied by Jiaozhi Road. I predict that this road will be built within ten years. If everything goes well outside the customs in the past two years, call

Herders will participate in road construction and we can strive to complete it within five years!"

"This is impossible!"

Tie Xuan spoke decisively and expressed his opinion.

"It was impossible to spread one's family into a single family at the beginning."

"Conquering Jiaozhi and occupying the city were impossible at the beginning."

"Conquering Yingzhou was impossible at the beginning."

"But now that all these things have been done one by one, is it impossible to build a road?"

Xie Jin's eyes were full of determination.

Tie Xuan shook his head vigorously: "This is different, it's different."

Jie Jin turned the tea cup and said quietly: "If you follow the way you did to those Japanese people and operate it properly. After excluding the expenditure on materials needed for the railway and the food and grass expenses for road workers, these 50 million taels will be

Maybe the number can be reduced a bit."

"This is impossible!"

Tie Xuan responded loudly.

However, Xie Jin looked directly at the other party and said in a deep voice: "So, I need you to go outside Jiubian Pass. Ming Dynasty needs more road builders!"

Xie Jin swore that he was not a warlike person.

But now the Ming Dynasty has a new need, just as it needed those Japanese people to dedicate themselves to the construction of the Ming Dynasty.

Now almost all the Japanese have been killed following the Shanxi Dao Rebellion.

Even the Japanese who were not used in Shanxi Road were killed because the imperial court was afraid of them.

The Ming Dynasty now needs new ethnic groups to come and contribute themselves to the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty.

The Tatars and Oara people outside the customs are a very good choice.

Xie Jin's eyes were dark.

As long as the person who dies is not a Ming Dynasty person, then everything will be worth it.

Tie Xuan looked at Jie Jin's face, his body gradually softened, and his shoulders drooped.

He found that everything he had done in Yingzhou was nothing in front of Xie Jin.

Jie Jin looked at Tie Xuan calmly.

"I can't stop anymore..."

"Even if this road is not repaired, the imperial court will send troops to the Western Regions."

"If we don't do this, the New Deal will not be interrupted by those who oppose it, and it will fall apart because the generals will have no new military exploits."

Xie Jin sighed softly.

Do you really want to do this?

In fact, it took him a few years to realize that he had been tied up unknowingly.

Ming Dynasty has embarked on a completely different path.

Just like those steam locomotives and steam trains built by Zhang Ergong, they were running straight forward at full speed.

The difference is that both steam locomotives and steam trains can be stopped.

But the external conquests could not be stopped.

Duke Liang had been training troops in the northwest for two years. Although he has now been transferred out of the northwest, the Governor's Office sent several veteran military generals to the northwest in the blink of an eye.

What for?

That is to continue training troops in the northwest.

In the south, even though the founding father was about to return to Beijing to accept the title of Duke and Duke, no one ever mentioned a pause in the war on the front line.

Even the cabinet now knows exactly where the southern expedition's frontline has reached.

The cabinet now only knows how much the front line has advanced again, and how much the Ming Dynasty's territory has increased.

Tie Hyun was completely dumbfounded.

He had been away from Beijing for several years, and before he knew it, Daming had become something he didn't recognize.

Xie Jin shook his head and looked helpless: "Why is Taisun still staying on Shanxi Road when the new year is approaching? Why will he continue to patrol the border next year?

Your army on the eastward expedition conquered four new territories for the imperial court, and your army on the southward expedition opened up thousands of miles of territory. What about the nine borders?

If Jiubian maintains the status quo, the morale of the military will be lost, and you should know what will happen then..."

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Chapter completed!