After a long time, His Majesty Li Er spoke slowly: "I estimate that Su Chen must have planned the expenses of this railway in such detail."
"And he is also well aware of the difficulty of this matter. The financial investment required alone far exceeds his previous plans. If it were not for the purpose of appeasing the people watching the city, Su Chen would not be so hasty."
Hearing this, Queen Changsun was thoughtful, and then asked the surrounding maids to retreat outside the palace.
Queen Changsun said: "Your Majesty, although the Lord Protector's move is to appease the people, such a huge investment of money is really too great!"
"As a result, the development of many aspects of the Tang Dynasty will stagnate in the next few years. Although the behavior of the people of Guanzhou in sacrificing their own land for the overall situation is very respectable, is it too much to make up for it in this way?"
What Empress Changsun said is true. Even though the behavior of the people of Guanzhou who sacrificed their small homes for the benefit of others is worthy of respect, if the construction and development of the entire Tang Dynasty was delayed because of the people of this state, it would be a waste of money.
His Majesty Li Er thought for a while and did not speak for a long time.
Queen Changsun was silent.
Having been with His Majesty Li Er for so many years, Queen Changsun knew that although His Majesty Li Er complained that Su Chen was consuming his treasury, he was actually not that resistant.
Empress Changsun continued: "Your Majesty, with the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it is not a problem to feed the people of Guanzhou. We can guarantee that they will not have to worry about food and clothing for several years."
"Even so, the money required is not as huge as building a railway."
Empress Changsun's beautiful eyes were full of worry. She and His Majesty Li Er came together from the Wude period, so she naturally knew what the people were like when they were most poor.
It has only been five years since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, and the treasury of the Tang Dynasty has never been very wealthy.
Especially when Su Chen didn't appear in the first three years, even she, the queen of a country, had a very difficult life.
If this incident were to change the situation that had just happened to the previous situation, Queen Changsun was really unwilling.
She is not worried about how her own life will be improved, but is worried about what kind of natural or man-made disasters will happen again in the future and she will not have enough money to help the people!
His Majesty Li Er sighed softly and said: "Guanyin Maid, I also know what you said, but I feel that this matter may not be as simple as it seems."
"Based on my understanding of Su Chen, since he chose to use this method to appease the people, he definitely has his intentions, and he will never be reckless."
"If my guess is correct, I'm afraid he is planning something big this time, but he just didn't say it clearly."
In the past two years, despite the fact that His Majesty Li Er often battled wits and courage with Su Chen, the two of them had actually developed a kind of sympathy for each other like close friends.
Especially this time with the railway and steam train, His Majesty Li Er felt an unprecedented and inexplicable feeling, as if something big was about to happen!
If Su Chen knew what His Majesty Li Er was thinking at this time, he would definitely exclaim, "Your Majesty, are you the roundworm in my belly?"
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The reason why Su Chen was so eager to build the railway was to appease the people. His real intention was to bring about earth-shaking changes in the transportation of Datang!
If you want to get rich, build roads first!
As a time traveler, Su Chen knows this truth very well.
It can be said bluntly that with Su Chen's current abilities, it would not be a problem to fully develop the industrial revolution in today's Datang!
If he wanted to, he could even bring Datang's technology to the level of modern society within a hundred years!
Take the previous expedition to Goguryeo as an example. If Su Chen wanted to, he could have made a weapon like a rifle or a firecracker. The reason why he chose a simple and crude weapon like a cannon was just to not destroy the uniqueness of the Tang Dynasty.
The style of the times.
In Su Chen's view, every era should have its own characteristics. The change of the era should be a gradual process and should not be rushed.
The feeling of reaching the top in one step is not what Su Chen wants.
Although many of Su Chen's current actions are also changing Datang, they can only be regarded as optimization at best.
For example, salt production method, home-made cement, curved plow...
These were reforms based on some of the original foundations of the Tang Dynasty, which improved the quality of life of the people, rather than completely changing overnight.
Compared with the modern society of high-rise buildings and bustling traffic, Su Chen still prefers this simple social life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
In this era, although there are intrigues among people, they are not as materialistic as in later generations, entertainment is the death, and no matter what the means.
For Su Chen, today's Tang Dynasty is his most ideal life.
Social and technological progress are inevitable, and a post-modern civilized society will arrive sooner or later.
However, Su Chen just wanted to slowly enjoy the process of progress in this simple era.
Su Chen also made up his mind to build railways and steam trains after careful consideration.
Judging from the current development speed of Datang, if we want to truly complete the so-called unification of the world, it will take at least a hundred years.
However, Su Chen really wanted to see the world unified a hundred years ago!
If Su Chen wants to achieve this goal, transportation reform must be inevitable!
Although the emergence of railways and steam trains is also a cross-era development, their impact on the ecological environment is absolutely minimal.
Although Su Chen still felt a little hasty in doing this, overall, the advantages of this matter outweighed the disadvantages.
Perhaps His Majesty Li Er himself could not have imagined that he and Su Chen could actually have a surprisingly tacit understanding in this matter.
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In the Li Zheng Hall, His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun shared many of their speculations about Su Chen's plan to build a railway.
After His Majesty Li Er's explanation, although Queen Changsun did not quite understand what His Majesty Li Er meant, it was almost the same.
Yes, the person who proposed this idea was Su Chen. How could he not think of those other consequences.
Since Su Chen has stated that the railway must be built, it means that this must be something that has more advantages than disadvantages.
In this case, there is nothing to worry about. If you choose to believe in Su Chen, you will definitely not go wrong!
"Your Majesty, I feel that the words of the Lord Protector are more effective than my concubine now. If I have any suggestions for your Majesty in the future, it would be better to let the Lord Protector relay them."
Empress Changsun chuckled lightly, with a hint of teasing in her words.
Hearing this, His Majesty Li Er shook his head helplessly and said: "If this brat doesn't give me a satisfactory reward this time, I will just knock him to the ground and beat him!"
