As the weather gets hotter and hotter, Su Chen has been coming to Guanzhou for almost four months!
Everything has been going well in Guanzhou in the past month, and the railway construction speed has exceeded Su Chen's expectations.
After ensuring raw materials, sufficient labor force, skilled workers, and mature management team, the speed suddenly exploded!
Thanks to those tens of thousands of prisoners of war!
It has just entered May, and the railway roadbed has been built to the north bank of the Weishui River, just across the river from Chang'an.
The railway tracks have also been laid to Binzhou, which is only more than 200 miles away from Chang'an!
Train trials have become more and more frequent recently, with one running almost every two days!
The passenger car compartment is also ready and was tested three days ago.
Passenger and freight cars were mixed together, and it took less than a day to transport a thousand Zuotun camp soldiers and 200 tons of steel rails to Jingzhou at one time.
All the civil and military officials in Chang'an were astonished by the train's super cargo-carrying capacity and running speed.
In the past, I only heard about traveling thousands of miles in a day and carrying tens of thousands of stones. That was just hearsay without any actual feeling.
Now that the railway is about to be built to Chang'an, the first batch of Zuotunying soldiers to take the train have begun to brag on the street.
The railway age is coming!
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty always had a feeling of disbelief and a little bit of fear!
The civil servants who vigorously opposed the railway plan all shrank their necks and felt cold all over.
The memorial against the construction of the railway three months ago was packed in boxes every day!
It had only been a hundred and ten days since Wen Daya angrily scolded Su Chen in the court, saying that trains were nonsense!
Even two months ago, many people wrote letters opposing the railway plan!
Everything happened so fast!
I heard that Wen Daya, who resigned and returned home, suddenly fell ill recently, and she was very ill. It looked like she might not survive this summer!
Ma Zhou has submitted three memorials in a row, asking the court to quickly formulate a railway operation and management plan!
Railways are different from official roads. You cannot get on the road anytime and anywhere. You have to go to the station.
How is the station managed?
The number of passengers per carriage is also limited.
The train stops at limited stops, where does it stop?
How long does the stop last?
What time does the train leave every day and what time does it arrive at which stations?
This must be stipulated in advance!
How to protect such a long railway along the line?
Inspection and maintenance all require professional manpower!
How to manage these people?
Which department is it managed by?
Furthermore, which department is responsible for the management of railways and trains themselves?
When a lot of questions were thrown into the court, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were dumbfounded!
In the past, I was only amazed at the speed and loading capacity of the train. Who would think so much!
The three provinces and six ministries were quarreling in the court.
Who can sneak into the Tai Chi Palace and serve as an official? Which one is not a human being?
Who can fail to see how important it is to control this railway and how much oil and water is in it?
Li Er ignored the quarrels of the ministers: I won't speak, and it's useless for you to argue!
He laughed in the court and asked the ministers to go back and discuss it first. We will discuss it in detail after the Dragon Boat Festival!
Then Li Ersan went back to the harem,
Back in the harem, Li Er rubbed a piece of golden cardboard in his hand with a contented look on his face.
It was a sample train ticket, printed on it:
Chang'an - Guanzhou
High-speed train No. 001
01 carriage 001 seat
Zhenguan*year*month*day
Drive *always*
Note: Only ride on the same bus on the same day!
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Of course Su Chen sent this thing to Li Er,
Anyone who wants to take a train in the future must buy a ticket!
What a great idea!
Let you oppose my railway construction and I will not sell you tickets in the future!
Want to travel far?
Climb slowly in your own carriage!
Let me think about those people who have been objecting. After I have issued an edict and warned that they will not be allowed to ride the train if they continue to object, who are still unrepentant?
While Li Er was thinking about which people to add to the railway blacklist, Su Chen was busy convening a meeting with officials from the governor's office.
?After Su Chen gave a round of criticism to the governor's office last time, the officials' thinking changed somewhat, and they no longer stared at the land and food!
The living conditions of workers in factories and mines have also improved!
This good trend must be maintained. Su Chen is now quantifying detailed goals for the governor's office!
In the past few days, Su Chen has been convening meetings with officials from the Governor's Office and the Governor's Office, and most of them are arranging various long-term plans!
Xu Jingzong, Ma Zhou, Liu Mo and others felt bad. Su Chen was leaving Guanzhou!
Everyone's guess was good. When the meeting ended, Su Chen told everyone that he was planning to return to Chang'an on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year!
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Changle and others all started to pack up and bow,
As soon as the Dragon Boat Festival is over today, Su Chen will leave Guanzhou and return to Chang'an tomorrow!
"Don't pout. You've been out for two months and you still don't want to go back?"
Su Chen asked Si'er to play for a while!
"Hey! I made you jolt back and forth!"
Su Chen felt a little guilty while supporting the pregnant Sun Rong!
"Young master, what are you talking about? I'm having a great time in Guanzhou these days!"
"It's good to go back to Sujiazhuang as soon as possible while you can still move!"
Chang Le came in and said: "Brother Su Chen, the train is really smooth inside. I can hear that thing clanking and clanking as it runs. It makes a loud sound!"
"Don't worry, the inside of the carriage is stable. I'm worried about the section from Binzhou to Chang'an. How about we wait a few more days until the railway is built to Chang'an before going back?"
Sun Rong smiled and said: "Don't worry, young master. Guanzhong now has cement roads, which are not bumpy. The imperial doctor also said that everything will be fine!"
"His Majesty asked you to go back early, something will definitely happen!"
Su Chen curled his lips and said, "What could possibly happen? There must be a quarrel in the court over the management of the railway!"
"Only I am the most familiar with this thing. If I don't say anything, Your Majesty can't make a decision. He can only watch those people arguing around!"
Changle said angrily: "When the railway was to be built, everyone huddled behind and conspired to sabotage it."
"Now that I see the benefits, everyone wants to get involved!"
Su Chen smiled: "Aren't all court officials virtuous?"
"There will be conflicts in the management of this railway in the future, not only between various departments of the imperial court, but also between overt and covert conflicts between His Majesty and the courtiers!"
Changle was afraid that Su Chen would be in a dilemma between Li Er and the court officials, so he worriedly asked: "What about brother Su Chen?"
"I?
I’m watching a joke on the side!”
"Besides, I'm going to have a big meal soon!"
Chang Le and Sun Rong were both unhappy when they mentioned this.
But neither of them spoke at the moment.
"Okay, let's make rice dumplings!"
"If Si'er catches glutinous rice and plays with it again, he won't get anything to eat today!"
Su Chen took his lovely wife and concubine to make rice dumplings together!
Seeing Wu Mei standing aside wiping tears, she felt a headache and said:
"Don't cry! The school will have summer vacation in one month, and then you can go back to Chang'an,"
"If you don't want to come in autumn, don't come!"
Only then did Wu Mei stop crying!
Early the next morning, Liu Mo, Xu Jingzong, Ma Zhou and others led officials to see Su Chen's family off at the train station!
