While the court was discussing the replacement of someone responsible for building the Changcheng Railway, various news had already spread here in Sichuan.
At first, there was good news that made the whole Sichuan people extremely excited. The imperial court was going to invest heavily in building a railway from Chang'an Prefecture in Shaanxi Province to Chengdu via Hanzhong and Guangyuan.
As soon as this news came out, the whole of Sichuan was in a state of excitement. Almost everyone was running around telling each other and constantly passing the good news on to each other.
Sichuan people are very eager to have a convenient way out of Sichuan.
When factories and workshops develop rapidly in Beijing, Tianjin, Songhu and other places, when people in other places can earn several taels of silver a month, here in Sichuan, people are still very poor and can only work in the fields.
Hard work, just for the sake of food.
When people from other places are immigrating on a large scale, they are living a prosperous life in Liaodong, Hezhong, Central Asia, Nanyang, Golden Island, Australia and other places.
But the Sichuan people could only read it in the newspapers, their eyes were red and they were envious.
When people in other places get on the train and drive on the spacious cement roads, Sichuan knows that there is not even a decent road or a car because the traffic here is too congested.
, it is really difficult to communicate.
When the news spread that the imperial court was going to build a railway to Sichuan, the whole of Sichuan was excited, and everyone was discussing the matter excitedly.
Some people have even made plans to immigrate in the future, to Liaodong, Hezhong, or even Heitu Province, as long as they have land.
Some people are also thinking about working in the Beijing-Tianjin area, or going to Chang'an or Kaifeng. I heard that if you work in a factory, you can earn five or six taels of silver in just a month.
Others are already planning whether they can go out to do some business in the future, transport good things from Sichuan to sell, and bring in good freight from outside.
Everyone is looking forward to the construction of the railway.
The imperial court was also very fast. Soon Sun Pan, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, was sent to lead a team to inspect the construction of the railway. This made the people of Sichuan even more excited and eagerly looking forward to it.
However, there was bad news recently.
After Sun Pan, Qiu Ye and others traveled the Shu Road, they actually wrote to the court suggesting that the plan to build a railway should be cancelled, believing that it was impossible to build a railway to Sichuan.
When the news reached Sichuan, it hit the Sichuan people like a bolt from the blue.
Those who looked forward to the stars and the moon actually expected such news in the end, which made Sichuan people angry.
"Mr. Yang~"
Many officials and gentry from Sichuan came to Yang Tinghe's house in Chengdu and asked Yang Tinghe to come forward.
Yang Tinghe was Zhu Houzhao's teacher, but Zhu Houzhao didn't like to learn traditional things. Coupled with the appearance of Liu Jin later, Yang Tinghe was ordered by Emperor Hongzhi to pack up his bed and go home to retire.
In history, Yang Tinghe rose rapidly in the Zhengde Dynasty because he was the teacher of Zhu Houzhao. In the seventh year of Zhengde, he became the chief minister of the cabinet. He later supported Emperor Jiajing's ascension to the throne, and later because of the "Great Etiquette" incident.
, and was eventually driven back to his hometown by Emperor Jiajing to retire.
It can be said that Yang Tinghe was very brilliant in history. He became the chief minister of the cabinet and took over the power of the government within a short period of several dozen days after the death of Emperor Zhengde.
Of course, his final end was quite miserable. He was deprived of his title and official position, demoted to a commoner, and died in depression at home. Even his son Yang Shen was implicated, and the number one scholar was not reused.
Although he is now back home to retire, he was Zhu Houzhao's teacher after all. Emperor Hongzhi also treated him kindly, and he still has an official position and fame.
Moreover, his son Yang Shen will not be implicated or anything. Now he is very happy studying books in the Hanlin Academy. As a senior reserve cadre, he can show his talents as soon as the time comes and the opportunity arises.
Therefore, Yang Tinghe's life was quite good, and he had been waiting at home, waiting for the day when Zhu Houzhao became emperor. Then he would ask some of his classmates, friends and ministers at the same time to write a letter, and he, the emperor's teacher, might still have a chance.
Make a comeback again.
"What's going on?"
Yang Tinghe looked at the large group of officials and gentry in his house and asked strangely.
"Mr. Yang, something big has happened. The railway to Sichuan is going to be damaged."
Sichuan Chief Minister Ma Hao said quickly.
Ma Hao is a highly motivated official. He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Hongzhi's reign. Now he has become the chief envoy of Sichuan. It can be said that he has risen through the ranks.
However, because Liu Jin implemented an assessment system for officials, the assessment of frontier officials was particularly strict. Sichuan was ranked at the bottom in every assessment, which made Ma Hao miserable.
After finally getting the news, Ma Hao was also ecstatic when he heard the news that the railway was going to be built. If a railway could really be built to Chengdu, the development of Sichuan would be just around the corner, and he would be able to get excellent results in the assessment.
, there is hope to go further.
He is still very young, only in his fifties. If he goes further, he can take the position of Minister of the Sixth Ministry. In the future, he will definitely have the opportunity to become the Minister of the Sixth Ministry and a cabinet minister.
Therefore, this railway is regarded very seriously, and Ma Hao's background is extremely complicated. He is a descendant of Zou Yan, a famous thinker during the Warring States Period, and his surname was changed to Ma when his great-grandfather was born.
"What?"
"The railway is going to be destroyed. What's going on?"
When Yang Tinghe heard this, he was immediately shocked and asked quickly.
"The news just came that Sun Pan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and other officials of the Ministry of Industry, after taking a trip to Shu Road, thought that it was impossible to build a railway to Sichuan, so they also sent a telegram to the capital to request
His Majesty and the princes of the DPRK have considered this matter again and again and proposed to cancel the construction of the Changcheng Railway."
"They also said that building a long railway would cost a lot of money and waste money and people."
Ma Hao quickly told everything.
"How dare Sun Pan destroy the hopes of our Sichuan people like this!"
After Yang Tinghe heard this, he immediately became angry.
No one is more eager to have a railway than the people of Sichuan. Every Sichuan person who knew that the railway was to be built was extremely happy. Now they actually said that they would not build the railway. Sun Pan even said that it would be impossible to complete, and it would cost a lot of money, waste people and money, etc.
"Is there any news from the capital?"
"What do the emperor and the princes in the court say?"
After getting angry, Yang Tinghe also asked quickly.
Sun Pan's words on this matter do not count. In the end, whether to practice or not depends on the wishes of the emperor and the princes in the court. It is important that the emperor and the princes in the court talk about the cultivation. No matter how difficult it is, they will still be able to practice it.
"There is no news yet. I have also contacted my Sichuan officials in North Korea and China. If there is news, I will send a telegram back immediately."
Ma Hao said quickly.
"The person who proposed the construction of the Changcheng Railway was Liu Gong in the current cabinet. Liu Gong always considered the overall situation in his work. Sichuan is related to the stability and development of the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, so the railway must be built."
"Although Sun Pan's memorial may not necessarily lead to the cancellation of the plan, there is no guarantee that the emperor or the various guilds in the court will reconsider the matter."
Yang Tinghe analyzed it carefully. It was useless to be anxious now. The key was still the emperor and the princes in the court.
"Mr. Yang, what should we do now?"
Everyone looked at Yang Tinghe and asked eagerly.
"In this way, immediately send a telegram to contact our Sichuan officials in Beijing. Now is the time to mobilize all the strength of our Sichuan people and concentrate all our strength."
"First of all, the emperor and the princes in the court must not cancel this plan. Even if it is an emergency, the plan can be slightly delayed, but it cannot be canceled."
"The second thing is to let the emperor and the princes in the DPRK see the determination of we Sichuan people. We must repair a railway. Even if the court does not allocate funds, we Sichuan people will collect the money by ourselves. We Sichuan people will use our own hands. Then
We also need to build the railway step by step."
"The road to Shu is difficult, but man can conquer nature. Foolish Old Man can move mountains. Can't we Sichuan people build a railway?"
Yang Tinghe thought for a long time and then said after thinking about it.
"What Mr. Yang said makes sense!"
After listening to this, Ma Hao and others immediately nodded.
Since ancient times, Sichuan has been home to outstanding people and talented people. It also has a great influence in the court, with many officials serving as officials, and many important officials of the court.
To mobilize everyone's influence, this plan must not be canceled, even if it is postponed, it does not matter, the railway must be built.
The other thing is to show the Sichuan people's attitude towards railway construction, that is, full support. No matter what difficulties or problems there are, Sichuan people will find a way to solve them. This railway must be built. It must be built. No matter how many difficulties there are, it will be solved.
to overcome.
Soon, under the leadership of Yang Tinghe, Ma Hao and other Sichuan officials and gentry, the entire Sichuan people united as never before. The rich contributed money, and the rich contributed money. Tens of millions were raised in a very short period of time.
For two taels of silver, there were hundreds of thousands of Sichuan children who voluntarily expressed their willingness to participate in the construction of the railway without paying a cent, and the railway must be built in Sichuan.
But soon, new news came from the capital. The imperial court would still insist on building this railway. Sun Pan, Qiu Ye and other officials from the Ministry of Industry were directly reprimanded for not wanting to make progress.
The imperial court has appointed the Beijing Engineering College to build this long-term railway, and will mobilize a large number of construction machinery, vehicles, etc. for the construction of this railway.
When the news reached Sichuan, the whole Sichuan people couldn't help but cheered. The railway was going to be built again, and Sun Pan, Qiu Ye and other Ministry of Industry officials were reprimanded.
This is a reassurance to Sichuan people that the railway will be repaired no matter what difficulties they encounter.