It was another weekend, and he finally didn't have to go to work. In addition, it was already winter and the weather was freezing. Liu Jin really didn't want to get up, so he just fell asleep on the bed, hugging each other.
"Ms. sir, it's time to get up. It's already midnight. If you don't get up again, you will be laughed at."
Xu Waner snuggled into Liu Jin's arms, feeling Liu Yuan's dishonest hands moving around again, and her whole face turned red.
Last night, three people played mahjong again. They went crazy all night. Thinking about it, people can't help but bury their heads deeply in Liu Jin's arms.
"We are already an old married couple, why are we so shy?"
Liu Jin moved his hands dishonestly, but he kept smiling. Looking at the other side, Li Zhen herself was already moving dishonestly. She should be more proactive and let go.
"No~"
Xu Waner resisted in a low voice.
But her words were like poison, making Liu Jin immediately furious. He turned over, raised his gun and mounted his horse, and another battle began.
It was not until noon that Liu Jin reluctantly got up and read the newspaper while eating.
"If we unite as one and Foolish Old Man can move mountains, the road to Shu will no longer be difficult!"
The headline of the newspaper is about the construction of the railway to Sichuan, which is the most popular thing at the moment. If you read it carefully, you will see in detail the Changchun-Chengdu Railway which is under construction.
Tens of thousands of Sichuan's young and strong labor force did not need a penny or a ration of food. Under the leadership of Sichuan officials and gentry, they prepared their own food and brought their own tools to participate in the construction of the railway, even though it is now a large-scale railway.
It's winter, but I still have no intention of retreating.
And the 8 million Sichuan people behind them did not let them sweat in vain. A steady stream of food, meat, warm clothes, etc. were continuously sent to the front line of railway construction, making the progress of the construction period very fast.
It was originally estimated that it might take six years to build this railway, but now, with the full support of 8 million people in Sichuan, it may only take about three years to build this Great Wall Railway. It is expected that by the time Hongzhi
In thirty years, the railway will be officially completed and open to traffic.
And originally it was only planned to build railways, and there was no road plan, but because Sichuan spontaneously raised 12 million taels of silver, and continued to raise funds in the future.
So this time, not only the railway was built, but also a not too wide road was built next to the railway.
When the railways and highways are opened together, the roads out of Sichuan will undergo huge changes. From now on, the road to Shu will no longer be difficult.
"Sichuan people really need this kind of railway, and they are also really eager to have a convenient road out of Sichuan."
After reading the newspaper, Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh.
With such a spirit of unity, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. Let alone building a railway, even building a few more railways is not a big deal. Man can conquer nature, and the most important thing is to have the spirit of self-improvement.
Officials like Sun Pan and Qiu Ye only saw difficulties and felt that it was impossible to build a railway to Sichuan, but they did not see the power of people, especially now that various engineering equipment are constantly emerging.
came out, greatly improving project efficiency.
At the same time, engineering technology continues to mature, and many things that were impossible before have now become possible, and have gradually become commonplace.
"Once the Sichuan railway is completed, the development of the southwest will be stable. Moreover, Sichuan's population of several million will be able to bring out at least two to three hundred people."
"In the future, if technology develops further, we might be able to build a railway from Sichuan to Yunnan and Guizhou, and then build a railway from Yunnan to Myanmar."
"If we communicate with Myanmar, traveling to the Indian Ocean and Africa will become very convenient."
"However, the Hengduan Mountains are even more steep than the natural dangers of the Sichuan Shu Road. Even in later generations, I am afraid that I would not dare to build such a railway. As for now, just think about it."
Opening the map, Liu Jin looked carefully at the map of the southwest region of the Ming Dynasty.
Sichuan's geographical location is very good. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and the open and fertile Sichuan Basin in the middle. If it can be developed here, it can become the center of the southwestern region of the Ming Dynasty.
When Sichuan is stable, the Southwest will be stable; when Sichuan develops, the Southwest will develop.
Transportation in this era is still extremely backward.
Don't look at the Beijing-Tianjin area, there are already many roads and railways, and cars, bicycles, and trains run everywhere.
But this is only limited to the Beijing-Tianjin area, which has good traffic conditions. For the southwest region, their traffic conditions are no different from before.
Even not just in the southwest region, it should be said that many places in the Ming Dynasty have not changed much from before. The construction of roads is currently only popular in areas with good conditions, plain areas, along rivers, and coastal areas.
The more, the better the conditions.
However, in the southwest region, such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Chongqing, road traffic conditions are extremely poor, and there are very few cement roads. Even if there are, they are limited to provincial capital cities and a few surrounding places.
The traffic conditions in most areas are still very poor, and they are still the same as before. There are more horses than ever, because the prices of horses in the Ming Dynasty are getting cheaper and cheaper, and horses have become an important means of transportation.
Because of poor transportation conditions and backward development, these places still maintain their original condition. They cannot go out to work like later generations did.
There are also very few people who are willing to immigrate. After all, it is difficult to leave homeland, and no one knows what life will be like after immigrating.
The development of these places is very difficult.
But if Sichuan can develop and Chengdu can become a big city and an industrial city like Beijing and Tianjin, it will not only drive the development of Sichuan, but also attract people from Yunnan, Guizhou and Chongqing to work and live in the closer Chengdu.
Settlement led to the development of the entire southwest region.
The railway to Sichuan must be built, not just for Sichuan, but for the entire southwestern region of Ming Dynasty.
Development must be balanced!
Only when all regions throughout the Ming Dynasty continue to develop, can the entire Ming Dynasty become richer, stronger, and more prosperous.
If only some areas develop and become wealthy, then over time, huge regional gaps will gradually form, and many problems will gradually evolve.
Looking at later generations, due to uneven development, the population was too concentrated in the eastern coastal areas and cities, which led to the emergence of many problems and phenomena.
Nowadays, railways are being built to develop Sichuan, and the dredging of the Yangtze River is driving the development of Huguang and Jiangxi. It can be said that the entire Ming Dynasty has gradually caught up with the dividends of the development of the times and developed rapidly and balancedly.
"Sichuan drives the southwest, Huguang, Jiangxi drives the central part, Beijing and Tianjin drive Shandong, Henan, Liaodong, grasslands, and Shaanxi rely on transportation, that is, to the south. Guangdong and Guangxi are also developing well now, relying on the convenience of ocean transportation.
It is only a matter of time before it develops."
"We don’t have to worry much about the future development of our country in the Ming Dynasty. It is mainly based on industry, and then Liaodong, Hezhong, Western Regions, Central Asia, Nanyun, Black Earth Province, and Nanyang provinces are mainly agricultural, producing food and meat.
Vegetables, fruits, etc.”
"The overseas golden continent, Australia, is too far away from the mainland and has a small population. In the future, it will mainly take over the excess and overflow population from the mainland."
"The entire Ming Dynasty needs resources, land, land, population, science and technology, industry and industry. Such a Ming Empire is truly invincible in the world."
Looking at the vast territory of the Ming Empire, Liu Jin was also very pleased, and it was not a waste of time for him to travel through it.
It is nothing to be able to conquer a huge territory. There have been many empires with vast territories since ancient times, but it is really important to be able to truly stand firm and develop long-term governance.
Like the Mongols, they also laid down a vast territory, but the Mongols did not know how to govern it. The vast territory fell apart in a blink of an eye, and they did not have a deep cultural heritage, so these Mongolians who migrated naturally integrated into the local people.
Within culture, it’s hard to say who conquered whom in the end.
Now the Ming Empire is different. It not only occupies a huge territory, but also emigrates in large numbers to consolidate and develop these places, promote its own strong culture and civilization, and promote the integration and development of tribes.
The vast land can be occupied not only now, but also in the future, and it can continue to prosper under the governance of the Ming people.
"Master~"
"Ren Siheng, the dean of the Beijing Institute of Mechanical Engineering, and Duan Hai, the director of the Mercedes-Benz Automobile Factory, asked for a meeting. They said they have developed a motorcycle that combines a bicycle with an internal combustion engine."
Just when Liu Jin was thinking about the future development of Ming Dynasty with a smile on his face, the housekeeper of the house came to report.
"The motorcycle was invented?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately became energetic. He was thinking about the poor traffic situation in Ming Dynasty. If this motorcycle is produced, it will be of great use.
