After a month, matters related to the feudal king’s expedition finally came to an end.
As for how to mobilize troops and how to collect food, leave it to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Just before the princes left the capital, Zhu Qizhen suddenly announced that there was a major event that was celebrated by the whole world and asked everyone to witness it.
These princes have been busy preparing for the expedition. After receiving the notice, they all wondered, what is going on and everyone is celebrating?
Prince Ning and others who already had evil intentions are now even more suspicious.
All are feudal lords, please note, they are all!
Could it be that the emperor has set a trap and is going to kill everyone in one fell swoop?
Everyone used their eyeliners to find out information.
Soon there was news that the first railway in Ming Dynasty was opened to traffic, and the emperor asked all the vassal princes to come together to test the train.
That night, King Ning tossed and turned and stayed up all night.
Since arriving in the capital, he has been surprised.
Now that I think about it carefully, I will first promise you benefits, provide food and territory to the soldiers, and then everyone will be happy. After all the vigilance is lifted, the ground will be stuck and everyone will be taken away in one fell swoop?
Since ancient times, the Tian family has been ruthless, but the emperor can really do this kind of thing.
After much thought, he decided to take the risk and take leave, saying that he was sick.
If the emperor really planned to kill everyone, he would not be able to let him go. Claiming illness would only arouse the emperor's suspicion.
So, he sent someone to the horse and carriage shop overnight to rent a carriage, ready to escape at any time.
Of course, Zhu Qizhen didn't know that King Ning still had so much ambition. He summoned all the vassal princes to come and test the car, just to catch up.
The first railway in the Ming Dynasty was to Tianjin and was progressing very smoothly.
From the capital to Tianjin Wei, the terrain is relatively flat. After planning the route, the Engineering College organized manpower to first use gravel to pad the roadbed, and then lay sleepers. Then, dozens of steel workshops started working at full strength.<
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With the support of the research results of the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering, today's steel has been upgraded by more than one level.
The current technology is to use oil quenching and tempering during the smelting process. This kind of steel has extremely strong hardness and wear resistance and can fully bear the weight of the train.
However, in this era, smelting efficiency is still too low.
In desperation, Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to spend money to buy more steel furnaces and more craftsmen.
Anyway, the imperial court is not short of money now, and the education is complete!
In the industrial park outside the city, countless workshops stand up one after another, and thick smoke billows every day. Then, the smelted steel rails are delivered to the construction site through temporarily laid wooden rails.
And here, under the arrangement of the joint team of the Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Sciences, all parties are working together to lay down the railway tracks.
Generally speaking, railways in this era can be laid relatively quickly, because there is no technical content. As long as a young and strong boy goes to the construction site to learn from it for a few days, he will be able to do it.
As the saying goes, teach the disciples and starve the master to death. However, it is completely different here.
An old craftsman brings out an apprentice. As long as he successfully graduates and transitions from an intern to a formal craftsman, the master will give him an extra month's salary as a reward.
Driven by this kind of atmosphere, newcomers know that they are well-paid and work hard to learn, while old craftsmen also feel that it is profitable, so they do not hide their selfish interests and work hard to teach.
The distance from the capital to Tianjin Wei is only 300 miles. Construction was carried out in sections, and the progress was much faster than expected.
So much so that in order to recruit workers, various workshops actually have to go hundreds of miles away to recruit blacksmiths. In order to deceive people, they do everything they can, such as housing subsidies, allocated dormitories, and even daily utensils are prepared for you.
Okay.
What’s more, the crazy one even took a wife.
Nowadays, the craftsmanship industry is already very popular. Not to mention the girls from various villages and towns, even the ladies from wealthy families are willing to lend their work to craftsmen.
In just over a year, countless workshops and businesses have sprung up along this railway.
Even fools know that you can make money by following the railway, which once caused the entire capital's population to increase dramatically.
Seeing that the capital was about to burst, Zhu Qizhen had to introduce a settlement policy, and then it calmed down a little.
Sometimes, there are problems when developing too fast, for example, inflation increases.
With the reopening of sea trade and the development of Japanese silver mines, silver began to flow in in large quantities.
After all, this thing is hard currency. No matter how the price rises, it can still be controlled within an acceptable range.
Zhu Qizhen was neither impatient nor impatient about this, because those who are most anxious about inflation are precisely those high-ranking officials and gentry.
Seeing that cultivated land is no longer profitable, even if it is profitable, the risk is already huge.
The money saved at home has not decreased, but the purchasing power has been declining.
Originally, ten taels of silver could buy a cow, but now it costs fifteen taels.
As a result, everyone no longer dares to save the spare money in their hands, but invests it all in the workshop.
Facts have proved that this is a win-win-win move.
When money is invested in the workshop, its value continues to increase for him.
The employment problem of local people has been solved and their living standards have been improving.
For the imperial court, industry was developing rapidly.
Finally, the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, which cost tens of millions of dollars and has a total length of 300 miles, was opened to traffic.
In fact, the railway tracks are very crudely repaired, and even each station has no special decoration.
The starting point is at Chaoyang Gate, which is built of concrete and has already been decorated.
The biggest advantage of concrete is one word, fast!
The bachelors from the Academy of Engineering were sweating and checking the junction of each section of sleepers and rails, knocking constantly for fear of any flaws.
You know, this project took eight months of everyone's efforts, and everyone's sweat can be found on every section of railway track.
Chen Huai, dean of the Academy of Engineering, and Bei Lin, acting dean of the Academy of Sciences, are reporting the final results.
"Your Majesty, all inspections along the line have been completed and can be opened to traffic!"
After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he waved his hand and said: "Then everyone get in the car!"
Wynn immediately shouted in his unique sharp voice: "The emperor has a decree, the auspicious time has come, get in the car!"
There were not only more than a dozen vassal princes present, but also ministers from various ministries and cabinet bachelors.
However, as everyone gathered around this cold iron guy, they began to retreat.
Can this thing move?
Moreover, you don’t need horses and human power to pull you, and you can move by burning coal?
Among the people watching, a carriage with low-key decoration parked quietly among the many carriages.
Prince Ning stared ahead cautiously and whispered: "If you find anything wrong ahead, drive away from the capital immediately, the sooner the better!"
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ps: I’ve been diagnosed, I have a fever of 39°, I’m feeling groggy, and I haven’t proofread the typos. Let’s just take a look at it~~