Chapter 330 What is the combat power of the train?
After the specific matters were negotiated, Jinbatu returned to Uzang with the imperial edict.
When I first came out of Uzang, I carried a lot of goods and drove cattle and horses, and it took three months to arrive. On the way back, I packed lightly and took a train for a while, and it took only half a month to arrive. p>
This was also the first time that Jin Batu felt the power of technology. At the same time, he also understood what the New Deal was.
Although in the memorial of King Shanhua, they talk about the New Deal and say nothing about the New Deal, in fact, they don’t even know what the New Deal is.
At most, there are some hearsays, and they are probably engaged in some kind of industry, commerce, or trade. No matter how much there is, I don’t know.
Jin Batu went there in person and was greatly shocked.
Uzang is located on a plateau with mountains everywhere, making transportation extremely inconvenient.
What would it be like if a railway could be built here?
On the Uzang side, Chanhua Wang Sangdu was very puzzled when he received the news that Jinbatu had returned to Tibet.
Because he sent Jin Batu to Beijing this time with the intention of provocation, and he didn't even think that this person would come back alive.
The funeral arrangements have been prepared here, and we are waiting for the mobilization before the war to tell the soldiers that Jin Batu was killed by the tyrant of the Ming Dynasty, and we will avenge him...
As a result, they are back!
Something feels wrong...
In order to guard against fraud, Sangdu was fully prepared when he met with Jinbatu.
There are swordsmen ambushed outside the tent. If something goes wrong, they will rush in and chop him into pieces.
Obviously, Jin Batu didn’t know that this trip had brought him great trouble.
"Your Majesty, I'm so happy, so happy!"
Sangdu saw Jin Batu's cheerful look and was a little confused about the situation, so he asked: "Why, the Ming court agreed?"
"Exactly, all the requests made by the king have been agreed to!"
Sangdu has been troubled by various things recently. Hearing the good news, his face also showed joy: "Five million taels of silver, five hundred thousand shi of grain, all... agreed?"
At the end of the sentence, his tone even trembled.
This is not a small amount of money. If we had this money and food, why would we fight?
Jin Batu nodded and said: "The imperial court has issued the imperial edict, and the Uzbek New Deal Leadership Group will then come to read out the edict."
Sandu suddenly became confused and asked: "What group?"
"It is the Us-Zang New Deal Leading Group. In short, the imperial court allocated funds to help the king launch the New Deal in Us-Tsang, and specially formed a group to take charge of this matter. This group is led by Yu Qian, a bachelor of the cabinet, and has representatives from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry.
, the Academy of Sciences and other capable people participated, and their main role is to guide the implementation of the New Deal, and also to supervise the use of money and food."
After hearing this, Sangdu couldn't help but be stunned.
"They still need to supervise the use of money and food? Didn't they give us money and food? What does the Ming Emperor mean?"
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"This..."
Jin Batu thought for a moment, and then said: "Before my subordinates left Beijing, I had a detailed discussion with Mr. Yu Qianyu. The main thing is to build the railway. We are recruiting civilians here to mine mines, stones, forests and other materials, and then they will follow the progress.
Distribute money and food."
"Railway, what railroad?"
Sangdu looked confused. He had heard of big roads, small roads, and monkey roads in his life, but he had never heard that there were railways in this world. Could it be that this road was paved with iron?
Jinbatu explained: "On my way back to Uzang, my subordinates were lucky enough to see that their railway was really paved with steel, from Beijing to Nanjing. To be honest, my subordinates were very puzzled.
However, the train is very convenient and does not require people or animals to pull it. If you have not experienced it personally, you will not believe it even if you die!"
Hearing this, Sangdu couldn't help but take a breath, it's really a road paved with steel!
Steel is laid from Beijing to Nanjing. How rich is the imperial court?
Steel has always been a weapon. Since the Song Dynasty, the smuggling of iron items has been banned in border settlements. At that time, the Khitan and Xixia banned horses from entering the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty banned the supply of iron saltpeter to the Khitan and Xixia.
This situation has continued to this day. Some of the mutual markets opened in the Ming Dynasty banned the sale of ironware.
In the mutual trade from Sichuan to Uzbekistan, most of the tea from the Ming Dynasty was exchanged for horses from northern Tibet. This road is the famous Tea Horse Road.
Later, Wu Zang gradually felt that something was wrong. You didn't give me iron tools, but you gave me horses in exchange. You know, horses are also strategic resources. If this happens, won't I suffer a big loss?
From then on, Uszang began to prohibit the sale of horses to the Ming Dynasty, so the Tea Horse Road gradually declined.
Until recent years, as the firearms of the Ming Dynasty became more and more important, the traditional shield, armor and stomach were vulnerable to the muskets. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty did not control the trade of steel so strictly. However, steel is still a strategic resource after all.
Prices remain high.
Even iron pots are rare items for us, so why don't you pave the road with steel? It's simply...unreasonable!
Also, what is a train?
Sandu looked confused and asked: "Have you ever heard that they used steel to pave the road and why they built this kind of railway?"
Jinbatu nodded and said: "Back to your Majesty, the railway is for running trains. This kind of train is even more wonderful. It doesn't need people to push it or horse-drawn horses. Just throw the coal into the furnace and the train can run at a high speed."
Amazing and tireless. As long as the coal keeps flowing, the train can run without stopping."
The more Sandu heard, the more shocked he became. Are there still cars that eat coal in the world?
"My subordinates also inquired that the Ming Dynasty not only built trains, but also built a coal-burning iron-clad ship. It is said that the huge ship was ten times larger than your palace, and its power can be imagined." p>
An ironclad ship, and it also eats coal!
Sandu felt that his brain was a little insufficient, because he didn't even know how to imagine.
There is such a monster in the world. It has a body of steel, is huge, feeds on coal, and is tireless...
What kind of monsters is the Ming court creating?
Suddenly, he thought of a very important question and hurriedly asked: "Is the train used for war? How many soldiers and horses can the combat effectiveness of a train be worth?"
Jin Batu shook his head and said: "The trains I saw are just tools for carrying people and goods."
Sangdu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was just pulling something. If they pulled the train to the battlefield, it would be invulnerable, and it would be powerful after eating coal. Who would still be an opponent?
It's no wonder, because he thought the train was a steel monster, like cattle, horses, and mules, it would stay alive after eating.
After thinking about it again, I ignored the trains and armored ships. The Ming court agreed to give them money and food, which was a good thing.
Why don't you just send some civilians to build roads for you? Seeing that this war won't be fought for a while, a large number of civilians are idle and idle. The Ming Dynasty court pays and takes care of the food, so go!