The Jingji Railway has flat terrain and a short distance. The reason it took more than two years was because it crossed several rivers along the way.
Although they are all small rivers, building railways is difficult, and the bridges must be built solidly first.
On the day of completion, the little emperor was invited to watch the ceremony, many ministers of civil and military affairs also came, and countless people came spontaneously to watch the excitement.
The departure station is located in the northeast outside Beijing. In the future, a railway will be built to connect to the Xishan side of Beijing. Xishan not only has coal mines, but also lime mines, which can be used to bake cement. The coal mines and cement can be directly connected to the capital through the railway.
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Yang Tinghe did not come today. His health is getting weaker and he does not even go to the cabinet. Now the cabinet mainly has the final say by Wang Yuan.
As soon as all the investigation work is completed, Yang Tinghe will apply to become an official. It is estimated that it will take another two or three months.
Everyone looked at the two trains in surprise. After two years of continuous improvement, the performance has improved slightly. However, the cargo pulling capacity is still only about 8 tons. After all, there is still weight and coal weight, so you have to bring enough with you every time you set off.
coal.
In other words, a train can only transport more than 100 people at a time, and its speed when fully loaded is less than 15 kilometers per hour, which is slightly faster than a bicycle.
Wang Yuan smiled and asked: "Does Your Majesty want to test the car in person?"
Zhu Zaiyi said: "Let's try it."
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So, Wang Yuan took the little emperor, followed by a group of ministers, and climbed into the carriage in groups.
Zhang Cong said: "Your Majesty, please order the train to start."
Zhu Houzhao patted the wooden carriage board and said, "Let's set off."
Zhang Cong shouted to the train driver: "Let's go!"
Workers began shoveling coal into the boiler, large plumes of black smoke spewed out of the chimney, and the train wheels began to turn slowly.
"Boom boom boom!"
The speed was very slow, but it finally started. Zhu Zaijun and the civil and military officials all felt strange, but the occasional black smoke made them uncomfortable.
Zhu Zaiyi asked: "Can't we pull more and run faster?"
Wang Yuan replied: "We are still improving."
The railways and trains of the Ming Dynasty started at a higher level than Britain in history.
Due to the lack of steel in the UK, wooden rails were used for railways in the early days. Because the wooden rails wore out too quickly, the wooden rails were gradually covered with iron sheets, but they were still unable to bear too much weight. Therefore, in the first few decades, the cargo capacity of trains continued to increase.
Not going up.
It's not like the Ming Dynasty, which is rich and powerful, and it's like a railroad track as soon as you get started.
The monarch and his subjects took a ride, and the train returned to the starting point.
More than two hundred eunuchs were escorted onto two trains.
Most of these eunuchs came from Huangzhuang. They were investigated and punished by Yang Tinghe for various crimes. Now they are all thrown to burn charcoal or mine in the mountains of Zunhua. The convicted eunuchs were transported to Jizhou City by train, and then steel was transported back from Jizhou.
Avoid empty trucks for round-trip transportation, and commercial operations are not yet available.
Next, construction of two railways began at the same time, both of which were quite short.
A Beijing-suburban railway connects Beijing and Xishan for only a few dozen miles, mainly transporting coal and cement.
A Beijing-Tianjin Railway connects Beijing and Tianjin, with a length of about two hundred miles. It transports grain when there is a task, and transports passengers and commodities when there is no task. Some of the water workers and soldiers in this section are left as road guards, and the rest
All of them were converted into private households.
The train gradually disappeared into the wilderness, and the emperor and his ministers all returned to the city to go to work.
Zhu Zaiyi was very diligent in his work. There was no morning court today, but he took the initiative to hold a noon court in order to familiarize himself with various government affairs.
The noon court was not formal, and only officials from the cabinet and the Metropolitan Procuratorate attended. Sometimes the Sixth Army Governor's Office was also called to discuss matters.
Li Chengxun, censor of Zuodu, said: "The governor of Nanjing Zhili impeached Bian Gong, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing. Yan Biangong, an alcoholic miner, only had two or three days in charge of matters a month. Compared with the other five departments in Nanjing, the Nanjing Department of Household Affairs spent more time on paperwork.
The more heavy tasks are all entrusted by Bian Gong to Zuo Shilang. Please punish Bian Gong as a sign of punishment."
Zhu Zaiyi frowned and said: "There are only two or three days a month to do things, so what are you keeping him for? Resign as soon as possible and go back to his hometown!"
Jiang Mian reminded: "Your Majesty, Bian Tingshi (Bian Gong) has a great reputation. He is ranked among the 'Four Heroes of Hongzhi' and the 'Seventh Son of the Retrospective' (the first seven sons). It is okay for him to become an official, but he must not be dismissed from office."
Zhu Zaiyi immediately said: "Then let him become an official. The imperial court does not support idle people!"
When he was young, Bian Gong was full of ambitions, upright and incorruptible, otherwise he would not be included in the "Four Heroes of Hongzhi". Unfortunately, this man was unlucky and was thrown to a local official by Liu Jin. After Liu Jin's death, Wang Yangming and others were reinstated.
, Bian Gong could only go home to Dingyou for three years because of his father's death.
After three years of hard work, Yang Tinghe took over the government and had no good impressions of the retro-reformists. Bian Gong was still unable to return to Beijing and could only become a local official. At this time, he was relatively diligent and very clear and capable as an official.
Later, Liang Chu came to power, and Bian Gong saw that he could be promoted. Suddenly his mother died again, and he returned home to observe mourning for three years. From then on, he was left to eat in Nanjing, drinking and having fun all day long. He wrote many articles about worrying about the country and the people, and occasionally promoted a few people.
A young man with outstanding literary talents.
All I can say is that Bian Gong’s parents died at an untimely time.
Zhu Zaiyi asked again: "Bian Gong has appointed an official, and there is a vacancy in Nanjing's Ministry of Household Affairs. The ministers can recommend candidates."
Wang Yuan suddenly said: "I think that Yao Rong, the censor of Youdu, has both talent and virtue, is honest and upright, and can be the minister of household affairs in Nanjing."
here we go!
Yao Rong was furious: "Wang Xianggong, are you excluding dissidents?"
Wang Yuan looked innocent: "I am recommending Mr. Yao."
Wang Qiong quickly agreed: "I also think Yao Yushi is very suitable."
Jiang Mian closed his eyes and said nothing. He planned to resign along with Yang Tinghe and was too lazy to care about the next leadership team's affairs.
Mao Ji hesitated to speak, but finally did not speak. He did not dare to offend Wang Yuan now.
Wang Xian, the Minister of War, said: "I second the proposal."
Yan Song, the Minister of Rites, said: "I second the proposal."
Zhao Huang, minister of the Ministry of Industry, said: "I second the proposal."
Li Chengxun, the censor of Zuodu, said: "I second the proposal."
Yan Yishou, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments, did not dare to speak. He was from Yang Tinghe, but he also advocated clearing land. He once went to Shaanxi to clean up military fields.
Seeing that most of the people in the afternoon court agreed to throw themselves to Nanjing, Yao Rong angrily shouted: "The whole court is full of royalists, and the country is in danger!"
Zhu Zaijun was a little confused for a moment. He just wanted to hold a noon court. Why did he squeeze a right censor into Nanjing to become minister?
Zhu Zaiyi admired and trusted Wang Yuan very much, but as an emperor, he was inevitably a little uncomfortable and always felt that he was being threatened at this moment.
But with so many important ministers seconding the proposal, it was difficult for Zhu Zaiyi to object, so he could only say: "Then let Yao Aiqing be transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, um... and then promote Yao Shishang (Yao Lai) to the rank of bachelor, and serve as the official of the banquet.
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Yao Lai was the number one scholar, the son of Yao Rong, and a member of Zhu Zaiyi's East Palace attendants.
Although Zhu Zaiyi is still very immature, he is becoming more mature every day. Promoting Yao Lai is to appease Yao Rong and also to express his dissatisfaction in a subtle way.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty is wise."
Although Yao Rong was angry, he could only obey orders. He stood up to oppose Wang Yuan, and within half a month, he was thrown to Nanjing to retire. Who would dare to oppose Wang Yuan in the future?
Powerful ministers, living powerful ministers!
After the afternoon break, Wang Yuan met with the emperor alone and expressed his thoughts: "Your Majesty should know your ministers' ambitions, eliminate bad government, reform laws, and never flinch even if the road is full of thorns."
"Of course I know, the teacher has said before that the bad government of the Ming Dynasty cannot be reformed," Zhu Zaiyi asked, "But Yao Yu...Does Yao Shangshu oppose reform?"
Wang Yuan said: "Yao Yingzhi not only opposed the reform, but also started to connect with them in private."
"I see." Zhu Zaiyi didn't know whose words to believe, but he believed Wang Yuan more.