The students from the geography department of the institute who went to Liaodong were led by Xu Hongzu.
When Zhu Youxiao saw him, he smiled and said, "We are all old acquaintances.
We are doing well in the geography department."
Xu Hongzu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's great that students have seen all over the world in this geography subject and can also do their best for the court."
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "That's good.
Zhenzhi, you are Zi Zhenzhi, right?"
Xu Hongzu said quickly: "Your Majesty is your respecter, please feel free to call the students whatever you want.
How can you be called by your Majesty's words?"
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said: "Zhenzhi, the factory owner has an idea to see if a canal can be built between the Liaohe River and the Huntong River.
This can connect the two rivers and facilitate shipping.
You have explored it yourself and think this idea is useful.
Is it feasible?”
Xu Hongzu said: "Your Majesty, the institute received a commission from the Ministry of War that day to find a waterway to see if it could lead from the sea off Liaodong to Heilongjiang.
When the students were exploring the middle section of the Liaohe River, they asked the local residents and found out that it was only separated from the Huntong River.
When we reach a hundred miles away, there are already classmates After thinking about this, the Ministry of War sent warships to visit both rivers and asked whether it was possible to communicate between the two rivers.
The students found that if the two rivers were communicated, it would be beneficial to Liaodong's agriculture, fishery and forestry. development plays a very important role.”
"After careful investigation, the students found that this is indeed feasible, but because there are rolling hills between the two places, the locals call it Changlingzi.
If you want to dig a river from Changlingzi, it will require a lot of labor.
It’s so much that it may not be possible in the short term.
After we reported it to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War said nothing more.”
Zhu Youxiao asked: "Is it because of the rocks in the mountain?"
Xu Hongzu nodded and said: "Your Majesty, if you just dig the soil, it would be relatively easy, but the stone in the mountain cannot be effective in a short time."
Zhu Youxiao said: "From your point of view, if this hill was entirely made of soil, how long would it take ten thousand people to dig it?"
Xu Hongzu thought for a while and said: "Students have learned earthwork calculations in the graduate school.
If 10,000 people come to dig the soil, it will take at least thirty years.
This does not take into account the problem that the soil cannot be excavated in winter."
Wei Zhongxian said with regret on his face: "Your Majesty, it should only take less than two years to build the railway.
It seems that the only option is to build the railway."
Zhu Youxiao first asked Xu Hongzu to go out, then shook his head and said: "No, if we build a railway, unless we build a local steel plant, it will not be possible to build it in two years, and building a steel plant will take more time.
Jingshan The reason why the railway can be built so quickly is because we have two steel plants along the railway line.
You cannot estimate based on the time of the Jingshan Railway, so I estimate that it will take at least five years to build this railway. " Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty, what should we do?"
Zhu Youxiao said: "Actually, it is not bad to use horse-drawn carriages to transport goods.
The reason why the cost is high is related to two aspects.
One is uneven roads, and the other is poor vehicle performance.
The vehicle performance issues can be studied by the students of the institute first. , I thought that bearings can be used here, and the road problem is even simpler.
Just build a wide cement road from these two places, and this will solve the problem. " Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty, the carriage is expensive."
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "Ten times the price, how much of the carriage cost can be accounted for and you can use a sled in winter.
This thing is much cheaper than the carriage.
We have improved the carriage and built cement roads, which can also greatly reduce the transportation cost.
Don't If you are not greedy enough, you can transport it by horse-drawn carriage, and you can make at least ten times the profit after removing all expenses.
This kind of business is not easy to come across. " Wei Zhongxian smiled at the thought and said: "Your Majesty, this servant is too greedy.
Just thinking about making more money makes me think.
As long as we have more money, we can crush those southern barbarians to death with money."
Zhu Youxiao said: "I don't like to hear this word."
Wei Zhongxian quickly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, this servant was angry for a moment and angered Your Majesty.
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Please punish Your Majesty."
Zhu Youxiao said: "I don't like you kneeling all the time."
Wei Zhongxian was so embarrassed that he neither stood up nor continued to kneel.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Get up.
How many times have I told you, don't be servile in front of the maid and servile in front of the maid behind, and don't kneel down easily.
Speak up when you have something to say, admit your mistakes when you are wrong, and be rewarded when you are right.
It is necessary to kneel down. "?"
Wei Zhongxian said: "The Holy Lord is very kind to this slave.
I have no way to repay you, so I can only be more respectful in my words and actions."
Zhu Youxiao sighed and said: "Respect is in the heart.
I know that you are also respectful to me in your heart, but it is better to have fewer kneels.
Why do we, monarchs and ministers for so many years, need so many false gifts?"
Wei Zhongxian murmured in a low voice: "Your Majesty, we are first and foremost masters and servants."
Zhu Youxiao said: "Look, you have learned to talk back.
As soon as I came to the throne, I stipulated that Han people cannot be slaves.
You are specifically going against me.
You can be more casual when getting along with me in the future."
Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty, you can't be casual before you."
Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said: "I can't tell you.
But in the future, you must be careful not to arbitrarily deny one or a group of people based on their region, especially don't use insulting words.
We will build cement roads first, and at the same time let water conservancy experts from the Ministry of Agriculture Let’s investigate how to build a canal, let the Ordnance Bureau start manufacturing explosives for digging mountains, and let the Research Institute and the Ordnance Bureau work together to improve horse-drawn carriages.
If explosives are used, the canal should be repaired within five years.
Anyway, we have a lot of free labor. " Wei Zhongxian smiled brightly: "Those Luzon people are really useful.
I heard that the Spanish people in charge are also good.
Why don't we drag them to Liaodong and let them build cement roads and canals."
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "The Spaniards are starting to redeem the captured soldiers and generals, so let's keep them as senior officials for now.
It's easy to find laborers.
There are many people in North Korea who don't have enough to eat.
As long as they give them some housing, they can make a living."
Food, naturally many people will come."
Wei Zhongxian said: "Didn't His Majesty say last time that we should slow down the speed of naturalization of Koreans?"
Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "Naturalization is naturalization, and labor is labor.
Don't you understand this?
Let them build roads.
If they build good roads, give them the quota of naturalization.
This will let them know that they must become the Ming Dynasty.
It’s not easy to be a citizen, and we don’t want those with poor health.
Wouldn’t it be possible to directly screen them out through road construction?”
Wei Zhongxian did not dare to talk back.
After saluting, he went out to arrange the transportation of goods and road construction.
Seeing that it was still early, Zhu Youxiao ordered the weapons bureau to be set up.
He talked to Sun Yuanhua and others about bearings last time and wanted to see how their research was going
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