Chapter 1645: It's about throwing money Since ancient times, the fastest means of land transportation is to use horse-drawn carts, which is also Zhu Houzhao's self-righteous common sense.
How did he know that there was a kind of steam car in this world, and Ye Chunqiu spent so much manpower and material resources to get rid of the dilemma of using a horse-drawn cart.
The rumbling steam car, along the laid track, roared forward, first staggered, then the speed began to increase, roughly to the speed of the fast horse, and then began to slowly slow down, finally, clang, the whole carriage slammed, the feeling of this ride, is really not wonderful, at least compared to the comfortable crane car, it is simply a thousand miles away.
But even so, Ye Chunqiu still regarded it as his own heart, an authentic baby bump, and the future of Shengyuan Kingdom would depend on it.
Of course, the promotion effect on the 18 provinces of Kannai is also great.
Even if this steam car is cumbersome and not comparable to the trains of later generations, for Ye Chunqiu, this is nothing less than the crystallization of all the scientific and technological and financial resources of the current town and state government.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao had jumped out of the carriage and hurriedly ran to the front of the car, here, several lathe workers had turned off the coal stove, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but ask Ye Chunqiu, who had caught up, "It moved by itself" Ye Chunqiu looked at Zhu Houzhao's fuss, and said with a smile: "Has Your Majesty boiled water?"
"Nope."
Zhu Houzhao shook his head directly.
Ye Chunqiu was a little difficult, uh, so it is difficult to explain, if you haven't boiled water, you don't know that steam can spray open the lid of the pot, and you don't know that steam can also have power, so how to explain the principle that steam is injected into the piston, and then the pressure of the piston is used to drive other machinery to move the wheels forward After thinking about it, Ye Chunqiu felt that he couldn't explain it, so he didn't want to explain it, so he searched out a more suitable statement in his mind and said, "Your Majesty, it is the strength that is born from eating coal." ” Zhu Houzhao seems to understand whether he understands or not, how to say it, it is like a person, people eat meat, they have strength, but this car, but it eats coal, it is really the same.
At this time, Ye Chunqiu said again: "Your Majesty, as long as the track is laid, this steam car can travel anywhere, not only takes less time, but also has an amazing carrying capacity, and does not need to waste animal gas, its strength can be greater than many horses, if Your Majesty builds this track, there will be no distance in the world since then, oh, especially the railroad track between Qinglong and Jingshi, it needs to be laid as soon as possible, so that Jingshi and Qinglong can be horns for each other, why be afraid of the Tatars" Ye Chunqiu said it again.
Zhu Houzhao felt that it was magical, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this steam car was very powerful, and said with interest: "This is good, it is the railroad track from Qinglong to Jingshi, how much food does it need?"
Ye Chunqiu thought to himself, no one knows the benefits of this steam car at the moment, because of this, there must be a demonstration railway to come out, so as to amaze the eyes of the world, and in the future, it will be more acceptable to people to accept this new creature, and in the near future, it will be better applied in many places, therefore, the railway between Qinglong and Jingshi is very important.
So Ye Chunqiu thought about it, and said: "The research institute and the China Merchants Bureau have had a budget, between Qinglong and Jingshi, the distance is not far, but only hundreds of miles, and except for the pass, the rest of the places are all smooth roads, the price of this project is only five million taels of silver, of course, if you add other expenses, as well as steam trains, and the cost of loading and unloading goods along the way, and even maintenance and the like, I am afraid that another five million taels will be added, and the maintenance after that, it will be much easier, and it is necessary to recruit special craftsmen, and the people on the train, as well as the personnel at the station, which is roughly three or four hundred thousand taels a year. ” Seeing that Ye Chunqiu said it lightly, but Zhu Houzhao's face darkened when he heard it, Zhu Houzhao, as the emperor, said that he was the richest person in the world, but he was still frightened by Ye Chunqiu's words, and couldn't help but widen his eyes and said: "Before and after, it will cost tens of millions of taels."
This is just Qinglong and Jingshi Zhu Houzhao was still full of interest, but it was as if he had suddenly poured a plate of cold water, and he was deflated all of a sudden, and said distressedly: "The one in the treasury who can move out so much silver has no silver, and the officials will never be willing, I spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to build a palace, and I was scolded so much that I was bloody, you still want to spend tens of millions of taels."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao looked deeply at the steam car in front of him, his face showed regret, and said faintly: "It's a pity." ” Ye Chunqiu glanced at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty is a person who wants to achieve great things, and those who achieve great things, how can you compare them?"
Your Majesty, think about it, this railway is hundreds of thousands of soldiers." ” Ye Chunqiu continued: "The imperial court has millions of troops, but the vast majority of them are guarded in various passes, let's just say these nine sides, Xuanfu is more than 100,000 people, Ningxia is also 100,000, Datong military horses are also 100,000, Jinzhou and Liaoyang in eastern Liaodong are even more important towns, and soldiers are needed everywhere, but has Your Majesty ever thought about why since Emperor Wen, the Ming Dynasty has been beaten everywhere, and it is clear that the military horses that the Ming can requisition are ten times that of the Tatars, but they are often repeatedly attacked, the fundamental reason is that the Tatars can always twist into a fist, But my Ming million army, but scattered all over the place, rush to help, if at this time, Your Majesty made a painful decision, so that the million army, can wave like an arm, why not fear the Tatars. ” Ye Chunqiu sometimes always feels that the Tatars are always a box, whatever you want to do, pull the Tatars out for a walk, Zhu Houzhao can always be fooled.
Just as Ye Chunqiu thought, the Tatars were like a string in Zhu Houzhao's heart, and when he touched it, he could easily calm down.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes and said, "It's just where the silver comes from?"
Hearing this, Ye Chunqiu knew that Zhu Houzhao's heart was moved, so he said, "Your Majesty, business tax." ” Zhu Houzhao was stunned, and a word woke up the person in the dream.
Ye Chunqiu said again: "The railroad tracks outside the customs are all raised by the town government, and the funds required in the customs need to be prepared by Your Majesty. ” Listening to Ye Chunqiu's words, Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed, as if he had an understanding.
Then, Zhu Houzhao said: "I'll try it." ” Of course, Zhu Houzhao wants to try it, but here in Zhenguo Mansion, Ye Chunqiu needs to prepare.
The railway must be laid, and after the railway is laid, the entire inside and outside the customs can be connected, which is not only related to the military, but also related to Ye Chunqiu's population migration, as well as the economic development plan. aa2705221: