On the day of the test run of the train, Li Shimin returned directly to the palace from Suzaku Street and immediately convened a meeting of the ministers.
Yuan Shan was still making arrangements at the train station at this time, and after the courtiers left, they ushered in the second batch of guests and merchants in Chang'an City.
Their situation was different from that of the courtiers before them, the former was very curious, and the merchants were more interested in seeing the benefits that the train could bring them.
Traveling back and forth between Chang'an and Lantian County again, this time the train was terminated at Lantian County Station, and the train also drove directly to the centralized warehouse in the Economic Development Zone.
"In the future, the trucks will pass directly through the centralized warehouse, and as long as the goods are stored here, they will be sent to Chang'an quickly."
Yuan Shandao.
Zheng Qi suddenly asked: "Will the cargo box loaded with so many goods affect the running time of the train?"
” Yuan Shan immediately explained: "It's normal to think like this, but you can rest assured that the freight cars will be separated after they arrive at the station, and the goods transported can be unloaded at any time without affecting the time when the train will depart again, and if someone is willing to leave the car, the train can run for it at any time." ” All the merchants nodded in unison.
"The train is very convenient, but at present, it can only go back and forth between the two places, and there is only one train, which feels very good, but the freight value is greater."
The merchants began to talk.
As soon as Yuan Shan heard this, he immediately said: "Don't worry, this truck prototype has been put into use, and then the Ordnance Supervisor will summon Datang skilled craftsmen to continue to build, don't worry that the number of trucks will increase soon." ” After the merchant returned, it was to let some curious people start to ride, a ticket only cost 50 yuan, not expensive but not cheap, the price is definitely the experience price, but the problem is that the round-trip ticket price needs 100 yuan, as a result, many people get off the train only to find that they have no money in their pockets, so they can only figure out their own way to go back and forth.
Above the court, Li Shimin and others are studying the matter of the railway, the reason is very simple, according to the Ministry of Economic Development's plan to build a freight car railway will be built along Lantian to Sichuan, after all, there are reclaimed agricultural resources, but what Li Shimin wants is that all the state capitals are open to traffic, but it is not enough to rely on the input of a Ministry of Economic Development.
When taking the train today, Yuan Shan made it very clear that it was absolutely impossible to open Chang'an and Luoyang and other state capitals within a year.
"There is no objection to the construction of this railway."
Li Shimin asked.
Fang Xuanling immediately said: "Your Majesty has spent a lot of money on building the railway, although the amount of iron ore mining has increased now, but the reserves are still insufficient, and the minister thinks that the implementation of the railway can be postponed." ” Li Shimin looked at Du Ruhui again, and Du Ruhui stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what the servant said is reasonable, according to the current mining speed of iron ore, it will not be able to meet the demand, unless the iron ore mining authorization is expanded again." ” The eldest grandson Wuji said at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the expansion of the iron ore mining authorization can be implemented by the Ministry of Industry to increase the mining efforts, as for the authorization of the minister, it is better not to open more authorizations." ” If there is a problem, there will be a solution, and soon there will be various voices in the court.
Yan Lide didn't speak, he needs His Majesty's support if the Ministry of Industry wants to carry out the project, anyway, letting the Ministry of Industry go to mining is a big project, and the current Ministry of Industry has begun to get rich after a few orders, and no one will like to do thankless things.
"Yan Shangshu, iron ore mining still needs to be done by your Ministry of Industry, what do you think?"
Li Shimin asked.
"The minister is willing to share his worries for His Majesty."
Yan Lide said.
The emperor has spoken, and he, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, is about to do it with gritted teeth.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how much silver money will be invested in opening a mine."
Yan Lide said.
"This" Yan Lide asked for money when he opened his mouth, which is normal, and Li Shimin has no temper, after all, how large a mine to open depends on the investment.
Li Shimin didn't have much experience, but he suddenly thought that the crown prince Li Chengqian had experience, so he said: "This matter will be handed over to His Royal Highness the crown prince to supervise, and you can discuss and solve any problems." ” Li Chengqian was happy when he heard it, opening a mine is digging money, but Datang Mining is now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economic Development, and the mining process still needs to be recorded.
The next day, the crown prince and Yan Lide found Yuan Shan. thought that the prince's current status, as long as he ordered someone to give an order, he could call Yuanshan to the East Palace, but this prince didn't seem to have this habit, and he still brought people over directly as before.
Yan Lide is an extremely smart person in charge of the Ministry of Engineering, and he knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done very well in mining before, so many things are directly handed over to His Royal Highness the Prince, which is right for His Royal Highness the Prince's temper.
"Yuanshan, my father asked me to be in charge of the mining of the Ministry of Industry, and I still need to discuss with you at this time to see how to increase the output of iron ore as soon as possible.
Li Chengqian said.
Yuan Shan was speechless, and quickly replied: "It's a good thing to increase the intensity of mining, this is also a support for the construction of the railway, and the steam equipment minister will try his best to meet it, but this gunpowder still needs the prince to be from the weapons superintendent, and now the gunpowder management of the ordnance supervisor is very strict, and the minister does not dare to make it privately." ” To be honest, gunpowder or something directly to the ordnance supervisor will not be suspected, and now after the improvement of the ordnance superintendent, the effect of using it to open the mountain is still very good.
"There are now ten sets of steam crawler equipment for transporting ore, and the price is 10,000 yuan each, and these equipment can be transported away at any time as long as the money arrives."
Yuan Shan said.
When Yan Lide heard that there was a stock, this steam engine was a rare item, even if it needed to be customized under normal circumstances, but now that Yuan Shan said that it was in stock, he seemed to notice that the corners of Yuan Shan's mouth were slightly upturned, which was obviously a look of early preparation.
Yan Lide's guess is right, the Yuan family has never planted a customized boiler in the Ordnance Supervision Department, and there is also such a project in the investment of the Ministry of Economic Development, from the beginning of the allocation of mining authorization, the equipment for mining has been made, and there are many people who buy from it, for example, Lu Ziang in Luoyang is one of the first few customers.
The demand for iron ore has increased, and the ordnance superintendent has also spent a lot on gunpowder, otherwise the mining volume of iron ore cannot be as fast as it is now.
Seeing Yan Lide's somewhat suspicious look, Yuan Shan immediately explained: "Yan Shangshu, don't get me wrong, these equipment were all customized by wealthy businessmen before, and these are just made more, it is really the inventory that finally has a buyer now, and the cost can be recovered." ” Yan Lide didn't speak, because this money needed to be paid by the treasury, and the crown prince also needed a nod.
It's just that Li Chengqian didn't seem to pay attention to this matter, but said: "Yuan Shan, you have to help me this time." ” chatted with the prince a little more, knowing that Li Chengqian wanted to show in front of Li Shimin, and his son wanted to please Lao Tzu's wishes, Yuan Shan said: "Don't worry, the prince will still help with this favor, but he needs to make some changes." ” I hope readers can support a lot, ask for rewards, ask for collections, recommend tickets, and give a few monthly passes: