At the Hankou wharf, groups of soldiers of the Fu Han Army were lined up in a neat line, their military uniforms were extremely cool, and they were wearing white gloves on their hands, and everyone looked resolute.

When Ning Yu got off the boat, there were bursts of cheers on the dock, they were not specially organized by the government, but the people spontaneously came to greet Ning Yu, they looked at the flag representing the emperor with an extremely warm look, with a smile on their faces.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Long live Da Chu!"

The cries like a wave were enthusiastic, and the soldiers of the Fu Han Army, who were on guard duty, had to build a human wall to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the current warm atmosphere to do illegal things.

Ning Yu looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and whispered to the ministers beside him: "Our people know how to be grateful the most, their requirements are really low, and they often only need to let them be fed and clothed, and they will be grateful to you....... I am really ashamed in my heart, the country has not yet been unified, the people have not yet been peaceful, and there is still a lot of work to be done, and you must also think about it. ”

Cui Wancai, the second assistant on the side, also sighed with a little emotion, "What Your Majesty said is very true, and the ministers should do their best to repay Your Majesty's kindness, repay the society and the country, and repay all the people in the world." ”

Ning Wanjun, the political envoy of Hubei, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this call of the people is exactly where Your Majesty's kindness lies. Since the establishment of the Great Chu, the abolition of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the implementation of rent and interest reduction, the implementation of new policies, benevolence and righteousness, so that the people have a chance to breathe, and now the number of people in Hubei Province and the number of acres of cultivated fields have increased greatly, which is relying on the prestige of His Majesty. ”

Ning Yu smiled slightly, knowing in his heart that this was not the place to speak, so he got into the specially prepared royal carriage and went to the old palace. However, he was not the only one in the carriage, there were also the second assistant Cui Wancai, the Hubei political envoy Ning Wanjun, and the newly promoted Wuchang prefect Zheng Yumin, who were waiting for Ning Yu's inquiry here.

"The south is established, the day of the Northern Expedition is also close to one day, the front-line soldiers are waiting for the day, and the security of our rear must also be done well, among which the ordnance matter is particularly important, Hubei Province is an important province of our Dachu military industrial layout, and it is necessary to do a good job in guaranteeing it."

Ning Yu held a teacup in his hand, and his face was slightly dignified, the Northern Expedition was a bit hasty after all, and the test for the rear in logistics was very big, so this time he came to Hubei to protect this matter.

Ning Wanjun, the political envoy of Hubei, said humbly: "Your Majesty, now the military production of Wuchang and Hanyang has begun to work overtime, and the workers are also further expanding. ”

"As for the daily consumption of lead bullets, grenades, flowering bullets, shotguns, and other ammunition, relevant storage preparations have been made in Hanyang and Nanjing, which can meet the needs of the 300,000-strong army on the front line for three months."

Speaking of these, Ning Wanjun's tone couldn't help revealing a strong sense of pride, you must know that the scale at the beginning was not so large, it was all in the hands of him and other Hubei Provincial officials, and gradually developed and expanded, and the hard work paid in this is definitely beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Ning Yu nodded slightly, he was still satisfied with the achievements of Ning Wanjun and others, maybe he could be transferred to the ministry and cabinet in the coming year, and when the cabinet was promoted, it would be an opportunity to raise merit, but there were some things that still had to be told.

"Now that military production is on track, I won't say much, but we must ensure the safety of military production sites, and all precautionary measures must be taken, and there must be no disturbance to the people, and no interference with the normal life of the people."

Zheng Yumin, the prefect of Wuchang who has not been silent on the side, came to the spirit at this time, he is also a capable official from the palace of Chu in the past, and later he also went through the training of Ningchu Government University, so his official luck has been good, and he became the prefect of Wuchang at the age of only thirty, only a little lower than the prefect of Zhili.

After hearing Ning Yu's advice, Zheng Yumin hurriedly spoke: "What Your Majesty said is very true, now that my Wuchang is around the relevant military industry, the city guard has arranged two battalions as guards, and at the same time, there are relevant guards within twenty miles of the area, and safety should be worry-free." And because the military industry is located in a remote area, there are no people, and the original people have also moved to the city. ”

Hearing this, Ning Yu nodded, looked at the second assistant Cui Wancai and said with a smile: "If the officials in the world are like Wan Jun and Yumin, I and the cabinet will be able to save a lot of effort." ”

Cui Wancai smiled indifferently, "The virtuous ministers are capable of officials, and they are also fortunate to be selected by His Majesty." And when the imperial examination has ended this year, in the future, the officials of my Dachu will all be capable officials who work hard. ”

That's right, it's been three years of innovation, and the spring exam has ended early, and this time the spring exam is different from the previous ones, now the big guys can only test Xiucai, and the content of the exam is all about practical learning, as well as new subjects, the four books and five classics only account for a small part, so most of the candidates are some creative young people.

In the past, when the imperial examination was held, everyone only needed to do a good job of Bagu Wen, and the scope around it was also the official Confucian essence, so everyone only needed to learn a few books, which was basically enough, so what kind of virtues the students who came out of the examination were basically not to read.

Although there will be some talents among these people, after all, it is based on a huge number of scholars, and on the contrary, there are generations of young people, who are poor and rich, and only know how to turn around in the essence of the sages, but it is useless for the country and the people.

Therefore, Ning Yu has begun to reform the imperial examination since he ascended the throne, but in order to ensure stability, he officially opened the new imperial examination in the third year of innovation, and the candidates in the examination are all flexible people who have begun to change their thinking in the past two years.

Ning Wanjun and Zheng Yumin also have a good understanding of the imperial examination, and they also agree with it at the moment, especially Ning Wanjun, who is the political envoy of Hubei, also has some different opinions.

In the past, in order to win a day for the world to know, the scholars in the past spent too much time and energy, and wasted too many talents, but they don't know that there are more industries in the world, and more talents are needed to complete it."

Ning Wanjun's words went to Ning Yu's heart, and when he stroked his palms and laughed: "What Wan Jun said is very meaningful, there are thousands of different paths in the world, and all of them can do great things, but there is only one way to study and become an official?" And I am prosperous towards industry and commerce, and my future dedication to this is no worse than embarking on a career in office. "Qiankun Listening Book Network

Ning Yu said as he spoke, but he was more and more optimistic about Ning Wanjun in his heart, so he secretly wrote it down, and he could be transferred to the court in the coming year.

After arriving at the palace, Ning Yu did not rest too much, and directly convened the Hubei Political Envoy, the Inspectorate and the ministers of the Hubei Governor's Mansion to have a big banquet together, which was naturally to win people's hearts.

Of course, after the banquet was over, Ning Yu also had separate meetings with the left and right political envoys, the left and right envoys, and the governors of Hubei, which was also the proper meaning of the question, after all, when the king controlled the place, he usually relied on different theories to stir up the strategy, and the result of the meeting also made Ning Yu feel quite satisfied.

Maybe it's because Ning Chu is now in a new stage, and everyone up and down still has the idea of receiving rewards for meritorious service, and they all hope to stay on the big ship of Ning Chu all the time, so there is not too much corruption, and the overall enthusiasm will be very high. Of course, there are times when any empire goes into decline, and the officials at that time may be different.

The next day, Ning Chu, accompanied by the rest of the ministers, went directly to Hanyang, and the Hanyang Military Factory, as the largest military factory at present, was also the first place that Ning Yu inspected on this trip.

The current director of the Hanyang Military Factory is a student of Lei Huozi, surnamed Du Mingkuo, in his thirties, with a kind of shrewdness and ability, he is wearing a white scientific research uniform, and he is followed by hundreds of craftsmen of different levels, large and small, who can now also be called engineers.

In the current industrial system of Ningchu, a new type of craftsman hierarchy has emerged, which is divided into nine levels, of which the highest level of ninth-level engineer is only Lei Huozi, and different levels under it have different assessment tasks, and they will also enjoy different levels of salary.

On the faces of today's craftsmen, there is no longer the past submissiveness, most of them are full of excitement, after all, in today's Ningchu, the status of craftsmen has been greatly strengthened, and even because of its high salary, it has even become the envy of many people.

"Your Majesty, there are a total of 1,182 engineers in the Hanyang Military Factory, most of whom are working in the factory.

Ning Yu smiled slightly, and said with a casual smile: "Is everything going well in the factory now?" ”

Du Kuo was upright and said calmly: "Relying on Your Majesty's fortune, everything has gone smoothly, and there was still the problem of poor transportation of raw materials, but with the implementation of the railcar invented by Your Majesty, these are no longer a problem." With sufficient capacity, both the import of raw materials and the delivery of weapons have become very smooth. ”

"The matter of the railroad was also a whim, but I just briefly told Lei Huozi, I didn't expect you to build it so quickly, and I still have to owe it to you."

Ning Yu had a little joy on his face, "Then take me to see the railroad, and let the others also see it, it will be of great use in the future." ”

The emergence of the railroad is also the idea provided by Ning Yu for the experience of the previous life, and it will also become the prototype of the future train, because the steam engine has not been fully used, so the use of horsepower is also a compromise idea, and when the steam engine is completely used in the mining industry, it will be able to make a real train.

Everyone followed Du Kuo all the way forward, until they reached the front of the factory building, they saw that the bottom was covered with thin stones, and there were sleepers and two wooden rails on it, which looked extremely strange.

"How the hell does this track work?" Cui Wancai hadn't seen it after all, so he couldn't help but be curious, but Ning Yu, Ning Wanjun, Du Kuo and others, who knew the situation, all looked smiling.

But before Du Kuo explained, I saw a carriage drive out of the factory, the two camels in front of the head were running in parallel, and the back was pulling a huge carriage, if it was common sense, these two horses should not be able to pull such a large carriage, but the reality is that the horses are running fast, and they don't seem to be struggling at all.

Everyone was a little curious, and then looked closely, but only to see that the wheels of the carriage were unusual, but four track wheels that just fit on the track, just enough to be able to travel on the track, and the car was also equipped with a huge flywheel, which could use the inertia of the flywheel to help the wheel rotate, and the wheel flange was added, which made it seem to drive very smoothly.

"Your Majesty, the current tracks are made of wooden rails, although their life is shorter, but the cost is quite economical, as for the rails, we need to wait until the amount of iron production increases in the future to meet the needs of use."

Du Kuo looked at Ning Yu and explained, because in Ning Yu's original idea, it was necessary to replace it with railroad rails in one step, but after Du Kuo and others practiced, they found that although the current amount of iron production had surpassed the past, it was still a bit in short supply, so in order to ensure the demand for iron in the war, it was temporarily replaced with wooden rails.

Ning Yu nodded slightly, he understood the intention of Du Kuo and the others to make it like this, so he had to sigh and said: "In the future, the track will spread all over the country, and the amount of iron required is an astronomical amount, and the cabinet needs to have a certain grasp of this." ”

When Cui Wancai heard this, he understood a little, and said curiously: "This thing is really good, and it is much less labor-saving than the past transportation methods, but as Your Majesty said, will this kind of carriage be promoted to the whole country in the future?" That's good, it's a lot better than the current way of transporting. ”

In today's era, the most convenient mode of transportation is naturally water transportation, but in addition to water transportation, only people and horses are left, which is not only very inefficient, but also quite laborious and laborious, and the cost is quite high.

Ning Yu sighed lightly and said, "Although this thing can be used, it can only be used in a place with gentle terrain, if it is such a rugged mountainous area, it will naturally not be used." ”

Du Kuo had a look of approval on his face, and said with a smile: "At present, the track laid by the mining area first, and then the track laid by the major factories together with the wharf, can indeed only be used in a gentle place, if it is too rugged, you can only think of another way." ”

Hearing this, Cui Wancai was a little regretful, "The south is mountainous, and it seems that it is not used in many places, but after arriving in the north, through this kind of rail carriage, it can play a role, and it is very beneficial to come to the Northern Expedition!" ”