Chapter 334: The railway begins to operate

The autumn harvest work went very smoothly, under the command and dispatch of officials at all levels in the Tang Dynasty, the autumn harvest of the common people was not disturbed in any way, and it also received great help from the imperial court, and all departments gave the green light to the autumn harvest and regarded the autumn harvest as the first priority. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

The weather is also very powerful, in the autumn harvest of these days, every day is a sunny day, which is undoubtedly a great benefit for the autumn harvest.

And because the two tax laws have been implemented, for this reason, the land taxes collected by the imperial court have increased many times compared with last year, and the treasury has suddenly filled up a lot, which makes Li Longji very happy, and once again in front of the ministers, he praised Li An, who proposed the two tax laws.

After the treasury was full, Li Longji had enough confidence to lay the railroad tracks leading to Zhongshou City and Yumen Pass, and after putting forward the idea, it was unanimously approved by all the ministers.

After all, after this period of experience and inspection, especially Li An's transfer of trains, it took only two days to transport tens of thousands of laborers from Luoyang City back to Chang'an, which gave the ministers a great shock and made them firmly believe that as long as there is a railway, the traffic situation in Datang will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Of course, there are also some ministers and families who see the huge benefits that railway transportation can bring, and are thinking about how to share the benefits of the railway.

When Li Longji proposed the establishment of a special railway operation department, all the ministers were extremely supportive of it and competed with each other, especially the officials of the Ministry of Industry, who had made the most contribution to the construction of the railway, demanded that the railway operation department be brought under the command of the Ministry of Industry, and other officials also volunteered to take up posts in the railway operation department.

But to everyone's disappointment, Li Longji proposed to build a railway bureau and put it under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so that Gao Lishi concurrently served as the railway commander and Yu Chaoen as his deputy, and the rest of the railway officials were under him, and he also had to transfer talents from the Ministry of Industry and the R&D center to serve in the railway bureau.

As soon as they heard Li Longji's arrangement, all the ministers were stunned, and several high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Industry were even more exaggerated, and their faces immediately turned green, and several ministers were even ready to crash to death on the pillars of the main hall.

"Your Majesty, this must not be, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is only responsible for the affairs of the palace, how can it be in charge of the operation of the railway, the minister thinks that it is more prudent to subordinate the Railway Bureau to the Ministry of Industry."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of railway operations, this is absolutely impossible."

"Your Majesty thinks twice, this must not be."

Soon, there were ministers kneeling in the main hall.

Everything was as Li Longji expected, but seeing that so many ministers were opposed, Li Longji was still angry, and he didn't like others to disobey him the most.

"I know that you are all worried about Datang, and you are worried that these people in the Inner Service Province are not capable enough and will make a mess of the railway operation, but I can guarantee that the Inner Service Province can do a good job in the railway operation, if it is really not done well, and the railway will be a mess, without you Aiqing kneeling down and pleading, I will also strictly deal with the responsible people and reorganize the railway operation department."

Li Longji finally gave in and gave some hope to the ministers, so that they felt that there would be a chance in the future, after all, in the hearts of many officials, those eunuchs in the Inner Servant Province would definitely not succeed, and the railway system would still be theirs at that time.

However, there were still a few ministers who refused to give up, insisting that the railway bureau could not be classified into the internal service province, which was not in line with the ancestral system, and the angry Li Longji made a trick to demote these people to the railway bureau, so that they could see with their own eyes the ability of the eunuchs in the inner service province, and at the same time, let them supervise the officials of the railway bureau.

These ministers were very noble and proud, so they would not believe that the eunuchs were capable of managing such a complex railway operation system, so they disobeyed their orders and prepared to watch the good performances of these eunuchs, and then use even more harsh words to admonish the emperor.

Under Li Longji's concessions, the temporary railway bureau was officially established, and as for whether it can be stabilized, it will naturally depend on the ability and means of these eunuchs such as Yu Chaoen.

Of course, this is inseparable from Ang Lee's help, after all, railway operation and scheduling are very complex, and Ang Lee knows these things well, and can formulate safe and reliable operation rules and regulations to ensure the healthy operation of the railway system.

As soon as Li Longji's temporary appointment was issued, Yu Chaoen hurried to the R&D center to find Li An, firstly to thank him, and secondly, to ask for Li An's help.

He knew that without Ang Lee's full help, he would definitely not be able to do a good job in the railway operation department, and as a result, he would not only lose all this, but also be heavily punished by Li Longji, and the end might be miserable.

After all, the holy decree was issued by Li Longji in front of him, and he solemnly warned him that he must do a good job in the operation of the railway and fight for the emperor's face, otherwise the consequences will be very serious, and this is equivalent to telling him that Gao Lishi is only in name only, and he is the actual supreme leader of the railway bureau.

"Li Shilang, Li Shilang ......"

After Yu Chaoen saw Li An, he ran over panting.

"No, it's time to change the name!"

Seeing that Yu Chaoen was in the dust, Li An asked with a smile.

"Hehe, Li Shilang is called anything, and the little slave is the slave next to His Majesty."

Yu Chaoen smiled, deprecated himself, paused, and said: "Thank you Li Shilang, Your Majesty has established a temporary railway bureau and appointed Xiao Nu as the temporary deputy commander of the railway, in charge of railway operations. ā€

"Haha! Then congratulations to Yu Tieling, congratulations, congratulations. ā€

"Li Shilang, about the operation of the railway, the little slave doesn't understand very much, although His Majesty has arranged a lot of officials for the little slave, but these officials, it is estimated that they will not understand, this operation matter, still needs Li Shilang's strong help, if it is not done well, Your Majesty, will definitely not spare the little slave."

Yu Chaoen said with a little worry.

Li An smiled faintly, and took out the rules and regulations of railway operation that had been prepared long ago from his arms, as well as logistics maintenance, locomotive maintenance, pricing of various fares, etc., all of which were handed over to Yu Chaoen, and said softly: "Yu Tieling, these are the keys to operating the railway, if you continue to implement this, there will be no problems in railway operation." ā€

After Yu Chaoen took it, he looked at it slightly, and the corners of his mouth showed a touch of joy, he was smart and clever, and he could naturally see how suitable the strategy written by Li An was for railway operation, and he was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you Li Shilang, the little slave will definitely do his best to do things well, and he will not let Li Shilang down." ā€

"Fish Iron Order, these systems are dead, but people are alive, there will definitely be people who do not abide by the system, and even, deliberately provoke trouble, for those who do not abide by the system and deliberately provoke trouble, just one word, Fish Iron Order can not be soft-hearted!"

Li An said and made a killing action, for these eunuchs with mutilated bodies, Li An couldn't understand it better, these guys are very perverted in their hearts, it must be much easier to let them kill than to let them save people.

"Li Shilang rest assured, the little slave understands that there are many people who oppose the inclusion of the Railway Bureau in the Ministry of Internal Service, and there will definitely be some action, but my Ministry of Internal Service is not all mediocre, as long as the rules are set first, whoever dares to violate it will be killed."

Yu Chaoen smiled sinisterly.

"By the way, the fish iron order, although this system is good, it must be presented to Your Majesty first, so that Your Majesty knows these rules and regulations, and issue them, so that after someone violates them, the fish iron order can be killed without scruples."

Ang Lee reminded.

In fact, the promotion of the railway is a happy thing, Li An does not want to shed blood, but other modes of transportation in Datang can not be compared with the railway, the profit of this railway operation is too great, it is simply a huge cornucopia, anyone wants to have, and for the stability of the Tang Dynasty, of course, it is the best way for the emperor to personally control this cornucopia, and it is undoubtedly the best way to hand it over to the eunuchs around him.

But there will definitely be many people who are unwilling and try their best to get a piece of the pie, so it is inevitable that they will have to do tricks and sabotage in the operation of the railway, so that the emperor can take back the eunuch in charge of the railway, and let the officials from the big families be in charge of the railway operation.

In order to keep the railway firmly in the hands of the emperor and prevent the huge profits of the railway from being eaten away by the family, Li An must help Yu Chaoen, so that these selfish families will not be able to reap any benefits from the railway.

Yu Chaoen is smart and clever, and he is not a good person, so Li An is still very relieved to let him be in charge of the operation of the railway, at least much better than those with a family background.

Li Longji spent a lot of effort to sum up the various systems, naturally there is incomparable superiority, Li Longji after reading it, is very appreciative, and instructed Yu Chaoen, everything is done according to Li An's requirements, and when you encounter a violator, you can cut it first and then play.

After the autumn harvest, the emperor's visit to Luoyang, the eastern capital, was put on the agenda, but the emperor's trip was a big event, and he needed to make some preparations in advance, so he had half a month to prepare.

Prior to this, in order to benefit the people of Chang'an and Luoyang, the passenger and freight trains of the railway had already begun to operate, and various rules and regulations were implemented in full accordance with the system written by Li An.

In order to facilitate the travel between the capital and the eastern capital, the passenger train is one flight a day, that is, a train, 20 carriages, among them, the type of carriage has made some adjustments, one soft sleeper, three soft seats, one dining car, two hard sleepers, eight hard seats, and finally five stable carriages, with a total capacity of nearly 1,600 people.

Although, in ancient times, people rarely walked around at will, and they all liked to stay at home honestly, but Chang'an City and Luoyang City are metropolises, and there are many nobles and businessmen, if the transportation becomes a lot more convenient, there will naturally be many rich sons who choose to go out to play, take the train to go out to visit, this feeling is still very good, businessmen need to understand the market, naturally need to go out more, if it is to transport large quantities of goods, also need the help of freight trains.

And if this is the case, after the railway was put into operation, there were indeed many people who bought tickets to get on the train and chose to take the train to go out for a long journey, especially to Ang Lee's surprise, the highest price of soft sleeper tickets is always the first to be sold out, soft seats and hard sleepers can basically be sold out, and the occupancy rate of hard seats and stable carriages is as high as eighty.

In order to improve the safety of transportation, the train is not allowed to travel at the highest speed, not allowed to run at night, each train is departing at dawn, arriving at the destination after sunset in the evening, so, if you want to get on the train, you must get up early, get up late is definitely not in time, and, the earlier you come, the greater the room for selection, especially the soft sleeper, there are only twenty-four tickets, you can't buy it if you come a little late, and if you meet a few private rooms, you can't buy it.

Of course, just because the railway has just begun to operate, everything must be cautious, not paralyzed, if everything is stable, it is completely possible to have two trains a day, one during the day and one at night, so as not to waste the tracks, but the danger is slightly greater, and the night lights are blind, each carriage needs to light candles, some waste of energy.

There is no specific time limit for freight trains, as long as the goods to be transported exceed fifty freight cars, the train will depart immediately, and for safety reasons, freight trains are slower than passenger trains.

And because the price is relatively cheap and the time required is relatively short, most merchants choose to transport their goods by rail, so there are at least three freight trains a day to and fro, and the profits are even higher.

But what worries Li An still happened, in order to sabotage the management of the railway operation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, many people with ulterior motives began to create various incidents, such as forcibly breaking through the ticket gate, getting on the train without buying a ticket, buying a hard seat but lying in the soft seat area, giving the horses chin beans in the stable car, and so on.

These things may not seem to be significant, and they don't seem to be intentional, but they are all instigated by someone behind them, which has caused a lot of trouble and confusion for the railway operation.

Fortunately, Li An was prepared, prepared various rules and regulations for Yu Chaoen, and how to deal with various things, which can be regarded as suppressing these little things, and the railway operation went smoothly, and it was relatively orderly.

In the Moon Hall of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Linfu closed his eyes and took a nap, next to his henchman Li Zhonglin.

"Ah Lang, several ministers from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household have come to ask for a meeting."

A subordinate walked to the door of the Moon Hall and reported with his head bowed.

"No, let them all go back!"

Li Linfu was very resolute and did not want to see these people at all.

"Yes, Aaron."

Li Longji took a step forward and said, "Ah Lang, these are all ministers who support you, why do you want to keep them out?" ā€

"It's better not to see it, of course it's gone, the purpose of their coming, am I not clear? It is nothing more than that I want to give advice to Your Majesty and remove the Ministry of the Interior from managing the operation of the railway. ā€

Li Linfu smiled disdainfully.

Li Zhonglin nodded, frowned and said: "Ah Lang, it's strange to say, it's been five days, the railway is actually running in an orderly manner, this Yu Chaoen is quite capable, and his subordinates underestimate him." ā€

"Hmph, Yu Chaoen is indeed smart and clever, and his majesty loves him, but he doesn't have the ability to keep the railway running in an orderly manner."