Building a railway is something Zhu Yunwen dreams of, and the Ming Dynasty's military strength and firearms are enough to defeat the surrounding enemies, but if there are no railways all over the country, then no matter how much you get, you will eventually lose it. For territorial expansion, the most worthy of learning is the United States and Russia in later generations, the railroad through the American continent connected the east and west coasts, making the United States a complete country; And the Siberian wilderness fell into the hands of Russia, mainly because it built a railway through Europe and Asia, otherwise in the Russo-Japanese War, Russia would inevitably lose the Far East. If that were the case, the fall of Northeast China would probably be twenty-six years earlier, and the catastrophe in China would be even more unimaginable.

Of course, Zhu Yunwen is not worried that everyone will oppose the construction of the railway, because as long as the cost and output are calculated, then it is easy to see the advantages of the railway, which has a lower maintenance cost than the post road, has a higher transportation capacity, and does not rely on the power of cattle and horses, which is simply a natural choice for an agricultural country like Daming.

As for the cost of paving, according to the calculation of the Beijing-Malaysia Railway, it costs about 13,000 taels of silver per mile, which is indeed relatively high, but Zhu Yunwen believes that this is all temporary, the cost of the track will fall quickly, and the railway can prosper the local economy, and then increase taxes, in the long run, it is a profitable business.

In order to promote the construction of the railway, Zhu Yunwen ordered the establishment of a railway construction committee, composed of personnel from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Military Machinery Department, and the director of the committee was Yan Zhenzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

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"General, the major general is here!"

"Major General? Could it be Zong Rui? ”

Hearing the guard's report, Jin Nanxuan, who was about to get on the horse, was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look in the direction of the sound of horses' hooves, and saw a white horse galloping on the official road, and the one on the horse was a white-robed general, who was his son Jin Zongrui.

"Father," not far in front of Jin Nanxuan, Jin Zongrui grabbed the reins, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and saluted Jin Nanxuan: "Son Zongrui is polite!" ”

"Zong Rui, how did you get here? What about the king? Unlike Jin Zongrui's joy, Jin Nanxuan's face was a little gloomy.

"The king is coming to Sangju with a large army, and it will be there in five or six days, and the king will send his son ......"

"What did you say?" Before Jin Zongrui could finish speaking, Jin Nanxuan suddenly changed color, and he raised his hand to grab his son's clothes: "Why did the king come here?" ”

"This," Jin Zongrui was a little frightened: "Father, the king ......"

"Everybody stand down!"

After everyone retreated, Jin Nanxuan's emotions also calmed down: "Zong Rui, what is the king going to do in Sangju?" ”

"The king wants to gather the armies of Gyeongju and Sangju, attack Hanjing, and recapture the capital!"

"Retake the capital?" Jin Nanxuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became angry: "Who gave the king this idea?" Who is it? General Ben is going to kill him! ”

"Yes," Jin Zongrui hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "It was the old general Du Mingju who proposed it, and the king also agreed!" ”

"The king......" Jin Nanxuan waved his fist angrily, with a posture of wanting to beat someone, which frightened Jin Zongrui to shrink his neck, but he didn't dare to retreat and dodge.

After a long time, Jin Nanxuan shook his head and let out a sigh: "Zong Rui, come with me and explain the matter in detail!" ”

Jin Zongrui hurriedly agreed and led the horse to follow.

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Jin Zongrui told his father in detail what he saw and heard, Jin Nanxuan pondered for a while, asked a few more questions, and then turned to look at the map on the wall and pondered.

Jin Zongrui looked at his father's back, a little puzzled, he felt that the strategy of sneaking attack on Hanjing was very good, Hanjing City was tall and strong, and the Hanjiang River Plain was fertile and rich, it was a good place to achieve the cause of the king, but why did his father react so much?

Jin Nanxuan pondered for a while, turned his head, looked at his son's puzzled look, and smiled: "Haven't you eaten yet?" Someone, bring some food to the major general! ”

"Yes, General!"

The meal was quickly served, it was very simple, just a bowl of rice and a little kimchi, Jin Zongrui was really hungry, so he picked up the chopsticks and ate it, but as soon as he took the first bite, Jin Zongrui was stunned, and with a "bah" sound, he spit out the rice in his mouth on the ground, and said: "Father, why does this rice taste like this, it seems to be bad!" ”

Jin Nanxuan looked at his son and beckoned him to change a bowl of rice, Jin Zongrui tried to eat a bite, it felt relatively normal, and he devoured it quickly!

"Zong Rui, do you understand the reason now?"

"Why?" Jin Zongrui was a little confused and didn't understand what his father meant, but he quickly reacted, pointed to the dishes in front of him, and said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that Shangzhou is short of food?" ”

"Not to mention Sangju," Kim Nam-hyun stood up, turned around and pointed to the map: "As far as I know, Cheongju and Chungju are short of food!" ”

"How so?" Kim Jong-rui stood up: "Chungju, Cheongju, and Sangju are all richer than Gyeongju, and Gyeongju can still hold on, how can Sangju come to this point?" ”

"After we recovered Sanzhou, we found that there was not much grain in Sanzhou, and after interrogating the prisoners, we learned that after the Ming State occupied Sanzhou, most of the grain in the warehouse was transported away, and by now, the warehouse has bottomed out."

"Damn Ming Army, they are too vicious!" Jin Zongrui's angry "pop" slapped the table.

Looking at his son's angry appearance, Jin Nanxuan shook his head: "Zong Rui, the two armies are fighting, and they do everything they can, although the Ming army's methods are vicious, they are very effective, so our army is only bright on the surface now, but in fact there are many difficulties!" ”

"Then you can collect food from the people!" Jin Zongrui's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Zong Rui, you are still too tender," Jin Nanxuan smiled bitterly: "In the past two days, my father has been wondering if the recovery of Sanzhou is also expected by Emperor Ming, but if you think about it, it doesn't look like it, looking at the reaction of the Ming army, it doesn't look like it was prepared in advance." ”

"After the recovery, the total number of our army in Sanzhou is less than 80,000, and it is impossible to stop the Ming army by relying on this person, so Guo Qixiong of Zhongzhou, Han Dongzheng of Qingzhou and my father and I coincidentally began to recruit soldiers, in order to feed these soldiers, we also need to levy food, so that the people of Sanzhou have great complaints, which in turn affects our conscription."

"That's not right," Jin Zongrui scolded for a while, and suddenly realized a problem: "Since there is such a shortage of food, why didn't you explain it in advance in your report to the king?" ”

"This," Jin Nanxuan turned his head to look out the window, and then said: "If you don't recruit troops, the food is enough, but we didn't expect Qu Neng to suddenly lead the troops south, so we had to make this decision." ”

"Moreover, even if there is no such problem, it is not feasible to sneak attack Hanjing," Jin Nanxuan thought for a while and said, "Hanjing City is high and deep, and it is possible to break through it with only 30,000 troops!" ”

"What the king means is that some people are transferred from Sangju and Chungju, and looking at the king's expression, it seems that there is an internal response in Hanjing City!"

"Guilty?" Jin Nanxuan pursed his lips: "It's a joke, this is the battle of the national fortune of Korea, the army has traveled thousands of miles, how can it be such a child's play?" What if something goes wrong with? The army can't advance or retreat under the Hanjing City, so what should I do? And even if you get Hankyung, what can you do? If Chungcheong Sanju gains and loses, what can Hanjing do alone? ”

"What do you mean, father? What should the king do? ”

Jin Nanxuan looked back at the map, pondered for a long time, and from Jin Zongrui's point of view, he found that the muscles on his father's face were constantly beating, his teeth were clenched, and his expression was hideous, and it seemed that it was difficult to choose.

"Knock", Jin Nanxuan slammed his fist on the table: "The king has come, then there is only one way to go!" ”

"What way?"

"Gather the power of the four states of Zhongqing and Shangqing, and the king will personally command, defeat Qu Neng in the first battle, break Sheng Yong's arm, and defeat Sheng Yong in the second battle, then great things can be expected!"

"But ......"

"It's nothing, it's come to this, if it doesn't work, you will become a benevolent!"