Chapter 750: Return to Bianliang
It was only three days to come and go, to be exact, it should have been about two days, but Han Qi came back with a solemn face and countless questions.
On the way back, Han Qi ignored the exhaustion of his body and asked Di Qing and them how to deal with the Ding Navy, and all they got were negative answers, what can they do in the face of weapons that cannot be resisted with steel.
Perhaps, for the musket, according to their tests, the musket given to Han Qi by the Dinghai Navy can be resisted from a considerable distance with a thick iron plate, but what about the artillery, the reinforced concrete structure that can be easily broken through even a two-meter square structure, is this something that can be dealt with by manpower?
Han Qi didn't know that he was now the first assistant, but what really accompanied him growing up was war after war, even against the invincible iron cavalry of the Shangliao State, he was not as powerless as he is now, this is not something that manpower can compete with at all.
Full of doubts and countless pressures, Han Qi returned to Youzhou, didn't stay long, packed up his things, and left.
The situation in Youzhou had already been laid out before the exercise, he went to Liaoguo, in case he didn't come back, it wasn't a mess, and now, with this information again, it's time to go back.
Han Qi's purpose in coming to Youzhou was to prevent something difficult to deal with in Liao, and even the two sides would cause a war.
But now, it is clear that it is the Ding Navy that takes the Liao State, and similarly, Zhao Xin is also releasing goodwill, although he did not show it clearly, but if he is not expressing goodwill, why bother to make a so-called exercise, just fight the army directly, not too much, 50,000 troops using muskets, and a large number of artillery help, as long as the Shanhaiguan is taken, the entire Youyun can not block the Ding Navy's troops, even Hebei, maybe only distance and time, can block the Ding Navy.
In the face of such a completely irresistible opponent, what can he do, stay in Youzhou, there is no way to solve all the problems, rather than this, it is better to return to Bianliang with intelligence.
Sitting on the train, his eyes looked out of the window, and the trees on both sides were rapidly retreating, but Han Qi's eyes did not have any focus.
Even if he saw something, he couldn't stay on his retina, and the news he got from Dingjun was too shocking.
He had suspected that the Dinghai Navy had a very strong force, but he never thought that it would be such a powerful force.
Stable relationship, but there are two similar countries, when the balance of power is lost, it also loses the meaning of stability, in the face of such a strong Dinghai, what should they do
Itself, the loopholes everywhere on the coastal defense have given them a headache, the strong transportation capacity of the Ding Navy, almost all of the Northern Song Dynasty, especially the important money bag Jiangsu and Zhejiang, was directly threatened by the Ding Navy, and now, there are weapons to attack the fortress, what can the Northern Song Dynasty rely on to defend.
Fortunately, now that he has obtained the weapons of the Dinghai Navy, 20 guns, it will become the hope of the Northern Song Dynasty, he doesn't know how big a wave the 10 robberies he took away set off in the Northern Song Dynasty later.
From the birth of the train in the Northern Song Dynasty to the present, it has been a few years, as a single-handedly promoted the development of the train, and has always maintained the attention of the high-level of the Northern Song Dynasty, in the past few years, the number of times to take the train has exceeded 200 times, almost half of the time every year, are spent on the train.
The train can be easily passed on the land of the Northern Song Dynasty, which is a huge advantage, and it also makes the power of the center more stable and strengthened to the locality, and the stronger control means faster and more convenient, and the same central government is richer, and it also makes the control of the local area to a new level.
Trains have gone from unfamiliar to popular, from the simplest to now, there are as many as 5 types, especially now that Han Qi is like this, it is an existence similar to a special train.
Among the many Mongolian and Western Xia horses, the ones that are carefully selected for their amazing speed and endurance are not only fast, reaching 45 kilometers per hour, but also changing horses from once every hour to once every two hours.
There are not many qualified people for such a special train, even if it is a change of horse, it is impossible to use it next, it is all dedicated to use and transfer, and it needs to be booked in advance, but the whole speed is much faster.
24 hours a day, you can advance more than 2,000 miles, which was unimaginable before, but it is the most convenient mode of transportation in the Northern Song Dynasty at present.
Di Qing and other generals were not with Han Qi, they were not on the way, and in addition, there were a large number of guards, which were not suitable for taking the special train.
The reason why the special train is fast is because of the use of a large number of lightweight materials, which reduces the weight to a very low degree, and similarly, the carrying capacity of this special train is not strong, at most more than 20, and there are a large number of stations along the way to ensure that it can move quickly without interference.
Zhuojun to Bianliang train, has been opened to traffic, although Youzhou has just recovered, less than two years, but Youzhou's unique location, there are some products, or urged the enthusiasm of these investors, from the emergence of the railway to the present, some money-making trunk railways, has already been built, some more suitable branch railways, also built, the rest, or the state for the purpose, the construction of the railway to connect the world, or some do not make money.
The rate of return on the construction of these railways has been greatly reduced, and the loss of money for the first time has also cooled down the gradually rising railway construction boom in the Northern Song Dynasty, and some investors have begun to consider the cost of building railways and the rate of return.
At this time, the recovery of Youzhou, itself, to the railway on the Hebei side, is relatively more, not to mention the trunk railway, the railway between the Daimyo Mansion and Bianliang, that is one of the trunk railways of the entire Northern Song Dynasty, the same, more resources in the north, has also become the location of various branch railways.
Youzhou, that is more abundant than Hebei resources, not to mention, without the Northern Song Dynasty so many years of mining, it can be seen that the geographical structure, all kinds of resources, these combined together, set off the railway tide of Youzhou, on the basis of the Hebei Railway, at least 12 railway lines extended, and there are 4 new railways.
These railways to point to area, the formation of a network, so that Youzhou in a very short period of time, become a part of the Northern Song Dynasty can control, from the Daimyo's Mansion, to any direction of Youzhou, will not exceed 1 day, which also makes Youzhou all aspects of the work, quickly achieved.
Han Qi had already prepared this special train, and deployed it in advance, on the railway line, the whole time, is a running chart, any little change, will cause a huge change in the entire railway operation, some necessary control and stop, this is what is needed on the railway, and the special train is the highest level.
The astonishing high speed allows such a light special train to cross the distance that may take more than a month to cross in one day, the speed reduces the distance, and also makes the control of the center more tight.
When leaving, it was early in the morning, a day and a night, Han Qi arrived at Bianliang's experiment, and it was also in the early morning, the gentle wind blew, and even contained the taste of night dew, Han Qi slowly walked off the train in the morning sun.
Bianliang Station, a few years ago, when the Bianliang Yingtian Railway was first built, it was a wasteland, because only wasteland can build a railway station.
Unlike these officials of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Xin knew very early on that the railway station in Bianliang had to be built very large, just by referring to the later Beijing of the 21st century, which was a modern transportation hub in the 21st century.
Because of the advance consideration, the location of the railway station, a little far away from Bianliang, after a few years, there are at least 20 railway lines that intersect on the side of Bianliang, so that the appearance here has changed greatly, not only the railway line is a lot more, but also because of the busy flow of people and vehicles, a small scale city has been formed, and it has become a lot more lively.
After informing him in advance, Bianliang knew that Han Qi had arrived, not only was there a very high-standard carriage waiting, but also took a special exit and left the train station directly.
The train has developed two uses for passengers and goods, Bianliang is the capital again, the flow of people is quite large, the railway station square, of course, is an endless flow of people, where to leave the station, too wasted time.
At a relatively remote gate, I came out quietly, but after turning onto the main road, there were suddenly more people.
In later generations, the railway station was the most lively place, in this era, after a large number of railways should have been built for the Northern Song Dynasty, it was no exception, near the square, and even a few neighborhoods around, this is one of the most densely populated places in Bianliang.
Not only a lot of people, but also a lot of vehicles, the rapid development of the Northern Song Dynasty, especially the various equipment provided by the Dinghai Navy, made the carriage popular all of a sudden, all kinds of a lot, and even the simple command of the traffic personnel also appeared, one by one under the command of the personnel, combing, and then driving in order, otherwise, with the flow of people here, there will be traffic jams every minute.
In the carriage, Han Qi was not annoyed by the stop-and-go of the carriage, it had been more than two days since that huge exercise, and even if it was shocking, it had calmed down now.
As a first assistant, as a person who stands out among thousands of scholars and achieves the highest position, even if it is the entire Renzong Dynasty, side by side with Han Qi, that is, more than a dozen, in real history, there are no more than 10 people side by side with Han Qi, such an outstanding official, of course, will not be immersed in negative emotions, can't think of a good way, then don't want to, imagine how to remedy, how to minimize the risk, the most important thing is that this is Zhao Xin's matter, no matter what, Zhao Xin is also the son of Renzong, These headaches are solved by their father and son, and no matter what the result is, it will not flow to outsiders.
In the shaking carriage, Han Qi noticed the scenery outside the window, only a few months, Bianliang has changed again, from a large number of military and city wall construction, after an end, Bianliang began to use cement to build various roads, compared to the original road, this road, more smooth, the carriage on the speed is also faster, but also more stable.
Compared with before, the horses in the Northern Song Dynasty have increased by I don't know how much, obtained from the northwest, coupled with Han Qi's centralized horse farm on the northwest grassland, provided enough horses, which not only supported the expansion of the entire railway, but also increased the number of horse-drawn carriages in the Northern Song Dynasty to a very terrible level.
In the past, even if you participated in the governor's affairs and went to the court, you could only sit in a sedan chair, the reason is very simple, there are no horses, and now the carriage is not only faster, but also stable, why not choose.
Among these roads, only part of them were built after Han Qi left, Han Qi to Youzhou, but it was just more than a month, but the central avenue has just been opened to traffic, in this case, the speed from the railway station to the palace has at least increased, especially when entering the central avenue, the speed is faster.
Because this is a royal road, except for the emperor, only the Zaifu and the like can move quickly on it, and among all the roads, only this road has no cars on it, unlike other roads, and the carriages can only move at a basic speed.
From the railway station to the palace, the straight-line distance is more than 40 miles, if you change to the full speed of the carriage, it may not even take half an hour, but in the railway station, into the city gate, and in the market, even if you want to accelerate, you can't accelerate, that is, in the end, it is a little faster, less than 10 miles of road, it took a stick of incense or so to walk, Han Qi arrived at the palace of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The current Northern Song Dynasty Palace was built with the help of Zhao Xin, with a total investment of more than 15 million yuan, this money, even under the current Northern Song Dynasty, is not easy to take out, that is, the navy can only be determined, at that time Zhao Xin took it out without hesitation, and suddenly reduced a lot of problems in the three divisions.
If this money is to go to Renzong's inner mansion, it will also produce some small words, but these are the filial piety of the Dinghai Navy, and most of the people in the upper echelons know what kind of identity Zhao Xin is, what can he say about his son and his son.
At that time, I felt that it was a lot of money, but now it seems that it is not eye-catching, Han Qi has seen the basic strength of the Ding Navy, if it is said that when the income is 100 million, it is very difficult to take out 15 million, which accounts for almost one-seventh of the annual income, but for the Ding Navy, it is only one-seventieth, a very insignificant number.
This is still just the annual income, in the Dinghai Navy, because the entire Dinghai Navy, was founded by Zhao Xin, most of the factories and industries in the entire Dinghai Navy are directly controlled by Zhao Xin, and the annual income is about 10% of the total financial revenue, which is about 10%, and the rest is based on profits, but this profit is also used by Zhao Xin, for reaching a certain degree of wealth, too much is useless, most of Zhao Xin's wealth is applied to the construction of the Dinghai Navy, this, Even Han Qi didn't know.