The railway construction team is growing in exploration, and the railway construction period in the starting point city is slightly shorter than that of the Republic of China, but the construction methods are much more advanced and the manpower is sufficient, so the progress will be faster and faster.

In the 21st century, excluding the factor of tunnel construction, the period of the country's construction of a 100-kilometer railway will only take two months, which is of course impossible in this time and space.

Chongzhen asked, "Can this railway still transport people?" ”

It only takes an hour and forty minutes for the train to Tianjin, which means that you can go back and forth on the same day, Chongzhen can't help but feel a little moved, it's so convenient to go out, isn't it time to go to Tianjin?

"Of course you can transport people." Wang Yue said: "After the railway in Tianjin is passed, it will be extended to the south according to the plan, and it can be built all the way to Pukou on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Nanjing. Whether the Yangtze River Bridge has the capacity to be built is still being demonstrated, but the problem should not be big, it is only a matter of time. With the Yangtze River Bridge, trains can go directly to Suzhou and Shanghai counties in Songjiang. If the whole line is opened, it is estimated that it will only take 15 hours to reach Nanjing by train from Beijing and 19 hours to Shanghai County. ”

The drawings for the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge built in the sixties are no longer available, but some ideas can be used to shorten the design cycle. Don't underestimate the bridge technicians of the Ming Dynasty, many bridges in the Ming Dynasty have survived hundreds of years.

Wang Yue's depiction of the prospect made Chongzhen fascinated, building bridges and paving roads is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, not to mention the railway is such a convenient means of transportation, Chongzhen of course raised his hands in favor.

"Where the cooperation of the imperial court is needed, even if Sihua speaks, I will definitely support it." Chongzhen Road.

Wang Yue said: "The key is land acquisition, and the Beizhili and Jiangbei sections need the cooperation of the local government. From next year, several more railways will also enter the planning stage. That is, the Beijing division to Datong, the Beijing division to Shanhaiguan, the Beijing division to Baoding. ”

By the beginning of next year, the steel plant in Shijingshan Industrial Zone will be able to produce 500,000 tons per year of its designed capacity. In addition to shipyards gradually using steel for shipbuilding, railway construction can also absorb production capacity.

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Sihua can write down these plans and submit them to the cabinet for discussion, and I will definitely do my best to promote this matter." ”

"Emperor Xie!" Wang Yue said.

During and after the construction of the railway, the security forces will set up a department dedicated to protecting the road. In fact, Wang Yue has military strength as a backing, and he was originally ready to go it alone, since Chongzhen is willing to support, maybe it will save a lot of trouble.

The convoy passed through the railway underpass and continued towards Shijingshan Industrial Zone. The section of the highway from the starting point to Shijingshan is no longer the deserted suburbs of two years ago, and there is a constant flow of buses, trucks, bicycles and pedestrians along the way.

Power Plants, Iron and Steel Plants, Chemical Plants, Coking Plants, Cement Plants, Glass Factories...... The scale of these factories is very large, and Chongzhen can only look at the flowers.

Through Wang Yue's introduction, now Chongzhen finally has a general understanding of Shijingshan Industrial Zone, in addition to being shocked or shocked. Wang Yue did not shy away from it, when he knew that the annual steel output of Shijingshan Industrial Zone reached 500,000 tons, Chongzhen's face turned white.

The conversion of weights and measures is not difficult, the annual output of iron in the Ming Dynasty is only 890,000 tons, and the steel used to build weapons is less than 3,000 tons, but here is 500,000 tons of steel, Chongzhen can't help but secretly rejoice in what a wise choice it is to marry the Wang family.

After the visit, it was almost time for the factories to get off work, and the factory radio sounded.

"We workers have power, hey! We workers have power...! "The song is fine.

"The sun is the reddest, and Lord Wang is the dearest ......!"

Wang Yue blushed a little, there were too many songs he handed over to the radio station, and after the original version of this song was heard by those literary and artistic workers, it was adapted and sung everywhere, and it was too late to stop it.

The more Chongzhen listened, the darker his face became, and Wang Yue had no choice but to ask, "Where else does Your Majesty want to visit?" ”

"No need." Chongzhen let out a long sigh of relief and said, "It's not early, it's time for me to go back to the palace." ”

Wang Yue said: "That minister sends the emperor." ”

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Sent Chongzhen away, Wang Yue returned home, and Wang Zhuo had already returned.

"Brother, how is the military arrangement?" Wang Yue asked about the military arrangements for going south.

Wang Zhuo said: "Everything is according to your orders, with Zixiong's assistance, it is naturally in order." ”

Then he added, "Why did so much happen, and why did we marry the royal family?" ”

"Alas!" Wang Yue sighed and said, "It's all my mother's idea, what can I do?" ”

Wang Zhuo said depressedly: "Your relationship with the princess has little impact on us, but it is very inappropriate for Nizi to be the crown princess or queen." ”

The two brothers have repeatedly discussed the question of what kind of political system they should adopt in the future.

Proceeding from the actual situation of this era, the common people are not at all accustomed to not having an emperor on their heads. It was not until modern times that China implemented limited democracy, so the Ming Dynasty did not have the soil for democracy, and the spirit of democracy needed to be cultivated, and this process may take dozens or even hundreds of years.

Feudalism will eventually be abandoned by the times, so the political system suitable for the post-Ming era should be a constitutional monarchy, but it cannot be rigid.

According to Wang Yue's conception, the constitutional monarchy in the post-Ming era should be a variant of democratic centralism, which is regarded as a one-party rule, and this party is the starting party, because the political soil of the Ming Dynasty is difficult to produce other qualified political parties in a few decades.

The monarch of the constitutional monarchy has two choices, one is the ready-made Ming imperial family, after all, the Zhu family has more than two hundred years of precipitation, and such a choice is less turbulent.

Chongzhen will never give up the rights in his hands if he is in power, so only Zhu Cihong can choose, but now Zhu Cihong is young and cannot confirm his cooperative attitude.

Moreover, the biggest difficulty in choosing the Ming imperial family is to change the blood of the imperial court, change the imperial court system and change the functions of various ministries, in order to meet the requirements of a constitutional monarchy, it is almost equivalent to pushing to rebuild, and the difficulty is not small.

Perhaps when the starting point city develops to a certain stage, the management committee will replace the functions of the imperial court and treat the Zhu family emperor as a mascot.

This one is more difficult, and there are no examples to draw from. Wang Yue was only a truck driver in his previous life, and his political level was limited, so his ideas were similar to military thoughts, and he still adhered to the principle of reducing ten meetings with one force, that is, the crushing of the small peasant economy and society by the industrial society, and finally it came to pass.

The second option is for Wang Yue to ascend to the throne, overthrow the Zhu dynasty, and then gradually transition the regime to a constitutional monarchy by himself.

The fastest way to establish the Wang dynasty was to fight, but Wang Yue's heart did not want to develop to this point, so even if there was a war with the imperial court, he still chose to reconcile.