Chapter 446 Railways

In the past, the Dongping army fought, especially in that most difficult time, the available troops were on the front line of the battle, where was there any luxury such as baggage soldiers. Sometimes, even the newly recruited civilians are directly engaged in combat, so what else do you mention about the baggage soldiers who have been professionally trained and have special equipment and operation systems? Even before the Blood Qi Army, the Dongping Army, which was known as the strongest in the mainland, was extremely extensive in terms of logistics management. This situation was not until Tan Weixin and Ye Tao injected digital management into ordnance production, and Suo Zheng, a half-baked craftsman and marching chess master, subtly changed the supply method of the Blood Qi Army after becoming familiar with the army's logistics system, focusing on auxiliary soldiers and retired veterans, and establishing a baggage system, Dongping really changed in this regard. The logistical management of the army is becoming more and more professional. Of course, this is also because the complexity of the ordnance and supplies of the various armies in Dongping is also unparalleled in the world, and without a professional management team, this matter cannot be done at all.

Through precise management, Dongping's important ministers and generals knew how large an army to maintain, and how large the amount of distribution was needed for how large-scale activities. With the increase of the mobility of the Dongping army and the increase of cavalry, the training of infantry and the technological innovation of military transportation tools, the process of raising and transporting supplies and storing them on the front line has become more and more challenging. Now Suo Zheng is no longer fighting alone, but has to rely on an increasingly large logistics management team. At the same time, as an assistant to the military department and Chi Xianping, he assisted in coordinating the production, transportation, storage and transportation of ordnance materials and the training and construction of heavy troops in the country. At this stage, if a tool can emerge that can solve the problem of long-distance transportation of large quantities of materials, it will undoubtedly be of great significance.

At the banquet, it was not convenient for everyone to talk more, but fortunately, Ye's workshop was not far away, and when you turned around, you could see the significant invention that Ye Tao said at any time. After chatting for a while, everyone tacitly changed the topic and talked about the various changes that will occur in Yunzhou and the entire northern Xinjiang after having Gondor. Even those who have seen the world have a refreshing feeling when they arrive in Gondor, and it is normal for those reckless men from the steppes to regard Gondor as a paradise and a sacred place, and to regard those electrical technology and sewers, plumbing, mail, and the like as miracles. In fact, in this time and space, only those important people who are familiar with Ye Tao can understand the context of technological development, or, at least, know that it has nothing to do with miracles or anything.

Unlike Gondor's glorious and glamorous ceremony, the dinner was a bit lackluster without everyone's wonderful remarks at the dinner table. If there is any bright spot, it may be that Tan Xiaopei actually summoned Gao Senqi, Dongping and Northern Liao, Tan Xiaopei and Gao Senqi, obviously there will be no such thing as guests and hosts, but there is no dispute. Tan Xiaopei is still a very personable soldier even now, and Dongping's relatively simple political atmosphere allows his stoic and courageous temperament to be preserved, although it will inevitably be mixed with some maturity, but it is more conducive to ruling Dongping. The meeting between the two was nothing more than Tan Xiaopei's further expression of his solicitation and temptation of the Western Route Army, but what he didn't expect was that Gao Senqi did not deny what Tan Xiaopei said that once Dongping and Northern Liao were in full battle, it would inevitably be a tragic battle, and the final victory would not be reversed. After recognizing this, the Northern Liaoxi Route Army is still determined to fight Dongping, this kind of courage and stubbornness is beyond everyone's imagination. However, Gao Senqi's reasons are also irrefutable, Dongping, as a military country, as a country with a strong military atmosphere, does not respect an opponent who surrenders without fighting bravely.

"We all have to be careful...... In this way, it is not easy to deal with Northern Liao. After finishing a simple meeting with Gao Senqi, Tan Xiaopei said to Ye Tao with emotion.

"I never think it's easy, Gao Senqi and I have been friends for a long time, I'm afraid there is iron juice flowing in his veins. If the Northern Liao is conquered by then, and Gao Senqi is still alive, he can be allowed to lead our army to fight against Chunnan and Xiling. …… Your Majesty, what do you think? Ye Tao's suggestion made Tan Xiaopei, Zhuo Mang and others dizzy. However, no matter in terms of the qualifications, vision, command art, personality, etc., it is indeed what Ye Tao said. A guy like Gao Senqi is almost born to be a general who fights hard in a big war, and in the entire Dongping, among the younger generation, I am afraid that only Chi Yun can be compared to him. Although Ye Tao, Dai Yun, and Tan Weiran can all lead the battle, but let them be used on the battlefield, it doesn't seem so suitable now.

Of course, this matter can be discussed again, and there is still time to think about it. Judging from Ye Tao's suggestion, Ye Tao's boldness in employing people may be far beyond the imagination of others. Naturally, they couldn't understand Ye Tao and Tan Weixin's extremes in this regard. In the eyes of Ye Tao and Tan Weixin, although the military is a special structure, in some cases, there seems to be nothing wrong with appointing a talented military commander and appointing a senior manager.

After the ceremony, the ministers who came purely to watch the ceremony returned to Danyang one after another to continue to deal with the heavy government affairs, but Tan Xiaopei stayed, and he was scheduled to stay in Yunzhou for about half a month. On the one hand, he still needs to take this opportunity to meet with all kinds of important people, especially those on the northern grasslands. In addition, under the leadership of Ye Tao, I learned about the progress of Yunzhou's preparations for war. Since Ye Tao has already made a plan, he must be quite sure and relatively well prepared. However, even so, on the edge of the vast test site outside Yip's workshop, I saw the five-mile-long experimental railway, as well as a complete set of wrench, loading and unloading, signal guidance equipment, and a platform and waiting room that looked very tasteful, and the train not only had carriages suitable for transporting materials and soldiers, but even had carriages divided into boxes, dining cars, and luxuriously equipped special train carriages, and the craftsmen in the workshop, and even made ironclad carriages loaded with iron cannon batteries that could be rotated and fired. and a flight-ready compartment that can store a small airship for three people inside......

According to Ye Tao, building railroad tracks is too exciting, and it is almost impossible not to attract the attention of others, so he thinks it is better to make full preparations in advance. Ye's workshop is now a small city, with its garrison and their families, as well as a rotating army that is always in the vicinity for redressing and training. The inflow and outflow of a large amount of materials determined that Ye's Workshop would inevitably have a station with sufficient throughput in the future. And Ye Tao just advanced the construction to be carried out in the future. In the future, the current platforms, waiting rooms, etc., will be about a quarter of the entire Kobo train station.

On the five-mile-long railway, the train had to slow down before it even raised its speed. With about one-third of its power, the train reached a speed of about sixty miles per hour...... That is, Ye Tao's impression is that the slow and unbearable speed is fifteen kilometers per hour. However, the train is still comfortable because the front and carriage of the train are designed with effects such as shock absorption in mind, and even the optimized design for noise suppression is considered from the beginning. The train created in this time and space actually has the comfort of the green car in Ye Tao's impression, but it is only the comfort. Tan Xiaopei and the others once again despised Ye Tao's lack of greed. In their opinion, if this railway can form a network, no matter how uncomfortable it is, the speed of this movement of troops can make everyone fearful. If there were two railways running through Dongping in a cross shape from south to north and from east to west, it would mean that Dongping had the terrible ability to gather more than 300,000 regular troops in any direction within a month, or to mobilize any group of heavy troops to the battlefield within ten days. For a country, these railways will inevitably become the lifeblood of the economy and the blood vessels of the country's steel casting......

"No matter what the cost you make, you're going to have to start building the railroad for me. I don't care how much it costs, you give me a plan within a month, I ask, at most...... Three years, three years, build me the domestic cross-shaped railway framework. Tan Xiaopei said fiercely: "How much does it cost?" You speak. ”

Railroads were not the right place for the Great Leap Forward. However, Ye Tao also understands Tan Xiaopei's temperament, and this lord is very impulsive. Just a while ago, when he was reloading a snow owl airship, Tan Xiaopei reported an order for 500 airships as soon as he opened his mouth, which was definitely an impossible task. However, Ye Tao knew that for Dongping, this cross-shaped railway framework was absolutely necessary. It's just that it's not three years, it's spread over a decade or more. Ye Tao would not have persuaded Tan Xiaopei clearly, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Your Majesty...... You take out 80,000,000 taels of silver, or the equivalent, and I'll put this cruciform railroad frame you want up and running in three years. ”

Tan Xiaopei was stunned. He thought that the railway would be expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive. Eighty million taels of silver...... This is the total revenue of Dongping for more than two years now. No matter how bold Tan Xiaopei is, he can sacrifice other expenses to strengthen the construction of the railway, that is, he can squeeze out about 12 million taels of cash, and formulate a relevant financial expenditure plan to ensure follow-up investment...... But even if it is spread over three years, 80 million taels of silver is really an unbearable, even unimaginable, figure.