Wang Ning'an carefully planned the railway line, which ran from east to west, passing through East and West Erjing, Jingzhaofu, Yingtianfu, and Haizhou...... It is about overlapping with the Longhai line of later generations, and as for the north-south direction, it should go south from Youzhou, pass through Cangzhou, and extend southward to Pukou north of the Yangtze River, which is roughly equivalent to the Jinpu line.

The construction of two railway transportation arteries in one go, the project is huge, and the amount of investment required is really beyond imagination, and the first batch of 20 million bonds is just the beginning.

It is also necessary to coordinate the resources and manpower of the whole country to complete this huge project.

"If the railway is completed, and people and horses are transferred from the south of the Yangtze River, within three days, you will be able to reach Youzhou, and you will be able to put into the battle against the Khitan in five days, and the mobilization capacity of our Great Song Dynasty will reach an unprecedented level, and the railway will be repaired, the goods transportation between the north and the south, and the exchange of personnel, the role of which is 10,000 times better than that of the Grand Canal!"

Zhao Shu nodded again and again, his eyes lit up, "What Master said is extremely true, I will definitely give my full support, but what should I do now?" ”

The little emperor was still a little confused, Wang Ningan said: "To build the railway, we must concentrate the manpower and financial resources of the whole country, and first of all, we must form a strong leading department and work together to complete it...... In a word, it is necessary to adjust the official system! ”

As mentioned earlier, it is only because of various considerations that the official system should be reformed, and the final decision has not yet been finalized.

Of course, Zhao Shu expressed his full support.

First of all, Wang Ningan, as the prime minister, is in charge of government affairs, is responsible for overall government affairs, and presides over road construction matters.

Sima Guang was promoted to deputy minister, responsible for financial support, and coordinated with the local government, requisitioning civilian workers to cooperate with the construction.

Wang Anguo was sent to the Royal Bank, where he consolidated all financial institutions and provided loan guarantees for the railway.

In addition to the arrangements of the upper echelons, Wang Ningan transferred three more people to Beijing, they were Su Song, Liu Yi and Shen Kuo.

When Su Song and Liu Yi were in the Six Arts School, they were responsible for teaching students astronomy and water conservancy, and later repaired the Sichuan-Shaanxi Straight Road, and also supervised the construction of aqueducts in the Western Regions, with rich engineering experience.

As for Shen Kuo, it goes without saying, he is the general office of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Straight Road, Wang Ningan developed the steam engine, to build a railway, he invited Shen Kuo over, in the past year or so, Shen Kuo actively studied, mastered the principle of the steam engine, put forward a lot of improvement suggestions, and supervised the construction of the railway, has a considerable degree of experience.

Su Song and Liu Yi were appointed as the railway superintendent, while Shen Kuo was the general office, and these three people were directly responsible for the railway construction.

In addition, Xu Yang, the inventor of the steam engine, was appointed chief engineer.

At the same time, including Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dan, who was implementing the Juntian Order, and many young officials, were appointed as the heads of the sectional project.

It is no exaggeration to say that these two railways brought together almost all the elites of the Great Song Dynasty.

These are not the scholars who can only play with the wind and the moon.

These include the most capable officials, engineering talents, technical experts, and financial experts...... Wang Ning'an's accumulation of more than ten years has all been taken out.

In addition, to build roads, steel, cement, tools, vehicles, manpower, animal power, and there are thousands of factories and workshops involved in the contracting!

Such a scale even exceeds the construction of the Grand Canal by Emperor Yang of Sui back then!

The life of the family, the success or failure of honor and disgrace, are all staked!

Wang Ningan fought with 10,000 energy, and did not dare to be sloppy at all.

He thought about it for a long time and took the initiative to find the drunkard Ouyang Xiu.

Because the governor was sent out before, Wen Yanbo went to Western Xia, Di Qing went to Bohai, Song Zhen was sent to Goryeo, Zhang Fangping was sent to the Wa Kingdom, and Pang Ji went to the Western Regions...... Ouyang Xiu was the only one who continued to stay in the capital, firstly, because his health was not good and he couldn't withstand the toss, and secondly, the old gentleman really didn't want to be in power, he was only willing to devote himself to learning.

"Drunkard, there's really no way, there's a position, you always have to pick it up."

Ouyang Xiu kept shaking his head, "Wang Erlang, don't say it, the old man went to the political hall to block a shot for you, now the old man is old and frail, his teeth are shaking and his teeth are out of control, and he doesn't want to care about anything, don't hurt me!" ”

Wang Ning'an smiled all over his face, "Drunkard, if there is a way, I really don't want to alarm you old, there is no way, such a big mess, if there is no one with high morality, I am really afraid that I can't do it, even if it is for the sake of the common people, you will be reluctant." ”

Ouyang Xiu snorted, "What do you want the old man to do, let's talk about it first." ”

"That's right, if you want to build roads, you need to use people, you have to spend money, you need food, you need wood, steel, and so on......"

"Getting to the point!"

"The point is that these things are better taken from somewhere else, so as to reduce the burden on the people...... I mean, you always carry the affairs of the Colonial Department and deal with those old guys, you can't do it without you! ”

After Ouyang Xiu listened, he narrowed his old eyes and fell into deep thought.

He will read the newspaper when he has nothing to do, the railway project is indeed terrifying, and the manpower mobilized is more than a million, if he is not careful, it will become a law that harms the people!

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty repaired the Grand Canal, the world rebelled, and the country was destroyed, Yin Jian is not far away!

The Great Song Dynasty must not repeat the mistakes of the past, and if you want to kill the people less, you must extract oil from the colonies......

Ouyang Xiu slowly opened his old eyes and sighed: "This is a sinful thing, the old man has taken it, but it's ......" Ouyang Xiu suddenly said sharply: "They can't be cheap to others, let Jia Ziming, and Wang Jiefu, the two of them be my assistants!" Let's do it together! ”

Wang Ningan finally smiled...... is exactly the same as he expected, these two roads, if they are only repaired by the manpower of the Great Song Dynasty, no matter how careful they are, they will consume a lot, and even there will be a civil uprising.

It is inevitable to introduce coolies from the outside, and to introduce coolies, you need to deal with those old goods, with Ouyang Xiu taking the lead, plus Jia Changchao and Wang Anshi, it is enough to be competent.

Moreover, Wang Anshi's daughter Wang Qing is about to become the queen, and she will pull the future national abbot into the water, Wang Ningan can't say anything, so she can only let the drunkard be the villain.

Wang Ning'an's heart was quite upset, he accompanied Ouyang Xiu to talk for a while, and when he left, he called Ouyang Xiu's two sons, Ouyang Fa and Ouyang Bian, away, and asked them to join the road construction project, responsible for bidding and procurement.

……

"This is to mobilize the power of the country!"

After getting the news, Wen Yanbo couldn't help but let out a sigh, the old guy leaned back in the chair, sat for a while, and suddenly got up and laughed.

"Okay, great, business is here again!"

Wen Yanbo immediately found a few people, including Han Jiang and Han Zhongyan, and Lao Wenxing said: "Look at it, the DPRK and China are going to build a railway." ”

Han Jiang didn't have any interest, he just snorted, but Han Zhongyan took it, took a closer look, and couldn't help but say: "Xianggong Wen, if it is really according to what was said above, the steel, cement, and coolies that the imperial court needs this time are not a small amount!" ”

"Clever!"

Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "The steel plant in Liangzhou, the cement factory in Xijing, the old man has shares, and the Xijing Bank also has to give a loan to the railway, just give these things to the people below them, the pass is this manpower, you have to think of a way." ”

Han Jiang couldn't help but say: "The Great Song Dynasty lacks everything, except that there is no shortage of people, just requisition on the spot." ”

"Wrong!"

Wen Yanbo waved his hand, "Tell you, the old man repaired the Sichuan-Shaanxi Straight Road back then, do you know how many people died?" ”

Han Jiang took a breath, "I heard that there are a lot, but there is not much movement, is there a thousand, or two thousand?" ”

Wen Yanbo laughed loudly, "It's 30,000, a full 30,000!" ”

"What!"

Han Jiang stood up in fright, "Xianggong Wen, it's impossible, so many people have died, why hasn't the court moved?" ”

Wen Yanbo said quietly: "Because those people are prisoners of war!" ”

"Oh!" Han Jiang was stunned and silent for a long time, he really couldn't imagine that a straight road in Sichuan and Shaanxi was actually piled up with so many human lives, and it took ten or eight dead people to walk every mile, worthy of the name, a blood-stained road!

"Then, the railroad is much more difficult than the straight, how many people will die?" Han Jiang couldn't help but sigh: "He, Wang Ning'an, is so bold? How dare you risk the world's condemnation? ”

Han Zhongyan obviously knew Wang Ning'an better than Han Jiang, and he immediately said: "You can use prisoners to repair the Sichuan and Shaanxi straight roads, how can you not use these two roads!" King Xiliang is a person who cherishes feathers, and he will not easily discredit his face! ”

Wen Yanbo smiled, "Well, I finally got to the point!" Have you figured it out now? Why did Wang Ning'an move to Haoqiang, why did he send the clan out of the town overseas, and he wanted to send the governor over? ”

Han Zhongyan exclaimed: "Xianggong Wen, could it be your meaning...... King Xiliang had already calculated that he wanted us to get the coolies for him to build roads...... Then, then he is too insidious, how deep is this calculation? ”

Wen Yanbo sneered: "If he didn't have such a deep scheming, would he be able to drive us all out?" This kid finally showed his fox tail, he was scheming! ”

Han Jiang said angrily: "Xianggong Wen, we are not slaves under the surname Wang, why should we listen to him?" We just don't help him with coolies, so that his railroad can't be built, see what he says? ”

Han Zhongyan shook his head when he heard this, obviously, this Han Xianggong has not yet come out of his anger, thinking about the beginning, his father just died in the hands of Wang Ning'an, far more angry than him, so many years have passed, I dare not say that I have forgotten my father's hatred, but I will not be blindfolded.

"What if we don't cooperate? There are also Song Zhen, Pang Ji, and Zhang Fangping...... Moreover, Wang Ningan asked drunkards, Wang Anshi, and Jia Ziming to preside over the colonial department...... What does he mean by that? If we don't cooperate, we will immediately replace him as governor, and see who dares not to listen? ”

Han Jiang was dumbfounded.

Wen Yanbo gave a thumbs up, "Good knowledge!" This time, you have learned Wang Ning'an's power! ”

"Wen Xianggong, what are you going to do?" Han Jiang said curiously.

"Hahaha, of course the old man is cooperating with him, not only cooperating, but also the old man is going to be the first!" As he spoke, Wen Yanbo stretched out his slap, "Fifty thousand coolies...... You help me get it out immediately, the old man will be sent to Xijing, and by the way, he will congratulate His Majesty on his wedding! ”