What Pu Zongmeng said, Han Gang heard it more than once.

His plan, Han Gang knew it clearly.

But his idea was a little too early.

Pu Zongmeng was not anxious about the emperor, but himself.

The allure of the cool umbrella made Pu Zongmeng desperate.

But the two mansions are so big, and they can't just come in.

The new candidates of the two governments, especially those who participate in political affairs, Han Gang actually likes Shen Kuo.

With Shen Kuo's talent in engineering technology, after he served as the governor of the government, Han Gang would be able to leave all the affairs of track construction to him to deal with, so as not to work hard himself.

With the continuous extension of the railway in the land of Kyushu, Hangang felt more and more that the corresponding technical reserves were really lacking, the manufacturing of carriage chassis, rails, wheels and other parts, as well as the lack of organization, as well as a series of problems including steel smelting and architectural planning, so that the railway under construction now could not meet Hangang's expectations.

However, it is enough to let the railroad run between Hedong and Shanxi, let the track communicate between Beijing and Sizhou, and shorten the travel distance between Luoyang and Kaifeng to two days.

After two years of laying of the railway between Luoyang and Kaifeng, as long as the bridges on several rivers passed in the middle are repaired, it will be opened within this year. It's just that the longest bridge has a total length of more than 30 zhang, a single-span span of 10 zhang, and the technical difficulty is somewhat high.

Fortunately, the Beijing-Sizhou Railway from Kaifeng to Sizhou is much faster and less difficult to construct. It is now in its final stages and will soon be completed. Because the water of the Yellow River is connected, the Bianshui that is higher than the ground on both sides of the bank is equivalent to a watershed, and there is no other water source from the capital to Sizhou, which makes the Beijing-Sizhou Railway, which is built horizontally with the Bian, does not need to consider the problem of bridge erection.

The Nanpu Railway from Taiyuan to Guanzhong Hezhong Province needs to cross more rivers and longer routes, and the human and financial resources in Hedong are not enough to support large-scale construction, and it is now in the slow construction stage. After the opening of the Jingluo Railway and the Beijing-Si Railway, the construction will be accelerated.

As for the branch lines that extend from these trunk railways, the local families will not compete for the right to build branch lines for a while when the main line has not yet shown sufficient profitability. But as long as the major arteries are opened, I believe no one will hesitate. Moreover, according to the reports of several places that have been opened to traffic, many local clans have begun to invite craftsmen to carry out route exploration and determine the scope of construction.

The previous track construction, whether it was the earliest Fangcheng track, or the current merger, Pu, Jingsi, Jingluo and other newly built railways, were all in the name of building official roads to forcibly expropriate private land along the line, and use the wasteland along the border of Shaanxi to exchange, and issue land grants to the people who lost their land.

However, these land grants basically fell into the hands of local clans. Long before the construction began, they acquired most of the land that was to be expropriated, and then took the land grant certificate to trade with the members of the Yongqin Chamber of Commerce.

In Han Gang's view, blocking public utilities and hindering social development, no matter who is the roadblock, it should be smashed. But before the hammer comes down, it is necessary to lure the favor first. And the news in the court is always the first to get the news from the big families, so the benefits that are given later also fall into their hands. However, if the original owners of those lands do not sell them first, most of the compensation given by the imperial court will be confiscated by the officials and sold to the local clans, which is a good thing for them.

It's just that the Yongqin Chamber of Commerce didn't suffer a loss, it was also a land grant, and in the hands of different people, the wasteland obtained was naturally different. There are thousands of acres of fertile land under the Tuntian Fort that have been cultivated for many years, and there are also barren barren mountains and mountains. Han Gang didn't take advantage of this, but most of the people in the Yongqin Chamber of Commerce got a good reward from it.

The imperial court does not suffer losses, no matter how much official property is lost, as long as the track is opened, the economy and military will go to a higher level. This kind of harvest only pays some official land and wasteland, which is definitely a lucrative investment.

This is a win-win situation for all parties.

This is also the reason why Han Gang did not get too much infamy for Daxing Construction - although he built construction and requisitioned countless manpower in various states and counties, all parties who had the right to speak had a lot of benefits, and both the new and old parties were waiting for the next big meal.

So the laying of the track does not stop there.

Han Gang looked at the map hanging behind his seat, and the red lines on it represented several railway tracks owned by the imperial court.

Railways stretch across the northern land like blood, and when these bloodlines are intertwined, it is the day when the country completely enters a new era.

But before that, the steam engine had to be invented.

The principle and function of the steam engine, Han Gang has spread the origin through various channels, and under his proposal, the reward given by the imperial court is also extremely rich.

There are thousands of people in the world who have studied this.

As far as Han Gang knows, in many places, there are already some eyebrows.

The most basic steam engine, perhaps in the next few years, will be visible.

Twenty years from now, maybe there will be a steam engine on a train.

…… Han Gang thought about it, maybe thirty or forty years, but it would definitely appear.

Then on the land of Kyushu, you can see smoking steel machines running on the tracks.

"Xianggong!"

Han Gang turned around when he heard the sound and saw Zong Ze.

Zong Ze was born as a champion, and when he returned to Beijing after a term abroad, he should have served in Chongwen Academy. But after he returned to Beijing, he did not go to the Secret Pavilion of the Third Pavilion, but was reappointed as the official inspector of the military rite room.

This is what Zong Ze took the initiative to ask Han Gang, he wanted a position that could handle practice, so Han Gang gave him several positions to choose from, and Zong Ze chose Zhongshu's disciple.

Zong Ze saluted Han Gang, "Xianggong, the lower official was ordered to bring Chief Yang here." ”

Behind Zong Ze is Yang Congxian, the head of the Beihai Division.

Yang Cong first returned to Beijing to report on his work, and today he went to the Privy Council to report. Han Gang had something to ask him, so he went to the door of the Privy Council to stop him, and it was more convenient for Zong Ze to go.

Yang Congxian was even more nervous in front of Han Gang, "Xianggong...... The last general, Yang Congxian, first visited the prime minister. ”

"Okay, no need to be polite."

Han Gang didn't greet Yang Congxian much, there were too many people to meet later, he just wanted to know about the current situation of the new ships of the navy recently.

A few years ago, when the naval division was established, under the instructions of Han Gang, all major shipyards across the country were designing warships that were different from civilian ships to match the use of artillery.

In the past, there was no distinction between civilian ships and military ships, and as long as the equipment on the ship was changed, ordinary merchant ships became warships. But now the warships that have been designed have made a big fuss about speed and sturdiness.

"Prime minister, on the thirteenth day of September last year, the Dengzhou Shipyard has sent the first cruiser to the last general, and from that day on, it has been in Hong Kong for less than five days a month, and it has been practicing every day, and I dare not slack off."

The new type of warship, according to Hangang's custom, was divided into two types: cruisers and battleships. The cruiser was fast, but there were few guns, and the ship was relatively slender, and the loading capacity was not bad, but it was less manned, and it was more than enough for patrolling the sea and searching for smuggled merchant ships.

"According to the requirements of the prime minister, the cruiser can catch up and escape. Now this first cruiser, after being given the name Fubo by the Queen Mother, went to Quanzhou. There are 36 ports in Quanzhou, with tens of millions of ships, and there is nothing faster than this ship. ”

"Where's the sail?"

"The spinnaker learned from the big cannibal hand, Quanzhou has long had such a boat, but it is not applicable. Mingzhou Shipyard changed a boat with a spinnaker and a front sail, after changing to cotton canvas, it was indeed faster and more flexible, but there were many people to use, and there were too many ropes, and the sailors were not used to it. ”

Han Gang nodded, he knew all this, Yang Cong didn't dare to talk nonsense at first.

The weight of the cotton cloth provided for the military is nearly twice that of ordinary cotton cloth on the market, and the weight of the canvas is twice that of ordinary military cotton cloth, and the needles used to sew such cloth look like nails.

For a long time, the sails of Chinese ships have been hard sails, with supports in the middle, which are difficult to ascend and let go as soon as they are lowered. The sail area can also be easily adjusted to cope with different levels of sea breeze. Switching to a soft sail without support makes it easy to lift the sail and the sail is easy to turn, allowing for more agility.

"How's the battleship?"

"The dog has seen it, and the Mingzhou Shipyard has called the best craftsmen to build it, and they are all craftsmen who built the two Shenzhou back then. The last general also looked at the drawings and models. As long as there are five battleships, if the last general wants to capture that port, the last general will be able to capture it! ”

"So sure?" Han Gang said with a smile.

"A battleship has thirty guns on one side, and five ships have one hundred and fifty guns. Not to mention the ship, which port in the world can block so many cannons? ”

The cruiser had only a dozen guns, while the battleship had two layers of guns, a total of sixty light and heavy howitzers, and a long-barreled gun in the bow, as for the stern, because the ship was pointed in front and wide in the rear, and the stern was raised, it was divided into three layers, a total of eight guns. If you chase the enemy, you can make him suffer a big loss.

Yang Congxian's tone became excited, "As soon as the battleship fires, you can't get close to people for two or three miles. It is strong enough, and the outer wall is full of three layers of thick slabs, and the artillery is difficult to hurt. From the keel to the ribs, it is extremely solid. Any ship can be easily knocked away, just like a wheel grinding an egg. Drive directly into the port, open the gun door, drive away the defenders, and the soldiers in the ship go ashore, which port can't be taken? ”

Yang Congxian was not a talented general of the naval army, but unfortunately, the million army of the Great Song Dynasty, the general of the naval division, was only able to use him.

praised Yang Congxian, Han Gang praised him, "I heard you say, after the ship entered the ranks, the training has not been slack, so it should be done." Don't talk about training, just about boats. This ship is new, and it has to be built, changed, and used at the same time. When you use it, pick out anything that is not agreeable, and change it when you build the next boat. Just repair three or five ships in this way to finalize the shape. ”

"That's what Xianggong said."

Han Gang laughed, "When the sailor has more than ten battleships and more than twenty cruisers, the East China Sea and the South China Sea will be your hunting grounds." ”