A locomotive wearing a huge red flower roared out of the air, and the driver of the train leaned out of the window waving a sweat towel as he cheered to the crowds on both sides of the tracks. Today's Luanzhou station beat gongs and drums, and the people celebrating the opening of the railway danced lions and played a long dragon. In this hot drum music, the train pulled its long body and drove out of Luanzhou. China's first railway is the Suzhou-Shanghai line from Shanghai to Nanjing, from the rails to the locomotive, all of which Lin Hong bought from the system at that time, and the Changluan double-track railway was built and opened to traffic with the support of the southern region, it can be said that this is China's first railway, the first train consists of five carriages, four of which are cargo boxes, loaded with coal transported to Changping, and one is a passenger car, pulling guests from Luanzhou to Changping.

The journey from Changping to Luanzhou is nearly 200 kilometers, passing through more than a dozen stations, along the way the mountains are undulating, and the scenery of the land that has not yet been polluted is beautiful.

Along the way, the smoke of the train was billowing and the sound shook the sky, as if announcing the beginning of a new era.

The coal mines sent from Luanzhou can be directly sent to the steel mill in Changping, which has accelerated the steelmaking in Changping a lot. With steel, the basic raw materials for the manufacture of weapons by the Northern Ordnance Industry Company were guaranteed, and a lot of steel was produced.

After the opening of the Changluan Railway, by the second half of 1838, the accumulation of steel reached a certain level, and two new railways began to be put into construction, one was from Changping to Datong, and the other was from Changping to Liaoyang Prefecture. After the construction of the Changda Railway, Datong's coal will be conveniently sent to the railway line. After the construction of the Changliao Railway, the iron ore mines in Anshan will be opened on a large scale. At the same time, these two railways are the beginning of the capital-Kulun and the capital-Wuerkantun (north of the Heilongjiang River near the Outer Xing'an Mountains). In addition, construction from Shanghai to Guangzhou, Beijing to Changping, and Beijing to Baoding has also begun.

A vigorous road-building movement has kicked off in China. Four major railways planned: Beijing-Guangzhou; Gyeong-Kulun; Beijing-Ili; Beijing-Wuerkantun (north of Heilongjiang near the Outer Xing'an Mountains) has started construction one after another.

The construction of these railways required a lot of labor. For a time, there were almost no middle-aged men begging along the streets in Zhili, Shanxi, and Shandong, and of course the progress of overseas colonization was greatly slowed down. In order to supply the rations of the railway construction team, the imperial court purchased grain in the grain areas of Sichuan, Huguang, and Jiangsu. This move caused the price of rice in the south to soar, and merchants along the coast saw the opportunity to import grain from Vietnam, Siam, Myanmar and other places to make a profit. At the same time, because the railway builders had the wages given by Zhengfu, although their meals were provided by the imperial court, the demand for clothing, housing and transportation still existed, which led to the prosperity of related industries. Even the entire commercial industry has prospered under the impetus of the construction of the railway. Beginning in 1837, China's domestic market seemed to expand overnight. Tax revenues have increased everywhere. There was a boom in all walks of life, and some of the first factories to use the steam engine were very successful. Large weaving mills have sprung up in the vicinity of Shanghai, and they have made bold investments in local and foreign imports of steam looms, comparable to those of the Jiangning textile mills of the Royal Industrial Development Corporation. Maritime transportation also began to flourish, and most of the production capacity of Fujian Mawei Shipyard, Tianjin Shipyard, and Shanghai Shipyard was used for the production of civilian ships and even the construction of warships, which were postponed under Lin Hong's permission. The old-fashioned wooden boat manufacturing industry has been hit hard. A large number of wooden boat handicraft manufacturers have flowed into the major shipbuilding enterprises along the coast.

This series of dramatic changes has played an invaluable role in alleviating the pressure on the population everywhere. It has a positive impact on stabilizing class contradictions and increasing domestic stability.

"The Russians, taking advantage of the war between the Ottoman Empire and its vassal state Egypt, forced the Ottoman Empire to conclude the Treaty of Winkar-Iskelesi with Russia, the contents of which stated that Russia and Turkey would always maintain peace, friendship and alliance, and that the two countries would adopt a consistent attitude on matters of peace and security between the two sides, and would give each other full assistance and the most effective support; Confirmation of the Treaty of Adriatic of 1829 and other treaties and agreements between Russia and Turkey; When needed in Turkey. Russia will send the necessary number of troops for deployment. The treaty is valid for 8 years. ”

Chen Yanggu coughed a few times when he read this, and Lin Hong looked at his right-hand man with concern, his body was as thin as a withered vine. Although he is only 52 years old, Chen Yanggu looks like an eighty-year-old man, because system personnel will also be born, old, sick and die.

Lin Hong said with concern: "Wanxiang, go back and rest, let Li Wenlan stay here." ”

Chen Yanggu shook his hand and replied, "It's out of the way." ”

Although Chen Yanggu stayed, the person who spoke was changed to Li Wenlan. After Li Wenlan surrendered to the empire in Beijing, he was sent to the Imperial University for further study, and then sent to Europe to travel and work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after returning to China.

"In fact, the Russians made the Turks secretly promise. The Turks closed the Dardanelles at the request of the Russians, that is, they were not allowed to allow any foreign ** ship to enter or leave the strait under any pretext. In this way, the vested interests of the Russian state in the Balkans and the strait region were consolidated. ”

"I'm afraid that if Russia does this, it will attract opposition from Britain and France." Lin Hong thought for a while and said.

"Your Majesty is wise, and the two countries sent fleets to demonstrate militarily off the coast of Turkey. However, in the short term, the Russians are still the hegemon of Europe. ”

"Zinon, there are Britain and France in the Russians who cannot claim hegemony, you have been in England for several years, you should understand the power of industrialization. Russia is a big cut behind, and the defeat of the Russians is a matter of time. I think we can get the Cabinet to send a note to Russia and ask them to allow us to develop Siberia. ”

"The minister will do it when he turns around." said the Prime Minister.

"There's been another big thing in Europe lately. The civil war broke out in Spain. The aristocratic Church Carlos rioted. Repulsed the army of Isabella II and took control of northern Spain. Now both sides are brewing a new battle. ”

Lin Hong heard the news and thought for a while, according to the history he knew, he knew that this war was known as the "Carlos War" in history. Now it's really exploded as scheduled. The war was recorded in history until 1840, and the Carlos faction was completely eliminated in the second war until 1876. It was these two wars that completely disconnected Spain, the old colonial power, from the great powers and deprived it of its voice in European affairs.

Thinking of this, Lin Hong said to Li Wenlan: "You must pay attention to the movements of the British and try to win over the relationship with the French.