The weather is cold, and the air is turned into ice. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In such cold weather, Zhu Changyuan was not idle.

Once an agreement was reached with Huang Taiji, he ordered Zhu Jinbiao, the chief military officer of Gaizhou City, to send a thousand-strong army to the Dagushan Iron Mine in Shili Iron Mountain.

Then, a development area was demarcated on the north side of the mountain, and the camp was set up on the spot and martial law was closed, and no one was allowed to enter within three miles of the vicinity.

In the demarcated development area, Zhu Changyuan transported a large number of machinery from modern society, including crushers, drilling machines, rock drills, and even a large truckload of explosives.

In addition to this, of course, there were several cars used to transport ore, and naturally, a large steamer was left behind, and it was laid on dry land.

The soldiers were then ordered to build a sidewalk from the ground to the ship, so that cars could easily get on and off.

Immediately afterwards, the exciting mining work began, although the weather was bitterly cold, but it could not stop the enthusiasm of the soldiers.

The draft carrying capacity of the big ship is 30,000 tons, but it is not in the water now, as long as it can be loaded, let alone 30,000 tons, it is 100,000 tons, 300,000 tons, and it is not a problem.

Anyway, at the very least, there is no need to worry about the ship being crushed by iron ore.

At the same time, the work of Sun and Moon is also being carried out intensively, whether it is the production of steam engines or the research and development of steelmaking equipment, they are all in full swing, and the progress even exceeds Zhu Changyuan's original node plan.

After all the things are arranged, naturally there are people to work, and Zhu Changyuan himself is leisurely drinking tea and listening to small songs in the Yanming Palace.

After getting along with Zhu Changyuan during this period of time, Chen Yuanyuan is also in a much more cheerful mood, at least, he no longer sings the kind of song "scattered into mud and dust, only fragrant as before".

Occasionally, under the guidance of Zhu Changyuan, he can sing some cheerful male and female tunes.

It's just that, looking at the woman in front of him, Zhu Changyuan really really wants to eat, but in order to take into account the appearance of eating and the long-term relationship in the future. He held back.

"Lord Wang, it's getting colder and colder, Yuanyuan made you a dress."

While speaking, a maid sent the clothes to Zhu Changyuan. Zhu Changyuan stretched out his hand to take it, shook his clothes and scattered them, and was slightly stunned: it turned out to be the same as Zhang Yan, and he gave a black coat.

Reach out and take it, put it on your nose and close your eyes deeply and sniff it. said mischievously: "Is there still Chen Ji's fragrance on this?" ”

Chen Yuanyuan's face turned red, and he said, "The prince is talking nonsense." ”

This is also a long time with Zhu Changyuan, knowing that he is a relatively casual person, he generally doesn't care much about etiquette and other issues, he is usually very kind, unlike other high-ranking people, who have a stinky face when they have nothing to do.

This made Chen Yuanyuan feel inexplicably cordial.

"Go down."

Zhu Changyuan waved his hand, took away all the maids around him, and then gently placed the big piece that Chen Yuanyuan gave him on the table. said with emotion: "This thing, let's keep it for you." ”

Chen Yuanyuan's body shook suddenly, and he asked tremblingly, "Why did the prince say this?" ”

"Perhaps, he is better suited than me."

Zhu Changyuan said something seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

Chen Yuanyuan's heart suddenly felt an inexplicable pain, and he didn't speak.

Zhu Changyuan asked again: "Let me ask you a question that I asked you before, if, I mean, if one day you and Mao Bijiang meet again, you find that he already has a heart, what will you do?" ”

"No, it won't!" Chen Yuanyuan shook his head. said firmly: "I have an appointment with Mao Lang, and he will definitely not disappoint me." ”

Zhu Changyuan smiled softly and said, "I just said if." ”

Chen Yuanyuan was slightly stunned. Thoughts are flying.

In fact, although she is sure of what she says, deep down, she is a little shaken.

There are too many things that have no guesses, love at first sight but end up being abandoned in chaos, whether in history or in dramas. For example, the genius of the Western Han Dynasty. Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun fell in love at first sight, but the final result was just a song "Baitou Yin" in the world; For example, Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng, when they were happy with each other, agreed to grow old together, but in the end? Another example is the famous genius of the Tang Dynasty, who wrote "Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud." Yuan Zhen, who vowed to guard his deceased wife like jade, ran to Sichuan to seduce Xue Tao just after his wife died.

The most unreliable thing for literati is love.

However, Chen Yuanyuan was born too early, and she still didn't know the story of Hou Fangyu and Li Xiangjun in later generations.

"Concubine, I don't know!"

After a long time, Chen Yuanyuan let out a long sigh, looking a little excited.

"Then follow this king!" Zhu Changyuan stretched out his hand to hold Chen Yuanyuan's hand in his hand, his eyes were extremely sincere, looking at Chen Yuanyuan's picture like jade, and said solemnly: "This king treats you like these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains." ”

He pointed to his heart again, "Make the river like a belt, Mount Tai if it is sharpened, and this heart will be forever peaceful!" ”

Looking at Zhu Changyuan's eyes and listening to this sincere oath, a warmth welled up in her heart for no reason, which even made her feel scared.

Hurriedly pulled his soft out of Zhu Changyuan's warm big hand, his voice was slightly choked, and he said in a low voice: "The prince is self-respecting!" He took three steps back and sat down on a stool near the window.

I bowed my head, and my tears were already staining my eyelashes.

"It is said that there is a woman named Dong Xiaowan in Jiangnan, who is beautiful and beautiful, and can be a stunning beauty, do you know that she is round?"

Zhu Changyuan asked for no reason.

Chen Yuanyuan raised his head, his face was blank, and said: "Dong Xiaowan is a friend of the concubine, and the two of us are like sisters. He smiled and said, "The prince is interested, why don't you wait for me to be a middleman?" ”

Zhu Changyuan nodded and said, "The famous flower has a master!" ”

"Huh?" Chen Yuanyuan was taken aback at first, then seemed to understand something, sighed, and said, "It seems that the prince doesn't look down on the dusty woman. ”

Zhu Changyuan shook his head, "It's not that this king doesn't look down on the woman in the dust, but Dong Xiaowan really has a heart." ”

Chen Yuanyuan didn't know what Zhu Changyuan was trying to express, so he shook his head firmly and said: "No, it's a false rumor, although Xiao Wan has fallen into the dust, her vision is quite high, I'm afraid it will be difficult for ordinary men to enter her eyes." ”

"Next year!" After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Changyuan said: "In the second half of next year, when I am almost busy with the things at hand, I will take you to Jiangnan, and you will naturally know when the time comes." ”

"Take me, go to Jiangnan!"

Chen Yuanyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, "What the prince said really counts." ”

If you can go to Jiangnan, it will not be far from the time to meet Mao Lang, and a trace of excitement rose in Chen Yuanyuan's heart.

"Nature."

Zhu Changyuan said lightly: "This king grew up in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, and has not yet seen the beauty of Jiangnan and the stunning beauty of Jinling. ”

In his heart, he said: Lao Tzu was originally a native of Nandu in modern society, and the later generations of Nandu and Jinling overlapped in geographical location, which can be regarded as seeing the former style of his hometown.

After a pause, he said: "The former promised you to help you find your impostor, and this king doesn't want to be a man of his word." Especially for Yuanyuan you, I really can't refuse. ”

Chen Yuanyuan was naturally moved in his heart, nodded, and said, "Well, just according to the orders of the prince." ”

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The winter in Liaodong seems to be a little longer and colder.

Although Zhu Changyuan took advantage of the resources in his hands to build a set of heating devices in the entire palace with coal, he still felt that this winter was too cold because the ancient houses were both large and not insulated.

Of course, his physique is relatively good, and his body has already reached the highest level of cultivation of the Yijin Sutra, so he will naturally not be afraid of the severe cold here.

Others, however, were not so lucky.

For example, the soldiers who were mining on the Ten Mile Iron Mountain were crying out from the cold. Fortunately, Zhu Changyuan is more humane, and once the iron ore excavated is almost enough for the early stage, he stopped continuing to mine.

And, on Riyue Island, after a winter of hard work, there is no rest in the work, and now the scientific research has also begun to bear fruit.

A huge steam locomotive was built.

Moreover, after the test on the construction of the train track, although its running capacity and load capacity did not reach the effect of the initial design, it was also a happy event for Zhu Changyuan.

At least, it was usable.

It's nothing more than adding a few fewer carriages when pulling coal!

As for the steelmaking equipment, it is more complicated, so until the winter passes, all the equipment that has been modified is only installed in place, and it has not yet been commissioned and used.

However, if there are no problems, it should be soon.

Whether it is a steel mill or a steam engine, it is not the most urgent thing at the moment, and even if these things are completed half a year later, it does not matter much.

In fact, for Zhu Changyuan, the most urgent thing at the moment is the line design work from Fuxin to Jinzhou.

This work is the key to the key, and whether we can organize people to go up to build the road in time and open up the connection between the open-pit coal mine and the sea outside in the spring after the year is the key to the key.

As long as this railway can be opened one day earlier, the production efficiency of the entire road will be one day longer, and the impact on the entire parallel world will come one day earlier.

Fortunately, under Zhu Changyuan's constant urging and the deliberate inclination of a large number of resources, these drawings were finally designed before the winter passed.

Zhu Changyuan took a look, the design and selection of the entire railway is basically attached to the east side of the Daling River, from Fuxin City in the north to the south, along the Lushan Mountain, until it reaches Jinzhou, crosses the Daling River once near Jinzhou, and then goes straight to the sea.

Gently putting down the drawings, Zhu Changyuan nodded and said, "Very good." ”

The railway only crossed the Daling River once, which means that only one bridge needs to be built, and the rest is filled with earth and stones. (To be continued.) )