Chapter 181: The Age of the Whistle

Lu Bing's governance is not a thought of a play, although sometimes he will have a whimsical idea and do something that is uproaring, but when he thinks about it carefully, it is of far-reaching significance, but most of the time he prescribes the right medicine, step by step. For example, when you see the inconvenience of having all the currencies and then think of issuing paper money, this is the right medicine, not arbitrary.

As mentioned earlier, the boom in commerce has led to an unprecedented boom in three industries, one is the money bank, and the other two are the dart board and the horse team. Although the new country is now in good order, and the country is peaceful and peaceful, it is still inevitable that there will be evildoers, or some river and ocean thieves or people who occupy the mountains as kings. Although they did not oppose the imperial court, or were afraid or other reasons were not expressed for the time being, they were also robbing houses and houses, licking blood from the knife edge, and doing business. This is due to human nature, no matter how rich the country is, it is inevitable that such a situation will happen, just as it is inevitable that there will still be ruffians and gangsters in the market no matter how strict the law is.

Therefore, for the safety of the goods, their own safety, and some remote areas can not be escorted with money bank bills to transport cash and expensive goods. Most of the dart games are composed of martial arts people, so far in addition to opening the door to accept apprentices, there are more ways to make money in the martial arts. Compared with the official post station, such a dart game is cheaper, and it is more popular, although the security is poor, but generally there will be no problems, everyone is familiar with the green forest heroes, and the dart road is discussed. Martial arts people have another way to make a living and make money, so naturally they will not have nowhere to vent their energy, and there will be very few things that violate the ban.

Besides. Most of the teams will also join forces with the dart board, and the frequent prosperity will promote trade, which will again stimulate economic prosperity. It is circular. The essence of a businessman is to sell goods from the east to the west, seek a huge price difference, and make a profit from it.

The horse team solves the problem that the merchant has to raise many large animals, which increases the cost, and does not need to use manpower to push forward, the speed is greatly increased, and time is money. Sometimes business opportunity is a race against time. The horse team not only increased the speed of trade exchanges, but also allowed the goods from one place to go to the north and south of the country, making an indispensable contribution to the development of commerce.

Each place has its own team of horses. And in some places, there will be chain horse teams, and then semicolons will be set up in various places. The business of the horse team was booming, because every place was prosperous from time to time, and there was more than one merchant. After taking this list, there will naturally be the next order. In short, although it is not a daily profit, it is also a lot of business that continues to make money. The horse team and the dart board negotiated a stipulation, the two sides did not cross the line with each other, the dart board was responsible for the security work, and the horse team only did freight, and everyone had something to eat, instead of competing with each other, they made each earn less. So the two industries are not in conflict, and they cooperate very well. It's very harmonious.

But this is not what Lu Bing wants, what he wants is faster efficiency. With the increasing perfection of steam technology and the principle of the steam engine practiced in the Guò War, Lu Bing wanted to fulfill his railway dream. A new country, a new country, is to do new things, to do new things that others dare not do, dare not think, or even think of, this is the meaning of a new country. As long as there is a railway, then not only the speed has been improved, but also a lot of development, such as goods can be transported in large quantities, and people have the conditions to play everywhere, so as to promote the integration of the north and the south and the all-round development of economy, culture and folk customs. Moreover, in the event of a change in the situation in the country and the outbreak of war, you can also use the railway to march quickly.

Building a railway is not a small project, and it will naturally affect the business of the horse team and the dart board, but the horse team and the dart board are still needed in remote areas. Moreover, the railways are built one by one, not all at once to replace the traditional mode of transportation, but to make the transportation more diversified, which is a gradual and mutual compensation, so the impact on these industries is not very big and very fast, so it will not cause riots in the short term. The people are flexible, but they are afraid that by the time the railroad is fully completed, they will have found a new way to make a living.

Lu Bing became a little more resolute in the national policy, some people say that this is because the prince Lu Yi is in charge of the central government, in fact, it is true, once the plan is well considered, it will be implemented immediately, and it is extremely vigorous. This and Lu Bing's slight indecisiveness make up for each other, complement each other, and the combination of rigidity and softness has an excellent effect.

The construction of the railway began, and the scene was far more spectacular than the legendary construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, because the people needed to use countless people, and the steel used was also innumerable. From Beijing to Nanjing, this line became the first railway line in the new country. Of course, unlike the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, today's new country is developing rapidly, science and technology is developed, and the treasury is full and there are no internal and external troubles, so under the Lu family's still very high salary, everyone is not only complaining, but the people are full of voices, and they are looking forward to the completion of this feat and paying their own contributions to the construction of the railway. Everyone wants to see what kind of new thing this is, and what kind of joy the Lu family will bring to the people. The people's hearts have changed, and naturally they are not the same, which has shattered the doubts and scruples raised by some ministers at the beginning of construction.

The construction of the railway did not happen overnight, even for a country like Xinguo, which is rich and strong, because the limitations of technology have led to productivity and work efficiency. The progress of the project is remarkable every day, which is slow but already a surprise to other countries.

In addition to the major matter of building railways, Lu Bing also transferred several heads of military regions, such as Li Xiang was sent to the Southwest Military Region, while Wei He was sent to northern Xinjiang, which was led by Tang Kekuan, and Yu Dayou was in charge of maritime defense and inland river defense. Because Han Sufa was unwell, he returned to his hometown to recuperate at home temporarily, so Yu Dayou took on the responsibility of inland river defense. Today's Yangtze River and the Yellow River can not only be used for military defense, but also because of the steam ships, so they can sail against the current, providing a choice for the waterway of trade. Waterway transport requires the least manpower, but carries the most capacity. However, no one is perfect, and things are not perfect, and the water transportation time is longer and the speed is slow, which is a big disadvantage. In addition, if you want to do trade, you have to repair the river if you want to take a big boat. Prevent the ship from running aground and running aground. This project began in the third year of the new country, and the purpose was not to transport the rivers and waterways, but to facilitate the irrigation of the people. Flood control and waterlogging control, which is convenient for future marches. But now there are more conditions attached to trade, which is nothing more than an additional profit. Of course, this has lightened Yu Dayou's work to a certain extent, because the inland rivers are engaged in commerce and trade, and the defense affairs are under the management of the river yamen, so in addition to the training of soldiers and horses in the rivers and lakes within the inland river range, Yu Dayou does not have to worry about the public security of the river.

The only one who hasn't changed his position is Qi Shuhai. Qi Shuhai and Jiang Qi secretly got married, and they didn't make any noise, although Lu Bing sealed Jiang Qi. However, Qi Shuhai didn't make it difficult for Lu Bing, let alone embarrassed his nephew Lu Yi, but just secretly married and acted in a low-key manner. Officials in the new country will be transferred every six years at most to prevent them from forming cliques or forming forces. Thus obstructing the notarization of law and order. Of course, this has allowed officials to deploy each other and have experience in managing in multiple places. A better and more comprehensive grasp of how to deal with government affairs, and it is a good thing that most people will either be promoted at the same level or slightly after being transferred.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, most political officials have been transferred, going to other places to take office, and then the new officials have taken office and worked hard with three fires. However, the military regions are all in the hands of Lu Bing's pro-branch faction, and they have never been transferred, unless they are stepping down, otherwise others think that they are the feudal officials who have ruled the local area. Therefore, Lu Bing changed the commander-in-chief of the military region this time. It can be said to shake the officialdom, which can be called a major event this year.

The transfer of the military region was not Lu Bing's official to these feudal officials. The distrust of the ministers who lead the troops is due to human nature, and they always love to have those who are attached to their superiors, and as the supreme commander of the military region, they will also have their own relatives and factions, and over time they will accumulate disadvantages. Therefore, Lu Bing transferred them back and forth, which was beneficial to the atmosphere in the army, and provided a precedent for the younger generations, because the important ministers in charge of the military region of the juniors were not necessarily like themselves and they were brothers in life and death, and the Chinese people still had the habit of following the rules, so Lu Bing must first set a precedent to facilitate the operation of future generations. In this regard, several bigwigs in the army did not have any big opinions.

Such a change did not have a great impact on defense and military affairs, and now the frontier is stable and has been in operation for many years, which is not as complete as it was at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the affairs of the army are gradually sound. What is the customs here, what is the climate, who is responsible for the construction of the military camp, where to perform and train the troops, etc., etc., etc., are clearly recorded and specially responsible, if the main general has to take care of everything, it is not possible to leave him, that is not diligence and responsibility, that is the real failure. Lu Bing has always had a point of view, that is, the commander is in charge of the generals, has a view of the overall situation and then selects the generals, and the overall situation is arranged, as for how to implement it, it is a matter of the generals, and how to lead the troops should also be responsible for the generals layer by layer.

In short, such a few major events have happened in the eight years of the new country, and Lu Bing now does not need to reform and change much, and the developing new congress will independently promote social progress, such as the large and small workshops of the people began to hire workers, and capitalism has sprouted.

The new country entered recuperation, and there were few wars, except for the end of the ninth year of the new country, which crossed the border of Xiliang and fought the Ukrainian Empire with the Xiliang coalition army, there was no war. In the Ukrainian conquest war, Xinguo got eighty percent of Ukraine's wealth, while Xiliang got that piece of land that could be governed for a long time, anyway, both sides had their own gains and losses.

The fame of the new kingdom has spread overseas, and the kings of the overseas countries are all terrified and shocked, and what the merchants have seen and heard, coupled with some practical things over the years, as well as those new gadgets and advanced weapons brought back from the new country, have made those kings change from the initial laughter to the awe of today. The reputation of the new country on the outside is not good, which is related to the tough foreign policy of the new country, but as a big and powerful country, it can be regarded as not bullying the weak if it can do what it is now. In short, the merchants of the new country are greatly respected outside, and the new country also has the situation of commanding the heroes to dominate the world, and the problems encountered can be easily solved with a small letter. Fortunately, Xinguo is not too keen on meddling in the internal affairs of other countries, and develops himself with peace of mind, which makes the countries feel a little more at ease.

In the spring of the 11th year of the new country, the railway was completed, and several locomotives developed during the same period were also officially put into use. After preliminary testing, Lu Bing decided to be the first user, so he led the crowd to the south, boarded the train from Beijing, and sent straight to Nanjing. This was the emperor's first southern tour since the founding of the new country, and the tools he rode were such a novelty.

The whistle sounded, the axle wheel turned, the train started, the people cheered and cheered, and the people along the train went out of the city to see each other. (To be continued......)