Chapter 626: Overhauling the Railway

Dongchang Fanzi dispatched, leading the cattle to pull the carriage, and the tiger and wolf came to bring the dock, and the chickens and dogs jumped for a while. Well, this is the past, and now Jinyiwei and Dongchang are dispatched, and the people are not too afraid, especially the people of Tianjin's generation, they have insight. Knowing that the factory guards were dispatched, it was the officials who were unlucky, and ordinary people would not be embarrassed. Otherwise, the imperial history will let them know what it means not to disturb the people.

Despite this, the factory guard appeared, and the dock still consciously gave way to the road, which was someone's ship docking. As the boom lifted the boxes one by one and placed them on the wagon, another ship stopped at another berth. The workers on the wharf are busy, and now in Dagukou, many people rely on the loading and unloading of sea to eat.

Wang Chengen brought more than 1,000 people, as well as 300 four-wheeled carriages, which was a transaction of the clan, the clan's convoy. Specializing in undertaking some transportation work, hard is a little harder, a year down to guard the thoroughfare, the supply of goods is sufficient, a lot of earnings. I heard that the railway from Tianjin to Shanhaiguan is about to start, and the good days of this convoy will not be long, and in the future, I can only run the business from Tianjin to Beijing. If you turn back to the railway to Jingshi, you can only run a short distance.

The heavy box pressed against the carriage, and the spring steel plate babbled, and you could tell how heavy the goods were at a glance.

Wang Chengen won't stay too long, he will go to Tianjin with Han Zanzhou, and he will have to rush back to Beijing early tomorrow morning. Zhang Xun has to stay, he has so many goods to deal with, and he doesn't have half a month's work, I'm afraid there is no time to spare.

With the rise of the marine terminal, a town was automatically derived from the surrounding area, and Tianjin Prefecture made a lot of money just by selling land. This was all learned from Chen Xie, who made a piece of land near the wharf and built some warehouses and streets after leveling. The warehouse is not sold, the rent is one hundred taels a year, you don't rent it, you can't rent it if it's late. This amount of silver naturally went into the small treasury of Tianjin Mansion, and it was handed over without the right pair. So this Tianjin prefect. Now it's a hot hot spot.

There are many similar positions, and Yang Longyou, the magistrate of Huating County, let go and didn't pay back the governor. Ruan Dacheng, the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, wanted to climb up, but he had no choice but to be pressed in this position all the time, and it was useless to toss it. I can only sigh helplessly and accept the reality.

The wharf docked one by one, and the ten berths could work for ten days and eight days before the ships could be unloaded. People are starting to disembark, and the navy is anchoring on the sea. After putting down some small boats and replenishing a little supplies, we had to go back to Lushun to rest. The Ming Navy is now Chen Xie's private army, and the small fleets of the provinces, then hehehe.

This phenomenon has also been mentioned by people in the Ming officialdom, whether it is to change it. In this regard, Zhu Youzhen did not speak. Chen Xie didn't speak either. In fact, in private, the two have communicated. Zhu Youzhen thinks. The advantage of Chen Xie's mastery of the navy is that he will not let the navy go to waste. Even if it is Chen Xie's personal navy, Zhu Youzhen also admits it. This is not alarmist, there is a precedent for the Ming Dynasty. When Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, many ships were finally abandoned.

Another point is that the cost of raising a fleet is too great. Zhu Youzhen really can't afford it. He is busy making money now, and someone is guarding the sea for him, so what is there to dislike. Even in private, Zhu Youzhen also explained to the prince that in the future, this Ming Navy. The surname is Chen. Grandpa Guo is gone, it is King Xinghai's, and no one can meddle in this. Even if the navy belongs to the imperial court in the future, the descendants of the Chen family are also the best candidates for the head of the navy.

Zhu Youzhen is still very sober, and he knows very well what ghosts will happen when the fleet falls into the hands of Ming officials. Before the supervision and wit of the Ming officialdom have not been perfected, and before the strength of the Ming Dynasty has not reached a level, the navy should not touch it.

There are a lot of things that can be grasped, and the railway from Liaodong is very interested in this thing. You can repair from Liaodong to Tianjin, and naturally you can repair from Tianjin to Jingshi, and then repair to outside the mouth. If it weren't for Chen Xie's words, the current bridge building technology is not enough to ensure the safety of railway bridges on the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and Zhu Youzhen would have thought about whether to build a railway to Nanjing.

This is a very real problem, and the interests of the railways are too great. Especially in Liaodong, this railway is a railway company under Chen Xie's private name, and the annual freight volume is huge, not to mention that the charges are a bit high, and businessmen are willing to transport by rail. Why? It's safe, fast and trouble-free, otherwise if you use a horse-drawn carriage to transport it, the cost along the way will be counted, and the actual investment will be much more than that of a train.

Now this train not only has freight, but also passengers. From Lushun to Shenyang, all the way north to Tongliao, there is no definite number of where it will finally go. If within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, various places were connected by railroad, what kind of scene would it be? Imagine that Zhu Youzhen is full of blood. What to do with the railway, this question is very contradictory to Zhu Youzhen, one is the royal undertaking, which requires huge investment. Do you have this money? No. Regarding this issue, Zhu Youzhen has been hesitant to ask Chen Xie.

In the end, Zhu Youzhen still didn't resist, and after seeing the gold shipped back, Zhu Youzhen couldn't wait to go out of the palace gate, took Wang Chengen and a few guards, went out in plain clothes, and found Chen Xie's mansion. Chen Xie, who came back from Tianjin, was packing up. This time, Chen Xie was going to Liaodong, and the idea of building a railway to connect Shenyang with Pusan and strengthen his control over Korea and Japan had been in existence for a long time. These two countries, on the top of the Ming Dynasty's waist, are too important. Of course, no country can pose a too real threat to the Ming Dynasty now, but what about the future? Chen Xie could not have known the possible world pattern in the future, but he was not prepared at all. Now that Daming has gone to the front of the world, it does not mean that it will always go on. Didn't the British Empire, which dominated the world for 200 years, finally collapse?

Therefore, from now on, we should train a group of officials in the new era, let them know how to deal with these foreigners, don't do anything about etiquette, don't do things that have no interests, that's stupid!

The Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, to be honest, Chen Xie has long wanted to move, but unfortunately he has never had this condition. But it doesn't matter, twenty years at most, and the conditions will be ripe. Who can watch a lot of money not earn, and make a loss-making deal in order to make a face-saving project? Forget it once or twice, if there are many times, no one is stupid. Again, profit is the driving force behind progress.

Chen Xie's plan for this trip is to sign a mutual defense contract with the DPRK and Japan, and after putting Japan and the DPRK under the protection of the Ming Dynasty, he will come out of the East Asian free trade circle. After a long time, it is estimated that these two countries will have to be assimilated by the Ming Dynasty. didn't turn around, and in the future, I had to cry and shout to join Daming.

Of course, this matter needs to be explained clearly to Zhu Youzhen, and Chen Xie is preparing a note to talk about the importance of this matter. Although Japan is poor, this market is still very important, and Japan's population resources and industrial structure can be used as a supplement to the Ming Dynasty. Just like Java today, Japan's immigrant population has reached 500,000. The Ming immigrant population is only one million, why this result will be caused, the reason is very simple, the Ming immigrants are passive behavior, and the Japanese are crying and shouting to emigrate. Almost every day, there are many Japanese people queuing up in the Edo concession, hoping to get an immigrant visa.

As for this matter, the shogunate has now aroused vigilance, and has repeatedly raised some protests against the concession officials. They are required to strictly control immigrant visas and not issue visas indiscriminately. Su Haochen expressed his understanding and indeed agreed to strengthen the review of immigrant visas. In fact, Chen Xie demanded that the speed of Japanese immigration be suspended and the intensity of domestic immigration should be increased. Otherwise, who will pay attention to you.

Zhu Youzhen's sudden arrival frightened the guards at the door, and he watched the emperor Lao Tzu go inside in a daze, and went straight to the study. Chen Xie was writing something, and when he heard the movement and looked back, he was also startled.

"Your Majesty, the white dragon fish suit, it doesn't matter if you go to the minister's place, if it's somewhere else, it's not safe." Chen Xie smiled wryly, stood up and saluted. The maids at the door knelt on the ground, and Chen Xie came out to beckon them to get up.

Zhu Yujiao was not alarmed, and came to deliver tea in person, Zhu Youzhen said to Chen Xie urgently: "Sihua, I sent someone to see the railway in Liaodong, it's really a good thing." Look, would it be good for me to fund the construction of a railway? ”

Chen Xie was quite surprised, and soon understood what he meant, and thought for a while: "The minister thinks that it may be inappropriate for the royal family to monopolize the interests of the railway. Why can't it be launched in the name of the royal family to raise shares from merchants along the way and raise funds? There is no need for the royal family to bear such a huge investment, and it is better to raise the money of the people of the world to do things for the country? ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned, thought for a while, and said, "You speak slowly, I will understand after listening carefully." ”

Chen Xie thought for a while and said: "Now there are only so many people who can build railways in teams, and to be honest, their ability is very limited. The first thing you have to do is not to build a railway, but to make the most of these talents and teams. What the royal family should do is to run a school, the railway school, the navigation school, the army school, the Gewu school, etc., all the knowledge that can bring benefits to the Ming Dynasty, the royal family has vigorously promoted, rather than relying on the meager strength of the people to do this. As for going to the railway, His Majesty can invest, and it is more for the people to do it themselves. There are benefits, and private capital naturally has motivation, even if it loses money, it will not hurt the interests of the royal family. After the railroad is repaired, the household department can go to collect taxes. Nowadays, the railway in Liaodong pays business taxes every year? You don't need to do these specific business things at all, grasp the general direction, as long as it is not a move to subvert the imperial court, let the people make trouble themselves. As for you, just watch from the sidelines, do good and bad, and can't do without taxes. (To be continued......)