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In the sound of a long whistle, a steam train drove out of the black hole cave and re-entered the white snowfield, and the roar of the whistle was only heard for a few miles in this snowfield, causing the Korean people who were sheltering from the cold in the room to be shocked. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Even though the Hanpyeong Railway began operation a month ago, although the Taedong River Railway has not yet been completed, the railway is still in use after the onset of winter, and hundreds of thousands of tons of Pyongyang coal are transported by rail to Incheon, and then by Incheon cargo ships to Tianjin, Yantai, Shanghai, Wuhan and even Fujian and other coastal provinces.

In the past year, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of thousands of North Korean laborers, the Beiyang Mining Company has opened 37 open-pit coal mines and three coal mines near Pyongyang, and the coal yield rate of the easily mined outcropping coal mines is much higher than that of the pit mines, but in just one year, the coal mine with an output of more than 8 million tons has not only become the pillar of the company, but also the largest economic pillar of Fuzhong.

The construction of the Hanping Railway has also facilitated the transportation between Seoul and Pyongyang, and it is precisely because of the convenience of transportation that Tang Haoran, as the commander of the DPRK, has the possibility of visiting Pyongyang for inspection.

"This court is really going to find trouble for us!"

It is no wonder that as the director of the railway department of the Unified Supervision Office, with the imminent completion of the Hanping Railway, the speed of construction stimulated by this construction speed, coupled with the month of trial operation after winter, the 260-kilometer railway made a profit of more than 900,000 yuan in a month, all of which only made North Korean railway stocks unprecedentedly sought after in Shanghai and London.

Zhan Tianyou immediately and ambitiously formulated the "Korean Longitudinal Railway Plan" -- on the Hanping Line, it will be divided into north-south lines. Construction of railways from Pyongyang to Uiju and from Seoul to Busan. Thus connecting the north and south of Korea. After obtaining the approval of the Unified Supervision Office. The Bank of Korea immediately issued up to 30 million taels of railway bonds in North Korea, as well as in Shanghai, Tianjin, and London.

If the plan is successfully implemented, not only will the north and south of Korea be connected by railways, but also the North Korean locomotives will be completely domestically produced, and this ambitious plan will naturally have strong support from the unified government.

It is here that the requisition of Korean people is coordinating with the Unified Supervision Office. When formulating a two-year levy of 500,000 people and road construction plan. To Zhan Tianyou's surprise, the imperial court sent a decree - to order the Korean Unified Prison Office to build the "Anbong Railway" first to connect Korea and the country, so as to determine the affairs of the feudal domain.

The will of the Emperor interrupted Zhan Tianyou's plan, and how could this railway engineer, who became famous at home and abroad for the "Hanping Railway", not be annoyed, and the reason why he was annoyed was that the imperial court gave him a year, and the reason was very simple, the distance was similar to that of the Hanping Railway.

As for the funds, only 4 million taels were allocated. Not enough to build a road at all, which means if he were going to build it. The Railways Department needs to own the money from the North Korean Railway Company.

"Sincerely, if the people in the court don't do things like this, why bother?"

Li Guangguang, who was sitting on the sofa, said with a smile, and wiped the moisture off the window with his hand to see the scenery outside the car. At the same time, he secretly smiled in his heart, this Manchu court always has a way to consume the loyalty of others in every possible way.

"Besides, this is just the result of the struggle between the central and local governments, the group of people from the imperial party looked at Li Zhongtang unpleasantly, no, the railway on your side was built to Pyongyang, but Sheng Xuanhuai over there They have not built the roadbed of the railway to Jinzhou, this railway is said to have been repaired to Yuguan (Shanhaiguan), but the track is only half paved. Comparing the two, naturally let them find a word, and then use this matter to slap Li Zhongtang in the face......"

Tang Haoran, who was drinking tea, heard Li Guangguang's words, just smiled and said nothing, he did not oppose the construction of the Anbong Railway, and even supported it, after all, this railway not only means that North Korea's hand can reach into the Northeast, but also means that when the army rises against the Qing Dynasty in the future, the Korean troops can advance along the railway to the Northeast, just like Japan in another time and space, in just a few months, that is, rely on the railway to occupy the entire Northeast territory.

In addition, during the construction of the road, Fuzhong could also send a large number of surveyors to the northeast to draw military maps in the name of road construction, and Jiangwutang was also able to carry out "staff trips" in various parts of the northeast in the name of road construction to formulate operational plans for future attacks, and this road needed to be built.

"Chengcheng, the North Korean Railway Company is also a part of the Chinese Railway, don't just stare at this acre and three points of land, you can go to talk to the imperial court, talk about the money needed for this railway, and the operation, if you can, you can also ask for a few more ways back, after all, the fact that the Russians have millions of troops in the Far East is not ......"

Song Yuxin whispered on the side, as the company's supervisor, he naturally considered the problem more from a business perspective. The construction of the Anbong Railway gave him an opportunity to fully enter the Northeast as Fuchu and the company.

"Mr. Song, what do you mean?"

Hearing him say this, Zhan Tianyou hurriedly asked.

"This North Korea is at most a peninsula, and when the North-South Railway is built, where will it be built? But the Northeast is so big, and the railways needed are only thousands of miles, rather than letting the imperial court move and force us to make an order, it is better to take the initiative, let's ask the imperial court directly, and bring the railway in the Northeast over! ”

Putting the teacup on the table, Tang Haoran looked at Zhan Tianyou and said.

"In addition to the Anfeng Railway, you can also build a railway from Lushun to Mukden, as well as a railway from Mukden to Heilongjiang, which has a large amount of wasteland and flag land along the way, and the railway company can build stations and open markets along the way, buy soybeans and native products from the Northeast, and also build mines along the way......"

When mentioning the railways in the Northeast, Tang Haoran naturally thought of the Manchurian Railway in another era, and thought of the operation mode of the Manchurian Railway, even if it was in a short period of time, limited by its strength and unable to oppose the Qing Dynasty, it could also grasp the economy and transportation of the Northeast through a company like the Manchurian Railway, so as to prepare for the future attack.

Of course, the more important point is that facing the reality of the Northeast Railway connecting with the hinterland, it can also alleviate the Russians' ambitions for the Northeast to a certain extent, after all, the current situation in Japan is not optimistic -- the Japanese army suffered extremely heavy losses in the two-month Battle of Fukushima, and although the Russian casualties also amounted to tens of thousands, the Russians had millions of troops after all. If this continues, it is a question of whether the Japanese will survive 92 years.

Under such circumstances, Tang Haoran could not but consider the Russians' ambitions for the Northeast, and linking the Northeast with the interior, especially North Korea, through road construction was the only option to ensure the security of the Northeast before the anti-Qing Dynasty.

As Tang Haoran revealed the business model of Manchurian Iron in another time and space one by one, Zhan Tianyou, Li Guangguang and Song Yuxin and others all looked at him in surprise, and his words suddenly set off a storm in the hearts of everyone.

"This right of way has always been an important matter for a country, and others can't get it, but now it's ......"

Looking at everyone, Tang Haoran finally concluded:

"Since the imperial court is looking for us to build roads with silver, if we don't share our worries for the country, won't it seem that we can't share our worries for the country?"

After some righteous and strict words, the corners of Tang Haoran's lips raised slightly, this Manchu Qing sent such a good thing to the door, how could he not accept it?

"My lord, it's just how Li Zhongtang explained ......?"

That is, Li Guangguang, after the initial surprise, immediately thought of another person - Li Hongzhang, this railway inside and outside the Guan, but Li Daren mainly repaired it, if it was taken over by the Fuzhong, how would Li Zhongtang explain?

"And this right of way to ask for other rights, how can the court give it?"

"Chongshan, there is no Anfeng line on the railway inside and outside this pass!"

Song Yuxin's words made Song Yuxin smile.

"Besides, let's build a few non-parallel lines outside the Kanwai railway, can't we?"

Song Yuxin spoke, and glanced at Zhan Tianyou again.

"This northeast is not better than the mainland, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and naturally there is no worry about disturbing the people, if not, how can this road money be paid by the imperial court, after all, the Chengcheng side needs to be responsible for the investors!"

The need to be responsible for investors is perhaps the biggest difference between the government-run enterprises of the unified supervision government, which are completely different from the government-run enterprises in the mainland, which completely ignore the profits and losses of the enterprises and blindly make up for them with official funds.

"What's more, I dare to say that if Cheng Cheng makes this request, not only will the imperial court refuse, but will vigorously promote this matter, their thoughts are nothing more than two points, one is to use this to support us, and the other is to make us break with the Zhongtang side, but the Zhongtang side ......."

Song Yuxin looked at his friend with a smile, but he didn't speak, although his friend knew the officialdom well, he forgot one thing - for Lord Zhongtang, this Northeast Railway was just a dispensable thing.

The smile of the friend made Li Guangguang, who had scruples before, frown slightly, and immediately thought about the dispute between Lord Zhongtang and Zhang Zhidong in his heart, the two were fighting for the road on the surface, but in fact they were fighting for the right to host foreign affairs, and the adults were in North Korea, so they naturally had no such concerns, even if it was this railway, it was also named by the "North Korean Railway Company" to negotiate, not Fuzhong to negotiate, to put it bluntly, it was "negotiating", and the company and the court were talking about business.

"My lord, I think ......"

After figuring out the links, Li Guangguang immediately put forward his suggestion.

"In my opinion, this matter should still be discussed directly by the company with the Beiyang Yamen, so that if you want to come to the side of the Lord Zhongtang, you will also understand the painstaking efforts of the adults!"

Tang Haoran naturally did not object to Li Guangguang's suggestion, after all, as far as he was concerned, all he needed was a road, just like ...... Thinking about it, Tang Haoran glanced out of the car window.

"This Pyongyang is almost here!"

(I still have an unbearable headache, and the fever rises and falls, which is terrible...... Ask for a monthly pass, ask for comfort! (To be continued.) )