Since the First World War in Annan, the Daming Shandong Water Division can be said to have changed the decline of the Daming Water Division.

Luo Yangxing returned to the capital from Fujian, and overnight... The laborers on the docks can hardly find the original Ming sailors again.

Those who are willing to continue to accept the changes of the imperial court will be incorporated into the soon-to-be-established Ming Guangdong Naval Division.

Those who were in poor health or who were too old to continue their military service were also properly accommodated.

...

Woooooo

The black smoke rose from the sky like a pillar, and the construction of the railway from Beijing to Tianjinwei was nearing completion.

For a long time before, a large number of goods transported by overseas merchants from the port of Tianjin were generally stored directly in a large number of warehouses near the Tianjin Wei Wharf.

The main reason behind this is that there is no way to solve the transportation problem.

The distance from the capital to Tianjin Wei is actually not very far, but the distance of about 200 kilometers in later generations.

But don't underestimate the more than 200 kilometers, a large number of horse-drawn carriages come and go every day to transport goods from Tianjin Wei to the capital, and the time consumed on this road alone will take two to three days.

After all, mules and horses have a limited amount of animal power, and so is manpower.

In addition, sometimes the port of Tianjin has to take on the task of transporting a large number of military supplies, such as the previous battle of Liaodong... Maritime transport plays a considerable role.

Wang Yisi stood on the platform of the Beijing Railway Station with an excited face, and said loudly to the surrounding officials and craftsmen: "From today onwards, the first railway in Daming can start to be put into experimental use!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the applause was like thunder.

Once the steam train is put into service, the meaning is understood by all.

From this moment on, the journey that originally took two to three days can be shortened to less than a few hours, and you can go straight from Tianjin Port to Beijing.

"Lord Wang.. Our train is ready for use, but we're having a bit of a hassle in promoting the use of the train."

On the other side, an official from the Daming Bureau of Commerce looked at Wang Yisi with an embarrassed expression.

Said what was in his heart.

"What's the trouble?"

It is true that the newly built Daming Beijing-Tianjin Railway has all kinds of benefits, and because Zhu Youzhen attaches great importance to this, even the steel used from the inside to the outside is a batch of steel originally supplied to Liaodong, and a lot of it is used on the railway.

It also ordered Tangshan to give what it wanted, so as to ensure that the construction of the railway would not be delayed due to the shortage of construction materials.

After all, this is not only the first railway in Daming, but also related to where the first step in the construction of Daming's future railway network comes from.

Zhu Youzhen was extremely concerned, and the construction speed was naturally very fast.

In order to ensure that the construction of this railway is in order, Zhu Youzhen even thought of the construction team spontaneously formed by those displaced people who were engaged in construction outside the city of Beijing, and asked the Bureau of Commerce to come forward to coordinate... I brought it over as well.

Of course, this is for money.

All kinds of benefits can't hide people's worries about new things like trains and railways for a while.

In particular, many businessmen feel that this huge iron lump has to eat all their goods!

Besides... Most of the merchants are just small households, and the daily transportation volume of the railway is so large, I am afraid that I still can't use it...

I feel that even if the railway saves money, it may not be reassuring.

"My lord.. When our Commerce Bureau promoted the railway in Tianjin Weihe and the capital, allowing merchants to change the traditional and clumsy mule and horse transportation to railway transportation... There are some difficulties, mainly because the people are not very reassured. ”

"What's so worrying about this?" Wang Yisi immediately blurted out, after all, this railway is the result of their Royal General Administration of Industry after countless days and nights, from the design, construction, construction and even the mechanical assembly therein, Wang Yisi has poured a lot of energy into this railway.

Now this official of the Bureau of Commerce, one mouth is that the people are not at ease with the railway, could it be that this is because he Wang Yisi is not at ease?

"Lord Wang.. It's not that I deliberately want to pour cold water on you today on the first day of the whole railway... I really hope that the General Administration of Industry will send some officials to assist us. The Bureau of Commerce, let's promote it together.."

Wang Yisi just wanted to agree, but as if he had thought of something, he suddenly put on another smiling face.

Looking at the official of the Commerce Bureau, his expression was also much kinder, and he said with a smile on his face: "This matter... The official has his own considerations, before that, you should go to the palace tomorrow with the official, okay? ”

Enter the palace??

The official of the Bureau of Commerce had just been out of office for a short time, otherwise he would not have been sent to do such a drudgery as promoting rail transportation.

This official's name is Xie Yang, and he was also born in the household department at the earliest.

But because he was unwilling for a long time, he finally obeyed the arrangement of the officials in frustration and went to the Daming Royal Bureau of Commerce.

The rank of the officials has not changed, but they can show their talents better than when they stay in the household department, so they will concentrate on the task of promoting the railway.

Next.

The news of the railway breakthrough and Wang Yisi's Xie Yang appeared in Zhu Youzhen's Dongnuan Pavilion together.

As soon as they met, Zhu Youzhen said with some excitement: "Wang Aiqing, I heard that the Beijing-Tianjin Railway has been fully connected, when will it be opened to the people?" ”

Wang Yisi's face was as difficult as soy sauce, and he couldn't say a word for a long time, as if he had something in his heart and something in his mouth.

Where can I not see Zhu Youzhen directly continued: "If you have something to say, you can say it directly.. I'm here to help Aiqing solve it. ”

After saying this, Wang Yisi nodded.

His eyes were slightly off, and he looked at Xie Yang of the Commerce Bureau on the side, and then said, "Your Majesty.. There was indeed no problem with the completion of the railway, and the minister also specially led people to test back and forth many times, including the manned carriage and the freight carriage. ”

And the results of the test were: All the conditions have met the conditions for opening to the outside world, and even the three stations of Tianjin Wei Platform, Beijing Platform and Tianjin Port Platform have also been built. But.."

"But what? Isn't this already usable? Then prepare to open to the outside world at a later date, and it can be regarded as finally being able to alleviate the dilemma of the lack of transportation power near the capital division. ”

Zhu Youzhen's idea was very good, but Wang Yisi on the side was still hesitant, and then he gave Xie Yang a look.

Xie Yang suddenly understood, and hurriedly explained to Zhu Youzhen: "Your Majesty.. But the safety of the railway and the train has not yet been accepted by the people and merchants, and many people have resisted it."