The sun hung in the sky, shining a little white. God seems to have gone crazy, and the sky seems to be on fire. Everything between heaven and earth is being roasted in the scorching heat.

Li Hao wore a straw hat with a fur rimmed hair, and walked on the land of Guanzhong with difficulty. Not far ahead is Lishan Mountain, where it is said that the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, is located.

"There's a stream ahead, let's rest. It's like it's on fire! Sweat came out of every pore of Wu Ciyou's dark face, and the sweat pooled together and flowed like a stream on his face.

"Alright! It's a dog's day. Go to the creek in front of you to rest, and then continue after noon. Li Hao cursed in his mouth, but he didn't dare to look at the white bright sky. The sky was so bright that it stabbed people's eyes. Fortunately, Li Xiao gave him a pair of sunglasses, which made his eyes feel better.

Hearing Li Hao's order, the servants and guards cheered. I was stumbling just now, but now I can run faster than a rabbit. Run under the shade of a tree, throw down the gear on your shoulders, take off your shoes, pants, and clothes and run into the water.

The water of the stream was slightly warmed by the sun, but for those who marched hard in the hot sun, soaking in the water was no different from heaven.

"Get the fuck up, Wu Laosan, you are responsible for standing guard, and you will change it every half an hour."

"It's me again!" The head of the guard shouted, and one of the guards could only mumble out of the water, get dressed, pick up a gun, and stand guard on a high place.

Since Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others left Guanzhong, the security on the ground in Guanzhong has improved a lot. But there are still sporadic bandits who occupy the mountain, and they always do not believe the words of the officials. It is believed that the distribution of land is a fool, and as long as he goes out of the protection of the mountains, he will be arrested by those vicious officials and sent to work as coolies in the coal mines.

A lot of people have been to the coal mines, and there are a lot of coolies there. I don't know if it's the reason for digging coal all year round, these people are swarthy one by one. He works like a donkey every day, but eats the food of a pig. Living in a shack where mosquitoes fly around, I have to endure the whipping of the overseers. I don't understand what those people say, I just think these are poor people.

Dead people are often pulled out by ox carts and buried in shallow pits dug in mass graves. It is often buried during the day and gouged out by wolves or foxes at night. In one night, the meat will be gnawed clean. The skeleton with the remnants of flesh was torn to pieces, looking terrible.

No one wanted to go to the mines to be convicted of this crime, and I heard that they were prisoners who had committed crimes. Captured from a place called Java, Java does not know where, the mountain bandits only know that being captured by the government will not end well.

Li Hao walked through the land of Guanzhong every day, Sun Chuanting and Zu Dashou had eight courages, and they didn't dare to let this master walk alone. After repeated persuasion, he still forced a platoon in Li Hao's team. Sun Chuanting's head of the guard personally served as the platoon commander. When he left Xi'an, Sun Chuanting instructed that if something happened to Li Hao, then they would not come back.

Unloading the backpack on his back, Li Hao sat down on a large rock. When I took off my shoes, I noticed a crack in my big toe.

This crack is too familiar to him, and maybe tomorrow the crack will turn into a small hole. Then the small hole becomes a big hole, and the whole big toe will come out, and the shoes will not be done.

It is normal to walk on the land of Guanzhong all day long on your legs, and wear out a pair of shoes in a month.

Take off your shoes, wash your socks, the smell is terrible, anyway, Li Hao washed it with his air closed, hung the socks on the stone, it is estimated that a pillar of incense will be baked dry, the shoes are opened, the smell of running away, the feet are stuffed into the pool, the cold water brushes the surface of the feet, the comfort is abnormal, the saltiness of the feet may be very large, the fish are attracted to it, circling around the feet, and enjoying the taste.

"Come on!" Wu Ciyou just opened a can of canned luncheon meat.

Li Hao shook his head, he didn't like this kind of pork sauce mixed with starch and spices. If you want to talk about canned food, it is still more fragrant to canned beef. In particular, the canned beef distributed by the Liao army is made of the best beef after the Qianniu on the grassland are slaughtered. The taste is amazing!

Pity! The canned beef was all eaten yesterday, and the next supply point has to go to Tongguan. This is the last section of the railway in Guanzhong, and after passing Tongguan and then going forward is the boundary of Shanxi. Shanxi is far better than the mountainous Shaanxi, but unfortunately Luliang Mountain, Taihang Mountain, and the Yellow River are insurmountable barriers. Building a railway here is far more difficult than Liaodong.

If you want to cross the mountains, you have to dig holes in the mountains and open tunnels. In ancient times, many people would die when building plank roads, and if you have to open up the mountains, God knows how many people will have to die to get through.

If he hadn't seen the hardships of the Gansu front, Li Hao would not have agreed to fill in such a railway with human lives.

"Knowing what you're talking about, see what it is?" Wu Ciyou took out a box of canned beef from his backpack like a trick.

"I'm rubbing! How could you still have it, yesterday wasn't the last box? "The Ming people do not slaughter cattle at will, and beef itself is a rarity. Canned beef is even rarer, if it weren't for the fact that in recent years, a large number of cattle and sheep can be exchanged for a large number of cattle and sheep from the grassland, ordinary soldiers really can't eat this canned beef.

"When I set off, the patriarch sent someone to send some." Wu Ciyou handed it to Li Hao.

Because they often cross mountains and mountains, all supplies have to be carried on people's backs. Zu Dashou is no matter how much he gives, the weight of a person's back is still limited.

"It's still your big face, if Wu Ciyou comes to Xi'an, can I see Governor Sun and Master Zu." The canned beef was handed to Li Hao, and Wu Ciyou continued to eat the canned luncheon meat.

Li Hao silently took the can and opened it, scooped a spoonful of tendon meat with a spoon and stuffed it into his mouth. The beef was a little salty, so I hurriedly took out the dry cakes in the backpack and sent them down. Drink saliva, take a bite of beef and a bite of dry cakes.

Eating and eating, Li Hao looked up at Lishan and was stunned.

"What's wrong?" Wu Ciyou looked at Li Hao and said with some puzzlement.

"We came all the way from Shanxi, and we went through this pass again. I found a lot of roads, but I couldn't cross Taihang Mountain and Luliang Mountain. Drilling holes in mountains is not only time-consuming, but also does not know how many lives will have to be filled. As soon as he thought that this was a railway paved with human lives, Li Hao had the urge to hit his head against the mountain.

"There is no way to do it, the railway is not only for the military, but also for civilian use. Our railway should not only provide supplies to the military in the northwest, but also rely on the railway to drive the economy along the way. As long as there is a railway, grain from the south of the Yangtze River can be transported to the northwest. At the same time, mineral deposits from the northwest can also be transported to northern China, where there are many factories.

Didn't the marshal say that as long as the goods are connected to the world, the country will be rich.

If you want to be rich, if you want to live a good life, you have to have sacrifices. Our Chinese nation has always struggled with God. As long as one negligence is done, the jackals will rush into the Central Plains, slaughter our people, and plunder our food, livestock, and population.

If you want to live a good life, you have to bring down the thief. Look at this thief, God is like a fire, just to let us know the difficulties and retreat. Hum! If our Chinese nation had retreated, it would have been chewed up to the point that there would be no bones and slags. Wu Ciyou chewed on the canned luncheon meat and said indignantly.

Since listening to Sun Chengzong's speech, this product has become a solid and angry young man. Open your mouth to my Greater China, and the Chinese nation at every turn, anyway, he thinks about it. Daming is surrounded by bastards, and it's best to use a hammer to smash them one by one.

"I said that, but the thought of killing a lot of people made me feel uncomfortable. We're in charge of finding the road, so we have to find the easiest place to build the road. It is our face to risk people's lives to build roads. And the Yellow River, do you know how difficult it is to build a bridge over it? Li Hao chewed the canned beef, and the delicious canned beef was as tasteless as chewing wax in his mouth.

"If you want to be immortal, no problem!" Wu Ciyou took the gourd in Li Hao's hand, poured a sip of water and said.

"Do you have a way?" Li Hao looked at Wu Ciyou in some surprise. In the past few years, he and Wu Ciyou have been like conjoined babies, he doesn't think that he can't do things, Wu Ciyou will have a way.

"Look, let's set off from the capital. It can go all the way north. Out of the Yongguan Pass, and then the entire railway runs through the grassland. Along the Yinshan Mountain Range, you can directly reach Yulin, Shenmu. Then from Yulin, Shenmu divides into two paths to the south and north. All the way south through Yan'an, straight to Xi'an! All the way to the northwest, leading to Wuzhong, Yinchuan, Zhongwei.

In this way, the railway can be built to avoid the Luliang Mountains and the Taihang Mountains perfectly. There is no need to drill holes, and the construction period will be greatly shortened. Wu Ciyou took out the map from his backpack and pointed to draw on it.

A few years ago, the Ministry of Industry sent several exploration teams to redraw the map of the entire northern Ming Dynasty. Now the most important Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, and Gyeonggi have taken shape, and it will not take many years before everyone will have a complete set of maps in hand.

"Ah! How did you come up with it, this idea is good, this idea is good! The construction period will be shortened by almost a year, and there will not be so many deaths. Li Hao almost jumped up with excitement.

"Don't be happy yet, this suggestion Dashuai and Mr. Sun and Mr. Zhang will not agree." Wu Ciyou continued to eat luncheon meat.

"Why?" Such a good thing, Li Hao felt that the eldest brother had no reason to disagree.

"Why? Didn't you just say that? Railways not only transport military supplies, but also shoulder the heavy responsibility of connecting goods to the world. The railway from Beijing to Xi'an has to pass through so many places as Zhangjiakou, Taiyuan, Linfen and Yuncheng. Along the railway line, the people will quickly become rich. Moreover, Beijing and Shandong also need coal from Shanxi.

If the railway completely goes through the grassland, it will avoid so many cities in Shanxi and Shaanxi. Then it will become a special military railway, which will not serve the purpose of boosting the livelihood of Shanxi and Shaanxi. Building a railroad has become a money-losing business. Do you think the court will agree? Wu Ciyou looked at Li Hao and said.

"Are you afraid that something will happen to the railway through the territory of the Mongols?" Li Hao asked with a roll of his eyes.

Wu Ciyou nodded and didn't speak, in fact, he had already thought of this line in his heart, and the reason why he didn't bring it up was because there were too many variables in this line. If nothing else, the entire railway crossing completely crosses the grassland, and safety is a big issue.

If the Mongol cavalry had sent people to raid frequently, it would have been necessary to guard the railway with more troops than the entire garrison along the Great Wall.

"Let's go north and go to Ulanqab to have a look. Go along your route, and if your route works, report it as you think. Which one to fix, or both, let the eldest brother, Mr. Sun, and Mr. Zhang take care of it. Li Hao was a little excited, building a railway on the grassland is much simpler than crossing Luliang Mountain and Taihang Mountain.

After noon, I heard Li Hao say that he wanted to turn north. The head of the guard is going crazy!

As long as he escorts this person to Tongguan, his task will be completed. Otherwise! If this uncle has the slightest problem, he will be unlucky and unlucky.

"Fourth master! You're about to go to Tongguan, why do you suddenly want to go north? The head of the guard asked boldly. He hoped in his heart that the fourth master would dispel his mind, as long as the gift was sent out of Tongguan, there would be nothing to do with himself.

"Go and see another route, if you find it hard, you don't have to follow it." Li Hao was packing his backpack and didn't even look at the head of the guard.

Don't follow? If something happens to this young master, he won't be alive.

"Fourth master! You see, Tongguan is ahead, and we don't have much supplies. If you want to go north, you'll have to replenish your supplies. We can't walk on an empty stomach! People are iron and rice are steel, and when you arrive at Tongguan, the villain will get you two donkeys to carry and feed, and we will have no problem even if we go to the grassland. ”

After listening to the words of the head of the guards, Li Hao felt that it made sense.

From Tongguan all the way to the north, the people's livelihood is far less than that of Guanzhong, which has recovered some popularity. The further north you go, the more difficult the road becomes. When it comes to the steppe, it may even be cut off from supplies. If you want him to see the grassland, you must prepare a team. Pack horses and mules are indispensable, and of course, you have to find some cavalry to escort them.

The grassland is no better than the interior of the Central Plains, and under the years of scuffle, horse bandits are much more famous. was intercepted and killed by them, and nine times out of ten there was more than one bad luck.

"Alright! Let's go to Tongguan. Li Hao nodded, and decided to go to Tongguan to replenish supplies first, and then ask for some cavalry from the Tongguan guards.

"No!" The head of the guard was so happy that he could finally send this uncle gift out of the country.

At the beginning, it was because of Li Siye's name that he asked for favors to protect him, but he sadly found that Li Hao was climbing and walking all day long. With such a boss, he will follow other people's butts like a monkey all day long.

Now the head of the guard just wants to get out of this big trouble as soon as possible and return to Xi'an to pay the order to the patriarch and Governor Sun. Anyway, there was no accident on the ground in Shaanxi, and he had no opinion on being dismantled by the people in Shaanxi.