Chapter 330: What is the combat power of the train?
After the specific matters were negotiated, Jinbatu returned to Uszang with the holy decree.
When I first hid from Us, I carried a large amount of goods, and drove cattle and horses, and walked for three months to arrive, and on the way back, I traveled lightly, and I took a train, and it was only half a month to arrive.
This was also the first time that Kimbatu felt the power of technology, and at the same time, he also understood what a new deal was.
Although in the recital of the king of interpretation, the new deal is open and the new deal is closed, in fact, they don't even know what the new deal is.
At most, it is not clear what kind of industry and commerce, trade, and more.
Jin Batu walked in person and was shocked.
Wusi Tibet is located on a plateau, full of mountains, and the traffic is extremely inconvenient.
What would it be like if a railroad could be built here?
On the side of Wu Sizang, Wang Sandu of Interpretation received the news that Jin Batu had returned to Tibet, and he was very puzzled.
Because he sent Jin Batu into Beijing this time, he was provocative, and he didn't think that this person would come back alive.
Here are all the preparations for the future, just waiting for the mobilization before the war, and tell the soldiers that Jin Batu was killed by the Ming tyrant, and we will avenge him......
As a result, the people are back!
Something doesn't feel right......
In order to guard against fraud, Sandu was well prepared when he met with Jinbatu.
Outside the tent, there was an ambush for the axeman, and if the situation was not right, he would rush in and chop him into pulp.
Obviously, Kim Batu didn't know that he had caused a lot of trouble on this trip.
"King Qiqi, great joy, great joy!"
Sang Du saw that Jin Batu looked elated, and he was a little confused, so he asked, "What, the Ming court agreed?" ”
"Exactly, the king's request has been agreed!"
Sang Du has been annoyed by various things recently, and when he heard the good news, his face also showed joy: "Five million taels of silver, five hundred thousand stone grain, all ...... Promised? ”
At the end, his tone was even a little shaky.
This is not a small amount, if you have all this money and food, what kind of war will you fight?
Jin Batu nodded and said, "The imperial court has issued a holy decree, and the leading group of the new policy of Wusizang will then come to read the decree. ”
Confused, Sanduton asked, "What group?" ”
"It is the leading group of the new policy in Wusizang, in short, the imperial court allocated funds to help the king open a new policy in Wusizang, and a special team was set up to be responsible for this matter. This group is led by Yu Qian, a member of the Cabinet University, with the participation of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, the Academy of Sciences, etc., and its main role is to guide the implementation of the new policy, as well as to supervise the use of money and grain. ”
After listening, Sang couldn't help but be stunned.
"Do you still need them to supervise the use of money and food? Isn't it money and food for us, what does Emperor Ming mean? ”
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"This ......"
Jin Batu thought for a moment, and then said: "Before the subordinates left Beijing, I talked to Lord Yu Qianyu in detail, the main thing is to build the railway, and we will recruit people here to mine mines, stones, forests and other materials, and then they will distribute money and grain according to the schedule. ”
"Railroad, what railroad?"
Sang Du looked confused, in his life he had heard of the big road, the small road, and the monkey road, but he had never heard that there was a railway in this world, could it be said that this road was paved with iron?
Jin Batu explained: "On the way back to Wusizang, my subordinates were fortunate to see that their railroad was really paved with steel, from Beijing to Nanjing. To be honest, the subordinates are also very incomprehensible, but the train is convenient, and it does not need to be towed by people and animals. ”
Hearing this, Sang Du couldn't help but gasp, it was really a road paved with steel!
Steel, from Beijing City to Nanjing City, how rich is the imperial court?
Iron and steel are always military supplies, since the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the border gate is forbidden to smuggle iron, at that time the Khitan and Western Xia forbidden horses to enter the Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty forbidden iron saltpeter to the Khitan and Western Xia.
This situation has continued to this day, and some of the mutual markets opened by the Ming Dynasty have all banned the sale of ironware.
From Sichuan to Wusizang mutual market, most of the Ming Dynasty tea to exchange for horses in northern Tibet, this road is the famous ancient tea horse road.
Later, Wu Sizang slowly felt that something was wrong, you didn't give me iron tools, but exchanged for my horses, you know, horses are also strategic resources, so down, I don't lose a lot?
From then on, Uszang began to prohibit the sale of horses to the Ming Dynasty, so the ancient tea horse road gradually declined.
Until recent years, as the Ming Dynasty's firearms became more and more important, the traditional shield armor stomach was vulnerable in front of the musket, therefore, the Ming Dynasty was not so strict with the trade of steel, but after all, steel is still a strategic resource, and the price has always remained high.
We even have iron pots are a rarity, you are good, paving the road with steel, it is simply ...... It's unreasonable!
Also, what is a train?
Sang Du looked confused and asked, "Didn't you know, why did they build this kind of railway by paving the road with steel?" ”
Jin Batu nodded and said: "Back to the king, the railway is for running trains, this kind of train is even more wonderful, no one pushes it, it doesn't need to pull a horse, as long as you throw coal into the furnace, you can make the train run, and the speed is amazing, tireless." As long as the coal continues, the train will run without going out. ”
The more Sang Du listened, the more shocked he became, there are still coal-eating cars in the world?
"My subordinates also inquired that the Ming Dynasty not only built a train, but also built a coal-burning ironclad ship, which is said to be ten times larger than your palace, and its power can be imagined."
Ironclads, and they eat coal!
Sandu felt that his brain was a little insufficient, because he didn't even know how to imagine it.
There is still such a monster in the world, with a steel body, huge and incomparable, fed with coal, tireless......
What kind of monsters is the Ming Dynasty creating!
Mengdi, he thought of a very important question, and hurriedly asked, "Is the train used for war?" How many soldiers and horses is worth the combat power of a train? ”
Jin Batu shook his head and said, "The train that my subordinates see is just a tool for carrying people and goods. ”
Sandu breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was just pulling things, if they pulled the train to the battlefield, this thing would be invulnerable, and if they ate coal, they would be infinitely powerful, who would still be an opponent?
This is no wonder, because he thought that the train was a steel monster, like cows, horses, and mules, and that it was alive if it was eaten.
After thinking about it again, regardless of his train and ironclad ship, the Ming court promised to give money and food, which is a good thing.
Isn't it just to send some people to build roads for you, seeing that this battle will not be fought for a while and a half, a large number of people are idle, and the Ming court pays money and takes care of food, go!