Soon, the lineup of the northern army came out.

General Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, Deputy General An Yuanbo Liusheng, Deputy General Song Sheng.

The Shenji Battalion sent out two armies, half of the men and horses of the 5,000 lower battalions, and 1,000 students from the military academy taught and went out with the army.

In addition, the Jingshi army also dispatched 30,000 troops.

The rest of the soldiers and horses were gathered along the cement straight road from the Beijing division to Liangzhou.

Then 30,000 were drawn from the Tatars, and 2,000 people from the Northern Yuan Pingzhang Commander, Timur, Lunduer, and other tribes who were settled in Liangzhou during the Hongwu period.

The gentry hurriedly said.

Only Guo Lu made Guo An a little worried.

Sure enough, Liu Baiwei and Yuelan's attention was immediately attracted.

Then, he asked, "Your Highness, I don't know how much those shops cost?" ”

As for the name of the teacher?

has been going to the county office, and there is no one else except them.

"Better than a cement straight?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the villain and others are guilty, and please ask His Highness to forgive the villain and others!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slowly.

"Your Highness, I don't know what crime we have committed, but we actually bothered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Shunde County to come in person, and asked His Royal Highness to punish him!"

This time, our army is conquering Warat, and it is foolproof!

Guo Lu and the others have been following the handsome tent, and there will be no chance to rush to kill, so you can rest assured! ”

The price is three times the price of the land in the past.

Hearing this, Liu Baiwei and Yuelan subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's it!"

"Your family has a big business, and the annual field tax paid is also small, so you don't care about these fields, they farmers, they live on these fields every year, how can they not need money?"

As he spoke, he motioned to the subordinate officials on the side, and took out the map of Ying Tianfu and Lishui County.

"Although the prince and the crown prince can rest assured, the villain and others are willing to let the railway pass through our fields!"

"This ......"

A group of officials and gentry in Lishui County also affirmed that the iron car that was thirty zhang long and could run faster than a fast horse should be true.

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly, "Not only will it pass, but Lone will also build a station in the county seat, which is specially for goods and people on the train to get on and off!" ”

Yuelan's eyes were still full of worry, but she didn't say anything more.

And the gentry of those state capitals, not to mention that it is much easier to travel, and the extra money they make makes them even more red-eyed.

I saw the line drawn on the map, and there were also markers.

Guo An looked sure, "More than a thousand of my Ming generals' children, they just went to see what the battlefield was like, Your Majesty was reluctant to let them go up to fight, and Wei Guogong didn't dare!" ”

"Alright, alright, don't say these unlucky words!"

"Dare to ask Your Highness, can this steel road pass through the county seat?"

Several gentry glanced at each other, and knelt down directly towards Zhu Gaochi with a panicked face.

As soon as these words came out, the entire main hall fell silent.

The gentry were suddenly full of excitement and nodded again and again, "Your Highness, we are willing to let all the fields be occupied by trains and railways for free!" ”

"This ......"

"Steel-paved roads?"

Could it be that someone in their family has insulted these people?

Otherwise, what else is worth letting this prince and the king of Shunde come in person?

Or do you call them individually?

This thought was only a flash, and these officials and gentry hurriedly saluted Zhu Gaochi one by one.

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, we are willing to hand over all the fields to the train and railway!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Shunde County suddenly summoned their families, as well as these people near them, to the county government?

"Your Highness is going out?"

"Dare to ask Your Highness, but build a cement straight road?"

They have been worried for so long, and even took the initiative to kneel down and ask for guilt, but they are actually wishful thinking and self-righteousness?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Shunde County didn't come to punish them?

The gentry said hurriedly.

Originally, some of the gentry secretly wanted to work hard to get the prince to pave a cement straight road to their hometown.

Even His Majesty didn't dare to let the next generation of the Ming generals have an accident. ”

"It's nature!"

Hearing this, the eyes of those gentry suddenly lit up.

"Your Highness, there won't be any danger this time, right?"

"How much steel does that cost?"

Moreover, if someone does not want to sell, the king and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will re-plan the road, bypass the fields and find other fields......"

It's just that at this time, she still can't help but be full of worry.

Hearing this, the officials and gentry suddenly widened their eyes and were full of surprise.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, the little ones and others are guilty of their sins, and they are willing to atone for their sins!"

As for Yu Shijiang, the magistrate of Lishui County, his heart trembled directly, and his expression changed greatly.

However, if the fields of the gentry do not cost money, the shops built at the railway station in the future can be sold to you! ”

Even if it is the Shenji Battalion, Guo An doesn't have to worry too much.

As he spoke, Yu Shijiang's eyes couldn't help but look at the group of people at the back.

Otherwise, the railway station would have to come and go every day with thousands of traders and laborers, and so many goods!

Without these facilities, how can it be done? ”

Zhu Gaochi shook his head slowly, "It's a road paved with steel!" ”

"Extravaganza?"

However, with the construction of the cement straight road from Beijing to Yunnan and Sichuan, all the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty died down.

"It's a lot!"

Guo An smiled slightly, "The price of the shop, this will not be set by the king and His Royal Highness the Prince, after it is completed, it will be auctioned, or the price will be set directly!"

However, this will allow the railway department to sign a contract with you, and wait until the shop is built, regardless of the price of the shop, the price of the shop is only seventy percent of the price of others, and there will be no more price for the field! ”

It's just that Zhu Gaochi didn't say it, and they didn't dare to ask.

"Huh?"

Zhu Gaochi said lightly, "But it's all worth it, if the railway is paved, it will be much better than the cement straight!" ”

Thereupon.

Liu Baiwei hurriedly asked.

Thinking about it, several gentry hurriedly asked: "Then I don't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Shunde County came to this time to order the grass people and others?" ”

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand directly, "Wait for a misunderstanding!" Lone and the king of Shunde came this time, not to ask you for guilt! ”

And now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is actually going to build a steel road that is better than a cement straight?

Your Majesty is so rich?

"Your Highness, really?"

"Lone and the king of Shunde came in person, it's not a joke!"

"Yes!"

Yuelan was even more worried, "Your Highness, Lu'er is so young, she has to go out to fight, or face those Varat Tartars, in case something happens......

After comforting Yuelan, Guo An changed the topic.

They have also never heard of such outrageous iron cars!

Zhu Gaochi didn't blame these officials and gentry, he just smiled, but he didn't explain too much.

"Exactly, please rest assured, Your Highness, some fields, as long as the train and railway are paved and some fields are occupied, it is also deserved, and I will not collect money."

They know more than the ordinary people behind them, and they know how much benefit they have brought to the state capital along the straight road since the construction of the cement straight road from Beijing to Liangzhou was completed.

The entire Ming Dynasty, and only His Majesty's internal funds, can support it.

Zhu Gaochi arranged everything in his hands.

Therefore, Gu and the king of Shunde came to buy the occupied land from your hands. ”

Guo An nodded slightly, "I will follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, set off from Beijing, all the way to Jiaxing Mansion, and talk about some things with those state and county officials, gentry, businessmen and ordinary people passing by." ”

And Guo An and the officials of the East Palace on the side also understood.

Immediately, realizing something, he hurriedly asked again: "Dare to ask Your Highness, I don't know what that train is?" ”

"Paving roads?"

Along the way, the more they thought about it, the more uneasy they became.

"You don't know?"

"Your Highness, is this true?"

These things have nothing to do with Guo An.

These gentry are misunderstood!

"The grass people really don't know, it may be some disobedient clansmen in the grass people's family, who are bold and reckless......"

The officials and gentry were stunned when they heard it, and their faces were full of disbelief.

The gentry opened their mouths wide and looked at Zhu Gaochi above blankly.

By the time Zhu Gaochi, Guo An and others arrived outside Lishui County, the magistrate of Lishui County had already led the officials and gentry of the entire county to greet Zhu Gaochi and Guo An at the city gate.

Even if His Majesty's inner money is full of money, and three thousands of miles of cement straight down, it will have to be consumed cleanly.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, thank you, Your Royal Highness the King of the County!"

"In a few days, I'm going to go out for a few days, and you can take care of your home!"

Since he was able to leave the mansion alone, he made trouble in Beijing all day long, and he ran very fast, and the guards and servants in those people's mansions couldn't catch Lu'er, let alone those Warat people! ”

"What?"

And Guo An had already taken the map, placed it on the table in the middle, and pointed to the straight line on the map.

Similarly, the people in the fields also called for the county seat.

Zhu Gaochi looked strange.

Hearing this, the faces of the officials and gentry were overjoyed and full of anticipation.

Guo An smiled lightly, "Don't worry, I just want to pave a road and talk about business with those officials and gentry."

Immediately, with Guo An, a few officials of the East Palace, and a large cart of money, escorted by the guards, they left the capital division and headed for Jiaxing Mansion.

The gentry hurriedly looked grateful.

In this regard, Zhu Gaochi responded gently, and then went to the county office with Guo An.

"This king and His Royal Highness the crown prince will not buy all these fields, but only the fields they occupy, and the rest of the fields will still be waiting.

Guo An nodded slightly, "If the railway is successfully paved, shops must be built near the railway station."

For Guo Lu going to the battlefield, she had already been mentally prepared.

The gentry were suddenly full of surprise, and then hurriedly looked at Zhu Gaochi on the side.

Hearing this, the officials and gentry looked even more happy.

It's a pity that those people will also be puzzled, and they want to kneel but don't know how to kneel?

A day later, we arrived in Lishui County.

When they find out, not only will they not be unhappy, but they will even slap me and the prince hard! ”

"Moreover, the more than 1,000 children of the military academy who went this time are all the children of my Ming martial arts, and they are the future of my Ming military generals.

"You still haven't explained honestly, what mistakes did you make? Actually bothered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Shunde County to come in person? ”

A gentleman said with a sad face and trembling.

"There's no rush in this matter!"

The gentry, in particular, were even more frightened.

"An iron car one zhang high and dozens of zhang long? What could pull such a large iron cart and run faster than a fast horse? ”

A total of 120,000 troops!

When the army was assembled, it marched north.

Guo An hurriedly comforted, "Lu'er, that bastard boy, you are not unclear, you are more clever than anyone else."

This time, Zhu Gaochi and Guo An came out for the railway, and they were naturally Gongming Zhengda.

The magistrate of Lishui County and the gentry followed behind, feeling uneasy.

"It's real!"

"Those Warats sound fierce, but with the Tatars as the vanguard, and my Ming firearms, those Warats only have the share of crazy escape!

"His Royal Highness the King of the County, is it a shop at the train station?"

"And the station?"

"Alright, alright!"

I had to stand aside and watch respectfully.

Zhu Gaochi and Guo An couldn't help but be stunned.

It's just that paving cement straights is too costly.

"Yes, yes, His Highness paved the railway for us, how can we ask for money......"

Suddenly, there were countless cat's paws scratching in my heart.

Therefore.

Guo An waved his hand, "You can collect as much as you want."

Even those officials of the East Palace were all in disbelief.

"Who dares to have bad thoughts about me and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"It's not!"

The officials and gentry of Lishui County muttered a few words to themselves, and their eyes brightened.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, thank you, Your Royal Highness the King of the County!"

Zhu Gaochi said slowly: "Gu wants to build a road from Jingshi directly to Pinghu County, Jiaxing Prefecture, passing through Lishui County, and occupying Er's other fields.

Zhu Gaochi explained: "An iron car that is one zhang high and dozens of zhang long runs faster than a fast horse!" ”

Two days later.

Before the two arrived in Lishui County, there were already guards from the East Palace, who took the lead in rushing to Lishui County, informing the magistrate of Lishui County, and inviting the gentry from the places where the train and railway needed to pass to Lishui County.

So what about their plea?

On the side, the officials of Lishui County also looked weird.

This is the route of the train and railway that the King and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have agreed upon.

The Wara thieves dare to disturb my Daming border pass and encroach on my Daming territory!

In the name of justice, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty objected.

The railway is one foot and three feet wide, and the fields it passes through include Tu Sanhe, Tu Gou Yu, Tu Qiba, Tu Sangou ...... of Shangzhuang Village."

The Tatars surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the steppe originally occupied by the Tatars was the territory of the Ming Dynasty!

"Your Highness......"

"In this way, the concubine will be relieved!"

Yuelan's face was full of anticipation.

The army of 100,000 in the north expedition was up and down, and no one dared to let these boys have an accident.

Guo An waved his hand slowly, "This is the kindness of His Royal Highness the Prince, and he will share some benefits for these local gentry!" ”

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(End of chapter)