At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the population of the United States had just exceeded 100 million, and the number of railroad workers was 2.1 million, accounting for 2 percent of the population, and 800,000 miles of railroads were built.

Peiping Prefecture has a registered population of more than 2.6 million, and Zhu Gaochi plans to allocate 120,000 railway workers, accounting for 4 percent of the population.

We will certainly not learn from the American method and the history of blood and tears in the construction of railways, because the United States is dominated by capital and will certainly pursue the highest interests.

The benefits brought about by Zhu Gaochi's distribution of resources are 20 percent of the urban population.

Together with factories and all walks of life, this social distribution can make Beiping's urban population exceed 40%.

In theory, it is true, in practice there will definitely be changes, and it is even possible that it will only be thirty percent.

But even if it's only 30 percent, the volume brought is a huge force.

Moreover, the distance from Dongming County to Nanjing is more than 1,200 miles, and whether it is offensive or defensive, Beiping can occupy the initiative.

Yanwang Mansion.

Qianhu Qiufu came on horseback and found a circle of bolted horse posts that were not empty, so he could only share a bolted horse post with others.

handed over the waist card to the palace gatehouse, and was patted on the shoulder from behind, the front was not happy, and when he turned around, he found that it was Chen Qi.

Chen Qi's qualifications are not younger than him, and he smiled: "It's a coincidence." ”

"What's the point, let's get in."

Chen Qi walked in front, and Qiu Fu followed.

Xiao Huangmen led the two to the Shizi Mansion, passed the Langfang attic, and after entering the living room, they found that Zhu Neng and the others were there.

Qiu Fu and Chen Qi had the highest qualifications and the highest official positions, and everyone stood up to greet them.

Chen Qi's ancestral home is from Jiangsu, and his voice has a Jiangsu accent, which sounds a little elegant, but Qiu Fu is very arrogant.

"The eldest prince has arrived."

"Whoa." Thousands of households got up one after another.

Zhu Gaochi walked in with a smile on his face.

"Little Lord."

"Little Lord."

……

People bowed one after another, Zhu Gaochi bowed his head in the aisle, walked straight to the main seat and sat down, and the rest sat down.

Zhu Gaochi swept his eyes.

The middle guards Qianhu Qiu Fu, the right guards Qianhu Chen Qi, the left guard commands the envoy Zhang Fu, the deputy Qianhu Zhu Neng, Tan Yuan, and the hundred households Wang Cong.

as well as Xu Ning of the railway engineering team, and several stewards.

The two sides have cooperated for half a year, and they also have a tacit understanding with each other, and there are some things that Zhu Gaochi does not need to worry about.

"Because the scale of railway construction this time is large, unlike last year's concentration in Beiping, it will be scattered for more than 1,000 miles, so you all have to be prepared."

After Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, he gestured to Xu Ning.

Xu Ning and the stewards hung a map in the living room of the Shizi Mansion, on which several construction sites were marked.

"You don't have to talk about the rules, just gather around and take a look." Zhu Gaochi commanded.

When the military attachés heard this, they hurriedly approached curiously.

There were quite a few military attaches in the three guards, and Zhu Gaochi named all famous talents, and the military attaches present were all among the heroes of the Jingjing disaster.

Not only do they have luck, but they also have outstanding military achievements and prove their talents.

In the future, Zhu Di may find that the generals under him will all be from the railway engineering team, and I don't know how he will feel.

on the map.

It is divided into six construction points.

Miyun to Zhuozhou, Xincheng to Qingdu, Dingxian to Lincheng, Shunde Mansion, Guangping Mansion and Daimyo Mansion are combined into one, from Tangshan to Dongming County.

The last place is Suning to Cangzhou in Hejian Province, built from east to west, connecting the main trunk line between north and south.

The main line is 2,000 miles long, and the branch line is 1,500 miles.

"Let's appoint Zhu Neng as the military director of the railway engineering team, do you have any opinions?" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

Qiu Fu and Chen Qi subconsciously glanced at each other, and quickly withdrew their gaze.

Although he has only been in contact with the little prince for less than a year, the prestige of the little prince is growing, and no one dares to despise him.

"Only the life of the little prince."

The crowd answered.

"5,000 railway workers in the early stage, 3,000 in a month, and another 2,000 in the middle stage, a total of 10,000 people."

"According to the scale of the outer cabinet plan, it is estimated that 3,000 households will be recruited to join the railway engineering team, plus the original railway workers, the entire railway engineering team will have about 14,000 people."

"The monthly expenses for food, wages, and work clothes are about 20,000 taels of silver."

"It costs 240,000 taels of silver a year, and so much labor is used, not only to build a good railway, but also to train a group of elite military households."

"In three months, there will be a big competition, whether the mule is drawn out and slipped, and if anyone loses someone, don't blame others."

Zhu Gaochi put away his smile, and his face rarely showed seriousness.

Everyone's hearts sank, and no one could laugh.

They know each other well, and they all know how many brushes they have, so Zhu Neng can be valued by the little prince, and everyone has inquired about his origin.

is a capable person, not to mention Qiu Fu and Chen Qi, they are veterans on the battlefield, in short, no one has the confidence to overpower the colleagues present.

Seeing that no one responded, Zhu Gaochi frowned and shouted: "Do you have confidence?" ”

"Yes!"

All the military attachés responded in unison.

240,000 taels of silver, it can be said that Zhu Gaochi was hollowed out, and he couldn't take out so much silver for a while.

If the returns of various factories and plans this year do not meet expectations, Zhu Gaochi will fall into economic difficulties.

If it comes to this point, it will force him to let go of the shares of the factory and absorb the principal from the private sector.

Every factory of China Heavy Industry is profitable, and each of them is sure to make money without losing money, and the prospects are huge, so Zhu Gaochi is not afraid of running out of money.

But letting go of the share capital is a loss-making deal for him.

If you don't do a monopoly business and partner with others, who is so stupid.

But who let him only have a few years, and if he trains 10,000 civilian military households this year, he will be able to multiply it several times next year.

Next door.

Yuan Rong listened to the movement that came, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

Although he knows that the eldest prince has the right in the palace, this right is already a bit excessive, which eldest son of the vassal king can mobilize the guards so easily like the eldest prince.

The eldest prince's rights in Beiping exceeded Yuan Rong's expectations, and once again opened his eyes and made him feel that he was a frog at the bottom of the well.

"Da-da-da-da."

Hearing the familiar footsteps, Yuan Rong stood up in advance and walked up to greet him, and it was indeed the eldest prince who appeared at the door.

Zhu Gaochi was stunned when he saw Yuan Rong at the door, but soon understood again, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

"Brother-in-law, I've kept you waiting."

The aura is a personal feeling, it does not exist, only the power of the other party is felt, and the power oppresses people, which brings pressure.

Yuan Rong couldn't help but bend down slightly, not daring to call himself the eldest son's brother-in-law.

Zhu Gaochi didn't care.

Yuan Rong's performance is normal.

In the past year, from being cautious to being handy, Zhu Gaochi has become accustomed to the disparity brought by power.

"Drink tea."

Zhu Gaochi and Yuan Rong sat down, Yuan Rong picked up the teacup, and felt as if the eldest prince was waiting for someone.

"There should be no local resistance, but in order to ensure the smooth progress of the project, I still need my brother-in-law to help escort it."

Yuan Rong put down the teacup and said seriously, "The eldest prince can call me Yuan Rong, don't call me brother-in-law, so as not to be misunderstood by outsiders." ”

Even if the eldest prince called himself a brother, Yuan Rong didn't dare to take it, preferring that the eldest prince call him by his name, and he would be at ease.

"The eldest prince will go all out if he has a life."

Zhu Gao was blazing.

The title of brother-in-law is a joke, it doesn't matter if you talk about it in private, it's really inappropriate to call it in public, after all, you haven't married your eldest sister yet.

"Waiting for the Beiping Political Division, according to the judicial department will come some officials, although the grade is not high, but now in Beiping, the senior officials above the third grade have been transferred, and these powerful officials have a greater role."

"You have contact with them, get to know each other, and if there is any trouble in the future, it will be resolved through negotiation."

While speaking, the voice of the eunuch came from outside, saying that several officials had come to meet the eldest prince.

"Invite them in."

Zhu Gaochi got up and went to the door with Yuan Rong to greet him.

Su Guan is in charge, Shen Zhanzhi is grinding, Jiang Cheng is looking at the reason, and Jiang Yan is in prison......

The top leaders of the administrative department, the full-time department, the inspection department, the judicial department, the criminal prison department and other departments came.

If a month ago, Zhu Gaochi would not have this face.

It's not that there is no palace in the eyes of everyone, or that they dare to offend the palace, but they must be afraid of their superiors, at least they will not obey the orders of the palace in everything.

An hour later.

Everyone was at the gate of the palace, and they were silent.

"That's true." Some officials sighed halfway, and remembered Su Guan beside him, who was a person from the hardcore palace, so he kept silent.

Su Guan, as before, was neither good at talking nor silent, said goodbye to his colleagues, and left in his sedan chair.

It took two generations of hardship and planning for the members of the three divisions, and with the support of the prince's family, to get back the rights from the palace, and they returned to the palace in only one month.

It is not known who the third generation of officials will be.

Do we have to repeat this cycle in two generations?

But these officials can't afford to wait, their generation is already destined to join the palace, and in a few years, or more than ten years, they don't know where to transfer.

At that time, even if the three divisions regained their rights, what did it matter to them, as for the latecomers, they should figure it out for themselves.

Soon.

The following is a request for all prefectures and counties to cooperate with the railway engineering team, and the following is accompanied by various ministries and departments.

Zhonghu Heavy Industry dispatched a large number of managers of the outer cabinet to go to various places to negotiate the land occupation.

This time it was different from last year's petty fight in Peking.

There was a lot of commotion.

It is necessary not only to avoid the use of force, but also to control compensation, so that the people who are occupied by the land can obtain reasonable compensation.

This reasonableness is naturally a royal regulation.

For the people who are occupied, the factory can recruit one worker, and the salary is one tael of silver per month.

The factory recruits foreign workers, and the salary of ordinary workers is one or two a month.

It doesn't look like there's an advantage.

However, the recruitment mark of the factory has long been improved, unless it is a military household, otherwise ordinary people who have no skills, and do not know how to read and write, will not be able to enter the factory.

But there will always be people who are reluctant to accept it, because there are many people in front of it.

(End of chapter)