Capital.

Jinling Yangtze River Bridge.

Zhu Yunxi, together with hundreds of civil and military officials, rode in a carriage and drove on this wide bridge.

At your feet, you can see the undulating river.

It's the Yangtze River natural insurance!

Countless soldiers in the past are buried here! Once upon a time, this was an insurmountable natural hazard!

It is the foundation for the establishment of a separatist regime since ancient times!

But now it has been broken by the Ming Dynasty! Since then, the Yangtze River can be passed on both feet! The Yangtze River is still a natural hazard, but for the people of the Ming Dynasty, it can no longer become an obstacle!

Zhu Yunxi inspected the bridge deck and found that the entire bridge was smooth and uniform.

The finish is of extremely high quality.

Even after hundreds of years, it can still be used intact, and I feel more and more emotionally about the technology of Daming craftsmen, and there are really many talents among the craftsmen of Daming!

Worthy of commendation.

On the side, Lao Zhu, who was also in the carriage, couldn't help but say: "Today's Daming, we are really getting more and more incomprehensible." ”

"Such a grand bridge, in the past, it would take at least a few decades to build."

"It may not even be possible to build at all."

"But now...... But it only takes a few years......"

Zhu Yunxi is also extremely satisfied with the speed of construction of the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge.

Full of ambition, he said: "Grandpa Huang, it's just the beginning." ”

"Sooner or later, my grandson will make the entire Ming Dynasty full of this kind of bridge!"

Lao Zhu nodded yearningly.

With a little regret.

said: "It's a pity, we can't see this day, but fortunately, after seeing this Jinling Yangtze River Bridge." ”

"Let's at least imagine a little bit what the future Daming will be like."

"And how prosperous it should be."

Listening to Lao Zhu's slightly regretful tone.

Zhu Yunxi suddenly thought of the three regrets that Lao Zhu had said before, and felt that maybe this was the time to ask Lao Zhu.

So he said, "Grandpa Huang." ”

"Earlier, you said that there are still three regrets in life that have not been completed."

"I don't know about these three regrets."

"What are they?"

"Now that Daming is prosperous, the national strength is incomparably strong, and it has been recuperating for a period of time, no matter what regrets you have, you can help Grandpa Huang to complete it."

Zhu Yunxi took the opportunity to ask.

But Lao Zhu just smiled mysteriously.

After a moment of silence.

Fang Cai said: "Xi'er, you can have this heart." ”

"In fact, we don't have any regrets, and all we wish in our hearts are our expectations for the future of Daming."

"As long as Daming continues to develop step by step now."

"In the future, Daming will definitely be able to fulfill our wishes, but there is no need to work hard to do it."

"But let's talk about our greatest wish."

"Then naturally I still want to let Mobei return to his heart!"

Lao Zhu finally said his first wish! Mobei returns to the heart! It's just this wish, but it's hard! It's very hard!

At least, I want to do it while Lao Zhu is still alive.

It's almost impossible!

Because the current desert, although it has been divided as much as possible by Zhu Yunxi, and part of the desert has been taken back and handed over to some tribes who are willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty for grazing.

But even these tribal loyalty that is willing to submit to the Ming is a problem.

These tribes only had to rely on the power of the Ming Dynasty to contend with the big tribes in the grasslands and obtain the rich pastures in the desert.

Let alone.

Tatars in the depths of the desert!

These Tatars never wanted to submit to the Ming Dynasty! Even after suffering an unprecedented defeat, he just didn't dare to provoke Da Ming again!

But because of grazing in the depths of the desert, the intersection with the Ming Dynasty became less and less.

But if you want to make Mobei return to your heart, you must not only deal with the tribes living in Mobei that have been attached to the Ming Dynasty, but also get the Tatars living in farther areas, so that these Tatars will never dare to enter the pastures belonging to the Ming Dynasty!

But that's really hard to do!

Until now, Zhu Yunxi has only divided the Tatars as much as possible.

Let some of the tribes on the grassland submit to the command of the Ming Dynasty.

But to expect these tribes to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and drive away all the Tatars who dared to approach Mobei for the Ming Dynasty is tantamount to a fool's dream!

And when I heard the four words Mobei returning to the heart.

Zhu Yunxi is also in trouble for a while, if he wants to let Mobei return to his heart, then he must definitely not be able to do without one thing - train!

As a Han Chinese, he was born with a feud with the Tatars.

It's almost impossible to reconcile.

Unlike the Manchus, the rulers were not Han Chinese, and they were born with a certain interest in the Tatars, and it was easier to communicate with each other.

But for Daming, dealing with Mobei, no matter how differentiated.

In the end, it is necessary to use absolute strength to suppress the people with ulterior motives in this grassland!

Only when the railroad tracks are laid deep in the desert and there are trains capable of carrying enough soldiers and supplies can a large number of soldiers be sent out at any time and at any time.

Only in this way can we stop these people!

In order to make Mobei return to his heart!

However...... Not to mention the difficulty of developing large-scale steam engines, it is only necessary to lay the rails into the depths of Mobei.

It would take an astronomical amount of silver taels!

And behind it, it takes countless manpower and material resources!

Even at this moment.

Zhu Yunxi began to think about it...... Even if Daming has the ability to complete Lao Zhu's regrets, it is too cost-effective, for a piece of land that is not of much use, it will cost Daming a lot of manpower and material resources, which is too wasteful!

Now.

Zhu Yunxi clearly felt the views of many emperors on the Central Plains on the northern grasslands in the past.

It's tasteless to eat, it's a pity to throw it away, it's really chicken!

For the agrarian civilization, this is simply a piece of wasteland, and you can only get a piece of land that cannot be cultivated, and you can't get any population, isn't this the chicken rib of the chicken rib?

But since Zhu Yunxi has said it, he will do his best to fill the regrets for Lao Zhu.

Then you have to do it!

No matter how outrageous Lao Zhu's wish is, Zhu Yunxi must do it!

Not to mention.

The land of Mobei is not useless, in fact, there is no such thing as land.

In the future, all the resources mined in this land can be owned by the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, it can increase the strategic depth of the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty has more space to move around, leaving a broad territory for future generations!

And not just occupy the Central Plains!

Let Mobei return to his heart, it can be said that if it is not Zhu Yunxi, it is a thankless thing that will never be done.

But Zhu Yunxi came from the afterlife, but he was able to accept the price he paid at this time.

It's a big deal, after Lao Zhu's death, Zhu Yunxi will recuperate for a few more years! The national strength of the Ming Dynasty is by no means so easy to be consumed!

Come to mind.

Zhu Yunxi no longer hesitated.

He immediately said: "Grandpa Huang, don't worry, your grandson will definitely let you see this day!" ”

"Within a year."

"Nope! Within half a year! The grandson must let Mobei return to his heart! Even if he doesn't return to his heart, he can't be allowed to make any choice! ”

"You have to go to the heart!"

Zhu Yunxi didn't believe it, when the time came, he drove the train over, and he could come to Mobei at any time with a large army.

Do they have a choice?

The knives are all on their necks, who cares what they think in their hearts?

Zhu Yunxi won't care!

Hearing Zhu Yunxi's words, Lao Zhu was a little stunned.

Although he said his wishes, in fact, Lao Zhu knew the situation of Daming very well, and he also knew the situation of Mobei, how could he not know the difficulty of subduing Mobei?

In his opinion, it may be possible to do so in the decades after his death.

But Zhu Yunxi said that he could make Mobei return to his heart within half a year, which inevitably made Lao Zhu a little puzzled for a while!

What is it that makes Zhu Yunxi so confident?

"Xi'er, what can you do?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but ask curiously.

Although Lao Zhu didn't believe it very much in his heart.

But after seeing the miracle of the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge, Lao Zhu didn't believe it in his heart, and he began to believe it a little.

Maybe...... Zhu Yunxi really has a way?

"Hahaha, Grandpa Huang, just wait and see!"

"Grandson has his own way!"

Zhu Yunxi smiled and sold a pass, and at this time he also completed the whole process of the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge, and there were no mistakes.

As a result, Zhu Yunxi also announced that the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge was officially opened to traffic!

With the civil and military officials and Lao Zhu, he began to return to Beijing.

……………………

Capital.

Palace.

After returning from the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge, Zhu Yunxi immediately came to the imperial study and looked for a list

Since the last time.

After Lao Zhu became seriously ill, Zhu Yunxi specially found Xu Miaojin and asked the other party to sort out a list of the latest technologies of the Technical Research and Manufacturing Bureau.

The list had been sent a few days earlier.

It's just that because of the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge, Zhu Yunxi just glanced at it in a hurry.

I went to care about the bridge.

But even if it was just a glance, Zhu Yunxi clearly remembered that he had seen a somewhat unexpected word in this list of the latest technologies!

Large steam engine!

That's right, after several years of research and development, Daming's first large-scale steam engine has also come out!

After rummaging for a while, Zhu Yunxi finally found this list.

There is not only the technology of large steam engines, but also many other technological breakthroughs, and it can be said that although the reputation of the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau is not obvious.

But it is quietly changing the lives of all Ming people!

That's the power of technology!

Zhu Yunxi flipped through the list and found a column with a large steam engine written on it, and his hanging heart immediately relaxed, it seems that Zhu Yunxi remembered that it was not wrong.

Large steam engines have indeed been developed.

It's just that there is a line of small words at the back, although this large steam engine has been developed, it is only in the first generation of products, and there are still many problems.

For example, the horsepower is not strong enough, only the strength of ten horses.

It's like the conversion efficiency is impressive, constantly adding coal to the boiler, driven by a huge water tank, and only producing the power of ten horses.

And other than that.

This thing is also very easy to break! If it is really applied to practice, maybe it will be a bad road!

Complicated and troublesome!

But no matter how many shortcomings this thing has, it is also the first large-scale steam engine of the Ming Dynasty!

This is what can really change Daming!

At the same time, it is a treasure that can realize Lao Zhu's wishes!

After reading this list, Zhu Yunxi calmed down his excitement a little and hurriedly brought Xu Miaojin over.

It didn't take a while.

Xu Miaojin appeared in front of Zhu Yunxi.

After Zhu Yunxi saw Xu Miaojin, he didn't have any nonsense, and said directly: "There is one thing that must be handed over to the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau." ”

"I'll give you five million taels!"

Pointing to the large steam engine on the list, he said: "Be sure to iterate this large steam engine more than three times within half a year!" ”

"Develop a large-scale steam engine that can be practical and more functional!"

"Half a year later, I'm of great use!"

Although Xu Miaojin was a little unclear, she still took the list from Zhu Yunxi's hands.

When I saw a large steam engine.

Xu Miaojin couldn't help but look embarrassed.

said: "Your Highness, this is not a question of money...... Just to build this first large-scale steam engine, the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau already knows how many thousands of taels of silver it spent! ”

"This large steam engine is not perfect, though."

"But it's already the highest technological achievement of Daming now!"

"I want to iterate more than three more times."

"It will take at least three years, if not more than five years!"

"It's not just money that can be solved!"

Xu Miaojin frowned, if a large steam engine could be landed just by piling up money, it wouldn't have been stuck for so long before.

After all, the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau has always been short of money.

Especially the R&D department.

There has never been a shortage of money, and the production of firearms in Jinling Eighteen Fangs over the years has made the Technical Research and Manufacturing Bureau make a lot of money!

looked at Xu Miaojin with an embarrassed look.

Zhu Yunxi instinctively wanted to use a commanding tone to force Xu Miaojin to agree, but when the words came to his lips, he came to his senses again.

The person in front of him was not his minister.

To Song Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, or Zhai Shan, the head of the Sea Division, Zhu Yunxi could easily say: If something doesn't work out, come and see you!

But for Xu Miaojin, of course, Zhu Yunxi can't say that.

Unless Zhu Yunxi is really crazy, he will even cut his future queen!

Of course, Zhu Yunxi can't do this kind of thing.

So he could only say: "This matter is related to the regret of the emperor's grandfather." ”

"Grandpa Huang doesn't have so much time to wait, no matter how many craftsmen are collected, how many silver taels are needed, within half a year! Be sure to get it done! ”

"I'll leave this matter to you!"

I heard that this matter was related to Lao Zhu.

Xu Miaojin's expression suddenly straightened, she naturally knew that Lao Zhu was important in Zhu Yunxi's heart, and at the same time, Lao Zhu had always been very good to Xu Miaojin.

All along, she has been cultivating her as the future Empress of the Ming Dynasty.

Now, since Lao Zhu's regret falls on the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau she is in charge of.

Then no matter what, she must finish it!

Can't let Lao Zhu die with regret!

"Your Highness, rest assured."

"Within half a year, it will definitely be completed!"

Xu Miaojin's eyes were firm.

With the task given by Zhu Yunxi, he hurriedly turned around and left.

And wait for Xu Miaojin to leave.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes were full of thoughts, he was absolutely relieved to hand over the matter of the large steam engine to Xu Miaojin, but if he wanted to return to Mobei, it was not enough to have a train alone.

Then comes the real thing.

It is necessary to lay a railway track that is large enough to go from Jingshi to Mobei!

Straight to the depths of the core of Mobei!

(End of chapter)