I was so depressed after I got rid of Dhara that I was dumbfounded before I could even say what I thought.

Of course, it's not to make excuses for myself, the main thing is that I know that this person is no longer of any use to me, and it is useless to say more.

Two days later, at the Great Pilgrimage.

"Your Majesty, the Guanluo Railway is about to be completed, whether to prepare livestock and open a post station as planned."

I looked at Yu Jin: "You are the person in charge, do you think the Guanluo Railway should be put into use?" ”

Yu Jin was directly stunned in place, why don't you use it to fix it?

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

Li Si guessed my thoughts, and slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, there are two main problems with the Guanluo Railway at present. First of all, the section of the road that has been built has been tested, and at most it can carry the weight of a three-way car, and although it can run no matter how much, it is easy to crush the railway. Secondly, livestock is indeed difficult to manage, and it may not be possible to let so many livestock exert their strength like their fingers. ”

I was noncommittal and looked at Bai Chong.

Bai Chong got up immediately, and with Li Si as the beginning, he had nothing to hide.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the two questions Li Xiang said, there is another question that is more thorny. The Guanluo Railway costs a lot of money and grain, but to be honest, if you only rely on collecting taxes and fees for the goods coming and going, it is not enough to make up for the money and grain spent, and if the subsequent use and maintenance are handed over to the imperial court, I am afraid that it will not be able to make ends meet. ”

I nodded slightly, this is where I am depressed, I imagined it was very beautiful before the Guanluo Railway was not repaired, and I realized that the so-called "horse-drawn train" was simply whimsical when I visited Lixian County.

The flat ground is fine, passing through the most precipitous place in the area of Hangu Pass, although it takes a lot of effort to level it as much as possible, but so many livestock, it is definitely impossible to spread out in the canyon, let alone let them exert force in different directions according to people's ideas.

But at that time, a small half of the repair had already been repaired, and the money was thrown away in vain when he was hastily stopped, so he could only do it hard. Even now, it's hard for me to slap myself in the face.

I glanced around: "Let's talk about what problems there are and how to solve them." ”

With such a large group of social elites here, no matter whether they have bad ideas or good policies, they should always be able to come up with a way.

Immediately, the crowd began to chatter.

It is said that livestock should be replaced by humans, after all, people are more obedient than livestock, let go where to go, let go and go, let stop and stop, it is very suitable for this fixed trajectory transportation method, but I am afraid that there are many people who need it;

It is said that a few big businessmen should be brought in and asked them to fix how much goods they must transport each year to maintain the maintenance of the railway;

However, it was immediately denied: "Arsenal Order, you might as well just let these businessmen pay the money every year to get ......"

……

Everyone talked for a long time, and the imperial government ordered Zhao Zhe to stand up.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a discussion."

"Say."

"Yes. Since it was not very effective for the imperial court to transport goods on the railroad in person, it was better to lease it to the merchants and let them operate it themselves, which would not only solve the problem of the imperial court investing too much energy in maintenance, but also allow the merchants to choose the path freely, and when they found that the railway was more labor-saving and cheaper, the ministers believed that they would make a wise choice. ”

My eyes lit up, and it seemed like a solution.

"What do you think of this?"

Li Si thought for a while, and responded: "Back to Your Majesty, it's a good idea, the minister just heard someone say that livestock should be replaced by humans, if the imperial court provides livestock uniformly, just feeding livestock every year is a lot of money, and renting it to merchants can let them choose whether to use livestock or manpower." ”

Feng Zai nodded: "If it were me, I would definitely choose manpower, which can be obedient and help unload, and it doesn't cost much to raise a husband." ”

After some careful consideration, I finally adopted Zhao's suggestion.

"Just do what Zhao Zhe said." I thought for a moment and said, "In addition, there will inevitably be bazaars along the railway, and the Guanluo railway will be divided into areas where houses can be built for trade within three miles on both sides of the railway, and cement roads will be planned on both sides of the railway tracks to facilitate the passage of horse-drawn carriages of merchants." ”

The Guanluo Railway is not only related to the traffic between Guanzhong and Luoyang, but also the continuation of the Chuanjiang Canal, these two projects cost so much money and grain, and must make the best use of them, and it is also the closest choice to go through Hangu Pass.

"Yes!"

"How's the dredging progress in Luoshui?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it is expected to be completed in early June, with an interval of about a month from the Guanluo Railway, which can connect the Guanluo Railway and the Chuanjiang Canal."

I got up and said, "Very good, the three-year period has passed a little halfway, and the quality of various projects should be paid attention to while speeding up the progress." Before the summer harvest, the acres of fruit and vegetable fields, mountains, rivers, forests and seas in various places will be counted and recorded, and the newly reclaimed land must be strictly supervised, and it is absolutely forbidden to reclaim land without permission and avoid the payment of grain. ”

"Yes!"

"Yu Jin, Tiewu, Zhangtai apse replied."

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The apse of the chapter platform.

"Is the Daifuku ship moving?"

Yu Jin said respectfully: "The first batch of ten steel cars has already set off from Nanyang Iron Smelting Mansion, but it is only less than one percent of the Dafu ship's needs. The minister is about to play Your Majesty, can ordinary steel be built in Langya Port to build a new iron-smelting mansion? It was indeed too far to transport it from Nanyang County. ”

I thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Yes." ”

I looked at Tiewu: "Has the Shangdang Iron Mansion stabilized?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it didn't have much impact, and production has resumed a long time ago."

"You are the Lord Iron Order, don't wait for me to push the iron smelting, I have told Yu Jin and you many times." I frowned and said: "Iron is never too much, in the case of considering the cost, the more iron-smelting mansions in various places, the better, such as Langya Port that Yujin just mentioned, as well as Panyu Port, Hexi Western Regions and other places, are all concentrated places for consuming ironware, haven't you considered planning iron-smelting mansions?" ”

Tie Wu was a little embarrassed, bowed down and said, "The minister is guilty......"

"At present, as long as the iron is produced, there is nothing that is not profitable, and there is a government to help you sell it. If you need to add a new Iron Smelting Mansion, just report it to Bai Chong and ask him to find Li Xiang, if Li Xiang feels that there is a problem, he will come to me. Yu Jin just said that the matter of Langya Port should be done as soon as possible and ask Li Xiang for money. ”

"Yes!"

"There you go."

After Tetsugo left, I continued to ask, "What happened to the steam engine?" ”

Yu Jin shook his head in embarrassment: "The steam engine last time was corrected by His Majesty, and some more ...... were found Lots of questions. From the first steam engine to the second steam engine, most of the iron castings were replaced. But the steam engine that was made this time involved very precise parts, and those lathes may not meet the requirements......"

I didn't say anything more: "Go ahead." ”