"Woo-"

On the twentieth day of the third year of Hongxi, in the sound of the train's whistle, a team slowly walked into the Fengyang Railway Station.

Inside the station, the merchants dressed in silk saw this team and began to dodge one after another, all because there were sergeants wearing mandarin duck battle jackets standing in the team.

It has been more than four years and more than three months since the train appeared in the people, and the Liangjing Railway has been repaired from Beijing to Fengyang, the central capital, so there are not a few merchants who use the train trade.

Although Zhu Gaoxu had relaxed the clothing restrictions of businessmen in the second year of Hongxi, in order to avoid trouble, they would still subconsciously avoid people from official families.

"Your Highness, the train has been coordinated for you, and you can board it now."

After a while, the stationmaster of the railway station trotted in and groveled to one of the people in the crowd.

This kind of day, Zhu Zhanyan has lived for many years, when he was in middle school and military school, the large canteen in the school was basically contracted by the people of Xichang and Jinyiwei.

"Did you have a name for this kid?" Zhu Di asked, apparently preparing to name the child.

This unanimous ticket is the income of an ordinary Lifu for 20 days, and he can buy 100 catties of rice and eat it for more than a month.

Walking into the Heart Nourishing Hall with the apprehensive Mu family, Zhu Zhan saw Zhu Di who was maintaining a carbine.

Seeing this, Mu Shi, who was beside him, immediately hugged the child and turned sideways to coax him.

"Jiangnan is okay, you don't know ...... north of Yanshan"

"The grain in Huguang is very cheap, only 300 wen per stone, while some places in Shanxi and Shaanxi can reach 500 wen per stone."

As soon as he stepped out of the carriage, he saw the people walking towards the outside of the station.

Although their skills were very poor at the beginning, and people complained about their food, but later they gradually improved their skills, and even the students of the military academy could hardly suspect that they had other identities.

There is not much to be said about the construction of railways, trains and new crops, after all, the construction of railways involves the livelihoods of millions of workers.

There were four beds in the compartment, the same as his bed at the military school.

The officials of the hundred households responded to Zhu Zhanyan, and after a while, the carriage stopped, and Zhu Zhanyan also came to the Daming Palace after a long absence.

"In his later years, your grandfather hoped to solve the affairs of Mobei, but I failed to do a good job, and Mahamu was still wandering, and there was friction with Yan Ran Dusi from time to time."

Zhu Zhanyan lost interest, picked up the newspaper and continued to frown and read, one of the news items made him smile on his face.

"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty said that you don't need to go to Wuying Hall after a long journey, go to Daming Palace to see the Emperor Taishang first, and then rest in Daming Palace."

"But what about the farmers in Shaanxi?" Mu couldn't help asking, Zhu Zhanyan saw her say this, and pointed to the newspaper with a smile and said:

This corner was eaten by the soldiers to prevent someone from poisoning Zhu Zhanyan.

Without standing water, it is much easier to lay tracks and haul mines.

Zhu Zhanyan opened the glass window, opened the wooden window, and then closed the glass window and looked at the Beijing East Railway Station outside the window.

Calming down, Zhu Zhanyan took the newspaper and speculated about his father's thoughts and thoughts.

Due to the increase in wages in state-owned mines, many private mines have to follow suit.

Barely eating a meal, Zhu Zhanyan set out on the journey home.

"It's been launched for less than two months." The stationmaster explained, and Zhu Zhanyan asked other questions, such as how the current passenger traffic of the train is, and what are the fares, as well as the fares of sleepers and trains.

"Forehead......" Zhu Di was speechless, and hurriedly said: "It's not that it can't be cleaned up, it's just that it will cost more if you send troops again." ”

Time passed little by little, during which Zhu Zhanyan fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was not yet dawn, and the candles fixed on the car became a faint light.

"Do you still use cao to transport grain?"

"There's pastry here, take it yourself when you're hungry." Zhu Di pushed the pastries on the table, and then said:

"The days in this Daming Palace are also comfortable, but the comfort makes me always have nightmares."

"You haven't seen your grandfather, I've been worried for so many years that your grandfather will say that I can't do well after I'm gone."

Zhu Di felt sorry for himself, his sighing appearance, coupled with his expression, couldn't help but make Zhu Zhanyan feel uncomfortable.

He got up and took out a few books from his suitcase and flipped through them, and before he knew it, it was getting dark.

"When the Liangjing Railway and the Northwest Railway are completed, I estimate that the price of coal will be as low as 80 Wen."

"Sleeper?" Zhu Zhanyan was stunned, he didn't know that he hadn't been home for two years, and the train had sleepers.

The carriage had its own sliding glass windows, and there was a layer of wooden windows to protect the glass.

The reason why these things can appear is also due to the emergence of steam pumps.

Of course, this only refers to the time of the day to the time of the night, after which there is only arrival at the station, no departure.

It seemed that he was too tired, and he only felt that he hadn't rested for a long time when he heard the voice of the hundred household officials calling for him.

Now I have a short rest in this carriage, and I can go to see my father and grandfather.

Zhu Zhanyan responded, and Zhu Di frowned after hearing this: "How do you choose a nickname for a beast?" ”

"Do people take a lot of cars?"

Zhu Di raised two fingers, but quickly shook his head: "It's not ......"

"So much?" Zhu Zhanyan gasped.

After a while, with the whistle blowing, the train pulling the crown prince and grandson began to move north.

It's just that when he returned to Beijing this time, he had to praise his father's foresight.

Taking advantage of the time to dock to add water and coal, Zhu Zhanyan asked people to buy some sweets and come back to eat.

"Since you're ready, let's go, it's not good to delay too long, I still have to go to Yanran Capital Division in early March, it's better to go early."

On the other hand, the miners of Daming, even if it is the wage in Shaanxi, is enough for them to buy ten catties of rice and a fat chicken, and go home comfortably to eat with their families for a day.

"Hmm...... Take food, for example. Zhu Zhanyan chose a good example:

"In the future, I will also let the people get on the convenient train."

Compared with two years ago, Zhu Di has more gray hair, but he still has a tiger's might.

When Zhu Zhanyan heard this, he immediately said: "If you don't believe it, it's better to take the train to Jiangnan and ask, the people really praise you." ”

For example, Japanese miners who mined silver in the Iwami Silver Mine could buy up to three catties of corn for a day's work, barely enough to feed two people, and not even enough to eat.

Several desserts and a few cakes were brought, each of which was cut into a corner.

Under the guidance of the stationmaster, Zhu Zhanyan came to the middle of the carriage, and this is the only compartment with a door in the carriage.

"The price of coal in the south of the Yangtze River is almost getting cheaper and cheaper with the construction of the Liangjing Railway and the Northwest Railway."

In comparison, although the wage in Shaanxi is not as high as that in Beizhili and Northeast China, it is much easier than farming.

After learning about the size of Beijing's population, Zhu Zhanyan's biggest concern was what his father said about Beijing's food problem.

"With so many businessmen, has Beijing's population also increased?"

Zhu Zhanyan commanded, and continued to fall asleep.

Zhu Zhanyan looked at the room in front of him, secretly made a wish, and then beckoned Mu Shi to enter the room to rest.

There are 30 stations from Fengyang to Beijing, and if each station is 10 Wen, it takes 300 Wen to take a bus from Fengyang to Beijing.

Zhu Zhan bowed his head and asked at the same time: "Is this sleeper the latest to come out?" ”

In this regard, the webmaster explained separately.

Calculated in one day, Fengyang Mansion can take eight buses, and the number of people is about 3,500 to 4,000.

"This ...... It's not good, in case he beats and scolds you, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it. Zhu Di's nose was sour, but Zhu Zhanyan said:

"Grandpa, don't worry, wait for my good news tomorrow."

The palace maid was holding a baby in her arms, which was obviously the child of Zhu Zhanyan and Mu.

"There are, but they are all a few stops, and few of them finish it, after all, this fare is really not something that ordinary people can afford at will."

"Grandpa, don't worry, if you can't clean it up, your grandson will clean it up for you in the future!"

It seems that the last ride left a shadow, so before getting on the train, Zhu Zhanyan specially asked: "This train is like this, how fast is it?" ”

You must know that today's ordinary labor wages in Nanzhili are only 20 Wen, Shandong, Henan, and Beizhili are only 15 Wen, and only Liangjing is slightly higher, and it is only 30 to 50 Wen per day.

In addition, every year, officials come out with purses and cars to bring relatives and furniture to the north, which is also the bulk of the income.

"Grandpa......"

"Alas...... Eh...... Okay......" Zhu Di agreed very reluctantly, and Zhu Zhanyan also felt distressed when he saw this:

"Grandpa, take good rest, take care of your health, and when I settle the matter, you will have to lead the troops to fight at that time."

Finally, two hours later, the train he was taking stopped at the familiar Beijing East Railway Station.

For the people of this era, the bold are always in the minority, and most people are still conservative, and the boat to Beijing is slow for them, but it is cheaper and affordable.

Zhu Zhanyan asked the hundred officials of the West Factory who were responsible for protecting them in the carriage, and the officials of the hundred households heard this:

Zhu Zhanyan took the child, hugged it to Zhu Di and handed it to him.

"I remember that at this time ten years ago, it cost 130 wen for 100 catties of coal, but now it is only 100 wen."

......Seeing this, Mu stepped forward to take Zhu Qiyue, and went down to rest with the child in his arms.

"The train and the Cao transport are used together, and five million Shicao grain can be sent to Beijing every year."

Take a trip to the north and south, and normally remove labor and costs, you can basically earn about 200 yuan, and the freight is basically the same.

"Not bad......

Except for the coal and water car, the train has only one car.

He set the name of the child, and Zhu Zhanyan could only respond when he saw this, only hoping that his father would not regret it.

Along the way, Zhu Zhanyan was observing outside the window, he was not a person who did not know about farming, so he also saw some new crops that appeared from time to time, such as tomatoes, peanuts, and sweet potatoes were among the best.

"Jianghuai, do a good job, and I'll go to you when I come back from my internship in the army for a year."

Now Zhu Zhanyan is not so resistant to the life he has been arranged, but he sometimes envy that he can experience many lives that others can't experience.

He held the "Daming Daily" in his hand and looked at the newspaper to read useful information.

For these people, the imperial court also allowed them to set up stalls to sell food, as long as they packed up when they left.

During the Hongwu period, the coal miners in Shanxi were basically paid 30 wen, and 40 wen was considered excellent.

Benefiting the people with work is one of the reasons why Daming can become richer and richer and better and better for the people to live a better and better life.

"Okay, you're tired of traveling, have you eaten?"

The money went to the workers, who fed their loved ones with their hands.

This move alone has made the provinces along the border of the Liangjing Railway economically prosperous.

When you open the door, there is a five-foot-wide bed, a table, chair and bench next to it where you can sit and make tea, and a separate toilet.

"Yes......"

In a mechanized agricultural society, agriculture is indeed not particularly hard, but in this era, farming is undoubtedly synonymous with hardship, especially in the northwest where the precipitation line has shifted eastward and the yield is not high.

A soldier handed over the newspaper, and after Zhu Zhanyan took it, he immediately opened the newspaper and flipped through it.

He had a smile on his face, and his eyes also looked at the scenery outside the window and sighed: "Hundreds of thousands of years ago, these places were also green mountains and rivers lined with green trees, but now they are ......."

"You're worried about the cost?" Zhu Zhanyan understood in seconds, and hurriedly said: "It's just two million yuan, and the treasury is now full, and my father must be willing to allocate it to help grandpa fulfill his wish." ”

People come and go, and there are no less than a thousand people at a glance.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about controlling public opinion, one issue of the newspaper is better than dozens of Jiangnan Confucians chatting about the world.

"Minister Zhu Zhanyan, bring the crown princess and the imperial grandson to see the emperor!"

Although he had a bed, his motion sickness did not lessen, so he didn't sleep well yesterday.

Zhu Di is quite skilled in holding the child, and after taking it, he looked at the doll in his arms that was still sleeping, and couldn't help but smile: "I'm also a grandfather." ”

Isolated from the cold wind, he felt a trace of warmth.

This time he felt that he had slept for a long time, and before the carriage had stopped, he woke up and rubbed his eyes.

Whether it is studying in middle school or military school, or going north to join the army, and going south to become an official in the future......

Of course, this is also due to the fact that one-third of the population of the Ming Dynasty was gathered along the Liangjing Railway.

The passenger and freight locomotives operated by the Liangjing Railway are 32 classes, with an annual capacity of about 2.4 million.

"No, you are doing so well, and the people are singing praises to you, how can it be bad?" Zhu Zhanyan didn't believe it.

"It's easy to feed ...... with a cheap name" Zhu Zhanyan responded embarrassedly, and Zhu Di frowned when he saw this: "Call Zhu Qiyue!" ”

One stone per mu is already considered a good field in most areas of Shaanxi, so that it is hard to plant five acres of land to support oneself, and barely buy some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

The stalls seem to have been carved into the flesh and blood of the Chinese, and although the train station is not very crowded, there are not many villagers who come to set up stalls around.

Zhu Zhanyan sang loudly outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and after a while, there was a response from inside.

The words of the hundred household officials warmed Zhu Zhanyan's heart: "Okay, then I'll sleep again." ”

"Why?" Zhu Zhanyan only felt that his grandfather seemed to be old, and he always felt sorry for himself.

"It's so cold......"

"The sleeper is a carriage with a bedroom and a room, for the comfort of His Highness, this carriage proposes to change the three bedrooms to one, which is very spacious, Your Highness please come in."

Many of today's mines are made of concrete, rails, and minecarts, making it much easier to do the job than before.

Zhu Zhanyan has said many times about the situation in Modong and Mobei, and every time Mu listens to it, he feels that his Royal Highness is a little worried, but when he thinks that these things are said by his father-in-law, he doesn't dare to be too presumptuous.

Zhu Zhanyan said with great interest, but he couldn't help but sigh as he spoke: "It's a pity that the rich families in the south of the Yangtze River like to cook and eat with firewood, and I see that the price of firewood is not cheaper, but it is getting more and more expensive." ”

Now that the government has intervened in the market, the government-run wage price of 130 wen has forced these black-hearted coal yards to raise their wages.

Although the environment is still harsh, the miners of Daming are the easiest and most expensive than any country in the same period.

The advent of the steam pump not only reduced the cost of operating the mine, but also freed workers from crawling in muddy pits and having their feet soaked in water all day.

"It is written here that the imperial court has built a lot of mines and handicraft workshops in Shaanxi, and some farmers can work in the factory, and their income is several times higher than that of farming in a year."

Zhu Zhanyan smiled and commented on the news in the newspaper, and Mu Shi was curious when he heard this: "How can the circulation of commodities be?" ”

In the face of Zhu Zhanyan's inquiry, the stationmaster showed a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Not yet, in the past, they used to call him a badger."

"Back to Your Highness, during the winter solstice last year, Shuntianfu played 720,000 people in Beijing."

Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhanyan, Zhu Zhanyan shook his head: "I haven't eaten yet, my father asked us to come to Daming Palace for a night of rest, and then go back to the palace after accompanying you." ”

A large number of private coal mines closed down because of low profits, and then were taken over by the government to continue to expand production.

In the corner of the news, he saw that the imperial court was preparing to build a railway in Longchuan that could lead to Manmo, although it was only more than 300 miles, but it made him see a certain name that he hadn't seen for a long time.

The toilet is small, but it's better than nothing.

"It's less than a mile away."

Zhu Zhanyan saluted with Mu's, but Zhu Di looked at the child in Mu's arms: "Come, bring it over and show me." ”

Judging from what he has seen and heard, each locomotive can basically send one train every hour, and one train is 500 people.

Since the Northeast Railway has been built to Shenyang, and the Northwest Railway has also been built to Zhangjiakou, there is no doubt that Beijing East Railway Station has become a transit station for merchants from all over the world, where all kinds of commodities gather, and a large number of fruits, vegetables and flowers have arrived in Beijing.

You must know that since the Ming Dynasty moved the capital, Nanjing's population has not recovered to its former height, and now it is only less than 500,000, while Beijing is developing better and better.

"He has a heart." Zhu Di bowed his head and stroked his beard before he said:

The stationmaster flatteringly motioned for Zhu Zhan Yan to walk in, Zhu Zhan Yan walked into the carriage curiously, and saw a small road less than three feet wide, and there were also open compartments.

"I calculated, if I bring 30,000 cavalry and 60,000 auxiliaries, then there is a high probability that this number will only be needed to defeat this battle."

"Really?" Maybe it's because people are old, Zhu Di doesn't believe Zhu Zhanyan's words.

All of this made him understand a lot.

"The newspaper said that the imperial court was ready to start building the Beijing-Tianjin Railway and the Central Plains Railway after the completion of the Liangjing Railway."

Zhu Zhan walked out of the station under the escort of the team, and a specially arranged train appeared in front of them.

At this rate, it will take at least three and a half years for the Liangjing Railway to recoup its cost.

As far as the Liangjing Railway is concerned, from Beijing to Fengyang, the number of workers per day fluctuates between 50,000 and 70,000, and it is tens of millions of people a year, and nearly one million yuan of money is sent.

"If this is repaired, then the goods north of the Yangtze River in the Qinling Mountains will be able to flow."

"Nightmares?" Zhu Zhanyan was a little confused, and Zhu Di hurriedly said when he saw this:

"That'll do." He leaned his head on the carriage and fell into a deep sleep in a short time.

Feeling the biting cold wind in Beijing, Zhu Zhanyan couldn't help but shiver, and then hurriedly walked out of the East Railway Station under the escort and got into the carriage to the Forbidden City.

"The crown princess will take the imperial grandson to rest, and I will talk to this kid."

As he grew older, coupled with the four years of tempering in the military academy, Zhu Zhanyan's attitude towards the newspaper became more and more important.

The scale of Beijing East Railway Station, Zhu Zhanyan once complained that his father built it too big, and there were no people, which was quite wasteful.

"Have you arrived?"

"Praise me ......"

"Dad is right, it's a pity that the criminals were killed, but I think it's better to let them plant a hunting ground for me than to exile!"

After he left, Zhu Zhanyan smiled and said, "Grandpa, my grandson hasn't eaten yet." ”

"The imperial court has a regular liquidation, if you can buy millions of stone of grain from Huguang and ship it to Shaanxi, then the people of Shaanxi will be able to eat cheap rice."

As far as he knows, the people have a very high evaluation of their grandfather and father, even the Confucian students in Jiangnan are mostly critical of their father, and their grandfather seems to be rarely criticized by them.

Although the imperial court relaxed the road guidance policy, if you can't find a job in time when you go to Beijing, you have to stay on the streets.

"That being said, I ...... Alas! Zhu Di sighed again and again, and Zhu Zhanyan hurriedly got up when he saw this, patted his chest and said:

"Grandpa, don't worry, I will go back to the palace tomorrow and tell my father that my father will definitely support me if I want to come."

"This is the latest version of the train, if you only pull one section, the fastest speed is about 120 miles per hour, according to the current situation, it takes about 14 hours to arrive, so this car is a sleeper car."

In Shanxi today, miners' wages of less than 100 wen are regarded as humiliating methods.

"Last time we went out of the jam to no avail, I was too embarrassed to trouble my father, it seems that I can't solve this matter in this life......"

Mu Shi looked out the window when he heard this, although it was said that there was farmland and green, but there was basically not a single tree in sight.

Zhu Di had a smug smile on his face, but soon he seemed to think of something, and hurriedly sighed:

"It's a pity, although the people praise me, I dare not take it."

"Your Highness, this is today's newspaper."

Twenty-year-old Zhu Zhanyan was wearing a plain round-necked robe at the moment, followed by the crown princess Mu, who was followed by several girls and a plump palace maid in her thirties.

After forcibly opening his eyes, the carriage door had opened at some point, and he was about to get out of the carriage, but he saw the hundred household officials walking to the door to get on the car, and at the same time said:

The only one who can walk around outside the city at will and be called His Royal Highness is Zhu Zhanyan, who is studying in the military academy.

With the Mu family and his son in another carriage getting off, they took Buyu to the Heart Cultivation Hall of Daming Palace.

"Come in!"

Of course, in addition, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu's attitude of not urging workers is the main reason why workers can work comfortably.

Seeing Zhu Zhanyan like this, Zhu Di touched his hand, and tears seemed to be rolling in his eyes.

"Gully, grandpa has so many grandchildren, you are still the most like me......"

(End of chapter)