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Chapter 1188, The role of railways

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    "Woooo~"

    ¡°Keng wipe~Keng wipe!¡±

    Accompanied by bursts of whistles, the train was running on the railway tracks. The early cold in October in the Beijing-Tianjin area could not extinguish the lively discussions among the passengers on the train.

    ¡°It¡¯s such a pleasure to sit on the train and admire the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty!¡±

    Emperor Hongzhi looked at the scenery outside the window. It was already October, the golden month of October, and the earth was dyed golden. Looking up, he saw the endless wilderness, the golden mountains in the distance, and the curling up of villages everywhere.  Smoke from cooking stoves, endless carriages on the cement road

    Emperor Hongzhi was fascinated by everything he saw.

    Although this kind of scenery is too ordinary, for Emperor Hongzhi who lives deep in the palace, it is not easy to go out for a walk. What's more, it is the first time to take a train, which feels very different.  .

    "Haha, Your Majesty, in the future, we will build such railways in the east, west, north and south of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, it will be very convenient for Your Majesty to go wherever you want. Then you can take a train to see all over the country."

    Zhang Mao on the side also laughed and said that he would never take second place in the matter of flattery.

    "The carrying capacity of trains and railways is so powerful. If there are a large number of railway connections in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, as well as at home and abroad, then the country of the Ming Dynasty will become extremely strong."

    ¡°These railways are like meridians, tightly connecting our vast land of the Ming Dynasty.¡±

    Li Dongyang also nodded.

    It is difficult to understand the powerful carrying capacity of trains without taking a train yourself.

    Only by taking a ride in person and feeling the powerful carrying capacity and terrifying speed of a train will you understand its importance to a country, society, and economy.

    Especially in an era where traveling relies on legs and transporting goods relies on picking up goods, the emergence of trains is definitely an epoch-making thing.

    ¡°I also support our Ming Dynasty to overhaul the railway. In the future, wherever our Daming Railway goes, our country will become extremely strong, and at the same time, it will become more prosperous.¡±

    Liu Jian also nodded solemnly.

    "The railway will naturally need to be built, but the way it is built is very critical."

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, thought for a while and said.

    Then he looked at Liu Jin and said, "Liu Aiqing, you built the first railway in the Ming Dynasty. You have the most say. Please tell me."

    Hearing Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s words, everyone looked at Liu Jin in unison.

    "Your Majesty, gentlemen~"

    ¡°My Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, not to mention Golden Continent and Australia. On the Asian continent alone, it is nearly 30,000 miles from Liaodong in the east of our Ming Dynasty to Nanyun Province in the west of my Ming Dynasty.¡±

    "The north and south of our Ming Dynasty, from the Arctic Circle in the north to Xianglin Province and Zhenghe Province, are also more than 20,000 miles apart. With such a vast land, this is definitely the largest empire in history."

    ¡°If you include the Golden Continent and Australia, it would be even more incredible.¡±

    Liu Jin took out the world map, pointed at the map and said.

    Everyone nodded slightly while listening.

    ¡°Trains have extremely powerful carrying capacity and are very convenient and fast whether they are used to transport people or goods.¡±

    ¡°This will be very helpful to strengthen our Ming Dynasty¡¯s control over the entire huge land, and at the same time, it can also promote our Ming Dynasty to become more prosperous and prosperous.¡±

    ¡°To give a very simple example, our country is about to enter winter now. When the cold winter comes, the vegetables and fruits in Beijing and Tianjin will suddenly disappear.¡±

    "But in Ryukyu, Luzon and other places in the south, they are located in tropical and subtropical areas. Even in winter, it is not too cold and they can still grow vegetables and fruits."

    "However, due to transportation restrictions, it takes several days to reach the Beijing-Tianjin area, and vegetables and fruits are seasonal and cannot be stored for a long time."

    "If we can build a railway connecting the north and the south, relying on the railway, it will only take three or four days to transport a large amount of vegetables and fruits from the south to the Beijing-Tianjin area."

    Liu Jin drew a line on the map, basically along the Beijing-Shanghai line of later generations. This is the most valuable line.

    "Hmm~"

    Everyone nodded after hearing this.

    As the top leaders of the Ming Dynasty, they are of course very aware of this. Every winter, there are no vegetables in the Beijing-Tianjin area.Provide food, materials and manpower to provide disaster relief and relief.  "

    "In the past, it might take ten days and a half to transport food. With trains and railways, it might only take two or three days. Even if there is a major famine, I, the Ming Dynasty, don't have to worry about anything from now on."

    "Because our Ming Dynasty has many production areas, such as the traditional Central Plains, Jiangnan, Liaodong, Western Regions, Hezhong, and Nanyang. If there is a problem in one place, the impact will not be big. Other places can quickly provide food support."

    After saying this, Liu Jin continued to talk about the important role of railway trains in disaster relief and disaster relief.

    In later generations, there were also floods every year, but the impact on the entire society and country was minimal. However, for the Ming Dynasty, it would be a terrible thing if there was a famine anywhere, because if there was a famine, all kinds of chaos would inevitably occur.  Elephants and even wars broke out, and Chen Sheng and Wu Guang kept pouring out.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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