It is unlikely to replace the entire track on such a large scale, not to mention Jin Jingnan and Geng Jingming, even Qin Feng felt it was unlikely. The local tracks of the Ming Dynasty, which had accumulated over more than ten years, have been spread all over the country, and have carried 70% or 80% of the national transportation capacity. Each trunk track is extremely busy. Once it stops, not to mention the funds needed to replace it, it is because of the loss of track trucks being suspended. The Ming Dynasty cannot afford it anyway.

"Let it run first, take the speed and other things slowly. Since the overall capacity has been improved, it will achieve our goal. For development, it takes time to adapt. Do you think so?" Qin Feng said with a haha.

When Jin Jingnan and Geng Jingming heard the emperor say this, they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. If the emperor was preparing to replace the railway tracks on a large scale, they were ready to have a tough fight with the emperor today. In their plan, such a large-scale replacement would not start until the Ming Dynasty destroyed Qi State.

"Your Majesty said so much!" The two of them immediately agreed happily and knocked the nails on the matter tightly, so that no one would jump out and cause trouble.

Xu Lai naturally knew the difficulties here and nodded, "It was like this before, but from now on, the newly built rail cars, oh, it should be called a train now, right? The newly built train tracks must meet the requirements of steaming cars. Our Tiangong Bureau and the Ministry of Works have jointly formulated a new track construction standard and have been submitted to the Zhengshi Hall. As long as the Zhengshi Hall and His Majesty approve it, it can be promulgated to the whole world. As for the pilot project, I think it can start from Yongping County to Hulao County."

"No problem." Qin Feng said with a high-high high: "This road has been planned for many years in Yongping County and Hulao County, and the terrain of this road is also relatively complicated, with both plains and mountains and rivers. After this new road is completed, I think the problems that the new track will encounter will be solved, laying a solid foundation for future construction. Skillful hands, do you think?"

"That's right, your majesty!" said cleverly: "The Ministry of Works is recruiting construction teams with rich construction tracks from all over the country to Yongping County. The Ministry of Works and the Tiangong Administration plan to form a temporary yamen to manage the railway construction project from Yongping to Hulao."

"You have to communicate well with Chen Ye of Yongping and Tang Weide of Hulao." Qin Feng thought for a while. The construction of the track is a big project for both places. The two places have plans to build independently to drive the local economy. Especially Chen is also a businessman, and the accounts are calculated clearly. Now that the Ministry of Works and the Tiangong Administration intervene, it may cause their disgust. Although the China Unicom project of these two places has been elevated from a local project in the past to an experimental project at the national level, it was finally completed on their territory. If they cannot satisfy them, they will do anything to do if they do not cooperate non-violently, and that will be a mistake.

"I don't know!" Qiaoshou and Xu Lai said in unison. "Then we will communicate with Lord Chen and Lord Tang. At that time, this local yamen might also ask them to send people to settle in and coordinate."

"That's good." Qin Feng looked around, "Is Wan Ming here?"

Wan Ming, the temple native, squeezed over from behind, "I am here, I wonder what your Majesty has to give?"

"Your good day is coming." Qin Feng pointed at Wan Ming and smiled: "Can you guess what it is?"

Wan Min laughed and said, "Your Majesty, aren't it the countless horses that are being pulled along the train?"

"Natural." Qin Feng said: "In the next days, steam locomotives will definitely replace all horses. Our Ming Dynasty rail cars are all over the world. There are always tens of thousands of horses along the way, right?"

"Your Majesty, not only do you have to stop, there are 112,876 horses in total." Wan Min said happily.

"Why are you so clear?" Zeng Yi, the boss of the Railway Corporation behind him, looked at the other party in shock. Even though these horses are now part of the assets of the railway companies, he did not understand the specific number of horses.

Wan Min looked at him proudly: "Since I learned that the existence of steam locomotives, I knew that these horses were replaced were inevitable, so I quietly ordered the officials of the temple farming department from all over the country to go to the stations in various places to count one clearly so that you can avoid being intercepted and run away. Hahaha."

Zeng Yi was furious: "You slandered people and falsely accused me of these horses. These horses are all public property. Who dares to intercept and swallow them?"

"Be careful, there is no big mistake." Wan Min shook his head and said, "There are more than 100,000 horses, Lord Zeng, do you know that we are in the western land, many places in Chu, and there are still a lot of farmers who rely on people to pull the farmland. These horses appeared at the right time. Your Majesty, I requested that all horses be transferred to Sinong Temple, and distributed to various places by the Sinong Temple, and sold to the people. If the people have the horses to replace the manpower, the efficiency will inevitably increase greatly. Increase production and income will be just around the corner. Your Majesty, agriculture is the foundation of the country, and it will never be neglected."

Before Qin Feng could speak, the kitten on the side said slowly: "Sir Wan, there are more than 100,000 horses. If you want to swallow them in one breath, your appetite is too big, and you are not afraid of losing your belly. Your Majesty, our Ministry of War also needs a lot of horses to pull out. The army is driving, and the baggage and other things also need to pull the horses."

Geng Jingming from the Ministry of Revenue came out proudly: "Mr. Zeng said one thing before, "These tens of thousands of horses are all public property and are all property of the country. Do you want to take them away in vain? That is impossible. When I bought these horses, the money paid by the court was not used now, so the court naturally had to take them back. The Ministry of War wants it, no problem, the discount is deducted from the budget. The Temple and Agriculture Department wants it, no problem, and the discount is deducted from the budget."

Everyone looked at Geng Jingming with a constipation look, ready to make money. Once this guy was inserted, no one could think of having a good idea. However, Zeng Yi from the Railway Corporation was smiling at this time, and he looked like he was not afraid of high school when watching the show. Anyway, his railway Corporation could not keep these horses, but he was also happy to see those who wanted to divide the property of the Railway Corporation.

"Okay, stop fighting. For this matter, the Political Affairs Hall gathers various departments to get a charter." Qin Feng looked at Jin Jingnan, "This is not just a problem with horses, but also the follow-up placement of personnel who serve to manage these horses. Don't just want horses but not people. The chief minister has to solve it in a package." Qin Feng said.

"I understand." Jin Jingnan said with a smile. He also likes to be able to dig out a large piece of fat from the railway company. The railway company is a relatively complex department that manages railways all over the country. Just those stations all over the country are a huge asset. For example, Yuejingcheng Station was still far away from the city when it was originally planned to be built, but after development over the years, it has long been surrounded by the city. The remote areas in the past are about to become the center of the city. The existence of the station has driven the rapid development of surrounding commerce.

With rapid development, the land price here is now worth every inch of land and is worth the old nose. For example, the place where horses are raised at Yuejing Station is no longer needed, and you have to find a way to get these land back. There are so many situations like this in the country. In front of him, there are now colorful banknotes shaking. When he looked at Geng Jingming on one side, he looked happy. Obviously, he thought of this point. The two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent, but they were frightened by Zeng Yi on one side, and intuitively something bad was going to happen.

However, the Railway Corporation was not completely powerless to fight back, because at the beginning of the construction, because the imperial court had no money, it was a public-private joint venture at that time, and there were a large number of private shareholders in the Railway Corporation. To put it bluntly, they also had a share of these assets. Now the imperial court wants to take them back, so the Railway Corporation naturally wants to leave a little more.

This is not about seeking personal gain, but about fighting for rights for the department. You must know that the steam locomotives of the Tiangong Department will not be given to the Railway Corporation for free, and they will definitely have to spend money to buy them. The Railway Corporation has only made a little profit since mid-last year, so these people cannot take advantage of them in vain.

Zeng Yi thought of the way, and decided to immediately call the officials and major shareholders to discuss after going back, how to retain more rights and interests from those bloody mouths. It is definitely impossible to fight directly. Although the railway company has a huge body, there are no such thing as the Ministry of War, Ministry of Revenue, and Political Affairs Hall! But Sinong Temple, hum, he actually touched my little black tent in secret. This matter cannot be casual. If Wan Ming doesn't treat himself to heaven and earth, he will make him suffer a lot.

The people in the room were quiet and they were thinking about how to divide the huge amount of assets in their hearts. Qin Feng naturally ignored the little thoughts of these officials. For him, no matter who gets the big head, the meat is rotten in the pot and will not be cheap outsiders. They can do it themselves, just because everyone has nothing to say. The Eight Immortals cross the sea and show their own abilities. If you are incompetent and others take over the big head, you can only close the door and complain.

"Xu Lai, the steam locomotive technology should have matured, right? It should be mass-produced next?" Qin Feng called Xu Lai to the front.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the rest can only be discovered during long-distance operation." Xu Lai nodded: "Now the Tiangong Department and the Ministry of Industry have negotiated to establish a steam engine factory. The Tiangong Department has provided technology and the Ministry of Industry has provided funds. The most important thing for our Tiangong Department is to engage in research. The next step is to prepare to further improve the miniaturization of the steam engine and develop a steam engine with greater strength."

"Your Majesty, steam locomotives are finally prepared for our Railway Corporation. Our Railway Corporation also wants to participate in this factory, after all, we are users." Zeng Yi took the opportunity and got in one go.

"Who said that it was only prepared for you?" The clever hands were unhappy. One more department would be the one more person to share the money, not to mention that this thing would be sold to the railway company in the future. If he participated, the money would be unhappy. "Master Xu is now studying how to use motorcycles on ordinary roads!"
Chapter completed!