He even puffed up his chest and looked at the steam train running on the track that was doing verification experiments: "I think this thing... this car has obvious advantages and disadvantages. But if used well, it can

It has helped me a lot, Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Gaochi, who walked over with Zhang Ergong, couldn't help but smile and asked: "Then go on, what are the advantages and disadvantages of this?"

With the support, the smile on Zhu Shangbing's face became even brighter.

He waved his hand and pointed at the three fully loaded carriages pulled by the steam engine on the track: "The biggest advantage is that this carriage can pull more things than a carriage. Even a steam carriage is not like this. In this way, if the imperial court wants to provide relief to a certain place in the future,

Or goods from a certain place can be transported by day, which will save a lot of manpower.

As for the shortcomings...the roads used by this car are fixed and the cost is high, making it easy for thieves to covet.

But just now I also thought that this car is obviously not only capable of transporting goods. With slight modifications to the carriage, it can also be used to transport people. Nowadays, I think this carriage can hold a hundred people, and ten carriages can

It can hold an entire army of soldiers and horses from Qianhusuo!

This significance is probably no less than transporting goods."

Zhu Gaochi blinked and muttered to himself that he would never call him a true fool again.

Zhu Yunxi nodded repeatedly: "Except for shipping, I can't think of anything that can do more than this car. As for carrying people or soldiers and horses, it is indeed a first-class car.

advantage."

The transportation of strategic materials and the projection of military power are based on various types of transportation.

Today's Ming Dynasty's well-equipped cavalry are already the most mobile.

But how far can you run in a whole day? And the war horse needs to rest at regular intervals.

But the train is different, there is no need to consider rest time.

As long as sufficient coal is added to the combustion chamber, the vehicle can always be driven on the railway.

What is the reason why imperial power has not been sent to the countryside for thousands of years?

In addition to the official system sinking layer by layer, resulting in the elongation of the administrative system.

The most important issue is transportation and communication.

"Whether this road is built or not, the imperial court needs to mine more iron ore!" Zhu Shangbing continued to get to the core of the issue.

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "Under the New Deal, the court must be fully prepared. But at the moment, things such as allotment, imperial inspection, military merit and honors are being implemented, and we are also trying to loosen household registration. I am afraid it will be difficult for the government and the people to recruit corvees."

Civilian husband."

Zhang Ergong also spoke from the side: "We call this road a railway, and this car is a train. I can verify it. If the imperial court wants to build a railway, it must use enough labor. The road must be laid with foundations, and then the trees can be cut down to be used as sleepers.

, and then lay rails on top of it.

Qie Chen and others have also recently discovered traces of new mines in the local area, and they also need to be mined manually. Otherwise, compared with the current annual output of iron ingots by the imperial court, it would be impossible to guarantee the construction of the railway..."

"Then let Duke Cao and Duke Kai capture laborers from outside!" Zhu Shangbing directly stated the solution categorically.

Before Zhu Gaochi could speak, Zhu Shangbing had already raised his hand and said: "The imperial court is now in Shanxi Province, Zhili and other places, and there are already countless Japanese workers. As long as all the Japanese do not die, our Ming Dynasty will not be short of workers!"

Zhu Gaochi frowned and looked at Zhu Yunxi silently.

However, Zhu Yunxi smiled and nodded: "Best brother Bing!"

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Chapter completed!