Chapter 863: Railway open to traffic

Cui Xueer looked at her father who was standing in front of her with surprise.
After returning to her senses, her eyes suddenly burst into tears. Since entering the palace, she has never seen her father again, and now she feels a little sad when they meet.
Xiao Ming stood behind King Huainan, and when he left, he took King Huainan to the palace. This trip to Qingzhou was just the beginning. After these vassal kings return, they will have to look at their specific actions, so Xiao Ming dare not care. Facing the strongest of the three kings, he still has to play the emotional card.
It wasn't that Xiao Ming was afraid of King Huainan, but that he was unwilling to start the war lightly and waste his national power.
When he was just an ordinary person, he also liked to shout and scream casually, but since becoming the emperor, he has become more afraid to speak easily.
For him, unless one thing must be solved by war, he will not start a war easily. After all, the saying, "Though a country is big, it must perish in a war" is not what the ancients said casually.
"Chen, see the imperial concubine." King Huainan was also a little excited, but he tried to suppress his emotions and saluted Cui Xueer.
Cui Xueer was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that now they are no longer a simple father-daughter relationship, and now his father must call her a noble concubine.
With a slight sigh in her heart, Cui Xueer said, "The King of Huainan exempted her from ceremony."
Hearing this, King Huainan dared to get up.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Ming said, "King Huainan doesn't have to be courteous. Although Xueer is now the imperial concubine, she is also your daughter. If you have anything to say as a father and daughter, then."
Realizing that it was his own existence that made King Huainan a little unwilling to let go, he said: "Dafu Qian, you accompany the imperial concubine out of the palace today, and let the King Huainan and the imperial concubine go to Cui Shangan’s mansion for a few days to gather. King Huainan rarely comes to Qingzhou , Can’t be disappointed."
"Yes, the emperor." Qian Dafu answered, and Cui Xueer and King Huainan also smiled, and their family can finally be reunited.
Having said this, Xiao Ming went to the Imperial Study Room. He just said that he had something to do not to shirk, but she saw Princess Pingyang walking towards the Imperial Study Room.
Turning and leaving, Xiao Ming arrived in the imperial study room, when Princess Pingyang had just arrived.
Seeing Xiao Ming, Princess Pingyang said: "Congratulations to the emperor for the double happiness today."
"Double happiness? Where is double happiness?"
Xiao Ming smiled. He now agrees with Princess Pingyang more and more, because no matter from the secret guard or his observation, Princess Pingyang has been conscientiously building the railway now.
He naturally agrees with such a willing aunt.
After getting acquainted with Xiao Ming, Princess Pingyang, while respecting the imperial power, would also grasp the skills of getting along with Xiao Ming. She jokingly said: "One of these is the smooth cutting of the domain. Since then, the Kingdom of Great Yu has lost three more clan kings. The second place is the Qingzhou Laiwu, Dengzhou, and Kaiping three railways will be open to traffic soon. Isn’t this a double happiness?"
"Open to traffic?" Xiao Ming asked in surprise, "Really?"
"I don't dare to joke with the emperor about this. According to the emperor's plan, we will complete the opening of these three railways by the end of this year. We are just a little bit ahead." Princess Binh Duong said, "However, this is all due to the slaves provided by the emperor. And sufficient parts in the steel mill."
Xiao Ming nodded slightly, now it's winter, and unknowingly, another year is about to pass.
Although the key event during the year was the expulsion of the barbarians, the industry and construction of the country of Da Yu have been in progress. This railway is just one of them. In addition, in order to solve the problem of ore, the Department of Minerals sent a large number of personnel to Look for various large mines throughout the country.
Once these mines marked on the drawings were discovered, the Minerals Department immediately established mines with the cooperation of the local government.
In addition, steel workshops, steam engine workshops, and mechanical workshops are all adding production lines, and three large shipbuilding workshops have been added along the coast.
These shipyards are different from the backward handicraft workshops in the past, but a large number of steam engines are used, and some special machinery and equipment for the shipyards have also begun to settle in.
Since the launch of the steam engine warship, the idea of ​​the ironclad warship has been circling in his mind. These mechanized shipbuilding workshops are just for the construction of the steam engine-powered ironclad warship.
"Good! Good! Good!" Xiao Ming said three good words in succession. He got up and walked to the map of Yushufang where three railway lines were marked.
These three lines are not straight lines, but twists and turns like earthworms. In the planning of the construction, the key area that the railway passes through is the mining area, so it has such a shape.
"Once it is opened to traffic, the three places are connected into one line. From then on, the cities along the railway will no longer have to worry about coal and iron. In this way, the industrial area of ​​Qingzhou can be expanded." Xiao Ming trembling with excitement.
A sad fact is that since the industrialization of Qingzhou Prefecture, the development of Dayu Kingdom has been limited to only a few cities.
There is no other reason, but the contradiction lies in the transportation of resources.
The country of Great Yu is not the United Kingdom. From south to north, it is the distance from north to south of Qingzhou Prefecture. The transportation resources of this vast country are very difficult. It is far from enough to rely on primitive water transportation and carriage transportation.
Therefore, Xiao Ming can only rely on resource-rich regions to build an industrial foundation. Once the industrial foundation is established, railways will be built nationwide to open up the transportation of resources across the country.
If you want to be rich, you must first build roads. This is not just empty talk. Even in the 21st century, areas with poor transportation are still very poor, because there are no transportation conditions.
A smile appeared on Princess Pingyang. It was the first time she saw Xiao Ming so happy. She said, "But the three railways have consumed a lot of money in the treasury."
"No matter how poor you are, you have to repair it." Xiao Ming said firmly, "Your Railway Department's mission has just begun. After these three railways, you will build the Qing-Liao Railway on the lines of Youzhou, Jinzhou, Liaozhou, and Raozhou. On the south side, starting from Laizhou, passing through Xuzhou~EbookFREE.me~Huaizhou, Bozhou, Jinling build the Qingjin Railway, and then build a railway from Qingzhou to the west to Chang'an, since Chang'an went south to Bashu."
Princess Pingyang was dumbfounded when she heard the words. This project is simply incredible to her. She said: "The emperor, this is not a task that can be completed in a few years."
"Of course I know this. Therefore, this is a long-term plan. The specific railway route I have planned for you is clear. Whether it is ten years or twenty years, the railway network of Dayu must be built." Xiao Ming's tone was firm.
Feeling Xiao Ming's determination, Princess Pingyang nodded heavily. She said, "With the words of the emperor, the Railway Department will definitely go all out."
Xiao Ming nodded. The railway network on the map is the route chosen by Hyundai after thorough verification. This saved the Railway Department a lot of time.
What they have to do now is to act as the tentacles of the country. Wherever the railway extends, their army can quickly deploy to where.
In this way, he can truly control the unstable area.