Chapter 156: A new era has arrived
The Uszang incident is an ongoing incident, and the people operating it are Han Lingshan and Sun Guoxin.
Both of these two people were extremely trusted by Yun Zhao. He believed that these two people should have plans for the further development of the matter, so he refused to interfere roughly with their plans.
The plan drawn up by these two people is definitely beneficial to Ming Dynasty. Yun Zhao is convinced of this.
Don’t say that Ngawang Living Buddha wrote one step of the Shurangama Sutra by pricking his blood. Even if he pricked his blood and copied the entire Tripitaka, Yun Zhao would not abandon his two loyal friends. The subordinates turned around and trusted a strange lama.
As for the vendetta that is happening on the Uzang Plateau, if Yun Zhao doesn’t want to hear it, he doesn’t have to listen. He only needs to order Zhang Xiu not to take any documents about Uzang and seal them directly. Just block it.
To be honest, things in the Ming Dynasty are still complicated. Yun Zhao should not devote more attention to small things happening in a distant place.
After meeting the six role models, Yun Zhao took the train and left Yushan City and went straight to Fenghuang Mountain City.
On the fifth day of March, Xia Wanchun had already completed the construction of this railway.
The eighty-mile road was completed in half an hour. Yun Zhao was extremely disappointed with this highly praised railway.
Because of this speed, war horses can also reach it. Stronger war horses are even faster than trains.
The only advantage is that you can pull a lot of goods. Just like now, you can pull a thousand people from Yushan City to Fenghuang Mountain City in half an hour.
In Zhang Guozhu's view, this is already very remarkable. After all, there is no way that the old, weak, women and children riding the train can run so fast on horseback.
Maybe it’s because the journey from Yushan Road to Fenghuang Mountain City is uphill, so the speed slowed down. The train only used more than half of the 150 miles of downhill road from Fenghuang Mountain City to Chang’an. hour.
"That's it. This distance and this time are both good."
Zhang Guozhu saw that Yun Zhao didn't seem very satisfied, so he said something without beginning or end.
The capital must be heavily garrisoned, but the heavy troops cannot be too far away from the capital. Zhang Guozhu believes that the distance of eighty miles is just right, and the distance of one hundred and fifty miles is also just right.
Yushan City is very important. Once there is a warning, after the smoke is lit, the soldiers and horses of Fenghuang Mountain City can rush to Yushan City within an hour.
If there is a warning signal in Chang'an City, the soldiers and horses from Fenghuang Mountain City can arrive within two hours, so it can't be considered too late anyway.
"Actually, the time of burning incense is the best."
Yun Zhao couldn't help but babbled out.
Zhang Guozhu glanced at Yun Zhao expressionlessly, then turned to look at the scenery passing by on both sides of the railway. Many times, Yun Zhao always liked to use such nonsense.to show off their achievements.
Only Yun Zhao himself knew that running thirty kilometers in fifteen minutes was really not an exaggeration.
The train whined and panted as it stopped at the platform of Lantian County. Yun Zhao looked at the classical-style train station and was not even interested in going down to take a look.
As soon as the gate opened, the crowd ran towards the train like wild horses, which caused a very bad memory for Yun Zhao.
Fortunately, the people in the train car he was riding in could not enter, otherwise, Yun Zhao would think that he was a sardine!
"Can you make back the investment?"
Yun Zhao glanced at his disciple and asked.
Xia Wanchun said quickly: "Two years and three months. If the latest locomotive can be used by the end of the year, this time will be shortened."
Yun Zhao frowned and said: "Is it so profitable? ? Let me tell you, the biggest role of trains is transportation, not making money. If the cost is too high, it will not be worth the loss for the country." The cost of traveling by carriage between the two places is the same."
After Yun Zhao asked Zhang Xiu about the cost of hiring a carriage, he nodded and said that the fare set by Xia Wanchun was quite reasonable.
“The key to making money is freight. There are too many goods in Lantian County that need to be transported to Chang’an and Yushan, and there are too many goods in Yushan that need to be transported to Fenghuang Mountain City. Therefore, the speed of making money is very fast. Fast."
"It's too much, and there is still room for the freight and ticket prices to fall. It will be a huge profit to recover the cost in five years."
Yun Zhao took a look. Xia Wanchun sent the documents and then made a quick decision. "
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this data has been calculated. If the price continues to drop, the carriage shops that specialize in these three places will close down. "
Yun Zhao threw the document back to Xia Wanchun and said: "Confused! ”
After reprimanding Xia Wanchun, Yun Zhao did not say why he had to let the coachman have no food. This was completely different from his usual behavior.
Zhang Guozhu looked at Yun Zhao, Seeing the seriousness on his face, he waved his hand and told Xia Wanchun to leave, and asked in a low voice: "Why?
Yun Zhao looked at the trees passing by outside the window and said calmly: "It has been too easy for the carriage shop to make a living in transporting goods over the years. Only by putting enough pressure on them can they do it." better.
If they cannot survive this kind of pressure, they deserve to disappear. Only when these old trades disappear will new trades be born.
I hate a city that has not changed for a long time. A city that keeps making progress and developing is the city I want. Only then can our Ming Dynasty keep progressing, changing, and repairing itself. ”
This sentence was not Yun Zhao’s whim, but after coming to Ming Dynasty, he found that the cities here were running unchanged forever. Chang’an City a hundred years ago was the same as that of the Ming Dynasty. A hundred years laterAnseong has hardly changed.
After every city has chosen a way of life that suits them, nothing has changed.
I don’t want any changes, I am very stubborn and unwilling to make changes.
A business in the city has not changed since the great-grandfather handed it over to the grandfather's hands, and it has not changed since the grandfather handed it over to the father's hands. Now Yun Zhao does not want his father to hand over the business to his son, and still use the oldest business. Ways to do business...
In the past, Yun Zhao must have thought that this was a kind of persistence and a kind of beauty... Unfortunately, the industrial revolution in Europe is about to begin, and the world will move at an unprecedented speed. Changes are taking place. If Ming Dynasty continues to adhere to the old habits, it will be eliminated by the world sooner or later.
Yun Zhao clearly knows that his existence is actually an act of cheating. Even if he is the emperor, there is still a huge threat of the death of the people and the government.
Rather than letting the people of Ming Dynasty make changes after being beaten in the future, it is better to force them to get used to this ever-changing world now.
Doing this in other places is likely to cause tragedy one after another, but in the circle of Lantian, Yushan, Chang'an, and Fenghuang Mountain City, doing this will not cause too much turmoil.
The worst situation is that the owner of the carriage shop goes bankrupt.
The coachmen no longer drive the carts, so they can easily find other jobs and not starve to death.
Zhang Guozhu said in confusion: "According to the news from Europe from the men in black, our Ming Dynasty is already at the pinnacle of the world. Why is Your Majesty so worried?"
"The top of the world? Do you know what kind of country is the top of the world?"
Yun Zhao said to Zhang Guozhu unceremoniously in a mocking tone.
"Ask me!"
Zhang Guozhu did not flinch. Since the emperor had set a clear path, he would definitely ask clearly.
"When I whisper, the whole world will prick up their ears and listen quietly. When I give an order, no one in the world dares to disobey! This is the pinnacle of the world!"
Seeing the train slowly stop at Chang'an City Station, Yun Zhao said a word, got up and got off the train, and easily blended into the crowd under the cover of the guards.
Zhang Guozhu did not get off the train. He had to return to Yushan City. Therefore, it was not until the train started humming again that he said calmly: "Don't you just want to be the Supreme? I should. It's not too difficult."
Yun Zhao couldn't hear Zhang Guozhu's confident words. Standing in the bustling crowd, looking at the train passengers carrying boxes and carrying luggage, he felt like he was entering. from an old movie.
Only you are the protagonist, and the others are just foils to this scene.
A pot-bellied businessman hurried past him carrying a robe on his back...
A subordinate official in green clothes walked past him with a cowhide briefcase in his arms...
The back of one headA young man in green shirt with a pony tail walked past him lightly...
A woman in a bright red dress held a wrapped pipa in her arms and walked from behind accompanied by a little maid. He walked in front of him... He looked ordinary, but the way he walked looked like willows swaying in the wind, and he gave Yun Zhao a mysterious smile.
A government servant swinging a baton in his hand lazily leaned against a wooden pillar. Beside him, there was another man with his hands locked by a thin iron chain, and a huge policeman hanging around his neck. A wooden sign with a letter - This person is a thief!
"Woooooooo..."
The train blew its whistle and started moving slowly. Yun Zhao looked back and found that Zhang Guozhu did not get off the car and even waved to him. There was no intention of saying goodbye.
"It doesn't matter, this city belongs to me too."
The sound of the whistle dragged Yun Zhao back from the dream-like world, he whispered to himself, and then jumped casually After getting into a carriage that was waiting for him, the guards closed the door and the carriage drove quickly towards Xi'an City.
The scene he just experienced is still playing in Yun Zhao's mind frame by frame.
This is not the Ming Dynasty that Yun Zhao knew. The Ming Dynasty that he knew was still groaning and wailing under the iron hooves of the Jianzhou people. The Ming Dynasty that he knew was making its final struggle and should not be so quiet and peaceful.
But what is this if not the Ming Dynasty?
This is the Ming Dynasty created by Laozi!
Yun Zhao laughed inexplicably, and the laughter echoed and circled in the carriage. Finally, Yun Zhao's whole body was immersed in this hearty laughter, making Yun Zhao's whole body feel happy!