Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Even though they are all built along the ancient Shang-Yu Road, it is extremely difficult to widen this ancient road into a parallel state with railways and highways.

Even though more than 1000 million manpower has been invested in this road alone, there is still no end in sight.

But fortunately, he has recaptured the capital.

If the Shangyu ancient road is difficult to pass through, then take the Weihan ancient road.

That is the road that passes through Hangu Pass, reaches Luoyang in the east, and reaches Xi'an in the west.

Xi'an-Luoyang Railway is the second railway in Chinese history.

Historically, its construction began in 1898. It took 12 years and cost 5,300 million pounds to build in cooperation between the Qing government and the British Central Railway Company.

It spans the three provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan, from Xi'an to Luoyang, with a total length of 802 kilometers.

It was the longest railway in China at that time and an important milestone in the history of Chinese railways.

And today, this glory will be born on the crown of the new Ming Dynasty.

Gao Doushu glanced at the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, I believe that this railway can be extended eastward and built all the way to Shandong."

Zhu Youjian laughed:

"Yes, that's what I planned."

This railway originally connected Lianyungang in history.

However, in Zhu Youjian's plan, Lianyungang was to be directly connected to Handu.

This is for planning overseas trade.

Later generations developed the coastal areas first, so there was not much demand for railways. It was only when the central and western regions began to develop that the importance of railway transportation became prominent.

And Zhu Youjian, because of the limitations of his territory and in order to maintain the unity of the Ming Dynasty——

Under the premise that the prosperous South regards the North as a burden, if the coastal development policy is implemented, the gap between the rich and the poor will further widen, which will inevitably lead to a complete split between the North and the South.

Therefore, Zhu Yousheng's policy was to develop the central part first, that is, the Handu Industrial Zone.

Later, after taking over Li Zicheng, they began to promote the development of the north. This is the origin of Longzhou.

Today, there are only two industrial zones in the Ming Dynasty, Handu and Longzhou.

Handu is better and can rely on water transportation.

However, the Yellow River has several bends and there are no conditions for water transportation.

In addition, Zhu Youjian wants to rely on these two industrial zones to revitalize the entire Ming Dynasty and even capture Northern Xinjiang...

Railways became a top priority.

This is why the only railway going south is the Han-Guang Line. (Handu-Wuhan-Changsha-Guangzhou is nearly [-] kilometers longer than the later Xiangyang-Guangzhou line.)

The reason why the railways heading north are blooming everywhere.

A schematic diagram of the eight-vertical and eight-horizontal railway network of the New Ming Dynasty. Black is the first phase and red is the long view.

To put it simply, it is to use industrial zones to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor in the north and south, and at the same time use the railway network to regain northern Xinjiang.

What Gao Doushu said was another matter.

Northern Xinjiang will one day be pacified, and the output of the industrial zone must be prepared for a rainy day.

In other words, using overseas trade to earn money for the development of the Ming Dynasty.

——That is to say, find a few ports for Handu and Longzhou to go to the sea.

In the recent planning, Longzhou has two sea outlets: Tianjin and Qingdao.

That is what Gao Doushu said about the China Unicom Railway to Beijing and the China Unicom Railway to Shandong.

There will be more Jilin and Nurgandus in the future.

The outlet of Handu is Lianyungang and the Han River-Yangtze River water transport with the shortest straight line distance.

Politics is a big game.

If we really analyze it from the perspective of fairness, it will inevitably harm the interests of some regions.

Fairness is always relative, not absolute!

For the sake of the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian must make a choice.

This development model is Zhu Youjian's only choice on the premise of maintaining unity.

……

Gao Doushu smiled. He naturally believed in the emperor's plan.

You know, just last year, he was still worried. Even though he was determined to sacrifice his life for the country, it was difficult to see hope.

In just two years.

Unexpectedly, Ming Dynasty has been completely transformed.

I don’t know when, rustling snow particles fell.

Amidst the beeping sound of falling snow, a monarch and his ministers stand on the banks of the Yellow River.

One autumn rain and one cold, ten autumn rains need to wear cotton.

The frozen land is coming.

The construction period in the north is also coming to an end this year.

Fortunately, the simple railway to Xi'an has been connected in a single line.

Gao Doushu patted the snow particles on his shoulders, glanced at the eunuch who opened the umbrella for the two of them, and nodded slightly in thanks.

continued:

"The site selection work for the three railways going out of the Yin Mountains to the east, west and north has been completed. The ministers have recruited 500 million men. At the same time, 300 million Mongolian men have been selected to start construction.

If you do more before the freeze, there will be less stress next year.

According to His Majesty's instructions, the routes of these three railways are all areas of rivers and lakes.

Fortunately, Longzhou has cement plants and no shortage of steel plants, so building bridges is not a big problem.

As long as these places with abundant water and grass are within our railway lines, when the future trade city is completed, my Ming Dynasty will be able to hold the entire grassland in our hands. "

Zhu Youjian was overjoyed. He took off his black Yishan crown inlaid with golden dragon patterns, flicked off the snow particles on it, and said:

"Do those prairie leaders have any objections?"

Gao Doushu smiled:

“Your Majesty, droughts have been very serious in the grasslands in recent years.

We have food, and this is a big killer.

Who dares to object?

Anyone who dares not to accept our railway will not receive assistance.

The snow this year is only ten days later than last year. It can be predicted that even if there is no white disaster (snow disaster) this year, it will not be much better.

If those leaders really dare to take away our food, the herdsmen below will tear them apart!

In addition, in accordance with your Majesty's instructions, I have contacted Baltu, the great Khan of the Junggar tribe of the Oara Alliance. "

Zhu Youjian smiled.

"Prairie Silk Trade" in exchange for the Ming Dynasty Railway Plan...

Even if someone really saw through his intentions, he wouldn't dare to object!

Because people need to eat!

Thank you Jurchen!

If the Jurchens hadn't robbed most of the grassland people's cattle and sheep, the Mongols would not even be able to survive the winter...

If I want to promote the "Prairie Silk Road Trade", I have to resort to another knife!

And blood...

Killing to stop killing will only deepen hatred and eventually become irresolvable...

The Oua League is the Oirat League.

Activities are in Xinjiang, Moxi and Wistan regions.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Wala, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was called Oirat.

The "Mongol-Oirat Code" is the alliance between the Oara tribe, which does not belong to the Golden Family, and the Mongols.

The purpose was to resist the Qing court's advance.

The prerequisite for the signing of this alliance treaty is that the Golden Family surrenders to the Jurchens.

The Mongols surrendered, but the Oara people were unwilling to surrender.

Baltu is Choros Hedo and Qin.

That is, the father of Galdan who defeated the "Kangxi Holy Emperor" of the Qing Dynasty and cried for his father and mother.

(Let me tell you a little trivia: Galdan was a living Buddha in Tibetan area and one of the three eminent monks at that time.)