Great Zhou Empress

Now that the locomotive has been made and she has tested it herself, it is natural to promote it.

She bought shares with investment, and asked Gong Xuyang to buy shares with technology, and established the Dazhou Royal Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, preparing to mass-produce locomotives.And the locomotive appeared, so it is natural to vigorously develop the train track.

When building the fast horse track before, Xue Zhijing was thinking about if it could be made into a locomotive in the future, so the fast horse track was made according to the train track. With the same specifications, this time it is only necessary to replace the horse pulling the cart with a locomotive up.

However, because of the use of the expressway before, it did not cost much less than the speedway.So for such a long time, Da Zhou has not built a few fast horse lanes, and the busiest one is the one from Bianjing City to Wanguo City.

From the point of view of economy and commerce, sea ships were used to carry out commercial exchanges between the nations, while the Western Regions used camels to transport goods to the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom mostly used horse-drawn carts to transport goods to the Great Zhou Dynasty.In the country of Dazhou, water transport was mostly used in the south, while horse-drawn carts were mostly used in the north.

The emergence of the fast horse lane has given the freight in the north an additional choice. Using a fast horse cart can generally save half the time and part of the horsepower, but it needs to pay a lot of customs clearance fees in the middle. Calculated, only bulk cargo Long-distance transportation is more cost-effective, and the rest of the short-distance small cargo is not suitable.

But the emergence of locomotives will reduce freight by half or even more in terms of time and economic costs.

It's just that people don't know it yet.

In order to publicize and promote, the Bureau of Machinery Manufacturing has carried out many free ride activities, and printed advertisements in Lichunyuan to illustrate the cost savings of this brand-new means of transportation.

Free rides naturally attract a large number of people to try it. Although some people are afraid of the sound of the train and the speed of the roller coaster, more people feel the brand-new experience brought by this completely different speed. experience.

They have become automatic propagandists, promoting this train as the "Maximum" of the new era.

After a while of publicity, Shengfeng Bank finally launched a new bond sale, railway bonds.

Just like the canals and fast horse lanes that were built for water transportation before, borrow money from people with funds all over the country, and then return the funds according to the gate fee after the railway is built.

The previous publicity about the speed and cost of trains finally played a role at this time. The big businessman recognized that there is a fast carriageway for trains, that is to say, the railway is indeed a more efficient and efficient transportation channel than the speedway. People with funds take this into consideration and think that more people will use trains to transport goods, and the tolls at the gates will definitely be high, and their investment is guaranteed.

Soon, construction began on railroads, which relied on railroad bonds to raise the first funds for their construction.

At the same time, the carriages pulled by the locomotive also began to run on the previous express carriageway. At the beginning, the train and the horse-drawn carriages traveled together, but after a short period of time, the horse-drawn trains never appeared on the express carriage again. The carriageway was on, and the fast carriageway quickly changed into a real railway.

From then on, people saw rumbling trains running on the railway, and on the side of the road, there were various carriages running slowly.

And Xiao Liege's commuting also changed from a fast horse carriage to a train.

Every day, when the people accompanying the capital of Liao Kingdom heard the rumble of the train, they would know, oh, it’s time to go to work in the morning...ah, now it’s time to get off work in the evening.Xiao Liege didn't even know that his commute had become a fixed alarm clock for the residents of the capital.

Xiao Liege is also very busy recently, because almost all the wood and half of the iron needed for railway construction are imported from the Liao Kingdom, so the nobles of the Liao Kingdom began to shrink some of their other industries, He devoted himself fully to logging, mining, and iron making in the deep mountains.

Xue Zhijing reminded Xiao Liege a few words, "You have to pay special attention to a few points. These nobles have adjusted their industrial direction. They are chasing profit. You can't govern. You must ensure that your agriculture and animal husbandry cannot be affected. Otherwise, in winter, there will not be enough food, cattle and sheep, and the farmers and herdsmen at the bottom will suffer from hunger and cold, which is not good. Secondly, logging in deep mountains must be planned,

The mountain cannot be bald all at once, otherwise next summer, a heavy rain may be a flash flood. "

When Xue Zhijing said this, Xiao Liege still felt quite warm, she said, "I guess I've been with you for a long time, I also like to read something about economics and trade, I watched "Guan Zi" a few days ago and saw a story. "

Xue Zhijing was also interested. Mr. Guan Zhong was a very famous politician in history, and he played the market economy very smoothly. She smiled and asked Xiao Liege what story he saw.

Xiao Liege said, "Guanzi wanted to attack Chu, but Chu was too powerful to attack by force, so he thought of a trick. He bought Chu's deer with a lot of money, and the price of the deer rose all the way, causing the whole Chu to fall for it." Boiling, the farmers stopped farming and went hunting in the mountains. Guan Zi secretly bought the grain of Chu State. In winter, the grain of Chu State was not enough to eat, and the price increased more than 40 times, leaving a pile of unsalable grain in the warehouse The deer that went out. In three years, Chu State fell."

Xue Zhijing looked suddenly enlightened, clapped his hands and said, "Oh, why didn't I think of it, I should use this trick, let you Liao people all go to the mountains to cut wood, go to the mine to dig iron, and then buy all your sheep with a lot of money Ah, cattle, food, when winter comes, I will be able to subdue the enemy without fighting, and completely include your Liao Kingdom into my territory of Great Zhou."

Xiao Liege gave her an angry look, "Oh! I'll strangle you to death."

Xiao Liege knew that Xue Zhijing always liked to tease her, as if seeing her angry or something, he would find it funny, according to Xue Zhijing's words, this is called "the joy of life".

No, after finishing speaking, Xue Zhijing hugged her and rubbed her again.

Xiao Liege sometimes felt that Xue Zhijing seemed to regard her as a pet dog, probably the kind that was raised by the women in the harem, hugged and played with in his arms.

Time keeps moving forward, spring has passed, and summer is coming soon.

The World Congress is held in midsummer. Because there is a wetland on the side of the City of Nations and it is located in the north, there is only less than a ten-day period in midsummer that makes people feel uncomfortably hot. The rest of the time is relatively comfortable.

At this time, all the athletes participating in the World Congress have started the final preparations.

Except for the athletes from the Liao Kingdom who have lived in their accompanying capital of the Liao Kingdom for a long time, those from other countries have come to Wanguo City early.

All the venues of the Congress of Nations have long been open to them, allowing them to practice in them.

Except for the athletes from Dazhou and Liao, other countries basically did not sign up for all the events. In a small country in Nanyang, only two people participated in the swimming competition, and they both participated in the swimming competition, probably because they had few people. Well, not many people come here.

There is still some time before I heard about the World Congress. Xue Zhijing has always been willing to come to the princes or businessmen from some small countries who came with the merchant ships of the Great Zhou. After registering their country information, they can sign up to participate. The time is so tight. , There are naturally fewer projects to participate in, that is, just participate in it.

But what Xue Zhijing wanted was to participate.

This is just the first World Congress of Nations. After laying a basic tone, the second and third sessions will be held regularly. Slowly, she will be able to draw all the countries within reach into this World Congress. During the activities of the conference.

Here, all countries get to know each other, exchange feelings, and at the same time release each other's aggressiveness through sports competition, and the distance between each other can be shortened.

At the same time, Great Zhou and Liao, as great powers, can establish a new order of nations in the form of backbones in the process, and can even help deal with the conflicts that arise between neighboring small states.

There are so many things that can be done.

These two days, Xiao Liege practiced archery very hard, and said that she was going to represent the Liao Kingdom in the women's archery competition.

Xue Zhijing was naturally supportive, and would practice with her for a while after dinner in the evening.

At night, the light was dim, and the square of the palace was still a bit dark despite being lit, but Xiao Liege said that this state was more suitable, as she could train a good archer.

Xue Zhijing set up tables and chairs, put out tea and snacks, watched her practice, and waited for her to come over to drink tea together.

Xue Zhijing feels very comfortable to have such a leisurely time every day, to look at his lover and wait for her.

After Xiao Liege practiced, he came over and stood and took a sip of tea, the temperature was just right, Xue Zhijing saw that the time was almost up, so he poured it for her in advance.

Xiao Liege suddenly remembered something, and asked, "What did you drink last time, coffee, why haven't I seen you drink it?"

Speaking of this, Xue Zhijing felt a little disappointed, "Hey, it's not much, I've already drank it all."

"Drink it all?" Xiao Liege said, "I remember you liked it quite a bit, but if it's gone, what should I do?"

Xue Zhijing pulled her to his side, wiped her sweat with a towel by his side, and said, "I have already asked Haishang to buy it for me, but the journey is far away, and it will take next summer anyway. Tian Shou Yu said that a small seedling has been planted, I think we can look forward to it, and in about [-] years, we will be able to drink the coffee we planted in Dazhou."

Xiao Liege looked surprised, "In [-], children can run away?"

Xue Zhijing reached out and scratched the bridge of her nose, "The child can run away? Where did the child come from?"

"That's all I said."

Xue Zhijing opened his arms, and Xiao Liege took advantage of the situation and sat down, sitting firmly on Xue Zhijing's lap. Xue Zhijing held her waist, squeezed it, and said, "I have practiced a lot of arrows recently, and my waist seems to be tight. A lot."

Xiao Liege said proudly, "When am I not tight?"

Xue Zhi nodded his head, "That's right, it's tight all the time."

Xiao Liege gave her a blank look, "Where did you think of?"

Xue Zhijing looked innocent, "You misunderstood me, I didn't say anything, I didn't do anything."

Xiao Liege didn't believe it. Looking at her smiling eyebrows, she knew that she must have bad intentions in her heart. She knew that under the image of her family's Mr. Xiaojing, there was a side that was not humane.