What kind of bad intentions can the little prince have?

In the past, everyone had only heard about the track, but never seen it. Many of them were just hearsay, and some spread rumors, not knowing what the track was imagined as.Now that these things have been spread to the door of the house, a large group of people ran over to join in the fun.

When Li Yue and the people from Prince Ning's Mansion got off the carriage, they faced such a scene. All those people looked at each other with burning eyes, and a man who was obviously not of low birth looked at Li Yue and behind him with a little awe. The carriage was much longer than the carriages they had ever seen, and his eyes were almost gleaming. He saluted Li Yue cautiously: "His Royal Highness Ning, how can this carriage walk on the track?"

Of course, it is because the wheels of the carriage are made with reference to the wheels of the train. They are cast directly from cast iron. The two sides are raised, and the tread with a little curvature can just catch the rails. The inner and outer circumferences of the wheels are also different. It can maintain balance when turning, and it is not easy to overturn.However, compared to normal carriage wheels, the wheels of this carriage are much smaller, and the carriage floor is also relatively low, so even if they got under the carriage, they may not be able to figure out what the wheel is.

Therefore, Li Yue just said with a smile: "This is currently considered an exclusive secret, and it is not enough for outsiders!"

These people didn't dare to really stop Li Yue and they wouldn't let them go. Li Yue is not an ordinary first-class businessman. He is from the Dou family, even though there are no successors in the Dou family now, but after all, they still have some roots.Although this guy doesn't have any official position, he still has some face in the circle of the royal relatives in Beijing. He is barely familiar to Li Yue. Although Li Yue doesn't remember his name, he still remembers that this guy used to be a He showed his face in front of this person, so he was considered polite to him.As for the others, Li Yue ignored them.However, he did say that anyone who is interested in a rail carriage can also try to ride it. Of course, it is limited to today. After today, this track will be officially opened to the public, whether it is transporting people or Whatever you do, you will be charged.

As soon as Li Yue said that he could try it for free, the crowd immediately became enthusiastic.Since ancient times, something like free has always been hard to refuse.Of course, if you are tempted, you will inevitably fall into the pit in the future.Don't think that ordinary people don't need to take this kind of rail carriage. Compared with riding a horse, riding this rail carriage is faster and more comfortable. Even sitting on a truck is better than driving a carriage by yourself. It's much more comfortable, at least it won't be too bumpy. Maybe some people will take this bus when they go to the west in the future. When this line becomes prosperous in the future and there are more people coming and going, Li Yue can consider adding another bus Carriages for passenger transport, instead of just freight as they are now.

Originally, Li Yue thought that Li Zhi would not be too interested in this kind of thing, but who knew that Li Zhi was also very interested in it, so she ran over the next day and said that she would give it a try, while following Empress Wu who came over It is also full of interest.

If these two want to go out in a carriage, it will be really troublesome, because they can't just go out by themselves, and they have to bring many guards and people around them. Fortunately, Li Yue was well prepared before. For the freight needs to Chang'an, two extra empty carriages were pulled over before, and only then did Baiqi and Habayashi Wei who accompanied him reluctantly bring them.

The carriage used by Li Zhi and his wife is the one that Li Yue took when he came here. Naturally, it is very comfortable. This carriage is equivalent to the caravan of later generations. It has a living room, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, study room, and bathroom.The kitchen uses a small coal stove and an ice cream, which can store ingredients for two days. The rail carriage will have a transfer station every [-] miles, where you can stop and rest temporarily, or continue driving after changing horses. Anyway, resting in the carriage is the same, and the general post station may not be as comfortable as inside the carriage.Fortunately, Li Zhi was still reliable, and he didn't have any whimsical ideas. He asked Li Yue to take him to Ningzhou directly. When he arrived at the first transfer station, after changing horses, he said that he could return to Chang'an.

"I want to build a track from Chang'an to Luoyang!" Li Zhi said suddenly on the way back.

Li Yue was taken aback, and couldn't help hesitating. He tentatively said, "How long does the saint plan to spend?"

Li Zhi said firmly: "The sooner the better!"

Li Yue considered his tone: "If you want to be quick, it will cost a lot of money!"

Li Zhi sighed and said, "Even if it costs a lot, it must be done!"

Seeing Li Yue's confused expression, Empress Wu explained: "Fifteen Lang, you are not in Chang'an very much, and you don't know many things. In fact, Guanzhong is really overwhelmed now!"

Speaking of this, Empress Wu showed a helpless look, and told Li Yue the problems the court was facing now.Chang'an City is indeed very magnificent. As the political center of the Tang Dynasty, many people come to Chang'an from various places in the Tang Dynasty every day. Moreover, many people did not come by themselves, especially those who came to seek official positions, or were originally Those who came to be officials had to bring a lot of servants with them. Chang'an City could barely accommodate such a large population. However, such a large population could not be satisfied by drinking the northwest wind. They really needed to eat.A bucket of rice here in Chang'an is 200 yuan, which is more than ten times more expensive than other places. Therefore, grain from all over the country is constantly being transported to Chang'an.

Guanzhong has been developed for so many years and has a large population. If it continues like this, even if Zhongnan Mountain is reclaimed to grow food, it will not be enough for so many people to consume. Therefore, Li Zhi deliberately shifted the center of gravity of the court to Luoyang.Compared with Chang'an, Luoyang has always been the hinterland of the Central Plains. It is also a large plain with relatively high grain production and few famines. Relatively speaking, it can accommodate a larger population.

However, Li Zhi didn't want to move the capital, but wanted to establish a two-capital system. The two sides took turns. Luoyang was originally the eastern capital, so there would be no opposition in the court.In this way, the pressure on both sides will not be too great.However, if running on both sides, if the traffic is not convenient enough, it will take a lot of time and a lot of money and food every time just on the road, and the appearance of the track gives Li Zhi a new choice, through the track, from Chang'an to Luoyang It was only a few days, and Li Zhi felt that the consumption was not worth mentioning.Even rail transportation can reduce the food pressure in Chang'an. After all, how much food can be transported by ordinary cars, and there is a lot of consumption in the transportation process. For example, when the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, those peasants transported food Going to the front line, what is consumed on the way is more than what is sent to the front line.

That is to say, Yang Guang built a canal and transported by ship through the canal, which reduced a lot of consumption. Otherwise, the consumption by land would only be greater.In fact, Li Zhi once had the intention to dig a canal to connect the water system in Chang'an and even Guanzhong with the canal. However, he really didn't dare to make this determination. It took three to forty years for the Sui Dynasty to fall. Many people still remember how it happened back then. As for the matter, the excavation of a canal does not know how many civilians are needed and how long it will take. If one is not paying attention, it will cause trouble.Now it is actually very good. The cost of transporting grain to Luoyang through the canal, and then transporting it from Luoyang to Guanzhong by rail should be much lower than before.Compared with the money spent on food every year, Li Zhi still thinks it is more cost-effective to build a track.

After listening to Li Zhi and Empress Wu's explanation, Li Yue suddenly understood what was going on. He really didn't expect that the food crisis in Chang'an is already so serious. Thinking about the Champa Rice before, Li Yue asked by the way .

Li Zhi nodded and said: "The Lingnan side got the rice seeds from Zhancheng, but they are trying to plant them in Lingnan. If the Zhancheng rice can mature early and produce high yields in the Central Plains, in the next few years, it will be planted in the south of the Yangtze River. Promote!"

Li Yue said on the side: "It's a pity that Champa and the south are not our Datang territory. Although the miasma in those places is relatively heavy and the natives are uneducated, the climate there is really suitable for rice planting. Two crops are the most basic, almost three crops a year. However, those natives don’t know much about farming, or in other words, it’s too easy for them to fill their stomachs. The climate is hot and humid, and trees grow all year round. There are all kinds of fruits on the ground, and there is no need to bother with farming, and you can live a good life!"

When Li Zhi heard this, his eyeballs were about to protrude, and he said in disbelief: "How rich are those places?" The Central Plains has always had the mentality of being a country, and always felt that their own is the best place. Alright, other places are either too cold or too hot. Thinking about it, I don’t think there is anything famous. I never thought that those places that think they are wild places can actually grow three crops a year. How embarrassing is it for the Central Plains court to fill the stomachs of the common people so that they don't have to rise up because they are extremely hungry?

Li Yue curled her lips: "What kind of wealth is this? I remember that I read some idle books before, saying that there are many people like Kunlun slaves living in the land in the far west. That's where the real wealth is. Almost all the oily ones, where it is warm like spring all year round, and there are all kinds of animals in the wilderness, there are elephants that are a circle larger than our elephants, and there is a kind of neck Deer, which are longer than their bodies, have tens of millions of animals migrating on a large scale every year at a certain time, and nearly half of them are large animals such as cows and horses!"

It is not easy to raise so many animals. For example, Shanglin Garden is such a big place, and it is still artificially raised. How many animals can be raised? Thinking of the number of tens of millions, Li Zhi calculated the amount of animals that these animals would eat every day. Things, he took a deep breath and asked in disbelief: "Is there really such a place in this world?"

Li Yue nodded affirmatively, and said: "It's all written in the book, and it's well-spoken, it doesn't seem like a random fabrication, and even if there are some discrepancies, it shouldn't be too big!"

Li Zhi wished he could beat his chest and stamp his feet, how could such a good place not belong to Datang!In such a place, just those cattle and horses are enough for the people of Datang to eat meat every day!In the end, I heard from Li Yue that it was still in the far west, even farther away than Dashi and Daqin.

In the end, I heard Li Yue say: "There are many places overseas that are similar to Champa. The land is fertile and the climate is warm. Those places are perfect for farming. We can definitely develop sea trade and use our things to compete with those places. In exchange for food, if this is the case, we will not be short of food in the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Zhi suddenly felt a little moved. Unfortunately, going to sea is not an easy task, but it is indeed possible to consider the development of sea trade.

Empress Wu looked at Li Yue with great interest, "Fifteen Lang knows quite a few things!"

Li Yue is also very calm: "There are many merchants in the Western Regions in Ningzhou, and some of them are from Dashi. Dashi also has a part of their territory near the sea. Therefore, their navigation technology is actually very developed. The merchants who have Dashi traveled to the Central Plains by sea. Their civilization is also very ancient, and they also have deep research in mathematics and astrology. I have exchanged news about this with them, but I have benefited a lot!"

Although Datang said he was very open, he still felt that those barbarians were inferior to him, so he naturally didn't expect to learn from them. Now that he heard that Li Yue would actually communicate with those barbarians, he felt a little stunned, and at the same time I also feel that Li Yue is eager to learn, no wonder Li Yue can come up with so many things.

"Fifteen Lang sounds like he is very interested in going overseas?" Empress Wu couldn't help asking after hearing Li Yue's longing for overseas.

Li Yue nodded, and said with a smile: "Of course, my journey has always been the sea of ​​stars!"

Empress Wu and Li Zhi looked at each other, then nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing the interaction between the two, Li Yue felt a little excited. It seemed that if he changed his seal later, it was really possible that he would be sealed somewhere by the sea!In such a relaxed atmosphere, the carriage stopped outside Chang'an City again.

The two emperors and empress walked around in this carriage, which caused even more commotion than seeing Li Yue get off the carriage the day before. After sending the empress and empress back to the palace, Li Yue hadn't arrived at his palace yet. Then I found that the outside of my palace was almost full of people, waving the greeting cards in their hands, shouting the name of their master, as frantically as if they were at the cheering scene outside a concert, Li Yue saw this scene , almost ran away without turning around, but before he could turn around, his carriage was stopped by someone, and the one who stopped him was naturally someone he couldn't refuse.