Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1190, Route Planning

"Well said!"

After listening to Liu Jin's speech, Emperor Hongzhi nodded with a smile.

Finally, there is a comprehensive plan for all aspects of the railway. With the policy proposed by Liu Jin, there is no need to waste too much thought on all aspects of the railway in the future.

Look at the scenery outside again. At this time, the train has completely left the scope of the capital city and is driving on the endless wilderness. The land is golden yellow, and villages are scattered everywhere. In the sky, wild geese fly south. The rolling hills gradually become blurred in the field of vision.

Listening to the sirens of the nearby trains and taking a sip of ginseng tea, you can enjoy such a long trip.

"It's really exciting. If one day, every province in my Ming Dynasty is able to connect with trains, I must take the train to go to each province in person, take a look, and see the magnificent rivers and mountains of my Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but sigh like this.

As the supreme ruler of the Ming Empire, as the Son of Heaven, even though he has the universe in his hands, he is also tightly bound to the three-acre land in the capital.

The farthest place Emperor Hongzhi has ever been to in his life is Tianjin. Apart from that, he has never even been to Beizhili. He really wants to go around and have a look around one day.

But he is the Son of Heaven, so naturally he can't just leave if he wants to.

But with this railway, it will be different. In the future, as long as the railway extends, travel will become extremely easy, and traveling far will no longer be a very hard work. You can enjoy the scenery outside the window on the train leisurely.

Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi also had such an idea, wanting to go to various places in Daming to see the great rivers and mountains of Daming.

"Your Majesty, your wish must come true."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin smiled and said, "Our Ming Dynasty has great national power, the people are rich, and the railway is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Everyone must be very keen on investing in the construction of the railway."

"I believe that it doesn't take many years for my Ming Dynasty's railways to spread across every province. According to the time, all people in the world will be blessed by Your Majesty, and it will be easy to travel far from now on."

"Haha, I am also looking forward to that day very much."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately laughed happily.

"Liu Jin, do you have any good opinions on the route of our Daming railway construction?"

Then Emperor Hongzhi thought about it and asked again.

"Your Majesty, gentlemen~"

"My Ming Dynasty is very large from north to south, and from east to west, and the differences between regions are also very obvious. There are many plains in the east, and many mountains and plateaus in the central and western regions."

"In terms of development in various aspects, the differences are also very obvious. The east and south are obviously better than the west, southwest, and northwest."

"So when planning railway routes, these factors must be fully considered, and at the same time, many factors such as the consolidation of the country's territory must also be taken into consideration."

"My Ming Dynasty's most suitable railway route planning should be at least six vertical and five horizontal~"

Liu Jin thought about the railway routes of later generations, and combined with the current territory of the Ming Dynasty, he also drew a line on the huge territory of the Ming Dynasty.

"Six vertical and five horizontal?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the map in unison.

"Why is there a railway line at the northernmost point?"

Zhang Mao looked at the northernmost east-west line and said, this east-west line is basically along the most important east-west railway line for polar bears in later generations, that is, the railway line that traverses the vast Siberia region.

"The northernmost area is cold and freezing, and there are basically no Han people now, but some Tungus savages who drink blood and drink blood."

"But the descendants of my Ming Dynasty are constantly multiplying, and the population will definitely increase in the future, and it will gradually develop towards this vast area, and a railway running from east to west will definitely be able to drive the development of this vast area. "

"In this vast area, there are countless resources. The forest resources alone are enough for future generations to cut down for an unknown number of years."

"Of course, this is all for the future. We certainly don't need to build this railway line in this generation. The future generations will develop here, and they have the final say on whether to repair it or not."

Liu Jin replied with a smile.

The polar bears of later generations are supported by the resources of this vast land. Now this land belongs to Daming, and the descendants of Daming people can also lie on it and earn their living.

There are too many resources here, such as oil, natural gas, iron ore, coal, forest trees, etc., you can live a very good life just by selling resources.

What's more, this vast land is actually very fertile, but because the dimension is too high and the weather is cold, it is not suitable for farming.

But if the earth's climate warms and the temperature in these areas rises, it's unknown how much arable land can be reclaimed from this vast land and how many people can be fed.

To put it simply, don't dislike the abundance of land, and don't discard deserted areas that seem useless now, maybe they will be of great use in the future.

"Hmm~"

Everyone nodded slightly.

"Everyone understands the eastern route well. It goes from Liaodong to Beijing and Tianjin, then from Beijing to Tianjin, north Zhili to Shandong, Shandong to south Zhili, then to Zhejiang, after Zhejiang, to Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiaozhi, Xianglin."

"This east-west line runs through the north and south, and it is also a line built along the coastal areas. Now the best-developed areas in our Ming Dynasty are these coastal areas. The construction of this line will also drive the development of these areas in our Ming Dynasty."

"Of course, if this route is completed, it will be very long from the northernmost Liaodong to the southernmost elephant forest, passing through frigid, temperate, subtropical and tropical regions."

Liu Jin smiled and explained the routes above. When it came to the north-south route in the east, Liu Jin himself was looking forward to it.

I am also thinking in my mind, if such a line can really be repaired, then I must take a train to see the scenery along the way in person.

From the tropics to the frigid zone, there are too many places to see and play along the way.

But it is definitely not an easy task to build such a line. The plain area is better. In the mountainous area, without sufficient technology, it may be difficult to repair.

"This second north-south line still starts from the Beijing-Tianjin area, and goes from the north to the south to Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Guangdong. It also runs through the north and south, and can extend to the grasslands in the north."

"The third north-south line is from Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Guangxi. It can be connected to the railway line leading to Jiaozhi and Xianglin in the south, and it can also be built to the northern grasslands in the north. The cattle and sheep in the northern grasslands can be transported to the south. area."

"The fourth north-south line is built from Shaanxi to Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. If our Ming Dynasty gets the land of Myanmar in the future, we can build it from Myanmar to the edge of the Indian Ocean. In this way, In the future, I don’t need to make a big detour when going to sea in the southwestern region of Ming Dynasty, but can directly choose to take this route.”

Speaking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but look at Myanmar.

Looking at it this way, Yunnan and Sichuan seem to be not very far from the sea, mainly because they are blocked by the Hengduan Mountains. If Burma can be taken down and a railway can be built through it, it will be really incredible.

The later generations were choked by the Straits of Malacca, and their lives were tight, but if they could get Myanmar, the situation would be another story.

With the character of an infrastructure madman in the future, no matter how many mountains there are in the Hengduan Mountains, it may not be possible to organize rabbits to build railways and highways here.

"I don't know if the Zhang Brothers can take Burma. If they can't, they can only dispatch Ming's army. Burma is still very important to Ming. If they take Burma, the southwestern region will be close to the sea."

Liu Jin thought of the Zhang brothers. This pair of living treasures listed a Burmese jadeite firm here, raised a lot of funds, and planned to take over Myanmar in one fell swoop, wanting to occupy the jadeite resources here.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, everyone's eyes lit up slightly. They didn't think of Myanmar before, but now that they mention it, they suddenly feel that Myanmar seems to be really related.

If the railway can be built to go to Burma, it will be of great significance to Daming.

Connected to the Indian Ocean, in the future, it can strengthen its control over Tianzhu in the west, and it can also deter Siam in the east and protect the Malacca Strait of Ming Dynasty.

"The last north-south line is placed in the Western Regions and the Hezhong area. It runs through the North and South of the Western Regions and Hezhong. If you go north, you can continue to repair this vast area."

"The north-south line is very important, but the same is true for the east-west line. The northernmost line has already been mentioned. It can run through the northernmost east-west areas. It can be built to Vladivostok in the east, and even to Europe in the west. In the future, if my Ming Dynasty can seize the Eastern European Plain, this railway can be built all the way to the Baltic Sea of ​​the Europeans."

"Further to the south is the second east-west line, which is currently the most important. Starting from the Beijing-Tianjin area, passing through Shanxi, Shaanxi, and sweet potatoes to the Western Regions, going through the Western Regions to the Hezhong area, and bypassing the Caspian Sea to the South. Save the cloud."

"If this route can be completed, my Ming Dynasty's control over the Western Regions, Hezhong, and Nanyun Provinces will become stronger than ever. At the same time, it will also drive exchanges between the east and west. Cattle, sheep and horses can be continuously transported to the Central Plains, providing enough meat for our Chinese people to be strong."

After talking about the north-south line, Liu Jin began to talk about the planning of the east-west line, basically the same as that of later generations, but now the territory of Ming Dynasty is really too big, and all of them are extended and expanded to the west.

　Do you think Myanmar is very important?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)