Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1785, Sichuan people's desire
When the court was discussing the replacement of people responsible for the construction of the Changcheng Railway, here in Sichuan, all kinds of news had already spread in Sichuan.

At first, it was the good news that made the people of Sichuan extremely excited. Chaotang wanted to spend a lot of money to build a railway from Chang'an Mansion in Shaanxi Province to Chengdu via Hanzhong and Guangyuan.

As soon as the news came out, the whole of Sichuan was boiling, and almost everyone was running around telling each other, constantly passing on the good news to each other.

Sichuan people are too eager to have a convenient way out of Sichuan.

When the factories and workshops in the Beijing-Tianjin area, Songhu and other places are developing rapidly, and when people in other places can earn several taels of silver a month, here in Sichuan, everyone is still very poor and can only work in the fields. Hard work, just for the food to satisfy the hunger.

When people from other places immigrated on a large scale, they lived a prosperous life in Liaodong, Hezhong, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Gold Island, Australia and other places.

Sichuan people can only read from newspapers, their eyes are red, envious and jealous.

When people from other places got on the train and drove onto the spacious concrete road, Sichuan knew that there was no decent road or car, because the traffic here was too congested , It is too difficult to communicate.

When the news spread that the imperial court wanted to build a railway to Sichuan, the whole Sichuan was boiling, and everyone was discussing this matter excitedly.

Some people have even made plans to emigrate to Liaodong, Hezhong, or even Heitu Province. All they need is land.

Some people also think about working in the Beijing-Tianjin area in the future, or in Chang'an or Kaifeng. I heard that going to work in a factory outside can earn five or six taels of silver a month casually.

Some people are already planning whether they can go out to do some business in the future, transport the good things here in Sichuan to sell, and bring in the good goods from outside.

Everyone is looking forward to, looking forward to the construction of the railway.

The speed of the imperial court was also very fast, and soon Sun Pan, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, was dispatched with a team to investigate the construction of the railway. This made the Sichuanese even more excited and eagerly looking forward to it.

However, there has been bad news recently.

After Sun Pan, Qiu Ye and others walked the Shu road, they even wrote to the imperial court to suggest that the plan to build a railway should be cancelled, thinking that it would be impossible to build a railway to Sichuan.

When the news reached Sichuan, it hit the people of Sichuan like a bolt from the blue.

Those who look forward to the stars and the moon, finally hoped for such news, which made the people of Sichuan angry.

"Mr. Yang~"

At Yang Tinghe's mansion in Chengdu, many officials and gentry from Sichuan came to Yang Tinghe's mansion in unison, looking for Yang Tinghe to come forward.

Yang Tinghe was Zhu Houzhao's teacher, but Zhu Houzhao didn't like to learn these traditional things. Coupled with the appearance of Liu Jin later, Yang Tinghe was also ordered by Emperor Hongzhi to pack up and go home for the elderly.

In history, Yang Tinghe rose rapidly in the Zhengde Dynasty because he was a teacher of Zhu Houzhao. He became the chief assistant of the cabinet in the seventh year of Zhengde. , was finally driven back to his hometown by Emperor Jiajing to take care of him.

It can be said that Yang Tinghe in history was very brilliant. He became the chief assistant of the cabinet, and he monopolized the power of the government within a few dozen days after the death of Emperor Zhengde.

Of course, the final end was also quite miserable. He was deprived of his title and official position, demoted to a commoner, and died in depression in his own home. Even his son Yang Shen was implicated, and the number one scholar was not reused.

Although he is now home for the elderly, he has been Zhu Houzhao's teacher anyway, and Emperor Hongzhi has also given him good treatment, and he still has an official and fame.

Moreover, his son Yang Shen will not be implicated or anything. Now he is very happy to study and study in the Imperial Academy. As a senior reserve cadre, as soon as the time comes, he can flex his muscles if he has the opportunity.

So Yang Tinghe's little life is still very good, and he has been waiting at home, waiting for Zhu Houzhao to become the emperor that day, and then let some of his classmates, friends and ministers of the same period write a letter, maybe he, the emperor teacher, may still have a chance Come back again.

"What is it?"

Looking at a large group of officials and gentry in his home, Yang Tinghe asked strangely.

"Mr. Yang, something serious has happened. Our Sichuan railway is going to be damaged."

Sichuan chief envoy Ma Hao said hastily.

Ma Hao is a highly motivated official. He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Hongzhi. Now he has been appointed as the chief envoy of Sichuan. It can be said that he is on the rise.

However, because Liu Jin implemented an assessment system for officials, the assessment of officials in the frontier was particularly strict, and Sichuan was ranked behind every time in the assessment, which made Ma Hao feel miserable.

After finally getting the news, Ma Hao was also ecstatic when he heard the news that the railway was going to be built. If it is really possible to build a railway to Chengdu, the development of Sichuan will be just around the corner, and he will be able to get excellent performance in the assessment. , there is hope to go further.

He is still very young, only in his fifties, and if he goes further, he can take the position of Minister of the Six Departments. In the future, he has the opportunity to become the Minister of the Six Departments and the Cabinet Minister.

Therefore, this railway is very important, very important, and Ma Hao's background is extremely unusual. He is a descendant of Zou Yan, a famous thinker in the Warring States Period. He just changed his surname to Ma when his great-grandfather.

"what?"

"The railway is going to be yellow, what's going on?"

Yang Tinghe was shocked when he heard this, and asked quickly.

"The news just came that Sun Pan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and other officials of the Ministry of Industry thought that it was impossible to build a railway to Sichuan after a trip to Shu Road, so they also sent a telegram to the capital, requesting Your Majesty and the princes of the DPRK and China have considered this matter over and over again, and suggested canceling the construction of the Changcheng Railway.”

"It also said that building a long-term railway will cost a lot of money, waste people's money and so on."

Ma Hao quickly told all the things.

"How dare Sun Pan destroy the hope of Sichuan people like this!"

After hearing this, Yang Tinghe became angry immediately.

No one is more eager to own a railway than the people in Sichuan. Every Sichuanese who knew that the railway was going to be built was very happy.

"Is there any news from the capital?"

"What do the Son of Heaven and the court princes say?"

After the anger passed, Yang Tinghe asked quickly.

It doesn't matter what Sun Pan said about this matter. Whether or not to practice it in the end depends on the will of the emperor and the princes in the court.

"There is no news yet. I have also contacted my Sichuan officials in North Korea and China. As soon as there is news, I will send a telegram back immediately."

Ma Hao said quickly.

"It was Mr. Liu in the current cabinet who proposed the construction of the Changcheng-Chengdu Railway. Mr. Liu has always considered the overall situation in his work. Sichuan is related to the stability and development of the southwest of our Ming Dynasty. The railway must be built."

"Although Sun Pan's memorial will not necessarily lead to the cancellation of the plan, there is no guarantee that the emperor or the guilds in the court will reconsider this matter."

Yang Tinghe analyzed carefully, it is useless to be anxious now, the key is the emperor and the princes in the court.

"Mr. Yang, what should we do now?"

Everyone looked at Yang Tinghe and asked eagerly.

"In this way, immediately send a telegram to contact my Sichuan officials in Beijing. Now is the time to mobilize all the strength of our entire Sichuan people, and we must concentrate all our strength."

"First of all, the emperor and all the princes in the court must never cancel this plan. Even if it is an emergency, the plan can be slightly delayed, but it cannot be cancelled."

"Secondly, let the emperor and the princes in the court see the determination of us Sichuanese. We must repair the railway. Even if the imperial court does not allocate funds, we Sichuanese will collect the money ourselves, and we Sichuanese will use our own hands. It is also necessary to build the railway step by step.”

"The road to Shu is difficult, but man can overcome the sky, and Yu Gong can still move mountains. Can't we Sichuan people build a railway?"

Yang Tinghe pondered for a long time, and said after thinking about it.

"What Yang Gong said is reasonable!"

After Ma Hao and the others listened, they immediately nodded.

Since ancient times, Sichuan has been full of outstanding people and talented people. It also has great influence in the court. There are many officials who are officials, and there are many important officials in the court.

To mobilize everyone's influence, this plan must not be cancelled, even if it is postponed, it doesn't matter, the railway must be repaired.

In addition, it is to show the attitude of Sichuan people towards the construction of the railway, which is full support. No matter what difficulties or problems, Sichuan people will find a way to solve them. This railway must be built, and it must be repaired. to overcome.

Soon, under the leadership of Yang Tinghe, Ma Hao and other Sichuan officials and gentry, the entire Sichuanese united unprecedentedly. The rich donated money, and some people donated people. In a very short period of time, tens of millions were raised. Two silver, there are hundreds of thousands of Sichuan dolls who voluntarily expressed their willingness to participate in the construction of the railway without a penny of wages, and it is bound to bring the railway to Sichuan.

But soon, new news came from the capital, that the imperial court would still insist on building the railway, and officials from the Ministry of Industry, such as Sun Pan and Qiu Ye, were directly reprimanded for not being enterprising.

The imperial court appointed the Beijing Institute of Engineering to build the Changcheng Railway with full authority, and will mobilize a large number of construction machinery and vehicles for the construction of the railway.

When the news reached Sichuan, all the people in Sichuan couldn't help cheering again. The railway was going to be built again, and officials from the Ministry of Industry such as Sun Pan and Qiu Ye were demoted.

This is tantamount to giving Sichuan people a reassurance that the railway will be repaired no matter what difficulties they encounter.

(End of this chapter)