Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 437
The naval fleet headed north all the way, and in less than ten days, the wharf of Wubei City was already in sight.

This time Taichang did not notify too many people, because he did not want to gather 10,000+ or ​​several 10 people at the port terminal.

It's a waste of time, and it's very troublesome to say hello and so on.

This time, he also ordered people to notify a group of cronies, and asked them to wait on the pier.

However, just like that, there were a bunch of people standing on the pier.

These guys have all said not to run over.

There was no other way, he ordered someone to notify Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, and the other generals of Shenji Battalion and Shenwu Battalion would definitely follow.

This is nearly twenty.

He ordered someone to notify Cheng Jiashuo and Zheng Zhilong, and the other directors of Xiyang Company will definitely come over.

This time there are about ten more.

There are also Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang, who must come here.

Therefore, three NO.40 people gathered on the pier.

With so many people, there is no room for the council hall!

He could only stand on the flagship hanging ladder and waved helplessly: "Come up."

If there is no room in the meeting hall, sit on the bench outside.

Anyway, the outside space is big enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

After paying respects to the monarchs and ministers, Taichang directly raised his hand to let everyone sit down, and then asked: "Menghou, how is the railway to Liaodong going?"

This is what he confessed before he left for the expedition.

The railway from Beijing to Liaodong must be built.

Because Liaodong is not only an important border defense town, but also has a lot of iron and coal mines.

There is a large open-pit iron mine between Haizhouwei and Liaoyang, and there is also a large open-pit coal mine in Fushun.

Moreover, the young and strong laborers recruited by Dongying are basically concentrated in Liaodong to mine coal and iron ore, and the output of coal and iron ore there is simply not too much.

At this moment, the amount of iron used in the entire Ming Dynasty is increasing rapidly. Coal mines and iron mines are too important for the development of Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the railway from the capital to Liaodong must be repaired as soon as possible.

Naturally, such an important railway industry department is desperately repairing it. Soldiers from Shenji Battalion and Shenwu Battalion were also pulled to help.

There are millions of people on both sides working together, and the construction speed is still very fast.

Bi Maokang thought for a while, and then solemnly said: "Your Majesty, the railway is almost finished, but a bridge must be built on the Daliao River before the railway can reach Liaoyang. My minister has ordered Dushuiqing official Wai Lang to lead the railway to Liaoyang." A large number of officials under my command have passed, and I believe that the railway from Beijing to Liaoyang will be open to traffic in about a month."

A bridge must be built on the Daliao River!
When Taichang heard the words, he couldn't help but be stunned.

With such a wide river, the difficulty of building a bridge can be imagined.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of cement and steel at the moment, and no matter how long the bridge is, it should be no problem.

At most, it just takes more time and more materials.

By the way, bridges can be built on the Daliao River, but what about the Yellow River and the Yangtze River?
Thinking of this, Taichang couldn't help but asked with hope on his face: "Meng Hou, do you think it will be possible to repair the railway leading to Jinling and Taicang Port?"

This difficulty is not ordinary.

Hearing this, Bi Maokang frowned and pondered for a while, then slowly nodded and said: "This may take a long time, especially for bridge repairs, which probably consume a lot of manpower and material resources."

It can be repaired!
Taichang said without hesitation: "Then build it, start it right away, no matter how many people are recruited, no matter how much time it takes, no matter how much money it costs, it must be repaired. It is best to build the railway all the way to Guangzhou!"

Right now he's really not short of money.

If the railway can be repaired to Guangzhou, the voyage to and from Nanyang can be shortened by half. This is simply too important for the development of Nanyang.

Hearing this, Bi Maokang couldn't help but said solemnly: "I understand that I will do my best."

Alas, it is a pity that there is no railway to Canton at this moment.

How many troops can the navy fleet pull over at one time?
This time, he tried his best to leave the sailors on the Spike and Dragon Tooth ships in Nanyang, but there were not many vacant seats. Even if he added twenty Aegis ships, it would take at most one trip. It can pull 20 soldiers over.

Question, there are still 90 soldiers of the Shenji Battalion and Shenwu Battalion remaining in Wubei City!
Moreover, the Nanyang side not only had to pull the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion and Shenwu Battalion there, but also had to pull the Tunwei and the common people there. The navy fleet might not be enough to pull it back and forth ten times.

This trip lasted more than a month, and it took more than a year after ten trips.

We must find a way to speed up the progress.

Taichang frowned and pondered for a while, and then said to Nan Juyi, the new minister of the Ministry of War: "Sishou, you can arrange to order the navy's warships that train novice soldiers in Fujian and Dongfan to transfer to Qiongzhou Prefecture, and transfer [-] tun first. Guard the past."

Nan Juyi is really a rare virtuous person. He has solved the livelihood problems of the victims in the northwest. Naturally, it is not a problem to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. In addition, Xu Ji’s family history is the best candidate for the Minister of Agriculture. Therefore, Taichang simply transferred him to the Ministry of War to replace Lu Xiangsheng, and then promoted Xu Ji to the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Agriculture.

This little matter is naturally nothing to Nan Juyi.

He immediately cupped his hands without hesitation and said, "I understand."

Taichang thought about it again, and then asked Cao Wenzhao again: "Wenzhao, how is the expansion of the Shenwu Camp iron cavalry going?"

Cao Wenzhao hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, almost all the horses from the horse farms from all over the country have been sent here, and the number of cavalry in the Shenwu Camp has expanded to more than [-]."

In the past few years, they have not only been desperately buying war horses, but also breeding war horses in all the horse farms in Tunwei. It just so happens that a large number of war horses have been produced this year, and the number of Shenwuying iron cavalry has also expanded to more than [-] in one fell swoop. .

Taichang couldn't help nodding and said: "Very good, you and Bianjiao will lead one hundred thousand cavalry to go south by land and go directly to Annan."

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he couldn't help being surprised and said, "Your Majesty, are we going to conquer Annan?"

Where Annan needs to be punished, they are fighting hard.

Taichang shook his head slightly and said: "Annan doesn't need to conquest. Now that Annan's own people are in a mess, how dare they provoke the master of Ming Dynasty. You just lead the cavalry to the Siming Mansion and pass through the Shenglong where their royal city is located. Road, and then go straight to Quy Nhon Port in Guangnan Road, you do the math, how long it will take."

This one.

What a long distance!

From Beizhili to Annan, even if you run in a straight line, it is estimated to be five or six thousand miles, not to mention that it is impossible to run in a straight line.

In other words, at least six or seven thousand miles must be run along the way.

However, iron cavalry can't rush on the road desperately, running more than 300 miles a day is the limit.

In this way, it takes at least 20 days.

Cao Wenzhao calculated carefully for a while, and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I will try to arrive within 20 days."

It is actually fast to drive six or seven thousand miles in 20 days, but this speed is still not as fast as that of the naval fleet.

Of course, there is no problem in arriving within 20 days.

Anyway, the iron cavalry of the Shenwu Battalion passing through Annan is just to frighten the various forces in Annan. Their real goal is not to conquer Annan, but to conquer Donghu!

Taichang nodded slightly, and then explained: "It's enough for you to lead the cavalry of Shenwuying to Annan to frighten the gang of rebellious officials and thieves. Take a good look at the map, this time we must destroy the Donghu and regain all the territories of the Three Xuans and Six Weis."

It turned out to be to conquer Donghu!
Cao Wenzhao hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang nodded slightly, thought for a while, and then asked: "Yaoguang, how long will it take for ten sets of cement production equipment to be ready?"

Uh, Your Majesty, you just asked the wheeler to notify you one day in advance, how could it be so fast!

When Cheng Jiashuo heard the words, he couldn't help but said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will take about three days to make this."

three days?

I happened to go back to the capital to see my wife and children.

Thinking of this, Taichang nodded impatiently and said: "All right, I will wait for you for three days."

(End of this chapter)