Lord Moyu was forced to open

It was usually difficult for news from the imperial court to remain secret, and soon the news that the imperial court was going to build an ultra-long railway from Gaodong County to Caiyun County spread throughout the entire Bianjing City.

The people began to talk about it.

"Railroad? What is that?"

"I heard that there is a railway in Yunzhou County. There is an iron object running on the railway, emitting black smoke. As long as you keep feeding it coal, it will keep running."

"Wow! Is this true? Isn't this the Iron Horse?
The only difference is that horses eat grass, and this thing eats coal."

The man who had spoken earlier said mysteriously, "You probably don't know. Have you ever heard of the imperial court's ironclad warships?"

"I know, I know. It's the latest giant thing made by the imperial court that's made entirely of iron and can sail on the sea.

My goodness, that ship can defeat the 8,000-ton ship in the past, and it is the strongest warship in our Song Dynasty Navy at present!"

"That's right! That's it! Let me tell you, the reason why that ironclad warship can float on the sea is because there is a magical chicken called Steam Chicken inside!
This magical chicken only eats coal. After eating it, it will emit magical air, which can support warships on the sea.

And the iron machines on the railway also have steam engines, which is why they can run non-stop! "

"Wow! This steam chicken is amazing! How did you know about it?"

The man immediately said with a proud look on his face: "My second uncle's third grandmother's niece's fiancé's little nephew works at Tiangongyuan. This guy is involved in this iron thing and the ironclad ship. Otherwise, how would I know such a secret?"

"That's right!"

The others nodded.

Then the man continued, "According to my relative at Tiangongyuan, this iron thing can only be used on the railway.

Once the railway is laid somewhere, the iron thing can reach the place at an extremely fast speed. "

In my opinion, the reason why Your Majesty wants to build the railway is to facilitate the transportation of troops. Look, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has been either fighting or on the way to fight.

If it wasn't for the war, why would he build this thing?"

"But haven't we already taken over the southwest?

Your Majesty doesn't want to let go of the remaining one, Cheng Luo?"

"Tsk, that's why you don't understand. What did our Majesty say? All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people in the world are his subjects. Wherever I see when I send someone away, it's the territory of our Great Song.

Listen! Listen to this. Can Your Majesty remain silent and not do anything?

How can you stay here if the country of Fat has already made a move? What are you thinking about?"

"But isn't this militarism? Is it really good to keep fighting?"

At this time, the others looked at him with strange eyes. The man who said that war was not good was confused and didn't understand what was going on. But he heard the man who had relatives in Tiangongyuan say:
"Now that we are strong, why don't we start a war and seize all the surrounding lands? Do we have to wait until we are weak and then the people around us will take our lands away from us?

Think about it, how many children have your family had in the past two years?"

The person who raised the objection asked in confusion: "Three! What's wrong?"

"Okay! Then I'll count it as three for you!"

The man who asked him said while counting on his fingers: "Look, according to the current rules of the court, every male adult can receive ten mu of land as a permanent farmland, but it cannot be bought or sold. The land belongs to the court and the court only gives it to you to farm.

Now you have been given ten acres, and your three sons will get thirty acres in the future. This is all good.

But have you ever thought about the future when your son has a son and you have a grandson, your grandson will also want a share of the land. If a son only has one grandson, that's not a big deal.

But what if your son has three grandchildren?
So does the imperial court have to give you 90 acres of land at once?

Just think about it, this is just your family. From grandfather to grandson, there are already 130 acres of land.

How many do other families have?
Is there enough land in your county to be divided?" The person being asked was stunned for a moment, quickly counted with his fingers, then scratched the back of his head and shook his head, saying, "Not enough!"

The person asking the question nodded and continued, "What should we do then? Won't your grandson get a share of the land?"

"That won't work! Why don't you give some to my grandson?!"

The people who were questioned suddenly became anxious.

The inquiring citizen spread his hands and said, “Look, you’re not happy, are you?
There are only so many fields in the county, but the population of our Song Dynasty is increasing year by year.

Sooner or later, there will not be enough land to go around.

So what should we do when that time comes?

Your Majesty has come up with a solution, which is to continue expanding our territory. As long as the base we lay is large enough, our descendants will still have land to share!
Now you understand why Your Majesty always has to go to war, right? This war is not for Your Majesty, it is for our descendants!
If you don't fight, and he doesn't fight, where will the land for future generations come from? Can you conjure it up? Obviously not! "

The person being questioned fell silent, and the other people watching around also fell silent, quietly thinking about the cause and effect relationship.

After a long while, the person being questioned nodded heavily and then said, "Yes, we need to conquer more land for our descendants so that they can have a share of the land. Your Majesty is right! We need to fight!

We must incorporate all the land that can be cultivated into the territory of our Song Dynasty, so that our descendants can have a legacy!"

The people who asked the question smiled and nodded.

……

The news from Bianjing City quickly spread throughout the Song Dynasty through various channels.

Everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty is going to build an extra-long railway.

Soon, the court's recruitment notice was posted.

The main purpose is to transport iron from Yunzhou County.

This time the court planned to hire a full 20 people.

Iron was continuously delivered from Yunzhou County, and the court gave each person 100 coins every day.

Hurry up and register!
How could 20 people be enough to build a -mile railway?

However, Zhao Jun did not increase the number, because in addition to transporting iron blocks, Zhao Jun only planned to let these recruits do some less dangerous work.

As for those dangerous things that may arise when laying iron ore, they will all be left to the aliens to deal with.

Zhao Jun is treating the lives of aliens as consumables.

Soon, in view of the generous rewards, people who had nothing to do after the busy farming season signed up one after another.

In less than half a month, 200,000 troops had been assembled.

Meanwhile, Yunzhou County was also working at full capacity to smelt iron and make railroad tracks.

Then, it was quickly sent to the interior of the country with the transportation of these 200,000 people.

Gaodongze was the first place where railway construction began.

When the railway began to be laid, in addition to ordinary workers from the Song Dynasty, there were also slaves brought to the site by the government. If there was anything dangerous to do during the laying process, the government would immediately release the slaves and let them do the job.

The court's actions immediately caused a wave of discussion among the people. However, most of the people have gradually accepted the court's current style of doing things and are gradually no longer treating these foreigners as human beings.

……

(End of this chapter)