Lord Moyu was forced to open

"Have everything been packed?"

"Your Excellency! Everything is ready!"

"Where are the supplies and fresh water?"

“Everything is ready too!”

"Okay! That's good!"

It was five days since the siege in the valley. After crushing the last resistance of the Indians on Gubar Island in that nameless valley five days ago, the Song army completely became the overlord of this island.

But this is not Zheng He and his friends' destination.

Zheng He brought his men here for the New World and that rubber that His Majesty mentioned.

Rubber was found, and many rubber products were found from the priests. It was said that they were able to obtain these because they were bestowed by the Winged God Court.

This means that they have to find that new continent no matter what.

Only in this way can we complete the task given by His Majesty.

Immediately, Zheng He left about 5000 people on the island and gave them two ships. If they did not return from the New World within half a year, the remaining people would become the last two ships returning to the Song Dynasty with corn seeds.

This way, their journey would not be in vain and it would serve as a guarantee.

Today the weather is fine and the sea is calm, which is suitable for sailing.

Accompanied by the cries of seagulls and the shouts of crew members, ships sailed towards the west.

They will go to this destination to look for the rubber products that His Majesty mentioned, as well as traces of the New World.

Bianjing.

With the advent of the Age of Exploration, there were more and more maritime merchants in the southeast region, and the tariffs received by the imperial court increased year by year.

Since the imperial court has money, it is not afraid of big projects.

The construction of the railway that has just started has been completed in part, and the section from Gaodong to Guanzhong County is officially completed.

With the arrival of the locomotive by Tiangong Institute, the first operation of the railway officially began.

Dense crowds of people gathered outside the capital. Just about a mile north of Bianjing City, on the railway, a metal monster stood quietly.

Everyone looked on curiously, but they were only ten meters away and couldn't get any closer.

Zhao Jun and all the officials also came here by the railway. As time passed, the auspicious time finally arrived.

"The auspicious time has arrived! The train is running!"

With a shout, the originally quiet steel monster began to emit white smoke.

At the front of the car, several shirtless men were holding shovels and throwing coal into the furnace again and again.

The steam spewing out from the locomotive became thicker and more numerous. Finally, with a creaking sound, the locomotive, which had been motionless, seemed to suddenly have power and began to move forward slowly.

Crunch~Crunch~Crunch~

The sliding rod moved back and forth, causing the wheels to start to creak. The shrill whistle sounded like the sound of a boiling kettle, causing the people around who came to watch to exclaim in surprise.

"Look! That iron lump is moving! It's moving! It's really moving."

"Oh my goodness, it's such a big lump of iron!
It can actually move!
There is no need for anyone to push it, this is really amazing!"

"Haha, what's that? You've never been to our Yunzhou County.

The train in front of us is just the first generation of locomotive.

The locomotives we use on the Yunzhou railway can pull a full 20 carriages.

Five hundred miles a day!" "Wow! So fast?
Doesn't that mean it only takes one day to get from Bianjing to Nanyang?"

"Hehe, isn't it?

You just wait and see. The railway has not been repaired yet, so we can only use this most basic locomotive for testing. Once the railway of more than 6000 miles is fully repaired, Your Majesty will definitely change the locomotive.

By then, the train will transport freight and people every day, and as long as there is a railway, you can go there whenever you want.

It goes very fast! No need to worry anymore, it takes half a year to go there once!"

"That's awesome! I hope this railway can be repaired soon!"

“That requires more effort.

The railway in our Yunzhou County took several years to build, but now that we have mature technology and so many people, I think it won’t take long.”

The people were talking about this iron monster that they had never seen before. Zhao Jun also nodded with satisfaction as he watched the locomotive gradually speed up and slowly go away.

Just after the train left, the railway maintenance personnel went to check. The railways were built to the standard and there were no problems caused by the passing of the train.

This shows that the quality of the railway is still guaranteed.

After that, there shouldn't be any other problems with the railway as long as you visit the scenic spots.

Zhao Jun turned to the Minister of Works and said, "Lord Yang, you must pay close attention to the quality of railway construction. You can see that this railway is carrying trains weighing tens of thousands of pounds. If the railway is of poor quality and cannot bear the weight, it will cause big problems.

Have you ever thought about this: today the train is carrying airside cargo, but what if one day the train is carrying people?
If something goes wrong at that time, it will not be a small matter but a matter of life and death!
So the Ministry of Industry must pay close attention to quality no matter what, and there can't be any problems, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Chaoxian, the Minister of Industry, hurriedly bowed and agreed:
"Your Majesty, rest assured. Our Ministry of Industry will not be careless about this and will definitely build the railway according to the highest standards!"

Speaking of which, the position of the Minister of Works was a pitfall. From the time before Zhao Jun ascended the throne to the time when Zhao Jun ascended the throne, a total of six Ministers of Works were removed from office during the ten years!

In other words, on average, a Minister of Works only served in the position for a little over a year before being removed from his post.

Since the Ministry of Works covered a wide range of areas, the name of the Minister of Works was mentioned in each of the previous major purges.

Zhao Jun himself couldn't remember how many Ministers of Works he had killed.

The one in front of him was just promoted at the beginning of the year. He was originally a Yuwenlang in the Ministry of Works.

The main reason why he was able to get to the top was that the people before him died quickly.

When it was his turn, Yang Chaoxian was happy about the promotion, but also very nervous, fearing that he would suffer the same fate as his predecessors. Therefore, he was very cautious in his actions and did not even mind being accused of being petty by court officials.

For Yang Chaoxian, you can be dissatisfied with me, but you can't do anything to me. But if I give you a favor and violate the law of the court, and His Majesty investigates it, and you don't take the blame for me, then why should I give you a favor just because you are in a difficult situation?
What’s the matter? Am I tired of living because my life is too long?
The sky is big, the earth is big, but it is not as important as my own life!
To be convenient, to use personal connections, to use the back door?
Go away! Go wherever you want, there's no way you can get here!

Therefore, this Minister of Works did not have a good reputation among his colleagues.

However, Zhao Jun liked him very much. This guy was cautious in his work and was just suitable to be the Minister of Works.

When it comes to engineering, safety comes first.

This kind of rules and regulations is what we want.

Hearing his assurance, Zhao Jun nodded with satisfaction, and then said to him:
"The quality of the project must be improved, and the speed cannot be slow. I know this is difficult, but I will not make it difficult for you. You can use those foreign races as you like. The death quota I set for you is sufficient. As long as the Song people do not suffer heavy casualties, I will not care how many foreign races die."

Yang Chaoxian nodded seriously with a straight face: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I understand!"

Zhao Jun turned his head and looked at the people outside who were talking curiously, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. When the train is officially running, the national strength of the Song Dynasty will usher in a huge boost!

But... I don't know how Zheng He is doing?

Zhao Jun turned his head and looked towards the southeast, his eyes were deep...

...(End of chapter)