At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 500 Train

The second is that it has strategic value. After the railway is completed, troops and food can be quickly delivered to Qingzhou.

After all, attacking the Central Plains is a foregone conclusion, it is just a matter of time.

By then, most of the troops and food supplies will have to pass through Qingzhou, which is just right for transportation by rail.

Taking both considerations into consideration, Xiao Han decided to build the first railway at this location.

All of Xiliang has started moving. More than 100,000 young and strong laborers and a large number of craftsmen have started working. There is a huge flow of people and carriages, and there is almost no end in sight along the official road.

This mobilization capability is definitely not comparable to that of the Central Plains dynasty.

The huge commotion even made the King of Qingzhou and the imperial court extremely nervous, especially the King of Qingzhou, who hurriedly mobilized troops and stationed outside Qingyou Pass.

The Industrial Construction Bureau is working day and night to rush the work. The most important thing is steel. Although Xiliang has been secretly making these things over the years, this is the first time after all. Even with the most thorough preparations, there are still some shortcomings.

As time goes by, the laying of the railway is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Half a month later, the Bingmasi directly mobilized 200,000 elite soldiers to participate in paving the way and prepare to speed up the progress.

There was a constant stream of carriages and pedestrians on the flat official road, and not far away was the railway foundation that I was laying.

As the rails were too heavy, they had to be pulled by four groups of horses. Fortunately, the Xiliang army was not engaged in any major battles at the moment.

Xiao Han sent down an order, calling over all those in the Xiliang Army who had cultivation levels above the Vajra Realm. Together with the masters from the Grinding Knife Hall, there were more than a hundred people in total.

Carrying railroad tracks every day.

cough cough.

Although it seems like a waste of talent, his reasons are very sufficient, allowing them to hone their physiques and sharpen their energy and blood.

These people carried the two or three thousand jin of railroad tracks with great swiftness.

He, the King of Xiliang, was probably the first person in history to mobilize so many experts to build a railway.

The carriage stopped by the side of the road. Looking at the huge crowd in the distance, I was waving these various tools vigorously.

"Everyone get out of the way."

"Be careful."

Liao Huan was wearing a coarse linen shirt and was pulling a cart of rails over. The steel wheels were wrapped in rubber and made a clicking sound.

There were seven or eight rails on the car, weighing tens of thousands of pounds. Liao Huan picked them up and carried them quickly.

Following behind were Lu Ju, Zhang Long, Shi Qing, Zhuge Shou, and Hu Chi, each with a car.

Long queues.

Who could have thought that a second-rank general of Xiliang would actually do this kind of work, and each one was more hardworking than the other.

"How many do you have?"

Lu Ju wiped the sweat from his forehead and grinned, "I have nine."

"When did you secretly add one?"

Liao Huan’s eyes widened.

"Old Lu, you are cheating."

"I have ten."

Zhuge Shou grinned.

"I have thirteen."

Hu Luxu bared his teeth and said, "You don't have as much as I do."

"I have eighteen."

Tiger Chi came over and scratched his head.

"Go! Go! Go."

Liao Huan looked extremely unhappy: "You are all more perverted than the other."

A group of old brothers began to compare themselves with each other.

Hu Luxu was already considered an outlier, with a physique as strong as that of a ferocious beast, but I didn’t expect that Hu Chi was even more ferocious.

"You guys are having a lot of fun."

Xiao Han got off the carriage and couldn't help laughing when he saw several people competing with each other.

"My Lord, they are cheating."

Liao Huan cursed.

"It's obvious that you are not as skilled as others."

Lu Ju held three poles in one hand and carried them to the nearby railway line, then handed them over to others to lay.

"Don't be stunned."

He shouted: "We have to run three more times before we can rest today."

A group of warriors began to unload the cargo.

"You know what, after carrying the rails for half a month, my cultivation level has indeed improved faster than usual." Liao Huan muttered.

"See? My idea is good."

Xiao Han turned around and looked at Miaoyu and Ning Xi in the carriage, winking at each other, "You can't just practice martial arts to kill people. Change your mindset and use it to work. Their labor efficiency is far higher than that of ordinary people."

The two girls were speechless.

"I made a decision."

Xiao Han said: "From now on, those people in the martial arts world, if they catch anyone, they won't be beheaded, so let them do these jobs."

"Paving the way, forging iron and making steel."

"I'm afraid they would rather be beheaded directly."

After a moment's silence, Miaoyu said unhappily.

But she had to admit that her husband's method did make the laying of the railway much faster.

"The speed is indeed fast now, but the question is whether the steel production can keep up..."

Ning Xi asked.

"Even if you can't keep up, you have to keep up."

Xiao Han's tone left no room for doubt: "Within half a year, the Qingliang Railway will be completed and put into operation."

If the steel production is not enough, then add more people. If 100,000 people are not enough, then add 200,000.

The progress of laying the railway was extremely smooth. Instead of taking six months, it took only five months to complete the entire line.

In addition to the mad consumption of money and food, there are hundreds of masters with cultivation above the Vajra Realm who follow suit day and night.

Xiliang City.

train station

At this time, there were huge crowds of people outside, and there were thousands of people, all of them looking at the big guy in the fence curiously.

The huge locomotive, emitting thick smoke constantly, was forged from fine steel and was completely beyond their understanding.

Inside the station.

Almost all the high-ranking officials of Xiliang were present, including Lu Ju, Liao Huan, Shi Qing, Zhang Wei, Guo Tu, Pan Yuanshao and others, all waiting to witness this unprecedented moment.

They participated in the construction of the entire Qingliang Railway and naturally knew its significance.

If it can be successfully put into use, the speed of moving troops, money and food will be greatly improved.

"It must succeed."

Ning Xi's hands were sweating from nervousness.

"rest assured."

Xiao Han comforted her with a smile, his brows full of confidence.

"This locomotive has been tested tens of thousands of times, there is absolutely no problem."

"Start the train."

With a loud shout, white smoke from the locomotive rose into the sky like a dragon, and then it started slowly. The cast iron wheels rubbed against the rails, making a sharp sword sound.

The speed of the train gradually increased, dragging more than ten carriages behind it and running on the rails.

"It's done."

In an instant, countless cheers erupted and the earth was shaking slightly.

"How much food and people can be transported this time?"

Hu Luxu exclaimed.

"It's done."

Guo Tu and Pan Yuanshao looked at each other and saw great joy in each other's eyes.

"If the trains were built throughout Xiliang, no matter what was transported, there would be almost no loss, and the speed would be greatly increased."

Trains don’t need to eat, won’t get tired, can be loaded with a lot of cargo each time, and all they need to do is burn coal.

"Who on earth gets this magical thing?"

Lu Ju was also amazed and praised: "He is simply a genius, a genius among geniuses."

"Who else but the prince can have such a useful brain?"

Huluxu said in a muffled voice.

"Could it be possible that Liao Huan came up with this idea?"

"That can't be."

Lu Ju shook his head: "Liao Huan's brain is very stupid, he can't think of it at all."

(End of this chapter)