Wanli 1592

Chapter 1008
Because of Chen Longzheng's request, Xiao Ruxun decided to take Chen Longzheng and Yuan Yan together to see Yuan Huang who was organizing the construction of the Dachi Road in Tongzhou.

Yuan Huang roughly divided the task of building the Dachi Road from the capital to Shenyang into two stages. The first stage is the stage inside the pass, which is the construction of the distance from Tongzhou to Shanhaiguan. It is in progress, and the stage outside the pass will not be considered for the time being. , Guanwai is still in the process of power transfer, and itself is still unstable.

Yuan Huang is very efficient in his work. In this state, the Dachi Road has been built for more than 100 miles. He studied the historical materials of Qin Shihuang's construction of the Dachi Road and consulted the opinions of craftsmen from all sides before deciding on his own. plan.

The Dachi Road built by Qin Shihuang for the fast driving of carriages and horses is not simply a flat ground, but laid with sleepers of a strict width to form a road similar to modern railways, but it is made of wood instead of iron.

The distance between the sleepers is actually in sync with the horse's pace. Once the horse pulls the cart onto the track, it will involuntarily undergo "self-excited oscillations", and it has to run fast, and it is almost impossible to stop. Road requirements.

Moreover, Chidao is not just a road, there will be a special "station" within a specified distance, and the station will be managed by special personnel, responsible for providing accommodation and food for the team that transports materials, and also provides feed for the horses that are transported. It will also be responsible for planting trees on both sides of the road.

More importantly, these stations are responsible for the maintenance of the relevant roads and the provision of replacement horses, so that in the case of extreme needs, the materials transported can be transported around the clock at the fastest speed that can be achieved in that era.

Due to the use of tracks, the friction force is greatly reduced, so horses can also pull a lot of goods at one time, and even transport people.

Modern experts believe that this is the most economical way to use horsepower, or a method with high efficiency. The recognized speed should be at least [-] kilometers a day and night, and some people think [-] kilometers.

This speed is faster than the legendary 50-mile rush. It is no wonder that Qin Shihuang was able to mobilize [-] Qin troops to go south to Lingnan and emigrate millions to fill Lingnan in that era, truly holding this land in his hands.

How can such a thing be done without a transportation capacity that is so strong that it is against the sky?
The grain and grass transportation of 50 troops is unimaginable even in the current Ming Dynasty.

In the Korean War, the grain and grass transportation of more than 4 Ming troops almost dragged down the logistics of the Ming government, which shows the huge difference between the logistics capabilities of the Ming government and the Qin government.

Whenever thinking of this point, Xiao Ruxun hated the incompetence of those later dynasties. What the Qin Dynasty could do, they couldn't do later. This is why Xiao Ruxun insisted on centralized power and did not allow local governments to challenge the central authority.

Only when the national government is strong can it have enough mobilization power to accomplish major tasks. On the basis of clear goals, centralization is the best system.

Under such a system, Xiao Ruxun pushed forward various policies with all his strength. No one dared to object. Everyone was doing things honestly. The victims of the disaster took control and worked hard for one goal.

Yuan Huang is playing the skirmish for everyone, and his success can provide experience and confidence for other big players.

This is the case at the moment, while the road is being built, trees are being planted, and the rule of setting up a station every [-] miles has been established, and a straight road has been ordered to be built next to the Chi Road, which is exclusively for the army to walk, so that the army and luggage can be transported during the march. The team moves forward together.

In this era when trains and railways cannot be produced, straight and straight roads are the limit of what they can do. Xiao Ruxun needs fast and straight roads, and faster and more convenient means of transportation. Only in this way can many things be accomplished.

Yuan Huang also thought about it in the same way. This matter was not only done by Xiao Ruxun to consolidate the rule, but more importantly, it was more beneficial to the country. Yuan Huang agreed with this idea, so he was willing to do his last. Concentrate on completing the big run.

He didn't want to see Xiao Ruxun at first, but Xiao Ruxun brought Chen Longzheng and Yuan Yan to inspect the construction of Dachi Road, so he had to see him.

But he will definitely not do it in the face of this kind of thing.

Only a few of Yuan Huang's deputies and a group of people in charge came to greet him, but even if Yuan Huang didn't come, Xiao Ruxun didn't think it was strange, so he inspected the construction site under the leadership of these people, and looked at Chidao I am very satisfied with the construction process and construction conditions of the straight road.

Xiao Ruxun couldn't find anything lacking in Yuan Huang's level of handling.

Maybe Yuan Huang is also expressing his regret in this way.

"Your Majesty, my father... He must not have meant it."

But Yuan Yan was worried about his father's behavior, fearing that Xiao Ruxun would be unhappy.

Xiao Ruxun smiled wryly and shook his head.

"Ruosi, don't worry, it's not Yuan Gong who betrayed me, Yuan Gong didn't betray me."

After all, Xiao Ruxun didn't say much.

A group of people went to the Chidao Office, no matter whether Yuan Huang came to greet him or not, they would always go to see him.

Yuan Huang worked alone in his office, and turned a blind eye to Xiao Ruxun's arrival. He didn't greet Xiao Ruxun when he arrived at the gate of the office, until Xiao Ruxun brought Yuan Yan and Chen Longzheng into his office, Yuan Huang was still writing hard. .

Yuan Yan and Chen Longzheng looked at each other, winked at each other, and then they both stepped forward and bowed in obeisance.

"Son (student) meets father (teacher)."

The pen in Yuan Huang's hand paused, tilted slightly, and moved again without raising his head.

"You don't do your own thing well, what do you come to this old man? Everything is normal here, safe and stable. There is no need for you to put down what you are doing to visit this old man. Go back and do your own things well. .”

It sounded like Yuan Huang was educating his son and disciples, but from Xiao Ruxun's ears, he might not be talking to himself.

He still hasn't forgiven himself.

Xiao Ruxun felt sad.

"Father, after the son separated from his father, he has always missed his father in his heart, so he came here to visit."

After Yuan Yan said this, Chen Longzheng also quickly said: "Yes, teacher, the students are busy with other things, and now they are free, so I came to visit the teacher."

"I am in a dilemma of loyalty and filial piety. You are all talented people. This talent should be put in doing things for the country instead of wasting it on the old man. Do what you should do!"

Yuan Huang took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

He knew that Xiao Ruxun hadn't left yet, and he also knew that Xiao Ruxun had something to say to him, but he didn't want to have any contact with Xiao Ruxun.

To him, this seemed completely unnecessary.

Since Xiao Ruxun decided to do such a thing, he has been out of tune with Yuan Huang's ideals.

But Xiao Ruxun still didn't move, just stood in the room, didn't speak, just looked at Yuan Huang like that.

(End of this chapter)