I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Wu Changqing made a statement, and the others naturally stopped arguing.

The emperor is always right.

In the past, these words were used to describe the power of the emperor.

Now, it is describing Wu Changqing's ability.

The major decisions Wu Changqing made have all been proven correct.

No minister was dissatisfied with this vision.

Therefore, the ministers are willing to believe that what Wu Changqing directly decided is correct.

While they were chatting, those people had already started the trial run of the locomotive.

Several operators were adding coal to boil water, and it took half an hour for the high-pressure steam in the tank to reach the standard, and the train began to start slowly.

"It moves, it moves, it really moves by itself."

Those onlookers were shocked and said that it was like seeing a ghost alive. If there were not so many people around, seeing this kind of thing alone would make his legs go weak.

They couldn't figure out how a lifeless iron lump could move on its own, did it become an essence?

After a slow acceleration, the locomotive reached its top speed, which was about the same as a human trot. If you want to pick up a train, this kind of train is best to pick up, there is no difficulty.

Although this speed is not fast, it is sustainable.

Whether it is a human or a horse, it will be tiring. And this locomotive can work continuously for several hours, or even more than ten hours.

"This is God's manifestation."

"This is the driving force of His Majesty's True Dragon Qi."

"Why is Your Majesty's True Dragon Qi black and not yellow?"

"You don't understand that, black represents..."

When a group of ignorant people get together to discuss something new, they can often make this very funny joke.

But there are still many people who believe those very outrageous explanations.

Occasionally, there are students in the university who say that this is the conversion of internal energy into mechanical energy, and the people around may laugh when they hear it, and then look at each other with neurotic eyes.

These people are just watching the excitement, and the people who really care about trains are those literate scholars, officials, and some businessmen.

Seeing the terrifying cargo volume of the train, the eyes of those businessmen almost dropped.

What does this mean? It means that business will be better in the future.

The biggest cost of doing business today is actually the cost of transportation.

With trains, this cost can certainly be greatly reduced, and more money will be made at that time.

Those businessmen can't wait to get this railway up and running, and then they can make a fortune.

"This is a precursor to a prosperous age, and Dahua will surely prosper."

"For the first two years, I was still complaining that this was a bad era, but unexpectedly, the world turned around in a blink of an eye."

"This is all based on His Majesty's wisdom to start the tide of science and technology miscellaneous studies. There is still more to do in this great school. The more the better."

Everyone talked a lot, and they admired Wu Changqing more and more.

Although these things were handled by Feng Xianzhong and others below, they were brought up by Wu Changqing and gave pointers. Therefore, in terms of credit, it is still Wu Changqing's greatest.

For an emperor with such great ability, it is difficult not to be rated as a Mingjun through the ages.

Before long, the train stopped because the track was too short.

From start to stop, the train had no trouble, everything went smoothly.

Because, before Wu Changqing came to inspect, they had already experimented a dozen times.

They didn't dare to invite Wu Changqing to see it until there was no problem.

If something goes wrong in front of the people, it would be a disgrace to the emperor.

Looking at the reaction of the people, Wu Changqing was also very satisfied.

There is a sense of superiority in my heart to see the bumpkin.

He was looking forward to what these people would look like when he got out of the plane.

After the inspection was completed, the railway construction was put on the agenda.

The biggest issue here is money.

The technology of repairing iron in the plain area is not too high, unlike the need to dig tunnels and build bridges in the mountains.

Without the technical bottleneck, there is only one problem left to solve.

Building a railway requires a lot of money, one is the material of the rails, and the other is the participation of a lot of manpower.

According to the estimates of the Ministry of Industry, from Nanjing to Songjiang, the project will cost about 5 million taels.

This is definitely a huge sum of money, and if you invest it, it is estimated that it may not be able to pay back in ten years.

However, a railway can be used for more than ten years, decades.

Therefore, from a long-term perspective, the benefits of this railway are still considerable, and it is very worthwhile to invest.

Although it is very worthwhile to invest, the Ministry of Industry has no money.

When Ruan Dacheng said "The Ministry of Industry has no money", the other ministers pointed at him and cursed at him, so they almost didn't beat him.

The Ministry of Labour received the most budget, accounting for 60% of the total. It's really unreasonable to say that there is no money now.

Ruan Dacheng is not talking nonsense, he has other uses for those previous budgets, and he really can't squeeze out 5 million to invest in the construction of the railway.

In desperation, Ruan Dacheng asked Wu Changqing for instructions to issue treasury bonds to raise funds.

They have used this trick before when they built steel plants, and it has proved to be very useful.

Although the wealth of private individuals is not much, the total

There are a lot of people, everyone can easily get five million together.

Those businessmen, in particular, will also invest very aggressively.

Of course, businessmen will not be satisfied with buying government bonds, and they don't like the interest on government bonds.

The merchants wanted the entire railway to be paid for by them, and then the operation of the railway would be handed over to them.

Ruan Dacheng did not dare to agree to this request. After all, the railway was involved in the aspect of national security, and it was impossible to hand over all power to businessmen.

What should I do if I need to transport urgent military supplies? Should I use force or discuss with businessmen?

If the merchant's price for the delivery of the goods is too high, and it is not in the interests of the court, how should it be solved?

If there is a dispute with the local people during the operation, should we give them more power to facilitate them to deal with it?

In short, these are red-line minefields that cannot be touched.

For something as important as the railway, control must be in the hands of the imperial court and the government.

"National debt can be issued, and at the same time, an additional rule can be formulated. Businessmen who have purchased large amounts of railway bonds will have priority in the future transportation of goods."

Wu Changqing instructed.

He could not put the railway into the hands of the merchants, but he needed the surplus money in the hands of the merchants.

Therefore, he gave such a preferential benefit.

As for whether this benefit can impress those businessmen, he doesn't know that, and he doesn't need to worry about it.

He has already decided on a method, and the next specific operation will be handled by Ruan Dacheng.

If he can't even do this well, I'm afraid there is no need to stay in the position of Minister of Industry.

The person staring at this position can't count two slaps.