Song Dynasty's Ignorant Prince

Lighting, heating up, black smoke began to emerge from the chimney of the train, and then it slowly began to move forward, but the speed was not very fast, and the fastest speed was similar to the running of a horse. But this is already very rare, even with Zhao Ji's instructions, they can make it, it definitely took a lot of effort!

With a satisfied smile on Zhao Ji's face, he called Zhao Kai and the others together, "I am very happy, you have done unprecedented things, and you have ushered in a new era! There must be your glorious names on the history books!"

These people are inexplicably excited. Many of them are students that Zhao Ji once taught, and many are simply craftsmen. However, Zhao Ji gave them such a high evaluation. Everyone thinks it is worth it. All the hard work is worth it!

"There will be a monument of merit here, and the name of each of you will be written down, and this factory is mine, and it will be yours!"

As soon as Zhao Ji's words came out, they immediately won a bigger shout, and everyone shouted long live. Zhao Ji's assurance reassured everyone that they would not have to worry about the rest of their lives in the future. One must know that Zhao Ji planned to cover the entire Song Dynasty with railways, and wanted to form a three-vertical and three-horizontal railway network across the country. , There are not a few trains needed.

"According to different responsibilities, you will all have rewards, at least 500!" Zhao Ji broke the news again.

Of course, Zhao Ji also put forward some opinions, such as the locomotive should be painted, the seating arrangement, etc. Zhao Ji returned after some encouragement.

Because with new things, there must be new institutions to manage.

In the past, a large number of officials were dismissed. Except for some of them going north to manage new sites, there were still many people who were unemployed. Of course, the wages of those who had no positions were also cut off by half, and only 30% of their wages were given. The purpose of the abolition is to reduce the financial burden of the central government, isn't it a joke to keep them alive?

Now that a large number of people are needed, Zhao Ji has started to find suitable candidates in it. He will serve as the general director of the railway bureau, in charge of the train factory, railway tracks, railway station, railway transportation, etc., but he is a real fat man. You must know that Zhao Ji intends to cover the entire Song Dynasty with railways, and wants to form a three-vertical and three-horizontal railway network across the country, and he needs a lot of trains.

Knowing that Zhao Ji had this plan, people from all walks of life began to move, and many people were eyeing this position.

Time entered the winter, and it was even colder in the north, the fighting had stopped, and both the Song army and the Jin army had died down. But there was no problem at sea. Li Bao began to take the first steamship with a steam engine to sea. The place he took with the fleet was America!

This is different from the past. The places I went to in the past were all pioneered by predecessors, and there were records of both the routes and the places they passed by. But in America, where no one has been to, Li Bao was also very uneasy.

Zhao Ji took out his own hand-painted world map, with a line on it, from the Song Dynasty all the way to America. Of course, it's just the general route, the specific route, and where there are reefs, ocean currents, etc., Li Bao still needs to investigate. But just such a picture is already extremely precious and can give them a direction. And now that there is a steam engine, there is no need to worry too much in terms of power, which is much better than before.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if I can go back here. I just want to ask Your Majesty to take care of the family of Wei Chen! It's not a pity for Wei Chen to die, but I am worried that I will miss your Majesty's affairs. In any case, Wei Chen will die, that's all. Li Bao is ready to die, and the sea is no better than the land, who knows what a problem will be wiped out.

Zhao Ji agreed to Li Bao's request, "Don't worry, Aiqing, no matter what happens or not, I will protect your wealth for three generations!

Li Bao kowtowed heavily, and then Shane left.

In fact, Zhao Ji was a little unhappy in his heart. Going to the sea was a life-and-death matter, but these things had to be done by someone. Now that we have come to this era, Zhao Ji didn't want to spend his life like this. What he wants is brilliance, what he wants is to keep his name in the history, and what he wants is to create a peak of the Song Dynasty, standing in the forest of the world! No more bullshit Yuan Dynasty, no more useless Qing Dynasty, no more Eight-Power Allied Forces!

This era is the era of our Greater China, and this world can only be the world of our Chinese children!

After Li Bao left, everyone in his subordinates packed a bag of soil from their hometown, and they all prepared to die in a foreign land. The eyes of the family members are all red when they say goodbye. Maybe this parting will be forever. These crew members are the main labor in the family, and they are the pillars of the family...

"Don't worry, Mom and Dad, His Majesty has given us enough rewards, and our Master Li is also a person who often goes to sea, so it's usually fine! 35

"Don't worry, we'll be back in a year or two, and the baby will be born, right? The boy's name is Sailing, and the girl's name is Bishui. This is the name given to us by Mr. Li!"

"Brother, when I come back, let's get drunk again!"

Just as everyone said goodbye, the 837 fleet started sailing. At the beginning, they did not use steam engines. There is a long way to go. Who knows when they will need power. Coal combustion is limited, and they have to use them sparingly. Zhao Ji also stood on a high platform. After watching all the crew members salute him, he resolutely sailed away...

"Bless you all for your safe return!" Zhao Ji could only give blessings in his heart. He prepared sufficient supplies for the ship, of course, cannons and muskets. As long as he finds America, he will be able to achieve something.

The sea will surely be conquered by me, the endless treasures in the sea are waiting for me to develop it!

At the same time, mining is starting in the north, where iron ore is abundant, of course Zhao Ji will not let it go. In particular, Anshan, which belongs to Liaoyang Prefecture, has now been occupied by the Song Dynasty. Of course, this iron ore area must be utilized as soon as possible.

In fact, not only Anshan, but also many places are smelting steel, because according to Zhao Ji's plan, the demand for steel in the future will be a hundred times thousand times more than before. In the past, the steel of the Song Dynasty was mainly used to make weapons, armor and agricultural tools, but now steel has to be applied to all aspects of society, such as railways, locomotives, ships, buildings, etc.

Zhao Ji was anxious, but things still had to be done step by step, not in a rush.