At noon, it began to snow. The government office of each county sent bailiffs to the village to check the situation.
The village chief had already checked several times and asked if the houses in the village were okay.
If they found a problem, they should say it in advance. They should not wait until the houses collapsed and people died.
The people took out bamboo snow-pushing boards, bamboo shovels, and bamboo brooms to prepare. When the snow stopped, they would sweep the snow together.
When they were sweeping, they had to leave a trail for the sleigh to run.
If the snow was swept clean, would the sleigh be parked outside the village or the county?
The sleigh could run up the river from the water network and run directly in front of every house.
If the snow was not enough, they would have to move snow from other places.
In the entire history of China, such a thing had never happened.
In the Tang dynasty where Li Yi lived, the government office of the Tang dynasty could do this in winter.
"Brother Yi, it feels unreal." Li Longji came back at noon with a woman.
Li Yi did not ask, and the others did not mention it.
Obviously, the woman had to sleep with him at night. Wu Jieyu would take care of the children. Empress Wang was pregnant.
Li Longji did not want to spend two hours in Xingqing Palace. He did not want to live in Xingqing Palace, so he brought the woman over.
The woman went to find Empress Wang and Wu Jieyu. She had to build a good relationship with them.
She also had to meet Li Dan and Noble Consort Lu. Living in Zhuangzi, it was impossible not to meet them.
Li Longji was eating hotpot with Li Yi in the shed outside. There were only three of them, and Li Chengqi was also there.
The Sixteen Guards and the Winged Knights were on standby. If there was a problem, they had to rush over immediately.
Li Longji never thought or dared to think that the water network of the government office could be used in winter.
Li Yi was boiling mutton. He cut it himself and put a piece of mutton on the side. After eating, he cut two plates of mutton and washed his hands.
"Some people once dreamed of having electric lights and phones upstairs and downstairs. Later, they found that it was not comfortable to live in a building, and it was not convenient to use wired phones.
At the same time, they also dreamed of having their own car. They could not even afford a bicycle.
Later on, he realized that he could get it whenever he wanted. There were expensive ones and cheap ones.
Some people had the extravagant hope of wiping out the enemy from dozens of miles away during a war. Later, they found that they could do it from thousands of miles away.
Nothing is impossible as long as we are a bit more courageous and a bit faster. "
Li Yi was open-minded. Wasn't it just development?
When he was young, he didn't even have a phone at home. Later on, he had many things. Society had developed too quickly.
The current Tang dynasty was nothing. They didn't even have a tractor.
The snow sleds all brought their own shovels, waiting for the warm sun to melt the snow. The places they always ran to would lack snow, so they quickly went to the side to lay some snow.
In winter, when the people went on a 'long journey', for example, from Taowu County to Chang 'an City, they did not walk. Instead, they all took sleds.
Otherwise, how could they survive the night when they walked from Wanan County to Chang 'an in the snow?
In the past, he could also walk. He calculated the location of the village, set off from a place, and walked as fast as he could until he reached a certain village and stayed there.
It was fine if he didn't have a job. If he could find a job, he could earn less money by wasting a day. Who would be willing to walk?
"We can hit the enemy from thousands of miles away?" Li Longji did not care about the extravagant hope. He was seeking confirmation.
"Yes. The key is that we have the kind of weapon that can destroy the entire capital. At that time, no one will really dare to use force against us."
Li Yi put the meat on the plate and sighed.
"Attack from above the Ninth Heaven." Li Chengqi put the oysters into the hotpot.
He was relieved. The more powerful Li Yi's technology was, the more relieved he would be.
Li Yi always wanted to maintain his current position of imperial power. He wanted to ensure that his third brother was the emperor.
In this way, he could do whatever he wanted. He could make money as much as he wanted. He could develop the coastal area however he wanted.
Without suspicion and jealousy, Li Yi would not allow him to usurp the throne. His third brother and the others were relieved.
"Build the railway. First, stabilize the border and build the railway. The steam engine ship will cooperate with other ships to go out. Is three years enough?"
Li Longji was not willing to develop slowly. He wanted to speed up. He wanted to create a flourishing era, a real flourishing era.
Li Yi poured out the water in the pot that was boiling the wine. He picked up the thermos bottle and poured more water. He continued to boil the wine. "It depends on how determined we are."
"How determined do we need to be to complete it in three years?" Li Longji made up his mind now.
"One year. As long as we spend money, the railway will be built to the seaside by this time next year.
There is an economic account. The same railway will take three years to build and cost two million coins.
In two years, it will cost five million coins.
In one year, it will cost fifteen million coins.
Do we need time or money? Do we need to keep the technology a secret at a low cost or a high cost to protect it? "
Li Yi was calculating the production of steel. There were more steelmaking furnaces, so he had to increase the security measures.
Because they had to be placed outside, there was not enough space in Zhuangzi.
At the same time, he increased the mining of iron ore and coal.
The cost would increase exponentially. Just like the two hospitals he built when he was sick.
Usually, it would be good if it could be used in three years.
But at that time, he asked to calculate by days. How much machinery would be used? How fast would the materials be mobilized from all over the country?
In the Tang dynasty, it was also possible to build railways. It depended on how much money you were willing to spend.
Two million coins in three years and fifteen million coins in one year. Which one would he choose for the same project?
Li Yi knew that according to the speed of his country's construction at that time, he could build the railway used in the Tang dynasty in half a month.
All the sections would be under construction at the same time. Even if he used planes, he could also send the materials over.
"Is there such a big difference?" Li Longji was at a loss.
Li Chengqi did not bother himself. He asked directly, "Brother Yi, which one do you think is worth it?"
"It will be carried out completely according to my plan. One year's worth of time. By the third year, the money earned will be more than fifteen million coins."
Li Yi had calculated the throughput. If the railway was built to the seaside in one go, it would reduce the pressure of the Yellow River transportation and save a lot of time.
He would first stop at the canal. Otherwise, if he went to the Yellow River through the canal, how could the speed of river transportation compare to the railway?
The key was that the railway did not only move two points, but also all the positions along the way.
It also included the prefectures around the capital. They would send the materials to the capital and put them on the train.
Then, he could build a new dock at Lianyun Harbor. If the barbarian merchants were willing, they could sail their ships close to the shore and get cheaper goods.
At the same time, Lianyun Harbor was close to Xinluo and the Japanese Empire. It was beneficial to facilitate the trade between these two places.
The Japanese Empire needed the things of the Tang dynasty. It was unrealistic to enter the Yellow River by sea. Ships were different.
Stopping at Lianyun Harbor was convenient for the exchange of materials.
Another effect was the popularity of the people. The people of the Tang dynasty naturally felt proud when they saw the railway and the train. They looked at others differently.
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