The Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty was an inland administrative region and only had a few relatively large lakes. However, in the Tang Dynasty era, because these lakes were relatively large, they were all given the names of seas. The largest one in the northwest was called the Aral Sea, and it was still called this in later years. The large lake in the north was called the Yibo Sea, and it was later called the Balkhash Lake. The smaller one in the south was called the Hot Sea, and it was later called the Isaik Lake.
At this time, the Aral Sea Lake was still very large, and the salt content of the lake was not very high. However, in later years, due to the development of cotton cultivation, large amounts of water from the Yusha River and the Wuhu River were used, causing the fresh water that flowed into the Aral Sea Lake to decrease. In the end, the Aral Sea continued to shrink, and the salt content of the water gradually increased. In just a few years, the Aral Sea would completely disappear from this planet, and this would cause a serious crisis for the Aral Sea.
The so-called crisis of the Aral Sea was caused by the gradual decrease in the size of the Aral Sea, causing various dangers. For example, the fishermen fishing in the vicinity had no more fish to catch, and their lives were extremely difficult. There was a large amount of salt on the dried lake bed, and when the wind blew, it formed saline-alkali sandstorms. These sandstorms were extremely harmful, and the fine saline-alkali sandstorms that were blown away by the wind would enter the farmland, causing large-scale salinization of the farmland and affecting the harvest of the crops.
The Yibo Sea was a very large freshwater lake, and it contained a large amount of fresh water. It was a very good lake, and it could very well solve the problem of water shortage in Anxi. The Hot Sea was not large, and it was not enough to make a big deal out of it.
In short, the Anxi Protectorate was an inland administrative region with only a few lakes. However, after Ang Lee took over Anzhu Province, the situation completely changed. Anzhu Province was not large, but it was long and narrow, stretching from the sea to the Tocharian region. The Tocharian region and the river in the north had long been a subsidiary of the Tang Dynasty, and became part of the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty. Anzhu Province was also included in the Anxi Protectorate. In this way, the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty became a coastal administrative region, and it was the only one in the west. The rest of the coastal administrative regions were all in the southeast.
The current railway of the Tang Dynasty could already go from Chang 'an to the southernmost Persian Commander-In-Chief's Office in the Tocharian region, which was Ji Ling City. The distance between Ji Ling City and Anzhu City was more than one thousand li. As long as this section of the railway was completed, the railway from the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang' an, would be able to reach Anzhu City, which was of great significance.
While the railway between the river and the Tocharian region was being built, a large number of craftsmen had already been trained. Moreover, these craftsmen were all local people. If they could take the train to the Persian Commander-In-Chief's Office to build the railway, and they would be paid thirty percent more, they would definitely not refuse. Moreover, now that the railway was completed, if the craftsmen were in a hurry, they would be able to return home without any delay.
As long as the craftsmen of these two regions could be transferred over, the goal of building the railway to the port of Anzhu in an extremely short amount of time would be realized.
Because this new railway had not been planned before, and the Tang Dynasty had many railway branches in Anxi that needed to be built, many craftsmen were busy building the railway branches in Anxi.
However, the importance of these railway branches was obviously far less important than the strategic railway to the port of Anzhu. Therefore, in this case, the construction of the railway branches could be put aside first, and all the resources and manpower could be transferred to the Persian Commander-In-Chief's Office to build the railway from Ji Ling City to Anzhu City.
As long as Ang Lee made this request, the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty would definitely support it. Everyone could see the importance of this railway. Of course, this would inevitably harm the interests of the river and some of the Tocharian countries, which would make them quite unhappy.
However, as long as this railway was unblocked, the entire commercial channel would be formed. In the future, it would definitely bring huge benefits to these small countries, which were much higher than the current losses. As long as the leaders of these small countries had foresight, they would understand this principle.
After coming up with the best strategy, Ang Lee immediately wrote a memorial to the imperial court again, asking them to stop the construction of all the railway branches between Hanzhong and Tocharia, and to transfer all the existing resources and manpower to the Persian Commander-In-Chief's Office. They were ready to go all out to conquer this railway, and to delay the construction of the other branches.
After writing the memorial, Ang Lee handed it to his subordinates to have a look, and asked them to give some constructive suggestions, or help to polish it, in case he did not consider it thoroughly.
His subordinates would always refuse, saying that their positions were too low and they were not qualified to read it. However, as long as Ang Lee asked them a few more times, they would not refuse.
"The construction of the railway between Anzhu City and Anzhu City is not a secret. You can read it, and it doesn't matter if it is leaked. It can also attract more businessmen to invest."
Ang Lee said as he handed the memorial to his subordinates.
"Assistant Minister Li, this plan seems to be a big change, and it will temporarily harm the interests of some small countries, but in the long run, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. I think it is completely feasible."
"I also think it is feasible. However, it is inevitable that the imperial court will send more officials to coordinate with other countries, appease their emotions, and persuade them to be willing to support the decision of the Tang dynasty."
Several of his subordinates voiced their opinions.
Ang Lee was not surprised that he could get the approval of his subordinates, but he was still in a very good mood. He immediately sent someone to send the memorial to Chang 'an City.
The resources of the port were very scarce, at least for the time being. Therefore, if they wanted to build the railway, they had to rely on other resources. The railway in the river and Tocharia had been built for a long time, and the industries related to the railway had been developed. Naturally, they had sufficient resources. Therefore, if they wanted to build the railway between Anzhu City and Tocharia as soon as possible, they had to find a way to get manpower and various resources from these two places. Otherwise, the railway could not be built.
Of course, because of the shortage of resources, a lot of iron had to be transported from Chang 'an City. With the railway as a guarantee, the transportation pressure was not very great.
Because the iron resources of the port were very insufficient, the construction of the railway needed to be delayed. However, in addition to the railway, there were many construction facilities, such as houses and courtyard walls, which could be solved with only bricks and wood. Therefore, the construction could be carried out at any time.
In order to stabilize the people and let the merchants and the people believe in the strategic planning of the Tang Empire, Ang Lee immediately issued the order to build the railway station in Anzhu City. No matter when the railway was laid, the infrastructure of the railway station must be built as soon as possible.
In order to build the infrastructure of the railway station as soon as possible, Ang Lee ordered 2,000 of the 6,000 soldiers who had joined the craftsmen to build the railway station. He also asked his subordinates to give their full support.
"Assistant Minister Li, now that there is a shortage of manpower and construction materials everywhere, why should we concentrate on building the railway station? It will take a long time for the railway to open to traffic. Even if the railway station is built now, it will not be used for a long time. It is really unnecessary. "
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li, all aspects need manpower and construction materials, especially the commercial streets and residential areas. They must be built as soon as possible to meet the needs of more and more merchants. Since the railway station cannot be used for the time being, why should we build it in advance? Is it to let the merchants believe that Anzhu City will build the railway? Even if we are not in a hurry to build the railway station, the merchants will believe that there will be a railway here. "
Several subordinates expressed that they did not understand and felt that there was no need to rush to build the railway station that would not be used for the time being.
Ang Lee insisted, "No, the railway station must be built as soon as possible so that the merchants can see it more directly. Although many merchants already believe that there will be a railway in Anzhu City, there are also merchants who do not believe this and will adopt a wait-and-see attitude. As long as the railway station is built, these wait-and-see people will fully believe in the future potential of Anzhu City and will be willing to compete in advance to gain a firm foothold as soon as possible. Therefore, the railway station must be built as soon as possible to attract more merchants to invest."
"Well, since the railway station is so important, just build it as soon as possible."
One of the subordinates said.
"Assistant Minister Li, the railway station is northwest of Anzhu City, and Anzhu Port is due west. There is a distance of more than ten miles in between. If the goods coming by train in the future need to be shipped at the port, wouldn't it be more troublesome? Why not build the railway station directly on the coast? In this way, after the goods on the train get off, they can be transported to the ship nearby. How convenient! "
A subordinate felt that the location of the railway station was a little far from the port, which was quite unfavorable for the transportation of goods.
When Ang Lee heard this, he felt that what his subordinate said was quite reasonable. It was indeed the case. The reason why Anzhu City had a promising future was because it had the role of both sea and land hubs at the same time, which greatly facilitated the transportation of various commercial goods. If the distance between the cargo ships at the port and the freight trains at the railway station was too far, the effect of transportation would seem to be weakened. It was indeed not very conducive to the transportation of goods.
However, after many preliminary investigations, the terrain in the northwest was relatively flat and the flat area was relatively large. It was indeed more suitable for building a railway station. In many aspects, it had advantages over the seaside. The only weakness was that it was a little far from the seaside.
"Although it is convenient to transport goods near the seaside, the site needed for a railway station is too large. There is no suitable location by the seaside, so it can only be built in the northwest. However, in the future, two tracks can be laid from the railway station in the northwest to the seaside. In this way, the transportation of goods will be much more convenient. The place in the north near the seaside can be used as a small storage base.
The goods that can be stored there can be stored and stored there, "Ang Lee gave a more feasible suggestion.
"Yes, yes, yes, it seems that this is the only way. There is no better way."
"Assistant Minister Li, this subordinate will go and arrange it. The railway station will be able to take shape within a week."
The subordinates said happily.
Ang Lee was very happy. He waved his hand and let his subordinates immediately prepare to start the construction of the railway station.
Building a railway station in Anzhu City was such a big matter. Naturally, the more people knew the better. This way, more merchants could be attracted to come and invest and start a business.
The best publicity method was to immediately start the construction of the railway station. Before the construction, in order to boost the morale of the construction personnel, a very necessary groundbreaking ceremony was needed. Important people were also invited to give speeches to show the importance of the Imperial Court. The publicity effect would definitely be doubled.
Ang Lee returned to his room and picked up a brush to personally write the words' Anzhu City Railway Station '. He immediately shouted, "Men, quickly find a few carpenters who can engrave words."
"Yes."
Soon, a few honest carpenters walked in.
Ang Lee handed the written words to one of the carpenters and said, "You have to use the shortest time to engrave these words on the wooden plaque. The plaque must be made of the best wood. The faster the better."
"Assistant Minister Li, rest assured. This subordinate will do his best. It will be done in a few hours."
The leader of the carpenters promised.
Li An nodded and told them to get to work immediately. They had to work quickly.
The subordinates who obeyed the order didn't stay idle. They quickly mobilized people and had them transport all kinds of necessary construction materials to the railway station. This was also the preparatory work before the construction.
Such a large-scale mobilization of manpower and construction materials naturally caused a big commotion. The merchants and commoners in the port all turned their attention to it.
The busier merchants could only continue with their work. The free merchants and commoners walked leisurely to the construction site of the railway station to watch the excitement.
"Oh, it's quite a big commotion! Mobilizing more than 2,000 people to transport so many construction materials. It seems that there's going to be a big construction here! "
"What is going to be built here? A commercial building or a residential building? "
"For such a large piece of land, it must be a special building. Could it be a train station?"
"Well, it's really possible. Didn't the officials of the Tang Dynasty say that a railway station is going to be built in this port city? Maybe it's here."
"It's not easy to be sure. Why don't we go and ask?"
Several merchants gathered together and began to discuss the matter.
A merchant stepped forward and asked the officials of the Tang Dynasty, "May I ask what is going to be built here? It's such a big commotion."
"Oh, it's a railway station. After the construction is completed, Anzhu City will have both a port and a railway station. As long as the train is open to traffic, the value of Anzhu City will greatly increase."
The official of the Tang Dynasty answered lightly.
"Railway station, it's really a railway station."
The merchant ran back to tell his companions with a very comfortable expression.
"Railway station, it's really a railway station. Anzhu City has a railway station. That's great."
"Such important and great news must be told to more people. Let's go, let's go."
"Let's go! Since we already know that a railway station is going to be built here, there's no need to continue to stay here. It's dusty here. It's not good for health. "
"Yes, yes, yes. Let's go and have a cup of tea."
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