Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Emperor Chongzhen actually knew Hong Chengchou's attitude towards Hong Chengchou.

Just like the starting point of the training base for traversers in later generations, how many people are writing books with the mentality of being popular and raising young models instead of going to work in the sea?

Although most, even 80.00% of the authors cannot avoid the fate of going to sea to work, there are always some top authors who have realized the bold words of raising young models.

Of course, there are still a lot of people who just can't get up and down, earn some money, and have some food to eat, but if you want to support young models, the money is still not enough.

Hong Chengchou has this mentality now.

Take a gamble, and if you win, you can hold the Ministry of Railways in your hands, and even try to join the cabinet in the future.

If you lose, if you die, you will be a puppet minister, or go home to farm.

And even if Hong Chengchou returned home to farm, that was called becoming an official, and all the benefits he should have were indispensable.

Even as long as this guy offered to go to Xinming Island to hang out with Tang Wang Zhu Yujian and the others, then Emperor Chongzhen would have to give more benefits.

For example, a large number of rewards and promotions are also expected.

After all, even the Taiwei, Taishi, and Prime Minister on Xinming Island haven’t figured it out—those who have already gone to Xinming Island have no suitable candidates, and there are no suitable candidates who can take on the positions of Taiwei and Prime Minister. No one wants to go to Xinming Island to dawdle.

If Hong Chengchou dared to bet, the Emperor Chongzhen dared to take it. What's more, Hong Chengchou had already expressed his position in this way, so he almost dug out his loyalty and let Emperor Chongzhen take a look.

After laughing a few times, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Okay, I am indeed the candidate I like. The words of Aiqing are indeed a mature way of seeking the country."

After Hong Chengchou thanked him, Emperor Chongzhen laughed again: "Aiqing, what should be the best way to build this railway in the future?"

Hong Chengchou said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I have never seen the results of the survey and mapping of the Ministry of Industry, so I dare not say where to build it first, but I have some ideas in my heart."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and said, "Aiqing, just tell me."

Hong Chengchou said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the construction of the railway should firstly be for the convenience of transporting troops, secondly for the convenience of freight transportation, and thirdly for the convenience of the people to travel.

Now that this building has just started to be built, its speed is much lower than that of a horse-drawn carriage, so the convenience of the people is not considered, and only the transportation of troops and freight is considered.

As for the places where soldiers are used, based on the current situation of my Ming Dynasty, it is nothing more than Mongolia in the north, Jiannu in the northeast, land in the southwest, and countries in Southeast Asia.

If there is enough rail production for the railway in the future, then it should be spread all over Ming Dynasty, and now only Mongolia and Jiannu can be considered. "

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and asked, "What about the countries in Southeast Asia and the Southwest?"

Hong Chengchou said: "National countries in the South Seas originally served me as a father, and now there are no one who dares to use swords, so we can wait for a while. In the southwest, there are many chieftains, and there are many people who refuse to accept the king. The chaos of She'an is an example. , so it cannot be delayed.

According to the current trend, the railway leading to Shanhaiguan should be built first, and then rely on the railway to continuously build fortresses to advance in the direction of building slaves.

The second is to build a railway leading to Nanzhili, and then branch from Nanzhili into three roads, one leading to the southeast, one leading to Sichuan, and the other leading to the land of Yunnan and Guizhou.

The railway to the southeast is for the convenience of transporting food and other goods from the southeast to the north, and the railway to Sichuan and Yunnan and Guizhou is for the convenience of sending troops there to suppress the chieftain.

Even if it is feasible, the railway from the capital to Shanxi and Shaanxi should be built. At that time, the southeast will produce more grain, which can be transported to the capital by railway, and then transported to Shanxi and Shaanxi.

Although this object is moving slowly, it is still faster than human transportation, and there is no fire consumption. I think this object is the bone of my Ming Dynasty, so it must be heavy. "

Hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Emperor Chongzhen simply stood up, clapped and laughed, and said, "Okay, what Hong Aiqing sees is the same as mine, I'm so relieved."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "However, even after the construction of the railway, even after the production of the Chuyun rails and the locomotive carriages, there is still a problem. I wonder if Hong Aiqing has thought about it?"

Hong Chengchou bowed and said, "Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and said: "After all, the railway is not like a straight road. If it is inconvenient, you can take a detour. There are many vassal kings involved, and there are more common people. What should I do?"

When Hong Chengchou saw that Emperor Chongzhen had raised this question, he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, there is actually another big problem that is difficult to solve."

Chapter 4 The Bet Won

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and asked, "What's the problem?"

Hong Chengchou bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Qizuo is a matter of the Yellow River. If you want to build a railway from the capital to Nanzhili, you can't bypass the Yellow River.

The width of the Yellow River is unimaginable. Usually, boats are used to cross the river. To build a railway, a bridge must be built across the Yellow River. Otherwise, it can only be built to the river bank. The train relay on the other side.

Although this would not delay much, it was still one level behind compared to having a bridge across the Yellow River. "

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said with a smile: "I have already thought about Aiqing's concerns, but there is no good solution now.

We can only place our hopes on the Royal Academy and the Ministry of Industry to see how to solve this problem. If it doesn't work, we can only do it through a north-south relay.

But what should I do about the problem I just mentioned? "

Hong Chengchou opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Hong Chengchou's embarrassed face, and said with a smile: "Why, is there anything Hong Aiqing wants to say but dare not say?"

Hong Chengchou bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I do have some thoughts in my heart, but they are too rebellious, so I dare not say them."

Emperor Chongzhen chuckled, knowing what Hong Chengchou meant, he probably would have committed some taboos, saying that he didn't dare to say it, it was just an inoculation with himself, so as not to make himself angry when he said it later. In anger, he chopped off his head again.

After stopping the laughter, Emperor Chongzhen simply said: "Aiqing, just say it, I will forgive you for not guilty."

Only then did Hong Chengchou thank you, bowed and said, "Your Majesty has read the scriptures well, so naturally he knows the allusion about King Chu's thin waist?"

Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Of course I know this. The allusion in "Mozi·Jianai" is about the former Chu Lingwang who was a good scholar with a thin waist, so the ministers of the Lingwang all used a meal as a festival to threaten their breath. Then take it, support the wall and then rise. Compared with the years, it will have a dark color."

Later generations said that the king of Chu had a thin waist and starved to death in the palace. He was talking about the buddy Chu Lingwang.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen felt that something was wrong.

Mamaipi, Hong Chengchou, this bastard, wouldn't he have made his mind on Fengyang's imperial tomb, right?

What to be afraid of, or Murphy's law came out to show off its presence at this time.

Hong Chengchou bowed and said, "If the minister is dead, if the train passes by the imperial mausoleum without changing its course, who else in the world can say anything else?"

Emperor Chongzhen laughed angrily.

Although it is said that Fengyang's imperial tomb has little or nothing to do with me in later generations, but it is different now, it is my family's ancestral tomb now.

If I don't admit it, what will the world think of me?

The word filial piety usually doesn't show much, but when it comes to the critical moment, its effect will be great.

Among other things, look at those emperors in the time of the strong man, Emperor Xiaowen, Emperor Xiaojing, Emperor Xiaowu, which one did not have the word filial piety in it?

Even in the Ming Dynasty, apart from the great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, which emperor did not have the word filial piety in it?

It really does.

Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youtang, Zhu Youtang who was posthumously named, and the unlucky boy Tianqi, none of the three of them had the word filial piety in their posthumous titles.