The most arrogant in history

Chapter 716: Train heading south.

Seeing this, Ye Kun winked at Jiang Yourong and said, "Your Highness, you've come at the right time. I'll go change my clothes and you can comfort my third sister."

After saying that, Ye Kun turned around and left, preparing his horse to head for the Science and Technology City.

Out of sight out of mind.

If you can't afford to offend your third aunt, just hide away, okay?

When he arrived at the Science and Technology City, Ye Kun first called Ma Zhao.

Ma Zhao was investigating the case and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to know about the case? There are so many things going on in this case. It will take three to five days to figure it out..."

"I'm not asking about the case. I'm asking for favors for Jiang Youcai. I hope you can give me some face."

Ye Kun sighed, "Jiang Youcai's case must be investigated, but please be merciful and don't... arrest her or kill her. Just say that she was deceived by her subordinates and failed to supervise her properly. The best outcome would be to dismiss her from her post and have her property confiscated."

Ma Zhao smiled and said, "Your Majesty can deal with Jiang Youcai in this way, so it can't be considered as partiality. But how should He Quan be dealt with?"

Ye Kun pondered and said, "He Quan is a talented husband. I cannot kill him. I will deal with him the same way as Jiang Youcai. All other prisoners of the He family will be exiled to Tianzhu."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I understand."

Ma Zhao hung up the phone.

Ye Kun breathed a sigh of relief and checked the situation in the science and technology city and factories in various places.

Tintin came to see him and reported: "Brother, the railway from Zhuojun to Luoyang has been fully opened, waiting for you to announce its operation. Do you want to take the first train and experience it yourself?"

The southern extension project of Zhuojun Railway has been going on for more than two years.

Now the entire line is connected, with a total length of 1,500 miles, which is a great feat.

Railways, trains, steam engines, each one is the result of Ye Kun’s hard work and is also a symbol of the power of the Han Empire!

"Now that the entire line is open, of course I have to go take a trip."

Ye Kun laughed and asked, "How long does it take to get from Zhuo County to Luoyang by train now?"

"For safety reasons, it will be two days and two nights. After the traffic has been running for a while, we will study increasing the speed, which will take about a day and a half."

"Very good, Junior Sister, please make arrangements. We will take the first train and grab the first prize."

Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "By the way, we will also give names to future trains. Let's call this first train from Zhuojun to Luoyang - Huaxia. In the future there will be Shenzhou, China, Dayu, Emperor Shun, Emperor Yao, Kuafu Chasing the Sun..."

"Okay then, let's name the first train the Huaxia. It will blow the whistle and head south tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, tomorrow Sang Buyi and others and I will go and experience it together."

All the worries in Ye Kun's heart were swept away.

I'll go to Luoyang tomorrow, which will be a good opportunity to avoid my third aunt's sister-in-law.

Huang Ye informed Sang Buzhi, Xie Baochan, Queen Ayiman of Loulan and others by phone.

When the palace heard the news, everyone was very happy and wanted to experience the Huaxia train.

Yuejuan and Daixi knew that Jiang Yourong was unhappy because of her third sister's matter, so they stayed to accompany Jiang Yourong.

Most of the others signed up and followed Ye Kun south.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the sky was full of colorful clouds.

Ye Kun delivered a speech at Zhuojun South Station.

“My fellow countrymen, my fellow officers, and my fellow merchants and businessmen, after the Grand Canal and the Yunnan-Myanmar Highway, we have built a third miracle, the railway from the northern capital Zhuojun to the central capital Luoyang, which we call the Shuangdu Railway.

From now on, transportation from Luoyang to Zhuojun will be faster, smoother and more comfortable.

Everyone sat on the train, eating hot pot and singing songs, and before they knew it, they had arrived in Luoyang. The cost of transporting goods has also dropped tenfold. So in the future, our economy will be better, people's lives will be better, and business people will make more money."

Everyone applauded.

Ye Kun looked at the time and said with a smile: "It is better to do than to say. Please get on board and let us experience the stability and speed of the Huaxia for ourselves!"

Everyone clasped their fists together and invited Ye Kun to get in the car.

Ye Kun took Xie Baochan, Ayiman and others and got into several luxurious carriages at the rear of the train.

The rear of the car is safer.

The luxury compartments are also fully padded and equipped with seat belts.

The whistle blew long and the train officially headed south.

Ayiman was full of envy: "These iron roads and trains are really great. It's a pity that the people of Loulan have never seen such a long train."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "If we extend the length of the train, ten trains will be able to take away all of you Loulan people."

Ayiman asked: "If there is such a railway from Zhuojun to Loulan, how many days will it take for the train to arrive?"

"That will take about seven or eight days." Ye Kun shrugged.

"However, it may not be easy to directly reach Loulan by rail, but soon the railroad will lead to Chang'an."

The railway from Luoyang to Chang'an has been fully surveyed and planned, and roadbed construction has begun on some sections.

Ding Ding’s plan is to achieve segmented traffic within three years.

That is, three sections of railways combined with highways will realize fast transportation between Luoyang and Chang'an.

Tintin accompanied him and said to Ayiman:

"Some places in the Western Regions have flat terrain, so railways can be built. Even if it is just a section of railway, as long as it can reach 200 miles, it is more cost-effective than highway. The emperor said that the cost of railway transportation is one-tenth of that of highway.

So, if we build a two-hundred-mile railway, the transportation capacity will be equivalent to that of a two-thousand-mile highway."

Ye Kun said: "There are some flat areas on the main roads of the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions where railways can indeed be built. But I suggest that they be as long as possible. Start with the easy places first, and then slowly tackle the harder bones."

Tintin smiled and said, "Then we have to build the Liaodong Railway first, otherwise, the steel won't be able to keep up."

Liaodong Iron Mine is now developing rapidly and has become a large industry employing 200,000 people.

The scale will be expanded in the future.

The problem is transportation.

Tintin consulted the Ministry of Industry and learned that in order to quickly deliver the steel produced in Liaodong to the inland areas, it is necessary to build a railway directly to Liaohai and then transport it by sea to ports along the way.

Sang Buyi was worried: "Your Majesty, our railways are everywhere and the cost is huge. We can't blindly launch projects."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "How can it be everywhere? We only have this one railway, and the total length is only 1,500 miles. For a great country like China, the total length of railways must reach 300,000 miles to barely be enough.

Our current railway business is like building the Great Wall, we have only just started.”

"Three hundred thousand miles?" Tintin and Sang Buyi both widened their eyes.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? We are just like Yugong moving mountains. Our sons will have sons, and our grandsons will have grandsons. There will be no end to our descendants. One day, we will have a railway line that is three hundred thousand miles long."

In the later intelligent industrial era, China did have a total railway length of 300,000 miles.

But Sang Buyi and Ding Ding wouldn't believe it.

Xie Baochan smiled and said, "If we really want to build a 300,000-mile railway, our descendants will stop doing other things and focus on building railways."

Everyone laughed.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "There is a saying in the West that Rome was not built in a day. Our Great Wall was not built in a day either. As long as we have faith, we will definitely have a 300,000-mile-long railway. We will do our best, and leave the unfinished tasks to our descendants."

Tintin asked: "But do we have enough iron ore?"

"If it's not enough, we can ship it here by sea. Yu Guinong is in the South China Continent, where there are more iron ore than the stones in the mountains."

Ye Kun suddenly missed Yu Guinong and said with a smile, "A few days ago, I received a telegram from Yu Guinong. The old guy said that he was not used to the environment and climate there at first, but now he has begun to like it there."