Of course, as long as people with strategic vision can see that Anxi and Shuofang are extremely important places, especially Anxi, which is very important to the Tang Empire, this area is a big channel for the Tang Empire's foreign exchanges, and it is also an area for the Tang Empire to expand its influence. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is also the reason why the Tang Empire should spend a huge price to maintain this area of Anxi, but because the road is too far, it is not easy to maintain this area, and it costs ten times more money to maintain 20,000 soldiers and horses in Anxi, which is enough to raise 200,000 soldiers near the capital, which is also the reason why the Anxi army must be elite, spend ten times the price, if you don't raise elite soldiers, then what's the point.

Now that the railroad tracks and steam locomotives have been successfully invented, only the railway needs to be paved to Anxi, and in the future, the materials of the imperial court can be continuously transported to Anxi, thereby greatly reducing the loss of the road, and the Tang Dynasty can also send more troops to Anxi, so as to control Anxi more firmly, and even, further expand the territory and conquer farther land.

"Anxi, very good, I and the prime ministers also mean the same thing, but Anxi is thousands of miles away from the capital at the farthest, whether the amount of work to lay this track is too large, and whether the materials, manpower and financial resources are sufficient, Li Shilang has calculated."

Li Longji was very eager to build a railway to Anxi, but he was not sure how much it would cost, after all, in addition to the length of the tracks that could be directly calculated, problems such as foundations, bridges, culverts, and so on, could not be determined.

"Your Majesty, the line has not yet been determined, all this is not easy to calculate, the line must be determined first, and then it can be calculated, and, if Your Majesty feels that it cannot be finished in one breath, you can follow two steps, first lay a railway to Yumen Pass, and connect Shanzhou and Liangzhou, so that the soldiers and horses of Longyou and Hexi can be more convenient to mobilize, and the remaining other half can be laid later to reduce the pressure of a laying."

Ang Lee gave advice, after all, this kind of staged victory is the most suitable.

"Well, then Li Shilang thinks it's better to lay it when to lay it."

"Your Majesty, after the autumn harvest, the weather will turn cold, you can use this time to determine the route, and reserve the rails, and after the spring ploughing of the next year, immediately requisition labor, and start laying the rails."

Li Anzheng suggested.

"Okay, that's it, after the autumn harvest, immediately send two people, one to explore the railway line to Yumen Pass, the other way, to explore the railway track road to the middle city, after next year's spring ploughing, the two railroad tracks will be laid together."

Li Longji decided on the spot, he had been thinking about the new rail line for a long time, and after listening to Li An's suggestion, he immediately decided to come down.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing that Weichen must say."

Li An thought of promising Yu Chaoen and spoke.

"Li Shilang has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, there is no need to swallow."

"Your Majesty, now the railroad tracks from Chang'an to Luoyang have been fully connected, twenty steam locomotives and a large number of carriages are also under construction, or it will not be long before passenger and freight trains can be put into operation, thus greatly facilitating the connection between the two cities, but this must be a fee, the profit will be very considerable, and, with the further popularization of the railroad track in the future, the profit will be greater, whoever holds the right to operate the railroad track, can be rich and rival the country, Your Majesty, how can you give this opportunity to others."

Ang Lee walked through the temptation.

In recent days, he has learned a lot about trains and railroad tracks, and through the matter of transporting tens of thousands of laborers back to Chang'an City in two days, he has seen the huge practical potential of trains.

Just imagine, a large transport caravan of hundreds of carriages, from Chang'an City to Luoyang, needs to travel for half a month, and a large number of grooms, horses and guards, grooms and guards need to eat, also need to pay wages, and horses also need to eat grass, this road must be a lot of consumption, moreover, but also very delayed time, in short, the transportation cost is extremely great.

And a train, you can easily transport these goods to the destination within one day, the transportation cost will be greatly reduced, and for people who have train resources, only need to drive twice the price lower than the carriage transportation, you can make the merchant happy to accept, and the profit is simply against the sky!

"What does Li Shilang mean is to let me add another industry and personally send my henchmen to take charge of the operation of the railway?"

Li Longji asked.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly what Weichen means, such a high profit, it must not be shared by any family, only if it all belongs to Your Majesty and the imperial court, it is the blessing of my Tang Dynasty."

Li An did not shy away from it, and said directly that through the matter of the solar cooker, he didn't believe that Li Longji could not be moved.

"Li Shilang's proposal is very good, but how to do it? Who should I assign to be in charge of the operation of the railway? ”

Li Longji looked at Li An for help.

"Your Majesty, there are too few six bureaus in the Inner Chamberlain Province, why not add a railway bureau, let Yu Chaoen serve as the railway commander, be in charge of this matter as a whole, and assign a large number of relevant officials to it, so as to ensure that the profits of the railway are firmly in the hands of Your Majesty."

Ang Lee said bluntly.

"Yu Chaoen? For such a big thing, is he really capable of being a little eunuch? ”

Li Longji is very skeptical about Yu Chaoen's ability, is it a eunuch? Generally, many of them are unlearned, and there are relatively few eunuchs with skills, just imagine that a scholar with knowledge and culture will not take the imperial examination, but choose to go to the palace?

"Your Majesty, through the observation of the past few months, Weichen found that Yu Chaoen is still very capable, meticulous in his work, and he thinks about His Majesty everywhere, even the old general Guo Ziyi can't do anything about him."

Ang Lee almost burst out laughing, and he wanted to laugh at the thought of Guo Ziyi leaving in a huff.

"Guo Ziyi? What the hell is going on? ”

Li An did not hide it, and told 1510 about Guo Ziyi's intention to deceive Yu Chaoen and take away the 500 solar stove.

"What a Guo Ziyi, I asked him to wait a little longer, he is good, he even dares to deceive my things."

Li Longji's angry expression was slightly smiling, he also admired Guo Ziyi's boldness, if the five hundred solar stoves were really cheated away, as the emperor, it was really difficult for him to deal with this old man Guo, after all, Lao Guo was all about saving forage for the army, and this was not a big deal, as an emperor, he could only suffer a dumb loss.

But at the same time, he also found that Yu Chaoen was reliable and principled, if it was an ordinary official, he might succumb to Guo Ziyi's requirements, so that the five hundred solar stoves could not be saved.

"Haha! Yu Chaoen is really a talent, let him be in charge of the solar cooker, but it is a bit condescending, anyway, he is only responsible for the overall situation, and the specific railway operation affairs must be arranged by Li Shilang. ”

Li Longji figured it out and felt that Yu Chaoen could be appointed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Commander of the Ministers."

Ang Lee happily replied.

"By the way, Li Shilang, if the railway is included in the Inner Servant Province, it will definitely be opposed by the ministers, especially those ministers, who will definitely lose the trouble of playing, how should I deal with it?"

Li Longji suddenly thought of a very headache.

"Your Majesty, the biggest reason why the ministers will oppose is that they are worried about Yu Chaoen's ability and feel that he can't do a good job in the railway, but Yu Chaoen is only responsible for overall management, and does not need to be responsible for specific scheduling work, which Your Majesty can explain, in addition, these ministers will only put forward opinions, and it is not okay to do nothing, and they will be assigned to the railway residence, responsible for supervising Yu Chaoen's work, and whoever dares to oppose will be assigned to the Railway Bureau, so that not only can reduce the opposition of the ministers, but also supervise Yu Chaoen, Prevent him from doing things out of the ordinary, and at the same time, it can also make His Majesty's ears quiet and quiet, killing three birds with one stone! ”

Ang Lee gives a strategy.

"Okay, Li Shilang is really resourceful, I will listen to you once, but the grades of the various bureaus of the internal servants are too low, and the official positions of the railway bureau are higher, the highest is the fourth grade!"

Li Longji decided to raise the status of the railway bureau so that the ministers could see that the emperor attached great importance to the work of the railway.

Subsequently, Li Ang carefully told Li Longji about the soft sleeper, hard sleeper, soft seat, hard seat, dining car and stable car he developed, and determined the price of various seats through calculation.

When Li Longji heard this, he felt very novel and excited, especially Ang Lee's practice of dividing fares into grades was what excited Li Longji the most.

"Li Shilang, after the autumn harvest, I plan to visit Luoyang City, just take the railway, you must prepare well, and now that the steam locomotive has been invented, the transportation capacity has greatly increased, and my royal special train should also hang a few more carriages!"

Li Longji said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Wechen must make every effort to prepare, in addition, Wechen has added ten royal carriages for His Majesty, which are connected to the five cars last time, there are fifteen cars, if Your Majesty needs, you can also add some more to store things such as chariots and royal horses."

Ang Lee replied with a smile.

"Okay, okay, Li Shilang looks at it? In addition, I have to prepare a few more trains, and I can't let the guards run behind the trains, so let them also get on the trains and guard me in front and back of the royal train. ”

Li Longji thought about it quite thoroughly, and even thought of the guards and horses.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, twenty locomotives can be completed in half a month, and when the time comes, we will definitely be able to ensure that Your Majesty and the tens of thousands of horses accompanying him will all be transported to Luoyang City at one time."

Ang Lee assured.

"No, no, no, I don't need to follow so many people on the day I travel, all the horses should be controlled at about 5,000 people, but two days in advance, the 20,000 escort army will be transported to Luoyang City first, and I have thousands of personal soldiers and horses around me, which is enough."

Li Longji felt that there were too many people, which affected the mood of travel, so he decided to reduce the number of people and let the main force of the escort army arrive at the destination in advance.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Wechen knows what to do."

Ang Lee replied confidently.

"By the way, Li Shilang, after autumn, the weather will become more and more cold, Li Shilang has a vegetable greenhouse, you can continue to grow vegetables, but the people's land is completely deserted, Li Shilang can do research in this area, so that the people can plant another crop after the autumn harvest, and harvest it when the spring ploughing next year."

Li Longji just wanted Li An to step down, but suddenly felt that he could let Li An engage in research in agriculture, after all, agriculture is the foundation of the Tang Empire, if you can plant two crops a year, the problem of food shortage in the Tang Dynasty will be completely solved.

When Li An heard this, he thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was really the case, in the Guanzhong area, it seemed that there was only millet this season's crop, and after the autumn harvest, the land was wasted, and it was not used until the spring ploughing of the next year.

"Your Majesty, this doesn't need to be studied, just plant wheat directly."

Ang Lee gave the answer directly

"Wheat? In this weather in Guanzhong, can wheat be planted in autumn and winter? ”

Li Longji was very puzzled.

"Weichen thinks it's okay, if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can plant some in a small area after the autumn harvest this year to see the effect, and then, if the effect is good, you can promote it next year."

Li An said lightly.

"I know, I will arrange someone from the household department to be responsible, if the effect is really good, Li Shilang will make a great contribution."

Li Longji said happily, and waved his hand to let Li An retreat.

"Li Shilang, Li Shilang ......"

As soon as Li An left the Zichen Palace, he met Yu Chaoen at a corner outside, but it didn't look like a chance encounter, but Yu Chaoen was waiting here on purpose.

"Li Shilang, what a coincidence! The little slave happened to pass by, just happened to pass by. ”

Yu Chaoen's acting skills of lying seem to be true, but Ang Lee has already seen through everything, how can there be so many coincidences in the world.

"What a coincidence! The fish envoy is going to the Zichen Palace! Your Majesty is inside, go quickly! ”

Yu took two steps towards Enmai's legs, turned around and walked towards Li An, and said with a smile: "Li Shilang, this railway has been repaired, I don't know what plans are next, such a big thing, someone has to take care of it!" ”

"The fish envoy wants to ask the official what he promised you! How long have you been waiting here? ”

Ang Lee smiled slightly.

"Hehe, I can't hide anything from Li Shilang, so I just arrived, just arrived."

Yu Chaoen replied with a smile.

Your sister is still lying, but that's not the point, and it doesn't matter. ’

"Congratulations to the Yu envoy, Your Majesty has decided to set up a railway bureau under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this railway bureau is the highest four-grade official, and Your Majesty also attaches great importance to the fish envoy, if there is no accident, you will definitely let the fish envoy be responsible for the work of the railway bureau."

Ang Lee said softly.

"Is it true? That's great, thank you Li Shilang, the little slave will always remember your goodness. ”

Yu Chaoen was at a loss for excitement, and he was extremely excited.