Wuguan Road, Lantian Pass at the three-way junction in the pavilion.

Ma Liang stepped out of the carriage in a coarse linen prison robe, his expression was numb and unresponsive, and he was a little unaccustomed to the miserable daylight of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

What kind of crime is it, you have to go to the Tingwei Mansion for a while.

He was still a little confused, and many memorable scenes reappeared in his mind.

There are not only the cries of the soldiers in the south, but also the harvest of rice and wheat in the middle, and I walked back in person to know that the ghost car is called a rail car, there is no mysterious ghost road, only a wooden track. The track built along the Bashui and Lishan Mountains has been put into use, but the sections have not yet been connected and merged, and each track is only twenty or thirty miles long.

At the same time, the biggest problem with the orbit was revealed...... If you run too fast, you will overturn.

Twenty people can be carried in one carriage, and two horses can pull and run...... If four horses pull a horse, or pull an empty car, it is possible to overturn the track; The load is heavy, and there is also the possibility of breaking through the track and overturning.

In particular, overweight carriages often cause various damage to the track when overturning.

Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to overspeed and overweight the rail car, and a very conservative driving speed is stipulated, no matter how low it is, there is a speed of 25 miles per hour.

Compared to walking, it is twice as fast...... It's not as simple as doubling it.

Even if the speed of the rail car is the same as the speed of walking, it will completely change the whole world!

The pattern of cargo transportation relying on water transportation will be fundamentally changed; The reduction in the cost of transporting goods will promote the great development of business.

The improvement of transportation efficiency, the waste of grain in the transportation link is greatly reduced, and the manpower involved in transportation is reduced, which means that more manpower can continue to stay in production positions to ensure stable production.

At present, the biggest cost of fighting a war is not manpower, but food; For the time being, food is national strength; The only measure of national strength is food production.

With the laying and improvement of the tracks, an unprecedentedly efficient war machine is slowly taking shape.

In the past, with a population of 10 million, a million troops could be mobilized by fighting a war that overthrew the country, of which less than 200,000 could participate in the battle, and the real soldiers were only about 50,000.

However, after the rail car transportation system is established and perfected, based on the population of tens of millions, there is no need to mobilize millions of strong men to participate in the war or assist in transportation. Only 200,000 of them were to be conscripted, half of them could complete the logistics, and the other 100,000 were soldiers.

In this way, the 800,000 young and able-bodied men will be able to stay in the local area and participate in production, which will not only stabilize the output, but also stabilize the fertility population.

If we grasp the scale well, a country with a population of 10 million can maintain a field army of 100,000 to participate in the war all year round.

In this way, the 100,000-strong army, which has sufficient logistical supplies and well-armored equipment, must be veterans of wars, and it is enough to defeat all kinds of enemies.

In the face of such a war machine, all language is pale and powerless.

Ma Liang felt deep despair, and felt deeply lonely and lonely.

As a criminal officer on the way to escort, he was escorted alone, and he traveled separately from Tian Yu, Huang Xian and others, and there were too many feelings in his heart that he wanted to discuss or entrust, and no one could communicate with him.

The officials who escorted him did not dare to communicate with him, which made Ma Liang feel deeply helpless while being sad and indignant.

Jiangdu, you must not go to Jiangdu.

According to the tacit understanding and universal concept, an important minister of his rank deserves to be decent; Tian Xin and Beifu will give him a decent game here, and let him die of 'illness' as a criminal suspect.

After all, everyone is dead and has already pleaded guilty and served their sentences, so what's the point of pursuing them to death?

As a founding minister, convicting and killing an important minister of Ma Liang's level is not a good choice for all parties.

In terms of the prestige of the imperial court, as well as personal feelings, Ma Liang can die, but he cannot be convicted and punished.

It is also necessary to consider the history of Zhao Zhaoqing and weigh the comments of posterity after Ma Liang was convicted and killed.

Therefore, giving Ma Liang a dignity is not only a dignity for the Ma family and the people of Xiangyang, but also a dignity for all officials, and naturally a dignity for the imperial court.

But after Tian Xin made the order to hand over Ma Liang and Tian Yu's team of military officials, no one talked to Ma Liang, even if it was to catch up...... Anyway, there is no one, just a business-like appearance.

How can this be done?

In this mortal environment, Ma Liang would rather die in battle than behead at the entrance of Jiangdu Caishi.

Losing one's head is a small matter, and it destroys one's prestige and decency, and that's the real big thing.

It is also very unfavorable to the prime minister, and he and the prime minister have a good relationship, and they are like siblings; He has committed a capital crime, and as far as human feelings are concerned, the prime minister will definitely try his best to mediate to protect himself.

Knowing that this kind of behavior is not good, the vast majority of vulgar officials eat this set.

Just as the general is famous for protecting his shortcomings, who can blame the general for not being right?

The prime minister is already great if he leads by example, if he doesn't save his sibling brother Ma Liang when he sees death...... Then who would dare to follow the prime minister to do things?

But will the prime minister save himself?

will be saved, will pay a great price, and in the process of saving, the prime minister is also very painful.

Rather than embarrassing the prime minister, let the prestige of the prime minister's mansion be discredited...... It's better to be decent and not cause any more trouble to the prime minister.

Along the way, Ma Liang gradually figured out that it was time to make a break.

After passing the Lantian Pass, it is Shangda; On the outskirts of Shangluo City is a tributary of Danshui, so he will go to Jiangdu at a faster pace.

Thinking about all this, Ma Liang suddenly said to the military officials who escorted him during his lunch break at the Lantian Pass Post House: "I once heard that when Chen Gongke was in Lantian Pass, there was a green dragon on the pass, and the guard Wang Xiong offered the pass to surrender. After this pass today, if you want to make a song and give a song to Chen Gong, please be accommodating. ”

The military official hung a lieutenant's armband, looked Ma Liang up and down, and saw that the other officials resting in the pavilion were also looking at Ma Liang, or communicating in a low voice.

Thinking of Ma Liang's identity, he can't help but save face.

Ma Liang definitely has a motive to commit suicide, which is related to the dignity of Ma Liang and the imperial court, but it is also related to his personal future.

Yu Shifang instructed him to protect Ma Liang and wanted to kill people; If Ma Liang dies halfway, many things will not be able to be promoted, and even public opinion will counterattack.

The military official wanted to agree, but when he saw that the brush and pen were similar to chopsticks, he shook his head: "Mr. Ji Chang, my father-in-law doesn't like to congratulate the watch." ”

Ma Liang wanted to fight again, but saw that the soldier turned around and left, and two other warriors came to watch him.

Not long after, the military officer personally brought lunch, which was Ma Liang's own bright red, moist lacquered wood dinner plate; Three side dishes, a stack of sauced meat, a bowl of seaweed soup, and rice are also steaming hot in the porcelain pressed on the plate.

In addition, this lacquered wood plate with rounded corners has a cup of tea and a short-handled wooden spoon.

The strict supervision of the military officials did not give Ma Liang the opportunity to be alone and contact sharp weapons and sharp angles.

It seems that he doesn't even have the opportunity to write a suicide note......

No, I still have the opportunity to write a suicide note.

With a decision in his heart, Ma Liang picked up the short-handled wooden spoon and wanted to pour soup into the rice, but he frowned and made an uncomfortable and disgusting expression, covered his mouth and nose with the other hand, and gently put down the wooden spoon: "The mountain road is bumpy, and the stomach is uncomfortable, this meal will be avoided." Can I get an extra cup of tea? ”