This change in the situation of the Manchu and Qing dynasties, if viewed in history, especially in the history of the world, is simply too small to be small.

Isn't it just a fight between uncle and sister-in-law? What's this?

But no one could have imagined that it was such a trivial matter, according to the original history, which would affect the future of China for more than 30 years, and Cixi has now obtained the most powerful power step by step!

If we go further, how far back is this deep-seated impact, more than 30 years?

Anyway, after Li Mengyang learned the news, he thought so, but he really didn't have the mood to care about this matter now, he was the emperor now, so how could he not care about his own country's affairs?

"陛xià! What do you think of the scenery outside the car? ”

"Well, yes, yes."

Outside the car?

That's right, Li Mengyang, the emperor's majesty, is now sitting in a train car, and he is looking outside, admiring the scenery between the imperial capital San Francisco and the second largest city, Sacramento!

So...... Yes, the railway was repaired well, and the person who sat next to Li Mengyang to introduce him to the situation was the builder of this section of the railway, the owner of the Imperial Stanford Railway Company, Leland. Mr. Stanford!

"Comrade Stanford, I really didn't expect that your company's railroad would be built so quickly, it's amazing!" Li Mengyang said that he was very satisfied with the scenery.

"Your Majesty, it's all because your policy is good, oh, by the way, it's the Empire's policy that is good. And there are also hard-working Chinese workers, who are really the best workers in this world. Also, the difficulty of this section of the railway is relatively low. And the steel of the empire. Timber. Everything else was adequate, so we finished ahead of schedule. ”

Stanford was undoubtedly very happy, because the project went very smoothly, of course, this is not to say that there are no accidents, you know, any project is dangerous. But the project is still good, and there are no more than 30 dead and wounded, which is a miracle.

Generally speaking, the reason why this railway can be repaired so quickly is that on the one hand, the industry is that the materials are sufficient, and the steel plant is full of production, as for the sleepers, it is really casual. In addition, it is natural that we are hardworking and reliable Chinese workers. Well, now it's all workers of the Empire. The enthusiasm for work is very high, pay money, and only work eight hours, and there is overtime pay if you do more.

In other words, this eight-hour work system is definitely the first in the world now, no one in the world enjoys this, the empire has it first, and because of gratitude, we Chinese are like this, these eight hours are really full of energy!

Besides, it's San Francisco to Sacramento, this section of the road is completely too easy, plain, not difficult at all.

Actually, on the whole, California is really a good piece of land, this place is full of plains in the middle, of course, there are big mountains to block, but there are not many, that is, the one that goes south to California, is Oxnard, however, Li Mengyang has heard that some Chinese workers have seen it, and they can chisel the mountains from a place called Lancaster!

We Chinese really born engineers......

When he arrived in Sacramento, Li Mengyang didn't say much, he just came to see this trip, so he patted Stanford's shoulder and said, "Comrade Stanford, you have to make persistent efforts." ”

Stanford was moved, because the emperor was very good, he didn't say anything else, so Stanford said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely work hard!" A new line is also under construction, which is to Los Angeles, and it will also extend to San Diego, and then we will go from San Diego to Tijuana, and then to Mexigali, and the ultimate goal is that we will definitely fence off Baja California! ”

Show your determination, comrade!

So in Stanford's thoughts, what did His Majesty the Emperor say?

It's so easy to get the price of a train ticket!

Didn't they all say at the beginning, the railway was repaired, and the management rights belonged to each company, and the empire did not interfere.

Then there is a particularly key thing here, that is, the price of the train ticket, this thing is to maintain the normal operation of a railway company, so how much money is set, now the railway company says forget it, what does this mean?

How much Lao Tzu wants, that's how much!

Yes, this is where the real value of railway construction lies, to put it bluntly, the capitalists are not open-minded, they will spend money in vain?

Unless the sun comes out of the west!

At current prices, Stanford knows that there are so many railroads in the eastern United States, but the fares are still very high. According to the average purchasing power of Americans today, almost many people live enough for a long-distance train trip in a year!

That's right, it's so high, that's it, capitalists are not fools, who will lose money and make money?

But in fact, this is also normal, because people in this era, traveling, going to distant places, this is in their consciousness, it is a very high cost thing, so no matter how high the price is, some people agree with it.

So, it seems that the fare on the side of the empire, Li Mengyang, the emperor, does he control it?

Or does he want to control zhì?

Actually, Li Mengyang thought about this answer clearly early on.

If nothing else, just look at the Sacramento train station not far away, isn't it also hot there?

What's that? That's another railway!

Yes, the railroad from Sacramento to San Francisco!

You can't just be a railroad company.

Hey, hey, hey...... Li Mengyang said in his heart, "I don't care about this price, because I don't need to care about it at all, wait for the future, it shouldn't take a few years, this will be the real chapter, hehehe, this is called, let's see......"

That...... Is this really a pit?

If you don't have a pit, you can put this matter first, Li Mengyang, the emperor, he is busy.

"陛xià! Look, this is what we have set up, the whole moldy, this ......" Xie Tiansi was wearing a white coat at this time, this dress is really similar to the doctor of later generations, of course. Designed by Li Mengyang.

So what is this?

I see. Slices of potatoes. Put it in a container and ...... Just leave them there and wait for them to rot!

If you rot, you can get mold, and if you get mold, you can make penicillin, yes, this is a penicillin factory, but the current situation is. Very extensive penicillin factory, this method is also quite primitive.

But don't underestimate this primitive one, just wait for the moldy process, this thing, there is no other place in the world, penicillin is now only available in the Empire, and the production is average, and the price is relatively expensive.

There is no way, the time to discover this substance is still short, and you still have to grope and explore. In fact, Li Mengyang did not understand this penicillin, but in the original history. It can efficiently refine penicillin, which has taken decades of development.

Right now, we don't even know how to define the process of producing penicillin......

"It's called the moldy process?" To be honest, this is definitely a word invented by Li Mengyang himself, he doesn't understand these medicines or anything at all.

"Good! That's it! "Then what else did Xie Tiansi say? He bowed his head and bowed.

With this penicillin, many diseases could be controlled, and the mortality rate of the population was rapidly and greatly reduced. And the reduction in mortality is something that the people can feel, so the news began to circulate.

The current 'passenger ferries', as well as those original human traffickers, when they sell ferry tickets, they all directly advocate how advanced medicine is here in the American Empire, and people here will not die no matter what diseases they have, it is like a fairyland.

To be honest, of course Li Mengyang would blush when he heard such words, but this matter, that is, such a rumor, he couldn't control it, and there was no way to do it, but the effect was that a large number of people entered the American Empire every day, especially from our Chinese motherland.

Of course, now there are not only Chinese people coming, but also some white people, some of these individuals, some of whom fled from California before, and they see that the situation is stable now, and those so-called cities in the north, Seattle, Portland, are simply too bad, just move back in.

There is no way, the "Declaration of Equality" can only be welcomed.

However, this also has many benefits, that is, the population of the empire is increasing rapidly, you know, now the empire is in a period of high-speed development, that is, a period of high-speed construction, no matter what era, such construction and development are inseparable from people!

To put it bluntly, it means that there are people who have a qiē, and in fact, an indicator of economic growth, that is, the table xiàn, is population growth.

From this point of view, the New Tang Dynasty Empire in the United States is really thriving.

"Your Majesty, look at this." After Xie Tiansi introduced the production of penicillin, he took out a glass bottle, and the liquid in it was colorless, but it seemed to have impurities.

"What's this?" Li Mengyang is a complete layman when it comes to medical chemistry or something.

"We don't know." Xie Tiansi told the truth, but he didn't finish speaking, "It's just that once, we really yàn mold, and by coincidence we came up with such a thing, the process at that time was the kind of sake making that I learned, but as a result, this thing can be made 'smokeless @ medicine', and the effect is very good......"

"Huh?" Li Mengyang really doesn't understand, but he knows that the cost of smokeless @ medicine is quite high now, and the previous fight in Mexico is actually quite expensive, if it weren't for the fact that there is a silver mine in Mexico, this trade would not actually be profitable.

So it seems that this thing has the potential to reduce the cost of war?

Li Mengyang immediately instructed, "Have you asked Mr. Thomson about this thing?" ”

Xie Tiansi replied: "Your Majesty, we asked, but Mr. Thomson didn't know, and he also said that he was not omnipotent. But he helped us get a list of books where to find the answers......"

"Booklist?"

Xie Tiansi immediately explained, it seems to be called chemistry......

Li Mengyang immediately understood, of course this is chemistry, but there is still a big deal here.

"Tim, I tell you, we Chinese, the current horizon of knowledge is still relatively narrow, we must broaden our horizons and absorb a lot of knowledge, so that we can further develop ourselves!" Therefore, you have to learn more and ask more questions, you find more people, that is, those who have better academic performance, let them learn from Thomson, learn everything, even if Thomson doesn't know, then you have to find books to read, this matter, I will tell Mr. Thomson. ”

"陛xià! I understand! ”

Xie Tiansi really understands, because this is an opportunity for us, a nation that has lagged behind for so long, to catch up with Europe and the United States!

Now the school of the empire can only teach some basic things, Li Mengyang knows that it is equivalent to the level of primary school, but this is already very high-end, in this era, it is not bad, but higher knowledge, science and technology, you must be a student first...... (To be continued......)

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