Everyone looked around and saw that the person speaking was none other than Ding Hongguang!
Zhao Jun couldn't help but show an expression that was indeed the case.
As the current number one figure in the military in Yunzhou County, Ding Hongguang would have doubted his ability as a commander if he did not realize the role of this train.
As the old saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick!
For an army, mobility is always an important indicator to judge its strength.
An army with mobility will always have an advantage over an army without mobility.
Just like cavalry and infantry, with the same equipment level, facing the highly mobile cavalry, the infantry has no advantage at all and can only be beaten.
The cavalry can fight and run, can come and go freely like a gust of wind, and has a considerable error tolerance rate, but the infantry cannot. Once a mistake is made, there will be no regrets.
The benefits that trains can bring to the army are obvious. First of all, where the rails are laid, the army can reach the battlefield very quickly.
For the same journey, you have already arrived at the battlefield while others are still halfway. At this time, you must have a time advantage. You can build various fortifications and even ambush the opponent, which gives you an advantage.
All wars are about logistics, and trains can continuously deliver various materials to the front line at extremely fast speeds. The other side can only use manpower and material resources to push them by hand. It is obvious which side can get more support. .
At least for now, the introduction of trains is of greatest benefit to the military.
Everyone made a way for Ding Hongguang to come out. Ding Hongguang paid a military salute to Zhao Jun and asked: "Your Majesty, your words are unfounded. Now can you make him move and show us?"
Zhao Jun naturally nodded happily, then turned around and gave instructions,
Without further ado, the craftsmen of Tiangongyuan started tinkering. Under the gaze of everyone, the dead locomotive suddenly began to emit steam as if it had come to life.
Woohoo! ! !
The loud whistle sounded suddenly, startling everyone!
A craftsman stuck his head out from the direction of the cab and asked Zhao Jun for instructions: "Your Majesty, everything is ready, can we set off?"
Hearing the familiar sound of the whistle, Zhao Jun's lips raised a smile, and he immediately ordered loudly: "Allow the train to start!"
After receiving permission, the craftsman took back his body and shouted loudly toward the car:
“Your Majesty has your destiny and allows the train to start!
The prince has his destiny and allows the train to start! "
"Add more coal!"
"Add water!"
In the boiler room, everyone began to continuously add coal and water to it.
As the steam becomes more and more, more and more, and finally the power is transmitted through the conduction device.
Accompanied by the sound of boasting, the wheels of the train moved in cooperation with each other under the transmission of the connecting rods.
Compliment, praise, praise!
The whistle sounded again, getting sharper, but the locomotive was already moving slowly.
It was slow at first, but got faster and faster once it started moving! faster and faster!
Until finally, he began to gallop on the pre-laid rails at the test site at a speed equivalent to that of a normal adult!
Since there were no carriages or other things to pull, the locomotive was still moving at a high speed. However, looking at the iron lumps that were still there just now, now they seemed to be alive and running around in the experimental site. Many senior officials from Yunzhou County They all opened their mouths wide, showing expressions of disbelief.
Looking at this scene, Zhao Jun, Ding Hongguang, Fan Zheng and other people who understood what this meant all showed excited expressions.
Later, Zhao Jun took Baiguan into the carriage to experience the feeling of riding a train. They became the first batch of guests to take the train.
After seeing the actual locomotive, Zhao Jun took everyone back to Prince Yun's Mansion.
Prince Yun's Mansion, in the meeting hall.
Zhao Jun said to everyone: "I named him a train. Everyone has experienced the effect of that thing, so I won't go into details.
But I don’t know if you have noticed a problem, that is, the train can only run on the rails. "
After being reminded, everyone suddenly recalled that the train had indeed been running on the tracks and had never derailed.
Then Zhao Jun continued: "If trains are to be put into practical use, it is imperative to lay rail tracks in Yunzhou County.
I have planned two routes, you can take a look. "
Zhao Duan said and waved his hand. Wang Huaien immediately came up with a map and unfolded it in front of everyone. Zhao Jun pointed to a red line extending to the mutual market and said: "This one starts from Yunzhou City. Passing through the two cities of Yunzhong and Dingyang, we finally reached the mutual market we established on the Tatar grassland.
As long as this railway is laid, we can transport materials to each other's markets and return profits at a faster speed.
There is no need to think about the current transportation once every half month, which not only wastes manpower and material resources, but also causes great difficulties in financial statistics.
At the same time, the Tatar grassland today is not that stable. Those Tatars have only temporarily succumbed to the armor of our Yunzhou Army. If our Yunzhou Army falls into weakness, these Tatars may Rebel immediately.
And with such a railway, we can transport the army to the front line as quickly as possible, quickly put out the Tatar betrayal, and give us greater control over the Tatar grasslands! "
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, everyone nodded immediately. They understood everything the prince said. Although the Tatars are honest now, they are not my race, and the saying that their hearts must be different is still firmly remembered in their hearts. .
A wolf is a wolf after all. Even if he is honest now, he cannot always prevent himself from showing his greedy claws!
Yunzhou County has always been wary of the Tatars. If building a railway can increase Yunzhou County's control over the Tatar grasslands, then there is no doubt that this railway is extremely worthwhile!
After seeing that everyone recognized this route, Zhao Jun pointed to another route.
This line runs directly across the Yunling Mountains.
When the officials saw the red line crossing the Yunling Mountains and connecting Nanli County, Woye County and Youer County one by one, they immediately understood what Zhao Jun was thinking.
The three counties of Shendu are the important grain and tax areas of Yunzhou County. Since there is a train that can deepen Yunzhou County's control over the local area, the railway must connect these three counties.
Even compared to the Tatar grassland, the importance of the three counties of Shendu is higher, and the importance of food is always ranked first.
Just looking at the note on the map that the red line finally stopped at the border of Youle County, the eyes of the officials began to shine with a strange light.
Logically speaking, there is no need for the railway to reach here, but the prince wants to build the railway here.
Could it be that the prince is already a little dissatisfied with the territory that Yunzhou County is currently in?
Everyone looked at Zhao Jun with excitement in their eyes, but Zhao Jun kept ignoring their looks, as if he didn't see them, making it impossible to guess his true thoughts.
What is dissatisfied? Zhao Jun has never felt that the land owned by the Yunzhou Army is not enough. It is just that the time is not ripe. But if the time is ripe, Zhao Jun will not talk about morality with Shen Du!
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(End of chapter)
