The news that the Queen of Tsarist Russia visited Long Yan spread like wildfire throughout the world!
The first one to be shocked was Tsarist Russia’s former ally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire!
Teresa was very shocked by the whole thing. The previous war between Tsarist Russia and Long Yan was endless.
At that time, Long Yan sealed the coastline of Tsarist Russia and kept Tsarist Russia in the bitter cold northern territory.
This powerful state founded by Peter I became a thing of the past.
Later, on the battlefield in Europe, Long Yan was at odds with Tsarist Russia. No matter how you looked at it, there was no possibility of reconciliation between the two countries.
But now the two countries are actually going to reconcile?
This sounds like a poorly written plot of some novel.
Another country that was shocked was Britain.
Since George III developed the giant steam engine, his confidence has been overwhelming!
The colonies they now directly control have turned the British Empire into the British Colonial Empire!
The vastness of 35.5 million square kilometers makes the British people wonder what decline is.
Their territory has spread all over the world!
But under such circumstances, Britain does not have many allies.
Hundreds of years ago, Britain wanted to enter the inner circle of Europe, but for various reasons.
Britain has never been able to enter the European continent, and the main body can only be on the island of England.
Not many European countries are willing to become allies with them.
But what Britain didn't expect was that Long Yan, who was not in Europe at all, a country that had not had much contact with Europe in history, now had so many allies.
According to George III’s understanding, France wanted to make good friends with Long Yan.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire also wanted to have good relations with Long Yan.
Tsarist Russia is actually now actively showing favor to Long Yan, and even their queen asked to visit Long Yan!
You must know that these countries were once enemies of Long Yan!
Now these enemies will all become friends with Long Yan.
This... George III didn't dare to continue thinking about it, it was a bit too scary.
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At this time, in order to welcome the arrival of the Russian Empress, Long Yan generously held a huge welcome ceremony in Beijing.
According to Liu Zheng's order, within one year, all major areas of Longyan were equipped with thermal power stations.
An electrical grid was laid.
Street lights have been installed on the streets, and more electrical appliances, such as light bulbs, have appeared in residents’ homes...
Liu Zheng looked at his own capital. This city with a strong ancient atmosphere is now like a five-star ancient culture tourist attraction.
Technology and culture began to coexist.
Lights began to appear on the white marble carved objects of those buildings with a strong ancient atmosphere.
Every time he saw this, Liu Zheng shook his head and gave up. He couldn't understand what he meant.
Nowadays, Longyan is becoming more and more modern.
This is a good thing.
At this moment, there was a sudden collapse and chaos in the distance.
Liu Zheng was startled, looked over, and found that a carriage loaded with goods had just passed over the broken bluestone slab.
As a result, the wooden wheels hit the edges and corners, causing the wheels to crack and break a wheel, causing the carriage to overturn.
But fortunately, everyone is fine.
He frowned when he saw this scene. This is the capital of Long Yan. The streets are paved with bluestones. After years of changes, the bluestone roads have become dilapidated.
Now even driving a carriage has become very difficult.
Liu Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked the official next to him: "When were these roads built?"
The official thought for a while and said: "It was built in the 736th year of Longyan calendar. Seventy years have passed since then. It is overhauled every ten years to replace the damaged bluestone slabs."
The official added: "The cost of making this kind of bluestone is very high."
"Just transporting it from Liangzhou Building Materials Factory costs a lot of money."
Liu Zheng frowned and said, "Can't the current steam train solve this problem?"
The official smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, you don't know something. Although the train can quickly transport these bluestone slabs to Beijing, we still have to spend a lot of time loading, unloading and transporting them."
"A piece of bluestone weighs more than 100 kilograms, and a 100-meter street costs at least more than 300 yuan. The current carriage can pull up to 100 yuan at a time."
"It's a little far from the train station..."
Liu Zheng pinched his brows and asked directly: "So how long will it take and how much money will it cost?"
The official made a rough calculation, stretched out three fingers, and said fearfully: "A car requires at least thirty taels of silver!"
“That doesn’t include the cost of construction!”
"If construction is involved, the cost will at least double!"
Hearing this, Liu Zheng was stunned. The transportation cost only thirty taels of silver. This price was too high!
Taking a bus from Liangzhou to Beijing now doesn't cost anyone more than a car of broken silver, it's just regular money.
He looked at the damaged bluestone road. This was still Jinghua, the capital of Long Yan, but the road conditions were so bad, let alone other cities in Long Yan.
I'm afraid there aren't any bluestone roads there, it's all loess!
The carriages must pass through deep ruts.
Under such circumstances, there was no way to promote the world-changing invention he was about to release - the car!
Although the car he has developed now has tires made of synthetic rubber.
But whether these tires can travel on such a road section is still a question.
If this car cannot drive on the road and breaks down frequently, people may switch to horse-drawn carriages.
After thinking of this, Liu Zheng immediately ordered: "Build roads with concrete and lime mortar. I order you to build all the main roads in Beijing into this type of road before the arrival of the Russian Empress."
The official was stunned. Concrete and lime are both used to build houses. Although they are cheap, he has no experience in using them to build roads.
"Sir, how should this... be built?"
Liu Zheng glanced at him and said calmly: "Go to Jinghua's laboratory and find the Minister of Industry. He will give you a plan."
"You can contact them for specific construction details."
The official said yes and turned to leave.
Liu Zheng looked at the main transportation road in Jinghua and shook his head.
He vaguely remembered that in his previous life, a great man once said: "If you want to be rich, build roads first!"
This sentence is talking about resource transportation. Now Long Yan's sea transportation is very developed and can transport large quantities of goods to the factory.
But more factories were not built near transport stations.
This means that when they want to get something, they can only transport it manually.
This creates costs in shipping time.
The next step is to improve Long Yan's local transportation pressure, so that even small traders in Long Yan can do business, so that farmers who cultivate the land have the ability to sell their vegetables and fruits to farther places.
After thinking of this, a transportation network that was more complex and larger than the railway gradually emerged in Liu Zheng's mind.
He will spread all over Longyan's countryside and cities!
