"Jiang Aiqing, let's be calm." Looking at Jiang Jin kneeling in front of him, Zhu Yicheng sighed in his heart and raised his hand and said.

"I beg the emperor to take back Cheng's life..." Jiang Jin not only did not stand up, but instead kowtowed at Zhu Yicheng.

This made Zhu Yicheng feel a little amused for a moment. The first time he was rejected by his ministers like this, and it was Jiang Jin, which really surprised him. After thinking about it, Zhu Yicheng then said: "I went to the experimental site outside the city a few days ago. Can Jiang Aiqing know about this?"

Jiang Jin was stunned and immediately replied that he knew about this.

Zhu Yicheng continued to talk about the institute's experiment on the steam engine on the train, and at the same time roughly described the situation about the train. Jiang Jin was surprised when he heard this. Although he had vaguely guessed that Zhu Yicheng's sudden rise in building a railway might have something to do with the incident of leaving the palace a few days ago, he did not expect that the institute's research and development of the steam engine had reached this point.

If everything is true, then this so-called train is indeed an excellent thing. It can not only replace the current animal power and human power, but also pull more and more hundreds of times heavier than the carriages flying on the railway in one breath.

No wonder Zhu Yicheng was determined to build such a railway. Once this railway was built, its function was incomparable to the current official road. The railway was opened, according to the distance from Nanjing to Shanghai, even if the railway could run for 80 miles per hour, it would take less than nine hours to arrive from Nanjing to Shanghai.

This speed is amazing, even far exceeding the arrival of a boat. More importantly, although the speed of taking a boat is not slow, there are restrictions on the arrival of the boat route on the Yangtze River. Not to mention the limitation of boarding time and the impact of weather on navigation, going down the river and going up against the river are two concepts. In comparison, the railway does not have the complete problem. The train uses steam drive. Jiang Jin still knows this thing. As long as there is sufficient fuel and water sources, the train can continue to speed, and the time it saves will be shorter and faster.

Furthermore, the railway is smooth and the traffic between goods and personnel is more convenient. At the same time, Jiang Jin also considered the issue of military mobilization, which is also an advantage that railways and other transportations cannot compare.

However, although the railway is good, Jiang Jin was moved and thought of the problems he had just now. Is it really suitable to build a railway with such a huge amount of effort?

"The emperor is far-sighted, and I am far from reaching it. But I think this railway is not suitable for our Ming Dynasty now. After all, it will inevitably cost a lot of financial resources and material resources to support such a large project. Therefore, I think it is possible to replace the existing railway vehicles first and replace them with trains. It will not be too late to build it after the court's finances are abundant in the future."

Speaking of this, Jiang Jin hesitated and said, "Old Master, I naturally understand the benefits of trains, but such a big thing cannot be done in one breath! As the Minister of Works, I have to risk my life to say these words. Please think twice."

Jiang Jin's words were considered. He put forward a tactful suggestion, which was to use the current railway tracks to run trains, which could satisfy Zhu Yicheng's sense of urgency for railway construction, and at the same time delay the planning of the newly built railway.

In his opinion, Zhu Yicheng only saw the benefits of railways and trains, but did not carefully consider the pressure of construction. Perhaps after a while, Zhu Yicheng gradually understood that he would give up this unrealistic idea? As for the replacement of existing railways, this is also a step that Jiang Jin had specially thought of. As long as Zhu Yicheng nodded in agreement, today's level will be over.

Although Jiang Jin had ambitions and was quite selfish, he was not a person without any idea. Otherwise, he would not have been in the position of Minister of Works for so many years, and he was even called a capable minister by the government and the public.

As a capable minister, who doesn't want to leave a name in history? Jiang Jin is no exception. He wants to enter the military office with his head. On the one hand, power is on the one hand, and satisfying his desires is on the other hand. He does not want to consume state-owned assets because of the railway affairs, causing the court's finances to collapse, and thus ruining the current good situation in the Ming Dynasty. If this is the case, how can future generations comment on him Jiang Jin?

"The idea of ​​replacing the current railway carriage with a new train is a good idea." Zhu Yicheng nodded and said, "Jiang Aiqing went to negotiate with the research institute for this matter. It just so happened that the research institute would have to make some improvements and adjustments to the trains for a period of time. Without delaying the demand for mining, the Ministry of Works will be responsible for cooperating with the matter."

Jiang Jin was immediately overjoyed and claimed that the emperor was wise, but before he could be happy for a few seconds, Zhu Yicheng's words made him pour a basin of cold water.

"The train experiment will take one year to complete, which means that there is enough time for the Ministry of Works to prepare. During this period, the Ministry of Works mobilized personnel to prepare the railway plan from Nanjing to Shanghai, including a series of preliminary preparations such as survey, site selection, land acquisition, and personnel provision that you just mentioned. After the experiment is almost done, the railway will officially start construction. Let's first build the section from Nanjing to Zhenjiang, and then continue to extend to Shanghai after this section is completed..."

Jiang Jin was stunned when he heard this, looking at Zhu Yicheng with his eyes, and he felt even more distressed. He understood what he had just said so clearly, why did Zhu Yicheng be determined to refuse? He still had to continue to build this railway. This... Could it be that all his previous persuasions would be vain? If this matter was disclosed, I am afraid that no one in the court and the country would dare to scold Zhu Yicheng, but he, the Minister of Works, became the target of thousands of men, and Jiang Jin might even become a villain who bewitched the emperor so much.

In desperation, Jiang Jin stood up again and hurriedly knelt down and begged Zhu Yicheng not to do this. But before he could kneel down, Zhu Yicheng stopped him.

"Let's kneel down!" Zhu Yicheng said with a smile: "Jiang Aiqing is so opposed to the construction of this railway. I understand what you mean and I also know your concerns. But what I want to say is that if the funds for the construction of the railway are not required to be paid by the Ministry of Revenue, and will not affect the income and expenditure of the court, will Jiang Aiqing think this matter can be done?"

Jiang Jin was stunned. He didn't understand what Zhu Yicheng said, and he was confused for a moment. The cost of building this railway would probably cost hundreds of millions of yuan. If it weren't for the Ministry of Revenue, would the Ministry of Works be borne by itself? How could this be possible! The Ministry of Works is not the Ministry of Revenue, and even the Ministry of Revenue would probably be difficult to get such a large amount of money. What does Zhu Yicheng mean?

Jiang Jin turned his eyes and thought about the meaning of this sentence for a while. He was an extremely smart person. After thinking about it, he suddenly thought of a possibility and asked in a daze: "Your Majesty, are you planning to collect money from the private place and raise funds by bonds?"
Chapter completed!