Chapter 186 Jingyou Railway
In the office, all of them are Chinese furniture, and the wood is made of rosewood. A wide desk is about two square meters. Behind the table is a carefully carved Taishi Chair. Behind the Taishi Chair is a set of bookshelf, with some jade and books placed on the bookshelf. Directly opposite the desk, near the door, there is a wooden sofa, two single and a pair, with a coffee table in the middle, and the coffee table is marble.
At this time, Zhang Junbao sat on the double sofa, looking at Wenshen sitting on the Grand Master's chair, waiting for his suggestion. Wenshen took out a thick book from there and threw it on his desk, "Junbao, I have books on bridge construction here. You can take it back and show it to the craftsmen, maybe they can find the answer."
Zhang Junbao hurriedly got up and went to his desk, picked up the book, browsed it briefly, and saw that the above described in detail how to build various bridges through the form of pictures, including the construction method of the Dahe River Bridge he wanted. He said happily: "Thank you, my boss!"
Wen Shen waved his hand, "This book mentions a lot of equipment, but I don't have one here, so you can only find a way. Your father is from a machinery factory, so he may be able to help you."
"I understand! Isn't it better to have other things as a boss? If not, I'll go back and do it first!"
"Go back! I'll go to the place where the Yellow River Bridge is built after a while!"
"No problem, let's see where the Yellow River Bridge is planned to be built. By the way, where is the Yellow River?"
"From the northern part of Qizhou, there are many new Yellow River roads and ancient roads, and bridges are needed in many places." Zhang Junbao thought for a while and said.
"Uh!" Wen Shen was stunned and thought to himself: "Is the Yellow River in this era different from the future generations?" He looked at Zhang Junbao, "Does the Yellow River often change its course?"
"Yes, the Yellow River is undergoing major changes every ten years and minor changes every five years. There are many rivers in northern Qizhou!"
In order to build the railway from Daming Prefecture, Qizhou, Zhang Junbao conducted in-depth research and exploration of the Yellow River, and all the basic situations of the Yellow River are still very clear.
Wenshen looked out the window. It was clear sky and the sun was shining brightly. It was a good weather. "It was better to have a day than to choose a day. There was nothing wrong today. Let's go to the construction site together to take a look."
"That's great!" Zhang Junbao was very excited after hearing this, but said again, "Dongjia, the place where the bridge is built is far away in Qizhou, we can't get there in a day or two."
Wenshen smiled mysteriously, "Of course I have my own way!"
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A quarter of an hour later, Wenshen drove Zhang Junbao to fly quickly towards Jinan Prefecture in a 300-meter air. Zhang Junbao looked at the mountains, rivers and trees below and shouted excitedly, "Boss, what is this? How did it fly."
"This is called a speed car! As for how it flies, the knowledge there is deep. If you are interested, find a few books for you to see if you have time."
The straight line from Yizhou to Jinan Prefecture is less than a thousand miles away. The speed is very fast and it arrives in half an hour.
Jinan Prefecture was originally named Jeju, and was promoted to a prefecture in the past. Because it is located south of the Ji River, it is named Jinan Prefecture. It governs five counties including Licheng, and Licheng is the location of the government office. This city is three meters high, with more than six miles of city walls, and has four city gates, east, west, south and north. Every family in the city flows through water and every household is weeping willows, which is an extremely elegant city.
From the air, a railway comes from the south and goes north. There is a small station in the middle, located three miles west of the city. A wide cement road connects the station and the Xicheng Gate, and people come and go on the road. From time to time, trains pull flutes and lose to the distance along the railway with black smoke.
The speed continued to fly north along the railway, and soon arrived in front of a big river. A large number of civilians were moving various building materials down from the train.
When the civilian saw the slowly descending speed, he suddenly felt a commotion. Not long after, a middle-aged man brought two young people to the speed, and when he saw the person clearly, he bowed and said, "So it's Mr. Zhang!"
After Zhang Junbao got off the car, he looked at the person who came, "Oh, it's Liu Bantu." Then he looked at Wen Shen and introduced, "This is the National Master, come and see you!"
When everyone heard this, they all stepped forward and said excitedly: "See Master National!"
After some etiquette, Wenshen came to the river and found that the river was not very wide, and it should not be the Yellow River. He asked, "This river should not be the Yellow River, right?"
"This river is not the Yellow River, but it is Ji River. However, in some years, the Yellow River will break its burrow and divert its way, and it will go here! Now we are planning to build a bridge on this river." Liu Bantou paused, "It's rainy season now, and the river water is turbulent, which is not a good time to build a bridge."
Wenshen took out his telescope, looked across the river, and found that there was nothing on the other side. He frowned and said, "Junbao, where has this railway been built?"
Zhang Junbao gave Liu Bantou a wink, and he hurriedly brought a map. Opening the map, Zhang Junbao introduced: "The railways that have been built now include Yizhou to Kaifeng, Kaifeng to Xuzhou, Yanzhou to Xuzhou, Kaifeng to Chang'an, Yizhou to Rizhao, Yizhou to Laiwu."
Wen Shen looked at the map expressionlessly, thinking about it for more than four years from the start of the railway construction to modern times, it would be good to build so many.
Seeing that Wenshen's expression was alleviated, Zhang Junbao continued: "The railway built basically did not encounter too large rivers, so it was built faster. However, the railway to be built next will encounter many big rivers, especially the Yellow River and Huai River. We have no experience in building such big river bridges, so there are many difficulties."
"We can't stop building railways because of difficulties!"
Zhang Junbao pointed to the map, thought for a while, and said, "Original, we can build a railway from Youzhou, Kaifeng Road, to avoid this place where the Yellow River often diverted. If we make it, if the Yellow River changes its route, it is very likely to destroy the railway."
"We have to cross the Yellow River from Kaifeng construction!"
"It is definitely inevitable to build the Yellow River Bridge. I think it is better to build the Yellow River Bridge in the Kaifeng attachment than here. Because the Yellow River is diverted from the river section below Kaifeng, and it is rarely heard of diverted from the river section above Kaifeng. And it only takes one bridge to build. After crossing the Yellow River, it is a flat plain, and there are not too big rivers until Youzhou. At least six or seven bridges are needed to build here. Four Yellow River alone, plus other rivers, only a lot of more."
Wen Shen remembered the later Jinghan Railway, pondered for a moment, and said, "You are right! Okay, the railway in Youzhou, Jinan Prefecture Road, stopped construction. It was changed to build Youzhou to Kaifeng. The specific construction route will be provided to you tomorrow."
When Liu Bantou heard that he stopped building, he hurriedly said, "If the railway to Youzhou is not built, what should we do? There are also these materials."
"All packed and shipped to Kaifeng! You can also go there, and your wages will not be less."
When Zhang Junbao saw that the national master changed his mind, he was very happy. He heard the craftsman ask this question, waved his hand and said politely.
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The next day, Zhang Junbao carefully studied the road map for the construction of the Beijing-Hanzhou Railway and smiled and said, "Online, this road map is really detailed. The problems that may be encountered in every place are marked, as if this railway has been built."
Wen Shen smiled and didn't say anything, but thought to himself: "I really told you that it's right. This railway has been really been repaired, but not now, but hundreds of years later."
This road map was found in a library in Shanghai, and a construction instruction for the Belgians to build the Yellow River Bridge. This instruction made Zhang Junbao feel like he was a treasure.
A few days later, in the Kaifeng Imperial City Hall, Wang Fu reported: "Report to Your Majesty, the National Master plans to build a Yellow River Bridge a hundred miles northwest of the capital! At the same time, the railway from Youzhou to the capital!"
“Buzz…”
The ministers were talking, and there was a quarrel in the court. The Minister of Revenue took the list and said, "Your Majesty, it is of great significance to build the railway from Youzhou to the capital and the Yellow River Bridge. I believe that the court should pay for the construction."
"Oh, when the railway was built, didn't you say that the Ministry of Revenue didn't have much money? Why are you rich now?" Song Huizong said intriguedly.
"One time and another time! I used to think that building a railway was a business that cost money, but I didn't expect that the railway was also very capable of making money. It is said that the railway from the capital to Yizhou made a profit of millions of chunks every year."
"Your Majesty, the cost of building a railway is quite large. The railway construction cost from the capital to Yizhou is as high as tens of millions of yuan. Even if it makes a profit of one million yuan per year, it will take more than ten years to recover the cost. I believe that it is better for the national teacher to build it himself. At that time, the emperor will set up taxes, so wouldn't it be better to collect taxes directly?"
In recent years, Wen Shen has not come to the capital and has not been filial to them, which has caused many ministers to become dissatisfied. The Mizhou Maritime Warehouse Department was created by these ministers. Now I heard that the national magistrate was going to build a railway from Youzhou to the capital. They thought that the opportunity had come, and at the same time they thought: "Yizhou is far away from the capital and cannot get involved. The Beijing-Youjia Railway is just under their noses, and they say they have to eat whatever they say."
Song Huizong pondered for a moment and felt: "It's better not to pay for the national teacher to build it by himself. After the construction is completed, he can find an excuse to take the railway for himself."
Chapter completed!