The Ministry of Rites has calculated that this good day can break ground.

The Landlord wanted to sacrifice, and then the shovel tied with a yellow ribbon was personally brought by Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty. After the first shot, with a cannon, 30,000 workers began to dig the foundation and smash the stones.

When the first rail was mounted on the ground, many officials didn’t understand what this was?

Will there be any miracle if four such steel bars are placed on the ground?

There is no need for an explanation. The best explanation is that Baiminghe stands here. The people will trust unconditionally, believing that Baiminghe will definitely live a good life.

The line has been drawn. The starting point of the first stage is the northern half of the Nanjing Wharf, which is the location of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in later generations. Follow the riverside to the emerging industrial zone in Nanjing, the location of the Yuhuatai District in later generations, and it is also close to the location of the Nanjing Railway Station in later generations. After all, it is not possible to choose a train route.

The second stage was long, from Nanjing Station to Yixing Prefecture, west of Taihu Lake. The difficulty of this section was that there were many rivers, although they were not wide, they were also rivers. With reinforced concrete, and the Ming Dynasty's originally very advanced bridge construction level, the white-famous cranes were not under pressure. They would build very well, but the only difference was time.

The third stage is the most important part. Go south along Taihu Lake, pass Huzhou and go directly to Hangzhou. It is planned to be completed within two years. The entire line is 520 miles, with a two-way lane. How many stations are there in the middle? According to the situation in various places, several major stations are definitely necessary, and state-level stations are necessary.

Zhu Qiyu doesn't care about how much he invests. He just needs to see the railway and the train runs.

The shortest first phase, as an experimental railway, will definitely be opened to traffic within three months, only a few dozen miles long.

But there is a little trouble.

For this trouble, Bai Minghe personally went to a small village in the northeast of Xuanwu Lake.

Who is Baiminghe? The only big shot in Nanjing City, and every family has a tablet of immortality. Baiminghe can come to such a small village in person, and all the village, regardless of gender, age, are welcomed.

Bai Minghe stood at the entrance of the village and gave a long gift. The whole village chief also held his fists and replied.

The village was moving forward and bowed again: "Mr. Bai, you are here, and we are very frightened by the people in the countryside. We are naturally supportive of the road construction of the government, but..."

"I understand that relocation of graves is a big deal. If it is not for this, it must be straight and cannot be bent. It is extremely difficult to bend it. Otherwise, it will not disturb the villagers. Bai is in a difficult situation. I hope to understand that I, Bai Minghe, have a reason here. If there is any requirement, as long as I, Bai Minghe, can do it, I will definitely be the only one!"

"The little people dare not ask for everything, but this family has no one at home!"

Bai Minghe felt really embarrassed after hearing this. After detailed inquiry, the family had only two children and one widow. He had originally moved from elsewhere, and the old man died early. The man also accidentally fell into the water a year ago. The widow was also considering remarrying, and the family was really unruly.

The white-famous crane asked in detail about the tomb, which was an isolated tomb. It was not the same as the tomb in this village.

But even such an lonely tomb, the local county magistrate dared not respond casually. According to the Ming Dynasty, moving ancestral tombs is a serious crime. What's more, there are great taboos among the people.

Not to mention the county magistrate, even the Nanjing Ministry of Rites dare not say that it would flatten the grave of anyone.

A truly unowned and lonely tomb can only move when the desert is flat, and there are monks and Taoists in the local area to perform rituals. This shocked the owner of the tomb. This grave is still new, and it will take at least five or six years to wait for the desert to flatten. The white-famous crane cannot afford to wait.

If this woman wants to remarry, she naturally cannot be the leader of this family.

"I dare to ask, if she remarries her children, will these two children change their surnames?" Bai Minghe asked again.

"If you say that, please don't change your surname. This matter has been filed, but these two children have been listed at least ten years later. The oldest is only four years old and the youngest is only two years old." The county magistrate replied in a low voice beside him.

It's so difficult!

Bai Minghe felt helpless, but also felt a lot of relief. At least the officials did not oppress the people, nor did they forcibly ask the people to move their graves because of the excuse of building railways. Confucianism is a bit corrupt, but it does not mean that they want to deny Confucianism completely. This traditional Chinese etiquette and morality is still necessary.

Just when both sides were in a dilemma, the county magistrate suddenly said.

"The Xiaguan has an idea. The Xiaguan is willing to accept these two children as adopted sons and move them to the grave in the name of a righteous brother. This matter is based on the county rituals. It will take about five days to handle the township rituals. The Xiaguan will invite the village chief, the old man, and the county magistrate to prove it. Since they are adopted sons, the Xiaguan will take the initiative to do the schooling of these two children!"

This is a solution. In order to build the road, the county magistrate made a sacrifice.

Bai Minghe could not without expression, and immediately said: "If you want, I am willing to be my teacher."

Hearing this, several old men in the village immediately called out the two children and kowtowed to Bai Minghe. There is a saying in Nanjing that even if you can travel upstream from the country, you may not be able to ask your own children to be a student for Bai Minghe. Not to mention being a candid person, it is difficult for many nobles to do so.

What's more, I'm still pressing on this matter, so I'm naturally not a random reason, and I'm qualified to be a white-famous crane student.

Li Zhengxin said, "You must say that you are willing to accept this as a child as a student, a teacher for one day, and a father for life." Ordinary villagers also understand that teachers are naturally qualified to represent the child's grave relocation. But no one dares to say this. If it is said that if it is passed on to their village to get the grave relocation as a condition, the child will be taken as a student by the white-famous crane.

The whole village can't raise its head.

"After completing the ceremony, if you agree, this older child can first read for His Royal Highness Yi. Although he is young, he can also learn something."

Although the little guy is still ignorant, he also knows from the attitude of his elders that it may be his own big deal.

He wanted to kowtow to Bai Minghe, but Bai Minghe refused.

This made the villagers very nervous.

Bai Minghe said again: "It's not too late to recognize your father first, and then perform a formal apprenticeship. The cost of moving the grave..." Bai Minghe didn't need to give any more instructions, and a follower next to him handed over two ten taels of silver notes to his forehand: "One is the cost of moving the grave, and the other is the ritual of the adults."

"Thank you, sir!" The villagers saluted them all.

This finally solved the small trouble smoothly, and the graves cannot be moved. As long as there is a tomb with a master, the Taoist sect will send a special person to retest the Feng Shui and select a suitable place to relocate.

When Bai Minghe returned to Baima Pavilion, the first thing he did was to mark the entire line and arrange for inspections of prefectures, prefectures, counties and villages along the road. Whether it was occupied by farmland or destroyed by someone's house, prepare in advance, the silver that should be compensated shall be responsible for the Daming Railway Department of the Xinliya of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Railway Department currently has only two officials.

One is Yu Qian, the Grand Tutor of the Ming Dynasty, who serves as the Left Chief, and the other is the General of the Ming Dynasty, and Bai Minghe, the General of the East Factory, who serves as the Right Chief. The chief official is still empty, and he has not been positioned for any level of his rank.

Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty meant that this official must be a second-rank official, independent of the six ministries, and directly managed by Wenhua Palace.

The Ministry of Personnel means that it hopes to belong to the Ministry of Works and establish a separate yamen. Isn’t this the principle of abolishing the six ministries? The theory of the three provinces and six ministries is the foundation of establishing the dynasty, so it is not hoped that another ministries will be added.

"Ask them, let them quarrel. When the railway is truly built thousands of miles, they will know that this thing is not something that the Ministry of Works can do, so let them quarrel at the moment." Bai Minghe didn't even touch the seal of the Ming Railway Department, and he was too lazy to even look at it.

Why? Because this thing is a troublesome for the white-famous crane.

Railways represent strong transportation power. Who dares to say that no one will stick to their hands at that time? The Ministry of War wants to transport supplies from troops, the Ministry of Revenue wants to transport taxes and grains, the Ministry of Personnel wants to dispatch officials faster, and the Ministry of Works also needs to transport various building materials. Who dares to say that this thing is not important, so the white-famous crane does not want to be trapped in the middle and is difficult to be a human being.

Yu Qian understood that his identity could not be the chief officer of the railway. It was not easy to choose someone who was capable, not rigid and insisted on principles.

But for now, let’s finish the first phase of the railway first.

Bai Minghe, who had been tired for a day, finally returned to the backyard, enjoying hot water, massage, and delicious food. While listening to Sun Yuanjun complaining to herself, "Hui Yu, do you know that Huaiyu hasn't been home for four days, but the maid next to her came to get some daily supplies several times, just for a boat. The daughter's family doesn't know the rules, so you don't care about her."

"Can I control it? She has long live support behind her. If I hadn't stopped her, I'm afraid she would have dismantled my boat!"

"I'll go and talk to the Queen." Sun Yuanjun was really ready to clean up Huaiyu.

Bai Minghe quickly grabbed it: "Don't, I was joking just now. If you want to control it, you can really control it, but this time you have to let Huaiyu go. You have to know that she is here, even if you don't do it. She and Angela will make the craftsmen work harder, which means the royal family attaches great importance to this ship."

Seeing that Sun Yuanjun still didn't understand, Bai Minghe continued to explain: "What's more, if you let Huaiyu be at home, her heart flew to the shipyard. Think about it, the entire Ming Dynasty was watching the boat that ran 200 miles at 100 hours that day."

“It seems to be really important.”

"If you don't believe it, go see it. The wife of Duke of Wei and the wife of Governor Sun will go to see Huaiyu in the name of visiting. Of course, they focus on the boat. Because Duke of Wei and Sun Yuanzhen cannot go there in person, but there is no news and they cannot be allowed to be heard. After all, if this boat is really useful in the future, it will definitely be given priority to the Nanjing Navy."

Sun Yuanjun understands.
Chapter completed!