Chapter 156 A new era is here

The Uszang incident is an ongoing event, and the people who operated this event were Han Lingshan and Sun Guoxin.

Both of these people are people Yun Zhao trusts very much. He thought that these two people should have plans for the further development of the matter, so he refused to brutally interfere with their plans.

The plan formulated by these two people is definitely beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. Yun Zhao firmly believes in this.

Not to mention that Awang Living Buddha wrote a step in the "Lingyun Sutra" when he pricked the blood, even if he copied the entire "Tripitaka" after he pricked the blood, Yun Zhao would not abandon his two loyal subordinates and turn to believe in a strange lama.

As for the vendetta that was happening on the Uszang Plateau, if Yun Zhao didn't want to listen, he could not listen at all. He just needed to order Zhang Xiu not to take any documents about Uszang and block them directly.

To be honest, things in the Ming Dynasty are still very complicated. Yun Zhao should not focus more on the small things that are happening in a distant place.

After meeting six role models, Yun Zhao took the train to leave Yushan City and headed straight for Phoenix Mountain City.

On the fifth day of March, Xia Wanchun had already completed the construction of this railway.

The eighty-mile road was completed in half an hour, and Yun Zhao was extremely disappointed with this highly praised railway.

Because of this speed, war horses can also achieve it, and more powerful war horses are even faster than trains.

The only advantage is that there are many people who can pull goods, just like now, you can pull a thousand people from Yushan City to Fenghuang Mountain City in half an hour.

In Zhang Guozhu's opinion, this is already very great. After all, there is no way to make the elderly, weak, women and children riding on the train ride so fast.

Perhaps it was because the speed was slowing down from Fenghuang Mountain City on Yushan Road. The train took only half an hour to go from Fenghuang Mountain City to Chang'an.

"Okay, this distance and this time are both very good."

Seeing that Yun Zhao seemed not very satisfied, Zhang Guozhu said something without any end.

The capital city must not be garrisoned, but the heavy army cannot be too far from the capital city. Zhang Guozhu believes that the distance of eighty miles is just right, and the distance of one hundred and fifty miles is just right.

Yushan City is very important. Once there is a warning, after the wolf smoke is lit, the soldiers and horses of Phoenix Mountain City can arrive at Yushan City within an hour.

If there is a warning in Chang'an City, the soldiers and horses of Phoenix Mountain City can arrive within two hours, which cannot be considered late in any case.

"Actually, it's best to have an incense stick."

Yun Zhao couldn't help but nag.

Zhang Guozhu glanced at Yun Zhao with a expressionless face, then turned his head to see the scenery passing by on both sides of the railway. Many times, Yun Zhao always likes to use these irrelevant words to show off his achievements.

Only Yun Zhao himself knew that running thirty kilometers in fifteen minutes is really not too exaggerated.

The train stopped at the platform in Lantian County with a heavy breath. Yun Zhao looked at the railway station full of classical style and didn't even have the interest to go down to take a look.

As soon as the gate opened, the crowd ran towards the train like wild horses that broke free, causing Yun Zhao to have a very bad memory.

Fortunately, the people in the train car he was riding could not get in, otherwise Yun Zhao would think he was a sardine!

“Can you earn back the investment?”

Yun Zhao glanced at his disciple and said.

Xia Wanchun hurriedly said: "If the latest locomotive can be used at the end of the year, this time will be shortened."

Yun Zhao frowned and said, "Is it so profitable? Let me tell you that the biggest function of a train is transportation, not making money. If the cost is too high, it will be more cost-effective for the country."

Xia Wanchun said: "Report to Your Majesty, the cost of taking the train is the same as the cost of riding a carriage between the two places."

After Yun Zhao asked Zhang Xiu about the cost of hiring a carriage, he nodded and said that Xia Wanchun had set the ticket price reasonably.

"The key to making money is freight. Lantian County has too many goods to be transported to Chang'an and Yushan, and Yushan also has too many goods to be transported to Fenghuang Mountain City, so the speed of making money is very fast."

"I made too much money, and there is still room for a decline in shipping costs and ticket prices. Recovering costs in five years is already a huge profit."

Yun Zhao glanced at the documents sent by Xia Wanchun, and then made a quick decision.

"Report to Your Majesty, this data has been calculated. If the price drops, the carriage shops that specialize in these three places will close down."

Yun Zhao threw the document back to Xia Wanchun and said, "I'm confused!"

After scolding Xia Wanchun, Yun Zhao did not say why he had to leave the coachman without food, which was completely different from his usual behavior.

Zhang Guozhu looked at Yun Zhao, and saw his serious face, waved his hand and asked Xia Wanchun to leave. He asked himself in a low voice: "Why?"

Yun Zhao looked at the trees flying past the window and said lightly: "It has been too easy for horse and carriages to eat food for transporting goods over the years. Only by putting enough pressure on them can they do better.

If they cannot survive under this pressure, they deserve to disappear. Only when these old businesses disappear will new businesses be born.

I hate a city that has not changed for a long time without any changes. It is the city I want. Only when we can make progress, change and repair ourselves."

This sentence was not Yun Zhao's whim, but after coming to the Ming Dynasty, he found that the cities here were running unchanged. Chang'an City a hundred years ago had almost no changes from Chang'an City a hundred years later.

Every city has not changed much after choosing a way that suits its life.

I don't want any changes, I'm very stubborn and unwilling to make changes.

A business in the city has not changed when the grandfather handed over to his grandfather, and the grandfather handed over to his father. Now Yun Zhao doesn’t want his father to hand over the business to his son, and he still uses the oldest way to do business...

In the past, Yun Zhao must have thought this was a kind of persistence and beauty... Unfortunately, the industrial revolution in Europe was about to begin, and the world would change at an unprecedented speed. If the Ming Dynasty continued to adhere to the old habits, it would sooner or later be eliminated by the world.

Yun Zhao knew clearly that his existence was actually a cheating act. Even if he was the emperor, there was a huge threat of death and political recession.

Instead of letting the people of the Ming Dynasty be beaten up in the future before making changes, it is better to force them to get used to this world that is about to change rapidly from now on.

Doing this in other places may cause tragedies one by one, but in the circles of Lantian, Yushan, Chang'an, and Fenghuang Mountain City, doing so will not cause too much turmoil.

The worst situation is the bankruptcy of the shopkeeper of the carriage shop.

The coachmen can no longer drive the big cart, and they can easily find other tasks and will not starve to death.

Zhang Guozhu said in confusion: "According to the news from the man in black from Europe, my Ming Dynasty is already at the peak of the world. Why is Your Majesty so worried?"

"The pinnacle of the world? Do you know what kind of country is considered the pinnacle of the world?"

Yun Zhao said to Zhang Guozhu unceremoniously in a sarcastic tone.

"consult!"

Zhang Guozhu did not retreat at all. Since the emperor had already drawn the road, he would definitely ask clearly.

"I whispered softly, and the whole world would prick up my ears and listen quietly. With my order, no one in the world dared not to obey! This is the peak of the world!"

Seeing the train stopping slowly at Chang'an City Station, Yun Zhao said a word and got up and got off the train. Under the cover of the guards, he easily got into the crowd.

Zhang Guozhu didn't get off the train, and he had to return to Yushan City. So, until the train started again, he said lightly: "Don't you just want to be the supreme? It shouldn't be too difficult."

Yun Zhao couldn't hear Zhang Guozhu's confident words, standing in the bustling crowd, looking at the train passengers carrying boxes and carrying bags, feeling like he was entering an old movie.

Only himself is the protagonist, and the rest are just foilings for this scene.

A big belly merchant hurriedly walked past him with a bag on his back...

A clerk in green clothes walked past him with a cowhide briefcase in his arms...

A young man in blue shirt with a ponytail strapped behind his head, walked lightly by his back...

A woman in a bright red dress walked past him with a wrapped pipa accompanied by a little maid... She looked average, but she was walking with a look of wind swaying willows, and gave Yun Zhao a mysterious smile.

A yamen runner with a baton in his hand lazily leaned his body against a wooden pillar. Next to him, there was also a hand locked by a thin iron chain, and a huge wooden sign hanging around his neck, which read - this person is a thief!

“Woo woo woo woo…”

The train rang out its whistle and started slowly. Yun Zhao looked back and found that Zhang Guozhu had not gotten out of the car, and he didn't even mean to wave to him to say goodbye.

"It's okay, this city is my own."

The whistle dragged Yun Zhao back from the dreamy world, muttered to himself, and then jumped onto a carriage waiting for him. As soon as the guards closed the door, the carriage quickly drove towards Xi'an City.

The scene I just experienced is still playing in Yun Zhao's mind frame by frame.

This is not the Ming Dynasty that Yun Zhao knew. The Ming Dynasty that he knew was still moaning and wailing under the iron hooves of the Jianzhou people. The Ming Dynasty that he knew was working hard to make the final struggle, and should not be so quiet and peaceful.

But, what is this if this is not the Ming Dynasty?

This is the Ming Dynasty created by Lao Tzu!

Yun Zhao laughed inexplicably, and the laughter echoed in the carriage and circled, finally immersing Yun Zhao's whole body in this refreshing laugh, making Yun Zhao feel happy!
Chapter completed!