In the afternoon, Yuwen Wen, who had been out of the palace for a long time, returned to the palace. When he saw Empress Yuchi Chifan, he looked up at me and asked, it turned out that he was his son who was far away in Lingnan (Guangnan West Road). King Yuwen Weigan of Chu sent a telegram to greet his parents.

At the same time, he also said hello and said that he had set off for Chang'an.

Yesterday, the telegram line was pulled to Guizhou Prefecture, so Yuwen Weigan was able to send telegrams with his parents far away in Chang'an. Yuwen Weigan had been in Lingnan for eight years and had only returned to Chang'an once a few years ago.

Lingnan is a place of smoky misery. Yuchi Chifan felt sorry for his second son "struggle" there. He had always been worried that his second son would have a few shortcomings. Now he finally hoped that his son would "get out of the sea of ​​suffering", so how could he be unhappy?

Yuwen Wen could understand this, but when a son came back from Lingnan, he had to go to Lingnan to "take over". King Yuwen Weigan of Chu was about to set off, and King Yu and Wen Weixin of Yu were already there.

Of course, you don’t need to stay for eight years this time, after all, the situation on Guangnan West Road has improved a lot.

It took the imperial court four years to pull the telegram line to Guizhou. Next, the telegram line will continue to go south and arrive in Liuzhou. The railway connecting Linxiang, Tanzhou and Lingui, Guizhou, is under construction and will soon investigate and construct the line.

After the first phase of the railway line is opened to traffic, there will be a second phase of the railway project, and it will continue to extend south and arrive in Liuzhou.

Perhaps in more than ten years, the princes who took office on Guangnan West Road can take the train to take office, and the imperial court's control over Guangnan West Road will be more firm.

Yuchi Chifan placed the telegram on the desk and asked the maid to put it away. He said to Yuwen Wen: "The railway is really good. If several main lines are opened to traffic in the future, it will be very convenient wherever they go."

Yuwen Wen sat aside and sighed: "It's too expensive and the court cannot afford to build it. It has to rely on the people to raise funds. I don't know if we can survive until that time."

"If you can, you will definitely do it." Yuchi Chifan stood up and poured tea for Yuwen Wen. "I heard that the people are very enthusiastic about building railways. Isn't it much faster than expected to build the Guanzhong Railway?"

"Next year, the railway from Chang'an to Luoyi should be repaired. In another two or three years, the railway from Luoyi to Shangfeng will be connected, and the railway from Luoyang to Chang'an will be more and more lively."

Yuchi Chifan mentioned the railway station, and Yuwen Wen said: "I asked you to go out with you today, but you won't go. Chang'an Railway Station is also very lively now,"

"Erlang, is the railway station very lively? Isn't it said that the passenger volume is relatively small now and the number of passengers is not large?"

"It's lively, of course. Although there are relatively few passengers, there are many people who are watching the fun. You know, the main building of this railway station is magnificent, and the people are short of topics for talking after dinner. How can you come and have a look?"

"Even if people from other places don't take the train, they have to come to see the train station. Have you seen it for a long time? You are not there, and there are so many people, just like going to the market..."

Yuwen Wen talked about his experiences at the railway station today to Yuchi Chifan, and as he spoke, he talked about the hygiene issue.

Railway stations and passenger ports have large flow of people and a large number of people gather, so that once an epidemic occurs, the epidemic will spread quickly. At the same time, when the railway connects various places, once an epidemic occurs in a certain place and becomes an epidemic area, the epidemic will spread quickly.

This situation would not have happened at first, but it has emerged with the popularity of railway transportation. It can be said that the emergence of railway transportation and railway stations "amplify" the health problems.

The imperial court did not have a unified agency to be responsible for epidemic prevention and control under the new situation.

As Yu Wen Wen sighed at the scene, after public transportation speeds up, public health must also speed up. He feels that it is time to build a central agency similar to the Ministry of Health, otherwise it will not be enough to deal with the epidemic prevention and control work under the new situation.

At the same time, we must also consider establishing a public hospital system, including private medical clinics in various places in management, cultivating a team of doctors, and gradually improving local medical and health levels.

However, after all, we have to go back to an old question: money.

"It costs a lot of money to prepare for the establishment of the Ministry of Health. The court has to spend money everywhere, but the finances are not that much."

Yuwen Wen muttered, Yuchi Chifan didn't know what to say after hearing this. The court's income grew rapidly year by year, but expenses also grew rapidly year by year. Once in and out, there was only a lot left, and it had to be redirected by issuing treasury bonds.

If it were in the past, this would be "high debt", and the court had no spare money and could not cope with emergencies, but now it is different.

Zhou Guo is like a rapidly expanding trading company. Although it is a business that borrows debt, it has good development momentum and profits. Whether it is the owner, shareholder, shopkeeper or friend, they are all confident in the future of this trading company.

Therefore, there is vitality inside and out.

But there is no need to rush to do something.

Yuchi Chifan knew that Yuwen Wen should work hard to plant fruit trees well, water and fertilize them, so that they can thrive. After his son succeeds to the throne, he can enjoy the cool under the tree and eat fruits comfortably, and he doesn't need to be so tired.

Thinking of this, she was a little worried: "Erlang, there are some things you don't need to worry about so much, don't be tired."

"Tired? I'm not tired. How can I be tired? There are all the officials in the Political Affairs Hall, various ministers, and sons who help me. How can I be tired?"

When Yuchi Chifan saw that Yuwen Wen had finished drinking the cup of tea, he quickly filled it up and said, "Since the children are all grown up, let them go for more trips. Don't be too busy."

When Yuwen Wen heard this, he suddenly sighed. Seeing this, Yuchi Chifan asked, "What's wrong? He sighed?"

"The emergence of trains, railway transportation has shortened the distances in various places. The improvement of the main railway lines has made the central control over the local area more firmly, and the probability of Chang'an being attacked by diseases has increased."

"This disease is not only a physiological disease in the usual sense, but also a political disease."

This kind of topic cannot be discussed casually just by looking for someone. Yu Wen Wen usually only told the queen in the harem that there are only two couples in the hall, maids and eunuchs waiting at the door, so he felt that it was okay to talk.

Railways are of great significance, but they also "amplify" the speed of the epidemic spreading, and at the same time, they also "amplify" the center's control over local areas.

Then, the traditional political layout of the vassal kings leaving the town to protect the capital has actually failed with the completion of the railway backbone network.

Now, Yuwen Wen described a terrifying possibility to Yuchi Chifan.

He was about to die, and he asked Yan King Yu Wen Weihan to guard Xiangzhou, Wei King Yu Wen Weining to guard Bingzhou, Chu King Yu Wen Weiqian to guard Huangzhou, Han King Yu Wen Weiping to guard Yizhou, Wu King Yu Wen Weixing to guard Qinzhou, and the vassal kings guard Guanzhong.

Soon, he passed away, the Crown Prince Yuwen Weicheng succeeded to the throne, and the main railway line was completed, and the center had an absolute advantage over the local area (except Huangzhou, so the new king and his mother and brother must be guarded first), and the vassal kings also restrained each other.

The emperor did not want to acquire power immediately, and the vassal kings did not want to confront the center. Everyone was in peace and spent the first two years.

Then, the emperor suddenly passed away, and the young Yuwen Xu succeeded to the throne.

At this time, once Chang'an changes, someone controls the young emperor and the imperial palace, and then controls Chang'an, and uses the emperor to order the princes and orders the vassal kings to enter the capital. What should we do?

For court officials, the name of Dayi is in Chang'an, and there will be no fewer people who will take sides and speculate.

For the vassal kings, there was nothing to hesitate. They would not go to Beijing and would choose to start war immediately.

However, the center can use the railway to mobilize troops and rely on the advantage of the inside line (Chang'an is located in the dots of the circle, and the vassal kings are located in the arc of the circle), gather troops to defeat the vassal kings one by one.

At this time, only the Huangzhou region stood firm. Because the Huangzhou Group was extremely powerful, King Yuwen Weigan, the second son of Yuwen Wen, became the last hope of the royal family.

However, the Chang'an court relied on the railway network to concentrate national forces against Huangzhou, and the Jinghu area was in ruins, and the important granary of the Huangzhou Group was smashed. Yuwen Weigan failed to break the deadlock and could only struggle to support it.

What should I do if I spend more than ten years like this?

Hearing this, Yuchi Chifan was so confused that he didn't know what to say.

"Brothers are united, and the emperor of Chang'an and the princes who came out of the town are in the same mind. This is politically impossible. But even when brothers are united, once the center changes, the princes who came out of the town are unable to react at all and cannot change anything."

Yuwen Wen whispered, with a serious look on his face: "The railway has emerged, and the center has an increasingly greater advantage over the local area. Therefore, not only local forces cannot fight against the center, but even the kings who even have troops, money and food cannot fight against the center."

"Then, the royal family and vassal kings have lost the role of protecting the imperial power after leaving the town. Not only that, if the vassal kings have the power to seize the power, the new king will inevitably cut the vassal kings. At that time, the vassal kings will either raise an army to rebel, then be defeated or fallen into the capital to be dealt with and be undermined."

"Once a patient appears at the railway station and the department handles it improperly, the condition will spread rapidly in just one day. Similarly, once there is a change in the center, Chang'an, if the royal family is not responding properly and usurping power for treacherous ministers, the situation will inevitably change drastically in just a few days."

Yuchi Chifan didn't dare to listen anymore, but Yuwen Wen continued: "So, the royal family and vassal kings have no effect after leaving the town, because the center does not need the vassal kings to intimidate the place, and the new king does not need to let half-brothers or the imperial uncle guard the place, which poses a threat to himself."

"So, is this feasible to let the royal family gather in Chang'an and hold important positions in case of accidents?"

Yuwen Wen asked and answered: "This is not appropriate, because I can trust my sons, and when I am there, they dare not rebel, but, am I away?"

"The lessons of the King of Jin's deposed the two emperors, as well as Gao Qi and the uncle of Nanchen's seizure of the throne, are vivid in my mind."

"Jirang can think of his brotherhood, but as an emperor, he cannot tolerate the royal family and vassal kings becoming bigger, and he cannot tolerate the royal family and vassal kings posed a threat to his prince. This is the essence of the power struggle, and no one can stay out of it."

"It can be said that the emergence of the railway has amplified the power of 'disease'. If it is handled improperly, a person or a court will instantly die."

Speaking of this, Yuwen Wen pointed to his head. Yuchi Chifan felt a chill on his back and asked, "Then, what should I do?"
Chapter completed!