Chapter 1: The 114th Rehe Duke 2

Half a month later, the edict for exempting A Chuhui from all official titles was sent to Shengjing. After listening to the imperial edict in prison, A Chuhui suddenly realized that he had misunderstood the situation. It was too late to regret it, and finally he was dismissed from his post and returned home. Wang Ding also gained a firm foothold in Shengjing.

After Wang Ding controlled the situation in Rehe, a large number of military officers from the Beijing Military Academy entered the Eight Banners battalions of Rehe. Subsequently, the Eight Banners battalions were reassessed, and a large number of eliminated officers and soldiers were sent to the capital to re-arrange. Most of these people joined the project to build railways later.

After rectification, there were less than a thousand officers and soldiers left in Rehe. Wang Ding recruited 5,000 soldiers again, and formed the 11th infantry town according to the new army's sequence.

At this time, the Northern Manufacturing Bureau was able to produce imitation flintlock rifles, which were named Changping Type 1830. In addition to muskets, the Northern Manufacturing Bureau could also produce some medium-caliber artillery. Due to the self-sufficiency of weapons, the cost of forming a new army was minimized, providing a foundation for large-scale transformation of the army.

Wang Ding's method was naturally copied to the new generals of Yili, Ulya Sutai, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Shengjing. In this way, the imperial court successively went in the 20th town, the third town of the cavalry to the seventh town. Among them, the 12th and 13th towns, the third town of the cavalry was in Heilongjiang; the 14th and 15th towns, the fourth town of the cavalry was in Jilin; the 16th and 17th towns, the fifth town of the cavalry was in Outer Mongolia; the 18th and 19th towns, the sixth town of the cavalry was in Xinjiang; the 20th town of the infantry, the seventh town of the cavalry was in Fengtian.

With the silence of gunfire in the Waterloo War in 1815, the war ended for 23 years in Europe. Europeans believed that peace would bring about an economic leap, and beyond people's expectations, peace not only did not bring about prosperity, but also brought about greater depression.

When British merchants dumped the European continent with a large amount of hoarded goods, they were facing the destruction of the war and were unable to buy British industrial goods in Europe. This was not just that. During the war, the British government ordered 50,000 pounds of military supplies every year. After the war, the order suddenly stopped and the British domestic market suddenly shrank, which caused a greater blow to British industry. In addition, Britain also needed to solve the life of about 400,000 veterans. These people were rushing to find factories that needed manpower on the road to employment. Most of them welcomed them after they were discharged from the army. As a result, a large number of unemployed people wandered around the country, which made the British economy worse.

The depression lasted for a long time and was quite fierce. It caused sharp class conflicts in the UK and eventually led to the reform of the British Parliament in 1832. In fact, it was precisely because of the recession in the mainland of Britain that China's behavior of purchasing motorcycles in the UK to recruit railway technicians in the UK to proceed smoothly.

Robert and his party were treated very well in China. One of them,she technicians who measured terrain, could earn 520 shillings per year in the UK, but could earn 200 dragon rounds in China. The UK implemented the gold standard at this time, and the pound became the standard currency unit of the UK. Every pound contained 7.32238 grams of pure gold equal to 20 shillings and 240 pence. These 520 shillings could buy 5.2 quarts (2 kilograms) of wheat at the worst. The annual salary offered by China could allow him to buy 200 shi (24 kilograms) of rice.

The generous treatment is undoubtedly the best encouragement, and the British's enthusiasm for railway construction made Liu Ji very satisfied.

After Robert and his technicians arrived in the capital, they were very active from setting plans to surveying and mapping land, and training suitable Chinese workers. The progress of the project developed very quickly. After the plan was set in February, the early surveying and mapping in May came out, and construction began to be prepared in late that month.

The final construction plan was not to complete the Beijing-Guangzhou Line in one go, but to gradually build the railway in batches and sections. The first railway actually has no relationship with the Beijing-Guangzhou Line.

When the mountain flowers were in full bloom in May, Liu Ji decided to go to Changpingzhou to inspect the railway construction situation.

Standing outside the factory of the Northern Manufacturing Bureau of Changping Prefecture, Liu Ji was no longer recognized. The nearby Iron and Steel Factory occupied a large area of ​​land, and tall chimneys rose from the roof of the factory buildings and penetrated into the sky. In the past, large areas of farmland have now become smoky houses, spontaneously forming a market that looks lively not far from the factory. The bumpy roads are full of traffic, loaded with construction supplies from all over the place.

Because of Liu Ji's arrival, nearby were filled with guards and militias composed of reserves. The archway carved with the inscriptions of the Northern Manufacturing Bureau were filled with officials coming to greet them. Lin Ashi stood in front as the Minister of the Northern Manufacturing Bureau. His official uniform was holding a court bead in his hand, and a dazzling emerald stone on his finger. It had changed drastically from what he looked like several years ago.

China's thousands of years of history is very stubborn. No matter how Liu Ji changes, it seems that those who become officials will easily become rich.

Lin Ashi knelt in front of Liu Ji and shouted long live. Liu Ji smiled and pulled him up and said, "Ashi has become fat. This Changping water has raised people. He has raised a thin man into a fat man."

The officials followed the emperor's laughter and haha. Lin Ashi quickly replied: "Thank you to the emperor's kindness, Ashi dares not forget it all day long. He handles official duties in the yamen every day, and does not dare to leave half a step away, and even has no time to exercise, so he looks like this."

"Okay, don't be busy talking about these gossips. Come on, I will introduce you to Mr. Robert from England. If it weren't for him, the first railway of the Celestial Empire would not have been built to Changping."

Lin Ashi was familiar with foreign etiquette and immediately met Robert. Later, the Minister of Works Lin Hongnian introduced the foreigners who accompanied Lin Ashi one by one.

After hello, Lin Ashi pointed to someone behind him and said to Liu Ji: "Do you still remember this person?"

Liu Ji saw that it was Ding Shoucun recommended to him by the eldest prince Yiwei. He nodded and said, "How can I not recognize him? Didn't I ask you to equip Shoucun with a workshop and let him study it on his own?"

"The emperor is wise and Ding Shoucun is a talented man. The explosives he developed can set off firecrackers and open mountains in large areas, and can be loaded into copper shells with lead heads in front to make ready-made bullets."

Liu Ji's eyes lit up and he asked with concern: "You really made the bullet according to my wishes."

"Thanks to the guidance of French experts, the rifled gun sample that fired bullets was already in the warehouse of the research room. However, my country's steel production and quality need to be improved, and it cannot be produced in large quantities."

"If you do well, you should reward me a lot. The Ministry of Personnel can take this matter into the assessment of that year."

Tao Shu, the Minister of Personnel who was accompanying, responded: "Zhe."

Liu Ji talked about the strong and said, "As for the steel matter, the construction of the railway is not the only way to solve this problem. This railway will transport coal from Luanzhou, Yongping Prefecture to Changping Steel Plant. At the same time, there is a widened road coming from the nearby Miyun Iron Mine. All steel is produced on a large scale, and things will be easy to handle."

Seeing that the emperor was always standing in the middle of the road, Lin Ashi stepped forward and asked for instructions: "Please move the emperor to my house for a short rest."
Chapter completed!