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Volume 3 Spreading Wings Chapter 186 Jingyou Railway

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    In the office, all the furniture is Chinese style, and the wood is made of rosewood.  A large desk is about two square meters. Behind the desk is a finely carved Taishi chair. Behind the Taishi chair is a set of bookshelves with some jade and books placed on the bookshelf.  Directly opposite the desk, near the door, there is a set of wooden sofas, two single and double, with a coffee table in the middle with a marble surface.

    At this time, Zhang Junbao was sitting on the double sofa, looking at Wen Shen sitting on the Taishi chair, waiting for his advice.  Wen Shen took out a thick book from somewhere and threw it on the desk. "Jun Bao, I have a book on bridge construction here. Take it back and show it to the craftsmen. Maybe they can find the answer from it."  .¡±

    Zhang Junbao hurriedly got up and came to his desk, picked up the book, and browsed briefly. Seeing the above detailed introduction in the form of pictures on how to build various bridges, including the method of building bridges on large rivers that he wanted, he said with great joy:  "Thank you, boss!"

    Wen Shen waved his hand, "There are a lot of equipment mentioned in this book, but I don't have them here. You can only find a way on your own. Your father works in a machinery factory, so he may be able to help you."

    "Understood! Why don't I have other things to do with my boss? If not, I'll go back and get busy first!"

    "Go back! I'll go see the place where the Yellow River Bridge is being built in a while!"

    "No problem, let's take a look at the place where the Yellow River Bridge is planned to be built. By the way, where is the Yellow River?"

    "From the north of Qizhou, there are many new and ancient roads of the Yellow River, and bridges need to be built in many places." Zhang Junbao thought for a while and said.

    "Uh!" Wen Shen was startled and thought to himself: "Is the Yellow River in this era still different from that in later generations?" He looked at Zhang Junbao and asked, "Does the Yellow River often change its course?"

    "Yes, the Yellow River undergoes major changes every ten years and minor changes every five years. There are many rivers in the northern part of Qizhou!"

    In order to build the railway from Damingfu in Qizhou to Youzhou, Zhang Junbao conducted in-depth research and exploration of the Yellow River, and the basic situation of the Yellow River is still very clear.

    Wen Shen looked out the window. The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. It was a good weather. "It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun. There's nothing going on today. Let's go to the construction site together."

    "Great!" Zhang Junbao was very excited after hearing this, but he said again, "My boss, the place where the bridge is built is far away in Qizhou. We can't get there in a day or two."

    Wen Shen smiled mysteriously, "Of course I have my own solution!"

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    A quarter of an hour later, Wen Shen drove Zhang Junbao in a flying car and flew quickly towards Jinan Prefecture at an altitude of 300 meters.  Zhang Junbao looked at the mountains, rivers and trees below and shouted excitedly, "Master, what is this thing and how does it fly?"

    "This is called flying! As for how to fly, there is a lot of knowledge there. If you are interested, I can find some books for you to read when you have time."

    The straight-line distance from Yizhou to Jinan Prefecture is less than a thousand miles. The speed of the car is very fast, and it takes half an hour to arrive.

    Jinan Prefecture was originally called Jezhou. It was promoted to a prefecture in the past. Because it is located in the south of Jishui, it is named Jinan Prefecture.  It governs five counties including Licheng, and Licheng is the seat of the government office.  The city is three feet high, has a wall more than six miles long, and has four gates: east, west, north and south.  Every house in the city has running water and every house has weeping willows. It is an extremely elegant city.

    Seen from the air, a railway comes from the south and goes north, with a medium-sized station in the middle, located three miles west of the city.  A wide cement road connects the station and the West Gate, with people coming and going on the road.  From time to time, a train plays its flute and loses its way along the railway line in black smoke.

    The speeding car continued to fly north along the railway, and soon came to a large river.  There are a large number of people on the riverside who are moving various building materials from the train down.

    When the civilian husband saw the speeding car slowly descending, there was a sudden commotion.  Not long after, a middle-aged man and two young people came to the speeding car cautiously. When he saw the person clearly, he bowed and said, "It turns out to be Zhang Daguan!"

    After Zhang Junbao got out of the car, he looked at the person he was visiting and said, "Oh, it's Team Leader Liu." Then he looked at Wen Shen and introduced, "This is the Imperial Master, come and see me!"

    When everyone heard this, they all stepped forward and said excitedly: "See the Imperial Preceptor!"

    After some etiquette, Wen Shen came to the river and found that the river was not very wide. 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 the Jishui River. However, in some years the Yellow River bursts its banks and diverts its course here! Now we are planning to build a bridge on this river." Liu Bantou paused, "It is rainy season now and the river is fast.  It¡¯s not a good time to build a bridge.¡±

    Wen Shen took out his telescope and looked across the river. He found that there was nothing on the other side. He frowned and said, "Jun Bao, how far has this railway been built?"

      Zhang Junbao winked at Bantou Liu, and he hurriedly brought out a map.  Spreading out the map, Zhang Junbao introduced: "My boss, the railways that have been built now include Yizhou to Kaifeng, Kaifeng to Xuzhou, Yanzhou to Xuzhou, Kaifeng to Chang'an, Yizhou to Rizhao, and Yizhou to Laiwu."

    Wen Shen looked at the map with an expressionless face, and thought for a moment that it had only been more than four years from the beginning of railway construction to modern times, so it was not bad to be able to build so many.

    Seeing that Wen Shen's expression softened, Zhang Junbao continued: "The railways that have been built basically do not encounter big rivers, so they are built relatively quickly. However, the railways to be built next will encounter many big rivers, especially the Yellow River.  and the Huaihe River. Now we have no experience in building bridges over such large rivers, so there are many difficulties."

    "We can't stop building railways just because of difficulties!"

    Zhang Junbao pointed at the map, thought for a while, and said: "My boss, we can definitely build a railway from Kaifeng to Youzhou to avoid this place where the Yellow River often changes its course. If we build it, if the Yellow River changes its course, it is very likely that  It's destroying the railway."

    "To build from Kaifeng, we have to cross the Yellow River!"

    "The construction of the Yellow River Bridge is definitely unavoidable. I think it is much better to build the Yellow River Bridge near Kaifeng than to build it here. Because the Yellow River is diverted in the river section below Kaifeng, and it is rare to hear of diversion in the river section above Kaifeng. Moreover,  You only need to build a bridge. After crossing the Yellow River, you will reach a vast plain. There are no big rivers all the way to Youzhou. From here, at least six or seven bridges will be built, and four will be built over the Yellow River alone, plus  On other rivers, it¡¯s just more.¡±

    Wen Shen thought of the Beijing-Hankow Railway in later generations. After pondering for a moment, he said: "You are right! Well, the construction of the railway to Youzhou, Jinan Prefecture, has been stopped. It will be built from Youzhou to Kaifeng instead. The specific construction route will be provided to you tomorrow.  "

    When Bantou Liu heard that the railway was not going to be built, he said anxiously: "The railway to Youzhou is not going to be built. What are we going to do? We still have these materials."

    "Pack everything up and ship it to Kaifeng! You will also follow, and the wages will not be less for you."

    Zhang Junbao was very happy when he saw that the master had changed his mind. Hearing the craftsman's question, he waved his hand and said politely.

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    The next day, after Zhang Junbao carefully studied the Beijing-Hankow Railway construction route map, he smiled and said: "Boss, this route map is really detailed. Possible problems in every place are marked, as if this railway has been built before.  .¡±

    Wen Shen smiled and said nothing, but he thought in his heart: "You are really right. This railway has really been built, but not now, but hundreds of years later."

    This road map was found in a library in Shanghai, and at the same time I also found a construction description of the Yellow River Bridge built by the Belgians.  This explanation made Zhang Junbao feel like he had found a treasure.

    A few days later, in the main hall of the Imperial City of Kaifeng, Wang Fu reported: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Guard plans to build a Yellow River bridge a hundred miles northwest of the capital! At the same time, a railway from Youzhou to the capital will be built!"

    "Buzz"

    The ministers were talking a lot, and the whole court was noisy.  The Minister of Household Affairs came out and reported: "Your Majesty, the construction of the railway from Youzhou to the capital and the Yellow River Bridge are of great significance. I believe that the imperial court should fund the construction."

    "Oh, when we were building the railway, didn't you say that the Ministry of Household Affairs didn't have much money? How come it has money now?" Song Huizong asked with interest.

    "This time and that time! I used to think that building a railway was a costly business, but I didn't expect that this railway has a huge ability to make money. It is said that the railway from Beijing to Yizhou makes millions of dollars every year."

    "Your Majesty, the cost of building the railway is quite high. The cost of building the railway from the capital to Yizhou is as high as tens of millions. Even if the annual profit is one million, it will take more than ten years to recover the cost. I think it is better to let the country  The master built it himself. When the emperor establishes taxes, wouldn't it be better to collect taxes directly?"

    In the past few years, Wen Shen did not come to the capital much and did not show much respect to them, which made many ministers become dissatisfied.  It was this group of ministers who created the Mizhou City Shipping Department. Now that they heard that the Imperial Guard was going to build a railway from Youzhou to the capital, they thought that an opportunity had come. At the same time, they thought to themselves: "Yizhou is far away from the capital and cannot get involved. This capital  The Youtrail Railway is right under your nose, and you can take a bite of it no matter what."

    Song Huizong thought for a moment and thought: "It's better not to pay for it and let the national master build it by himself. After it is built, he can find any excuse to take over the railway as his own."

    Although Wen Shen does not come to the capital often, it does not mean that he does not know anything about the affairs of the capital.
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