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Cui Tao added: "No, the railway cannot be privatized!"
Xue Hu also fell silent, and even Zeng Mu, a prefect who respected the government's less interference in private affairs, said:
"Indeed, building railways is a long-term investment and can promote the development of heavy industry."
"Historically, except for the United States, railways in other countries were driven by state-owned capital."
"Although state-owned investment also has the problem of investment inefficiency, the disadvantages of transportation privatization are too great."
"Furthermore, when railway stocks are issued, the class that buys railway stocks will become a long-term rentier class, which is also detrimental to the development of Hexi."
"This project still needs to be firmly in the hands of the governor's office."
Cui Tao nodded and said: "The construction of the wooden track railway this time will inevitably become a model model for railway construction in the future. If the foundation is not laid this time, it will be troublesome to make corrections in the future."
Since there is no way to increase investment, the final conclusion is to maintain the status quo of the wooden rail railway and put it on hold for the time being.
In the end, the meeting of the three giants only reached a consensus. The three jointly submitted a letter to King Jianning, requesting to control the scale of the slave trade in the Tuyuhun area.
Zhan Yaguang originally wanted to complete the rail plan in one step, using wood wrapped with iron sheets. Since there was no financial support, he could only wait until the wooden track railway became profitable before upgrading it.
For players who are technically inclined, they naturally scold the decision-makers for their short-sightedness.
However, Zhan Yaguang, who has already presided over the rail laying work, believes that this is a last resort.
After all, this is the first 100-kilometer railway. Even Zhan Yaguang is not sure whether the railway can be profitable.
The top priority is to build the first railway first. As long as this railway is profitable, all places will rush to build railways.
However, Qin Chuan, who was spurned by the three giants in Hexi at this time, was sitting in Tianqian City and happily looking at the financial reports.
Cui Tao, with his stupid head, is unwilling to engage in slave trade in Hexi. Are the lives of these Tubo people valuable?
If it is not necessary to use the lives of Tubo people to complete primitive accumulation, how about using the lives of Han people to complete it?
Obviously, Qin Chuan, who was beaten to death in Tuyuhun, had seen the tortured dehumanized slaves in the cellars of the Tubo noble manors, and Qin Chuan did not have a good impression of the Tibetan people at all.
If the invaders are defeated, should they still be raised by the victor's people?
Qin Chuan had seen piles of Han skulls outside Dadouba Valley.
In order to show off their military exploits, the Tibetans used the heads of Tang soldiers to build miniature temples.
In Hexi, the Tang people and the Tubo people had an undying blood feud.
If a Han slave is pulled out from any manor, they will want to eat these Tibetan slave owners alive!
Why are we talking about banning the slave trade at this time?
Nowadays, the Tibetan slaves coming from Hexi are doing the most dangerous work in the mines of Tuyuhun.
Those Han and Qiang slaves rescued from the manor are now the best overseers, and they can be whipped whenever they are lazy.
Although Tuyuhun is a plateau area, there are not many places where food can be grown.
But it is also rich in mining resources.
A copper mountain and a jade mine were discovered near Tianqian City.
Players from the Kanyu Master Society also discovered two medium-sized coal mines near the Dangjin Mountain Pass.
Merchants and players who came from Hexi spent money to buy Tibetan slaves to mine.
Qinchuan returned to his old profession of civil engineering and led another group of slaves to build roads, preparing to take advantage of such a wave of primitive accumulation.
Zhang Hua walked into the Government Affairs Office of Tianqian City and angrily threw a report on the table.
After seeing Qin Chuan, Zhang Hua immediately complained: "It's okay for these guys in Hexi to have Madonna's disease. They ban slaves themselves and don't give us slaves!"
"This is what they wrote to Prince Jianning, saying that they want to limit the total number of slaves we have in Tuyuhun!"
"This is really unreasonable!"
Qin Chuan opened the document, looked at it for a while and said: "Let them make trouble! Can they in Hexi control us? The mines are in short supply of manpower now. Instead of Tibetan slaves, can we players do the mining?"
Zhang Hua also said angrily: "If you ask me, they have never been on the battlefield. They don't know how cruel these Tubo people are on the battlefield."
"Besides, we are not slave labor! We are reform-through-labor, just working in the mines to atone for our sins!"
Qin Chuan also nodded and said: "In troubled times, we need to use heavy codes. It's really ugly for a mother-in-law and a mother like Hexi to look both acting and standing at the same time!"
"If they don't give it to us, why can't we catch it ourselves?"
"Let all localities investigate war criminals faster, and all Tibetans who have committed evil deeds of oppressing the people should be sentenced as soon as possible and sent to the mines!"
"We are also submitting a letter! It is not about slave trade, it is about labor reform!"
"As long as these Tibetan war criminals complete two years of reform through labor, they will be released and go home!"
Zhang Hua nodded and said: "It's reform through labor! I will make it clear to those mine owners and players that they must be beaten to death because it is reform through labor!"
Qin Chuan continued: "These mines alone are not enough, we have to make some achievements!"
"Why is Hexi so arrogant? Isn't it because the economy is doing well?"
"As long as we achieve results, the palace will naturally value our opinions."
Zhang Hua asked: "But how to develop?"
Qin Chuan said: "If you ask me, we still need to solve the traffic problem!"
Qin Chuan opened the map and said:
"There are actually two ways out of Tuyuhun."
"One is Dadou Bagou, and the other is Dangjinshankou."
"It goes without saying that the relationship between Hexi and us is not good, but the economic connection cannot be broken, and this road must be repaired as soon as possible."
"The next step is Dangjin Pass. Going north from Dangjin Pass, you will reach Shazhou and Guazhou, the two core areas of Longyou."
"Winter is coming soon, and the Governor's Office ordered Longyou to start storing fuel for the winter. I heard that many workshops in Longyou have stopped working due to lack of fuel."
“This is a good opportunity for our Tuyuhun Coal Mine to enter the Longyou market!”
In the past, the fuel in Longyou was produced by burning charcoal from felled trees, plus some sporadic small coal mines.
Tuyuhun's coal resources are not rich, but the mining costs are low.
Driven by the oppressive Han and Qiang supervisors in the past, these Tubo slaves worked desperately every day to mine in order to get a little food.
If the output is low one day, they will be beaten severely.
Even in a modern society where mining has been mechanized, many mines still rely on manual digging.
Perhaps the mining efficiency of these Tubo slaves is not as high as that of the miners in Longyou, but they have more people and work longer hours, so the output is naturally not low.
But the problem remains, how can we transport the ore out after it is dug out?
Qin Chuan said: "Actually, my plan back then was correct. Only when Jinshan Pass needs to be connected to a railway can the Tuyuhun area and Longyou be connected!"
"Once the railway is connected, the coal mines near Jinshan Pass can be transported out!"
"I just don't know when the steam engine will be invented."
"With the steam engine, the efficiency of our mines can also be improved a lot."
Just when Qin was sighing, Guazhou Dashuixia Iron Factory Area——
Wuhan Iron and Steel looked at the steam engine in front of him, his face full of pride and pride.
The Wuhan Steam Engine is the first steam engine prototype manufactured by Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. in the Tang Dynasty based on the mature Watt steam engine drawings.
"Dad, you can start the test!"
A man who looked similar to Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. but was slightly older filled the steam engine with fresh water, then ignited the boiler and started the steam engine.
The coal in the combustion chamber begins to burn, and the water in the boiler begins to heat.
Steam is ejected from complex pipes and pushes the complex pistons and connecting rods of the steam engine.
This roaring machine finally started to move!
"Dad? Is this a success?" Wuhan Iron and Steel asked tremblingly.
Wu Zhonghua looked at the steam spraying from the top of the steam engine and said:
"What, you don't believe in your dad's craftsmanship? This game is so good! I feel like I'm young again! I can drive for twelve hours straight without getting tired!"
Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. looked at this machine. The entire outer frame of the machine was built bit by bit by Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and his son.
The precision parts of the boiler are all made by Wu Zhonghua.
Wuhan Iron and Steel did not expect that Wu Zhonghua, an eighth-level fitter, would be so terrifying!
In this world without precision instruments, Wu Zhonghua can carve extremely precise parts with just one pair of hands.
Now Wuhan Iron and Steel finally knows why it was able to produce so many high-precision equipment in such a poor situation.
Wu Zhonghua looked at the rumbling steam engine and said to Wuhan Iron and Steel: "The engine of your father's rocket back then could not have even a single error! Being a steam engine like yours is no small feat."
The rumbling steam engine made a sound, and the piston pushed the connecting rod, transmitting power from the core of the steam engine to the gears.
Wuhan Iron and Steel connected the power to a stamping weight. As the steam engine gears rotated, this mechanical device, which was originally water-driven, was slowly lifting the huge hammer head.
When the hammer was raised to the highest point, Wuhan Iron and Steel pulled the lever, and the huge hammer fell from the top of the machine and hit the steel ingot below.
The heavy hammer collided with the red-hot steel ingot, and huge sparks burst out. With such a loud noise, the first steam equipment was manufactured in the world of the Tang Dynasty.
This is the first time that humans have unearthed a great power from outside the natural world. A steam beast is released from the machine and will completely affect the entire world.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
This steam engine burned day and night for two days. The power provided by the steam engine steadily raised the ram and forged the steel ingot thousands of times.
The power of the steam engine is much more stable than the water flow. Although several minor failures occurred during this period, they were easily repaired by Wuhan Iron and Steel and Wuhan Zhonghua.
Wuhan Iron and Steel stayed in the game for two days. When it was confirmed that there was no major failure in the steam engine, he excitedly said to Wu Zhonghua: