After returning to Kunning Palace, Zhu Yingcai realized that he had acted too hastily.
The total time between when the idea of horse-drawn trains came up and then when I talked with the old man was less than half an hour.
Zhu Ying did not even think about it completely and decided on a plan suitable for Ming Dynasty, so he just stated it.
After settling her mind, Zhu Ying thought about it carefully and came up with a rough plan.
The track carriage must start to make a plan. If the old man does not agree, he can only send people to start collecting the survey data of the track.
Wooden rails can only be used as a transition and cannot be used in large areas. Obviously, they cannot be used in places with many mountains and rivers.
Mainly in plain areas close to grasslands.
We must let the old man, including all the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, see the benefits brought by the track, and with the emergence of the iron-making industry, we can lay it on a large area.
The key to orbit is speed.
The straight-line distance from the capital to Peking is about one thousand kilometers or two thousand miles. In fact, the detour must be longer, at least two or three hundred miles.
The marching speed of the ancient army depended on the slowest baggage speed, which was about forty to fifty miles per day.
This means that based on the calculation of traveling fifty miles a day, it will take one and a half months for the army to set off from the capital and arrive in Peiping.
This is the minimum estimate. In fact, taking into account the reorganization of armaments and the impact of weather factors, it is considered good to arrive in Peiping within two months without any delay.
The current speed of the Ming Dynasty's carriages seems to be able to travel more than two hundred miles a day. In fact, of course it is less. More than a hundred miles should be the normal average speed.
Assuming that wooden rails are laid directly from the capital to Peiping, what will happen?
First of all, there are horses. Naturally, it cannot be just a few horses, but at least twelve horses or more. Only in this way can there be a sufficient power source.
Driven by the groom, the horses will run along the wooden track.
And this kind of march is continuous day and night.
It is definitely too much to keep the horse running all the time. To maintain the horse's power at this time, you only need to change the horse when passing by the station and you can continue.
This process is like a six-hundred-mile or eight-hundred-mile rush, and the grooms also need to follow the replacement relay.
But there is an advantage. With the traces of wooden tracks, you can keep driving even at night without getting lost, even though it may be slower.
The use of multiple wheels will also make the horse run more effortlessly and pull more load.
This means that the rail-driven carriages can travel more than three hundred miles every day.
The two thousand-mile journey from the capital to Peking was shortened from the original two months to about seven or eight days.
These soldiers who arrived in Peiping by horse-drawn train were full of energy and could go into battle after a simple rest without having to worry about logistics.
You only need to carry a small amount of dry food, and the subsequent food will be transferred immediately.
The uninterrupted transportation is like an assembly line, and troops can be mobilized at any time.
This is true in the military, and the economic benefits brought by such a wooden rail are even more beyond imagination.
This is actually no different from the Grand Canal.
During the non-war period, it can play a role in communicating between the north and the south, and has a significant effect on resolving the current sharp conflict between the Han people in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty.
The imperial court with its capital in Nanjing and the regional problems in the north will be improved, and the imperial court's control over the northern region will also be enhanced.
Of course, for such a long track, wooden rails will definitely not work, only railroad tracks will do. Otherwise, the huge maintenance costs incurred by wooden rails will be immeasurable.
Even if it is a railway track, it is impossible for a track to go straight from beginning to end like in later generations.
It can be understood as the concept of a bus stop in later generations.
If you encounter a river, you will naturally get off the bus and take a boat. If you encounter a mountain, you will walk up the mountain.
Relying on the current manpower to dig a tunnel would be completely fanciful.
If you encounter an area that is difficult to install, don't pave it.
Even extending some of the itinerary can greatly shorten the overall time.
"We shouldn't be in such a hurry."
Zhu Ying was a little annoyed. This was the first time he had seen the old man get angry, but it was because he had not straightened himself out before he started talking about it.
"It seems that we have to wait until the old man's anger subsides before we find an opportunity to tell him."
Thinking of this, Zhu Ying took out his pen and ink and started writing an optimization plan for the track.
The implementation of the wooden rails can only be implemented while the old man is still alive.
Just like many previous strategies, the new work-for-relief policy, the separation of military and political affairs, allotment of people into acres, high-yielding crops, and the reform of the imperial examination system.
None of this can be started immediately.
It still requires a long preparation process.
Sweet potatoes need to be planted for at least one year to produce enough grain.
The reform of the imperial examination system and the dissemination and study of newly compiled books each took a year and a half, but there was no way to start.
The prisoners produced in the subsequent battles must also contribute to the construction of the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why Zhu Ying spoke out all these strategies in one go was to set the tone early.
Only by setting the tone can the path forward for the Ming Dynasty be stabilized. All of these combined are the reform of the entire Ming Dynasty system.
Otherwise, if we wait until the old man dies before bringing it up, many things will not be so simple.
It is now the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. In original history, Zhu Yuanzhang died in the thirty-first year of Hongwu.
Even though the old man passed away before these matters were actually carried out, he still left a legacy.
Don't underestimate this status. To put it another way, it can be called ancestral training.
Whenever there were those who dared to come out to oppose him, Zhu Ying ordered a banquet, and that was called status.
In terms of influence alone, no matter how good Zhu Ying is, he cannot reach the level of Zhu Yuanzhang.
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"Do you think our attitude towards the eldest grandson was too harsh just now?"
In the canopy hall, the food on the table has been cleared away, and Zhu Yuanzhang's anger has calmed down.
Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little regretful for scolding his eldest grandson just now.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little worried that the relationship between grandfather and grandson that he had finally cultivated would cause a gap due to this incident.
"Actually, it's not impossible to convince Dasun. Since he thinks wooden rails are feasible, we can make a track of several miles first and then show it to Dasun."
"When the great grandson realizes how much it wastes people and money, he will naturally give up the idea."
Before Liu He could answer, Zhu Yuanzhang began to talk to himself.
Liu He was a little frightened when he heard this, and he did not dare to remain silent about this matter. He hesitated slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I don't understand this, but your Majesty just said it, and I think it is very feasible."
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"In just a few miles, we can't consume much food. When the time comes, His Highness Changsun will naturally understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, and then sighed: "Our eldest grandson's temper is really like that of a bull. We are always willing to say whatever we say, but we refuse to look back."
"Liu He, please help us keep an eye on the eldest grandson, and find an opportunity for us to have a good chat with the eldest grandson."