The steam locomotive manufactured by the Ministry of Industry and Technology is still somewhat different from what Gao Huan thinks of.

Now that the steam locomotive can move, it means there is no technical problem, and the rest is to improve it so that it can be used in practice.

It's like building a new car. If the sample car comes out, it will take some time to truly mass production.

If some problems are not solved, rashly put into the market, which may lead to catastrophic consequences.

Gao Huan estimated that the steam train must be actually operated, and the prototype car must run at least tens of thousands of kilometers on the test section to see if it needs improvement. Only after there is no problem can it be put into use.

When the steam locomotive was being tested, Gao Huan had to speed up the layout of railways in various places and plan rubber plantations in Hainan, Yunnan and Nanyang to provide a large amount of raw materials for the industrial revolution.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about wheels will require a lot of rubber.

At this time, Gao Huan finished his inspection and left with the children.

After they got on the carriage, Gao Huan said to Song Yingxing again: "The steam locomotive has made a breakthrough so quickly. My dear friends and the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry have made great contributions, and I will be rewarded with great rewards."

Song Yingxing did not refuse, and the craftsmen worked overtime to reward him.

If Gao Huan and the court forget, Song Yingxing will still fight for them. Now Gao Huan takes the initiative to propose, he naturally cannot be polite. "Then I will thank Your Majesty for the colleagues of the Ministry of Works."

Gao Huan smiled and said, "The idea I provided to you at the beginning is to get on the steam engine and get on the ship. Now the technical difficulties of getting on the steam engine have been basically overcome, and the prototype has been built. We must also hurry up and build steam ships for the court as soon as possible."

The fertile land of Yinzhou was placed in front of Gao Huan, but Gao Huan could only watch it being divided by Western powers. One important reason was that Yinzhou was too far away from Qian Dynasty and the transportation was inconvenient.

This time, Xinshang Company asked Qianchao for help, but Gao Huan did not dare to send troops directly, because he was afraid that after the army was transported, the supply pressure would be too high, and the Qianchao would not be transported in time, resulting in the failure of the war.

If the Qianchao could build steamships or even ironclad ships, then the Qianchao's ocean-going transportation capacity would be greatly increased. With the escort of the naval ironclad ships, there would be no need to worry about the supply line being cut off by Western powers.

When a steam engine is on board, the situation is more complicated than that of a steam train. If the steam train fails, it means that it stops and remains still on land, and is not in danger of life. If the steam ship is broken, it may end up in a sunken ship.

Song Yingxing was also worried about an accident, so he led the team to get the steam train first. However, now Gao Huan asked again, Song Yingxing could only nod, "I understand, the Ministry of Industry will put more energy on the steam ship."

Gao Huan nodded with satisfaction, then got on the carriage, and returned to the palace with the children who were still unsatisfied.

A few days later, Gao Huan made a decision to send the crown prince Gao Hu, the second son Gao Yuncheng, and two princes who had already reached the age of admission to the school in Nanjing to study with their peers.

...

In 1660, in August of the tenth year of Longwu, the first security guard battalion of Xinshang Company and three thousand soldiers had been trained for a month.

Because he was worried about the situation in Yinzhou, Shi Kai resigned to Gao Huan and decided to bring reinforcements to return to Yinzhou as soon as possible.

Shanghai is an important Tongshan port in the Qian Dynasty, with ships from various countries traveling back and forth, as well as embassies of various countries in Shanghai.

Gao Huan was worried that the troop transport ship would be intercepted by the Spanish, so a month ago, he was martial law on Chongming Island to prevent Western European countries from hearing about the news.

On the night of August 18th, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, three thousand soldiers boarded the sea boat, quietly left Chongming, and headed for Jinshan.

On the deck of the sea boat, Zhao Tai and others looked at the far away continent. No one spoke, and they felt an indescribable feeling in their hearts, as if their connection with home was gradually cut off.

At this time, Sun Li walked over, patted everyone on the shoulders, and said in a deep voice: "Stop looking, we will come back! This time we went to Jinshan, the journey was long. I heard from President Shi that we would be floating on the sea for about two months, and everyone should rest well and preserve their physical strength."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words, but they were destined to be sleepless for a night.

Fifteen merchant ships of the Merchants Shipping Company were carrying three thousand soldiers and various supplies. The conditions on the ship were naturally not much better.

There are people and supplies everywhere in the cabin and deck. So many people are unable to wash in a small space, and the smell is so scented that it is extremely uncomfortable.

On the rudder of the sea boat, the stones were blowing with the sea breeze, and the face could not hide its worry.

When Xinshang Company regained Kingsoft, the Spanish colonists would definitely fight back. He left for nearly half a year and did not know what happened in Kingsoft and whether it was still in the hands of Xinshang Company.

...

While Shi Kai was sailing on the sea, the colonial army in Yinzhou, thousands of miles away, began to take action.

Nearly 10,000 Spanish troops and more than 20,000 vassals, a total of 30,000 people, carrying 100 artillery and 3,000 war horses, set off from Mexico City, advanced northward, and swept the territory of Xinshang Company.

King Philip IV of Spain invited Western European countries to attend the Madrid Conference, form an alliance with Britain and France, and form a three-country agreement.

Although the other countries did not join the military alliance, they accepted the sharing of overseas land by the countries during the meeting.

After the agreement between countries reached, all parties no longer competed, allowing all countries to concentrate on colonizing the land they had divided.

For a time, French troops landed in West Africa and the Mississippi River Basin in North America, while British troops advanced from southern Africa to the north and colonized the east coast of America in large numbers.

Indigenous peoples in Africa and indigenous peoples in North America were attacked by dimensionality reduction in the face of these modernized armies, and the land was occupied by colonists.

At this time, the Spaniards also began to attack, and the sphere of influence was assigned to Spain during the meeting.

Previously, Jiang Jiaren was worried that the Spaniards would attack Kingsoft and sent more than 10,000 people to take the initiative to go south to attack the Spanish colonial strongholds in northern Mexico.

Now the Spaniards came to their senses and mobilized their troops to head north. They soon recovered the stronghold occupied by the Shang army and entered the territory of the Xinshang Company.

Commander Philip led his army to attack Yindu. Along the way, he met the villages and towns of Xinshang Company. He immediately set off artillery and bombarded them like a lack of money.

After nearly a hundred shells were poured out by the Spanish army, the villages and towns were blown up in a mess, houses collapsed, and multiple gaps appeared in the fence.

Philip saw the destroyed village through the telescope and said proudly: "Damn Qianchao people, I will destroy you this time, and everyone's heads will be removed!"

Under the fierce artillery fire, the military and civilians in the village had no power to fight back. At this time, the Spanish infantry were approaching the village with muskets...
Chapter completed!