"preparation!"

The assassins of the artillery division respectfully invited a hundred Jingkang Type 13 guns and then lined up their formations one by one, loaded, aimed, test fired, cleaned the barrels, adjusted the angle, and loaded again.

"put!"

"boom!"

Cannonballs roared out of the barrel one after another, hitting the graves in the distance with an intoxicating sharp sound.

"Sure enough, it's all about those lonely ghosts."

The artillery plowed the ground and raised bursts of small mushroom-shaped dust, which also brought the bones buried deep into the air. As soon as Yelu Dashi saw those bones, he connected the haunted things with these bones in his heart.

Ranchen also hummed and said: "Fortunately, the army has these artillery pieces brought by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and these artillery pieces are the most powerful and powerful things. It is perfect to use them to save these lonely ghosts."

Yelu Dashi nodded and suddenly told the soldiers around him: "Pass this king's order to fire ten more artillery shells! In addition, notify the local garrisons and ask them to send out their artillery battalions or artillery companies.

I will completely level all those shabby tombs, mass graves, and the like!"

Facts have proved that there are no lonely ghosts that cannot be transcended by physics.

Ever since Yelu Dashi invited Jingkang's Thirteenth Style, the great master of salvation, and performed physical salvation on the graves and mass graves, no ghosts were heard anywhere in the entire Western Region, which made some of the army's descendants

The belated embryo killers were very disappointed.

After all, after three years in the army, the sows competed with Diao Chan, and the embryo killers in the army went to the Western Regions for several years. If I could see a female ghost... I would drool just thinking about it!

…

"Now all those male, female, big and small ghosts have been saved. Only the Crusaders on the Europa side have not yet been saved."

Zhao Chen is not very interested in physical salvation of lonely souls and wild ghosts. He is more concerned about the so-called Crusaders on Europa.

Yelu Dashi was shocked by Zhao Chen's words.

It is said that dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and mice’s sons can dig holes. The old man in the official family is famous for his love of building temples in Beijing. Who knows if the prince in front of him also likes to use people to build temples in Beijing?

but!

If all those crusaders were dragged to build the Jingguan, it would inevitably affect the construction of the imperial mausoleum and the roads in the Western Regions. In the end, he, the Pingxi King, would definitely be the unlucky one.

Thinking of this, Yelu Dashi quickly raised his hands and said: "Your Highness, you don't dare to save all those Crusaders - there are tens of thousands of laborers, which are excellent whether they are used to build the imperial mausoleum or build roads."

Zhao Chen laughed dumbly and said: "Uncle Wang, please relax. The main purpose of coming to the Western Regions is for those books. Now they are almost sorted. I estimate that I will return to the capital in a few days. So, how to deal with the cross?"

Uncle Wang has the final say over the barbarians in the army, and Gu will not interfere. I believe that with Uncle Wang’s ability, the Crusade Alliance will become laborers sooner or later, Gu has never doubted this."

Yelu Dashi finally felt relieved, then he stroking his beard reservedly and said with a smile: "Your Highness, thank you for your praise."

It's better not to interfere. Apart from the current officials, the other emperors of your old Zhao family are all good at cultivating immortals and engaging in art. I really can't count on you for things like war.

But Zhao Chen changed his tone and said: "I heard someone say that the first railway in the Song Dynasty has been decided, but it is to be used as an experiment in the Roman Kingdom, and to build a railway for the barbarians first.

Try. If it is feasible, I, the Song Dynasty, will first build a line from Shuntian Prefecture to and from Jinling, then build a line from Shuntian Prefecture to and from Luanzhou, and then extend it to Huanglong Prefecture, and then to the Western Regions."

Yelu Dashi's heart suddenly started beating wildly.

Yelu Dashi had already known about the news that the Song Dynasty was going to build a railway. He also knew that the Song Dynasty wanted to test the waters by building a railway to the Roman country first.

Of course, testing the waters with Rome is not the key to the problem. The key lies in the meaning of His Highness's words - suddenly jumping from the Crusaders to the railway. Isn't the span in between a bit too big? If His Highness the Prince hadn't been with the official family

As soon as the thought comes out, isn't it obvious what His Highness the Crown Prince means?

Thinking of this, Yelu Dashi couldn't help but probe: "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

Zhao Chen nodded and said: "Let the people from the Ministry of Industry explore first, and leave some workers to repair the foundation in advance to prepare for the construction of the railway."

"In addition to sorting out books during this time, I also go out for a walk when I have free time. I find that building a railway here is much more difficult than in the Central Plains."

"Gu Renren has calculated that it may only take a few months to build a hundred-mile-long railway in the Central Plains, but it may take a year or two in the Western Regions."

"If it is built slowly and slowly according to the plan of the Ministry of Industry, I am afraid that it will take decades for the railway to be built in the Western Region."

"If you want to cover the entire Western Region through railways, the difficulty is as high as climbing to the sky."

"So, Gu's idea is that Uncle Wang will prepare in advance. After Gu returns to the capital, he will explain the situation here to his father and try to build the railway as soon as possible."

Having said this, Zhao Chen couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

If the Song Dynasty had enough labor and steel, there would be no need for the Song Dynasty to conduct any experiments with Rome, let alone any multi-year planning. It would be possible to start construction of several lines or even the whole world at the same time.

.

But the problem is that the Song Dynasty did not have a sufficient number of workers, nor a sufficient amount of steel production - whether it was rails or steam locomotives, the requirements for steel were relatively high, and high requirements meant that the output would not be high.

If you want to increase steel production, you must have enough iron ore and ore production.

All in all, the most fundamental problem lies in the insufficient number of workers.

If there are so many laborers that they can't be used up, then we can let them dig mines, build railways, dredge rivers, dig mountains and dig wells...

Labor is a good thing. Not only does it have many uses, but it doesn't hurt when you die.

After sighing, Zhao Chen continued: "In addition to being prepared to build the railway, Uncle Wang can also try to push west after repairing it."

Yelu Dashi suddenly panicked.

Preparing to build a railway in advance is actually not a big deal, but after repairing it and then continuing to push westward, this goes against the official strategy originally set - listening to the prince means going against the official's will

, not listening to the prince means offending the future emperor.

It's so hard for me...

Zhao Chen said, "Uncle Wang, don't worry. I will explain this matter to my father after I return to the capital."

…

"Without my consent, you promised to have the Ministry of Industry send personnel to explore the terrain in the Western Regions, and asked Yelu Dashi to prepare for the construction of the railway? You even asked Yelu Dashi to repair it and continue westward?"

Zhao Huan stared at Zhao Chen in front of him with an unkind expression, and asked: "Do you know what you are doing?!"
Chapter completed!