Chapter 3356 3358【Southeast Railway】
After returning to the capital, Xiang Nan was mainly busy with two things.
One is busy building the Southern China-Europe Railway, and there is also a railway from Beijing to Bangkok.
There are now two main railways in the Central Plains. One is from the Central Plains to Europe, connecting Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Gansu, the Western Regions, Central Asia, Rakshasa, Poland, Prussia, France, Spain, Italy, etc.
The other line runs from the capital to the outside of the pass, connecting several provinces including Beijing, Hebei, Liao, Ji, and Heilongjiang. In this way, the two railways are like two arms, covering all the Mongolian ministries.
In this way, the various ministries of the Mongolian country will really become caged birds in the future, with no possibility of turning around. Moreover, the road to the northeast also controls the Yu clan in the north.
After all, the Qing army is leaving for Yushi and can arrive in two days. The Yu family is right under Xiang Nan's nose, so how can she dare to explode the thorns?
Xiang Nan knows that the more railways are built, the better. He plans to build this southeastern railway from East Asia to Southeast Asia. At that time, it will connect Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Hui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hu, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Annan, Laos, Siam, etc.
In this way, it will not only strengthen the connection between the south and the north, but also facilitate control of Southeast Asia.
It should be noted that Southeast Asia is extremely rich in products, such as Siam, Luzon, Chenla, Malacca, etc., because they are all located in subtropical and tropical areas, so they are rich in products.
For example, in Siam, Luzon, Chenla and other countries, rice can be harvested twice a year. If the fertility can keep up, three crops will not be a problem. In the northern part of the Central Plains, there are at most two crops a year, or even only one crop a year.
Therefore, if rice from Southeast Asia can be harvested twice or three times a year, it can be transported to the Central Plains, which will effectively alleviate various famines in the Central Plains.
As another example, Southeast Asia has very high reserves of gold, silver, tin, aluminum, copper, etc. Especially the output of gems is astonishing. Bagan's jade is famous all over the world. The ore is very heavy and difficult to transport by ship. If you switch to train transportation, it will be much easier.
In short, if you want to be rich, build roads first, have fewer children and plant more trees. There is no problem with this idea.
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The second thing Xiang Nan is busy with is to launch a new round of anti-corruption in the country and take the opportunity to clean up and suppress a group of officials.
It took him eight years to go on this expedition. During these eight years, although various birds continued to convey news to him and did not break his contact with China, he only had a general understanding.
He actually didn’t know much about the real situation in the country. He didn’t know very well whether Yong Huang had gone behind his back, colluded with the courtiers, and intended to usurp the throne.
He is not sure whether domestic officials are honest and honest, and whether they are corrupt and bending the law. Therefore, he needs to take advantage of a new round of anti-corruption to regain power.
Xiang Nan then sent Yong Huang out to travel around Europe and supervise the laying of the southern Eurasian railway.
"Your brothers all followed my father to the west, which opened their eyes. They know that the outside world is different from ours in the Central Plains." Xiang Nan said to Yonghuang, "Now you also go out for a tour. Turn around, so that you will be qualified to inherit my throne in the future."
“Yes, Father.” When Yong Huang heard this, he was dumbfounded. He knew that Xiang Nan was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and his scalp went numb. But he didn't dare to disobey, so he nodded in agreement.
The so-called bullet has no eyes, maybe it will happen accidentally. At that time, he will be able to successfully ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and he will no longer have to serve as a prison prince. After all, it is not easy to be the prince of the country. During the Kangxi period, Prince Yinfeng served as crown prince for forty years, but was eventually deposed. Learning from the past, we have to take precautions.
And this time Xiang Nan went on an expedition and brought Yong Cong, Yong Qi, Yong Heng, Yong Lian, and Yong Xuan with him, and they all made great achievements in battle. At the same time, by always being with Amma, the relationship will naturally become closer.
He stayed in the rear area, nominally supervising the country. In fact, Xiang Nan also sent Liu Tongxun, Fu Heng, Haiwang, Wang Youdun, Yin Jishan, Prince Yunmi and other ministers to assist the government.
Him himself even used a flying eagle to pass messages, continuously transmit information, and control government affairs remotely. Whether he is the supervisor of the country, whether he is right or wrong, whether he is righteous or not, he has almost no power to make independent decisions.
Over time, Yong Huang was inevitably unhappy, so when he was supervising the country and had some power in his hands, he could not help but form cliques and give and receive privately.
For example, since Xiang Nan came to power and changed to the contracting system, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will conduct bidding every three years. He would secretly leak the bottom bid so that one of his own could win the bid, taking the opportunity to make money and gain influence.
Another example is the products produced by steel mills, pharmaceutical factories, and chemical plants. They are all planned production and targeted supply. They are absolutely in demand. Yonghuang used his power to continuously pick up goods from steel plants, pharmaceutical plants, and chemical plants. He also made money and gained influence.
Now he is also afraid that these things will be found out, so he is ready to do something.
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At night, Xiang Nan came to Langhua Palace.
“Your Majesty, I want to discuss the draft with you...” Lang Hua said to Xiang Nan with a smile.
Eight years after Xiang Nan went on an expedition, the imperial court never held another draft. In the past eight years, Xiang Nan was blessed with many beauties, many of whom were daughters of royal families and nobles from various countries.
But despite this, those are barbarians after all and are not suitable to be included in the harem. Therefore, most of them are just casual marriages, and forget them later. The only one who was accepted by Xiang Nan and given a title was Rong Guiren Han Xiangjian.
In the past eight years, they have all grown old. Lang Hua, Ru Yi, Zhu Ying, Gao Xiyue and others are all sixty years old and are no longer suitable to sleep with.
Even Meiruo, Fuling, Chen Wenying, and He Xin who were drafted in the last draft have already taken three cards, so the harem is in urgent need of a new batch of players.
"You can take care of it yourself." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "By the way, I am going to send Yong Huang out to patrol the world on my behalf, and also see with your own eyes the country I have laid for future generations."
“That’s fine.” Lang Hua was stunned for a moment, then nodded to express her support for this matter.
She traveled around Europe this time and found it eye-opening. She had no idea that the exotic scenery was like this. If my son stays in the capital for a long time, he will have no vision, so he has to go out and see.
Anyway, now that the railway has been opened, transportation is much more convenient than before. Even if she went to Europe, it would only last for a month or two, unlike when Tang San went to Tibet to seek Buddhist scriptures and stayed away for several years, so she was not worried about her son.
"Well, let's do that." Xiang Nan nodded, "Actually, the children should go out more often. I'm also planning to let Yong Cong, Yong Qi, Yong Heng and other brothers go to the south to supervise the construction of the railway to prevent their subordinates from People use deceit and deceit to make up for it.”
“Well, the children are now grown, so it’s time to worry more.” Lang Hua nodded.
(End of this chapter)