In the morning, the weather was clear and the breeze was blowing. In the suburbs of Kaifeng, people who went out for a walk were lingering in the fields and the sky.

It is normal for spring outings. Kaifeng City has an increasing number of permanent residents, so the scene during outings is naturally very lively.

People lingered in groups of three or five, watching the pastoral scenery in front of them.

The farmland covered with green seedlings dyes the earth green. Looking up, it looks like a huge green carpet.

This year, spring wheat is planted in Kaifeng, so when the seeds germinate and grow into green seedlings, the earth is green.

During this period, there were carriages running on long tracks, heading towards Kaifeng City, or leaving Kaifeng.

People on the outings were talking about the carriage carriage with a special appearance, with significantly smaller wheels.

Two long rails, laid on the sleepers, become an iron track, also known as "railway".

But a railway is like a single-plank bridge, and can only go in one direction. The railway in front of you is actually two, which are "double lines". The four-wheeled carriage that is moving forward will not hit head-on.

These four-wheeled carriages travel smoothly and without bumps. The horses pulling the carriage can pull heavier cars, so the carrying capacity of track carriages is larger than that of ordinary carriages of the same size.

There have been "railways" in Poyang, Raozhou and Hanshan, Xuzhou before, so the newly opened railways in Kaifeng are not novel.

Therefore, a group of Poyang people who had just arrived in Kaifeng were surprised to see the locals watching the fun around the railway and enjoyed it:

"Kaifeng is alive, why haven't so many people seen the world?"

"It's better to Poyang. Many years ago, I've had everything."

"Kaifeng is not much more lively than Poyang, it's just that there are no mountains and are empty..."

The people who spoke were all eleven or two-year-old ladies, wearing uniform green clothes, combed with a bun on the horn, and spoke Poyang dialect that others could not understand, chirping like a group of sparrows.

In public, the elderly woman in blue clothes looked at these half-grown children, and saw that the other party looked down on Kaifeng in various ways and said that Poyang was good, but she felt helpless:

Summer insects cannot speak of ice.

However, it is normal for people from the Imperial Country to be more proud, after all, Poyang is indeed prosperous.

As the tutors in the palace, in front of these sparrows... the new palace maids have a majesty like a falcon. However, when they go out for an outing today, they don’t want to take too much care, otherwise these little girls will miss home again.

Good Poyang, I don’t want to come to Kaifeng!

This is what little girls often say when they think of homesickness and crying.

However, once the contract is signed, it is not possible to leave casually. According to the rules, the "signing" palace maids must work in the palace for four years before they can go back.

He entered the palace at the age of 11 and 2, and returned home four years later, and was in time to get married.

Moreover, the palace maids who entered the palace learned the rules and gained knowledge in the palace, and learned to read, write and arithmetic, and possessed the skills of being the leader of the family. When they returned to their hometown to get married, they would not have to worry about getting married.

The emperor was from Poyang. He thought about the goodness of his hometown and wanted to support his fellow villagers. More than half of the palace maids who traveled in Kaifeng were recruited from Poyang.

Most women stayed in the palace for four years, and their value doubled after they returned.

Therefore, at the end of each year, a department recruits palace maids in Poyang, and there are always people who sign up.

The palace maids who "departed" and returned home have become "hot goods" snatched by matchmakers.

After the Lantern Festival the following year, the selected preparatory palace maids first conducted "training" in Poyang and learned the basic rules. Then they arrived at Kaifeng to start their "internship".

The internship period is half a year, and it is assigned to each position according to performance.

This half-year internship period is the most difficult. Many little girls miss homesick and always curl up in the quilt and cry secretly at night. Even the roommates in the same dormitory also cries, which makes the discipline staff very depressed.

So today's outing, as long as there are no serious violations of discipline, the discipliners are too lazy to care about so many things.

Let these "sparrows" chirp and discuss, "Kaifeng is not much more lively than Poyang."

Next to him, Li Li, who was on a tour in a concealed manner, was quite happy to listen to the chattering of the children in his hometown and the busy railway in front of him.

This railway was officially opened to traffic not long ago, connecting Kaifeng and Luoyang. In this way, materials from the southeast (including Jiangnan) can be transported to Kaifeng via the transportation bank and then taken to Luoyang by railway.

In the future, Luoyang will have low transportation costs (relatively speaking) material guarantees.

Of course, the capital of Luoyang at that time was Xin Luoyang, located west of Luoyang City in the Han and Wei dynasties, also on the banks of the Luo River, facing Yique to the south.

Now, because the world has not been unified yet, although Xin Luoyang has completed site selection and "architectural design", it still only exists on the drawings.

Therefore, this railway connecting Luoyang (now Luoyang) and Kaifeng has a more direct role in taking on the delivery of military supplies for the next battle to destroy Zhou.

Next to it, Feng Xiaolian held a mechanical counter as big as a pocket watch in his left and right hands to count the carriages passing through the railway.

Another pocket watch was hung around his neck as a timer.

An hour came, Feng Xiaolian wrote down the numbers on the counter in his hand and exclaimed: "So many cars!"

Li Li nodded: "Of course there are many, because the logistics demand is high, otherwise why did you deliberately build railways?"

"If there is no railway, the carriages and ox carriages coming and going repeatedly on the same road will crush a deep rut on the ground, that is, the track."

"But this track is a concave track, not a convex track like a railway."

Feng Xiaolian got the opportunity to travel with the emperor, so she would not let go easily. She quickly found nothing to say:

"Sanlang, after Emperor Shi Huang unified the world, does that "track" refer to the rut?"

Li Li replied: "Yes, a pair of wheels of different widths leave different ruts on the ground. In fact, many major official roads have obvious ruts. Cars with the same wheelbase can easily walk in the ruts."

"But cars with different wheel pitches will be very troublesome to walk this kind of official road, because from time to time, one side of the wheels will fall into ruts, so the meaning of 'the same track' is very important."

While he said, he took the note handed over by Feng Xiaolian, which stated the number of vehicles going back and forth to this section of the railway within just one hour.

"Building railways consumes a lot of iron and is expensive, so it cannot be repaired on a large scale, so it can only be used on the blade."

"This railway connecting Kaifeng and Luoyang is very important, and it can play a great role even after the world is unified in the future."

Feng Xiaolian tried her best to find topics. She found that the emperor was not very concerned about Fenghua and Xueyue, so she could only use the "national economy and people's livelihood" that she was not good at at all:

"Sanlang, will Kaifeng also be unique in the future?"

"What is unique?" Li Li's attention was indeed pulled over. Feng Xiaolian quickly said: "For example, Sanlang can often stay in Kaifeng temporarily, and may not stay in Luoyang all day long."

"You mean, keep Kaifeng Road?"

"Yes, Sanlang didn't always say that sending supplies from Kaifeng to Luoyang will add a lot of extra consumption. It would be better to stay in Kaifeng regularly. This way, I think it can save a lot of money."

Li Li subconsciously replied: "In this way, Kaifeng will become the actual capital. It has been around for a long time. After a long time, it is no different from the capital. However, Kaifeng is located on a plain and has no dangers around it, which is not good."

"In the north, if something happens to Youyan, the cavalry will go south on a large scale, and the Yellow River may not be able to stop it. They will be able to rush into Kaifeng in a few days."

Feng Xiaolian racked his brains to please the emperor, remembered the historical stories he had read, and said: "But the solidity of the country lies in virtue, not in danger..."

Now, Li Li looked at the other party in surprise.

Kaifeng is good? The solidity of the country lies in virtue or not in danger?

You came from the Northern Song Dynasty?

This is impossible, Li Li quickly thought of the source of this sentence: Wei Wuhou and Wu Qi discuss the solidity of the country.

Rather than the discussions between the Zhao Guan brothers in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, whether to move the capital to Luoyang.

"Tell me, what do you think." Li Li was intrigued, and Feng Xiaolian was delighted when he saw this: Sure enough, telling His Majesty that the national economy and people's livelihood can attract more attention!

She actually can't say much, but she thinks that if you only need to focus on key points, you won't be wrong:

"Sanlang unified the world and used all directions as barriers to mountains, rivers and seas. The Central Plains will definitely be peaceful. What's wrong with the capital choosing Kaifeng?"

Anyway, it is definitely correct to praise the other party for being powerful.

Li Li smiled: "You are so good at talking..."

"Sanlang is amazing..." Feng Xiaolian seized the opportunity to grab Li Li's arm and shook it: "Sanlang will be famous in history, and will be assisted by famous officials and generals, and the country will be forever..."

This series of punches really makes people feel relieved.

However, in front of Li Li, the "thousand-year-old demon", the little fox's tricks will not have much effect.

But seeing how the little fox worked so hard to please, Li Li still smiled happily.

Feng Xiaolian has always been able to work hard. Like Zhang Lihua, the two little beauties are indeed stunners, making his nightlife much more wonderful.

He looked at the distance, where a group of people gathered, but it was the Crown Prince who summoned the staff of the marching staff to inspect the transportation of the Luo (Yang) Kai (Feng) railway on the spot.

This year, war will inevitably occur, and before the troops move, food and grass will come first.

The material accumulation before the strategic offensive must be achieved through this railway.

As for the future...

Li Li looked at the vast surroundings, and then looked at the Kaifeng City guarding the cannons in the distance, and felt a little sad.

The dynasty that established its capital Kaifeng was left with the "memory" for future generations was a humiliation. Is this really good?
Chapter completed!