Chapter 734: Zhao State Change

The main stage of the Iron Fist military exercise is in the State of Zhao, and it has a very significant impact on the State of Zhao.

This is the first time that Zhao Guo has used railway transportation, horse-drawn carriage and automobile mixed transportation to complete the build-up and delivery of troops in China. Moreover, the engineers began to become a new bright spot and played a very important role in Zhao's army building.

Because the western construction of Zhao State is close to Qin State, the development speed is relatively fast, and the side close to Yan State, due to the geographical deviation, the infrastructure is very weak, and the engineering troops began to build express roads. , The construction of the eastern highway trunk line and temporary railway trunk line to complete the logistics supply, army transportation and other issues.

The faster the economic development, the closer the relationship between military facilities and civilian facilities. With the help of this military exercise, the State of Zhao carried out a construction for the development of the eastern part of the State of Zhao for the first time. Especially basic road construction. Mainly on the basis of military roads, a preliminary paving of arterial lines was carried out. With the completion of roads, commercial activities began. The strengthening of economic relations will speed up the economic development of the State of Zhao, and at the same time strengthen the inter-regional ties. Such ties will benefit national unification in the long run. This is because under the influence of frequent economic activities, people begin to have a weak sense of the countryside. After the weakening, people's geographic concept will weaken, so that a new concept of geographic understanding will be formed.

All this takes time to sharpen. It is too early for Qin. However, Shang Wen still can't think of it now. Because he and Yingyu are visiting Zhao State on behalf of Qin State. Also accompanied by the special envoy of Yan State, Prince Dan of Yan State, South Korea also sent a representative, Zhang Liang visited Zhao State as the special envoy of South Korea. At the same time come to attend the inauguration ceremony of Guo Kai.

Wei State and Chu State did not send envoys because of the closed news, because Zhao State, Qin State, South Korea, and Yan State are all connected by telegraph lines. Because Wei Guo did not have money to pay for the telegraph erection, at the same time, Wei Wang did not have any insight to erect the telegraph line. And Chu State's telegraph line is working hard to set up. Therefore, neither of the two countries sent envoys. The information dissemination speed of the telegram far exceeded the horse's 500 li expedited speed, and information can be transmitted at any time. Convenient and fast. Among the development speeds of the Warring States, the Group of Four with Qin as the center has the fastest development speed, among which Qin and South Korea are the fastest. The Guanzhong of Qin State and the Central Plains of South Korea formed two important economic zones. This is the fastest growing area in the current Warring States period.

Regarding Qi, due to the war between Qi and Yan, as well as the severance of diplomatic relations between Qi and Qin, Qi once ordered the expulsion of Qin’s ambassador. And once insulted Shang Wen, the new prime minister of Qin, so, considering this, Guo Kai, who was close to Qin, naturally did not issue an invitation letter.

"Finally, there is no need to look at the mountains." Yingyu said while standing on the train and looking at the scenery outside the window.

"Hey." Shang Wen was speechless, this is not bad. According to Shang Wen's understanding. The engineering team of Qin and Zhao took into account the speed and amount of work to cross the Taihang Mountain, and the construction of the railway on the winding Taihang Mountain was quite large. Qin Guo's engineers felt very difficult during the exploration stage. In particular, Zheng Guo, a special engineer of Qin State. This expert in water conservancy also has a slight interest in railways, but this is only an interest. His main direction is still water conservancy. Qin State is planning to build several large-scale projects in the upper reaches of the Yellow River Hydroelectric power station. This water conservancy expert is conducting exploration work. Regarding the Taihang Mountain crossing the railway, he once asserted that it would take more than two years to complete the project at the earliest.

But the younger generation of railway designers in Qin State started new ideas. In particular, Zhao Guo imitated Qin's experience in building railways, which was mainly caused by the funds invested by Qin's bankers, investors, and speculators. According to the laws of the State of Qin, a certain range of lots on both sides of the railway belongs to the owner of the railway. The Qin State bankers, investors, and speculators have long known the tremendous role of coal and iron. Therefore, they have been urging the officials of Zhao State to pass this bill quickly, and then use the railway to occupy the coal mines and iron ore resources in the Zhao State circle.

With funding and legal support, the layout of the railway has become simpler. Wherever there is coal, railways must be connected, and railways must be built as long as they are flat. In this way, the construction of the railway must avoid the use of more farmland, which is cut down. Railroad designers with a lot less worries have built the railroad as far as possible on the flat valley floor, instead of erecting bridges or opening up tunnels. In this way, the amount of work is greatly reduced.

At the same time, Zhao Guo's own engineering team also contributed a lot. These hunters and farmers who are usually deep in the mountains began to join the engineering team. With their hard-working spirit, the construction of the railway has been greatly accelerated. This is not to say that they are hard-working. In the mountains, they seldom have enough to eat, and the engineering team provides three meals a day, and there are lower wages. These wages are in Handan in Zhao State, and Xianyang in Qin State is somewhat less. But it is enough for these people. The most important thing is to eat three meals casually. There was meat every meal, and it was still a kind of food they had never seen before, such as flour, rice and other foods, they only ate it at this time.

In terms of labor, the State of Qin also put in some labor, but these are prisoners of war, the victorious products from the Western Regions War. Their task is to fill the gaps encountered in railway construction by human means. Their treatment is too different from Zhao's treatment. In order to prevent these prisoners from escaping, Qin not only put on heavy anklets, but also performed symbolic treatments such as haircuts and tattoos. The worst was food, and Qin gave them the lowest standard of food. It can only keep the minimum calories required by the human body a little bit higher. But their workload is huge. And there is not enough rest time. Such harsh treatment of prisoners of war led to large-scale deaths of prisoners of war in the Western Regions. These corpses were quickly filled into the foundation of the railway. It can be said that Qin once again used his blood to forge a railway line for economic development.

That's it, the railway took nearly nine months to complete. This is more than a year earlier than expected. For this reason, the newspapers of Qin State and Zhao State reported on it vigorously.

"This is a great miracle. Zhao people defeated Taihang Mountain with an unyielding spirit." The Economic Observer newspaper said.

This is indeed a great miracle. Zhao Guo himself is also proud of this railway. They call it "Zhao Guo speed."

As the train entered the plain, Shangwen and his team soon entered Handan, the heart city of Zhao State.

Looking from the window, a lot of changes have taken place in Handan. First of all, large-scale high-rise buildings began to appear around the city of Handan. These high-rise buildings are generally constructed using reinforced cement soil and hollow bricks.

When entering the outskirts of Handan, the Handan Railway Station of Zhao State made a special circle around the city, so you can see the changes in Handan City. This is related to the Handan Ring Railway. This railway was specially built for King Zhao. But Zhao Guowenchen had their own plans. They believed that a developed public travel system should be built like Qin State. Qin State Xianyang City, Xincheng, and Chang'an District all have developed tram systems. In addition to Qin's own car ownership, it is still very convenient to travel in Qin's country at present.

But Zhao Guo has no such thing. There are a lot of people in the middle and lower levels of Zhao Guozhong, so they have very high demands on the public system. Especially the peak period of the flow of people. In Handan, Zhao Guo, there will be big traffic jams in the morning, at noon, and at night. For this reason, for the first time, the civil servants of Zhao State wanted to use the huge passenger capacity of the train to complete the task of urban transportation. This idea is very close to the current urban subway system. Although Wenchen had this idea, the implementation still requires Zhao Wang to further release his authority. This ring railway can only be convenient for the people of Zhao if it is liberalized.

For this reason, the civil servants tried their best to find feasible reasons for persuasion. But Zhao Guo really has such a suggestion. This advice came from a low-level civil servant. The specific name cannot be verified so far because it cannot be recorded. But one thing is clear. That is, public transportation must be profitable, and only in this way can it fulfill its unique function.

"My king, this city railway can carry my Zhao people to and from work on a large scale, and put these people at fixed points. And my Zhao people only need to spend a little money to use it. The most important thing is that these money accumulations are small. It can become a huge income, not only to pay for the running costs of the train, but also to make a profit as a royal fee.” That’s what the report said. However, this report is held in the middle, and you can only see what the new prime minister and Zhao Wang mean if you don't read it.

Another change in Handan is that the city wall was demolished. Because of the traditional defense needs of the Qin State, especially to ensure that the original royal style did not tear down the city walls. The same is true in South Korea. South Korea’s economic belt is developed around the old city. But Zhao Guo boldly demolished the city wall for economic construction.

Zhao Guo demolished the city wall because of the military requirements of Zhao Guo Li Mu and the huge economic interests behind it.

Li Mu believes that with the emergence of firearms, especially artillery, the strong walls can no longer withstand the attack of artillery. In particular, the addition of muskets has brought about a major change in the form of warfare. This change requires the dismantling of this ancient fortification.

On the contrary, he believes that the city is the last combat summary point in future field operations. This summary point requires new tactics, new strategies, and new styles to complete urban defense tasks. In this regard, Li Mu did not clearly point out the concept of urban street fighting, but he paid attention to the important role of the city.