allonlinenovel Chapter 156: Records of the Former Dynasty's Western Frontier Protectorate Army Entering the Gr
Chapter 156: Records of the Former Dynasty's Western Frontier Protectorate Army Entering the Gr
The Beijing-Luzhou Railway starts from Guangping City in Luzhou and goes all the way south to Kyoto.
Li Guangmao took Zhang Lun and Ma Sanna with them and sat in the first-class carriage.
The carriage is luxuriously decorated with antique sunken wood decorations and Beimang-style wool fabrics.
The carriage is also equipped with translucent glass windows. Sitting by the window, you can see the beautiful scenery outside.
Both Ma Sanna and Zhang Lun were amazed.
The Great Zhou is indeed the Celestial Empire, it actually has such a magical thing!
Zhang Lun was very curious about the train. He learned that this machine could run on only water and coal and did not require any livestock or manpower to pull it.
I am extremely curious about trains.
Hucheng is located on the Silk Road and was originally a place with prosperous trade.
Now the Silk Road has been cut off by the Bodan Kingdom, but there are still many idle merchants.
They also carry magical goods from all over the world, so Zhang Lun is considered to be well-informed.
But a steel behemoth like a locomotive was unheard of.
"Prince, is Kyoto the most prosperous place in the world?"
Li Guangmao said: "Of course! Kyoto is the largest city in the world!"
Zhang Lun said: "I heard that there is an ancient city in Turkey called Stan."
"In Turkish, it means the first of a thousand cities. The population of the city is as high as five million. I wonder how is Kyoto?"
Li Guangmao smiled and said, "A few months ago, Jingzhao Yin Fan Jian made a summary, and Jingdu has a population of 10 million!"
This time Zhang Lun’s eyes widened in horror.
A city with a population of tens of millions?
The population of the entire Western Xinjiang is less than 10 million!
Zhang Lun had no idea how prosperous Kyoto was!
At this time, the train gradually slowed down.
"My Lord, why did it stop?"
Li Guangmao smiled and said: "Trains need coal and water, and this platform is for replenishing coal and water."
I saw that the platform was not big, but it was very lively.
"New Imperial Gazette! The latest issue of the New Imperial Gazette! The imperial court won a great victory in Eastern Liao!"
"For more details, you can buy the latest New Residence Gazette!"
As soon as the newsboys saw the train approaching the station, they swarmed over.
"Your Excellency, what is the new palace report?"
Zhang Lun asked doubtfully.
Li Guangmao's attendants immediately bought three new court newspapers.
Handing the new report to Zhang Lun, Li Guangmao said:
"This is a newspaper published by the imperial court. It was originally intended for officials of various departments to read and announced the imperial court's policies."
"Your Majesty has expanded the content of the newspaper, changing it to a daily publication that will report on major domestic and international events."
Zhang Lun opened the new official newspaper and was even more shocked.
During the time when Guiren was on the Silk Road, paper was extremely valuable and the books in their homes were carefully preserved.
However, the number of words in Guiren Army’s collection of books is not as many as the number in the New Palace Gazette.
And the new gazette has such a large circulation!
The cultural prosperity of the Great Zhou is evident!
Da Zhou is indeed a paradise!
Zhang Lun was even more impatient to see the Guiren Army return east!
Masanna did not know Chinese characters, but the guards he brought with him did, and they read the news to him.
This issue mainly talks about the great victory in Eastern Liao.
Eastern Liao won a great victory, Qinu Chi annexed the three tribes of Northern Mang and fled far away to the northern grasslands.
The imperial court controlled the Lanwu grassland.
In this battle, Eastern Liao destroyed the Black Pig Tribe and occupied the Lanwu Grassland. This was a great victory since the establishment of Eastern Liao.
A total of twenty people who participated in the battle were granted the title of marquis.
Li Cheng was granted the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan, with a fief of 5,000 households on the Lanwu grassland.
In addition, nineteen officers were awarded titles.
At the same time, Tang Xiaoren, the envoy in charge of the logistics of the war, was given the title of Duke of Guo'an and was also granted a fief of 5,000 households on the Lanwu grassland.
The prefect of Qinzhou was also promoted for his contribution in logistics.
The court's great victory in the war against the Northern Mang was of course given great prominence in the new imperial gazette.
Ma Sanna became more frightened after hearing this.
The Great Zhou is so powerful that the Lanlu Kingdom will never dare to have any disloyal thoughts in the future.
Upon hearing about the court's great victory over Beimang, Zhang Lun also felt the strength of the Great Zhou.
Although their Guiren Army was established by the previous dynasty, they also suffered from the troubles in the Northern Mang.
After the newsboy left, many local villagers came to the platform pushing their carts.
"My Lord, what are you selling?"
Li Guangmao said: "This is a clay box lunch."
"People put rice, vegetables and meat in clay boxes and steam them on the stove."
“Selling to passengers on the platform.”
"There are many businessmen traveling on the train. These clay lunch boxes are hot and taste better than dry food, so they are very popular."
Seeing Zhang Lun's curious expression, Li Guangmao said with a smile: "We are in the first-class carriage. The train is responsible for the meals, which will definitely be better than the clay box lunch."
In addition to those selling food, Zhang Lun also saw several merchants selling fruits.
The Great Zhou is indeed prosperous!
Since the opening of the Beijing-Luzhou Railway, the lives of people along the route have improved a lot.
The imperial court abolished corvée labor and replaced it with hiring local workers.
Many people earned a little money working for the court.
This also boosted business along the route.
Many laborers saw the world and stopped farming after returning home. Instead, they participated in the sale of goods on the Beijing-Luzhou Railway.
This also increases Luzhou's purchasing power.
Now Luzhou, which was not originally a prosperous area, has caught up with Yuhang in terms of wealth.
Luzhou merchants established a Chamber of Commerce in Kyoto, which was specifically responsible for selling Luzhou's products.
Now Luzhou's coal, canned meat and wool products are very popular.
There are also many villages where the entire village simply moved to the grasslands of Mobei and established pastures.
The owners of these ranches are all people from the Great Zhou, and they hire some people from the Northern Mang to help with herding.
After the people of the Great Zhou arrived in Mobei, they all grew their own pasture.
By feeding your own livestock with grass, you don't have to migrate around looking for pasture.
Da Zhou’s new pasture does not need to occupy too much grassland.
The people of Da Zhou specialized in raising sheep and harvesting their wool to make wool products.
The mutton was canned and sent to Kyoto.
All the herders who set up ranches became rich.
Now you only need to pay taxes to the King of Mobei to get a piece of grassland.
More people from Luzhou flocked to the grassland.
Luzhou is so prosperous, what about Kyoto?
Zhang Lun looked outside the train curiously.
Is this Kyoto more magnificent than the Kingdom of Islam?
Is this city, the first of thousands of cities in the East, as prosperous as our ancestors described?
Zhang Lun couldn't bear it anymore.
The train finally started again. Zhang Lun tasted tea while reading the new official newspaper.
The Great Zhou really opened his eyes.
What kind of person was the Emperor of the Great Zhou who ruled such a prosperous empire?
What kind of great king could rule such a large empire so well?
Zhang Lun was even more curious.
At the same time, what was the sacred emperor in Zhang Lun's heart doing?
Li Tian is worried.
Facts have proven that there is not a single good person in this government or in the country!
All of them are stabbing me in the back!