Chapter 1448 Steam Locomotive
Mu Jiansheng made rapid progress in Mindanao . With the help of the Jinyiwei who had gathered information in advance, Mu Jiansheng quickly obtained a topographic map of the island.
The island was divided into areas, and a large army was dispatched to conduct a dragnet search, and the entire island was soon cleared.
The unruly natives were cast into Jingguan as a monument to demonstrate military power.
Those who were obedient were sent to plantations and mines.
To contribute to the construction of the Ming Dynasty.
After clearing Mindanao, Mu Jiansheng and Mu Tianbo met up in Tamsik, and then the army moved south to occupy Borneo.
No, it has now been named North Kunlun by Han Yu.
The situation in North Kunlun and Mindanao was basically the same. The Ming people who fled here gained a lot of wealth through hard work, and then were met with hostility from the local natives.
With the instigation of the Dutch, the conflict between the two sides became increasingly intense.
A massacre was about to happen.
"These natives and barbarians really don't obey the king. They don't want to farm, but only want to plunder. Only whips and bayonets can make these barbarians learn to be respectful. Pass the order down. According to the old rules, those who don't obey will be killed, and those who obey will be captured and sent to the plantation. All the rewards will be distributed, and this general will not keep a single cent."
Mu Jiansheng gave the order.
The army rushed into North Kunlun.
Mu Jiansheng and Mu Tianbo were busy pacifying North Kunlun, and Han Yu himself was not idle either.
During this period, he has been focusing on cavalry training.
Until mass-produced trucks became available, cavalry was necessary.
At least, when it comes to rapid mobility and rapid deployment, there is nothing that can replace horses.
During this period, Han Yu formed twenty cavalry corps, all of which were equipped with short-barreled Yongli rifles, a saber, and ten palm mines.
The combat effectiveness is very strong.
Han Yu was going to use this cavalry corps to deal with the Rakshasa Kingdom.
But after waiting for a long time, no one from the Rakshasa country came.
Han Yu sent someone across the hlj to check the situation.
I found there was nothing there except wilderness.
Han Yu then remembered that it was now 1663 and the Rakshasa Kingdom was still just a small country entrenched in the Volga River Basin. It was fighting the Northern War with Sweden and seeking access to the Baltic Sea.
There is no time to expand towards Siberia.
"So it's early?"
Han Yu couldn't help scratching his head.
According to history, it would take at least thirty to fifty years for Russia to cross Siberia and reach Nerchinsk.
"Since you won't come over, I'll go over there."
Han Yu ordered the cavalry corps to march westward.
At the same time, military stations were built along the way to transport supplies.
In addition to being a fortress, the military depot was also responsible for cultivating land and solving food problems locally.
This greatly reduces the difficulty of material transportation and improves the self-sufficiency of the military station.
Just after Han Yu sent out the cavalry, Mu Jianping came running over, jumping and skipping.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has developed something really interesting. Let's go take a look together."
"What?"
Han Yu was a little curious.
Since he re-established the Ministry of Industry, he stuffed a lot of people who like research and invention into it, and set up a special scientific research institute to be responsible for inventing various things. If they are useful, they will be rewarded.
Under the stimulation of rewards, all kinds of strange inventions are invented every day.
Mu Jianping likes to play and often hangs out here.
If Mu Jianping found it interesting, it must be very novel. Out of curiosity, Han Yu followed Mu Jianping to the laboratory of the Ministry of Industry.
In a yard, Han Yu saw a giant steel object.
This is a huge steam engine mounted on a reinforced cart with four steel wheels and a drive shaft installed on it, driven by the steam engine.
When a group of people from the Ministry of Industry discovered Han Yu's arrival, they hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is a new car that we made by combining a steam engine with a vehicle according to your Majesty's order."
"But one problem with new cars is that they are too heavy. Ordinary roads simply cannot bear the weight of such cars."
"In addition, this type of vehicle requires a lot of fuel, and a lot of fuel requires space to carry more coal, which in turn increases the weight of the vehicle."
"If this problem cannot be solved, this car will not be able to be on the road."
"This is easy." Han Yu's eyes flashed.
"Since ordinary roads can't withstand it, we will create a special road like this."
"The road is paved with two steel rails. You just need to clamp the wheels, and put gravel sleepers underneath, which is enough to bear the weight of the car."
"As for fuel, that's even easier."
"The car couldn't hold so much fuel, so we hung an empty carriage behind the car and filled it with coal, so there was enough fuel for the vehicle to move."
"But paving the road alone would be very costly, wouldn't it be worth it?"
An official from the Ministry of Industry was somewhat worried.
"You can't calculate it that way."
Han Yu shook his head and said.
"Although paving the road alone is very expensive, the benefits are also huge. These vehicles are tireless and can run day and night. Moreover, they must be very fast on the paved road. In addition, the steam engine is very powerful and can be equipped with more carriages to load goods. This can greatly speed up the delivery of goods between the Ming Dynasty and facilitate merchants to conduct long-distance trade."
"This vehicle can not only carry goods, but also people, making it more convenient for people to travel between places."
"Just think about it. Once this kind of road is laid across all of Ming's territory, including all of Ming's cities and counties, people and goods will be able to travel freely. At that time, business will be more prosperous and tax revenue will be higher."
"The army can also move quickly within the territory of the Ming Dynasty by using vehicles, greatly increasing the army's marching speed."
"Moreover, this huge road requires a large number of people to build, which will create a large number of jobs and allow more poor people to earn money for consumption."
"Building roads requires steel, which requires building more steel mills, which requires workers, which requires miners, which again requires a lot of jobs."
“Once it’s built, more people will be needed to maintain it, which means more jobs.”
"We can use this huge transportation network to support a large workforce. "
"This huge network can tightly connect the entire Ming Dynasty and strengthen control over the local areas."
“Do you still think this road is expensive?”
Han Yu asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Many officials shouted in unison.
Han Yu looked at the huge steam locomotive with gleam in his eyes.
With this steam locomotive, his pace of unifying the world will be further accelerated. Wherever he wants to conquer, he only needs to build a railway there.
