After the autumn harvest, Wuhan universities, primary and secondary schools began to have winter vacations one after another, including some private schools and schools run by celebrities. Most of them responded to the call of the Wuhan Education Bureau and gave students and disciples a relatively long vacation.

After all, as the Chinese New Year approaches, students and teachers are busy raising supplies, resting in the house, and even connecting with relatives and friends, it takes a lot of time.

The bureaucrats in the palace are taking turns, and there are people on duty during the New Year. If you can’t have a reunion dinner this year, then you will have a meal next year. The officials at the top and bottom have no complaints.

But unlike previous years, the overtime work in the technical department is like getting chicken blood, and the overall mood is quite excited.

Because the prospects of forward-moving steamer heads are becoming clearer, the overall future development is quite a bit clearer.

Lao Zhang, who has not recovered from the previous round of overtime work, has continued to the new round of overtime work.

"Tianzhu, the matter in the river is not said to be overworked? Why do you have to work overtime again?"

After putting a big cloak on Zhang De, Zheng Wan was erect and looked a little distressed. All her thoughts were completely tied to this man. The thing she feared the most was that she was afraid of something happened to Zhang De, and something in various senses. This was what she feared the most.

Even without tribe members or daughters, she would not be so afraid.

I thought about my life late at night. If it weren't for Zhang De... she would probably be worse than death.

"Now that the front of the car is at the critical moment for testing, I can't help but stare at it."

As he said that, he hugged Zheng Wan at the door for no reason. Seeing that Wu Meiniang was walking towards her with her big belly swaying like a big goose, Lao Zhang stepped forward and said, "If you don't stay in the house, why do you come out?"

"Didn't it just ended with overtime? Why did you go overtime again?"

Mrs. Wu frowned and said in a very unhappy tone.

"Be good at home and be obedient."

After saying that, he also hugged him. Seeing this, several maids all blushed and lowered their heads, only to think that the husband of the family was bold in his actions.

The guards at the door were not surprised, but instead thought that the Zong Chang was good at coaxing his wife, so he thought that he would imitate him when he went back.

"Go away."

Waving his hand and looking at the weather, Zhang De got on the carriage, and at the door, several girls watched him leave.

Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant has actually produced three steam locomotives, two of which are enterprising 242 models and one is advance 241 models.

The first two digits represent the production year, and the subsequent digits represent the production version number.

The characteristics of enterprising and forward-looking steam locomotives are very distinct. The former has great strength and the latter has small body.

For short-distance commuting, both of them can meet the conditions, but there are problems with long-distance. Because of the high cost of railway construction, enterprising steam locomotives require relatively more railway materials, and the cost per mile is nearly 30% higher than that of forward-distance.

"We plan to repair the road in Anzhou, right?"

"Yes, after all, Wuhan has a population of two million, and consumes a lot of food, occupying ships every month

The proportion of transportation resources is too high. If you can transport grain from north of Yunmengze, you will not only solve the problem of eating, but also empty the cabin."

"Then use Forward Type 241, the road is a little bit less repaired."

Zhang De made the decision directly, and then said, "Isn't the King of Wu in Anlu? Let him pay for it too. This matter cannot be a business of Wuhan family. If he wants to pay, he must pay for it. Not only does he have to pay for it, but he also has to talk in the capital."

"I'm afraid the King of Wu will not."

“No.”

Old Zhang shook his head and analyzed the staff, "He has to consider the future, and it is impossible for him to pass it on from generation to generation. Anzhou is considered poor compared to Mian and E. Although Yunmengze is shrinking, it is still a long time since Anzhou's little property is not enough for the prince's expenses."

For Anzhou, Wuhan is the portal and the market. It is naturally the best to be able to open the portal easily. Moreover, Yunmengze changes too much every year, but overall, it is constantly shrinking and disappearing. This leads to the fact that some places may not be very efficient. The draught may still be ten feet last year, but this year may only be two feet, which is not accurate. It is hard to say, which makes Yunmengze love and hate.

Another thing is that Anzhou is rich in minerals and paddy fields are not inferior to that of Jiangxia and Wuchang. With a relatively small total population, the surplus food is more abundant, and Wuhan's consumption of food is obvious.

Although Zhang De has resources to easily mobilize millions or even tens of millions of kilograms of grain at any time, this kind of resource mobilization itself is consuming a large amount of resources, which is very unnecessary.

Only when the Huaiyang giants were planning to cause trouble in Liaodong before, Zhang De would show his fangs. How could he do such a brainless behavior in normal times?

"If the route is busy, I'm afraid that 241 may not be able to pull much goods. If so..."

"If one car doesn't work, two cars will be allowed. Pull forward and push backward, are you afraid that you can't pull the goods?"

Hearing Zhang De's words, several of the big workers were stunned. There was no doubt that they had never thought about this problem.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang De looked strange and looked at several big workers with red faces.

"Nothing, I'll listen to Mr."

The workers looked at each other in a daze. They felt a little dark under the light. Why didn't they expect such a simple thing?

But pulling the front and pushing the rear is not a simple matter. In addition to engineering and technical issues, there is also scheduling management, but these can only be explored through production experience, and there is no other way.

I soon contacted the King of Wu's Mansion. Li Ke was in Luoyang and could not come to Wuhan. He was still a little friendly with Liu Fan, a popular man from the King of Wu's Mansion. He and Liu are brothers of the clan. They invested in the King of Wu Li Ke and King of Jin Li Zhi, and each had their own income.

Unlike Liu, Liu Fan was a censor in the past few years. Seriously speaking, his future is bright. However, Liu Fan has a unique vision and is expected to have major changes in recent years, so he directly jumped out of the power field.

In fact, after he jumped out, Hongwen Pavilion was reorganized, and the imperial power was further concentrated. The original intention of the reorganization of the Third Court of the Censorate was also rampant.

There are many censors who have been unsuccessful in the Taiyuan, the Palace Court, and the Supervisory Court in recent years. The success rate of censors to advise the king is basically zero. The power of supervision and suggestions has been greatly weakened. On the contrary, the bullshit entry into the Zuyuan has a bit of a substitute for them.

The position of the censor is so embarrassing that there are no such thing in all dynasties.

Liu Fan has been quite grateful in recent years. It’s a pity that there were not many choices to choose a way out. Nowadays, there are only a few sons of the emperor. If you want to make a living and have a way to make a comeback, the best place must be the East Palace.

Unfortunately, Li Chengqian is not accepting anyone now, and Quan Wanji stretched out his hand at him, so he simply made a good relationship and came to the Wu Palace to cooperate with Quan Wanji.

Quan Wanji presided over the internal affairs of the King of Wu and was responsible for the daily pretentiousness of King of Wu Li Ke. Liu Fan helped King of Wu Li Ke to raise orders and sponsorships for business based on his family background and official experience.

Just selling telescopes, the Wu royal family has saved enough money for two or three generations to squander.

In the past, the benefits that only the zhongyāng army had were now not only transferred to the border troops, but even the expedition teams began to purchase large quantities.

If you want to tell the story of the court lifting the ban on telescopes, it would not work to rely on the power to make public relations. It does not have the status and qualifications of the world. However, after Liu Fan's activity for more than a year, the court lifted the ban on telescopes.

This kind of ability and connections are top-notch.

Liu Fan had a unique vision. When Wuhan sent people to come to build the railway, Liu Fan thought it was animal rails at first, but when he heard that he was about to board a steam locomotive, Liu Fan first agreed to the matter and then grind the conditions.

The conditions negotiations were definitely not completed in one day. During this period, Li Ke and Quan Wanji asked Liu Fan why he agreed to build the road first? Isn’t this the situation at the mercy of others and very passive?

But Liu Fan's perspective was different. He believed that if we negotiate the conditions first, maybe Wuhan would carry the railway to Huangzhou to repair it. Therefore, we should first solve the problem and set the meat first. As for how to eat and how much to eat, it will only be considered in the future.

Sure enough, when Li Ke finally had time to travel from Luoyang to Wuhan and saw the 241 type forward, he felt scared. If Liu Fan had not agreed directly when he was in contact with Wuhan, he would have talked to others, and might have turned to Huangzhou to repair it.

Because the first railway is experimental, but no matter what, its capacity is amazing and unheard of. Moreover, when building such a brand new railway, the cost of money is definitely a sea of ​​gold and silver. But similarly, as long as Anzhou successfully connects Wuhan, the resources of the entire Anzhou can be truly monetized.
Chapter completed!