Datang: Time travel in two months, wait online, hurry up!

Thinking that half a year later, those shipyards will deliver a large ship and sell it at the price of 1 pieces.

That means that half a year later, Yangzhou Shipyard will get another 50 licensing fees!

With this money, how far can the scale of Yangzhou Shipyard be expanded?

Thinking of this, Zheng Tiancheng and the masters suddenly became excited and looked forward to it.

"¨. Go and pay the tax, then start to expand, and speed up the research and development of new ships!"

Zheng Tiancheng commanded proudly to the people in the shipyard.

Before that, Li Ke told him to expand the scale of the shipyard, and he also wrote an appropriation letter to the Yangzhou government.

After all, the shipyard stopped building big ships and lost a lot of income. In the past year, it mainly built two Galen ships, so funds were still a little tight.

But it's different now. There are hundreds of thousands of guns in our own shipyard, and the expansion is far enough.

Besides, another 50 guan will be credited in half a year, which is ample funds.

"Yes, Lord Zheng!"

The accountant of the shipyard nodded immediately.

Although the shipyard is government-run, it also has to pay taxes.

For the next period of time, there were people advertising on Datang Daily every day.

For example, the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce advertised in newspapers: high salaries to recruit captains who are proficient in ocean sailing, talents who understand the languages ​​of Japan, Luzon, etc., etc.

The Shipbuilding Association advertised in newspapers: recruiting shipbuilders and apprentices with high salaries.

In short, both Yangzhou and Suzhou are getting busy.

The merchants recruited people with special talents, such as navy veterans and people who knew the languages ​​of overseas countries.

These people are still very easy to recruit. After all, there are many people from Japan, Luzon and other places in Datang. They understand the language of their own country and also understand Datang dialect.

In fact, in this era, many high-level officials and dignitaries in the dependent countries can speak Tang dialect and know Chinese characters.

Shipyard owners recruited shipbuilders and apprentices.

They have received a lot of orders, and if they want to deliver the ship within half a year, they must recruit more manpower.

And what's quicker to recruit than a newspaper?

As long as the salary is high enough, there is no fear of not being able to recruit craftsmen and apprentices.

After seeing job advertisements in newspapers, many people jumped into action.

At this time, Li Ke also received an exciting news.

"My lord, the 'train' you mentioned earlier seems to have been built!"

Someone below ran over to report.

Hearing the news, Li Ke's eyes lit up immediately, and a happy smile appeared on his face!

PS: The third update! .

Chapter 336 Build the Yangzhou-Changan Railway!Just one day and one night!

The train has already been installed, and the two trains and the long carriages have been parked on the four rails between the harbor and Jianggang.

Moreover, at this time in Shanghai City, a large number of merchants and common people have gathered here.

Because in today's newspaper, a piece of news about Datang's first officially operating train line and Datang's first officially operating train was published.

According to the news, the train is a vehicle that does not need manpower or animal power at all, and can pull 2 ​​people at the same time!

And also said the purpose of this first train, mainly for trade, fast transportation from seaport to river port and so on.

The former ones are for ordinary people, and the latter ones are for businessmen who are going to do overseas trade in the future.

The common people were very curious when they saw that there are still vehicles in the world that do not need manpower or animal power.

Bicycles and tricycles are amazing enough that they only need human pedaling.

As a result, the train didn't even need manpower, which naturally surprised everyone.

Especially after seeing that two people can be driven together at the same time, I am even more surprised-and shocked.

After a heated discussion, many people came to Shanghai City by boat, which is the original Huating County.

I want to see how amazing the train said in the newspaper is, and whether it is really the same as the newspaper said.

After seeing the newspaper, many businessmen were also shocked by the train mentioned in the newspaper.

But what attracts them more is undoubtedly the latter part, which is mainly used for trade, fast transportation from the seaport to the river port!

Naturally, they would not be at a loss for this passage, because Li Ke had told them about overseas trade before.

And they are also making full preparations during this time, and now the big ships have been delivered, and the captain has also been found.

They are all veterans of the navy, and they have extremely rich experience and experience in the handling of large ships and sea navigation.

Translators who understand overseas languages ​​have also been recruited, and now they are basically ready.

It is only necessary to let the captain and some recruited crew members be more familiar with driving the big ship at sea, and after training the cooperation with each other, they can basically prepare the goods and set off.

At this time, they saw vehicles that were mainly used for trade, and they were naturally very concerned.

So they came to Shanghai one after another.

They are no strangers to Shanghai City, and they know that Li Ke has put a lot of thought into the construction of this new city.

They didn't know why Li Ke built a new city on the ground in the desolate Huating County before.

But now, they have completely understood.

Because Shanghai City is the mouth of the sea, and it will also be the future customs.

Purchase goods directly from Shanghai City, and then transport the goods to the seaport wharf for loading. After paying the export tax, you can leave the port.

When they come back from overseas, they will first stop at the seaport wharf, and the goods will be shipped off, and then the customs will inspect them.

After paying the import duties, the goods can be transported to the Jianggang wharf, and then loaded on the ship from the Jianggang wharf, and transported to the inland via the Yangtze River.

It can be said that Shanghai City will assume the role of a transfer station for overseas trade and inland trade in the future.

This is something that no state capital or city could do before, but only this newly built Shanghai City can do it.

Because, the geographical location of Shanghai City happens to be on the estuary of the Yangtze River!

This is a natural geographical advantage, and it is also a natural transit point for overseas trade and inland trade.

They didn't understand at that time, especially Li Ke spent so much money to recruit 2 people to build a new city.

But now it seems that Li Ke's vision is too long-term, and they are far behind!

As long as this newly built Shanghai city can be operated, it will be able to make a lot of money just by collecting tariffs.

What is the little money for building a city?

After thinking about this, they can naturally realize how much Li Ke attaches importance to this newly built Shanghai city.

So, I'm very interested in what the newspaper said about the fast shipping method between the sea port and the river port.

After all, the products sold are not only produced by the workshop under Li Ke's name, but also many special products of the Tang Dynasty.

For example, ceramics, silk, and various commodities must be purchased from the private sector and then transported to Shanghai.

Then you need to unload the goods at the Jianggang wharf first, and then find a way to send people to transport them to the harbor wharf one by one, regardless of whether it is a tricycle or a bullock cart.

Including after returning, the goods brought back from overseas must be transported to Jianggang Wharf by truck.

As they have been in business for so many years, they know how troublesome it is.

Moreover, when overseas trade is booming, I am afraid that even tricycles and bullock carts for pulling goods will not be found.

From the seaport to the river port, from the river port to the sea port, the transportation between these two points is indeed a big trouble.

His Royal Highness King Qin seemed to know this too, so he prepared a new transportation method, which made them very curious.

After arriving at Jianggang Wharf, there are already a sea of ​​people here, probably thousands of people.

And at the very front, there is a big iron block with a strange shape that everyone has never seen before!

It seems like a long dragon, quietly stopping on these two rails.

The strangely shaped big iron block looks like a dragon's head.

"Is this the train the papers say it is?"

"Isn't this strange? I've never seen this kind of car."

"The body of this train is too long!"

"Is that a carriage? The newspaper said that this train can carry 2 people. If the carriage is not long, how can it hold 2 people?"

"I believe this train is not pulled by animal and human power."

"Why do you say that?"

"Such a heavy iron block, such a long iron carriage, and there are two people on it, maybe even hundreds of cows can't pull it?"

"makes sense"

After seeing this extremely unique train, many people started talking and discussing with each other.

But no matter how everyone discussed it, they all came to a conclusion.

That is, the train is indeed not pulled by animal power. Otherwise, how many cows would it take to pull such a heavy train?

When the businessmen saw the long carriages, they couldn't help but their eyes lit up.

Because these carriages seem to them very suitable for loading!

If there are a lot of goods, one person can directly contract one carriage, and they can be transported in one trip!

If it can be shipped back in one trip, it will be much more convenient for the transportation of goods from the seaport to the river port, or from the river port to the seaport!

Soldiers stood on both sides of the train tracks, keeping merchants and common people out.

Li Ke was also standing in the middle, holding a big iron horn, and then glanced at the crowd around him.

"Everyone be quiet!"

Li Ke yelled first to silence the scene.

"Quiet!"

The soldiers standing on both sides also shouted loudly.

Soon, the scene was completely quiet.

"Everyone, this is a train, a vehicle that can move fast without being pulled by animal power!"

"In the future, many train tracks will be built in Shanghai, and many trains will run in the city."

"In the back, there is not only Shanghai City, but also a direct train from Yangzhou to Chang'an City. You don't need to worry about anything while sitting on the train, and you will arrive in Chang'an City after a day and a night!"

Li Ke smiled slightly and loudly introduced the train to everyone.

The reason why he personally introduced the train in front of so many people is also to let the common people accept the existence of the train as a new thing as soon as possible.

There will definitely be major repairs to the train tracks in the future, and sometimes route planning can take up everyone's land.

Let everyone have a deeper understanding of trains now, and let everyone know the magic of trains, which will naturally make everyone accept trains earlier and faster.

At that time, even if the construction of train tracks takes up everyone's land, everyone will understand that it is for the convenience of trains.

Of course, money and compensation will definitely be given for land occupation, but some things cannot be solved by giving money and compensation.

This must be understood by the people from the bottom of their hearts, otherwise, if it arouses public resentment, it will still have some impact.

"What? From Yangzhou City to Chang'an City?"

"Sit on the train and arrive at Chang'an City after lying down for a day and a night?"

"It used to take about a month to get from Yangzhou City to Chang'an City. Now I heard that the concrete road has been built, and the speed is much faster, but it only takes one day and one night. Isn't that too exaggerated?"

"This is what His Royal Highness King Qin said, can it be false?"

"If the railway from Yangzhou City to Chang'an City is built in the future, I might be able to go to Chang'an City to see and see. I have never been to Chang'an City in my life."

Hearing Li Ke's words, everyone present was shocked!