If there were no road to Zhangjiakou, and the Liao people could drive cattle and sheep from the Mongolian grasslands in the north, Xijin would probably have been short of food by then.

The Northwest Army immediately began to mobilize on a large scale. Together with the Central Army, almost half of the more than 600,000 imperial guards of the Song Dynasty gathered in Yanyun. Fan Zhongyan alone had more than 200,000 troops under his command, and the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 were in Hedong Road, attacking Datong fiercely.

At noon this morning, after the morning court session, many prime ministers in the Constitutional Court were busy working. Zhao Jun, Yan Shu, Cai Qi, Song Shou, Li Di, Jia Changchao, Jiang Tang, Zhang Shixun, Xia Song, Zheng Jian, and Du Yan, a total of eleven prime ministers were working.

However, Fan Zhongyan did not completely trust these news, because these news themselves were fraudulent and non-timely. Some of them were even deliberately released by the Liao army, making it difficult to distinguish the truth from the false.

Therefore, the Liao army had an unprecedented number of troops, but the corresponding food and grass pressure was also very great. The food and grass from Liaodong could not be transported, resulting in a rapid decrease in food.

Zhao Jun also smiled and said, "After entering the industrial society, everything will develop much faster. This is just the beginning. When the second industrial revolution is completed, you will understand what the miraculous speed of flying is."

Based on the minimum central government revenue of 110 million guan, this represents at least a 9% increase over last year. This is central government revenue; if we include the revenue retained by local governments, the total revenue this year is likely to exceed 150 million guan.

"I've read the official document from the Ministry of Railways. This year's railway project has been completed quite smoothly. Construction has already reached Ye County, and it is expected to reach Xiangyang by the end of next year or the year after."

After reading the work report from the newly established Ministry of Railways, Yan Shu looked up at Zhao Jun and said with a smile, "We are building at a rate of more than 20 kilometers per month. Perhaps I can ride a train in my lifetime."

The efficiency of such work is actually very low. After all, a country has many affairs of all sizes. Even though the current administrative affairs handled by the Constitutional Yuan are limited to various ministries and departments, the state and county levels are often handled by various departments, but the size of a country is there.

The balance of each Jiaozi must be at least 500 guan, and each use is usually for bulk commodity transactions, so it is not popular among the people.

Jiaozi is said to be paper money, but in essence it is actually a banknote or a large-denomination check.

The most gratifying thing is that a few days ago, the steamship was finally successful and is about to start trial operation.

It is obvious that the Song Dynasty is about to reach a new level.

(End of this chapter)