"Zhiyuan."

"Um."

Zhao Jun nodded and invited him to get on the carriage.

Although bicycles are popular now, as a prime minister, you can't just ride a bicycle around town.

Cars had not yet been produced, so people could only ride in horse-drawn carriages.

His carriage was very spacious, more than enough to accommodate more than a dozen people. Zhao Jun sat in the main seat of the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.

Su Huan came up first, followed by Li Xiaoji and Wang Anshi, who all sat on one side.

"What happened during this time?"

"Wanyan Wugunai marched out of Changchun last month and captured Ningzhou. I'm afraid a decisive battle is imminent between Liao and Jin."

"Um."

Zhao Jun closed his eyes and said nothing.

He had nothing to worry about regarding the Liao and Jin dynasties.

The Song Dynasty deployed a small number of troops in Youzhou, only less than 30,000.

Because although Zhao Jun reformed the army and improved the status of soldiers, it did not mean that he would change the previous policy of strengthening the trunk and weakening the branches.

That is, the method formulated during the reign of Emperor Zhao Kuang to place the main troops in Bianliang for easy control.

After all, even in later generations, there were many cases of military coups, the most famous of which was Masao Takagi, so strict control is still necessary.

But this does not mean that less than 30,000 people cannot destroy the Liao and Jin dynasties. In fact, 30,000 people are not even needed. 10,000 people will be enough.

Not to mention machine guns, just rifles, howitzers and mortars, if they cannot destroy the Liao and Jin dynasties, then the commanders of the armies stationed in Youzhou should be dealt with by military law.

"Also, last month, the Chengdu-Chang'an railway opened for business. Prime Minister Yan personally wrote a congratulatory couplet and sent it to express his best wishes for the opening of the railway."

"Um."

"The Ministry of Railways also said that the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway is expected to be fully operational by early next year, probably around February."

"In addition, the Ministry of Finance will first collect statistics in the second half of this year."

"Wait, is this all there is to the railway?"

"That's all."

"The railway from Bianliang to Chang'an has been under construction for a long time, but there's still no progress?"

"Forehead"

Speaking of this, Su Huan smiled bitterly and said, "The Dean forgot. Chang'an to Luoyang is the ancient capital of several dynasties. If they were to build the road, if they dug up anything here and there, they might find the tomb of a prince or noble from the Han or Tang Dynasty. The Cultural Relics Bureau would have to stop the project everywhere, and the route would have to be changed several times."

"I didn't expect there would be so many graves just because of a railway."

Zhao Jun shook his head.

Building a railway only requires leveling the ground along the line. There is no need to dig underground. Only digging a subway requires digging underground.

But I didn't expect that the number of cultural relics in Chang'an and Luoyang was so outrageous. Even if they just did some minor repairs on the ground, they could still find a lot of things. Even the imperial seal was found in this way, which was really unexpected.

But this is normal.

Gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times.

During the thousand years of the Han and Tang dynasties, there were often chaotic times, so tomb robbers were everywhere.

They are actually not interested in those antique porcelains.

Only precious gold and jewelry are wanted.

The result was that many tombs in Chang'an and Luoyang were robbed, and messy porcelain was thrown everywhere. It would naturally cost a lot for the newly established Cultural Relics Bureau to study it.

"Statistics submitted by the Ministry of Finance show that GDP reached 1.9 billion guan in the first half of this year. It should be no problem to break through 3.5 billion guan this year. Based on the fiscal revenue accounting for about 15% of GDP in previous years, this year's tax revenue could reach 500 million guan."

"The Ministry of Industry is looking to allocate funds to build a hydroelectric station upstream of the Bian River. Prime Minister Fan and his team have already approved the request. Currently..."

Su Huan was still thinking about the important affairs of the court.

Zhao Jun was lying in the recliner, supporting his chin with one hand and pulling open the curtains with the other.

He saw it.

The streets on both sides are bustling with people.

A bicycle jingled past.

There were electric poles with wires hanging over people's heads.

The sound of opera singing came from the second-floor restaurant.

At a tea stall on the street, a storyteller was happily telling the story of a monkey wreaking havoc in heaven.

Although there was no "Journey to the West" during this period, the prototype of the monkey's story had already taken shape as early as the Song Dynasty. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that a large number of folk images of Sun Wukong were gathered together to form "Journey to the West".

Therefore, although this version of Havoc in Heaven was another version, it was also considered one of the blueprints for the later Journey to the West, and the people present listened with great interest.

Zhao Jun listened to Su Huan's report, but his eyes were looking at the common people.

The lives of the people of the Song Dynasty are getting better day by day.