This change in the Qing Dynasty, if we look at it in history, especially in world history, is simply a matter that cannot be small.

Isn’t it just a fight between uncles and sisters-in-law? What’s the matter?

But no one would have thought that such a small thing was, according to the original history, which had affected China's future 30 years. Cixi has now obtained the most powerful power step by step!

If we go further, this deep impact will not only last for more than 30 years?

Anyway, Li Mengyang thought so after he learned the news, but he was really not in the mood to care about this matter now. He is the emperor now, so how can he ignore the affairs of his own country?

"Your Majesty! How do you look at the scenery outside this car?"

"Yeah, not bad, not bad."

Outside the car?

Yes, the emperor, Li Mengyang, is now sitting in a train car. He is looking outside and enjoying the scenery between the empire's capital San Francisco and the second largest city of Sacramento!

Then put it this way...yes, the railway was well built. The one who sat next to Li Mengyang to introduce the situation to him was the builder of this section of the railway, the owner of the Imperial Stanford Railway Company, Mr. Lilan Stanford!

"Comrade Stanford, I really didn't expect that your company's railway was built so fast, it was amazing!" Li Mengyang said that he was very satisfied with the scenery.

"Your Majesty, this is because your policies are good. Oh, by the way, the Empire's policies are good. And there are hard-working Chinese workers, they are really the best workers in the world. Also, this section of railway is relatively difficult, and the Empire's steel, wood, and other things are sufficient, so we completed it in advance."

Stanford was undoubtedly very happy because the project went very smoothly. Of course, this does not mean that there are no unexpected situations. You should know that any project is dangerous, but this project is still good, and there are no more than 30 casualties, which is a miracle.

Overall, the reason why this railway was built so quickly was that in terms of industry, the materials were sufficient, and the steel mill was producing with all its energy. As for sleepers, it was really casual. In addition, of course, we are hardworking and reliable Chinese workers. Well, now we are all workers from the empire, and we are very enthusiastic about work. We only work for eight hours, and there will be overtime pay if we have more.

By the way, this eight-hour working system is definitely the first in the world. No one in the world enjoys this. The empire has it first. Because of gratitude, we Chinese are all like this. These eight hours are really done with all our efforts!

In addition, it is from San Francisco to Sacramento. This journey is completely too simple. It is plain and it is not difficult at all.

In fact, overall, California is really a good land. The middle of this place is full of plains. Of course, there are mountains blocking it, but not much. That is, the one who goes south to California is Oxnard. However, Li Mengyang has heard of it. A Chinese worker has seen it and can chisel the mountains from a place called Lancaster!

We Chinese are really natural engineers...

When he arrived in Sacramento, Li Mengyang didn't say much. He just came to see this line, so he patted Stanford's shoulder and said, "Comrade Stanford, you have to continue your efforts."

Stanford was moved because His Majesty the Emperor was very good and he didn't say anything else. So Stanford said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely work hard! A new line is under construction, that is, to Los Angeles, and will also extend to San Diego. After that, we will also mourn Tijuana from San Diego and connect to Mexico. The ultimate goal is that we will definitely enclose Baja California!"

Show your determination, good comrade!

So in Stanford's idea, what did His Majesty the Emperor say?

It's very simple, the price of the train ticket!

At the beginning, we agreed that the railway was repaired and the operating rights belonged to each company, and the empire did not interfere.

Then there is a particularly critical thing here, which is the price of train tickets. This thing is to maintain the normal operation of a railway company. So how much money is set? Now the railway company says nothing about it. What does this mean?

I want as much as I want!

Yes, this is the real value of railway construction. To put it bluntly, capitalists are not good teachers, will they spend money in vain?

Unless the sun comes out from the west!

As for the current price, Stanford knew that there are so many railways in the eastern United States, but the fares are still very high. According to the average purchasing power of Americans, almost many people's annual living expenses are enough for a long-distance train trip!

Yes, it’s so high, it’s just like that. Capitalists are not fools. Who would lose money and make a name for themselves?

But in fact, this is also normal, because in this era, people traveling and going far away, are originally something that costs extremely high in their consciousness, so no matter how high the price is, people agree with it.

So, in this way, can the ticket price of the empire be controlled by the emperor Li Mengyang?

Or, does he want to control it?

In fact, Li Mengyang had thought of this answer clearly in the morning.

Not to mention anything else, just look at the Sacramento Railway Station not far from the place, isn’t it also very busy?

What is that? That's another railway!

Yes, it is also a railway from Sacramento to San Francisco!

The railway company is not just Stanford.

Hehehe... Li Mengyang said in his heart, "I don't care about this price, because I don't need to care about it at all. It should take a few years to wait. This will be true. Hehehe, this is called, let's see..."

Then... is this really a pitfall?

Whether to cheat or not, you can let this matter go first. His Majesty Li Mengyang, the emperor, is quite busy.

"Your Majesty! Please see, this is what we built, it's all moldy, this..." Xie Tiansi was wearing a white coat at this time. This dress really looked very similar to the doctors in later generations. Of course, it was designed by Li Mengyang.

Then what is this?

I saw that the potatoes were placed in a container, and then... they were just put there, waiting for them to rot!

It can become moldy when rotten, and then moldy can produce penicillin. Yes, this is a penicillin factory, but the current situation is that a very extensive penicillin factory is quite primitive.

But don't underestimate this primitive, just waiting for moldy craftsmanship. This thing is not available in other parts of the world. Penicillin is now only available in the Empire, and the output is average and the price is relatively expensive.

There is no way, and I found that this substance has been short and I still have to explore. In fact, Li Mengyang does not understand this penicillin, but in the original history, it took decades of development to be able to efficiently extract penicillin.

Now, we don’t even know how to define the process of producing penicillin…

"It's called the moldy process?" To be honest, this is definitely a word invented by Li Mengyang himself. He doesn't understand these medicines at all.

"Okay! Just call this!" Then what else does Xie Tiansi say? He just wanted to bow to him.

After the empire had this penicillin, many diseases could be controlled, and the population's mortality rate was rapidly and greatly reduced. The mortality rate was reduced, which was something that the people could feel, so the news began to spread.

When they were selling tickets for passenger ships, they all advocated how developed the medicine in the American Empire is, that no matter what disease the people here suffer from, they would not die, just like a fairyland.

To be honest, Li Mengyang will certainly blush when he heard such words, but he can't control this matter, just such rumors, and there is no way to do so, but the effect is that a large number of people enter the American Empire every day, especially from our Chinese motherland.

Of course, not only Chinese people have come here, but some white people. Some of these individuals have escaped from California before. They see that the situation is stable now, and the so-called cities in the north, Seattle and Portland, are simply too bad. Let's just move back and live there.

There is no way, the Declaration of Equality can only be welcomed.

However, this also has many benefits, that is, the population of the empire is increasing rapidly. You should know that the empire is in a period of rapid development, that is, a period of rapid construction. No matter what era, such construction and development are inseparable from people!

To put it bluntly, it means that people have everything. In fact, an indicator of economic growth, that is, population growth.

From this point of view, the New Tang Empire in the United States is really thriving.

"Your Majesty, look at this." After Xie Tiansi introduced the production of penicillin, he took out a glass bottle. The liquid contained in it was colorless, but it seemed to have impurities.

"What's this?" Li Mengyang was a completely layman in medical chemistry and so on.

"We don't know either." Xie Tiansi told the truth, but he didn't finish it. "One time, when we experimented with mold, we came up with such a thing by chance. At that time, the craftsmanship was learned to make wine, but as a result, this thing can be made of smokeless powder and the effect is very good..."

"Ah?" Li Mengyang really didn't understand, but he knew that the cost of smokeless gunpowder is quite high now. The previous attack on Mexico was actually quite expensive. If it weren't for the fact that Mexico had a silver mine, the deal would not actually make money.

So from this point of view, this thing may reduce the cost of war?

Li Mengyang immediately instructed, "Have you ever asked Mr. Thomson about this thing?"

Xie Tiansi replied: "Your Majesty, we asked, but Mr. Thomson didn't know, and he also said that he was not omnipotent. But he helped us get a book list and asked us to find the answers..."

"Book list?"

Xie Tiansi immediately explained that it seemed to be called chemistry...

Li Mengyang immediately understood that of course this was chemistry, but there was still something big about it.

"Tiansi, I tell you, we Chinese people have a narrow vision of knowledge now. We need to broaden our horizons and absorb a lot of knowledge so that we can further develop ourselves! Therefore, we must learn more and ask more people, that is, those who have good academic performance, let them learn everything from Thomson. Even if Thomson doesn't know, they have to find books to read. I will tell Mr. Thomson about this."

"Your Majesty! I understand!"

Xie Tiansi really understands that this is the opportunity for us, a nation that has been behind for so long, to catch up with Europe and the United States!
Chapter completed!