Chapter 1029 Southern Tour

Da Song.

After inspecting the workshop area of ​​Yancheng, Zhao Xu did not stop, but went south along the railway and went all the way to Jiangnan.

When he left, he told Yang Susu that his trip might take two or three months.

Of course, it would not take so long to inspect the industrial development of Da Song alone.

So, inspection is one aspect, and his ultimate plan is to participate in the general attack on the Western Earth Coalition.

In his opinion, after he inspected the prefectures and counties south of Yanzhou, the so-called Southeast China of Frank would be almost controlled by the Qinglong Army and the Suzaku Army.

Then, whether it is sea or land, they can launch an attack on the Western Earth Coalition.

At this moment, Zhao Xu is in Lucheng.

The railway from Yanzhou to the south is interrupted at Jinhe River.

He crossed the Jinhe River by ferry, and took a steam locomotive on the south bank of Jinhe River to continue south and arrived in Lucheng.

"Your Highness, this steam locomotive was made by the Lucheng Locomotive Workshop."

As soon as Zhao Xu crossed the river, Qizhou Governor Mi Xuan came to greet him.

He had served as a county magistrate in Yan County and was one of his old subordinates. After the official examination, he was selected as a county governor for his outstanding performance.

After taking Qizhou, he was sent to Qizhou to serve as a governor.

"I heard from Liu Fu that he also praised you, saying that you made Qizhou's industry flourish and had 50% of Yanzhou's industrial strength." Zhao Xu smiled.

Mi Xuan was very modest, "I am also close to the water and the moon is first to see the water. Prime Minister Liu has given Qizhou a lot of help, which is why Qizhou is what it is today."

"You don't have to be modest about this. The same dish tastes different when made by different chefs." Zhao Xu said seriously.

On the one hand, his inspection this time was to understand the development of Dasong's industry in order to prepare for the next stage of industrial development.

On the other hand, it was actually to examine the ability of the governors of each state to govern.

The governor was a frontier official. Although he had no military power, he was in charge of the government affairs of a state alone, and his power was also quite large.

Although the six ministers in the court seemed glamorous on the surface, they were not as comfortable as them.

For this reason, if the governor sent is not capable enough, it will delay the development of a state, so it must be taken seriously.

"Then I thank your highness for the compliment." Mi Xuan smiled lightly.

The two chatted about the development of Qizhou for a while, and the steam locomotive drove into Lucheng.

After getting off the steam locomotive, the two went directly to the workshop area of ​​Lucheng.

Just when he arrived in front of the workshop area, his eyes lit up.

From his feet, wide cement roads extended into the workshop area.

These roads divided the workshop area into grids, and the grids were workshops.

Carriages transporting goods and pulling materials came and went on the cement road, as lively as a market.

The official of the Industrial Department following Zhao Xu also smiled and nodded to show his satisfaction.

"Let's go around the workshop." The planning of the workshop area in Lucheng satisfied Zhao Xu, but Zhao Xu didn't want it to be a golden exterior with rotten cotton inside.

Under the leadership of Mi Xuan, Zhao Xu went straight to the steam locomotive workshop.

At this moment, the place is busy and bustling. In the huge workshop, there are twelve locomotive heads being assembled.

The craftsmen are installing parts on the locomotive heads.

The sound of lathes can be heard from the workshop next door, and people are constantly sending parts over.

Just like the cleanliness outside the workshop.

This locomotive workshop is also very clean and neat.

The craftsmen are wearing clothes of the same color, with work numbers embroidered on their chests.

Each locomotive head is a workshop, with a special manager in charge, and everything seems to be in order.

Zhao Xu nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, these things are all from the Yanzhou workshop area.

He planned it by himself, and he also wrote the workshop system.

But just like the assignment, there are always people who do it well and people who do it poorly.

Obviously, the workshop area in Lucheng is doing very well.

How can a workshop that can't even be clean and tidy produce?

Next, Zhao Xu visited other workshops, including heavy industry workshops, light industry workshops and chemical workshops.

Like the steam locomotive workshop, the system was implemented meticulously. Workshops of the same size were not inferior to Yanzhou in production capacity, and some workshops even surpassed it.

This made Zhao Xu happy and depressed.

He was happy that Qizhou's industry was booming, but depressed that Yancheng's industrial zone was under his nose, but some places were inferior to others.

After thinking about it, he suddenly had a glimmer of enlightenment.

Perhaps it was because the workshops in Yanzhou were under his nose, just like the people in the imperial city looked up to the people in other places, they only cared about admiring themselves, and did not understand that they were overtaken by the latecomers.

"I want to let the heads of the workshops in Yanzhou come to your Lucheng workshop area to take a look around and broaden their horizons." Zhao Xu said to Mi Xuan.

In the next few days, Zhao Xu went to other counties in Qizhou.

He focused on the shipbuilding workshops along the coast of Qizhou.

Now, the production of these shipbuilding workshops is on the right track, and commercial steamships are being imported into the Dasong market.

According to Mi Xuan, even if the six shipyards in Qizhou have been producing, they cannot meet the orders of merchants.

This shows the demand for commercial steamships in Dasong.

After a round, Zhao Xu returned to Lucheng and prepared to continue southward.

At this time, he received a battle report from the south.

The first one to arrive was the battle report from Qinshan, and then the battle report from Guantong.

It was learned that the Qinglong Army had captured the Jiaozhi Imperial City and seized a lot of spoils, and was now cooperating with the Marine Corps to sweep southward across Jiaozhi.

The battle at Guantong decided the outcome, and they defeated the Pyu Man tribe. They also went south to control the entire territory of the Pyu Man tribe.

He was very satisfied. While sending a telegram to praise the two, he continued to go south, preparing to go directly to the southeastern countries to rebuild the tributary order.