"Thank you for your concern. Your servant is fine, especially with Master Lu. I have learned a lot of things." Yang Shiqi replied politely, and also introduced the Minister Lu around him to Li Jie, which made Master Lu feel excited and immediately became more fond of Yang Shiqi.

Li Jie turned his head and looked at Master Lu, and then smiled kindly and said, "Shiqi is my savior. In the future, Master Lu will take care of him more!"

"Your Majesty is so polite. Master Yang is knowledgeable and talented, and he is extremely intelligent. He has learned a lot from him!" Master Lu also hurriedly and modestly. Of course, what he said was the truth. Yang Shiqi is indeed very talented. He just came to the Ministry of Works and is not very familiar with matters in the officialdom, so he needs to give more suggestions.

Li Jie naturally understood the principle that everyone carried the flower sedan chair, so he spoke politely with Director Lu, and then asked Yang Shiqi to take him to visit the progress of the project. Director Lu also retreated tactfully.

"Please look at the prince-consort. As long as the route is drawn, the railway construction progress will be very fast. After all, all kinds of materials are sufficient, and Your Majesty is also very supportive..." Yang Shiqi introduced the entire project to Li Jie while walking.

In fact, as long as the railway is constructed with sufficient manpower and material resources, the construction progress is still very fast, but the key is the choice of routes. When encountering some complex terrain, the settlement of the foundation must be considered, so the early route planning is very important.

Although the entire railway was chaired by Guo Zhenglin and Xie Jin, the preliminary planning was also completed by Li Jie. For example, the railway implemented a dual-track system because the exchanges between Beijing and Taijin were extremely frequent, and the monorail railway could not meet the needs at all.

In addition, although only the railway from Beijing to Taijin has been built, this railway still needs to be expanded. After all, the railway will be built across the country in the future, so this railway also needs to be connected with other railways, and these need to be planned in advance, and these are what Li Jie needs to consider in the early stage.

So in Li Jie's eyes, this railway under construction is both familiar and unfamiliar. He knew the general planning of this railway, but in the completion of some details, it embodies the hard work and sweat of many people.

"How is the progress of the project in Taijin? Can you guarantee that it will be successfully closed?" After listening to Yang Shiqi's introduction, Li Jie thought about it for a moment and asked again.

In order to speed up the project progress, the railway was built at the same time from both Beijing and Taijin, and will be closed in the middle at that time, which can save half of the construction period.

"We also communicate frequently with Taijin. According to the information we have received, their side is also progressing very quickly. At the current rate, we can get together in about a month at the latest." Yang Shiqi replied again.

"Fast speed is a good thing, but the quality must be strictly controlled. After all, there will be iron guys with hundreds of thousands of kilograms or even millions of kilograms on the railway in the future. If the quality is not good, it will kill people!" Li Jie also warned with a serious expression at this time that as long as there is an accident in trains in later generations, it will generally not be a minor accident.

"Don't worry, the prince consort. Before we came, we officials had seen steam engines in the academy and knew what the railway was for, so we would never dare to be careless." Yang Shiqi also replied with a serious expression.
Chapter completed!