The average carriage load is only about a thousand catties, and a thousand tons of goods would need to be carried by two thousand carriages.


    Now, it can be done by train, which can be done in one go, and the efficiency has been greatly improved.


    Although the initial investment was large, everyone can see how promising this kind of train is.


    ?So soon, the Lianghuai salt merchants and local powerful people also learned to lay railways. However, they could not buy a steam engine, so they had to use horse-drawn carriages to haul goods.


    Even so, because of the railway, the transportation capacity of horse-drawn carriages has been greatly improved. One horse can pull eight tons of goods, and transportation costs have been greatly reduced.


    …


    In the fourth year of Tianshou, Xiang Nan gave Adu to Gu Jian as his concubine.


    Before this, Gu Jian had married Chai Mu''s daughter Mingyue.


    ?It turns out that Xiang Nan asked Chai Mu to go to Mingyufang to investigate Mingyue before, just to give him a chance to recognize his daughter.


    ?After the death of Princess Mingyuan, Gu Jian returned to Shangjing.


    Chai Mu knew that his daughter liked Gu Jian, so he worked hard to bring them together.


    ? Gu Jian originally only liked Qu Xiaofeng, but Qu Xiaofeng was already a mother at that time, and there was no way she could have an affair with him.


    In addition, he owed too much to Chai Mu, so he married Mingyue.


    ?Ming Yue originally had a complaint against Chai Mu, because when the Gu and Chen families were killed, Chai Mu had the opportunity to save her family, but in the end he rescued Gu Jian, causing her and her mother to be buried alive.


    So she never wanted to forgive Chai Mu in her whole life.


    But after those years, Chai Mu’s continuous atonement, constant repentance, and this marriage, Mingyue finally accepted her father again.


    Xiang Nan knew that A''Du also liked Gu Jian.


    ??Moreover, she has reached the age when she should leave the palace, otherwise she would become an old girl.


    So he gave her in marriage to Gu Jian.


    ??Gu Jian originally didn’t want to agree, but it was hard to disobey the king’s order.


    ?What''s more, he really owed A''du, so he agreed.


    …


    In the seventh year of Heaven’s decree, the Empress Dowager died.


    Xiang Nan held a grand funeral for her.


    At the end of the seventh year of Tianshou, Yongning chose to become a monk.


    ?She saw through everything in the palace at a very young age and knew that although the royal princess was noble, she was nothing more than a tool of power.


    You have no control over who you marry or who you like, so you make up your mind not to get married.


    After Xiang Nan ascended the throne, he completely abolished the policy of "harmony". Moreover, he did not force Yongning to get married.


    So Yongning has always been her princess in the palace, accompanying the Empress Dowager and the Queen.


    ?Now that the Queen Mother is dead, she no longer wants to stay in the palace, but she does not want to get married and get involved in the whirlpool of power, so she can only choose to become a monk.


    Xiang Nan helped her build a nunnery at the foot of the Western Mountain where the Empress Dowager’s mausoleum is located, which was both clean and could accompany the Empress Dowager.


    …


    In the following decades, the Toyo Dynasty became more and more prosperous.


    With their advanced muskets, artillery, and armored ships, the Toyo Dynasty''s army frightened the barbarians and attracted all nations to come to court and bow their heads.


    With their advanced ocean-going technology, Toyocha merchants have extended their trade territory to Southeast Asia, Tianzhu, Africa, Europe and other places. They used the tea, silk, porcelain, glass, clocks, etc. produced by Toyocha in exchange for tens of millions of dollars. Silver, gold.


    The fiscal revenue of the Feng Dynasty reached an astonishing 150 million yuan, which was five times that of when Li Shu was in power.


    With the strength of the army and the development of commerce, the cultural and technological level of the Toyo Dynasty has become higher and higher, even approaching the overall level of European countries in the Age of Discovery.


    In the past few decades, Xiang Nan gave birth to more than a dozen princes and princesses.


    ?However, he never established the position of prince.


    All the ministers tried hard to persuade Xiang Nan to establish the throne as soon as possible. However, Xiang Nan refused to agree, and even demoted several officials for this reason.


    Having been delayed for twenty years, Xiang Nan still was not ready to establish a reserve.


    Seeing this, the ministers once again remonstrated and wrote together, hoping that Xiang Nan would stop being willful.


    Xiang Nan took advantage of the situation and proposed the "secret reserve" system.


    The ministers had no choice but to take a step back.


    …


    During the tenth year of Tianshou, Qu Wencheng, the great king of Xizhou, passed away, and Qu Xiaofeng''s brother Qu Tianze succeeded to the throne.


    In the fourteenth year of Tianshou, Chai Mu passed away.


    Twenty years after Tianshou, the Empress Dowager Zhang Meiniang passed away.


    In the thirty-first year of Tianshou, Zhao Sese passed away.


    ?In the fifty-first year of Tianshou, Qu Xiaofeng’s life has come to an end.


    She lived to be seventy-one years old. As the so-called life span of seventy years is rare, it is considered a long life.


    For seventy-one years, she suffered little. Everyone loved her in Xizhou, and when she came to Feng Dynasty, she was also the crown prince and queen. She held a high position and was respected by everyone.


    So she had almost no regrets in her life.


    “Li Chengyin, I will still marry you in the next life, okay?” she said, holding Xiang Nan’s hand.


    "Forget it in the next life." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "I have to find someone smart in the next life."


    “It’s annoying, at this point, you don’t even know how to coax me.” Qu Xiaofeng scolded, “No matter what you say, I’m still pestering you.”


    “Yeah.” Xiang Nan nodded.


    Qu Xiaofeng closed his eyes with peace of mind.


    A moment later, a familiar sound sounded in Xiang Nan’s ears.


    “Li Chengyin is very grateful to the host for helping him realize his wish, so that he can stay with Qu Xiaofeng for life.”


    “The mission is completed, the host is about to return!”


    Soon, the light door flashed again. The strong suction coming from the door sucked Xiang Nan''s soul out of Li Chengyin''s body and into the light door.


    Immediately afterwards, a series of pictures flashed in front of Xiang Nan''s eyes, all of which were things he had done in the world of "East Palace" and people he met.


    There are scenes of him hunting down the White-Eyed Wolf King alone, scenes of him leading an army to break into King Danchi''s tent, scenes of him overthrowing Li Chengye and being named the crown prince, scenes of his wedding to Qu Xiaofeng, and scenes of him ascending the throne. For the emperor, there are scenes of him eradicating the high-ranking ministers and his party...


    In short, all are good memories.


    “Does the host consume the [Memory Stone] to keep all the memories of this life?” At this time, the system prompted again.


    Xiang Nan thought about it for a while and then clicked No.


    ?Being an emperor may seem to be exclusive and majestic, but in fact it is far from that carefree.


    Just reviewing the memorials took four or five hours every day. In addition, he had to discuss affairs in the court, discuss national policies with the cabinet, conduct diplomacy with the various foreign countries, and communicate with the concubines in the harem... there was not much time for himself.


    After Xiang Nan became emperor this time, he realized why there were so many foolish emperors in ancient times. For him, this memory is really not very good, far less happy than being a millionaire.


    “As a reward for the host, Li Chengyin is willing to donate his governance experience and water from the Wangchuan River.” At this time, the system prompts again, “Congratulations to the host for receiving the World Stone reward!”


    Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes.


    After reviewing his harvest, he felt that the rewards were pretty good.


    Li Chengyin in the play is a wise emperor. He has been the emperor for decades and managed the dynasty very well, so he also accumulated a lot of experience in governing. It will be much easier if Xiang Nan becomes emperor again in the future.


    As for the water of Wangchuan, it was Li Chengyin who found it in the Western Region. After drinking it, you can forget the person you love in your heart. This strange item will be useful for many tasks.


    So Xiang Nan was very satisfied.