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Chapter 1190 The Train
Emperor Chongzhen didn't even think about asking his courtiers to answer, and said with a little pride: "Actually, some of you Ai Qing should have thought of it. That's right, it is a car driven by a steam engine. I call this a train. After all, it is powered by fire. car!"

Having said that, he stood up, glanced at all the courtiers, and waved his hands again: "Go, I will take you to see this new type of transportation, hehe, don't underestimate it, it can bring earth-shaking changes to Daming .”

After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen didn't sit down, just walked by himself, led a group of courtiers, out of the gate of Wenhua Palace, and walked back in a mighty manner.

Although these high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty followed the Emperor Chongzhen, they did not walk silently like those court ladies.They walked together in twos and threes, whispering about it.

For these courtiers, there is a generally accepted fact that no one can compare to Xu Guangqi, Minister of the Ministry of officials, in terms of the level of scientific and technological knowledge.Therefore, several people came to Xu Guangqi's side.

The assistant minister Xue Guoguan asked in a low voice: "Xu Shangshu, the train the emperor mentioned is a steam carriage?"

When he said this, he was a little sure in his heart, otherwise he would not ask such a shameful question, but directly asked what kind of car the train was!
"That's right, according to what your Majesty said, it should be a steam engine instead of a horse pulling a cart, isn't it just a steam carriage!" Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, was also very interested, interjecting jokingly.

Xu Guangqi nodded after hearing this, and saw that all his colleagues were looking at him, so he replied: "There is not a big lake in the Forbidden City for steam ships. Besides, His Majesty has already said that the cars are driven by steam engines. I guess This is the steam carriage that Xue Ge said!"

Hearing the "authoritative" explanation, all the ministers turned their heads to look at the Emperor Chongzhen walking in front of them, and some people were a little puzzled. They saw the assistant minister Zhang Zhi asking Xu Guangqi: "Xu Shangshu, this steam carriage, no, this steam carriage What is so special about the train that His Majesty can say that it will bring earth-shaking changes to Daming?"

"That's right, if the steam engine just replaced the horse, it seems that the cost of keeping a car is very high. And think about it again, is it possible that I will all go to court in the future in a steam carriage? Then this street..." Shen Yong After hearing this, Mao frowned and said this, a little afraid to imagine it.

If the emperor said that it would bring earth-shaking changes to Daming, it means that in the future, the streets of Daming will be full of steam carriages. One steam engine is already noisy enough. If so many are on the street, wouldn't it be "boom" "Bang bang" is the sound of steam engines?And there will be smoke, the capital will probably become a foggy city when the time comes!
However, there are convenient places. There will be no more livestock shit on the street, and it will be cleaner.You don’t even have to worry about whether you have enough coal with you. Anyway, there are so many steam carriages. If there are no more on the road, it’s not a big deal to find other steam carriages to embezzle a few pieces of coal...

Thinking of this, Shen Yongmao shuddered all over, as if the advantages of the steam carriage seemed to be negligible compared to the disadvantages.Just like this, can it bring earth-shaking changes to Daming?

Shen Yongmao thought of it, and so did the other courtiers.They looked at each other and could see the incomprehension and helplessness in each other's eyes.This kind of steam carriage, the emperor seems to praise it to the sky, this...

Later, should I compliment the emperor and say that the steam carriage is good, or should I tell the truth, don't make such a steam carriage!
But now is the time when the emperor vigorously promotes scientific and technological knowledge. If anyone dares to go against this general trend, will this official be able to continue?

Thinking of this, someone turned their eyes to the front, looking at the first assistant and the second assistant.The important task of persuading and admonishing should be carried out by the two heads of officials, right?
Either Xue Guoguan's temperament is relatively straightforward, and he can say what he thinks, or he was recommended by Wen Tiren, so he has a good relationship.He walked a few steps quickly, came to Wen Tiren's back, and said in a low voice: "Master Shoufu, don't you think that this steam carriage seems...it seems a bit of a waste of money, and it seems far less useful than ordinary carriages!"

Seeing Wen Tiren looking sideways, Xue Guoguan glanced at Emperor Chongzhen in front of him, and then whispered about the various defects of the steam carriage.

Actually, needless to say, Wen Tiren himself knew it all.He frowned and said nothing, just walked behind Emperor Chongzhen.Sun Chengzong on the side also frowned, also listening.

On the other hand, the eunuch Cao Huachun, the eunuch who was in charge of ceremonies, and the eunuchs who were following behind him turned their heads to look at them, with some inexplicable expressions on their faces, as if they were a little contemptuous, or It's a bit of the feeling that city people look at country bumpkins.

Although they didn't speak, many civil servants saw their demeanor.This time, those civil servants were puzzled.

It stands to reason that civil servants would have a natural sense of superiority over these men with missing parts.The expressions on the faces of these eunuchs should belong to them, right?They are not stupid, they can see that it should be the matter of the steam carriage, which makes these eunuchs show contempt for civil servants like themselves.

Turning around and thinking about it carefully, I didn't find that there was anything wrong with my idea of ​​the steam carriage!As a result, they became even more depressed. What went wrong?
Wen Tiren didn't speak all the time, just listened, he also saw the expressions of Cao Huachun and other eunuchs, and was thinking about it in his heart.After Xue Guoguan finished speaking, he looked at him eagerly, waiting for him to take an attitude.Wen Tiren looked up at Emperor Chongzhen who was walking in front of him.

He didn't believe that the emperor didn't hear Xue Guoguan's words, although the voice was low, the distance was not far!But the emperor was indifferent and walked as if he didn't hear it, which seemed to be an attitude.

Thinking of this, Wen Tiren showed a serious expression based on his own understanding of Emperor Chongzhen, and his voice was a little louder, making sure that Emperor Chongzhen could hear him, so he said to Xue Guoguan: "You are also a minister of the Ming Dynasty after all, don't you? Knowing everything, there is a gradual process. Especially the application of scientific and technological knowledge, which is reflected in this steam engine, is even more so! Although the steam carriage still has many shortcomings, as long as it is continuously improved, it can always be improved. One day, this steam carriage will be better than an ordinary carriage..."

When he said this, he paid attention to Cao Huachun who was walking in the same row with him. Seeing his expressionless face, he glanced back and found that several eunuchs holding pens showed a little surprise.

In this way, he realized clearly in his heart, and knew in his heart that he should be right.Therefore, he continued to teach Xue Guoguan: "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, one's vision should not be limited to the present. This steam carriage brought earth-shaking changes to the Ming Dynasty. It refers to the future, after improvement. Now, what we should do, It is to uphold the holy will and strive to improve the steam carriage..."

The other civil servants were also listening. They didn't expect that the future steam carriage would bring earth-shaking changes to Daming on Shoufu's side; but what the emperor said just now didn't seem to be about the future, nor did he say anything about it. Is it after improvement?
Shoufu admitted that today's steam carriages are a bit useless, but they don't talk about this shortcoming, nor deny this shortcoming, but talk about the future!
It's really no wonder, the first assistant is the first assistant, it seems that it is better to learn a little bit!
The second assistant, Sun Chengzong, who has been silent all the time, is a little disdainful. Some things, one has to say one thing, and another has to say two, and he can't take care of the emperor's face and practice Tai Chi.As he walked silently, he had already made up his mind, and he would remonstrate directly after a while, and the steam carriage would be improved as long as it continued to improve, but it would be unrealistic to promote it on a large scale, so as to bring a world-shaking hunger to Daming. Earth changes, don't mind!

Talking, thinking, walking, at the end, all the officials stopped talking.

The maids and servants along the way saw Emperor Chongzhen bringing these scarlet-robed officials to the Imperial Garden, and each of them saluted with a very special expression.Just like a child, when he finds something interesting, he secretly puts it in front of the elders, waiting for the elders to find out and be surprised.

Finally, when he arrived at the gate of the imperial garden, Emperor Chongzhen stopped, and after a while of activities, his mental head improved a lot. Looking at the courtiers who also stopped, he said with a smile: "My dear friends, I want you to open your eyes, this train can bring earth-shaking changes to Daming, I am definitely not alarmist!"

Speaking of this, he took another look at Wen Tiren, and then said with a smile: "If this train doesn't improve, I won't be able to take it out. Now that you have seen it, it can be promoted, and it can bring earth-shaking effects to Daming." has changed!"

Having said that, Emperor Chongzhen turned around and strode into the imperial garden.

Those dead eunuchs basically glanced at the queue of civil servants, and followed them one by one with that superior look.

On the contrary, the civil servants were all stunned.Because what the emperor said just now seems to be different from what they expected!However, after thinking about it carefully, they couldn't figure out how this steam carriage would bring earth-shaking changes to Daming. Is it so exaggerated?

If you don't understand, you don't want to.In fact, there is no time, the emperor has already entered, so it is not good for them to stay at the gate of the imperial garden and think about things.

The civil servants headed by Wen Tiren had just entered the imperial garden. When they looked up, there was a huge monster in front of the emperor, which was completely different from the steam carriage they had imagined.

Just looking at it like this, they all knew that they were afraid that they were wrong.No matter how much I thought about it, I never thought that this steam carriage, no no, it was a train, could be so long!

Emperor Chongzhen saw that his courtiers had come in, so he ordered several guards who had been waiting for a long time: "Light the fire, get ready to start!"

Then he turned his head to look at the courtiers who were staring at the train, and introduced them with great interest: "My dear friends, you should be able to see that this train is not just a carriage, as long as the steam engine is powerful enough, You can pull as many carriages as you want!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen pointed to the ground again and said: "Look here, Zhuqing, this train is sliding on this rail, which reduces frictional resistance as much as possible and allows the same power to pull as many carriages as possible." , and the train will move smoothly on this rail. To be precise, the train is actually composed of two parts, one is the locomotive, and the other is the rails. Let’s not talk about anything else, everyone gets on the train, let’s experience it first This train!"

The carriages of this train are not closed, but the kind for sightseeing.Emperor Chongzhen put the first experimental train in the imperial garden for a purpose. A lot of wives in the family are usually free, so they can pull the train around the imperial garden and add an entertainment program.

But at this time, it was Emperor Chongzhen who boarded the train first, followed by Cao Huachun and others. After recovering from surprise, the civil officials followed one by one and boarded the train one by one.

With so many people, they only occupied one carriage, and there were three carriages hanging at the back, all of which were empty.

After a while, the train started to move, at a slow speed, slowly moving along the pre-paved railroad tracks in the imperial garden.

On the train, Emperor Chongzhen looked at these ancient people with a smile, but did not speak.And none of these top officials of Ming Dynasty said anything, they were just experiencing the feeling of taking a train.

After completing one lap, the train slowly stopped near the entrance of the Imperial Garden.

At some point, there were already hundreds of servants standing at the door.Many civil servants were a little puzzled. Could it be that so many people were called to carry the train?

Emperor Chongzhen waited for the train to stop, and then said to his courtiers with a smile: "Zhuqing, how about another round?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the minister to answer, he waved his hand as a signal, and so many servants boarded the empty carriage behind them one by one.They don't have the preferential treatment of these ministers, they squeeze one by one, and then move on to the next car when the car is full.So hundreds of servants, they were all loaded into the carriage in the end.

Then, the train started moving again, still slowly and steadily.Seeing this, many courtiers were surprised, and turned their heads to look at the carriage behind, silently estimating in their hearts how many people this train could pull at one time!
At this time, many of them already understood why the emperor said that this train could bring earth-shaking changes to Daming!

Sun Chengzong wiped away the sweat in his heart, he was lucky that he didn't speak, otherwise he would be slapped in the face!Thinking of this, he looked at Wen Tiren and found that he didn't even blush.When he turned his head to look at Xue Guoguan and the others, he finally noticed signs of blushing.

In fact, Wen Tiren's face was not red, but his heart was red.At this time, he finally understood why those dead eunuchs had such expressions when they listened to him.But fortunately, I was smarter and didn't persuade him.The same goes for Xue Guoguan, who was almost tricked by this guy!
(End of this chapter)