Iron Dynasty

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The whistle of the steam locomotive sounded at Qingzhou Station, and people on both sides of the railway were crowded. Today's trial operation of the steam locomotive attracted many people from Qingzhou to come and watch the fun.

Looking at such a grand scene, Xiao Ming is happy in his heart. His country has missed the golden age of technological development in contemporary times, and now he will not bring shame to the country he rules.

For him, the trial operation of today's steam locomotive is a historic event in which the Great Yu country surpassed the West in terms of technology, and in the future, the new technology of the Great Yu country will only continue to emerge, and it will be just around the corner to catch up with the West in an all-round way.

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Lin Wentao was leading the students to do a final inspection of the steam locomotive, which was about to head out of the city.

Xiao Ming and Princess Pingyang had already arrived in front of the steam locomotive, and behind them were officials of the Railway Department.

Stepping on the rails under his feet, Xiao Ming asked, Are the rails of this railway laid according to the established rail standards?

Lin Wentao was also a little excited today, he said: Xiaguan has issued the emperor's track standard to the railway department, and now every railway department official has memorized it by heart.

As if to confirm Lin Wentao's words, Princess Pingyang said with a relaxed expression: This track is divided into steel rails, sleepers, connecting parts, ballast beds and turnouts.

The sleepers are divided into two types: wood and concrete. The two are laid out at intervals. The rails and bolts and other components are made of steel, and the ballast bed with gravel is basically a qualified railway.

Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction.

Princess Pingyang seemed to intend to show it in front of Xiao Ming, so she said: The gauge of the rails is also very particular. According to the standard, all the rails are standard rails, with a width of 1435 mm.

Speaking of this, Xiao Ming praised; Auntie has memorized the standard of this track by heart, so I feel completely at ease.

With various technical standards that surpassed this era, Xiao Ming naturally would not let the railways in the Great Yu Country explore the standard width of the tracks by themselves, and just come up with mature railway standards.

After all, Lin Wentao’s steam locomotives were produced according to this standard from the very beginning. However, the width of the railway tracks in each contemporary country is different. This is mainly to prevent other countries from directly using each other’s railways when they invade. For example, Russia has A wider gauge than European railways is used.

The emperor can give me such an important thing to a weak woman, this is the trust in me, how can I live up to the emperor's expectations. Princess Pingyang smiled.

An official of the railway department took the opportunity to flatter and said, Her Royal Highness is indeed working very hard for this railway matter, and she has to patrol along the railway every day.

It was only then that Xiao Ming noticed that Princess Pingyang was a little darker, and he said: When the entire railway line opens to traffic, I will personally hold a banquet for my aunt to celebrate!

Princess Pingyang was stunned for a moment. In fact, since she came to Qingzhou, she has lived a life of trepidation. This nephew seems to be gentle, but he is not soft at all when it comes to killing people.

She still remembers the day when King Zhao and Zhao Yuanliang were executed by Ling Chi. She used to be ashamed of Xiao Ming, so now she does not dare to have any unreasonable thoughts, and she is dedicated to doing things for the royal family, just to be able to have a prosperous and wealthy person. the second half of life.

Thank you, Your Majesty, I can't wait for that day. Princess Pingyang was overjoyed, obviously her actions in this matter made Xiao Ming very satisfied.

As time passed, there were more and more people on both sides of the railway, and it was impossible to see the edge at a glance. At this time, Lin Wentao said: Your Majesty, the steam locomotive is almost ready. Is it officially running now?

Xiao Ming glanced at the direction he was coming from. At this time, officials such as Fiji and Pang Yukun also came here. It must be Princess Pingyang who also notified them.

Nodding his head, Xiao Ming said, Let's start, let the people of Qingzhou and all of you Aiqing witness the operation of the first steam locomotive in the Great Yu Kingdom.

Yes, Your Majesty. Lin Wentao responded, then made a gesture to the platform.

There was a station staff holding a red flag on the platform. After getting a signal from Lin Wentao, he waved the small red flag in his hand.

With his movements, the steam engine car made a loud whistle sound again, and then the train made a hum, hum sound and moved on the rails.

Fiji, Pang Yukun and other officials came to Xiao Ming, and after saluting, they stretched their necks to look at the steam locomotive.

After the locomotive dragged the long body to move, Pang Yukun exclaimed, I didn't expect that this steam locomotive could really drag such a long carriage.

Fiji also looked surprised. He said: Yes, but this is a little too slow.

Xiao Ming smiled and said nothing. He was laughed at when the first modern steam locomotive was operating, but in the end steam locomotives eliminated the traditional transportation of cattle and horses.

Of course, the steam locomotive built by Lin Wentao is not comparable to the first steam locomotive. The speed of modern trains is very high, but it is already very rare.

Moreover, Lin Wentao is already developing a complex-expansion steam engine, which can utilize steam twice or even three times, greatly improving the thermal efficiency of the locomotive.

Once this steam engine is successfully developed, both the steam locomotive and the steam ship can be greatly improved in speed.

Ah, ahh, ahh.

After the steam locomotive left the station, the speed became faster and faster, and the people on both sides of the two roads exclaimed at this time.

Before this, many people wondered what this strange thing was used for, but now they finally understand.

But they, who had never seen a steam locomotive, were quite frightened by this scene, and the students of Qingzhou University who were in the crowd cheered. correct.

Even more shocked than the people of Qingzhou were those Western businessmen.

My God, what the hell is this? What did I see in the Great Yu Kingdom? a young Western businessman exclaimed, and beside him was an older Westerner who was the father of the young man.

This is science. The young businessman's father's eyes flashed wildly.

The young businessman looked at his father, who was very knowledgeable in his memory, and he continued to ask, Father, what is this?

I don't know either, but it must be something incredible, and maybe we should just stay here and figure out what they are. The older businessman said solemnly.