After three years of enfeoffment, the waste prince shocked the court boss

Recently, the people of the entire capital and all civil and military officials have been attracted by a piece of news.

After two years, the much-anticipated Jingling Railway will be completed soon.

The railway has been controversial since its inception.

I don't know how many people have questioned its necessity.

For this reason, hundreds of thousands of civilians were recruited to participate in the construction.

Now the railway connecting the north and the south is finally going to be completed, and everyone is looking forward to it.

If you want to know what is different about this railway, it is worthy of such vigorous development by the imperial court.

The capital railway station has been built long ago.

The imperial army set up sentries here early in the morning to clear the people on both sides of the train track to prevent accidents.

As soon as the pilgrimage meeting ended, Emperor Qian couldn't wait to come to the train station.

Along with Concubine Liu, there were also civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty.

On the spacious train station platform, there was a sea of ​​people, officials of all sizes from the capital, shopkeepers of shops came here one after another.

Even the treetops in the distance are covered with people.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what this train looks like."

"Could it be a burning car, no wonder there are no horses to drag it, no horse dares to get close to the fire."

Concubine Liu could see the anxiousness of Emperor Qian and the others, so she couldn't help but said with a smile.

"Hahaha, concubine Ai is ignorant."

"This train was developed by Lao Liu Na Lingnan University. It is said that it uses coal to ignite fire to boil water, and uses the heat in the water to propel it."

"There's no horse business here."

"I can't understand it either, it's a magical mechanical technique anyway."

Emperor Qian actually knew a lot. He had seen the blueprints of the principle of the steam engine and the structure of the train.

It's just that the more I understand, the more curious I become, wondering how such a huge and heavy train can be lifted up by water vapor.

Without human and animal power, can the car really travel thousands of miles a day?

Sewage--

Just when Emperor Qian and Wenwu of the Manchu Dynasty were guessing what the train looked like.

From a place that could not be seen from a long distance, there was a long howling sound that had never been heard before.

dirty - dirty -

One whistle after another, this is the train signaling to the station that it is about to enter the station.

At the end of people's sight, behind a small hill, a puff of white smoke suddenly rose.

The white smoke was dense and rising into a ball, like a dragon swallowing clouds and mist.

"This is... Could this be the magic weapon for creating clouds!"

Zheng Kun, Minister of the Household Department, had been following Emperor Qian's Long Luan, but at this moment he was suddenly startled by the steaming white smoke.

People like him are not uncommon.

This is true for officials, let alone ordinary people.

Seeing this wonderful scene, the people on the mountain in the distance even put their hands together and knelt down to worship.

I don't know if there will be a train worshiper after this incident.

With the whining sound, a black shadow appeared in people's sight.

I don't think it's shocking to be far away.

Until the train gradually approached.

That black lacquered figure that looked like a magic dragon made an earth-shattering sound.

From time to time spit out a mouthful of white cloud pillars.

"God, I'm afraid I tamed the iron beast to pull the cart..."

The imagination of the masses is incomparably rich.

At this time, there are already rumors that King An tamed the iron beast to pull carts for the imperial court.

When watching the train pulling more than 30 carriages into the station, everyone started to cheer.

No matter what this behemoth is made of, people only need to know that this thing can be controlled by people.

Didn't you see our Dagan soldiers standing on the top of the train? On the roofs of the carriages, the Dagan dragon flag was waving in the wind.

Each carriage is guarded by a large number of soldiers.

The huge locomotive slowly entered the station.

Emperor Qian unconsciously stood up on Long Yu.

He knew that the train was huge, and he had even dreamed about it in his dreams.

But right now he deeply feels his own shallowness, how can his own imaginations describe what happened to the train.

呲......

As the train stopped and the excess steam was vented from the bottom, the train station was covered in clouds and mist for a while, like a fairyland.

When the clouds cleared, Emperor Qian, surrounded by civil and military officials from the Manchu Dynasty, came to the train.

"It's a huge monster."

"Not only that, it can be called a fetish, how can it be something that should exist in the world."

"Such a complex machine was developed by Lingnan University?"

"Such a big carriage, how much cargo can it hold!"

The ministers of the DPRK and China stroked the train, felt the hard and cold locomotive, and were filled with emotion in their hearts.

When the train carriages were opened and the goods were loaded down, everyone was overwhelmed by the train.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Qianyun train departs from Lingnan, carrying thirty cargo carriages, three passenger carriages, and one dining car."

"At an average speed of forty miles per hour, it took three days to reach the capital after passing through Guangdong, Guangxi, Lianghu, Guanzhong, southern Henan and northern Hebei."

"The [-] knots of cargo carried this time are all Lingnan specialties. Please visit your Majesty."

Emperor Qian turned the locomotive around, and Liu Lin, who came with the car, reported at the side in due course.

"Yeah."

"It only takes three days to travel from Lingnan to the capital."

"In this way, I will do everything in the world and become a family."

Emperor Qian was not interested in how much cargo was pulled, but was very happy with the speed of the train.

In the past, if the capital wanted to send something to Lingnan, it would take nearly a month to travel normally.

Not to mention the exhaustion of boats and cars along the way, there are also bandits.

Once you get sick on the road, it will be a hell of a journey.

Now that there is a train, not only can goods be transported from north to south, but it only takes three days.

The surrounding ministers also heard Liu Lin's words, and they were surprised that the train was so fast. It was one thing to hear Liu Lin's introduction, but now seeing it with their own eyes is another experience.

It only takes three days to travel from the capital to Lingnan.

"It's true!"

Zhao Jinming, Minister of the Ministry of War, leaned over excitedly, staring at Liu Lin with piercing eyes.

"Liu Lin dare not speak nonsense."

Seeing Zhao Jinming's happy expression, Liu Lin naturally knew why Zhao Jinming was so happy.

Since ancient times, soldiers are expensive and fast. This Minister of the Ministry of War is in charge of the supply of large cadres of soldiers and horses. If he can use the train to deliver supplies to the border soldiers.

The armed forces at the Daqian border will rise in a straight line, and once something happens, the imperial court can send troops to support it as quickly as possible.

This is also the reason why Emperor Qian tried his best to promote the construction of the railway.

The economy, military, and people's livelihood can all be developed to the greatest extent through the railway at this moment.

But Liu Lin really wanted to complain at this moment, did you all forget about Hou Zhengchang's frontier army?Just let Lingnan take care of it?

Listening to the introduction of Liu Lin who came with the train, Emperor Qian and all the courtiers were amazed at the power of the train.

The railway took a total of two years, and hundreds of thousands of laborers were mobilized to lay the rails, and the whole country overcame various difficulties.

In the past, the princes of the court and the central government only imagined the train, but now they have seen it with their own eyes and realized its power.

It was a wise move for Emperor Qian to order King An to build the railway.

Well, that's right, I tried my best to let Lao Liu repair this railway, historian, you don't want to be castrated, do you?

Emperor Qian was surrounded by the crowd, enjoying the flattery of the ministers, and couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear.

He is the major shareholder of the Jingling Railway.

Just thinking about the profits that this railway can generate every day makes my heart beat.

So worth it, so worth it.

Chapter 111 Emperor Qian goes south

TRAIN STATION.

Carloads of goods are stacked in the yard.

Thirty carriages, piled up like a mountain of goods.

The people around were dumbfounded.

"Good...good...good!"

Zheng Kun, Minister of the Household Department, looked at the goods with excitement.

This train ride is like a mountain, and it must be very profitable.

As long as the goods are delivered day and night, there is no need to worry about the treasury being insufficient, or the lack of money and food in the household department.

It wasn't just Zheng Kun who was excited, but which one of the civil and military men in the dynasty didn't have flushed faces and golden eyes.

These people more or less bought the shares of Jingling Railway, and now only one train can transport so much cargo.

It is conceivable that the stock of Jingling Railway will rise sharply tomorrow.

When the Beijing Stock Exchange issued Jingling Railway stock, many people were not optimistic about investing in such a huge project.

He felt that Wang An's move was a prodigal and a grandstanding.

Now, watching the unloading of goods on the train, everyone is in admiration.

A train can pull so well, if a few more trains are built to form a cycle, everyone can hardly imagine what kind of scene it would be.

After the cargo of the thirty carriages has been unloaded, it is time to load the local goods in the capital.

After a busy morning, all the goods were finally loaded.

At this time, the surrounding guards began to board the car.

The imperial army stood on every carriage, and the surrounding people began to be dispersed.

As the train steamed up again.

Emperor Qian held Concubine Liu's hand and walked towards the train with all the court officials.

"Your Majesty, please board the carriage!"

With Emperor Qian's ostentation, it was natural that someone would take care of him when boarding the car, and Wang Quan acted as a handrail to help Emperor Qian get on the car.

Concubine Liu and a group of courtiers boarded the train one after another.

This carriage was specially prepared by Li Su for Emperor Qian.