After a tour of the Imperial Capital, Louis quickly grew tired of the cookie-cutter views of all the attractions. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Don't get me wrong, the imperial capital is of course very rich in tourism resources, and each has its own characteristics. It's just that in the period leading up to the Asian Games, all the attractions have become the same - as far as the eye can see, it is full of people.

So after consulting Dream Shuiyin, Louis decisively decided to revise his vacation plan. The trip to the imperial capital was changed to another city.

Dagu has been the outlet of the imperial capital from ancient times to the present, and it can be said that it naturally occupies a subordinate position. However, both the culture and the scenery have developed their own characteristics.

Meng Shuiyin recommended to Louis to travel to Dagu, so that he could avoid the flow of people in the imperial capital during this time, and his play would not be much worse than that of the imperial capital.

The most important thing is that in order to welcome the arrival of the Asian Games, the Ministry of Railways opened a 160km/h quasi-high-speed railway between Beijing and Tianjin to "pay tribute to the motherland".

In this way, the transportation between the two cities was immediately convenient, and the time invested in transportation was greatly reduced, which also made the imperial capital a welcome to travel to Dagu.

Dagu's tourism resources are also very rich, such as Goubuli buns, twist flowers and ear eye fried cakes, eight large bowls, cheese forests, Gui Faxiang and stone thresholds. There are also pancakes and pancakes and pot dishes, cooked chestnut cakes and pear cakes, and even soy milk and tofu brains are unique, as for the seafood that eats by the sea, there is no need to say more, the 90s is already the last glorious time when wild seafood appeared on the restaurant table.

So much food alone was enough to soothe the wounded soul of Louis's train between the two places.

Of course, it was too late for Luis's paid holiday to be happy, so how could he get hurt?

In fact, we have to start with the Beijing-Tianjin quasi-high-speed rail test line that has just been opened.

After replacing the full set of technology that can be used for 160km/h bogies and undercarriages and electric locomotives from East Germany, Fu Zhiheng was simply regarded as a Prometheus stealing fire by the leaders of the Ministry of Railways.

As soon as he returned to China, the party committee of the Ministry of Railways immediately closed the door and held a small party committee meeting.

The Ministry of Railways has always been a powerful ministry, which can make money and spend money, so it is inevitable that it will have to figure out policies all the time. The nose is especially sensitive for the comprehension of the above movements.

The idea of the country to show its strength during the Asian Games, the leaders of the Ministry of Railways are naturally clear. However, when foreign tourists come from abroad, the first choice is naturally to take a plane, and there is really no place where the Ministry of Railways can show its face.

And Fu Zhiheng's return brought a gospel to the leaders of the Ministry of Railways who were anxious to "catch up with the excitement".

Isn't the construction of a quasi-high-speed railway, proof that China already has a ticket to enter this field, the best evidence of China's rapid technological prowess?

What's more, the Ministry of Railways still has its own little ninety-nine, and it would be perfect to be able to achieve it together.

Chinese companies have a lot of experience in "gifts".

It took the Ministry of Railways two months to carry out a renovation of the Beijing-Tianjin railway. Then, at the fastest speed, we negotiated the import of a batch of 120 locomotives and supporting car bodies from West Germany, set up a highly educated and experienced driver and maintenance team, and selected high-quality professional crew members from all over the road......

The Ministry of Railways wants to grasp the Beijing-Tianjin quasi-high-speed railway as a political task and make it a business card of China's railways.

In this way, it is natural to use the best things for this Beijing-Tianjin intercity express railway line.

In addition, many of the old banks of China's railways have also not been left behind.

"China is so different from what I imagined!"

Louis and Mengshuiyin sat opposite each other, and unlike the so-called "green cars" commonly used on Chinese railways in this era, the outside of the carriages of the Beijing-Tianjin Express were painted orange-red.

The interior of the carriage is also completely different, not only is there an air conditioner that sends out a cool breeze, but the seats are all soft seats, so you can lie down and sleep on them. In terms of comfort alone, it is not much worse than a civil airliner.

On both sides of the railway line between Beijing and Tianjin, the scenery is also quite refreshing.

Not only are there large tracts of farmland that are pleasing to the eye, but villages and towns have also been renovated. From time to time, a piece of factory comes into view, and it is also a busy scene.

Meng Shuiyin nodded sympathetically: "Yes, even I, a local, didn't expect it to develop so fast." ”

"I remember the train I rode on as a child, which was dragged by a steam car. At that time, people didn't like to buy tickets for the carriages in front of them, because the soot of the train was so bad that it was impossible to open the windows. But now, although our train still can't open the window, that's because the speed is too high, and we Chinese can also enjoy the convenience of air conditioning. ”

"The world is changing so fast!"

Meng Shuiyin sighed: "I really don't know what China will become when I finish my studies. ”

"China is absorbing industrial capacity from all over the world, and you have bought a lot of steel and chemical equipment from Europe and the United States, and you have relocated a whole huge enterprise to China. There is no need to pay cash, as long as you pledge the output of the next few years, the bank will be very happy to take out the loan. It should be said that the next few years will be an opportunity for China's rapid development. ”

Louis had apparently made a detailed understanding of China before he came, and these aspects of Sino-foreign trade are now very easy to find, and are popular papers in major economic magazines.

But the transition from numbers to reality is a completely different feeling, and when Louis truly realizes what these numbers mean, his heart shakes for words.

As a glorious American, he didn't give in easily.

He was familiar with the essence of first promoting and then suppressing, and shook his head: "However, China's industry is still very low-end, you don't have your own advantageous industries, and you are not good at innovation and quality control." The quantity of products produced is huge, but the price is very low. IMHO, such a model cannot be sustained, and once the brutal capacity expansion reaches a bottleneck, China's economy will have problems. The faster it develops now, the worse China will collapse. Just like this train, although it runs so fast, the quality of the Chinese cannot keep up, which will bring great danger, and the people who should wait for it slower should be slower. ”

Meng Shuiyin frowned, always feeling that Louis had something to say. But judging from her experience, this is really hard to refute.

Simply accepting industrial transfer is indeed not something that can last long. As a top student at UC San Diego, Mengshuiyin is very aware of the technological gap between China and the United States.

In the fields of innovation and product quality, the United States cannot catch up with China today, right? At present, it seems that the international industrial transfers undertaken by China are all projects that are heavily polluting, consume high energy, have weak added value, and are low-tech.

She thought about it, but she never knew how to refute Louis's words, which was really frustrating.

At this moment, suddenly a voice sounded next to the two of them.

"This foreign friend, you are not right. ”

Meng Shuiyin and Louis looked up in some surprise, and a beautiful girl in the new women's railway attendant costume was standing in the aisle next to them.

The flight attendant girl smiled like a flower, and even said to Louis in fluent English: "You said that our Beijing-Tianjin Express will be in danger, which is completely unfounded. Not only are our trains fast, but they are also very safe, which is nothing to worry about. ”

"As far as I know, railway safety is closely related to signal control systems. And I guess that your Chinese railways are probably achieving safe operation by reducing the density of trains, which is completely a stupid move against the market mechanism. ”

As a Qualcomm executive, Louis has a deep understanding of traffic control. Before Qualcomm developed CDMA technology, it specialized in satellite communication and logistics positioning, which is his area of expertise.

Faced with a Chinese railway attendant, Louis was very confident that he would be able to convince her.

"Just two or three years ago, China's railway controls were still using analog signals. As far as I know, in some areas, you even use the telegraph to deliver information, and it really feels like you're back in a primitive society. What is the departure time between trains when you build such a fast train line? How do you maintain the distance between trains? Do you have a perfect signal communication system? Can you accurately schedule the position of the trains? I heard that your turnouts are still controlled by people, and you must know that there is always the possibility of slackness and mistakes in people's work, and is it worthy of such a high-speed railway?"

Louis said with some pride: "You should introduce not only air conditioning and comfortable seats, but also the entire advanced high-speed train control system." In this way, you can make the investment in quasi-high-speed rail meaningful. ”

"No, our starting intervals are fully in line with international standards. ”

The girl was not offended by Louis's offense, but remained smiling, and then took out a black rectangular object from her pocket.

"The secret of our quasi-high-speed railway in China is here. ”

"What is this?" Louis asked, raising an eyebrow, curious.

"I was about to introduce it. The girl stretched out her finger and pointed at Mengshuiyin, and then said, "But unfortunately, I can only introduce it to you in Chinese, but you can ask your translator to relay it." ”

As she spoke, the beautiful flight attendant girl straightened up and said loudly in the carriage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to introduce you to a ......"