The rail from Nanjing to Hangzhou was officially put into operation at the end of May, and it is worth mentioning that the 600-mile-long track was built by Hangzhou's tyrants. The local tyrants did not talk about the conditions, as long as they repaired it quickly, of course, the money of the local tyrants was not blown by the wind, but through the operation of the other two rails, the local tyrants saw a steady stream of wealth. Of course, the donations of the local tyrants can also enjoy a certain amount of tax deductions, so the local tyrants will never be soft when donating funds to build fortifications.

Everything about the newly put into operation Beijing-Hangzhou rail is up-to-date, from the technology to the design of the steam locomotive, the comfort of the carriage has been greatly improved, and the speed has also been increased from the original 100 miles per hour to the current 160 to 180 miles. The 600-mile rail from Hangzhou to Nanjing can be reached in less than four hours, and of course, lunch has to be eaten on the road.

Honglu Siqing and King Yi'an led the envoy group all the way to the station, and Hangzhou Station was also the first station to use a closed station. The high-ceilinged reinforced concrete structure and the surrounding environment are not abrupt, still a smell of antiquity, carved panes, transparent glass, dozens of glazed palace lamps hanging on the ceiling, because the main purpose of the palace lantern is to illuminate, so there is no more depiction, but a yellowish translucent texture, the light is soft and bright.

Just when it was about to rain, the sky was thick with clouds and honey, the station turned on the lights, and when you stepped into it, it was as if you fell into a starlight world, warm and bright and not dazzling. Except for the envoys, the pedestrians who came and went did not take a second glance - it had been several months, and the people in and around Hangzhou had long been accustomed to it.

For the first time, however, the envoys saw that this bright light was obviously different from the candle flame, without the jumping of the candle flame, and without the smell of the burning oil lamp: "Is this the electric light, I heard my friend say that he had been to Nanking the year before and had seen this kind of thing called electric light on a city tower in Nanjing. ”

"Yes, it's safer and more convenient to use for lighting than candles and oil lamps, just press the switch. Candles and oil lamps inevitably smell, electric lights will not, there are not many places with electricity at present, if you are interested in this, you can arrange for you to go to the county, my Ming engineering college is located there, if nothing else, this year should be fully electrified, can be electrified. "People don't show extra unnecessary pride in what they are accustomed to, and Honglu Siqing is extraordinarily unhurried when introducing electric lights and facilities. Neither complacent, nor modest, in short, how to be, full of pampering and not surprised.

In fact, Honglu Siqing's heart is: don't be excited about the electric lights, there are steam locomotives behind it, as well as all kinds of electrical appliances, and Nanjing's hydropower fortifications have been fully repaired...... Even in Nanjing, it is not very convenient to take the big guys underground to see our hydropower works.

Here I have to talk about the big hand who repaired the hydropower fortifications in the past, and he simply repaired the underground fortifications as an air-raid shelter, and Taizu spit out many grooves about it.

About a quarter of an hour later, the bell rang for the arrival of the steam locomotive at the station, and the conductor took his place to check the ticket and indicate the direction of the platform. Honglu Temple and King Yi'an led the envoys, and did not take any special passages, and there was no special passage at this time, at most it was just an official carriage.

"Yo, what are so many foreigners doing today?"

Honglu Siqing happened to hear it, so he replied casually: "Foreign missions, come to study and sightsee." ”

"It's time to come, let's be so good, let them take a good look. ”

"Hangzhou is also a good place, you should stay for a few days. ”

"You have to go to meet the official first, and take your time when you leave, how delicious Hangzhou is, it's worth a trip to eat while watching." ”

Honglu Siqing: "Let's go back and see how they arrange it." ”

After boarding the carriage, the envoys began to ask questions about the steam locomotive, what to pull the car, why it was running on the tracks, and how fast it was. On the bus, there are students from the School of Engineering who are specifically responsible for answering, that is, there are 100,000 whys, and the students of the School of Engineering can also answer all of them, and they also speak many Chinese, and the envoys of which country they talk to are all in the authentic Chinese language.

People have a good memory, only the beginning of the introduction, all the names and countries of the people, and the customs of various places still open their mouths. Although I haven't been there, but thousands of books are like thousands of miles of road, and some of the Ming Dynasty are celebrities who love to travel around the mountains and rivers and wave out a new world.

Foreign countries are like a few treasures, and they know their own homes well, and they introduce the customs and customs of various places.

It was raining heavily, and when the whistle of the steam locomotive was slowly running and the sound of the whistle was faintly elongated in the thunderstorm, everyone turned their eyes and attention to the window, and the rain was terrifying, as if there was a river in the sky, and the water in the river was dumped. Such weather, but also has a wind and rain of vast rhyme, distant mountains and near water, covered by rain and thick clouds.

"It's kind of scary to watch. ”

"Don't worry, when the track was just started to be repaired, the thunderstorm weather was taken into account, and lightning rods were installed, not to mention that the thunder was still far away, even if it really hit the carriage, it would be led underground by the lightning rod. "The carriage is sandwiched, with a layer of insulating and flame-retardant material sandwiched between two layers of wooden planks, and the wires of each carriage are also distributed in this layer. There may still be some immaturity in technology, but the people in the engineering school are always full of sincerity when making things.

After leaving Hangzhou, the sky is clear, the steam locomotive is like driving into the landscape painting, the smoke is vast, there are birds and birds flying, fishermen open their nets and sing, and children carry schoolbags to go home together. The steam locomotive drove by, and occasionally someone looked up, and then lowered their heads as usual to continue their work.

It was only after the initial shock that the envoys asked all kinds of questions that they finally realized that they were not just measuring a simple means of transportation, but probably an era: "Oh my God, if I take a steam locomotive, it will only take half a day to get from my hometown to the king, and I can only go home once in a few years since I started working." ”

"Didn't you say that the year before last, the speed of this kind of car was only half of what it is now, if it is a few years later, will it be faster, if it is faster than 200 miles per hour, 300 miles per hour, maybe it can be faster?"

Human beings' pursuit of speed has always existed since ancient times, and will it be possible to fly one day if it is so fast?

When someone in the mission asked this question, the cadets smiled enigmatically - no, speed alone is not enough to fly, about this, we have tried many times, although we have been failing, but we believe that one day in the future, we will really be able to fly.

And, we also believe that that day will not be too far away.