The train they took, from Shanghai to Fengyuan, had to pass through the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, and then transferred to the Longhai Railway, which can be said to be the two main lines of China's north-south and east-west, and it would take nearly twenty hours to go through many provinces and big cities along the way. This part of the road is not only a day and a night on the train in China, even if it is a sleeper, even if it is a soft seat sleeper, it is definitely a test for a person's willpower

Fang Mingyuan still clearly remembers that in his previous life, the carriage was so congested that it was almost bursting, the toilets, under the seats, and the aisles were surrounded by people, and the train carried so much that it could reach 300 percent - good-looking novel: Some train carriages had to go back to the factory for overhaul after the Spring Festival, because the springs under the carriages had been completely deformed, and the people on the carriage could only "move" in an extremely small place, that is, the little space occupied by individuals, and had to drink less water, Because a trip to the toilet is tantamount to an expedition - what should have taken three or four minutes, at that time, it took half an hour, and there is nothing surprising

"It would be nice if there was a Japanese high-speed railway," Zhao Ya sat aside and said softly, "Seven or eight hours, get on the train and sleep and get home Mingyuan, do you know how far our domestic high-speed railway project has been developed now?" ”

Fang Mingyuan shook his head and said: "You don't have to think about it in a short time, my country's high-speed railway can start to invest in construction at the beginning of the next century, and the first line will be opened in 2005, which is already very good."

China's railway enterprises, under the leadership of the Ministry of Railways, began to independently develop high-speed railway projects the year before last, and have successfully developed locomotives of up to 200 kilometers, however, there is still a considerable distance from the practical stage, and in the previous life, the reason why China's high-speed railway construction can be started quickly is because the main jishu are imported from foreign countries, and in this life, Su Huandong obviously hopes to take this opportunity to give railway-related enterprises an opportunity to develop and grow

Moreover, Fang Mingyuan has also clearly mentioned to Su Huandong that the high-speed railway is of great significance to the development of the Huaxia Railway, but it is not a panacea In Fang Mingyuan's view, the high-speed railway, from a certain point of view, is not suitable for the use of a large area in China, from the radiation area, in the range of five or six hundred kilometers, the high-speed rail has obvious advantages compared with airplanes, highways and ordinary trains, which can make passengers arrive within two hours, It has a high economic value but has to travel a thousand kilometers during the day, and the plane has a competitive advantage over the high-speed rail; When traveling at night, the train is attractive, while the high-speed rail is due to the problem of degree, which is either too late at night or too early in the morning, but it is not as good as the train time of the evening

So from a certain point of view, it is not an exaggeration to call high-speed rail a small country

Moreover, in the previous life, the fare of high-speed rail was no different from that of ordinary trains soft seat sleepers, according to the statistics of relevant departments in China, the railway is still a popular means of transportation, and it is the main choice for low- and middle-income people who account for the majority of the population, of which more than 80% of railway passengers still travel in hard seats, and only a dozen percent of people choose hard sleepers, and railway passengers who choose soft sleepers account for less than five percent of the total number

In order to save a few hours of travel time, and spend more than three times the banknote, such a ticket price is difficult to accept for most passengers, undoubtedly its market positioning has completely deviated from the actual situation of Huaxia railway passenger transport, and the subsequent high-speed rail operation also proves that the passenger flow of high-speed rail is not as sufficient as expected by the relevant departments, and the profit prospects are not optimistic

Therefore, in Fang Mingyuan's view, the high-speed rail jishu should only be suitable for a small area in China for a long time, and it is not suitable for large-scale promotion in the national scope, and it should be used as a kind of jishu reserve, so as to prepare for the comprehensive improvement of the Huaxia railway system at the right time in the future

"How long is it going to take?" Zhao Ya said disappointedly that she could figure it out even with her toes that the first high-speed rail line would definitely not be built with Fengyuan as the center

"Of course, it's going to be a long time," Fang Mingyuan patted her hand and said, "A big project with an investment of hundreds of billions of dollars, how can it be decided by patting your head and melon seeds?"

"There are still few things that government departments pat on their heads and decide on melons?" Feng Qian on the side said that she is not the little girl who didn't know about the world now, for the society, for the decision-making of the national government, she also has her own ** opinions, a few people talked and laughed, time passed quickly, and it was time to enter the station

Compared with the huge flow of people rushing to the ticket gate in the other waiting rooms, the passengers in the soft sleeper waiting room were undoubtedly happy Fang Mingyuan, and they entered the station smoothly and boarded the train

Fang Mingyuan and his entourage had a total of eight people, and they chartered two adjacent boxes, Fang Mingyuan and a female entourage were in one box, and Chen Zhong and the others were in another box

At 6:45 p.m., the train was 13 minutes late, and the train arrived in Jiangning

Fang Mingyuan casually threw away the bone in his hand, pulled a piece of paper and wiped his hands, and said, "Do you want to go down and take a breath?" It's raining here in Jiangning, it shouldn't be so hot and sitting for so long, don't you go out for activities? ”

"Okay," Zhao Ya and Feng Qian said in unison

"Sister Yanhong, let's get off the car and see if there are any local specialties" After sitting in the car for nearly four hours, even in the sleeper compartment, they were a little annoyed, "Mingyuan, what about you?" Won't you come with us? ”

Fang Mingyuan smiled, picked up the Tengben placed next to the pillow and shook it: "I won't go down, you go down to the activity and pay attention to the time, don't miss the car"

The train didn't stop in Jiangning for a long time, but there were a lot of people getting on and off the train, and it didn't take long for Zhao Ya and the three of them to return to the box with a bunch of snacks, but Feng Qian's face seemed to be a little unhappy, and Liu Yanhong, who was following them, looked a little overwhelmed

Fang Mingyuan put down the Teng in his hand and helped them put the snacks on the table, and then asked, "What's wrong?" Who made you angry? Or do you feel like you've been slaughtered? "The things in the train station, that is famous for their high quality and high price, for this, the people have long been dissatisfied to the extreme, but the iron boss is the iron boss, no matter what the thousand people point to, it is still my own way

"No, we met a few people when we got in the car, and they always looked at Qianqian's legs with lust ** eyes" Zhao Ya pouted, "Mingyuan, you weren't there at the time, their eyes are annoying" Due to the hot weather, Feng Qian is wearing a short kù today, two straight and slender, white and tender slender legs, which are indeed very attractive

Fang Mingyuan smiled indifferently, since he was dressed like this, it would inevitably attract the eyes of a man's lustful **, the master once said, "I have not seen a good virtue like a womanizer", which shows that lust is the nature of human beings, as long as you don't do anything excessive, you can't let people look at your legs?

The four of them sat down again, and Fang Mingyuan noticed that someone was walking outside the door of the box, and his eyes seemed to stay in the box intentionally for a moment

"That person just now, it's really annoying to be one of them" Feng Qian jumped up, pulled the box door and said-The other Teng friends are watching:

Fang Mingyuan frowned quietly, although it was only for a moment, but he also saw the person's appearance clearly, it should be around thirty years old, although the appearance is not handsome, but it is not ugly, judging from the dress, it seems that the family background is good, but in the ninety-sixth year, the person who can go out to take a soft sleeper is not a cadre, or the boss has a ticket of hundreds of yuan, which is not something that ordinary people can afford

The train shook a little, slowly drove out of Jiangning Station, and continued to drive north Fang Mingyuan stood up, Fang Cai drank a little too much water, and he was going to the toilet

Although it is said to be a soft sleeper car, compared with the hard seat car and the hard sleeper car, there are many fewer people using the toilet, but the cleanliness in the toilet still makes Fang Mingyuan frown a little Not only is the smell very bad, but it also seems that the cleaning work of the conductor is not in place Compared with the service standards on the Fengtong Railway, it can only be said that it is unsatisfactory Although it is said that for a long time, Fang Mingyuan has not sat in a hard seat car, but from this and that, he can completely imagine what it will look like there. This iron boss's sense of service is still far behind

Fang Mingyuan pushed open the toilet door, and there were two young people standing outside the door, and when they saw him coming out, not only did they not get out of the way, but grabbed him left and right: "Friend, our boss wants to see you for something, come with us."

Fang Mingyuan looked at the two of them and said, "Your boss?" Who? ”

The young man on the left said coldly: "Don't you know if you go, brother, don't toast, don't eat and punish the boss for letting our brothers invite you, that's to give you face."

Fang Mingyuan noticed that he might have heard the movement here, Chen Zhong and an entourage were already standing at the door of the box, looking at Fang Mingyuan and secretly making a gesture to ask them to calm down, he wanted to see who this boss was

Seeing Fang Mingyuan's face showing a look of "fear", the young man on the left stepped forward, and the person on the right pushed Fang Mingyuan hard and said, "Keep up."