Meng Ming and the Empress Dowager Liu E proposed a joint venture to build the Royal Bus Company during the Qianxing period, and the death of Emperor Zhenzong and the replacement of the new dynasty in the middle, as well as some miscellaneous things, were delayed, and it was put on hold for three years. A few days ago, Meng Ming and Mingyue entered the palace to visit Liu E, Liu E is checking the income in the palace today, and the final liquidation is completed, the inner palace has earned 950,000 yuan this year, but has spent 900,000 yuan, and the palace is still poor. Liu E was a little depressed, and there was no one in the past dynasties who was so shabby and embarrassed with the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty. She looked at Meng Ming, and remembered Meng Ming's proposal to establish a royal bus company three years ago, so she said: "Meng boy, you have always been inconsiderate of the mourning family, the mourning family is in charge of the harem, is it easy, and you don't share the worries of the mourning family, you got the Raushzi bus company three years ago, and there is no shadow until now." made the mourning family lose 450,000 yuan in income for three years. You have to pay. Meng Ming was also very embarrassed when he heard it, he said: "Queen Mother, I will compensate you for this 450,000 yuan, the bus company, I will plan and prepare for it now, you wait for my good news."

Meng Ming said to do it, first planned the bus routes, four north and south lines, respectively called the longitudinal one to four roads, the longitudinal road from Ansu Gate to Jinliang Street, all the way to the south along the street to the end point Guangli Gate; Longitudinal 2nd Road from the old Suozao Gate along the street to Tianbo Gate, then south to Chongming Gate, and finally along Quyuan Street to the end point of Nanxun Gate; Longitudinal 3rd Road from the new Fengqiu Gate to the old Fengqiu Gate along Huangjianyuan Street, through the Baokang Gate to the end point of Nanxunmen; Longitudinal 4th Road goes south from Chenqiaomen all the way to Xuanhuamen. There are also four horizontal east-west lines, and the four lines are not explained one by one because they are all more tortuous. In short, the bus line has four longitudinal north-south lines and four horizontal east-west lines. There is one bus every quarter and a half on each route. Among them, the horizontal second line goes out of the new Caomen to the northwest through Sui Dike, Yanliu, Meng Ming's farm, and Yanqiu to the University Hall of Tokyo.

Meng Ming redesigned the bus compartment, a bus with two meters, four widths and ten meters long carriages three sections, each with VIP rooms, VIP seats 18; There are 18 seats in ordinary rooms, which can be ridden without seats, and a maximum of 42 people can be seated in ordinary rooms; A total of 180 passengers can be carried in the three sessions. There are three conductors, who are served by palace maids and eunuchs. The fare case is divided into ten, twenty, thirty, and forty.

The locomotive and carriages were produced under the leadership of Chen Qinian, and Meng Ming had already established the Mengshi Locomotive Factory and the Mengshi Steam Engine Factory. Chen Qinian was the director of the Mengshi Steam Engine Factory, and Zhang Huiqing, one of the six people who Meng Ming first trained and participated in the design of the steam engine, was the director of the locomotive factory. Full production of carriages and noses. After nearly a year of construction, the rails were laid and the commissioning of the locomotive began in a hurry. The bus is ready for trial operation.

On the second day of February in the third year of Tiansheng (1025 AD), the bus was put into trial operation on this day, and the Queen Mother would unveil the company and cut the ribbon. On the front of the bus that is about to be tested, a bright red silk flower is hung, which is quite festive at first glance. At the site, a high platform was built, and there was a rostrum on the high platform and a number of seats. At this time, Liu E's ceremonial car arrived, Meng Ming hurriedly went to greet her, and the queen mother wore a dress and a crown of dragons and phoenixes. The dress is dark and clear, multicolored Zhai pattern, the collar, sleeves, and skirt are all red cloud dragon pattern inlay, and the waist is decorated with dark blue to cover the knees. In addition, white jade double wear and jade ribbon rings and other ornaments, wear green socks and green legs. At this time, the scene was already crowded, with crowns facing each other, and there were some small vendors selling snacks, snacks and some small toys.

The auspicious time has arrived, Liu E got up and walked to the black and red ebony plaque covered by red silk, stretched out her hand to take off the red silk, and the plaque revealed six gilded characters of "Royal Bus Company". Under the guidance of Miss Etiquette, she walked to the head of the steam locomotive, there were two palace maids holding a meter or two of red silk, Miss Manners held a copper plate, which contained a pair of golden gold scissors, and presented it to Liu E, Liu E picked up the gold scissors to cut the red silk, unveiled and cut the ribbon cutting instrument formal bundle.

At this time, the gongs and drums rang out, the sound shook the sky, and the firecrackers were also lit, and they shook in unison; Liu E was surrounded by palace ladies and eunuchs at the moment, boarding the VIP room of the bus, and other concubines also took one after another; The important ministers of the Second Prefecture, the Taiji, the Third Division, and the Six Ministries rode in the second carriage, and the head of the meritorious family was in the third carriage. I only heard the locomotive whistle for a long time, the chimney emitted green smoke, and started to move, the route was Henger Road, and the train walked on the tracks, making a rhythmic "clang" sound, which was noisy at all, but felt a little pleasant. The train travels east out of the New Song Gate, northwest through Sui Di Yanliu, Meng Ming's farm, Yanqiu to the University Hall of Tokyo, the speed of the bus is about 40 kilometers per hour, and the total length of Heng 2 Road is 22 kilometers, and it takes 50 minutes.

Fan Zhongyan was now the president of the University of Tokyo, and during the period when Fan Zhongyan presided over the teaching affairs, he diligently supervised the school and created the current affairs and political opinions. Fan Zhongyan particularly admired Meng Ming's new learning, praised the theory of "unity of knowledge and action, and bowed to practice", devoted himself to research, and quoted scriptures, which provided a theoretical basis for Meng Ming's new learning and increased the persuasiveness and credibility of Meng Ming's new learning.

At this time, Fan Zhongyan also took the bus, and Fan Zhongyan led everyone into the University Hall of Tokyo in front, at this time, the second phase of the University Hall of Tokyo has been completed, and the University Hall of Tokyo has 3,500 students at this time. At present, it has been divided into nine major departments as follows: the Department of Chinese Studies, the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Physics, the Department of Biology, the Department of Chemistry, the Department of History, the Department of Civil Engineering, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce and Trade. In addition, Meng Ming expropriated another 1,500 acres of land to prepare for the construction of a new campus and a medical school on the new campus.

At this time, Fan Zhongyan accompanied the ministers to visit the campus, Yan Shu and Fan Zhongyan were close friends, knowing that Fan Zhongyan was a talent in the country, and he could be above himself, so he stepped forward and said to Fan Zhongyan: "Brother Xiwen, you are a powerful person, don't commit to the university hall as the mountain chief, standing in the court, exerting your ambitions, and contributing to the court is the right way." "At this time, Yan Shu was already a squire of the Ministry of Communications, a member of the official residence and the third grade. Meng Ming heard that he was unwilling, so he said to Yan Shu: "What do you mean by Brother Tong, Brother Xiwen, here is also for the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty, when the students of the University Hall will graduate thousands of times a year under the supervision of Brother Xiwen, they can play a huge role in the construction and development of the Great Song Dynasty, no worse than the meaning in the court, a sentence in the ancient proverb "Guanzi": "A year's plan is like a tree valley; A ten-year plan is like a tree; A hundred-year plan is as good as a tree." Besides, I also know that Brother Xiwen has a ravine in his heart, and he can be a good face when he enters the court; Living far away from the rivers and lakes, you can also learn and educate people. I will not let Brother Xiwen stay in the University Hall of Tokyo for a long time, but I only hope that Brother Xiwen will be at the helm of the University Hall for three years, preach and teach, carefully cultivate and recommend talents, and create a new school spirit of "Virtue, Practicality, and Practice" of the University Hall. After Meng Ming finished speaking, he bowed to Fan Zhongyan and said: "Brother Xiwen, the University Hall of Tokyo was established under my practice of the concept of "unity of knowledge and action", I crossed the river by feeling the stones, and I hope that Brother Xiwen will help me to put the University Hall on the right track, and it can continue to run for a long time, so that the University Hall can withstand the criticism and pressure of the conservative and secular forces, and will not be short-lived." Fan Zhongyan hurriedly helped me up and said: "Brother Zhengsheng, you're polite, in my eyes, it is no worse than entering the court to become an official and benefit one party, at least I hope to cultivate thousands of students like me, so that people all over the world can learn to read and write." Only by reading can we know etiquette, which is conducive to education. I'm going to do a good job of the University of Tokyo. Yan Shu was a little embarrassed at this time, Kou Zhun just came over, and quipped: "Uncle Yan Tong, be embarrassed, the old man thinks that the school founded by Meng Zhengsheng is a pioneer of a generation. But Meng Ming is young and lacks prestige, so he needs a talent like Fan Xiwen to strengthen his flesh and bones, consolidate his school spirit, and cast his school soul. Therefore, Fan Xiwen's responsibility is great, and its significance is far greater than that of the court. Fan Zhongyan said yes, and Kou Zhun said again: "Fan Xiwen." The old man is ready to pay tribute to the official this year, I have already asked the official family to resign, the old man has contributed to the country in the court for many years, and it is time to retire for the rest of his life, read books, study and study knowledge, can he become a professor in the university hall at that time? Fan Zhongyan even said welcome, with the addition of Kou Zhun, the influence of the University of Tokyo Hall will inevitably increase.

In the previous life, Kou Zhun had died of illness in Leizhou at this time, but now he is still alive and well, his spirit is quite strong, and now the court has been stable, the political affairs are accessible, and the Empress Dowager Liu E has no dictatorship. Kou Zhun is relieved to retire, these years Kou Zhun has been repeatedly degraded during the Zhenzong years, served as an official abroad, wandered for thirteen years, and now wants to retire to retire to recuperate, and today after arriving at the University of Tokyo, he has the idea of coming to teach. Hu Ying and Sun Fulai, who were invited by Fan Zhongyan before, have now arrived, and they will accompany and assist Fan Zhongyan in the reception work today.

After visiting and inspecting the University Hall of Tokyo, they took a bus back to the Inner City Imperial Palace, which lasted 25 minutes. The bus is officially operating today, eight lines are opened at the same time, today it is overcrowded, more than 1 million people are riding today, and the income is more than 30,000 yuan. Meng Ming expects that there should be at least 200,000 passengers per day, an income of up to 4,000 yuan, a gross income of 1.2 million yuan a year, and a total of 1.1 million yuan invested in eight bus lines, which will be able to return to the cost after one year and make a profit in the second year. After Meng Ming and Liu E reported the relevant income projections, Liu E was shocked, and Meng Ming proposed that the Royal Bus Company should pay taxes to the three divisions, and the tax rate would be one out of ten. Liu E also agreed.