Chapter 324: Driving
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Fortunately, the Daming Palace is so big, and it is only a few miles away from the place of residence to the Chongxuanmen in the north, for this reason, Yang Yuhuan quickly arrived outside the Chongxuanmen after getting the news, and under the guidance of the little eunuch, he entered the car from the first carriage.
Seeing that Yang Yuhuan was late, Li Longji didn't have time to talk to Li An, so he nodded and said, "Li Shilang, the team can go." β
After speaking, he got up and walked to the first carriage to greet Yang Yuhuan, while Li An immediately retreated into the third carriage and gave the order for the team to set off.
The emperor's travel was a big event, and the accompanying officials and guards were very large, but only a few could enter the five carriages, and most of the officials could only follow on horseback, and the guards were all cavalry.
This is to ensure the speed of travel, if a large group of palace maids, eunuchs and soldiers and horses, on foot, follow behind, the speed of travel will be greatly slowed down, let alone an hour, even if two or three hours can not reach the hot spring palace, at least five or six hours to arrive, after all, there is a distance of seventy or eighty miles, the walking speed of the palace maid and the eunuch, seven or eight miles an hour, is already considered to be a fast walk, such a long distance will take at least ten hours, that is, five hours, The speed of riding a horse can easily reach more than 30 miles an hour, an hour, and it can travel 70 or 80 miles, and there is no doubt that it is five times the speed, and the front of the car and the carriage can also ensure the same speed as riding a horse after Li An's improvement.
Driven by thirty strong men, the head of the iron-wheeled locomotive slowly moved forward, and in turn drove the five carriages behind it forward, and it didn't take long for the speed to rise, reaching the speed of a bicycle, and the same speed as riding a horse.
Five thousand soldiers and horses of the Longwu army were divided into several sections to escort along the way, and a large number of retinues rode their horses and followed closely behind the vehicles.
There were not many people in the carriage, in the first carriage, there were only two people, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan, in the second carriage, there were three eunuchs and four palace maids, a total of seven people, and in the third carriage, there were only more than ten ministers, including Li An, and there were six guards with strong martial arts.
These guards were supposed to protect Li Longji closely, but the carriage was very tight, and there were so many guards on both sides, Li Longji didn't let these guards get too close, and only let them stay in the third carriage.
The fourth carriage was empty and there was no one in it, and the fifth was a dining car with seven or eight busy chefs.
In other words, there are only more than 30 people in the five carriages, and the allocation of personnel is still relatively small.
In the third carriage, Li An chatted with several important ministers of the imperial court, of course, the most talked about was about these five carriages, as well as more advanced carriages in the future, as well as the locomotive problem that Li Ang had already revealed.
These questions were all very interesting to the ministers, after all, these were questions they didn't dare to think about, but they believed in Li An, and felt that Li An would definitely be able to make these strange things, after all, Li An had already made a lot of things that shocked them before.
Black powder, solar stoves, telescopes, etc., any invention shocked them, so even if Ang Lee said that he could invent an airplane rocket, these ministers would probably believe it.
Talking about interesting topics, looking at the scenery outside the window and the galloping cavalry, the mood of the ministers was all very refreshing.
In the first carriage, Li Longji was lying on the rocking chair by the window, looking out of the window, Yang Yuhuan was lying next to him, one hand on Li Longji's chest, looking at Li Longji with affection, as if Li Longji in front of him was not an old man, but a handsome young man.
"Aman, how does it feel to lie here? It's much more comfortable than sitting in a carriage! β
Li Longji closed his eyes comfortably and rested for a while.
"Of course, it's much more comfortable than in the carriage, lying here, not bumpy at all, and you can enjoy the scenery outside."
Yang Yuhuan smiled, paused, and said: "San Lang, this Li Shilang is really a talent, the medicinal jade mirror invented last time made all the women in the palace crazy, and they are all trying to get one, fortunately, Li Shilang no longer makes large mirrors, even if they work hard, they can only get a small mirror, hehe!" β
Women are all vain, and when she thinks of the women in the entire back and palace, she is the only one who has a large one-person high-pill jade mirror, Yang Yuhuan feels that her heart is sweeter, sweeter than eating honey.
"A medicinal jade mirror, what is worth talking about, Li Shilang said, he will also invent better rail cars, and Datang will also pave the railroad tracks farther away, and when the time comes, I can take you to parade everywhere."
Li Longji's way of thinking is definitely not the same as that of a woman, he thinks about the success of Li An's next steam engine test, and the railroad tracks of Datang are paved farther away, so that he can go to a farther place to inspect.
In the words of later generations, the more convenient the transportation, the larger the radius of people's daily activities, when there is no car, you can only stroll in the nearby park, after having a bicycle, you can play in the whole city, and if you buy a car, you can often go to the suburbs, or even run to other cities.
In the era of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, as the king of a country, was limited by traffic conditions, and could only move around Chang'an City every day, with the imperial garden in the palace, the Qujiang Pool in the south of the city, and the hot spring palace in the northeast.
After all, the emperor is the king of a country, and if he leaves the capital for a long time and leaves the center of power, it will lead to instability in the country, and even some people with ulterior motives will use it to launch usurpation activities.
However, if the traffic situation was greatly improved, the speed of travel increased, and the emperor could return to the capital in a very short time, then there would be no such problem.
In other words, whether Li Longji can realize his dream of cruising the world depends entirely on the development of the railway project, and of course, ultimately on Ang Lee's ability level.
"Saburo, is this true? In the future, we can go everywhere Xunyou? There are water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, Shudi is my hometown, as well as the desert of Anxi, and the ice and snow in the north, I want to see them. β
Yang Yuhuan looked forward to it like a little girl.
"Okay, well, where the rails are laid, I will take you there, now it's all right!"
Li Longji said magnificently that as the king of a country, he has a lot of resources in his hands, and there is no problem at all if he wants to build a railway to all parts of the country.
In particular, the existence of Li An greatly increased the production of pig iron in the Tang Dynasty, and there was no longer a shortage of iron materials, and the two tax laws and the sale of black powder made the imperial court very profitable, so that as long as the conditions were ripe, the railways could be laid in all directions.
"San Lang, people were in a hurry just now, and they forgot ......"
Yang Yuhuan whispered beside Li Longji, his expression slightly embarrassed.
"Haha! What's there to be embarrassed about, Li Shilang has already thought of this, come, let me take you over. β
Li Longji teased, led Yang Yuhuan to the connection with the second carriage, and opened a small door.
Yang Yuhuan got the invitation, and left in such a hurry that she even forgot to pee, and soon after getting into the car, she suddenly felt uncomfortable in her lower abdomen, but she didn't know that there was a gong room in the car.
"Hee-hee! Li Shilang is really talented, and he even thought of this. β
Yang Yuhuan smiled shyly, walked in gently, and closed the small door.
"Shh......h Whoa......"
After convenience, Yang Yuhuan did not forget to flush it with water, she is a person who loves cleanliness, and has developed this habit, after all, there is also a flush toilet in Daming Palace, and soon after Yang Yuhuan returned to the palace from Li An's mansion, Daming Palace has it, and there is more than one place.
"Aman, you can wash your hands here."
Li Longji opened another small door and asked Yang Yuhuan to go in and wash his hands.
After washing his hands, Yang Yuhuan and Li Longji held hands and returned to the rocking chair.
"San Lang, what's in the next few carriages?"
Yang Yuhuan asked curiously.
Li Longji had already visited it, and of course everything was clear, so he carefully introduced the situation of the second to fifth carriages.
"San Lang, let's go to the second carriage and have a look! I'm always stuck here and panicked. β
Yang Yuhuan became curious about the second carriage, just wanted to take a look.
"Okay, since Aman wants to go and see, then I will accompany you to have a look."
Li Longji followed Yang Yuhuan's meaning, in fact, he also wanted to go to the second carriage to do it.
"Saburo, this is the dining table and chairs, it's very comfortable to sit on."
Yang Yuhuan personally stretched out his hand to pull out a chair and sat on it.
Seeing this, the four palace maids hurriedly stepped forward to help, and Gao Lishi and the two little eunuchs also hurriedly leaned forward and pulled out a chair next to them to let Li Longji sit down.
"San Lang, I heard that the poached eggs made by Li Shilang are very delicious, I want to taste them."
After enjoying it for a while, Yang Yuhuan smiled and asked.
"Poached eggs are very simple, the imperial chefs have already learned them, hey, haven't you eaten them all?"
Li Longji looked puzzled.
"San Lang, Ah Man always feels that the heat made by the imperial chef is not enough, and the taste is not the same as what San Lang said, presumably the poached eggs made by Li Shilang himself will be more delicious."
Yang Yuhuan said stubbornly.
"Let the dignified Li Shilang personally cook for you to make poached eggs, this is not suitable!"
Li Longji felt that it was not easy to give a direct order, after all, Li An had already handed over the technology of making poached eggs to the imperial chef, and for no reason, he should not let the ministers of the court cook.
"Saburo! Well, uh-huh~~"
Yang Yuhuan is coquettish, she often spoils, in order to let Li Longji hurt her, after all, only crying children have milk to drink, and coquettish Lori can have uncle pain, in front of Li Longji's uncle, Yang Yuhuan is definitely a cute little Lori.
"Go ahead!"
Li Longji looked at a little eunuch and motioned him to pass on the decree, in order to make Yang Yuhuan happy, Li Longji couldn't care too much about the clichΓ©s, besides, he always felt that Li An, this kid, seemed to be very interested in cooking, and he shouldn't be disgusted with letting him make poached eggs.
The little eunuch received the order and walked briskly into the third carriage.
"Li Shilang, Your Majesty wants to eat the poached eggs you made yourself, so you have to make a few more."
The little eunuch nodded, in front of Li An, he didn't dare to be unreasonable.
Li Anzheng was talking to the ministers about the great benefits of the railway to Anxi, and was stunned for a moment when the little eunuch asked him this, and he didn't react until the little eunuch said it a second time.
"Congratulations, congratulations, Li Shilang's superb cooking skills have far surpassed the imperial chef, and his majesty will never forget it, haha!"
Li Linfu grinned, smiling very sweetly, without any malicious intent.
was reminded by Li Linfu like this, and all the ministers laughed.
"Li Shilang wants to do more, and let me wait to try it, haha!"
One minister chimed in.
In Datang, the literati all believe in 'gentlemen and cooks', and they never think that they can cook, what a great ability they are, but they feel that being able to cook is not a proper job.
But after all, Ang Lee is from a later generation, and his views are naturally not the same as those of this era, and he feels that he can cook, which is a very proud thing.
"Go back to Your Majesty, the poached eggs will be ready soon, and in addition, there are a few good dishes that will be offered together."
Li An asked the little eunuch to go back to report, and looked at the dozen ministers, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will do more, everyone has a share, hehe!" β
After speaking, he walked to the last carriage.
The little eunuch went back to report with relief, and more than a dozen ministers frowned, they were deliberately making fun of Li An just now, making fun, but unexpectedly, Li An not only did not feel embarrassed, but instead had a proud expression of I can cook, which instantly choked their teasing hearts.
The dining car is very well equipped, and all the utensils are not lacking, which is too beneficial for Ang Lee to play his strengths, poached eggs, scrambled eggs with cucumbers, iron plate beef, stewed whole goose in sauce and other delicacies, which were quickly prepared and placed on a small cart.
At the same time, the meals prepared by several imperial chefs were placed on three other small carts, ready to be given to more than a dozen ministers to taste.
Li An declined the help of the imperial chef, and personally pushed the small dining car and walked towards the second carriage, without feeling that this kind of behavior was insulting his status as a dignified waiter.
When Li An pushed the small dining cart past the third carriage, more than a dozen ministers were all stunned, and their eyes were about to fall out, which in their eyes was incomprehensible.
Although there are no tables in the third carriage, there is a large open space, and there are folding tables and chairs in the corners of the carriages, which can be opened so that these ministers can eat and drink happily.
Ang Lee pushed the small dining car straight into the second carriage and stopped through the curtain in the middle.
"Your Majesty, the poached eggs made by Weichen himself are ready." (To be continued.) )