"What's that, watching bags being loaded onto the train as if they were grain!"

"It's grain, grain ready to be shipped to Liaodong!"

"Oh, so that's it, it's said that Liaodong is going to be self-sufficient, right?"

"But that's not all, my cousin in the yamen said that from next year, Liaodong will be self-sufficient, and from the next year, it will be able to supply grain to North Korea! In the plan of the imperial court, Liaodong can grow a lot of grain. ”

"Hey, what are you talking about, you can talk about Liaodong grain, serve you!"

"Hehe, casually chat, casually chat. By the way, shouldn't so much the grain on the carriage be loaded onto the train? ”

"Look at this posture, it should be loaded onto the train! Tsk, that's a lot! ”

"That's too much, can this burning car be pulled?"

"It should be able to move, otherwise, how much can it be pretended?"

“……”

No matter what the onlookers were talking about, in the end, the focus of their attention was that loading so much grain on the train could be worth more than 20 wagons, could this work?

With such a question, they stared at the grain loading onto the train while waiting for the train to start.

Finally, all the grain was loaded onto the train, the carriage drove away from the station, and even Emperor Chongzhen and others were a little far away from the locomotive.

After an officer's request, an order was given to the driver on the locomotive to drive.

At this moment, everyone looked at the locomotive, and they stared at the train to see if they could pull so many things!

Wait, wait, wait, wait......

In fact, they didn't wait much time, but in the hearts of these waiting crowds, it seemed that they had been waiting for a long time, just when they thought that this train would not work, they suddenly heard a long sound of "flute", and a big puff of smoke spit out from the top of the locomotive like a fairy.

"Hey, it's moving, it's moving, it's moving, it's moving...... someone saw through the fog that the train seemed to be moving, and couldn't help but cry out in surprise, just like a child seeing a novel toy.

"It's moving, I've seen it, it's moving...... the others heard it, and they all happily agreed.

However, some people are a little worried, the train is indeed moving, but why is it so slow? If you really want this speed, when Tongzhou wants the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Month, it is better to have a carriage!

However, just as they were thinking like this, the train slowly got faster and faster, making a "Concha Concha" sound with a charm.

"Wow, it's coming up, it's finally coming up, look!"

In the midst of the surprise, there was more smoke shrouded in smoke. Eventually, however, the train could be seen through the smoke, appearing in front of them, and heading down the tracks.

In the end, the speed of this train is just the speed of ordinary people trotting. The people on the side, as long as they give a run, can jump on the train.

However, the train dragged ten carriages and pulled the capacity of about twenty horse-drawn carriages. This amazed everyone who saw it: just burning coal can produce so much force?

The key is that this guy doesn't have to eat grass, doesn't have to worry about getting sick, and can run by burning coal. In terms of cost, the more things are transported and the farther they are transported, the greater the advantage of the train!

When many merchants saw this, they immediately realized the benefits that this steam train could bring. Most of them know how to calculate, and immediately calculate the accounts for the people around them, not to mention, the people who heard it were all surprised.

Of course, there are also people who can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, and say in a weird way in the crowd: "Now you are comfortable doing business, you can save a lot of money and make a lot of money!" ”

When a businessman heard this, he immediately said happily: "Don't say that, this brother is in business, and the cost has come down, of course, it will definitely reduce the selling price, and the big guys can benefit from it!" ”

When the others heard this, they all said this, and all of a sudden, they all happily praised the train: This guy who eats coal is amazing, really amazing!

However, compared to them, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the butt of the train, but his heart was average.

In order to make this debut train achieve the biggest sensational effect, he deliberately asked the prince to build the most powerful locomotive that can be built at present, and after testing, the most train carriages were hung, and there was no need for tools such as pulley set booms, and used manpower to carry it from the carriage in front of the audience, so that they had an intuitive impression of how big the train was transported!

Overall, the results are good. Emperor Chongzhen's gaze swept over, whether it was the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, or the prisoners of the Guozijian, including those Xiyi, or ordinary people, they were all excited, whispering to the people around them, obviously appreciating this steam train.

"At this time, no one will stand up and shout about polluting the atmosphere, right?" Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, so he drove back to the palace.

As for ordinary people, of course they won't leave so quickly. There are a lot of half-grown children, and they even run behind the train, giggling, just like the holidays.

After Emperor Chongzhen returned to the palace, he ordered to build a railway on the main transportation arteries of the country.

The first is: Jingshi to Yangzhou Mansion, Yingtianfu to Guangzhou Mansion; This is a longitudinal line, and it is estimated to be the busiest railway line.

The second is: Jingshi to Hanzhong and then to Gansu, and in the future, to the Tianshan Mountains and even further. This railway, firstly, is for the people's livelihood, and secondly, it will play a very important role in the future war in the Western Regions and the eventual rule there.

The third is: Jingshi to Shenyang, Liaodong, and Shenyang to Busan, North Korea; Although the line is planned to be built, it does not require it to be completed soon. After all, the populations of Liaodong and Korea are too small; However, in the future, the transportation of materials will still be indispensable to Tielu, and there is another point, the improvement of transportation is very important for the imperial court to rule the border, so this railway will eventually be built.

The fourth is: Guihua City to Hanzhong and then into Sichuan, through Yunnan, and finally to Dongwu. The construction of this railway will be very difficult, and it will be included in the plan like the third one, and it will be repaired as much as possible, and when the experience of railway construction is more abundant, it will not be too late to complete it. The main purpose, of course, is to extend the control of the Ming Dynasty to the Indian Ocean, and then to the Middle East.

In addition to these four railways, which were stipulated by Emperor Chongzhen, other railway lines, each province can decide whether to build a railway according to its own needs, and these four backbone roads are connected. Propose a plan and submit it to the emperor for approval.

After Emperor Chongzhen made this will, the cabinet was naturally responsible for planning and implementing the relevant content. As for Emperor Chongzhen himself, he still has to solve the next problem, which is the problem of electricity.

Not to mention the rest, as far as today's train runs at night, there is a problem, the locomotive has no headlights, and it is impossible to see the road conditions in front clearly. It's said to be driving on railroad tracks, but what if there is a problem with the rails?

And it would be a waste if the train didn't run at night. Therefore, the solution to the problem of night driving on the train now is to have a rider in front of the train with a dead wind lamp to open the road and check the safety of the tracks. If you notice a problem, signal the train driver behind you.

Fortunately, the train is not fast, and this method is also effective.

Of course, the most important thing is that the road guards always check the safety of the tracks. After a long time, you can remove the opener and hang the wind lamp on the locomotive.

Generating electricity is still very simple, electromagnetic induction can call in, as long as the magnetic field is cut. However, the copper wire that conducts electricity is a problem, the insulator that wraps the copper wire is a problem, and the filament is a problem......

There are a lot of problems, but if they are not applied on a large scale, there is a solution.

For example, copper wire can be drawn by a machine tool and then corrected by a skilled craftsman to achieve the same thickness as possible;

Insulators include ceramic, glass, rubber, and so on. Of course, rubber trees are still in South America today; However, South America is Portugal's sphere of influence, and when Emperor Chongzhen signed an alliance with Portugal before, he put forward requirements, including books, talents, etc., including requirements for the introduction of rubber trees.

But at this time, the Portuguese did not have a deep understanding of rubber trees, and they had to go to South America to introduce them, which took time. However, it will take time, and it is estimated that it should be possible to introduce Daming within two years.

There is also a bulb is to glass, this is no problem, Daming glass factory after several years of development, in the economic benefits of the stimulation, what kind of glass can be blown out.

As for the vacuum, it's not a problem either. At this time, in Europe, there were already people who were paying attention to the vacuum, and it was successfully realized two years later, and a series of experiments were still being done in the vacuum. If Kircher had not come to the Ming Dynasty, he would have taken a vacuum in 1650 to verify the conclusion that sound could not travel in a vacuum.

In the original history, tungsten filament was not discovered to be the best filament until much later. However, Emperor Chongzhen has the knowledge of later generations, so he naturally jumped directly to this step.

Of course, these words seem to be simple, but if you really want to do it, it will definitely take a lot of time and manpower and material resources. But Emperor Chongzhen is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he does not lack these.

While he was busy with this, it was already snowing in the Western Regions. Hong Chengchou's reorganization of the Mongols also had to stop. We will have to wait until the beginning of spring next year to continue.

However, farther in the northwest, in a large cowhide tent, someone was discussing what Hong Chengchou was doing. It can be seen from their words and deeds that they are very unhappy.

However, one of the young men seemed a little hesitant, and said to the man sitting in the middle, "Father Khan, this seems a little inappropriate, doesn't it?" ”