The eight Jin merchants were raided, and the gold and silver transported back to Luoyang were piled up like a hill.

With such treasures, Liu Xia's financial crisis can be regarded as a solution, and now Liu Xia feels that he is truly a rich man.

Do you need money to build warships? Batched. The development of a steam engine required money, and it was approved. The research and development of muskets requires money, and Liu Xia still happily approved it.

With the gradual consolidation of the management of the jurisdiction, Liu Xia's commercial income has also increased exponentially. As a result, business gradually became more and more prosperous. When commerce prospered, there would be more taxes, more taxes, and Liu Xia gradually reduced the collection of agricultural taxes.

The agricultural tax is not to be abolished just because it is abolished, but it is also necessary to have a large commercial base, and if there is no commercial base, the agricultural tax will be abolished casually, and needless to say, this year's fiscal deficit will definitely be ironclad. Even in our republic, it was not until more than half a century after the founding of the People's Republic that the agricultural tax was abolished.

"Lord Wang, the Academy of Science and Technology invited Lord Wang Ye to visit their newly built steam engine driven car."

Shoubiao walked into Liu Xia's study and said softly to Liu Xia, who was happy.

"Steam engine drives?" Liu Xia raised his eyebrows and asked.

Liu Xia had drawn a picture of those craftsmen before, but as for the internal structure, it was not drawn, and in fact, Liu Xia would not. Just sketched a rough outline and told them to use a steam engine to drive it. Liu Xia's original intention was to build a train.

"Back to the prince, that's what they said, oh, by the way, this is the drawing." As he spoke, Shou Biao remembered that there was still a drawing sent by those craftsmen in his arms, so he also handed it to Liu Xia.

Liu Xia unfolded the drawing, and saw that it was painted a four-wheeled car made of wood, the four wheels were similar to the world's first steam engine cars, and there was a long chimney on it.

"It looks a little similar, but I don't know if I can run. However, since they let the king visit, it is certain that the steam engine should be able to move around. ”

Thinking of this, Liu Xia arranged for Shoubiao: "You arrange it, and we will go to the Science and Technology Institute in a while." ”

The Academy of Science and Technology is outside the city, not inside the city, so Liu Xia generally went to the past, with a battalion of personal soldiers and guards, all of whom were hardcover warriors, and ordinary assassins could not get close.

Shou Biao bowed and walked down. Then Liu Xia walked out of the study, went to the warm incense pavilion, put on the official uniform under the personal service of Bian Yujing, and went to the Academy of Science and Technology for a while.

However, it is said that dozens of academicians of the Academy of Science and Technology have now successfully manufactured the car that Liu Xia often talks about, and has also laid a 500-meter-long steel track on the ground. At this moment, the train had only one head, no body, and several academicians got into the cab of the train, telling the driver how to use it.

There are also academicians who record some of the breakdowns that have occurred in the train, and are ready to repair them again in a while.

The dean of the Academy of Science and Technology is Luo Chengxian, he is very proud at the moment, such a train has been made, and he can run without a cow pulling a horse, which craftsman can build such an ability in ancient and modern times?

The compliments on the left and right, the congratulatory voices are endless. However, Luo Chengxian did not become arrogant and inflated because of this, he also understood that he now has such an achievement, everything is given by the prince, if there is no prince, let alone create such a magical thing, even if he eats, he can't eat enough.

In the face of everyone's compliments, Luo Chengxian showed a faint smile on his face, and arched his hand: "Everything is the cultivation of the prince, if there is no prince, where is my old Luo!" ”

"By the way, the prince is here?"

Luo Chengxian said to an intern next to him who had just come out of Luoyang College. Luoyang College is not only taught by officials, but also by such scientific and technological personnel, but most people still think that technology is strange. Lewd skills can't be put on the table, so unless there are poor people who can't live, ordinary people will not apply for science and technology.

The intern, who looked unusually nervous, shrank his head, and said, "Yard, it is said that the prince agreed to come to see the car, and he should be on the road now." ”

Hearing this, Luo Chengxian nodded slightly, and said, "Tell the big guys, get ready, and greet the prince in a while." Let the driver be in place, and it will be a good operation for a while, which will also make the prince happy. This kind of automatic car is really useful, no need to feed, no need to feed, no worry about exhaustion, no worry about getting sick. The prince will definitely like it. ”

Little did Luo Chengxian know that in a few centuries, the entire train would become an important part of transportation. Especially during the Spring Festival migration in the Republic era, the train was really useful, and it was difficult to get a ticket from time to time.

Everyone was ready, just waiting for Liu Xia to come. At this moment, Liu Xia is already on the road, and the Science and Technology Institute is in Longmen, not far from the city. Hundreds of soldiers protected him along the way, and the people on both sides knew that the prince was on patrol.

This road is not far, but there are many assassins intercepted by the guards, but these unlucky people were caught before they saw Liu Xia a finger.

When it was about three o'clock in the morning, Liu Xia finally arrived at the Academy of Science and Technology, and the courtyard and academicians of the Academy of Science and Technology had already received the news and were waiting at the gate.

"Meet the prince!"

Everyone bowed down to Liu Xia.

Liu Xia immediately walked out of the carriage, and jumped to the ground as soon as he turned over, his body was vigorous.

"Let's be free of courtesy"

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

"Lord Wang, please!" Luo Chengxian, the courtyard of the Academy of Science and Technology, got up and walked to Liu Xia's side, bowed respectfully, and said to Liu Xia respectfully.

Under the guidance of Luo Chengxian, Liu Xia and others soon came to the place where the train was demonstrated, only to see that the ground was laid with hard steel rails and wooden sleepers, Liu Xia looked in front of him, as if he had returned to the train track of the 21st century, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart The refining skills of the ancients.

"Not bad! Not bad! Liu Xia sighed heartily.

Luo Chengxian listened to it in his ears, as if he had eaten the honey.

"Lord Wang, please look over there, this is the steam engine driven car made by his subordinates and others. Please give the name of the prince! ”

Liu Xia turned around and looked, the steam engine drove the car exactly like the drawing drawn on the drawing handed to him by Shoubiao in Luoyang City, Liu Xia smiled and nodded, and said, "In the future, I will call this a train." Let's call it 'Harmony'. ”

"Thank you for the name!" Luo Chengxian hurriedly ordered people to memorize the name of the 'Harmony'.

"This train could run? You let him run around and let the king see. Liu Xia wanted to see if the train made like this could move.

Luo Chengxian received the order, and hurriedly ran to the driver's cab of the train in person, and said to the four people inside: "You have to drive this train today, and there must be no slack." If the prince thinks this train is good, you can also climb to the sky in one step. Good days don't worry. All of them have raised their spirits, and there can be no mistakes. ”

When the four people heard this, their faces suddenly showed joy, these four people are just ordinary soldiers, and they are not the main soldiers, but the soldiers of the logistics department, the salary is not high, if there is no one to promote and have a good opportunity, it is estimated that the past will be so muddy for a lifetime. Now that the four of them heard Dean Luo's words, they suddenly had hope for the future in their hearts. Naturally, work carefully and hard.

Luo Chengxian is now thinking in his heart, although the experiment was very good before Liu Xia came to life, it is inevitable that there will be no special accidents, and before the demonstration is over, Luo Chengxian can't let go at all.

After explaining the four people, Luo Chengxian ran back again, his face was tired and sweaty. Actually, it's nervous.

"Back to the prince, everything is ready, and it's time to start."

Liu Xia looked over and saw that the chimney on the locomotive began to emit black smoke, one by one.

Slowly the train moved, and the shrill whistle began to sound. Liu Xia felt as if he had returned to the steam train era of the twentieth century.

"The train is moving! The train moves! Some of the officials who came to visit with Liu Xia exclaimed, they had never seen anything that could move on its own without being pulled by cattle and horses.

The train was getting faster and faster, but they didn't dare to go too fast, after all, the train track was only 500 meters. Soon the train came to an end and stopped, and Luo Chengxian's heart was also stable. wiped the sweat on his face, only to find that his back was also soaked.