In just two years, the railway line from Beijing to Hangzhou was completed, and the construction of such a huge project was no less difficult than the Great Wall built by the Qin Dynasty in the backward 16th century...... Every detail requires the meticulous and sincere cooperation of dozens of departments in order not to make a single mistake.

One ring after another, if you are not careful, you will fall short, and Shen Xing's original ideal expectation was that he would have to wait at least ten years before he could actually get on the steam engine train. But he really underestimated the wisdom of the working people of the Chinese nation and their courage to overcome difficulties. More than a million laborers are scattered along the railway line working day and night, and tens of thousands of engineers are studying and studying the construction of railways and trains.

And the start of such a huge project is only because of Shen Xing's words, the train represents the driving force of the empire's progress. On the square of the Beijing Railway Station, Shen Xing walked towards the station while listening to the detailed report.

"**, the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway has indeed paid a lot of price, the labor force from the Japanese province has lost more than 40,000 people, they are all sacrificed in the most dangerous areas, the central government has given their families the most preferential subsidies, there are more than 20,000 people in Annam Province and Laos and other places, but officials from all over the country have tried their best to appease according to the instructions, so far there has been no major public opinion and dissatisfaction!"

Wen Tiren, as the former Ming Dynasty's Imperial Palace, must be familiar with these things, Shen Xing has always been most worried about the adverse effects of such a big project, and the death of the people is the most important thing, although he has told all major construction to use prisoners and new planning from other provinces first, but after all, since the founding of the Chinese Empire, it has been under the banner of treating the people equally.

If such a thing is not handled properly, it is possible to cause a civil uprising at any time and repeat the mistakes of the Yuan Dynasty. "Residents along the railway line have asked whether the government's reckless expropriation of land will give people a false pretext." Although Wen Tiren was fifty out of sixty, his demeanor became more and more steady, and he immediately laughed when he heard Shen Xing's words.

"**, you are really a noble person to forget things, this land, mountains and minerals were originally the industry of the empire, and the people only have the right to use, this was still your national policy at that time, and now the government has done it for them to replace the land to compensate for the loss, where is the dissatisfaction of the people still vying to celebrate? The barren land has become a traffic artery! ”

"What Mr. Wen said is that those discerning merchants have long been eyeing the business along the railway, what inns, small shops...... It's all built, **You really think about it now, there are tens of thousands of people on duty along the line at night, and there are countless cargo points around! "What Liu Rongyuan, the former Shangshu, said was smiling.

Shen Xing touched his nose and instantly felt that he was a little worried, and he actually compared everything with the future generations, how much is the population in this era, how much land is there, and how can the quality and expectations of the people be the same? When the relevant personnel introduced that the large glass mirrors along the railway line were illuminated at night to improve the brightness, so that the train could be unimpeded at night without reaching out and five fingers, Shen Xing was really convinced, and gave a thumbs up, and once again sighed that the wisdom of the working people is unlimited.

Hundreds of people flocked to the station to see the style of the train, although most of them had a wait-and-see attitude, but this unprecedented iron carriage really made their hearts itch with curiosity.

"Uncle, I'm a reporter from Beijing Daily, what do you think of the iron carriage that made public the first new envoy today, which can run without eating grass?" The old man pinched the cigarette roll and smiled on his face. "Little Lao'er has lived for sixty years, this iron carriage has only been heard from storytellers, Zhuge Wolong of the Three Kingdoms seems to have built wooden oxen and flowing horses, we can't say what we think, but the Chinese Empire has changed too much in recent years, and the thirty-story Beijing Daxia can stand up, this iron carriage may really be able to run!"

The reporter smiled when he heard this, and then continued to ask: "Then do you dare to go and sit on it?" "Dare to sit! This ** adult and Emperor Ming are going to sit, and our people can be more expensive than them! ”

As soon as Shen Xing, Zhu Cihong and the others entered the platform, the people present cheered and shouted again and again, Long live His Majesty the Emperor, **Long live, and many college students crowded in front of Shen Xing, hoping that he would express his opinion. Shen Xing couldn't shirk it, so he had to talk about it simply.

"Don't think that the government made this train to grandstand, I believe that a large number of you have such thoughts, and maybe there will be people who complain in private that the government is working hard and hurting money, and it is normal to have these doubts and puzzles, because you are not very familiar with the train, you look at this big guy in red cloth, what is so special about him?"

Shen Xing turned around and pointed to the train as he spoke, and then beckoned everyone to pull off the red cloth that was covered, and suddenly the green body was imprinted in everyone's eyes, and the front of the locomotive inlaid with the five-clawed golden dragon was very cooperative at this time, and the whistle sounded, and after a while, the heavy smoke slowly got up, and several shirtless and sweaty young men leaned out of the window from time to time and waved their hands to Shen Xing.

"See? This is an iron train that can run on its own without eating grass, and as long as there is enough coal to burn, he can run along the tracks, and thousands of people can sit on it, as if they were in a house, regardless of wind or rain, eat and drink on it, and sleep on it, and in a moment they can reach thousands of miles away. He can also transport 100,000 catties of goods at a time, you think about what a powerful transportation capacity this is......"

"Shen**, I heard that it only takes three days to travel from Beijing to Hangzhou by train, is this true? Ordinary carriages and waterways take seven or eight days! A loud voice suddenly came out of the crowd, and everyone looked at Shen Xing in surprise.

"Yes, I've sat there myself, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that it will take three days now and even faster in the near future! The ancients used an inch of time and an inch of gold, and with a train, it is really an inch of gold to buy several inches of time! In the future, everyone will be able to travel from north to south in less than seven days! ”

Thunderous applause rang out invariably, Shen Xing waved his hand and slowly boarded the train side by side with Zhu Cihong, the whistle sounded again, and the station personnel held up the loudspeaker and shouted for the people to retreat, and about a minute later, the long dragon slowly moved. Countless ceremonial flowers rose into the air, and gongs, drums, and suona sounded in unison.

Sitting in the special carriage, Shen Xing had a sense of déjà vu, groping for the seats and windows over and over again, and several master craftsmen in charge of the construction nodded and stood in front of Shen Xing waiting for instructions.

Do you see anything else that needs to be changed? This train is built in the style of your previous drawing, and although there are a few changes in the middle, there is basically no difference! Shen Xingyi was so excited that tears almost fell again, and after barely restraining himself, he smiled at everyone and said, "Very good, it's really good to be able to do this, but the decoration in this car is a little too luxurious." ”

"Young master, this is your special train, not an ordinary car." After being reminded by the dog, Shen Xing suddenly realized, and closed his mouth in embarrassment, why can't he still get dog meat on the table after staying in Daming for so long, and he always has a dick mentality.

The carriage where Shen Xing was seated was about a hundred accompanying officials, and the red lady and other female dependents sat in a carriage with other accompanying officials' families, and the dozen or so carriages saved were all escorted soldiers, what Shen Xing didn't know was that even the roof of the car was full of machine gunners! He excitedly walked into the cab like a schoolboy, walked into the restaurant for a while, and even watched the toilet carefully.

It's good to be overly excited, Shen Xing is lying on the familiar sleeper bed, and he sleeps beautifully, although the speed of the train is only forty or fifty kilometers per hour, but it is really many times better than the bumpy carriage. When night came, it was dinner time, and the officials were already hungry, and they were close to their chests and backs, so they finally waited for Shen Xing to come, but they didn't expect Shen Xing to sit on his seat on a whim, not to eat in the restaurant, but to eat instant noodles prepared by the marching army!

The officials secretly complained in their hearts, but Shen Xing didn't take the lead as a **, where did they have the courage to go to the restaurant to eat and drink nonsense, even the little emperor Zhu Cihong, Princess Changping and Princess Zhaoren also sat together to eat instant noodles.

"Xiao Zhu, how are you still used to eating? If you can't get used to eating, let the restaurant get some food! Zhu Cihong, who was seventeen years old and went to college, was very well-behaved, and when Shen Xing asked like this, he just nodded vigorously and said that it was delicious, and the two princesses frowned, and the chopsticks moved for a long time, and they didn't even want to pick up a noodle. Shen Xing laughed out loud when he saw it.

In fact, he himself is not used to this kind of dried noodles, if it weren't for the memories of future generations, he probably wouldn't eat them again in his life. "Dog, you tell the restaurant to bring the food to the carriage, those adults are probably not used to eating, so don't follow me to suffer!"

After a while, the conductor came over with a hot and painful meal, and those old adults and young officials hurriedly got up to thank Shen Xing, and picked up the delicious meal and gobbled it up, where is there any etiquette at this time. After finishing the meal, Shen Xing saw that everyone was sitting restrained, so he got up and shouted loudly: "You guys, don't be so restrained, this train will be uncomfortable after sitting for a long time, so get up and move, or go to the sleeper to rest, just go out to travel, let go!" ”

Shen Xing opened Chrysostom, and more than a hundred people instantly squeezed desperately into the toilet as if they were liberated, and under the reminder of the dog, they flexibly ran to other carriages to solve it, and afterwards the personnel walked around, and seemed to forget the existence of Shen Xing, and gradually became louder when they talked. Shen Xing looked at the long hair of these flat-headed flat-headed people, some of them were wearing the ancient people's long shirts, wrappers, cloth boots, and some were wearing short trousers and cowhide shoes.

Such a group of people are talking and laughing together on a modern train, and the conductor is completely dressed in the 21st century, pushing a trolley from time to time to deliver fruits, snacks and tea. No matter how you look at it, it's out of place, but in reality, such things really happened in front of him. Shen Xingyi couldn't help but look out the car window and laughed.