"Lord Zhou, you're good to go!"

Zhou Xin took two steps, turned around again, looked at Yang Rong standing on the dirt slope, and arched his hand: "Lord Yang, I heard that the officers of Aoshan, Dengzhou, Laizhou and other guards have given gifts to adults, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

"This," the corners of Yang Rong's eyes jumped, his face was a little stiff, and he forced a smile: "Lord Zhou's news is really well-informed!" Hehe, this is just an expedient measure by the official, in order to calm the morale of the Shandong army, after all, this is a heavy place for the Japanese to attack and harass. ”

"Hehe, the lower official understands, but there is one thing, the lower official still hopes that Lord Yang will forgive me!"

"Lord Zhou, please speak!" Yang Rong raised his hand and said.

"Since these things are true, then this official has the responsibility to bring this matter to the table, and I hope Lord Yang will forgive me!"

"You," Yang Rong was stunned for a moment, but his face was quickly filled with a smile: "Of course, this official is only temporarily keeping these things, and after returning to Beijing, he will report to His Majesty!" ”

"That's very good," Zhou Xin's dark face showed a hint of a smile, and he arched his hand: "Lord Yang is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he has a bright future, so it is better to clean himself up!" ”

"Well, thank you Lord Zhou, Xia Guan has been taught!"

"The next official has resigned!"

"Don't send it!"

Looking at Zhou Xin's back, Yang Rong clenched his fist gently, this Zhou Xin really doesn't know how to lift......

Although Yang Rong and Zhou Xin have friendships, in essence, they are not the same kind of people.

Yang Rong does things, giving priority to the emperor's thoughts, even if he does not agree with the emperor's ideas, he will not be straightforward, at most he will keep his mouth shut, and he will not even resign and go into hiding, but wait for the opportunity; And Zhou Xin does things, the priority is duty and people's livelihood, he must be worthy of the court, worthy of the people who call him "parent official", if he does not agree with the emperor's approach, he will be outspoken, even at the cost of sacrificing his life.

Yang Rong knows the advance and retreat, knowing the gains and losses, while Zhou Xin is too square and even a little naïve.

......

Jingshi, Jubaomen.

"Coming, look, coming!"

"It's really coming!"

"yes, such a big guy!"

"It's amazing, the ground shook like an earthquake!"

......

"Yu Shangshu, today, will definitely be recorded in history!"

Seeing Zhu Yunwen waving to the train like a child, Yu Xin frowned, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please pay attention to your appearance!" The officials and the people are watching! ”

"Oh," Zhu Yunwen's hand stopped in the air for a moment, and then continued to wave it regardless of it, and said while waving: "Yu Shangshu, I am so happy today!" Really, so happy! ”

Too happy?

Yu Xin shook his head, he couldn't understand what His Majesty was happy about, the train coming in the distance was emitting black smoke, panting for "rough air", making a piercing "clang" sound, and the vibration of the ground was very obvious, making people feel very unsteady.

After the establishment of the Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Plant, the output of steel increased rapidly, and in order to facilitate the nearby processing, Zhu Yunwen ordered the construction of an arsenal near it to produce weapons and equipment. According to the regulations, all weapons must be transported to the Beijing Division, and then inspected by the Military Department and now the General Quartermaster Department, and then sent to various places.

At first, weapons shipments were transported by water, from the port of Ma'anshan, and then through the Yangtze River, through Jubaomen into the city.

But when the steel production came up, Zhu Yunwen ordered the laying of the railway from Ma'anshan to Jingshi, Yu Xin had strongly opposed it at that time, he felt that it was too wasteful to lay precious steel on the ground, if it was used to build farm tools and even ordnance, he could accept it, but it was used to pave the ground, Yu Xin really couldn't accept it.

It's a pity that the emperor insisted on going his own way, and no one could stop it, after two years of hard work, to the fifth year of Jianwen, the equipment produced by the Ma'anshan Arsenal could be loaded into carriages and transported to Beijing by land through this railway. Because the railway is directly connected from the entrance of the arsenal to the treasure gate, it is more convenient and convenient, and everyone gradually discovers the benefits of the railway.

But the good times did not last long, when the steam engine was successfully developed, Zhu Yunwen immediately ordered it to be used in the railway, used in shipbuilding, in order to achieve the emperor's purpose, the Institute of Engineering, Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Factory, Ma'anshang Arsenal cost no less than two million taels of silver, which lasted a year and a half, and finally achieved part of the effect that the emperor wanted. Specifically, the train could pull the carriage and run without any problem, but it did not reach the speed required by the emperor like a galloping horse, only reached the speed of a horse-drawn carriage, according to the new weights and measures, about twenty miles per hour, but the emperor did not blame them, but ordered them to run on the Beijing-Malaysia railway as soon as possible.

What Zhu Yunwen saw this time was the result of the test for nearly half a year, of course, during the test, the train did not come to Jingshi, so the people in Jingshi had only heard of the train, but they had not actually seen it.

For this grand event, Zhu Yunwen led the civil and military officials and the new science and technology scholars to Jubaomen to wait for the arrival of the train.

It is about one hundred and twenty miles from Ma'anshan to Jingshi, and it takes six hours to arrive, so the train from Ma'anshan departs at ten o'clock in the morning and is expected to arrive in Jingshi at four o'clock in the afternoon, so Zhu Yunwen ordered everyone to rush to Jubaomen at half past three in the afternoon and wait. But due to various reasons, it was not until 4:40 in the afternoon that the train arrived at Jubaomen, and the people at the scene were already tired and couldn't stand it, but fortunately, Zhu Yunwen had already considered it, so that people prepared food early, and Zhu Yunwen still had some experience in the delay of the train.

......

"Woo---- woo---- woo---- woo----woo......"

"Run! Run! The monster is rushing this way! ”

"Don't run, it won't rush over!"

"What do you know, little brat!"

"Run!"

“......”

Different from Zhu Yunwen's imagination, the moment the train entered the station, the people and officials near the station could not hide the fear in their hearts, they had never seen such a huge locomotive, it not only emitted black smoke on its head, but also emitted a piercing scream, all of which made those who had never seen the train extremely frightened, and they retreated one after another, and finally dispersed like birds and beasts, and the sharp whistle of the train could not cover their frightened screams.

"Alright, go with me!"

Seeing the reaction of the people around him, Zhu Yunwen smiled, walked down the steps surrounded by civil and military officials, and came to the front of the car.

At this time, the train driver Nie Xing opened the door, he glanced around, hurriedly ran down, and knelt in front of Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, Nie Xing, the grass people, see Your Majesty!" Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! ”

"Hehe, that's good," Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "Flatten!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Nie Xing, right!" Zhu Yunwen looked at the front of the locomotive, feeling similar to his impression, not beautiful at all, but fortunately it could be used: "How is this train going?" ”

"This," Nie Xing was stunned for a moment: "It's okay, the grass people like to drive trains very much!" ”

"Haha, good, good! Very good! Seeing Nie Xing's appearance, Zhu Yunwen was very happy: "How do you feel about driving all the way?" ”

"It's okay, the train departed from Ma'anshan at ten o'clock in the morning, and there was a problem in the middle, which delayed some time, but the technician with the train quickly solved it!"

"Well, how much cargo did you pull this time? Tired along the way? ”

"There are three carriages hanging on this train, and the grass people don't know what it is. It's still very easy to drive the train, but it's a bit shaky! ”

.......

After the initial fear, both the officials and the common people will be curious about the steam train, and they are reluctant to leave for a long time, and after the goods on the car are transported away, the locomotive will stop on the platform, and the driver Nie Xing and two on-board technicians will act as commentators, promoting the advantages of the train to everyone who is interested, especially emphasizing its carrying capacity, convenience and the particularity of power.

......

In the evening of the same day, Zhu Yunwen convened a meeting of officials from the Wenyuan Pavilion, the Military Aircraft Department, and the Internal Affairs Office, and he wanted to build a railway connecting Beijing and Beijing, replace the unstable flow of the canal, and become the main artery connecting the north and south of China!

How much does it cost? This was Yu Xin's first thought!