When Li Shiminda came to the Ministry of Military Industry, as soon as he entered the production workshop, a huge steam locomotive came into his eyes.

The nose of this steam locomotive was so big, several times larger than the Beetle steam tank that he had taken out of his master's hands

What attracted his attention the most was that on the front of this steam engine, there was also a bronze dragon-shaped sculpture, and several big characters "Tang Dynasty Royal Train" were printed under the sculpture.

Seeing these words, Li Shimin's brows suddenly furrowed.

"This is how the so-called train looks like a steam tank"

"Haha, their essence is actually the same"

Hearing Li Shimin's self-talk, Gao Ming, who was holding a drawing in his hand, smiled and walked towards him.

"Old man, why did you suddenly think to come here?"

"Hmph, can't you come if you can come?"

Li Shimin snorted lightly, and then pointed to the huge steam locomotive in front of him.

"This thing is the train you said, it's just such a thing, you can get to Luoyang in one day"

"It's not a day to Luoyang, it's an hour to Luoyang"

As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, Gao Ming immediately corrected him, "Even if you go to Taiyuan, if you don't stop halfway, it will only take a little more than half a day."

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Looking at Gao Ming's serious face, Li Shimin did not speak immediately, but frowned.

It took about a few tens of seconds before he looked at Gao Ming again.

"What are you going to do?"

Hearing Li Shimin's question, the corners of Gao Ming's mouth suddenly curled, and he handed over the drawings in his hand while smiling.

"Look, here's the answer"

"Hmm"

Looking at the drawings he handed over, Li Shimin immediately took them over, and looking at the contents inside, he frowned again.

"Why do you put a ladder on the ground, is it on a ladder that the train drives"

"Hahahaha"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming couldn't help laughing and waved his hand at the same time.

"Old man, this is not a ladder, this is a road specially built for the train to travel, called the rails, and only on this track can the train exert its true speed"

"Rails"

After listening to Gao Ming's explanation, Li Shimin carefully looked at the contents of the drawings again, and his face showed a sudden realization.

"I remember, when I came back from Longyou before, I went to Taiyuan for a while, and I found that the iron-making blast furnaces of the Wang clan were all smelted by huge iron bars, which were used to make this so-called railroad track."

"Yes, you guessed it, exactly"

Seeing that Li Shimin guessed, Gao Ming no longer concealed it, and immediately nodded.

"Actually, since two years, I should say that since three years ago, I have been planning to build trains, but because the production of iron is not enough, so it has not started, but now I have saved for three years, and the iron from Chang'an to Taiyuan should be enough."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming suddenly clenched his fists, revealing a look of excitement.

"The construction of the railway from Chang'an to Taiyuan is only the first step, followed by the railway from Taiyuan to Andong Duhufu, where there is the largest iron mine in Datang, as long as the railway is built there, we can get a lot of iron, and the construction speed of the Datang railway will be accelerated several times."

Seeing Gao Ming's excited face, Li Shimin didn't have much resonance, he raised his eyebrows, and then directly returned the drawings to Gao Ming.

"Then I am waiting for your good news"

With that, he left with his hands behind his back.

Although Li Shimin didn't say it explicitly, his thoughts were more or less understandable, and he also knew that he was suspicious of the train, but he didn't say it directly.

In Gao Ming's opinion, he is already very satisfied with Li Shimin's attitude.

Because for him, he already knows what to do, he doesn't need Li Shimin's help, as long as the other party doesn't stop and add chaos, it is the greatest support.

In fact, Gao Ming didn't know that during the time he left the court, there were already a lot of excerpts that participated in him, and the most important one was that he and the Taiyuan Wang clan hoarded a large amount of iron.

You must know that in Datang, salt, iron, and tea are all controlled products, and a large amount of hoarding is against the laws of Datang.

If another prince does this, Li Shimin will definitely take care of it, and it is likely that he will be punished.

But now this man is smart, and he has taken a tacit attitude, which makes many ministers feel incredible.

But these Gao Ming didn't know at all, or he didn't have time to pay attention to it, because at this time his mind was on the train.

Three months passed quickly, and the long-planned railroad tracks were finally laid.

The railway starts from Chang'an in the east, passes through Luoyang, and ends in Taiyuan, with only three stations and no stops elsewhere.

With the efforts of Gao Ming and hundreds of craftsmen, while the railroad tracks were laid, a train with a height of nearly 4 meters and a length of more than 40 meters also appeared in front of tens of thousands of people and civil and military officials in Chang'an.

Looking at this behemoth lying quietly on the railroad tracks, with its whole body painted green, whether it was Li Shimin or the civil and military officials who followed him, their eyes widened, their faces were full of shock, and they let out a burst of exclamations from time to time.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Gao Ming's mouth suddenly curled.

"Dumbfounded, a bun of dirt buns"

Of course, he just thought about it in his heart, and on the surface he still looked generous.

When everyone's exclamations gradually stopped, he hugged his fist towards Li Shimin and the civil and military officials present.

"Father, as well as all the ministers of the Tang Dynasty, today is the first departure of my Tang Dynasty Royal Train, thank you for coming to watch the ceremony."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming arched his hand towards the people around him again, and then put his hands down and continued to speak.

"The train departs from Chang'an at the same time, arrives in Luoyang before Shen Shi, stays in Luoyang for half an hour, sends from Luoyang to Taiyuan at four o'clock in Shen, arrives at Hai Shi, and then stays in Taiyuan for four hours, and returns to Chang'an at the next time."

"What only takes one day from Chang'an to Taiyuan"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, the surrounding ministers began to discuss.

"No, the prince said that it was the time when the car departed and arrived, and it was eight hours."

"No, no, the prince said just now, when he arrived in Luoyang in the middle, he stayed in Luoyang for half an hour, so it was seven and a half hours."

"Seven and a half hours is impossible, even if the horse is whipped quickly and the horse is changed halfway, it will take five or six days to get from Chang'an to Taiyuan, and it is impossible to arrive in seven and a half hours."

"Just that's it"

Hearing these comments from the ministers, Gao Ming did not argue, but just laughed as he climbed onto the train and spoke again.

"It's almost time, the train is about to depart, because it is the first time it has been opened, so this ride is free, the opportunity is rare, and please hurry up and get on the train."

"Okay, I'll come"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Cheng Yanjin, who was in a black soap robe, walked up.

He jumped to the top of the locomotive, then held the train chimney with one hand and crossed his waist with the other, and laughed at the same time.

"Hahahaha, this train station is really much more comfortable than the carriage, it's not smooth enough to sit, or the prince will give me a stool or a mat, how"

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