This is a day worth celebrating, the first official train of the Great Song Dynasty will start from Youzhou, the whole train has a total of fifteen cars, 5 carriages are used to transport guests, and the rest are loaded with products from Youzhou and other places.

Since returning to the Great Song Dynasty, the development of Youzhou has been very fast, and in terms of industrial strength, it is even more proud of the world...... The train from Youzhou was loaded with 10,000 horses of woolen wool, furniture, new tractors, pumps, and fatty flour processed from fish bones, which were loaded with 10 carriages and ready to be transported to Qizhou for sale.

Those who are fortunate enough to be the first batch of passengers are naturally either rich or expensive, and there are two very special passengers, who are the father Wang Liangjing and the mother Bai...... Wang Liangjing has aged a lot in recent years, and the corners of Bai's eyes are full of wrinkles.

Don't look at the Wang family, but the children of the family, everywhere, even if the New Year, there is no way to reunite, some time ago I heard that the southeast is a Japanese and Manichaean, the old couple are worried, although they know that Wang Ning'an's side is heavily guarded, there will be no mistakes, but when parents, just can't rest assured.

It's easy to wait for their son to return to Beijing, and they are busy with government affairs, they want to enter Beijing, but they are afraid of disturbing.

Waited and waited, and finally waited for the opening of the railway, according to the usual practice, Wang Ningan would definitely go to Qizhou, and they also took the train to come over, just to reunite with their son.

Xu Yang was very considerate and prepared a special carriage for them, in order to make the old couple comfortable, but Bai Shi didn't listen, she was stunned that she piled up a lot of books in the carriage and brought a lot of gifts, so that there was only a place to sit in the carriage.

Wang Liangjing complained, "Go and see your son, it's not moving, why are you bringing so many things?" Besides, you don't have to worry about anything else, and you bring so many books! Tell me, who wants to watch it? ”

Bai Shi was furious, "You dead old man, just look at my age, old and yellow, ten years ago, you dare to talk to me like this?" And say that no one reads my book? I'm telling you, this time I'm going to publish it all over the world, and no one can stop it! ”

The old couple quarreled, but their argument was soon interrupted...... With the sound of the whistle, the train started and really slowly left Youzhou.

The passengers in the carriage poked their heads out and waved desperately, looking extremely proud.

On the platform, as well as the people around them, they all stood on tiptoe and craned their necks to look.

The locomotive was spewing black smoke, the train was getting faster and faster, and the loud roar was almost deafening.

But no one complained on the train or on the platform.

On the contrary, there are many young people in fresh clothes and angry horses, who are riding horses and chasing trains like crazy.

Not to mention, the speed of the train is not as fast as the horse, many young people ride their horses and whips, grab the front of the train, and then keep waving their hands, full of pride and arrogance, as if to say, what is the use of you thing, not as fast as Lao Tzu!

Wang Liangjing stood at the window, as if looking at an idiot!

"I really don't know what to do, four-legged, never able to run the wheel!"

As a person who has participated in the public relations of steam engines, Lao Wang is very confident.

Sure enough, after a quarter of an hour of running, the speed of the train did not decrease, but the horses gradually could not keep up, and they ran all over the sweat, and so did the knights above, who could only look at the train in the distance and keep shaking their heads as if they had seen a ghost.

In this way, the train moved forward quickly, passing through Cangzhou, Dezhou, through the big iron bridge of the Yellow River, all the way to Qizhou. There were many people stopping to watch along the way, and almost everyone who saw it would be stunned and in disbelief.

The distance of 800 miles, the train ran for 12 hours, a day!

If it is placed in the future, the high-speed rail may be more than an hour, which is 20 times worse!

But in this day and age, that's the speed of God!

The imperial court sent a letter, at most 800 miles to expedit, and I don't know how many war horses had to be killed along the way to send a little precious news to the capital.

But trains are different, not only can they reach the speed of express delivery, but they can also carry huge amounts of supplies to their destinations. The most gratifying thing is that there is no need for the help of the people to carry it.

The whole train, with only two drivers and four coal shovelers, was divided into two shifts and transported hundreds of people and mountain-like supplies to 800 miles away!

For a day, Wang Liangjing did not sleep and rest, and he was in excitement and shock throughout the whole process...... As a veteran who has experienced brutal battles, Wang Liangjing knows too well what this means!

As long as the railway is built, the transfer of troops, which used to take a month to complete, can now be done in a day, and it will also disturb the people along the way, and there will be no delay in agricultural time.

How much progress is that?

In order to get back Youyun, the entire Hebei Province and Gyeonggi sent more than one million people...... If there had been a train at that time, maybe only a few dozen would have solved the problem.

Wang Liangjing shook his fist fiercely, full of relief.

Bai was born in a businessman, and his vision was different from that of her husband, 10,000 woolen wool horses, which could only be transported by sea or by horse-drawn carriage thousands of miles away in the past.

Both of these have obvious drawbacks, such as shipping can only be transported to coastal ports, still need to be transported, and the sea is windy and rough, the materials are easy to get wet, if the wool is stained with seawater, it will basically be scrapped.

If you use a horse-drawn carriage, you need at least a hundred horse-drawn carriages, and one carriage must accompany the coachman, and if the horses are injured or die on the road, they must also be counted in the fare.

Slow speed, high shipping costs, and high risk...... These plague businessmen who engage in long-distance trafficking.

But the train is different, and a few carriages solve the problem...... The cost of the road has been reduced by at least 90% compared to the past!

What's worse is that the journey of a month can be shortened to one day!

Just imagine, in the past, it took a month to negotiate business from south to north, and after the negotiation was completed, it would take another month, at least more than two months...... Now, take the train to discuss business, come back and use the train to transport goods, and you can do it in a few days before and after!

The efficiency has been improved dozens of times, and the new products can be delivered to the customers at the fastest speed, and the business will certainly be much easier.

Bai thinks more about improving efficiency, and it's not just that, for example, in the past, he was engaged in trafficking, and he went back and forth at most two or three times a year. But if you have a train, you can even go back and forth dozens or hundreds of times a year!

What does this mean?

Of course, the transaction volume has increased exponentially, and the capital turnover has accelerated, relieving the pressure of businessmen to occupy money!

The benefits are endless!

Bai Shi's heart was pounding, if she was ten years younger, she might be like those excited businessmen, and devote herself to this luxurious business feast...... The old couple are full of pride, this is what our son insists on, and only he can accomplish such a miracle!

In addition to pride, it is still pride!

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Qizhou is the Jinan of later generations, as the seat of Jingdong East Road, there are also many merchants, including Yanzhou textile factories, they also carry tens of thousands of cotton cloth, waiting to be trafficked to Youzhou for sale, everyone's face is full of brilliance.

"Jifu, you've worked hard." Wang Ningan said with a smile.

Lu Huiqing immediately said: "It's nothing, the disciple can preside over such a big project, I really have a feeling of no regrets in this life...... Half a year later, the section from Qizhou to Xuzhou can also be opened to traffic, and next year, the section to Pukou will also be opened to traffic, and the entire railway will be connected, and the disciples will be blind even if they die! ”

Wang Ningan smiled, "Don't say frustrating words, there are still so many things waiting for you to do!" After a pause, Wang Ningan said: "Prepare to go back to Beijing, and go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be a deputy to Wang Xianggong." ”

Lu Huiqing took a breath, although he was busy with the affairs of the railway, he was still staring at the movements of the imperial court.

"Master, can the disciple dare to ask for advice, do you want to leave the position of prime minister to the prime minister?"

Wang Ningan did not hide it from Lu Huiqing, but sighed: "The next government is actually the most difficult, to take over my burden, and to create a new situation, it is not great courage, and great responsibility cannot be done...... You are all still young, with shallow qualifications, and you have suddenly ascended to the top, which is fueled by seedlings! ”

Lu Huiqing understood what the master meant very well, and he really didn't think about going directly to the prime minister, if he could serve as the second-in-command of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and wait for the prime minister to enter the political hall, he would naturally be able to straighten out, and he would also be able to ascend to the sky in one step.

"Disciples and others, although they are not qualified enough, but Brother Junshi, he is two years older than the Xianggong!"

Wang Ningan said meaningfully: "Jifu, could it be that you still have dealings with Junshi?" ”

"Yes!"

This is Lu Huiqing's cleverness, he never plays tricks with Wang Ningan at critical times, and works hard to do the things that the teacher explains, in front of the teacher, he is a blank piece of paper, frank and open, and does not engage in any dark room schemes.

"Master, not only disciples, but also other fellow disciples, all think that Brother Junshi is more suitable! Everyone was convinced of him! ”

Wang Ningan shook his head, "That's why I'm worried!" Junshi does things, does not leak, and is sleek, which is indeed popular with people...... But because of this, he took my place, and he categorically will not change Master's national policy, and he has no ability to change it. But the situation is changing every day, and sooner or later there will be problems if we are complacent and do not dare to reform. Wang Ningan shook his head, "I haven't made up my mind yet...... But no matter what, I will leave a suitable place for Junshi, with him, you people will not be bullied! ”

Lu Huiqing nodded on the surface, but smiled secretly in her heart.

The master also became verbose...... Just like in the eyes of a father, the child will never grow up, and Wang Ningan, a teacher, is also very worried.

But he ignored that Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dian, Zeng Bu, Su Zhe, these people were originally geniuses, and after so many years of experience, they wanted to bully them, jokes! It's good if they don't join forces to bully others!

The master and apprentice were talking, and suddenly the crowd began to jubilant, and they also walked out of the room at the station, stood on the platform, and looked up, a train roared to it.

The people in the car waved excitedly and shouted, Wang Ningan noticed two people, they were nervously and anxiously searching the crowd, and in an instant, shrouded in happiness, Wang Ningan's nose was sour......