A group of turtles, this hit is a bit big.

All the veteran ruffians immediately aimed at Li Xiaogong: "Old horseman, is it not good to deceive me with the steel knife (iron lance, spear) in my hand?" ”

"Hehe......" Li Xiaogong, who verbally begged for a bargain, smiled and said nothing, letting a group of old goods accuse him there, just looked at Li Chengqian and said: "Gao Ming, can your train run faster than a horse?" ”

"What do you want to do, old man?" Yu Chigong's old face was dark, and his eyes were as wide as copper bells.

"What? Do you dare to make a bet with the old man? Whoever loses will go around Chang'an City and shout 'I am a turtle' for a day. Li Xiaogong asked contemptuously after seeing Comrade Xiao Li nodding.

"Why don't you dare, the old man doesn't believe that there is anything faster than a war horse." Wei Chigong firmly believes that the train is just a showcase, just an ornament.

In fact, many of the old guys had the same idea as him, and although they all knew how amazing the influence of the train could be if it could really move, they still firmly believed that this thing couldn't move.

Bibi had already tested it just now, the whole car was iron, a real unadulterated iron guy, if this thing could move on its own, before it was seen with new eyes, they didn't believe it was real.

"Cheng Qian, your Uncle Wang made a bet with them, do you dare to participate?" Lao Li watched a group of subordinates shouting, and also came up to join in the fun, but his target was Li Chengqian.

"It's inevitable for the sons to participate, but it's a pity that there are only people who bet and don't judge, because the sons have the courage to ask their father to make a judgment." Thinking of the consequences of losing if the old man also participated in the bet, Li Chengqian rationally chose a referee position for the old man.

In this way, no matter who wins or loses, the result is the same for Lao Li (at least there is no need to lose face).

"Your Majesty seconded the proposal, please judge for us." A group of veteran ruffians took advantage of Li Chengqian's words to express their positions one after another, hoping that His Majesty Li Er would stand up and make decisions for everyone.

It's just that the eyes that don't admit defeat to each other and stare back and forth always have an inexplicable sense of joy.

"Okay, today is also the day of the sacrificial stove, let's see if this train is faster than a horse, if it is really faster than a horse......" Comrade Lao Li did not continue to say the next words, but everyone understood what he wanted to say, and bowed together: "The ministers are willing to gamble and lose!" ”

"Okay, in that case, Cheng Qian." His Majesty Li Er looked at Li Chengqian's gaze and stared: "What are you waiting for?" Get your train moving. ”

As far as trust itself is concerned, His Majesty Li Er thinks that there is a great possibility that the train can move, and he believes that Li Chengqian will never dare to deceive himself in this matter.

However, if the train is faster than the war horse, then the meaning is completely different, this is equivalent to having an artifact that can load tens of thousands of people at any time at a speed of 800 miles, for the Tang Dynasty, which has always pursued a policy of strong work, the control of the entire territory will be increased by several levels.

Therefore, Comrade Li couldn't wait to see what the speed of the train was, and whether it could really overtake the galloping horse as promised by Li Chengqian and Li Xiaogong.

"Father, son-in-law has another request, I hope that my father will allow it" After getting Lao Li's authorization to drive, Li Chengqian did not leave immediately, but put forward conditions.

"Boy, aren't you scared? Is it true that the train can't move? Or too slow. "This is a divine assistance from Wei Chigong and Hou Junji and others, at least in Li Chengqian's opinion.

"Father, uncles, the weight of the train itself is too heavy, and it is not easy to increase the speed to a certain extent, so I want the war horse to follow the train all the way to Chang'an, so that we can see the final result of the gamble with our own eyes."

Li Chengqian is not stupid, he knows that if it is compared to the limit speed or acceleration, the train cannot be compared with the war horse in any case, so he added the standard of distance to the gamble.

After all, the strength of the train lies in its durability and uniform speed, and adding distance is equivalent to hitting the dead hole of the war horse.

Datang has 800 miles of expedited, which is already the fastest way to achieve communication before the appearance of carrier pigeons, but if the 800 miles expedited is converted, the average speed of the war horse is 50 miles per hour.

However, it only took more than half an hour for Li Chengqian's train to get from Chang'an to here, and under such circumstances, its speed should be about 80 miles in an hour, almost twice that of a war horse.

It was precisely because of this confidence that Li Chengqian dared to agree to the gamble just now, but in order to grasp it more and make the 'results' more intuitive, he still chose a plan that was more beneficial to himself.

"Haha......, no problem, as long as Your Majesty agrees, we have no opinion." Wei Chi replied with a laugh in Lao Li's inquiring gaze, with an inexplicable sense of superiority in his voice, making Li Chengqian feel like he was talking to a dead chimpanzee.

However, since this old man wants to do it himself, Li Chengqian naturally can't remind him, and when no one objects, he nodded with a smile: "Father, there will be a long whistle before the train starts to move in a while, and please don't worry about it." ”

"Okay, okay, you hurry up and arrange a drive, Your Majesty has experienced a hundred battles, what are you afraid of a little sound, go quickly, the old man can't wait to see someone who thinks he is a turtle." Old Wei Chi also didn't know how to die, and he didn't have much contact with Li Chengqian, and he didn't realize what terrible the consequences of his choice would be.

"Okay, since Uncle Wei Chi is so anxious......" Li Chengqian paused and looked at Yang Yuxin who was following behind him: "You go and inform the car." ”

"Whoa!" Because it was in front of the old man, Yang Yuxin's answer restored Datang's normal way of answering.

But even so, the preparations continued for a long time, after all, it was the first time for the old man to take the train, and the escort work needed to be readjusted, and some of the nobles who came out with the old man also needed to get on the train, and they needed to be given places.

However, these things are naturally operated by the following people, and Li Chengqian doesn't need to worry about it, all he needs to do is to inform Empress Changsun and tell his mother about the situation after the train starts for a while.

After all, these people in the car are taking the train for the first time, and Li Chengqian doesn't want anyone to be frightened by the sound of the train's whistle, especially his mother, Empress Changsun.

At noon, the air whistle sounded for a long time, and with a not very strong tremor, the scene outside the window began to move slowly under the shocked eyes of countless old goods.

(End of chapter)