Chapter 511: Peace-loving and civilized

In the expectation of everyone, the ship carrying the train slowly entered the dock, fifteen cars with a load of twenty tons, two locomotives, not too big a ship.

Because it was shown to others, there were no cargo compartments, and fifteen passenger compartments were hung, with transparent and clean glass windows, and the carriages were painted in bright light blue.

When it appeared in front of people's eyes, the people who were waiting instantly liked this thing called a train, and thought that it would be very comfortable to sit in it.

Only Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan understand how uncomfortable it is to sit in such a train, booming and booming, they have all sat in it, and they have sat in a specially built nostalgic place.

"I think it's okay, at least it's not like a stuffy jar as said in an article, the people of Datang can enjoy it." Zhang Xiaobao suppressed other thoughts in his heart and praised against his will.

Wang Juan nodded, "Yes, it's better than taking a carriage, even if it's Xiaobei, the house they sat in when they were young is not as good as this train, how high are you going to set the fare?" ”

"The fare? It's not very far from Chang'an to Luoyang, is it? The straight-line distance is close, but the railway makes a bend, plus stop and wait for people, and get on and off the ship, it takes a day and a night, the theoretical speed is 30 kilometers per hour, in fact, it can't be reached, 30 yuan, isn't it expensive? ”

Zhang Xiaobao is not easy to estimate this price, if you calculate the input cost of railways and trains, as well as depreciation, the price will be high, but only the cost of normal transactions, the price should be low.

Wang Juan's beautiful eyebrows moved up twice, and said: "If you are walking, from Chang'an to Luoyang, you have to walk for a month, and it takes half a month to walk quickly, and the fast horse arrives in one day, and when you go, you can eat fried noodles or dry cakes and pickles, and the water is free on the road, and the shoes are paid by yourself, so it will be twenty Wen, and it can be higher."

If you want to save money, you can go, now the road is good, walk along the railway, safer than when you walked before, if it is to save time, take the train, it is estimated that there will be more businessmen at that time, anyway, the businessmen are not bad for that money, set fifty yuan, is it enough for coal? ”

"Shanxi and Henan both produce coal, naturally enough, the station that stops on the road should have more coal reserves, and supplies are needed to travel back and forth, as well as water, two railroad tracks, one go and one back, and then find a way to increase the number of rails, fifty Wen is good."

Zhang Xiaobao calculated it and felt that the price was not too expensive, and the time saved by taking a trip was still very valuable, especially for businessmen.

While the two were negotiating the price, the boat on the dock and the railroad tracks were docked, and under the command of Xiaoqi, the train on the ship was emitting thick smoke and gradually accelerating with a bang.

When the people on both sides of the railway saw the huge head of the locomotive, when they were surprised, they felt a kind of oncoming oppression, afraid that such a big thing would suddenly rush out and hit themselves, and they flashed to both sides, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.

Fortunately, someone had anticipated this situation and hurriedly shouted with a loudspeaker, telling everyone not to panic, the train would not appear outside the two iron pillars, which calmed down the commotion.

When all the seventeen trains came to the ground and drove towards the gate of the capital, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't care about the slow movement of the train, and climbed directly onto the train, which surprised the people who watched, and kept waving their hands.

"It's Xiaobao, it's Xiaobao and Juan Juan." Someone in the crowd recognized Zhang Xiaobao and the others at once, and shouted at the top of their voices, trying to let the sound drown out the movement of the train, but unfortunately only a few people next to them could hear it.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan on the train frowned, the two of them wanted to take this opportunity to talk, but they didn't expect the sound of the train to be too loud, no matter how they shouted, it was useless.

The hot air balloon in the sky was a little farther away, and it was not greatly affected, so Gao Lishi said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, this thing is a train, it is estimated that it will take less than twelve hours to get from the eastern capital to Chang'an, Your Majesty wants to travel in the future, just take the train, do not let other idlers come up, you don't have to worry about safety, let alone spend too much money." ”

In fact, there is no need for Gao Lishi to say, Li Longji thinks the same, he likes to go out for a walk, but every time he goes out, it costs a lot of money, and the team of guards alone is very large, and now there is a train, and one is chartered.

But he can't say that, it's easy for people to think of him as Yang Guang, obviously to build a canal to facilitate transportation, but to say that it is to play, this crime can't afford it, and he said: "We should also focus on benefiting the people, speed up freight, coordinate north-south exchanges, and wait for the normal operation of this line, we must take into account the people and people's livelihood in other parts of our Datang." ”

Gao Lishi understood, "Your Majesty rest assured, as long as this line is successful, I think other places will also pave the railway as soon as possible, now I have abundant money and food, and Xiaobao is supported by one force, no one dares to say that the Zhang and Wang families are building railways and trains for their own selfish interests."

The minister estimated that it would not be long before the railway from Chang'an to Sanshui County would be repaired first, and then to Jili Prefecture and Jiangnan East Road, maybe there would be a railway from Jiangnan East Road to Luzhou. ”

Gao Lishi's meaning is expressed very clearly, that is, the current situation is different from before, the imperial court can still support the construction of the railway, plus this proposal is headed by Zhang Zhong's Ministry of Works, even if others blame, they have to find Zhang Wang's family, and implicitly put it forward, it will be very convenient to go out to 'travel' in the future.

When the train slowly came to Chang'an, it finally stopped with a piercing braking sound, Zhang Xiaobao shook his head twice, stretched out his hand to a person shouting below, and asked the person to throw the horn up.

At this time, the hats he and Wang Juan were wearing had been taken off, and they were not so low-key, so that many people recognized the two of them, and a burst of cheers broke out in the crowd, some were happy to see the two of them, some were purely supportive, and some were shouting with others, as for why shouting? I don't know.

Zhang Xiaobao pressed down with one hand as if he were looking, signaling everyone to be quiet, waiting for everyone to stop, bringing the horn to his mouth, and saying to everyone: "Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Xiaobao." ”

'Wow~! There was another shout below, mostly women.

Wang Juan pouted beside her, and suddenly smiled again, she knew why there were so many girls shouting, all because Zhang Xiaobao gave her so many things some time ago, especially the last ten days of covering the sky, saying that ten days is ten days, those ten days, you can eat and drink casually outside the city, and the shade is constant in the city, and for a time she became the dream lover of many girls with fantasies in their hearts.

Zhang Xiaobao saw Wang Juan's expression with his peripheral vision, and hurriedly pressed down with his hand, waiting for the cheers to stop, and introduced: "This is the deputy envoy of Bohai, Wang Juan." ”

'......' The world suddenly fell silent, and the people around him stopped talking, but they even tried to control their breath as much as possible, and they didn't dare to exert themselves.

Zhang Xiaobao wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and Wang Juan muttered: "Am I so terrible?" ”

Zhang Xiaobao reacted quickly, and immediately continued: "I understand your thoughts, in fact, the so-called warriors of Tubo at the beginning were more afraid than you, how scared were they? One will crush a thousand riders. ”

"Good~! Devilish cuckoo, good job. A rough shout suddenly came out of the crowd, and with this sound, more shouts followed, instantly breaking the silence just now, just like the situation of shouting for Zhang Xiaobao just now, it was basically all girls' voices just now, and now it has become a man's movement.

Wang Juan smiled happily this time, kept waving his hand around, and raised his eyes to look at the group of hot air balloons, which frightened the people of the rival clans with Zhang Wang's family, two of them almost fell from above, laughed for a while, Wang Juan snatched the horn in Zhang Xiaobao's hand, and shouted to everyone: "I am Juan Juan, who dares to offend my Tang Dynasty, I will also lead the troops to kill, whether it is Duoshi, Japan, or Silla, kill." ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill....... The hot-blooded men below shouted one after another.

"Oops! My aunt and grandmother, pay attention to the international influence, there are many foreigners, give me, you are not suitable to be a diplomat. ”

Zhang Xiaobao hurriedly asked the horn back, and explained with a warm smile, "Fang Cai Wang Jiedu is joking with your friends from other places, we are peace-loving people, even if there are differences and contradictions, we will sit down and talk, we will not take millions of male soldiers to press the border, let alone guns and cannons, don't look at us We have very powerful special forces, but everyone rest assured, we will not use it for assassination, as for the economic attack, it will not happen, friends don't have to worry." ”

Zhang Xiaobao didn't explain, but an explanation made people from other countries worried, especially Junichiro Takeshita, who had been in the capital with some purpose, and he felt that the threat in Zhang Xiaobao's words was not long-lasting.

Zhang Xiaobao doesn't care what others think, a strong country should have the appearance of a strong country, who stipulates that a strong country has to look like a good bully?

After threatening others, he said with a smile: "There is one more thing, I want to tell you, in fact, it shouldn't be said, but many people are concerned, I will mention it, that is, this year's Autumn Season, I and Juan Juan will participate, I promise, there will be no fraud in the Autumn Festival." ”

"Okay, Xiaobao, Juanjuan, champion." The crowd below was chaotic again, shouting and everything.

The businessmen are not in a hurry, since Zhang Xiaobao said that he was participating, there is no big problem in thinking about it, when the time comes, ask it, and spend the money when it is time to spend it, and the people are not in a hurry, and the students who are going to take the exam are also breathing a sigh of relief at the moment.