Who would move his body, Yang Yuanzhao almost instantly, his consciousness returned to his body, but he saw a familiar face, Yang Yue was shaking his body, and said, "Yuanzhao, wake up!" ”

"What's the matter, cousin Ji, what's going on?" Yang Yuanzhao asked in surprise.

"It's already past Xiaogan!"

Xiaogan, can be said to be the last big station in the north of Hanyang, only seventy or eighty kilometers away from Wuhan, the train speed at the beginning of the 20th century, seventy or eighty kilometers, also takes three or four hours, it is finally a long journey, and is about to reach the final destination, Wuhan, this era, is also known as the three towns of Wuhan, different from the Yellow River Bridge, the Yangtze River, in this era, is still unconquerable, so the end point of the Pinghan Railway, is located in Hankou, Jiangbei, to go to the south of the Yangtze River, you need to take a ferry to the past.

Slowly the end of the journey, plus an excited Yang Yue, Yang Yuanzhao did not enter the all-in-one machine, sat there, chatted with Yang Yue, time passed minute by minute, around the train, gradually appeared houses, from the countryside everywhere, gradually there was a scene of the city, Wuhan has always been prosperous, guarding the Yangtze River, the ferry can go up and down, convenient traffic environment, or the provincial capital of Hubei, the geographical location is very important, the Pinghan Railway and the depth of British and French forces, so that the entire Yangtze River, All of them have developed more than the rest of China, and Hankow, in a sense, has developed faster than other cities in China.

The long whistle, almost 3 days of journey, finally came to an end, there was no fatigue of taking the train in later generations, but a little energetic, Yang Yuanzhao and his party got off the train.

At the terminal station, there are a lot of people who get off the train, people are eager for freedom, almost the first time the train stops, they get off the train, there are not many people who come down from the ticket car, but in other carriages, there are really a lot of people who come down, and there are some scenes of train arrival in later generations.

Groups of people, or slow, or fast outward, including many blonde foreigners, Yang Yuanzhao sighed for a while, no wonder the railway appeared in China, more and more people, are involved in it, the railway is very convenient, the most important thing is that the profit of the railway is extremely high, the total investment of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway is more than 7 million yuan, most of which are provided by the profit part of the Kanto Railway, because of the huge interests of the railway, so more and more people devote themselves to the railway, and finally, the dragon vein of the late sunshine, It was really cut off because of the railway, and the road protection movement that took place in Sichuan set off the root cause of the demise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Hankou station is magnificent, compared with the previous Shijiazhuang station, Taiyuan station, here is more modern atmosphere, after the Pinghan railway, the status of Hankou is much more important, from the inland such as Henan, Hebei coal, minerals, grain, native products and other resources, will pass the guò railway, a steady stream of transportation to Hankou, in Hankou here, formed a large cargo distribution center, a lot of goods, will be directly through guò foreign lines, in Hankou loading, transportation to Shanghai, or Nanjing, direct to the sea, The Yangtze River, a major artery, has also become a window for China's opening up.

Yang Yuanzhao and Yang Yue didn't bring many things, just two small boxes, filled with carry-on items, two bodyguards and Uncle Guang, followed behind them, five people formed a small group, slowly outward in the crowd, the rickshaws outside, heard the train entering the station, hurriedly rushed over, soliciting guests.

In this era, those who can afford to take the train are some wealthy, or foreigners, the price of a few copper plates of the rickshaw, most of them can afford it, and soon, dozens of rickshaws, there are also guests, Yang Yue did not call a rickshaw, but under the guidance of Uncle Guang, passed through the square of Hankou Station, a huge square, very similar to the railway station square of later generations, everywhere is a shouting voice, there are people who buy things, there are people who sell goods, of course, there are also secret prostitutes soliciting business.

Zhang Daniu looked around vigilantly, and even took the initiative to stop the people soliciting business, and finally, after crossing such a wide square in front of the station, they came to a lively place.

The shops on both sides of the road are lined with products from all directions, and from time to time there are all kinds of businessmen who walk in, or directly on the counter, observing the products, or simply talking to the shopkeeper.

"Our Yang family's Chamber of Commerce is on this street!" Yang Yue said with a smile.

A street, it won't be Hanzheng Street, of course, Hanzheng Street will not be famous until a few decades later, in any era, there is no shortage of shrewd people with accurate vision, let the merchants here, say what impact the railway has on their business, maybe it is difficult for them to say, but their keen intuition tells them that this is a good place, a good place for them to make a fortune.

In front, a tall building appeared, a small four-story western-style building, which looked similar to the previous Taiping Weijia ticket number, and the name of the Yang Family Chamber of Commerce fluttered on it.

The merchants of the Yang family are already different from the sales of small merchants and hawkers, with a little shadow of large wholesalers and large agents, from the southeast coast, purchase a number of daily necessities or other products, through the Yangtze River, transport to Wuhan, and then take Wuhan as the center, with the help of the Yangtze River waterway and the Pinghan Railway, all the way to radiate away, forming a series of markets, and therefore, the role of Hanyang, gradually important, listen to Yang Yue on the road, Yang Shixun should be his fifth uncle.

The big family is like this, basically, it is all according to the kinship, after the difference between relatives and alienation, the ability of the individual will be taken into account, Yang Shixun is a sturdy middle-aged man, the years have not left many traces on his body, the traditional Shanxi people's dress, melon skin hat and cardigan, I saw Yang Yue and others were also very enthusiastic, Yang Yuanzhao always felt that he seemed to look at his gaze with a different kind of affection.

"Uncle Wutang, have you bought the ferry ticket?"

"Young Master Yue has worked hard, I have already bought the ticket, Chris, first class!" Yang Shixun said a little respectfully.

"Uncle Wutang, you are still so polite, this is my classmate, Yang Yuanzhao!"

"Hello Young Master Yuanzhao!"

Yang Yuanzhao was not used to this old-fashioned salute, and hurriedly returned the salute, because the ferry ticket was tomorrow, and they could rest in Hanyang for a day and night.

The road was tired, Yang Yue was slightly excited along the way, there was not much rest, he was already exhausted, after ordering food, he returned to the room to rest, but Yang Yuanzhao was in good spirits, the fast-paced life of the later generations, he felt that he was less, besides, compared with the high-speed trains of later generations, the classic cars in this world, sleeping is still relatively down-to-earth, sleeping in the chamber of commerce during the day, always feeling a little boring.

Yang Yuanzhao's eyes turned, and he was sent by Yang Shixun to the side, and Yang Han, who followed him, asked, "Yang Han, can I go to Hanyang Iron Works to have a look?" ”

Yang Han looked at Yang Shixun with some embarrassment, Yang Shixun pondered for a while, nodded and said, "It can be done, but Young Master Yuanzhao, what are you doing at Hanyang Iron Works?" ”

"Let's take a look, didn't you say that Hanyang Iron Works is the largest iron factory in Asia?"

"Young Master Yuanzhao, are you joking, Hanyang Iron Works is no longer there, besides, you study in the UK, in this world, there is no place in the world that is more developed than British and American steel. Hanyang Iron Works is good in China, but unfortunately it has an annual output of 80,000 tons of iron and 40,000 tons of steel, which is too little. Yang Shixun said leisurely.

80,000 tons and 40,000 tons, if you compare it with an ordinary workshop, this is already an extremely large number, a large steel plant with the country as a unit, this is really not a good deal, Yang Yuanzhao did not speak, he remembered that he saw a comment on the Internet, the United States and Britain are both steel powers, especially the United States, in 1890, crude steel has been 4.8 million tons, and then it has continued to rise, and even reached nearly 40 million tons before World War I, and now, although it is not as prosperous as before the war, there are at least two or three million tons, compared with them, China is really too weak, the strongest Hanyang Iron Works, not to mention his output, the steel produced is not enough, the strength of the rails is very weak, the previous Yellow River Bridge, can not reach the speed of opening to traffic, the steel bridge, his design life is only 15 years, all kinds of things, let people sigh, the rise of national industry, there is a long way to go.

"Uncle Wutang, I still want to go and see, no matter what, it's also our own steel mill!" The last two words, Yang Yuanzhao almost gritted his teeth and said them.

Yang Shixun sighed and said, "Since you want to go and see, let's go and see!" ”

Yang Shixun asked Yang Yuanzhao to wait a little, he sent two small money to contact, and soon, there was news, they had an afternoon to visit the Hanyang Iron Works.