Chapter 29 Crossing the Yellow River
The sound of spitting and spitting began to sound, the first carriage was pulled by a small locomotive, towards the top of the railway bridge, a piercing steel collision, the bridge body seemed to shake slightly, it seems, even if it is a carriage and a locomotive, the pressure on this railway bridge is huge, swaying speed, a small locomotive, pulling the carriage one by one, can only pass one section at a time, the speed does not exceed 5 kilometers per hour, even people go fast, it is really backward.
Yang Yuanzhao smiled bitterly, China's industrialization has a long way to go, and the reality has taught Yang Yuanzhao a clear lesson, even if it is to open the country, open his eyes to the world, even if it is a Westernization movement, but modern China, poor and backward, or its original ecology, to change this qiē, must be two-pronged.
Almost waited for more than an hour, the front 6 carriages have passed, and finally it was their turn, the small train with a carriage, swayed to the side of the Yellow River Railway Bridge, standing in the carriage, Yang Yuanzhao's eyes, but did not leave these steel, thick steel bars, looks very good, but in the midst of the failure, speckled rust, plus some places even broken, God knows, how this Yellow River Railway Bridge, how to stand here.
"Yuan Zhao, do you still feel slow, be content, I remember that I went to Kaifeng 3 years ago, and the ferry passed, and it took a little faster, it was only three or four hours, fast enough!"
Looking at Feng Yuxiang's emotional expression, Yang Yuanzhao resented in his heart, do you want to sue you, on the Yellow River and the Yangtze River in later generations, dozens of railway bridges fly across the north and south, not to mention a lightning-fast train, even if it is an ordinary train, it can be on the Yellow River and the Yangtze River in a few minutes at most. On the main stream of the Yangtze River, the Gezhou Dam and the Three Gorges Project were built, and the high gorge came out of the Pinghu Lake, which really created a world-renowned achievement, which was a historic moment for the Chinese nation, but now, these great projects are no longer there.
These, can only be passed in the bottom of the heart, a car to pass, it takes about half an hour, on a railway bridge that is not very solid, swaying, like sitting in a sedan chair, Yang Yuanzhao looked at the river below boredly.
The Yellow River, yellow, is his main color, the river water that looks a little dirty, in the rushing, began to rush downstream, I don't know how much sediment, in the Yellow River water, brought to Shandong, providing a lot of alluvial plains for Shandong.
In later generations, when he went to Zhengzhou to participate in the competition, he often went to the Yellow River Valley, where the barbecue and snacks were a must, the only thing that was a little uncomfortable was that the water was too yellow, the Yellow River and the Yellow River, its own yellow, was its characteristic, looking at the Yellow River rushing below, compared with the Yellow River in later generations, the Yellow River at this time was a lot clearer.
Governance of the Yellow River, has always been the most important work in Chinese society, since the Song Dynasty, the Yellow River began to rage, the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the Yellow River floods, has always been a big trouble, the history of the years, the investment is huge, but did not tie the Yellow River to a hanger, the reason is that the reason is not found.
The root cause of the Yellow River flooding is not in the water, but in the sand, the control of the Yellow River, is the process of controlling sediment, only to control the soil erosion of the Loess Plateau, the riverbed of the Yellow River, will not continue to increase, will not form a daunting hanging river on the ground, now he happened to appear in Baotou, where the Yellow River bends the place, there is a chance, we must be at the source, the problem of the Yellow River to be dealt with, can no longer let the Yellow River be dangerous.
After a trip, it takes 3 hours, when the night finally falls, they finally cross the Yellow River, this is the last train today, the quality of the Yellow River Bridge, determines that it is at night, it can never be opened, so when the night falls, the Yellow River Railway Bridge will be closed, they are just in time to come, otherwise, they will have to rest for a night on the small station on the bank of the Yellow River.
After crossing the Yellow River, Zhengzhou is not far away, that is, dozens of kilometers, the speed of the train is significantly faster, and it arrives in Zhengzhou at about 10 o'clock in the evening.
This is in 1908 time and space, Yang Yuanzhao came to Zhengzhou for the first time, this Zhengzhou, not the capital of a province with a large population in later generations, not the largest marshalling station in Asia, Zhengzhou at this time to Yang Yuanzhao's first impression is small and broken, as a new type of transportation city developed by relying on the Pinghan Railway, Zhengzhou was built in just a few years, there was no reasonable urban planning in the late Qing Dynasty, the government just established a few yamen, made a few signboards, even if it is a railway station is also built by the railway, Zhengzhou's smooth traffic, In the two years that the railway was built, he developed rapidly, but the rapid development has created a large area of shantytowns, dilapidated houses, citizens with dull expressions and dirty faces, and a vivid historical picture of old China.
"Brother Yuan Zhaoxian, we are going down on a business trip, at most 7 days, after I have dealt with it, I will go to Shanghai to find you!"
"Okay, I'll wait for you for a week!"
Waving goodbye to Feng Yuxiang and the others, turning around and about to return to the carriage, Uncle Guang didn't know when, so he stood behind and said: "Two young masters, Zhengzhou is a big station, there are a lot of people, I found a relationship to get two A tickets, are you going to rest?" ”
"A ticket?" After a long journey, Yang Yuanzhao was also a little tired, the second-class seat was relatively wide, but he couldn't lie down to sleep, for a journey that was often two or three days, it was definitely not a good choice to hold on, not to mention, the ticket had been bought, followed Uncle Guang, went to the sleeper car, and after completing the ticket exchange procedures, Yang Yuanzhao fell asleep in a mixed manner.