From Baotou to Datong, hundreds of kilometers away, the nearest stop is, of course, Suiyuan, which is an important town in the whole of Mongolia, and the Qing court set up the Suiyuan General's Mansion here to control the surrounding Mongolian region. Watermark Ad Test: Watermark Ad Test

Because the distance between Baotou and Suiyuan is very close, the connection between Baotou and Suiyuan is also very close, this time the opening ceremony, is the first launch, and is direct, on the way from Baotou to Taiyuan, will only stop at Suiyuan, Datong, Baotou three stations, used to detect the train and add water and coal, this is a must, because there is the help of machinery, the delay is not much.

More than 170 kilometers of distance, with an average speed of about 85 kilometers per hour, it takes 2 hours, the people who get on the train, a certain distance dù feel the speed of this train, the huge locomotive drags the carriage, moves forward quickly, and all kinds of landscapes are quickly backwards, this is a completely different experience, the passengers on the train are looking out of the window excitedly, and seem to feel the magic of the speed of the train.

2 hours later, when the train finally stopped in Suiyuan, these people who got on the train were relatively familiar with Suiyuan, and when they saw the new station and the familiar cityscape outside, everyone was stunned, and some smart people were even considering that if the price of high-speed rail is not too high in the future, when selling things to the outside, the highway can be replaced by the railway. Only a small number of personnel will get off in Suiyuan, and the rest will go directly to Taiyuan, all the way to Taiyuan, and a opening ceremony will be held.

When the train finally stopped in Taiyuan, it was already a few hours later, and there were more than 800 people. It will be arranged in a large hotel to celebrate the opening of the Baotou Railway. Most of them will be tomorrow. Take the train back to Baotou, and some of those who are just going to Taiyuan will stay in Taiyuan.

The celebration meeting and the opening ceremony were carried out very smoothly, Yang Yuanzhao basically threw himself on it after the end, and spent three whole days on the railway, during which Yang Yuanzhao almost traveled to various cities on the entire railway network. The first ring line has been formed, Baotou as the center, the first circle is Bayannur, Ordos and Suiyuan, these are the core cities of Baotou, but also the cities that have been greatly influenced by Baotou, Baotou's tentacles have penetrated into these cities, except that there is no real government like Baotou. Others, like Baotou, the construction and interests of the entire city are controlled in the hands of Baotou.

Bayannur is a new city, formerly known as Wuyuan. Because according to Mongolian tradition, it is called Bayannur, which is the same as that of later generations. Like Baotou, it's just a small town. Three kilometers northwest of him, a large railway station was built. Relying on the railway station, a new city with a radius of more than 7 kilometers has been built, and as an important satellite city of Baotou, the emergence of the railway has shortened the distance between him and Baotou.

Bayannur as the Hetao Plain, one of the richest land, here has this extremely rich natural resources, in the past few years, Baotou's agricultural expansion, has been in this direction, now, basically formed 3 large farms of more than 70,000 hectares and 12 small farms of more than 10,000 hectares, as well as countless cooperative farmers, the total land area, occupies the entire Bayannur agricultural land of more than 10 percent, which basically completes the transformation of the nearest city near Baotou.

Ordos is also a new type of city, but also an agricultural city, a certain distance above the dù, can also be regarded as a supplement to Baotou, the establishment of two stations, the agricultural center and some light industry can be transferred to these two cities, Baotou will leave some of the most important things, continue to develop the economy of the entire northwest as a leader.

Another position in the first circle is Hohhot in later generations, where the current Suiyuan General's Mansion is located, which should be an important aspect of the Mongolian strategy, but, because the current Baotou does not want to attract the attention of the Suiyuan general, a certain Cheng dù above, taken the same way as Zhangjiakou, is outside the original city, built a small new city, a certain Cheng dù, can not attract the attention of the Qing government, as for the below, from top to bottom officials, All of them have been completely bought above a certain amount of Cheng dù, and will not be reported to the central government of the Qing Dynasty. The current Qing court, which must have been so overwhelmed by Cheng Dù that it would not have noticed the rise of such a behemoth in the northwest border.

In three days, several trains were replaced, and a distance of more than 5,000 kilometers was walked, almost every day at more than 1,500 kilometers, so that it was almost 24 hours without stopping, and a certain distance was on the top, which also proved the safety of this railway, Yang Yuanzhao still found a lot of problems, for example, some routes are not the nearest routes, and there are gaps in the closed railways in some places, which need to be solved slowly. almost crashed, and it also made Yang Yuanzhao realize that high-speed railways need to be constantly publicized and persuaded to prevent people from destroying the barbed wire fence and crossing the railway.

It will take time, and even blood, to make people understand how dangerous it is to cross the railway, but some warning signs and propaganda must be done in advance, and the vast majority of people must be made aware of this, especially in these poor places.

When Yang Yuanzhao and Zhan Tianyou inspected the railway near Baotou respectively, Mihai was also among the cruise ships, quickly crossing the Pacific Ocean, taking the fastest cruise ship on this route, enjoying the most in-place service, and it took only 2 weeks to come to China.

Mihai and his team, after arriving in China, were shocked by China's backward situation, he got off the ship in Tianjin, Tianjin also has a big city appearance, but directly on the train, dilapidated second-hand trains, light steel rails, so that Mihai faintly depressed, can a large-scale railway group be born here, an annual salary of 500,000 US dollars, don't meet any scammers, the contract has been signed, even if there is no railway company he requested, the first 30% of the advance salary, In other words, $150,000 has already arrived, he is a bad old man, he is in his 50s, and what value can he have, it is possible for the team behind him.

But on the other hand, the German and American companies thought of everything they could think of, almost all the personnel brought by Mihai signed an agreement, and the advance payment was 30% of the annual salary, which made Mihai who was still considering using an annual salary of 500,000 yuan to maintain the whole team Mihai was surprised and delighted, and the other party's idea was probably more than he imagined, and the money was very big, what were they going to do.

The railway from Tianjin to Beijing is very dilapidated, accompanied by German and American personnel, Mihai did not stay in Beijing too much, he got on the train directly, and walked on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, which is in the history of China's railway, has a strong stroke of the railway, representing the miracle of Zhan Tianyou's achievements on the railway, in front of Mihai, who is accustomed to seeing the big railway, worthless, dilapidated, backward, everything is old, is the only thought in Mihai's heart, such a railway, he doesn't want to care, If you want him to do this, you might as well kill him

But after arriving in Zhangjiakou, it changed as soon as it happened, and even surprised Mihai. Zhangjiakou Railway, has been docked with the Baotou railway, but this docking, imperfect, just like the later generations of outbound trains, can achieve the same platform replacement, but from the locomotive to the carriage, all to be replaced, on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the carriage, compared with the large capacity of Baotou, is far away, here is formed a large marshalling transfer station, there is also a freight transfer station, here is a passenger car, relatively easy, directly get off in the station, transfer to take the train here in Baotou, It probably didn't take 30 minutes, but the next time was a lot saved.

The huge locomotive locomotive, which is the American locomotive imported from Baotou, 1 huge marshalling steam engine, can provide powerful horsepower, a huge power of more than 3100 horsepower, which can support the movement of the entire train, and is the fastest train marshalling in Baotou.

Mihai is an old railway, from the train, the carriage, to the final technology, he is very clear, at a glance, the power of this locomotive is strong, the most important thing is that this locomotive, it seems to be a little different from what he knows, although this locomotive is imported from the United States, but Yang Yuanzhao after the locomotive runs, and a series of modifications, so that the train is closer to the style of the steam train of later generations, wide, taking into account some aerodynamic aspects, the complete adjustment of the locomotive, The American model is no longer visible, it is a new locomotive entirely.

This locomotive is larger and lighter than the previous modification by about 5%, and the space is large enough, in Mihai's eyes, it is a completely new locomotive, and the performance is quite extraordinary.

The head of the heavy-haul train, for any country, is restricted, in this era of more than 1000 tons of trains, for land transportation, is simply an artifact, at present, the world's strongest railway, in the United States, 21 50-ton carriages, can hold 1050 tons of goods, has been the signature train of the Pacific Railway, this record, since last year, has not been broken, see this huge, full of other trains 1 times as big as the huge locomotive, Mihai vaguely felt that if he could pull the train, the transportation volume of this locomotive would be very amazing, at least compared to the previous lightweight old locomotives, a lot stronger. (To be continued......) R1052