There are a total of five people who went to Shanghai, except for Yang Yue and Yang Yuanzhao, who is an old family member called Uncle Guang, he is in the convoy on the Taiping, until he set off, Yang Yuanzhao knew that he would follow, for Uncle Guang, Yang Yue didn't say much, just mentioned that it was Yang Shitang's deputy, who was in charge of the caravan.

Taiping trip, Yang Yuanzhao for the Yang family's wealth, is already mentally prepared, even in the whole Shanxi, the Yang family is also one of the top everyone, simply asked the Yang family's business, Yang Shitang control zhì caravan, is undoubtedly the most important part, the annual turnover of more than 10 million taels, profits of more than 1 million, this can be said to be the foundation of the Yang family, is the Yang family's huge industry, the weight is relatively heavy.

In addition to Uncle Guang, there are two sturdy men, one is called Zheng Da Niu, the other is called Qin Shuzi, they are tall, there are some strong men in the northwest, they are here to ensure safety, from the beginning of entering the train station, their eyes are vigilantly staring around, one hand is in his arms, and his waist is bulging, Yang Yuanzhao knows that it is a gun, a pistol.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, guns are probably the most unavoidable things for merchants, before from Baotou to Taiyuan, among the caravans, there were as many as 30 long and short guns, which is also the source of safety along the way, encountered a first-line red team, if it were not for the protection of the swordsmen, they might have been looted, and then Yang Yuanzhao learned that the first line of red like this, basically there are dozens of guns of horse bandits, is already a powerful figure among the northwest horse bandits, and now the horse bandits, has not developed to the Republic of China period of firearms, more just cold weapons, Powerful caravans are basically not afraid of them, Yang Yuanzhao knows that the big caravans in Baotou have hardly encountered a few robberies in the past, and most of them have turned over to small merchants and hawkers.

In later generations, Yang Yuanzhao took the train, and even during the Spring Festival, when the transportation was at its peak, he took the train, it was simply crowded, people were crowded, people were crowded, the train of the Republic of China, especially the first class, is obviously different, the first class is exact, it is two carriages, one is used during the day, with a sofa tea seat in the carriage, fixed less than 20 seats, followed by this carriage, there is also an accommodation carriage, everyone's space is wide enough, which makes people feel that the treatment is different.

Taking the opportunity to get up, Yang Yuanzhao touched the two bodyguards, the bodyguards were very vigilant, but they didn't expect Yang Yuanzhao to touch them, neither of them reacted, just bumped into each other, and at the moment of the collision, the mechanical voice sounded: Bai Langning 1900 was found, whether to copy the drawings.

"Copy!" Yang Yuanzhao said in a deep voice.

Bai Langning 1900, that is, the old China known as one gun, two horses, three flower mouth of the pistol, this pistol, once set off the culprit of the First World War, Serbian youth, assassinating the Austro-Hungarian crown prince, used Bai Langning 1900, and the assassination of Lenin's pistol, also this 1900. This gun is famous in modern China, and I thought that I would be able to get the blueprint of this pistol only when I went to Shanghai, but I didn't expect to get it here.

In troubled times, the gun is the most fundamental, especially the easy-to-save pistol, the previous committee of 1888, a certain Cheng dù above, can not be taken out, but the white Browning 1900, the power is acceptable, there is a relatively short, for self-defense is the best.

"Young Master Yang, be careful!" Zheng Daniu held Yang Yuanzhao and said with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Yang Yuanzhao stood up and walked slowly towards the toilet, leaving the suspicious Zheng Daniu, he didn't react just now, but then he thought about it, Yang Yuanzhao deliberately hit him, what was it for, but his duty required, he still took a step back and followed.

Lock the door in the toilet, enter the all-in-one machine, find Bai Langning 1900, start manufacturing, manufacturing room, 1800 committee 1888 and a large number of guns and ammunition are stacked in a corner, but unfortunately there is no way to sell, otherwise, 1800 original committee 1888, each at least 50 yuan, guns, will always be in demand.

A pistol, but a few hundred grams, almost instantly, a brand new pistol, appeared in front of him, and a little more, a bunch of bullets, one by one pressed the bullets into the pistol, holding the pistol, for no reason there was a certain sense of stability, turned off the insurance, but the gun was still inserted in the waist, to see if there were no flaws, then out of the toilet.

As soon as they came out of the toilet, the whistle blew, and the conductors came to them and told them that the train would leave immediately, and the next stop would be two hours later, and they could choose to drink coffee here or go to the sleeper car in the back to rest.

Zhengtai Road, is an important railway connecting the northwest of Beijing, it was opened to traffic last year, the speed is not fast, it is estimated that it is twenty or thirty kilometers away, swaying slowly, and even the trees on both sides are not quickly retreating, slowly backwards.

No wonder during the Anti-Japanese War, there were railway guerrillas, this speed, and the speed of fast horses running, when turning or crossing the bridge, slow down, people run fast, you can catch up, no wonder, in World War I, the railway guerrillas were so frequent, for no other reason, the speed of the train is relatively slow, especially in the place of turning and crossing the bridge, this era of Chinese railways, basically, are light rail, or old rails, a certain distance dù on, the load capacity and grip ability are not strong, when cornering, The speed does not exceed 12 km/h, so that for a fast runner, or on a horse, it is easy to get on the train.

During the Republic of China, there was a train robbery, that is, a group of bandits, directly hijacked the train, for future generations, this is completely impossible, not to mention more than 200 kilometers of bullet trains, ordinary trains, after leaving the station, can also reach about 100 kilometers, at this time on the train, it is really fatal. The swaying train made people drowsy, and soon, sleepiness came up, and Yang Yuanzhao simply returned to the sleeper car to sleep.

Even if Yang Yuanzhao overestimated the speed of the railway as much as possible, Zhengtai Road is 249 kilometers long, but from one o'clock in the afternoon, the time to arrive in Shijiazhuang has arrived the next morning, and after asking Yang Yue, I learned that at night, the train stopped for a while, so calculated, 249 kilometers, it took 15 hours, of course, slightly faster than the speed of the caravan.

Slept for a night, the train speed is not fast, the shaking is not too strong, the sleep is quite sweet, Shijiazhuang at this time, is not a city, just a small town, but as Zhengtai Road, Pinghan Railway and other railways converge here, the development of Shijiazhuang is very fast, relying on the railway to form a large number of markets and warehouses, even Yangjia, there is also an office here.

"The ticket came just in time, I booked a ticket for 10 a.m., and it was delivered quickly!" A group of people got off the train, the early morning mist, shrouded in the station of Shijiazhuang, relative to the calm Taiyuan, here there are more rails, on the platform over there, there are two trains of wagons, casually on the food stall with a mouthful of food, the office has already sent the ticket, at this time, only half past eight. After waiting for two hours at Shijiazhuang Station, you can directly get on the seat and go to the Pingtai Railway in Hankou.

Shijiazhuang station, is the transportation hub connecting the Central Plains, has now been built several railways, gathered near Shijiazhuang, south, north, including all kinds of passengers, all need to transfer in Shijiazhuang, in this case, Shijiazhuang's railway, relatively speaking, lively many, even from 6 o'clock in the morning, Shijiazhuang station, has passed 7 trains, the density of traffic, far more than Taiyuan.

From Shijiazhuang in Taiyuan Road, following Shijiazhuang to Hankou, the distance is much less, and the price is a lot higher, this price, more than 25 yuan, this is a relatively large number, this time, the Yang family because of the relative anxiety, did not get a ticket, just a vote, in this regard, the person in charge of the Yang family apologized again and again, Yang Yuanzhao did not care, Taiyuan to Shijiazhuang here, there are few people, but Pinghan, but it is a real artery, connecting the capital and Wuhan, if you add the Yangtze River artery, even if it is a foreigner, There are also many rides.

In the waiting room, there seem to be a lot of people, most of them are taking Pinghan, a few, they came from Tianjin, took Zhengtai to Shanxi, in the busy crowd, Yang Yuanzhao found that Zheng Daniu seemed to pay more attention to one direction, and looked in that direction from time to time.