"Brother He, what are you talking about? So lively"? After a few people sat down, they asked curiously,

"We are talking to Chairman Chang about the opening of the China-Europe train", Lao He is very proud to introduce to everyone.

"Oh, that's great, if we can open the China-Europe train, it will solve our old problem",

"Yes, yes, Brother He should have the most experience, who hasn't suffered the loss of late arrival"?

"Yes, there is no time for sea transportation, but I have suffered a lot over the years",

"This is also to blame the shipping company, the sea climate is changeable, either a typhoon or a hurricane, who dares to go? If you don't stop at the port for seven or eight days, no one will be steady"?

"That's right, I caught up with a tropical storm last time, good guy, it stopped for seven or eight days in a row, and when I saw the port, I stopped when I saw it, and a batch of goods ran away for more than a month, who could bear it? By this point, the cucumbers and vegetables are cold",

"Yes, if you want to say that railway transportation is good, steady and punctual, you hurry up and open it, by that time, our goods will be accurate", several people gossiped, expressed their support, it seems that the need is urgent.

"Chairman Chang, I heard that the width of the China-Europe railway is different, people are broad gauge here, and we are narrow gauge on the other side, this is too difficult to unify, right? When I was unloading in Manchuria, I caught up once, good fellow, the whole carriage had to be hoisted up, because the lower frame had to be replaced. It turned out to be more troublesome, and it was said that the whole car load had to be unloaded, and for this reason, there was a lot of backlog. Almost all of the goods on both sides of the railway, especially the wood, not to mention the trouble of unloading and loading it, the cost has also increased a lot out of thin air", he shook his head, "This is not easy to solve"!

"You're right, we are really different from the European gauge, on this issue, I have also investigated, as far as I know, there are more than 30 kinds of railway gauge in the world", for this matter, Chang Jianming specially ran through the railway bureau, he knows too well.

"Huh? More than 30 kinds? So much"? Everyone was very surprised, "I have only heard of broad gauge and narrow gauge, but I didn't know that there are so many light gauges"?

"Yes, the railway gauge refers to the railway line, under the top surface of the rail head, within 16mm, the minimum distance between the acting sides of the two strands of rail, hehe." Seeing that everyone was a little confused, Chang Jianming explained with a smile, "Actually, this is a term, we don't need to know too much." Let me briefly say that the internationally recognized standard gauge is 1435mm, and those with a gauge greater than 1435mm are called broad gauges, and those with a gauge less than 1435mm are called narrow gauges. About 65% of the world's railways, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and the Federal Republic of Germany, use this standard gauge".

"Oh, what is the gauge of our country"?

"The railway gauge comparison standard in our country is basically 1435mm. But it is not exactly the same, for example, the railways in Yunnan and some mine railways use 600mm gauge, most of the mine railways are 900mm gauge, there are also 1000mm gauge, Taiwan also has 1067mm gauge, and the local railway and forest railway also have 762mm gauge".

"I know the forest railway you are talking about, I am from the Mudanjiang River in Northeast China, and what you are talking about is actually our forest train there."

"Yes, yes, it seems that you have a good life, huh? When I was in Mudanjiang, I also took this kind of forest train, and the surrounding area is full of primeval forests, and the scenery is very beautiful."

Speaking of this, Chang Jianming's words changed, "However, the transit loading and unloading problem you just mentioned has been solved, and the railway gauge from Manzhouli, Suifenhe, and Erlian stations to the national border line is 1524mm. Therefore, when passing the customs, two more rails are attached to the rails of both sides, so that the problem of width and narrowness is solved."

"Let's just understand this problem, for example, Russia, Panama, Finland and other countries use broad gauge. Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and other countries use narrow gauge. India, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Chile, Sri Lanka, etc. use 1676mm ultra-wide gauge'. Chang Jianming gave you a detailed introduction,

"As you just said, the gauge problem is solved, but what about railway containers? It is recommended to use a unified container, preferably a 40-foot standard container, so that the lifting and transportation are more unified, the original railway used the kind of cargo box is too small, a wagon to load two, that is, easy to lose goods, and can not contain many things, like we do suits, basically use clothes on hangers, so, the larger the content of the better, at least can decorate more goods, freight spread down more cost-effective."

"Yes, you are right, the container customs handover procedures are also more convenient, when customs clearance, the time can also be faster, and it is not easy to lose, I must respond to this problem with the railway, it is not too difficult",

"That's great, if it's fast, can you start the China-Russia train first, after all, the procedures are simpler and the time is faster',

"It's good, I've also investigated, the Sino-Russian railway line passes through three countries in total, it takes 1 day for the train to leave China, it takes 1 day to pass through Mongolia, and the rest of the days are running on Russian soil, and the time is still relatively saving",

"Yes, the scenery on both sides is also beautiful, especially when the international train runs in Mongolia, all the way are the original steppe, the railway is lined with large fields of wildflowers, grasslands, lakes, forests, it is really beautiful." He Rui has been on an international train and has an impression of the scenery on both sides of the railway.

"You don't have to worry about this, the container won't enjoy the scenery"! Someone joked with her,

"you",

"Hahaha", everyone laughed,

"You seem to be an expert, aren't you?"

"Experts can't talk about it, because we are also a foreign trade company, and the arrival problem is the same as everyone's, and we have no less suffering, and we are not less scolded by customers. Since you want to do the train, you should investigate as much as possible, you are right, after the opening of the China-Europe train, not only the container, but also other aspects, must also be unified, no matter what you do, you have to standardize, which requires coordination between all parties, including the export and import of transport volume, must be considered in a unified manner".

"You don't have to worry about exports, we have a large volume of goods, and we often need to replenish the stock, and there are rules to follow",

"What do you guys do"?

"I'm a shoemaker",

"I'm a spectacle maker",

"I'm a lockmaker",

"I'm a suitmaker",

"I make sweatshirts"

"I make bicycles",

"Hehe, it seems that there are a lot of export goods, and it is definitely fate to meet you here, but the return cargo is a big problem, and you can't put the train back empty, right?"

"It doesn't matter, we can switch to some imports, or we can mobilize local suppliers to export goods to our country, so that everyone can also taste different tastes and different flavors of food and supplies from all over the world, and enrich people's lives"!

"That's a great story, so let's have a drink together? Strive to open the train as soon as possible to pave the way for our import and export business".

"Okay, if the train can be opened, we will be the first to sign up"!

Chang Jianming, together with everyone, looked forward to the moment when the train opened, but he didn't know that at this time, Zinoviev had already begun to act.

He's on his way to the central market, ready to fish in troubled waters......