Chapter 253: Black Smoke Billowed Billowed
When the most basic problem of food and clothing has been solved, human beings will pursue something that they are more inclined to enjoy, and inertia is something that no race will have, and inertia will urge people to move forward.
Because of the long distance and inconvenient travel, humans domesticated horses, using horses as mounts, which can be much stronger than simple human feet, human feet need several days, and riding horses may take a day.
For the transportation of goods, there were more horse-drawn carriages.
In this day and age, horse-drawn carriages and horses are the best means of transportation.
But after the appearance of the steam train, it was not, the first run of the steam train, from Orleans to New Zealand, and then from New Zealand to Orleans, about 30 kilometers.
The thirty-kilometer journey is impossible without half a day with the strength of a man's feet, and it takes more than an hour with the strength of a horse's feet, but the steam train completed it in only an hour.
Much faster than a human, a little faster than a horse.
But the capacity of the steam train is incomparable to that of horses, and the steam train can accommodate dozens of people in one carriage, even if it is replaced with goods, it can carry thousands of kilograms.
It would take a dozen wagons to do that, not to mention that when the horses turn into wagons, their speed will drop so much that they can't match the steam trains.
So when the results of the first run of the steam train came out, everyone who saw it was shocked.
This is an epoch-making product!
Many chambers of commerce are starting to take action, wanting to know what this neat train is, how to make it, and how to get one.
Because what the Chamber of Commerce does is to buy a thing in one place and sell it in another place, the charge is mainly because of the transportation process in between.
Previously, the Chamber of Commerce used horse-drawn carriages for transportation.
But now something more excellent than a carriage has appeared, as long as this thing is obtained and used, the Chamber of Commerce can develop rapidly and obtain higher returns.
However, when the results of the investigation came out, they were disappointed.
The steam train is excellent, but the restrictions are too great, first of all, a track needs to be laid, and the steam train can only run on the tracks, and once the tracks are destroyed, they cannot move forward.
Paving the railroad tracks would be a big investment, and ordinary chambers of commerce simply simply can't afford it.
Only the larger ones are the chambers of commerce that have this ability.
But having this ability does not mean that you are willing to pay this price.
What's more, in addition to the railroad tracks, the steam train itself is the most important, people only know that the steam train comes from the ducal castle of Orleans, and do not know the specific manufacturing method.
Except for the Fantasy Manor, no one knows how the steam train works.
This means that those chambers of commerce want to imitate, but they can't do it.
As for buying from Green, some people did have such thoughts, but Green ignored them.
For ordinary people, the steam train thing is not so troublesome, they don't want to get a steam train themselves to have fun, all they need to do is ride.
The first group of people who rode the steam train walked down, and immediately surrounded by a circle of people, asking all kinds of questions about the steam train, and the most common question was about the authenticity of the steam train.
It's not that they can't see the steam train, it's that they don't quite believe that the speed of the steam train is real.
If a new thing wants to be recognized by everyone, it must be seen by them.
Now only the first passengers have experienced it firsthand.
Hansen walked over to the crowd.
"Everyone, please be quiet!"
As one of the deputy lords of Orleans, Hansen had great authority among the citizens, and when Hansen's words fell, most of them fell silent when the members of the Orleans Escort came over.
I really couldn't help but still talk, and I lowered my voice so that it wouldn't affect others.
"The Duke said that in order to make it easier for everyone to travel between Orleans and New Zealand, the steam train will be officially opened today, and it will be opened three times a day, at 8 o'clock in the morning, 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and 6 o'clock in the evening. ”
"First from Orleans to New Zealand, then from New Zealand to Orleans. ”
"Anyone, as long as they buy a ticket, can get on the train, there will be detailed information on the ticket, the steam train will start on time, once the time is missed, the ticket will be invalid. ”
"Both Orleans and New Zealand have a ticket office at the platform, so if you want to know more about it, ask the staff at the ticket office. ”
At this point, Hansen paused, and said, "A little caution, when queuing to enter the steam train, don't be too crowded, and don't chase the steam train in operation. ”
"When the steam train is running, it is not allowed to get on or off the train. ”
"The steam train from Orleans to Pigburg will officially start running tomorrow!"
Green didn't overcomplicate the design of the two railways, and the Orleans to New Zealand was a single track, with platforms at both ends, and the platforms were closed and not allowed to outsiders.
Only when boarding time is a door opens to allow passengers to enter the platform from the waiting room and board the train.
When the train stops, passengers can get off the train and exit the platform through a dedicated aisle.
The steam locomotive made by Green had two locomotives, two conductors, and when the steam locomotive traveled from Orleans to New Zealand, the locomotive close to New Zealand worked, and vice versa.
After Hansen's words fell, there were immediately more people who couldn't wait to try.
They swarmed towards the platform.
But more people are waiting, it's a new thing, and they're afraid of danger.
People have different abilities to accept new things, some people can understand it right away and then get started, while others are still resisting it after a long time, and only choose to accept it when they really can't resist.
Such people are called old-fashioned.
It was quickly eight o'clock.
The iconic start of the steam train sounds.
The passage of the platform is closed, and people from the outside world will not be allowed to enter the platform, and all the people who entered the platform before have boarded the train, and there are staff members below.
A puff of black smoke poured out from the front of the steam train, an impurity in the coal.
The people on the steam train looked at everything outside the car with a look of surprise, and felt that there was nothing new before.
And at this time, the steward of the Rand Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter, writing all kinds of things about the steam train on it, and a letter red bird fell, picked up the letter, and quickly flew in the direction of the royal city.
Green heard the cheers, and a smile appeared on his face.