Chapter 248: Steam Train
The agricultural loan of the Daming Royal Bank was processed very quickly, and Wang Laosan was almost in a daze all the way to accompany the loan officer from the county and let the other party go to see his own fields.
After filling in his name on the paper according to the image provided by the loan officer, he filled in his name with a drawing.
On the spot, the loan officer said that he could go to the county's Daming Royal Bank tomorrow to withdraw the money.
The delighted Wang Laosan pulled the man and wanted to take him home to entertain him, but the loan man waved his hand.
"Fellow .. Thank you for your kindness! I'm going to go to the next house to have a look, now that the court has a good policy, we are all too busy! Next time! Be sure to bother next time! ”
Stubborn, Wang Laosan had to return home with excitement and tell his family the good news.
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Wang Laosan, like the Han people who were rescued from the hands of Houjin Jiannu, is a microcosm of the life of the people in Liaodong today.
As for the agricultural loans that gradually began to be targeted at the peasants this time, Zhu Youzhen did not have a place to spend it because he had too much silver.
It is because he deeply knows that Daming is still a big agricultural country supported by agriculture.
If the land is detached, then so many people will go hungry, and if there are not enough peasants, the Ming court will not be stable.
In addition, Zhu Youzhen knows that even if the people and peasants of the Ming Dynasty take out loans, how much can they borrow?
It's just because life is not in good times, in the past, the imperial court did not have this ability and would not take the initiative to do such things, but now it is different.
When Daming now has the ability to have enough silver to build the countryside and allow the people to eat their stomachs through labor, why is Zhu Youzhen unwilling to do so.
The other side.
Outside the capital, a large group of researchers from the Ming Royal Academy of Sciences and craftsmen from the General Bureau of Ordnance and the General Administration of Industry are working intensively.
"Let's work hard, we must debug this locomotive today! If you find a problem, report it in time! ”
"Lord Xue, don't worry! We'll be fine! A young researcher, wearing a white research coat from the Daming Academy of Sciences, said to Xue Fengxiang.
Xue Fengxiang was looking at the commissioning site in front of him with a nervous face, and now this is the place where the train is being commissioned.
It will be the future Jingshi Railway Station, but unlike the train station recorded in the books in the library, the current railway station is still too simple in the strict sense.
Not only are there only two train tracks cast of pig iron, but the length is also very short, only less than ten miles away.
But even such a temporary railway station built with a large number of wooden structures and cement has also poured the efforts of everyone present.
Woo! Woo!
With a puff of black smoke gushing out from the head of the train, the first steam locomotive of the Ming Dynasty dragged a makeshift train car and started to operate.
Inside the locomotive, a craftsman scoops up a shovel of swarthy coal with a shovel and fills it into the boiler inside the locomotive.
The reddish coal in the boiler is boiling hot in the tank above, and the train turbines are driven by the action of water vapor, and the transmission structure of the train is constantly cooperating with the transmission structure that spreads throughout the train.
Under the nervous gaze of everyone on the platform, the train began to move slowly forward, becoming faster and faster as time went on. Faster and faster!
After a while, it followed the passage of everyone's attention.
Go further and further!
"Wow! We succeeded! ”
"It worked! The train is moving! ”
"Da Ming! Daming has a railway! ”
As for the railway, Zhu Youzhen just obtained the technology, and it didn't take long for him to hand over the railway technology to the Ming Royal Academy of Sciences.
The first step is to understand the technology, but before that, it is more important to produce a variety of different parts and components with the help of detailed drawings in the books, and to manufacture the most basic railways and locomotives.
Technology, which can be studied later.
And when the train was moving forward with thick black smoke, everyone present was moved.
The emergence of railways and trains is destined to be recorded in history, and Zhu Youzhen was also very excited when he learned the news.
"Quick! Wang Companion, prepare for the dragon, I have to go over to see the train of Daming now, I can't wait for a moment! ”
"The Emperor.. The old slave will arrange it! ”
Zhu Youzhen knows... When the Ming railway was born, it will not only be the continuous improvement of the transportation system that will greet the Ming Dynasty.
Instead, it is possible to build a complete railway, and gather the imperial decrees, materials from all over the world, and even postal letters and post stations in this transportation network.
Daming will usher in a new side.
"The emperor has arrived!" Before Zhu Youzhen approached, Wang Chengen began to speak loudly in his signature sharp voice.
For a while, the railway platform saw Long Yuan approaching early, and the ministers who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward to greet Zhu Youzhen's arrival.
"No, no, no!" Zhu You couldn't care about those cumbersome etiquette, at this moment he just wanted to see the steam train he was thinking about earlier.
After waving his hand, Zhu Youzhen took the first step.
He said to the train that was stopping on the tracks: "This is the newly developed Daming steam train!" ”
"If you go back to the emperor, this thing is a train.." Xue Fengxiang hurriedly agreed behind him.
Nodding, Zhu Youzhen said with some excitement: "Can I go up and have a look?" ”
"Your Majesty... I'm afraid.." Xue Fengxiang's face was embarrassed, and Zhu Youzhen could see at a glance that the steam train in front of him appeared in this world hundreds of years earlier than in history.
I'm afraid there are still a lot of problems waiting to be discovered, thinking about his own life and the ride experience he can get next to the driver's seat of the locomotive, Zhu Youzhen also dispelled this idea.
Instead, he opened his mouth and said to the officials and craftsmen around him who were excited because they saw the emperor: "The success of the new steam train is inseparable from the joint efforts of all Aiqing... I am very relieved that all those involved in this matter have been rewarded. ”
"Thank you for the emperor's reward!"
"Thank the emperor for the reward!"
... The ministers wanted to kneel down to thank the emperor, but Zhu Youzhen hurriedly waved his hand.
The platform has just been erected, and there are inevitably some gravel and wood chips everywhere on the ground.
So I saw Zhu Youzhen open his mouth and said: "This gift is exempt!" After all the supporting carriages are successfully developed, I will definitely reward you! ”