Chapter 419: The Train Starts
The first day of ticket sales was a great success.
Seeing this scene, the ministers who invested in the railway were finally able to put their minds at ease!
In order to determine the ticket sales of the train, Wang Ben didn't even care about the task given by Ying Zheng, and stayed at the train station for more than an hour, and then under the urging of Ying Feiyu, he left very reluctantly, and went to the camp to escort King Donghu and Queen Loulan back to China!
When the imperial court arranges manpower, the two countries will become Donghu County and Loulan County of Great Qin.
The two kings will also become county guards!
Two days later, the train began its official operation.
Ying Zheng deliberately postponed the early dynasty and led the ministers to visit!
The train station is crowded with people, and it can't be crowded.
"The train can only accommodate 1,000 people, but looking at this posture, there are tens of thousands of people, right?"
As soon as he arrived outside the train station, Ying Zheng, who was dressed in civilian clothes, was stunned by the dark and oppressive scene in front of him.
Looking at the posture of the people, it is like in a time of famine, and the imperial court is about to distribute relief food!
"Back to Your Majesty, among these people, some of them are here to buy tickets, some are taking the train, and some are waiting for the next train, as for the outermost ones, they should be here to see the excitement!"
Huang Yuan, who came to pick up the driver, hurriedly explained.
"I see!"
Ying Zheng nodded in a trance, and came to the VIP room in the road opened by the soldiers.
Standing in front of the window, I could just see the smiling faces of the people, carrying their luggage and rushing to the train!
"Woo ......"
The train was all ready with a loud whistle.
At the same time, ticket gates have also been closed.
If some people miss the time to get on the bus, they can only regret it!
The iron door of the train was closed by the conductor, and the train started slowly.
"Woo...... Moreover...... Besides......"
As the wheels slowly turned, the emotions of the people on the car were also pulled up, and they kept exclaiming.
"It's moving, it's moving, it's really moving!"
"Look, those trees are moving backwards faster and faster!"
"You can pull it down, this is the tree moving backwards, it's obviously us moving forward, it looks like the tree is moving backwards!"
"I know, do you still need to explain ......?"
The people in the car chatted with each other, and occasionally erased a little bit of the smell of medicine.
Fortunately, no one dares to cause trouble, otherwise, those police officers are not vegetarians!
"Alas......! When can I take the train and see the great rivers and mountains of my Daqin! ”
Watching the train gradually move away, Ying Zheng sighed deeply.
"Father, rest assured, the special train is being manufactured, and it won't take long to build ......!"
Xiao Zhengtai stood beside Yingzheng and said: "But now there is only one railway from Xianyang to Yanmen County, and my father wants to take the train to other places, I'm afraid it won't work!" ”
"You kid, this steam train is good anywhere, but you have to rely on the rails to go, alas!"
Regarding the limitations of the train, Yingzheng is really helpless.
"Father, rest assured, Erchen has handed over the drawings of the steam tractor to Huang Yuan, and it is estimated that there will be good news before the New Year!"
"Steam tractor?"
Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Xiao Zhengtai.
What's new here?
"That's right, this steam tractor also relies on a steam engine to run, but it doesn't need rails, just four wheels for it!"
Xiao Zhengtai briefly introduced.
Although the main role of the tractor is to cultivate the land, it can be regarded as meeting the needs of this old goods!
Powered by a steam engine, you can run around without rails!
Don't look at the tractor as a farm vehicle, in fact, it runs very fast!
"Oh? Then why didn't you kid say it earlier? With such a good thing, what other train do I order! ”
Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and there was a little complaint in his words.
"No, no, no, father, a steam tractor can't be compared to a train......
Xiao Zhengtai shook a fat little finger and said with a smile: "The size of the steam tractor is about the same as the current carriage, and it is very bumpy, and it cannot be compared with the comfort of the steam train, let alone carry thousands of people and travel thousands of miles a day!" ”
"Oh! I see! ”
Ying Zheng suddenly realized.
No wonder this kid didn't study the steam tractor first, but he had to spend a lot of money to build a train first.
It turns out that each has its own advantages and disadvantages!
"If a steam tractor is the size of a horse-drawn carriage and very bumpy, it's useless!"
Zhang Han flattened his mouth.
"No, no, no, Zhang Shangshu is really wrong this time!"
Xiao Zhengtai's little finger began to shake again, vetoing his words.
"Oh? Why is that? ”
"Because Ben Gongzi researched steam tractors, the purpose was not to carry people, but to plough the land!"
"Cultivated land?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
"Machines can plough the land?"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows.
Why is it that this kid seems to be able to do anything?
"Of course, the steam engine can replace cattle and horses to carry people, and naturally it can replace cattle and horses to plow the land!"
"Since you kid brought the curved plow, the efficiency of ploughing has increased several times, and there is no need for any more machines! With those machines, you might as well study something else! ”
Ying Zheng thought that the steam engine could only replace the ploughing ox, and there was no other use, so there was no need to spend time researching these things.
It is also very convenient to plough the land with cattle.
And ploughing cattle can be reproduced, and machines need to waste labor and steel to build!
"What if the steam tractor could increase its efficiency by another twenty or thirty times?"
Xiao Zhengtai glanced at everyone proudly.
"What......?"
The crowd was petrified.
"Is what you kid saying true?"
After a while, Ying Zheng finally reacted and asked in surprise.
"Father, although the son is young, what empty words have he said?"
Xiao Zhengtai rolled his eyes slightly displeased.
Everyone has known each other for so long, why do you still not believe in your own strength so much?
"Not really!"
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Isn't that the ...... cut off!"
Xiao Zhengtai paused for a moment and continued: "As long as it is a machine, it is tireless, and under the condition of proper maintenance, it must be much faster than the efficiency of manpower and animal power!" ”
This is true of steam looms, as is the case with steam looms.
Even if the system no longer rewards drawings in the future, with the current experience, people will gradually develop a variety of different machines.
It's just that it will take a little longer!
"Is it time-consuming and laborious to build this steam tractor?"
After listening to his explanation, Ying Zheng asked with interest.
"Now that the craftsmen's craftsmanship is quite proficient, this thing is not a problem at all, and my father can rest assured!"
Xiao Zhengtai said with a smile.
"That's great!"
Ying Zhengle couldn't close his mouth.
I didn't expect to come out to visit the train, and there was an unexpected gain!