Jin Yao did not enter the carriage with Li Mu and the others, but followed Master Ban to the front of the car to monitor the data of the chariot's operation.

"What's the top speed?" Jin Yao looked at Master Ban who was manipulating the train and asked.

"The first manned and manned operation with full load, the specific speed is still being tested!" Master Ban wasn't sure how fast it would be, after all, although they had built it, it was the first time they had run it.

Jin Yao nodded, stretched out his head and looked out of the car, the people of Xianyang were also exclaiming the start of the fire dragon chariot, in their cognition, it was difficult for manpower to drive this behemoth.

But now this behemoth like a fire dragon is really moving forward slowly, and its speed is getting faster and faster.

The cavalrymen in charge of the guard also rode their horses to follow on both sides of the tracks, always maintaining a certain speed on both sides of the chariot, but gradually they had to speed up to keep up.

It's just that the charge of the war horse can only last for a short period of time, but the train can always maintain a certain speed.

Eventually, the cavalry guarding both flanks also had to stop and watch the chariot disappear from their eyes, and they could no longer keep up.

"The cavalry can't keep up!" Li Mu naturally found that the cavalry had fallen behind, and the endurance of the war horse could not keep up with this mechanical beast.

"Let's go, let's try the dragon's defenses!" Li Mu led the generals and colonels of the National Governor's Mansion to the roof of the train, wanting to try the weapons on the top of the train.

It was inevitable for the public to lose revenge, and took Li Mu and a group of generals to the reserved shooting port on the roof of the car.

Each bed crossbow can also rotate 360 degrees, move up and down 90 degrees, covering almost all areas of sight, except for the height below the train, there is almost no shooting dead space.

Li Mu also knew very well that this shooting blind spot was actually not a dead end, because there were gunmen's gun stabs in the train carriage itself.

"All enemies who want to get close to the fire dragon chariot will be shot into a sieve at 800 paces close to the chariot!" Gong Defeat said confidently.

Li Mu nodded, because there were not only the domineering tricks of the losers on the train, but also the tricks of the Mo family, and in some of the strategic carriages, there was the kind of arrow array that the Mo family headquarters used to defend against the enemy, once it was activated, with the movement speed of the chariot, it was able to instantly cover the chariot with an instantaneous rain of arrows.

"The only flaw is that the dragon chariot can only travel on the established track, and once the track is destroyed, the chariot will not be able to move forward." Gong Chuan Qiu sighed and said.

Although the fire dragon chariot is good, it is also very restrictive, and it can only be driven on the track, and the construction of the track is extremely difficult, and it is not allowed to have too high ups and downs and curves.

After Li Mu briefly tried the power and practicality of the weapon, he returned to the carriage again.

"How long does it take to get to Yanmen Pass?" Ying Zheng also felt novel, but the majesty of being the first emperor of the ages made him have to keep his mood calm at all times, so he asked calmly.

"It's the first time it's running at full load, so we're not sure what the maximum speed and optimal running speed are, and the old man and the right phase are monitoring the front of the car!" The public did not give a positive answer.

Ying Zheng nodded, if the cavalry can't catch up, then the value of the chariot will be clear.

At least the money, manpower, and material resources invested by Great Qin in the early stage were not lost.

"How much does such a dragon chariot cost?" Ying Zheng continued to ask.

Gong Yiqiu thought about it carefully, and he knew that Ying Zheng was not asking how much they spent on the research and development and production of this fire dragon chariot, but about the cost of rebuilding such a chariot in the future.

"This depends on the length of the chariot and the ability to defend it, and the specific needs to be calculated on a case-by-case basis." Gong Defeat said with hatred.

Since this is the first column, the length and defense of the vehicles are top-notch, and if they are produced later, they can be upgraded or castrated depending on the use of the vehicles.

"Forget it, these things give the right phase a headache!" Ying Zheng can be sure that the cost must be expensive, but specifically, he doesn't want to know, he is afraid that he will feel distressed!

As long as he can't see the cost, he won't feel distressed, and he can move his mouth and let the people below run and break his legs.

Jin Yao and Master Ban at the front of the vehicle finally confirmed what the best speed and maximum speed of the chariot were.

Although it is not as fast as the speed of three or four hundred kilometers per hour in later generations, and it is not as fast as the hundreds of kilometers per hour of ordinary trains, it can also reach an astonishing seventy kilometers.

Therefore, Jin Yao, Ying Zheng and others did not follow the train to Yanmen Pass, but got off the train in Liyang, and the rest was for Master Ban and Gong to avenge them.

"From Liyang to Xianyang, it takes us a day to ride, and it only takes so much time for the fire dragon chariot!" Ying Zheng also had to sigh.

They took the fire dragon chariot from Xianyang to Liyang only felt so suddenly, but it actually took one night to return to Xianyang from Liyang.

"So this is the reason why I established the Great Qin Supreme Academy of Sciences, only science and technology are the real rich country and strong army!" Jin Yao said seriously.

Ying Zheng also nodded in approval, who would have thought that those people who worked hard could bring such a big change to the empire?

"Even if it costs a lot of money!" Li Si said with emotion.

The expenditure of the entire Academy of Sciences accounted for more than half of the expenditure of the entire court this year, and the originally rich treasury was directly empty by half because of the research of the Academy of Sciences.

"How much would it cost to lay such tracks and run chariots all over the country?" Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and Jin Yao and asked.

"Don't, don't!" Jin Yao and Li Si hurriedly stopped.

Laying such a track and train will empty the treasury of Daqin by one-third, and it will be laid across the country, so Daqin will not have to do any other work!

"So much money?" Ying Zheng was also a little surprised.

"Hmm!" Jin Yao and Li Si chicks nodded frantically like pecking rice.

"At least not now, before Daqin's steel production comes up, it is absolutely impossible to erect another fire dragon track!" Jin Yao said hurriedly.

The purpose of this track is to verify the feasibility of this plan, so no matter how much it costs, but after the verification is successful, it can no longer be wasted, and it is necessary to start careful calculation.

Moreover, Daqin is different from later generations, and the people can't run around casually, so it can't be used to make money by carrying passengers like later generations.

The greater significance of the existence of the dragon chariot in this era lies in its strategic significance.

Therefore, even if it is rebuilt in the future, it will not be fully paved, but only a few roads from Xianyang to various local strategic towns will be paved.

"Look at the scare you!" Ying Zheng smiled slightly, "Do you think I will be the kind of king who doesn't know the price of firewood, rice, oil, and salt?" ”

Li Si and Jin Yao didn't speak, not now, who knows in the future, people can be trusted when they are in hardship, but it is easy to float after becoming famous!

(End of chapter)