The seventh day of October in the seventh year of Chongzhen is a day of great luck.

On this day, Shenyang is full of crowns.

It can be said that those with a little bit of status all appeared at Shenyang East Railway Station.

A brand new steam locomotive was placed in front of these people.

Behind the locomotive, thirty carriages were pulled.

After the last test run, people who have been on the train said more than one sentence to Yang Chengying:

This car is good, but the bumps are too uncomfortable.

Yang Chengying also finally understood why Stephenson invented the "Planet" locomotive not long after the successful development of the rocket locomotive.

It was so jolting that it was like riding a boat in a stormy sea.

It's okay at the helm, the crew spits bile.

After learning from the pain, Yang Chengying, Song Yingxing, and Tang Ruowang worked together to design a new train again.

With the latest generation of lathes and boring machines, Yang Chengying has made a new combustion chamber and a more airtight cylinder.

Specific to the installation, first of all, a buffer device was added to the front.

The horizontal fire-tube boiler is still used, and a steam drum is installed to prevent water from entering the trachea.

For the running part, the axle type adopts a 4-4-0 method to reduce jitter during operation.

The cab is also canopy and can accommodate two people.

Suffice it to say that this steam engine has everything it wants, except for the complex pipes.

The rest, just detailed improvements.

In anticipation, Yang Chengying appeared with the princess and her family.

The ladies wore hoods and covered their faces with white veils.

As soon as they appeared, they immediately caused the crowd to cheer.

Zhu Huixian is not stage frightened for this kind of occasion, but she doesn't like it very much.

She likes to be quiet.

Yang Cheng should speak to the public: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is a big day, destined to go down in history. And those who are fortunate enough to participate in this magnificent cause will be immortalized! ”

After speaking, the maid who was waiting in front of the carriage door opened the door of the first carriage.

Zhu Huixian, Yingniang, and Shen Yirong took the children and boarded the carriage.

As they boarded the train, so did the officials.

Some people privately said that if something happened this time, Shenyang would collapse.

Huang Zongxi wanted to board the second carriage, but was stopped by Yang Chengying:

"You sit in the first carriage, you are the master of the children, and you deserve to sit in the first carriage."

"No, it's all the king's daughters." Huang Zongxi hurriedly waved his hand.

"Let's just ride in the car."

Yang Chengying said: "The predecessors had the friendship of ascending to the church and worshiping the mother, and with the friendship between you and me, this should be achieved." ”

"Okay." Huang Zongxi hugged his fists and said: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

He got into the carriage tremblingly, saluted the princess and the others, and then sat at the back of the carriage.

At the front is Yang Chengying's position, and there is also a person sitting next to him.

Although Huang Zongxi is "deviant", he still understands etiquette very well.

Like Huang Zongxi, Yang Chengying was pulled to the first carriage, as well as Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou was the second to enter the carriage.

He lowered his head and sat down next to Huang Zongxi without squinting.

Outside the carriage, Yang Chengying saw that he had already boarded the train.

He came to the cab and greeted the driver (driver) Song Yingsheng and the stoker Huang Zongyan:

"Get ready to drive!"

"Yes."

Huang Zongyan began to add coal to the boiler to make it hotter.

Song Yingsheng saw that the needle of the barometer was moving to the right, and it had reached the standard of driving, and he sounded the whistle.

Honk......

Yang Chengying was the last to get into the car, walked in front of Hong Chengchou and Huang Zongxi, and turned around to sit opposite them.

"Hey, how can you sit here?"

Huang Zongxi's implication is that he should sit in front.

Yang Chengying is very confident: "I have basically no problem since I started the test drive in September, and I don't have to sit in the front. ”

"Then sit with me." Hong Chengchou got up.

"No, I'll sit here lest you get dizzy again."

Yang Chengying motioned for him to sit down, and sighed: "It's a pity that Xu Lao can't come in bed, otherwise he will definitely be clamoring to go to the cab." ”

According to Zhang Jingyue's diagnosis, Xu Guangqi is no longer good.

Huang Zongxi comforted: "Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory, and it is inevitable that there will be some regrets. Xu Lao sat in the car last time and was already satisfied. ”

Yang Chengying nodded, but he couldn't let go in his heart.

At this moment, the third whistle sounded.

It is intended to remind people that the car is about to go.

Song Yingsheng was sweating profusely, he was not hot, but nervous.

Although the king taught him a lot, he himself drove a car alone.

But when I think that it is a Shenyang day in the car, nervousness is inevitable.

Huang Zongyan comforted him: "Let's go." Don't be nervous, as long as you do what the king teaches, you will be fine. ”

"Hmm."

Song Yingsheng toggled the joystick.

Bang bang bang bang ...... The wheels of the train pressed against the steel rails, making a loud noise.

With a roar and white smoke, the locomotive started.

Compared with the previous locomotive, this steam locomotive is much more stable.

The nervousness of many passengers gradually disappeared as the locomotive drove away.

They began to enjoy the scenery outside the window.

The only one who is not nervous, except for Yang Chengying, is probably only Azig.

Azig looked around, here and there.

In the first carriage, Hong Chengchou and Huang Zongxi also passed through this stage.

Their faces began to lighten.

In order to divert attention, Yang Chengying said: "Taichong, I heard that in March this year, the third meeting of the Restoration Society was held in Tiger Hill, Suzhou, and the grand occasion was unprecedented. ”

"Yes." Huang Zongxi said, "The people who attended the meeting are all outstanding people. If I hadn't had a teaching mission, I would have gone there. ”

"You should have told me in advance that I would give you a vacation." Yang Chengying said.

"The king was busy integrating affairs at that time, how could he have a trace of leisure and other things."

Huang Zongxi said with a smile: "Besides, I have learned a lot here in the king, and I don't have time to delay on the way south." ”

Yang Chengying smiled and stopped mentioning this stubble.

Hong Chengchou said: "This car is driving very fast. Waiting for the southern line to be connected, everything is much more convenient. ”

"Inspector Hong is still reading about the reclamation order."

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "I was focused on the railway a few days ago, and I didn't bother to care about this.

Let's just wait for the snow to melt next spring. ”

"At that point, it's a different story." Hong Chengchou said with a smile.

"I'm looking forward to that day."

Yang Chengying looked out the window, also full of longing for the future.

Due to the speed of road construction from Shenyang to Fushun, Yang Chengying temporarily decided to build a railway from Shenyang to Anshan.

That section of the road is only 83 kilometers and should be paved soon.

With a month's worth of inspections, it is estimated that it will be open to traffic by the end of November this year.

At that time, the speed of transportation from the south to the north will be greatly accelerated.

However, at present, it is still mainly freight.

It's not impossible to pull people, and it's not too late to operate when the number of locomotives is sufficient.

It's okay to make money, but it must first meet the growing demand for steel.

When he thought of this, Yang Chengying's heart was full of confidence.