The capital is about a thousand miles away from the capital city of Yuzhou, if it is walking, it takes about 20 days, and the accommodation and food expenses for these 20 days are about five taels of silver.

If you rent a carriage, it will take about ten days, plus accommodation and food, it will cost about forty taels of silver.

The donkey cart is a little cheaper, and the silver cost along the way is about thirty taels.

With such a large expense, people in ancient times generally did not want to walk outside unless necessary.

Yuzhou is a state capital close to the capital, and it costs more if it is from south to north.

The train from Beijing to Yuzhou is about to be opened, and the government has issued a notice early.

Take the train from the capital to the capital of Yuzhou, the whole journey takes about six hours, that is, twelve hours, the ticket price is 400 Wen, for the poor, although it is not cheap, but at least it is more cost-effective than other modes of travel.

Many businessmen who were running businesses abroad went to the government to inquire and learned that the train could not only carry people but also goods, which made the merchants very happy.

The government quoted the price of consignment, which was a fraction of what they spent on running businesses outside in previous years, how could this not make them happy.

Many businessmen had the idea of giving it a try, and the Railway Department set up a ticket office in Yamen and received many orders for consignments.

Different from the enthusiasm of the merchants, ordinary people still feel that the fare of 400 wen is too expensive, and ordinary people like them can not afford it.

Yuzhou was the first to recover the lost territory, with the recovery of the capital, the border was victorious, and Yuzhou's industry also rose with the tide.

There are some discerning people in the capital who noticed a point, and some people organized to go to Yuzhou to buy industries together.

Chen Sihai and Gao Dashan's family has small assets, and when they heard the news, they discussed it with their families, and also took out their savings and asked them to take a few men in their family to Yuzhou to buy some properties.

Sihai looked at the nearly two thousand taels of silver tickets raised by his family, and said: "The industry in Yuzhou is cheaper than the price in the capital, and two thousand taels should be able to buy two good Zhuangzi." ”

Sihai's second uncle, who was also the family who went to Yuzhou with him this time, listened to Sihai's words and nodded: "It's not easy to live in the capital, and the best way for a family like us who is a little wealthy is to go to the surrounding state capitals to buy industries." ”

Two thousand taels can only buy a remote small Zhuangzi in the capital, the Zhuangzi is too small to provide for the family's rations, it is better to go to a distant Fucheng to buy it.

"In fact, the reason why everyone goes to Yuzhou to buy an industry, what you said is only one of them, and another reason is that when the imperial court moves back, Yuzhou will rise with the tide, and the industry will definitely increase in value."

And Sihai went to Yuzhou to buy industries because of this appreciation.

"When I arrived at Gao's house, I went to the door and asked them if they were ready." Second Uncle Chen walked up and knocked on the door.

The door quickly opened from the inside, and it was the second sister-in-law of the Gao family who opened the door for them.

Chen Sihai saw the Gao family and asked with a smile: "Second sister-in-law Gao, is the mountain ready?" When you're ready, let's go together, and everyone has a good company on the road! ”

The second sister-in-law was very surprised to see Chen Sihai coming to the house, "Sihai, why haven't you set off yet?" ”

Chen Sihai was slightly stunned: "Could it be that the mountain has already set off?" Doesn't the train leave until 10 a.m.? ”

The second sister-in-law of Gao "snorted" and explained: "Dashan and my father-in-law did not plan to take the train, but planned to walk to Yuzhou. ”

"What?"

Chen Sihai was a little incredulous, if there was no train before, it is understandable to walk to Yuzhou in order to save money, and now the train has been opened, according to the people in the government, the train is convenient and cheap, and a fool will choose to walk.

"Originally, our family also planned to take the train, but then we calculated an account, my father and uncle walked and had the dry food prepared by the family, and it didn't cost a few dollars to go to Yuzhou, at most it was a little delay."

As she spoke, the second sister-in-law looked at the uncle and nephew of the Chen family and said, "Besides, we poor people don't have much anything, but we have a lot of time, and we can still afford to delay this time." ”

When Chen Sihai heard this, he was speechless for a while, just to save a few coppers, they didn't take care of their bodies?

How can you get a month from the capital to Yuzhou, and this month is very hard.

"Second sister-in-law Gao, since Dashan wants to walk to Yuzhou, why didn't I hear him ask me, if I knew that he was going to walk, maybe I could persuade him or walk with him."

The second sister-in-law sneered when she heard this: "Sihai, it's not that the second sister-in-law looks down on you, you can't bear this bitterness with fine skin and tender meat." ”

Second Uncle Chen stood next to him, and the more he heard the other party talk, the more he didn't score, so he interrupted: "Okay, since they have already set off from Dashan, we should also go to catch the train." ”

Chen Sihai felt that what the second uncle said was right, so he said goodbye to the second sister-in-law Gao, and the two hurried to the train station outside the city with their bags on their backs.

When they arrived outside the city, to the surprise of the two, even the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division came, in addition to maintaining order, there was also martial law.

Ordinary passengers can only pass through their designated aisles, get on the train and wait.

The railway station was opened to traffic for the first time, Xia Jing and Li Chengmu both went out of the palace, and when they left the palace, after passing through the road section, the soldiers and horses of the five cities went to the street to martial law, and the guards opened the road.

Xia Jing and Li Chengmu brothers took the officials of the capital out of Anxi Gate in a majestic manner.

The train station is located about two kilometers outside Anximon.

It used to be a barren wasteland, and the wasteland was full of stones, so it could not grow crops, but now it is just wasted, and there is no need to think about building on it.

Xia Jing led everyone into the station, and as soon as the huge train locomotive and carriage appeared in front of the world, everyone was stunned, including the ordinary passengers who had already boarded the train.

Even running around from all over the world, Li Chengli, who is considered well-informed, was stunned compared to the prince of the palace.

Li Chengyi had a more cheerful personality, and he couldn't help but ask at first: "Queen Mother, this is the legendary train?" So big and heavy, how does it move? Moreover, there are a lot of ordinary people sitting in the back, plus our line, can this train pull? ”

Listening to his words, the others nodded their heads as well, and what he asked was what they were puzzled about.

In fact, they were dumbfounded when they saw the train, how could such a bulky iron compartment drive them to run?

How much force does it take to pull it?

Except for Xia Jing here, maybe everyone's hearts subconsciously feel that they can't pull it.

However, they also believe that Xia Jing is not a person without a target, so they can only bury their doubts in their hearts, thinking about waiting and seeing.

Even if they waited, everyone's minds couldn't be idle, and they all wondered if the train was so heavy, what force would pull it?

Before the train started, a lot of strange people gathered in front of the train station.

There were even some clever people who saw more and more people gathering, so they walked along the railway and stood forward.

Anyway, if the train runs, it always passes the railway in front of it, and they can still see the train running.

At this time, people have long been unable to care about the cold of winter, and they have to go to witness the train for the first time when they step on the snow and freeze their feet.

There was even a group of business-minded people who hurriedly ran back to take out the food at home and sell it.

"Peanuts and melon seeds are hot boiling water, eat while waiting!"

"Roasted sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, ancestral craftsmanship, fragrant and sweet, and filling!"

When some people heard this, while waiting, they didn't forget to tease him: "Sweet potatoes have only been popularized in the Gyeonggi region this year, such a rare grain, how can baked sweet potatoes be your family's handicraft?" ”

"We are not wrong about family heirlooms, family heirlooms roasted chestnuts, roasted eggs, and now roasted sweet potatoes, are these family heirlooms?"

Someone next to him coaxed: "Count, come, bring me a roasted sweet potato!" Damn, this smell is so gluttonous! ”

Speaking of fragrance, many people smell the sweet taste of roasted sweet potatoes, and they can't help but swallow.

Driving at ten o'clock, of course, this ten o'clock is a wooden clock that Xia Jing asked the War Bureau to make according to her requirements, which is cumbersome and not easy to move, but fortunately, the time is quite accurate.

It's almost a quarter of an hour away, so instead of waiting here boringly, it's better to nibble on some fragrant roasted sweet potatoes.

Besides, in the train station, Xia Jing and others got into the first two carriages.

The brazier was lit in the carriage early, and it was very warm in the carriage, and many people took off their warm equipment when they got on the train.

These two carriages are specially customized for her, and not only are the tables and chairs elegant, but also the thick cushions are padded in the winter, which is warm and comfortable to sit on.

With delicious pastries on the table and a pot of tea, this is the ancient version of a trip without bumps.

With such a comfortable carriage, the next two carriages can be regarded as business seats.

Xia Jing sat on the sofa and didn't want to move, but other men didn't, as men, they were probably naturally interested in cars, and since they got on the train, they still wanted to figure out how this long train worked?

Also interested in the decoration of the carriages, everything about everything.

"It is convenient for this train to be equipped with this glass window, and you can enjoy the scenery outside in winter."

"How much iron does it take to build a train like this?"

"Let's not talk about it for the time being, this official is very curious about how this train moves?"

“.”

The sound of discussion in another carriage came into the No. 1 carriage, Li Chengli raised his hand and knocked on the glass window, and asked: "Queen Mother, the train window is very practical, you said that if the window of the carriage is also changed to glass, will it be favored by customers?" ”

Xia Jing looked at him and raised her eyebrows: "You want to be a carriage shop?" ”

Li Chengli nodded: "With this idea, now Gyeonggi and even the entire Dayu are waiting for a new one, it is the time when business is booming, if you don't seize this opportunity, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well at night!" ”

Xia Jing didn't expect that this kid was thinking about how to do business all day long, and then thought that when he was in the palace before, he was basically in charge of the general affairs of the palace, so he also understood.

"Your idea is very good, you can try, but I think if the carriage is equipped with glass windows, the first thing you need to solve is the problem of shock absorption, if you don't solve this problem, you think about the bumpy carriage with glass windows, and when the carriage runs, the windows will be loud."

In this era, there were no rubber seals of later generations, and when the carriage ran, the glass shook, fragile and loud.

Li Chengli listened and nodded, this is indeed a problem.

As he was thinking, the train shook slightly, as if it had let out a big fart, and with the sound of deflating eruptions, the people in the train were startled.

"What's going on?"

Xia Jing comforted them: "Don't be afraid, everyone, the train is about to move." ”

As her words fell, a whistle sounded, and the train was really moving slowly.

"Mother, this train is at this speed? It seems that the strange people from the outside are running faster than this train! Wei Dong asked stiffly.

The train panted like an old scalper on the verge of death, and its strength could not support its own weight.

Xia Jing smiled: "What's the hurry, let's experience it slowly." ”

Li Chengmu glanced at him, quickly put his eyes outside the window again, and said excitedly: "Master Wei, look seriously, the speed of the train is slowly speeding up!" ”

Listening to his words, the faces of several men were almost pressed against the window, and as the sound of 'shovel and shovel' accelerated, the train was really getting faster and faster.

"Did you notice, this train is running, we don't feel bumpy at all, and the tea on the table doesn't spill!"

"Heck, it's still getting faster, how fast can this train go?"

"Don't say it, I really can't imagine that this iron lump thing, after pulling so many carriages, can run so fast, I can't imagine it!"

Li Chengmu turned his head and asked Xia Jing: "Queen Mother, how fast can this train run at the fastest?" ”

Xia Jing took a sip of tea and said: "It's about seventy or eighty miles per hour, and it can reach one hundred miles when it's fast, but the locomotive driver hasn't fully adapted yet, so it's better to be slow and safe, and when they get used to it, they can drive to a speed of one hundred miles per hour." ”

The people in car number one were shocked and didn't know how to react when they heard how she said it.

They have all been to Yuzhou, even if they have not been to it before, when the imperial court moved south, they also passed through Yuzhou, and they all knew how far it was away.

In the past, the journey of cars and horses for more than 20 days, according to the algorithm of the queen's mother, you can reach it without taking the train for a day!

Is it a little sleepy at home, and the train will arrive in Yuzhou Mansion after a sleep?

What a shock!

Wei Dong stuck his head out of the window without giving up, looked down, the speed made him dizzy, looking up, amazing!

"Mother, there is smoke from the front of the train, will it catch fire?"

As he spoke, he retracted his head and was about to get up and rush out the door, but was stopped by Xia Jing.

Others were nervous too.

"Hahaha"

Xia Jing heard this, and then looked at everyone's reactions, and finally couldn't help laughing.

"The Queen Mother."

"Alright." Xia Jing wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with a forced smile: "If this steam train wants to run, it burns coal, how can there be coal that doesn't smoke?" ”

As if in response to her words, the train blew its horn again after leaving the station completely.

Wei Dong found out that he had made a joke and scratched his head, "Weichen has no knowledge, so Niangniang, His Royal Highness and the two princes laughed." ”

Li Chengli and Li Chengyi didn't have any problem with his reaction, you know, if this kid hadn't shouted out first, they would have swallowed back their exclamations in their throats.

If it weren't for him, the people who were embarrassed today would be the two of them.

The journey on the train was a bit boring, Xia Jing watched several men staring outside with interest, whispering from time to time, it seemed that they were still in the excitement.

Xia Jing yawned.

Not~

When this carriage was designed, it was still flawed, and a small private room should have been set up, so she could go to sleep in it when she was tired.

Now this carriage is all decorated according to the living room, which makes it inconvenient for her to lie on the sofa and enjoy life because of the man.

It's not well thought out!

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