In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

The silver of the Wakou Kingdom had not yet been delivered, and Li Changfeng couldn't help muttering in his heart.

Although the two countries are separated by the sea, it will definitely take more time, but it should have been delivered at this time.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Changfeng sent someone to the Wakou country to collect debts.

After arranging this matter, the Ministry of Railways sent news that the construction task of the first bid section was about to be completed, and in the next two days, he was asked to be ready to go to the acceptance.

Li Changfeng was overjoyed.

It's been more than half a year.

The construction of the first lot has finally been completed.

This section is located in the plain, there is no need to open mountains and bridges, there is almost no construction difficulty, thousands of people put into the construction, in the previous life, this speed is simply ridiculously slow.

But in this world, it's okay, after all, it's the first time, and everything is moving forward in the groping with little experience.

During the construction process, Li Changfeng has been to the site many times, and there will be no problems with the quality of the project, and now the locomotive and carriage are missing.

Li Changfeng immediately rode a fast horse to the scientific research institute.

Liang Dafu devoted most of his energy to the nuclear weapons plan during this time, but when he heard that the first section of the railway track construction task was about to be completed, he still came to the train manufacturing workshop as soon as possible.

After all, this matter is very important, and Emperor Qianwu has always been concerned about it, and he must not make the slightest mistake.

Seeing Li Changfeng coming to the scene in person, Liang Dafu greeted him and said with a smile: "Your Highness, why are you here too?" ”

Li Changfeng looked at the huge locomotive and said, "How can you do such a big thing without coming over to see it in person?" ”

Li Changfeng walked towards the front of the car and asked, "Have you tested it?" ”

"I did a weight test and there were no problems."

"Where's the carriage?"

"The carriage is even more problematic, but given the weight and steel consumption, the chassis and frame of the carriage are made of steel, and the rest of the cabin is made of wood, but there are no problems with the overall stability."

"Good, you're very thoughtful."

"The railroad tracks are laid directly to the capital station, and when the time comes, you can drive directly to it, and everything is ready."

……

Under Liang Dafu's explanation, Li Changfeng carefully inspected the front compartment.

Although many of the details were handled crudely, it was the first time after all, and it was rare to be able to do this to such an extent.

Li Changfeng was in a good mood.

However, he also made comments.

"The steam locomotive is too bulky, and there's a lot of room for improvement, so you have to make a snack about that."

Liang Dafu nodded in agreement: "That's right, I also noticed this, I already have a research and development idea for a new generation of steam engines, and when it comes to steam engines, I think of one thing." ”

"What's the matter?"

"The steam engines of the five ironclad warships have been manufactured, and as for the transportation matter, Your Highness, you can arrange it, can't you let me worry about it too?"

Li Changfeng was overjoyed: "Haha, okay, I'll arrange this matter." ”

When he sent people to repair Benjamin's cargo ship, he let the people from the research institute learn their shipbuilding skills, and then set up a shipyard.

During this period, the shipbuilding plan was changed several times.

From the original wood, it has become iron armor.

The power was changed from manpower and wind power to steam power.

Li Changfeng did not have very high requirements for the size of the ironclad warship, and it was good to be larger than Benjamin's cargo ship.

These five ironclad warships, in his vision, in addition to transporting goods, are more of a guard.

Because it is not realistic to build a large number of ironclad cargo ships at present, it is a long-term process to achieve this, and it is still difficult to replace wooden ships in a short time.

Now that the steam engine for the Ironclad Ship is ready, it means that the Ironclad will soon be able to be launched, which will lay a solid foundation for his ocean-going trade plans.

After leaving the scientific research institute, Li Changfeng brought Zhang Haihui and asked him to take charge of this matter personally.

He arranged the construction of the shipyard at the beginning, and he was most familiar with this aspect.

Soon, the construction of the first section of the railway is about to be completed, and the train is ready to go, and everyone in the capital knows about it.

There are so many people paying attention to this!

Emperor Qianwu summoned Li Changfeng to the imperial study and carefully confirmed whether everything was ready.

When Li Changfeng left, Emperor Qianwu laughed for a while, and then issued an order to announce to the world that he would personally board the train to experience it in person in the near future.

According to Li Changfeng's suggestion, Emperor Qianwu not only brought hundreds of civil and military officials this time, but also ordered Gao Dali to select merchants from all walks of life in the capital to send invitations, and even invited a lot of people from the eight major families.

In addition, there are many peddlers and pawns who are also invited.

The purpose is very simple, that is, to let people from all walks of life and all walks of life in Daqian experience it for themselves and use their word-of-mouth to promote the train.

Because after the trial operation, it will be put into normal operation, and pulling people and goods will start to make money.

In addition to the eight great families and hundreds of civil and military officials, the people who received the invitation from Emperor Qianwu were all excited, saying that there was green smoke on the ancestral tomb.

In this era, the emperor had supreme authority.

To receive an invitation from the emperor is a great honor, even if it is sent out in batches.

These people were so excited that they ran around the streets with invitations to tell each other, which made the whole capital a sensation.

Under the deliberate care of Li Changfeng, Park Kyung-tae received an invitation as an envoy of the Goryeo State, and when the time came, he would board the train with the hundreds of civil and military officials of the Great Qian.

This made Park Kyung-tae excited, and secretly sighed at the value of this silver flower.

Finally, the time has come to wait for the day.

Thousands of empty alleys in the capital flocked to the station.

It didn't take long for Emperor Qianwu to arrive.

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

The sound of the mountain roaring and the tsunami sounded, and the earth-shattering sound made Park Kyung-tae secretly frightened in his heart.

"Let's be flat."

Emperor Qianwu's tone was calm, with an unconcealable expectation on his face, and he looked along the railroad tracks leading to the train yard of the Scientific Research Institute, and subconsciously stretched his neck.

Seeing him like this, everyone at the scene looked over, and the whole scene could be heard.

A moment later.

With a long "woo" sound, the sound of clicking came, and everyone couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and look over.

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

"The train is coming!"

I don't know who exclaimed, and everyone showed excited looks.

I saw a steel dragon slowly driving towards this side in the distance, and the front of the car was almost a foot high, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Yikes!

With the sound of the steam valve deflating, the train began to slow down slowly, and slowly stopped on the platform under the gaze of everyone.

Li Changfeng stepped down from the carriage, bowed slightly, and made a gesture of invitation to Emperor Qianwu.

"Father, please get in the car."

Emperor Qianwu laughed and waved his hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, get in the car with me!"

After saying that, he was the first to board the train, followed by Li Changfeng, followed by civil and military officials.

(End of chapter)