"Your Highness, is that train really useful?"

On the way back, Xu Yong's expression changed for half a way, and finally made up his mind and asked cautiously.

"It's useful!"

This will, Guo An is in a good mood.

"Think about it, how much cargo can a train of that size pull? How many people can be pulled? Or a soldier? ”

"Your Highness, what is that...... Your Highness forgives your sins, and the last general will say more! ”

After the words, Xu Yong came back to his senses and didn't dare to continue.

However, Guo An understood what Xu Yong meant.

Smiled faintly, "You still don't understand the true purpose of the train." ”

Xu Yong looked at Guo An with some doubts.

"Xu Yong, how many troops do you think can be transported in a section of the train?"

Xu Yong said: "Two hundred households? ”

Guo An asked again: "What if there are ten carriages, or twenty carriages?" ”

"Almost a guardhouse!"

Xu Yong said without thinking, and immediately reacted, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Your Highness, do you mean that this train can be equipped with the Divine Machine Battalion?"

“……”

Guo An glanced at Xu Yong a little weirdly, and finally couldn't help but nod slowly, "That's pretty much what it means." ”

"The last general is stupid!"

Xu Yong said a little embarrassed.

"A train can hold one guardhouse, but what about two, or three? ……”

"In addition, trains can also transport grain, grass and baggage...... On weekdays, it can also carry passengers and goods......

How many horse-drawn carriages is a train?

A train is running at full speed, burning coal, and it can travel hundreds of kilometers a day, day and night......"

"This ......"

Following Guo An's words, Xu Yong's eyes widened directly, full of regret.

"Got it?"

Guo An smiled faintly and closed his eyes.

The carriage was swaying, and the weather was so hot, it was really easy to get sleepy.

"Got it, got it!"

Xu Yong nodded repeatedly.

At this point, even if he is as stupid as a stupid pig, he will understand.

……

Following.

Guo An got up early again and went to the palace.

Wen Lou.

Zhu Di couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Yi's report.

"Why did the king of Shunde get up so early? It's also lost, but what happened? ”

"Your Majesty forgives you, and the slave doesn't know what happened!"

Yizha hurriedly said, "However, yesterday, His Royal Highness the King of Shunde County seems to have gone to the General Mountain Workshop!" ”

"Went to the General's Mountain Workshop?"

Zhu Di's expression narrowed slightly, and he waved his hand at Yishiha, "Okay, go and invite the king of Shunde in!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yisha hurriedly retreated.

After a while, Guo An was brought in.

"Weichen Guo An, see Your Majesty!"

Zhu Di teased: "The sun is coming out in the west today, Guo Qing actually got up so early?" ”

Guo An said solemnly: "Your Majesty Mingjian, this will be already hot outside, if it is a while, I am afraid it will be even hotter!" ”

"So, Guo Qing rarely got up early?"

Zhu Di was speechless.

Guo An flattered: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di's face turned dark.

"Guo Qing got up so early in the morning, but what's the matter?"

"Back to Your Majesty, a great joy!"

Guo An said with a smile, "Wechen asked those craftsmen to make a good object that benefits the country and the people!" ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Di was suddenly a little curious, "What object?" ”

Guo An said: "The train is all forged from steel, and the train can move by itself by burning coal!" ”

"It's the one in the steel mill that hundreds of craftsmen have been developing for two years?"

Zhu Di asked.

Guo An said: "Exactly! Your Majesty, Wechen went on a trip yesterday and personally tested it, and the train was successful! ”

Zhu Di asked with some doubts: "How did I hear that the train is extremely huge, and the wheels are all made of steel?" ”

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

"And if the train wants to travel, it needs to build a road on the ground with steel pipes?"

To make a train, you need to consume so much steel every day.

Therefore, Zhu Di also knows a lot about the train workshop.

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded again.

Zhu Di said again: "So, after the construction of this kind of train is completed, it is necessary to pave a steel road for the train?" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Guo An hurriedly praised.

It's just that Zhu Di's face is getting darker.

"Guo Qing, have you calculated, if you build a train road, how much manpower and material resources will be required, and how much steel will be consumed?

How much money does it cost to get down? ”

"A lot!"

Guo An replied honestly.

Zhu Di's brows furrowed directly, "So, Guo Qing is still so happy?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it's worth it!"

Guo An's expression was serious, "Your Majesty, a train can have more than a dozen carriages."

One carriage can accommodate two hundred soldiers.

A train that can transport a guard!

If it is to transport goods, one carriage can carry three or four hundred stone of grain or goods!

A single train can transport more than 4,000 stone of grain or goods.

And the speed of a train is faster than a fast horse!

Moreover, the train, which only needs to burn coal, can travel four or five hundred kilometers a day and night, and can travel four or five hundred kilometers in a day......"

"Your Majesty, if I have these two trains in Daming, I can directly reach Liangzhou from Jingshi!

Your Majesty can think that an army of 10,000 can reach Liangzhou from Beijing in only five or six days, and they are still full of energy......

If you are transporting grain and grass baggage, two trains, only four or five days, can be transported from Beijing to Liangzhou 10,000 stone of grain!

Perhaps, 10,000 stone firearms and bombs ......"

Above, Zhu Di's breathing became rapid directly.

"Is that train so weird?"

The land of Daming is vast and vast, although this will, with the major vassal kings and Sai kings going down to guard all places.

However, when the court manages all over the place, there are still some whips beyond the reach of the whip.

In particular, Liangzhou, Wusizang commanded the envoys, north of Beiping, Sichuan and Yunnan.

If you set out from Jingshi, it will take several days to go to these places, even if it is a fast horse.

If it is rainy and snowy, it is not a problem to delay for half a month just by the time on the road.

Not to mention the transportation of grain and grass, or the departure of a large army, the speed is even slower, and it will not arrive in a month.

And now, with a train, it can be reached in five or six days?

In this way, those officials and gentry of the frontier capital must obey the words of the court and dare not make any small moves!

The more he thought about it, the more excited Zhu Di became, staring at Guo An tightly.

"Guo Qing, is this really the case?"

Guo An replied: "Your Majesty, you need to pave the railway track first, and you also need to build the train. ”

"The rails are easy to say!"

Zhu Di waved his hand nonchalantly.

Immediately, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Isn't the train already built?" ”

Guo An bowed his hand, "Your Majesty, now we are only building the locomotive and one carriage of the train, and we need to build more than ten more carriages!" ”

"I see!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Immediately, he got up directly.

"Let's go see that train!"

Guo An replied helplessly: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

Soon.

A few people went out of the palace gate and went to the General Mountain Workshop.

Along the way, in order to cool down, the windows and curtains of the carriage were wide open.

On the road, you can see the golden rice on both sides of the road.

"This year, the people of my Ming Dynasty can finally have a bumper harvest!"

Zhu Di said with a happy face.

"yes!"

Guo An also nodded slightly, with some emotion.

"My people of the Ming Dynasty, it is really difficult to have a safe and stable harvest!"

Zhu Di sighed and said: "When will I be able to adjust the wind and rain smoothly, and there will be no more disasters, it will be good!" ”

“……”

Guo An was silent.

Zhu Di asked with some curiosity: "Why didn't Guo Qing say anything?" ”

Guo An said honestly: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't know what to say!" ”

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An and said in a sullen voice: "Guo Qing thinks that what we say is wishful thinking?" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, Weichen has no such intention!"

Guo An hurriedly explained.

"Okay, let's just talk about it casually!"

Zhu Di smiled and didn't continue to talk about this.

Instead, he turned his head and looked at the patches of fertile fields outside, a little distracted.

All the way into the steel workshop, Zhu Di didn't speak.

Guo An is also happy to do so.

"The villain sees His Majesty, and His Royal Highness the King of the County!"

Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and other blacksmiths hurriedly came out to greet them.

One by one, their faces were full of excitement.

They also didn't expect that the king of Shunde had just told them yesterday that His Majesty would test ride the carriage they made.

Today, His Royal Highness the King of the County is here with His Majesty!

"Let's all get up!"

Zhu Di bowed slightly, and walked inside.

"Take us to see that train!"

Guo An, Xu Cai and others hurriedly followed.

Soon, a group of people were standing in front of the train.

"A steel car of this size?"

The first time he saw the train, even if he had been prepared, Zhu Di couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"It's almost as big as ours!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and others on the side were directly frightened, their faces turned pale with fright, and they knelt on the ground with a pop.

Guo An couldn't help but be surprised, he actually forgot the annoying etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty forgives me, Weichen only thinks about making the train more people and goods, the boiler on the train is bigger, and the train has more strength, and there is no intention to offend Your Majesty!"

"It's okay!"

Zhu Di smiled slightly, "We are not such pedantic people, the train is a steel train newly invented by my Ming Dynasty, taller, bigger, better!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Guo An, Xu Cai and others all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Di began to study the train by himself, looking left and right, knocking a few times this time, and knocking a few times there.

Then, under the nervous gaze of Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and others, they got on the train directly.

All the way, from the locomotive to the tail of the train.

Standing in front of the big boiler, he exclaimed with an exclamation on his face: "Guo Qing, burning this furnace can make such a big train move by itself?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case!"

Guo An responded.

Zhu Di said: "In this way, then burn this stove for us, let's see how fast the train that Guo Qing and the masters have worked hard for two years can run?" ”

"This ......"

Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and the others trembled, and hurriedly looked at Guo An, their eyes full of begging.

Guo An turned around and bowed to Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, this train has just been manufactured, and it has only been tested a few times, so it is easy to have accidents, why don't your Majesty stand below with Weichen and take a look?"

"Dangerous?"

Zhu Di's expression froze, and he asked directly: "Guo Qingke stood in the train and tested?" ”

Guo An nodded, "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen has tested it while standing in the train!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di's expression eased, "Since Guo Qing dares to stand inside to test, and it's okay now, why can't we?" ”

The corners of Guo An's eyes twitched slightly: "......"

Zhu Di instructed Xu Cai: "Go and burn the boiler as soon as possible, I want to experience this train myself!" ”

"The villain obeys!"

Seeing that Guo An was silent, Xu Cai hurriedly responded and walked to the boiler room.

As for Zhu Di, he stared again and looked around with curiosity.

Soon.

After a jolt, the train began to move slowly.

"It's really moving!"

Zhu Di's eyes widened suddenly, and after looking at it for a while, after feeling that there was no danger, he directly stuck his head out and looked backwards.

"There's really no one pushing, and no one pulling in front!"

Guo An said helplessly, "Your Majesty, a ship of that size can be pushed forward by a steam engine, and such a small train is no problem!" ”

"And so it is!"

Zhu Di nodded suddenly in understanding.

It's just that he soon felt that something was wrong, and his brows furrowed directly.

"Didn't Guo Qing say that the speed of the train is faster than that of a fast horse, why is it so slow?"

Guo An explained: "Your Majesty, they should be afraid that if they run fast, there will be danger!" ”

"What danger can happen?"

Zhu Di said unpleasantly, "Isn't Guo Qing experienced?" ”

Guo An was helpless, "Wechen has experienced it." ”

Zhu Di said: "Then speed up, what danger can occur in such a small courtyard?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Guo An turned around and commanded Xu Cai on the side.

Xu Cai could only walk to the back.

Then, not long after Xu Cai returned, the speed of the train sped up.

Fortunately, the body of the train is still very stable.

And Zhu Di was full of excitement.

"So fast? At this speed, you must be able to run too fast...... Moreover, the fast horse can't run down for an hour! ”

After muttering to himself for a long time, Zhu Di remembered something and asked.

"Guo Qing, now this train is just pulling a carriage, so it can run so fast.

If you follow what you said, pull more than ten more carriages, can the speed be so fast? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it should be possible!"

Guo An said with some uncertainty, "However, even if the speed is reduced a little, it will not be reduced too much." ”

"That's it!"

When the train stopped, Zhu Di got off the train directly, and looked around the train again, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

Then, after praising Xu Cai, Tao Yizhen and others, he left with Guo An.

On the car, Zhu Di asked directly: "How is Guo Qing going to pave the train track?" ”

Hearing this, Guo An's face was overjoyed, he knew that Zhu Di had agreed!

"Back to Your Majesty, it costs too much money to pave the train tracks, and Wechen is going to pave a shorter road first, and then start to build it vigorously after earning enough money!"

…… (End of chapter)