Chapter 144: The Tang Industrial Revolution
Li Xiuning has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his physical condition is much better than that of people who have practiced dance since childhood.
In other words, there's more to unlock.
Li Qing also knew why "the spring night is bitter and short, and the day is high, and the king will not be early from now on".
He is now the same as Li Sanlang, he doesn't want to get up early at all.
The next day, it wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that he slowly opened his eyes.
"Brother?" Li Xiuning leaned on Li Qing's arms and raised his head and asked softly.
"Huh?" Li Qing's hand was still on her slender waist, and she took a hand.
"Wan'er has been with you for so long, let her pass the door too." Li Xiuning gasped softly.
"Test me?" Li Qing smiled and decided not to take the bait, "Actually, I really don't mean that, otherwise she would have been able to run?" β
"I'm serious," Li Xiuning leaned his head against his chest, "Wan'er's words are okay, but Xiao Wu definitely can't!" β
"Huh? Are you teaching me how to do things? Li Qing pretended.
"Oh, I'm not worried," Li Xiuning hurriedly rubbed him: "Although she can't be punished for something she hasn't done, but ...... When it comes to you, brother, I still think we should be careful. β
In my heart, I thought that my brother was stupid, and let her play with it in the palm of her hand......
"Don't worry, I don't have much interest in Xiao Wu." Li Qing said with a smile: "I also plan to let her out of the house in the next two days, in fact, it is not bad to let her go to school to be a teacher, I think she is quite smart." β
"That's fine." Li Xiuning nodded in agreement, "Ah Di is the head of the family, as long as you think it is appropriate...... Well, I really think Wan'er is a good fit. β
"I'll talk about this later, I'll talk about it later, there are more important things now" Li Qing smiled and asked evilly: "Hey, what did you call me last night?" β
Li Xiuning stretched out his hand and gently pinched his waist, turned around and pressed it to his ear, and said in a tired voice: "Well, brother......"
"Stir-fry!"
Can Li Qing endure this, of course he can't bear it!
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At breakfast, Li Shimin came over and invited Li Qing to go to see the train together, and it is said that the Chang'an-Luoyang line was officially opened.
The Chang'an Railway Station was built outside the city gate at the end of the main road of Suzaku Street, and since today is the first opening of a steam locomotive, it is crowded with people.
Wu Hou, who patrolled the streets, had to clear the way for people, especially those standing on the railroad tracks.
"How many fine railways do you have to use for these railways......" A citizen of Chang'an City looked at the railroad tracks and sighed in admiration.
A scholar next to him said: "I heard that it is from Chang'an all the way to Luoyang, and it will cost tens of thousands of catties to say the least!" β
"Ah, so many...... How many weapons and armor can you hit......" The citizens couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.
"Hey, you don't understand this, is this what my Tang Immortal Master King Qin made...... Train! A scribe next to him who looked very understanding shook his fan and began to popularize science: "Train, have you heard of it?" That's what I walked on this kind of railroad track! β
Train?
When the people around listened to it, an image of "pulling a burning car" could not help but pop up in their minds.
"That's a strange name...... everyone said they had never heard of such a car.
"Who's to say it isn't?" The scribe laughed and began to show off his knowledge: "I heard my maiden brother who works at the Royal Academy of Sciences say that this train can run on its own!" The steel monster pulling the car, all made of stainless steel, has the power of ten thousand pounds, does not eat grass or food, hey, guess what? β
"What's wrong?" The people around him were immediately intrigued by him.
"He eats coal! It's just that black ...... Now it's called the one with coal! The scribe said in a vivid voice.
"Huo, no wonder you can have the power of ten thousand pounds, of course you have the strength to eat these charcoals!" The citizens next to him immediately chimed in.
"Who said it wasn't, if you want me to say that it has to be our immortal master of the Tang Dynasty with infinite mana, he can actually subdue this kind of monster!" The scribe shook his fan and said, "Today, the Holy Divine Wen Shengwu, the Immortal Master is grateful for the merits of the Holy Lord, and he has sent down to help him, and even the small people like us can be stained with light!" β
"I heard that this car from Chang'an to Luoyang, we can also buy a ticket to sit! The fare from Chang'an to Luoyang only costs ten cents! It can be reached in one night! β
"Ahh So cheap? And so fast? The surrounding crowd immediately clamored, "Then this is really for the benefit of us, the immortal master is really a living heavenly venerable who saves the suffering!" β
"That's right, there are more than ten stations along the way, if you don't want to go to Luoyang, you can also go to stations along the way, such as Tongguan is on this station!" The scribe continued to display his news.
"That's a good feeling! That's a good feeling! Everyone was overjoyed and praised the train.
"Not only to Luoyang, it is said that many railways are now under construction, from Chang'an to Youzhou, to Jinyang, to Yangzhou, Jinling, in short, extending in all directions, our Majesty has ordered that the entire Datang will be connected to the train!"
The pride of the scribe could not help but infect the surrounding crowd, and everyone was looking forward to the train and couldn't wait to see what it looked like.
"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! β
The sound of a newspaper seller sounded on the side, and the scribe immediately shouted: "Newspaperboy, get a newspaper!" β
"Okay!" The newsboy squeezed in from afar, handed out a newspaper and stuffed it into the scribe's hand, "Chenghui, two pennies." β
The scribe handed him two pennies, and before he could unfold the newspaper, someone on the side asked, "I said, this brother, what is the newspaper, and this little piece actually costs two cents?" β
"You don't understand that, do you?" The scribe took the newspaper and said to him: "Don't underestimate these little pieces of paper, this newspaper is all-encompassing, including all kinds of things at the moment, such as where there is a disaster, where there is a good harvest, or what favorable policies of the imperial court, or what foreign war results can be written into this small newspaper." β
"Oh, that's amazing!" The person on the side immediately urged: "Look at it, what is written in this newspaper?" β
The scribe stretched out his hand and said, "Don't hurry, don't worry, wait for me to take a look first...... Oh, this ......"
He was shocked for a long time and didn't speak, and the people on the side immediately urged: "What's the matter, you are here to say it quickly......
Just when everyone was impatient, the scribe suddenly knelt on the ground, looked up to the sky and shouted: "Under the guidance of my Tang Dynasty Immortal Master, the general Niu Xiuniu entered Dagong, and led his soldiers to cross the ocean and go thousands of miles away to find good seeds for my Tang Dynasty!" The country is very fortunate! How fortunate are the people! β
"Ah, what good seed, what good seed?" Someone immediately asked.
"There are three main varieties, the first one is called potatoes, which can be used for vegetables and grain, and the yield per mu is ...... It turned out to be ......"
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but twitch.
"Quick! Fast! Help! It's phlegm obsession! The people around shouted: "Now I need a person with evil spirit to go up and slap him twice, just eat this scare and spit out the phlegm!" β
"Hu Dayong, Hu Dayong, you go!" The person on the side grabbed a strong man and said: "You followed Wei Gong to capture Jieli Khan alive back then, and you are the only one who is the most suitable here!" β
Hu Dayong immediately stepped forward, hesitated for a moment, and slapped his hands twice.
The scribe sat up suddenly, coughed twice and spit out his phlegm, and before he could speak, the people around him shouted and asked him what he had seen.
It's not that they don't want to read the newspaper, but they don't have much culture, and they don't know a few words in Douda, and they don't know a word when they are down...... Not to mention reading the newspaper, it is difficult to read the sky.
"My ancestors are virtuous, and my Tang Dynasty is virtuous!" The scribe was overjoyed: "This potato, the newspaper said that the yield per mu is as high as 5,000 catties!" There is our immortal master King Qin as a guarantee! β
What he said was right, and he even wrote less, after all, this is the most hanged seed that Li Qing replaced from the system.
"What? Five thousand pounds! Are you mistaken? The first reaction of the people around me was disbelief.
"It's written in black and white, and there is an immortal master as a guarantee, even if you don't believe in the imperial court, don't you believe in the immortal master?" The scribe immediately asked: "Over the years, since the immortal master came to our Tang Dynasty, how much benefit have we ordinary people suffered?" β
"Yes, yes, it's the villain Meng Lang...... the questioner immediately slapped himself.
The scribe didn't bother with him, but continued: "And this sweet potato, the yield is still five or six thousand catties per mu!" It's also a good thing for both vegetables and food! No, there is also corn, this is the staple food, the yield per mu can reach about 1,500 catties, God! β
"This, that's a good thing!" Everyone was talking about it, "Then when will I wait to get it?" β
"Don't worry, Your Majesty has ordered to cultivate good seeds in the imperial village, and after next year's harvest, it will be distributed to the people everywhere for free!"
"Then let's see, what other policies are favorable to us?" The people around asked.
"Of course there is, hey, look at this one, in order to cut off all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, His Majesty has officially decreed that the tax and forced labor shall be exempted, and only taxes shall be levied according to all the fields of the family......"
As soon as the scribe's words came out, the emotions of the people around him were ignited again.
Everyone celebrated with their hands in celebration, and the burden that had been pressed on the people for thousands of years was gone overnight?
After the people around him gradually calmed down, the scribe said again: "The back is the train policy just mentioned, and the rest has nothing to do with us, the imperial court plans to recruit people to open up outside the Saiwai, such as Liaodong and other places, each family can be divided into 30 to 50 acres of land according to the number of people, and after five years of cultivation, the land can be harvested for themselves...... In addition, the imperial court also recruited overseas pioneer groups, each family could go to overseas pioneering, and the imperial court would compensate the land or silver money at one time. β
"Ah, this should be what you are most concerned about, the imperial court is now implementing a policy of encouraging childbirth, the more births, the more rewards, and the more benefits...... Well, the imperial court has really made a lot of money, and you can consult the local yamen for specific policies. β
"And such a good thing?" The last piece of news once again detonated the emotions of the people present, without him, having a child is the simplest and closely related to them.
Imagine that in this era, the child mortality rate itself is high, and in order to prevent a single child from not being able to live to adulthood healthily, who wouldn't want to have more children?
Just as they were talking, Wuhou came over and began to maintain order. Particular attention is paid to clearing the people standing on the edge and letting them lean inside, so as not to fall and be crushed by the train.
Soon, a long strange sound resounded throughout the station, and everyone couldn't help but feel stunned, and subconsciously retreated.
Listening to the voice, it is full of energy, this size is definitely not small.
What if this "monster" pulling the "train" suddenly loses control and bites them?
In the midst of their thousand calls, a billowing white smoke appeared in the distance; Then, the sound got closer and closer, and the sound of the quarry was mixed with the strange sound that was long and long.
In a few moments, a long steel beast appeared in front of them, and the train full of steam and mechanical power instantly attracted the attention of those present.
"This, is this a train?" The crowd watched the long train in fascination.
Where had the Tang people seen such a scene, and they couldn't help but be stunned for a while.
"Everyone, stand in lineβ" The martial marquis immediately came up to maintain order: "There is a decree from the saint, rejoice with the people, everyone line up, each carriage can accommodate a hundred people, and we will count it and let it go!" β
"And such a good thing?"
Under the maintenance of order by the martial marquis, the onlookers got into the car in an orderly manner.
Due to the relatively short distance from Chang'an to Luoyang, there are no sleeper cars, and this train is divided into several types of cars, namely hard-seat cars, soft-seat cars and VIP cars.
As the name suggests, hard-seat carriages are the cheapest, and you can get from Chang'an to Luoyang for only ten cents; The upper-class soft-seat carriage costs 200 wen; The VIP car is even more expensive, five dollars a trip - you just say you don't sit or not.
Highlight a person who does not pit the poor.
And now Li Qing and Li Shimin, as well as Zhenguan Qunchen, are sitting in the VIP carriage waiting for the train to start.
"This train is magical." The eldest grandson Wuji patted the sofa under the seat and smiled kindly.
This fat old man looks like this at all times, as kind as the uncle next door.
"It's amazing, I just don't know how he can pull us people." Cheng Yanjin pinched his fingers and calculated: "There are a total of fifteen carriages, so many people add up, at least hundreds of thousands of catties, my obedient ......"
"You rammer, will you still pinch it?" Chi Gong, the old enemy, teased on the side: "It's really three days, when I look at it impressively, I didn't expect that Cheng Fairy, who is usually five big and three thick, has now learned to count!" β
Cheng Yanjin put on a look of disgust: "You think everyone is you?" In the past two years, my primary four have studied in the school during the day, and I went home at night to give lectures to my old Cheng, so our old Cheng has also been stained with a literary ......"
"No wonder your family has such good grades in the academy, so I have to go home to teach you!" Wei Zheng on the side suddenly quipped: "To be able to ram your old Cheng like this, it seems that he really studied with his heart." β
(End of chapter)