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Chapter 1844 On the banks of the Bian River
Although Su Cheng's arrival has brought great shock to the officialdom in Bianzhou, but for the people of Bianzhou, nothing has changed, and they still have to do what they should do.

Su Cheng and Wang Shengnan walked hand in hand in the streets and alleys of Bianzhou, feeling very comfortable.

Although they are already very familiar with Bianzhou, the important thing is that they finally got rid of those huge light bulbs and experienced the joy of being alone again.

Just as the two were playing with each other affectionately, there was a sudden commotion in front of them.

"Go to Bianhe!"

"A monster appeared on the Bian River! No, it's a strange ship!"

"What strange ship?"

"That boat was huge, it was emitting thick smoke, it was making a loud noise, and it was running extremely fast!"

"It's really strange!"

Many people couldn't help rushing towards it when they heard the shout, wanting to see what the strange ship was doing.

Su Cheng couldn't help but feel his heart move when he heard it. He was breathing thick smoke, making a loud noise, and was running very fast. The answer was almost ready to come out.

Wang Shengnan's eyes lit up, and he was pleasantly surprised: "Could it be that the steamship has been successfully manufactured?"

Su Cheng nodded with a smile and said: "As long as the steam engine is manufactured, the transformation of the ship is not too difficult. When I left Chang'an, the Ministry of Industry was almost finished, so this may be a test of the steam ship."

The appearance of the steam engine is really shocking, so Wang Shengnan is also very proud, especially Su Cheng also gave her the design drawings of the steam engine, which made her feel even more proud of the steam engine.

"Come on, let's go and have a look too!" Wang Shengnan said happily.

"Okay." Su Cheng said cheerfully. In fact, Wang Shengnan wanted to see it even if he didn't say anything. He was still very concerned about the application of the steam engine.

After all, the steam engine triggered the industrial revolution. The use of the steam engine is not only for trains, but also has great potential waiting for people to tap.

Su Cheng turned his head and waved, and the carriage and followers not far behind immediately caught up.

Su Cheng first helped Wang Shengnan into the carriage, and then climbed in by himself.

"Follow the crowd in front of the Bian River to have a look." Su Cheng gave an order, and the followers, guards and carriages followed the surging crowd towards the Bian River.

When Su Cheng and Wang Shengnan arrived at the Bianhe Wharf, it was already crowded with people. Thanks to the fact that they were not far from the Bianhe Wharf, otherwise, there might not even be a place to stay.

Su Cheng got out of the carriage, stood on the carriage and looked into the distance. There was indeed a boat on the river that was completely different from the other boats. The biggest difference was that this boat had a tall chimney, which was blowing out at the moment. thick smoke.

People around are talking about it.

"This ship has been smoking, is it already on fire?"

"It shouldn't be on fire. If it was on fire, the people on the boat would have been in a hurry to put out the fire. How could they be walking slowly on the boat?"

"Thick smoke is coming out of the chimney. It must not be a fire. Who would build a chimney just for the fire?"

"Since many are on fire, why is there smoke?"

"Oh, you all think too much, the smoke is because the boat is boiling water for cooking!"

"Bah! Your house will emit such thick smoke from boiling water and cooking?"

"You are stupid, there are many people on board, there is a lot of food to cook, and there is a lot of fire to burn, so of course the smoke is very thick!"

"Then why didn't the other ships emit thick smoke?"

"This, this..."

Just when everyone was discussing and confused, there was a sound of laughter from the side.

"Look at you, you don't even have this, you really don't have any knowledge at all!"

What?How dare you say that everyone has no knowledge at all?

The people around all turned their heads angrily, and then asked very politely: "Oh? Could it be that the young masters know the reason?"

There is no way to be polite, look at the big guys of these people, and then look at the group of sturdy followers behind, who is not polite when they see it?
Yuchi Baolin said triumphantly: "This is called a steam car. It doesn't need wind or paddles. It can walk fast on the water by itself. Have you ever seen it?"

The people around couldn't help but look at each other, steam ship?What does this mean?
Seeing that the faces of the people around him were still confused, Cheng Chumo explained: "Do you know about trains? Trains are also called steam cars. They can run fast without pulling or pushing. They burn charcoal and use steam to drive them. The steam car in front of us It's the same reason, now you understand?"

The people around all made an "oh" sound when they heard it, but they still half understood.

But they had heard of the train, and the rumors were amazing. They heard that the imperial court planned to build trains to every corner of the Tang Dynasty, and they were full of expectations for the train.

Unexpectedly, instead of seeing the train, I saw the fire boat first, oh no, it should be called a steam boat.

In fact, Su Cheng was not far from Cheng Chumo and the others, so when Cheng Chumo and the others were talking, they immediately noticed them. There was no way, their voices were so loud.

"You guys really have good ears!" Su Cheng laughed.

Only then did Cheng Chumo and the others notice Su Cheng, and they hurriedly said, "There's nothing interesting in Bianzhou City, the steam car makes such a big commotion, of course we have to come and have a look."

Li Chongyi said with emotion: "I didn't expect the steam car to be manufactured so quickly, but I don't know if it is as powerful as the train."

Li Zhen shook his head slightly and said, "It's definitely not as fast as a train. The train runs very fast on the road. After all, the boat is on the water, so it's incomparable. However, it must be much faster than ordinary boats!"

Yuchi Baolin said unhappily: "You are not talking nonsense, the steamboat must be invincible! In other words, I have never been on a steamboat before."

After the few people finished speaking, they all looked at Su Cheng eagerly. It would be great if they could go back to Chang'an by steamboat.

The inland river had little wind and waves, but Cheng Chumo and the others were not afraid of vomiting until paralyzed.

"The boat is about to dock, probably to replenish food or coal, let's go, let's go and have a look." Su Cheng said with a smile.

Cheng Chumo and the others were waiting for Su Cheng's words, and began to squeeze forward one by one.

They were all big and round, and they drove very fast. Su Cheng's carriage followed behind and quickly squeezed to the front.

"Hey, isn't that Chen Tong from the Ministry of Industry?" Su Cheng immediately recognized the official from the Ministry of Industry.

Su Cheng and the Ministry of Industry are also quite familiar with things like steam engines, railways, generators, etc., and the Ministry of Industry almost didn't confess Su Cheng as a grandfather.

Cheng Chumo didn't know Chen Tong, but it didn't prevent him from pretending to be a tiger, and shouted repeatedly: "Chen Tong! Chen Tong! Come here!"

Chen Tong, who had just stepped off the steamboat, shouted and turned his head suspiciously. His eyes fell on Su Cheng. As for Cheng Chumo and the others, he automatically ignored them.

(End of this chapter)