Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 790
"Your Majesty?" Tian Ren raised his head and asked softly.

"Let's go!"

"Let's drive—" shouted all over the body, and the long carriage moved immediately.

Feeling so peaceful on the buttocks, much more comfortable than riding in a carriage, Zhu Cunqu couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, lying on the window, looking at the scene on both sides.

However, what surprised him was that during this short [-]-mile journey, the entire Beijing camp did not dare to slack off and dispatched [-] troops to stand guard on both sides of the railway tracks.

Every three or five steps, there is a person standing upright.

On both sides, there are cavalry chasing and guarding along the road, for fear that something might go wrong.

"Ah, the tree runs so fast—"

Zhu Cunqu called out his milk, and immediately attracted the pretentious Zhu Cunhao.

As the eldest son, he has a faction of requirements there, although he is extremely eager, but he is forced to remain calm.

"Go!" Zhu Yixi patted his head, shaking his head and laughing.

"Yes, Father."

He moved his buttocks, got off the seat in an orderly manner, and then approached his brother, watching from the other side of the window.

Sure enough, the trees and villages on both sides of the road were moving backwards quickly. Compared with the carriage, they only felt a sense of speed at this time.

The wind from the window was also strong, and it easily blew on their hair, but they didn't care, their eyes widened and their mouths puffed up, wanting to open their mouths to drink the wind into their stomachs.

"My little ancestor—" This action was immediately stopped by the nanny.

Although the weather is hotter, the wind does not discriminate between people, especially for children, and there is no room for any mistakes.

"Store the canal, this wind cannot be drunk."

He wanted to imitate his younger brother's naive behavior, but Zhu Cunhao didn't dare.

Seeing his younger brother's unhappy face, he comforted him maturely and said: "If this is blown, you will have diarrhea at night, and you will not be able to eat because of the pain."

"Oh—" With a long ending, Zhu Cunqu was just saying that.

He just lay on the soft cushion by the window, watching the scenery.

The nurse beside him could only take out a piece of clothing and put it on for him.

The emperor could only watch from the sidelines, not daring to interfere with anything.

Because the moment he wanted to do these things, the nanny did it quickly, faster and better than him.

To have children, only wealthy families are the most comfortable, enjoying family affection without being tortured.

He looked up at the trees and felt that the speed of the horse-drawn train reached thirty miles per hour.

The speed of the little eMule in later generations.

The carriage is stable and not bumpy, and the speed remains stable. This is far more comfortable than riding in a horse-drawn carriage, just like a high-speed rail.

This taste is so enjoyable.

The exhaustion of boats and cars is really terrible nowadays.

Behind the emperor's carriage, more than ten carriages followed one after another, maintaining a constant speed, and most of them were harem concubines.

Civil and military officials only occupied three vehicles.

There are four members of the cabinet, one car for eight ministers, one car for the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, one car for the general secretary, and another car for the servants. It can be said that it is getting more and more crowded.

The family members can only take a carriage and go to Yuquan Mountain on the official road.

"Although this road costs a lot, it is really good."

Lying halfway in the carriage, Zhang Shenyan felt comfortable and stable, and couldn't help feeling emotional.

Lu Daqi laughed and said, "Let's enjoy the money from the internal funds, and this life is not in vain."

The construction of the railway cannot be concealed from that party at all, and its cost is even more clearly known.

The cost per mile is [-] yuan, which is almost a road paved with silver dollars, which is too scary.

Knowing the news at that time, even Lu Daqi, who had always been made of dog legs, couldn't help shouting that it would be better to build a canal.

Now when I sit on my buttocks, my body naturally responds:
very nice--

Compared with the canal, this railway is not affected by the lack of water in the north and can run all year round.

"This rail is nearly a foot higher than the official road."

At this time, Yan Chongxin shrank back from the window, and couldn't help admiring: "The foundation is paved with sand and stone, even in rainy days, it can still walk."

"When it's snowing, clean it up, and you can walk again."

"You can also walk at night." At this time, the first assistant Zhao Shu also sat back, with his buttocks touching the soft cushion, and said: "As long as you are willing to pay the cost, build some torches along the way, so that the groom can see the road clearly, so you won't be afraid of cheating gone."

"This is..."

Everyone nodded one after another, thinking on their faces, and finally they were inexplicably surprised.

Although the cost is a bit high, but in an emergency, marching day and night, the speed is a bit scary.

Travel three or four hundred miles day and night, obediently.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs took care of the cabinet, and there were all kinds of tea and cakes in the carriage, which made several people relax, and the words on their lips were also relaxed.

"Unfortunately, there are too few pullers. There are at most twenty people in this carriage. We can only communicate faster."

Lu Daqi was full of regret.

As the old man, he consciously brewed tea for a few people, and wiped the tabletop, feeling extremely dissatisfied.

But there is no way, who made him less qualified.

"No hurry, take your time."

Zhao Shu took a sip of the tea made by the old man Lu Daqi, it tasted really good.

He knew a thing or two about the emperor's steam engine renovation project.

If it is really realized, there will be no problem in pulling thousands of people in one go.

The carriage gradually fell into silence.

The servants of the eight ministers, on the other hand, talked all the way.

Such a quick and easy carriage to the delight of all.

If it is built to the south of the Yangtze River, it can be reached in a few days, so why bother to take the slow boat on the canal?

Sixty miles, two sites were built in the middle, and the horses were changed twice.

Although the horse has been very energetic and runs comfortably, it can't stand that just in case.

About an hour and a half later, the emperor came to Yuquan Mountain.

Everyone covered their mouths with surprise on their faces: "It's so fast——"

In the past, it took at least a day's work, but now it's morning and noon, just in time for a hot meal.

Except for a little mental fatigue, there are no other physical problems.

With the birth of the horse-drawn train, the customers at the beginning were those wealthy people with a lot of assets, scholars and merchants accounted for [-]%.

After the emperor left the capital, the capital was bustling for a long time, and the city became lively again.

It turned out that the horse-drawn carriage, which had been built for several months, was ten miles long, almost circled Wanping County, and arrived in Daxing County.

Among the four counties in Beijing, Wanping and Daxing belong to the inner city, while Xuanwu and Chongwen belong to the outer city that was expanded during the Jiajing period.

Because of the horse-drawn carriages between the two counties, the intercommunication time was shortened to two quarters of an hour (half an hour).

Unlike the horse-drawn trains outside, the horse-drawn carriage rails are embedded, but the foundation is raised about an inch, so that rainwater can flow to the ditches on both sides without being an obstacle.

At the same time, it will not affect the travel of ordinary people.

Horse-drawn carriages are not for convenience, but for the popularization of rail trains. The price is high, and four stations cost four coppers.

As a result, the horse-drawn carriage has become a scenic spot in the capital, and foreigners who come to Beijing want to take a ride.

(End of this chapter)