Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 689 Wu Youxing Arrives at Qingyang Mansion
"This damn disease, this damn disease!" Zheng Daquan kept cursing.

Zheng Daquan can gallop on the battlefield, but when facing the epidemic, he is like an unarmed child, powerless.

"Do your job well, this is the only thing we can do now." The imperial physician sighed.

A few days later, Wu Youxing arrived at Pingyang Mansion.Go west from Pingyang Mansion, cross the Yellow River, and arrive at Tongguan.

Wu Youxing was sitting in a wood-burning car, and he looked out through the windshield.

There are few people on the bare road, and there is only one winding official road.

It is winter now, and due to the epidemic, there are very few pedestrians on the road.

In order to deliver supplies faster, the local garrison drove the captives to rest the official road.

Although it is not as smooth as the concrete road, it is much better than before.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. Besides the train, there is such a magical vehicle. The speed of this vehicle is really not slow. It can not only pull people, but also pull goods. It's really a good thing. "

Wu Youxing sat in the wood-burning car and kept praising her.

Because there is no plastic, the interior inside the cab is made of wood.

Because there are no complicated things, the cab looks a lot simpler.

There were six or seven other wood-burning cars behind the wood-burning car that Wu Youxing was riding on, and Wu Youxing's entourage was pulled by the wood-burning cars behind.

Inside the carriage were various supplies destined for Qingyang Mansion.

These materials will be transported to Qingyang Mansion with Wu Youxing.

Although the wood-burning car was driving on the official road, although there were some bumps, it was much more comfortable than an ordinary carriage.

How can an ordinary horse-drawn carriage compare to a wood-fired car?Whether it is comfort or speed, it is not comparable to ordinary carriages.

The driver was a young man in his early 20s named Pan Sheng.

Pan Sheng smiled and said: "This car is called a firewood car. I heard that it was made by His Majesty. This car is much faster than a horse-drawn carriage, and it doesn't need fodder. It can run day and night. .”

"From the hands of His Majesty? Is Your Majesty so powerful?" Wu Youxing looked at Pan Sheng in surprise.

Wu Youxing couldn't imagine that Zhao Wen was not only very accomplished in medicine, but also able to create such an ingenious vehicle, his ability would be so great.

"Sir, apart from wood-burning cars, even trains were made by His Majesty!" Pan Sheng said with a smile.

Wu Youxing became even more surprised, "I really had to think about it, I really didn't expect that His Majesty would have such a skill, I really didn't expect it."

The convoy headed for Weinan Mansion, and the next afternoon, the convoy arrived at Weinan Mansion.

Rested in Weinan Mansion for half a day, then drove to Xi'an Mansion.

Weinan Mansion and Xi'an Mansion are not far away, and they arrived in Xi'an Mansion in half a day.

Although Zhao Daniu fought in Xi'an Mansion before, the current Xi'an Mansion has almost been repaired, and the traces left by the war have gradually faded away.

Wu Youxing sat in the wood-burning car, looked at the city wall that was getting closer, and said with emotion: "This is the first time I have come to Xi'an Mansion. I have grown up so much, and it is the first time I have come to such a far place."

In ancient times when there were no advanced means of transportation, many people could not get out of their provinces in their entire lives.

Although Wu Youxing's life in Wu County was not bad, he had never been to such a far away place.

"If it's walking, don't even think about going from Suzhou Mansion to Xi'an Mansion in less than half a year. These things made by His Majesty are really convenient. It's amazing, really amazing. If In the future, the railway will be built all over the north and south of the river, and it is estimated that it will only take five or six days to travel from Suzhou to Xi'an. This kind of speed is unimaginable." Wu Youxing kept feeling.

"Who says it's not? His Majesty is still amazing." Pan Sheng said, "Sir, sit down, I'm going to slow down, and I'll be entering the city soon."

Pan Sheng said that he was controlling the wood-burning car and began to slow down. At this time, he was less than two miles away from the city wall of Xi'an Mansion.

The guarding soldiers at the gate of the city watched the cars approaching the city wall, and all of them became vigilant.

They had never seen this kind of thing before. Although the national flag was hung on the front of the wood-burning car, the hearts of these city guards were still beating drums.

"What is this? Why haven't I seen it before?" A soldier standing at the gate of the city looked at the cars coming this way, his face was full of dignity. "My lord, what shall we do?"

The soldier looked at the chief banner officer standing beside him.

The chief flag officer is a man in his early 30s, holding a 56 punch in his hand.

Looking at the approaching car, he said in a deep voice, "Go, follow me and stop them. I've never seen this kind of thing before. Who knows what it is."

These soldiers stationed in Xi'an Mansion have never returned to Xuanzhen, so they don't know this kind of vehicle.

As the Chief Banner Officer spoke, he led the soldiers at the gate of the city forward and lay in the middle of the road.

Pan Sheng stepped on the brakes and stopped in front of the Chief Banner Officer and the others.

Pan Sheng got out of the car, holding his ID card and official letter in his hand.

"This is an official letter. My name is Pan Sheng. I was ordered by His Majesty to escort Mr. Wu to Qingyang Mansion." Pan Sheng said and handed the things in his hands to the Chief Banner Officer.

Wu Youxing also got out of the car, took the imperial edict given to him by Zhao Wen, his identity certificate, and official letter, and came to the chief banner officer.

"I am Wu Youxing, here is my identity certificate, here is my official letter, and your majesty's imperial decree!"

Wu Youxing handed these things over to the Chief Banner Officer.

As soon as the chief banner officer saw the imperial decree in Wu Youxing's hand, he immediately became respectful.

After the chief banner officer finished checking, he returned these things to the two of them.

"I offended the two of you, please don't blame me if it's my responsibility!" the Chief Banner Officer saluted the two of them as an apology.

Wu Youxing took the returned things and said, "It's okay, can we go in now?"

"It's okay, it's okay. The two of you can go in." The chief banner officer hastily moved out of the way, and at the same time shouted to the soldiers under his command: "Quickly get out of the way, quickly out of the way!"

Not long after, Pan Sheng drove the car into the city gate.

"My lord, this thing should be a car, but why does this car look so weird?" A soldier stood beside the road, looking at the convoy driving in, and said in surprise.

The Chief Banner official said: "I don't know what it is, but it must be a car. It is probably another new gadget from Xuanzhen. We have been out for so long, and it is normal for some new gadgets to appear.

Look at this car, it doesn't use horses or oxen, it runs so fast, and the carriage at the back is so big, it can pull a lot of things, and it can also pull a lot of people.

If this kind of vehicle is used to transport soldiers, it will probably be a lot more convenient. "

The chief banner officer is a soldier, so the first thing he thinks about the firewood car is the military.

After the convoy entered Xi'an Mansion, the speed slowed down a lot. After all, it was in an urban area. If the speed was fast, accidents would inevitably occur.

The people in Xi'an Mansion looked at the firewood cars appearing in the city with surprise on their faces.

The people in the city have never seen a firewood car, and they have never known what a firewood car is.

When they saw this kind of weird looking car that didn't need oxen and horses, they didn't know what it was, and they all stopped in place and looked at it blankly.

"What is this? Is this a car? Could it be the legendary train?" A gentry stood on the street, looking at the wood-burning car slowly passing in front of him, with shock on his face .

After the wood-burning car drove away, the gentry sighed, "It's a pity that I said before that I know the world's affairs without leaving my house. Now it seems that it is a bit exaggerated."

"Mr. Yang, why are you here?" At this moment, a middle-aged man in a padded jacket and several entourages appeared in front of the gentry.

"So it's shopkeeper Liu. I haven't seen you for a long time. Why are you here?" The gentleman looked at the middle-aged man and cupped his hands.

"Isn't Qingyang Mansion plagued by pimple plague? I went back to Xuan Town a while ago and helped to deliver a batch of medicinal materials. I just sent it to Xi'an Mansion this morning. I originally wanted to help deliver it to Qingyang Mansion I went, but the officials of the Xi'an Mansion refused to let me go, saying it was dangerous. So I handed over the medicinal materials in my hands to the officials in charge of the matter." Shopkeeper Liu replied.

"Then you may make a lot of money this time!" the gentleman said.

Shopkeeper Liu waved his hands, and said with a smile: "What money do you make? It is said that a gentleman does something and does not do something. Some money can be earned, but some money cannot be earned.

Although I am a merchant, I am not a gentleman.But if I made this kind of national calamity, who would I be?In the past few years, His Majesty has paid more attention to us merchants, and I have earned a lot of money by following His Majesty.

Now that Qingyang Mansion is in trouble, it's normal to get some medicinal materials. How much do you want?If I make this money, my conscience can't bear it. "

"I didn't expect shopkeeper Liu to be a person who understands righteousness!" The gentleman praised.

The gentry really didn't expect that a person like Shopkeeper Liu, who has no profit and can't afford it early, would do such a righteous thing.

"Hey, that's right. Did you see that big train just now? Could this be the train you told me about?" The gentleman pointed to the direction where the convoy was leaving, and looked at Shopkeeper Liu.

This shopkeeper Liu is from Xuanzhen. He sold cement to Shaanxi in the early years and made a lot of money by selling cement.And this gentry was exactly one of his partners in Xi'an Mansion at that time.

Shopkeeper Liu was in charge of transporting the cement to Shaanxi, and the gentleman was in charge of delivery.

It was because of this relationship that the gentry surrendered after Xuanzhen's soldiers and horses entered the city.

This gentry's reputation in the Xi'an mansion is not bad, and he has no bad deeds, so he was not liquidated by Xuanzhen's soldiers and horses.

"I see. I have seen the convoy from far away. However, this is not the train I told you about. When I went to Xuan Town this time, I heard about this kind of train.

This car is called a wood-burning car. It is said that it can run forward by burning firewood, and its speed is more than ten times faster than that of a horse-drawn carriage.

Although this thing looks big, it can't compare with a train.The train is much larger and longer than it.After the spring of this year, I will take you to Xuanzhen, and then I will show you what a train is. "

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The convoy stopped in front of the former governor's office in Xi'an Prefecture.

Xi'an Prefecture is the seat of Shaanxi, so the governor's office is also in Xi'an Prefecture.

Although the officials from Xuanzhen hadn't completely taken over Shaanxi, the Xi'an Prefecture had already been taken over.

When the convoy stopped in front of the governor's office, it instantly attracted the attention of the surrounding people.

They surrounded the governor's office, staring at these wood-burning cars intently.

Just as Wu Youxing got off the wood-burning car, the officials in the yamen came out.

"Mr. Wu, the official letter from His Majesty has been sent to Xi'an Mansion. It's getting late now, sir, rest here for one night, and leave for Qingyang Mansion after everything has been handed over."

The new governor of Shaanxi walked up to Wu Youxing, bowed his hands at Wu Youxing, and said sincerely.

Wu Youxing shook his head, "My lord, the so-called epidemic is like a fire. If we can arrive at Qingyang Mansion earlier, the people of Qingyang Mansion will be less dangerous, and they will be free from rest. I will set off after the handover is over. , the sooner you can reach Qingyang Mansion, the sooner you can reach Qingyang Mansion."

Seeing that Wu Youxing had already made up his mind, the new governor of Shaanxi couldn't say anything more.

"In this case, then I will not persuade you sir." The governor of Shaanxi said.

Subsequently, the governor of Shaanxi asked his officials to start handing over various matters to Wu Youxing.

After everything was handed over, the convoy replenished some fresh water, firewood and food, and then headed for Qingyang Mansion.

Two days later, Wu Youxing finally arrived at Qingyang Mansion.

The speed of wood-burning cars is not slow, but almost all the roads in Shaanxi today are ordinary official roads.

These official roads have been leveled before, but they still cannot be compared with cement roads, so the speed will inevitably be slower.

The convoy arrived outside Qingyang Mansion, and after a series of inspections, verifications and disinfections, it finally drove into the city of Qingyang Mansion.

Lu Xiangsheng led people to wait for Wu Youxing at the gate of the prefect's yamen in Qingyang Prefecture.

As soon as the convoy stopped, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't wait to meet him.

Wu Youxing jumped out of the car, and said to Lu Xiangsheng who was coming up, "Move the supplies first, move the supplies first!"

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly ordered his subordinates to start moving the materials on the firewood truck.

The materials on the wood-burning car are some medicinal materials, alcohol and materials related to epidemic prevention.

Among them, there are masks designed by Zhao Wen and temporarily produced by Xuanzhen Clothing Factory.

Due to limited conditions, these masks do not have the necessary melt-blown cloth for later generations of medical masks. Instead, the masks are thickened and compacted and sprayed with diluted alcohol.

It might not taste good, but it's better than nothing.

Lu Xiangsheng and his men kept carrying the materials from the wood-burning truck down, and it didn't take long for the materials to be moved.

After the materials were transported, Wu Youxing said to Pan Sheng who was following behind him: "You have a rest today, and you will return to Xi'an Mansion tomorrow to transport the materials hoarded in Xi'an Mansion. The speed of transporting only by manpower is really fast." too slow."

(End of this chapter)