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Chapter 1238 The First Railway in Jiangnan
Chapter 1238 The First Railway in Jiangnan
The mighty second batch of fleets and dispatched troops to the West is undoubtedly a big event for the Ministry of the Navy.
However, as far as the folks are concerned, they don't even know that there is such a fleet going to sea, and the newspaper didn't mention it. It just published the news that the western trading company organized the fleet to go to the West again, which stimulated many folks. Businessman explores overseas.
In the bustling Jiangnan area, almost everyone's attention is now on the Nanjing-Suzhou railway that is about to open to traffic.
The north has been devastated by long-term wars, and the economic center of gravity has shifted to the south.
Chu Yun opened up industries in the southern Liaoning and Beijing-Tianjin regions, barely restoring the competitiveness of the north, but the Jiangnan region is still the most prosperous place for business.
Compared with the Beijing-Liaoning Railway and the Beijing-Tianjin Railway that have been built in the north, there is not a single railway in the south that has been opened to traffic.
But this does not mean that there is no railway in the south. In fact, when the Kyushu Army took over Nanjing City, it began to explore the railway line, and began to organize labor to build it within a few years.
When the regime changes, there will be many bankrupt farmers and handicraftsmen. Most of these people are organized into the construction of the railway. When the number of laborers is the largest, it reaches an astonishing tens of thousands.
Recently, the first section of railway south of the Yangtze River, the Ningsu Railway from Nanjing to Suzhou, is finally ready to open to traffic after several years of exploration and construction.
The Ningsu Railway was built under the supervision of the Jianghuai Bank Provincial Government and the National Railway Construction Committee. The construction funds were mostly provided by the Jianghuai Bank and Nanjing Branch of Kyushu Bank.The railway passes through Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Wuxi to Suzhou City, and almost runs through the most prosperous area along the Yangtze River on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, closely linking Suzhou City and Nanjing City.
Officials at all levels of the Jianghuai Provincial Yamen, wealthy businessmen from Nanjing City and Suzhou City all attended the opening ceremony.
It was the first time that people in the Jiangnan area saw steam locomotives, which no longer only appeared in newspapers and textbooks, but appeared in their daily lives.
"Master Zhang, please walk slowly." The officials of Jianghuai Province almost half supported Zhang Yandeng, the Civil Affairs Officer of Jianghuai Province.
At this time, Zhang Yandeng was over [-] years old, and he almost had to walk with a cane.
Zhang Yandeng was even more haggard than when he met Chu Yun. After a serious illness, the hero who successfully helped the city of Nanjing change from the Ming Dynasty to the emerging Empire suffered a serious illness, and his physical function was not as good as before.
"I'm getting old, and this Ningsu railway should be my last contribution to this land. I'm lucky to see peace in the world one day. Next month, I will apply to the Ministry of Officials to return my old age to my hometown." Zhang Yandeng When I came to the site of the opening ceremony and saw the steam locomotive decorated with red ribbons, I was a little bit embarrassed.
This steam locomotive is a four-wheel tank-type steam locomotive, weighing 35 tons, and can reach a speed of [-] kilometers per hour. It can travel from Nanjing to Suzhou in less than ten hours.
In this era, such a speed can be described as extremely fast, and running on rails is much smoother than that of a horse-drawn carriage.
"The name of this locomotive is Xiangyun. Passengers can take a nap on the train and travel from Nanjing to Suzhou." The engineer who designed the steam locomotive proudly introduced to them the first steam locomotive equipped for the Ningsu Railway .
Steam locomotive engineers are employed by the National Railway Construction Committee under the Ministry of Industry. They are composed of summoned locomotive engineers and trained local locomotive engineers. They are highly paid and enjoy a high status.
Only the National Railway Construction Committee monopolized the manufacturing technology of railroad tracks and steam locomotives.
"The design of this thing is so exquisite that it looks like flying through the clouds." Zhang Yandeng and other old bureaucrats came under the steam locomotive. The chimney is several meters high, and the body made of steel is amazing.
"Your Excellency, you can go into the carriage, and I will personally operate the train." The driver of the steam locomotive invited the bureaucrats of the Jianghuai Province to board the train.
"Master Zhang, let's get in the car." The officials of Jianghuai Province knew that this was Zhang Yandeng's last month as the civil affairs officer of Jianghuai Province, and they respected the old official even more.
Officials from Jianghuai Province boarded the train one by one.
The inside of the carriage is relatively simple, most of which are decorated with wood, and the carriage itself is made of iron.
Zhang Yandeng and others sat down at one of the tables, and soon someone poured tea and water for them.
"This is like an ordinary hall, like walking on flat ground, but a little narrower." Many officials boarded the train for the first time and looked around the compartment curiously.
"My lords, the car is about to start, there may be some slight shaking, but please don't be nervous, this car is very stable." The servant serving inside said.
woo-
The whistle sounded, and the steam locomotive began to emit white smoke, which surprised the surrounding residents, who took a few steps back under the protection of the orderly police.
The locomotive workers added coal to the boiler, the iron wheels rolled slowly, and the heavy locomotive head dragged the carriage to start!
Many Nanjing residents who had never seen a train all stared wide-eyed, watching the huge steel body start in disbelief.
They couldn't imagine why such a heavy steam locomotive could start without the traction of cattle and horses.
Fortunately, trains have appeared in the north, and the newspapers and government in the south have done enough publicity, so the residents of Nanjing City do not regard steam locomotives as magical creatures like dragons.Compared with the residents in the north who were unprepared to see the train appear out of thin air, their reactions were much more normal.
The steam locomotive carried officials from Jianghuai Province to Suzhou City, leaving behind the residents of Nanjing City who were still watching.
After they got on the train, they walked away as if they disappeared out of thin air.
"If there is such a thing, it can be returned in one day on land."
"It turns out that the purpose of these two rails is to allow this thing called a train to travel, but why can't this thing walk directly on the official road?"
Some residents who don't understand the principle can only guess based on their past experience, but no one can imagine that the train uses the power of steam.
"It's unbelievable. If we also have trains in Wuhu, wouldn't it be much more convenient?" Wuhu businessman Wang Changyuan witnessed the opening of steam locomotives from Nanjing City to Suzhou City. He also saw the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, and thought that if his hometown Wuhu It can also be connected to the railway, and it can also benefit from the wave of railway construction in the future.
"We Hangzhou and Suzhou are side by side, and Suzhou City is ahead of us. If there is a railway between Hangzhou City and Suzhou City, it can make up for the lack of water transportation." The same wealthy Hangzhou businessman saw Suzhou and passed The railway and Nanjing City are connected together, and I can't help being jealous.
(End of this chapter)
The mighty second batch of fleets and dispatched troops to the West is undoubtedly a big event for the Ministry of the Navy.
However, as far as the folks are concerned, they don't even know that there is such a fleet going to sea, and the newspaper didn't mention it. It just published the news that the western trading company organized the fleet to go to the West again, which stimulated many folks. Businessman explores overseas.
In the bustling Jiangnan area, almost everyone's attention is now on the Nanjing-Suzhou railway that is about to open to traffic.
The north has been devastated by long-term wars, and the economic center of gravity has shifted to the south.
Chu Yun opened up industries in the southern Liaoning and Beijing-Tianjin regions, barely restoring the competitiveness of the north, but the Jiangnan region is still the most prosperous place for business.
Compared with the Beijing-Liaoning Railway and the Beijing-Tianjin Railway that have been built in the north, there is not a single railway in the south that has been opened to traffic.
But this does not mean that there is no railway in the south. In fact, when the Kyushu Army took over Nanjing City, it began to explore the railway line, and began to organize labor to build it within a few years.
When the regime changes, there will be many bankrupt farmers and handicraftsmen. Most of these people are organized into the construction of the railway. When the number of laborers is the largest, it reaches an astonishing tens of thousands.
Recently, the first section of railway south of the Yangtze River, the Ningsu Railway from Nanjing to Suzhou, is finally ready to open to traffic after several years of exploration and construction.
The Ningsu Railway was built under the supervision of the Jianghuai Bank Provincial Government and the National Railway Construction Committee. The construction funds were mostly provided by the Jianghuai Bank and Nanjing Branch of Kyushu Bank.The railway passes through Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Wuxi to Suzhou City, and almost runs through the most prosperous area along the Yangtze River on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, closely linking Suzhou City and Nanjing City.
Officials at all levels of the Jianghuai Provincial Yamen, wealthy businessmen from Nanjing City and Suzhou City all attended the opening ceremony.
It was the first time that people in the Jiangnan area saw steam locomotives, which no longer only appeared in newspapers and textbooks, but appeared in their daily lives.
"Master Zhang, please walk slowly." The officials of Jianghuai Province almost half supported Zhang Yandeng, the Civil Affairs Officer of Jianghuai Province.
At this time, Zhang Yandeng was over [-] years old, and he almost had to walk with a cane.
Zhang Yandeng was even more haggard than when he met Chu Yun. After a serious illness, the hero who successfully helped the city of Nanjing change from the Ming Dynasty to the emerging Empire suffered a serious illness, and his physical function was not as good as before.
"I'm getting old, and this Ningsu railway should be my last contribution to this land. I'm lucky to see peace in the world one day. Next month, I will apply to the Ministry of Officials to return my old age to my hometown." Zhang Yandeng When I came to the site of the opening ceremony and saw the steam locomotive decorated with red ribbons, I was a little bit embarrassed.
This steam locomotive is a four-wheel tank-type steam locomotive, weighing 35 tons, and can reach a speed of [-] kilometers per hour. It can travel from Nanjing to Suzhou in less than ten hours.
In this era, such a speed can be described as extremely fast, and running on rails is much smoother than that of a horse-drawn carriage.
"The name of this locomotive is Xiangyun. Passengers can take a nap on the train and travel from Nanjing to Suzhou." The engineer who designed the steam locomotive proudly introduced to them the first steam locomotive equipped for the Ningsu Railway .
Steam locomotive engineers are employed by the National Railway Construction Committee under the Ministry of Industry. They are composed of summoned locomotive engineers and trained local locomotive engineers. They are highly paid and enjoy a high status.
Only the National Railway Construction Committee monopolized the manufacturing technology of railroad tracks and steam locomotives.
"The design of this thing is so exquisite that it looks like flying through the clouds." Zhang Yandeng and other old bureaucrats came under the steam locomotive. The chimney is several meters high, and the body made of steel is amazing.
"Your Excellency, you can go into the carriage, and I will personally operate the train." The driver of the steam locomotive invited the bureaucrats of the Jianghuai Province to board the train.
"Master Zhang, let's get in the car." The officials of Jianghuai Province knew that this was Zhang Yandeng's last month as the civil affairs officer of Jianghuai Province, and they respected the old official even more.
Officials from Jianghuai Province boarded the train one by one.
The inside of the carriage is relatively simple, most of which are decorated with wood, and the carriage itself is made of iron.
Zhang Yandeng and others sat down at one of the tables, and soon someone poured tea and water for them.
"This is like an ordinary hall, like walking on flat ground, but a little narrower." Many officials boarded the train for the first time and looked around the compartment curiously.
"My lords, the car is about to start, there may be some slight shaking, but please don't be nervous, this car is very stable." The servant serving inside said.
woo-
The whistle sounded, and the steam locomotive began to emit white smoke, which surprised the surrounding residents, who took a few steps back under the protection of the orderly police.
The locomotive workers added coal to the boiler, the iron wheels rolled slowly, and the heavy locomotive head dragged the carriage to start!
Many Nanjing residents who had never seen a train all stared wide-eyed, watching the huge steel body start in disbelief.
They couldn't imagine why such a heavy steam locomotive could start without the traction of cattle and horses.
Fortunately, trains have appeared in the north, and the newspapers and government in the south have done enough publicity, so the residents of Nanjing City do not regard steam locomotives as magical creatures like dragons.Compared with the residents in the north who were unprepared to see the train appear out of thin air, their reactions were much more normal.
The steam locomotive carried officials from Jianghuai Province to Suzhou City, leaving behind the residents of Nanjing City who were still watching.
After they got on the train, they walked away as if they disappeared out of thin air.
"If there is such a thing, it can be returned in one day on land."
"It turns out that the purpose of these two rails is to allow this thing called a train to travel, but why can't this thing walk directly on the official road?"
Some residents who don't understand the principle can only guess based on their past experience, but no one can imagine that the train uses the power of steam.
"It's unbelievable. If we also have trains in Wuhu, wouldn't it be much more convenient?" Wuhu businessman Wang Changyuan witnessed the opening of steam locomotives from Nanjing City to Suzhou City. He also saw the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, and thought that if his hometown Wuhu It can also be connected to the railway, and it can also benefit from the wave of railway construction in the future.
"We Hangzhou and Suzhou are side by side, and Suzhou City is ahead of us. If there is a railway between Hangzhou City and Suzhou City, it can make up for the lack of water transportation." The same wealthy Hangzhou businessman saw Suzhou and passed The railway and Nanjing City are connected together, and I can't help being jealous.
(End of this chapter)
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