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Chapter 179 Railway Completion Ceremony
In Tieshan, Gaizhou, the workers in the mining field got up early, but there was no need to start work this morning. The completion ceremony of the railway will be held here, and all mining workers can go to watch.

Many high-level executives from Gaizhou also arrived at Tieshan in the slight drizzle.They could already see the laid railroad tracks along the road, four railroad tracks stretched from Gaizhou City to Iron Mountain.There are wooden signs around the railroad tracks, with the words "Idlers Stop" written on them. Occasionally, soldiers on horseback can be seen patrolling near the railroad tracks, warning people to stay away from the railroad tracks.

Seeing this strange road, the people who went to the completion ceremony of Iron Mountain couldn't help wondering if it was really feasible. No matter how you look at it, it's just a long piece of iron.Thousands of people have already gathered here below Iron Mountain, most of them are mining workers from Iron Mountain, and then the upper class people from other towns gradually increased, all nervously waiting for the arrival of Chu Yun and others.

On the railroad tracks of the simple railway station below the Iron Mountain, there is a huge monster lying on its back. It is covered with a green cloth, so its real appearance cannot be seen.

Before the completion ceremony started, the platform and both sides of the railroad tracks were crowded with people, so that the army was dispatched to maintain order and prevent people from getting too close to the railroad tracks to prevent accidents.

Mao Wenlong, a group of Jinyi guards, and Eunuch Liu, who was also exiled to Iron Mountain for mining, were also allowed to come to watch the completion ceremony of the railway under the guard of soldiers.

"Don't try to escape. You have iron chains on your body. Even if you escape, the public will report it. If it falls into our hands, the workload will be doubled." The head supervisor of the mining farm said to the group of prisoners.

"Don't dare, Mr. Overseer, our family can't bear the current workload. If it is doubled, our family will die in the mine. It's not like you don't know that our family is just a weak eunuch. We will never run away, never run away. ..." Eunuch Liu said with a sad face.

These days, Eunuch Liu and Jin Yiwei, who were captured last time, were sent here to mine for mining. His fair skin had turned dark due to the mud and coal, and it seemed that Eunuch Liu had become stronger after a high degree of labor.

"Shut up." The foreman heard Mr. Liu open his mouth, and quickly stopped him with a black face.

Mao Wenlong and others looked curiously at the magical railway track and the giant lying on the railway track, wondering what it was used for.

"Look at this thing called a rail, which is exactly the same width as a large carriage. Could it be that horses are pulling a wooden cart to walk on it?" Wang Qianhu, who was caught last time, guessed.

"It seems possible, but I don't know what's inside the green cloth." Huang Qianhu said.

"What kind of wild ideas does this Chu Yun have?" Mao Wenlong couldn't help but look forward to it.

When the crowd reached its peak, Chu Yun arrived at Iron Mountain with his personal guards!
Stephenson, who presided over the construction of the first section of the railway, and the members of the railway construction committee had been looking forward to it for a long time. When they saw Chu Yun's arrival, they rushed to greet him.

"Keep everyone waiting, get ready to start." Chu Yun didn't talk nonsense, and led the guards to the platform specially emptied for Chu Yun.

The arrival of Chu Yun also made the crowd restless, and the common people talked underground.

"Sure enough, it's Master Chu Yun. Even Master Chu Yun was alarmed. This railway is unusual."

"Does it need to be said? I heard that more than 10 taels of silver were invested in the construction of the first section of the railway. No one except the government knows how much was spent."

"Is it so exaggerated? So much silver is invested just to build a few iron blocks?"

No matter what other common people say, only Chu Yun really knows the value of the railway.When a new thing appears, it may be questioned at the beginning, but when people really experience the benefits it brings, they will gradually be captured by it.

Chu Yun came to the platform and looked around. There were crowds of people watching all over the mountains and plains. It can be said that it was an unprecedented event.

"Ahem, today is the day when our first section of railway in southern Liaoning is completed, and it is also the grain rain in our traditional 24 solar terms. Grain rain, grain rain is born, and the railway may not be like spring rain for our future in southern Liaoning. Maybe you don’t know what railways and trains are, but believe me, you will love them in a few years!” Chu Yun stood on the platform and delivered a speech at the completion ceremony, and then sang praises Credit to the railroad building committee or something.

"I announce that the first section of the Daming Railway is officially in operation today!" Finally, Chu Yun announced loudly, "Qibu!"

After receiving Chu Yun's order, dozens of workers waiting around the green cloth pulled down the green cloth covering the giant, revealing the steel body of the train!

This is a giant beast made of steel, with a cold locomotive in front of it, the boiler is more than two meters high, and hundreds of copper pipes are as ferocious as horned dragons, with an icy luster.The giant beast's body is composed of [-] trucks and two passenger cars, and it is nearly [-] meters long, which is shocking!

"Wow——"Thousands of people finally saw the true face of the giant steel beast hidden under the blue cloth, and there was an uproar. The already lively crowd seemed to have fallen into boiling water and boiled.They have never seen such a huge steel giant!

"My God, what a monster is that, taller than two people!"

"It's like a city wall. It's still made of iron and copper. How heavy is it!"

Countless people looked at each other in blank dismay, surprised by the strangeness of the train!

Mao Wenlong, Huang Qianhu, Wang Qianhu and others, as well as a large group of knowledgeable high-level people also looked sideways at it. The times limited their imagination, and it was hard to imagine that such a thing existed.

"Master, please get on the train, and your subordinates will personally operate the locomotive." Stephenson invited Chu Yun.

"My lord, this thing looks very dangerous, why don't you let the servants try it first." Yu Cheng stopped Chu Yun, feeling fearful of strange things like trains.

"No, you take the train with me. Even if something happens, the boiler will blow up at most." Chu Yun is not afraid of familiar things like trains.Moreover, the speed of the train at this time is very slow, so it is not easy to cause accidents.

"Old driver, let's drive." Chu Yun patted Stephenson on the shoulder.

"Yes!" Stephenson said excitedly.

The fireman filled the furnace with coal, and the steam pushed the piston, which made the rotating shaft and other parts run, and the train began to tremble and make a clanging sound.

Chu Yun's body trembled slightly because of the movement of the train, and his mood also trembled accordingly. Finally, he got on the train. Although it was only an early steam train in the open air, it was still a train!
"It's moving, this monster is moving!" The onlookers saw that the nearly [-]-meter-long steel monster was still moving, and they couldn't help but froze in fright.

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