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Chapter 917 Opening Ceremony
On the outskirts of Edo City, the Edo Railway Station, which has been built for several years, has finally been completed and accepted.Now there is a squadron of the Beiyang Fleet stationed at the railway station, preparing for the opening ceremony.According to the "Edo Treaty", the Kyushu Army has the right to garrison troops along the railway to protect the normal operation of the railway.

The Edo Railway Station also uses cement technology, otherwise it would not be possible to complete the construction so quickly.On one side of the train station is a tall clock tower to remind passengers waiting for the time.

In fact, the construction of Jianghu Railway Station started a long time ago, and local cheap workers were hired to carry bricks and gravel. At that time, the people of Edo City saw the busy construction site and did not know that a magnificent Edo Railway Station would be built in the future.

When the Edo Railway Station was completed, people in the entire Edo Castle and other places in Musashi Kingdom were shocked. Many people gathered here, wanting to know what the train is!

"Please do not get close to the platform and the railroad tracks to avoid danger!" Soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet stationed at the Edo Railway Station maintained order along the railway line.

The people in Edo City were overwhelmed, and it was difficult for a small number of Beiyang Fleet soldiers to maintain order.

"Miss, there are really many people, at least tens of thousands." Employees of the Tokyo branch also came to watch the opening ceremony.

Wait for a while, the steam locomotive named "Tokyo" will drive here from the Yokohama Concession.

"There are still so many people." Da Yuer was among the crowd, shocked by the unprecedented grand occasion here.

I am afraid that even the shogunate does not have such a great energy to get residents to come and participate in an event voluntarily.Now it is the Kyushu army from outside that is leading the way in Edo Castle, and even some factories in Edo Castle have been bought by Chinese businessmen.

"Protect Miss." Two soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet sent by Shi Daxuan to protect Dayuer hurriedly followed.

Since the attack on Da Yuer, Da Yuer has had her own temporary bodyguard.At that time, Sakai Zhongkichi, who caused trouble at that time, had been put into a leather bag by Shi Daxuan and sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Da Yuer and the others squeezed to the front, and they could see the simple barbed wire fence and the no-entry sign, and inside were four cold railroad tracks.

Huang Zongxi, Qian Xingchang and other important figures of the Kyushu Army in Edo Castle were invited to the opening ceremony. They stood on the platform and waited for the train from Yokohama Port.

In fact, Da Yuer also received the invitation, but she still stayed with the ordinary employees of the Tokyo branch and did not go to the platform.

The shogunate also sent many ministers to witness the opening of Yokohama Port and Edo Castle.

A year ago, Tadakatsu Sakai led a delegation to the capital to visit Chu Yun. The delegation had seen a new thing such as a steam train.But there are still many shogunate ministers who did not have the opportunity to see the steam train.Before the opening ceremony, the head of the steam locomotive had been hidden in the Yokohama Concession since it was transported by a galleon.

Sakai Tadakatsu, who had already stepped down, rarely came out of his house, and came uninvited with other shogunate ministers.

"It was supposed to be us who built the railway, but now the Kyushu Army has taken the lead." Tadakatsu Sakai, since he saw the train, has learned the essence of it and dreamed of building his own train.

"Sakai-san, even if they don't take the lead, we will not be able to cast qualified rails. Even if our casting technology reaches the production rails, let alone more complex steam locomotives to be manufactured, otherwise the rails will be a pile of scrap iron. "Tadaaki Abe is in a dilemma. Now the technology of the shogunate cannot manufacture rails or railways!
"Get out of the way, you idlers, the adults of the shogunate are here!"

The shogunate samurai expelled the residents who stood in front, and let Sakai Tadakatsu, Abe Tadaaki and others come to the front.

Suddenly, the ground began to tremble slightly, and the crowd at the farthest point became restless.

"Here we come!" Edo Castle residents who had never seen a train told each other, their faces turning pale.

For strange things, they feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.

On the horizon, there was a black smoke billowing straight up, and then a black dragon-like monster appeared from the horizon!
The bang bang bang made the residents along the railway tremble with fear!
"Is this the black dragon of China? It is approaching at an extremely fast speed!"

Woo--!The fast-moving train was about to enter the station, the driver sounded his whistle, and the speed of the train gradually decreased.

Little did they know that the sudden sound of the siren frightened the onlookers' livers and gallbladders.

Chi! ! !The brake shoes rub against the wheel hub violently, and a large amount of white smoke is discharged from the wheel!

"Cough, cough, cough!" The residents on the railway track did not expect white smoke to be emitted when the steam locomotive came to a stop, and they were choked back again and again.

After the black and white smoke gradually dissipated, the ferocious steel body was revealed, and the carriages were nearly [-] meters long.

"It's almost exactly the same as the train we saw in Huaxia Capital!" Sakai Tadakatsu and Aoyama Yusei looked at each other, and they can be [-]% sure that this is the technology of the Kyushu Army.

The door of one of the carriages was opened, and the officers of the Beiyang Fleet, which caused headaches for the shogunate, got out of the car.

After Zheng Zhilong moved to defend Jianghua Island, the top person in charge of Dongying Kingdom became Shi Daxuan.He was among the group of officers who disembarked.

They were all dressed in Kyushu army navy uniforms, and their tall and straight figures made the shogunate ministers who were watching the train grit their teeth.It was the existence of this group of people that made the shogunate tread on thin ice, and did not dare to ban the privileges of the Kyushu Army, let alone tear up the "Edo Treaty" that forfeited power and humiliated the country.

Shi Daxuan and other naval officers seemed to notice the gazes of the shogunate ministers, and they also looked at them, with the corners of their mouths slightly raised.Although the shogunate was unhappy with their Beiyang Fleet, there was nothing they could do about it.

"Damn it!" The ministers of the shogunate stamped their feet angrily when they saw the contemptuous and provocative eyes of the officers of the Beiyang Fleet.

"The Beiyang Fleet has always stayed in our place, as if they regard us as their base. Originally, Yokohama Port has become a concession, and now they have extended their hands to our Edo Castle!" Matsudaira Nobunaichi face sad and indignant.

"There is no way, we have to bear with falling behind first." Tadakatsu Sakai was helpless.

Compared with the loneliness of the shogunate and his party, Shi Daxuan and other officers of the Beiyang Fleet are full of ambitions. The construction of submarine cables and railways has come to an end. The capital can directly govern the affairs of Dongying, and the situation of the shogunate will be even more difficult.

It seems that Tadakatsu Sakai still has a lot of influence among the ministers of the shogunate.Shi Daxuan found out that Tadakatsu Sakai was still among the ministers of the shogunate, so he couldn't help but keep an eye on it.

"Tokyo is a dual-purpose train for passengers and cargo, and it will be officially put into operation from today!" Shi Daxuan took this opportunity to announce the news to the residents of Edo City.

This section of the train has just started to be put into use, and the passenger flow may not be much. In order to make the best use of everything, the Tokyo No. simply adopts passenger and cargo carriages.

(End of this chapter)