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Chapter 680 Lu Xiangsheng: Brother Boya, This Is a Train
"The law is greater than love."

Sun Chuanting looked at Lu Xiangsheng for a long time and said, Lu Xiangsheng nodded slightly when he heard the words: "That's right, the law is greater than emotion. I heard that the county lord analyzed this matter with his confidant Li Chaogu in private. The operation of a political system depends on his rules and regulations. After the rules and regulations are established, any form of destruction is not allowed, even if it is a good side."

"The law is the law, something that is not merciful. Only when everyone abides by the law can the interests of the majority of people be guaranteed. Although Zhang Wanwu's actions are very good, they cannot be advocated. Just like Confucius criticized Zigong for redeeming people, don't Because of one's own lofty moral standards, it raises the cost of others doing good deeds, thus making doing good deeds a luxury.

Zigong redeeming people is a short story in the Analects of Confucius. It is said that the state of Lu has established a law. If someone outside sees a person from the state of Lu being sold as a slave, you can pay to redeem this person. After arriving in Lu State, Lu State will not only reimburse you for the expenses, but also reward you.

But Zigong refused the reward, and told Confucius about it, and he was educated by Confucius.

It’s like seeing someone fall into the water, the brave man jumps into the water and saves the person with his life. If you don't take the money, then other people will look morally corrupt if they take the money.

So other people don't have rewards, so naturally they won't risk their lives to save others, which invisibly raises the price of saving people.

In the same way, when Zigong redeemed people, he didn’t want to reward them. Although this seemed to show that Zigong had a high moral standard, other Lu people would still not save them when they saw Lu people being trafficked.

If he is saved, he will not be able to receive the reward from the court, and if he goes, will he be said to have a problem with his moral character, but if he does not go, the loss is his own, which invisibly increases the cost of doing good deeds.

Then other people see that there is such a high cost of doing good deeds, so they simply don't save it. In this way, they don't have to bear economic losses or moral burdens. Such a good governance will die directly.

So Li Chaosheng's meaning is obvious. Lantian does not need saints, but only a group of people who strictly abide by the law. How many people can a saint save? If everyone in Lantian obeys the law, how many people can Lantian save!
Lu Xiangsheng told Sun Chuanting what he saw and felt in Lantian. Sometimes some social phenomena can be seen from the subtleties, and this is the case in Lantian.

Sun Chuanting listened to Lu Xiangsheng's words and felt a lot of emotion. He saw a little knowledge. At first Lu Xiangsheng said that Lantian was a new world, but Sun Chuanting didn't think so. The new world is an exaggeration. At most, Lantian is a place with a more developed economy and a better life for the people. That's all, he didn't believe it was a new world.

But today I heard from Lu Xiangsheng that Lantian seems to be like that new world, not only in terms of economy, politics, and the humanistic outlook of the entire people, but even the pursuit of the ruling class in Lantian is completely different from that of Ming Dynasty, saying that there is nothing wrong with the new world.

Sun Chuanting felt that he should find a chance to take a good look at this new world. Maybe this place is really like his ideal country. At this moment, his heart was moved.

A jug of wine, a plate of pig ears, and a plate of peanuts, the two drank that it was almost midnight, and then fell asleep, but they woke up very early the next day, and those who were worried would sleep less.

They were eating breakfast at the guest house when they saw Gu Zi coming: "Good morning, both of you."

Gu Zi greeted the two with a smile, and when they saw Gu Zi coming, they said, "Is the county lord going out so early?"

Gu Zi nodded and said: "Well, the county is a little busy today. I went to the academy in the morning, and I will come back to give an economic report in the afternoon to discuss the main development direction and strategy of the Lantian economy, so time is a bit tight. Two Please bear with me."

Hearing this, the two didn't say anything, but put down their jobs, and came to the county government with Guzi. At this time, the county government had already set up a cart. Li Chaosheng sat in the car and invited the two to ride together. Sun Chuanting saw it. Looking at Lu Xiangsheng, his old feudal thoughts were at work again. He thought that Li Chaosheng's invitation to ride with him was probably a crime of disrespect.

After all, Li Chaosheng is the emperor in Lantian, and it is a crime of disrespect to ride with the emperor on the same frame. However, Lu Xiangsheng didn't think so much, so he got on Li Chaosheng's frame casually. Li Chaosheng's car is very spacious. It doesn't feel crowded when three people sit together.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, I'm running out of time, so I interrupted your rest."

After hearing this, the two of them didn't even dare to say anything, Li Chaosheng gave them a face, they had to carry on, the two of them are busy, can Li Chaosheng, the king of the county, the king of the Northwest, be busy?

The car quickly left Lantian County and arrived at Lantian Railway Station.

When he got here, Sun Chuanting looked at Lu Xiangsheng in surprise and said, "What is this for?"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Sun Chuanting like this, and thought that this old man had never seen such a huge train, so he kindly reminded him: "When you see something unbelievable in a while, don't exclaim in surprise, it's embarrassing."

Sun Chuanting heard the words and said with a smile: "Brother Jiandou, don't underestimate me, I have seen the world yesterday, the large machinery in the factory, which one is not enough to surprise me once."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said: "It's different this time."

"What's the difference, I just, I, this..."

woo woo woo...

When Sun Chuanting was expressing that he was very calm, he suddenly saw a huge monster emitting black smoke not far away, like a huge centipede, which could be hundreds of meters long, and was frantically running on two rails. Coming this way, it also made a monster-like roar!

woo woo woo...

The train came roaring, Sun Chuanting's eyes widened, what the hell is this motherfucker!

Looking at the jet-jetting giant steel monster, Sun Chuanting was numb, unable to speak in a daze, but Lu Xiangsheng pushed Sun Chuanting and said, "What's wrong? Brother Boya?"

"what?!"

Sun Chuanting reacted with a jolt, looked at the giant steel monster and asked, "What is this?"

Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "I've said it all, so you don't need to be too shocked, this thing is the train of Lantian's most famous technological product!"

"train?"

Sun Chuanting's eyes widened, and Lu Xiangsheng said: "This is the most advanced research result of the Institute of Science and Technology. It has a much higher gold content than flintlock guns and grenades. Let's see, this car can hold ten or twenty carriages. A car is about ten meters away, and this car can carry tens of thousands of catties!"

Tens of thousands of catties!
Hearing this number, Sun Chuanting was beyond shocked. He is a general who leads troops to fight, so he immediately thought of the military. If there is such a thing, then the military supplies will get twice the result with half the effort. Anyone who fights knows that the soldiers and horses go first before the food and grass are used. From this we can see the important role of logistical supplies in the military.

In the past, when transporting grain, the main force of 1 people needed a logistics supply team of 2 people, and people ate horses and chewed them throughout the process. Four thousand dan left?
The rest are all consumed in transit.

But if there is such a fire-breathing car, one car can weigh tens of thousands of catties, then dozens of cars can easily deliver enough supplies to tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and in the whole process, a lot of civilians, cars and horses will be reduced. Save trouble, effort and money.

"How much does this car consume?"

Sun Chuanting asked Lu Xiangsheng, and Lu Xiangsheng said: "The consumption is quite high. In half an hour, it needs to consume three tons of coal."

"coal?"

Sun Chuanting was taken aback, Lu Xiangsheng said: "That's right, it's the charcoal we mentioned before."

"The kind of coal that can be found by digging a hole in Shanxi?"

Lu Xiangsheng nodded.

Sun Chuanting understands that there is no cost for this product by default, and there are too many coals of that kind, especially in this mountainous and Shaanxi area. This coal is not a rare thing, it is everywhere, and the common people still don’t use it. The reason is also very simple. Carbon monoxide can poison people, so ordinary people think it is poisonous, and would rather burn firewood than coal.

But Sun Chuanting stayed in Shanxi for a while, and he knew that there was a lot of coal here. Sometimes, under an inconspicuous mountain in front of him, there might be all coal buried under it, and there are many places in Shaanxi that produce coal. If this monster eats coal, then why not make an appointment? Is it equivalent to eating dirt?What is the cost of eating soil, it is simply free.

"This thing is really an artifact of the country. If it is used in the transportation of military supplies, it will have a good effect. It can even save the labor of the people. It is really beneficial to the country and the people."

Sun Chuanting said with emotion, and Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the railway track in front of him: "This train has already reached Tongguan, and then we will gradually deploy a train network throughout Shaanxi. At that time, it will not only be used for military supplies, but also for the transportation of goods among ordinary people. Or you can sit on it when visiting relatives and friends, so as to achieve the goal of visiting Lantian."

Sun Chuanting heard the words and said with emotion: "Yesterday Li Xianzun said that the three core institutions in Lantian are the county government, the college, and the scientific research institute. I think the first two are true, and the latter scientific research institute, I think it's just making up the numbers. , although the invention of the musket and the grenade is a great achievement, but it is not beneficial to the people, but when I saw the train today, I felt that I underestimated the Lantian Research Institute, maybe he is the core existence of Lantian."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "What you said is correct. Every time a new scientific and technological product appears in the scientific research institute, it will have a huge impact on Lantian, but I don't agree with you when you say that he is the core of Lantian. Just tell the county lord, Technology will always serve the people. Lantian has always been people-oriented, which is why it can go so far. If Lantian is technology-oriented, it will definitely not go as far as it is today."

After hearing this, Sun Chuanting seemed to realize something.

At this time, the train came into the station, and one of the carriages was opened, revealing the gorgeous decoration inside, including beds, chairs, tables, wine cabinets, and bookcases. It can be said that it is like a small room.

This is the special train for the county lord. After Li Chaosheng came in, he invited the two of them to take a seat, and then someone brought breakfast.

Li Chaosheng hadn't had breakfast yet, so he happened to be eating on the train.

And Lu Xiangsheng was not full, so he sat down beside Li Chaosheng and started eating with a smile.

After eating and drinking enough, it took about half an hour to finish the [-]-mile roadside walk from Lantian County Station to Lantian Academy. People pull, horses pull much faster.

After getting off the train, Sun Chuanting still didn't forget to look back at the big train.

Indeed, to an old literati in the feudal society who had never seen the world, this was simply a legendary monster, even Sun Chuanting was the same, he was also shocked by what he saw.

The train station was built not far from the academy. At this time, the school leaders came out to welcome them. The leader was Li Chaoshui. As the leader of the Lantian education system, Li Chaoshui was also a ministerial figure.

The down-and-out scholar back then, who was so humble that he needed to set up a stall on the long street to write letters for others, is now the principal of all the students in Lantian. It can be regarded as a pheasant turning into a phoenix. Chaosheng, with Li Chaowen's not outstanding aptitude, he would never be able to be such a high-ranking official in his lifetime.

Of course, he also paid his absolute loyalty for this.

"County Honor."

All the school leaders saluted Li Chaosheng in unison. Seeing this, Li Chaosheng nodded slightly at the crowd, and then said to Li Chaowen, "Just bring two people with us, and the rest will go back to their respective posts."

Hearing this, Li Chaowen nodded, and immediately pushed back the extra people, and followed Li Chaosheng with two capable generals. There were not many people around Li Chaosheng, except for these leaders, he only brought Gu Zi, Li Chaomeng and Six bodyguards.

Li Chaomeng was always in front of Li Chaosheng. He was Li Chaosheng's most trusted bodyguard, and he alone was enough for general security tasks.

Several people entered the school, Li Chaosheng pointed behind him and said: "That is Sun Chuanting, Mr. Sun, he wants to visit our college, and arrange two teachers to take him with him."

"Yes Yes."

Li Chaowen nodded, and then walked to the school. The students in the school didn't know that Li Chaosheng was here, and they were still maintaining their normal routine at this time.

Everyone was walking, and suddenly they saw a few female students in front of them holding two buns and running forward quickly, saying, "Hurry up, you won't be able to catch up if you are late."

Li Chaosheng saw more and more female students running over there, so he asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"Hey, classmate."

Li Chaosheng stopped a female classmate, who saw Li Chaowen and saluted politely: "Principal."

The next moment he frowned and looked at Li Chaosheng. This person is so familiar, his eyes widened immediately: "Xian..."

"Shh, keep quiet."

Li Chaosheng made a silent gesture, and the female student immediately stomped her feet excitedly. At this moment, Li Chaosheng said, "What are you doing in such a hurry?"

After hearing this, the female student immediately said excitedly: "Go and see the fight."

"Fighting? Who's fighting with whom?"

Li Chaosheng asked curiously, and the female classmate said: "You don't know the county lord, your brother Li Chaotun, senior, and Yunnan Mu Palace's young prince, Mu Tianliu!"

(End of this chapter)