The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

Chapter 471 Is this still a small problem?

The train arrived at Shacheng Station in Huailai smoothly.

This time the car parked for a long time. Li Ming and the escort Lin Guozhen got out of the car and carefully inspected the carriage seals.

Their train has 24 carriages, and there are 8 carriages for the goods of the Red Star Rolling Mill.

The 2-section boxcar, also commonly known as a tank car, is equipped with special accessories processed by the machine tool workshop.

The 6-car gondola, that is, the carriage without a roof, is equipped with wires and covered with a rain-proof tarpaulin.

Wires cannot be moved without tools.

The only things he and Lin Guozhen really wanted to check carefully were the two boxcars.

There was no problem with the lead seal. Li Ming and Lin Guozhen followed Captain Yao Guangxin and stood on the caboose guardrail platform looking up at the stars, waiting for the departure signal.

Captain Yao was still a little confused. Is there something wrong with the lights tonight?Not a single moth or mosquito!No longer attractive?

Lin Guozhen was smoking a cigarette, "If you don't have to stop and evade like this, you can arrive at Haibowan Station in more than ten hours."

If you don’t understand it, don’t think about it. Captain Yao smiled and said:

"We railway workers hope for such a good thing. You see, waiting here is just a waste of time. It would be better to go home and sleep."

Lin Guozhen said uncertainly: "You can set the alarm clock and lie down for a while, right?"

Captain Yao explained: "When parking, I also have to watch the car. With you here this time, there is no one to chat with when there are no escorts."

Lin Guozhen looked around and said, "This is within the jurisdiction of the station. It should be fine, right? If it is an avoidance point in the wilderness, the pressure will be a bit high."

Captain Yao looked into the pitch-black distance, "Don't be careless at the station. There are only a short section of walls and guardrails. Some small stations don't even have walls or guardrails."

"No one can touch the heavy goods in your factory. The other carriages are filled with light goods. It is possible that they were stolen."

Lin Guozhen shook his head, "Speaking of it, it's not good to avoid."

Captain Yao chuckled and said: "It's a double track from the next stop to Guoleizhuang Station. We don't have to give way to the oncoming car, we just have to give way to the car behind us that is faster than us."

Li Ming did not participate in the small talk and looked up at the stars.

He was thinking about the regular express train he took in 2010. The journey was 500 kilometers and took 13 hours. It was not that the speed was too low, but that he had to stop and give way two-fifths of the time.

At this time in 66, the first real high-speed railway, the Japanese Tokaido Shinkansen, had just been opened for 2 years.

The construction of the country's first high-speed railway, the TGV Southeast Line, began 10 years later in October 76, and it was not until 10 that it was put into operation.

Many high-speed rail lines in Ouzhou were built in the early 90s.

In 66, it was impossible for ordinary trucks like this to avoid giving way. Passenger cars had to wait until the era of high-speed rail, which was still many years away.

Seeing that Li Ming remained silent, Captain Yao also looked up at the sky. There was no moon tonight, and the waning moon would not appear until close to dawn.

Commander Yao turned around and asked with a smile: "Deputy Section Chief Li, are you feeling bored?"

Li Ming replied: "It's okay. It feels pretty good."

You carry a small world with you, and it’s impossible to be bored.He has plenty to do, not to mention he built a library inside.

Captain Yao smiled and said: "The first escort is still a novelty. The more times we escort, many escorts will complain about the hard work."

Lin Guozhen chuckled and said: "It's easy for us to do this. I went to the Northeast to escort goods and encountered a carriage with pigs attached."

"Those pig carriages are all open cars, and the roofs are covered with a layer of mesh rope. The pig escorts stay on the mesh ropes on the roof of the car. They cannot get down when they park to avoid the situation. They have to use bamboo poles to control the pigs for fear of fighting. "

Captain Yao has also seen it before, "It's very hard. There is no place to hide when it rains heavily. The smell is all over the body. It can't be washed away for three or two days."

After listening to the words, Li Ming imagined the scene and shook his head.

Lin Guozhen took out a pack of large front doors. Li Ming waved it off, and Captain Yao took one.

"I used to complain about not having a good night's sleep in escort work. Since I saw their hard work, I no longer complain about the hardship every time there is an escort mission. I can't compare with them."

Captain Yao lit a cigarette and said, "Your mission this time is very easy. It's basically fine at night, and there are only a few minor troubles during the day. In some places, children will throw rocks and smash cars if they have nothing to do."

Lin Guozhen agreed: "I have been to Hohhot and Datong several times to transport goods. This route is relatively easy."

The three of them chatted for a while, and soon set off to the next stop.

It was more than 3 o'clock in the morning.

It was extremely quiet at night, and the sound of the train could be heard for miles.

Li Ming, who had taken a nap, opened his eyes and looked forward as a habit. Suddenly he woke up and patted Captain Yao who was taking a nap.
"Captain Yao, listen up. Why do I feel that a train is getting closer to us?"

Captain Yao, who was a little confused, immediately woke up. The double-track section had passed long ago. They were now traveling on a single line. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for a train to get closer and closer.

Opening the back door and listening for a while, Captain Yao also felt that he was getting closer to the train, "It seems like there's something going on!?"

Li Ming had already woken up the driver and co-driver who were also napping on the locomotive.

He used the driver's enamel water cup lid and hit both of them hard on the face. The front and rear of the car were a bit far apart, so he probably didn't control the force well.

When the driver and co-driver woke up, they thought the other party had hit them. They were both rubbing their faces, a little confused.

The co-driver poked his head out to look at the situation, saw the signal light of Captain Yao, and also noticed the abnormal noise ahead.

The driver was also experienced and sounded the whistle.

The continuous short sirens startled the birds in the distance.

At the same time, he was also frightened by a heavy-duty freight train moving at a snail's pace in front of him.

The people on the heavy cargo train knew that they were afraid at this time, and they also sounded the siren and kept turning on the signal lights to warn.

Fortunately, the train Li Ming was on stopped far away.

Captain Yao and the co-driver aligned the traffic lights and prepared to stop before leading Li Ming forward.Lin Guozhen stayed at the rear of the car.

The two of them walked to the front of the locomotive, and Captain Yao asked the train driver loudly, "Wen Dasha, what happened?" Dasha is the honorific title given to the driver.

Wen Dache was still rubbing his face, feeling it hurt, "There was a freight train in front of me that seemed to be lying down, but it didn't seem to be lying down."

Captain Yao said depressedly, "I hope I didn't lie down."

Wen Dashe looked at the few lights in the darkness ahead, "Xiao Xiao has already ran over, let's wait here for a while. There will be no cars coming for a while, it doesn't matter."

Captain Yao had nothing to say, "This is the only way."

Through chatting, I learned that this was Li Ming's first time taking a train. Captain Yao said to Li Ming: "Deputy Section Chief Li, don't worry. It's nothing important, just a small problem."

We almost hit each other, is this still a small problem?Li Ming was a little confused.

He made an empiricist error and forgot about various accidents in the transportation department of the steel plant next door.

The trains at this time were not the very safe trains that they would be decades later.

All kinds of safety facilities, safety regulations, and safety awareness are not there yet.

The simplest one, the protective fences on both sides of the railway line, only began to be installed on a large scale in 08.

Lots of surprises.

There are many accidents.

At this time, people's tolerance for accidents is relatively high.

Compared with before, this situation is still declining, and it is not much better abroad. In 66, Japan has crashed three times, and there will be two more crashes in the second half of the year, as well as two fatal accidents involving train rear-end collisions.

By the 90s, in 10 years, there were more than 20 train accidents in Japan causing injuries, at least 6 of which were fatal.

Also in the 90s, based on the whole of Ouzhou, there were at least 20 train accidents with a lot of deaths, that is to say, there were more than two accidents each year that killed many people on average.

Different means of transportation, different countries, all of them are not suitable.

The co-driver, Xiao Xiao, ran back, holding his knees with his hands and out of breath, "The repair machine was broken on that train. The crank pin on the second left was broken and it couldn't provide any power."

Assistant driver Xiao simply sat on the ground, "The current speed is estimated to be only 3-4 kilometers per hour. We can't leave until they finish climbing the slope."

Driver Yao frowned and said, "3-4 kilometers, it's slower than my walking."

Wen DaChe smoked a cigarette and said nonchalantly: "They have been dawdling for a long time, and there is not much left on that uphill road. This is not far from the next station, and they will enter the station to deal with it."

Captain Yao estimated: "That's probably what they think. It's going to frighten us."

Wen Dache smiled and said: "It's a false alarm. It's okay. You can go back. We can set off in a while."

They were really big-hearted. If Li Ming hadn't discovered it in advance and threw the lid of their water glass, it might not have been a false alarm.

Li Ming and the others were at the back of the car. If they were lucky, they wouldn't be injured.It’s hard to tell the people in Locomotive!

Hidden strength and name.

Returning to the caboose, Captain Yao, who hadn't talked about various accidents before, opened up the conversation box, giving Li Ming a preliminary understanding of the traffic conditions of this era.

This accident was caused by objective factors, and it was really a very normal trivial matter. There were also various subjective and man-made weird reasons.

Chatting, gaining knowledge, and time flies by.

The train started again and continued its journey.

Jining, Huhe, Baotou,,, stop and go all the way.

Starting from Baotou, the railway line was built roughly along the Yellow River.

Li Ming has adapted to the khaki scenery outside the car window.

Starting from Hangjinqi Station, almost all of the 10 small stations are built in the desert.

He did not collect sand on both sides of the railway indiscriminately. When he was not clear about the situation, he did not move if he could. He paid great attention to preventing secondary disasters that might be caused by his actions.

It was around 9 o'clock on Monday morning and the weather was quite cool.

Li Ming's train arrived at Haibowan Station safely.

The exterior looks like a small rural station with a lot of dust.

Stationmaster Ma and others of the "[-] Material Supply Station" who are responsible for receiving supplies have been waiting at the station for a long time.

As soon as the train stopped, the stationmaster Ma urged the staff at Haibowan Station to handle various matters quickly.

In fact, there was no need for stationmaster Ma to urge him. The people at the station had to quickly dismantle and reorganize the freight train. This train had to rush to Lancheng, Gansu Province.

After inspection by the technical and freight personnel, the two boxcars of the steel rolling mill were unsealed. Stationmaster Ma and his people checked one by one and the handover was completed.

After the matter was completed, the [-] Material Supply Station handed over the goods to the user units on the spot, and they were all eagerly waiting for the construction of the factory to start with these materials.

Li Ming and Lin Guozhen completed their mission and planned to find a place to stay.

"Stationmaster Ma, do you have a hotel here?"

Stationmaster Ma, who is tall and tall, has a dark face that cannot hide his enthusiasm, "Deputy Section Chief Li, I have contacted nearby hotels for your accommodation. There are only two small hotels in Haibo Bay within a few streets."

"It's 11 o'clock now. You are probably hungry too. Shall we go have lunch first? Stop by the hotel on the way."

Li Ming glanced at Lin Guozhen and replied to stationmaster Ma: "I will follow your arrangements. I have caused trouble to you."

Stationmaster Ma said politely: "It's no trouble. If you hadn't delivered this batch of materials in time, the construction of the factory would have been stopped to wait for materials. It's just that the conditions here are a bit crude and simple. I hope you can understand."

Li Ming smiled and said, "We don't care much about food and accommodation, as long as we have a place to lie down and sleep."

"Construction was very difficult at the beginning, and we have also learned from Daqing Wang Tieren's advanced deeds. With your construction, the conditions here will get better and better."

It was only in 61 that the small town "Zhuozishan Mining Area" was upgraded to the county-level Haibowan City.

In 65, the construction of the small third line began, and it is still in the initial stage, and the desert and desert topography make it even more desolate.

In 75, it will merge with the county-level Wuda City across the river to form a regional-level WH City.

Originally I wanted to call it 'Haiwu City', so I submitted the report.

Leader Zhou thought that the name Wuhai was more appropriate, "Wuhai, Wuhai, Wujin Sea!" '

Stationmaster Ma said humbly with a smile on his face: "We don't dare to compare with Wang Tieren and others. We need to learn more from their life-saving entrepreneurial spirit."

He traveled from various cities to the mountains and valleys to engage in construction and started a business through hard work and self-reliance.

The purpose is very pure, just to make the country prosperous and strong!Win glory for the country!Fight for the nation!

When it comes to confidential factories, not everyone can participate.

These people are also easily satisfied. It is enough for their work to be recognized by others.

"Although the conditions are difficult, I believe you can make some gratifying achievements."

As Li Ming was talking, a gust of wind blew sand and dust, "Is the wind and sand here very big?"

"It was more common in the first two months, but the wind and sand have started to lessen this season." Stationmaster Ma shouted, "Xiao Tang, help Director Lin put the luggage in the car. Deputy Section Chief Li, put your luggage in the back seat of my car." "

Yes, stationmaster Ma and his subordinate Xiao Tang were preparing to pick people up on bicycles.

Several trucks that came together to pick up the goods had already driven to the other side of the mountain with the materials from the rolling mill, and they had to be transported back and forth several times.

In order to prepare for war and facilitate hiding, factories are built in mountain depressions.

Li Ming and Lin Guozhen were not too polite and followed stationmaster Ma out of the station, putting their luggage bags on the back seats of their bicycles.

The four of them walked to the town.

Li Ming chatted: "The weather is pretty good today, it doesn't feel too hot."

Stationmaster Ma held the bicycle, "You can still go out in the morning, but it's not suitable to go out in the hottest time in the afternoon. The sun is very hot and the sand on the ground is very hot for your feet."

"I have heard of the proverb, 'Wear a cotton-padded jacket in the morning and wear gauze in the afternoon, and eat watermelon around the stove.'"

Stationmaster Ma smiled and said: "Haibo Bay is not that obvious. The temperature drops relatively quickly at night, but it can still be more than 10 degrees, so there is no need for a stove."

"Then the weather here is not too far from the capital, which is only in the early 20s at night."

Lin Guozhen suddenly remembered, "Deputy Section Chief Li, we didn't ask about train tickets at the train station just now."

Stationmaster Ma asked: "When do you plan to go back? I can ask the station to arrange return tickets for you in advance."

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