I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 414 Steel Monster!The beginning of an era!

And as several vassal kings were arrested, almost instantly, everyone in the court and the public began to behave themselves.

No more chaos.

With lessons learned from the past, no one will dare to mess around again.

He didn't even dare to have someone show off in front of him just because he was Zhu Yunzhen's elder.

This is the benefit of establishing rules.

Since ancient times, rituals cannot be discarded!
Previously, Lao Zhu was the first-generation founding emperor, and he fought with his old brothers, so it was not easy to pay attention to these things. But when Zhu Yunzhen came here, if he didn't correct it, the Ming Dynasty would really become an unruly dynasty.

However, the opposite is true.

The imperial power of the Ming Dynasty was extremely high!
The prime minister has been abolished, and powers have been decentralized locally. The emperor of Ming Dynasty naturally has more power.

It's just that there was a lack of etiquette before.

Zhu Yunzhen corrected it and got on the right track.

And just half a month after Zhu Yunzhen established rules for the Ming Dynasty, a piece of great news came.

The Bureau of Technology Research and Manufacturing was hard at work.

Finally, the first iteration of the large steam engine was completed, and it was paired with the carriage that had been prepared.

Now it has been assembled into the first train of Ming Dynasty!
A train with fifteen horsepower and capable of hauling hundreds of people!

This is undoubtedly great news for Zhu Yunxuan!Almost immediately, Zhu Yunzhen informed Lao Zhu with this good news!

Lao Zhu's reaction was naturally very exciting.

The grandfather and grandson quickly set a date to go and see what the first train of the Ming Dynasty looked like!

But just having a train is not enough.

There must be supporting railways, otherwise the train will be useless. Fortunately, Zhu Yunzhen has already made arrangements and recruited laborers to lay the rails. Now it is only one step away from connecting to the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge. .

So Zhu Yunxuan was not in a hurry to inspect the train.

Instead, I will wait until the railway is a little longer before trying to ride it.

However, the specific time has been set.

When people from the Ministry of Works learned about the date of Zhu Yunxun's inspection, they worked overtime almost overnight to complete the laying of the railway tracks in the capital.

Connected to the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge.

Such a massive action naturally made the people in the capital curious.

What on earth is this train?
Different from the original panic when the Chinese people saw the train for the first time in history, this time, because of the many changes brought about by Zhu Yunxuan, the people of the Ming Dynasty have already had the ability to accept new things.

It was also because Zhu Yunzhen had abolished Neo-Confucianism before, which gave the people a little more wisdom.

Moreover, this time the train is no longer something from overseas, but comes from the Jinling Eighteenth Square of the Ming Dynasty!
Naturally, the people no longer panic.

Naturally, the officials of the Ming Dynasty would not reject it, let alone denounce the train as something that brings chaos to the country and harms the people!
Completely different from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties!
Today’s Ming Dynasty is a progressive Ming Dynasty!
It is the Ming Dynasty that actively embraces the new era!It is full of vitality and welcomes all changes. No one sticks to the old ways or rejects new things!
Because almost all such people are Neo-Confucianists.

And Neo-Confucianists like Fang Xiaoru had already been wiped out by Zhu Yunzhen!Now Neo-Confucianism is simply untenable in the Ming Dynasty!

The minds of the people were not imprisoned.

Chaotang’s thoughts are not corrupt either!
How could the Ming Dynasty not be prosperous?
……

Seven days later.

It was rare that there was no one in Fengtian Hall.

There is no court meeting today.

Zhu Yunxuan first picked up Lao Zhu, and then led the civil and military officials towards the Eighteenth Avenue of Jinling.

The starting point of the railway is on the bank of the Qinhuai River, in the Eighteen Squares of Jinling!

At the same time, it is also the real engine of Ming Dynasty's development!
Zhu Yunzhen spends at least tens of millions of dollars every year on the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau alone!And this money is the military expenditure of the Ming Navy for maybe five years, or even ten years!
Even the Ming Dynasty's new army only spent 500 million taels of silver a year!

Fortunately, the Technical Research and Manufacturing Bureau not only spends money, but also makes money for Zhu Yunzhen. The ordnance and various factory equipment produced alone are enough to support its independent operation.

After all, there is no place other than Jinling Shibafang that can produce these things.

Jinling Shibafang’s position in the market can almost be said to be a monopoly!
If the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau was not controlled by Xu Miaojin, Zhu Yunzhen might even have split Jinling Shibafang long ago.

After all, the profits here are simply terrifying!
But fortunately, Xu Miaojin was in charge of everything, and Zhu Yunzhen could rest assured. After all, it was impossible for Xu Miaojin to be greedy for money.

There is no need to be greedy for ink.

Soon, Zhu Yunxu and his party arrived at the Eighteenth Avenue of Jinling.

Here, Xu Miaojin had been waiting here with a group of officials from the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau.

Behind the opponent, there was a steel monster that was completely black and as tall as two or three people, standing quietly on the spot!

It looks extremely scary!
This is the first generation train of Ming Dynasty!
Because of Zhu Yunzhen's guidance, Ming Dynasty's first-generation trains were already extremely complete. They didn't look primitive or crude. Just looking at them gave people a full sense of advancement!
It is obvious that this is not a product of this era!

Although the civil and military officials present could not understand this, the feeling in their hearts told them very clearly.

This train is extremely extraordinary!

Just the appearance alone is enough to make people feel horrified!

If it really starts to move, what kind of power is needed to push it forward?

The several carriages at the back are even more shocking.

Which large machine with a black chimney on the front can really drive such a long thing?Is this thing really that powerful?

All the civil and military officials present could not help but doubt in their hearts!
Even if the people from the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau made lofty claims and gave good guarantees, it would be hard for them to believe it!
It's just because Zhu Yunzhen is present.

Civil and military officials did not dare to express their suspicions.

After all, this is something produced by the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau. Who among the civil and military officials present does not know how much Zhu Yunzhen attaches importance to this department?

Stand up and question the Bureau of Technology Research and Manufacturing.

It’s almost the same as hitting His Highness the Grandson in the face in public!

Lao Zhu, who was on the side, had no doubt in his heart. After all, Zhu Yunxian had brought too many changes to the Ming Dynasty, and the Technical Research and Manufacturing Bureau under Zhu Yunxian was Zhu Yunxian's most important helper.

Never went wrong!

Since it says it’s done, it must be done!

No one dared to risk beheading to deceive Zhu Yunzhen, let alone Xu Miaojin was in charge of this department.

Definitely 100% trustworthy.

Lao Zhu looked at the appearance of the train and couldn't help but start to look at it. In front of it was a huge iron box, which seemed to contain something, and above it was a long chimney.

If this is correct, the iron box should contain a full box of water.

Behind the iron box is a semi-open carriage, where workers are constantly adding coal to the furnace.

It seemed like a fire was being lit.

The scorching heat made the workers' heads covered with sweat. Even though it was not a hot day, they were only wearing a thin single layer of clothing.

And behind the front of this car.

It is a connected carriage, and the entire carriage is enclosed. Each carriage has two doors and dozens of windows, forming its own space inside.

Needless to say, this should be like a carriage, with a carriage for people to ride in the back.

But unlike the horse-drawn carriage, because of the rails, there is also a large steam engine with a powerful power of fifteen horsepower per locomotive.

There are as many as five carriages connected behind.

Each one is about ten meters long, and it seems that it can carry hundreds of people without any problem.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!" "Buzz!"

At this moment, a burst of white mist suddenly came out of the tall chimney at the front of the car.

Let out a screaming roar!
"Your Highness, the train is ready and can be started at any time."

"Your Highness, please get on board."

Someone from the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau came forward and said.

Zhu Yunxuan also has no ink marks.

He immediately said: "Get in the car!"

Out of curiosity and a little fear, a group of civil and military officials boarded the carriages at the back and were sorted according to their official positions and titles.

Only those with official positions in the former category can ride in the carriage slightly ahead.

Naturally, Zhu Yunzhen, Lao Zhu, Xu Miaojin and others took the first carriage.

From the outside, this train looks like a single piece of iron.

But there is no space inside.

The interior is extremely luxuriously decorated and the seats are very wide. Only a few important officials can follow into this carriage.

"Is this the train?"

"The location is much bigger than a carriage! I can't imagine... if these carriages are full of soldiers."

"How fast will the Ming Dynasty's army transportation be?"

In the rear compartment.

A group of generals curiously touched the seats and shell of the train, and even stuck their heads out, curiously looking at the screeching front of the train in front of them.

The white steam is still hot.

It makes people extremely curious, how does such a huge steel monster operate?

How could it be possible to move?
After all, there are more than a hundred civil and military officials in the court!
But in everyone's surprised and puzzled eyes.

The train screamed again, then made a "clicking" sound and began to move slowly.

"It's moving! It's really moving!"

The faces of the courtiers were full of surprise.

He shouted, "Look! It's really moving! We're really moving!"

"It's just that... this speed is too slow, right?"

The initial speed was even slower than the walking speed of an ordinary person. If the speed of this train was only this small... I'm afraid it wouldn't be of much use at all!
in front.

Lao Zhu also looked puzzled.

Asked: "Zhen'er, why is the train so slow after it starts?"

"Didn't you say it has a full fifteen horsepower?"

Almost everyone present was exposed to trains for the first time, so naturally they didn't know that the train started so slowly.

The power of a train is not the same as the power of a horse that explodes very quickly.

Motivation requires a conductive process.

So Zhu Yunxuan could only explain: "Grandpa Huang, the train carriage itself is extremely heavy, and the weight of hundreds of people is an even greater load."

"If it were replaced by fifteen horses dragging in front."

"I'm afraid it's even difficult to start. After all, the strength of these horses cannot be used in one place, and the strength of the horses cannot be sustained."

"But the steam train keeps on pumping out energy."

"Don't look at the slow speed now, it will slowly pick up in a while."

It was naturally difficult for Zhu Yunzhen to explain the problem of inertia to Lao Zhu.

All we can do is let Lao Zhu wait patiently.

And sure enough.

After starting, the front of the train screamed continuously, exhaust gas was discharged from the chimney, and the speed of the train gradually increased.

"Get up soon!"

"It's really much faster!"

Lao Zhu's face was full of surprise.

The old face was full of joy, like a child who had just gotten a toy.

That is joy from the heart!
In the back carriage, I can feel the train getting faster and faster.

It also directly broke the suspicion of everyone present!
This train was really able to carry hundreds of them, and after only using it for a while, the speed gradually picked up, almost as fast as a horse trotting.

And the difference is.

Horses need to be fed fine grains.

But this train only needs some 'black stones' that can be seen everywhere.

This thing is everywhere in the Ming Dynasty.

But you can mine it at will!Once you take it, it’s a whole big basket!No money at all!
Cost and efficiency suddenly increased countless times!
As the train gradually accelerated, everyone's hearts began to speed up. If such railway tracks were laid throughout the Ming Dynasty in the future.

If you take this kind of train again, wouldn't it be possible to go wherever you want?

It can carry hundreds or even thousands of people at a time, and it can also transport carriages and carriages of goods to various places in the Ming Dynasty!

How shocking is this?

Lao Zhu couldn't help but start to think about the scene that Zhu Yunzhen had described to him before.

Previously, just through Zhu Yunxuan's description, Lao Zhu was still a little unclear.

But now after seeing the train in action.

But I had a clear picture in my mind.

Trains with more power than now were speeding past the Ming Dynasty, which was covered with railway tracks.

The entire land of Ming Dynasty is connected because of these railway tracks!

In the past, it often took several days or even half a month to get from the border of Ming Dynasty!
This is despite the constant replacement of horses.

But if there is a train in the future.

Even ordinary people can rush from the border of the Ming Dynasty to the capital in a day or two!

And the imperial decree.

This will also greatly improve efficiency!

Local control can also be greatly improved!You can know everything about the place!
"it is good!"

"It's really a good thing!"

Lao Zhu was overjoyed.

It was as if I had seen the future of Ming Dynasty from this first train!

An era of torrent of steel is beginning!

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly, looking at the scenery in front of him. As the train got faster and faster, he stretched out his hand and could gradually feel the slight breeze.

This is the first train of the Ming Dynasty.

But it is by no means the last one of Ming Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)