Datang first village

In the early morning of the next day, Empress Changsun, who had stayed at Qinwangzhuang last night and did not go back, came to the train station with Wu Zhao.

Li Er didn't stay because the master of the house was not here, this is a courtesy!

Accompanying Empress Changsun are four women, one is naturally Princess Mingyue Wu Zhao, the other is Tang Dynasty Princess Cui Yingying, and Princess Silla Kinderman.

But the last person caused the exclamation of countless onlookers.

Because it was a middle-aged woman in common clothes, no matter in terms of dress or manner, she was a civilian woman.

Who is this woman?

Ma Yuan's mother, because Ma Yuan successfully completed the steam engine within 45 days, this is the honor given by Empress Changsun after Wu Zhao asked for instructions, and she was also named the seventh-rank wife.

"Queuing up, from Chamber of Commerce Street to Mingde Gate, one-way VIP ticket is ten cents, ordinary ticket is four cents, service ticket is two cents!"

Someone was yelling at the entrance.

At least there will be no crowding in Datang now. Hundreds of imperial guards stand on both sides with knives, unless they don't want to live.

This ticket is also different, not based on the price, but on the identity.

Only nobles can buy VIP tickets.

Although the VIP compartment is still made of tent cloth, it is made of wool felt.In the compartment, there are square tables facing each other, with two chairs on one side, just like the hard seats of later generations of trains, but because of the difference in overall width, there are only two seats in a row.

Ordinary carriages have no stools, and there are rows and rows of stools. The total number of people in a carriage is more than twice that of VIP cars.

The service compartment, this is grace, there is only one compartment, and there is only a cushion on the floor. If you want to sit, you can just sit on the ground directly, and the shoes must be placed on the shelf at the entrance.

"Many people are afraid that there are more fresh pictures!" Looking at the long queue, Empress Changsun said with a smile.

While talking, a loud whistle sounded.

This was a signal. After the whistle, all the boards on both sides of the station were taken away, and the fences on both sides of the railway began to be dismantled, leaving only two rows of bamboo fences.

The train drove out of the shed, with a mighty and hideous front that was five feet long.

Some craftsmen are making the head of the car like a dragon, and some painters are exquisitely depicting it. When the train comes out, two white air columns are sprayed from the nose of the dragon, and the loud whistle sounds again.

Ma Yuan, the trained technician, and four other strong men were in the cab at the front of the car.

Four strong men are working in groups of two, shoveling coal into the furnace.

When the common people saw the appearance of this giant beast, the crowd who had been watching with curiosity fell silent for an instant.

There was a rhythmic rumbling sound and screeching brakes. When the train stopped in front of the station, none of the people dared to take half a step closer, but all the onlookers were breathing more and more heavily.

Empress Changsun smiled slightly, and nodded to Wu Zhao and the others.

The most honorable woman in Datang entered the station through the VIP passage as the Imperial Guard cleared the way, and then sat in a specially made special carriage that was only one-third the length of an ordinary carriage.This is the only wooden carriage, and the decoration inside is extremely gorgeous.

This is a special VIP car, no tickets are sold, it depends on your identity.

Seeing Empress Changsun, Concubine Qin, and Princess Mingyue enter the carriage, the silent people cheered, and the scene suddenly became chaotic, with many people squeezing in.

"Line up, those who disobey the order, behead!" With a loud shout, the imperial guards shouted in unison: "Behead!"

The scene was immediately brought under control, with three different entry channels, no matter how expensive or not, they all lined up to enter the arena.

In addition to the front of the car and the super VIP carriage, there are eight passenger carriages, two for VIPs, five for ordinary cars, and one for service.Then there are three freight cars, pulling some corn, pumpkins, vegetables, and some unknown goods, all of which are pulled from Qinwangzhuang and loaded onto the car.

After the whistle sounded three times in a row, someone on the platform shouted: "Everyone, get back and wait for the next train!"

The train moved slowly, pulling thousands of people, and there were still loads of goods that were piled up like hills.What kind of power can pull so many people.

Empress Changsun said softly at this time: "The craftsman said that with the strength of [-] horses, I thought he was humble! It's just that the sound of the whistle is too loud."

"Your Majesty, this is Datang's honor!" Kinderman saluted beside him.

Empress Changsun smiled, this is naturally an honor, I don't know how shocked the world will be.

The train began to speed up at this moment, and Wu Zhao had given an order to keep the speed as high as possible. Since it was going to be displayed, it was necessary to shock the world.

There is no speed measuring equipment, but Ma Yuan has his own method. He installed a small rotating wheel on the front wheel, and then has a small mechanical counter. Use the stopwatch Wu Zhao gave him to measure the number of revolutions per minute. , and then compare it with the calculated table.

"Stop adding coal!" Ma Yuan shouted.

Because the speed at this time has reached eighty miles per hour, this speed is absolutely shocking in Datang.

It must be fast, and it must not be broken, and the rails have not been tested properly. When he felt that the car body was shaking, Ma Yuan had already ordered to keep the speed. Eight heads are not enough to cut off.

The straight road from Chang'an to Chamber of Commerce Street was specially allowed for common people to enter, and it was already full of people.

In the eyes of the common people, it was a flood dragon, and it flew past in front of it with a single breath.

The people sitting in the car just felt that the scene in front of them was going backwards, and before they came back to their senses, the speed of the car had already slowed down, and it slowly began to pull into the station.

With a speed of [-] kilometers per hour, on a road with only [-] kilometers, it will definitely be able to run in half an hour.

The common people were driven out of the car by the forbidden army, because they were not willing to get out of the car like this.

Li Er, who was standing on the top of Mingde Gate, smiled with satisfaction, put down his binoculars and said to Qin Qiong, "What do you think, Shu Bao?"

"If this car can drive all the way to Liaocheng..."

"Hahaha..." Li Er laughed loudly and interrupted Qin Qiong's words.

Li Erxiao has two meanings. One is that the idea of ​​conquering Goguryeo cannot be said, and the other is Liaocheng. Li Erxin said that even if you throw the King of Qin into the furnace and turn it into steel, you will not be able to make so much refined steel. For this rail, even the stainless steel front shell that was originally planned to be used on the front of the car has been replaced with wood.

Yaozhou can't even produce a hundred catties of fine steel now.

"Shubao, try this train with me!"

In the VIP compartment, when they saw Li Er getting on the car, everyone stood up and saluted.

Kinderman asked at this moment: "Your Majesty the Great Tang Emperor, why didn't you invite envoys from various countries to watch such a sacred object and such a grand event?"

"Is it a grand event?" Li Er smiled and shook his head: "No!"

"The servants of the lower kingdom don't understand!"

Li Er sat down and said slowly: "It's just a convenience for the common people. From Chang'an to the Chamber of Commerce Street, you can travel in the early morning and arrive at noon. Now you can arrive in a quarter of an hour, which is much more convenient for the common people. All kinds of goods are also available." It can be quickly transported from the workshop area to Chang'an, which is also a great convenience for the people."

Kinderman said to himself, who would believe this.

This Jiaolong car, even the car leads the way, with millions of catties of fine steel.Is it just for the convenience of the people?

Suddenly, Kinderman came to his senses, thirty miles, only a quarter of an hour, so how can such a road be built to the border, thousands of troops will be transported to the border in a day or two, Datang is...

Kinderman didn't dare to think about it anymore, the more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt.

Not to mention Kinderman, there is no one who is not involved in politics in Chang'an City without fear.

Changsun Wuji and the others did not receive the invitation, and by the time they knew about it, Li Er had already boarded the train to Qinwangzhuang.

Standing on the wall of Mingde Gate in the outer city of Chang'an, Changsun Wuji and Cui Junsu looked at each other with surprised expressions on their faces: "It's so fast. I heard that one carriage can carry [-] catties of grain." Cui Junsu He took a deep breath, he had never been so surprised before.

As for that million jin of fine steel, it is not considered at all.

Wang Jishan came a little later.

"Old Wang, come half a step late, I'm going to try the dragon chariot!"

I don't know who came up with the name Jiaolong Chariot, anyway, the name has already been called in less than an hour.

"Great event!" Wang Jishan clasped his fists and saluted with everyone, and then came over with Changsun Wuji, Cui Junsu, and Hou Junji, who was dazed by the side, and said in a low voice: "Western Turks have written a letter of state and are willing to be ministers! The conditions are not too embarrassing, they are nothing more than some goods, money and food. But the Yiwu envoys are even more extreme, directly proclaiming their ministers, asking the Tang Dynasty to garrison to protect Yiwu's safety!"

"Professor! Garrison!" Hou Junji exclaimed.

Not only Hou Junji, but several other important officials of the Tang Dynasty gasped.

"Hmph, a million catties of fine steel, it's only been a few months. It scares them to death. Once the Jiaolong chariot builds the road to Yiwu, Chang'an sends troops, and they will be wiped out in a few days." Hou Jun Ji said it directly, he already had a premonition that he would be able to lead troops again, that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had the heart to dominate the world.

But King Qin of the Tang Dynasty spared no effort to promote the power of the Tang Dynasty's war machine.

One year, up to two years.Stay inactive for at most two years, work steadily, and definitely have the opportunity to lead troops.Hou Junji was full of confidence, and he was very self-appreciative of the fact that he immediately offered gold when he got the news of Luoyang Mansion.

In Qinwangzhuang, Kinderman, who had lost his soul in his eyes, was sent back to rest.Empress Changsun said to Li Er: "Your Majesty, this time I have frightened the people of Silla. If you want to come to the world, there are few people who are not frightened."

Li Er smiled very frankly, how could such a thing be unhappy.Hou Junji can think of it, and Li Er can think of it.Li Er said softly: "Zhen, I have a deeper understanding of the majesty of the king! Millions of catties of fine steel, made into sword armor, will only make the surrounding countries sleepless day and night, but it is different when used on this fire dragon chariot. .This is Wei!" (To be continued.)