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Chapter 495 Zheng Zhibao's Spring Festival Transport
"How about this port?" Zheng Zhilong stood beside him, looking into the distance, and asked calmly.

"It's very big and there are a lot of people."

Zheng Zhibao thought for a long time, but only choked out this sentence.

Because it is really big and there are a lot of people.

In Zheng Zhibao's stereotype, the north of Ming Dynasty is synonymous with desolation and coldness.Although Gyeonggi is much more prosperous, a large number of Liaodong refugees fled to the sea, letting more people know the desolation of Liaodong after being ravaged by Jian slaves.

Even if this Tianjin does not belong to Liaodong, the scene of this bustling scene has indeed changed his opinion.

Since they were on a transport ship of the imperial court, there was a special channel for customs clearance, so the soldiers on duty at the port let them enter the customs after checking their belongings.

I thought the shock of a port was big enough, but when I arrived at the train station, Zheng Zhibao didn't know what shock is.

"Brother, is this the iron guy you mentioned who can run while burning coal?" Zheng Zhibao stared at the one-foot-tall iron guy in front of him, and swallowed.

"Ah."

"Can people sit?"

"Yes, a car like this is equipped with more than 100 seats." Zheng Zhilong pointed to the train parked in front of the platform in the distance and explained.

"Then there won't be many people in these dozen or so carriages." Zheng Zhibao said after silently calculating.

"Of course there are not many seats inside, but you can buy standing tickets, and the price is cheaper."

"It's so tiring standing there."

"It's better than walking, isn't it?"

While waiting, his soldiers had already bought tickets.

Unfortunately, they didn't get a ticket because the departure time was approaching.Zheng Zhilong didn't want to do anything special, so he could only follow the flow of people to the platform and wait for the train to arrive.

Zheng Zhibao was completely like a curious baby at this time, looking around at everything in front of him, not letting out a sigh.

"This is your first time taking a train?" While waiting, a fat white man dressed as a businessman asked with a smile.

"how do you know?"

"Hehe, I've traveled all over the world to do business. I dare not say anything else, but I've mastered these two tricks. Just like you, Tianjin Railway Station doesn't know how many there are every day. Except for those who come here for the first time, who would look around? Look around, and go to study the trash can?"

The businessman said with a smile, which made Zheng Zhibao feel ashamed as a country bumpkin entering the city.

"You said you are a businessman, why are you empty-handed? You don't even have any goods? You don't have any money. What kind of business are you doing?"

"Hahaha, I figured it out. You seem to be well-dressed, but you really are a country bumpkin. I have checked in the goods, and I can pick them up at the Beijing Railway Station. As for silver, storing it in a bank is no safer than carrying it with you. ?”

Zheng Zhibao was speechless.

Isn't it Universal Bank? It's as if we don't know it.

But I've already shown my low, and I don't know what to say to refute.

While talking, there was a whistling siren sound in the distance, followed by the sound of clanging wheels.

Zheng Zhibao couldn't help looking in the direction of the sound, and saw a red train coming towards them.The train seems to get bigger and bigger as the distance gets closer.Zheng Zhibao subconsciously took two steps back, as if he was startled, but seeing that everyone was standing still, he took another two steps forward.

After a while, the train stopped after a sharp sound of brakes, and then the doors of each carriage were opened, and the conductor on duty in the carriage came down.

"Stand back! Get down first, then up! Get down first, then up!"

Following the command of the conductor, the crowd began to avoid in an orderly manner, leaving a passage for the passengers who got off the train, and then the passengers on the train filed out, and after a while, they left completely.

"Queue up to check tickets! Come one by one, don't be crowded! That old man, don't jump in line! Go to the back and line up." Zheng Zhibao followed his elder brother and the crowd and got on the bus. After looking around, he found that the entire carriage was already crowded. It's full, shoulder to shoulder.He could almost smell the body odor coming from under the creaking nest of the person in front.

"Why are there so many people!" Zheng Zhibao muttered dissatisfiedly, frowning, and was heard by the fat man who just talked to him.

"A lot? You haven't seen a time when there are too many. Do you think there are too many people going to the sleeper car?"

"Sleeper? What sleeper?"

Zheng Zhibao was stunned for a moment again, obviously the idea of ​​sleeping berths was beyond his cognition.

"A sleeper is a carriage with a bed. Usually there is no standing ticket. If you are tired from the journey, you can sleep on it. However, it is usually reserved for those officials and people with special missions. The quantity is very small."

"Master?"

Zheng Zhibao subconsciously glanced at his elder brother.

Aren't people like us considered officials?
Zheng Zhilong lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zheng Zhibao looked at the lucky ones sitting on the iron seats, envious.

After all the people on the platform got on board, it was almost time for departure, and the train started to move slowly with a clanging sound.

The carriage was very noisy. Passengers with local accents chirped and chirped. Zheng Zhibao made a rough count. There were at least 200 people sitting and standing in the carriage he was in.If this is the case for every car, then this ten-car train can pull at least 2000 people.

"Brother, when can we arrive in the capital?"

"Two hours."

So fast?
If it's really that fast, then standing for two hours is really nothing.

The train left the train station very quickly, and the speed slowly picked up. Looking at the constantly receding scenery outside the window, Zheng Zhibao's thoughts became turbulent.

This should be faster than the war horse, right?

If there is a war, one train can carry 3000 to [-] people, and ten trains can carry [-] to [-] people.

It only takes two hours to travel more than 200 miles from Tianjin to Beijing, and it takes one day and one night to run a thousand miles.

Don't want to know, just want to startle.

That is to say, where the train is connected, it only takes one day and one night to travel thousands of miles.Coupled with the imperial court's mysterious way of transmitting information, as soon as the battle report is sent back, the imperial court can respond extremely quickly and transport soldiers to the battlefield by train.

For example, if there is a rebellion in Luoyang, the soldiers from the capital will be able to arrive in Luoyang to suppress the rebellion in more than a day, and the rebels will not be given a chance to breathe.

Of course, these are the most ideal conditions, and it will take time to mobilize troops and collect supplies.But just like that, it was already extremely scary.

"Steamed buns, deep-fried dough sticks, mineral water, eight-treasure porridge with peanuts and melon seeds. Make room!"

A voice of peddling came from the other side of the carriage, interrupting Zheng Zhibao's thoughts. He looked on tiptoe curiously, and found a young man pushing a small cart, peddling.

Some people turned a deaf ear to it, and some people probably didn’t eat breakfast, and took copper coins to buy buns and fried dough sticks on the cart to satisfy their hunger.

Zheng Zhibao was dumbfounded.

Does this work?
(End of this chapter)