Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 742 Experience the Train
  Pass through the waiting hall, arrive at the ticket station, and finally the platform.

A train has been waiting here for a long time.

"Grandpa Huang, please come to the car!"

Zhu Xuan walked inside first, followed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The carriage for their grandfather and grandson was of course the most luxurious and specially arranged. Other ministers were not qualified to enter and had to sit in other carriages. They had never taken a train before and immediately looked around and looked around after entering.

Various voices of exclamation and discussion continued to come from the carriage.

"Is Grandpa Huang thirsty?"

Zhu Xuan also prepared a tea room in this carriage. He personally brought a cup of tea over and gently massaged Lao Zhu's shoulders.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked around the bridge and was indeed quite tired. Feeling Zhu Xuan's filial piety, he felt happy. He threw his fatigue aside and said, "You can drive now."

"drive!"

Zhu Xuan said something to Hou Xian.

Hou Xian sent someone to deliver the order.

As the sound of a steam engine came, the train carriage vibrated and started to set off. First it headed towards the cross-river bridge. The speed gradually increased, getting faster and faster. Although it was a little bumpy, it was much smoother than a horse-drawn carriage.

The noise from the train may be quite loud.

"Grandpa Huang, we can't go too far. When we get to Fengyang's Suzhou Station, we'll come back, right?"

Zhu Xuan said.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Can we go back and forth to Suzhou in one day?"

If it does, it's very fast.

"Of course you can, but it may be late when you come back."

"Then let's take a trip like this and let us experience the changes brought about by the good grandson. Fortunately, I have someone bring the memorial with me, haha..."

Zhu Yuanzhang had long wanted to experience the train again, and was prepared to go out for a whole day. In addition, with a group of ministers and cabinet officials behind him, he could do whatever he wanted. He added: "Not only are the changes outside the city very... Big, the changes in the city are not small either. My dear grandson has changed us so much that we feel a little strange."

Zhu Xuan smiled and said: "My grandson just wants to make the capital a better place."

The two of them, grandfather and grandson, were chatting while looking at the scenery flying by in front of them. When they passed the bridge across the river, they could really feel the speed of the train. It didn't take long to complete the long bridge. This was far better than a horse-drawn carriage. Not up to speed.

After feeling it for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted: "Yunqi, call over Hu Guang and the officials from the cabinet, and by the way, Zheng Ci from the Ministry of Industry. It's too hard for our dear grandson to build these things alone. People from the Ministry of Industry must help us!"

Next, Zhu Yuanzhang worked on the train. At the same time, he did not forget to take a look at the various scenery passing by outside the window. They all felt very novel.

There is also a dedicated dining car on the train.

Zhu Xuan arranged for someone to deliver lunch to them.

Even the toilets are fully equipped.

The officials marveled that the train could have everything. His Highness could think of so many things. That was really impressive. They were impressed.

The train finally arrived in Suzhou at noon and headed back to Yingtian.

The speed was so fast that the officials were amazed and felt that this was definitely an artifact.

"Our trains have various stops along the way."

"You don't have to park from the starting point to the end. You can stop at all stops along the way, making it convenient for passengers to get where they want to go."

"The fares vary depending on the distance traveled."

"The further the distance, the higher the fare will be."

Zhu Xuan explained briefly for a while. Yu Xin immediately raised questions and asked: "What if the fare collected for one train is far from covering the cost of one train trip?"

Zhu Xuan said: "Our trains are mainly for the people now. If we can't cover the expenses, we will lose money. I will be responsible for the loss. It doesn't matter how much we lose. It is mainly for the convenience of the people. Of course, the freight is billed separately, and the freight is not It will be low.”

In the future, from the opening of the train to the naturalization of the country, many merchants will definitely be willing to choose the train to transport goods northward. The real money-making starts from here.

"Your Highness is kind and virtuous, serving the country and the people, a blessing to the Ming Dynasty!"

After Yu Xin heard the explanation, he didn't know how much he admired it.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang was reluctant to do this if he was willing to lose money to serve the people. Of course, they also knew that Zhu Xuan now had a lot of money, too much to use up. That was another story.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with Zhu Xuan's approach, and even did it better than himself, so he nodded in agreement.

"Your Highness, I also have a problem."

Bao Zhao raised his doubts: "I just learned about His Highness's train ticket situation. If someone buys a ticket to Suzhou but wants to take the ticket to Datong, what can I do? Isn't it true that such a person is getting a good deal in vain? ?”

This is the way to buy a short-distance ticket and try to avoid the fare by taking a long-distance ticket.

With such a tricky angle, Bao Zhao could also imagine that Zhu Xuan admired his idea and explained: "It's very simple. After the train departs at each station, just check the ticket! If you find someone with a short-distance ticket who wants to take a long-distance ride, then pay the original price Make up the votes.”

"So good!"

Bao Zhao nodded slightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded after hearing this.

Next, they raised a lot of doubts about trains, all for the purpose of providing suggestions and suggestions for the future development of trains. Zhu Xuan could answer them completely and let them know more about trains.

After hearing these explanations, they nodded in agreement, and their doubts gradually disappeared.

Among them, they also mentioned something about the telegraph. Now that the telegraph has begun to be promoted, many people know about it. Zhu Xuan answered them all, especially about the telegraph. They were even more surprised when they heard that the Science Pavilion was not just about magic tricks. It's so simple.

It’s about actually doing practical things and making inventions that can create things that improve life.

Officials had to take another look at the science cabinet.

By afternoon, before evening.

The train finally returned to the Capital Station. After the stop, when they got off the platform, Zhu Yuanzhang and a group of officials still felt a little unfinished. They experienced the benefits of technology firsthand. They were definitely shocked.

"You all go back!"

Zhu Yuanzhang got on his chariot without letting the officials follow him, and said again: "My dear grandson, let's go back to the palace!"

After being gone for almost a day, it was time for the officials to go back.

Zhu Xuan got on Lao Zhu's chariot and went back to the palace.

Along the way, Zhu Yuanzhang's face showed a bit of excitement, and he smiled and said: "My dear grandson, are you planning to make something special next?"

Zhu Xuan shook his head and said: "My grandson hasn't thought about it yet, but he has made flying in the sky, running on the ground, and walking in the water. It seems... wrong! Grandson has another idea."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What do you think?"

"My grandson wants to make a car that can run very fast and does not require horses or railroad tracks."

Zhu Xuan was talking about cars, of course. Internal combustion engines are already under development, and we don’t know when the results will be available.

As for the oil that provides the power source for internal combustion engines, it is actually very easy to obtain. It is available locally in Daming. If you don't want to use Daming's, then just get it from the Persian Gulf coast.

In this era, no one knows how to use oil.

(End of this chapter)