Become a feudal king from today

"Exactly, the railway from Yancheng to Jinghai has been opened. The railway company is preparing for the first trial run. I hope His Highness will visit. ReadМ" There seemed to be light in Zou Rong's eyes, and he rubbed his hands excitedly as he spoke.

This railway division is currently under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works.

The laying of railways is also directly responsible for the Ministry of Industry.

Zhao Xu nodded, feeling excited.

This is Dasongnai's first railway in the East, and it was built entirely relying on its own technology.

At the same time, it means that not only in terms of steamships, but also in terms of railways, Jiangbei has also caught up with the Western steam industry.

In the future, technological upgrading will be a unilateral transcendence.

"For such an important thing, I naturally have to go." Zhao Xu said with a smile on his face, "When will you test drive?"

"You can do it at any time." Zou Rong said.

"Well, then the day after tomorrow, by the way, let the news out so that the people can come and see the grand event." Zhao Xu said.

He was preparing to go to Jinghai to inspect the construction of ships.

Taking advantage of the test run, you can experience the steam locomotive while going directly from Yancheng to Jinghai.

From Yancheng to Jinghai, it is only about 180 miles, or 90 kilometers.

It used to take more than a day to arrive.

If there is no problem with the operation of the steam engine, he will be able to reach Jinghai in just one and a half hours.

Go in the morning and come back in the afternoon.

However, the first test run must be steady, and since he was riding it himself, the railway company would not dare to run it at the full speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

But even at thirty kilometers per hour, he could reach Jinghai in just three hours.

From more than a day in the past to an hour and a half now, it can be seen that steam locomotives are a huge change in transportation methods.

People, merchants, officials and goods no longer need to waste a lot of time on the road, thus improving the efficiency of the entire Jiangbei.

This is like the blood flowing in the human body's blood vessels. The speed of oxygen transportation can undoubtedly determine the person's athletic ability.

From now on, Jiangbei will enter an era of high efficiency.

"Yes, Your Highness." Zou Rong chuckled twice and left.

After Zou Rong disappeared, Zhao Xu sent someone to Wuji Palace to invite Zhao Heng to watch the test run of the steam engine locomotive.

Although the Emperor of Dasong does not currently have any rights, he is at least the mascot of Dasong.

Furthermore, he wanted to let the emperor see his abilities with his own eyes and make him regret his harsh treatment of the Ninth Prince.

In addition to Zhao Heng, he also informed Yang Feng and other Jinling veterans about the matter, as well as royal family members such as King Chun, and asked them to come together.

One after another, the servants of the palace followed the order and left.

This matter spread like wildfire, and naturally Yang Susu, Feng'er and Luan'er also knew about it.

On the way back to his dormitory, Yang Susu, Feng'er and Luan'er came to greet him.

"Your Highness, I want to go too." Yang Susu and Feng Erluan'er exchanged glances and begged.

Since the last time she saw a steamship in Jinghai, Yang Susu was not only interested in knitting women.

Zhao Xu can also understand this.

After all, Yang Susu has also been studying since she was a child, and her knowledge is wider than that of ordinary purdah women.

Coupled with the strong scientific atmosphere in Yanzhou and his intentional or unintentional influence, it is normal to be curious about things that are completely different from poetry, books, rituals and music.

Of course, the most important point is that sometimes when Zhao Xu chats with Wang Chong and others, she seems to be listening to a book from heaven, dwarfing herself.

Chatting with Zhao Xu also had many fewer topics.

She came from a family of military generals and had a soft-spoken appearance but a strong temper. Since almost all the Yang family men died on the battlefield, she was born a girl and could not go into battle to kill the enemy, so she always had the idea of ​​being a woman before men.

So they secretly competed with each other.

However, if that was all, she wouldn't be like this.

Another thing is that under the instruction of Zhao Xu, Mi Zhuang has been spreading New Confucianism with other great Confucians recently.

The core of this New Confucianism is to focus on the old Confucianism, taking its essence and discarding its dross.

On the one hand, it overthrew the traditional old learning that only relied on the classics of sages, and on the other hand, promoted the new learning of the public model.

We encourage all students, regardless of gender, to enroll.

Therefore, since King Yan has this idea, she, the princess, wants to follow her husband even more.

"Go, of course, the deputy commander of the steam engine locomotive is a woman this time." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

The reason why he made the trial operation of the railway so grand was not only to demonstrate Jiangbei's strong steam industry strength and enhance the self-confidence of everyone from ordinary people to officials, but also to educate the public.

One of the purposes of education is to make people realize that women can do some key jobs by showing female deputy captains, so that people will no longer hinder girls from entering school.

According to the information provided to him by Liu Fu, since the beginning of the imperial court, 90% of those enrolled in school were boys.

In this kind of feudal society, girls can only stay in the boudoir to wait for marriage, and the bad habit that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue cannot continue.

After all, the competition among modern countries is a competition of comprehensive national strength and talent.

The greater the number of students who enroll, the more talented people can be selected from them.

If there are fewer girls, it means that half of the students are missing.

Another educational purpose is to make the public aware of the importance of technology.

Even the emperor and ministers attended the trial run of the steam locomotive, which would leave a deep impression on the people and change the slanderous notion of "fantastic skills and ingenuity".

"Really? In this case, I want to go take a look." Yang Susu smiled, revealing two dimples.

Zhao Xu shook his head. Yang Susu was two years younger than him, only eighteen years old. She was a lively and energetic age. There was no need to make her a canary in a cage.

Then he thought that letting the princess actively learn various scientific knowledge would also be a spur to other women.

It would be even better if an institution was established to let her be responsible for the difficulty of girls' enrollment.

With this thought, he nodded secretly.

Another day passed.

On the third day, Zhao Xu and Yang Susu went to Wuji Palace to invite Zhao Heng and Mi Fei first, and then went directly to the station located in the east of Yancheng.

At this time, Liu Fu, Yang Feng, Prince Chun and others had all arrived, and the people who came to watch the excitement were even more crowded. They stood on both sides of the railway and formed a thick human wall.

"Your Highness, please."

As soon as Zhao Xu arrived, Zou Rong immediately came to Zhao Xu and led everyone into the station.

Zhao Xu walked in while observing this old-style station.

There was no luxury of the modern train station. There was only a row of houses with red tiles and red walls on the north side of Yancheng Station. This was the office of the railway employees.

In front of the house is a row of pillars with canopies on top.

Opposite is another row of canopies, and the area between the canopies is paved with gravel, and on top of the gravel are two railroad tracks.

A steam locomotive is parked on the starting rails, with six carriages behind it.