Edo Traveler

Officially opened to traffic!

This news is better than a messy marrying a little wife. Although Chuyouemon knew it was only two days ago, even Earl Erjin had already arrived by train, but after confirming the news, he was still very happy.

After sending people away, Chuemon turned around and walked towards Edo Main Castle. Ii Naobi admired this railway very much. Because he knew that as long as the railway was repaired, no matter where a rebellion occurred, the new troops stationed in Edo would be able to quickly rush to suppress it.

Of course, this thing still needs the cooperation of telegraph, two-phase matching, the rule of the shogunate has a big guarantee.

But that's all after the completion of the construction. Let's rely on the Jiangbin Railway to see practical results. I was sure that it would only take an hour from Edo to Yokohama, and then Ii Naobi and Chuemon had to lay the railways all over Japan, and this thing could also be supported by vassals loyal to the shogunate.

As for the unfaithful princes, he would oppose those who were effective or not, so he was left alone. The shogunate itself is obliged to build large-scale projects across the country. The major streets throughout the country were determined by the name of Okubo Changan in the early years of Edo, and there was no opposition from the princes.

The princes at that time, such as Mori Terumoto, Uesugi Keikai, Shimazu Yoshihiro, were still alive. Do they hate the shogunate more than their descendants?

"Good news, good news, good news." Tadaemon couldn't restrain his happiness when seeing Ii Naobi, who was working with his head down.

"Jiangbin Railway completed?"

Huh! This Ii Naobi is really an old man! The elder in various senses, Chuemon Gate had just poked his cock, Ii Naobi knew what he was going to fart, God.

"We, Hikone, are really in the midst of planning, and it's already settled." Chuemon smiled and sat in front of Ii Naobi.

"In the morning, I heard the steam locomotive whistling by Nihonbashi. I thought it would be done today or tomorrow." Ii Naobi closed an official document and smiled at Chuemon.

"In the UK, it is said that the whole section will pass in seven days, and it will only take one hour from Edo to Yokohama." Chuemon was ready to inform Tokugawa Iasaki of the news immediately.

"Understood, you have to make some publicity arrangements and teach a few more people to know."

"Save and save."

After reporting to the Tokugawa Casa, Tokugawa Casa did not have much interest, saying that if the opening ceremony is to be held, Ii Naobi and Chuemon will attend on his behalf. He is not willing to show his face, he just wants to spend time with his wife and children in Edo Castle, and then make snacks together.

Not surprisingly, before Chuemon and Ii Naobi reported the report, they actually guessed that Tokugawa was not interested in this thing. Fortunately, to save a lot of fighting, thousands of transfer teams need to be mobilized to protect his safety.

The opening ceremony is definitely to be held, and it must be held in a big way, and all the princes who have explained in Edo must be invited to ride together. Warm up in their hearts and plant very good seeds for railways to facilitate the construction of railways across the country in the future.

Plan to pass!

Ministers from various countries were also invited to Edo to witness the effectiveness of the shogunate reforms. Or to put it more bluntly, our shogunate borrowed so much money from you, and it was not used to waste it.

It's just that the money for the Riverside Railway was paid by the United Kingdom, and the shogunate provided a plot of land, and there was still labor. Turning to the next article, not to mention it for the time being, anyway, the shogunate has a place to spend money.

In September, the autumn was high and the weather was good. A crowd of princes watched the steam locomotive imported from Britain and the twelve passenger carriages behind the car. If you pull heavy goods, this car may not be able to pull so many knots, but it’s okay to pull people even a little bit more.

Except for the carriage specially made for the Tokugawa family, the remaining eleven carriages include special passenger carriages, dining cars or banquet cars, and even special use for bathing, haircutting, and toileting. car. Anyway, what can be thought of in later lives, this meeting is basically ready.

The magnificent decoration of the carriage set by the Tokugawa family is in full compliance with the current European royal aesthetic. The other carriages are also spacious and bright, and I don’t know if there will be any bumps when sitting up.

Under the drum horn of the military band of the shogunate, the ministers of the shogunate, as well as the princes and lords who had a chance to go out happily, boarded the train and prepared to set off.

Katsukaishu, who was originally in Yokohama, was summoned to Edo and served as a temporary translator and interpreter. The old and middle-aged adults certainly don't know English. When the British introduced them, of course Victor Haizhou, a person who had taken a train in Europe, explained it.

The other carriages are also equipped with commentators and translators to ensure that all questions are answered, so that the princes can understand. Some of the princes who took the train for the first time were a little nervous, some were full of curiosity, some looked around, and some looked at their seats, not knowing how to sit down for a while.

Since it is not a normal take, but only entertains dignitaries, only one passenger is arranged on a double chair. But even if it is a double seat, there is absolutely no way for people to kneel down on it.

Some old-school princes have been used to kneeling all their lives, and never thought of sitting in a chair for a while. After the introduction, I realized that I just sat down and finished the work. Some people actually took off their shoes, and they just took off their legs and got on the bench.

With the sound of drums, the train honked the whistle and set off, and the sound of "hoooooooo" passed through the glass windows to tell the passengers that the journey started~www.readwn.com~ and it was not very bumpy. "Ii Naobi was sitting in the specially furnished banquet hall car, a little sighed.

"It's not too noisy." Songping Qixuan heard the roar of the train before and thought it would be very noisy. As a result, sitting in the carriage, there was actually not much noise.

"Let's just watch the schedule..."

To say that the time period when the shogunate was founded is good, the technology of the steam locomotive has been improved a lot compared to when it was invented in the early years. Traveling by train is already common in Europe and America. If it was introduced early, there would still be problems of this kind that need to be resolved. If it is introduced late, the technical level will be higher. With Japan's talent pool, it may not be able to digest it immediately.

That's why I said that the shogunate really hit a good time...

It took just one hour and three minutes for the train to arrive in Yokohama. When the train stopped, Naobi Ii took out the pocket watch from his sleeve, looked at the time carefully, and nodded slightly.

"As far as the country is concerned, it is really useful!"