Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Emperor Jing threw down his whip, his gaze fixed on the scenery outside the window.

Fang Zheng Yi continued to explain, "Gentlemen, you must be curious about the magic of the railway, which has led me to invest countless resources and withstand immense pressure to build it."

"Today, I will be frank with everyone. My Dongjiao University has devoted all its efforts to create a car that can move on its own, named the Train!"

"The place you are in now is not inside a building, but inside a train carriage manufactured by my Dongjiao University!"

The officials were stunned by these words.

Everyone knew about Dongda's research into self-propelled vehicles, and they were waiting to see a joke.

Fang Zheng Yi made such a grand display, risking his head to invite everyone here... just to witness this?

Having invested so heavily, does he really have full confidence in his heart?

Moreover... they are currently in a carriage, not in a small house?

Many people began to look around, forgetting Fang Zheng Yi's crime of deceiving the emperor.

Calming down and taking a closer look, they really noticed something unusual!

Most people were in the carriages outside the VIP room, which had a different decorating style from the VIP carriage, resembling a study or living room.

The outer carriages only had rows of seats.

If it were an ordinary room, there would be no reason to set up so many neatly arranged seats.

There was only one possibility: Fang Zheng Yi was telling the truth!

A carriage... how could there be such a wide carriage in the world?

"It's iron! The entire wall is made of iron!"

Someone exclaimed, and the officials immediately rushed to the nearest 'wall', reaching out to touch and knock.

Li Yan Song was greatly shocked: "Iron, it's really iron! If it's made of iron from beginning to end, how astonishing would the weight of this train be?"

"How is that possible! We've passed through at least four carriages since we entered the door. How many horses would it take to pull such a weight?"

"There are no horses in front of the train head..." A voice echoed in people's hearts like a thunderclap from the ground.

Everyone's eyes returned to the outside of the cab's window, their expressions horrified.

Indeed, there were no horses in front of the train!

That everything, everything added up, there was only one possibility.

The legend that everyone treated as a joke was true... but how could such an iron car run on its own? Could it be that Fang Zheng Yi also mastered the power of gods and ghosts?

Emperor Jing suddenly opened his eyes, shooting out a sharp light, completely without the furious look he had just had.

"Quickly, start this car and tell me what the principle is."

Fang Zheng Yi breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

This wave, ah, he managed to get through it, and all that follows is merit!

Walking into the cab, Fang Zheng Yi faced the crowd and said, "Gentlemen, this is the source of the train's power. Because the space here is small and there are too many people, everyone cannot hear clearly, so after you experience it, I will explain the mysteries of the train to everyone uniformly, how about that?"

"Everyone, come with me, I will help you arrange your seats."

Hearing that Fang Zheng Yi did not explain, everyone couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

However, seeing Emperor Jing wave his hand, signaling everyone to disperse, everyone had no more objections and followed Fang Zheng Yi to find their seats.

Emperor Jing sat on the sofa by himself, curiously studying it.

First, Li Yan Song and other high-ranking old officials were arranged in the VIP carriage.

These were business seats, one seat per person, all leather sofas, with small tables and specially designed headrests, cup holders, and other user-friendly facilities.

This morning had been spent with bad things turning into surprises, emotions rising and falling sharply.

Li Yan Song and others looked at the scenery outside the window, feeling the soft big seats under them, feeling comfortable and in a particularly good mood.

After settling this group of people, Fang Zheng Yi continued to arrange seats downwards.

The next lower-ranking officials were given hard seats, with three seats in a row sharing a small table.

All the seats were thoughtfully covered with a layer of blue cloth, and the headrests were covered with white cloth.

The overall facilities were almost no different from modern hard seats, but in Fang Zheng Yi's eyes, these were business seats!

Although the treatment was much worse than that of Li Yan Song and other old officials, it looked okay, and everyone could chat together, making it lively.

Moreover, their official positions were low, so it didn't matter if they sat a little worse.

When it came to the lowest-ranking officials, Fang Zheng Yi led them to the last passenger carriage.

Pointing to the seats, he said, "Everyone, find a place to sit by yourselves, they are all the same."

Looking at the hard seats, a group of minor officials in the carriage were all silent.

Hard seat.

Finally, someone couldn't hold back and said, "Master Fang, although we are of humble status, you can't treat us like we are not human! Is this a chair for people to sit on? Are you raising chickens here?"

"That's right, even a dog would get stuck in it!"

"We also want to sit in business class!"

"We are people, we are people, we are people!!!" A group of minor officials shouted in dissatisfaction.

The cattle and horse carriage was in chaos, and Fang Zheng Yi said with a dark face: "What are you arguing about! These are all carefully designed seats to meet the needs of most people. If you want to sit in business class, go find your leaders to exchange seats! What are you yelling at me for?"

"If it really doesn't work, you can go talk to His Majesty, I have no objection!"

Hearing him bring up His Majesty, everyone stopped talking and stopped bickering...

Fang Zheng Yi comforted them: "Alright, everyone, experience it for a while, it won't be long before it ends. What do you want to sit inside for a whole day? Just make do with it for a while, I'll go first."

Returning to the VIP carriage, Emperor Jing sat on the sofa in a grand manner, with Li Yuan Zhao kneeling on the ground beside him, looking listless.

Seeing Fang Zheng Yi return, Emperor Jing looked forward to it and said, "Have you settled everything? Can we start now?"

"Starting soon!" Fang Zheng Yi nodded, walked to the cab, and gestured to the people waiting on the platform outside the window.

Immediately, a sharp whistle sounded, and two pre-selected train drivers boarded the cab and began to operate skillfully.

The rest of the people in the carriages were still waiting peacefully, chatting with each other.

Li Yan Song looked at the scenery outside the window and said, "Do you think this car can really move? Or is Fang Zheng Yi playing some tricks?"

Zheng Qiao shook his head: "Alas, if it's true, it's no less than a god's means... I can't figure it out. Is it possible that a batch of horses were arranged at the rear of the car to pull this iron car? He's just using sleight of hand, and the railway can greatly save horsepower?"

"What you said makes sense. By the way, Fang Zheng Yi called it a train, which means that this car is related to fire. What is the connection between a car and fire?" Li Yan Song wondered.

Zhang Dong Xiang stroked his beard and suddenly showed a smile: "Heh, I understand."

"What do you understand?"

"Do you remember that the hot air balloon was driven by fire? This car must be pulled by a hot air balloon. We naturally can't see the balloon in the sky." Zhang Dong Xiang looked like a senior.

"Impossible, how many hot air balloons would it take for such a big iron lump? If that were the case, we should have seen a bunch of them in the sky when we came!" Zheng Qiao immediately denied, "It must still be pulled by horses, a sleight of hand!"

"That's true..." Zhang Dong Xiang fell into confusion again.

But at this moment, a graceful figure walked into the carriage.

This woman was wearing a uniquely styled uniform, with her hands folded at her waist, and she was not at all timid in front of several high officials.

She looked ahead, and a sweet voice came from her cherry lips.

"Hello, passengers, welcome to this train. This train is from Dongjiao University to Taoyuan County. The entire crew of the train will provide you with services. The train is about to start, please sit tight and hold on."

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