In this era where transportation is basically based on walking, let alone ordinary people, even rich men will not go out easily when they have nothing to do!
It's not because of the expense, but because I have to travel all the way, often for more than ten days, which is really hard.
Once you encounter any bandits or robbers, your life is not guaranteed!
Who can travel easily?
But with the arrival of trains, the hearts of those wealthy young men will inevitably become restless!
Any county between Xianyang and Yanmen can be reached in one day.
Not only can you save money on transportation, food and accommodation, but you also don’t have to worry about robbers and thieves on the road!
As in later generations, dedicated crew members will be arranged in each carriage to maintain order!
In addition, a team of soldiers will be dispatched to patrol back and forth in each carriage.
If you find someone causing trouble or robbing, arrest them immediately!
I am worried that there are not enough people mining in Wo Island!
After Xiao Zhengtai sent someone to bring the accurate news to Huang Yuan, all the craftsmen were so excited!
After waiting for so long, the train they made can finally run on a real railway!
Now divide the labor and cooperate to transport the train parts to the railway!
The starting station of the railway is in the east of Xianyang City. It takes at least half an hour to take a carriage from the palace!
After the morning court, Ying Zheng led all the ministers to go there in a mighty manner!
Mr. Shota went to watch it early in the morning, for fear that something would go wrong!
Fortunately, the craftsmen were working in an orderly manner, and by the time Ying Zheng arrived, they were almost ready!
"Xianyang Station!"
Looking at the three big characters flying in the air above the station, Ying Zheng nodded excitedly.
"Father, you are here!"
"See Your Majesty...!"
Xiao Zhengtai ran to Ying Zheng's side, and the other craftsmen also bowed.
"Okay, everyone, get up, no need to be polite...!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand and looked around, "Has the train been assembled?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. All the craftsmen are on duty. They worked hard all night last night and are all ready!"
Huang Yuan nodded.
"Okay! Take me to have a look!"
"yes!"
Huang Yuan bowed his hands and led Ying Zheng to the station building.
The current station building is actually equivalent to the train station of later generations.
Made of reinforced concrete, the walls are painted white and look very translucent!
Going inside is the waiting room, with rows of neat and clean seats!
On the left is the ticket office. After buying the paper ticket, check in on the right and get on the train!
Although there are no machine-printed tickets now, they are also protected against counterfeiting and ordinary people cannot forge them!
Ying Zheng and the ministers walked around the station building, looking around curiously, and asking about the functions of each place from time to time!
"Where's the train? I looked around and couldn't see any sign of the train!"
After being surprised, Ying Zheng asked doubtfully.
I’ve been here for a long time, but I haven’t even seen the shadow of the train!
"Father, why are you in a hurry? If you want to take the train, you must first buy a ticket here, and then go through the ticket gate before you can see the train!"
Little Shota glanced at him as if he were an idiot.
Doesn't this old guy think that taking a train is like selling apples, giving money while getting on the train?
"I see!"
Ying Zheng suddenly realized.
"Your Majesty, please come this way!"
Huang Yuan took two steps to the right and made a gesture of invitation.
This is the ticket gate, but the official ticket sales haven't started yet. Passing through here is the platform, where you can see the train and rails!
At this time, there was only one railway track, so naturally it did not have the spectacular feeling of intertwining giant dragons as in later generations!
But for Ying Zheng and the ministers, looking at the long and winding railway was both exciting and thrilling!
Especially when I saw a train with more than a dozen carriages, my jaw dropped!
"This train is really long. How many people will it take?"
Zhang Han patted the train body and said with emotion.
When the train was tested before, there was only one huge locomotive.
The carriage was built only after the test was successful. No one except the craftsmen knows its true appearance!
"Each carriage can hold a hundred people. With a few carriages, it can carry hundreds of people!"
Xiao Zhengtai gave a brief introduction.
"One, two, three, four, five...ten, there are ten carriages in total. Good guy, you can take a thousand people away at one time!"
Kang Anping really started counting, counting on his fingers, and the result was really shocking.
Although Xiao Zhengtai had said it before, no one believed it!
Now it seems that carrying a thousand people at a time is really no problem at all!
"Can you go up and have a look?"
As an emperor through the ages, when facing the train, he was like a child, asking cautiously.
"sure!"
Little Shota nodded, took the lead and led everyone to the train.
Since there aren’t that many composite materials these days, the floors and seats are all made of pure wood, and it cost a lot of money just to build these chairs!
"Father, what you see now are the seats that can be bought with normal fares, which require sitting. In addition, you can also buy sleeper berths, which means you can lie down and ride, but the price is more expensive than the seat ticket. Some!"
"Oh? There are also people who ride lying down?"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
"That's right! Come with me!"
Little Shota ran in front, passed through several carriages, and led everyone to a sleeper carriage.
It is similar to that of later generations, except that it is made of wood and covered with soft bedding!
"Dear me, if you travel in a sleeper berth, it won't be too comfortable!"
A minister touched the bedding above in shock and couldn't help but sigh.
In their eyes, the train arrives in one day and is almost ready to take off!
I didn’t expect to be able to travel while lying on a soft quilt!
"In this case, wouldn't it be possible to reach Yanmen County just by sleeping?"
Even Ying Zheng showed shock.
"That's right!"
Xiao Zhengtai nodded firmly.
"In this case, wouldn't this carriage carry fewer people than other carriages?"
Although I can’t count them, I can understand them just by looking at them.
Lying down takes up a lot of space, but sitting down does not. Doesn’t this mean less tickets are sold?
Naturally, Ying Feiyu understood what he meant and explained with a smile, "So Erchen has just said that the ticket price here is slightly more expensive, about double the ticket price!"
The wool comes from the sheep, and if you want a comfortable way to travel, you must suffer from money!
"I see……!"
Ying Zheng nodded as if he had realized something, "When I go to Yanmen County, I will take this sleeper berth, haha!"
"A sleeper berth?"
Koshota rolled his eyes.
"What? No?"
"It's okay, but my father is the king of a country. Is this just an ideal? Can't he open a special train alone...?"
The young lady paused for a moment and continued: "Father, think about it, you are the king of a country, and you must show your status when traveling. You must have an imperial dining room, right? It is dedicated to cooking meals for your father! You must have an imperial study room, right?" The ministers discuss state affairs! There should be a special carriage in the bedroom, right? Put a huge bed in it, how comfortable would that be?"
"Besides that, it would be great to set up an entertainment carriage with mahjong and poker cards...?"
