The common people knew nothing about what happened in the court.
At this time, they were busy cheering for the upcoming railway and queuing outside the railway ticket window!
Because today is the day Ying Feiyu decided to sell tickets!
Buy tickets in advance to avoid overcrowding and stampede when it opens.
At the same time, it can also maximize sales and avoid empty runs!
The train station was set up outside Xianyang City, but the people's team had already lined up inside the city.
The people cheered for joy one by one. Even though the train will officially open in two days, they could not resist their excitement!
"I thought that train fares would be ridiculously expensive. Unexpectedly, this newspaper said that the fare for a hard seat is 500 cents and a sleeper berth is 1,500 cents. It's really very cheap!"
"No! I didn't expect it. You can reach Yanmen County in one day from Xianyang. The lowest price is only 500 yuan. Even ordinary people like us can afford it!"
"Yes, this is still the price of going to Yanmen County. If we only go halfway, the price will be cheaper. It will be much more convenient for us to visit relatives and friends in the future!"
"The manufacturing of trains is really beneficial to the country and the people!"
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While the people were queuing up, they chatted in twos and threes, their faces full of joy.
The price of five hundred cash would have been unbearable for the common people in the past. After all, a young labor force could only earn more than two hundred cash per month.
It takes two months to earn 500 yuan!
But things are different now. Even if you don’t know how to do anything, you can still make three or five gold a month just by relying on your own efforts.
If you go to a more tiring place such as a steel mill, paper mill, or shipyard, you will start with ten gold!
If you know some craftsmanship, your salary will be even higher!
Now these five hundred coins are nothing to the common people!
Besides, compared with eating horse chews and staying in a hotel at night, this is already a very affordable price!
The train only takes one day, which saves a lot of time!
With this time, even if you go up the mountain to bale hay and sell it, you can make a lot of money!
After Ying Feiyu left the morning court, he immediately took a carriage and went to the train station to check the ticket sales!
"Xu..."
"Young Master, what's going on? Isn't the train station outside the city? Why are these people lined up inside the city?"
Before leaving the city, Han Xin, who was driving the carriage, began to murmur in confusion.
It was so dark that it looked like a long dragon.
Men and women mingled, one next to the other.
Fortunately, everyone was in good order and there was no stampede!
This is also the rule that Ying Feiyu has developed for the people.
This has been the case since the paper mill and wine shop opened. If you want to buy something, line up. Otherwise, get out of here and never come back again!
If anyone dares to cause trouble, he will be thrown directly into jail for a few days first!
"It looks like the ticket sales should be good!"
The young lady opened the curtain on the carriage, took a look at the situation outside, and said with a smile.
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After a while, the two drove a carriage to the train station.
"The young master is here!"
Huang Yuan, who was maintaining order, stared at the little face and hurriedly came up to meet him.
"Well! I'm here to see how the tickets are selling!"
Ying Feiyu nodded.
"As expected by the young master, the newspaper was printed at dawn, and people came to buy it immediately. Fortunately, Xiaguan opened ten windows, but the people accumulated more and more, and finally...!"
Huang Yuan glanced at the endless long dragon and smiled helplessly.
"So far, all the tickets for the first day have been sold out, and the tickets for the second day are on sale. It won't be long before the tickets for the second day will be sold out too!"
As in later generations, train tickets can be purchased half a month in advance.
However, since there are not so many advanced systems in later generations, once a paper ticket is sold, it cannot be changed or returned, and can only be resold by yourself!
With the current hot scene, if someone wants to change hands, not only will they not lose money, but they might even make a fortune!
"This is the first time the train has been officially put into operation. It is normal for people to rush to try it out. It is estimated that after this period of time, the craze will fade away and return to normal!"
Xiao Zhengtai stood aside and said very calmly.
"That's best. If this happens every day, I'm afraid these soldiers sent by the imperial court will have to live here forever!"
Huang Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.
To avoid an accident, Ying Feiyu sent a team of soldiers over in advance.
The soldiers all carried Tang swords and stood at regular intervals, which was quite majestic.
"How are the preparations for the special train built for His Majesty?"
The train was officially opened. I guess that old guy Ying Zheng couldn't hold himself back. He urged him in his ear and asked him first so that he would have something to say when the time came.
"His Majesty has ordered the Ministry of Accounts to send the banknotes. The locomotive is ready-made and the seats in the carriage have been removed. They are just waiting to be decorated. It will probably be completed in a few days!"
Huang Yuan briefly explained the situation.
"good!"
Xiao Zhengtai nodded with satisfaction.
"The young master is indeed young, and his legs are good. We also left the city after the morning court, but we still didn't come as early as the young master!"
At this moment, Zhang Han's voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them, which really startled him.
"You...when did you come!"
Ying Feiyu turned around and found that not only Zhang Han, but also Wang Bi, Kang Anping, Feng Quji, Chun Yuyue, Meng Yi and others were here.
These guys all invested in the railway. When they heard that the railway started selling tickets, they immediately went to the train station after the morning session!
There is no way, the sales volume of train tickets is related to when and whether they can make back their money!
After seeing the long queue of people, they finally felt relieved.
Even if future generations are unfilial and have not achieved anything famous, they will not starve to death relying on the benefits brought by the railway!
"Just arrived, what's wrong?"
Zhang Han was just joking, and he really didn't expect Xiao Zhengtai to have such a big reaction.
"Huh...it's nothing!"
Xiao Zhengtai breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately they didn't hear me!
If word spreads that Ying Zheng spent 1 million to customize a special train, but the result was to renovate ordinary carriages, then the old guy will have to blow up the temple!
In fact, this is just to enable him to take the train as soon as possible!
If we really start building it now, it will take at least several months, and we will be annoyed to death by that old guy’s mumblings!
Be sure to ask about the progress every time you meet!
Moreover, all ready-made locomotives have been tested and have a high safety factor!
"Father-in-law, didn't my father order you to send someone to escort King Donghu and Queen Loulan back to the country? Why are you here too?"
Koshota blinked and asked.
"It's not urgent, we can arrange it later!"
Wang Ben stared at the long line of people queuing up to buy tickets, grinning from ear to ear.
The more people buy tickets, the faster their investment will be recouped!
Sending people to escort aliens back to their country, but there is no money to be made!
