In the past few years, various parts of the Ming Dynasty have been developing rapidly, and today's Ming Dynasty has also become confident that it does not need the protection of city walls. Therefore, the train stations are not built inside the city, but are built outside the city like the Central Plains. .
Sengge, Eqirtu and other Mongolians followed Zhang Tongchang, the governor of Gansu Province. Seeing that they were about to leave the city gate, they became even more puzzled and didn't know what was going on.
When they left the city gate, they were stunned.
I saw many Ming soldiers outside the east city gate, with barracks scattered all over the place. Just looking at the scale, I knew that there were definitely a lot of troops.
Sure enough, it was true that I had received a tip saying that the Ming army had begun to gather troops on a large scale at the border.
Surprised and shocked, Sengge suddenly discovered that the direction they were going, not far ahead, was very busy.
Many people were busy moving things down from a long iron dragon, one sack after another. They didn't know what they were.
Looking at the ground, it is even more strange. Ming Dynasty has so much iron that it is useless, and it is all thrown on the ground?
Seeing this, Seng Ge quickly touched Eqiltu with his elbow and motioned for him to take a closer look.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard a long sound of "Woo..." coming from the distance.
Eqirtu did not turn around to look at Sengge, but looked up after hearing the sound, and was stunned for a moment.
I saw in the distance, actually not far away, a long iron dragon with thick smoke coming from its head, "swimming" this way.
What's this?
Just for a moment, the Mongolians, including Eqirtu, suddenly thought of the thing that made a sound that they had seen in the governor's hall before: Could it be that this is another Ming Dynasty's incredible magical power?
These Mongolians stared at the long iron dragon, not to mention the shock in their hearts.
Needless to say, it was a train coming into the station, blowing its whistle and starting to slow down.
When Zhang Tongchang led these Mongolians to the train station, the new train just stopped.
Some officials and military officers from the train station came forward and immediately waved flags or sent orders, appearing very busy.
Under the gaze of this group of Mongolians, the carriage door opened, and groups of Ming army soldiers jumped out of the train, and then began to line up and assemble in the open space next to the train.
Yes, this is a military column from the Hetao area.
The Ming Dynasty continued to mobilize troops to Jiayuguan, but most of the troops were local Shaanxi or Mongolian soldiers from Hetao. Because they will be more adapted to fighting in the Western Region and will also be stationed in the Western Region.
Naturally, the stationmaster of the railway station had been waiting for the governor for a long time. When he saw Zhang Tongchang arriving, he quickly came over to report the situation, saying that the special train to Guihua City was ready.
After Zhang Tongchang heard this, he turned around and wanted to speak, but found that the group of Mongolians behind him were all dumbfounded, staring at the train that had just arrived, motionless. The look of shock on their faces could be felt by a blind man.
Seeing this, Zhang Tongchang smiled proudly. He had enough reason to believe that no matter what the Mongolians' initial intentions were, as long as they entered the customs, they would never be enemies of the Ming Dynasty again.
Thinking about this, he suddenly remembered what Duke Xing Guo said: "As long as we promote scientific and technological progress, one day the biggest enemies of the Central Plains Dynasty, those nomads who are good at riding horses, will no longer dare to go south to harvest grass and valleys. I can only be good at one thing, be good at singing and dancing, and love peace!"
At the beginning, Zhang Tongchang couldn't understand this sentence. However, as Xing Guogong's new learning invented more and more things, especially those in the military, he now recognized this sentence very much. talk. Now, we can see signs of what Duke Xingguo said from these leaders of Western Mongolia.
After thinking proudly for a while, Zhang Tongchang said to them: "This is the train station. What you see is called a train, or a steam train. But traveling day and night, thousands of miles in one day is just a trivial matter. You are heading to the capital, that's it. Take this car!”
At this time, Seng Ge was shocked, seeing that there were even war horses drawn out of this long iron dragon.
Suddenly he heard Zhang Tongchang speak, and he came back to his senses. He completely forgot to hide the shock on his face and said directly to Zhang Tongchang: "Master Zhongcheng, how... this train is... moving Yes, it’s really incredible that we can attract so many people!”
Everyone who saw the train for the first time had the same idea. Zhang Tongchang could understand how shocked they were at this time, so he smiled and said: "It is the power generated by burning coal, that is, lighting a fire to boil steam..."
At this point, he saw the confused looks on the faces of the Mongolians in front of him, and he didn't bother to explain. Because he knew that even if he tried to explain, these Mongolians would never understand.
Therefore, Zhang Tongchang immediately changed the subject and said: "...the Ming Dynasty today is very different from the Ming Dynasty in your impressions. You can slowly understand it when you go to the capital. As for principles and the like, that is why it is so magical. , you can also slowly understand."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at the shocked Mongolians, pointed at the stationmaster and said, "Follow him and get on the train. The train over there is just for you. We will meet in Guihua City Just transfer once and then go directly to the capital. It will take about ten days to reach the capital."
"What? About ten days?" After hearing this, Eqirtu finally couldn't help but said, "This is impossible. Isn't the capital far away?"
He has never been there, but he has heard of it.
After hearing this, Zhang Tongchang did not refute, but smiled slightly and said: "Don't use the speed of your horse to measure the speed of the train. If you don't believe it, just keep track of the time yourself!"
"Okay!" Zhang Tongchang didn't want to waste any more unnecessary words on these Mongolians, so he said to them: "I still have many things to deal with, so I will send you here. Have a good rest along the way."
When the railway station director heard this, he stretched out his hand and motioned to the group of Mongolians: "Everyone, please come with me!"
Sengge, Eqirtu and others could hear Zhang Tongchang's confidence, but they still couldn't believe it. Even if they rode quickly in about ten days, they might not be able to reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty, right?
Of course they didn't know that horses needed to rest. Even if they were traveling at night, they wouldn't be able to go very fast. However, trains are not affected by these effects. This is the advantage of trains and the reason why Ming Dynasty vigorously built railways.
With their eyes wide open, their bodies were manipulated by Ming like a machine. Even after people and animals were separated and sat in different carriages, these Mongolians still felt that what they were seeing was so unreal!
In the carriage, looking at the tables, stools, and beds, whether it was Sengge or Oqirtu, they couldn't help but touch and touch them. Only by feeling them with their hands could they confirm that what they saw was true.
If they hadn't just seen Ming troops getting off such a train, they wouldn't have dared to enter the train.
After a while, when Seng Ge was about to say something, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside.
They had heard this sound once and knew what kind of train it was.
Then, the train moved, which startled them all. They all hurriedly stood still before they could feel the moving train.
"It's really starting to move, it's moving!" A Mongolian said in an incredible tone, "It's hard to imagine that something like burning coal can be more powerful than a hundred horses!"
When Seng Ge heard this, he agreed very much. However, Eqirtu couldn't help but retorted: "This speed is too slow. He also said that he could reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty in ten days. He is really bragging to the sky!"
When the train first started moving, it was really slow. When the train enters the station, the speed is naturally not very fast. But these Mongolians happened to only see this.
But at this time, no one paid attention to Oqiltu's words. Because another Mongolian exclaimed: "Look at this window, wow, it looks like this. It seems to be called glass. It is very precious in the West, but here there is such a large piece, used as curtains..."
Hearing this, the Mongolians in the carriage woke up from a dream and rushed to the window to look at the transparent glass.
If you are an ordinary Mongolian, you may not know what glass is at all, but these envoys are all distinguished people from various tribes and happen to know a little bit about it, so they are even more surprised.
After a while, a Mongolian suddenly woke up from a dream, pointed out the window and shouted: "Did you see it? It's getting faster!"
At this time, the train had already left the station and began to accelerate. The speed was far from what it was just now, which shocked them again.
You must know that this train is not only made of iron and extremely heavy, but also contains many people and livestock, as well as gifts and the like. The speed is so fast, it is once again beyond their understanding.
Then, they saw one thing after another in the carriage that they had never seen before, or that was beyond their previous understanding. There were also things seen outside the car window, such as crops and pedestrians, which caused them to exclaim one after another.
Of course, it was only because there were no outsiders present that they would make such a fuss. Otherwise, for the sake of face, they would definitely have to be more reserved.
Time passed unconsciously, and when these Mongolians finally recovered from their shock and curiosity, the sky was slowly getting dark.
"Ah, no!" At this moment, a Mongolian suddenly shouted.
When the others heard this, they quickly turned to look at him, thinking that he had discovered something, and their expressions immediately showed alertness.
The Mongolian man held his stomach and said, "We didn't bring anything to eat. Now we are in the wilderness. What should we do if we are hungry?"
When he said this, many Mongolians immediately felt hungry!
It's getting dark today, what should I do?
