"What is that? Look at the bags being loaded onto the train, as if they are grain!"
"It's food, food ready to be shipped to Liaodong!"
"Oh, so that's it. It's said that Liaodong will be self-sufficient, right?"
"But it's not just that. A cousin of mine in the government office said that starting from next year, Liaodong will be self-sufficient, and starting from the year after next, it will be able to supply food to North Korea! According to the imperial court's plan, all Liaodong can be grown A lot of food comes out.”
"Hey, whatever you are talking about, we can all talk about Liaodong grain, I'm impressed by you!"
"Haha, just chat, just chat. By the way, so much food on the carriage must be loaded on the train, right?"
"Looking at this posture, they should be loaded onto the train! Tsk, tsk, there are so many!"
"This is too much, right? Can this burning car be pulled?"
"You should be able to pull it, otherwise, how can you pretend to be so much?"
"..."
No matter what the people watching were talking about, the final focus of their attention was to load so much food onto the train that it could be worth more than twenty carriages. Is this possible?
With such questions, they watched the food being loaded onto the train while waiting for the train to start.
Finally, all the food was loaded on the train, the carriage drove away from the station, and even Emperor Chongzhen and others stayed away from the locomotive.
After an official requested the order, the driver of the locomotive was given the order to start.
At this moment, everyone looked at the locomotive. They stared at the train to see if it could pull so many things!
Wait and wait, wait and wait...
In fact, it didn’t take long, but in the hearts of these waiting people, it seemed as if they had been waiting for a long time. Just when they thought the train was not running, they suddenly heard a long sound of the "flute", and the top of the train was like a god. He blew out a big puff of smoke.
"Hey, it's moving, it's moving, look, it's moving..." Someone saw through the fog that the train seemed to be moving, and couldn't help but scream in surprise, just like a child seeing a novel toy.
"It's moving, I saw it too, the train is moving..." When others heard it, they all agreed happily.
However, some people were a little worried. The train was indeed moving, but why was it so slow? If we really want this speed, waiting until Tongzhou takes the year of the monkey and the month of the horse is worse than a horse-drawn carriage!
However, just as they were thinking this, the train slowly got faster and faster, making a rhythmic sound of "Koncha Koncha".
"Wow, it's almost time to wake up. It's finally almost time to wake up. Look!"
Amid the sound of surprise, there was more smoke. But no matter what, they could eventually see the train appear in front of them through the smoke, and then move forward along the tracks.
The speed of this train is ultimately the speed of an average person trotting. People on the side can jump on the train as long as they give a running start.
However, this train towed ten carriages and pulled the carrying capacity of about twenty carriages. This surprised everyone who saw it: Just burning coal can produce such a huge force?
The key point is that this guy doesn't have to eat grass or worry about getting sick, he can just run by burning coal. In terms of cost, the more things are transported and the farther they are transported, the greater the advantage of this train will be!
When many merchants saw this, they immediately realized the benefits that this steam train could bring. Most of them were good at calculating and immediately calculated the accounts for the people around them. Needless to say, everyone who heard it was very surprised.
Of course, there are also some people who say that grapes are sour because they cannot eat them. They say in the crowd angrily: "Now you will be more comfortable doing business. You can save a lot of capital and make a lot of money!"
When a businessman heard this, he immediately said cheerfully: "Brother, please don't say that. As we do business, the cost will be lowered, and of course the selling price will be lowered. Everyone will benefit, right?" "
When the others heard this, they all agreed. Suddenly, they all happily praised the train: This coal-eating guy is awesome, really awesome!
However, compared to them, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the butt of the train, but his heart was just average.
In order to maximize the sensational effect of this first-ever train, he specially asked the prince to build the most powerful locomotive currently available. After testing, it was able to hang the most train carriages without the need for pulleys. Tools such as poles were transported from the carriage by manpower in front of the audience, allowing them to have an intuitive impression of how large the transportation volume of this train was!
Overall, this effect is good. Emperor Chongzhen glanced around. Whether they were high-ranking officials of the imperial court, supervisors of the Imperial College, or ordinary people, they were all excited and whispering to the people around them, obviously admiring the steam train. There are plus.
"At this time, no one will stand up and shout about polluting the air, right?" Emperor Chongzhen thought in his mind, and then drove back to the palace.
As for ordinary people, of course they won't leave so quickly. There were many half-year-old children who even ran behind the train, laughing and joking, just like celebrating a festival.
After Emperor Chongzhen returned to the palace, he ordered the construction of railways on major transportation arteries across the country.
The first one is: from the capital to Yangzhou Prefecture, and from Yingtian Prefecture to Guangzhou Prefecture; this is a vertical line and is probably the busiest railway line.
The second article is: from the capital to Hanzhong and then to Gansu, in the future it will go to Tianshan or even further. This railway is, firstly, for people's livelihood, and secondly, it will play a very important role in the future war in the Western Region and the final rule there.
The third line is: from Beijing to Shenyang in Liaodong, and from Shenyang to Busan in North Korea. Although this line is included in the plan to start construction, it is not required to be completed as soon as possible. After all, the populations of Liaodong and North Korea are too small; but in the future, the transportation of materials will still be indispensable. Another point is that the improvement of transportation will play a very important role in the imperial court's rule of the border areas. Therefore, this railway will eventually It also needs to be built.
The fourth article is: Go to Guihua City to Hanzhong, then enter Sichuan, pass through Yunnan, and finally reach Dongwu. The construction of this railway will be very difficult, and it is also included in the plan like the third railway. It will be as much as can be built. When more experience in railway construction is gained, it will not be too late to complete it. The main purpose is, of course, to extend Ming's control to the Indian Ocean and then the Middle East.
Except for these four railways, which were stipulated by Emperor Chongzhen's decree, for other railway lines, each province can decide whether to build railways according to their own needs and connect them to these four backbone roads. Propose a plan and submit it to the emperor for approval.
After Emperor Chongzhen issued this decree, the cabinet was naturally responsible for planning the specific implementation. As for Emperor Chongzhen himself, he had to solve the next problem, which was the problem of electricity.
Not to mention anything else, there is a problem with the current train traveling at night. There is no headlight on the locomotive, so it is impossible to see the road conditions in front of it clearly. Although it is said to be traveling on railway tracks, what if there is a problem with the railway tracks?
And it would be a waste if the trains didn't run at night. Therefore, the current solution to train driving at night is to have knights use wind lamps in front of the train to clear the way and check the safety of the rails. If you notice something is wrong, signal the train driver behind you.
Fortunately, the train is not fast, so this method is also effective.
Of course, the most important thing is for the road protection team to regularly check the safety of the railway tracks. After a long time, you can remove the clearing knight and hang the angry wind lantern on the locomotive.
Generating electricity is very simple. Electromagnetic induction can generate electricity. All it takes is cutting the magnetic field. But the copper wire that conducts electricity is a problem, the insulator wrapping the copper wire is a problem, the light filament is a problem...
In fact, there are many problems, but if it is not applied on a large scale, there will eventually be a solution.
For example, copper wire can be drawn by a machine tool and then modified by skilled craftsmen to achieve the same thickness as possible;
Insulators include ceramics, glass, rubber, etc. Of course, rubber trees are still in South America today; but South America is Portugal's sphere of influence. When Emperor Chongzhen concluded an alliance with Portugal, he made requirements, including books, talents, etc., including the requirement for the introduction of rubber trees.
But at this time, the Portuguese did not know much about rubber trees, and they had to go to South America to introduce them, which took time. However, if it takes time, it is estimated that it should be introduced to Daming within the next two years.
There is also a need for glass for light bulbs. This is no longer a problem. After several years of development, Daming Glass Factory, stimulated by economic benefits, can blow out any kind of glass.
As for vacuum, that's not a problem either. At this time, some people in Europe were already paying attention to the vacuum matter, and they successfully realized it two years later, and were also conducting a series of experiments in a vacuum. If Kircher had not come to the Ming Dynasty, he would have created a vacuum in 1650 to verify the conclusion that sound cannot propagate in a vacuum.
Historically, tungsten filament was not discovered to be the best filament until much later. However, Emperor Chongzhen had the knowledge of later generations, so he naturally jumped to this step.
Of course, these words may seem simple, but if you really want to do it, it will definitely take a lot of time, manpower and material resources. But Emperor Chongzhen is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he does not lack these.
While he was busy with this, it had snowed in the Western Region. Hong Chengchou had to stop his efforts to reorganize the Mongols. We have to wait until next spring to continue.
However, further to the northwest, in a large cowhide tent, someone was discussing what Hong Chengchou was doing. It can be seen from their words and deeds that they are very unhappy.
However, one of the young men seemed a little hesitant and said to the man sitting in the middle: "Father, this seems a little inappropriate, doesn't it?"
