Chapter five hundred and fiftieth eight trials
Now that the railway has been built, trial operation is not the primary task, and stations are also needed to be set up in rural areas along the way.
The court began to issue notices to prevent the people from panicing when the train was trialed in the future, which would be a little more than worth the loss.
At the same time, at the request of Xiao Zhengtai, the court increased its publicity efforts on trains. Once the train starts to run, more people must be informed of the existence of trains.
Of course, safety issues are also links that cannot be ignored. Once the train is running, there must be no one around the railway.
The speeding train and the wind brought by inertia are quite terrifying. If one is not good, it will directly pull people under the train, causing a tragedy.
Therefore, a few months before the trial, Xiao Zhengtai began to arrange personnel to publicize the train matters to ensure that everything is foolproof.
Of course, with the power of Xiao Zhengtai alone, it is absolutely impossible to accomplish all this, so as he was the prince, he directly conveyed his orders to local officials along the way.
Once someone fails to promote it properly and causes serious accidents, then there is no need to think about the consequences. Everyone knows that the punishment will not be small.
The most important thing is that Xiao Zhengtai will send someone to investigate secretly. Once someone takes his orders as an indifferent voice, then I'm sorry, you can resign directly and go home to retire.
In Xiao Zhengtai's eyes, there is absolutely no accident in this matter. The Tang Dynasty is full of talents, and there are still many people who want to sit in that position.
The Changsun family did not disappoint Xiao Zhengtai. Not only did they produce enough rails, but even the carriages were built with more than thirty knots.
Although it is not as good as the workmanship in later generations, at least the release of this thing made Xiao Zhengtai’s eyes wet.
In order to transport these cars away, Xiao Zhengtai gritted his teeth and asked Li Er to break a hole in the city wall and transport the cars out smoothly after building a railway.
The unified wooden hard seats in the car are neatly arranged, making people feel very comfortable.
Of course, breaking a hole in the city wall has aroused opposition from many officials in the court. In their eyes, if His Majesty does this, it will definitely give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Once someone is interested in paying attention to this and passing the news here, it may attract the enemy's attention, so they strongly oppose it.
Xiao Zhengtai's attitude was very tough in this regard. The Tang Dynasty had an artillery team in charge. He really didn't believe that any enemy was not afraid of death and dared to attack Chang'an.
In the face of absolute strength, everything is futile. The enemy has nothing to be afraid of. As long as the enemy dares to attack, the artillery team will ensure that the enemy cry and cry for their parents after a round of bombing.
With such a tough attitude, the ministers were silent and could not defend Xiao Zhengtai at all. Although they knew that these were all fallacies, the strength of the artillery team was not enough to make up for by the number of people. In the end, they could only say with a sharp tongue that His Highness was mighty.
Just as His Royal Highness said, the gates of the entire Chang'an City are open day and night, so you ask the enemy, do you have the courage to attack?
When facing the invasion of the enemy, the Tang Dynasty will open its doors to welcome their arrival. As for whether they still have their lives to return to their hometown, then pray for God’s blessing!
In the blink of an eye, the time of spring is coming. After the screening of Xiao Zhengtai and others, the college finally completed the recruitment of students.
The train can finally be tried, and everyone is quite looking forward to it.
Because it was the first trial, there were no merchants on the train, only Li Er, Xiao Zhengtai, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Dai Zhou, Fang Xuanling and other bigwigs.
Of course, in addition to the few people investing, the remaining big men in the court came over, one was to join in the fun, and the other was that Li Er wanted them to know how short-sighted they were at the beginning.
There are also a group of guests with special identities during the train trial, namely all the students of Mount Li College, which is also a great opportunity to broaden their horizons.
As a student of Lishan College, your thoughts must be avant-garde, bold, delicate, and indispensable. Breaking tradition is the original purpose of the college.
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When everyone got on the train, the steam engine made a deafening whistle, which shocked everyone's spirit.
Clang... Clang...
The train slowly started running on the rails, making a heavy roar of steel, which made everyone feel incredible. It turned out that steel could be used.
Because the news of the trial was released early, when the train was running, a large number of people were surrounded by the entire Dongshan area, hoping to witness the style of the train with their own eyes.
The steam engine at the front of the car kept spitting out thick smoke, and under the huge traction force, dozens of cars behind it were driven to run on the railway.
Everyone on the train can clearly feel the train's continuous speed increase.
You can even see that not far outside the window, a soldier riding a horse and galloping quickly behind the train, but the final result was that the train was ruthlessly stretched the distance.
On the train.
Li Er looked at Xiao Zhengtai with a smile and said, "Zhi Nu, my father finally understands what you meant at the beginning. No wonder you would say that it only takes one day to arrive in Lingnan from Chang'an, or even a day to run back and forth.
Originally, my father thought you were bragging and talking big, but now, my father believes in your words, because my father’s thinking is too narrow."
Because the Trial Luggage II and a group of bigwigs will participate, the first carriage is exclusive to the royal family.
The wooden stool inside is not only wrapped in soft animal skin, but also a small wooden table where tea and some simple snacks can be placed.
Wu Meiniang and Li Yaner were very busy and kept adding tea to everyone. The train was running on the highway, but the tea had no intention of overflowing.
"I'll probably calculate it. The train to Lingnan can run back and forth one day. If you pull thirty cars at a time, I'll probably have five cars to sit on people, and the remaining cars will transport all the goods.
With such efficiency, I guess all businessmen will be jealous of this. In the past, it took nearly ten days, but now it only takes one day.
What's more, there are huge labor costs along the way. Now that there is a train, as long as you pay a certain fee, you can greatly reduce the labor costs during transportation and return to Chang'an safely and quickly. What does the father think of the profits?
If all cities in the Tang Dynasty were connected by railways, then if you want to go to every corner of the Tang Dynasty, you can reach it in just a few days, and the Tang Dynasty's economy will grow greatly as a result."
Xiao Zhengtai looked at Li Er talking, and Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji, and Qin Qiong behind him were all grinning.
The profits of this railway belong to only a few of them, and it is impossible for others to invest in it now.
Even if the Tang Dynasty vigorously built the railway, this first pill would definitely make them eat a lot.
Chapter completed!