The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Chapter 262 Trial Operation

The capital is about a thousand miles away from the capital of Yuzhou. If you walk, it will take about 20 days. The accommodation and food expenses for these 20 days will be about five taels of silver.

If you rent a carriage, it will take about ten days, and it will cost about 40 taels of silver including accommodation and food.

The donkey cart is slightly cheaper, and the cost of the journey is about 30 taels.

With such a huge expense, no one in ancient times was willing to travel outside unless necessary.

Yuzhou is the closest state capital to the capital, and it costs more to travel from south to north.

The train from Beijing to Yuzhou is about to open to traffic, and the government has issued an announcement early.

Taking a train from the capital to Yuzhou Fucheng takes about six hours, which is twelve hours, and costs yuan. Although it is not cheap for poor people, it is at least more cost-effective than other modes of travel.

Many merchants who were traveling abroad went to the government to inquire and learned that the train could not only carry people but also goods. This made the merchants extremely happy.

The price quoted by the government for consignment is a fraction of what they spent on business trips in previous years. How can they not be happy about this?

Many merchants wanted to give it a try, and the Railway Department's ticket office in Yamen received many orders for consignment of goods.

Different from the enthusiasm of merchants, ordinary people still feel that the fare of yuan is too expensive and cannot be afforded by ordinary people like them.

Yuzhou was the first to recover the lost territory. With the recovery of the capital and the victory in the border battle, Yuzhou's industry also increased with the tide.

Some discerning people in the capital noticed this, and they organized a group to go to Yuzhou to purchase properties.

Chen Sihai and Gao Dashan's family had a small amount of assets. When they heard the news, they discussed it with their families and used their savings to ask them to go to Yuzhou with several men in the family to buy some properties.

Sihai looked at the nearly 2000 taels of silver notes raised by his family and said, "Industry in Yuzhou is cheaper than in the capital. 2000 taels should be able to buy two good houses."

Sihai's second uncle was also the family member who went to Yuzhou with him this time. He listened to Sihai's words and nodded: "Living in the capital is not easy. For people like us who have a little wealth, the best way is to go to Neighboring state capitals purchase properties.”

2000 taels can only buy a remote small village in the capital. The village is too small to support the family's food rations, so it is better to go to a distant city to buy it.

"Actually, what you said is just one of the reasons why people go to Yuzhou to buy property. The other reason is that when the imperial court moves back, Yuzhou will rise with the tide, and the value of the industry will definitely increase significantly."

And Sihai went to Yuzhou to buy properties because of this appreciation.

"We've arrived at Gao's house. I'll go and ask them if they're ready." Uncle Chen walked up and knocked on the door.

The door quickly opened from the inside, and it was the second sister-in-law of the Gao family who opened the door for them.

When Chen Sihai saw the Gao family, he asked with a smile: "Second sister-in-law Gao, are you ready for the mountain? Let's go together when we are ready. We all have a companion on the road!"

Gao Er's sister-in-law was very surprised to see Chen Sihai coming to the house, "Sihai, why haven't you set off yet?"

Chen Sihai was slightly stunned: "Has Dashan already set off? Doesn't the train only leave at ten in the morning?"

The second sister-in-law Gao made a sound and explained: "Da Shan and my father-in-law are not planning to take the train, but are planning to walk to Yuzhou."

"What?"

Chen Sihai was a little unbelievable. If the train had not been opened before, it would have been understandable to walk to Yuzhou in order to save money. Now that the train has been opened, people in the government said that the train is convenient and cheap, so only fools would choose to walk.

"Originally, our family planned to go there by train, but later we calculated that our father-in-law and brother-in-law would walk. We have the dry food prepared at home. It won't cost much to go to Yuzhou. At most, it will only delay some time."

As she said this, Second Sister-in-law Gao looked at the Chen family's uncle and nephew and said, "Besides, we poor people don't have much, but we have a lot of time. We can still afford to waste this little time."

Chen Sihai was speechless after hearing this. Just to save a few coppers, they didn't care about their bodies?
It takes a month to walk from the capital to Yuzhou, and it is very hard to be exposed to the wind and the sun.

"Second Sister-in-law Gao, since Dashan wants to walk to Yuzhou, he has never asked me. If I knew he was planning to walk, maybe I could persuade him or walk with him."

After hearing this, the second sister-in-law Gao sneered: "Sihai, it's not that the second sister-in-law looks down on you, you have such delicate skin and tender flesh that you can't bear this hardship."

Second Uncle Chen stood nearby, listening to what the other party said becoming more and more unreasonable, so he interrupted loudly: "Okay, since Dashan and the others have already set off, we should go catch the train."

Chen Sihai felt that his second uncle was right, so he said goodbye to his second sister-in-law Gao, and they hurried to the train station outside the city carrying their bags.

When they arrived outside the city, what surprised them was that even soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division came to maintain order and maintain martial law.

Ordinary passengers can only pass through their designated passages, get on the train and wait.

The train station was opened to traffic for the first time, and both Xia Jing and Li Chengmu left the palace. When they left the palace, as they passed the road, the troops from the five cities took to the streets to enforce security and the guards cleared the way.

Brothers Xia Jing and Li Chengmu led all the officials from the capital out of Anximen in a grand manner.

The train station is located about two kilometers outside Anximen.

This place used to be a barren wasteland. The wasteland was too gravelly to grow crops. Now it is just a wasteland that can be reused, so there is no need to consider this issue when building on it.

Xia Jing led everyone into the station. As soon as the huge train locomotive and carriages appeared in front of the world, everyone was shocked, including the ordinary passengers who had already boarded the train.

Even Li Chengli, who traveled all over the world and was relatively well-informed compared to the prince, was dumbfounded.

Li Chengyi has a more cheerful personality. He first couldn't help but ask: "Mother, is this the legendary train? It is so big and heavy, how can it move? Moreover, there are many ordinary people sitting behind it, plus us With this group of people, can this train be pulled?”

After hearing what he said, the others nodded, and he asked what they were confused about.

In fact, they were dumbfounded when they saw the train. How could such a heavy iron carriage move them?
How much strength does it take to pull this?

Except for Xia Jing, everyone here probably subconsciously felt that they couldn't pull her away.

However, they believed that Xia Jing was not innocent, so they could only bury their doubts in their hearts and wait and see.

Even if they wait, everyone's minds can't be idle. They all wonder if the train is so heavy, what power is used to pull it?

Before the train started, many curious people gathered in front of the train station.

Some smarter people saw more and more people gathering, so they walked forward along the railway station.

Anyway, if the train is running, it will always pass by the railway in front, and they can still see the train running.

At this time, people have long ignored the cold of winter and have to step on the snow and freeze their feet to see the train running for the first time.

There were even a group of business-minded people who hurried back to sell food from their own homes.

"Hot water with peanuts and melon seeds, eat while you wait!"

"Roasted sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, an ancestral craft, fragrant, sweet, and filling!"

When some people heard this, while waiting, they did not forget to tease him: "Sweet potatoes were only popularized in Gyeonggi this year. How come roasted sweet potatoes, such a rare food, is your family's heirloom craft?"

"We are right about the family skills. Roasted chestnuts, eggs, and now roasted sweet potatoes are family skills. Are these considered family skills?"

Someone nearby shouted, "Come on, give me a roasted sweet potato! Damn it, this smell is so delicious!" Talking about the smell, many people couldn't help but salivate when they smelled the sweet smell of roasted sweet potatoes.

Driving at ten o'clock, of course, this ten o'clock is a wooden clock that Xia Jing asked the Bingzhan Bureau to make at her request. It is heavy and difficult to move, but fortunately the time is quite accurate.

It's almost two quarters of an hour away. Rather than waiting here in boredom, we might as well take advantage of this time to eat some fragrant roasted sweet potatoes.

Besides, inside the train station, Xia Jing and others got into the first two carriages.

A brazier had been lit in the carriage early, which made the carriage very warm. Many people took off their thermal equipment as soon as they got on the carriage.

These two carriages were specially customized for her. Not only were the tables and chairs elegant, but they were also covered with thick cushions in the winter, making it warm and comfortable to sit on.

Put delicious pastries on the table and make a pot of tea. This is the ancient version of a trip without bumps.

In such a comfortable carriage, the next two carriages are considered business seats.

Xia Jing sat on the sofa and didn't want to move, but other men were not like that. As men, they were probably naturally interested in cars. Now that they got on the train, they still wanted to find out how this long train ran.

I am also interested in the decoration of the carriage and everything.

"It's convenient to have glass windows on this train. You can actually enjoy the scenery outside even in the middle of winter."

"How much iron does it take to build a train like this?"

"I won't tell you whether it's iron or not. I'm very curious about how this train moves."

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The discussion in another carriage reached Car No. . Li Chengli raised his hand and knocked on the glass window and asked: "Mother, train windows are very practical. Do you think it would be better if the carriage windows were also made of glass?" Will it be favored by customers?”

Xia Jing looked at him and raised an eyebrow: "Do you want to be a carriage dealer?"

Li Chengli nodded: "I have this idea. Nowadays, Gyeonggi and even the whole Dayu are in need of new things. It is a time when business is booming. If I don't seize this opportunity, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well at night!"

Xia Jing didn't expect that this kid would spend all day thinking about how to do business. Then she thought about how when he was in the palace before, he was basically responsible for the general affairs of the palace, and she understood.

"Your idea is very good, you can try it, but I think if you install glass windows on the carriage, the first thing you need to solve is the shock absorption problem. If you don't solve this problem, think about installing glass windows on the bumpy carriage. When the carriage starts running, the windows will be very noisy."

This era did not have the rubber seals of later generations. When the carriage was running, the glass shook, which was fragile and made a loud noise.

Li Chengli nodded after hearing this. This is indeed a problem.

While he was thinking, the train vibrated slightly, as if a big fart had erupted with a deflated sound, making the people in the train jump.

"what happened?"

Xia Jing comforted them: "Don't be afraid, the train will start moving soon."

As she finished speaking, a whistle sounded for a long time, and finally the train really started to move slowly.

"Mother, is this the speed of this train? It seems that ordinary people who look strange outside can run faster than this train!" Wei Dong asked bravely.

The train was panting like a dying old ox, unable to support its own weight.

Xia Jing smiled and said: "No need to rush, just experience it slowly."

Li Chengmu glanced at him, then quickly turned his eyes to the window again, and said excitedly: "Mr. Wei, look carefully, the train is slowly speeding up!"

After listening to his words, several men's faces were almost pressed against the window. As the sound of "shovel, shovel, shovel" accelerated, the train was really getting faster and faster.

"Did you notice that when the train was running, we didn't feel any bumps at all, and the tea on the table didn't even spill out!"

"Oh, the speed is still accelerating. How fast can this train go?"

"Don't tell me, I really can't imagine that this iron thing can run so fast after pulling so many carriages. I can't imagine it!"

Li Chengmu turned around and asked Xia Jing: "Mother, how fast can this train go?"

Xia Jing took a sip of tea and said: "The speed is about seventy or eighty miles per hour. It can reach one hundred miles per hour at high speed. It's just that the motorcycle drivers haven't fully adapted yet, so it's safer to drive slower. When they get used to it, they can drive up to one hundred miles per hour." Hundreds of miles.”

The people in Car No. were shocked and didn't know how to react when they heard the speed she spoke.

They have all been to Yuzhou. Even if they have not been there before, they also passed through Yuzhou when the imperial court moved south. They know how far it is.

In the past, the journey by car and horse took more than twenty days. According to the Queen's calculation, it can be reached by train in less than a day!

Do you want to take a nap at home and take a nap before the train arrives at Yuzhou Prefecture?

Too shocked!

Wei Dong reluctantly put his head out of the window and looked down. The speed was so fast that he felt dizzy. Looking up, it was incredible!

"Mother, there is thick smoke coming from the front of the train. Is it on fire?"

As he said that, he retracted his head and was about to get up and rush out the door, but Xia Jing stopped him.

Others were also nervous.

"Hahaha"

After hearing this and looking at everyone's reactions, Xia Jing finally couldn't help laughing.

"Mother."

"Okay." Xia Jing wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, suppressing a smile and said: "If this steam train wants to run, it burns coal. How can coal be burned without smoke?"

As if in response to her words, the train blew its whistle again after it completely pulled out of the station.

Wei Dong realized that he had made a joke and scratched his head, "Wei Chen is ignorant and made the empress, His Highness and the two princes laugh."

Li Chengli and Li Chengyi didn't have any objections to his reaction. You know, if this kid hadn't shouted out first, they would have swallowed back the exclamations in their throats.

If it weren't for him, the two of them would be the ones embarrassed today.

The journey on the train was a bit boring. Xia Jing watched several men staring outside with interest and talking quietly from time to time. It seemed that they were still in excitement.

Xia Jing yawned.

uh~
There were still flaws in the design of this carriage. There should have been a small private room where she could take a nap when she was tired.

Nowadays, this carriage is decorated like a living room, making it inconvenient for her to lie on the sofa and enjoy life because of the presence of men.

Poor consideration!
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