The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son

Vol 2 Chapter 1683: : The Power of Greed

Zhu Houzhao searched for people excitedly, and he asked: "Are you ready?"

"Okay, today I specially arranged the train in advance. Your majesty, this car has been overhauled, there should be no problems, but in order to prevent it from happening ..."

Before the words were finished, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "What should we do to prevent it, weird people, believe it or not. I smoke you."

Seeing that His Majesty raised his hand to fight, the station master of this station was stunned. The imaginary emperor should not be like this!

Fang Jifan said in a sideline: "Your Majesty, the test drive is important."

Zhu Houzhao just backed his hands and said, "How many cars are there in this car?"

"As required, according to the rules, eight carriages were hung, with thirty people in each carriage."

Zhu Houzhao nodded.

This number is the largest full load value of a steam car. In the past ... this number is terrible. One car can carry 240 people. Such a capacity is only under full load.

However, under normal circumstances, many times, steam locomotives running in Jingli are often fully loaded. Not only will they be fully loaded, but many people will even hang up the train.

After all ... there are many people, especially in the peak passenger traffic.

Therefore ... At this time, the train started to work hard. When it heard the roar, it walked very slowly.

But even so, such a speed is extremely amazing for this era when people basically go out. The ordinary people have long been accustomed to relying on trains to travel. On the one hand, there are a large number of workshops, and many people have become farmers. After becoming a worker, people gradually began to have the concept of time. On the other hand, although the railway of this era was not very friendly to passengers, the price was still relatively low.

Zhu Houzhao first helped Queen Mother out.

Queen Mother Zhang wondered: "This is He Ling and Yan Ling ... they designed it?"

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "It is exactly, exactly, mother, you are waiting here, I will go to test drive first."

Someone moved the seat to Queen Mother Zhang and offered tea.

Empress Zhang did not go too fast. She did n’t dare to go into this iron pimple. She always felt strange and scary. Although she knew the general safety, she took a sip of tea, but she was thinking about when her two brothers should start. Thinking about this.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help looking at Fang Jifan.

This steam locomotive is reportedly closely related to the emperor and his followers. The emperor always disliked her two uncles. Although she had persuaded her hard, she mentioned that the two brothers were embarrassed by the emperor's teeth. Empress Zhang worried.

Thus ... the two brothers made steam locomotives, it must have nothing to do with the emperor, so ... Could it be that they are the followers?

In the opinion of Empress Zhang, Fang Jifan is a stable person and a loyal person. She remembers the last time Fang Jifan went to ask her to greet her. She mentioned the two uncles, expressing her concerns, and let Fang Jifan take care of her life, In an instant ...

Empress Zhang thought in a mess, and couldn't help but worry a little, these two brothers were not only ineffective, but also unreliable.

But at this time, Zhu Houzhao had pulled Fang Jifan into the car. Fang Jifan looked out of the window through the glass, and then ... At the front of the car, the coal shoveler started to burn the boiler. With a roar, the car began to shudder.

As a little white rat, Fang Jifan was a little nervous, but Zhu Houzhao sat down with his legs up.

Next, the vibration was more intense, and the steam locomotive finally began to move. Through the glass window, it can be clearly seen that the things outside the window began to move back and then ... The steam locomotive began to run wildly.

Fang Jifan didn't feel much about it.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao suddenly came to the spirit: "This is not small, old man ... This is not small."

He suddenly turned his eyes on, and he was indeed an expert. He only knew what was different when he felt it.

Along the railroad tracks, the steam locomotive is still running wildly, and it seems to be very powerful.

On the locomotive, thick smoke rolled out of the chimney.

The steam locomotive with eight carriages started to get faster and faster, so that ... the vibration of the carriage became more and more obvious.

Fang Jifan looked at the scenery moving faster and faster outside, but felt that it was uncommon.

Zhu Houzhao danced with his hands: "Quick, really fast. Laofang, this is already fast. Have you ever taken such a fast steam car? It really became, became ..." He rubbed his hands excitedly.

Fang Jifan was calm in his heart and thought, not only had he ever sat, but he had also sat many times faster than this, and it was not as good as old antiques.

In fact ... in the other cars, mostly the staff of the research institute and the station, at this moment, they also felt incredible.

Under such a full load, it ran as easily as if there was no trailer at all.

Many cars are already boiling.

For researchers, this is obviously ... another new door opens in front of them. In this new direction, perhaps ... countless achievements are coming.

And for the people at the station ... they saw ... it was silver.

Countless silver ...

Theoretically, the loss of the same pot of coal brings different capacity, which means different benefits.

The current railway is actually not very profitable. On the one hand, it requires a large number of personnel, it also wastes a lot of coal, and even includes many expenses such as maintenance and depreciation.

Once ... In a certain aspect, it can greatly save money, or the same trip can bring greater capacity, which means ... profit ...

With profit, more people can eat meat.

The steam locomotive began to run as hard as possible, without stopping all the way, just like a bull, along the track, rash.

Zhu Houzhao held the handrail and continued to admire: "Quick, too fast, oops, Lao Fang, I'm going to fly."

Fly your uncle ......

Fang Jifan is still sitting like an old monk, and he can't help vomiting. This is called flying? The green car of later generations can hang you.

After a trip, finally ... the steam train went back to the starting station of Xishan along the circular line.

When the train slowly started to slow down, and gradually stopped in the smoke.

Zhu Houzhao jumped out of the car.

A few academicians who drove earlier arrived in a hurry.

"Your Majesty ... Your Majesty ..."

Zhu Houzhao with a red light on his face, excitedly asked: "How long did it take."

The person who responded was also very excited: "It took four quarters to circle around the new city. Your majesty is almost twice as fast as the previous steam locomotive. This is still full load ... If it is empty, only I'm afraid it's even more amazing. "

Fang Jifan was listening to him, and he was calculating.

Calculated in this way, the speed has reached more than forty miles, compared to the speed of the old cattle pulling carts, doing this under full load is indeed terrible.

Zhu Houzhao said in surprise: "Has doubled?"

"Yes." The timed academician said firmly: "The clock of the minister, the most accurate, if your majesty does not believe ..."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "This is good, this is good, let's say ... My two uncles, how come this kind of skill? Come, come, call them back to Beijing, I want to wait for them to come back Ask for advice. "

Said, Zhu Houzhao looked at him with his hands behind his back, and said: "What about the mother, where is the mother?"

He looked for Queen Mother everywhere.

While Queen Mother was still sitting there, someone was waiting on her side, but you could hear the rumbling steam locomotive roaring at the entrance, and saw countless people rushing in that direction with joy, and Queen Mother Zhang felt strange.

After a while, I saw Zhu Houzhao coming happily and looked at her happily, saying: "The mother, how great, how great, the mother can know how great this is? This is a reinvention of the steam locomotive. The two uncles are worthy of it. It ’s my uncle, haha ​​... "

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's excited look, Empress Zhang was stunned.

She couldn't understand, what's so great about this.

But at this time, some people slipped out excitedly and ran all the way to the exchange.

Fang Jifan suddenly awakened: "No, Your Majesty ... This is bad, our movement is too great."

"What, what do you mean?" Zhu Hou looked after Fang Jifan, but the reaction was overwhelming.

Fang Jifan said: "There is such a big deal, someone must have asked for it. I am afraid that the news will be so great and good. In this exchange, Xishan Jianye's stocks related to railways must rise sharply."

Zhu Houzhao also understood this. Listening to it, he suddenly awakened to something.

He shivered violently, his eyes glared, and he hurriedly shouted: "Yeah, yeah, Liu Banpan, Liu Banpan."

Liu Jin stepped forward: "The slave-servant is here."

Zhu Houzhao quickly commanded: "Quick ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Hurry up ... Go to the exchange and inquire about it, I'm afraid it's too late to buy back the stock now, but ... If it goes up, it's not necessarily a bad thing, Will those businessmen refuse to invest in silver when they see business opportunities? The same rails, running steam locomotives, can double their capacity, or their speed can be doubled. This is double the amount of goods and people in a coal belt, so ... The future operation of the railway is truly profitable. Do n’t worry if they do n’t invest in money, the old man ... This bright railway construction will be in the future. "

Liu Jin listened to Zhu Houzhao's instructions and quickly prepared the Kuima himself, and went to the exchange like crazy.

And for Zhu Houzhao, a huge prospect has already appeared in front of him.

What was the purpose of planning these railways and asking for money everywhere? Not yet ... many people think that the construction of railways is too slow and the profits are not enough?

Once ... this situation has changed, it will mean ... countless people will start to be optimistic about the railway.

And this ... is really a big event for the benefit of the country and the people.

"My mother, I can't wait, I have to go to the exchange in person." Zhu Hou Zhao said anxiously: "I want to see ... Is it like the old guess, if so ... I can sit back and relax, the mother knows I do n’t know, it ’s more beneficial than training 100,000 soldiers. ”

Queen Mother: "..."

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