Zhu Houzhao came in with great enthusiasm, and asked, "Are you ready?"

"Okay, I specially arranged the train in advance today. Your Majesty, this car has been repaired and there should be no problems, but to prevent it..."

Before the man finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "What kind of precautions are you? You are a bastard. Do you believe it or not. I will beat you."

Seeing that His Majesty raised his hand and wanted to hit him, the stationmaster was surprised. The emperor he imagined should not be like this!

Fang Jifan said earnestly in his words: "Your Majesty, the test drive is important."

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

"According to the instructions and 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 steam trucks. In the past... this number was very terrifying. One truck could carry 240 people. Such a capacity was only under full load.

However, under normal circumstances, many times, steam locomotives running in Beijing are often fully loaded, not only are they full, but many people even board the train.

After all...there are a lot of people, especially when passenger transport peaks.

Therefore... the train began to struggle at this time. Just hearing the roar, it was very slow and the speed was twenty miles per hour.

But even so, this speed is extremely amazing for this era when going out. Ordinary people have long been accustomed to relying on trains to travel. On the one hand, there are a large number of workshops. Many people have become workers from farmers. After becoming workers, people gradually have the concept of time. On the other hand, although the railways in this era are not very friendly to passengers, the price is relatively low.

Zhu Houzhao first helped Empress Dowager Zhang out.

Empress Dowager Zhang said in confusion: "Is this designed by He Ling and Yanling...?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "That's right, Mother, you're here to wait, I'll go test the drive first."

Someone brought a seat to Queen Mother Zhang and served tea.

Queen Mother Zhang was not slow. She didn't dare to get into this iron lump. She always felt scary. Although she knew it was generally safe, she took a sip of tea and thought in her heart when her two brothers began to think about this.

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

This steam locomotive is said to be closely related to the emperor and the successor. The emperor has always despised her two uncles. Although she had persuaded her with great sincerity, the emperor hated her teeth when she mentioned these two brothers. This... made Empress Dowager Zhang very worried.

Therefore... the two brothers built steam locomotives must have nothing to do with the emperor, so... Could it be the successor?

In the eyes of Queen Mother Zhang, Fang Jifan was a steady person and a loyal person. She still remembered that the last time Fang Jifan went to greet her, she mentioned these two uncles, expressed her concerns, and let Fang Jifan take good care of him. In the blink of an eye...

Empress Dowager Zhang thought in a mess, and couldn't help but feel a little worried that these two brothers are not only unfair, but also unreliable.

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

As a little white mouse, Fang Jifan was a little nervous, but Zhu Houzhao sat with his legs raised.

Immediately afterwards, the vibration became even more intense, and the steam locomotive finally began to move. Through the glass window, you could clearly see that things outside the window began to move backwards continuously, and then... the steam locomotive began to run wildly.

Fang Jifan did not have much perception of this.

But at this moment, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt energetic: "This is not small, Lao Fang...This is not small."

His eyes suddenly lit up. He was indeed an expert. As soon as he felt it, he knew what was different.

Along the railway tracks, the steam locomotive was still running wildly, as if it was extremely powerful.

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

The steam locomotive with eight carriages began to speed up and down, so... the vibration of the carriages became more and more obvious.

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

Zhu Houzhao danced and said, "Hurry, it's so fast. Lao Fang, this is already lightning. Have you ever been on a steaming car like this? It's really done, it's done..." He rubbed his hands excitedly.

Fang Jifan was calm inside and thought to himself that he had not only sat down, but also many times faster than this. This thing is even worse than old antiques.

In fact... in other cars, most of them were from the research institute and station personnel. At this moment, they also felt incredible.

Under such a full load, it was as easy as if there was no trailer.

Many cars were already in full swing.

For researchers, it is obviously...a new door opened in front of them. In this new direction, perhaps...numerous achievements are about to appear.

But for the station staff... what they see... is silver.

Countless silver...

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

The current railways actually have not made high returns. On the one hand, they require a large number of personnel and waste a lot of coal, and even include many expenses such as maintenance and depreciation.

But once... in a certain aspect, it can save money greatly, or the same train can bring greater transportation capacity, which means...profit...

Only with profits can more people have meat to eat.

The steam locomotive began to run hard, without stopping all the way, like a bull, following the track, extremely reckless.

Zhu Houzhao held the handrail and kept exclaiming: "Quick, too fast, oh, Lao Fang, I'm going to fly."

Fei, you uncle...

Fang Jifan was still like an old monk sitting still, and couldn't help but complain, "This is called flying?" The green carts in later generations can beat you."

After a train, finally... the steam train followed the circular line and returned to the starting station in Xishan.

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

Zhu Houzhao had already jumped out of the car.

Several academicians who served as coaches had already arrived.

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

Zhu Houzhao's face was red and asked excitedly: "How many times did it take?"

The person who replied was also very excited: "It took four quarters of an hour to go around the new city. Your Majesty is almost twice as fast as the previous steam locomotive. This is still a full load... If it is empty, it will be even more amazing."

Fang Jifan was listening, and he was also calculating in his heart.

By this calculation, the speed has reached more than forty miles per hour. Compared with the speed of an old cow pulling a cart before, it is indeed terrible to do this under full load.

Zhu Houzhao said in surprise: "Double the speed?"

"Yes." The academician who was timed said confidently: "My bell is the most accurate. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it..."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Now, now, now, talk about it...how did my two uncles have such skills? People come, people come, and call them back to Beijing. I want to wait for them to come back to ask for advice."

As he said that, Zhu Houzhao looked left and right with his hands behind his back, and said, "Where is the mother, where is the mother?"

He looked for Empress Dowager Zhang everywhere.

Queen Mother Zhang was still sitting there, with someone serving him, but when she heard the roar of steam locomotives at the entrance of the station, she saw countless people rushing towards that direction with joy. Queen Mother Zhang was surprised.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao came excitedly and looked at her happily and said, "My mother, it's amazing, great. Mother, do you know how great this is? This is like reinventing the steam locomotive. The two national uncles are worthy of being my uncles, haha..."

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

She couldn't understand what was so great about this.

But at this moment, someone was already excited to slip out and ran towards the exchange.

Fang Jifan suddenly woke up: "No, Your Majesty... It's bad, we're too disturbing."

"What, what does it mean?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan and couldn't react for a moment.

Fang Jifan said: "There is such a big noise, and someone must have inquired. I am afraid that once this news comes out, such a major benefit will be inevitable. The stocks involved in the railway in Xishan Jianye will rise rapidly."

Zhu Houzhao also understood this, but after hearing it, he suddenly realized something.

He shivered suddenly, glared at his eyes, and shouted in a hurry: "Yes, yes, Liu Fanban, Liu Fanban."

Liu Jin hurried forward: "I am here."

Zhu Houzhao quickly ordered: "Hurry up, hurry up... go to the exchange and ask, I'm afraid it's too late to buy back the stock now, but... if it rises sharply, it may not be a bad thing. Will those merchants refuse to invest in money when they see business opportunities? The same railway tracks, the transportation capacity of the steam locomotives can double or the speed can double. This is a pot of coal with twice the goods and people. In this way, the future operation of railways will be truly profitable. There is no need to worry about not investing in money. Lao Fang... The construction of the Ming Dynasty's railway is expected to be expected."

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's instructions, Liu Jin quickly prepared a quick horse and went to the exchange like crazy.

For Zhu Houzhao, a huge prospect has emerged in front of him.

In the past, these railways were planned and money were sought everywhere. Why? Isn’t it just... Many people think that the repayment for construction of railways was too slow and the profit was insufficient?

But once... this situation changes, it will mean... countless people will begin to be optimistic about the railway.

And this... is the real major event that benefits the country and the people.

"Mother, I can't wait. I want to go to the exchange in person." Zhu Houzhao said anxiously: "I want to see if... is as Lao Fang's guess. If so... I can rest assured. Does the Queen Mother know that this is more beneficial than I have trained 100,000 elite soldiers."
Chapter completed!