After watching for a while, the three of them sat down, and Jin San said: "When the train starts, the hall will know a voice, and the little one has a long insight." ”

While the three of them were talking, the little servant brought the wine and food, and said, "Guest officer, many of the dishes in the small shop are transported from the capital, but not elsewhere." The local quality mutton and the fish in the Yellow River next to it are all delicious and enjoy slowly. ”

After saying that, he saluted and turned to leave.

Just now, Jin San just ordered good dishes to be served, but he didn't tell anything. At this time, looking at the table, most of them have not been seen before. A plate of refreshing stir-fried pork with celery, a plate of fried crispy pork, a plate of roast duck, a squirrel and osmanthus fish, a plate of crispy fresh lotus root, and a plate of shallots and tofu.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Jin San couldn't help but be stunned. Except that he is a rich and noble person, what good things have he not eaten? But I have never seen such a dish. I didn't know where to start, Jin San said to Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, I haven't seen the small dishes here, I don't know what the reputation is?" ”

Yang Sanwen picked up the chopsticks, pointed to the celery fried meat and said: "This is to use good meat to cut into shreds and fry it with parsley, which is delicious and refreshing." Nakahara now likes to stir-fry like this, especially meat and vegetables together. There is such a dish, and it is decent. ”

Jin San nodded and asked, "Dare to ask what is so peculiar about this dish?" Why not boil the meat and separate it from the dish? ”

Yang Sanwen said with a smile: "Because this is the Central Plains, how can you eat so vulgarly!" Good pork, what does it taste like when cooked! Don't underestimate this dish, you must have cheap and good soybean oil, which can only be eaten every day. It's not the Central Plains, and you don't want to eat yet! ”

Jin Sandao: "Why do you use soybean oil? Isn't hemp oil good? In our Western Regions, there is a lot of sesame oil, which is cheaper than the Central Plains. ”

Yang Sanwen said: "Sesame oil is fried, soybean oil is fried, it is different." I can only say the difference between one and the rest, how can I explain the rest? The last time you ate it today, you will know the difference. The roast duck is roasted with fat duck and fruit wood for several hours, which is crispy and delicious. The fried crispy pork is made of good pork with fat and meat, and it is fried in flour, which is refreshing and fragrant. This fish is not simple, it is made of good Yellow River carp, fried first, and then drizzled with sauce. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, it has the fresh fragrance of fish, and the sauce is sweet and sour. The lotus root was transported from Xiangzhou, and even though it was available in the Western Regions, it was not so sweet and delicious. Finally, this dish of shallots mixed with tofu, the green onion is a chive from Bingzhou, and the tofu is a fresh tender tofu, poured with the sauce produced in the capital, which is absolutely uneaten in the Western Regions. ”

Tofu has just become popular in the Central Plains, and it can't even be seen in Hexi, let alone the Western Regions. This is the simplest dish, but it is the one that confuses Jin San the most. The others he knew what Yang Sanwen was talking about, but Tofu really didn't know what it was.

After pouring wine, the three of them drank two glasses. Jin San and Ren Ze ate a few dishes and praised them again and again. Only in the Central Plains will the capital eat so delicately and live up to the name of the country.

After three rounds of drinking, Jin San asked Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, many guests outside are here to watch the train?" ”

Yang Sanwen shook his head: "Many of them came by train from the Central Plains to see what they were doing. Or a few foreign businessmen will come to see the train like outsiders. They are here to see if their goods are loaded and when they will be sent. Or look at the goods you are transporting, when they arrive at the station, and when they can be transported away. So there is a teahouse on the second floor, and some businessmen sit here all day long. ”

Jin San nodded, and then it suddenly dawned on him that these people were looking at their own goods. There are many people gathering, and it has also become a place for merchants to talk about business and exchange information, so business is particularly prosperous. There are people who come to see the fire as a tourist attraction, and there are only a few guests.

This is the official restaurant, the money bag of Shengzhou, and the only one who can see the freight yard. Foreign businessmen want to see the train and inspect the business environment, and Du Zhongxiao will send a soldier to bring him here. The soldiers ate and drank, and the restaurant had an extra income, which was convenient for both. Jin San and Ren Ze are not important figures, no, how could Du Zhongxiao send someone as soon as the pleadings were handed over.

The three of them were drinking when they suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "Hurry, hurry, the train is going to leave outside, see what number it is!" ”

When Jin San heard this, he hurriedly got up, leaned down to the window, and said, "The train is about to start, let's come and see!" ”

Ren Ze hurriedly stood up, went to Jin San's side, and watched the train outside together. Yang Sanwen picked up the cup, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, sandwiched a piece of fish and ate it, and then got up and walked behind the two.

I saw white steam coming out of front of a train outside, and someone drank the loaded people back, and kept waving small flags. After a while, a long whistle was heard, and the panting train moved slowly, faster and faster. When I got out of the station, it was like a lightning speed.

Jin San was dumbfounded. It was a number of carriages connected together, and all but the one at the front panting, all full of cargo. The first few verses were all black, and Jin San didn't know that it was coal. There is coal everywhere in Setsushu, and the quality is good, and the train goes all the way to Namshu, and it uses Katsushu coal. Most of the last few sections are loaded livestock, although sheep should not be sold in this season, and there are many live cattle and horses imported into the Central Plains. There are also a few sections that are wrapped in boxes, and I don't know what they contain.

There are huge numbers on the carriages, which are the numbers shouted outside. Merchants deliver goods to the Central Plains, and the station gives them a receipt, on which there are only loaded carriages, and they can't specify when the train will depart, they can only see it themselves.

Until the train disappeared, Jin San and Ren Ze were lying by the window with an incredible expression.

Yang Sanwen said: "The train has gone far, except for the two members, it is better to go back and use some wine and food." Send a few more cars, and the next hour it should be from the riverside to come here. After seeing the departure, it will be worth the trip to see the train entering the station for a while. ”

Jin San and Ren Ze returned to the table and sat together in a daze, not yet recovering from the shock just now. After a while, Jin San said to Yang Sanwen: "Dianzhi, a car like this, how many times can it be sent out in a day?" How long does it take to get to the capital? ”

Yang Sanwen said: "I can't say how many times a day, but there are thirty or forty columns day and night." When there are few, there are more than a dozen columns. It takes five days to get to the capital for more than 2,000 miles. ”

Jin San was taken aback: "Oh my God! I heard that trains can not stop on the road, so if you calculate it, you can't run twenty or thirty miles in an hour! ”

Yang Sanwen said: "The outside of the staff miscalculated. The train can travel fifty or sixty miles in an hour, and only need to add water and coal on the road, and it can not stop. However, now there is only one railway to the capital, and it takes twice as long to prevent the two cars from colliding. If it is like between the two capitals, build two railways, and it only takes two or three days to get to the capital. Shengzhou is an important place for the meandering of the river, and I heard that the imperial court intends to build another road. ”

Jin San and Ren Ze glanced at each other and couldn't believe it: "More than 2,000 miles, such an iron-paved road, do you have to build another one in the country?" Oh my God, how many camels and horses would it take to carry the goods in that cart! In the future, as long as the goods are transported here, wouldn't it be very easy to go to the capital? ”

Yang Sanwen said: "Of course it's easy! It doesn't cost a lot of money to transport expensive goods by train, and this freight can not be counted. ”

Jin San nodded: "Oh, I see! From then on, as long as the goods are trafficked here, you can do business with the Central Plains! I wonder if Shangguo has the intention of opening a field here and allowing foreigners to do business? ”

Yang Sanwen said: "Why do you think there are so many people sitting outside? Many of them are doing business with Fanbang. If you sell goods to the Central Plains, you don't need to transport them here, and in a few months the railway will be open to Hezhou, and you can transport them there. ”

Jin Sandao: "In this way, shouldn't the trade in the Western Regions be in Hezhou?" ”

Yang Sanwen said: "Of course not, transporting it there to get on the train is just to save you thousands of miles of travel." Regardless of people or things, they must submit a petition in Katsusu before they can get on the train. Not entering the Central Plains is another matter. ”

Katsuju is the gateway to the Central Plains, and only if you are allowed to enter the interior here. In addition to managing people, anti-spying on military intelligence, but also to collect taxes on goods. In the words of later generations, this is the customs, and foreign goods are subject to customs duties.

As the center of the river meandering road, Shengzhou provides all kinds of conveniences for merchants, and of course it is not free. With the railway, the sparsely populated area and the need to develop agriculture were not great, and the reclamation of land was only to consolidate the frontier, which was different from the Tuntian garrison of the previous dynasty. At present, military rations can be transferred from the interior. Whether the field is farming or grazing depends on which economic advantage is available.

As for the repair line, the imperial court just had an official proposal, and the military and civilians of Shengzhou naturally thought that everyone was so legendary. In fact, due to the complex terrain and high cost, this double line is not so easy to repair.